How to Play Over a 1, 4, 5 Progression - 3 Levels

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In this lesson we look at the basics of playing over one of the most common chord progressions of all time: the 1, 4, 5.
I'll show you 3 ways I like to approach soloing over this type of chord progression and provide 3 solo examples. The tabs and notation are included in the video.
For the complete notation to the opening solo, downloadable versions of the embedded tabs, and the backing track I play over, sign up on my Patreon.
Thanks for supporting the channel. Enjoy!!
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[@jtd3421]

Random KZbin guitar tutorial… and the intro is one of the best solos I’ve EVER HEARD

[@JackRuch]

Thanks John!!!

[@HankStoneMusic]

He spits them out like it's in his blood. I took a lesson with him and it was awesome. Highly recommend

[@ajh67a]

certainly great solo in the intro

[@stuffnuns]

I hear ya. This dude’s playing is tasty.

[@camgreer]

My thought exactly. He's got the blues in him.

[@raymondwilliams4346]

I've been playing guitar for nigh on forty years, and that's one of the very best I-IV-V lessons I've ever seen. Thank you, Jack. 🙂

[@JackRuch]

You're very welcome! Thanks Raymond

[@mstathakis]

I'm a member of truefire and I contribute to patreon (Where I've connected to you). I will say this, we are in an information age. It is not difficult to find data and information, but, to find UNDERSTANDING. This has been the missing link and challenge of mankind for centuries. You understand it and are gifted and work incredibly hard to put together these lessons that if one is paying attention, there is enough there where no other instruction is necessary until all of that can be under our fingers. I really enjoy your instruction. In my early years, I was impressed with SPEED in a 70's shredding context, now, I see speed in being able to master all options on playing within the chord, and changes to the next chord. I hope you are compensated in some way that's commensurate with the incredible knowledge that is being GIVEN by you. I'd like to take a private from you just to interact and pay you a worthy price for your time.

[@JackRuch]

Thank you very much! I really appreciate it!

[@shinjial]

Your phrasing has a really nice flow to it, always giving the impression of one note leading to the next. It grounds the listener and gives the solo piece direction, structure and conclusion. Really nice and tasteful.

[@JackRuch]

Thank you Andre!

[@williamcobbs3606]

Man’s, this guy’s so solid, and such a great teacher.

[@JackRuch]

Thank you!

[@swood07413]

Dude this is unreal. You are a monster player and hell of a teacher. Very rare to have both 🙏🙏

[@JB-ti7bl]

The voice, so calm.

[@groovymidnight]

NOBODY on KZbin explains these things better than you Jack, thank you for yet another eye-opening lessong!

[@Erv3218]

Gotta be one of the best lessons on KZbin on this topic. Thanks!

[@JackRuch]

Glad you think so!

[@DanGolik]

Every single note with intention, really the best playing and tone and a super meaningful lesson - thanks man, my playing has improved so much since I started listening to your lessons I now look for new more complex chord progressions to apply it. Thanks so much, you are an amazing player and teacher!

[@JackRuch]

Thanks Dan!!

[@Cleveland_Chris]

Finally had a lightbulb moment because of this video. Instantly subscribed. Super solid channel.

[@kadenkelly9237]

Your guitar teaching is the reason I fell back in love with the blues. Thank you for being such a big inspiration

[@JohnC-zm2qo]

Loving the teaching style !! But after 30 yrs of playing,,, I can honestly say that Im Truly stumped !

[@andrewwright6893]

Superb lesson. Beautiful melodic playing thanks very much

[@DanRussellGuitar]

Perfect lesson, everything you need here, don't get many pro's dishing out gold like this. Appreciate the content Jack.

[@JackRuch]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Flat_E-ric]

As a "I am stuck in minor pentatonic and cant get out of that" kinda guy this is refreshing and I hope to impress my teacher this week. #I still feel like a n00b but always love to play. Great video

[@JackRuch]

Cool man! Glad you enjoy it

[@srikanthnishtala2162]

Great lesson Jack! Beautifully explained and demonstrated. Especially the notes to lean on in the major and minor pentatonic scales. Thank you.

[@JackRuch]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@mikeandrade5708]

I have had a Revelation with this lesson. Finally after more than fifty years of playing I understand about using the 3rd and flat 3rd. The min 7th of the 4 chord and 5th have that flat 3rd

[@edwardcrump7735]

Great lesson Jack. Your approach is clear and your playing is tight in the groove. Thank you!

