Do you like Eric Johnson pentatonic runs?

@cristorres9547

Жыл бұрын

Yes

@tfajsh

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely. Keep it coming

@nicholasgordon5013

10 ай бұрын

The exact lesson I've been searching for. Eric's 5 note sequence. Thanks

@headkickko609

7 ай бұрын

Now I do, I guess!

@chaseparker7022

6 ай бұрын

Yes, more pentatonics & triads & whatnot☑️

Thanks for the lessons. What I like about your videos is that you also show the right hand and the picking

its amazing that you are able to play this on that banjo

Great player. Great teacher. It's usually one or the other, rarely both. I've learned so much from you.

For some reason,that lesson hit home and soaked in better than most I've watched,Thanks,Man,I'll be following you from now on.

great lesson! please do more videos on fast pentatonic runs in the style of Eric Johnson and Joe Bonamassa.

@JordanSteele

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I’m glad you enjoyed! I definitely will in the future🤘

@Faltermeyer123

Жыл бұрын

@@JordanSteele could you please break down the part from 4:06 to 4:13 from this live performance kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZGiMtaapec6ThKg.html in a future video? This would be awesome!!

@hkguitar1984

Жыл бұрын

Ditto

@RolandSpecialSauce

11 ай бұрын

Yes! Please do some Joe Bonamassa licks breakdowns.

Perfect lesson! Clear and concise. You teach it correctly like the Doug Rappoport EJ lesson with the economy picking.

this vid improved my playing immediately. thank you!

@JordanSteele

Жыл бұрын

Great man! Glad I could help

Fantastic lesson Jordan! I’ve seen a lot of videos on the EJ pentatonic method but yours is the easiest to follow…and the best👍🏻 Love the way you utilize the whole neck like EJ does. The way you explain it is great!! Keep the videos coming man!! 😎🎸

You're best lesson yet 🏆 Absolute coolest bedrock penta-shred ✨

Great lesson for people new to playing EJ-style runs. Nicely done, kid.

Enjoying all your lessons!

Thanks for explaining this so well !

Perfectly explained and performed. 🤙🏼

Sweet bro. Really enjoyed the relaxed nature of the vid

It's such a good lesson video! Thank you!

Great lesson - great examples - and so concise! Thank you. :)

Good to see your vids again.

Great lesson. Thanks for sharing

Thank you so much man I’ve been wanting to learn his runs for a long time now I got em!

@JordanSteele

7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the video and found it helpful! 🤘

I've been playing for a long time but for some reason I find it extremely difficult to do the pentatonic runs like Eric Johnson Eric Gale and Joe Bonamassa. I was thinking it had something to do with the pull off that I wasn't getting right. But this is the first video where I think it's gonna make a big improvement. Thanks so much I appreciate it..

Awesome! Thanks Jordan!

@JordanSteele

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed!

Brilliant lesson

Thanks Jordan, my playing hasn't improved, but I sure enjoyed watching you. 😉👍

@JordanSteele

Жыл бұрын

Haha thanks a lot Mark!

@1Phepsi

Жыл бұрын

@@JordanSteele Well, it would help if I could actually play. lol Anyway, keep up the good work, and keep rocking!!

Thanks man this helped a lot

Yep! My teacher... He's the BEST!

@JordanSteele

Жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

Great lesson

Lovely tone And great lesson

Really enjoyed this! 👍

I am a big fan of Joe Bonamassa and I think this is his style of playing too! These were so fun to learn and I'm very confident it'll teach me creative ways to solo in this style and also improve my playing speed alot! I cannot thank you enough Jordan!

@JordanSteele

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely! Glad you enjoyed! Joe Bonamassa does these type runs all day long. Getting step 3 down and even building upon that with any combination of pentatonic positions is super fun and bring endless possibilities. Don’t overlook the intro turn around part. Where you go from ascending to descending. That is very helpful especially when building runs past step 3. It allows you the change direction at any moment in a pentatonic scale! Have fun!

