Solo In Any Key With One Scale Shape

Mike Geronsin of The Art of Guitar has posted a new, free lesson. Here, he’s looking at how to use the same scale shape to solo over any key – major or minor.

This is very helpful if, like me, you’re just starting out with learning how to solo or improvise over a chord progression. It’s a neat tip, that Mike clearly explains and demonstrates.

Watch the video to see how this works, then please head over to YouTube to leave a like and a supportive comment.

How To Solo Over Chord Changes

Paul Davids has uploaded a handy lesson video, where he’s looking at how to solo over chord changes using the pentatonic scale.

The pentatonic scale is probably the first scale we learn when we’re trying to get into writing our own solos and improvising. It’s such an easy scale to play, but making it musical over chord changes is deceptively hard.

In Paul’s lesson, he explains what the trick (sometimes) is: switch pentatonic scales when the underlying chord changes. By using the pentatonic scale that matches each chord (e.g. A minor pentatonic over an A minor chord, C major pentatonic over a C major chord), we place more of an emphasis on the musical changes that are happening in the rhythm section.

Watch the video for all the details, then please head over to YouTube to leave a like and a supportive comment if you enjoyed Paul’s video.

How To Riff With The Major Scale

Over on his YouTube channel, Sean Daniel has posted a lesson all about how to  use the major scale in your playing.

He focuses on the basics, which are always good to know. The video’s short and sweet, so you’ve no excuse for not leaning them here!

Please head over to YouTube to leave a like and a supportive comment if you enjoyed Sean’s video.