Finally it clicked when I learned this - targeting on guitar

Each step of the pentatonic scale has a different personality. A different color, so to speak. And what if you know you want a certain sound at a particular moment in a solo? You’d have to know where that scale degree is in relation to the chord. Certain tones are featured by certain guitar players - each with their own affinity for either roots, or thirds, or 7ths -- tones that at some point became “their style, their sound.” There’s a method for guitar, we call it targeting.
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[@Dave-gf3kd]

Many have said this on other videos…but you are an AMAZING teacher. Have to get sunglasses because so many lightbulbs just went off! Thanks!

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Glad to hear it! Love to see those light bulbs flashing 💡

[@ryanperea2081]

wow man, you are easily the best person I have come across at conveying this stuff. You really connect to the way I see the guitar. Seriously.... great job.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

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[@HoldingOnToSoul]

"little vibrato on that guy" is giving Bob Ross😂

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Haha, happy little vibrato.

[@rogerpercival5486]

Yes you nailed it Bob Rosspzinting session , Blue s so fun to listen to even wgen he says the wrong thing it should s easy to ignore because of his Bob Ross and a little ChristopherWalken slips out the n his accent too lol fun stuff..

[@high_plains_drifter]

This is an important puzzle piece to complete the understanding of playing guitar for me! Very nice, thank you very much!! 👍🏼🙏🏼

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Great to hear thank you! Lots more lessons on the channel and our Patreon www.patreon.com/guitarlessonsvancouver

[@arturojc6974]

Great lesson on how to recognize notes on a chord by ear. I like the 5th when moving to another chord . Do more of these challenges to train our ears

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Glad it helped! And well said, using the fifth before changing chords, that's a good way to think of it.

[@garygregg4597]

I have to remodel my house! You keep kicking my doors down! Thanks from a 73 year old student!

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thank you! I'm glad it's helping. We'll build it back up with a strong foundation 😁🎸

[@johnmacmillan627]

Beauty lesson!

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[@nyinaing-z2o]

Way of teaching is perfect!

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thank you! More lessons here soon

[@08silvercs]

I enjoy your lessons and have purchased both your lead books as a result. I have been dedicated to learning the entire fretboard and have pretty much mastered note locations. In the end if you want to really advance on the guitar you clearly need to master knowing the fretboard. Thank you for your efforts and keep up the great work ! You are an inspirational teacher.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thank you! Glad you are enjoying the books too. I'm planning on writing another book on mastering the fretboard, but I just haven't hand the time to write it out yet. Hopefully later this year I'll have some time to get it down.

[@marybethb.7781]

First time watcher. I dig that you’ve provided so many insights clearly and quickly before plugging your paid content. It makes me want to checkout what’s past that paywall. Thank you for your help! Following and going to checkout more. ❤

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thank you! You can message me on Patreon if you have any questions about it. 7 days for free. Hope to see you there!

[@Wilyam-07]

Thank You...❤

[@aaronbennett1266]

After 28+ yrs, it amazes me the things im still learning!❤ You & paul David's are my favorite out there! Ty my friend

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Cool thank you!!

[@luckydog-287]

Blue rules! Always an amazing lesson!!!

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thank you very much!

[@macsarcule]

First time watcher, thank you for giving me something small and specific to focus on! I’m so glad KZbin recommended this video! Love this format! SUBSCRIBED! ✌️😃🎸

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Cool welcome to the channel! Lots more on here and lots more coming

[@Bb-M4n]

Blue is one of my goto teachers on you-tube so welcome to the fold. I strongly recommend reviewing his video history, as there are so many nuggets of good information.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thank you @@Bb-M4n!!!!

[@hankstains603]

Thanks

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thank you for the extra support 👍🎸

[@shaunlipsey6574]

I am almost at this point in terms of execution. The timing(for me) for hearing the lesson and concepts feels perfect though. Sometimes you are exposed to things at the wrong time. This feels, emotionally, like the answer to every question I have ever had about soloing. I know that's hyperbolic. I am just saying that I really value what you are presenting. The way in which it's presented is very strong also. So- Thanks. You are good at stuff.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thank you very much! I really appreciate that!

[@isrifaldy1663]

All of your videos are so worth watching, I haven't even finished practicing from your previous videos. Your content always pops up on my homepage and the previews are very interesting, it ends up piling up on my playlist, Thank you bro 😅

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thank you! Glad you're learning lots. It's true each video takes quite a bit of practice to really implement. Thanks watching. More coming soon.

[@Bb-M4n]

Another great lesson Blue. The call and response is such a nice way of making a solo interesting, and personally the moody minor 3rd is my goto, but great to mix it up with the others.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Awesome thank you again! Love some minor thirds 👍🎸

[@MustafaBaabad]

Thank you very much for very inspirational tips for improvisation. These tips will make the licks more colorful. Cheers from Indonesia.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thank you very much! More lessons coming in a couple weeks!

[@rajennaidoo7]

Hi Blue! What can I say?! Sheer brilliance! Very incisive analogy of artist to get this concept across. I humbly concede my efforts to solo have taken on a steady upward trajectory since I per chance trolled upon your channel. I've tried copying the way you dance around, using 16th note triplets, double stops, crossovers with middle finger etc, to get to target note. Therein, also lies the 'taste' for want of a better word. Seriously considering subscribing. You go Blue!!!

