Plini Shows You How to Solo Over Prog Chord Progressions

[@MrBungle222]

Dude he's shockingly good at explaining the methodology of playing and songwriting. Just speaking in front of a camera alone is hard enough. Give this guy a weekly column.

[@paulprice6330]

He's using a "Teleprompter" Professional video productions use scripts

[@MrBungle222]

Paul Price for key points most likely but I doubt it's word for word. It doesn't have the cadence of a script at all, none of the guitar world classes have sound like that.

[@paulprice6330]

It can be word for word or They can follow the script religiously depending on the producers. Cadence of a script? Not familiar with that one... This 10:31 minute production took some time to make. Of course mistakes were edited out.

[@Ryan_Perrin]

MrBungle222 to teach is to truly understand

[@SuperCharleh]

Probably didn't take as much time to make as you think and I doubt it's that heavily scripted - this is a guy who knows music theory well who is explaining how he came up with the leads for a song he wrote - not sure why that would require so much time and such a rigid script. Why wouldn't they just get someone else to explain the song?

[@shannon1664]

True masters aren't afraid to give their secrets; they're masters because sharing the joy of their art is more important to them than keeping it for themselves.

[@f7744dread388]

And they know damn well how hard it will be for everyone to learn it and catch up lol!

[@jackvial5591]

Plini’s lessons are pure gold.

[@lkocevar]

How in the world do you have an explanation for every single note in an instrumental song?!?! WHAT the ACTUAL FUCK! Major respect PLINI. Major7 respect.

[@RudyAyoub]

major 7 respect lol

[@mooncrysta]

@@RudyAyoub LMAAAAO

[@PsytranceGOUGAS]

Humble Plini will always have a place in my heart. Monster player and friendly Aussie.

[@tomh4244]

he's aussie?? waw funny, i generally don't understand anything aussie guys say with their accent but here it was crystal clear!

[@mooncrysta]

@@tomh4244 me too! I expected worse when I learned that he was an Aussie but I could perfectly understand him w/o subs even tho I'm not a native Eng speaker lol

[@ashleymerritt9461]

He's basically explaining how jazz players tend to approach playing over chord progressions with multiple key centre changes with voice leading and common tensions etc! It's really great stuff!

[@guitartube5822]

There should be at least 20 more of these

[@ashtweth]

one of the best GW lesson's...solid theory and foundation, real world application, you guys are missing out not watching this

[@ChangoFrett]

Nope. I randomly click videos, hit pause, and comment on them without watching. It's a skill.

[@michaelb2211]

You, friend, earned an lol

[@josephperez4319]

Seen two lessons from Plini now. These are some of the best lessons I've seen in a while.

[@rmp5s]

"Fall down the stairs"...I'm going to use that from now on. That's a brilliant way of putting it when talking about something like that.

[@spunkybrewster1972]

EVH used to use that term to describe his soloing back in the early 80s.

[@calt2161]

This dude is the best example of the saying "Talent is just practiced passion." He knows exactly what he's playing and why he's playing it.

[@sebastianramirez1171]

Plini is a genius!!! The way he plays the guitar is just amazing!!!

[@Abrahamhamham]

But that doesn't make him a genius.

[@adonislajara6955]

He is a genius

[@CatsCoffeeGuitars]

I subscribed again to Guitar World only because of these Plini lessons. He is not only an extremely versatile and creative player but he is an amazing teacher as well. Make Plini your frequent guest!

[@istillsuckatguitar]

GW has really upped its game with these video instructional series.

[@TeslaNick2]

"I'm a simple rock guy player heart". That's what makes your music so clever Plini. Take a simple idea and execute it with next level genius. Matt Halpern does the same thing on the drums.

[@TheScaredofsilence]

Practical and easy to follow explanations on how to play over chords. Hard to find this.

[@PONCHEEZED]

The Bob Ross of guitar

[@ethanschafer4684]

Alexander Matte happy notes here and here

[@carlitoxb110]

yeah (bob ross voice)

[@1introvert_guy]

I thought that would be guthrie.

[@sepehr808]

Nah thats Guthrie

[@prakritisharma5382]

Thats paul davids

[@guitarmichael]

Great lesson! Plus one vote for more Plini!