@ryansheeler

Жыл бұрын

Eric Gales does a lot of these too. 5 and 6-note groupings. It's kinda weird to watch him pick those since he plays left-handed and upside down (not restrung)

Thank to you it s the first time that i see a wonderfull explain..

Excellent post Jordan ! Have luved Eric since his 1st CD. Time to grab my axe ! :-))

Jordan, the format of your lesson video is gold! You give tab and you show the scale while explaining the picking pattern is tremendous that many others don’t do. I see your channel building exponentially sooner then later with fantastic lessons like this. Now time to work! Are there metronome BPMs that we should use for practice you could recommend?

thank you. subscribed.

Subbed! Nice lesson. I like the "how to practice this" advice.

great video thanks!

@JordanSteele

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

Excelente trabajo!!!!!!!!

@JordanSteele

Жыл бұрын

🤘

I just discovered you and I have to tell you how much I love your paul. What year? And I love your playing. You're going places.

Wonderful technique. Odd note sequences with varying number of notes, with string and position shifts, often 2 notes per string is challenging as hell. When it includes including directional changes using both strict alternate and economy picking with speed, precision, proper muting to avoid string noise (which is essential especially and high volumes while playing with other musicians). You appear to do all of the above with a level of facility exemplary of deeply imbedded neural pathways that allow the body to execute without thinking. That is, in my opinion, the most advanced level of flat picking electric guitar mastery that one can achieve on the instrument. To accomplish this at such. Young age is absolutely remarkable. There are brilliant session guitarists who have played some of the best guitar solos ever recorded who are still struggling with this technique. Your ability obviously may be somewhat related to natural talent but what you are showing in your playing is dedication, focus and total commitment to guitar and musicianship. With so many half assed musicians poluting the airwaves, guys like you Mateus Asato, Mateo Mancusso, Ross Campbell and many others representing a tiny percentage of young musicians is totally inspiring. Kick ass video and brilliant playing. Far too many musicians default to the ,"I am a feel player," which really means I am lazy but want all the external benefits of being recognized as a musician. You obviously never fell for that BS. Keep up the great work

Great video thanks alot

@JordanSteele

Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome! Glad to help

Thanks, amazing lesson! In step 3, I found the position shifts a bit abrupt so I tend to slide up (it doesn't change the picking), which puts me right in the next position.

Liked and subscribed!!

Holy crap dude. Incredible. That first economy pick is the toughest part to get down.

Yes

@JordanSteele

Жыл бұрын

🤘

Nice Paul

Beauty!!! 😮

OMG THE UFO ALBUM IN THE BACK!!! You definitely shred. Also next videos you should make is, How to shred like Michael Schenker.

Would love some Randy!

Amo tu tono tocas increible que pua usas para ese tipo de licks ? Escuche a Joe decir que sin una Jazz lll no puede tocarlos.Usas esta misma ? Saludos desde Argentina

He'll yeah!

@JordanSteele

Жыл бұрын

🙏

Great stuff. Ties my fingers in knots though on a LP. Not sure when yo use middle or ring fingers on those fast 5’s. Seems to end on middle then sweep down to ring?

Jordan - Fil here. Thanks for this bud I learned from you, I was looking for this phrase and phrasing for a while, and I have now learned it from you. I appreciate it very much.

Do you alternate pick when descending from the first position? (First lick you demonstrated)

