Timings for the SoundCloud audio version of Rhythm Guitar Lesson 1b:
00:00:22 Using Eartrainer to practise the rhythm of a piece separated from the melody
00:01:08 A simple idea for practising rhythm
00:01:22 Starting with a bar of 4/4 and then throwing in some 8th notes
00:02:28 Using the offbeat and how to play challenging rhythms
00:02:58 Riff from Human by the Killers and timing it right
00:03:40 The 8th note at the beginning of the riff that isn't heard
00:05:10 Sing the rhythms - do it in your head
00:05:20 Sixteenth notes starting on the offbeat can be tricky
00:05:43 Start of our Funk mini study
00:06:39 Yngwie's quote: "groove or die"
00:07:21 Right hand playing, percussive hits in funk music
00:07:51 Sixteenth notes with accents on the beat
00:08:26 Make the right hand consistent, lock in with drums / metronome
00:11:12 Demo of the same funk groove with and without the percussive notes
00:13:00 All this kind of practise helps to instil a sense of pulse
00:13:57 What does a drummer do when he is performing fills?
00:14:09 Demo of acting like a drummer
00:15:18 Playing funk solos in this way is a great way to practise
00:17:00 Dan's advice to listen to Cory Wong - will share in our show-notes
00:19:31 There is life beyond power chords
Here is the second half of the lesson: Dan gives us some reminders for your practice and how to play 16th funk strumming patterns with confidence and so that they sound groovy. Dan demonstrates what we’re aiming for when developing an inner pulse through a funk improvisation in which he mirrors what a drummer is thinking when they support a funky track with fills and mini solos. I have been adding to my own new practice regime lots of metronome work based on what we will discuss next time.
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Timings for the SoundCloud audio version of Rhythm Guitar Lesson 1b:
00:00:22 Using Eartrainer to practise the rhythm of a piece separated from the melody
00:01:08 A simple idea for practising rhythm
00:01:22 Starting with a bar of 4/4 and then throwing in some 8th notes
00:02:28 Using the offbeat and how to play challenging rhythms
00:02:58 Riff from Human by the Killers and timing it right
00:03:40 The 8th note at the beginning of the riff that isn't heard
00:05:10 Sing the rhythms - do it in your head
00:05:20 Sixteenth notes starting on the offbeat can be tricky
00:05:43 Start of our Funk mini study
00:06:39 Yngwie's quote: "groove or die"
00:07:21 Right hand playing, percussive hits in funk music
00:07:51 Sixteenth notes with accents on the beat
00:08:26 Make the right hand consistent, lock in with drums / metronome
00:11:12 Demo of the same funk groove with and without the percussive notes
00:13:00 All this kind of practise helps to instil a sense of pulse
00:13:57 What does a drummer do when he is performing fills?
00:14:09 Demo of acting like a drummer
00:15:18 Playing funk solos in this way is a great way to practise
00:17:00 Dan's advice to listen to Cory Wong - will share in our show-notes
00:19:31 There is life beyond power chords
Here is the second half of the lesson: Dan gives us some reminders for your practice and how to play 16th funk strumming patterns with confidence and so that they sound groovy. Dan demonstrates what we’re aiming for when developing an inner pulse through a funk improvisation in which he mirrors what a drummer is thinking when they support a funky track with fills and mini solos. I have been adding to my own new practice regime lots of metronome work based on what we will discuss next time.
Video Guitar Lesson 13: Tips On Improvising Solos Using Themes, Ideas And Digging Deep
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Video Guitar Lesson 13: Tips On Improvising Solos Using Themes, Ideas And Digging Deep
In this lesson, Dan and I return to take a look at how to improve your creative improvisations and what that journey looks like on the guitar. The focus of this lesson, using a backing track we recently did another lesson with, is how having some predetermined themes to use in your solo and a plan can help you to come up with ideas and interest as you improvise. As we play around with improvisation Dan gives me some tips and a strategy following a structured approach to coming up with ideas. We use octaves, blues licks and then Dan delves into a couple of ideas: First he highlights the importance of being relaxed and not tense; second we take a look at three note per string pentatonic licks and referencing lots of different players Dan demonstrates how you can delve deeply into one idea to explore the theme fully.
