Solo using just 1 string! A great way to HEAR the intervals - Guitar Lesson EP579

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to hear the intervals of scales by using just 1 string for your entire lead. I'll walk you through how to play Pentatonic and Dorian scales and basically find ANY scale using your ear.
To view the video breakdown of the fingerstyle rhythm track, as well as download the TAB and the MP3 jam track, visit: www.activemelo...

[@dylanhenson7146]

Brian you’re gonna go down in history as one of the great KZbin guitar teachers

[@matinee310]

I subscribed to his website which has much more detail…i personally have found him to be one of the best teachers on KZbin! I’ve bought lessons from Steve Stein, Marty, and Justin, but Brian offers the best value for money. More importantly, he keeps things simple and consistently explains the origins of what he teaches, in terms of scale origin Triad origin…(which I find is lacking and making it a longer process of learning ) in other instructors teachings.

[@pcb8059]

Been playing for 35 years, my best spontaneous melodies that have the best musical sounding type qualities, are one string always and everytime, the simpler the better.

[@douglaschristine8387]

Hi Brian, you never fail us to come up with a new idea for playing every week, thanks, and a good one too.

[@Gratefulman1965]

Just ask John Fogerty! The one string lead king! Love this video, thank you!

[@stewurbach9989]

Some of my favorite lessons over the years have been the acoustic guitar tunes. Could listen to you play acoustic all day long! Thanks for sharing!

[@tjames6427]

Limitations can bring out the creativity. Great little lesson thanks.

[@DonFlemmons]

Brian, you amaze me with all the new ways you come up with that I have not thought of. You almost have a Santana sound going on. Clever way to look at the pentatonic scale. Thanks

[@jfinke373]

Brilliance in Simplicity!

[@SuperKareo]

A friend of mine gave me the same suggestion a couple of years ago. After a while I started to involve a second string (one of the adjacent ones). Then I practiced with two arbitrary strings. In a couple of months I was able to improvise decent solos with 3 arbitrary strings by ear. THIS video is one of the few guitar lessons that you'll ever need. Just make sure to practice on different genres, tempos and keys. Playing be ear is so satisfying

[@michaelotu9198]

The clarity of the lesson is awesome. Thank you so much. I'm following from Nigeria

[@patgaff2536]

This lesson is valuable in many ways. Thank you!

[@kinisoj]

Lights are going off! Thanks! I finally learned the BB King octave signature note. So simple.

[@KanyeHemiTalkin]

I keep coming back to this one. It’s a hank of fun and reminds me of Carlos Santana for some reason.

[@SolidBuildersInc]

This was a very enlightening video. Now I Do have more than just this 1 String, and I am going to Pretend the Other 5 Strings Broke like My High E- Did twice in 1 week. Yep I need to master how to Play this 1 String without breaking it before I become Broke Buying Strings. I just finished learning the beauty of the 3NPS strings Method and Modes. It's a Aha moment of the Fret board and I am very happy I am aware of it. But learning the Pentatonic Scale on the E-String and making phrases with this one string, just carries So much MORE of what I am looking for. MUSIC And maybe, just Maybe I won't break this string anymore because I'm making music and not just playing Hard. 😅 THANK YOU

[@martinpouyat3394]

One string masterpiece Brian!! Keep it simple!!! The best advice ever, tks!

[@michaelmerrullo2043]

Nice lesson Brian. Very helpful to learn scales in a linear fashion.

[@GuitarJoLa]

Fabulous! So great to see the CEO again, too 🤩💕

[@denisechetty4019]

Right your lesson, JoLa😊

[@GuitarJoLa]

@@denisechetty4019 Yep! 😜

[@1111MJR]

Kinda thought it would work well with a slide and it really does. Definitely gives a Derek Trucks feel. Thanks, Brian!

[@antdig7323]

The best guitar lesson I've ever taken! You're really on the right track, keep it up and try experimenting with other strings like the B or G. Your approach is fabulous, my friend. I can't wait to learn more from you.

[@sallymac1510]

Love this concept of elevating one string and making it shine. 🌟 It does make you think further if using this process of thought what elements could be added using just 2 strings other than double stops and 3 strings other than triads using these parameters. The creativity of playing one string at a time with depth.

[@romysan1]

Excellent Brian.

[@danmcnamara7782]

Just a great lesson! Thanks for all you great work on Patreon side.... Good stuff. This is fun!

