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In this phrasing guitar lesson I'll show you the ultimate musical phrasing secret weapon: Singing along with your solos! 🎸 FREE PDF: Top 3 Pentatonic Scale Patterns for more melodic soloing → https://bit.ly/3lIQujx - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 🔗 LINKS & LESSONS MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO: 🎸 Watch this next (Recommended) → Phrasing lesson playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLho65cYn4nF2cIeZ3q7Hp4qbU7jo_mYtI 🎸 FREE PDF: Top 3 Pentatonic Scale Patterns for more melodic soloing → https://bit.ly/3lIQujx 🎸 My website: https://www.soundguitarlessons.com/ 🎸 Phrasing structures lesson: https://youtu.be/Ib5qv48K7ww 🎸 Phrasing based on speaking lesson: https://youtu.be/WmenZrYsvqA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 💬 LESSON DESCRIPTION: Have you ever wondered why some guitar players sing along with their solos? Is there a musical reason for it? In this video I'm going to show you how being able to sing along with your guitar playing can be a secret weapon to improving your musical phrasing. Phrasing is one of the most important aspects of what you play on the guitar—it's what makes melodies musical, memorable, catchy, iconic, interesting, structured, compositional, etc… In this lesson I cover three main points: 1. The four critical elements of guitar phrasing that make it sound amazing (and how singing along with our guitar playing addresses all of them). 2. Four clear steps you can take to practice enhancing your musical phrasing by singing along with your guitar playing. 3. How combining melodic patterns with phrasing helps us sound musical, unique, and expressive on the guitar. I believe that being able to sing along with what we play enhances our musical phrasing, and therefore our overall artistry and craft as improvising guitarists. I hope you give it a try! I hope you enjoyed this lesson about developing your musical phrasing guitar chops, and found it beneficial. Let me know what you thought in the comments. Thanks! :) - Jared 🎸 FREE PDF: Top 3 Pentatonic Scale Patterns for more melodic soloing → https://bit.ly/3lIQujx - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ⏱ VIDEO CONTENT OUTLINE (WITH TIMESTAMP LINKS): 0:00 - Musical phrasing demonstration 0:24 - Should you sing along with your guitar playing? 2:04 - How to enhance your musical phrasing 4:38 - Step 1) Playing constant notes 6:43 - Step 2) Vocalizing with your playing 8:44 - Step 3) Singing with your playing in time 10:53 - Step 4) Playing in time without singing 12:42 - Top 3 Pentatonic Patterns for more melodic soloing (FREE PDF) 14:12 - Conclusion & outro #phrasing #guitarlessons #leadguitar

In this diminished chords guitar lesson, I demonstrate how to use diminished chords in progressions that sound amazing. 🎸 Get my FREE, amazing chord options chart called ‘Chords with Color’ → https://bit.ly/32UF6cQ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 🔗 LINKS & LESSONS MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO: 🎸 My website: https://www.soundguitarlessons.com/ 🎸 Chord Theory Series Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLho65cYn4nF1FXo8IWbKUb9_k0pMhgbtr 🎸 Chords of the harmonic minor scale: https://youtu.be/Ya-CIsLt_2E 🎸 Harmonic minor scale positions: https://youtu.be/rToM-6U8I-k 🎸 Functional Harmony lesson: https://youtu.be/aPMe6_hrowg 🎸 Chromatic Chords Lesson: https://youtu.be/oIt2m57eUVk 🎸 Most Common Chord Progressions 4-Part Series: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLho65cYn4nF0Smbq3QLfrFyUsM4xjnJGO 🎸 Get my FREE, amazing chord options chart called ‘Chords with Color’ → https://bit.ly/32UF6cQ 🎸 WATCH THIS NEXT (Recommended) → Diminished used as Dom7b9: https://youtu.be/V8Td9PWGH3c - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 💬 LESSON DESCRIPTION: I recently finished up a series of "quick tip" lessons which left me wanting to go a little deeper. For this week's lesson I've created the ultimate guide to diminished chords. There are seven sections in this complete diminished chords tutorial: 1. Diminished chords defined 2. The three diminished chord shapes to know 3. Diminished chord inversions and their symmetrical chord structure 4. Resolving any direction with diminished chords 5. Chromatic diminished passing chords 6. Modulating keys with diminished chords 7. How I use diminished chords with improvising Throughout all of that I share examples from some of my favorite songs that use diminished chords, and I provide clear exercises that you can practice. If you're interested in how to use diminished chords, or in any of the topics from the outline above, then I think you'll love this epic lesson :) I hope you enjoyed this lesson about how to use diminished chords on the guitar and found it beneficial. Let me know what you thought in the comments. Thanks! :) - Jared 🎸 Get my FREE, amazing chord options chart called ‘Chords with Color’ → https://bit.ly/32UF6cQ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ⏱ VIDEO CONTENT OUTLINE (WITH TIMESTAMP LINKS): 0:00 - Intro & who this diminished chords video is for 0:40 - Video outline 1:58 - 1) Defining the types of diminished chords 2:09 - Defining diminished triad 3:10 - Chords with Color (free download) 3:44 - Defining diminished 7th 6:19 - An exercise to get the diminished sound in your fingers 7:39 - Song Example #1: "How Insensitive" 9:24 - Defining half-diminished 10:45 - 2) Three diminished 7th shapes to know 11:40 - 3) Diminished 7 Inversion Symmetry 13:52 - Song Example #2: "Michelle" 14:15 - Practicing diminished 7th shapes by crossing strings 15:04 - 4) Tension / resolution with diminished 7th chords 18:44 - Resolving to chords in a key / chromatic chords 20:08 - Adding a diminished chord to "Halleliujah" 21:38 - 5) Diminished Passing Chords 23:08 - Song Example #3: "Till There Was You" 23:29 - Song Example #4: "Blackbird" 23:56 - 6) Modulating & tonicizing with diminished 27:13 - 7) Improvising with diminished chords 30:30 - Using diminished 7th chords at gigs 31:19 - Outro & Chords with Color (free download) #diminished #musictheory #guitarlesson

