How to never run out of licks again - ever

[@hesselvanderwal6807]

simple yet a real eye-opener. I regularly get really frustrated by always playing the same licks over and over again. Well done!

[@dirkmoolman]

I relate so much to your way of thinking and teaching. Thank you !

[@dirkmoolman]

I'm going to add this to my exercise schedule everyday.

[@zentime8047]

Honestly that was one of the best lessons I have ever watched on here. Well done and thanks

[@diguesdiawara5901]

OMG, this is amazing i have been a player for only a year and i have done alot with these lessons. way better than other lessons on here and i have looked at alot tried to learn licks from else where... this is awsome please keep it up.

[@RenegadeScion]

These are solid lessons. It's always good to hear concepts in different words in order to help your brain wrap around them.

[@roberternst7202]

right, real solid

[@leonardcrainie9928]

I'd also like to add that you are a very very intelligent and we'll spoken person and I will be subscribing !

[@w00tkid]

The fabric of melody. That just blew my mind.

[@steveellis2038]

stumbled across your channel! I have been playing for over 20 years but found something useful in every lesson I've watched so far,very inspirational! Thank you Claus

[@leonardcrainie9928]

I've been playing 5 years and everything in this was helpful

[@martyblyth1795]

Excellent, you described the stage I was at but I didn't really see it. You have opened a new path for me to continue learning guitar cheers.

[@alan4sure]

So 5 yrs later, has it helped more?

[@jhk2383]

YOU'RE A GENIUS, how can u explain it so clearly and make that sense

[@speedygonzales4707]

This guy has a very high IQ and I reckon he could explain anything like how to program a VHS recorder and make it sound interesting. But the best thing for me is when his Germanic systemic logic shines through like a clear light. Fabulous!

[@heavymetal116]

Wow....this like a an unlock mode to the next level of improvisation.... Sometimes you have all the tools but you are struggling to do anything with it....and all you need is some great piece of such advice like that which unlocks your mind to think music in a different way....very useful suggestions... Thanks 😄😄

[@nilaydervish9973]

You are the most awesome tutor on youtube ever. Thank you for being so clear and humble :)

[@JeffreyBurtonYT]

I can hear how your research for your 'Power Blues' course is effecting your phrasing. Sounds great! Looking forward to the course!

[@jackbloe2117]

That's some amazing flamenco lesson.

[@usejustonce2386]

In another video, you gave the incredibly poignant advice that, to paraphrase, improvisation is composing in real time. This video and that piece of advice combined are so powerful and very much appreciated. It seems so obvious in hindsight but you have a fantastic way of cutting through the junk and hitting the nail dead on. Thanks, Claus!

[@ReD_SnOw-ke2hn]

Thinking of music as mathematical sequences truly unlocks the fret board, thank you for teaching us the ways!

[@RobertP1963]

Very good explanation.

[@manoskf]

one of the best tutorials ... and I have seen a lot. Thank you Sir. I just subscribed!

[@jbdmarketing]

Great video lesson Claus. I will checkout more of them.

[@rengokusats]

whats with the sad naruto music everytime the screen turns black

[@martinulstein9087]

Another great lesson. Thank you so much. Have a great day.

[@fraaaaaaaaay]

I enjoyed your approach in teaching here. Well done, thanks!

[@CharlySardo]

It's crazy that I have been touching on this myself recently. You obviously play good. What a great way to approach this. Can't wait to practice this and try it. THANK YOU for the idea which is valuable.

[@alan4sure]

So how is it going 4 yrs later?

[@CharlySardo]

@@alan4sure wow. I had to re-watch the video to know what it was. Realized I was still never going to practice so never got to put it in practice altho I love the idea. Thanks for asking. I sounded so excited right? great video :) p.s. I gig a little bit so my "practice" is climbing out on limbs in public and seeing if I can climb back (or jump off with a triple Lindy and stick it) before my ride ends. Laziness :)

[@Boogieplex]

Very happy i found ur channel.great refreshing perspective!

[@jdgzan1634]

Brilliant! An excellent way to escape the trap of learned licks. What a lot of fun -- well done!

[@emmanuelowiny5639]

you really know this thing. i like your level of confidence

[@Londonstrummer]

I rarely comment, but felt that this was so great that I had to thank you. Super super way of building forever!! Cheers!!!

