I've always struggled with this one tbh. "WTF do I play over...." is a great series idea.
@davemonty8979
Жыл бұрын
More videos like this please lol This is super helpful for us gigging musicians out here improvising!
@jamestyrrell1176
Жыл бұрын
I have been playing this tune live nearly every week for the last 15 years and am never satisfied what the solos I play - they usually sound like someone dropped the guitar and is trying to pick it up with oily hands!! This is a great video, as always John!!
@brianmincher716
10 ай бұрын
😂😂😂 that description is definitely going in my toolbox.
@flamingseven8447
8 ай бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣 ED King really screwed us with this
@sjdanthem
Жыл бұрын
Exceptional video. I've always seen it as D Mix but I had no idea of all those possibilities. Very, very cool and informative. You know how you get stuck in a guitar rut and then something happens that changes your perspective and you instantly level-up a bit? This video did that for me.
@caseylockwood5512
Жыл бұрын
MORE OF THIS! You are insane dude, one of my favorite modern guitarists for sure. This is some of the tastiest playing I've heard from you, loved every minute. Love hearing your thought processes and approach. 10/10 video for sure.
@rockguitarmodes
Жыл бұрын
I think all of this is excellent advice. You cover all the main options. I used to find this tune particularly difficult to improvise over until I began playing more jazz. A long time ago I learned a huge amount of Albert Lee lines and that really help to break progressions like this down into manageable segments. His approach on a major chord is to combine the mixolydian and the minor pentatonic or blues of that chord. So for D to C (Dmixo and D blues) and for G (G mixolydian and G blues That actually gives you some pretty good lines with chromatic passing tones
@iXeuttube
Жыл бұрын
i would just mix minor and major in a classic style.. that tune is so iconic... i cant imagine anything else
@jeremyversusjazz
Жыл бұрын
yeah i mean kid rock isnt wrong per se if you’re saying its a V IV I in G, right? but love playing the melody all the way thru and i wouldnt dismiss learning the solos off the record-maybe they’re not theoretically “correct” at times but they sound cool as hell especially specific phrases…THEN start deconstructing those solos to see where other choices sound good as well or better. Jon Herington has a great lesson on truefire where he goes thru every note of the chromatic scale over a given chord to find what sounds cool rather than what is “right.” it’s kind of an eye opener… cool video tho-love your exploration of this simple yet confounding chord cycle-neely’s vid is well worth watching btw
@mikejones-hs7od
Жыл бұрын
Wow! Mind blown. These solos sound amazing! I don’t think I’ve ever seen a better reason to learn just a little theory. Well maybe slightly more than a little. But totally worth it to sound like that.
@DannyMck
Жыл бұрын
Such a great lesson and fantastic playing, more of this please! One for Hey Joe would be much appreciated
@mattcrumpler1527
Жыл бұрын
Best lesson I have experienced in years. Perfect for intermediate guitar player trying to progress
@matthewwillis5957
Жыл бұрын
I love this video format!!! It's helpful to know what is going on in your mind while you are improvising. Very helpful!
@89ji76
Жыл бұрын
Both D and G feel like I’m on tonic to me. Which is part of why I think this tune rewards chord tone focused playing so much.
@markguitarcote
Жыл бұрын
John, nice breakdown of this old classic tune. Harmonically all the chords are in the key of G, like you had mentioned the beginning. The guitar player from the original song was playing using the E minor pentatonic, which everyone typically uses when playing over some rock stuff. But, if you think in the key of G: it would be D mixolydian C Lydian and G Ionian…. (The key of G). That’s an awful lot to think about. I look at it like this, it’s all in the key of G. The note F# is so strong over the D chord. so while you’re playing possibly in the box of E minor pentatonic, just think of the key of G and a target notes for each one of the chords and it works out wonderfully. I really like all the ideas you floated over while improvising over the backing track. The only thing is, once you lock yourself into let’s say the D Dorian, your ear has a hard time getting away from it. Mine does anyways. But, like I said a big thumbs up to you for analyzing it the way you do and listening to it with the great ears that you have. I love the stuff that you’re posting,. Keep posting. I’ve been playing for 52 years and I’m always looking for new and fresh ideas to work off of. Thanks so much for your channel.
