Eric Johnson's Cascading Pentatonics

[@zebrazebrazebraz]

1:36 Lick 1 7:04 Lick 2

[@AnthonyCarrier]

Awesome instructor with the ability to convey his message and Eric Johnson has some great pieces...Thanks...! More more more...!

[@RossCampbellGuitarist]

Thanks Anthony!

[@colink4823]

Your videos are always so well constructed and explained. You take a lot of the mystery out the theory

[@RossCampbellGuitarist]

Thank you!

[@ronaldosilvarenzetti7135]

Your teaching style is amazing!

[@RossCampbellGuitarist]

Thank you!

[@AnthonyCarrier]

I said it too...!

[@JCGuitarJC]

As always, amazing at all. My ears love Eric Johnson and Joe Bonamassa runs. Eric Gales also does something like that. Thanks for sharing. For me, this is gold. There's almost no material talking about it on the internet and you brought it to us with mastery. Thank you so much. Best regards 🇧🇷

[@ultranacional6171]

Eric gales my fav player ever, he is a machine

[@iggmeister4137]

Kingfish too

[@TruthSurge]

when it's fast, you don't hear the groupings as much because your sense of time says we have 8 notes and it just so happens that note 8 is a HIGHER note. I'm hearing these as chunks of 6 and you just happen to start a new sequence on a beat OTHER than the common ones. I wonder if you can get to where you don't even think about how many notes, but just WHEN you want to jump to a new position. ? thanks for the breakdown.

[@DeadmanRides]

I wish I was a good enough musician to understand this 😂

[@MUGSYBROWN]

@@DeadmanRides I’ll be one more musician that says learn the 5 scales of the pentatonics and just practice them til they’re burned into your brain. Then watch some videos explaining what you can do with them. That’s is THE BIGGEST HEAD START you can give yourself. It took me 2 months to burn those scales into my head. After that, you learn where the major and minor root notes are within those scales. It’s a lot easier than it sounds if you get into it. Do that first (after you’ve learned your chords, or not ….) Again, it’s a huge, easier than you think, head start. Hope ya give it a shot 🎸👍

[@iggmeister4137]

@@MUGSYBROWN thats great advise.

[@Cowboy_Beep_Da_Boop]

This was really helpful. Could you possibly do more? Another great thing to break down are his use of chords. I've always loved his lead playing but how he transitions chords is mesmerising

[@nikos7ender]

I've been trying to demystify cliffs of dover for the past week and this is a lifesaver. THANKS!

[@endlessbegin1350]

Check out Troy Grady! He uncoverd all the pickingtricks from cliffs of dover

[@dieshpiraino2985]

Man, you are the best !! I´m almost 40 years old, with 25 years of playing, and i'm learning from you. Greetings from Buenos Aires.

[@stephenchaulker5521]

Very very nice...More please 🏆

[@Robertmcfarlane9160]

Been trying to get my head around these sort of licks for a long time and this for me has been the most clearly explained I’ve found thankyou so much 👍🎸

[@RossCampbellGuitarist]

Roert Mcfarlane Glad to hear that!

[@connorphelan9825]

This is awesome mate, your videos are taking my playing to the next level after being stuck with the same phrasing for years. But please, I beg you, count us in. Have mercy bro.

[@deandee8082]

cool licks man

[@joelfeinberg2035]

I didn't realize how much I wanted this in my arsenal until now. Will jump right in .. I hope to "countrify" it a little

[@mateos4685]

Thank you so much for the amazing lesson! Please make more Bonamassa lessons ....thanks!

[@RossCampbellGuitarist]

Thank you! I just launched a new course on my website with 10 JB/Eric Johnson inspired licks. Link in description

[@josephdow5428]

Great stuff Brother!

[@letsplayguitar2051]

Ross! You are awesome. Thanks for all the great content.

[@michaelmcginnis9176]

He’s an excellent teacher.

[@RJRonquillo]

Yes yes yes.

[@kane6529]

Awesome Joe Bonamassa Lesson 🥰

[@marchanau1781]

Very well done. Especially well explained. Which is of course the key to guitar 🎸 teaching.

[@delosreyesgino]

dude can't believe i'd i'd learn an EJ lick in a a couple of hours haha. I'd never dream of playing like ej. andy timmons maybe but thanks for this. You're a great teacher.