[@glguitarman]

I've seen several of your videos and I admit that I did not like them very much. However, this video is fantastic, Bravo! The information you've given, and the clear manner in which presented it is invaluable. That is, it is useful for a musician of any level or style. You're talking about language, simple as that. Thank you.

[@BomShiva2]

A talented musician And a good teacher too Thanks Claus

[@BrettFunkGuitar]

Nice video man. I like the way you explained the concept. I teach 2-3-4 etc. sequencing to all my students. I learned them from a very old Vinnie Moore instructional video. Nice playing and tone too. I like the backdrop and your use of the Gracie stand.

[@lars4738]

It's interesting, because i came to the point of using sequences without knowing anything about what they are. I started out learning all Clapton, Allman and Page licks and in the end it learned me to use these sequences and make my own licks! Great lesson for those starting out though, it will probably save someone a lot of time!

[@gcbeegle]

I love how this cat communicates, his vocabulary is wide and deep. Keep killing it!

[@juansaenz3755]

what a good guitar teacher! thanks a lot!

[@xpansionteam1537]

Tried your way of getting faster at scales works a treat cheers

[@apchan]

Great teaching.. thank you😊

[@danieltrickey9285]

Never heard it put this way. Brilliant. Thanks.

[@luke_4446]

as always amazing & very clear lesson, keep up the good work!

[@trankgrappa]

very good teaching and presentation! thanks for that :)

[@darrensmusicstudio]

Excellent lesson Claus, Thank You!

[@bestboy897]

man you're brilliant

[@Ouzo66]

i once was lost n(11 minutes ago .....and now....I found beacause of your video what do I have to play next ....really , I was stucked in the same solo s ....now this thing really works ...THANKS A LOOOOT !!! Ive suscribed already

[@aldoiron1715]

The Elon Musk of guitar

[@JMarkJones]

ROFLMAO!

[@anthonythompson4705]

hahahahaha

[@univox_guitar]

Yes...and we see this comment on every one of his videos. Thanks for not being relevant. ✌

[@EmpireOfLightTV]

😂 Nailed it!

[@jafmusicmix7656]

Thank you Claus, for putting a name to the practicing system I've been utilizing for years. You're very right, the "licks" soloing technique gets old pretty quickly. The path to originality is scales and sequences.

[@alanjamesh.zamorano1677]

I've been trying to improve my soloing by learning solos from Jeff Beck's Blow by Blow album. I use him as a reference, and I admire the way that he rarely repeats himself. He has his go-to-licks of course like everyone does, but uses them esporadically. Great vídeo, thanks

[@Shigellosis]

this guitar stand thing is messing with my mind

[@kjpillay]

Great Lesson Sir. Thank you for the insight.

[@reanimator9]

great lesson and great teacher

[@OsmarCaco]

Real good! I'll focus on these concepts. Thanks!

[@karladamuszak4386]

hey,your a motivational guitar speaker,nice work

[@GerryBlue]

Subscribed, this is very good, I have to rewatch

[@edwardeiding8100]

Awesome, can't wait to try this..

[@EnriqueNuesch]

that's a nice sounding Squier!

[@jimbee8915]

i enjoyed this lesson. thank you

[@guitarschoolnorthampton1870]

Excellent video!

[@andrewlauret]

Thank you very much for another excellent tip

[@SergeBotans]

excellent advice, thank you for sharing. The challenge now is to learn lots of these sequences ;-)

[@Jcs000]

GREAT ADVICE!

[@garymelander]

Excellent and helpful lesson. Please tell me what that stand is called and where I might find one!! I've had a back injury and cant stand for very long with a guitar slung over my shoulder. Thank you in advance!

[@bilgeakcay2450]

best teacher on youtube :) can you make a video about bend with vibrato?

[@martinsinigriega6999]

I have to learn this lick , sound great in your hands :)

[@Pulse2AM]

Well if we're talking soloing I think sequences are fine but what you're playing sounds like passing tones without melody. A combination of a melody, some licks, some passing tones, a beginning, middle, climax and ending is what makes good solos. Otherwise it's more along the lines of Jazz.

[@Amber57499]

thank you very much for this, but I don't understand how to practice it. I'm "still" at the pentatonic scale, though.

[@softjakob3996]

Amber57499 you van still practice This method with the pentatonic scale. Just learn to move the scale over the fretboard and start playing sequences!