@jttjrdc
Жыл бұрын
Hands-down best video title ever!
@Art-zs6sl
Жыл бұрын
Love this idea. So many people do scales for practice but this is way more fun and
@CMHobbies
Жыл бұрын
The blue tele makes its return. I Love how it sounds! I also love all your matchless presets👍
@GJSolo
Жыл бұрын
I love how they play the end solos in G Major / E Minor Pentatonic, it's kind of magical
@vitgit
Жыл бұрын
Nice...Can't stop jamming to it now) I like using A, B and E minor pentatonics
@waynebacer6235
Жыл бұрын
Great practical lesson on putting theory into practice and yes, Matchless35 preset please, thank you John...
@leonemilagres
6 ай бұрын
What a badass class, bro! Thank u a lot! Just loved it!
@97guitarzan
Жыл бұрын
I've played this tune more times than I can remember in various bands over the years and ya all chords do belong to the key of G. All major chords and like much country music can be each chord is it's own key almost. You can easliy solo over D with D major Pentatonic , Over C Cmajor Pentatonic and G Gmajor Pentaonic. So modal and ya D does seem like home. You have some interesting approaches here.
@Wound3rd
Жыл бұрын
I think I remember Ed King saying he soloed in 3 different keys on that song. I may be "Dis-remembering" though. 😁
@theericbeaty
Жыл бұрын
11:15 could you go over these particular jumpy sounding arpeggio patterns please? Joe Satriani is well known to use these when he plays the intro to Rubina during his live shows. I think the actual track composed of these arp patterns is called “The Turtle.” Thanks for considering.
@DesotoJones
Жыл бұрын
LOL at the Kid Rock bit. Pat Finnerty did a great video on that song and mentions exactly what you're talking about : kzitem.info/news/bejne/1m58p5ago3Rla3Y
@jorgefernandez7555
Жыл бұрын
Another great lesson! Dr. Cordy, usted es lo mejor que le ha pasado a KZitem y a la HX stomp. Un abrazo desde Chile.
@dharris1234
Жыл бұрын
Great video! I love how you took a popular song and broke it down into all those wonderful pieces! This was one of my favorite videos of yours. I solo over this all the time and you opened up many new possibilities for me! Thank you so much! I’d love to see more videos like this ❤️
@rescd4
Жыл бұрын
awesome breakdown..really hearing how "theory" sounds. Thank You
@arturojc6974
Жыл бұрын
Great video thanks for the brilliant ideas. I also liked when you followed the songs melody at the beginning
@droxxolid
Жыл бұрын
One of your best Jon
@Nooboysammy
Жыл бұрын
This is a 10/10 masterclass
@SirBuzzKillington
Жыл бұрын
The story of the original guitarist is that the solo came to him in a dream. When he played it the producer told him that the solo is in G but the song is in D and to fix it. But he said that he often dreams things backwards so he dreamt the solo in G. If you solo over this song and use the G major pentatonic, and most importantly to focus on the G note as the "home note", don't even thing about playing the changes, just stick to playing as if it were in G, then you can pretty easily get it to sound like the recording. It took me 25 years of failing to solo over this, then when this was unlocked, it became super easy.
@goodearthrecordings1989
Жыл бұрын
Ed King played the lead guitar as resolving in 'G" thinking 5, 4, 1 chord progression. Some of his leads were 'D' major Mixolydian or G major Pentatonic. I can't say that's my favorite fit for a song that can be heard resolving in either 'D' or 'G' depending on the decerning istener but that's what I was told back in the 70s at a few shows where they ended the song in 'G' .
@f1photos1
3 ай бұрын
Really great vid!
