Soloing with Thirds and Sixths on the Guitar
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- Опубліковано 18 жов 2024
- An explanation of thirds and sixths on the guitar, and how to use them in solos.
For more information about my teaching, and my long career in music, here's my website: www.pfmusic.co.
This is the perfect example of a lesson that explains something simply, but is as complex as you want it to be, and is able to give a wide variety of ways to explore, practice, and apply in a short UA-cam length video. I’ve watched probably 50 videos on thirds. This should serve as a lesson to youtube teachers as much as guitarists. Well done sir...massively appreciated.
Many thanks Jason, I appreciate you taking the time to post this very kind comment.
I keep coming back to this lesson, I've just about know how and when I can use them. My friend's, it takes work, but its WORTH IT.
Thank you Professor Pete. " Seriously "
Thanks Marc.
Good, honest and straight forward approach to teaching. Refreshing.
Thanks for your kind words.
What a lovely little lesson that is, I've been playing for 30 years and this technique never struck me. Many thanks!
Thanks +Ashley Coupland, I'm happy to help!
Good lesson mate. I have messed around with rolling 6ths before, but never really knew what I was doing. I very much appreciate teachers who make things crystal and not overwhelming on the theory front.
Thanks +wubbs77.
I've been playing the guitar for over 20 years and only sometimes studying it.😉 But lately it's been time expand my repertoire. It's amazing the next steps that you can take when you take the time to learn some things. Your video is really useful! Beautiful sounds and pretty simple, movable patterns to access them. Over the next couple weeks it will be your lesson that guides my practice. Thank you!
Hi Bryan Reed, I'm really pleased that my lesson has helped you. Thanks for watching, all the best.
This lesson is one more reason why I'm glad I subscribed to your channel...
Thanks very much +Tony Jones.
Beautiful stuff Pete.I've Been trying to incorporate harmonies in my solos, so this was very encouraging.it adds so much to any melody.Your a very good player and teacher, thanks for posting Pete!
Many thanks Shaun.
Wow! Excellent explanations and visuals. And it was truly inspirational how you galvanized the theory you shared with that smoking solo work at the end. What a gifted artist; thank you for sharing.
Thanks +jon wil, both for watching, as well as your kind comment.
Great lesson on the subject. Very objective, rather than unecessary bla bla bla. Thanks for saving my time and helping me to learn and improve.
Thanks!
I was missing the English of my piano students in London...
Great lesson !
Thanks!
even after decades I still learn something, thanks Pete
Thanks!
you are a good teacher. I had no idea about thirds but this is very useful. very clear and melodic. Thanks, Pete
Thank you.
Awesome video on thirds and sixths! I appreciate the demonstrations on ideas on how to use them. I learned a lot. Can't wait to get home and try it out.
Thanks Andrew!
Great lesson. Your explanation really shed a lot of light on my approach to guitar!
Thanks Dan!
Thank you.... one of the easiest lesson's to understand... thank you thank you.... it filled in a lots of gaps for me.!!!!!
Splendid! I'm so pleased that my video helped you. Thanks Lyn.
Very good job , Pete . You finally " Turned the light bulb on " when it comes to thirds and soloing .
That's excellent news Aubrey F Stewart, thanks for watching.
Excellent information Pete. I was wondering about all the double stops Steve Cropper et Al used. Thanks mate
Thanks Maxwell.
It took me a minute to see that you were rotating the fretboard view back and forth. A bit confusing but that is why the pause and rewind feature is so useful. I like your approach to the use of the fretboard. Thanks
Cheers for the lesson, really cleared a few things up :) Also great playing, your improve at the end was fantastic to watch :)
Excellent!!!!! After all these years it now makes sense! Thanks!!!!!
Thanks Pete! Very nicely done...look forward to future lessons...
Thank you, watch this space!
Thanks for sharing your knowledge. This is one of the best of seen and I viewed LOTS! Much appreciated mate.👏👏👍
Many thanks Kev!
Thank you for this video Pete! I can say I've learned something new today and your improv at the end was great to put everything together. I'll definitely check out your other videos now
Thanks Daylo!
Love your lessons! Great content. Always learn something new when ever I watch one of your videos. Please keep doing exactly what you do. Thank you...
Thanks James!
Wow!!!!!....I love this tutorial ❤, wel explained with exercises. Thank you so much for giving me another knowledge.
Glad it was helpful!
Great lesson I've been struggling with thirds and sixths but this shines some light. Thanks
Thanks +David Doyle.
