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Solology
Develop your fretboard navigation skills for compositional and improvisational soloing
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About this course
Top session player, Brad Carlton presents Solology, the companion course to Rhythmology, which in many ways, picks up where Rhythmology left off. You will play your way through the identical blues, rock, pop, jazz, funk, twang and fusion tracks, only this time, the focus is on developing your melodic ideas and fretboard navigation skills for compositional and improvisational soloing in any style.
Revealing a few "studio shortcuts" and enlightening your perspective of the fretboard, Brad Carlton's Solology expands the knowledge base and palette of colors that you'll paint with when soloing over any changes. Carlton's quick-start, contextual approach gets you there fast.
You'll learn how to analyze any vamp, progression or tune, identify parent and street keys and then "play the changes" with melodic Solos, question and answer phrasing, tone targeting and other key soloing and harmonic identification concepts, all of which equip you to perform tasty, memorable solos on the fly.
Revealing a few "studio shortcuts" and enlightening your perspective of the fretboard, Brad Carlton's Solology expands the knowledge base and palette of colors that you'll paint with when soloing over any changes. Carlton's quick-start, contextual approach gets you there fast.
You'll learn how to analyze any vamp, progression or tune, identify parent and street keys and then "play the changes" with melodic Solos, question and answer phrasing, tone targeting and other key soloing and harmonic identification concepts, all of which equip you to perform tasty, memorable solos on the fly.
What you'll learn
- Navigate a I7 to bVI7 (E7 to C7) chord progression melodically
- How to target chord tones (especially root notes) for strong melodic statements
- How to solo over a rock rhythm with straight eighth feel
- How to use rhythmic variation with simple melodic ideas (D to E movement)
- How to apply different articulation techniques to the same notes for variety
Release date: 04/20/2005 • 4h 16m runtime
Sample lessons
Funk Solos 1
Part 2
Rock Solos 1
Part 1
Rock Solos 1
Part 2
Blues Solos 1
Part 1
What's included
60 lessons • 25 charts • 15 Jam Tracks
Funk Solos 1
This is the first in a new series we're calling Solology, which will focus exclusively on developing better soloing chops. This series is the companion to the Rhythmology series. Whether you're a novice player or a seasoned pro, these lessons will give you some new "rut-busting" approaches to improve your soloing skills. On this CD, we'll cover five styles, each with their own basic backing track and a PDF chart of the voicings and patterns referenced in the video lessons. The five styles correspond to the five styles covered in Rhythmology 1. A harmonic overview is provided in these text elements. No Power Tab element is required. Ready? Let's dig in with some funk ... Funk is not about what you play but what you don't play. In this lesson you'll learn how to utilize space to help you develop a more effective solo. Topics presented are: question and answer phrasing, repetition, chromaticism, the minor pentatonic scale, blues scale, and the major pentatonic add b3 scale.
Harmonic Overview
Chords: E9
Street Key : E: I9
Theoretical Key : A: V9
Mode: EMix
Parent Scale:: AMaj
Pentatonic Options: EMaj Pent, DMaj Pent, F#Min Pent, EMin Pent, E Blues, E B.C.
Option #2 - Modes: ELydb7; Parent Scales: BMel Min
Option #3 - Mode: EDor; Parent Scale: DMaj
Pentatonic Options: EMin Pent, DMaj Pent, F#Min Pent
Option #4 - E7#9, E Half-Whole Dim
Funk Solos 1
This is the first in a new series we're calling Solology, which will focus exclusively on developing better soloing chops. This series is the companion to the Rhythmology series. Whether you're a novice player or a seasoned pro, these lessons will give you some new "rut-busting" approaches to improve your soloing skills. On this CD, we'll cover five styles, each with their own basic backing track and a PDF chart of the voicings and patterns referenced in the video lessons. The five styles correspond to the five styles covered in Rhythmology 1. A harmonic overview is provided in these text elements. No Power Tab element is required. Ready? Let's dig in with some funk ... Funk is not about what you play but what you don't play. In this lesson you'll learn how to utilize space to help you develop a more effective solo. Topics presented are: question and answer phrasing, repetition, chromaticism, the minor pentatonic scale, blues scale, and the major pentatonic add b3 scale.
