Breakthrough Phrasing Skills in JUST 2 STEPS - guitar solo mastery

Learn these two simple rules to massively improve phrasing in your guitar solos: 1) Use Rhythmic Targets and 2) Use Harmonic Targets Practicing phrasing in this way will help you break out of meandering around the pentatonic shapes. It will lead to much more melodic solos that have greater impact by using space and intelligent note choices.
Using both Minor Pentatonic and Major Pentatonic, we'll examine how to use the structure of a song to inform your soloing and create dynamic, interesting phrases that follow the form in musical ways.
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[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

I wrote out the solo at 0:43 note-for-note and that's in our Patreon at www.patreon.com/guitarlessonsvancouver The Patreon also has the backing track, and more videos on this same topic. There are a couple of those licks (the E to D phrase) free on my website: www.bluemorris.com/post/breakthrough-phrasing-skills Thanks for watching everyone!

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[@rustysguitar1]

You are a great player and teacher Blue! Nice, rhythmic ideas! I always take something from your lessons. Thanks Blue 🤛

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks for watching and posting a comment! Much appreciated!

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Nice to see you here Rusty. I enjoy your content as well.

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@@RBZ3 I thank you for that! 👌

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Besides being a very knowledgeable and fantastic guitar teacher Blue is also one of the nicest and most helpful I've ever dealt with. I recently bought both of his books and had trouble downloading the audio files. I got in touch with him and over the course of several days he tried a few different ways to get me the files. Since I am pretty much computer illiterate it took a lot of time and effort on his part. His patience was quite admirable and greatly appreciated. All of this while being busy doing all the other things he does. I can only say thanks again for all you do. Take care and keep up the great work.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thank you very much Bob!!! 😊

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I've watched the best teachers on KZbin for years and you're one of the best! Your style makes sense and so fun to watch!

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thank you very much Michael!!!

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Every week a classic lesson. Brilliant, thanks so much!

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks again Brian!

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Hey Blue… You are my Saturday saviour. I’m addicted to flipping over to YT to catch it early. Truly a phenomenal teacher. With your book and lessons you can’t go wrong. Patron next😊. Thanks again

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thank you Dennis! Great to hear!

[@RBZ3]

Nice one Blue...thanks.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks RB, appreciate you keep coming back and commenting. It helps 👍

[@shorts_king9273]

Went through a lot of lesson but every one is busy showing thier skill rather than breaking down and explaining it in simple words, which you did and the confusion is all sorted. Its just upto is ,how much we practice. Thanks a ton.❤

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

That's good to hear thank you! Lots more lessons on the channel 👍

[@northsongs]

Outta the park again! Thanks Blue.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks! Good to hear!!!

[@josealbaposse]

Another great lesson, from an excellent teacher! Thanks Blue!!

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks you José 👍😎🎸

[@briandonato7593]

Only after watching your phrasing lesson over and over I realized how much information you gave us. Great lesson.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks Brian!!!

[@capearkona1989]

In every video i have one lightbulb moment after another😃 That makes so much fun. Thanks for your lessons Blue!👍

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Great to hear thanks!!

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Agree Cape! 🎸🎶

[@johnbond1097]

Same here....Some tutorials by other teachers are too complicated or too easy. This guy really hits the spot. He delivers a, or many gems every time

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

@@johnbond1097 Thanks John!

[@swaroov9236]

This is like blues,I hope you continue this lessons further into funk,rock and metal

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Rock for sure, maybe funk in time.

[@realjumper]

It's a rainy day here in NZ, and now I know what I'm going to be doing for most of it!! This is a great help to me.....Thank You!!

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Great comment thanks realjumper!!!

[@RedMercuryBluesBand]

Great lesson.....my parents were big band horn players. Father was an arranger as well. He used to play a game with us where the challenge was to see how many ways you could verbally say the same thing while phrasing it differently each time. Between volume, duration, pitch its was nearly infinite. It was a lesson that used to illustrate how easily it translated to music. Try it: 'how many ways can you say the same thing'.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

That's a great way to teach phrasing! Thanks for posting.

