How To Play The Right Notes Over Any Chord (In Any Key) - Guitar Improvisation Lesson

📚 Learn to PLAY GUITAR BY EAR with me - Listen & Play course OUT NOW: https://andrewclarkeguitar.teachable.com/p/listen-play 📕 Free Guitar Music Theory Handbook: https://www.andrewclarkeguitar.com/free-stuff/guitarists-companion 🎵 Free Backing Tracks: https://www.andrewclarkeguitar.com/free-stuff/slow-pop-track-pack 🎸 Patreon for diagrams, tabs, & jam tracks: https://www.patreon.com/andrewclarkeguitar Whether you are coming up with your own guitar parts or improvising a guitar solo on the fly, knowing which notes sound good over the chords is essential. In this video, I’ll go over the two main ways to look at the music to help you improve your note choice on the guitar. After we cover the two main methods for finding the right notes, we’ll talk about the best way to deal with non-diatonic chords, which can occur due to key modulation or modal interchange. By the end of this lesson, you’ll be well-equipped to play over just about any chord progression you can think of. If you have any questions, please leave them in the comments below. Thanks for watching! _______________________________________________ -- Referenced Videos -- Essential Music Theory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHKwodTRKN0 Building A Homebase: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g83IHvejEK4 Where Do Chords Come From?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCz_IgnK_bU Modes Explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCz6K7jIKjY _______________________________________________ – Guitar Gear (Affiliate) – Guitar: https://www.suhr.com/instruments/classic-s-antique/ Strings: https://stringjoy.com/categories/strings/electric-guitar-strings/signatures/6-string-signatures/ Amp: https://www.suhr.com/electronics/amplifiers/suhr-bella/ Pedalboard: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/VmNA6k Power Supply: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/zN4P27 Tuner: https://www.turbo-tuner.com/ Fuzz 1: https://www.kingtoneguitar.com/product/minifuzz-v2blk/ Compressor: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/4PEymL Boost/Overdrive: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/KjzOXv Fuzz 2: https://www.bensonamps.com/guitarpedals/germaniumfuzz Overdrive: https://browneamps.com/theprotein Modulation: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/c/4024375/937020/11319?prodsku=UAAstra&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sweetwater.com%2Fstore%2Fdetail%2FUAAstra--universal-audio-astra-modulation-machine-pedal&intsrc=PUI2_7338 Delay: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/DK3O3G Reverb: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/PybRbq Load Box: https://www.suhr.com/electronics/tone-tools/reactive-load-ir/ IR: https://www.yorkaudio.co/product-page/dxvb-verb-deluxe Amp Pedal: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/Jz2O2e Interface: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/0ZPyjY – Video Gear (Affiliate) – Camera 1: https://amzn.to/3NZPB6U Lens 1: https://amzn.to/3riM2iU Camera 2: https://amzn.to/3NXj7dd Lens 2: https://amzn.to/3PznHjc Microphone: https://amzn.to/44suQ93 – My Links – Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrewclarkeguitar/ TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@andrewclarkeguitar YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8wczbrBpuyq5i6XqdXxukw/join Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/andrewclarkeguitar My Thomann Gear Page: https://www.thomann.de/intl/thlpg_a520v0dpma.html _______________________________________________ Chapters: 0:00 - Video overview 0:45 - Lesson prerequisites (linked below) 1:16 - Intervals 6:00 - 1. The Key (before, during, & after) 13:53 - 2. The Chord (the present moment) 19:14 - A real-world example 20:28 - How to play over non-diatonic chords 27:42 - Closing thoughts _______________________________________________ Music Credits: Madrugada by Popoi | https://soundcloud.com/popoimusic Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US #improvisation #musictheory #guitarlesson #guitarscales #guitarchords