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In this lesson I break down some of the common mistakes that guitarists make when working on soloing. We don't have to overcomplicate the guitar. In fact, sometimes simpliifying is the absolute best move in order to sound better! We frequently get caught up in all kinds of complex scales, chords, and arpeggios..but when you analyze the masters, they are frequently using music simpler ideas!
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[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Grab my FREE 51 page "Solo On Guitar Toolkit" for all the scale shapes and arpeggios I use. www.SoloOnGuitar.com

[@EngRMP]

This was a great lesson. Lots of info on techniques, timing, simplification and space. But, what I liked the most was the section on how to listen to the band or backing track to get the drum timing, the bass style and the overall mood. We get so fixated on our own role that we fail to see how to "fit in". I think it's magic when the whole band is totally in sync... the music sounds magical.

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Fantastic feedback. Thanks so much. I will try to mention this more.

[@DavidNeal]

I've been playing guitar for over 30 years, and this may be the most straightforward and clear explanation of how to use your playing to complement what the other players are doing. Listen and adapt. Thank you for the awesome lesson and the excellent backing track.

[@DavidNeal]

Plus, you were spot on with the clear explanation of the "vocabulary" of solo guitar playing: hammer-ons, vibrato, slides, etc. You packed more in 15 minutes than I've seen in entire courses. Such a great lesson.

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Dang!!! Thank you so much for the comment. Really appreciate you.

[@dirkthompson6856]

So simple, but so effective!

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Hey, thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@clintonkeith5333]

Almost skipped this because of the title, but I am impressed. Great delivery and lesson. I wish I had seen this 18 months ago. I’ve been practicing scales against a metronome and getting nowhere. Thank you.

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Thanks Clinton! Yeah, KZbin titles are a pain but this one did well for a friend of mine so I borrowed it. Glad you enjoyed the lesson!

[@marcofabbri4757]

Finally an enjoyable lesson everyone can wrap their heads around to 😄

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

That is awesome. Thanks for watching!

[@mightyluv]

Such a great lesson, thanks. You regard the music as a living, breathing being that has to be heard and contemplated, not just played over in a flurry of scale notes.

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Yes!! Thanks so much for the kind comment.

[@Dan-zq5wt]

Really great lesson! I know the shapes really well, and have also learned how to change up the feel with blues notes and finding the 3rd and 6ths. I’ve also really improved my picking. Problem for me is that I now tend to overplay! Adding other notes can be great but I find that I tend to play too fast and also I guess I’m mixing up modes accidentally a lot 😅. This lesson is really great at bringing back musicality and emotional control. My one advantage though is that I’ve listened to so much guitar music over the years (my favorites are Page, Cream Clapton, Hendrix, Beck, Gibbons - pre VH blues rock basically) that I have all these colorful techniques in my brain. I love bending - slow bends, half bends, pre bends - but in all cases I feel I need to be more in control and more musical rather than overbake everything. My next goal is to try to learn how Eric Johnson plays those smooth, fast pentatonics. Thank you!!! PS: I mentioned Jeff Beck. I love his Wired era melodies. When I add the major 3rd I hear that sound a lot and I try to add it when it sounds right.

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Too cool! Thanks for the awesome comment. It’s always great to add fresh ideas and then check in with yourself if you’re doing too much.

[@Mistrals60]

Without a doubt the best presentation of this concept I've ever seen. Fantastic job, Daniel. Thanks for the tips.

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

That is awesome! Thank you so much.

[@Phoboss32]

Thank you for the unbeatable top camera angle when presenting concepts on the guitar.

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Hey! So glad you enjoy it! Thanks for the feedback.

[@MrSDFD18]

I’m only half way through the video because I keep rewinding. This lesson is so filled with information, it’s hard to digest in one passing. Didn’t take long to subscribe. You’re an excellent teacher.

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Love that!! Thank you so much.

[@MrSDFD18]

@@DanielSeriffMusic no problem. Could you please make a video where you play the lick, then give us an open space to replicate via call and response? Some of us are yet to crawl, some are crawling, some are standing on wobbly legs and some of us are standing and running. We need videos that allow practice techniques for all stages of mastery, yet to crawl, to running. If you give us simple licks and audibly count the time, all stages of learning can use that.

[@johnl.6930]

Once again, great lesson. For me this 2 for 2 of watched, listened and absorbed your excellent calmly explanations to get our desired goals as musicians, happening to be holding a guitar! Thank you! Subscribed and will be sharing with my buddies!✌️❤️

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Wonderful!! Thanks so much for being here.