In this video I'll show you how to make your own guitar chord diagrams easily with this free online guitar chord diagram creator. → Get my FREE, amazing chord options chart called ‘Chords with Color’ → https://bit.ly/32UF6cQ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - VIDEO CONTENT OUTLINE (WITH TIMESTAMP LINKS): 0:00 - Intro 1:21 - Adding finger numbers / chord tone numbers 2:00 - Naming chords 2:30 - Adding frets 3:42 - Mapping scales 4:05 - Shapes, colors, and fret position 5:20 - More ways to write finger numbers / chord tone numbers 6:18 - Download & sharing 7:48 - "Chords with Color" chord chart (free download) 8:55 - Outro #guitarchords #guitarchord #guitarlesson

Playing random notes is one of the most powerful things to work on as an improviser. Here are 5 amazing benefits of playing random notes. → FREE Arpeggio Shapes Pack for Targeting Chord Tones when Soloing → https://bit.ly/3cw1RbA ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ •Quick Tips Lesson Series Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLho65cYn4nF0-Id7TpTzoVhyKkvF0U6Cq • In Depth Phrasing Lesson: https://youtu.be/Ib5qv48K7ww • Improvise with Chord Tone Arpeggio Shapes Lesson Playlist (12 Chord Types): https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLho65cYn4nF2GuEyLwFoHA-yUeatoCtCw •FREE Arpeggio Shapes Pack for Targeting Chord Tones when Soloing → https://bit.ly/3cw1RbA ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ LESSON DESCRIPTION: If you're an improvising guitarist, or if you want to be a great improvisor, then two of the most impactful things to practice are: -Improvising with random notes -Improvising constant notes Hang with me on this. It's hard to be sold on this concept until you give it a solid try and start seeing the incredible benefits (which of course takes a while). In this final video of my "quick tips" lesson series, I outline five concrete reasons why improvising with constant random notes is a game-changing exercises for improvisors. I hope these five reasons help you push through that initial phase of practicing something new, that phase when we're not sure of how it's going to pay off (been there!). Thanks for watching! I hope you have a great rest of your week and that you get some fun guitar time in :) - Jared ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ VIDEO CONTENT OUTLINE (WITH TIMESTAMP LINKS): 0:00 - Intro 0:57 - Benefit #1: Stopping for the sake of the music 2:10 - Benefit #2: Stop worrying about playing "wrong notes" 3:29 - Benefit #3: Practice playing with variety 4:15 - Benefit #4: Break your habit of playing the same licks 5:01 - Benefit #5: Think outside the box and get creative 6:03 - How random notes help us play "outside" the harmony 6:34 - Chord tone arpeggio improvisation series 6:48 - Chord tone shapes pack (free download) 7:00 - Outro & next lessons

