Soloing Over Chord Changes Made Easy - Guitar Lesson - Major and Minor Pentatonic

[@chalkline1505]

One of the best explanations I've ever seen on the minor and major pentatonic. My light bulb went on.

[@BrettPapa]

Awesome! Way to go!

[@CypFlyer]

Very helpful, just realized from this when you take the 1 4 5 over the major scale(3 notes per string) you get the chords and its pretty much nice pentatonic boxes you can play in for every chord, thanks man... it was staring me in the face forever :)

[@ObsidianStout]

You are a very good instructor. I have played for many years and always get something out of your video lessons! Thank you very much!

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks for watching!

[@jwolffilms]

I just ran across this today and I gotta say, this is one of the most helpful videos for where I'm at and what I'm wanting to improve!

[@BrettPapa]

Sweet! Glad it helped you out!

[@patyo241650]

papastache102, you are a great teacher and passionate about it. Your the greatest of KZbin, hands down! Thank you!

[@BrettPapa]

Wow, thanks! Thanks for checking out the vids!

[@rongoitia]

I've always had the idea that you record these videos so high lol, you give the videos a nice fun touch plus they're pretty helpful man! you rock

[@BrettPapa]

Haha! Thanks for watching. Glad they are helping you out.

[@Kinsale63]

Eureka! taken 30 years so far but just had that "light bulb moment" Thank you.

[@BrettPapa]

Awesome! Way to go! Thanks for watching!

[@55ou812]

yeah, Papastache. You rock man, thank you for all your postings. You and Marty teach us soooo much. Thank you.

[@BrettPapa]

No problem :)

[@autocrow]

This is just what I need to learn to solo better. It's intense! Seeing scale shapes was awesome. Seeing overlapping maj/min scale shapes is awesome. Seeing the shapes and playing over the chords is top level soloing! Guitar is a thinking mans game. (or girl! Right PS? lol)

[@joshdale5691]

So great your back. You and Marty fell off the map I thought. Love these lessons mixing the two. please do more!!

[@BrettPapa]

No we are both here to stay! Got tons of lessons on the way. Thanks for watching!

[@alanseviour6856]

Great, great, great lesson - so good to have you fully back on the case Brett!!

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks!

[@LTOTD]

The stache man is back - great lesson - really helpful - please keep em coming

[@BrettPapa]

You got it! Thanks for watching!

[@TopCatOadby]

Hi Brett, great lesson.....nice to see you back!

[@BrettPapa]

Good to be back!

[@marcbudicin]

the intro was so sick!

[@BrettPapa]

+Marc Budi Thanks! Glad you liked it and thanks for checking it out!

[@George1963]

this lesson is just made for me....im just there but not quite...many lighbulbs going on many many thanks Brett

[@BrettPapa]

Awesome! Love it when that happens. Thanks for watching!

[@marmonquimby9311]

Love your videos. Your vibrato is fantastic. I have learned a great deal from your Focused Noodling videos. Thank you and keep up the good work!

[@BrettPapa]

+Marmon Quimby That is great! Glad I could help! Thanks for watching!

[@sixsentsoldiers]

Love the puzzy pink strat. Sounds amazing.

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks!

[@mudwiser1391]

Great lesson, great teaching, great playing and killer tone!!!

[@BrettPapa]

+Mud Wiser Awesome thanks! Haha I was just responding to someone who hated my tone. Different strokes for different folks I guess. Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching!

[@larryboecker3459]

What an awesome lesson. You explain it well!

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks for tuning in!

[@crashtahoe]

This is great! I love that you explain the where the licks come from. I feel as though I have a solid foundation within the petatonic scales and how the major and minor overlap but I always feel like I am lacking when it comes to mixing them. I try to put them together, and sometimes I stumble on a moment of magic, but this is a very helpful approach to making magic more consistently. Thank you thank you thank you for all your videos!

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks for checking them out!

[@bertclark5046]

You have helped me make another major step forward with this tutorial. By the way, I purchased your Headrix DVD set and just getting into it, but am very impressed thus far. Sincerely. Bert Clark

[@BrettPapa]

Awesome glad you like it. I am thinking of doing another one of those. Hendrix is to much fun just to do one.

