CAGED Soloing | I -ii Progression (2) • C Shape
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This lesson is part of my CAGED Soloing | I - ii Progression series
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Hi Michael, glad this stuff is clicking for you. I recommend two things: 1. Write down (in tab) and practice specific phrases you've made without the track, then try them to the track. Do this before trying to make phrases up on the fly. This will really help the concept click 2. On youtube, there is a little gear icon. If you click that, it will let you slow the track down by .75 or .5. That is a very nice little trick
Scott Paul Johnson
2021-07-16 18:24:45 +0000 UTCThis is starting to come together for me. The revelation was that the other chords in the key take the shape they would have in the the key of the CAGED shape for the I chord (something I didn't previously understand). One suggestion/request: Is it possible for at least some jam tracks that hold on the I chord and then the ii chord for two bars instead of one? When practicing, I find myself going a little long, as I try to remember which notes to emphasize with which chords. I therefore sometimes end my I chord phrase on a I chord note after the chord has changed to the ii chord, which doesn't sound great. I hope soon to be able to think faster in this context, but at the beginning, staying on the chords longer would help.
Michael Sacksteder
2021-07-16 17:30:00 +0000 UTCAndy! You're certainly on the right track. It's about priorities - *IF you're using the C shaped pentatonic scale and *IF the chord progression is a I - ii progression *THEN, the shapes that those chords will take will always be this C and Dm shape If these lessons are confusing, it's usually about priorities. You can play any notes from the scale you want during either chord, but when you start and end phrases on notes that are part of the chord, things tend to sound more musical. On top of that, if you practice in a more rigid way at first like this, you'll usually end up playing more melodic phrases overall even when you're not adhering rigidly to these "rules" For more phrase ideas and concepts, consider checking out my MTM lessons about melodu making
Scott Paul Johnson
2021-02-02 18:08:51 +0000 UTCI'm a little bit struggling with this. I can play the notes in the chords (A Major and B Minor). How I understand this: I can play for example the notes of the A Major chord when needed in the jam track but I have to be careful not to play the notes of the B Minor only when the chords share the same notes but in this case they have no common notes. And I must use the C shape of the major pentatonic scale to make this work but for the B Minor I can use those extra notes that are not in the C shape as an exception. Is this right what I'm writing here? I hope you understand what I'm trying to say.
Andy
2021-02-02 16:12:15 +0000 UTCLove the lessons and can actually understand some of what people on you tube are talking about when they mention a m3 or ii, V progression.
Mike Holland
2020-09-11 03:03:25 +0000 UTCHey Scott, really enjoying the lessons. I'm trying to follow the lessons in order of date posted (hopefully I'm doing the right thing). I made it to soloing and had a good aha moment in the first lesson (G shape). I finally got a glimpse of how people know what notes to hit. After practicing the G shape I was able to jump and run from any note making up the A and Bm chords...it was awesome (basic) but awesome. Moving to the C shape only confirmed it. My problem is, you are talking about pentatonic and caged like I should know what you are talking about. I haven't come across you explaining those items up to this point so hopefully I didn't miss something. I understand the pentatonic scale is 5 of the 7 notes but that is all. On your sample worksheets in the lesson, you show notes of an A chord on the left and notes of a Bm Chord on the right but you are talking pentatonic in the middle and I'm not getting my head wrapped around that.
Mike Holland
2020-09-11 03:01:29 +0000 UTCBenjamin, making a solo is basically making a melody. My livestream lessons from July were all about getting into specific details about how to make melodies. I bet if you watch the live-streams from July and come back to these lessons, you’ll get a better sense of how to do it
Scott Paul Johnson
2020-09-10 02:01:21 +0000 UTCI am really loving this content, and after years of trying to learn guitar it is starting to make sense. Thanks to your lessons I can "sorta" see what I am missing and the lines between all the techniques are becoming visible. I understand you are working super hard to create all this content. But i do want to say, Your statement of w"alk before you can run" where you've said "it shouldnt feel like you are getting lucky" certainly rings true for me. The problem i have, is that I still dont quite understand. Would it be possible to get some super basic tabs for he I ii jam track arpeggios i should be practicing? I am a little lost among all the PDF documents attached, and how to use them to start practicing these techniques. Thanks again for taking the time to create all this content Scott. For myself, your teaching style is the only one I have been able to mesh with.
Benjamin Carter
2020-09-09 22:25:14 +0000 UTCI figured it out.....thanks
Lauren Felber
2020-05-28 19:56:43 +0000 UTCHey how do I quick access the lessons
Lauren Felber
2020-05-28 19:46:10 +0000 UTCYou are making sense to me and filling in a lot of gaps. I appreciate the deep dive!
Nikolos Ray
2020-04-15 03:06:58 +0000 UTCThanks! The wise, encouraging words were particularly helpful. You were born for this.
Tasha McManus
2020-04-10 01:15:12 +0000 UTCIts coming!
Scott Paul Johnson
2020-04-07 00:53:29 +0000 UTC"RUBIKS CUBE" open chord lesson video? Hmm, I would put a vote in for that Scott. Thanks!
FenderBender
2020-04-04 13:21:46 +0000 UTCWow loved this lesson and the "a guitar teacher teaches people how to practise" is what separates you from other online guitar tutors.
michael white
2020-04-01 14:35:45 +0000 UTC“Don’t bite off more than you can chew” is great advice. I still habitually try to take on too much during practice. I bought a CAGED system book about 15 years ago and tried to take on too much. Even with your YouTube video I try to learn two shapes in one day. I’ll probably spend a week on each of these videos to make sure I get them down before going to the next one. Again, great content. I’ve been playing for 25+ years.
Erick Walsh
2020-03-31 15:58:24 +0000 UTC
