Superimposing Pentatonic Scales on Guitar - The Ultimate Guide!

[@QJamTracks]

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[@footballtuber11]

I was looking for this kind of lesson for about 10 years. Thank you.

[@halfindy]

This helps me think without overthinking! Great lesson! Now I need to work on the flow.

[@QJamTracks]

Thanks!

[@strikingtwice]

Been playing for about 30 years and have learned all these things in and out over that time, and this is one of the best most well articulated and demo’d refreshers of it I’ve ever seen. Awesome, thanks

[@tomg2946]

Exceptional. No waffle, and as stated, crystal clear. The best superimposing of pentatonics video Ive seen, including some 'bought' videos.

[@QJamTracks]

Thanks Tom!

[@pollopinolo]

Best lesson ever about superimposition and best channel as well. I cannot thank you enough for sharing your gold nuggets! Greetings from Italy. Sincerely, Fabio!

[@cy5723]

Best examples. Thank you so much!! 😀👍

[@Sparkda]

Your channel is SEVERELY underrated, I've learned a lot from your videos the past couple of hours.

[@LautaroArino]

I agree

[@juanpabloabello4048]

I agree as well. Your channel is amazing as well as your way of creating melodic lines.

[@deankerma9667]

Great lesson. Well organised and presented clearly. I learnt a lot.

[@SilasEdge]

Thank you for your patience and clear teaching methods. You really take your time to explain the Theory and are a great teacher

[@luizmartins1260]

Best Lessons.

[@WilliamSaadGuitar]

Excellent tutorial. Thank you.

[@kondorram9073]

Great lesson. I am aware of superimposition but you introduced me to a couple I had not tried yet 😃. Thank you

[@760Piper]

Rob..this should be required watching for anyone starting out trying to learn to improvise. This indeed was crystal clear!!!

[@QJamTracks]

Thanks man!!

[@komsanboonde2599]

It's very clear. and easy to use. Thank you for your shared.

[@coloaten6682]

Rob, that was a fantastic lesson, thanks very much! Along with this and your modes lessons you've given me plenty to practice on piano! I took a screenshot at the end where you give a summary so I remember what to practice :)

[@johnhopper1979]

Very understandable you're one of the most educational on the net...thanks from Australia

[@rcnd2010]

Thank you. You just open My play to a great extents of posibilities. Amazing class. Súper chingon.

[@EDGARDOUX1701]

New to your channel and subscribed. This lesson BLOWN my mind...first half of the lesson went well the second half did not understand very well but Ill see it many times to get it in. Thank you, regards from Buenos Aires

[@QJamTracks]

Hi Edgar from Buenos Aires. Thanks!

[@OurTrio]

Awesomely Powerful!

[@tonygonzalez958]

spectacular lesson thank you so much

[@eduardoroga3194]

Many thanks for the video, I have learned a lot even not been an english native spekaer. Suscribed!

[@davidrowe3966]

That is great information. You just added a new subscriber. Thanks!

[@meditationlifeskills9310]

Rob, an excellent study in chord tones within the pentatonic structure for modal improvisations. I just joined your Patreon QjamTracks. I have learned so much from your KZbin videos. You have made me a much better guitar player. I just started jamming with a group on Sundays, they have no idea what I am playing but they like it! Thanks so much!

[@QJamTracks]

Thanks for your nice comment Don. So good to hear the video actually work for people. And thanks a great deal for becomming a patreon!!!

[@patrykszymura7079]

Hi Rob. Great job! Thank you for all of your lessons! Thank you for doing it for free :) Greetings from Poland.

[@QJamTracks]

Hi Patryk. Thank you!

[@martinpizarro6620]

great lesson thanks

[@pietrocaltabiano5544]

You are the best

[@QJamTracks]

Thanks :)

[@andydinesguitar]

Amazing lesson, thanks so much. Very much easier for most to think in this way, makes things a lot easier and more relatable and opens up endless possibilities🤘👌

[@QJamTracks]

Thank you Andy!

[@Marcosls2015]

You are a gifted teacher, and this was an amazing masterclass..thanks so much for sharing this!