[@JackRuch]

My pleasure! Thank you

[@rneris]

I have found your approach and explanation of playing over the 1,4,5 quite useful. My sincere thanks Jack. All smiles and sore fingers.

[@JackRuch]

Glad to help!

[@bradfordlaneromans2994]

Man , you sure know what you R doing. You just tickle my ears , that then goes right into my soul , which jumps for joy.I saved your other vid I saw yesterday about playing all the 1/2 step modulations for a jazzier sound. Now your playing the hell out of a straight ahead blues. I’m gonna be checking you out. Good to meet you. I’m Doc from Dallas. ✌️🤠

[@JackRuch]

Thank you Bradford!

[@gregglashauser4125]

Great sound, real fuel for studying and practicing 🙏🏽

[@JackRuch]

Yes indeed!

[@ew6629]

One of the best lessons I've watched that will help me tremendously. So well explained and demo'd with impeccable phrasing. Those double stops that start at 33 seconds I'm stealing! Thank you so much.

[@JackRuch]

Awesome, thank you!

[@JonnyDee123]

Same here. It popped up in my feed. Beautiful playing, phrasing and smooth tone. I was getting strong Larry Carlton vibe. Great info in the lesson too. Many thanks for sharing.

[@hetknn8600]

That was the BEST lesson that Sums up very understandable the approach to solo on a 12 bar blues with a more sophisticated approach !!! Thank you !

[@briandwi2504]

That just about sums the whole thing up. Just perfect. Thanks.

[@thebeatentrebleclef]

masterful teaching and beautiful playing. thats how you do it👌

[@JackRuch]

Thank you kindly!

[@targon749]

It's interesting that while the mixolydian over each chord is maybe the most "complex", I really think the major over one, minor over four and five gave the best sound. Awesome lesson!

[@JackRuch]

Thank Morgan!

[@ambroseharper8316]

THAT is a great lesson! 😊 👏

[@marckaravan5285]

Keep it up Jack I think you sound great. Outlining those chord voicings in the solo really makes it stand out

[@ivonsmith4255]

Youre always a wise and musical teacher, Jack! Great stuff!

[@jimc6687]

This is all just fantastic........what Jack presents here once again is his direct, no-nonsense approach to helping us develop our more sophisticated and professional sounding soloing. This makes taking solos so much more enjoyable and rewarding as well as fun! My weakness has always been tackling the popular key of G and not anymore. Again, with zero iron in the fire or any benefit to me other than improving on blues guitar and passing this along in a hopefully helpful and meaningful way, this 3-level quick lesson on developing our soloing in the key of G by Jack Ruch marries nearly perfectly with his great TrueFire course (Shades of Blues- 12-bar Shuffle in G) and this is highly recommended! I have been very encouraged and excited with Mr. Ruch's great instruction!! Jim C.

[@JackRuch]

Thank you Jim!

[@Whatsonthebench]

Played with so much soul and feel. Bravo man!

[@patriciatully4781]

Jack : so cool ! very bright and happy , beautiful melody lines and driving down the road just a crusin'.. Frank , Catskill mtns..

[@bensheppard7361]

Your feel and tone are refreshing in the abyss of KZbin lessons

[@JackRuch]

Thanks Ben!

[@mikeandrade5708]

Thanks for making it simple.

[@JackRuch]

Glad it was helpful!

[@gjorgjiboskov2613]

Great lesson, great playing

[@JackRuch]

Thank you!

[@TerryDiLuzio]

Your channel is pure gold, thank you very much Jack

[@JackRuch]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@HughJengine]

Great lesson Jack! It was really helpful that you just kept it as a regular 1 4 5 and just changed the soloing ideas as opposed to adding in extra chords to 'jazz' up the progression. This made it easier for me to focus and compare the different ideas and sounds you've presented. Thank you for taking the time to put this lesson up. Cheers from the UK.👍

[@JamesW225]

I am coming to appreciate your teaching style more amd more. Thanks pal !

[@RaiyzorX]

You say all the things I need to hear, Thanks for the inspiration!!

[@CapitaineBuisson]

Great lesson! You'r licks are so well placed! I've done the first level and there is already so much too work on... Thank's a lot!

[@JackRuch]

You're very welcome!

[@kurikokaleidoscope]

Great video Jack!

[@groomedtodie]

This dudes vibrato is too good. So much control and feel.

[@JackRuch]

Thank you!

[@RockPopMandolin]

Awesome! I've gotta try that on the mandolin!

