How to Improvise Guitar Solos Like a Boss

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[@MusicisWin]

This is probably the most important lesson I can give on improvising and something that took me a long time to learn. I hope it is helpful for you. Learn my whole approach at guitarsupersystem.com

[@shawnnaughton3479]

Thanks much as always !

[@jayatigupta8545]

@@shawnnaughton3479 yup☺️🤗🤗🤗

[@hotdogslayer4430]

Love Your TONE!!

[@oddlyspecificreviews3296]

I must be dumb because I'm still lost

[@joeb3590]

I love elevated backing tracks, they kick ass

[@Paschendale2]

I highly recommend Elevated Jam Tracks for people wanting to improvise and get out of the "box" scales. He throws the entire fretboard up with all the scale notes, so you can practice targeting various notes all over the fretboard.

[@ElevatedJamTracks]

That intro tho... Killer 👌

[@Fawior]

Hello, which backing track is it,. tho? Thanks in advance

[@michaelacquah-allotey1615]

Wojciech Krajewski I just went through his channel, wasn’t easy but I found it. It’s the Bluesy Psychedelic Groove Guitar Backing track in the key of D minor from 2 years ago. You’re welcome!

[@michaelacquah-allotey1615]

Wojciech Krajewski kzbin.info/www/bejne/n4bLiH-hf9icebc

[@lan2941]

@@michaelacquah-allotey1615 thanks

[@5urg3x]

I liked it better when John Petrucci did those same patterns 20 years ago lol

[@Whyypamungkas]

Please do more videos like this, with funk, jazz and more ballads tune. We do love this, thank you

[@brycelund7155]

Your tone is awesome man, you are a god.

[@acdccris]

I loved this lesson , for now the best I've ever seen

[@DonatoPellegrini]

How to Malmsteen 101

[@StippGuitar]

Seriously, i LOVE your playing + tone

[@stringking77]

Your tone is phenomenal

[@nateo7045]

Love how he flicks the pick away and another one magically appears in his hand to start soloing

[@hardtruths1089]

Elevated Jam Tracks!!!

[@lucasmastroianni295]

u da man steve

[@megacahh870]

That PRS!

[@jonathancohen4427]

If you wanna do some Egyptian music, my recommended scales for you to use are the harmonic minor and dominant phygian scale.

[@rogeralleyne9257]

Great lesson thanks!!!🙏🙏🙏

[@marcoantoniogarciagongora1222]

You're awesome, this is exactly what I needed

[@adon9990]

Timing is very important slow down then change speed up then slow down

[@tomrechsteiner4715]

great video good guitar player, lots information and cool

[@douglasarthur2673]

I spent years learning all the scales and recommended techniques. Then I realised I was just gonna sound like most other players so have spent the last ten years 'unlearning' (if that makes sense?). Nothing wrong with making a racket !!!

[@ryanbazail]

this track is giving me intense live at budokan hollow years( dream theater) vibes

[@shannonm7981]

Great video. I never had any trouble improvising & got quite good fairly quickly, but I've always had trouble creating riffs. I'm guessing this is because I know the scales by shapes but don't know the theory behind them. I know what notes sounds good with what chords, but I don't know why. Does anyone else have this problem?

[@wilfredoriverajr.]

That green monster sounds like honey butter velvet cake baked on a lava foundry.

[@wilfredoriverajr.]

And gojira

[@fastracon]

Nice things going on here

[@little.atticus]

Like a boss

[@hunterlowe2470]

If only I could actually understand music theory I just kinda play what sounds right😬

[@TALKINGtac0]

You don't need to know all of music theory to improvise like this. Just the very basics on guitar, and maybe a _little_ bit of the more advanced lingo that's thrown around now and then.

[@madmaxx4178]

Marty Friedman says to follow the chords when playing guitar you done need to know everyscale

[@ΜαριοςΑθανασοπουλος-γ4ω]

You could also use the blue note in a minor progression! 😎

[@patriks.590]

Thank you very much. BTW have you heard of modal mixture? Could you make a video about that too?

[@patriks.7815]

In theory you could use the harmonic everytime before you come back to the root chord because of the tension that is built up from the maj7 right?

[@neilser1975]

Amazing tone... how?

