Chord Shapes while Soloing

Let's take a look at what goes on in my mind while i'm doing a solo and how chord shapes play a big part.
FenderJapan Traditional '50s Stratocaster AWT
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Recorded with the
UAD Apollo Twin Duo
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Line 6 Helix Native
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Digital Performer 9.5
Original melody composition by © Jonathan Koh
Backing track from:
Jam Tracks for Guitar
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[@francishead]

Jonathan, you have such a peaceful manner. Whether playing, talking, or teaching. Thank you for sharing your gift.

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

You're most welcome ✌️😄

[@bmrbca3658]

Stumbled on this channel for the Harley Benton reviews. Staying for the Playing!!!

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Welcome to the channel!✌️🤓

[@JP1AO]

I need to watch this at least a dozen more times. This was actually penetrating my thick skull. People learn in all kinds of different ways and I think this really sparked some brain cells for me. Thanks Jonathan. :)

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Lol!! 🤓✌️

[@sitgesstudio]

Best teacher ever

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

✌🤓

[@homeboyjon4885]

I wish I had this 20 years ago...it could have transformed my playing! Thanks, Jon!

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Glad you enjoyed it!✌😀

[@ThaiThom]

Same here.... then again, 40 years ago same thing.

[@lesrobinson642]

Thank you Johnathan I found this so inspirational more please

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

,🤓✌️

[@mikestroud9969]

Thanks J. I'm going to study this video over and over again. Appreciate it 😎👍👋🎸🎸🙏

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Lol knock yourself out✌️❤️

[@pimpdaddy7327]

Thanks John this helps me a ton!✌

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Glad to hear it!✌🤓

[@livergen]

My gosh Jonathan, I count my lucky stars that I subscribed to you a while back, After watching your video,, yes,, I do understand and it makes perfect since.. But I also need to comment on your mind blowing arrangement at the beginning of this video. Absolutely beautiful Sir, absolutely beautiful... Your timing is perfect and flawless, and your choice of arrangement is something truly to behold, The music that lives within you and that you are able to bring to us through your playing is such a wonderful gift to listen to. After the first couple seconds of listening and watching, it became mesmerizing both visually and audibly.. My gosh, thank you so much, and again I count my lucky stars to have found your channel.

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

I’m glad it helped you ✌️❤️

[@soulvaccination8679]

WOW..Good as Steely Dan..I really did learn something here.

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

I’m glad ✌️❤️

[@gregburke7131]

Jon, I am new to your channel this year. I am glad I found you! I enjoy your playing, and your Harley Benton reviews. This lesson was very helpful and so timely in my own progress. I just started playing chords on a looper pedal and then experimenting with those notes in improvisational soloing. SO MUCH FUN! Bless you Jon!

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Glad you enjoyed it✌️❤️

[@rockhard2654]

i love this guys playing, and what a great video very to the point, very understandable. seems like alot of teachers are trying to baffle you in order to make themselves look like geniuses

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Glad you enjoyed it!✌♥

[@gerryloughran1676]

cool simple and well presented - Thanks

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

🤓✌️

[@florind1587]

You should have “k” after the number of views!

[@damianospada2230]

Very useful Jonathan ! Thanks

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

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[@richarde.sandoval5695]

Thumbs up Friend.

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Thank you

[@robertlawson7204]

Jonathan .thank you for a very informative lesson your Avery good teacher.

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

I try Robert...i hope you get something out of it! ✌😊

[@Avedis-G]

Wow was this helpful!! Thanks so much Jonathan!

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

👊😉

[@rowley5784]

Interesting and helpful, thanks Jonathan.

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

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[@bruceewing166]

Great stuff thanks

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

My pleasure ✌️❤️

[@massimos6863]

You are awesome Jonathan.

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Grazie Millie ✌️❤️

[@massimos6863]

@@JonIsJustTooLoud your welcome my friend 🎸❤👍👍😊

[@realjumper]

Great information here Jonathan...Thank You!!

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Hope this helps 🤓✌️

[@graemero5532]

Cheers Jonathon

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Hi Graeme 😄

[@johnjanoski3988]

Nice lesson. It simplifies the caged system in an easy to understand way.

[@batesbytheblood487]

Thanks so much!!!

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

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[@iiTray]

thanks man! im a huge fan!

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Thank you!!

[@seniordh500]

Thank you Jonathan.. Great info Now i have to go practice ❤

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

hehe . ✌🤓✌

[@giuseppefabbricatore4314]

Thank you man!