In this short video I share my preference between three notes per string scales (3NPS scales) and CAGED scales. → FREE Arpeggio Shapes Pack for Targeting Chord Tones when Soloing → https://bit.ly/3cw1RbA ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ •Quick Tips Lesson Series Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLho65cYn4nF0-Id7TpTzoVhyKkvF0U6Cq •All Ergonomic Scale Types in Five Positions: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLho65cYn4nF1fSUGvjZ-1_0MS_GSNqLz_ •FREE Arpeggio Shapes Pack for Targeting Chord Tones when Soloing → https://bit.ly/3cw1RbA ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ LESSON DESCRIPTION: Totally "mapping out the fretboard" is essential for getting to the level of creative freedom that I want on the guitar. This means learning and labeling scale forms, arpeggios shapes, and chord voicings all over the instrument in different keys and positions. That's why I have so much lesson material on those topics. Whenever I teach anything related to scales I get asked this: "What about three notes per string scales?" 3NPS, as it's often abbreviated, is a system of scale forms on the guitar that serves as an alternative to the more common CAGED system scale forms. I have a pretty strong opinion about which system is better, because I exclusively used 3NPS scales for years. The more ways you can see the layout of scales on the guitar the better, but it's only necessary to become totally fluent in one scale mapping approach. In this super-short, 4-minute video I share which one I prefer and why. You'll see that my answer relates to my last lesson about hand tension and the longevity of our playing. Thanks for watching! I hope you have a great rest of your week and that you get some fun guitar time in :) - Jared ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ VIDEO CONTENT OUTLINE (WITH TIMESTAMP LINKS): 0:00 - Intro 1:05 - My experience with 3NPS 2:26 - Where 3NPS falls apart 3:01 - CAGED / ergonomic scale forms 3:47 - Chord tone arpeggio pack (free download) 4:09 - Outro #scales #guitarscales #3nps

Neo soul riff JUST on C-7 chord. Every chord played here is an interpretation of C minor7. There are so many options because of inversions and adding chord the extensions 9 and 11.

Soloing over weird chord progression part 2

Solos sound better with phrasing! :)

Soloing over weird chord progression (part 1)

Chord melody fingerstyle arrangement of “Let it Be” by the Beatles

🎸 Check out my course, Nail the Changes: https://www.soundguitarlessons.com/nail-the-changes 🎸 PLAYLIST: Selected Nail the Changes Course Videos: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLho65cYn4nF1LqmRcPbTcIrhpkew-bl7X __________________________________________________________________________________________ LESSON DESCRIPTION: In this video I share one of the lessons from my improvisation course, Nail the Changes. This is one of my favorite advanced soloing exercises to work on. Playing "out" means to play outside of the harmony, to not worry about hitting "right" notes; essentially it's playing atonally. Playing "out" over chord changes, very briefly, then coming back to targeting the harmony can sounds very advanced, sophisticated, and hip. It's also great conditioning for us to get a little less worried about playing "wrong" notes, which is an important strength to have as an improviser. Choose one chord, improvise over it with chord tones only, then play random notes in that same position, then go back to targeting chord tones. It might just be the reset button that your soloing needed! Let me know how it goes if you give it a try. __________________________________________________________________________________________ VIDEO CONTENT OUTLINE (WITH TIMESTAMP LINKS): 0:00 - Intro / Nail the Changes / context 1:58 - Exercise description 2:47 - Demonstrating chord tones then random notes 3:17 - Commentary 4:18 - Demonstrating chord tones & random notes together 4:52 - Commentary / pitfalls & uses for this technique 6:39 - Outro / Nail the Changes / course videos playlist __________________________________________________________________________________________ 🎸 Check out my course, Nail the Changes: https://www.soundguitarlessons.com/nail-the-changes

