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#125 - The FASTEST Way To Beautiful Solos (Note Choices)

🕑 Added 2020-10-27 13:00:05 +0000 UTC

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Arcanist Bear

Hello BERNTH! That backing jam channel is amazing! Thanks for the rec.

John H

Thank you for the not choices sheet - that really lays it out in simple form - great visual for me

Gary Beltrami

Great lesson! The shredding is always fun but for a player like me (slower....) this is prefect. I am probably the textbook example of relying on hitting the root note a safe spot. Boooooriiiing. Going to work on this for the afternoon.

Bruce Klickstein

Thanks Bernth -- another beautiful lesson

Jeffrey Moy

Thanks Bernth! Before I was "afraid" to use notes like 9th's and 7th's with distorted rock playing. I loved the sound of them when I played jazz keys. I hope to apply those same note choices to my guitar playing now.

Rodrigo Sáez

Thanks a lot for taking the time to reply Bernth! I really appreciate your support. I'll put into practice your recommendations. Take care! :)

Justin Wagner

I just started working with intervals the other day, and then this lesson posts up! Youre reading my mind!

John A

Same issue, it work only on my laptop using web browser

Bernd Brodträger

Sorry to hear that guys! I'm already in touch with Patreon, hope they fix it ASAP - I sadly don't have control over that myself but I will annoy them daily to get it fixed for you :)

Bernd Brodträger

Great idea to keep it short and simple in the beginning Rodrigo, I made the mistake of playing over way too complicated tracks right away and got frustrated that I wasn't thinking fast enough - as soon as I made it more basic, I got a much better understanding of that :) Over time, you will recognize the same cadences in popular tunes over and over again (like II - V - I or I - VI - II - V,....) and that makes it much easier to develop great lines over multiple chords! I can really recommend Benjamin Harrison's jamtracks on YouTube, he also has a scrolling chord sheet for most of them :)

Bernd Brodträger

Just sent out a message Andrew, thanks so much for asking! :)

Mechanic Guy

One thing about this that I'm noticing, is that everything is in a triangle shape. What I mean is the root octave triangle exercise does not just end with root notes, all the intervals on the fretboard are placed in the same exact pattern with the exception of the high B string because it's shifted up a semitone. So if you learn the intervals in the first octave you already know where they are in the next octave by using the "triangle" pattern.

Tony Guertin

I have not been able to download with my Android phone at all lately. I can only do it with PC.

Rodrigo Sáez

Hi Bernth¡ Thank you very much for this very detailed and clear explanation. I have a bit of trouble though when it comes to follow a chord progression; for the most part what I do is find the key and stick to the notes that would be diatonic to each chord, then try to target relevant notes that accentuate the quality of the chord (third, seventh, etc.). However, it's been quite difficult for me to hear the chord progression in my head while at the same time improvise; my brain sort of isolates what I'm doing with the guitar and doesn't hear/isn't aware anymore of what's going on in the background. Do you have any suggestion? My approach has been so far to solo over really short progressions with very few chord changes so that I don't have to worry that much on what's coming next, hoping that once I master that I can start adding more chords and solo over more complex cadences. Thanks a lot for being an inspiration and congratulations on all your accomplishments so far¡¡ :D

Andrew bamford

Hi Bernth. Where do I go to get access to the facebook page? Cheers!

Andrew bamford

This is excellent! I just signed up to your courses.

Steve Shaw

I have the same problem, I hear a backing track and have all the best intentions in the world, but the minute I think this is where to start, I freeze. Just never know which note to start with.

Steve Shaw

I use TUXGUITAR it works fine as a stop gap.

Ronald Gillespie

I don't have Guitar Pro yet and I think I will definitely need it. Mostly I've been learning by just watching on screen. Are there any free apps out there that support Guitar Pro files? Or should I just pony up the $70?

Tyler Sherkin

Great video! Diagram tripped me out a little because it's reversed compared to the stuff I usually read, took me a minute to figure it out, not afraid to admit. :D Very useful way to break everything down, though, another awesome fretboard visualization tool.