Lead Guitar Soloing Lesson - Basic overview and concepts by Marty Schwartz - Guitar Lessons

[@annejohnston1958]

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[@Ichigo13500]

You are the superman of guitar teachers, it's like whenever there's a cry for help you just swoop in with these awesome lessons and save the day. Seriously anytime I'm stuck you have the EXACT lessons to teach me what I need to know. Keep it up you are awesome man

[@rookieg]

i so wish this video was out when I was at this stage. It took me a long time to figure this all out on my own. Thank you for all the time and effort you have put into this Marty. I hope your family is understanding. You have really put a lot of time ino these videos.

[@lildraz9845]

This is where I started my guitar journey last December and now everyone loves to hear me play and I tell them am still learning Marty thanks!!!!!!

[@jayfreeman3004]

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[@joeyaudio]

One of the best explanations on how to begin soloing. I get frustrated learning ALL the scales, and he explains that concentrating on one scale and extending that one scale is the best way. The hardest part of soling is making a scale sound musical,instead of a boring repetitive scale lesson.

[@anarodriguez2351]

for some reason it's been so hard for me to grasp the concept of soloing and I've always struggled with it, but this just opened my eyes so much and is making me think of it in a different and more comprehensive way. thank you so much. can't wait to keep practicing this and get better

[@mtmals9786]

months practicing lots of other lessons I always drop in for a masterful lesson by Marty..good one Marty. Thank you.

[@adamn2022]

The way you break soloing down is something that atleast 90% of similar videos cannot do effectively. Thank you!!!

[@24lighter]

marty ive been playing guitar for 4 years now and new all this stuff i just didnt no how to relate it all this lesson has put everything into so much perspective thank u so much you are a Legend

[@purelite04]

Thank you Marty!! Your videos on KZbin have helped me tremendously. Thank you for being so generous with the knowledge and explaining it in a way that I can get down with.

[@karmamaster7]

thank you for making this so easy to understand, everyone else i ask for soloing lessons go way ahead of my experience level. this helped me out tons

[@robynwall1172]

WELL DONE MARTY. I have always avoided soloing and left it for experienced players but you have inspired me. Thank you.

[@LandonKline]

I've been playing guitar for over 6 years and none of my teachers ever focused on the pentatonic scale. I should have learned this years ago! Thanks to you Marty i finally learn this and expand my horizons with guitar.Thank you!!!

[@SaoGage]

This is so incredibly helpful. This guy is an amazing teacher; very easy to comprehend and apply what he's saying. I'm only a beginner and learning my scales/chords but this makes so much sense.

[@SaoGage]

I really can't say this enough. Thank you so much for this video. As a guy who simply doesn't have the time to take proper lessons, it's videos like these and caring people like you that allow me to get MUCH more joy out of my guitar.

[@Smokepwnsnubs]

on of my favorite lessons marty been watching you since i started 3 years ago and i started with your basic videos of g c d ext chords it was the first lesson i watched after buying my guitar 15 minutes prior happend to come across your site and been watching ever since i think i had a harder time struming a chord then ive had learning my way around scales Thanks!!! so much for the amazing teaching if i ever hit the lottery your getting a huge donation haha

[@rucine]

it´s such a cool feeling after 2 years beeing schwartz´d to recognize some of thoses tasty lil licks from previous lessons ... like one of marty´s favorite one around 13:17....thanks marty for keeping up such a high level of education/entertainment and all you bring in over the internet .... danke schöööön from germany

[@jamesbond0077007700]

My guitar teachers in the past have been utterly useless thank you for teaching me most of all my songs the style to varios genres etc.. luckily i now have a good teacher but u got me started and i'm not planning to stop learning from the almighty schwartz

[@rembo97]

Thank you Marty I finally got it! I was practicing this scale only for a week or so and i can allready do some of this lick improvising! This is the first time I thank you since ive known you on the youtube for some months! So this lesson means a lot to me! Thanks!