[@williamking8684]

i was looking for the ebay notification

[@MST720]

guitar riffs you think are smooth because they're played with a slide

[@sashingopaul3111]

Sharp Dressed Man

[@lukegalvan3093]

Sweet child o mine

[@MST720]

that one part of All Along the Watchtower by Jimi Hendrix

[@rogerbetancourt1701]

In My Time Of Dying

[@jeffvogt4237]

Scar tissues solos

[@maxsalter9263]

I love how he keeps saying “obviously” before and after all kinds of stuff I can’t track with😬😂

[@VashStarwind]

Kinda patronizingly also lol

[@alexlazarescu3869]

Dude please make a vid of you just improvising for 10 minutes

[@mangeler578]

guitar progress 30

[@MyNameIsNidos]

Mushy Cobra 60

[@emilybutcher1226]

Just D 240

[@ijhhcfionlkgs]

480

[@garrythomas492]

11

[@burritosmasher]

Why am i watching this. I'm a bass player.

[@beerdrinker8514]

Marco Francisco The principles will still be useful. It’s important to know the scales and chords. But the melodic and rhythmic approach will differ usually.

[@sealowl5540]

@@beerdrinker8514 lol I'm a ukulelist so it isn't useful for me..

[@sksksk8801]

Hail

[@beerdrinker8514]

Seal Owl Haha yeah I Guess, never heard anyone improvise a solo on an ukulele before. But the basic theory should still be there.

[@solaribass2491]

Same

[@devonstedy6812]

Legendary licks you think are legendary but are actually just basic scales?

[@sstelect]

Believe it or not. Gravity by John Mayer. Is just the G major pentatonic!!

[@shredforceone]

Iron Man

[@maxegan4380]

Devon Stedronsky that is so many

[@tr-fk3fy]

Mind blowing

[@orkunaydincilar4762]

still got the blues faster parts?

[@DaveRucci]

Ahhhh the saddest of all keys, D minor. Thus sayeth Nigel Tufnel.... came from the Rock Opera “Lick my love pump”

[@kierankeitaherr5314]

As soon as you hear that key you instantly weep...

[@tommyturner6923]

Not quite Mozart, not quite Bach. It's a "Mach" piece.

[@stefanfyhn4668]

Or anyone really, from before equal temperament was a thing

[@spacejamgoliath]

@@stefanfyhn4668 lol yea people are stupid. All keys are equally sad in equal temperament

[@coffinman5007]

@@spacejamgoliath No no if I play some tunes on my tenor off the alto sheet (therefore 5 semitones lower) they sound poor, and playing off the alto sheet means I'm playing it on the same parts of the sax as the alto, so it isn't about the timbre. In fact David Sanborn tunes played on tenor at the correct pitch are real high on the instrument, still working on the timbre there, but the KEY sounds much better. And then to play this live the bass can't really play down 5 semis, so it would have to go up 7, which sounds crap too. *When I'm busking, if I play Baker Street at the alto position (= 5 semis too low) some people look at me like I have 2 heads.

[@Stewer1000]

WELL i HAVE NO IDEA WHAT HE IS TALKING ABOUT

[@joshuahuf9747]

Yeah thats the problem with music is win and his lessons is he assumes we know too much

[@mohamedredaelmalki6006]

I did got confused too the first time i watched this , I was just scratching the surface of music theory . All I knew was the pentatonic scale . If you are still stuck , I recommend going through the basics ( major scale and minor pentatonic scale ) just learn the standard box , grab your guitar and start throwing notes over a backing track . Try making the best out of one box then move on onto learning the next box and combine the two (over a backing track of course) , and so on so forth . Eventually , it will make sense like it did with me when I came back today . And if you have already found the answer , hope you don't mind sharing some insights please . Have a nice day .

[@simon-di7xt]

U need to know ur theory

[@Atomic1710]

If you subscribe u get free weed if he’s teaching beginners he has to teach the theory first

[@Stewer1000]

slayer- ye 😀😀

[@svencindric428]

I woul'd literally kill for you're tone...

[@yaseen_elolemy]

your*

[@Drewdapew]

soke destroyer leave him alone

[@lucca.loft.fan.4204]

Would* and your*

[@lucca.loft.fan.4204]

@@yaseen_elolemy and would*

[@yoriksiep2574]

@@lucca.loft.fan.4204 dude, look out. He'd kill just to get Tyler's tone, he'd probably kill a grammar nazi too.

[@jub7345]

6:53-7:19 is an eargasm.

