Mastering The Minor Pentatonic Scale - Chord Tone Soloing On Guitar - Episode 2

[@VonBluesman]

Another great lesson. Nashville move took a lot of faith being it was more than just yourself involved, it is definitely paying off. Michael Tuttle strat is one of the best Custom Shop made guitars you can get, he along with his son make all of the guitars and you get top quality, plus he is a very friendly person and a good individual to do business with. Keep up the hard work, you are knocking it out of the park.

[@BrettPapa]

Thank ya sir! Yep totally agree about the Tuttle guitars they really are amazing! You are right about him as well is is a really great guy. Very knowledgeable and very down to earth!

[@urago69]

A very practical yet invaluable lesson on how to be melodic in a solo. Great, indispensable lesson Brett. It seems so obvious when you explain it, the hard part is the execution at the right time during the actual solo.

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks! Yeah application just takes constant practice. It's not a guarantee you won't ever make a mistake but when applied it happens a lot less often!

[@rockinrob6853]

I was a guitar instructor back in the day (80's)....helped alot of people get going. You sir, are one fantastic guitar instructor. Thank you for not only what you instruct but most importantly "how" you instruct it. Excellent job Mr. Brett. Thanks again.

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks man! Glad you like the vids! Thanks so much for tuning in!

[@Daveymallon]

Man, the greatest thing I’ve gotten from you in the 5 years I’ve been studying your courses and don’t get me wrong, all the principles and licks and all the great insight you’ve imparted has been priceless but the most valuable thing is yep, Target notes. Every lesson you really ram home that point and eventually it’s sunk in and it’s really helping me become the guitarist I want to be. At this point I’m still a very beginner intermediate guitarist but still a very confused lead guitarist, yet having that principle helps turn a lot of my indecisiveness as a lead guitarist into something that is much more cohesive, way more than its ever been and for that, I thank you, for everything. It’s a complex instrument in the formative years of ones development but that nugget of insight helps you to be able to at least play something that has a respectable level of merit, however simple or complicated the part may be. At the end of the day, it’s my belief that what defines a guitarist being average good or great is the musicality of what they play, not the complexity, so understanding the importance of target notes really moves you in a beautiful direction as a player!

[@BrettPapa]

Awesome man! Thanks so much for the support! Chord tones are where its at for me! Made the biggest difference in my own playing! Thanks so much for checking out the courses and vids!

[@Daveymallon]

Brett Papa absolute pleasure to support you brother, you’ve given so much to me.

[@andylong7759]

Fantastic video! I picked up so many great licks. This method is a game-changing paradigm shift for sure, and it was hiding in plain sight all along. Brilliant! Thank you!

[@BrettPapa]

Great to hear Andy! Thanks so much for checking it out!

[@clintonhewett9363]

Hey Brett loving it since I brought the membership...not a plug but even the wife now doesn't mind what she used to call 'noise', wow.... so thanks man!!

[@BrettPapa]

Awesome! Thanks for the support!

[@depressedessendonfan5702]

I watched your stuff many years ago. I got bored from guitar because I had to much pressure on me to get good. You look happy now. Your shit was always tight but back then I could see in your eyes a lot of the toughness of life. your eyes tell a different story now. You can hear it too in the music.

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks man!

[@jimmcdougall9973]

I’m 57 and you’ve just taught me something. Thank you sir, and regards from South Africa.

[@BrettPapa]

Awesome! Thanks for watching!

[@blakegilliam8223]

Papa just love your lesson and how you don't over analyse the theory, and it makes is easy (easier) for dummies like me to comprehend. My problem is that I've over familiarized myself with so many teachers on the web, which btw, they are all so good but many are way over my head. I know this is how I make a living and I'm gonna try and purchase some of your materials and just advise people to pick one or two teachers they like, you and whomever, anyway thanks so much for your dedication, playing, and style 😁😁

[@blakegilliam8223]

How YOU make a living, people pay me to stop playing lol

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks man! So glad the videos are helping you out!

