How To Use Scales To Play Solos On Guitar - Lead Guitar Lesson

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In this guitar lesson, I'm going to show you how to use scales to play solos on guitar. We'll cover the basic music theory involved, the five essential guitar scales, how to connect the five scales, and how to apply them to a real song to improvise your own solos. The five scales we'll be using to solo with are the minor pentatonic scale, the major pentatonic scale, the major scale, the natural minor scale, and the blues scale. If you have any questions, please leave them in the comments below. Thanks for watching!
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0:00 - Lesson introduction
0:12 - Learn to play guitar by ear (Listen & Play course)
0:28 - What is a Tonic?
1:05 - The difference between relative & parallel scales
2:22 - The 5 essential guitar scales
5:26 - When should you use each scale?
5:54 - Combining all 5 scales
9:02 - How to remember relative major & minor scales
9:43 - How to follow the key
11:42 - How to follow the chords
13:37 - All of this over a real song (example)
16:16 - What about learning licks?
17:22 - What's next?
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  • @andrewclarkeguitar
    @andrewclarkeguitar3 ай бұрын

    I hope you guys enjoy the lesson! You can find the flipped fretboard diagrams over on my Patreon if you'd like them. And don't forget to check out my new course Listen & Play: andrewclarkeguitar.com/p/listen-play

  • @lynfox1533

    @lynfox1533

    3 ай бұрын

    Does your listen and play course compliment this lesson or visa versa

  • @andrewclarkeguitar

    @andrewclarkeguitar

    3 ай бұрын

    @@lynfox1533 the course is more focused on keys and chords. Definitely very important to know if you want to get into improvising and soloing, but it doesn’t get into lead stuff if that’s more what you’re looking for.

  • @anthonys3794

    @anthonys3794

    3 ай бұрын

    Are there plans to create new courses? Particularly ones about improvising?

  • @andrewclarkeguitar

    @andrewclarkeguitar

    3 ай бұрын

    @@anthonys3794 I am quite literally working on an Improvisation course as we speak 😁 I do everything myself, so it might take a couple months. But I promise it's on the way!

  • @OperatorPuski
    @OperatorPuskiАй бұрын

    Just thinking about how they decided to make a guitar the way they did hundreds of years ago just blows me away. The arranging of the strings and frets to basically have everything connect and work with 4 fingers is genious.

  • @steventaylor6117
    @steventaylor61173 ай бұрын

    Excellent instruction,this young man knows what he is doing , and how to coherently lay it out.Steller teaching!!!!!

  • @andrewclarkeguitar

    @andrewclarkeguitar

    3 ай бұрын

    I really appreciate that! Thank you so much ☺

  • @Meltdawg100
    @Meltdawg1002 ай бұрын

    You are by far one of the better teachers I've found on here. I have subscribed! thank you for taking the time to show us these things we've been beating ourselves up over trying to learn and understand how it all comes together!

  • @andrewclarkeguitar

    @andrewclarkeguitar

    2 ай бұрын

    I really appreciate that! ☺

  • @timleem3609
    @timleem36093 ай бұрын

    First lesson I’ve seen combining scales to play a solo rather than just a minor pentatonic and it’s 5 shapes. I like the concept of a mish mash of scales in one area of the fretboard. Great ! Gonna try it.

  • @andrewclarkeguitar

    @andrewclarkeguitar

    3 ай бұрын

    Awesome! I hope it works for you :)

  • @krystofdostal7208
    @krystofdostal72083 ай бұрын

    Best tutor. It's fascinating how it all comes together with each lesson

  • @andrewclarkeguitar

    @andrewclarkeguitar

    3 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much. I'm happy to hear that it helps :)

  • @coloaten6682
    @coloaten66823 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the lesson and the very useful backing tracks, Andrew, much appreciated. Completely agree, can't beat putting in the time and hearing what works as you go. It's great fun putting on a backing track and noodling with purpose and intent, the learning happens so much quicker when you put in the reps in a 'real world' scenario than just a metronome!

  • @andrewclarkeguitar

    @andrewclarkeguitar

    3 ай бұрын

    You're welcome! And what you described is how I've spent the vast majority of my practice time over the years. Cheers!

  • @TheJoshuaJames
    @TheJoshuaJamesАй бұрын

    Finally someone make this make sense. Subbed

  • @andrewclarkeguitar

    @andrewclarkeguitar

    Ай бұрын

    I really appreciate that!