[@pamelabloomer4459]

Super lesson Brian. 👍

[@richardconnolly4311]

Brilliant use this in my bass playing

[@MrBritishGent]

You think you know something, then a lesson like this comes along and suddenly you KNOW. This has been a game-changer for me. Many thanks.

[@mykneeshurt8393]

That hammer on , pull off , slide thing is my go to. Love it. Then slide up. way up. to some other note.. repeat.

[@fishzebra]

Great lesson, applying different kinds of constrains and simplifying to get out of the way of overthinking is a great idea

[@RicHollandUK]

Brilliant!

[@masterbuilder3166]

Brilliant 👍

[@davidegral7152]

An inspirational lesson Brian. Many thanks

[@user-hd1cd4ev5y]

Nice and simple lesson I enjoyed, Thank you for sharing how to play a solo on just 1 string!

[@mehmetnaciakkk3983]

Thank you very much! Immensely useful and enjoyable! I am more of a classical guitar guy (still learning), which means I play more vertical than horizontal. I always wanted to understand rock/blues guitar better. This gave me a very good and logical intro, not only with the chords and progressions but also with the fingering techniques. And how to createv the «feel» of blues! Thanks!

[@stoneglad]

Thanks! Great lesson as always and really helpful for encouraging focusing lead on a melody vs. my most common rut of being more focused on scale patterns and licks etc only to realize when listening to it (if recorded) and hearing how it’s not at all melodic and sounds like 10 times more notes than should jammed in there unnaturally

[@nigelpayne1262]

This is great Brian how make simplicity key to making real music this lesson will certainly help I'm sure of it! Big thanks👍🎶

[@piperofsimms]

How refreshing and creative. Love it. Still working on EP444, love that also. Thx !

[@rexcrane1916]

Great "ear" lesson, Brian. The Doors used this technique a lot. Some of their most melodic songs were when Robby Krieger was pounding away on one string. Keep up the wonderful work.

[@davidr8650]

Awesome love this. Im a premium member, so i will be learning the chord progression as well. Perfect use for my looper,.

[@losiamesa]

Thanks.This KZbin lesson is so good and cool. How did I not continue years ago? Brian, Great

[@ghflcity]

I'm wondering if this would be a good exercise to learn notes on the fretboard. Starting with the E, then B, then G... Meaning that if you concentrate on one string at a time & playing to the backing track, it seems a great way to learn the notes of the pentatonic on each string while also learning the box patterns. Thanks again, Brian, for another great & thought provoking lesson!

[@АнжерАнатолис]

...a sea of ​​pleasures !!! !!!

[@mykneeshurt8393]

Always amazing information. Thank you.

[@billfehr256]

Great lesson!

[@billregan1981]

Nice backing track! Sounds really cool.

[@jacksonmiked]

Thanks so much that was such a helpful lesson. I’ve always wanted to be able to mix playing chords and ‘fill in’ soloing but I get flustered after playing a chord as to how to do it, and after watching I’ve got so much better at just being able to pluck the open E or A string once and then do a little one string solo run to follow it in a call and response fashion, which livens up my accompaniment to songs. Maybe for future lessons you could do more of this call and response style? So if you play say a D a chord what’s a little two bar solo run you could do after it to link into the next Em chord etc.

[@jerseyred9554]

Kinda new in here. Great lesson brother 🎸

[@kevinmalone4109]

Lots of Santana in my ear! Thanks

[@andyjales]

Awesome video!!!!!

[@royassouline3929]

The hammer on sliding reminds me of the Doors

[@iannicholls7476]

Absolutely!

[@iannicholls7476]

Damn, you’re making this guitar stuff look easy and straightforward. It can’t be, can it?

[@BlugubriousMusic]

Crass dork alert: I did this on a song of mine called 99 (on my channel), I did it as a joke (sort of making fun of a famous player as an inside joke), but in the end... it - like this video - taught me a lot. Love this stuff... glad I saw it.

[@SemsArt]

İlham verici ❤

[@mehmetnaciakkk3983]

Evet 😊

[@Red23165]

Thanks

[@VacantCityDrifters]

Very cool ! I did a one string solo on the title track from my band's (Vacant City Drifters) first album 'Empty Relics' ... improvised first take ... just got in the zone

[@davrosbuster]

Some great ideas in this really clear lesson. I play with a friend a variety of songs mainly using first position chords, that change very quickly, I try to play triads but would like to add little fill ins , can you do a lesson for this please.

[@CyberManor]

Can you do a video on a song from the band Intervals? That would be cool lol

[@bflatbluesband3202]

I was wondering maybe you could also do a few jazz standards using the same concepts you use ?