[@MetalSlurry]

About that chord around 17:00. If you take out the B bass note then it's simply an A add9 chord. A, C#, B, E. You could think of it that way with an added 9th note for the bass tone. Otherwise you could think of it as a B9 sus4. I prefer thinking of it as an A add9 chord because all the notes of the A major chord are present.

[@nateweeks83]

Is he playing that open G though? if so wouldnt that be A7? so like an A7/B add 9?

[@MetalSlurry]

@@nateweeks83 I'm pretty sure he's not playing the open G.

[@coleashmore]

A 6/9 is the chord I think

[@WDSCRNRAD]

Dya know what Brett? That moment you keep telling us all about, when you finally realised ‘it’s all about the chords!’, we’ll, I’m currently going through that stage thanks to your videos. Honestly dude, your by far the best guitar teacher on KZbin. I have learned from the other Usual Suspects, but you lessons are when I start to enjoy playing. Keep up the videos man! We live in pretty uncertain times, and a piece of wood with six strings on it can do more to raise a smile and hope, than any of our respective political leaders! 🤜🏻

[@BrettPapa]

Wow thanks man! Awesome to hear the vids are helping! Thanks so much for watching!

[@olivierpillon4663]

This is absolutely awesome. Thank you so much.This is the sort of thing you can apply instantly to your playing and open up a whole new world of possibilities.Great lesson! Love the Minor pentatonic stuff! You are a great instructor!!Merci pour la leçon toujours au top !!!!!

[@BrettPapa]

Thank you sir! So kind of you!

[@lynnhathaway1247]

Why does B minor always sound so good?! It's like the magical key! Another great lesson!

[@BrettPapa]

For sure! There is something magic about it!

[@Jammin101]

Thanks for the lesson man. That tone is sweet by the way, but that Friedman amp. Such a beauty of a sound @Brett Papa... Yeah, putting some Gilmore action n here too. Cheers man.

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks! Glad you liked the lesson!

[@foxhound5702]

LOVE your work Brett, It's really opened my eyes to the fretboard alot more with this concept of knowing what scale position to play in based on what chord shape your using, those two Hendrix lessons you did recently are superb but this was great also, it was kind of like a little extension to those lessons, since you love David Gilmour you should do a video on some Gilmour inspired blues licks =P

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks! Glad to hear they are helping you out! I intend on doing a bunch of Gilmour stuff soon!

[@foxhound5702]

@@BrettPapa Looking forward to it dude!

[@Nowo78]

I'd say that Lethal Weapon chord is an A/B or an Aadd9, resolve to E Major and it sounds heavenly ;-)

[@BrettPapa]

Haha, yep for sure!

[@therequestadors]

Another great lesson mate. Helping me out big time to get my head around playing the chord tones and mixing up the good old minor blues scales. That guitar sounds awesome! Cheers again and keep up the great work.

[@BrettPapa]

Awesome thanks! Glad ya like the guitar too! It's a great one!

[@fishuntr]

Outstanding lesson sir. I know you have been beating this drum in most of your lessons for some time and that because it is important takes a lot of time to get it straight. I need to square my shoulders to the slope, keep my skis together and make my clean mogul run! Thank you again Brett.

[@BrettPapa]

Haha! Good analogy!

[@darrengallagher8051]

And again, brilliance in abundance.i keep forgetting this is a lesson and im learning,i could just sit and listen to you play all day.thanks again papa

[@BrettPapa]

Wow thanks man! Super nice of ya to say that!

[@brettgarner4882]

Brett - killer intro bro!! Sweet tone and a sick rocky bluesy vibe. Thanks for sharing another great lesson!

[@BrettPapa]

Thank ya sir! Sure thing thanks for watching!

[@yayo2211]

You get no better playing than this. This is just smashing...

[@BrettPapa]

Wow thanks! Glad you liked it!

[@kcory112233]

Brett, your videos are just awesome. I’ve learned so much from your videos and always look forward to whatever you’re doing. Thank you.

[@BrettPapa]

Awesome man! Thanks for that it means a lot!

[@greghowarth7879]

Great Rig man, Great Lesson, Great Teacher, Thanks, Bret....

[@BrettPapa]

Thank ya sir!