[@rupaksharma2109]

we want your tone tutorial someday :D so sick tones you have

[@jeffmartineau8479]

Judging by his shelves of pedals I’m sure he could provide an entire semesters worth of info on tone!

[@JoyZahar]

👍🏼

[@mateherbay2289]

Step one: buy a 3000$ PRS

[@matteorayner4273]

Why do my solos just sound like me going up and down the scales..........

[@TangoNevada]

because you are just going up and down the scales. Try Melodic Skips, Try 3 notes forward, 2 notes back or play 1-3-2-4-3-5-4-6-5-7-6-8 (These are notes of the scale, not frets and apply to any major scale) Also try playing the 3 note triads of each chord in a major scale position. ie: 1-3-5 2-4-6 3-5-7 etc - But combine this with complete improvisation and feel. Go back and forth between technical and free flowing, mix the two together until you can't tell where one ends and the other begins. try playing the scales Diagonally instead of horizontally string to string. There is no rule that says you need to play all the notes of a scale on one string before you move to the next string. Practice 1 or 2 notes per string of a major scale, or try 1 note per string up and down, then maybe 2 per string. All of these techniques should help you get out of the lock box of a scale. Try to think of them vertically per fret vs horizontally per string.

[@elpastor7155]

try using chord tones in your solos

[@SuperArsenel]

Be patient, sit down and figure out what notes align with what u want to play in your head from the scales u already know, for a melodic vibe, then u can run through scales tastefully in between for passing notes etc,mix it up, While going slow and figuring what note u hear in your head and playing on the guitar, u can then fool around with bending up or down to it, or different positions, which can lead to more melodies springing up in your mind etc etc

[@EricLeCrennSanchez]

Learn licks. Try playing something you would sing. Make your own licks.

[@MainAccount500]

@@EricLeCrennSanchez love that idea.

[@user-dc8kr5wk2j]

Tips: 1) Watch this video 2) Get a guitar ASAP 3) Do minor harmonic 4) Chord progression with a slide 5) Slide 6) Slide 7) Slide 8) Slide 9) Double bend 10) Slide Bonus: Slide then Bend then Whammy bar

[@davecarsley8773]

You drunk?

[@themusp]

I don't have a whammy

[@eternal_sl4ughter]

@@themusp WheReS WhAMmY!?

[@ProcyonChild]

I've been playing for 20yrs, self taught, only lessons I took were from all the great musicians I've encountered thru my life thru our jams or just being around them, I came across your channel just browsing and I'm happy I did, I've learned a lot from what you play and also from what you say, thanks for your service. Love your channel

[@Ryandgeorgi]

Long story short: use distortion and delay

[@kotux0910]

Delay!?!??!? It’s just going to make you sit and simmer in your mistakes. Crank up the gain if you wanna hide mistakes (distortion works to)

[@kentsalva5438]

I needed this so badly tyler.... Btw your videos are so dope mann...

[@ChronoPierce]

Who is Tyler

[@kentsalva5438]

@@ChronoPierce you're joking right?

[@kentsalva5438]

@@ChronoPierce well if you don't know him he's the guy in the vid you're watching

[@TooMuchBike]

It always cracks me up how dramatically you dial down the volume knob. Don't ever change, man.

[@nathannazareno9993]

How do you even not have atleast a million subs? You obviously put alot of effort into these videos and thanks for that.

[@lasagnatray7879]

Hehe he has 1.5 million now. Every single one of em well deserved

[@gamingmadness2482]

2:21 why does it sound like he's trying to play 0-3-5

[@hamad4576]

Because they are the same notes lol

[@scottpenner4972]

True

[@NoahOD_22]

When you went to the chord progression that "had more going on", I was getting heavy Hotel California solo vibes during the first half of it especially. Amazing how your different improvisations over the progression completely changed the vibe of it though. Really shows how important note choices and intervals are when trying to achieve the harmony that you're looking for

[@maximejerjise276]

Men you totally improve your playing since I am watching you!

[@lougames5056]

Does anybody know what the exact backing track used is? I couldn't find it under the elevated jam tracks channel

[@sjsphotog]

yeah I want to know the same which BT was used in the intro?

[@gianni4457]

I've been going crazy trying to find it, help. Please. I'm desperate

[@matthewbarnett3461]

EJT has a discography on bandcamp which has everything, massive list to look through but it must be on there. I found a every similar one in Dminor but the chords are slightly different it was called "Bluesy Psychedelic Groove - D Minor". Still looking.