[@steveb4400]

Thanks Blue. I need a ton of help with my phrasing so I bought your book today and I am going nail this thing if it is the last thing I do. Thanks again.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Cool thanks for getting the book. Don't forget you can download audio examples for it. Link is near the front of the book.

[@steveb4400]

@@GuitarLessonsVancouver Thanks Blue.

[@frankmeese1171]

Very cool sound and very very well explained. Your explanations and great videos advance me very well with regard to my guitar playing and my understanding of music theory. Thank you for that

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Glad to hear you are learning lots. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@charlesfellows8130]

Nice breakdown of the 12 bar, Blue.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks Charles! Good to see you here again!

[@philipdillon4618]

I love the slide on the b string from C to C#....I started using this immediately....it adds a lot of flavor...thank you!

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Cool 😎

[@davitong]

Hearing you say "Playing these things is fun. Enjoy the process!", immediately, I feel like in a much better place!

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Good!! That's what I was hoping ☺️

[@johnbond1097]

Mate I love your tutorials....You make the complicated so easy

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks John!!!

[@gregglashauser4125]

Great framework to build on, a lot of work ahead, thanks

[@biralo2009]

Really, really great! You’re helping me move toward my goals. Glad to support you on Patreon.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Awesome, thank you for your support! Glad you are learning lots!

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[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks Phil! It's the UA Dream 65 straight into the board.

[@Bedroom54]

Great lesson Morris! By the way love your book! Thanks

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Cool thanks Christian! I'm writing Book 2 now.

[@chrism4948]

Great take on this elusive skill. Thanks very much.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thank you! Glad it helped!

[@t-rocket6381]

Very timely lesson…I am working on Jam Track 3 in your book and this lesson help a lot!

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Good to hear it thanks T-Rocket 😊

[@mateos4685]

I love how you use pentatonic scale to play rhythm ❤🤘!! Thanks for the awesome lesson!!

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thank you Mateo!!

[@QBRX]

Good lesson! Thank you.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks QBRX! Good to see you here as always 😀

[@diegooland1261]

Very helpful. I struggle with phrasing.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Glad it was helpful thanks. Lots more coming to the channel

[@sisuriffs]

For the record, I love good semi-colons; you really can’t beat them for separating phrases while simultaneously linking a central idea-dashes too!

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Sure, a musical semi-colon might be like a dotted quarter note perhaps?

[@RistoBopDz]

L’impression que nous le savions déjà…. Mais làzzz tout s’éclaire! Thanx so much

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Cool thanks 👍

[@Rick_Cleland]

Cheers, mate!! I've been suck in a rut now for what seems like forever. 👌🏻

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks for watching! Glad I could help.

[@strato4925]

PERFECT LESSON !!

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thank you!

[@TurboCummins]

Thank you so much for the video and great tips.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thank for watching 👍🎸

[@dougsmith8430]

Thank you Blue! Yet another great lesson! 🎸🎶

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks again Doug!!

[@dougsmith8430]

@@GuitarLessonsVancouver Thank You Blue! You are really helping me out not only with Guitar… but with my life in general, because when I feel better about Guitar, I feel better about my life! Keep doing what you do! 🎸🎶

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

@@dougsmith8430 Awesome! I'm happy to hear that Doug!

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You have a gift for teaching.... These little tricks are what I have been looking for. You should have way more subs... I just subbed so I am doing my part.. Great lessons, I have watched a few videos in the last day or so..

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thank you!! Lots more coming here and on the Patreon!!

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Thanks a lot

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Thank you for the extra support!

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Great; lesson

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Thanks Tom!

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❤ fantastic lesson, thanks

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks for watching David!

[@fradoline]

Such a sexy rhythm ring played. I really liked that rhythmic groove!