[@medardoarce9361]

Thanks man Great lesson Great teacher

[@JazzStrat781]

Awesome video and content. You're an awesome player and teacher, thankful for your channel

[@JackRuch]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@bluesboyst]

Great as usual Jack...

[@emdeetee8631]

I learned a lot from the way you ramped the lesson up from the basic major/minor pentatonic scales over specific chords all the way up to the specific mixolydian scales over which chords. Nice concise and information dense lesson.

[@JackRuch]

Glad it was helpful!

[@yodajazzcat]

Great lesson, brother! Having said that, the tone is so sweet you could have played all the solos in Eb and NOBODY WOULD HAVE CARED!!!

[@andydinesguitar]

Thanks Jack, short, clear and concise - you've got a talent for conveying this practical information in easily digestible nuggets! Apparently you can also play a little too!🤘

[@JackRuch]

Glad it was helpful!

[@arunviswanathan5555]

Very very tasteful playing Jack! Great lesson. Thanks!

[@drewbarries]

Love this Jack, I am so signing up as a Patreon, thanks for the support and all of this amazing content.

[@JackRuch]

Awesome, thank you!

[@johndooley7812]

Awesome🎯Such great playing and a superb teaching method.

[@cameronpatrickscott]

Delicious, thanks man, be feasting on this, liked and subbed.

[@j.r.goldman3279]

I know everything so far you have ever posted but I am not as smooth as you. I over play I think. Such great playing. I love this stuff

[@JackRuch]

Thanks man!

[@BrendanPowerMusic]

Excellent video Jack! You have a great relaxed feel, and your demonstration of the 3 different harmonic approaches is enhanced by tasty melodic ideas. I've subscribed!

[@ap7498]

Thanks for the video and lesson!! Great stuff….

[@JackRuch]

My pleasure!

[@drewcunningham2]

Awesome opening run, Jack!!!!

[@matheusteles435]

Your playing is so glorious! Now you are a reference for me.

[@huncysound]

Great lesson, great playing. IMHO your are a teacher, who can really teach. Thanks.

[@JackRuch]

Thank you Huey!

[@mikerathgeber8057]

Your lessons are fantastic. I've learnt 4 of your solos so far. They take me to a new and refreshing place in terms of melody and chord accompaniement. Bravo! Good on you. I always look forward to whats next. I have improved tremendously.

[@JackRuch]

Great to hear!

[@mativasquezdlc]

your lessons are pure gold brother, thank u so much

[@JackRuch]

Happy to hear that!

[@salvatorec1973]

Thank you from Belgium Jack.

[@stephencullen441]

You are a great player and teacher

[@satchrules101]

Anazing teacher and player !

[@JackRuch]

Thank you!

[@rzambory2938]

!very nice !! Thank You

[@2good2betrue3]

Amazing blues intro, super tasty, great lesson Jack! :)

[@JackRuch]

Glad you like it!

[@daniellapierre9798]

Really great tutorial!

[@JackRuch]

Thank you!

[@goandshout1]

I really like your lesson but your play is just WOW.

[@DLAmurph]

Really like your content! That was a really good instructional video.

[@JackRuch]

Thank you Ken!

[@melroybent4213]

Hi Jack .that was superb.......thanks for sharing .

[@tboyz1]

Awesome video lesson very well explained I especially liked the notes that outlined the changes and how not using all the notes works to empathize the chord tones through the changes. It has been helpful in my understanding thank you 🙂

[@WhiteDove73-888]

Thanks KZbin, best lesson I’ve ever seen on beginner soloing! Subscribed

[@JackRuch]

Awesome, thank you!

[@Charlie22880]

Bendito Algoritmo que me ha traído hasta tus vídeos… gran trabajo…

[@fatkitty4207]

Damn I thought I knew this stuff. Even the intro solo is a lesson. Btw the way I look at using both major and minor scales is: well if I mix the right notes at the right time in the right order, I can have any mode of any scale I want without thinking about the mode.

[@coreymihailiuk5189]

A very detailed and helpful lesson. Thanks!

[@RodrigoSoares-kk9vk]

I'm don't have too much pratice in write in english, but I need to say that your channel is unbelivable... and I saw only 2 videos... man...

[@JackRuch]

Thank you Rodrigo!

[@stevesimpson688]

fantastic lesson....I am really taking time to understand your note choices especially during chord changes. This one lesson is changing my playing for the better.......thanks so much Jack,

[@JackRuch]

You're very welcome!

