Melodic Major Soloing Lesson

Fayeed Tan

Melodic Major Soloing

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- Gabriel Leopardi22nd May 2020
  QUOTE (lokeshvt @ May 21 2020, 11:20 PM)
  One of the coolest lessons on GMC
  
  Great to know that you are enjoying this one! Let me know if you nee any help.
- lokeshvt22nd May 2020
  One of the coolest lessons on GMC
- Gabriel Leopardi10th January 2018
  QUOTE (PaulT @ Dec 26 2017, 09:04 PM)
  Cant do the lick at 0:44 at the pace and accurately to save my life..lol...great lesson though...amazing phrasing..
  
  Hi Paul! How is it going now? Do you need any help?
- PaulT27th December 2017
  Cant do the lick at 0:44 at the pace and accurately to save my life..lol...great lesson though...amazing phrasing..
- Fayeed Tan29th January 2013
  QUOTE (Piotr Kaczor @ Jan 28 2013, 03:33 PM)
  What a positive vibrations! Brilliant lesson, Fayeed!
  
  Thank you very much
- Piotr Kaczor28th January 2013
  What a positive vibrations! Brilliant lesson, Fayeed!
- Fayeed Tan28th January 2013
  QUOTE (Kristofer Dahl @ Jan 27 2013, 12:46 PM)
  I can't think of a better title for this one - it's melodic and it is so major sounding! Thanks for some really fresh ideas Fayeed
  
  Hey thank you for the kind words!
- Kristofer Dahl27th January 2013
  I can't think of a better title for this one - it's melodic and it is so major sounding! Thanks for some really fresh ideas Fayeed
- Fayeed Tan22nd January 2013
  QUOTE (zoom @ Jan 21 2013, 09:42 AM)
  Wow great solo Fayeed. some really tasty phrasing
  and cool groove.
  
  Thank you!
- zoom21st January 2013
  Wow great solo Fayeed. some really tasty phrasing
  and cool groove.
- Fayeed Tan21st January 2013
  QUOTE (whammysam @ Jan 20 2013, 09:12 PM)
  Superb! Very fresh and uplifting. Straight to the bookmarks with this one :-)
  
  Thanks a lot!
- whammysam20th January 2013
  Superb! Very fresh and uplifting. Straight to the bookmarks with this one :-)
- Fayeed Tan19th January 2013
  QUOTE (Christophe @ Jan 18 2013, 06:12 AM)
  Awesome I like how it sounds groovy and.. melodic ! ^^
  
  That was worth it to wait for an another lesson
  
  Thanks !
  
  hey thank you! well there's more coming I can guarantee you that!
- Christophe18th January 2013
  Awesome I like how it sounds groovy and.. melodic ! ^^
  
  That was worth it to wait for an another lesson
  
  Thanks !
- Fayeed Tan18th January 2013
  QUOTE (Bogdan Radovic @ Jan 17 2013, 01:55 PM)
  Love how soloing in major sounds! Awesome feel and melodies Fayeed!
  
  thanks you Bogdan! More to come
  
  QUOTE (Ben Higgins @ Jan 17 2013, 04:31 PM)
  Wow, awesome playing Fayeed ! And THAT lick at 0:45 !!
  
  thank you for the kind words!
  
  QUOTE (coffeeman @ Jan 17 2013, 04:32 PM)
  That was incredible. Please, please give it try to make a lesson for intermediates(Difficuty 4 or 5). Awseome!
  
  ok noted kind sir! will do one! thanks for the kind words!
  
  QUOTE (playaxeman @ Jan 17 2013, 06:09 PM)
  wow great
  
  thanks man! I appreciate the kind words!
  
  QUOTE (DeGroot @ Jan 17 2013, 06:16 PM)
  Wow, what an amazing lesson. It inspires me to learn more about hybrid picking.
  
  Yeah, learn hybrid picking! it's a very useful technique. thanks!
  
  QUOTE (Javier Aviles @ Jan 17 2013, 06:24 PM)
  Great! The blues phrases have merged well with the melodic scale. I like your fraseo!!
  
  aaaaah! one of my favorite instructors thank you for the kind words!
  
  QUOTE (wollace03 @ Jan 17 2013, 10:02 PM)
  fantastic lesson... great vibe of the solo....!!!
  
  thanks man! you're very kind!
- wollace0317th January 2013
  fantastic lesson... great vibe of the solo....!!!
- Javier Aviles17th January 2013
  Great! The blues phrases have merged well with the melodic scale. I like your fraseo!!
- DeGroot17th January 2013
  Wow, what an amazing lesson. It inspires me to learn more about hybrid picking.
- playaxeman17th January 2013
  wow great
- coffeeman17th January 2013
  That was incredible. Please, please give it try to make a lesson for intermediates(Difficuty 4 or 5). Awseome!
- Ben Higgins17th January 2013
  Wow, awesome playing Fayeed ! And THAT lick at 0:45 !!
- Bogdan Radovic17th January 2013
  Love how soloing in major sounds! Awesome feel and melodies Fayeed!
- Fayeed Tan17th January 2013
  QUOTE (Sinisa Cekic @ Jan 17 2013, 10:47 AM)
  Great melodic phrasing,killer lesson !
  
  Thanks a lot!
- Sinisa Cekic17th January 2013
  Great melodic phrasing,killer lesson !

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- Tags: G Major, Major soloing, Phrasing, Melodic major, Major scale, Hybrid, Picking, Legato, Eric Johnson, Picking, Hammer on, Pull off, Pentatonic minor
What's up everyone!

This one's called Major Melodic Soloing. I would like to expand your minds and show you that we don't have to write a solo or improvise using the usual minor pentatonic scale only. In fact there are tons of other variety of sounds that you can get using different scales on the fretboard. Starting with the Major scale - it's happy feeling and care free type of sound makes your playing very colorful in a lot of ways. As usual, I'm a hybrid picker so pay close attention to my picking style and the legato that I do.

Enjoy and learn each lesson part one at a time and not all at once.

-F T-

Gear used:

Guitar: Fender 60th anniversary limited edition standard stratocaster
Pickups: Dimarzio DP163 Bluesbucker (neck) and DiMarzio DP155 Tone Zone (bridge)
Strings: Elixir Strings
Effects: Kramtone Fayeed Tan Overdrive
Amp: Fender Stage 1000

Tuning: standard tuning E, A, D, G, B, E

Tempo: 120 bpm

Recording gear:

Shure PG81 (behind amplifier)
Shure SM57 (in front of amplifier)
Roland UA-25 EX
SONAR LE (recorded)
Adobe Audition CS6 (mixing & mastering)

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