  • @billystack
    @billystack3 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the video Andrew. This really helps solidify what I've figured out on my own, with some new info. Appreciate the time and effort you took to make it!

  • @andrewclarkeguitar

    @andrewclarkeguitar

    3 ай бұрын

    Sweet. Glad this video helped a bit. All the best!!

  • @anthonys3794
    @anthonys37943 ай бұрын

    Dude, your videos are a gold mine. Keep up the phenomenal work my man. This video is literally the next step I needed to progress further.

  • @andrewclarkeguitar

    @andrewclarkeguitar

    3 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much! I love hearing that. Lots more to come!

  • @balasvsubramaniam-fb5fw
    @balasvsubramaniam-fb5fw3 ай бұрын

    Is a good style of tutorial for guitar lessons thanks Andrew Clarke 👍 from Singapore 🇸🇬

  • @andrewclarkeguitar

    @andrewclarkeguitar

    3 ай бұрын

    Thanks! You're very welcome ☺

  • @gergemall
    @gergemall3 ай бұрын

    Super excited about your teaching style. Sounds great.

  • @andrewclarkeguitar

    @andrewclarkeguitar

    3 ай бұрын

    Thank you!!

  • @ktcaddy2099
    @ktcaddy20992 ай бұрын

    bro this has helped so much thank you !!

  • @leonardocabrini3934
    @leonardocabrini39343 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much, Andrew!! This lesson is exactly what I was looking for. And the way you teach is really understandable.

  • @andrewclarkeguitar

    @andrewclarkeguitar

    3 ай бұрын

    You're very welcome! ☺

  • @stankontominas1790
    @stankontominas1790Ай бұрын

    BRAVO, EXCELLENT.

  • @gilgos9493
    @gilgos94933 ай бұрын

    Merci, maybe the best thing I've watched so far 👍🏻🙏

  • @andrewclarkeguitar

    @andrewclarkeguitar

    3 ай бұрын

    So glad you enjoyed it! ☺

  • @creditvirtuoso5837
    @creditvirtuoso58373 ай бұрын

    Wow! I’ve been on and off trying to learn how to play the guitar for years and this video has unlocked something for me. Subscribe for sure! Thank you! 🙏🏾🙏🏾 whole new understanding

  • @andrewclarkeguitar

    @andrewclarkeguitar

    3 ай бұрын

    Hey thanks man I appreciate that. Glad it was helpful for you!! ☺

  • @john749
    @john7493 ай бұрын

    Thank you for the very nice lesson! Nice playing.

  • @andrewclarkeguitar

    @andrewclarkeguitar

    3 ай бұрын

    Thanks! Glad you liked the video :)

  • @johanwithag2432
    @johanwithag24323 ай бұрын

    Thanks! I learned a lot from this lesson. Especially combining all the pentatonic related scales and the principle of following the chords of a song. Nice demo of that one.

  • @andrewclarkeguitar

    @andrewclarkeguitar

    3 ай бұрын

    Glad it was helpful!

  • @stevenbatten5517
    @stevenbatten55173 ай бұрын

    Great Teaching as always your Awesome Andrew Thanks as always 👍

  • @andrewclarkeguitar

    @andrewclarkeguitar

    3 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much ☺

  • @calebkolawole
    @calebkolawole3 ай бұрын

    Awesome video, learnt a lot

  • @andrewclarkeguitar

    @andrewclarkeguitar

    3 ай бұрын

    Sweet! Glad it was helpful. Cheers!

  • @grasshopper3918
    @grasshopper39183 ай бұрын

    Excellent tutorial.

  • @andrewclarkeguitar

    @andrewclarkeguitar

    3 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much!

  • @garygary7119
    @garygary711912 сағат бұрын

    Ok I got this 😵‍💫

  • @kennethpena4686
    @kennethpena46863 ай бұрын

    thanks man this video i want to find thanks to you

  • @andrewclarkeguitar

    @andrewclarkeguitar

    3 ай бұрын

    You're welcome!

  • @user-vd9hl9xp6w
    @user-vd9hl9xp6w3 ай бұрын

    Ura born teacher, really enjoyed ur teaching....thanks

  • @andrewclarkeguitar

    @andrewclarkeguitar

    3 ай бұрын

    I really appreciate that. Thanks for watching :)

  • @renealbrechtsen9743
    @renealbrechtsen9743Ай бұрын

    Can you make a video about how to learn a solo from any song ?