[@markiplier7039]

Thank you for making all these guitar videos you have been posting keep up the good work!😄

[@BrettPapa]

+Quinton Chavez Glad you like them! Thanks for checking them out!

[@markiplier7039]

+papastache102 ur welcome!

[@131bjames]

Freekin' awesome lesson. Welcome back!

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks!

[@inzguy]

Solo'ing, like falling down the stairs and landing on your feet. 😎

[@RobPolson]

+Paul Kuklock An Eddy Van-Halen statement from 35 years back. ;-)

[@woodycrabtree5096]

Thank you for another brilliant video papa,please keep up the good work

[@BrettPapa]

I'll try! Thanks so much for watching!

[@brianjones4026]

fantastic lesson, thanks Brother ) this year is going to be Awesome, you are right there !!

[@BrettPapa]

Awesome to hear! Glad you liked it! Thanks for checking it out!

[@atomicdiscobiscuit]

Thanks man, it has been a while since I have been here, but as always, I learn some great stuff...

[@BrettPapa]

+atomicdiscobiscuit Don't stay away to long haha! Thanks for checkin' back in!

[@guitarstruggles3140]

Love these major/minor lessons. Can't get enough of them!

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks for watching!

[@patrickvanlingen8552]

+papastache102 please do a lesson of stone free by the jimi hendrix experience! it's a very cool song and no one has made a good tutorial for it.

[@jamescalka1280]

+papastache102 Hey there, been watching for a while now and first of all, thank you. Just to clarify , you are using A maj pen.over A, A min pen. over G and A min over D right ?

[@Rowen170]

+James Calka I was wondering the same thing,,or was he playing g minor and d minor over those chords,,,

[@ScottiStudios]

+James Calka A Maj Pent Scale over the A Maj Chord. G Min Pent over the G Min Chord...etc. as those scales have the same note as the chords they are played over. Playing A Min Pent over G Min Chord would have all wrong notes.

[@InADayInALife]

No, You're Amazing! You are an Excellent teacher Papastache!

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks for watching!

[@fenthedog]

My fav guitar tutor! I still cant play but I dont feel i wasted time watching! :)

[@BrettPapa]

+Dave “Fenthedog” Duvalier Wow thanks! You don't have to be able to play it as long as you left inspired to play!

[@fenthedog]

I practiced bit with your ideas and had a...shit what do they call it...a turning moment thing. I actually played stuff that would have fooled folk into thinking I knew what I was doing.

[@2w4v]

Thanks--great explanations--a german old rocker

[@iamchets]

I just love your tone man!

[@BrettPapa]

Thank you!

[@HerculesXIV]

Lightbulb. On! Appreciate these kinds of lessons. Thanks

[@BrettPapa]

You are welcome!

[@BrettPapa]

You are welcome!

[@elieriachy7529]

This is crazy ! absolutely awesome

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks for checking it out!

[@rydes68]

Great lesson, yapping kept to essential information! Thank you, this really helped...

[@BrettPapa]

+rydes68 it's tough to not yap cause I am usually hopped up on coffee haha! Thanks so much for watching!

[@Merainfree]

Nice, meaningful discussion. Thanks for posting.

[@BrettPapa]

You are welcome!

[@MGMMirage2000]

Question- Can you use the same Pentatonic shape around the fretboard in the same key ? Also at 4:56, is that a D minor scale?

[@TheDoobiesnatcher]

another great video I love the way you explain it.

[@BrettPapa]

Glad you liked it!

[@TheDoobiesnatcher]

you never get bogged down in the theory and just get straight to how to sound good which is what it's all about really!

[@Dropsy517]

The day I learned to mix major and minor scale concepts into my lead playing....my life changed. Major light bulb moment.

[@BrettPapa]

Me too! It's the good stuff! Thanks for watching!

[@russride]

Great video.

[@seniorcordcutter]

you're bends are awesome. what stings and gauge are they?

[@jozsefvilmann9017]

Very good! Thank you!!

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks for checking it out!

[@CarroBelga]

Hi there, great lesson. I was wondering if I could use the riff that you were using to demonstrate for a project I'm working on. Many thanks

[@BrettPapa]

Sure

[@ErickPaquin]

awesome videos dude! Keep 'em a rollin'! \m/

[@BrettPapa]

Thank you sir!! I keep them rollin if you keep watching!

