Ed, just so you know, Dan Donegan knows no theory. And you said yourself that you have no problem with his lead playing.
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JOIN THE DISCORD VIEW THREADEd, just so you know, Dan Donegan knows no theory. And you said yourself that you have no problem with his lead playing.@Dominik, I completely get it. I'm not much farther ahead than you. @Ids, I love you brother, but your theory knowledge is so next level that you might be too advanced to teach us mouth-breathing crayon-eaters. I have some thoughts, but I haven't been able to watch @Jak's video yet and I want to be caught up and coherent before I ramble. I will reply soon, and YOU ARE NOT ALONE. I find theory VERY daunting even though I am finding that I intuitively know more than I realized just by virtue of whacking these things around for 35 years.
Guys, I am starting to feel bad because it seems to me like I am just complaining, but I really just can't find a start
Think of me as a new guy, name's Chad, who picked up the guitar a week ago, not even knowing what alternate picking is, cuz that's formally introduced in the advanced section here.
Simply GREAT suggestions.Hey Dominik! I've felt like this so many times in the past, and it's usually just before a 'light-bulb moment' in my playing.
When you're improvising, you want to have things practiced so much that any time you're playing over a chord progression, that you don't have to think of any theory. It's sorta like trying to have a conversation in a foreign language while referring to a dictionary, it'll only leave you stopping and starting. You basically want to know what the notes you are about to play will sound like before you play them. Kind of like if you were singing over some chords, all of your notes would be authentic, and controlled by your ear, not just your knowledge.
That's great that you have your Minor Pentatonic all over the neck! You can do so much with just that scale alone improvisation wise.
Here are some Minor Pentatonic hacks/Soloing hacks to get your teeth into (Try sticking on an A minor jam track and doing these) :
1. Sliding to each note in the scale from a fret behind/half-step below.
2. Adding the b5/Blue note into your scale in every shape (Look up A minor blues scale - it's a Minor Pentatonic with the extra note added)
3. Try playing E minor Pentatonic over the track instead of A min - This is a bit of Pentatonic superimposition (sounds complicated but isn't) this will mean you're adding the notes E G A B D over the A minor harmony, which will give your solo a different color. You are basically borrowing the pentatonic scale from the 5th chord in A natural minor.
4. Look up some Major and Minor Arpeggio shapes and try playing these over the track: A minor arpeggio, C Major arpeggio, E minor arpeggio, G major arpeggio. (You can use the sliding from a halfstep below technique with these too)
5. Try singing or humming something over the track, then try and figure out what you sang on the fretboard. Don't worry about it being fancy, just make sure you like it, and then try and copy it.
I'd be better explaining exactly how I get this approach in a private message, as I don't want to write a book in this post haha! Basically there's a really logical way of looking at a Key that gives you these options
Hope this helps!
I made an album for it and the first lesson explaining intervals is upI was kinda thinking about making a mini course on it from intervals you need to build chord up to CAGED and harmony and effectively starting from scratch. Trying to transfer knowledge from one person to another is one of the hardest things to do but I'd like to develop that skill a little more
Only Chad Kroeger could have came up with them.Simply GREAT suggestions.
I'll make another video tonight to this. Too much to typeThank you so much for taking the time to make this Video! I definetly got a Lot Out of it.
But I am have to say this. You and A LOT of the active guys Here also have somewhat of a Background in theory of Just the topics of the beginners section. Although I Play since quite a while I don't. It's like picking up guitar all over again. And I feel like the lessons don't Always give you quite enough to apply them when you are starting at 0. I don't say they are bad, it's Just that you're gonna have a hard time without preexisting knowledge. And I get where that comes from, as a guitarist that knows what he's doing and knows His stuff in years it will be hard to Imagine what a newbie needs in Order to make the Most Out of His playing.
So I Want to give some more Info / questions for you. Up to the CAGED system PG didn't exactly go into how the Key, chords and the scales Work together. He says you can do it now but can I? It's Like throwing in snippets or examples but I don't get the full Picture or can apply it. So I am Not Sure how to really apply the pentatonic scale over a chord Progression. Hah! Chord Progression. So how do I even write one?
I don't know to be honest. You say we should Focus on chords but we only "learned" campfire chords Up to this Point. So when I am writing a Song with These chords without lead playing. Why would I use the CAGED system? After all it tells you how to play the Same chord in a different Position. I assume going down the Neck the chords change, idk then it's a c2 and not a c1. But I don't KNOW this. So this is where my Limits currently are. That is why I am asking myself "why should I practice These chords when I don't know how to make use of them?"
Oookay, enough Said now. I Hope I don't seem angry or complaining, Just trying to articulate the questions that Pop Up in my mind
Don't know why I laughed at that line.not even knowing what alternate picking is, cuz that's formally introduced in the advanced section here.
Hi guys... reviving an old thread. Went digging a little while there's some downtime at work lol. Going to watch the videos posted here later when I have speakers. How is everyone's motivation levels now, over 3 months after the inception of this thread? I feel my motivation levels dipping slightly here too but I think that's the result of trying to take on too much at a time. I feel mild guilt when I haven't picked up the guitar for more than a day! so I was digging around and seeing if anyone else had felt the same lack of motivation or progress stagnation.
I'm actively trying to remind myself I only picked up the guitar about 1 month ago, and comparing to when I first started there's been a lot of progress made at least. But still nowhere at the comfort level where I would like to contribute anything video wise haha. For all the things that don't make sense I'm hoping with time and patience it will fall into place! In the meantime, how did it work out for you guys, 3 months later?
I used to be like you to where I felt guilt because I didn't pick up the guitar for a day. But the truth is is that I'm an adult and sometimes I have other priorities and sometimes I'm too tired or mentally drained to play and there's nothing wrong with it. I'm sorry to see that you've been slipping a little bit in motivation but I totally understand when you feel like you take on too much at once it can feel overwhelming. It's for this reason that I decided to hire a guitar teacher. Having a personal teacher has helped me stay on track and not take too much on at once. My motivation has actually been through the roof ever since I hired someone like that!
I actually do my lessons online with my instructorDo you still do lessons now? I don't think I can get anything like that ATM due to a particular microscopic entity right now
Hi guys... reviving an old thread. Went digging a little while there's some downtime at work lol. Going to watch the videos posted here later when I have speakers. How is everyone's motivation levels now, over 3 months after the inception of this thread? I feel my motivation levels dipping slightly here too but I think that's the result of trying to take on too much at a time. I feel mild guilt when I haven't picked up the guitar for more than a day! so I was digging around and seeing if anyone else had felt the same lack of motivation or progress stagnation.
I'm actively trying to remind myself I only picked up the guitar about 1 month ago, and comparing to when I first started there's been a lot of progress made at least. But still nowhere at the comfort level where I would like to contribute anything video wise haha. For all the things that don't make sense I'm hoping with time and patience it will fall into place! In the meantime, how did it work out for you guys, 3 months later?
I have ZERO clue what you're talking aboutMan is this thread so old already? I feel like I am a different player now. Have to go through everything again and see what I think of it now! I am very motivated because I found a way to progress with theory and still have fun, so that's great. Although I will have a little less time from now on for a couple of reasons. Right @Jak Angelescu
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