Harmonic Overview
Chords: E9
Street Key : E: I9
Theoretical Key : A: V9
Mode: EMix
Parent Scale:: AMaj
Pentatonic Options: EMaj Pent, DMaj Pent, F#Min Pent, EMin Pent, E Blues, E B.C.
Option #2 - Modes: ELydb7; Parent Scales: BMel Min
Option #3 - Mode: EDor; Parent Scale: DMaj
Pentatonic Options: EMin Pent, DMaj Pent, F#Min Pent
Option #4 - E7#9, E Half-Whole Dim
Funk Solos 2
Harmonic Overview
Chords: E9
Street Key : E: I9
Theoretical Key : A: V9
Mode: EMix
Parent Scale: AMaj
Pentatonic Options: EMaj Pent, DMaj Pent, F#Min Pent, EMin Pent, E Blues, E B.C.
Option #2 - Modes: ELydb7; Parent Scales: BMel Min
Option #3 - Mode: EDor; Parent Scale: DMaj
Pentatonic Options: EMin Pent, DMaj Pent, F#Min Pent
Option #4 - E7#9, E Half-Whole Dim
Funk Solos 2
Harmonic Overview
Chords: E9
Street Key : E: I9
Theoretical Key : A: V9
Mode: EMix
Parent Scale: AMaj
Pentatonic Options: EMaj Pent, DMaj Pent, F#Min Pent, EMin Pent, E Blues, E B.C.
Option #2 - Modes: ELydb7; Parent Scales: BMel Min
Option #3 - Mode: EDor; Parent Scale: DMaj
Pentatonic Options: EMin Pent, DMaj Pent, F#Min Pent
Option #4 - E7#9, E Half-Whole Dim
Rock Solos 1
Hone your rock solo chops to a razor's edge with the techniques illustrated in this lesson. Here we have a driving straight eighth rock groove. Learn some new colors for this style with the blues scale, mixolydian and lydian modes, and the pentatonic sub-scales which reside within the modes.
Harmonic Overview
Chords: B A
Street Key: B - I bVII
Theoretical Key: E - V IV
Modes: BMix ALyd
Parent Scales: EMaj EMaj
Pentatonic Options: BMaj Pent, AMaj Pent, EMaj Pent
Rock Solos 1
Hone your rock solo chops to a razor's edge with the techniques illustrated in this lesson. Here we have a driving straight eighth rock groove. Learn some new colors for this style with the blues scale, mixolydian and lydian modes, and the pentatonic sub-scales which reside within the modes.
Harmonic Overview
Chords: B A
Street Key: B - I bVII
Theoretical Key: E - V IV
Modes: BMix ALyd
Parent Scales: EMaj EMaj
Pentatonic Options: BMaj Pent, AMaj Pent, EMaj Pent
Rock Solos 2
Harmonic Overview
Chords: B A
Street Key: B - I bVII
Theoretical Key: E - V IV
Modes: BMix ALyd
Parent Scales: EMaj EMaj
Pentatonic Options: BMaj Pent, AMaj Pent, EMaj Pent
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Reviews
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Sindibad
05/06/23
Solology
It is here that we realize that the solo stems from the rhythm!
wholmer
01/04/21
Definitely something for everyone
I have also studied both of Brads other courses Rhythmology and Bluesology. His method is really very well thought out and very comprehensive. I am always pleased with the way he teaches and it is a course that wraps up what is a great series.
gardinerbrent
Verified buyer
05/05/20
brad carlton solology
I have been studying Brads Rhythmology and Bluesology and got this one as I am impressed with the other two courses. So far i have only worked with the first to exercises but can see it is very well thought course and would already be happy to recommend it.
bladeshred
Verified buyer
04/25/20
Solology
I gained good understanding from this course loo
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