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

That's great to hear, thank you! Keep it up, sounds like you're learning lots and progressing!

[@brians5791]

Thanks!

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Thank you very much for the extra support!

[@spakuloid]

Really love this - great lesson!

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thank you! Lots more lessons like this on the channel and our Patreon group www.patreon.com/guitarlessonsvancouver

[@trusarmor4957]

still studding the last 3 vids 👏👏👏

[@barryjmccormack]

Great Stuff. Informative and well explained

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thank you! Glad it helped. Lots more coming here.

[@44scoots]

Thanks Blue! Awesome books by the way!

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Thank you very much!

[@FlacoFlaco-n4y]

Great lesson

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thank you!!

[@ScottLokey-q2b]

I agree with the other folks. Blue is the most informative guy out there; and I've watched a lot. The other instructors present something, but leave it up to us to use it "however we want". Well, I don't yet know "however I want". Blue leads me down the path of how to actually use what he's talking about; BIG DIFFERENCE.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Great feedback thank you! I'll keep that in mind... I do like to make it as practical as possible and your feedback is very useful so I know to keep on with that. Thanks!

[@ronmercer6362]

Great lesson! Thank you.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Glad it helped!

[@whatarefriends4]

I love everything about this. Excellence

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Awesome thank you 😊 lots more on the channel 🎸

[@bluejazzcat]

Hi. On suggestion: 10 BB King style licks. It would be wonderful for us mere mortals. Thank you so much!

[@craigewinger7663]

What is the difference between chord tone targeting and arpeggios?? For example: If I play an open C chord no matter which string i play I am playing the tones of C or E or G, right? If I play an open C chord one string at a time arpeggiating rather than strumming no matter which string I play it targets the tones of C or E or G , right? Am I just over thinking this? Craig Ewinger

[@charlesmerfeld2988]

Fantabulous

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thank you! Lots more on the channel!!!

[@hankstains603]

genius lesson. love the target ideas. Where did you learn your licks from and how many of your licks are learnt or are you just improvising? Curious to know how much time to spend learning licks against the theory behind the licks. Some of the best teaching and explaining yet. definitely heading over to your patreon.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thank you! Most of my "licks" aren't really licks. Mostly I build ideas by stringing together smaller concepts. This video here explains how I do that: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q2WyhZprpM9khsk

[@AndrewRobertson-h8g]

Another great lesson . I really can see it… now I just need to make it sound good. But Gracias señor😎

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

It takes practice for sure. You can do it!

[@na23dude]

Hi thanks for the video. Can you explain why you call pattern 4 "funny B string" when pattern 2 has the exact same thing happening with the G and B strings? Thank you!

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

It's just a silly name really. But the shape to me, looks just like Shape 1, but starting root on A string. So everything is a string up. Then the tuning of the B string shifts those notes up a fret. But really, it's just because that seems to be easier to communicate to students than Shape 4, because sometimes they forget the number of each shape.

[@slowpoke7888]

Great lesson, thanks. But shouldn't we be landing most of our riffs on a chord tone from the next chord? Does that make sense?

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

You can do that if the next chord is coming up real soon. But sometimes we want a lick that highlights the current chord. Or sometimes we would start a lick before the chord change, and target beat 1 of the chord change with a note from that chord. There are many options 🙂

[@slowpoke7888]

@@GuitarLessonsVancouver OK thanks.

[@jc.amsterdam]

Another brilliant lesson. How do you do this for major scales though?

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

The same ideas apply in major, but we would target a major 3rd instead of a minor third. This video here talks about the major third, but in a slightly different context. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gWq0lYmhj66rd9Esi=ME7MSKyINz1BI79a

[@trusarmor4957]

hey Blu.. Tele's or Strats? Gibsons or Gretsch ? ? any leaning? is one better for a thing the the others would be? please give us your own views on guitars, and thank ya

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

That's a big question but you can't go wrong with any of those. They all sound good for lots of kinds of music. It might come down to which guitar feels right for you. Gibsons and Fenders have different necks, different scale lengths. Everyone tends to prefer one or the other. And then there's just this question: when you see it in the room, does it make you want to pick it up and practice? That might the most important thing.

[@josealbaposse]

Extraordinario Blue!! Cada sábado, mejor.. Gracias!!!

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Gracias José!! No video en la proxima semana pero en dos semanas, si. Nos vemos!

[@APW-ry2ok]

Having my guitars on stands on view helps practice ,my partner not so keen though ….in fact I’m banned at weekends …

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

As long as you can find the time to practice in the week, and have fun 🎸😎

[@dan_kay]

So, again, it's memorizing, memorizing, memorizing. I wish there was just ONE thing on the guitar that comes AUTOMATICALLY. Like whenever you pick up your guitar with your left hand and you use a blue pick, you always sound like Hendrix, no matter what. But nope. Memorizing, memorizing, memorizing...

[@feedrdev]

I prefer to think of it as "training" vs memorizing. You're learning, and it is hard because you're engaging certain areas of the brain for the first time. It will become automatic as long as you keep at it for some time. Many pros can improvise without much effort only because it's become automatic after hours and hours of training. The investment of effort will start to pay dividends in making things look effortless.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

It's true, I wish we could just buy the right pedal and suddenly sound amazing. But it's memorization, practice, memorization, practice. But it's fun and good for our brains, so that's also good :)

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

@feedrdev "Training" is a good word for it, I like that.