00:00:56 Reference to That Pedal Show and our last episode
00:01:36 Introduction - how do we mix our licks up to make them not feel too samey?
00:02:11 Fancy Fusion Backing Track in B minor | #SZBT 205: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZUCq_UlqzI
00:02:34 The focus for today's lesson is making your licks stand out - one idea leading to the next and the next...
00:03:16 Breaking solos into rigid structures
00:03:39 EG - Ritchie Samboura's solo from Dead or Alive
00:04:19 Analysing the ideas behind the parts of this solo, e.g. octaves, little blues lick, pinched harmonics, country blues rock lick, chugging chords
00:08:43 First soloing over the backing track
00:12:00 Guthrie Govan interview
00:13:34 How important it is to have goals and visualise where you want to be
00:17:55 Learn something different - have a bit of surprise left in your life
00:19:18 Dan's example of how beginners approach improvisation
00:20:01 1) isolating the ocatave theme and idea
00:21:09 2) by landing here on the fretboard you're ready for the blues lick
00:21:32 Be bold and not scared of the improvisation
00:23:53 Two tips to help when you're not sure: leave a note to hang or leave space
00:29:33 Second improvisation, focussing on relaxing and themed ideas
00:35:00 Running with weights: e.g. go up the whole scale using octaves
00:36:23 using octaves
00:36:51 Foo Fighters idea - fattening up a melody
00:37:01 Steve Vai - slipping up to the octaves, slide then octave
00:38:59 The pentatonic thing: with 3 note per string patterns
00:40:26 Second three note per string pentatonics
00:42:37 three notes on one string, then one note
00:43:10 Joel Hoekstra thing -
00:47:12 Podcast episode idea and call to action - get in touch if you want this
00:48:02 Shawn Lane lick
00:52:28 Some advice about digging deep into ideas
00:53:17 Country bends
00:54:19 Guthrie Govan idea from waves - arpeggiating with string skipping
00:55:37 Arpeggiating a Bm chord
00:58:05 Dan using the Guthrie Govan idea to solo over the backing track
00:59:05 Mixing in the Vito Bratta idea of adding tapped notes
01:01:12 Interesting video by Rick Graham - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsEHi1wykkc&feature=youtu.be
01:04:57 Final jam over the backing track
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Timings for the SoundCloud audio version of Rhythm Guitar Lesson 1b:
00:00:22 Using Eartrainer to practise the rhythm of a piece separated from the melody
00:01:08 A simple idea for practising rhythm
00:01:22 Starting with a bar of 4/4 and then throwing in some 8th notes
00:02:28 Using the offbeat and how to play challenging rhythms
00:02:58 Riff from Human by the Killers and timing it right
00:03:40 The 8th note at the beginning of the riff that isn't heard
00:05:10 Sing the rhythms - do it in your head
00:05:20 Sixteenth notes starting on the offbeat can be tricky
00:05:43 Start of our Funk mini study
00:06:39 Yngwie's quote: "groove or die"
00:07:21 Right hand playing, percussive hits in funk music
00:07:51 Sixteenth notes with accents on the beat
00:08:26 Make the right hand consistent, lock in with drums / metronome
00:11:12 Demo of the same funk groove with and without the percussive notes
00:13:00 All this kind of practise helps to instil a sense of pulse
00:13:57 What does a drummer do when he is performing fills?
00:14:09 Demo of acting like a drummer
00:15:18 Playing funk solos in this way is a great way to practise
00:17:00 Dan's advice to listen to Cory Wong - will share in our show-notes
00:19:31 There is life beyond power chords
Here is the second half of the lesson: Dan gives us some reminders for your practice and how to play 16th funk strumming patterns with confidence and so that they sound groovy. Dan demonstrates what we’re aiming for when developing an inner pulse through a funk improvisation in which he mirrors what a drummer is thinking when they support a funky track with fills and mini solos. I have been adding to my own new practice regime lots of metronome work based on what we will discuss next time.
