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Chord Tone Soloing

Will Kriski — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:02:40 +0000

For guitar fretboard mastery, and soloing over chord changes please check out Online Guitar Coaching.

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How to Solo Over Chord Changes

Will Kriski — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 17:50:54 +0000

Here’s a good example of getting prepared to solo over chord changes with a jazz chord progression. You basically learn the arpeggios of each chord in each of the 5 CAGED shapes I’ve talked about. Then you play one chord tone per beat (quarter note) and when the chord changes, switch to the closest chord tone of the next chord in the same direction (ascending or descending). The 3 chords are:
Dmin7 – D F A C
G7 – G B D F
Cmaj7 – C E G B

Locate these notes in each CAGED shape and go from as low as possible to as high as possible within each shape.

Please have a look at my blog post on the CAGED shapes and make sure you understand the 5 shapes.
For further study on your own, check out Ernie Hawkins: C-A-G-E-D Guitar System Made Easy, Vol. 1 2 and 3

And/or if you’d like to study the CAGED system with me, check out Online Guitar Coaching

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Chord Tone Example

Will Kriski — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 16:45:37 +0000

If you’ve signed up for the Online Guitar Coaching program you know that chord tones are the key to great melodic solos. Here’s a great example of chord tone soloing. It gives you an idea of the potential of this method.

For more information, check out Chord Tone Soloing: A Guitarist’s Guide to Melodic Improvising in Any Style

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Chord Tone Soloing – Intro

Will Kriski — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:08:12 +0000

Here’s an intro to chord tone soloing for creating melodic solos that work over chord changes.

Check out Barrett Tagliarino’s excellent book on the subject Chord Tone Soloing: A Guitarist’s Guide to Melodic Improvising in Any Style

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