I'm really glad this video has been well received. Pete & I are going to work through the backing track album he wrote one track at a time & do a lesson around each track. I'm so lucky to work with Pete, Rob, Rabea, Joss & all the other wonderful players we've had on. Despite what your own musical tastes are, they each bring something great to the channel & I've learned so much from all of them! Never stop learning right!!

Can’t believe it took me this long to find this series. Started watching Andertons a couple years back. Bring this series back, please! I’m in the same boat Lee was back when this was filmed. It’s always an honor to hear Pete’s advice.

Watching The Captain try to keep Pete focused is my favorite pasttime.

Very generous of you guys to do this. What the Captain did here takes courage. A little like walking out of a changing room with no pants.

This is great. I wish I could hang with Danish Pete and get lessons. So good. One of my fave guitarists on the tube.

Pete plays with a lot of soul. He’s a guitarist’s guitarist.

My $.02 - - Lee!! G major = E minor! Em is G's relative minor! - Phrasing...when to leave a pause...etc: Think about guitar licks like you think about breathing or singing! To practice, play something but only play when you breathe out, then stop when you breathe in (or vice versa). - "End notes" can be referred to as a target tone. It should (usually) be something you're trying to emphasize. For example, if you're in Em, landing on the flat third, the tone that makes the minor triad minor, would work well. You guys mention this but thought I'd clarify a bit. Being somewhat well versed in theory, I love this video...however, I could see beginners being lost in the sauce. lol

Thank you Lee for your humility in expressing how most of us feel with our playing, we’re never too old (45) to learn but often too embarresed to ask for guidance. Pete, you are an inspiration. Great job. This is gonna be huge

Captain, you deserve a lot of credit for being humble enough to do a lesson like this. If we could all be so humble, we’d all be much better players. Thank you! Also, thank you Pete for being a good teacher and great player!

The Captain meets Danish Pete!

I can't imagine the dedication and long hours that Pete's put in to get so good. Thanks for the lesson!

Miles Davis once said "It's not the notes you play, It's the notes you don't play" Took me years to understand that. Great Lesson Pete. Love your playing and control where were you years ago…..lol

Actually, a lesson in this form (you teach the viewer, but the captain as well) is very nice. It feels much more interactive, because it is a conversation and doesn't just go one way.

Imho - Danish Pete = Living Legend. Period.

Pete: I've forgotten everything I've learned it was a long time ago. Proceeds to lecture everyone on chords of a key and 7ths and 9ths. This was such a good insight into the mind of one of KZfaq's best guitarists!

Great to see Pete the teacher, he's such an awesome guitarist.. I felt I made so much progress when I started thinking in chords rather than just im plAying in "key x" opens up so many more options

Doing these lessons this morning from NorthBay, Ontario Canada 🍁

Andertons strikes again with a perfect video!!!!!!!! Once again I'd like register my usual complaint to this channel. The awesomeness of the jams has caused me to shit myself. I expect compensation of some kind.....

Yes yes yes! Been waiting for a Danish pete lesson for AGES! Thank you Amazing player Please make more! 😀

What an absolutely fantastic concept for a new video series. Please do not let this one drop. Keep them coming, I'm sure these will continue to generate massive interest. Cheers guys!

Lee‘s jam at the end is really good

@Andertons Music Co Target the chord tones! Terms like “third,” “seventh,” and “ninth” refer to the number of notes above the root of the scale you’re playing, or scale degrees. In a G major scale, the one, the three, and the fifth are good target tones for the G major chord because those are the notes in the chord. The seventh and ninth (F# and A in G major) just add cool dissonances that sound good to our ears where notes like the eleventh and thirteenth (C and E in G major) tend to clash more with the chord notes around them. The same applies to minor scales and chords. Notes in the E minor scale and E minor pentatonic that are also part of the E minor chord sound great because they go with the E minor chord in the background. For instance, over a C major chord I’d play a C major scale and target notes like C, E, G, and maybe B and D because they are either part of the C major chord or sound nice over it. If you know what notes are in a chord and know what scale to play over the chord, you’re set! You just have to target the notes that overlap between the chord and the scale. Sorry for this wordy comment, trying to explain what Danish Pete is trying to say to the Captain about theory.

Add to the kudos to the Capt for being "vulnerable" as a player in the open and giving all of us who aren't Danish Pete some comfort that we aren't alone in falling into ruts and struggling to find ways to break out of our patterns. Targeting the notes makes a lot of sense when contemplating the chord progression - definitely things I'll take out of this including some one string work this very evening.

Love all the backing tracks, especially Saltry & Steamy in Em

I think fluid, is what ph was gatting at. man I have been learning so much from this channel. love thes people all i have seen. Legends.

Strat, Pete. The end. Epic.