Great lesson,loved that solo at the end.
Many thanks!
Thanks Pete. Your lessons are great. Very clear.
Thanks +Michael Williams.
You’re a fabulous teacher Pete, god bless.
Thanks!
He is the best, and knows music theory and always goes straight to the lesson.
He is giving away two years of lessons.
Dumping my drums, I have always wanted to be a solid guitarist.
Thanks Marc.
Thanks for the lesson ,requesting also tutorial on 4ths,5ths,8ths(octaves)and 10nths , thanks once more and a'm looking forward for the lessons
Thanks for watching. I am available for private online lessons.
Fantastic lesson, thank you! Some feedback for you : I found it confusing to have the diagrams rotate from chords to the intervals. New subscriber!
Thanks.
ive been trying to figure out how to play like this for so long..thank you for sharing.
You're welcome +Totai Tunui Parai, thanks for watching.
Hi Pete. Could you show us that solo using 3rd"s & 6"s in slow mo! Got no idea how to stitch them in.Great work by the way. Ta, John
Hi John. UA-cam can do that for you. If you click the "Settings" control, which looks like a cog wheel near the bottom right corner of the video window, a menu appears. Set the Speed option to 0.5, and then play. It's easy when you know how! Thanks for watching.
Good lesson Pete, I had no idea the lower note from the third turned upside down became a 6th? A lot of teachers don't give an explanation as to what could go wrong? No wonder I was getting lost in the music theory of it all!!
Thanks +Nidge 68, I'm happy to help. Thanks for watching.
Hi Peter always dug your lessons 🎸
Glad you like them!
Excellent! Really nice and great explanation and playing. Thank you!!
That's kind of you, thanks!
Great video! Are you using hybrid picking alot in that improv part at the end? Would love to see more vids on how to use thirds and sixths!
Thanks Nico. Yes, hybrid picking.
This is pure gold.
Thanks.
I come back to this lesson a lot.
Great lesson Pete.
Thanks!
Excellent tutorial. Many thanks.
Glad it was helpful!
man this lesson has changed my life!! cheers actually have it now learnt!!!
Thanks!
hey pete! you are definitely my go to guy. always great lessons . thank you.
Thanks John.
interesting. i just wish that you made you camera shots on your fingers closer and clearer so the i could see the actual fingering. the box that appears in the left hand does match what your fingering on the neck is ( at least as far as i can see). but if you close up on the fingers it would help. thank you for making the video. everything helps. i hear the beginning of cat stevens' peace train starting at 5:35. interesting to know how that works. thanks again.
Just the thing I was looking for to add some sauce to my fingerpicking. Thanks.
Thanks Chris.
Very nice lesson Pete! Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Thanks!
I will say the material was explained well and I can go up and down the board with thirds. That said there is a mental block with sixths. Just invert (meaning opposite of thirds) it right? Trying to play the C Major scale with sixths, 5th string root third fret and it is not clicking like it needs to. Old dog here sometimes the tricks take a bit.
Yes, sixths are simply "upside-down" thirds. For example C and a higher E, becomes the same E with a higher C, on octave above the original C.
Cheers...thx again!
Thanks very much, Pete.
You're welcome!
Sir - you are a natural teacher.
Thank you +bulwul1.
Fantastic. Pls don't delete as it's now in my library.
Thanks.
Pretty guitar. Nice sound. Good lesson.
Thanks WhIke Turner.
Always wanted a theory explanation of that. That's good stuff...Thanks
You're very welcome +Ross Echols, thanks for watching.
Hi Pete,
I wonder if there is a similar thirds and sixths lesson/example/orientation for playing blues guitar. Any pointers?
Thanks 😊
Hi Bryan Reed, yes, you can do a lot with thirds and sixths in the blues. Remember that blues chords are usually dominant sevenths, so for each chord you can play a minor third interval between the fifth and the minor seventh. For example in the key of E, over the E7 chord, hold down the 2nd string at the 12th fret, and the 1st string at the 10th fret. There are several other thirds that also work. You could always book a Skype lesson with me. Details are on my website www.pfmusic.co.
Lessons clearly explained here! Thanks for sharing!!
Thanks +downhill240!