  • @DreadfulBeagle
    @DreadfulBeagle3 ай бұрын

    Thank you for 11:44 - 12:41. All this time, I thought you were to change the scale for EACH chord 💀Lesson learned: Just stay in the scale of the song's key and try to punctuate on the chord notes as they go by 💪

  • @andrewclarkeguitar

    @andrewclarkeguitar

    3 ай бұрын

    I thought the same thing for a long time as well. Big revelation shen I learned that wasn't the case. Thanks for watching! :)

  • @xdrcx
    @xdrcx29 күн бұрын

    Hey idk if it's just me but I like the neck diagrams flipped upside down so it looks the same as our point of view when we play. Just some feedback :)

  • @xavierdiazmcguire4667
    @xavierdiazmcguire46672 ай бұрын

    I'm trying to learn the pentagramic scale

  • @luisbalderas-ariza2644
    @luisbalderas-ariza26443 ай бұрын

    Very well explained. Thank you.😂😊

  • @andrewclarkeguitar

    @andrewclarkeguitar

    3 ай бұрын

    You're welcome 😊

  • @alaverga6209
    @alaverga620914 күн бұрын

    After figuring out the frets backwards i notice its Aeolian connected to Locrian.

  • @andrewclarkeguitar

    @andrewclarkeguitar

    14 күн бұрын

    Yes, Aeolian is the 6th mode of the major scale and Locrian is the 7th.

  • @Klexup
    @Klexup3 ай бұрын

    Do you do private guitar lessons by any chance?

  • @andrewclarkeguitar

    @andrewclarkeguitar

    3 ай бұрын

    Not at the moment. I am looking to take on a few private students in the future if they're the right fit though. Feel free to send me a quick email and we can chat more: andrewclarkeguitar@gmail.com

  • @anthonys3794

    @anthonys3794

    3 ай бұрын

    @@andrewclarkeguitar I would also be interested in that!

  • @Sensei.shonuff
    @Sensei.shonuff2 ай бұрын

    Maybe some ppl know how to intake this info I just don't know if my brain can absorb it....most theory lessons just sounds like a bunch of words to me.... N by the time they get to the practical part I've involuntarily tuned them out I don't even know if everyone is capable of knowing this stuff or if it's just for chads

  • @meeskappert2159
    @meeskappert21592 ай бұрын

    I like the video but I don't like that the picture on 8:18 is reversed.

  • @LilLingLing6789
    @LilLingLing678926 күн бұрын

    Your scale diagrams are the wrong way up I was llke what's going on here lol

  • @yaslamali1954
    @yaslamali195410 күн бұрын

    you talk a lot

  • @lascellehewitt3542
    @lascellehewitt35423 ай бұрын

    He does not know what he is doing .

  • @andrewclarkeguitar

    @andrewclarkeguitar

    3 ай бұрын

    Was there something I shared in this video that you'd do differently? I'd be happy to listen to any feedback you have ☺ Thanks for watching!

  • @anthonys3794

    @anthonys3794

    3 ай бұрын

    This comment needs to get thumbs downed into oblivion...

  • @seandavenport504

    @seandavenport504

    3 ай бұрын

    @@andrewclarkeguitarI think it would be helpful to explain in these the MmmMMmDim as that is the true 1-7

  • @emafex

    @emafex

    2 ай бұрын

    Dudes just a troll, or they would have explained why. Stop writing stupid comments and go practice.

  • @OperatorPuski

    @OperatorPuski

    Ай бұрын

    How so? Back up your claim or move on.

  • @donkiddick3562
    @donkiddick356212 күн бұрын

    When you start the backing track at 13.40 I don't understand what is meant by F progression then later D progression if we're playing C major or A minor.

  • @andrewclarkeguitar

    @andrewclarkeguitar

    11 күн бұрын

    These chord progressions are from the key of C major/A minor. Chord progressions from this key can contain any mix of the 7 chords that exist naturally inside the key: C Major, D Minor, E Minor, F Major, G Major, A Minor, B Diminished. Check out this video for a deeper explanation: kzread.info/dash/bejne/lnx_2dGdhLWxfpM.html