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

My pleasure brother✌️❤️

[@EdBender]

Great video Jonathan! Thanks for sharing! Keep that instructional content coming! One tip, if you allow me: you mentioned that dynamics is so important, and I agree 100%. So I would suggest you make videos about theory and 'fretboard navigation', but also exercises (perhaps usable licks?) to develop dynamics in our playing. For example: you play certain licks that make my jaw drop (but waaay too fast); it would be great to see that lick slowed down, explained and then left for us to apply against our backing tracks. Like, little drops of knowledge. It would save me the trouble of slowing down your videos to 1/4 speed and spending days figuring them out from a theory perspective (yeah I'm lazy). :) Great playing and great content as usual!

[@Blues-man.]

You make it very understandable, and also your a great player, thanks.

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Thank you sir 🤓✌

[@pinjead]

Hola Jonathan, gracias por la clase!!! Saludos

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Hola!! ✌️🤓

[@michaeltihon3485]

Yes from the CAGED system, the shape I use also the least is indeed the G one :)

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

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[@eduardosalgado1229]

Very good lesson!! Thank you.

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

You’re welcome ✌️🤓

[@billyleecw]

oh wow this is so impressive Jonathan! I learnt all these from watching and studying my favourite artists play. It would have helped me quite tremendously and probably saved me some time when i was just beginning! I'm sure this will help many players. Awesome stuff, thoroughly enjoyed the way you explained the principles.

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Glad you enjoyed it✌♥

[@anawrest]

Tks for the lesson

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Thank you😀

[@guitarstreet]

Finally a tutorial from you!! So excited~!!!!

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Hope you like it!

[@jitsroller]

Big Jon, thanks for this. Totally makes sense. Once applied for a little while helps both rythm and lead. Thanks for this gold nugget.

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Glad you found it useful Tim ✌️❤️

[@tapesnkeys]

I love your style, Jonathan, your playing is so soulful and inspiring! Thank you so much for sharing it with the world out there. And for the advice in this video of course, I will try it immediately. I love your videos! Greetings from Germany :-)

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Danke!!🤓✌️

[@joehervey84]

I'm a metal guitar player n tbh I get alot out of ya videos. Accenting notes is often forgot about n I find in metal over playing takes over. U are very helpful n I enjoy ya channel. Ty

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Glad you enjoyed the channel 🤓✌️

[@barrychuckle5565]

Amazing guitarist man! Excellent video too - thank you!

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Thank you✌️❤️

[@anthonydavella8350]

I just found your channel a few days ago. Subbed, great stuff

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Thank you Anthony! Welcome to the channel✌️❤️

[@anthonydavella8350]

@@JonIsJustTooLoud man, when you crank that distortion on this video! You have published music ?

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Meaning an album?? No.. not yet✌️❤️

[@heiwei8726]

Thank you Jonathan for this lesson

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Hope it helps ✌️🤓

[@demofactory]

Once, I tried to sing the notes as I played them on guitar like George Benson. My tongue got stuck in my ear!!!!!! I like your way of soloing much better Jonathan!!!!! Thanks for sharing!!!

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Lol.. Well keep at it!! 🤓✌️

[@enardone74]

Very interesting and useful. Thank you very much!

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[@rollieb8944]

Simply incredible

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Incredible

[@Guoboy]

thank you for sharing.. its very informative...

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[@Overlordroyal]

Loved it!!

[@joeypruitt7750]

When are they gonna let you join Steely Dan?!??

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

I'm still waiting by the phone..lol 😂

[@larrybiggs3415]

Thank you Jonathan. I have learned many of scales so i just do solo strings most of the time. I know the basic chords at the neck but I know nothing about chords going up the frett board, so this is a big help for me. any advice would be helpful. thank you for your awesome channel here on u tube. your the best. God Bless

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Thank you n God bless✌️❤️

[@bfiume]

Great video Jonathan! Besides being a fine guitarist you have amazing teaching skills.

