Simple view of chord solo through nursery rhymes.
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Guitar Lesson with Rob Bourassa – Simple Improvisation
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i love the fact …
i love the fact that you teach the basics! great job!
Great lesson! …
Great lesson! Actually one of the most informative video lessons on improvisation I have watched.. I like the fact that you bring up theory behind the licks and also play in several different styles..
Thanks Tom;
I am …
Thanks Tom;
I am going to do a whole series of video lessons for Spring, which will be free and built around this idea. This was a quick post last night, which has been met with some pretty hard critique off Youtube. I guess I hit a raw nerve. People don’t want to be reminded of how much ground they need to cover. I still practice basic chord solos every day. Its nice to see another teacher that thinks it is important.
Thanks John,
I have …
Thanks John,
I have to make that fight every day. I have gotten several replies off Youtube to the effect that this is a useless exercise, but I have found that most players can’t do this, but want to somehow learn to improvise on more complex themes. If they can’t do this, Scrapple From the Apple is a long way off.
Thanks.
Thanks.
tomanderson92 I …
tomanderson92 I give lessons also. I am going to make this video required listening.
Hey Rob,
Lots of …
Hey Rob,
Lots of nice ideas presented here. I once had a student quit on me because I suggested learning to play some simple melodies like these in every position – guess he was too cool for that!
Really great!
Really great!