Where Guitar IMPROVISATION Begins: The [ABSOLUTE] Fundamental MindSet

[@mickdomickdont]

How can you not love this guy?

[@DougSmith-y4o]

Stitch is awesome! What makes stitch so good is not just his playing, but it’s teaching… And what makes his teaching so good, is his passion for music and guitar and his concern for other guitarist to better understand! Love you Stitch, been watching for years ! Doug from Denver

[@StephenChurch-g3v]

I have been watching KZbin guitar lessons for years and this without doubt is the best and most informative lesson EVER!

[@flolopoly]

Happy new year, stitchy!!!!

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Give My Dad a Like!!!💚💚💚...love the energy here brother guitar explorer!

[@aaronaragon7838]

I've been watching this guy for years...his method works. Now get thee to the woodshed and shred.

[@dermotwoods111]

Great video Stich...I've got my scales but still struggling with chord tones. The journey is never ending. Dermot

[@Vespel007]

I really appreciate that YT algorithm brought me to your channel years ago, your lessons are always inspiring for grabbing the guitar and play and put you in a Jam mindset. Thanks for your work! 🤙🤙

[@OldheadBoomer]

Don't understand why you don't have hundreds of thousands of subscriptions. Your stuff is always great. Keep it up, Stich!

[@barteringlines]

Amazing! Way to start off the new year. The patreon practices are perfect, thank you!

[@scottphillips3539]

This is kinda how I’ve been trying to approach it, without really realizing it, so, I really needed this! Thanks, Stich! Good stuff!😊

[@Christian-rl2rn]

Always appreciate how you teach this stuff man! These videos are gold!

[@paulyoung4781]

Love this guy.knows his stuff he reminds me of my guitar teacher

[@davesenergyguide]

Happy New Year! Love your channel and videos. I've started to improvise more on my guitar and keyboard and this video really helped.

[@rayross997]

Keith Richards has been reported as saying quote, "if it sounds good play it, if it doesn't sound good don't play it". Thanks Stich for all the excellent lessons.

[@gerardryan6322]

Brilliant video.

[@johnfarr2780]

Very useful once again, I will check out your other videos. Thanks.

[@SpcmnSpf22]

I don't know if it clicked yet, but this definitely got some gears turning. Good lesson. Thanks! To practice!

[@QBRX]

Pretty cool Stich. Good info to find the major 3rds on the 4 and 5 chords.

[@blues61]

There is much more to the journey of musical improvisation on guitar, but IMHO you nailed the best entry point. Thanks Stich!

[@vincentjackson3472]

You had me called out in the first 15 seconds. You're good dude. 😁

[@MattXScott]

Great video. Thanks and happy new year, sir.

[@JonnieGS1200]

Love your channel... 1st thing I noticed.... you got a new set...

[@lucienne66]

I appreciate your videos, Ian, thank you. Do you have an equivalent method for teaching phrasing? Playing all the right notes can still sound pretty lame if one doesn’t have a good sense of how to create musical sentences and paragraphs that tell a story.

[@EDGARDOUX1701]

Now really convinced! Thank you.

[@paulmitchell5349]

Love the enthusiasm. However................ for me improvisation is designed to move away from the predictable patterns that you mention. Music should have a lot of surprises. So yep ,learn the patterns ,but then bust 'em up in interesting ways.

[@CorbCorbin]

That’s how I taught myself by improvise.

[@captainbeyond165]

Beautiful guitar

[@TommySG1]

Stitch is back, I love it 🤙🤟

[@Ivl0lvl]

Thank you!! I always thought that those notes were “avoid” notes!

[@TommySG1]

PS ~ Hello and happy new year from Glen Cove, Long Island.

[@ocpblo]

Very well done thank you!

[@rachelthompson9324]

that guitar you are holding is my next if I ever get the money

[@yourdestroyer1152]

If only I could have math explained to me the same way you teach guitar

[@ScottWettstein-e7f]

Thanks for the video

[@Herman-to1da]

Thanks for the great advice.

[@nbenning25]

Thanks! Great video!

[@dan_kay]

I am the official representative of all confused guitar players since I am the most confused of them all. Please, take that title from me!

[@WilliamBradford-o9v]

Ty sir great lesson, ✌️

[@kagenotatsumaki]

First 15 seconds in and I am literally all of those things! XD

[@rbmoman]

Very good Man :) Thks!