[@Landvq5rx]

Brett! always loved your videos since I discover you in 2011 and as always your lessons are top quality. Very useful, thanks! mate.

[@BrettPapa]

Awesome! Well thanks for hangin in there all these years!

[@themagdude]

Your excellent raking technique reminds me of Bobby Blue Bland’s notorious throat sound he did while singing! Same effect! Interresting.

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks! Not sure who that is I'll have to check him out!

[@DelacollineMr]

Great lesson again! I have learned a lot from your "chordsbased" soloing lessons. Great lessons, best teacher, thank you Brett

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks so much! Glad you liked the vid!

[@sagig72]

What a great lesson Brett !! Suggestion: Can you do the same on other pentatonic positions, perhaps positions 3,4,5 which are usually less talked about and show same thing, where the tones are, how you bend into them etc... this was a great lesson, hopefully you can extend it to more positions.

[@BrettPapa]

Yeah for sure! Great idea!

[@yayo2211]

You killed this one as usual 😩😩😩

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks for checking it out!

[@troyalcorn9459]

Nice video Brett That all made so much sense I can follow you and not get lost thanks.

[@BrettPapa]

Awesome!

[@Hodenkat]

I absolutely LOVE your bends and vibrato Brett! Always have! Great great great lesson!

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks man! Glad to hear you like it! Thanks for tuning in!

[@deans.8659]

Great lesson, Brett! Helps really to play over chords! Thx a lot!

[@BrettPapa]

Sure thing! Thanks for checking it out!

[@fendermcmarshall]

Great lesson and the tone is great

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks!

[@johnmac8084]

Ooh, shiny new Michael Tuttle guitar, nice!

[@BrettPapa]

Haha thanks!

[@frankortega4280]

Really digging your guitar tone.

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks!

[@rayross997]

Thanks Brett, that major & minor thing is like the ying & yang, the Cheech & Chong, the happy & sad. That was some nice playing there.

[@BrettPapa]

Haha! Thanks!

[@MuammarHamed]

Hey Bret man thanks for the awesome LESSON thanks to you and Marty my playing has taking off! 👍

[@BrettPapa]

Awesome! Well thanks for watching us!

[@WDSCRNRAD]

Think the reason why so many of us relate to Brett is he said ‘He spent almost 30 years without this information about chord tones!’. I totally relate to that. It’s like a secret society! All the other bullshit they teach you over the years, never once did they ever mention the quality information this guy comes out with

[@BrettPapa]

Thank ya! Glad the vids help!

[@wyckofury2198]

I just started realizing this a couple of months ago, with the help of apps that laid out the fretboard/scales/notes really well, and I started working on it. I combined it with some chord apps that fits in with what I see on the scales. Needless to say, but this tech wasn’t around 20 years before. But even then I probably would not have known what to look for. It feels like I knew the letters of the alphabet but had no idea how to construct words and sentences. But now I have found the dictionary! But yeah I’m also 20 years down this road. Thanks for confirming what I have been suspecting and showing how its done.👍

[@NikosKechagioglou-Guitarist]

When it comes to rock melodic playing ,Brett Papa is the man....

[@BrettPapa]

Haha! Thanks man glad you like the vids!

[@robertb790]

Great video! Thanks for giving me hope!

[@BrettPapa]

Sure thing Robert!

[@ByTheSpirit84]

so awesome lesson of course, but can we talk about that tone?!

[@BrettPapa]

Haha! Yeah its a Tuttle Strat plugged straight into a Friedman Twin Sister!

[@unclesalty7778]

Brett Papa Papa! Humbucker on the bridge too?

[@brianbucca3815]

@@BrettPapa what are the pickups? FAT, PHAT, FAT!!!

[@feliperuiz4975]

@@BrettPapa and your fingers, you´re the best teacher.

[@lawncuttingplusdelta]

Papa has the sound !

[@dnottis]

A new guitar? If there's one thing I can count on in a brett papa video is the tele or the strat... this has thrown me all off!!

[@BrettPapa]

Haha!