🎸 Check out my course, Nail the Changes: https://www.soundguitarlessons.com/nail-the-changes 🎸 PLAYLIST: Selected Nail the Changes Course Videos: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLho65cYn4nF1LqmRcPbTcIrhpkew-bl7X ___________________________________________________________________________________________ LESSON DESCRIPTION: In this lesson from my course, Nail the Changes, I explore different ways of playing the Dorian scale on the classic jazz standard "So What." This clip is from a mini-series within the course called "Try This," where I give you ideas and concrete suggestions to try techniques and concepts from the course in real music. This particular song is easy to dive into, regardless of your skill level, because the harmony stays the same for long periods of time. Beginners can practice internalizing their scales, and intermediate or advanced players can practice phrasing and tasteful improvisation. If you want a clear place to start jazz improvisation, or to hone skills you already have, this video is for you. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ VIDEO CONTENT OUTLINE (WITH TIMESTAMP LINKS): 0:00 - Intro / Nail the Changes / context 1:42 - Playing approach & description 5:17 - Demonstration with consistent rhythms 6:30 - Demonstration with musical phrasing 7:16 - Recap / future possibilities 9:03 - Demonstration with the full progression 9:56 - The power of melodic patterns & practice principles 11:39 - Outro / Nail the Changes / course videos playlist ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 🎸 Check out my course, Nail the Changes: https://www.soundguitarlessons.com/nail-the-changes

🎸 Check out my course, Nail the Changes: https://www.soundguitarlessons.com/nail-the-changes 🎸 PLAYLIST: Selected Nail the Changes Course Videos: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLho65cYn4nF1LqmRcPbTcIrhpkew-bl7X 🎸 My other chord tone improvisation lessons: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLho65cYn4nF1W6fK-LBaP6Su5n25_4-yG __________________________________________________________________________________________ LESSON DESCRIPTION: In this lesson from my course, Nail the Changes, I demonstrate using one of the exercises in the programs call the "Continuous Chord Tone Exercise". If I was only allowed to work on ONE improvisation exercise for the rest of my life it would be this one. The continuous chord tone exercise shows us how to target the harmony and chord changes of a song with extreme precision, note for note, finding voice leading, targeting chord tones by thoroughly mapping out all the arpeggios and finding every instance of where they connect by step. In this video I demonstrate this process on only TWO strings in ONE single fretboard position, and it's those kinds of limitations in our practicing that ultimately set us free in our real playing. __________________________________________________________________________________________ VIDEO CONTENT OUTLINE (WITH TIMESTAMP LINKS): 0:00 - Intro / Nail the Changes / context 1:35 - Exercise approach & description - the nucleus of jazz improvisation 3:40 - Mapping chord tones on two strings 4:34 - Mapping chord tones in time 5:56 - Playing chord tones with phrasing 6:16 - Demonstration with backing track 6:36 - Recap & analysis 8:10 - The ONE THING from this course 8:39 - Outro / Nail the Changes / course videos playlist __________________________________________________________________________________________ 🎸 Check out my course, Nail the Changes: https://www.soundguitarlessons.com/nail-the-changes

🎸 Check out my course, Nail the Changes: https://www.soundguitarlessons.com/nail-the-changes 🎸 PLAYLIST: Selected Nail the Changes Course Videos: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLho65cYn4nF1LqmRcPbTcIrhpkew-bl7X ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ LESSON DESCRIPTION: In this video I share one of the lessons from my lead guitar improvisation course called Nail the Changes. This lesson demonstrates how to target diminished 7 chord tones when soloing over chord progressions. Diminished 7th chords create such a powerful harmonic sound in music. When we can completely outline a diminished 7th chord, using chord tones, while improvising and soloing in jazz, or any music where diminished 7 comes, it has an extremely powerful effect. All you need to do is target the chord tones, and the function of diminished 7 within the progression will do the rest. It's a built-in way to create tension and release in your soloing and improvising in jazz guitar. It feels amazing to truly nail the changes like this. I hope you'll give it try :) ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ VIDEO CONTENT OUTLINE (WITH TIMESTAMP LINKS): 0:00 - Intro / Nail the Changes / context 1:12 - Playing approach & description 3:54 - Demonstration 5:12 - Recap 6:53 - Outro / Nail the Changes / course videos playlist ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ 🎸 Check out my course, Nail the Changes: https://www.soundguitarlessons.com/nail-the-changes

