Members rotren Posted October 30, 2009 Members Posted October 30, 2009 A 3 note solo just for fun. Each time through the 12 bars, I use only 3 notes from the minor pentatonic scale. An exercise in avoiding playing too many notes. It was hard... but a good way to practice if you suffer from the "playing-too-many-notes-Syndrome"... [YOUTUBE]eu4etPLecrQ[/YOUTUBE]
Members BydoEmpire Posted October 30, 2009 Members Posted October 30, 2009 I like that exercise - pick any 3 (or 4, etc) notes and find as many ways to make them interesting as you can. Bends, rhythm, note order, etc. I also like the "only play while holding your breath - when you have to breath, stop playing." Helps prevent running on and on - endless nooding/random scales - and forces some kind of phrasing.
Members wader2k Posted October 31, 2009 Members Posted October 31, 2009 Very nice.....i'm gonna give this a go tommorrow.
Members rotren Posted November 2, 2009 Author Members Posted November 2, 2009 Thanks, glad you liked it. It's good practice, and it is hard to do well. I tend to overplay with too many notes, so this exercise is good for me.
Members Jasco Posted November 2, 2009 Members Posted November 2, 2009 Cool lesson. I like the approach of working with a concept verses the "learn this lick" type of thing.
Members GreenAsJade Posted November 17, 2009 Members Posted November 17, 2009 Bumped into another one like this just now: http://bluesguitarunleashed.com/index.php ... a 4 note solo on that page.
Members GreenAsJade Posted November 27, 2009 Members Posted November 27, 2009 How does Mr Knobs, who is not listed as a moderator, edit someone's post? And what does "CG" mean? Just curious
Members wader2k Posted November 27, 2009 Members Posted November 27, 2009 How does Mr Knobs, who is not listed as a moderator, edit someone's post? And what does "CG" mean? Just curious things that make you go hmmmmmmmm..........
Members chrisweyers Posted November 27, 2009 Members Posted November 27, 2009 I've used a lesson similar to this with my students, but I never thought to ascend like that. Thanks for the great lesson!
Members Virgman Posted December 3, 2009 Members Posted December 3, 2009 I finally checked this thread out and it is very cool.Tasty playing Mr. Rotren. Were you channeling Jimmy Vaughan? Now who is "Mr. Knobs"?And what is "cg"?I want answers on my desk by 10AM.
Members mockchoi Posted December 7, 2009 Members Posted December 7, 2009 I like the lesson. Also, you have one of the nicest sounding vibratos I've ever heard.
Members rotren Posted December 17, 2009 Author Members Posted December 17, 2009 Thanks, I'm glad for the positive feedback. Jimmie Vaughan? Nah, not consciously anyway. I was just trying to force myself to use few notes, which was not so easy. Good practice for me too.
Members Terje Posted December 22, 2009 Members Posted December 22, 2009 It sounded really good. Such an easy thing to do actually, not a very complicated concept but it works so well. A similar idea I got from a teacher once was "Stick to your first idea for entire blues solo. Do variations by all means, develop it, make it fit the chord changes if you feel you need to but stay with that first idea". So, I tried it right then and there and played my best (and easiest) solo in months
Members FlatFive Posted December 23, 2009 Members Posted December 23, 2009 Could someone explain a little bit about what he is doing to get some of thos sounds?? I know he only using 3 notes, and other than some vibratos I cant really tell what he's doing.
Members jeremy_green Posted December 23, 2009 Members Posted December 23, 2009 Could someone explain a little bit about what he is doing to get some of thos sounds?? I know he only using 3 notes, and other than some vibratos I cant really tell what he's doing.Why dont you ask him?
Members rotren Posted December 23, 2009 Author Members Posted December 23, 2009 Thanks guys. Can you be more specific about your question, FlatFive? I use hammer-ons, pull-offs, slurs, whatever I can think of to vary to sound and attack of notes. It's not something I'm consciously thinking about when I'm playing.
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