AD3THREE wrote:You need to post more videos. I watch all 5 of them. I'm in an effort to try to broaden my music so I joined a country band. Its been fun so far but my improvisation skill still remain your traditional classic rock/blues pentatonics. I've played almost every day for 13 years and all I can say when I see players like you is some people just have a natural gift from God. Use it and be thankfull for what you were given, because it could be taken a moments notice.
Here is something you can try that sort of really opened me up in terms of soloing. The pentatonic, either major or minor is quite versatile. I started practicing these scales a bit different some time ago. say, instead of starting on the root, I started on another note in the scale and play against a simple chord progression (i am not a theorist but i think in the major scales this would be called a "modal" approach). Play the third or the fifth or the minor seventh first. I think a lot, not all, but a lot of guitar players make a common mistake of starting solos with the root note of the chord that is underneath it, and though that sounds nice and consonant, it may be harmonically... well predictable. I also like to work minor scales against major chord progressions and vice versa for added interest, and chromatic runs really help as well.
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