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Newsletter #7
Hello Logical Lead Guitar friends,
First I want to thank you all for your incredible response to my free book and course discount offer!
Also, I have to admit that I was actually a little disappointed in the quality of the video sample my webmaster put up on the site he compressed it way too hard and then he took off for a vacation with the Hagar family down in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico! Hey, that shoulda been me!!! Oh well.
Anyway, in the meantime, I posted a longer, higher-quality video clip on YouTube, and I'm going to explain the lesson in that 6-minute clip (and give you the link to the video on YouTube) in this newsletter. I know you'll find it very useful, whether you're a total beginner or a more advanced guitarist.
Now Let's Play!
The video clip (link below), a sample from the Logical Lead Guitar course, is titled "Follow The Chords." It refers to a method of playing lead guitar that can immediately help you play more professional sounding leads with just a simple sliding movement.
First, you need to know that I'm using the main pentatonic pattern throughout this example though the concept works using any scale pattern (and you should try it using other patterns). By the "main" pentatonic pattern, I of course mean this one:
In the video, I discuss using this pattern over a couple of typical rock or blues chord progressions, including the classic I-IV-V and the chords that make up the ending of "Stairway To Heaven" (which is itself a very common chord progression).
In the key of A, a I-IV-V progression means you would play the chords A, D, and E.
In the video you can see that I simply take the main pentatonic shape, the one you see above, and slide it up and down the neck to play it first at the fifth fret over the A chord, then at the 10th fret for the D chord, and at the 12th fret for the E chord.
This method of "following the chords" by sliding a scale pattern up and down the neck does not work in every situation, but it does work a lot of the time. Also, while you don't necessarily want to play the same exact licks as I do in the video for demonstration purposes over each chord, you can still use the concept of sliding the pattern to follow the chords, and then simply play different licks from within that shape of pattern.
Beginners, take heart: All of that may seem over your heads, but trust me just give the concept a try, even while simply practicing the pentatonic pattern itself (don't even worry about playing lead guitar, just play the pattern). Try practicing by playing the pentatonic pattern at the 5th fret, then the 10th fret, then the 12th fret and you can even try mixing it up a bit. This will train you to use this concept down the road as you become more adept at soloing and it sounds downright musical even when you're just playing scale patterns!
Here's the link to the YouTube video:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=3FYz2rRdWII
In the meantime
Practice, Practice, PRACTICE!
Adam St. James
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