[@ttexas1963]

Consistently great teaching, always great tone. That Strat is a gem, not that the Nash isn't.

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks man! Yeah super stoked to finally have the Tuttle! He makes amazing guitars. Thanks for watching!

[@liljimitwofeatherz9735]

Not a strat, but a Tuttle

[@ttexas1963]

@@liljimitwofeatherz9735 I stand corrected.

[@GrandaddyJeff]

Great lesson, thanks Brett! Love the tone too.

[@BrettPapa]

Awesome! Thanks!

[@GrandaddyJeff]

Brett Papa I just used this technique jamming to some backing tracks and was surprised at how much it opened up for me.

[@daveallsopp4394]

Thanks Brett for another fantastic tutorial video 👍🏻🇬🇧🎸

[@BrettPapa]

You are welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@wjewell63]

man your my favorite instructional video go to guy...thank you man....rock on brother

[@BrettPapa]

Wow thanks man! You are welcome!

[@bpittman440]

It is a shame I can only hit the like button once...... Good job Sir. I've been hitting tasty licks for the last hour thanks to you!

[@BrettPapa]

Haha! Thanks for checking it out!

[@williamhogarth6866]

Really great lesson.

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks glad you liked it!

[@GoldCoastAngler]

Man your videos are gold!!!!

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks man! Glad you like the vids!

[@mcflotty]

Love the guitar. Lesson great too but really enjoy the look and tone of that guitar.

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks!

[@Australia__]

Awesome lesson. Thanks Brett.

[@BrettPapa]

Sure thing!

[@frankiecstrat]

Hey Brett (artist formerly known as Papastache)! Thanks for another great vid. Nice guitar ya got there bro! :-)

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks! Love that guitar already! Its a great one!

[@frankiecstrat]

@@BrettPapa Are those stainless steel frets on that Tuttle?

[@Sadiesoft]

Great lesson Brett Papa!

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks for checking it out!

[@greghowarth7879]

I've commented on-again, Thank you, man, greatest logic WHERE THE F... we're u man I needed this info when I was 17, not 60, but thank you for joining the dots for me, I never thought I would ever get it. Much Love and peace to your tribe always great vibes.

[@BrettPapa]

Haha! You bet! Thanks for tuning in!

[@strat40th937]

That Tuttle sounds amazing as does your playing.

[@BrettPapa]

Why thank ya! Great guitar!

[@forrest76-m8v]

Brett you Are the king od guitar learning kingdom 👍✌️😎⚽🇦🇷🎸💯☕

[@BrettPapa]

Haha thanks! Glad you like the vids!

[@alisterthompson1797]

Gorgeous guitar and tone, and playing of course :-)

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks! Glad you liked the vid!

[@liljimitwofeatherz9735]

What axe is that

[@robertomoraesdafonseca7921]

Great video. Great tips. 👍

[@BrettPapa]

Thank for checking them out!

[@jojojoestar2746]

Awesome mr.brett

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks!

[@jasonreitz6049]

Man tearing it up bro!! Hey what is that song?? I recognize it from somewhere. Also what that “Smokey blues chord” that your playing? Thanks brother..

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks! Might be a song I was just improvising though haha.

[@joeyselder5693]

Another great lesson.

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks!

[@ЮНим-ь3к]

Hey Brett, you are great. Thanks.

[@BrettPapa]

Thank ya!

[@rafaalcaide5639]

Great job Again ... thanks

[@BrettPapa]

Sure thing!

[@frankswildyear]

That guitar sounds amazing! I love your Nash, but this Tuttle sounds so much richer

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks! They are different and I love them both.

[@wengjai]

Fantasticle lesson!!

[@BrettPapa]

Haha Thanks!

[@GuyNarnarian]

I gotta say you look pretty good with a guitar that doesn't look like it was dragged by its neck from Memphis! Don't relic that one it sounds great and looks great just as is!

[@BrettPapa]

Haha I won't.

[@raybbaby]

That tone, that guitar sounds even tastier than it looks! Damn.....

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks! Glad you like it!