@rockguitarmodes
5 ай бұрын
Very tricky one. Lots of possibilities. Another way of perhaps thinking is if you put a D at the root of each chord you get D to C/D to G/D which is really D7 to G or V to I So play Dmaj/min pentatonic combined on the first two chords and then resolve to G There’s no silver bullet really just different approaches of which you covered many
@patfinnegan467
10 ай бұрын
Ohh man! Love it!
@RCrosbyLyles
4 ай бұрын
I started listening to the song in my head because I wondering about the chromatic bits in the piece. You can't play a chromatic line just anywhere. Suffices to say, modal guitar playing doesn't necessarily catch the vibe of the song. Dorian is close with some blue note tossed in. But the soul uf this type of music is really ragtime as much as blues. So those chromatic passing tunes are very important. But, being able to master that stuff is not necessarily easy. Great video! Love your playing. Thanks!
@clives555
Жыл бұрын
this kind of thing is extremely useful!
@stratless
Жыл бұрын
I'd love the Matchless 35 patch. 😊
@r0bophonic
Жыл бұрын
More like this please!
@mikelemon1111
Жыл бұрын
Super cool video 🎉 More of that kind of advices would be amazing 🙏🏻
@Kerriben
Жыл бұрын
easiest way around this is D dominant pentatonic (1 2 3 5 b7) A minor pentatonic to G dominant pentatonic imo, because who has time for four note arpeggios when you can turn them into pentatonic shapes
@jamiemowatt9543
Жыл бұрын
Came here to say this very thing. I would think dominant pentatonic all day long. Slip the b5 in occasionally for some bluesy goodness too
@Smollie1
Жыл бұрын
Love this style of video!
@ethanweaverlee
Жыл бұрын
This is unbelievably helpful. 😅
@goodearthrecordings1989
Жыл бұрын
Sweet Home Alabama is in D, C, and G. Combined the chords fit together into the parent scale of G major using the 5, 4, 1 chord progression so G major and G major Pentatonic and also D Mixolydian work well with it. Great video!
@chrismccarthy7107
11 ай бұрын
I'm pretty sure the band solos in G major. the vocals are based in D major. But to me it's a pretty basic 5, 4, 1 in G. nothing crazy.
@grade43podcast
Жыл бұрын
Going to mixolydian gives it more an allman brothers vibe, which is never a bad thing
@bryantwalley
Жыл бұрын
Em Pentatonic and add in the passing notes - G is the 1, C is the 4, and D is the 5.
@Arthur_My_Dear
Жыл бұрын
I wake every morning thinking this
@lorenzo.n
Жыл бұрын
great! lovely video, very instructive, thanks! the preset would be really appreciated
@jimleininger8963
Жыл бұрын
Boomer Bend was the best part ;-)
@mrcurtis73
4 ай бұрын
What neck pickup is in your Tele? It has a Strat-like tone, which is what I’m looking for..
@MichaelLanteri-v4i
3 ай бұрын
Love it how can we get your tab😊
@kyran4238
Жыл бұрын
Good advanced lesson. It might be leading a few lambs to slaughter at their next gig tho 😂
@stratmagic6893
Жыл бұрын
I have 2 k line Springfields and am considering a Truxton. What is your opinion?
@winstonsmith8240
Жыл бұрын
The more options the better. 👍
@deanandthebeans857
Жыл бұрын
Could you do 'What do I play over Light My Fire'? That's a really awkward verse to solo on!
@mikediamond1823
Жыл бұрын
The kid rock song is a blend between werewolves of London by warren zevon. And sweet home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd I always figured. Never looked it up or anything but I didn’t think there was a need to look up. And if I’m correct I believe mick fleetwood and John mcvie from fleetwood Mac did the bass and drums in the warren zevon hit. And don’t forget waddy watchel on guitar. I could be wrong. And Rest In Peace Gary rossington from Lynyrd Skynyrd. One of the best. Check out Rossington-Collins Band. The boys from Skynyrd
@jfo3000
Жыл бұрын
Allmans would certainly use Mixolydian. Can't loose with that Southern stamp of approval! Of course Maj Pentatonic blended with it. And the Mixolydian has a b7, which flats the avoid note, brilliant.