[@punks182cdf]

Jamtracks are great. I love that slow a minor. It made my day.

[@Zalnarr]

It seems like for me, it has only taken a few of your videos and now my imagination is taking over the rest, thank you for helping me unlock my potential, it's like all the pieces are coming together as time goes on, just from experimenting and practicing every day.

[@thomasgeorge2715]

Awesome help for a beginner buddy. Been struggling to try and learn all the scales and got a bit lost! Really got my enthusiasm back!

[@Duceswild316]

U got some of the best lessons out there marty, Ive learned so much from ur videos and really enjoyed this lesson a lot. I knew the scale but not the extention and really didnt have a good Idead what to do with this scale. Very useful vid. love ur work and thank you for taking ur time to make these great vids for everyone. Keep Rocking!!!!

[@dechronic]

Been looking for this exact type of lesson.....Marty, thank you so much for your help. Incredible teacher

[@stephenflood2852]

Your a legend man am learning so much from your channel..you make it so easy..great work

[@sparkmcnicholl4064]

Great simple blues soloing, man. I'll be the first one to admit that when it comes to guitar, I find myself shying away from lead positions because my soloing is crap. Your video makes soloing seem like child's play, now. Seriously, thanks man. Bright lights, here I come!

[@joelconrad7385]

Marty ur lessons are great,fun and have taught me alot. Thanks for being my idle instructor!!

[@LainOfTheRealWorld]

@MiniDaab The difference to major and minor pentatonic for the standard 1-4,1-3,1-3,1-3,1-4,1-4 is where the root of the scale is on the E strings. when the root is on the pointer finger it is the major pentatonic, but if you shift it to where the root is on the pinky finger it is minor. so every pentatonic is the Major of one scale and the minor of another. there are multiple patterns to the same scale to play it in different positions on the neck, the extension uses parts of the others

[@PaulLesFender]

Marty you're a bloody genuis!! That explains how the scales join up easily!

[@SuperDREAD4]

dude you are awesome......I've watched a number of your videos and I have to say you are the best guitar teacher......thumbs up.....

[@Mophisto666]

this dude is really the best guitar teacher i have ever seen.

[@michaelhensley9844]

Thanks for awesome videos just like this. I tinker with the guitar and have been playing the A Pentatonic scale for awhile. I can’t wait to try to make it sound that cool.

[@gunnerdee84]

Great lesson for the beginner soloist who needs direction on what to focus on. Thanks Marty, again.

[@lpoverdrive]

this was amazing marty please do more of these vids! this helped me a ton. oyu've transformed me into a blues master.

[@sreda151]

Thanks Marty this really helped me get my soloing going! Your videos are great!

[@HouseKDR]

really cool to see how it all fits together. Thanks!

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[@TonyAlgo34]

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[@truthserum2000]

Great Work Marty, you're an excellent teacher, the best on the net ~!!!!!

[@viniboy9853]

I have for many years wanted to play the guitar. That said, I have a basic knowledge playing the Keyboard. Recently I bought an electric guitar (just a strat' replica) but it will do me. Well, after many hours looking at instructional video's I came across your channel. I have no intention slagging off anyone who takes the time to upload to help us. BUT! you, You are not only a great instructor, you are an inspiration. Thank you very much man. Sorry for the long entry but I thought some background would emphasise just how helpful you have been. All the best. vini.

[@vagvll]

Marty, i ve learned a lot of things about chords from trying to play songs that i like. It would be great if you did some scales lessons combined with famous solos. I mean to try to learn a scale from a solo that is on the scale.Love you man!!!

[@laiklam96]

Thank you Marty!! Finally got something new to work on.