🎸 Check out my course, Nail the Changes: https://www.soundguitarlessons.com/nail-the-changes 🎸 PLAYLIST: Selected Nail the Changes Course Videos: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLho65cYn4nF1LqmRcPbTcIrhpkew-bl7X ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ LESSON DESCRIPTION: In this video I share one of the lessons from my lead guitar improvisation course called Nail the Changes. This videos simply demonstrates one of the key exercises in the program where we outline and map out all of our arpeggios and chord tones in one position on the fretboard. After doing that we can start to work on truly improvising with them and making great solos over any chord progression. By mapping out chord tones in this exact way, through the circle of 4ths in one location on the fretboard, it ensures that we cover every physical shape possible for each chord. By doing that we can then use those same shapes later all over the fretboard without having any blind spots in our playing. This approach is especially important if wanting to play jazz guitar. In this video I demonstrate this exercise with the minor 7th chord. Minor 7 chord tones sound great through the circle of 4th, so it's a fun chord to work through. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ VIDEO CONTENT OUTLINE (WITH TIMESTAMP LINKS): 0:00 - Intro / Nail the Changes / context 1:50 - Exercise description 2:29 - Exercise demonstration 4:41 - Outro / Nail the Changes / course videos playlist ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ 🎸 Check out my course, Nail the Changes: https://www.soundguitarlessons.com/nail-the-changes

🎸 Check out my course, Nail the Changes: https://www.soundguitarlessons.com/nail-the-changes 🎸 PLAYLIST: Selected Nail the Changes Course Videos: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLho65cYn4nF1LqmRcPbTcIrhpkew-bl7X 🎸 More lessons on Phrasing: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLho65cYn4nF2cIeZ3q7Hp4qbU7jo_mYtI __________________________________________________________________________________________ LESSON DESCRIPTION: In this video I share one of the lessons from inside my lead guitar improvisation course called Nail the Changes. The course is about nailing the harmony when improvising over chord changes, but before even talking about chord tones and all the "right notes" I have a whole lesson module solely dedicated to phrasing. Phrasing is what makes solos and improvisation sound musical regardless of what notes we play so it's very important to work on before applying specific scales to specific chords or anything like that. There are three main phrasing exercises in the course—this is the first one. Phrasing is mostly about reacting to what we played before, repeating similar rhythms, and being able to control our rhythmic structures on the fly. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ VIDEO CONTENT OUTLINE (WITH TIMESTAMP LINKS): 0:00 - Intro / Nail the Changes course / context 1:18 - Exercise description 3:02 - Beginner level 3:44 - Intermediate level 4:18 - Advanced level 5:23 - Beginner level guitar demonstration 7:13 - Intermediate level guitar demonstration 8:28 - Advanced level guitar demonstration 10:28 - Outro / Nail the Changes course / course videos playlist ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 🎸 Check out my course, Nail the Changes: https://www.soundguitarlessons.com/nail-the-changes

In this video I share my experience developing tendonitis from guitar and how I healed by addressing my bad guitar habits. → FREE Arpeggio Shapes Pack for Targeting Chord Tones when Soloing → https://bit.ly/3cw1RbA ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ LINKS & LESSONS MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO: •Quick Tips Lesson Series Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLho65cYn4nF0-Id7TpTzoVhyKkvF0U6Cq •FREE Arpeggio Shapes Pack for Targeting Chord Tones when Soloing → https://bit.ly/3cw1RbA •Deliberate Practice Lecture: https://youtu.be/Z92NTg599FM •Best Warm Up Guitar Exercise: https://youtu.be/9lyjqdA6Z08 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ LESSON DESCRIPTION: I developed terrible tendonitis from guitar and injured my arm TWICE from playing with bad guitar habits. Both times were devastating. Both times I thought that I might have to quit playing guitar for good. Instead of quitting I made it my mission to do everything I possibly could to heal, and to figure out how to prevent the problem from happening again. In this eleven-minute video I share how I developed tendonitis from guitar, how I healed by addressing my bad guitar habits, and I how I'm preventing it from happening again. This is not medical advice, just my story of what I learned and what I'm still doing today for guitar-playing longevity. Thanks for watching! I hope you have a great rest of your week and that you get some fun guitar time in :) - Jared ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ → FREE Arpeggio Shapes Pack for Targeting Chord Tones when Soloing → https://bit.ly/3cw1RbA ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ VIDEO CONTENT OUTLINE (WITH TIMESTAMP LINKS): 0:00 - About this video on tendonitis from guitar 1:43 - Video outline 4:36 - Habit #1 - Playing for too long 5:13 - Habit #2 - String action 5:30 - Habit #3 - Warming up 5:52 - Habit #4 - Wrist position 6:37 - Habit #5 - Stretching / reaching 7:41 - Habit #6 - Squeezing too hard 8:19 - Habit #7 - Overall health 10:09 - Summary 10:29 - Arpeggio shapes pack (free download) 10:56 - Outro