[@ricecultivationsocie]

This is great! It's kinda like Bob Ross for guitar, learning by getting into the feel for it.

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Haha! Love that.

[@billkubilius9440]

AWESOME vid, Daniel. Makes total sense! Thank you.

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Thanks so much, Bill!

[@Phoboss32]

Simply WOW! This is such a great lesson which instantly motivates one to grab the guitar and accompany you! Also, these hints on analyzing firstly what's going on in the backing track are super useful. Thank you so much, Daniel!

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Wonderful!! Thanks for the feedback.

[@briandonato7593]

Excellent simple lesson. What a pleasant change! Thanks

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@billclay5785]

“Playing scales without a backing track is a waste of time”… ugh, that makes so much sense, yet what have I been doing…? Exactly that… 🙄🫤🤣 Thank you so much for this lesson Daniel! Eyes opened! 👍🏻🎸

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

You are so welcome! Target specific things over tracks and you will grow leaps and bounds!

[@fenderlead1]

I’m going to go one beyond that… About 10 years ago I realized if you left me on a deserted island with only one pedal it would be a looper. When you’re learning backing tracks really aren’t backing tracks… they are “context”

[@tomschlaerth8547]

Great stuff. Thanks for your insight.

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@jasonminer1035]

Totally dope! No truer words have been spoken. I feel that everything you said is completely accurate and opened my eyes immensely. Thank you so much!

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Thanks so much! So glad it was helpful.

[@michaelyak]

Awesome lesson. I really enjoyed this and spent the next 1/2 hour doing som practise to the backing track. So great.

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Dang! So glad it got you practicing. Thanks for the comment!

[@nickharding91]

Fantastic lesson, slowing down and giving the notes some space is a biggie.

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Thanks so much. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@SummitGuitarSchool]

Awesome lesson man!

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Thanks bro! Hope you’re doing great.

[@sethbell6254]

This kind of thing makes up most of my practice time. I tell myself I'm gonna do 30mins then my stomach starts rumbling and I realise 4 hrs have dissappeared. Awesome stuff, good lesson!

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Thanks so much. Music the the best!!

[@rolandjuhasz3405]

Great lesson, great content and delivery. Thank you 🙏

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Thanks for taking the time to watch it.

[@ZyrixDeinhardt]

This was fantastic teaching. Thank you greatly!

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Much appreciated! Thanks for being here.

[@danpalmer4683]

Makes perfect sense--thank you

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Glad it was helpful!

[@weets69]

So true. Backing tracks are a must. They bring out your feel, timing, emotions. Space, the final frontier. That’s my problem, haven’t master this yet. Great vid🤘 Just a following up, finally had a chance to use this backing track with a little Pink Floydish plug in on my Spark. Oh my goodness, I actually almost sound like a guitar player. I’m a mid-level beginner, so this is so much fun feeling like I’m soloing and almost sound good to my ears. Thx again and keep the vids coming.

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Wooohoo. Thanks for the awesome comment and so glad it’s feeling good!

[@halilemrekocalar6537]

Lovely lesson! Thank you!

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Thank you so much!

[@dougsmith8430]

Excellent, thank you, Daniel! I just subscribed. Looking forward to more insights.🎸🎶

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Thanks for being here!

[@davemorton7988]

Insights for next level guitar. Properly explained. Thx. New sub.

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Thanks Dave. So glad to have you here.

[@rcd954]

Thank you this is really helping me find my voice

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

So cool!!

[@rickystuart8]

Man I’m glad this video came across. Great stuff here. Thank you sir. Subscribed.

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

So glad to have you!

[@MakerTrends]

Excellent video,,very relaxing, great instructions.

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Awesome. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@TFShaw]

Great lesson, thank you!

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@Hugh_Jaynus_00]

Nice chill lesson. Easy to ingest. Cool.

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Excellent. Thanks so much.

[@StefanGBucher]

Gold! Thank you!

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Thank you!!!

[@troymcadams5722]

Great video!

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Thanks so much!

[@cw5112]

great lesson, thanks.

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Thanks for being here!

[@Travis141123]

I'm about a year in to self-teaching. Backing tracks are a great resource, I started off with a basic droning track in a single scale to learn the notes. After a while I learned some embellishments and moved up to more challenging tracks and keys. I also try to end a practice with something impossible for me to play, but try anyways. Rarely do I not learn something new on every session. I improvise everything, I have yet to learn a published song.