[@monFURY6]

Best lessons on the Internet

[@alestoppa2007]

Marty is not only a great teacher he is a great guitar player. I signed up for the premium membership and I have to say it is worth every penny and more. This guy simplifies the most difficult concepts to understand in music theory and has you playing in not time. The best thing about his lessons, I don't feel like I'm in a classroom. he makes me laugh and I honestly feel like I'm being taught by a friend. Marty thank you! Omaira

[@corwinshreve8821]

This helped me so much man thank you

[@Twinefinder]

Great video Marty, and thanks for the Backing Tracks. The B minor is awesome to jam to. Maybe you could throw in a lesson on how to change scales throughout this backing track, and others. I think a lot of beginners get stuck in the same "Box". it would be great to move patterns through the song. Thankyou for all the great work.

[@ventea]

The finale really amazed me, just perfection, knowing where the notes are on the fretboard without even looking at the left hand, from what I could tell anyways :p Maybe glanced down, but seemed majority just knew where notes were, and played perfect, no dead notes, heh

[@metaltilldeathkorn4662]

Finally I've found a way to learn lead guitars, and a great teacher BTW. 10x Marty, you're a god

[@eis-t-zitroneoo6983]

cant wait to try this out! awesome

[@michaelluczak3019]

I like the way Marty teaches how to get sounds ( licks, scales, boxes ) without bogging down the lessons with overly explains theory. I think most students here are more interested in getying some immediate results in thier playing than understanding harmony. I think this way it makes them more apt to want to understand the theory after they get playing a little. It's a good non intimidating approach. I've seem too many video teaches throw so much theory into third on line lessons that can really confuse the student and bog dlearning process. I've passed his lessons on to my beginner friend. He keeps the fun in the lessons because they get the student playing right away. His pace is perfect Plus he's got cool guitars! lol

[@michaelluczak3019]

Sorry for the typos....I think I made my points. lol

[@guitar0person]

A very good lesson. Damn, you make things look so easy.

[@Guitarded024]

More of these lessons, Please !

[@SeedsofmusicNethub]

The A pentatonic scale is great scale to learn. It's simple, only 5 notes, and can be used across several genres. Add the Eb note and you've got the blues pentatonic.

[@saschadobro]

Dude...you are a freakin mindreader :O when i played guitar today i was thinking "dude....i have to get into solos" .....what happened?...BAM! Marty did it :D seriously? i love you,man

[@pushkarpradhan3298]

Marty, simple and great as always :)

[@Soccasteve]

Hey Marty I'm getting decent at soloing but I don't have a lot of progressions I can solo over using my loop station. Could you make a video showing some different blues/rock type progressions? You're a great teacher man keep up the good work.

[@mbglosser]

@federriedelbikes I don't really get your question ... You should be doing all of the above... Hammer ons, pull offs, alternate picking, down strokes, upstrokes etc ... Do them all as they feel appropriate ... But you MUST become fluent in alternate picking if you want to be halfway decent at guitar .. I use it 90% of the time - throwing in hammer ons and pull offs in quite often to spice it up.. I really only would use downstroke picking only if I'm doing sweeps or other less common things

[@omgbr01]

Awesome lesson Marty, thanks a lot!

[@TheALyon8]

Thanks as always Marty!

[@xgreenjacket]

you really unlocked a bit of confusion here for me today i never seemed to be able to incorporate proper riffs into scales and always wondered why bothering with scales basically in laymens terms they're the ladder to the riif thanks a lot

[@sumindiandude]

GREAT LESSON! GREAT PLAYING! GREAT T-SHIRT! GREAT GUITAR!

[@see_athousandmiles]

Very useful technique! it does makes sense a lot!

[@turtlescanskate2]

So glad i just watched this.

[@napalmhardcore]

Rock was born from blues. The scale he is showing is a brilliant place to start. Get the fundamentals and then expand from there :)

[@MxSmack]

This lesson was very interesting and helpful. Many Thanks.