Your explanation of Eric Johnson's style for cascading runs using a sort of blend of economy picking, the downstroke always is the first of two strokes on a string, so it's down up, down up, down shift to another 5 note pattern with a downstroke followed by up stroke on the same string, downstroke followed by up stroke on adjacent lower string, shift position to next descending pentatonic box du,du,d. Brilliant. When I do 5 note sequences cutting back only to the closest note immediately lower than where the last 5 note sequence started using all alternate picking, the pick slanting changes from upward pick slanting to downward pick slanting every other 5 note sequence whether ascending or descending. That obviously makes it much harder to build speed and precision using five note sequences. Not only does your explanation make more sense it gives a better cascading effect. It seems like Eric Johnson has his picking sequences deliberately mapped out yet it seems bonamassa just kind of uses the Steve Morse straight alternate picking method where he adjusts his pick subtly to avoid getting trapped between strings. Also, the sequences don't seem to be as structured and you may have four notes followed by five knots followed by 7 (another words bonamassa seems to mix up the sequence of note groupingsmore frequently. Thanks for the lesson I finally understand Eric Johnson's sequencing much better.

whats the amp you use? nice tone on the neck pickup

I’ve been struggling with that Manhattan’s solo pentatonic run for a while. Does he picks all the notes? It’s so fast that it seem he uses a lot of legatos

I've been watching videos to learn these EJ licks for some time now and yours is the firest one that really clicked with me. Question: Is there an advantage using your first and second finger on the economy picked notes as opposed to using the first and rolling with the third finger? That seems more comfortable for me, but I'll learn your way if there is an advantage. Thanks!

@JordanSteele

9 ай бұрын

I’m glad the video is helping you out! That’s a good question. I don’t think there is an advantage to doing it the way I’m doing it. I do find it keeps the pattern consistent when moving through different shapes but at times it isn’t the most efficient way to play the pattern.

I think alot of people over look how difficult these can be on the left hand, getting the strength and speed up to that level is hard, any tips on developing the fretting hand for fast pentatonics? I find when I wana burst into speed over 140bpm with 16th notes I have to bar across 2 strings for 2 note per string repeating licks, the trouble I have is keeping my finger tips bent and close to the strings, my fingers want to straighten out and lift, it's frustrating.

Is there an advantage to playing with your ring finger instead of pinky when you span four frets? Do you have any trouble doing the same in the first fret position?

Out of curiosity, has anyone followed the practice plan for these lines he mentions at the end? Did you see results? Why or why not? I can't help but feel it was kind of tagged on in case folks just can't do it in order to create plausible deniability. Thoughts?

for some reason, I am tending to economy pick upwards on step 2. trying to unlearn muscle memory is hard!

Nice stuff. How do you build speed. Would be a cool lesson.

@JordanSteele

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! You’re right. I’ll work on a video for that

And I thought I was improving because I just nailed the intro to SMOKE ON THE WATER !! JESUS JOHNNY

Killer playing and killer tone on that neck pickup! Which model is it?

@JordanSteele

Жыл бұрын

Thanks dude! It’s an 07 standard

I can see what you have PATREON, what platform are you using to upload the videos to PATREON? KZread?

What brand and gauge strings do you use on your Les pauls?

@JordanSteele

Жыл бұрын

I use elixir strings 10-46

i wish he showed how hes holding his pick I cant seem to figure it out. Thanks for sure .

Damn that’s a great sounding guitar

@JordanSteele

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@thestagesofgrief6454

10 ай бұрын

@Whiteyy191 Who asked?

@Whiteyy191

10 ай бұрын

@@thestagesofgrief6454 cringe

@thestagesofgrief6454

10 ай бұрын

@@Whiteyy191 Who asked?

Savant-level licks are important.

Can you please please explain how your fingering these scales in between positions

@JordanSteele

Жыл бұрын

What do you mean exactly?

Where can i sign up for more lessons?

@JordanSteele

Жыл бұрын

In the description I have a link to my patreon and also a link to sign up for a 1 on 1 lesson over zoom.

I look to Zack Wylde and Eddie V

nice but I think you also need to master when and when not to zoom your shots

Excellent lesson! Can you do more vids like this with signature licks from other guitarists?

👍👍

@JordanSteele

Жыл бұрын

🙏

After the 7 note pickup are we running 9 note clusters between shifts? So a group of 5s and 4s then a shift? 123451234 123451235 etc?