[@solo4222]

thank you this lessons are very helpful ! just one question how can he play minor pentatonic over the mejor chords , in this case g and d

[@DavidDeCunto]

Great content man!!!

[@BrettPapa]

Thank you sir!

[@DavidDeCunto]

I´d send you a message in messenger in facebook did you see it?

[@adamtarran]

Open the gateway, thanks papa, I now have years of practice ;-)

[@oomeriko]

great video!

[@joemama-kx6rk]

Best teacher!

[@BrettPapa]

Best student lol!!!

[@joemama-kx6rk]

@@BrettPapa .. I'm hooked... your stacking techniques are awesome

[@ralphlong9443]

Love it. 55 and just learning how to play after 30 years of darkness.

[@BrettPapa]

Awesome! Welcome back!

[@LucasCaetanoGuitar]

Master!

[@SiddharthMusic-uj8ox]

You made my day... AWSOME.

[@BrettPapa]

Sweet!

[@pablojr.h.lamsis8003]

freaking exciting lesson!

[@BrettPapa]

Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching!

[@paulboomer4794]

Good lesson. I thought you sold the 13! Anybody know what happened to Marty?

[@Dirtydrock001]

Martys around

[@nidgeontour257]

Thanks your lessons are great!! My question. Do you go from A minor to A major or A minor to its opposing key so C major? I'm thinking A minor then two frets down it's A major? Does it get less musical if its the same key when mixing major and minor!

[@garymiles4451]

Thanks by brother, You rock !!!!!!!!!!!

[@BrettPapa]

No you rock!!! Thanks for watching!!

[@TSIRHCSEVAS]

Great video man if i want to solo over these chord progression in a song G A C D, how are you/me going to change so quickly from one pattern to the other. say i start soloing in G but then A chord comes. So do i change the pattern from G to A major pentatonic or what do i do?

[@sidsdmf]

I think he ment stay in G, Just go from G major to g minor pentatonic scale and kinda frame the chord your playing over within the chosen pentatonic... If I'm wrong somebody please enlighten me..

[@candidoalcantara6718]

do you have any harddrive or dvds that we can get from you? need to know

[@jimstone6071]

Slowly but surely thanks so much 🎃👍👍

[@BrettPapa]

awesome! Way to go!

[@JamesScott-tq5vf]

papastache102 Brett can u do sum kiss guitar lessons

[@nicolastrudel9320]

Is your position 1 the C or the G in CAGEG ? Position 1 of Major and minor the sa

[@chrisb8075]

Just found this one, great help for my tiny brain!

[@BrettPapa]

Haha! I'm sure your brain is plenty big we are just opening new doors! Thanks for watching!

[@MrAmolina]

you are funny man.. Cut Cut...Awsome...keep up with the good work.

[@garygowland4738]

A d g. What key is this.

[@ruandre5619]

D

[@RalphYoutubification]

Hi Papastaches! I love it! I love the solo over the chord progressions, especially the mix and match between major and minor! I love you to death! I'm your die hard hard fan. Also I'm looking for DVD to buy if you've ever made it! I bought a lot of your DVDs earlier. Awaiting to hearing your reply! I feel I want to you on the phone if I could ...!

[@BrettPapa]

Sweet thanks! Blues Soloing Secrets 1 or 2 are my favorites. The website link is at the top of the channel page. Thanks for the support!

[@OloloshSlavenok]

I wonder why do we solo in A maj/min over the A-G-D-A progression? Why wouldn't we do a maj - g minor - d major - a minor

[@tomrabbani]

So you don't change to a G based scale? Just stay in the scale of the key?

[@stevenwaynelee2791]

please correct me if I am wrong (as I am a bit confused and my music theory knowledge is lacking) I assume you are borrowing the G major chord from the a minor key, since G is sharp in A major key. Does this mean that the chord progression itself is changing from A major to A minor? I really enjoy your videos. very educational!!!

[@BrettPapa]

Yeah basically. That is when it is great to mix the major and minor pentatonic scales. Thanks for checking out the videos!

[@Strabbs12345]

Help me out over here in rainy London stache! Your using major pent shape 1 for the A, then G minor pent on the G, then G minor pent position 2 over the D? I think that's what your doing! This years mission has been to learn how to mix major/minor, and with your help, and DVDs, I am on it like a tramp on chips, this is slightly confusing me though! HELP ANYONE?