Hi Pete - John again. I understand your video a bit more now BUT one last thing. "Sweet Little Sixteen" intro has a note on 1st string fret 11 ie Eflat which is not in the scales of A or Am? Don't understand this at the moment could you please enlighten me - Many thanks
Hi +John Austin. If it's this version you're talking about ua-cam.com/video/e65ofKU6X6A/v-deo.html it's in the key of C major, and the chord during the intro is a G7. Chuck goes from G + B down to D + F, which if you put them together are the notes of the G7 chord. Some of the thirds in between are deliberately dissonant passing chords, which create momentary harmonic tension, which gets resolved by the strong statement of G7 followed by C. The importrant thing is, it sounds great!
Great job pete! keep em coming!
Thanks! Will do.
Thanks Pete very helpful
Great lesson ! Thanks alot for sharing 🙂
You’re welcome, thanks!
Nicely done. Thank you.
Thanks very much +MrJoeyBoombotz.
Yeah Pete,
I should like to add my thanks to you for setting it all out so clearly.
Can the same thing be done for major and minor fourths?
(I can't get my head round what their mirror images are)...finding an answer to this will prove instructive...
Great lesson love it, a whole new world just opened up for me thank you
Hi Pete
enjoy your lesson from Sunny Spain. Thks
Gracias +Pedro Karandeniya. I played a very enjoyable show in Gijón recently with Sister Cookie, and we're planning to return to Spain in December. Thanks for watching!
Great lesson. Thank you
@@evansquaye4072 thanks!
really nice thanks.
Thanks for watching and commentig +einc70.
Very clear explanations thanks. And nice guitar too! :)
Thanks!
This lesson is important for beginners, its connecting some dots. Tnx
Thanks Bart.
Great lesson! Made me want to play Brown Eyed Girl from Van Morrison.
Thanks Ed. Yes, that's a very good example of this style.
Thank you, very informative. Have question - what about minor 3rds what are the equivalent shapes if you are playing over minor chords? Tks.
Good question. To understand this, you need to first understand the concept of relative minors. All 12 major scales have a relative natural minor scale, that consists of exactly the same notes. Go to the sixth note of the major scale, and that is the root note of the relative minor. For example, C major's relative is A minor. Because the notes are the same, so are the chords. Also, because these thirds and sixths are derived from the triad (three-note) chords, then the thrid and sixth patterns for C major, will also work with A minor. I hope that helps.
Pete, this is a great lesson! You opened my eyes (finally) to using sixths and thirds. One question: has anyone ever tabbed your final improve? It's hard to decipher it--and it would be a great help. Thanks!!!
Thanks Erik, I'm pleased that it's helped you. I've no idea if anyone has tabbed my improvisation. Have you tried slowing the video playback down using the settings/speed control?
I tried but I really learn best by working through the tab. Do you have someone who might want to make some extra money writing the tab? It doesn't have to be perfect, just pretty close to those great riffs! Thanks!
Sorry Erik, but it was intended merely as an improvisation to illustrate the points I made in the video.
Ok . Thanks, Pete!
This is a great lesson !
Thanks!
big changing point in my playing now thanks
That's good to hear kyle murphy, thanks.
Great lesson as usual.
Thanks!
Am angry at you for not finding you sooner...
I so much was looking for this...
Thanks Niraj.
Thank you Peter well taught lesson much appreciated. Raph
Thanks Raph.
Amazing lesson. Thanks a lot! I didnt check it but I can hear Browneyed girl played with this thirds technique. Subscribed.
The improvisation that starts at 10:30 is beautiful!
tubal1 Also hints of "Peace Train" by Cat Stevens. :)
Ric Crouch True. Just listened to it now. The first riff is the same as Browneyed girl, the first 4 or 5 strums.
Thanks tubal1 and Ric Crouch. Yes, you can spot these techniques in many, many hit records, which proves how important it is for us to know them and to be able to apply them. Thanks for watching! :)
tubal1 Here's another famous use of the thirds that I didn't really notice until after this video. Last week I was working on the intro to Los Lonely Boys' "Heaven." When I tried it again this week (after watching this video this weekend), I realized--"Hey!!! That's just a set of thirds!" :)
Great lesson!
Thanks!
wow, great info to know my friend. Thanks. Keep it coming.
Thanks +roy raken.
Many thanks Pete - I have learnt a lot
Thanks +John Austin.
I wish I knew this a long time ago
Better late than never Omar! Thanks for watching. :)
Thanks Man & God Bless
Thanks!
Thanks Pete, very helpful!
You're welcome Mike Uttley, thanks for watching.
Very useful indeed and thanks for posting. Very cool...
Thanks Simon!