@yourpetard

11 ай бұрын

Sorry that last should read 123451234

@yourpetard

11 ай бұрын

Or after the 7 note pick up is it straight 5s

@TheEricJohnsonExperience

10 ай бұрын

No, after a 7 note run end on a harmonic (doesn't matter if you are ascending or descending, chime that harmonic on the end!) and drop back into rhythm for at least a bar or two.

@Brucetheguitarist

10 ай бұрын

Im still trying to figure this out ! It does sound like 9 notes

Am I getting something wrong or doesn’t the initial economy picking kinda ruin the picking flow? If you go down-down-up for the first three notes the pick is on its way upwards even though I want to play the string beneath it. The same happens when you play the following 2 notes on the B-string because you play down-up before going from the B-string to the high E-string. Shouldn’t it be easier to just pick down-up-down (string change) up-down (string change) down-up-down-up and then proceed from the e-string with an upstroke? Just a thought haha.. Great lesson!

@JordanSteele

Жыл бұрын

I don’t personally think so. At least for me I prefer to maintain a downward pickslant for pentatonic runs. Doing it that way for me would make it more complicated. Also, I was trying to replicate and teach as close to the way Eric Johnson does it but if there’s a different way that works best for you that’s great too🤘

@filipandersson7238

Жыл бұрын

@@JordanSteele thank you for your answer. Yeah, we probably have different picking techniques ’cause if I play it the Eric Johnson-way I’m so far out of it haha, just sounds sloppy when skipping to the next string. Just wanted to make sure that I wasn’t missing anything ✌️

@JordanSteele

Жыл бұрын

Yeah if it doesn’t work for you try out different ways. Everyone has a different picking technique. I’ve literally went through like 100 different ways to pick until I settle on what works for me

@kingpiano37

Жыл бұрын

@@JordanSteele how did you decide which picking style works for you? I can’t seem to find one that works well for strumming, rhythmic picking and fast runs.

Hey Jordan, what kinda picks do you favor?

@JordanSteele

Жыл бұрын

Good question. I use a blues chip TD45. The most important thing for licks like this is for the pick to not bend. I usually recommend at least a 1mm pick often with a point but the one I use is the standard pick shape

@vitorauseo854

Жыл бұрын

@@JordanSteele thank you for the response. i was just curious. Recently got into Jazz 3s because of Joe Bonamassa and Eric Johnson and i thought maybe you were also using these. You are great. excellent technique, style, fluidity, etc.

But how to develop the speed? The process of developing speed seems very demotivating most of the time as after a point , progress doesn’t happen for me in terms of bpm Please guide regarding this

@stevenshelene5784

4 ай бұрын

I’d suggest practicing step one by itself slowly first. Make sure to play slow enough that you are playing the right notes and doing the economy picking correctly. This will get your muscle memory to begin developing. Once that slow speed gets too easy for you, step up the metronome bpm to the next bpm. Continue this pattern until you are at the speed you would like to be. Move on to the other steps gradually linking them all together with this same process. You will develop clean playing and speed. I hope this helps, take care.

5:18

Terbaik

Let's say you were simply playing 15-12 on B, followed by 14-12 on G, repeatedly. What is the reason not to use economy picking (i.e. avoiding the outside string shift)? Couldn't you pick it down-up (B), up-down (G), repeatedly? I thought that's what EJ does, but either way, I'm wondering...

@Takumo8332

3 ай бұрын

If it sounds good, then it's good

Jordan .... How much time can be invested if I wanna be a fast guitarist like you?