[@markcummings1319]

Thx!

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks for watching 🎸

[@nckcunningham]

Any chance you'll put tabs and backing tracks together for jams in your first part of the video?

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Hi Yes! I wrote out the solo at 0:43 note-for-note and that's in our Patreon at www.patreon.com/guitarlessonsvancouver The Patreon also has the backing track, and more videos on this same topic. There are a couple of those licks (the E to D phrase) free on my website: www.bluemorris.com/post/breakthrough-phrasing-skills

[@nckcunningham]

Thank you

[@swaroov9236]

I think this video completes the topic of 'soloing tutorial' for learners

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks for watching 👍

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This video is a nugget of gold for a guy who's been mining in a peat bog for. . . peat?

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Glad to hear it! Lots more lessons like it on the channel our Patreon group patreon.com/guitarlessonsvancouver

[@ananthkashyap4854]

Woww... Just one WEIRD QUESTION: Suppose I play three notes ABC so how to figure out a chord for it... Or like C C# E🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

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I dig your Patreon subscriber with the last name "De la Noche."

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Yeah it's a great name!

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@@GuitarLessonsVancouver lol. Yea. He's actually my husband. Our son has his middle name as "De La Noche." Lol

[@bluemorris]

@@nissaniatrujillo very cool 😎

[@paulganczar2722]

Music is math's fun cousin.

[@geodude7116]

The part not covered here that I struggle most with is the timing/rhythm of the licks. Which beat do I start and end a lick on, and what is the time of the notes. Are they triplets or not etc? Also, I’m not understanding the muting and staccato parts.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Try memorizing some common licks and notice what beats the start and end on. There are 10 in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iGjGmJZ5aMaAfc0

[@geodude7116]

@@GuitarLessonsVancouver thank you! This helps.

[@davidweier]

Still new at this and struggling. I still sound like I’m just going up and down the pentatonic scale.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

You might need some memorized licks to help you sound less "scale-wise." Or practice some patterns to help break up the scale-wise direction of your playing. Here are some of my favourite licks: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iGjGmJZ5aMaAfc0

[@dougsmith8430]

I’m not sure on a semicolon, perhaps, when you have a compound thought, and you need a second comma you then add the;… Maybe like parallel chords… 😂🤷🏾🎸? I don’t know! 😆

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Haha thanks Doug!!! 😊

[@dougsmith8430]

Music…. ‘Where Math meets Emotion’ ❤️‍🩹🎶🎸

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Very true 😎

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Is that a fender telecaster your playing?

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Sure is

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Quentin Tarantino guitar 🎸 is💯

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[@sudarshandujari9768]

Not able to pay from india for premium membership

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Sorry to hear that. Do you mean for my Patreon group?

[@sudarshandujari9768]

@@GuitarLessonsVancouver yes.. for your patreon group... also while I have your attention ... I bought your book guitar soloing like a pro.. find it difficult to at times understand the guitar tablature.. can u guide me to a ready reckoner of a sort and BTW I just love your videos

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

@@sudarshandujari9768 Hi Sudarshan, can you get in touch with me through my website? I might be able to help you with the Patreon: www.bluemorris.com/contact As for the tabs, as long as you can read the numbers as frets and the lines as strings, you can pretty much ignore the rest and use the audio tracks to listen for the rhythm. You can download the audio tracks from my website (link is at the beginning of the book). You could eventually try learning some of the additional symbols in time. There's a guide online here: www.guitartricks.com/blog/guitar-tab-symbols

[@sudarshandujari9768]

@@GuitarLessonsVancouver yup on it. I have already started getting a hang of it... will reach out for the membership thru the website...

[@JesslieGIM]

Everytime i jam i sound like a robot.

[@dogshowish]

It looks so easy when you do it but it’s not

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Everything takes practice. You can get there!

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i would like toplay that but i m not undestand how you doing m leaving in quebec city Would like to have your book .A A A D A E How do you play that i have guitar accostic