[@dclan86]

No not exactly. It really depends on the tonic chord in your progression. All chords are created by notes of a scale, so many chords share the same notes as another scale. For instance C major and the A minor chords both can be found in the C maj scale and the A minor scale. So with that said, if you have a C major chord (and that is the only chord in the progression), and play the A minor pentatonic scale, you are going to hear it as the C major pentatonic.

[@johnpriefer]

I really like your videos they. You make it alot easier for me to play considering I don't have feeling in my left arm so my timings off a little bit ..

[@xpymando]

Thanks mate.Good info.I need all the help I can get.Cheers.

[@KingFarEye]

Thanks man...I needed to know that extension.

[@jamusic2867]

hey marty! I'm a widow player, thank you for all of your lesson videos I learned a lot from you, I hope you notice this comment and give me a feed back of one of my improv soloing session it is on my channel.

[@MrBHBjr]

So glad I found this I am exactly at this point ty bro

[@alexwhinfrey-gibson2829]

You're amazing bro thanks !!

[@FabiLq]

This is sooo nice thank you very much !

[@PaulWoida]

this truly helps. thanks so much man. u are very appreciated

[@MARCOCIENI]

bravo, Marty

[@Vermillion2176]

And on top of Major and Minor Pentatonics there is a pentatonic scale for each of the Modes, and all of those in several positions. Big Ron

[@kmacnumber2]

Thanks for the great video, it was very helpful.

[@jjulch]

I think Marty needs to make an update video of all his gear. You sure have acquired some good stuff in the past year or so. New guitars, amp, effects, custom t-shirts....

[@nowinterweather]

@Adamisarocker09 same here. it doesnt seem like a problem as long as you can actually solo fluently with it

[@hanger129]

Marty, you are the maaaaaan

[@sohkatoa]

Thanks for the tutorial!! I love your guitar :)

[@charliewall1353]

Thanks so much bro can u do a lesson on how to be speedy when playing? Thanks so much!

[@quincy451]

Ok Marty says always slide on the ring finger. Can do, but would like to know why? I know if you slide on the first finger low E string, you can get a nice sliding affect easily if you want it. Now bending on the ring finger seems to be a cool thing. Been playing with bending any of the ring finger notes just to see the effect. Gives it more blues feel and less like just notes.

[@totig]

Really great lesson!!!

[@MClown69]

thanks for the great lesson!!

[@xEPICJIMBOx]

this was amazing! thanks!

[@markanthonyumani5039]

hey sir thank you for this nice lesson.. im a beginer in playing lead and i envy does people hu can do scaling techniques but thanks to this i learn somthing new and basics.. but i would like to ask some tips on how to strengthen my pinky finger coz im having difficulty in using it.. it freeze when im using it.. but sir nice video..

[@stupidpplbanj]

That was great man I lurned a lot from this vid thanks for the help

[@joescears2035]

Where can I find a bunch of licks I can incorporate into my soloing? Also, thanks for this video, I subscribed.

[@wtractor024]

thank you marty...

[@jordidwdw]

thats for that advice marty it really helps :) keep playing and posting :)

[@RyanSmith55555]

awesome marty thanks

[@filmerfilms6154]

My best mate just died and I have his 1994 mexican strat so your vids are very helpful thanks.

[@BourbonnaisParkour]

great lesson man!

[@WarriorRalle]

MARTY! How should i play with the plectrum when i do my blues solo?? Up and down or just down?? :O

[@paulafer485]

im in love with pentatonic scales :D

[@jabothorne]

for the extended scale, the best song to ever learn that on is the Let It Be solo........covers the whole thing. and it is simple too memorize, and it is simply the pentatonic. It almost cheating!!!!!! So easy.(Marty rocks!!!!!!!)

[@bigteno4597]

good vid, lots of great advice

[@gotohellaaron]

Hello. I'd like to learn "Heroin Girl by Everclear" but I can't find a good video of anyone explaining it anywhere. Can you do a guitar lesson on it?

[@monFURY6]

Marty thanks a lot you're the best