EASY TRICK for AWESOME Classic Rock Riffs (Master in 5 Minutes)

FREE Triad Map here: tinyurl.com/FREETriadMap
Become a Mark Z Member!
Rockstar Membership: tinyurl.com/RockstarMembership
Member's Link: mark-z-guitar-school.teachabl...
#guitarlesson #rockguitarlessons #classicrockguitar #easyguitarlesson #easyguitartutorial

[@user-cf7im2pj4o]

Man I learn so much from you. Thank you brother

[@MarkZabel]

My pleasure. Glad you find the videos helpful!

[@DrRachelRApe]

Very cool! It's almost too easy, I can't believe I never noticed that before. lmao, awesome!

[@Red23165]

Thank you 😊

[@MarkZabel]

I know, right? Simple.

[@ngc-ho1xd]

Great video! Straight to the point and you sound amazing!

[@MarkZabel]

Thanks!

[@andrewlaw188]

Another excellent set of top tips!! Thanks, Mark 👍🎸😎

[@MarkZabel]

Glad it was helpful!

[@whealth1960]

Great you Rock...Mark Great guitar lessons see ya Joe B

[@MarkZabel]

Thanks! Rock on!

[@BedeLaplume]

Interesting.. Nice looking and sounding Lespaul.. Looks vintage..

[@MarkZabel]

It's a Melody Maker. Cheapest Gibson I know of. Just has 1 single coil in the bridge position. I had it refretted, bone nut added, and dropped in a Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounder. It gets that early 70s raunchy sound pretty well I think!

[@BedeLaplume]

@@MarkZabelMaybe back then it was cheap but now around 2k Canadian.. In any event, those mods sure look and sound good..

[@johnnyfreedom4117]

WOW. That was huge. Thank you amigo!

[@MarkZabel]

You bet. Thanks for watching brother!

[@juliochingaling5824]

Great video brother. God bless.

[@MarkZabel]

Thanks, you too!

[@barroncrist5779]

On most of The Rolling Stones song such as "Brown Sugar" Keith uses open g string tuning. He also uses only five strings. Amazing the chords he plays.

[@dr123hall]

Always useful and excellent tutorials and shorts!

[@MarkZabel]

Thank you! I'm glad you found it helpful.

[@peterm3964]

You rock . !! Thanks

[@MarkZabel]

Thanks!

[@aminahmed2220]

Absolutely fantastic have a wonderful day also how is the family ❤❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@MarkZabel]

Thank you! You too!

[@johnnyboo8243]

its great peeling the onion, thanks man

[@MarkZabel]

You bet. Thanks for watching!

[@michaelpugh6]

Such a fun lesson Mark ! So much information to take away from just 5 minutes!

[@MarkZabel]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@michaeldelucia7352]

Great stuff!

[@MarkZabel]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@krisstieghorst7415]

Thanks Mark, cutting to the chase with perfect examples used here. Very helpful lesson & very well played! 👍 💥🎸💥👋🖤🦋🖤

[@MarkZabel]

Glad it was helpful!

[@tallpaul1020]

Great lesson Mark. Keep up the great work. The Melody Maker sounds good too!!!

[@MarkZabel]

Thanks brother!

[@rrrayrrray]

A+++!

[@MarkZabel]

Thanks!

[@philipgerrans8152]

great! cold you also say that do you feel lke I do is G mixolydian?

[@MarkZabel]

It's a mixture of modes. D-mixolydian and D-dorian. That keeps the song in D, which is the tonal center. You could get away with D-dorian (which shares notes with G-mixolydian), as it's similar to using the Dm pentatonic.But those D chords are crying out for the F# instead of the F.

[@chipperwilliams7854]

So if you are borrowing keys from both Maj and Minor, what key would the Stones Style Track at 2:35 be in?

[@MarkZabel]

D and Dm. D is primary, because it's the tonal center of the progression. The F & C are borrowed from the parallel minor key, Dm.

[@chipperwilliams7854]

@@MarkZabel ok cool…thanks for the response.

[@Bigsbeee]

Could I ask what year your Melody Maker is please ? What pickup are you using, Love my 1960 SC MM - original pup is putting out 7.1k I usually sent it into a booster before it sees my amp. Have thought how cool to fit a different pickup.

[@MarkZabel]

I don't remember exactly (I'm not at home, so I can't check), but I think it's a 2006. I use a Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounder pickup in it. It's a really fun guitar!

[@thomasbrown8598]

I see 1st, 2nd, and 5th position of the pentatonic scale your using. I'm close to having the minor major thing click for me, I know it depends on where the root notes are, but still a bit confused. Like I saw 2nd pos, then 1st position but you called both in D but one was major other was considered minor. yeah I'm stuck on that one

[@MarkZabel]

Hi Thomas. It's hard to know exactly what you're asking, but one thing I seem to detect in your question is that you think there's a right answer and a wrong answer to the "what scale should I use?" question. When playing over, say a. D chord, D minor pentatonic and D major pentatonic will give different sounds. That's all there is to it.

[@thomasbrown8598]

@@MarkZabelI was able to figure out my confusion. Dmaj is start scale (pent. 1st pos.) with pinky on 6th string, 10th fret. Dmin start with first finger on 10th fret. I was thrown a bit by 2nd pos. pent example in the vid. Thank you

[@OutsaneInBrain]

I was hearing Lynyrd Skynyrd in the second solo. ☺

[@MarkZabel]

Cool!

[@mjjames2442]

It would be greater if you voiced a comment when you switched from major to minor Pentatonix during your solo. Like, here I am in major now I’m switching to minor, etc..in real time

[@MarkZabel]

I hear you, but it doesn't really work that way. When improvising, you can't think about scales. That may be the biggest thing to take away. You'll definitely hear the major 3rd over the D chord only. If you have trouble hearing the chord changes (especially when it goes off of D and comes back on D), that's what you should work on first - listening for the changes.

[@mjjames2442]

Basic Major and minor pentatonic are specifically located on the fret board so I don’t think it’s that much of a stretch to say here I’m switching to major now.@@MarkZabel

[@MarkZabel]

@s2442 Okay, then you have the chord changes written, so use that. Every time there's an F or C I'm playing minor pentatonic. On D I'm playing either minor or major pentatonic. The changes are written for you in the video. You should note that I'm often playing major and minor pentatonic in the same position on the fretboard, not different positions.

[@mjjames2442]

@@MarkZabel I really like your videos and find your instruction very helpful. The major minor pentatonic thing is such a topic. It would make sense I think to focus on an example to make it relevant. I find your instruction very helpful and you’re channel is a “good hang” so to speak. I’m a pentatonic intermediate. I can noodle forever, and I think there are a lot of players out there like myself that never really quite clicked with the minor/major switch. Thanks for the videos and response.

[@Nonplused]

I kind of suspect that rockers don't actually care about major and minor chords and just play 5-cords, as in D5-F#5-B5-A5-G5-D5. Stuff like that. They only throw in the minor when they need that 3rd string for some reason.

[@MarkZabel]

Right, but then what makes it edgy? A simple way to make it so is by choosing those power chords from parallel major/minor harmonies. (E.g., writing in C, but borrowing from Cm)

[@Nonplused]

@@MarkZabel Well, you could throw in some major/minor chords, or you could just turn up the overdrive and flange to 11! 😉