[@romankorenec]

I dont uderstand the chord progression 1 5 4? It should be A E D so how you could substitute E by G? G is not in the key A? It sounds great but I dont understand how it is build.

[@Lost-xl6im]

G is in A minor pentatonic

[@markcm]

I appreciate the tutorial here, although I'm still missing something. Maybe these are just basics that are assumed to be understood about the Key and the order of the progression played in this example.... I've heard talk about "1-4-5" and "1-5-4" but Here are my questions, assuming this riff is: A-G-D-A , is this the key of D and if so, isn't the progression 5-4-1-5 progression? And if that is correct, is there a correlation to applying this pattern to any other key in the same way? What I mean is playing a 5-4-1-5 pattern (in any key) and playing lead based off the 1 (tonic/key) and for the lead, play the pentatonic in Major over the 5th interval and minor (relative to the key) over the 1 & 4 intervals, then the major over the 5 again? So the lead in this case would be a bar of major pentatonic, 2 bars of minor pentatonic, and one more bar of Major, then repeat? Thanks in advance.

[@metalfuryskulls]

This is great, love this kind of lesson and the chord shape solo stuff you do. I get you're playing A maj pentatonic over the A chord. ... and I can see how the A min pentatonic works over the G & D (many of the notes are the same as the G and D major pentatonics.) But is there a quick way of knowing which other chords in A maj would work with the A minor Pentatonic in this context? For example if you were doing a 1,4,5 progression in A maj, would you stick with the Amin Pentatonic for the E chord or use E major Pentatonic? Sorry of that's not clear!

[@metalfuryskulls]

This just popped up on my twitter feed and explains some of the theory behind this technique of layering scales. www.guitarchalk.com/pentatonic-minor-scale/

[@Rowen170]

so everything you played to that 1 5 4 progression was either A major or A minor right,,

[@PeteWizzle]

No, he's playing Amaj/Cmin pentatonic over the A chord, Gmin/Bbmaj pentatonic over the G chord and Dmin/Fmaj pentatonic over the D chord.

[@kjek1]

what's the name of the thing on the headstock again?

[@IGarrettI]

a tuner?

[@kjek1]

is it definitely just a tuner? I thought thats what it was but wondered why it'd be on the headstock whilst playing haha

[@skeetermaniax]

Hey Brett - you use super slinky gauge strings don't you? Something crazy like 8's or 7's? Do you battle fret buzz with those? I hate buzz but I'm intrigued with the idea of slinky strings. Do you use heavier gauge on the bass strings?

[@BrettPapa]

I use 9-42. Never really had a buzz issue. I used to use hybrid slinky's and I liked them a lot they were 9-46.

[@leahsero9753]

that was rad

[@BrettPapa]

Sweet!

[@shatti886]

are u mixing the minor petatonic with major petatonic or normal major scale ?

[@BrettPapa]

Both scales used are pentatonic

[@shatti886]

OK great leasson

[@candidoalcantara6718]

thank for this video is good

[@kjek1]

Hey Papa Stash, great channel. Can you tell me exactly what amp and pedals you're using on this? Cheers

[@NickNnight]

Create your own tone quit worryin about everyone's setup

[@timtamtheturtleman4598]

Kjek1 is allowed to create whatever tone Kjek1 desires, be it copied or original

[@chucknowakowski6676]

Good luck!

[@RockNRollViewer5]

savior by rise against please? maybe, if you have the time

[@garrettburrellburrell8283]

can u do a lesson on wild eyed southern boys by 38speacil

[@chuck347]

TKS man

[@BrettPapa]

Sure thing!

[@jefftinkle550]

Dude, your videos are awesome. They help so much. I love to play songs, don't get me wrong. But I love to just jam and feel the music primarily. Question, I was invited to play at a bar for a comedy show I'm in. It's a half hour and I don't want to play any songs because I can't sing and I don't want to F up because being a solo, I really don't learn songs completely through enough to be able to nail out 6-7 on such short notice. So I want to just play the blues and blow the harp a lil bit with some backing tracks going through the speakers. If you've read this far, what advice would you give me?