[@noahtenshen]

Excellent. Seems that major 3rd for each chord is the key.

[@jimmywidemore9225]

Thanks man ❤

[@CorbCorbin]

Another way I learned lead, was to play the vocal melody, or find a part of it, to keep returning to.

[@StichMethodGuitar]

I teach that on my channel as well, but, just let you know it still is the same perspective happening. The vocal melody consists nearly of all the chord tones sewn together with the scale. It’s all the same thing

[@jaynawilliams8923]

THAT'S MEEEEEEEE!

[@annieo.4779]

Fantastic. Ian is a master at getting concepts across. And his Patreon is always a valuable extension of these YT videos.

[@kevinking2468]

Had I watched this lesson on day 1 of my guitar journey, I would be 10 times the player.

[@LeRoyHuff-e6m]

People I knew were saying rock n roll was major and minor at the same time but it didn’t hit me till we learned the song “strolling”.

[@LeRoyHuff-e6m]

What I meant was “the stroll” by the Diamonds.

[@fredblues4250]

Hi Ian great lesson as usual. Did you change something like maybe the lighting or the camera setting (maybe the angle) you seem to look different today? You sound a bit different as well - just wondering

[@jeffpeterson5791]

On perspective and lots of caffeine!

[@timothy5974]

I’m the frustrated guitarist. I have watched this and am wondering why you aren’t using the E shape pentatonic and the A Shape pentatonic shapes for the 4and 5 chord. I am missing something again. 🤦‍♂️ such a great channel.

[@StichMethodGuitar]

That is an option: to change pentatonics with the chord changes but only an option. You can stay in the one pentatonic and hit the chord tones as well. Honestly watch my Blues Primer Playlist. It will ALL MAKE SENSE. I promise

[@timothy5974]

@ thank you for replying, I will most certainly go to you Blues Primer Playlist. Thank you very much I love the hit my Dads Like button poster 👍🤓

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thanks

[@tpaine1968]

Thank you thank you thank you….

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I trust you.

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I admit it. I looked at my phone when the Ring notification sound went off.

[@StichMethodGuitar]

Hahahah 😂

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Who was it at the door?

[@StichMethodGuitar]

It was my wife sweeping 😂

[@camperstar6stringer]

dang that is me lol

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I give like for you dad

[@uniqe23]

Nice vid, however no intervalic sense or knowing the fretboard? You will conform to the extent of your scale/ chord knowledge. Clapton said to the effect, you should sing with your guitar.. but ya this is a musical zone for blues playing.

[@StichMethodGuitar]

A) this is video about the perspective of how it works and B) look at any other videos on my channel. It is ALL about intervals and fretboard knowledge. Welcome to my channel

[@markhilderbrand1995]

New choppers?

[@StichMethodGuitar]

Oh yeah! Surprised you could tell, I couldn’t even tell but I guess they look different? Genetically I got the bad end of the stick with teeth so zirconia crowns it is

[@markhilderbrand1995]

@@StichMethodGuitar yes, they look great!. I remember seeing your vids a few years ago when I first started and I was totally lost. Now, I actually understand almost everything you are teaching. Thanks.

[@frankieu2598]

Hmm, veddy interwesting. Throw in that blue note too, did yah? I play by ear mostly and I have to admit this stuff is veddy helpful. Thank you, again!

[@Jerm0915]

You got the frustrated guitar player here lol

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Be my mentor

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Did you get kicked down to the basement?!? 🤣😂🤣

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Brother you would had been a great Jerry G....

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Are you in a haunted house??? 😂

[@StichMethodGuitar]

That is exactly what I’m going for

[@e.c.6707]

@ 😂 I love it!

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Welcome to 2025!

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[@BarneysBullit]

Wow... SOMEBODY got brand new, snow-white veneers! Good thing I'm wearing sunglasses.

[@StichMethodGuitar]

Ha! Can’t believe you noticed… not veneers though. Zirconia crowns…. All of em…. My dad’s dental genetics caught up with me.

[@StichMethodGuitar]

Also, I tried to stay away from super white, but I guess I failed 😂

[@I-apologize-in-advance]

@@StichMethodGuitar Looks awesome!!!