[@InfiniteRiffs]

Sure, the Tuttle Strat and the Friedman Twin Sister help, but the real reason for the tone here is the flavor and feeling you put into it!

[@BrettPapa]

Thank ya! Glad you think so!

[@guyfromnj]

Hey Brett, how you liking that tuttle? It sounds fantastic and looks like it plays really nice.

[@BrettPapa]

I knew it would be good! Every one I have ever played has been awesome and this one did not disappoint! Its awesome!

[@IGarrettI]

Awesome lesson! I figured out few of these tricks (like octaves) and it's good to see im on the right track of thought. Question: how does a guy like Slash, or Gilmour create all these amazing melodies with their solos while staying faithul to the chord notes? I'd love to see a video on that

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks! I have a buddy that knows slash really well and he doesn't know theory at all just thinks about wether its a half or a whole step. He had some killer lessons on his phone of him playing this house! Pretty unreal. Incredible ear though and that really helps! Gilmour builds all of his solos. Play over the track tons of times and then picks out all the pieces he likes best and then arranges them in a way that makes sense. I plan on doing a bunch on Gilmour soon!

[@arisepage5477]

fantastic brett, l like like

[@BrettPapa]

Awesome! Thanks for checking it out!

[@wesleyadams6108]

I listen to lots of your stuff havnt seen a Skynyrd based video. Sure would love it

[@BrettPapa]

Coming soon Wesley! Such great playing in that band and style.

[@wesleyadams6108]

@@BrettPapa thanks brother love your work

[@jusachipa]

I'm hearing some Gary Clark Jr in this lesson. Dig it.. thanks, Papa!

[@BrettPapa]

You know I don't listen to him much. I should! I saw him in concert once and he was fantastic!

[@jusachipa]

@@BrettPapa Do it! Also, check out King Zapata's rhythm playing. He and GCJr have been playing together forever, very tight fit.

[@jusachipa]

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[@sidneyastor]

Welcome ! welcome ! Show Man ! Thank you 👏👏👏

[@BrettPapa]

You are welcome!

[@NoDoSwLa]

I always come for your playing and know to expect something good. But that went through and through. Tone+playing

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks! Thanks for coming back and watching!

[@jimmccall2963]

That tone is the ****!

[@BrettPapa]

Lol! Thanks!

[@stevelarsen4526]

Thx Brett! 👍😊🎸

[@BrettPapa]

Sure thing!

[@drewdietz2115]

quite a bit over this ole souls head, but I liked it..... now to replicate it and add some personal flavor....thanks man.

[@BrettPapa]

Sure thing! Thanks for checking it out!

[@johnmac8084]

Name that chord 16:54 OK, it's a B7 Sus2. It has the root, the 7 and the 2 on the E, D & G strings. Then the B & E strings open which adds another root and a 4th. Which I guess makes it a B7 Sus2 & 4, weird!

[@BrettPapa]

Haha! Thanks!

[@IamtheActionman]

Crazy good playing Papa. Been putting in some hours?

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks man! Haha I wish. Not a whole lot of extra hours when you got three young kids lol!

[@IamtheActionman]

@@BrettPapa lol...good point. You're laser focused more so than ever and I'm so inspired. All you cats from Guthrie, Corey, Ford, Calvo and the likes have changed the guitar game. Linking intermediate players to pro.

[@warwicksmiley]

New Guitar?? Anyway another good lesson, W.

[@BrettPapa]

Yeah! Thanks!

[@svenkollrepp5498]

Dude your awesome

[@BrettPapa]

Right back at yeah!!

[@Qstick333]

@4:59 when you suddenly have a 3rd knob to mess with. Great video and good info!

[@robm9460]

What gauge strings? 10’s I assume???

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks!

[@BrettPapa]

No, 9's why fight it lol!

[@mikelawrence4849]

Mna that S style guitar sounds amazing.

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks!

[@sanketa6370]

Can you do a video on slides? A slide from VI to VII sounds pretty good, but a slide from I to II isn't as good, what's the theory behind this?

[@golnaw4097]

Continue favorite lesson 👍

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks for tuning in!

