Why You Can't Improvise Well on Guitar - The Missing Pieces - Part 1 

now this dude is the definition of a true teacher.

i followed Troy's lesson since early 90's. Surprised to find your channel in youtube!

Great concepts to think about. Put into words things that we kind of unconsciously understand but don't know why. Also, the melody example in this video really SHINES :)

thank you so much that was very helpful. I cant find part 2 though

Thank You!

Very helpful, thank you Troy.

Great video Troy. After years spent studying improvisation badly (or so I presume at this point), my brain is starting to "connect the dots" thanks to my composition studies. At first, I was improvising using chord tones solely and my solos were super boring, then they never sounded good because I didn't realise over which chord I was playing, and I was usually sitting on tensive notes without ever resolving them to a chord tone. Now that my inner ear has somewhat developed, I can tell if I'm hitting a chord tone or a non-chord tone and adjust accordingly. Keep up the excellent work! Any news on when Speed mechanics 2 might come out?

wow. that's a nice lesson!

I like that point - it is definitely a skill that can be worked on and developed. It's not some magical innate ability - if you can have a conversation, you have the ability to improvise. I think the same really applies to creativity. It's really a matter of training and increasing our 'vocabulary' and comfort in those area.

Good explaination!

thanks!

我是来自中国的朋友，谢谢你troy ！我已经用了你的教材18年了！太棒了！

I have learned from Jazz (but it holds true for Rock and Metal) that non-chord tones or even chromatic stuff outside the key should be off the beat, so that you resolve to a chord-tone ON the beat. If you get that rhythmic hitting of chord-tones, the stuff in between is a lot less critical.

The best Improv professor! How is Speed fundamentals #2 coming? I’m ready to pick it up.

Que bien mi hermano saludos desde Colombia gracias a tus enseñanzas hoy soy guitarrista

Nice Bro! Im new Yngwie Malmsteen now

dam good , as usual , just one thing why the Washburn from the book on your left isn't on the wall ?

Is part 2 on your Patreon or you will release it on youtube? :) Thank you for the lesson!

Is that really how collective soul plays that song? I learned it from tab down on the cowboy D chord. Seems lots easier to play the way you did.

i forgot that tune at 5min its a 70s tune err forgot the band lol