Soloing | 03

A Look At Future Lessons

This lesson is kind of an overview of where I'm headed with these CAGED Soloing lessons. Some of you might take this lesson and the PDFs and be able to start practicing solos over all of myyoutube jamtracks, others of you may not be far enough along at this point. And thats OK! This stuff takes practice.

Another reason I made this video is because a few people have expressed a sense of being overwhelmed by the sheer amount of chord progressions there are out there. The thing is, if you work hard on one of these CAGED Soloing lesson series (the I - ii Series, for example) the next one you work on will be considerably less work, and the one after will be considerably less work.

Essentially, I wanted this to be kind of a light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel-sneak-peak for people to get a sense of how expansive the CAGED concept can be. Sometimes its nice to just have a overall sense of how something works.

I should add, this video is entirely about the G shaped Pentatonic scale - not even any of the other CAGED shapes.

I hope those of who you are ready to tackle this can enjoy trying out solos over new progressions and those of you who aren't ready can enjoy a sense of perspective and a clearer idea of where I'm headed with the CAGED Soloing Series.

Soloing LessonsScott JohnsonSeptember 14, 2020CAGED Soloing | 03, soloing lessons

CAGED Soloing | I - IV Progression (1)

C Shape

If you've been following my CAGED Soloing series, you know whats going on. In this installment, we'll be working through how to solo over a I-IV progression using all five CAGED shapes. The idea here is to give you a few bite-sized ways to practice soloing over chord progressions.

This is the first in the I-IV series and we're focused on the C shape.

CAGED Soloing | I - IV Progression (2)

A Shape

If you've been following my CAGED Soloing series, you know whats going on. In this installment, we'll be working through how to solo over a I-IV progression using all five CAGED shapes. The idea here is to give you a few bite-sized ways to think about and practice soloing over chord progressions.

This is the second lesson in the I-IV series and we're focused on the A shape.

CAGED Soloing | I - IV Progression (3)

G Shape

If you've been following my CAGED Soloing series, you know whats going on. In this installment, we'll be working through how to solo over a I-IV progression using all five CAGED shapes. The idea here is to give you a few bite-sized ways to think about and practice soloing over chord progressions.

This is the third lesson in the I-IV series and we're focused on the G shape.

CAGED Soloing | I - IV Progression (4)

E Shape

If you've been following my CAGED Soloing series, you know whats going on. In this installment, we'll be working through how to solo over a I-IV progression using all five CAGED shapes. The idea here is to give you a few bite-sized ways to think about and practice soloing over chord progressions.

This is the fourth lesson in the I-IV series and we're focused on the E shape.

CAGED Soloing | I - IV Progression (5)

D Shape

If you've been following my CAGED Soloing series, you know whats going on. In this installment, we'll be working through how to solo over a I-IV progression using all five CAGED shapes. The idea here is to give you a few bite-sized ways to think about and practice soloing over chord progressions.

This is the fifth lesson in the I-IV series and we're focused on the D shape.

Soloing | 02

Pentatonic vs Full Scale vs Chromatic

In this lesson I wanted to talk about how different kinds of scales sound when you're playing a solo and how you can mix and match as long as you're focused on notes in whatever chord is going by. The idea here is that chord tones are so important, you can almost do anything you want as long as you're following the chords.

Soloing LessonsScott JohnsonJune 12, 2020Soloing | 02, soloing lessons

Soloing | 01

Being Human

Advice for learning to accept the organic nature of your playing and how to pinpoint your strengths and weaknesses. In this lesson I talk about some ways to practice making your solos come to life with vibrato, hammer-ons, pull-offs, sliding, bending etc - things that remind your listener that you are NOT a note-seeking robot and in fact a genuine human with emotions and feelings

Soloing LessonsScott JohnsonMay 8, 2020soloing, solo, how to solo, soloing lessons

CAGED Soloing | I - iii Progression (1)

C Shape

Soloing over a I -iii chord progression using the C shape. This is part 1. If this is your first "soloing over a X progression" series, I suggest you start with the "I - ii progression" series.

Soloing LessonsScott JohnsonApril 17, 2020I - iii Progression, caged

CAGED Soloing | I - iii Progression (2)

A Shape

Soloing over a I - iii chord progression using the A shape. This is part 2.

Soloing LessonsScott JohnsonApril 17, 2020I - iii Progression, caged

CAGED Soloing | I - iii Progression (3)

G Shape

Soloing over a I - iii chord progression using the G shape. This is part 3.

Soloing LessonsScott JohnsonApril 17, 2020I - iii Progression, caged

CAGED Soloing | I - iii Progression (4)

E Shape

Soloing over a I - iii chord progression using the E shape. This is part 4.

Soloing LessonsScott JohnsonApril 17, 2020I - iii Progression, caged

CAGED Soloing | I - iii Progression (5)

D Shape

Soloing over a I - iii chord progression using the D shape. This is part 5.

Soloing LessonsScott JohnsonApril 17, 2020I - iii Progression, caged

CAGED Soloing | I - ii Progression (1)

G Shape

Soloing over a I - ii chord progression using the G shape. This series was filmed in order, so a lot of information is front loaded in the first few videos. For that reason, I highly recommend you watch these in order. If you're not familiar with the roman numeral system, I recommend watching my first few Music Theory Monday lessons.

Soloing LessonsScott JohnsonMarch 30, 2020I - ii progression, caged