[@vomito72]

exactly this is basic , thank you for teaching this ...I lost so much time to learn it by myself. but did you realise you are doing riffs in this tutorial and I guess you weren't supposed to go in that way ...this is why we play guitar and it's not easy to explain the whole process 😅

[@bozzy9887]

Love the backing Track. Please make a lesson of how to play it.

[@activemelody]

I did - plus tab. 👍

[@davidheilman1613]

Know it all Big Shot Dave here- When I read the title to this weeks lesson, I thought to myself, Huh? Soloing on just one string? Is this some sort of goofy gimmick? using just one string? I'm not going to solo using just one string! I skipped playing the lesson several times, and finally, Saturday, I noticed this lesson again, and I thought, What the Hey,just listen to it and be done with it. So I click on the lesson. I had to start laughing about half way through the Demo example! Hey! That sounds darn good! And he's only using one string? Oh, I get it, use the one string to pick out the melody much like using a piano. Don't get caught up with multiple strings, which I do all the time! I'm embarrassed to say, give Dave too many strings and Dave attempts to do too much or I get lost attempting to play what I hear in my mind. either way, there's a Wicked Train Wreck by the time Big Shot Dave is done. So, I really enjoyed this particular lesson. It forced me to keep it simple. Pick out the melody, just like I am singing, and then add the fancy bends and timing and extra strings as the melody becomes more mature or finished . One of those Smack myself in the Forehead DUH! Moments. A great lesson for me, and to think I almost threw it away. yes, there are times when I am indeed an idiot. Just ask my wife.

[@Introverted100]

That single string solo was actually 🔥 😂

[@TS-Music-57]

Cool

[@davidspencer2333]

Excellent lesson! Can I ask which chords were played in the backing track?

[@fishzebra]

Good for a bit of slowed down Van Halen finger tapping

[@talisman964]

Amazing stuff Brian. Is that a 000-17 you're playing? Sounds beautiful ❤️

[@activemelody]

It’s a CEO-7

[@Adam_without_Eve]

I wish I could play both chords and melody

[@aboutasong1210]

How would i solo on just the 2nd string...3rd string, 4th string, or 5th string? What notes should i choose? What frets?

[@ShinyFlakesShinyFlakes]

Let’s not forget our more advanced subscribers please

[@toddmcintosh83]

I have seen advanced players who understand how to play, but have no feel or ear for the actual music! I think many advanced players could learn some ear training from this lesson! Aaaand, it’s not all about you! 😉

[@ShinyFlakesShinyFlakes]

@@toddmcintosh83 it just a simple request, as there are a lot of us who are simply well beyond this point. It’s not all about you either.

[@activemelody]

I think you means something technical - this lesson is the opposite of that. it's about HEARING the intervals

[@gregdziadurski7876]

Couple comments on the idea of 12 notes: There is an excellent book about how it came to be that we only have 12 notes, and how the establishment fought against any departure from the 12: Ted Gioya, Music, a Subversive History. But what about the pitch between G and G#, is that a note?

[@jwpretd]

Sheesh... If I'd seen this, or been smart enough to figure it out, 50 years ago my life would have been very much easier.

[@TedP007]

I'm confused ; how do you get 12 notes ? E to E is 12 frets but it's also an octave - 8 notes so there is E F G A B C D E, are you counting the sharps ? What am I missing ?? Thanks for the great videos.

[@activemelody]

Octave comes from the major scale. Do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do (8 notes apart)

[@thomasbrock1215]

How could this technique be used in the major scale I play in church in Kentucky so we only use a minor to make a song sound pretty how can I use this in a major scale

[@activemelody]

Just play the major scale on one string.

[@pramodkhera9520]

I guess I can do similar stuff with the B string too…am I right?

[@activemelody]

yes - any sting.

[@MiklGorges]

I would like to learn, chicken picken.

[@garysanz8258]

Great lesson but why not just include the backing track to practice instead of how to have to search for something that matches

[@activemelody]

@@garysanz8258 the backing track IS included for this lesson as I mention in both the video (2:37) and the description. I not only provide it, but I tabbed it out and made an extra video explaining how to play it!

[@garysanz8258]

Sorry i must have missed it. I hear the reference to it at 2:37 but cant find the link to the backing track. I’m not a premium member does that mean i dont have access to it?

[@activemelody]

@@garysanz8258 correct

[@garysanz8258]

Ok Bummer. Thanks. Enjoy your lessons

[@13thAMG]

Cool. 🤩