[@terrygrealey1364]

Great playing. This is where I want to be within a year. I know my theory, including the major and minor pentatonics. I practice a couple of hours a day, longer at weekends, but been feeling a little stalled recently.

[@humphreymcgito2849]

Get you some Dominant 7 arpeggios. And listen to Umphrey’s McGee live. Lol

[@geraldbrown2875]

Man that was fantastic!👍🎸🇨🇦

[@JackRuch]

Glad you liked it!

[@hounddog1381]

Thanks so much. Very inspiring! You have shared lots of awesome lessons on notes to play etc. How about something on your playing techniques, use of dynamics, pick techniques, pros and cons of playing horizontally rather than vertically etc? You do all of this SO well! It would be great hear your thoughts on these things. Thanks again!

[@JackRuch]

Great suggestion!

[@hounddog1381]

@@JackRuch I love: the way you let some notes ring like BB King, your use of slurring rather than just bending, slurring in both directions in different strings in the same phrase, little bursts of fast playing among slower playing (Billy Gibbons does this well too!), the way you vary your attack so some notes really zing (if that’s a word) , your jazzy, but not too jazzy flavour, etc, etc. You phrasing is already considered legendary by us KZbin students! You have single handedly got me, for one, back into electric blues after along stint on acoustic. I have finally found a teacher I would like to sound like 🙂. Thanks again for all your generosity and sharing!

[@JerryCherryBand]

So smooth it's sick

[@chrisgmurray3622]

Can't listen to you play for another six months without saying, and hopefully without sounding sucky,you have some deep beautiful music coming through you.The first time I heard you in april, it was like when I first heard eric johnson, or roy buchanan, or joe pass-although many fine players are at your level, it sounds like what I heard in my own head but couldn't quite play yet, as if that's very close to what I would play if I could.So for years I've been trying to make some of those botes in the right place etc. Many other players are techniqually as good , but your approach just sounds right to me( by the way thanks for also going over real basics that I cittoned on to a while ago but you pointed out some subtleties I have overlooked in square one so thanks again, alas I have no digital cash or I'd join your patreon but in the mean time I look forward to more videos, since the first ones I saw were when I was in hospital for two weeks-doing good now!

[@Rosendomusika]

i think this solos are great sounding

[@tylerlee549]

Love it! …Subscribed ✔️

[@DanMcmillan-l9m]

Thanks!

[@iantaylor827]

Great great lesson. As well as the concepts and the structure there are the examples of great phrasing. Thanks Jack.

[@JackRuch]

Glad you liked it!

[@Peter-iq6rc]

SUBSCRIBED.....you the man, Jack

[@JackRuch]

Thank you Peter!

[@davidcollins5536]

Brilliant 👏

[@Redfiregtag]

Man really I only learned that I need to learn alot more. But one day this will all make sense and I will be back . Amazing sound BTW.

[@JackRuch]

You can do it!

[@ronb9700]

Hi Jack, thanks for this great lesson.. I also purchased you truefire course, if I ever get half as good as you I will be a happy man..!

[@JackRuch]

Thank you Ron!

[@mieraftekle8953]

Good lessons! Nice explanation! Great playing! And the transcriptions helped out a lot. Thanks a lot Jack. I love the tone you produce from the guitar. Could you please make a video on your gears, set-up and adjustments?

[@johnpritchard9753]

Great lesson!!! So grateful - thanks

[@JackRuch]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jaylair6366]

This has to be one of the very best nuggets of instruction I have seen! I liked and subbed during your intro solo. The rest has given me exactly what I need to focus on in my playing right now. I look forward to learning more from you! Thanks

[@JackRuch]

Awesome! Thanks Jay!

[@seankearney5469]

Love your jam love your lesson!!!!

[@JackRuch]

Thanks Sean!

[@luismendez3925]

Great lesson.

[@HendryWong324]

i've leanrning the triad for a while. and this video pop up. wow! whAa a magic thing! i can understand and get the whole thing! thank you! thank you! love it! your playing is so nice and gentle! \m/

[@JackRuch]

You're very welcome!

[@rodney4266]

Thank you so much for posting this it's where I Wana go

[@JackRuch]

You're welcome Rodney!

[@alessandrozambelli4801]

Really a great guitar player! Amazing colours and very beautyfull phrases! Tank you Jack.

[@JackRuch]

Many thanks!!

[@geniodiez7432]

That’s really very useful info right there . Thanks , brother !

[@JackRuch]

Glad it was helpful!