Would like to see that demo in tab form. Can"t see what"s going on even in slow mode. Thanks
could I do the same shapes of thirds for the other chords but further up the neck ? I see jhonny winter doing these minor thirds a lot same with SRV and looked like they do them always from the first minor pentatonic shape usually. I am just trying to figure these out lol
Yes +sinister steve, that's exactly right. Move the patterns up the neck to match with the chord changes. Thanks for watching.
+Pete Farrugia Guitar Teacher great thanks for clearing that up.
You went from 3rds in Major or Minor to positions and note placement, leaving out whether the new note placements were Majors or Minor 3rds. Are you saying intervals in scales are all; Major Minor Minor (1 Major 3rd, 2 Minor 3rds, ect) in consecutive Intervals after 2minor 3rds a major 3rd is the next position as a rule? Then you went to rules of not Major or minor 3rds , but rules broken of C scale as compares to F scale, and left out whether positioning and intervals were the same to using a sharp or flat in a 3rd note, in the F scale, which is a given if you are playing in F isn't it (Bb)? Are those intervals in F 3rds still Major-Minor-Minor-Major-Minor-Minor?
Yes, major-minor-minor, which is why when playing over the F chord the second third contains a Bb, which is outside of the key of C major. If you need a justification, just accept that the key temporarily changes to F while the F chord is being played.
EXCELLENT…..many THNX !!!
@@michaeldusso6882 Thanks!
On Sixths, how do you play without playing the intermediate string ? You play with two fingers at the same time ?
Hybrid picking - Use the pick on the lower-pitched string, and the middle finger of the picking hand on the higher-pitched string.
Good lesson. Thanks
Thanks!
I have to wonder- In the second exercise with the A E F#m and D, Why didn't you play the same intervals over the D as you did with the E? Is it because you were keeping to the G scale?
Thanks for watching Marty. I did play the same intervals over the D and E chords. You may be confusing these patterns with the different intervals I used over the F#m chord. There is no G scale here by the way, this exercise is in the key of A. I hope that helps.
@@PeteFGuitar Sorry, I guess I meant to say key of A. But what I'm seeing, is for the E chord, the third interval is 2nd and 4th string over the same fret (7th fret), and for the D chord, the third interval is 2nd and forth string One fret apart ( 5th + 6th fret). I really appreciate videos like this. I'm just trying to understand- Why things work the way they do. Is it just a matter of preference? Because if I play the third interval of that D pattern with the second and fourth strings on the 5th fret, it still sound's right. Thanks for your reply by the way.
So I figured out the A intervals on all the strings, and I see that the fifth and six fret on the 2nd and 4th string is the particular interval for that key. Thanks for making me think. Sometimes we can answer our own questions just by using fret board logic.
Marty Nellessen I think you need to watch again, from 8 minutes onwards. Listen to what I’m saying, and also look at the tab at the top right of the screen. The third interval for both D and E are at the same fret, in fact the E intervals are the same as D, but consistently two frets higher.
just great, thanks much.
You're welcome!
Awesome. It helps a ton
Thanks!
Great stuff - thanks !
You're welcome Ted, thanks for watching.
Thank you so much to share.
perfect class, i have nothing to say but thank you
You're very welcome +Igor, thank's for watching.
Good stuff! Thanks mate.
Thanks for watching Jim. :)
Why there are both major and minor thirds when you played the major C in 3rds ? Shouldn't all be major 3rds ? Did you use bogh just to sound better ?
Good question. Major scales contain both major and minor intervals, because the gaps between the notes are not equal. You've probably heard of the major scale formula: tone tone semitone, tone tone tone semitone. So some of the notes are two step apart, while some are one step apart. So when we move up the scale in thirds, sometimes the two notes are four semitones apart, like C and E (a major third), while others are only three semitones apart like D and F (a minor third). If we altered the scale to make it all major thirds, then we would have to use notes that are outside of the C major scale, like F#. I hope that helps. Watch this video also... ua-cam.com/video/bMIuDr3gME4/v-deo.html
if you carried on playing the c over a f chord, would that become a mode?
No JJ. Have a look at this to learn about modes. ua-cam.com/video/6cQesA_ma4Q/v-deo.html
Very good indeed, many thanks 😊
You’re very welcome.
Thanks, helped me a lot!
You're welcome +rainerlein, thanks for watching and commentingh.
What a great lesson! Sounds good and who knows, I might actually be able to learn from it. LOL
Thank you, Pete.
Thanks Bill.
i love it. Thank you,
Thanks.