Lesson 3 – Rhythm Fill Riffs and Lead Guitar Course
Lesson ID: A0091
In the previous lesson of this series, we learned the 5th position of the G major pentatonic scale and I showed you how to apply this scale to a basic country and bluegrass chord progression. In this lesson, we’re going to start breaking out of the pentatonic scale box using five additional major scale notes. Adding these extra notes is the first step towards making your fill riffs sound more country and bluegrass. I’ll give you some pointers on how you can use the G major scale to create riffs and we’ll also have a tablature download below the video with several nice major scale riffs to get you started!
Lesson Video
| Video Start Time | Lesson Topic |
|---|---|
| 00:00 min | Lesson Overview and Course Recap |
| 03:15 min | Major Scale and Improvising Tips |
| 11:39 min | Major Scale Fills over a Country & Bluegrass Progression |
| 14:51 min | Practice Using the Tablature Download |
Hey Devin. Really enjoying this course. My question about the licks is knowing when to move on. Should you be able to play these at a certain BPM ( say like 60 or 70 BPM) before you progress? Thanks Devin.
Hi Aaron! Glad you’re enjoying the course! When I practice, I usually keep moving from one lick to the next quickly…I keep adding new note combinations to my “bag of licks” even if I haven’t totally mastered playing something at a certain BPM. Personally I stay more motivated this way. Some of the licks stick with me, some of them I forget, and sometimes I only remember portions of the licks that I use when I’m improvising lead. Sometimes though, if I really like a certain lick, I’ll play it over and over until I get it down really well.… Read more »