@JordanSteele

Жыл бұрын

First is consistency and spending time on the right things. If you practiced 10 hours a day aimlessly and not designed to achieve a specific goal you won’t see very much improvement. However, if you have a clear goal and consistently practice a few important concepts. 6 months to 1 year later you’ll be surprised by how much you improved🤘

@lelandgaunt7130

Жыл бұрын

Give up now. Anyone asking that question is too impatient, lacks discipline and wants everything now. Just trying to save you head aches and frustration. Takes at least 2 years to learn how to practice correctly IF you practice every day. After that, it takes a couple more to get the necessary finger strength and a year after that for the accuracy to come together. That's if you practice daily, at least 5-6 days a week and 2-3 hrs a day. but...before all the above, you'd have a good 5 years of playing under your belt. You're looking at at least 7 years IF you're a freak and you have elite athlete type discipline. If you're the average internet numbnuts asking what you asked, a good 10 years. All of that is if you practice daily and you have a routine. You must have a routine and to do that, you NEED a teacher. Then destroy your hands with relentless trills and hammer ons to get the finger strength required. Learn all 5 boxes of the minor pentatonic and this is a must as well..learn at least 2 sequences and learn them across all 5 boxes. Then you can think about being as fast as this kid or any of the greats. Not what you wanted to hear, but I don't BS or beat around the bush. I lose a good 4 students a month before they even start a lesson because I tell them up front what it's going to take. The number one ingredient is DISCIPLINE! If you're not disciplined enough to get up at 0500hrs to practice before work or school, if you're not willing to tell your gf you're not going out because you need to practice single string, legato sequences, and you're not willing to practice one hr after a long, hard 12hr day of work, you might as well forget about reaching the level you want. Hopefully, you are that disciplined...then agian, you wouldn't ask that question if you were.

@apostolicwatchman8824

Жыл бұрын

​@@lelandgaunt7130 your advice is terrible. What does the pentatonic scale have to do with playing fast? Playing fast is the result of technique. Anyone can achieve good results just by practicing with a good ole fashioned metronome and focusing on picking technique. When you practice scales you should be focusing on clean, even picking and staying in time. That's how you get faster. Learning the pentatonic scale is just going to make you look like the average musically illiterate rock and heavy metal guitarist.

@MrJohnnyDistortion

Жыл бұрын

2 years of you practice 10 hours per day

How important is the double down-picked thing at the beginning? It feels so awkward, I’m wondering why you think this is crucial?

let me give the secret, if you combain with guthrie govan, frank gambale and yngwie picking style then you get the middle spot of each technique rule. you can play fast anywhere and any pattern, any lick, any number per string.

Frank Marino. Fast pentatonic master

8:32

The most important step is PRACTICE

Wow you really taught Lil Wayne to play ,and dress too !

Looks good. Hope you get what you’re looking to do (get a million followers). I like what I see so far but could you spend a little more time on picking / right hand. Not enough people do this. Also, more pentatonic patterns (3 note, 4 note, 5 note, 6 note, 7 note, etc…). Also, 3 note per string pentatonic patterns. Good luck. I’ll be coming back.

@TheEricJohnsonExperience

10 ай бұрын

The secret to Eric's runs are the harmonics he throws in from time to time. You can get away with a simple 8 to 12 note run as long as you chime that harmonic at the end.

Are you economy picking as you descend?

Who’s the dreadlock guy and what’s wrong with his pentatonics?

@JordanSteele

Жыл бұрын

That’s lil Wayne, he just didn’t practice enough I guess

@Ontonaut

Жыл бұрын

@@JordanSteele thank you. But you clearly did

@JordanSteele

Жыл бұрын

Haha thank you!

Why not just alternate-pick the whole thing?

What made the eric johnson desending 5's really clivk for me, was making it where the downstoke picking that begins and ends each group of 5, i force through the string thats in the way instead of "bouncing" over that string on the way to start the next set of 5.

If only my fat brick layers fingers would do what they're told , great lesson though 👍

Is it just me or does this kid just look rich? Lol

If u listen closely. Eric doze not do flat picking it's to harsh. He doze lagardo and hammer ons

rolling finger should be better

Position 5 sucks

@JordanSteele

Жыл бұрын

It’s not my favorite either but it does help me get to position 4 which I like

Like all the kids on KZread? All playing Suhr guitars. Start off at $4000 at any guutar store where i live. Rich? No sir.