[@mrgrzybek92]

I'm very happy that i found you on youtube. You are doing great job! P.S: A little mistake in 2:40. F# instead F in E minor scale :P

[@QJamTracks]

Thanks! And thanks for pointing the error out to me :)

[@abramrock1188]

i'm stunned by the amazing knowledge bombs you drop in your vids! keep it up and thank you!

[@QJamTracks]

Thanks Abram

[@DangKhoaGuitarist]

absolutely amazing, thank you

[@QJamTracks]

Thanks!

[@DangKhoaGuitarist]

simply amazing, thank you

[@frankie.d1127]

Just a quick clarification- During the Dorian example, it looked like you were playing A minor pentatonic, and accenting with A Dorian notes (b3, b7). So, I’m confused as to where the B minor pent comes into play?? Amazing lessons!! Sorry, thank you!!

[@patrickbridgett295]

Thank you for the excellent lesson. I had a question about the Mixolydian example. Why was Am pentatonic played for G mixolydian since it is the 2nd degree and not the 5th degree? I am sure I missed something, but hopefully someone can clear that up for me. Thank you

[@denmar355]

Because G mixolydian is the key signature of D Maj. So, Am pentatonic is based on the fifth of D.

[@gusdogbrownlab435]

Excellent....struggled with modes but can understand this

[@t.a.e9143]

Ultra ! I subscribe

[@jimdep6542]

Great lesson, thank you ! Gives pentatonic scales a whole new life. I heard the Stairway to Heaven solo riffs right about here 14:01 and 21:33 They fit very well.

[@bernhardtmitdt2586]

Very beautiful solos, not the pentatonic shredding like many other tutors. Can you tell something about how to reach such a freedom inside a pentatonic scale?

[@remco2777]

Superinteresting video!! Thank you!

[@MrMulteX]

Very worthwhile to go through this slowly, stop the video and look at what is happening to see how the different modes are created by adding a pentatonic to an existing chord. GREAT STUFF!

[@JunkYour925]

Omg this is the best guitar video on the internet. There’s someone on the internet who did this for piano with the pentatonic grip and I was like “where is someone doing this for guitar?”

[@QJamTracks]

Hi Tom. Thanks man!

[@AddarioJC]

Thank you very much. I've been struggling for years trying to learn this, and you made it so clear. Awesome work.

[@evertonalves2628]

Thank you very much! Excelent!

[@unabonger777]

thank you, this improved my shound

[@x13roger80]

That's the simplest way i think I've ever heard of showing what modes are in practice 👍👍👍

[@wantanmee8716]

I am really grateful for this video that not only explain but with application examples of minor pentatonic. I really surprises me that one can even get the modal sounds by applying different degree of the minor pentatonic. Truly a gem. I will keep coming back to this same video to fully digest the content. I have been looking for something like this that shows a way on how to bring up the mode in one's solo. Thank you so much for making this video!

[@megashredderofkate]

i have to say, honestly, since i discovered your channel i am absolutely loving your content, i like this 'no fluff' approach. i think i've learned more in a couple of months than i have in the last 17 years combined! your examples are amazingly precise, and your voice is also strangely soothing :D

[@mebarter]

thank you very much for this excellent lesson!

[@andyl3933]

Absolutely fantastic lesson. I have been drawing charts , writing down scale degrees and staring at the neck for literally years trying to understand this exact concept. Thank you!!!

[@BillyGMcCoy]

Rob, I've learned so much from this one lesson. I have been wanting to improvise more in jazz and swing and this really took me to another level in my playing.

[@llwonder]

I understand the theory here. However, I'm struggling to apply this to the guitar. You show the modes with the color tones using just the one pentatonic "G chord" shape. However, in all your solos, you utilize a lot of the fretboard. Are you blending the 5 shapes but simply focusing on the special notes for each mode? I know my five pentatonic scale shapes, but I guess I haven't practiced them enough to visualize the entire fretboard like this.

