TOUGHEST Guitar Lesson I Ever Learned: Outlining Chords While Soloing 

Great lesson Marty!!!

If the man himself found it hard I ain't got no chance

Thank You So Much! Marty and Chris for giving us the scoop on "THE ASSIGNMENT" You did my request! Well Done Chris! Playing the Thirds , then the Dorian and then moving the lick up from 4 to the 5 chord! I got it! Amazing! Marty's Army gets the Toughest Guitar lesson he ever learned! YOU BOTH are AWESOME TEACHERS!!!

I'm actually starting to "get" some of this. For me, just adding one little trick (note) at a time, works best. Focusing on that 3rd was pretty darn cool.

This went over my head so fast, it knocked my hat off. . .

That feeling you get when you know you're about to learn something cool!

Literally just finished making my coffee, what perfecting timing on this fine morning

Thanks for listening to our suggestions Marty. A series of lessons on this topic would be great.

You are the best Marty. You never fail to impress me.

Now I see how it all comes together with these modes ‘you’re just building to something bigger and better each time ‘ These videos are the best tools from beginner to advanced And just keep on evolving great job Marty’

Chris Sherland is an awesome teacher, I can't thank Marty enough for steering me towards him

A complicated idea explained in a clear and easy to understand way!! Not often the case.

30 seconds into a 12 minute video, this was was incredible lesson 😆

Perfect knowledge as I’m a year into playing. Been hung up with work lately so haven’t been playing too much but grateful to find another teacher that taught the goat as I get a new axe and begin to fan the flame again

Hey man, we have all had hard lessons. It's what makes learning music challenging, and thus so satisfying!

Marty is my only guitar teacher God bless you ❤

I’ve had people try to explain this stuff to me before but never could understand it. Chris really broke it down so simply. I can see where you you get your teaching style from. A great guitar teacher creates great guitar teachers.

I've been playing guitar for 35 years and learn something new every day! Great lesson! Thanks for posting!

What an awesome lesson! I did not realize Chris was your College Teacher Marty. I’ve seen him around on the Internet, just subscribed. They say a great teacher, is someone that can make things understandable to those trying to grasp something, Chris did an awesome job ! Thank you both, Chris and Marty! 🎸🎶

Cool trick about the IV chord! A Dorian contains the same notes as D Mixolydian. D Mixolydian has the D7 chord tones (1 3 5 b7). That is why A Dorian works over the IV chord.

Bedroom Guitarist here, so self taught. The Reason Marty is so great at teaching is cuz how his teacher taught him, this is so CLEAR! i always used to get confused with this concept and get drifted away, this is awesome! keep up the work, beautiful. cheers and love from India

You’re the man Marty. Been following you for sometime. Just recently discovered Chris. He may not realize it yet but I’ve appointed myself as his padawan learner. This is the way. 🤘

One other way for someone to view it is A Dorian is really G Major over the 4 chord in A and B Dorian over the 5 chord you play A Major (whatever keys Major scale over the 5) this just clicked in my brain and if you already know your Major scales then you good by just targeting chord tone notes inside of the Dorian😊

Lots for me to think about here. Thank you Chris, and Marty! 😀

Great lesson. Marty no wonder you are a great player. Judging by this lesson, Chris is a great teacher...not to diminish your own hard work.

Just an outstanding explanation of the mechanisms behind this technique.

Thx Marty and master sensai. You got alot of us going🧘🏾‍♂️

This was gold !!! Cleared so damn many things !!

Thanks Marty & Chris. Peter Frampton is a master of this type of playing. Playing melodically is way superior to shredding to my ear. Great lesson!

So. Useful. Man. Thanks.

Who else is a beginner watching this video and can't understand a thing they are talking about yet can't stop watching?

Fantastic Player! I kept zoning out from Chris's calm and laid back voice.

What a fantastic lesson. 10/10 man.

since ive started playing in 2009, the very first videos i would watch to learn songs was marty, now seeing him with his beard is making me feel older now too, time to practice more, life moves quickly it seems like, thanks for all the great things yohve tought , def took a few things from you, thanks even thow i dont know you personely it feels like i do thow

Great job Marty! You're an unselfish, secure instructor, kudos 🙏🏾🙏🏾📌❗Informative lesson. Thank you 👍🏽👍🏽.

Hey, Marty...just wanted to let you know that I really appreciate what you are doing for people, you have helped me learn the guitar faster and better than I ever imagined! You are awesome at what you do, bro!! Thank you so much for everything!!! HAPPY HOLIDAYS

My brain just exploded in the best way! That was awesome. Thanks to you both!!!

Awesome lesson! Simple ideas I can apply today! Marty and Chris are an amazing teaching duo!

D7 is the dominant chord in the key of G major. So, if you are playing at the 5th fret (in "box 1" of the A pentatonic scale), playing the diatonic notes for A Dorian will be the "in scale" notes for the D7 chord, since A Dorian is the second mode of G major.