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Fantastic approach! I absolutely love drones.

[@kimlombardy3393]

After just 3 minutes in you had me! I am kinda bummed, I wish I learned this several years ago. 😂

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Thanks for being here!

[@NoBillboardsInSpace]

Thanks nice lesson!!

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Thanks for watching!

[@rlogue06]

Great lesson!

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Thanks for being here!

[@timspencer1]

This is a brilliant lesson n how less is more! For those of us that aren't interested in shredding or playing complex tapping harmonics this opens the door to some more expressive (and beautiful) soloing IMO

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Yes indeed! Thanks so much for watching. Appreciate the comment!

[@rogerrenner2523]

Great lesson thanks

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Thanks so much!!

[@johnmcelhaney8490]

He man. This is really great. Thanks!

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Wonderful!! Thanks so much.

[@mauriceb9996]

This is a guitar lesson.

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Yep!

[@hecanseeme8210]

This is a sentence.

[@phile.1381]

Very cool lesson, Daniel! For more advanced practice, you can start that diagonal shape on any of the pentatonic notes. That will also give minor 3rd jumps on a single string instead of just whole steps.

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Yep. I have a whole system. Thanks for the comment!

[@dbladow]

Like this concept a lot.

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Thanks!

[@philjames1019]

Another awesome "play along" lesson ... really enjoyed this. As a proud owner of the "Diagonal Pentatonic Method", I would recommend its' purchase to anyone reading this comment. It's a fantastic course!!! I'm definitely coming back tomorrow!!!

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

My friend!! Thanks brother.

[@romansone16radio39]

This is a guitar lesson, but it is pure gold

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Thank you so much for the comment. Have a great day!

[@drewdietz2115]

Love your enthusiasm; I like to let it breath a little not shred. thanks

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Thanks so much, Drew!

[@uberjam-sam8512]

This really is a great idea! I've mostly practiced scales, arpeggios etc - dry (with a metronome). And while i don't think this is time wasted. In fact i think i am more fluid doing what is suggested here because of the dry practice, i need more of this type of practice along with practice with a looper. Besides it's more fun!

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Great to spend time learning really focused with every note, but 100% start to apply to a track asal. Sounds like you’re on the right path!

[@SolidBuildersInc]

Really enjoyed your presentation on phrasing in your practice. My takeaway of this anyway. Very timely for me as one who is starting to have the matrix unveiled on the fret board with the different scale shapes and approaches, whether it's horizontal, diagonal or 1 string. This is great for embracing the neck but I agree it gets you nowhere for melting into the groove of a gig. It would be nice to see how you find that major/minor shape in the correct key in short order? Appreciate your feedback and Thanks for a nice Segway into practicing with a purpose.

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Fun idea for a lesson. Thanks for the comment.

[@SolidBuildersInc]

@@DanielSeriffMusic Fun lesson indeed. After a little thought and reflecting on the 1 string scale, I had the Ah Hah moment. It's easy to find the tonic. It just grabs the ear and you can't really mess it up. But knowing if you are Major or Minor in the past for me is noodling around on the Pentatonic Scale trying to determine which one it is. By the time I have figured that out we have had the 1st transition and I feel lost again. Then I catch a few nice chord licks and the song is about to end and I am just getting into rythm, over expressing myself because I like what I'm hearing Ha Ha But with the 1 String scale and a tonic, it's either 2 frets up Major or 3 frets up Minor. Which ever sounds correct dictates Major or Minor. Just sharing my thoughts on this as a newbie enjoying the journey. Cheers

[@user-hi9ke7co3e]

I write songs about a dozen so far but don’t know how to solo. This gives me hope. I have solid theory. I’m older yet learning to solo remains my lifelong goal. Where to start? I was taught classical scales but then the focus was on *reading* sheet music. My heart is singer/songwriter/guitarist dreaming akin to James Taylor, Jackson’s Browne, Lightfoot, etc. Soloing is the missing link.