[@QJamTracks]

Very good question Luke. Indeed I show only one shape to visualize the color tones for the sake of clarity. When I play the examples I use more than one scale pattern and travel form one to the other. Besides that I'm not depended on shapes, because I know the neck of the guitar so well due to practicing, that I can target specific notes without the need of a scale pattern. That gives a certain amount of freedom. Still, it's best to learn the patterns first and after that you'll see that the knowledge of the neck comes by itself.

[@tward3928]

Wow!! This was an amazing lesson, thank you!

[@MrMeluko]

Super nice and useful video. Is the backing track available on your channel or somewhere else ?

[@QJamTracks]

I will publish the backing tracks along with the E-book. I will notify all my subscribers and you'll find a comment here when it's finished.

[@alejdiazdelao8153]

One of the best guitar lessons I have ever watched. Suddenly everything clicked. You are an excellent teacher! (And yes, I just got my e-book to study at my own pace. This is quality material.)

[@claudiotacconi7763]

This video is absolutely GREAT. Just one little point in which I became confused: when explaining the Mixolydian mode you said rule is to play the 5th degree (eg Gm pent over C7 chord). But in the example you play, it is written Am pent over G major chord (which does not follow the rule, since the 5th degree of G major would be the D min pent). Can you please clarify? THANKS!!

[@QJamTracks]

Hi Claudio. That's a mistake there indeed, although the progression you hear in G mixolydian with a Dm pentatonic scale, the title in the text is wrong...

[@claudiotacconi7763]

QJamTracks Thanks!!

[@chrisshollinrake6826]

Brilliant, thank you.

[@robertsylvester3542]

Definitely some stuff I need to learn, and I have been playing for over 20 years but self taught. Grateful you made this.

[@anton_sitanaya]

Very good lesson...can i ask a question....in example about myxolidian...why not use minor pentatonic d in g mixolidian?...why use bm and am pentatonic..... can you help me ..thanx Rob..

Fantastic lesson. Exceptional quality. Thank you!!!

[@QJamTracks]

Thanks Francois!

[@bookerevans8316]

Very comprehensive!

[@Rogijimbex]

Very well presented and useful stuff. Your playing and sound are excellent as well. Thanks so much for your help in lifting the fog.

[@chaz72987]

Another great video, I was just working on this last night lol I find it helpful to think of playing mixolydian in pentatonic as b7 major relative to the root chord as it is enharmonic to the 5th minor and easier to remember as b7 is the main flavor of mixolydian and this way you can keep major with major in terms of memorizing. Thanks again!

[@jobinmathew5430]

Very awesome lesson with detail explanation Thanks for uploading this wonderful lesson🤘

[@llwonder]

Before seeing this, I literally didn't even know this was possible. This was a great application of theory that I never could even conceptualize. I've never seen another lesson like this. Excellent effort on the diagrams and also interesting backing tracks and licks.

[@QJamTracks]

Hi Luke. Thanks!!

[@williamcompitello2302]

The Lydian one has opened up our 3rd eye!

[@cffinch44]

I have learned more to help my improvisation from your videos than any other channel out there. Your approach really resonates with my way of thinking which has always been to know my major and pentatonic scales cold then apply slight changes to those scales to achieve modes, arpeggios and such. Thanks.

[@AdriSkynet]

This is great! I love using pentatonics for improvising and I just finished a method that involves pairs of pentatonics.

[@sarthaksharma8591]

You are an amazing teacher, visualizations are spot on, explanation is top notch, It's really amazing man!!

[@rabidbadgerbackingtracks4480]

Amazing content and presentation. Your music instruction really does make the topics covered crystal clear.

[@zatoichi1973]

Fantastic lesson sir, you explained a complex part of musical theory in a very simple way. Thank you for your work!

[@masterbuilder3166]

These lessons are priceless.. I am extremely grateful for the knowledge you share with us underlings . The absolute most valuable channel online!!!! Hand down 💯👍🎸 This is the same as arpeggio scales from another lesson, no ? Only using a different 🔑 ?

