Tyler Austenfeld

From Scale to Solo - Basic Concepts, Chord tones, Major Keys, Motifs (Patreon)

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2021-09-29 19:23:52

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2024-03

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Chord Tones Improvising Solos Major Scale Scale Solo

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So, you have a strong desire to solo, to shred, to lay down big fat nasty solos at your local jam, I get it, it is a lot of fun and that is the goal, but where to start? Scales right? Well, yes, but once you learn the scale what do you do with it? A lot of people when they get the scale under their fingers have a very difficult time making it sound like music and any time they go to jam, it sounds like, well, a scale. That is where this lesson comes in, we are going to show you how to put all that work you have done learning scales into a fluid, fun, pretty solo that is great to play, and the best part, you'll have the tools that you need to replicate this and jam with anyone, any instrument, at any time.

To do this the first thing you need to do is identify the key of the chord progression. You can do this by simply googling the key of the song, or you can use music theory to deduce the key.
Once you know the key, you know the scale. If the key is C major, you use the C major pentatonic scale (like today's lesson) if the key is G minor, you use the G minor pentatonic, if the key is Bb major, you use the Bb major pentatonic. - Later on in this series we will go past the pentatonic and we will use the full major scale, minor scale and even modes.
After you use the scale the next thing we will look at is chord tones and phrasing. A chord tone is a note that is both in the scale and in the chord that is being played underneath, this chord tones are what connect the scale to the chord and make your solo sound like a solo, not a scale.
This lesson will also examine the use of motifs and slides, to give the solo more power. We are playing over a basic backing track as well.

Related Lessons

Will improve

Chord tones,
Motifs
Slides
Timing
C Major Pentatonic Scale
Understanding of how to solo
General ability to shred
The ability to play with other musicians

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How to turn a scale into a professional sounding solo in ANY GENRE, ANY KEY!

New Ukulele tutorials every Wednesday and Saturday, subscribe and learn. So, you have a strong desire to solo, to shred, to lay down big fat nasty solos at your local jam, I get it, it is a lot of fun and that is the goal, but where to start? Scales right? Well, yes, but once you learn the scale what do you do with it? A lot of people when they get the scale under their fingers have a very difficult time making it sound like music and any time they go to jam, it sounds like, well, a scale. That is where this lesson comes in, we are going to show you how to put all that work you have done learning scales into a fluid, fun, pretty solo that is great to play, and the best part, you'll have the tools that you need to replicate this and jam with anyone, any instrument, at any time. We have explored this concept with the blues here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FGmlYjz-vw - To do this the first thing you need to do is identify the key of the chord progression. You can do this by simply googling the key of the song, or you can use music theory to deduce the key. - Once you know the key, you know the scale. If the key is C major, you use the C major pentatonic scale (like today's lesson) if the key is G minor, you use the G minor pentatonic, if the key is Bb major, you use the Bb major pentatonic. - Later on in this series we will go past the pentatonic and we will use the full major scale, minor scale and even modes. - After you use the scale the next thing we will look at is chord tones and phrasing. A chord tone is a note that is both in the scale and in the chord that is being played underneath, this chord tones are what connect the scale to the chord and make your solo sound like a solo, not a scale. - This lesson will also examine the use of motifs and slides, to give the solo more power. We are playing over a basic backing track as well. Tabs - https://www.patreon.com/TenThumbsPro Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/tenthumbsproductions Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tenthumbspro/?hl=en 1-1 Lessons - tenthumbsproductions@gmail.com. #TenThumbs #TenthumbsSolo #UkuleleScale