[@TimGuitarcouk]

brilliant lesson. Thanks Ross

[@RossCampbellGuitarist]

Thanks!

[@Blue_3rd]

Thanks for another great lesson! I can recommend the Bulletproof course, I really found it useful. Cheers!

[@Swanlord05]

Thank you for talking a little music theory and fretboard theory.....it's much needed in guitar lessons on youtube

[@alexandrosperrosthelonesta3965]

Very good

[@dannyrodriguez9372]

Great,!!!you have a new subscriber, greetings from Mexico

[@markkroos]

Thanks Ross, this is a great video!

[@RossCampbellGuitarist]

Thanks Mark!

[@guitarslave]

Eric Johnson is a beast with the Pentatonic scale. Very good info. Thank you for posting.

[@RossCampbellGuitarist]

Thank you

[@thigarciaable]

Mate... you are awesome! Cheers from Brazil!

[@Sixxiron]

Great lesson!

[@JeremyKnedler]

Great licks. Great playing. Thanks.

[@ivarvanderknaap1247]

... great!

[@KatherineV06]

Thanks 🙏

[@mikewentworth9819]

Great surprise in my Tube feed today. Thanks !

[@chadpreslar7152]

Dude, you did a great job breaking it down

[@charlieball6135]

l really enjoyed learning this lick.

[@tone_science]

Great vid - thanks for deciphering their magic in a concise way

[@lousekoya1803]

Thank nyou for this !!.....really appreciate your talent and also the nice colour your Strat has !

[@RossCampbellGuitarist]

`thank you!

[@emmanuelbertrand176]

What a great lesson. Many thanks...

[@donindri]

Love to see you cover Trademark.

[@pauldncn1]

Ross than.ypu this is exactly what I was looking for today's practise sorted

[@RichTones]

awesome lesson thank you again!

[@normanperkel139]

Love this.. thanks for sharing.

[@gamechangercharters5791]

love the way u teach ,,,,

[@-MRN-]

That was really helpful brother, thanks.

[@RossCampbellGuitarist]

Glad to hear that!

[@-MRN-]

@@RossCampbellGuitarist If I sign up to the site do I get access to the courses, or do they need to be purchased as individual packages?

[@chartShooter]

Love these runs. Currently learning the Joe Bonamassa Pentatonic Sequences video and this video, while also using the speed building exercises daily. Really needto improve my playing speed to be able to attempt these runs.

[@Zakkylein]

Superb!

[@armandoribeiro918]

Awesome player, awesome teacher. Subscribed. Thanks And cheers from Brasil!!!!

[@RossCampbellGuitarist]

Thanks Armando!

[@krispynachos9980]

Awesome tone

[@TheBandFLEDGELING]

Amazingly helpful!! So useful in breaking down the elusive sound...

[@RossCampbellGuitarist]

Thanks! Glad it was helpful.

[@douggarceau104]

I recognize some of your Joe Bonamassa lesson in this one. Excellent! I like your licks quite a bit.

[@RossCampbellGuitarist]

Thanks!

[@RockAndRollKitchen]

Great teaching and playing - very rare to find

[@martinli88guitars]

Excellent!

[@toutou6308]

Great lesson, thank you

[@forrallofusplenty4342]

THANKS for breaking this down...

[@markthomas5030]

Awesome lesson

[@RossCampbellGuitarist]

Thank you!

[@claytonphelps9911]

very cool, thank you

[@alejandroburgos2651]

Amazing video Is there any chance of there being any tan for the scale run in minute 0:16 Great video i love it

[@andrewbettis4247]

Great lesson and excellent breakdown as usual thanks keep it up

[@MrLaRcOrE12]

Pentatonics are magical! If you check out bands like POLYPHIA for an example. They work the pentatonic shapes beautifully. Thank you Ross👍for this AWESOME lesson.

[@drinoyoutubechannel9757]

Nice sound! I have got DiMarzios s pickups too on my strat. Awesome!

[@caniican]

I need that lick did I hear Joe Bonamassa doing all the time. And there it is in broad daylight exclamation good job my man! And Yoda says much joy there will be had. :-) Thanks

[@tannernagrone]

Can we get ahold of the backing tracks so we can jam along and practice to the same songs you play in your intro?

[@darkcarnival5207]

Cascade #2 is both enjoyable and frightening reminiscent of cascades found in Daryl Steurmer's solo work on J-L Ponty's Enigmatic Ocean release circa 1976. As soon as I heard it I thought Eric had to have listened to this album, great lesson, thanks.