[@thechisensei]

dude, u hv answered my decades long question like how do jazz players hit notes all over the place but still make a lot of sense!!! I am not a pro musician though and never gonna be but im still so fascinated about virtuoso guitar players like you. so thank you! :) keep inspiring!

[@SouthpawSatch]

Plini is the next generation of virtuoso guitar player with the perfect balance of feel, melody and technical ability. You can hear the Vai, Satriani and Govan inspiration in his playing. I hope to see him live some day.

[@nikos7ender]

Guy's awesome, and I loved what he said about Guthrie, seeing lessons from these two guitarists has changed my way of thinking about music.

[@CannabisKills]

this guy is real as fuck and smart as hell. the way he speaks, explains things, and what he creates. musical genius.

[@rickeguitar9086]

I would like to see more from you as you have a great way to explain melodic development.

[@eanroad]

You know, I've seen so many lessons and Plini's ability to simplify and breakdown his playing to understand what he is doing is unreal! Such an amazing job and so easy to follow! Where can I find more of his lessons?

[@carloscruz6380]

He makes really inserting masterclasses and know exactly how to explain topics in a very easy way, I love it!

[@realfishmusic2032]

Wow, you built a really nice bridge between the common "thinking" of us guitar players and the theory. Thanks a lot.

[@siddhartharao4357]

That "thank you" at the end was hilarious lol

[@ChrisHanline]

7:26 - Dang, that 2nd to 7th fret stretch. This man has contortionist hands.

[@SpookyStorkRunningWild]

or a fanned fret guitar

[@robadobflob3405]

@@SpookyStorkRunningWild that... makes it harder...

[@SpookyStorkRunningWild]

Robadobflob look buddy i don’t think you need to be telling us you’re getting harder. we don’t wanna know

[@garythomas4431]

Best part of this is how the expressive guitar can be by how you approach each note as one or many. Great content.

[@MrKinPimpin]

Plini seems like such a great dude and it would seem his music reflects his personality really well. it felt like he was kinda suggesting anyone could have written selenium forest. alas, no Plini, only you could have written it and we love ya for it.

[@xiltoid875]

Best lesson ive watched explaining how to solo over chord progression, thank you!

[@zombiesateourchannel]

I could listen to this brilliant, clear, well-defined, perfect tone all day long. And Plini is great in explaining how to get there. Even as an experienced player you can learn a lot. Please give us more of this!

[@Cody-yx1kt]

Plini!! I like to think of his music as in, precious moments in time of my life. Amazing artist and awesome job in these videos.

[@ajdc88]

Now which Plini are you: Plini the Younger, or Plini the Older?

[@pedrotupatupac3809]

Harumph, or Who's been rubbing your lamp? I think they are Pliny, with a Y...

[@magusking9215]

Regarding bending practice - I see now that the fact I used to change string gauge and tunings drastically and constantly over 10 years on just the ONE guitar has really slowed down my effective practice of bending. To do that properly today, I need to find the right string gauge that fit the one guitar with one tuning and stick to it. And play other styles with other guitars. Because no matter how long or how good you practice for example David Gilmour bends, if you suddenly change to much thicker strings and lower tunings on the same guitar, you kinda have to rethink and restart from the beginning and you sorta lose progress that had been achieved with lighter strings. ( Well if not lost, your progress is still very much pushed back a lot ) In sum, if you're gonna play with a bunch of different tunings, you need a bunch of guitars

[@Neuri]

Thanks man well explained. You have become a huge inspiration 👌

[@darumaleo]

Write a book man!

[@garysbraccia4980]

my favorite guitarist and man, he has long fingers

[@instantrewardspoints]

So well explained I’ll remember this stuff. Thanks Plini YOU PROCK !!!!

[@arradalaudin2583]

This free lesson is gold !

[@Chris-cf2kp]

Awesome, he's really detailed and knowledgeable, which I really appreciate.

[@StefanoMaddalena]

Yes! now it's on time! :D great vid

[@philipbrown2225]

"a week without food and water" lol

[@sharrer2]

I love how when he’s talking he’s holding his hands like Jimmy Page in the back. Just a really cool thing I think

[@felipe_marra]

this guy is amazing

[@bilalmalikguitarist]

Great lesson, plini rocks!