So sometimes the light bulbs lights up and you pick up a missing piece of the puzzle. Playing 4 chord licks up a full step on the 5 is just something I never think about. Marty is really one of the best teachers out there. Thanks Marty

Wow! This is good stuff! Thank you for introducing us to Chris. Great teacher for advanced players.

I've been learning from you since like 2003 I think. Thank you SO MUCH!

I'm so glad you went back to this. This is sort of my definition of what it means to "play" guitar. If we can do this, we are seriously kill'n it.

Thanks

My fav solo of yours on this intro

Marty - thanks for the introduction to Chris.

Wow just wow this guy is awesome marty

This is fun. Great teacher with concise info. You have to have confidence in your teacher. 5 stars on this, fundamentals you can use and explore. Plug in your guitar go with this one. Thank you, both!

It's one of those life long journeys > just like learning guitar 🎸 thanks for these tools

Love to listen to others approach on little nuances like this. Ya never know what your gonna get ;)

Such a great lesson. I found that just learning the arpeggios for the dominant 7ths really helped me outline the chords of the blues. Also I like to switch to the major pentatonic a bit when going to the IV because it contains that major 6th and generally uplifts the melody the way a 4th does. Then going back to the minor pent just feels nastier by comparison.

Great lesson from Chris Sherland. Thank you!

Your awesome Marty I know so many players who won't share any knowledge.

That was really helpful. Thanks for the lightbulb moment Sensei!

The first "trick" is something that I had been trying to understand for years. In retrospect it is somewhat obvious, but I needed somebody to say it, so thanks for the tip. Trick number two is a bit too specific, I want to know which mode or scale to play against any chord. I guess this is largely an extension of the first trick, but a follow-up video would be great!

Have a Happy New Years Marty Music Think you so much for your time Teching guitar songs and lessons

My teacher just introduced this subject to me yesterday thx alot.

Chris is easy to follow, like Marty, and has great stuff!

Cool lesson dude 🤘🏽

Awesome video

Thank you gentlemens! Awesome.

I have been approaching this from learning the arpeggios

great lesson guys! love it. Just wanted to say...that "A Dorian over the IV chord" can also just be thought of as "play the Mixolydian of that chord" ... so D Mixolydian over the D7 , E Mixolydian over the E etc. ... personally i see that as a more accurate way to describe whats happening, but hey whatever works for ya, right? same notes, i just hear that as more of a Mixo sound personally. my two cents. peace

The intro is gonna be my new alarm sound. Its amazing.

Also, when you hit that 4 chord, play the G major scale licks (if your key is A). You can tap into that sweet Santana sound.

thats a golden lesson, makes you think about how to actually apply things you learn

Another step to opening up the fretboard. Thank You

Wonderful tutorial fellas!!!!!!

The set for this lesson looks awesome. Great content as well. Thank Marty

This guy is gold!

Amazeballs - so much to learn, so little time.

Damn, straightforward and awesome. Thanks! Will def sub your teacher too

Seriously insightful

Love that cowboy pick guard!

Thanks guys. Great tips.

really great lesson, definitely worth following! thanks, Marty.

I love you Marty. This video has enlightened me

Great pic cover on the tele!

I play guitar because Marty makes it possible to learn at home, at my pace and when I am able to. For whatever reason, he makes learning songs the easiest.

“Here’s a cool lick for you, too” - what a guy!

The student has become greater than the teacher.

Excellent video. Thank you Marty!

I learned this lesson when as a kid in the 70's, I struggled to figure out Zeppelin's Since I've Been Loving You and The Lemon Song. When I tried to make sense out of the licks and find out why they sounded so cool, I kept finding that they were wrapped around the chords. Chords, for the love of god, chords, ha ha! This sets you free, teaches you how to fish rather than giving you a fish for a day. Meanwhile, my students would rather I teach them how to play Eruption, the end of which of course outlines a great chord progression, but they just want to know where to put their fingers. You can lead a horse....

This is such a great lesson, thank you!!

Tool 4:- emphasise the tonic note with each chord change. So, A for A7, D for D7 and E for E7. I know it's obvious, but sometimes it's best to state the obvious.

Hey Marty, will you do “ what you give” by Tesla?

You should show us how to play la bamba or we belong together

great lesson

Love the lesson and the new background

Sounds heavenly!

Killer pickguard. This was a complete lightbulb moment for me.

Well that's very useful thanks!

Dude, you can just 2-5-1 every chord in the progression and it's glorious. The chicks dig it and it's really tasty.

Marty you have a new office? Looks amazing.

Congtarts Marty.

Why you always gotta make me feel inadequate 😂😂

Teachers guitar playing is jedi status

Beautiful lesson!

Goddamn that 335 sounds so SWEET!

Love you Marty.