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I talk about how the CAGED soloing concepts turn the penta shapes into other shapes and how to think about that, especially when soloing over progressions. I address a few Patron questions about the topic and a few about related topics.
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In this lesson I wanted to talk about how different kinds of scales sound when you're playing a solo and how you can mix and match as long as you're focused on notes in whatever chord is going by. The idea here is that chord tones are so important, you can almost do anything you want as long as you're following the...
2020-06-12 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
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Alright! Here we go. You asked for clarification on CAGED soloing and mindset so I'm bringing this livestream for you. You can most likely watch this stream on Patreon, but if you'd like to comment and ask questions, I recommend watching on YouTube. If you have a youtube or gmail account, you should be able to comment! 2020-06-11 17:44:14 +0000 UTC View Post
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While preparing for the next CAGED Soloing series I realized my current I-IV jam track wasn't ideal, so I made a new one. This isn't a lesson, but it is a look at how I put a track together with guitar, bass, drums, and keys. In the future I might livestream lessons like this so I can interact while I'm working.
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2020-06-10 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe Community Forum is a place for you to post questions, comments, and get into discussions. Its also a place to post your homework assignments and audio or video of your Community Challenges! Most of the lessons on my Patreon have a link to a specific Patreon Community post to post homework and questions about a specific topic.
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2020-06-09 13:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostHi Everyone - I'm scheduling my next livestream for Thursday the 11th at noon PST
I need your vote to decide which topic to cover!
(all livestreams will be available to watch later)
2020-06-09 00:22:26 +0000 UTC View Post
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Hi! Times are tough in the U.S. right now. There have been peaceful Black Lives Matter protests every night for the past week or two and I've been scrambling to figure out how I can participate. I have friends down there getting tear gasses and beaten by police. This is an important movement for the U.S. and I want to be...
2020-06-08 22:22:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Where to Start • Lesson Archive • Recommended Lesson Plan • 2020-06-02 00:24:35 +0000 UTC View Post
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In this video we talk about the C shape. It's a weird one to morph into Minor, diminished, dominant, etc. which is why you don't see it too often, but it does make a nice movable Dominant shape and a cool movable Major7 shape. ...
2020-05-31 13:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
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A quick review and applications for the D shape Rubik’s cube. Here I have a little fun with D shaped chords and some recording software. I want to give people a sense of how to use these Rubik's Cube lessons before I roll out more of them! The ...
2020-05-29 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everyone! I've organized all my Patreon content into a searchable archive and every new post will be updated to the archive as well. This is useful for finding lessons about specific topics or just seeing how everything is organized!
Here it is: https://www.scottpauljohnson.com/patreon-dashboard
I hope you find it helpful!
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2020-05-29 01:21:13 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone! It may not look like it, but I've been working hard trying to plan and organize what I want this Patreon to look like as it continues to grow. It's hard to believe I started this thing barely 2 months ago. I feel like I'm getting a handle on it, but it's a learning process and I appreciate you coming along for the ride.
Things were a little slow last week because it was my birthday this weekend! But I'm back to it in full force.
Here is the scoop on whats to come
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Hi everyone! This morning's livestream was a lot of fun but also a little hectic. Thats to be expected for the first one - I have a lot to learn.
For those of you who didn't make it - check the post again and you'll be able to watch the video. In the future, if you miss a livestream you'll be able to watch it later! https://www.patreon.com/posts/first-livestream-37045831
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UPDATE:
I just swapped out the link so you don't have to fast-forward anything!
here is a link to the gig I played bass on: https://youtu.be/QEcMK_qMCNo
I'm so excite...
2020-05-12 23:42:09 +0000 UTC View Post
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Former student and patron, Jed, is looking for guidance on building a chorus for his song seed. In this video I listen to a song Jed is working on and help with some suggestions for where to go with it.
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Advice for learning to accept the organic nature of your playing and how to pinpoint your strengths and weaknesses. In this lesson I talk about some ways to practice making your solos come to life with vibrato, hammer-ons, pull-offs, sliding, bending etc - things that remind your listener that you are NOT a note-seeking ...
2020-05-08 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
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Join me as I build a song seed from scratch and hash out ideas using Logic Pro. This is just me doing my thing with songwriting and talking about it a little bit. Its just songwriting practice and its not amazing every time and thats ok.
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In this video Josh talks about his difficulty with off beat rhythm parts and I suggest ways to practice getting more comfortable with them. Josh asks for tips and techniques for practicing off beat rhythms with a metronome.
Hi everyone! I'm so excited about this Patreon and I'm always thinking of ways to make it better and get quality content out to you. A few of you have said you'd like more structure so I'm working on a music theory series to get everyone on board in an organized way.
But I also like doing more off-the-cuff interactive lessons and I think I can do that via livestream! It took me a while but I finally figured out a cool live system and I'm excited to do the first of many livestreams.
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This was supposed to post on 4.26 but for some reason it didn't happen. I walk through a handful of questions from Patrons. I hope you find it helpful!
Andres is hoping for advice on what to start with when learning guitar, Brody is looking for clarification on 7 chords in minor scales, Joe wants recommendations fo...
2020-05-01 16:59:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Where to Start • Lesson Archive • Recommended Lesson Plan • 2020-04-27 13:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everyone! I just wanted to let you know I'm taking a brief break from filming to:
1. Plan out some more organized courses
2. Set up some new gear for more consistent higher quality videos
3. Figure out a livestreaming set up
4. Devote a section of my website to organizing Patreon videos
I still have videos coming out next week and I likely won't be off for more than a week, but I want so badly to bring better quality learning to this Patreon that I ...
2020-04-24 01:56:59 +0000 UTC View Post
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Tips and strategies for organizing music theory concepts and chord progressions into songwriting applications.
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2020-04-22 13:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Where to Start • Lesson Archive • Recommended Lesson Plan • 2020-04-20 19:26:07 +0000 UTC View Post
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Marcus hopes to see more detailed videos about articulations and phrasing, so we jump into a quick crash coarse and discuss melody morphs. We also touch on the bridge from beginner to intermediate.
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Patron Fred Haft is curious about my recording setup so we go into some light detail regarding modern vs old school recording systems.
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2020-04-19 13:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
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Josh is wondering about chord shapes in relationship to the pentatonic scale.
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2020-04-19 13:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
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