[@apollodorus4759]

Yes!

[@PRSguitar82]

beautiful....just beautiful tone

[@Pr0v0kat0r777]

Guitar world, thank you for those videos, it surprises me how effective those lessons could be in a short period of time. I love new prog metal music but this was always so comlicated to me, now you showed us those little bricks that those "huge houses" are made of - thank u very much. Do you plan on inviting John Browne from monuments? He creates great dark and emotional riffs, yet i could't find any information from him on how does he do that even on his channel... I'm sure alot of people would like to know his secrets!

[@Fretfeeler]

Thanks for posting this, excellent lesson!

[@raventrophy]

8:45 THAT WAS GUTRHIE'S WORDS! from I don't remember which interview but.. so true!

[@dannyventura4024]

Damn this dudes giving us all thr secrets, genius!

[@Sean-tz9yd]

Awesome Lesson!!

[@danattack4779]

Sounds like a good band in a guitar.

[@Turkeybatr]

Thank you for this lesson.

[@1gammis]

Needed to hear this, thnx!

[@kenscorner6287]

I just found out about him and he is my new guitar hero!!!!

[@renanvasconcelos6297]

top methodology show

[@eskoriakiebraqeyo7942]

I knew that in some point of the video he would mention Guthrie.

[@DudeWheresMyTom]

7:45 gold

[@YTJamTracks]

great lesson

[@jibraeeldanish5121]

Selenium Forest, Easily his best work

[@rinaberman7686]

Jibraeel Danish My friend heard Selenium Forest live and decided to buy or download all of Plini' s material

[@arguingthehuman4392]

its fantastic, but my vote goes for paper moon. it depends on what you find important in a song, but paper moon covers so much ground.

[@69madcow69]

Guys he jut started.

[@arguingthehuman4392]

oh I have no doubt there are more masterpieces coming down the pipe, but we can still have opinions on whats out right now haha.

[@rodvillalobos99]

Cascade has become my new Paper Moon :)

[@BretUnDiZpuTeD]

Considering Rick Graham actually wrote the intro solo to Selenium Forest. I do like the way he explains this and it’s pretty sweet he can play it live.

[@markyymarkXL]

Rick graham only wrote the second half of the intro. Pretty much everything after the legato he plays here. Lol

[@BretUnDiZpuTeD]

I did actually learn that a long time ago. 2 years ago I was misinformed lol

[@matthewlafferty3521]

Totally sucked in with this and now I have to learn the whole song haha Yeah give him a break as he’s done a great job explaining things. Maybe more people would benefit from being chilled like him.

[@johnw5734]

Holly cow you got long fingers, Plini. I mean when you spread 2nd fret 6th string and 7th fret 1st string......I'm not doing that. I just found out about you in the last couple weeks. Your music is very inspiring.

[@MickZarco]

Even that slide he did was better than everything I play.

[@mattbacon285]

Great tone, sound and really good lesson. Clear instruction, no wanking around...just wish he was in standard tuning...

[@omardahouk3629]

10:07 PAN´s beginning note

[@huffalmighty]

That tone 🤤

[@lucasbacle399]

More Plini, please..!

[@Camcuat]

Great explanation and great song. I wish he gave Rick Graham credit for the intro solo however

[@joashbritto]

Yeah, Rick's probably pissed at him now

[@jbsmetal8419]

Why would he give credit to Rick for this solo, when Rick only played the solo that comes afterwards?

[@adampleasance9567]

when talking about playing the 2nd over the Eminor, or 4th over A etc - are we talking 2nd relative to Eminor, or 2nd relative to the key of the song?

[@briandress2448]

David Sim ok this makes sense. But let’s say the song is in the key of Em. F# is the second. So if I go and play of Em I’m playing in E but when I’m playing over F# I’m playing stil in the key of Em but I’m playing over the II in thebprogression right? So if I play the 2nd of F# that would be G# right? And then that would make the 2nd of the II the 3rd of the root? Or am I missing it?