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Thanks so much for the thoughtful comment. So, to be honest, the music you love uses an extensive amount of the major and minor pentatonic scales. I have a free download that is a 51 page pdf. You'll get an email series with backing tracks and also two free video lessons. You could get away with using the diagonal pentatonics in my ebook and make some great music with them. Just need to learn how to decorate them with slides, hammerons, pulloffs, bends, and vibrato. Find your favorite solos and try to see what they are doing to decorate the scales. The scales are the right notes. I also have a whole playlist of jam along tracks once you are getting more comfortable with the tracks. www.SoloOnGuitar.com for the free pdf.

[@ralphmuller6040]

Great 'different' lesson. Subscribed!

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Excellent. Thank you.

[@richieuccello8071]

thank you!

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Thanks for watching!

[@grassyknollblues]

Never dawned on me to slide in from a half step. Dang, I don’t know why. Habits I guess. Maybe I do and it sounds like bad lol😂

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

You’re gonna love it!

[@greenvelvet]

Definitely I think phrases is way better than just endless noodling I think of it as speaking where you have a certain cadence and pause in between sentences You are so right about the guitar black hole, there's so many clickbait videos to unreal the hidden secret of the universe of guitar playing that will make you Jimi Hendrix and it's so easy to get lost and lose the path. Play your videos help me stay centered and focused help my playing and techniques I can use.

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

So glad they have been helpful. I am trying to demystify guitar and deliver as much quality as possible. Thanks for being here!

[@RustyRaceHorse]

Holly shit! This guys studio office! And what is that drum up in the air on that stand? I don’t know what it is or why it’s there, but i think I need it.

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Hahaha! This is what dedicating 17 years of your life to buying gear looks like. My great friend Mac built the drum lamp for me.

[@kevinkaufer3279]

This video just showed me the way out of the KZbin Black hole. It's a complete game changer for me. Thank you so much.

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Fantastic to hear it!! Glad it was helpful.

[@redstrat1234]

I wasted a decade on teachers telling me to use scales, part scales, mode scales, longways, sideways, all ways - then I discovered chord tones for soloing - that was the a-ha moment. Everyone's different, but trying to learn scales first (in any configuration) in order to solo, never did shit for me. Learning the chord triads and chord tones first, enabled me to learn where the notes on the fretboard were, and easily 'see' where the scales were and how they fitted into to other scales and chords - AND it actually sounded like I was playing music as I was learning and practicing, which was great. Wish I could get the practice time back I wasted on scales, but again, your experience may differ.

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

I personally love scales. I find that the most neglected part of guitar playing is rhythm and actually being dialed into what the rest of the band is doing. I appreciate your comment.

[@eisiorho5098]

More of this

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

You got it

[@playthechanges]

Fantastic advice...listen to the other players in the band! Seems obvious, but it's absolutely crucial and surprisingly absent in some players I've encountered.

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

So true! It’s really easy for us to get in our heads and therefore our ears just close off!

[@patrickmoore2394]

Magic time.

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Indeed!

[@SonicCartography]

Less is more... A lot of wisdom in this video. Btw, I learned it in another one of your videos, but the diagonal pentatonic thing has been game changing for me, and it feels so much more useful than the traditional box pattern approach, especially if you're trying to get away from the glorified scale practice sort of noodling a lot of us end up doing and move more toward playing actual music. Thank you for sharing and advocating that concept and for all the great videos!

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Thank you so much!! So glad you are digging diagonal. Thanks for being here.

[@drhoward5538]

I kept getting distracted by that tom drum 7 feet high behind you

[@rodmaguire1126]

I think it’s a lamp

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Haha! My friend Mac made it for me. A staple in my studio!

[@gabrielfiedler5550]

Hi Daniel, Is my first time hearing about you. I like your approach and just wondering if I sign up and pay for your course is there any kind of trial period where if I it's not a good match for me I would receive a refund.

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Hi Gabriel. Thanks for the message. Yes, I offer a 14 day return policy. I’m only stringent on the return if I see that you have taken the entire course and are just trying to cheat the system. (Unfortunately, some people do that). The course has glowing reviews and I’m happy to share them with you via email. [e-mail]

[@gabrielfiedler5550]

⁠Thanks very much.

[@luis_jams]

Can someone explain the concept of “anticipation” and how it differs from counting “swing?”

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Anticipation essentially “early.” This might be happening before a chord change like on the and of 4. You might anticipate the chord change with a note that’s in the new chord. Ands are the most important part.

[@luis_jams]

Awesome video and engagement. So anticipation refers to an altered or shifted beat referencing a chord change, or when soloing into the next chord, and swing is referring to every single & in the time sig?