[@apexwindowcleaningservices4457]

Omg I started learning from this guy years ago off his website before KZbin was out. Yes folks there was a world before KZbin.

[@leonardcrainie9928]

Apex Window Cleaning Services wow . can't think of the Internet before KZbin

[@autizmo2963]

5:46 reminds me a lot of Bach's toccata and fugue in D minor

[@mkraif]

excellent insight. thank you

[@LeFrogCatcher]

If guitar players were clever, they would pay you a small fee to sort them out. You would become a millionaire, the world full of musically interesting guitarists and simply a better place. Thank you. This was just SO good. Wish I came across 25 years ago. Peace, and I owe you, Master. Cheers

[@tomnowlin7396]

You are a genius!

[@SuperBRUJITA11]

Please more light and zoom in and tabs . you are one real MASTER .THANKS !!

[@Noah-mt4yp]

jorge muñoz the point is not to play what he is playing, so tabs are completely irrelevant to the point he is trying to make, which I think you've missed. He doesn't want you to copy him, he wants you to make your own lines and licks and phrases.

[@billville111]

very valuable lesson thank you

[@SuperF0cus]

Excellent, thank you.

[@kylelikeskjvbible]

Its funny, you're using the guitar I had in mind that I wanted to buy, the Squire Deluxe in Daphne Blue

[@TheStupidcomment]

More guitar players need to watch this video.

[@jtmr.1645]

wow this is a great technique 😶 it makes perfect sense. it's simple yet effective.

[@Draiver165]

it's like letters that form words and with those words you create your own sentence, i see it that way

[@DrugMeToHell1]

good places to learn sequences, or good ones to learn?

[@dennislabriola4841]

Great stuff. Thanks!

[@sassanardalanjr]

that's true man otherwise playing like others is very boring I think anyone who is playing some instruments must find his own voice and style by study as you said and find his own way . thanks a lot for your time and effort to sharing

[@ghostradiodelete]

Maybe I'm crazy or just got lucky, but for me not running out of licks or even sequences means having musical ideas, which I get from being able to communicate musical ideas from my head onto the guitar. If I run out it's because my musical database is stale from not listening to enough different sorts of music. I'm sure this idea works fine, I just never ever thought to need to do this.

[@guitarpedaldemos9121]

Ironically, all the stuff you played with sequences actually sound like other peoples "licks" also. It's hard to escape that completely, and honestly I don't think it's worth worrying about. that said, sequences are an important fundamental aspect of music, so your suggestion to practice them is excellent IMO.

[@deweypug]

Really a very nice way to help break out of a rut on the neck!!

[@riftinliving]

Max's KZbin

[@JesusOurKing]

Do you remember which Amplifier you were using here. Fantastic sound.

[@Chilajuana]

Nice lesson.......

[@SonovaBish]

This is great! Thanks.

[@williambrackett8229]

Incredible!

[@streettriplesstoney5534]

Thanks I get what your saying, and it's so true.

[@bobsyeruncle4841]

nice concept bravo

[@AntiTrustNJ]

Very nice!

[@Xfacta12482]

So you are basically turning licks into fluid sequences rather than blocky puzzle pieces?

[@rubenca5586]

Mark Shull basically doing the same anybody does with solos and licks , just different terminology

[@spiderbabybill]

@Purple Crayon. Yeah - this seems like a more atomic-level approach to improvisation rather than licks. At least that's how my head makes sense of it!

[@playoutthebox]

great video, and makes so much sense. I'm tired of listening to instructors saying buy my course of 98 rock,blues licks, Iike this concept better.....

[@thegrayplace]

F***ing brilliant! Thanks.

[@lizaltman1200]

i think this was your best vid...well stated. eloquent. im a lawyer and shredder

[@justMe-rd4sw]

what squire is that please

[@vjaytvcanada]

rock on !

[@simonsmallhorne]

Great vid, Claus. :)

[@Rustyjamesman]

Thanks!!

[@jsop2668]

Hi Claus, what is the difference between a "lick" and a "riff"?

[@markdiakiw6193]

what is that thing you have your guitar resting on??????

[@honts13]

please pardon me to use chinese to comment. 獨孤九劍-最後一式：無招勝有招.. 厲害.. 厲害... (basically, the ultimate mastery.) thank you so much! i hv learnt so much from you! thank you master!..