[@dpkdaimary]

Awesome Awesome👏

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks!

[@paulcooper5748]

Great lesson papa can you remember the first riff you ever learned on guitar.🎸🎸

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks! Yeah the first lick I learned that I really wanted to play was Ironman by Black Sabbath.

[@paulcooper5748]

@@BrettPapa Thats an awesome one for a first lick to learn i thought it might have been smoke on the water like most lol thats an awesome riff too great vid papa.

[@jimwatson5977]

OMG, that tone...

[@BrettPapa]

Haha thanks!

[@lfader]

XLNT intro dude!!! ⚡ GUARANTEED ::: play that intro for any chick & your in !!!! 😉😉😉🤸🤸🤸 Love the vids & new Ax !!! HSS!⚡Thx!

[@BrettPapa]

Haha! Thanks man glad you liked it!

[@lfader]

@@BrettPapa Hey Brett I got a story on Chris and Fred from the good old days I was pretty good friends / customer with Chris Black Market and I want to tell you all about it I won't spam up your KZbin channel I see you have another contact email address I'm going to mail that off to you this week it's it's just incredible that you're hooked in with Fred like you are I didn't know that till a little while back !!! - Take care. Lance.

[@44scoots]

Awesome lesson, great playing, and a beautiful guitar! Hey what pick/pick thickness are you using? Thx!!!

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks! I use Tortex picks the orange ones and I think they are like .60. Its a pretty thin pick.

[@44scoots]

@@BrettPapa Thx! I just started using the Tortex yellow .73, easier on my hand/forearm. No need for anything thicker.

[@Matthew-Lewis]

Yo Brett! Great video, as always. I noticed you don't have your wammy bar on your strat. Do you lock the tremolo down? Do you use a wood block or extra springs? What works best for you? Thanks, I just got my first strat!

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks! On some guitars I have them flush. with the body with no play. I do like to have a guitar floating as well though for cool chord and vibrato options. When I have a Floyd on a guitar I usually have them blocked. As far as springs go I usually do 2 to 3 springs max. Congrats on the Strat!

[@PlouplePoupi]

Very clear, thank u sir🇫🇷👍🏼🍒

[@BrettPapa]

You are welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@martinrhodes1619]

Live the gorgeous Michael Tuttle strat - is it new?

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks! Yep just got it about two weeks ago! Such a great guitar. Honestly every one of his guitars I have ever played has been fantastic!

[@martinrhodes1619]

Brett Papa - fantastic - a Tuttle Strat and a Friedman twin sister: guitar heaven.

[@liljimitwofeatherz9735]

Not strat...it's a Tuttle axe

[@michaellapage7088]

Do you use the univibe in this video? Is the sabbadius still your favorite?

[@BrettPapa]

I use the Sabbadius as my main vibe now. I like it the best.

[@edwardlee6516]

theirs a lot more to music then crankin it up and playing the minor penotonic scale need to add some chromatic and major with that minor to get my interest

[@BrettPapa]

Thats next. People need to understand how to do major and minor on their own and then the mixing and breaking the rules for the grand slam haha!

[@traceydevlin7066]

80's smokey bar blues chord😁...yep I make up a few of those myself!👍🇦🇺

[@BrettPapa]

Sweet!

[@marshall3524]

Yeah beautiful 🔥

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks!

[@flyboymercury]

Brilliant as ever, what make is the guitar please

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks! It's a Michael Tuttle Strat. Not sure the model I just told him whats the one on the first page of the website? That's what I want. Give him a shout and tell him I sent ya!

[@flyboymercury]

@@BrettPapa Thank you Brett, never expected a reply from yourself :-) please keep doing what you do, its amazing

[@scottschultz1254]

At what skill level should I be at for these two videos to make any sense to me???? Got the major and minor pentatonic scale shapes down as well as bar chords and these two videos are like Chinese Algebra. Please help

[@BrettPapa]

Haha! I hear ya. Go check out my videos on CAGED. Those might help these videos make more sense to you.

[@ReverendHellbilly]

Yeah New Guitar,cheers

[@BrettPapa]

Wooohooo!