OFFICE HOURS | THURSDAY MAY 26, NOON PACIFIC TIME
Added 2022-05-24 19:00:46 +0000 UTCNew here? Wondering where to start? Click here for my Patreon start page, or here for my recommended lesson plan.
Nearly every week, I go live to answer Patron questions related to music theory, guitar, recording, etc.
This was my first stream from my new studio in Orange County, CA and it was a good one!
The first question was from Martin, who wanted some advise about how to prepare for a jam session with another guitars, a pianist, and a drummer and bass player.
The second question was from Graeme, who was wondering how to branch out with practice time while working on CAGED Soloing.
The third question was a combination of Sean and Tim's questions about how to differentiate a verse, chorus, and bridge. It got a bit etherial, but it made me think we should spend some time digging in on these concepts.
The fourth question from Ethan, who was wondering about sliding in and out of chord tones along the fretboard using the G or D strings.
The fifth question was from Mark, who first had a comment about a cool interval exercise to help remember intervals and note names up the fingerboard. Mark's question was about writing a melody to lyrics. So gave an example by writing a melody to his lyrics and showing my thought process.
The sixth question was from Martin again, wondering HOW to go about practicing the skill of figuring out the key of a song - Austin had a similar question.
The seventh question was from Lyn who wanted to know how to figure out the chords in the key of B flat. I gave a little example, but my Music Theory Monday series is all about that kind of stuff.
If you want to ask follow up questions or continue a discussion about any of these topics, come hang out on the community forum.
Check out the Lesson Archive for more Office Hours Live Streams
Comments
You'd given that explantion in prior OH, but I wanted to focus on chord tones along the strings, and maybe always sliding using the same finger
Ethan B
2022-05-26 19:46:19 +0000 UTCI'm going to see The Who tonight at Madison Square Garden, in NYC.
Ethan B
2022-05-26 19:24:29 +0000 UTCI know you're not a fan of three notes per string, but is there a technique we can use to slide in and out of CAGED shapes and chord tones along the fret board on the G or D strings using the R, 3, and 5 chord tones, sliding using the first, second, third or fourths fingers, picking from the R, 3, or 5 of one CAGED shape and picking up on the R, 3, or 5 of the next CAGED shape? or any similar technique you may be aware of. Thank you. I took me 2 months but I've watched all 150 hrs+ of all your Live Steams and Office Hours.
Ethan B
2022-05-26 19:16:40 +0000 UTCIf possible, can you please show us how to transition from a basic first verse chord progression into a bridge into a chorus. I don’t struggle with writing lyrics, but I find myself constantly struggling to transition from the first verse into the rest of the song. A simple quick rundown would be very helpful. Thanks!
Sean
2022-05-26 11:16:54 +0000 UTCHi Scott, glad you're back on the live stream. I hope I can figure out the timezone and daylight saving conversion etc. :oP Sorry, I know this sort of question comes up quite a lot, but.... I've been working to get the CAGED Soloing lessons in my head (and fingers) for a fair few weeks now. I am making progress, but old dogs/new tricks, you know... I love your analogy about building an island of knowledge and not to try to learn too much in parallel. Would you say it is okay to concentrate on one CAGED Soloing sand "island", but in parallel start looking at other lessons, say something like The Rubik's Cube Series?
Graeme B
2022-05-25 16:42:55 +0000 UTCHi Scott nice to hear the livestreams are coming back. I've managed to arrange a first jam-session with friends: 2 guitarists including myself, a bass player, drummer and keyboard player, so a nice well-rounded group. I wanted to ask you what sort of things I should focus my practicing on in the next week and a half until then for the best playing experience. I'm roughly at the level where I can play simple CAGED solo's as a lead guitarist or play steady bar chords as a rythm player. Any tips or ideas are welcome!
Martin de Beun
2022-05-25 13:49:20 +0000 UTC