Phrasing is one of the most important aspects of improvising or composing melodies, and you're already a master at it! Unlock your natural phrasing ability with this. → FREE PDF: Top 3 Pentatonic Scale Patterns for more melodic soloing → https://bit.ly/3lIQujx ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ LINKS & LESSONS MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO: •Quick Tips Lesson Series Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLho65cYn4nF0-Id7TpTzoVhyKkvF0U6Cq •In Depth Phrasing Lesson: https://youtu.be/Ib5qv48K7ww •FREE PDF: Top 3 Pentatonic Scale Patterns for more melodic soloing → https://bit.ly/3lIQujx ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ LESSON DESCRIPTION: Phrasing in music matters more than playing the "right" notes. Phrasing is about the rhythmic structure and blank space used in music. It's what makes something sound catchy, memorable, melodic, and musical. If you've tried to solo with the "right" notes but it comes out just sounding like a scale then you know what I mean. And guess what? You're already a master at phrasing. In this short lesson I explain how we can access our natural ability to execute tasteful phrasing when playing music. Music is a form of communication, so why not borrow from the form of communication that we are already experts at? Thanks for watching! I hope you have a great rest of your week and that you get some fun guitar time in :) - Jared ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ VIDEO CONTENT OUTLINE (WITH TIMESTAMP LINKS): 0:00 - Intro 0:37 - Musical phrasing explained 1:35 - The phrasing ability we already have 2:26 - Translating spoken phrases to music 4:33 - Two ingredients in phrasing 5:00 - Supplementary material (free download) 5:21 - Outro

In this video I share a tried and true secret weapon for working on speed and playing faster. It's called the “Speed Burst” technique. → FREE PDF: Top 3 Pentatonic Scale Patterns for more melodic soloing → https://bit.ly/3lIQujx ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Quick Tips Lesson Series Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLho65cYn4nF0-Id7TpTzoVhyKkvF0U6Cq ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ LESSON DESCRIPTION: I'm certainly not into "speed for the sake of speed" on the guitar, but sometimes we simply want to be able to play something faster. If you ever need to increase your speed, in any style or genre, then use this tried and true approach that comes from classical guitar pedagogy. This five minute video breaks down the "Speed Burst" training technique. Once you get a taste of how well the speed burst works, I think you'll find yourself coming back to this approach again and again for the rest of your guitar playing journey. Thanks for watching! I hope you have a great rest of your week and that you get some fun guitar time in :) - Jared ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ VIDEO CONTENT OUTLINE (WITH TIMESTAMP LINKS): 0:00 - Intro 1:36 - A tride and true approach - the "speed burst" 2:22 - Applying the speed burst to the pentatonic scale 3:21 - The result 4:12 - Pentatonic scale patterns (free download) 4:42 - Outro

In this lesson I talk about knowing every song you play in ONE key, which can help us identify music by ear better. → Get my FREE, amazing chord options chart called ‘Chords with Color’ → https://bit.ly/32UF6cQ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Quick Tips Lesson Series Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLho65cYn4nF0-Id7TpTzoVhyKkvF0U6Cq ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ LESSON DESCRIPTION: If we compare all of our favorite songs to one another—chord by chord—it's surprising how many similarities they often have. Doing this can help us understand how tonal music functions in general, showing us that most music is more the same than it is different. The familiarity we gain from seeing all of those relationships between songs can also help us start to identify our favorite sounds by ear. This third lesson of my "Quick-Tips" series is on exactly how to unlock this comparison-view with any song we work on. If you're interested in song learning, songwriting, music theory, or ear training then this short video should be helpful. Thanks for watching! I hope you have a great rest of your week and that you get some fun guitar time in :) - Jared ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ VIDEO CONTENT OUTLINE (WITH TIMESTAMP LINKS): 0:00 - Intro 0:28 - Practice songs in one key 1:18 - What you'll start to see 2:35 - Roman numerals and scale degrees 3:05 - The next level benefit 5:06 - Supplementary material (free download) 5:30 - Outro

