Beginner’s Guide to Improvising (feat. Wagon Wheel)

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In this lesson I'm looking at some first steps with lead guitar, answering an audience question on getting started with improvising. The Key of G chord progression we'll be soloing over is used in songs like Wagon Wheel, and makes for a great playground of possibility.
I'll begin by explaining the idea of chord tones, which tell us which notes to focus on while each chord is playing. Then, using a small region of the G major scale (thinnest three strings only), I'll demonstrate how we have more than enough building blocks to create countless riffs, melodies, and licks that sound great. This is all done over a backing track, which is available to you over on my lesson page.
This one goes out to Song Notes member Jason, whose question in the community forum inspired this tutorial. Thanks for the ongoing support, Jason - and to everyone else who is likewise interested in this topic, I truly hope you find this helpful!
0:00 Demonstration & Lesson Summary
2:25 Chord Tones 101
3:59 Choosing a Fretboard Region
7:53 Following the Chords
10:22 Improv Example w/ Chord Tones Only
12:14 Improv Example w/ Passing Tones
14:32 True Improv #1 use your ear!
17:42 True Improv #2 themes & motifs
22:25 Connecting Scale Shapes

[@MrA1582000]

Certainly learned a lot from the lesson!

[@staristo2355]

I ike the note in red! Very useful!

[@blogsfred3187]

Superb lesson. Hope it goes viral…

[@wilylaba6087]

Thank youu brother...❤❤

[@richardmorgan8959]

Another great lesson. Very simple explanation with easy to follow examples. Song that many know. Fits right with my current progress. Believe it’s consistent with many others in similar stage who took up guitar during Covid hideaways.

[@AlanMcCarthyguitar]

Super lesson, thank you

[@jacerodgers5559]

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