[@michaelyork4554]

Given that all notes have multiple locations on the fretboard, I enjoy playing horizontally with triplets so that I can mix ascending and descending notes alternately throughout the run. I also love the fluidity of notes and of course mixing this with alternating single, and double picking gives a dense complex sound to the run without multiple repeats.

[@yonikup2865]

Great Lesson, definitely going to try to practice these licks\ideas and try to incorporate them in my playing . Great first video after the "what do you want to see". it's clear that you have listened to your fanbase and you nailed it. =)

[@RossCampbellGuitarist]

Thank you! All of the comments were genuinely very eye-opening for me so I appreciate it.

[@_ArtNY]

спасибо за видео, было познавательно

[@timfguitar]

terrific! Really great stuff. gonna buy a course 🙂

[@RossCampbellGuitarist]

Thanks Tim!

[@chinoman7234]

Awesome

[@billsstudio2528]

Great job nailing EJ's style 'and' tone! I'll check out your tutorials asap!

[@steveg219]

This is great- thanks

[@rpbale]

This was really interesting and different way to approach it. Thank you.

[@renleblanc2993]

Check out Eric Gales as well - he does great use of these types of runs

[@chrisdaviesguitar]

Superb intro dude. Have enrolled on your course.

[@RossCampbellGuitarist]

Thanks Chris, glad to have you on board! If you have any questions about the course material in the future, please don't hesitate to use the Q&A section and I'll get back to you.

[@reacteur84]

You are such a clever and talented dude

[@groovyhat9282]

What kind of pickups are you using? They sound fantastic.

[@Versingetorix1965]

This guy is very talented indeed.!

[@davidatyson]

Awesomeness

[@troybradley8647]

Dude I am learning alot from this keep it up and what pickups do u prefer?

[@gonzalomorenoandonaegui2052]

Ross Campbell Could you make a video about Eric Gales aproach to cascading pentatonics ?

[@danaeverhart6487]

Great Ross! Waiting on the next Eric Johnson lesson!

[@GeneSchmidt]

So damn good!!! Great lesson!

[@marcosvini7112]

Very Cool 😎

[@gw2031]

Wow,,that was brilliant,,,door opened for me !!

[@thoroughfaretonothingness623]

How did you get that beautiful tone!!

[@Cliffolaus]

Yet another very constructive and inspirational lesson THANKS!!! Another guitarist I would love to see you take a close look at and "Breakdown" would be Chris Buck!

[@enricosenno7767]

Great video! Please something about outside playing

[@dommccaffry3802]

Understand and got the run; even without tab, never used tab; dunno how you get the speed up to that level. Beyond me.

[@paulmera7677]

I love that sound . Could you tell me what kind of distortion are you using ?

[@V8LC100]

Nice playing - I’ll get there one day!

[@Hilai619]

I love that type of ur vids it's really helps me to rotify and add some new stuff like that....and after ur review, I finded - it'a simple 😄🤷🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️but I can't do analysis like u, for me it's just another one type of pentatonic tasty runs.... Would like to seen another one, but with examples of how to build your own neoclassical runs, like Yngwie

[@GuitarJesse7]

Really like the 2nd one!

[@gustavoramos3572]

YES. These videos don’t take me 10 seconds to like. Time to get to work 👊🏻

[@TheLochs]

That 2nd like is really cool, I stole it. Thanks!!

[@docz-reunion]

excellent

[@peteyoung7665]

I would like to know what kind of Dimarzio pickups those are and string gauge/brand please?And great lesson!

[@swimgc]

You are an absolutely brilliant player and teacher. I will be joining your subscription soon. I came to know about you while looking at Eastman Romeo guitars. Do you play them as well ? Cheers !!

[@RossCampbellGuitarist]

Thanks so much! I didn't get to keep the Romeo but they did give me an SB56 which is a lovely guitar.

[@srfguitar]

Sounds great. Timing advice would be helpful. One beat per chunk of 3 and 5. Does this work over 4/4 time? Thanks

[@ryangasaway2154]

I broke it up into chunks of 6 per beat as per the 16th note triplets in the sheet music, which doesn't align with the odd-note groupings but was necessary for me to play in time over a metronome. Works over 4/4.

[@svan1527]

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