[@EDGARDOUX1701]

Man! You rule!! Love your "Crystal Clear" lessons. Thank you and best regards from Buenos Aires, Argentna

[@QJamTracks]

Thanks Edgar :)

[@rauldacosta3215]

I didn´t understand why if you said that mixolydian was minor pentatonic of the fifth degree... but then you play Am above G major... I think you made a mistake there. G mixolydian must have natural F but you don´t play one single F in your whole improvisation, so it is not Mixolydian.

[@joev4483]

So on the mixolydian example, why play the Am Penta over G? Isn't the 5th degree D?

[@QJamTracks]

Good question Joe. I made an error in the title above the tablature. It should say Am over D major(mixolydian), because the example is in the D mixolydian mode.

[@joev4483]

@@QJamTracks thanks! Very helpful video!!!

[@tirthaification]

Bingo! Learnt a lot from this video. It feels like I have a third eye now. Thank you so much Rob for sharing this valuable information.. :)

[@nilton61]

The uncommon fretboard pattern of the JEM makes it hard to follow your playing

[@seanfitzpatrick7878]

I've spent the better part of the past year learning to "jazz up" my solos without using chords that aren't typically used in rock and blues music. Every learning source I've tried basically suggests adding chromatic notes to the existing scales we typically use in these genres without outlining any specific rules or techniques. So basically they're saying "just use your ear". It quickly became apparent that that method was going to take a very long time and an extreme amount of transcribing. I'm not averse to transcribing as it helps develop my ear but I don't really like memorizing other musicians licks. I much rather prefer to understand the theory behind them so I can create my own. This video is the best video I've found about superimposing scales over chords. After watching it, I was immediately able to improvise some outside licks over my favorite jam tracks. Thank you so much. God I wish I'd learned this a long time ago.

[@QJamTracks]

So nice to hear that this video helped you out Sean!

[@GuitarForFun93]

Very clear explained with good examples! Great lesson!

[@joerye6271]

Great concepts, but should have an abridged version without all the extra theory. Less is more.

[@CMM5300]

This is a really good start. Let's make it clear that over every major/mode there are 3 maj/min pentatonic positions that can be played.

[@kuyakoi3469]

Maybe i missed it, but when do i play particular mode in a chord progression. There are millions of chord progression when do i find out that its time to play dorian, or lydian etc…

[@nomandad2000]

Did you phase in and out on that Bm pentatonic in the Lydian part, cause some of the notes weren’t in that scale, they reverted back to the C major

[@eternalwordofgod]

You create amazing content! Love your style!

[@likezomunali461]

Awesome method for playing modes. This is excellent

[@gilku4725]

Awesome!

[@fshre2506]

Very informative and useful. Thank you

[@simondou6882]

So cool👍

[@danh7739]

Man oh man, the chicks all love my major 9th

[@QJamTracks]

Haha I know man... I know :)

[@wretch1]

I couldn't get any of that to sound good. There must be something you are missing.

[@domenicosorrentino1972]

I really appreciate your theory, maybe the most clear on the tube. The problem as a beginner that i encounter is what notes to play with one pentatonic on several chords in a progression

[@satchrules101]

The locrian jam sounded very close to cool number 9 by Satch .

[@iorch82]

Your content is pure gold man. Thanks a hundred times.

[@PlectrumShorts]

These are some GREAT combinations. Thanks!

[@g.battagl]

Very high quality video. Thanks

[@takeawaybenji]

Rule 2 for the minor scale is awesome. I guess it's because the min11 sounds so nice.

[@guy_incognito]

Fantastic tutorial! Thank you!

[@MrNani1983]

Great lesson . what about major pentatonic scale ?

[@QJamTracks]

That would have the same effect only you approach it differently. You could play either Em pent. over C major or G major pentatonic over C major with the same sonic effect. The rule of the first one: Play a minor pent. scale of the 3rd degree over a major chord. Rule 2: Play a major pent. scale of the 5th degree over a major chord. Is this what you mean?

[@MrNani1983]

Thankyou . I shall try.

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Ey, I found the smart Paul Davis.

[@davidlevene5727]

Great !!!!!!! Thank you so much my friend.