Here's how I practice - this is a simple practice hack for getting ANYTHING down. → FREE Arpeggio Shapes Pack for Targeting Chord Tones when Soloing → https://bit.ly/3cw1RbA ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Quick Tips Lesson Series Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLho65cYn4nF0-Id7TpTzoVhyKkvF0U6Cq ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ LESSON DESCRIPTION: I want to give you the best lessons I can while also respecting your time. That's why last week I started a "Quick Tips" lesson series. Brevity has never been my strong suit, so this second episode of the series is about ten minutes long, but that definitely counts as quick for me! What can I say, I get excited! In this video I break down how I actually practice when it matters most, when the pressure is on, when I need to really get something down. Anyone can do this, and it's amazing how effective it is. I hope you'll give it a shot! :) Thanks for watching! I hope you have a great rest of your week and that you get some fun guitar time in :) - Jared ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ VIDEO CONTENT OUTLINE (WITH TIMESTAMP LINKS): 0:00 - Intro 0:20 - Three common practice challenges 1:14 - Design, practice, test, repeat 3:06 - Applying the process to music practice 6:27 - Why the process works 8:20 - Creative design with "stress variables" 9:06 - Personal anecdotes 9:37 - Supplementary material (free download) 10:03 - Outro

This is the first episode of my "quick tips" series. This video is about something I call "The Pressure Test". Give it a try! :) → FREE PDF: Top 3 Pentatonic Scale Patterns for more melodic soloing → https://bit.ly/3lIQujx ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Quick Tips Lesson Series Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLho65cYn4nF0-Id7TpTzoVhyKkvF0U6Cq ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ My next eight videos will be a series of short and simple lessons, each shot in one take with no editing or graphics. My goal is that each of them will quickly teach you a powerful concept that you may find yourself calling upon for years to come. This first episode of the new series is about something that I call the "Pressure Test". I highly recommend giving it a try. Thanks for watching! Let me know how you did with the test and I hope you have a great rest of your week :) - Jared ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ VIDEO CONTENT OUTLINE (WITH TIMESTAMP LINKS): 0:00 - Intro 0:23 - The pressure test and why it helps your technique 1:34 - Demonstrating the pressure test 3:06 - Incorporating the pressure test in your practice 3:46 - Supplementary material (free download) 4:32 - Outro

If you've been frustrated by trying to read sheet music on the guitar then this lesson is for you. → Get my FREE Method Booklet - Play any jazz chord with just 8 shapes → https://bit.ly/3msntbe Hi there! Jared here from Sound Guitar Lessons with my weekly lesson for you. Carsten, a student in one of my courses, reached out yesterday asking for advice on how to get started reading music off of jazz lead sheets. I do have some lessons on reading chord changes, but I realized that I haven't talked about reading melodies yet in any of my videos. So I decided to make this week's lesson on exactly that because I have a really effective method for it. I didn't read a single note of sheet music until about ten years into playing guitar. Once I realized that it was important to me it felt like it was too late. I had to find a way to "catch up"... So I did. I used the approach in this lesson, and it worked! I'm totally okay with calling this technique a shortcut (because it's so much faster to get off the ground with it than other methods), but really it's just focused, targeted, and efficient. If you've ever been frustrated by trying to read melodic sheet music on the guitar then this lesson is for you. Leave me a comment and a thumbs up if you found this helpful, thanks for watching, and I hope you have a great rest of your week :) - Jared ___________________________________________________________________________________________ VIDEO CONTENT OUTLINE (WITH TIMESTAMP LINKS): 0:00 - Intro 0:59 - Why is it so difficult to read sheet music on guitar? 2:28 - The shortcut and why it works 4:40 - Example #1 - "Bright Size Life" 7:28 - Example #2 - "Almost Like Being in Love" 8:20 - More examples 9:09 - Commentary 9:54 - Play any jazz chord with just 8 shapes (free download) 10:46 - Outro