[@briandress2448]

David Sim so this is something I have been chasing because what I do is play one chord in the key and then for lead I play the “scale shape” for that key, and it all fits. But I feel like it lacks color. In this scenario you are saying what I could do is play the lead based on the currently being played chord and focusing on notes that the next or previous chord also contains so it becomes more colorful and emotive for the chords being played?

[@stefanotempesta6133]

The lesson is inspired by the Selenium forest track, that in my opinion, is the best Plini' song. At this link kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5-1aYh6qKmXnck you can find my backing track. I made an arrangement slightly different from the original, I hope you like it!

[@aiyka_music]

When he says 4th 7th and 9th etc.. does he mean the 4th note in the natural minor scale over a minor chord and the 7th note in the major scale over a major chord ??

[@atomia123]

Skywalker hes talking about intervals.

[@aiyka_music]

atomia123 yeah, intervals in the minor and major scales right ?

[@atomia123]

Between the root note of the chord

[@tanykiat]

Yes, the major and minor scale can be used to find the 4th, 7th and 9th depending on whether it is a minor/major chord. Where it may get confusing if it is a major 7th or dominant 7th. For a C chord, the major 7th would be a B but a dominant 7th is a Bb. The 4th has no difference minor or major. The 9th is effectively a 2 but an octave higher.

[@nunolance23]

Skywalker it's always the interval of the note you're playing relating to the root of said chord (even if it's a minor chord). So, for example, the 4th in an Em7 is an A, the 4th in a Cmaj9 is an F. It doesn't really matter the scale you're thinking. If you play a Bb over a Cmaj chord, you are implying a C7 (C+E+G+Bb). If you play a B natural, you are implying a Cmaj7 (C+E+G+B). Does that make sense?

[@michaellong8812]

Awesome lesson, awesome solo. Well done! Where can I buy your solo album? :)

[@yesfan157]

Good lesson.

[@KushTheGamer]

Helpful

[@rthavi4166]

Working on something to the point of insanity... I gotta show this to my wife next time she asks me why i'm practicing the same bend for an hr straight

[@BasicYutuber]

Plini around 2:27, I'm not sure if you said 'A minor' or 'E minor', but I believe you said E minor. Either way, I think the chord being played is an E flat minor 9. Just an observation, let me know if anything.

[@joashbritto]

E minor 9

[@Xegesis11]

Really good explanation of leading and common tones! Nice!

[@Ryuzakii10]

Selenium forest is godlike.

[@dannyhood7433]

That altered dominant chord for the B I haven't smelled or tasted yet. I'll be surprised if that last chord gives flavor. I'm sure it does, I just don't feel it yet.

[@borgan1964]

What kind of string tickness you think is ok for tuning in this kind of playing,,C ,,i think i want to try some of this

[@alecarturo8582]

I liked that he mentioned Guthrie govan

[@markopolo2224]

good lesson

[@michaelhardy7004]

Here just to watch Plini play

[@pogchamp7983]

The Gilmore back and forth bend

[@sunnys3325]

Does Plini generally play in drop C#???? He mentioned that early in the vid. Jus wondering, im a new fan. Plini is phenomenal!

[@calebgill6180]

Triple S yeah all of his stuff is written in drop c#

[@imrolimra]

Guys he's explaining his part of the solo, not Rick Graham's.

[@bjornedvardsson5510]

Блин, какой же крутой музыкант.

[@shucklesors]

wait.. everything is actually a semitone flatter than what he means to say, right? am i tripping really badly or something?

[@joashbritto]

He's tuned a semitone down, so you're good

[@mackenziehunter1755]

This dudes playing style is truly unique

[@mcr0741]

Those pickups look something like as if one (single) of the pickups (on the humbucker) has the Alnico magnets and the other pickup has a ceramic magnets.

[@wafflehidraulico193]

link to previous video?

[@GermanViking]

Selenium Forest! GGWP

[@TheWilderMusic]

Isn't that first solo played by Rick Graham on the recording?

[@thooor4993]

What is it song name in beginning?

[@TREflip1080]

I love plini but does his timing seem off in this?

[@oldtownscouts3712]

his fingers are so crazy long