[@ideraoluwalawal7510]

Matthew Barnett did you find it yet?

[@KINDHEARTRACE]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/n4bLiH-hf9icebc Yeah! I've finally found it here on Elevated Jam Track. Cheers!!!

[@matthewbarnett3461]

I cant find the actual Jam track on Elevated Jam tracks, anyone have the link?

[@oup6061]

I can't find it, too

[@abdelrahmankhaled8239]

@@oup6061 me too

[@KINDHEARTRACE]

I'm struggling to find the backing track, too. Why did he not give us the link? Don't understand. It's like searching a needle in ocean. OMG

[@ideraoluwalawal7510]

Matthew Barnett me tooo. Been searching for ages. Any luck yet?

[@KINDHEARTRACE]

@@ideraoluwalawal7510 No, bro. There is no sign of luck at all. Been searching the the backing track just like finding a needle in the ocean. It's impossible in this my life time. I think I gave it up. Hopefully, This Tyler can see our desperate, hopeless, and sad comments and gives us the link to get it. Damn! So sad!

[@DrewGriffinRealEstate]

Great video... A little to advanced for me right now, but have a Target now. Never knew how hard it would be to get out of the pentatonic rut. Love your videos man.

[@tusharkharya7821]

Legend Says “Tyler makes all his videos to show off all his guitars”

[@Wulfdojo]

You lost me at How To Improvise Solos Like A Boss

[@yanhasmut4005]

I find it easier to simply use the caged system to improvise over a backing track. It almost seems like you're using a variant of modal playing which is quite complicated. What do you think about the caged system?

[@hezzy5338]

I always wanted to learn how to improvise on the guitar, the beginning can be slow and frustrating...but then I found yousician

[@GregsGarage]

This was awesome Tyler. I've never thought about it in this way... Thank you for breaking it down. You need to add this to GSS.

[@doodles6200]

When I hear the minor harmonic, I instantly think of Marty Friedman. great video though, thorough explanation, and clear instructions.

[@justinbuck9433]

I love Elevated Jam tracks, exciting to see it mentioned. Quist also makes great backing tracks

[@b3yourself91]

Can you do a habits of Brian setzer video? He’s an incredibly talented and underrated guitarist

[@israman77]

I haven't seen this video but I bet there's triads in there.

[@yonikup2865]

Haha, clasic tyler.

[@GammaFZ]

TRIAD

[@S3BE2T]

12:09 - Another pick gone forever

[@merx8063]

YESSSSS IVE BEEN NEEDING THIS FOR YEARS

[@ejw3006]

I’m more of a rhythm player, but I suck at improv solos so thanks

[@Soldier1287]

if one chord comes next, like 3 chord (F maj) Is there other note/shapes to play on that 2 chord? Instead of F? I’d assume it’s F’s 3 and 5, but just them only? Also for progressions, it can be any random order? 2, 7, 4, 1, 6 for example? I’ve always sucked at theory.

[@maxawdford5263]

Wish I could understand this and take it in

[@ToniLovesSkateboarding]

me sitting here not understanding anything. Even after playing for over 30 years but never taking the time to learn scales or the fretboard. hahahaha!

[@gurthkwake6910]

I didnt discover your channel until recently, but all your videos i've seen have been awesome and super helpful man! Keep'em comin!

[@masonrousseaux1501]

anyone have the link to the backing track? please and thanks

[@蒲尔]

Amazing work!Thanks!Can I translate this to Chinese and repost it since Chinese people can't watch youtube

[@halogergo]

I save this video and come back when i know some more theory

[@an1hxnyy]

This Is awesome bro keep it up

[@teutonicknight3471]

How to improve improvised shred ? I have ko problems jamming pretty good with medium tempo. I would say i even mastered it. But i have troubles really Shredding and playing really fast my own Licks while i improvise. I have no troubles in shredding other solos but improvising is a problem. Video please?

[@RandomJammer]

Haha! Very boss like indeed!! I really enjoy your videos, great vibe, always top level playing 👍👍👍

[@Markustheperson]

Your style is so Petrucci-esque, I love it!