[@mikkess]

+Jeff Tinkle dude play one or two songs to warm the crowd up then just take another song evolve it into a jam and just go from there. if its a small/medium ish bar where u feel comfortable that can surely work. if u fuck up just brush it off with a joke since its a comedy show ahha

[@jefftinkle550]

Do you think playing the actual song behind me would be weird since it was just me? I was thinking of being more like the piano man, ya know just kind of like background music.

[@mikkess]

well yea i see where ur coming from, trying to avoid dull moments between the playing and potentially the talking. if ur going for that loose jam type of thing that would make perfect sense as long you as make sure piano man there doesnt try to play louder than you ahha however if ur aiming for the song id prolly say the backing track or the progression!

[@BlueTitan7]

You are a cool dude papa :)

[@BrettPapa]

+BlueTitan7 thanks!

[@aeorsmith918]

Hey papastache could you do a lesson over ozzy Osbourne if I close my eyes forever my brother wants me to play that at his wedding and your a great teacher so I'd really appreciate it if you will help me

[@sonic6700]

Thank you you good

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks!

[@michworks]

Love this stuff. Please more.

[@BrettPapa]

You got it!

[@Dirtydrock001]

This is what i need the major and minor im stuck i jist wanna keep flowing ya no and this helps

[@BrettPapa]

Awesome!

[@MARBSTUDIO]

what amp is t his?

[@BrettPapa]

I believe it was my Divided by 13 BTR23

[@kennethstowell7650]

papastache how bout a short lesson "Grace Potter & the Nocturnals - The Lion The Beast The Beat" kinda rocking

[@BrettPapa]

+kenneth stow ell Great band!! I'll check into it.

[@murtithinker7660]

teaching with a sense of humour, a good thing. You don't care about sounding educated though you are

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks for watching!

[@AnthonyUFOLundell]

Modes VS Major and minor pentatonic scales are really messing with me. This 5-4-1 progression is 'A' Mixolydian, for the 'G' Couldn't a person play G Lydian? (raising the 4th to C#. the 7th of D Major/Ionian..)then for the D, D Ionian? or instead of changing pentatonic patterns, stick to D Ionian for instance for "ALL the changes". using modes, Using 1 mode and targeting the rest of the changes within the scale pattern? Playing A minor to achieve a 'G' works fine, but that in my mind reflects G major as the parent key. "maybe only temporarily" But A Dorian is the 2nd degree/mode of G major/Ionian. Hmm any thoughts anyone?!

[@andystephenson5407]

dude you must put in alot of work because you just about have a video lesson for everything under the sun. you need to have a lesson on how to properly trim that awsome stache

[@BrettPapa]

Haha thanks! It's a wild beast that if not tamed regularly will chew up clippers like no bodies business!

[@alex1020]

It's a tragedy you aren't more popular

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks. Tell your friends ;). Thanks for watching!

[@alex1020]

omg omg Brett just acknowledged me!

[@BrettPapa]

You are funny!

[@diablo21576]

Still, ....need time to grasp it all, take it all in then start the process, chords then scale first then I'll see how the fills work there way in I'm gathering..? it is basic but it can get overwhelming for me. wasn't the best at learning per-say but I do know the sounds by ear so it can't be that difficult, I do like the concept of the system no doubt.

[@wtjonny]

why is my phone wallpaper the same image as papas shirt?? mind blown

[@BrettPapa]

Haha! Great minds think alike lol!

[@Flatted357]

SOLOS in traditional blues & rock use Minor scales/ while traditional country uses Major scales. Why? Rock/blues melodies (the notes sung) are in minor, reverse for country. MIXING probably began with rock guitarists joining country bands without knowing the difference. Master guitarists like Brad Paisley mix in a FEW rock or jazz licks to keep it interesting..

[@timtamtheturtleman4598]

Why are you missing a tone knob?

[@BrettPapa]

I never use it. Only the volume is hooked up.

[@timtamtheturtleman4598]

Fair enough, your tone sounds awesome!

[@joecloonan3218]

Heavy as handed haha

[@jamesbusch282]

Ok for distorted rock but little else.

[@BrettPapa]

All sorts of styles use this technique.

[@ayasaab3511]

how to solo without using scales easily for beginners

[@DIRTBlKE]

learn your scales dude