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Thank you Bob ✌️

[@bfiume]

You’re welcome

[@leftymadrid]

Jonathan, I received the FUSION ll ( lastest version), I set it up, gave it the once over, and she plays beautifully!! The neck, apart from being a tad beefier than my Fender Stratocaster, I actually got lucky, the toasted flame on the rear is gorgeous, flamed on the entire neck! AND if that wasn't enough, the thick slab of fretboard has curly burly maple on about 2/4's of the front!!!! I wasn't expecting that! :-) I was also pleasantly surprised with how it sounds, and feels... I keep the humbucking switch on mostly, as the volume change and delivery is very noticeable... problem is Can't put the darn thing down, I REALLY love it actually for use as a humbucker guitar. I will say this though, NOTHING compares to my single coil FENDER STRATOCASTER, I find this guitar to be the very best in being versatile, and having that tone... My 11year old Stratocaster is a gem, and would never part with it. But the FUSION ll, is so much fun to play, and the frets and toasted neck is tops!! But, sorry to say that it beats my L.P. humbucking sound without a doubt, surprising I know... I JUST loved your tasteful playing on that White Stratocaster, sounded wonderful. :-) :-) :-)

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Cool.. I'm glad you found joy in your new guitar!! ✌️😁

[@guitarino1]

Many thanks for sharing JK. Your guitar tone is sweet! Upon your recommendation, I obtained a HB CST24T. LOVE IT!!!

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Nice!!!🤓✌️

[@DenisAhmet]

Interesting concept Jonathan. Personally I've always used scales when soloing, and learning how to play them all over the fretboard, however it's good to use the chord shapes too if you are playing chords and melody at the same time, which comes with time and experience. The same could be said for scale patterns, there are different ways to play them. I suppose we are all different and it's good to try as many methods as possible to find out what works out for you the best. You're sounding great as always, thanks for posting this.

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Thank you Denis ..I failed to state that knowing your scales should be the first thing to learn. This lesson is mainly cater to non-newbies 🤓✌

[@DenisAhmet]

Jonathan Koh Perhaps you could do another video on different ways to play the same scale. I think you are being hard on yourself, you have NOT failed in the slightest, to me this is how you approach soloing, nothing wrong with that Jonathan.

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

@@DenisAhmet Thank you brother...for your encouragement! 😀

[@Steven_SK]

Like first... then watch and enjoy... lastly know how bad I suck.

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Not you don't!! 😄

[@fdhenard]

Jonathan, if you have any links or information about the Larry Carlton instructional video that you can pass on, that would be awesome! I'm a recent subscriber of yours and I'm loving going through your videos.

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Do a search on KZbin, you might find it✌️❤️

[@detlevcohrs4319]

Hi, a nice Strat and a good sound i have only a DIY Kit Strat but for me at Home is it good enough. LG Detlev

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

cool✌🤓

[@ickimadrasi8965]

There are two strat pickups that you may want to listen to, one is Sullivan at sullivanmusiceq.com and the is Klein pickups. Both out of Texas

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

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[@jeffbenner4984]

Thanks for sharing a bit about your thought process when soloing Jonathan. Would you say that you make use of the CAGED system to locate chord shapes/clusters all over the fretboard?

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Yes...in a way. I have not really dabbled into the cage system.....yet :)

[@travvhunter]

I know this vid is years old but do you have a playlist for all your lessons Jonathan?

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“Eye! Dish Jon-tan ”

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[@rockingstar3534]

At 0:40 I thought you are adjusting your seat cos you gonna kick in your overdrive pedal. I was wrong😂😂😂

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Hahaha

[@claudetam4744]

hi Jon, you know there are many nice backing tracks on youtube but they sometimes don't show you the chords but just tell you the Key centre. How would you approach these tracks without knowing the chords?

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Kinda hard to explain.. but hey you know what? Just play what you will usually play in that Key.. and just listen out to the chord changes.. and with your way around them with notes that makes melodic sense. And if you make a mistake, just wait for the next round.. after all that’s what backing tracks are for..

[@blueeyedsoulman]

Was wondering what pickups and strings you are using on your Strat here?

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Stock and 10s

[@TheOpengraves]

where can i get the backing tracks you use? thanks bro

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

its in the info section🙂

[@fu2201]

What are the other notes you are using with the chord shapes? Are they notes from a scale?

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Yes…

[@fu2201]

@@JonIsJustTooLoud Thats what Im stuck on, which scales are they?

[@demofactory]

When you mentioned Larry Carlton, I understood who influenced your solo fingering style. When soloing, I see Larry C. mostly uses 3 fingers, with the pinky finger bolstering other fingers during bends. I watched him do a blues solo, and his fingers and hands looked like you were the one playing. You've picked some great players to be influenced by Jonathan. I've always liked Larry C's playing. Now I think I'll watch and listen much closer. The video of Larry Carlton that I watched is kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJ24l2SmpdSGfZY

[@JonIsJustTooLoud]

Thank you.. And yes Larry Carlton is one of my early favorites of all time ✌️🤓