[@jack-lh2sy]

go improvise some solos with an acoustic one

[@fupipupi]

it's hard. Here I am only having acoustic guitar to learn electric

[@wstntime2]

Maybe a 2 or 3-chord progression could illustrate the same concepts without an 8-10-chord track that doesn’t allow your ears to grasp how scales fit over chords. Way too complicated man!

[@nikolovesyou.0_0]

Does somebody live in Helsingborg?

[@blindedtoaster5842]

can you link the track you used please

[@PounkOdiat]

Same question here. I searched any track on elevated backing track's channel with the "Dm" or "D minor" tag on it but I can't find the same exact chord's progression.

[@TimStanley1978]

@@PounkOdiat me too!

[@5urg3x]

I don’t mean to be over critical here but all you are doing is taking patterns that other guitar players have previously used and combining them. How about coming up with new stuff and improvising that on the fly? That’s what I want to learn how to do. I can play Petrucci and Gilbert triplet patterns all day long, they’re boring AF because literally everyone knows them and uses them.

[@Hjh826]

I dont understand a fucking thing. I want to move out of just using a box but i dont undertsand any of the videos like the circle of fifths. Ive been playing for 3 years but im self taught so i never learnt any theory so this is really hard to rap my head around

[@banaantjexx164]

There is a 5 part video series of Guthrie Govan called 'Words of Wisdom' where he's explaining and demonstrating the same kind of theme of this video with a looper. I recommend you check that out as well, since it is a bit easier to understand for people like me, who aren't all that well versed in music theory. /watch?v=W0yKCpidQ-s

[@iamjerrygoins]

great vid, keep it coming! 💣💣💥 gave me some ideas for my channel!

[@jiniaadhikari3255]

Whats the difference between the harmonic minor scale and the phrygian scale?? It sounds kinda similar.....

[@edisontsang8365]

Your opening jam makes me wanna burn my guitars

[@inferiorpeergroup9222]

wow thats a serious lick at the beginning. That would take me a little work. Thats a sick PRS I have a new channel with some improvisation videos. Check it out if thats your thing.

[@Hundsgemein1]

I like ur Zakk Wylde poster

[@snakebite8746]

the last solo that you played blown my mind..it was really helpful to understand the uses of each of this scale shapes, Thank you

[@xTidus24xx]

this is definitely something i need too work on... i always get frustrated because it seems like everytime i improvise/solo over a backing track or anything like that my stuff all eventually sounds the same, i really need too start grinding and learning all the scales and getting out of the pentatonic box of hell lol

[@MrLost-ut6yo]

You're explaining it pretty good I guess.. I wish I'd be able to get it. I try to unterstand scales n stuff for years now but somehow I just don't get it.

[@mikekopf1173]

I feel the same way. My belief is that I have just not put in nearly enough time. Eventually my ear and hands will come together to give me what I am hearing in my head. Anyway, you’re not alone. Keep practicing.

[@NickyTee]

Anyone know which exact backing track from Elevated Jam Tracks this is? I've searched and cannot find it!

[@adaptercrash]

Only after 10 years of pro touring, you can use programs to compose after learning all that theory and they are like whoa, and when I write on the harmonic it sounds hilarious. I think you would really like it.

[@CordeMonstres]

Can someone give the exact link for the backing track please ? :)

[@KINDHEARTRACE]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/n4bLiH-hf9icebc Yeah! I've finally found it here on Elevated Jam Track. Cheers!!!

[@szymonpinkowski1636]

Sorry I would totally get use music videos I just cant afford them now but I soon as I have enought money to get it I soooooo in there but I do get alot just from your you tube videos Thank You so much for what you do!!!!!!!

[@waynebrown1394]

Music is Win do you have material that can be printed in your teaching system? It looks like I am going to have to find lessons somewhere else be my instructor does not feel safe right now.

[@brunobarroso7330]

How can i get your guitar tone, it sounds incredibly good, i literaly get a sweet sensation in my mouth when i hear that tone, especialy when you play a power chords, it sounds so heavy mistical and majestic

[@MilesMilesYT]

I just subscribed to Guitar Super System! I’ve already been playing guitar for a while, but I’m very excited and ready to learn a ton more from you!

[@lordMaroza]

I feel like the more I learn to "read" the neck, the less I'm being able to play. Before, I was able naturally flow through the solos, and now that I'm thinking about them, I'm stuck...

[@KevinLuper99]

Ever gonna stop playing that there yeehaw music? Like its nice but some variety pls.