Here are several practice strategies that could dramatically improve how you practice. → FREE Arpeggio Shapes Pack for Targeting Chord Tones when Soloing → https://bit.ly/3cw1RbA This is my first livestream! :) I've found these practice habits to be helpful for myself, so I hope you find them helpful as well. I've published a guitar lesson video every Tuesday for almost three years. For this week's lesson I decided to do it live! Get the most out of this live session by also watching my other videos on practice strategies and practice habits: •How to Practice (about deliberate practice): https://youtu.be/QtSl54B8bfk •The science of getting past a plateau: https://youtu.be/ifvexnRqsgQ •And just for fun - Practicing Guitar Inspiration... on a unicycle: https://youtu.be/pe6Yr3lFgio Let me know if you like the live format. If you enjoy it and find it beneficial then I'll start going live once a month (separate from my weekly videos). Thanks for watching! :) - Jared ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ VIDEO CONTENT OUTLINE (WITH TIMESTAMP LINKS): 0:00 - Intro & content outline 2:15 - Arpeggio Shapes Pack (free download) 3:36 - There is never one right way to practice 6:48 - What is "deliberate practice?" (four steps) 13:10 - Excerpts from "Grit" by Angela Duckworth 17:11 - Difficulty and mindset 20:20 - Why learning hard things is possible 24:40 - "No one can do anything that they haven't practiced" 27:35 - Practice design is essential for deliberate practice 29:16 - Focus on consistency over quality 30:18 - Play for fun and but take note of red flags 32:02 - The six month rule 33:35 - Organizing your practice time - the 50/50 rule 34:19 - Having an outlet for your practice 36:30 - The four phases of your practice 38:55 - Just by playing music, we've already succeeded 40:55 - Intermittent learning & reinforcement 43:52 - Quote from "Atomic Habits" by James Clear 44:42 - How I track my deliberate practice 46:50 - Viewer questions 47:35 - Q: Advice on integrating theory with learning songs? 52:16 - Q: Practice routine? 52:51 - Q: How do you keep sharp on more than one instrument at once? 56:30 - Q: An old teacher told that some are born with speed. How can you improve your finger speed? 1:00:46 - Q: What should the time frames for focused practice look like? 1:02:26 - Q: Do scales come from chords or do chords come from scales? 1:03:03 - Q: When I'm practicing a long jazz standard for chord tone improvisation, should I break it into sections to nail one at a time? 1:05:57 - Q: What's the difference between deliberate practice and "regular" practice? 1:08:22 - Q: How can I play any arpeggio starting anywhere on the fretboard without calculating? 1:10:23 - Q: How can I be my own teacher? 1:12:19 - Q: What should I learn first if I want to play Kenny Burrell? 1:13:38 - Q: How do I avoid sounding "pentatonic boxy?" 1:16:05 - Q: What strings do you use on your Telecaster? 1:16:54 - Q: How do I focus on what goals are important? 1:20:15 - Q: Any tips on linking pentatonic scale positions? 1:23:08 - Q: Do you offer a course that covers some of the practice concepts here? 1:24:23 - Recap 1:26:33 - Chord tone arpeggio pack (free download) 1:27:30 - Outro

This has proven to be the best warm up guitar exercise for my practice needs because it uses every finger combination. 🎸 FREE PDF: Top 3 Pentatonic Scale Patterns for more melodic soloing → https://bit.ly/3lIQujx 🔗 LINKS & LESSONS MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO: 🎸 Keeping fingers close to fretboard: https://youtu.be/rtVaz9HSyZw 🎸 How to Improve Your Musical Time: https://youtu.be/TDuklTbGn9g 🎸 Focus Rotation Method (my first lesson video): https://youtu.be/IpYNY_NSAAc 🎸 Technique playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLho65cYn4nF1CZ7t0yI51Mcyfge2rz4oN 🎸 Another great warm up: https://youtu.be/qHsaW7F4Qsw - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 💬 LESSON DESCRIPTION: I have a very practical lesson for you today. I just want to share with you the exact warm-up exercise that I do almost every single time that I practice guitar. Sounds a bit boring, but this warm-up is really important to me. I injured my arm from playing too much guitar twice in my career. Both times were devastating. There were moments when I wasn't sure if I'd be able to play again. In the end, the answer to healing and being able to play sustainably again was warming up. I found that this exact warm-up exercise helped the most in getting me loose, preventing further injury, and allowing me to play with way more accuracy. I still do it religiously and it continues to be beneficial. Here's what's covered in this lesson: -I describe the exercise and demonstrate it fully with tabs and notation on screen -I talk about what to focus on while practicing -I show how to turn it into a more advanced exercise -And lastly, I share the common technique mistake that you should avoid doing at all costs when playing something like this I don't even mention my injuries in the video—I just wanted to share that with you here. I'll save discussing that more for a future lesson. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ⏱ VIDEO CONTENT OUTLINE (WITH TIMESTAMP LINKS): 0:00 - Intro 0:58 - Video outline 2:04 - Exercise description 5:53 - Full demonstration with notation/tabs (PLAY ALONG) 8:21 - What to focus on while practicing 11:05 - How to make it more challenging 12:16 - The one big thing to NOT do 13:17 - Supplementary material 13:47 - Comments / outro