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

@@luis_jams Hey, so are you referring to things in this video? Swing means that you are playing 8th notes that are based on triplets. Meaning, the first note is slightly longer than the 2nd. All the way to significantly longer. A very straight forward swing feel is when you take a tri p let, combne the tri and the p, and then play the let. So it's like tripppp - let. Don't have time to go in depth but is that what you're asking?

[@SandyBarris1]

LOts of great idea... and I cant find the backing track... where is it?

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Thank you and sorry! Updated: app.box.com/s/azr4e6x08ogspyixwjea8nkz4r7v6jku

[@frankieu2598]

I like, thanks. Where do find the backing track, please?

[@neilkerray1]

In description

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Sorry. It wasn’t there but is now

[@Think_Up]

Break out of them? I'm still trying to break into them!

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Haha. Both are good!

[@1337treats]

We live in the golden age of space exploration and guitar education. Someone below said it better, but I was compelled to grab my guitar after listening. Love it.

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Love that! Thanks so much

[@mmmaslowski]

👍🏻

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Thanks brother!

[@jetwoman10001]

Trying to get your free e book but not arrrving at e mail. Checked spam but nothing.

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Hey Sandra! Sorry. Shoot me an email at [e-mail]

[@jetwoman10001]

@@DanielSeriffMusic Thanks!

[@flppr1]

Sorry, I couldn't understand your last tip about sliding up to a bend, and the angle of the camera, shot from above, didn't help. Can you video your hand movements straight -on instead of from above?

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

I get a lot of positive feedback from the above angle. Sometimes I shoot it that way, sometimes I don’t. It’s not about sliding into a bend. It’s about half step bends. Play the original note for reference. Move one half step down, and bend into that note.

[@hotwheels1838]

Thanks for this lesson......i was struggling on leads trying to memorize every shape, every key of the major scale driving myself to insanity......I'm going to relax, and practice just taking it easy with a few notes of a pattern just like you're doing.

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Yes!! Less can really be more.

[@jeffro.]

Why do people think that playing scales is "playing guitar?" No It's playing melodies. Not scales. If playing scales is anyone's idea of playing music, they simply don't understand music.

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

I hear what you’re saying but at the same time, there are people on all kinds of levels. If somebody sits down and wants to relax and play some scales, I’m all for it. My push back here is that people prescribe scale playing as a path to improvising and creative guitar. That, it is not.

[@nanthilrodriguez]

That's not the reason classical musicians can't improvise. The reason they can't improvise is because they don't practice improvisation. I know many classical musicians who can speak at their instrument just fine. But there is no longer a tradition or performance reason to improvise, so they don't.

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

You missed the point. I am not dissing classical musicians. I am saying that classical musicians can’t improvise because they don’t practice scales, chords, and arpeggios with an improvisational approach. They can’t improvise because the music doesn’t lend itself to improvisation and they don’t work on it. Historically, guitar teachers prescribe practice activities that stress verbatim practice as a means to become a better improviser. Such as running scales up down. This doesn’t work as an improv building activity. That is my point. Teach some lessons and you’ll realize how many people believe that playing scales over and over leads to better improvisation.

[@rossco78]

Scrolled through to see if anyone had added time stamps…but no one has. Thanks for nothin’!

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Rut ro!

[@mrchecox2206]

Jesus!!! U came already mad! The class is fantastic! Just enjoy music dude! Is like getting a free burger and fries with not ketchup and u mad cos of the ketchup… is like getting a brand new guitar with no case, and u mad coz of the case…. Get the point ? Is a free amazing improvisation class! Enjoy

[@beck204]

How about watching the video?

[@jayseb]

No playing is useless - lost me right there.

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Wrong. It’s called space.

[@jetwoman10001]

Great lesson!

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Thanks so much!

[@jetwoman10001]

@@DanielSeriffMusic This lesson is such an eye opener I can't tell you how much. I have a lot of courses and watch a lot of you tubes not knowing what it is I'm looking for, what I need to learn next, and I haven't found this anywhere. The idea of simplicity and using the embellishments you discuss and demonstrate....this is music and true expression. I've been struggling with complicated dexterity and memorizing patterns, and basically not advancing. When I put on a slow blues backing tracking, I am improvising closer to what you have taught here, but you've taken it to a more versatile and expressive level. I will seriously consider your course.

[@Botscarblues]

Great lesson. Thank you!

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Awesome. Thanks for being here.