@MrX-tv7mh
Жыл бұрын
After doing it for years-and getting bored with it I found, oddly enough, 'loose bloosy Gm'. Also known as, jam it out but be prepared to bend up the minor 3rd and the 7th to major if you nod off half way through and land somewhere uncomfy 😆. edit- I just tried it from knowledge gained watching your lessons here, and 'bloosy' Cmaj hexatonic is pretty cool too 😂
@drothberg3
Жыл бұрын
For me the best approaches are: 1. D major pentatonic. 2. D minor pentatonic with the added major 3rd and major 6th. 3. D mixolydian for the D and C chords, shifting to G mixolydian for the G chord. And in all of the above, you really need to follow the chord changes and land on chord tones. Most of the rest of the approaches in this video, imho, work for the chord progression, but not this song; they’re too jazzy and out sounding.
@luckyno888
Жыл бұрын
Damn good video.
@slimvillan
Жыл бұрын
Personally I think the mixolydian sounds very musical 🎶
@jfo3000
Жыл бұрын
Allman Brothers approach. They knew what they were doing.
@jlwhitecotten5947
Жыл бұрын
How about the bridge pickup? How about open strings and less gain?
@stratman9449
Жыл бұрын
i'd defenitely go with Dm too (or always have done)..and i like those arppegios you played, that gave it some "depth".....the pentatonic and modes sound okay....but feel like we've heard those once too often.....and yes...the original was a bit on the "simple" side...but who are we to judge that.....maybe that's why we all know the song....😀
@rutger4131
Жыл бұрын
I've always played B minor / D major pentatonic over it :P
@tonepilot
Жыл бұрын
I found the Dm pentatonic sounded best. The mixolydian sounded quite jazzy but would make a nice build-up to a solo in Dm.
@duanewilson3941
Жыл бұрын
I always found this one difficult to the point where I avoid it if I can, the kid rock version is even harder imo.
@hierrogm
Жыл бұрын
Really great vid …hope u do more like this
@andyspurlin9165
Жыл бұрын
I think they had a big fight between producer and guitar player on the original recording over what key the song was in. I'm going with C as the 1 D as 2 chord and G as 5 chord 😆 Am pentatonic
@luissimas1427
Жыл бұрын
Kid Rock and Bonfire will sort you out.
@user-sn3cs2hd8r
Жыл бұрын
John how did you turn SHA into a Dead Head song.
@wizdeas6064
Жыл бұрын
Drop that c# in now and again- it’s fun!
@MojoGuitarGuy
Жыл бұрын
If no one ever plays this song again it'll still be overplayed.
@nellsternells4835
Жыл бұрын
The original solos weren’t a bad starting point though. 😉
@gravyblue
Жыл бұрын
Nice, but I find freebird MUCH harder
@wellsroadband
Жыл бұрын
Plot twist: it's in E minor
@jonathanmurphy9038
Жыл бұрын
You’re not wrong. It’s Em, which is the same as G Major, which is the same as D Mixolydian. It’s really all about which notes you target to land on….
@drothberg3
Жыл бұрын
I hope you mean G major. That’s arguable, but I think it’s in D major or maybe D mixolydian.
@sky.crusher
Жыл бұрын
.. I saw a werewolf with a chinese menu in his hand...😉
@Sascha_Franck
Жыл бұрын
/cue "What key is Sweet Home Alabama in?" (for me it's absolutely D mixolydian, but apparently the Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarists are thinking much more in G major - and yes, I know it's the same notes, still a fundamental difference)
@randyclere2330
Жыл бұрын
nothing!!! its all been done... besides I hate that song
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