Hey Lee. The key to everything Pete says in the first, like, 23 minutes of this video (haven't gotten further than that yet) is that pentatonic shapes depend on where you play them. You can play an A minor pentatonic over a C major chord and it will sound like C major. Essentially the chord determines what notes will sound good. You can play the same A pentatonic shape, like a 1-octave A minor pentatonic over an entire song in C major, A minor, D dorian, etc. because they're all the same notes. In the A minor pentatonic, on the 1 chord (A7) you can just play they A note and it'll be the root. When the chord goes to the 4, and you play an A still, it'll be the 5th which is still a chord tone of the D7. Playing an A when the 5 chord rolls around works too because you'll be playing the 4th which won't sound too great but will still be in key. You can quite literally play, like, an A on the 1-chord, a D on the 4-chord and an E on the 5-chord and it'll all be in key and sound fine. But depending on what chord you're playing over, the meaning of whatever note you're holding will change. Rick Graham did a great exericse in his masterclass (it's on youtube) where he basically told the people there to strictly play the chord tones. So over the 1 chord, they'd play the 1, major 3rd, 5th and flat 7th. Over the 4 chord they'd do the same thing (1, maj3, 5, b7) and the same for the 5 chord as well. Doing this would make you hear some notes that you might wanna play over a certain chord or maybe make you want to do a little slide thing here or there. Play with that for a bit Understanding relative major/minor is huge for this kind of thing though, since you can essentially play the same shape in a bunch of different places and get nice results. As Joe Satriani puts it: the notes in the chords are the suggestions, and hitting those particular notes will make people think you know what you're doing. The cool sounding stuff comes when you play stuff that isn't necessarily part of the chord, which is where playing the 2, 4, and 6. Those are the notes that give tension and make stuff sound a bit more colorful.

Man!! That was great...the concepts here really make a guitarist sound like a MUSICIAN. No flashy crap, just proper musical applications. Pete is an extremely gifted player & teacher.

Pete's timing and phrasing is just sublime for mine. I have taken in many of his lessons on his own page and found them to lead me to play new stuff in new ways that I would never have found without Pete's nudging.

I don't even play that much guitar and I just watched an entire video of in depth guitar talk. I barely knew what was happening and I loved every second of it.

Pete, you cracked me up badly with the cows in the valley story. "Just take it easy and we can do all of them!" Bang on the money man. I'm gonna keep that picture in my head on stage. Melody always win

I love everything about Andertons,how much I've learnt from you all, your humour and the mix of styles you all have! I bought my Strat from you, even though I have a huge music store closer to me, I just thought I wanted to give something back seeing as I have learnt so much from your channel. Just bought the backing track, going to be using it for days on end I think! Thanks for everything you do! Legends!! #gayfordanishpete #thecaptainisalegendtoo

Stop thinking about it Cappie! You're an awesome player! Don't let your biz distract your inner self from your fretboard. I'm no big deal, I did manage through git in 83, and that humbled me forever. Thank you guys so much for your input into humanity in these crazy days. I wish you peace always; Zbluzman

i've watched gazillions(not really) of guitar lessons. their guitar terms have always left me riddled to the point i came up with my own and own understanding of what goes to what. and then there's danish pete and captain. i can totally comprehend with "sad notes" and "happy notes" and the "targetting" of notes to hit when playing a lead that will sound good with that particular chord. i felt like these guys are talking directly to me. please, impregnate me. no. im kidding. but thank you for this video.

I'm so glad you guys are doing this! Thanks, Gents, this is amazing!

Go Danish Pete, Love all of you. From the state's. South florida. yea.

This lesson has probably been the best thing for my playing in the last 3 years! Stunning!

The metallic orange strat is a thing of beauty!

This is probably the best instruction on improvisation I've ever seen. Pete, you are awesome, brother.

Lee, I appreciate you stepping up for these lessons. I think we are in the same mindset regarding the approach on learning this lead thingy. You stopped the conversation and redirected the same way I would have. It's like, " give me from A to B and let me work on that" without having to go through the 7th's diminished augmented flat. I have learned the guitar the same way I learned to drive. I don't know all the nuances of how an internal combustion engine works, but I have my license. Keep it up. Each one I'm picking out one or two things that is making sense.

I’ve never really learned any real music theory either, but I’ve just realized how many good educators there are here on KZfaq and so I’m excited to use all of these lessons to learn what my younger self didn’t want to learn. Maybe I too, in x amount of years, can play this way as well.

This is such an inspiration. I put that played that backing track onto my looper with a bass line and just ripped some of the licks off this video. I could not stop all day! Thanks for uploading this gem!

even the rambling at the beginning was actually perfect for those that at some point knew this information and desperately needed a refresher course

Of all well known guitarists- these two are my favorite guitarists to listen to. Awesome. Because Lee is playfully self deprecating so often, it's only videos like this that peek into his small lacks of knowledge. I'm loving every "lesson" video coming from Anderson's

Very brave of the Capt. to put himself out there like this showing folks this is where I am and this is where I am stuck. Good for you Lee!

This is awesome, will definitely be waiting every week for the new lesson on how to play like the great Pete and captain!!!

Pete's enthusiasm conveyed through the talks, and I'm moved. Good job, and keep this please!

Thank you so much for posting this. I look forward to hearing future videos in this series!

Absolutely LOVED this style of video! I could watch these all day! Please make more!!!

Thank you, Lee and Pete! These 40-odd minutes have done more for my playing than the past year of awkward practice with no solid idea of what I was reaching for. Amazing how the right insight, about being spare, building slowly, and striving for melody above all else, provides exactly the discipline needed to build thoughtful solos. My fingers are no faster, my knowledge of theory not deeper, yet almost overnight it's changed my playing. Next time I'm in the U.K. I've got to get to Andertons.

This is exactly what I've been waiting for. Fantastic video. Great job Pete and the Captain once again. Love it

I marvel that Pete managed to tie that old chestnut into a new application, related to a guitar lesson. He would have to be the coolest instructor ever! Kudos to Lee for letting this go out. Lee gets it, too - talking about tone and carefully placed notes.

The dynamics of the Captain and Danish Pete is just phenomenal! Very entertaining, and still informative. Good work!

I learned so much. Less is more. Timing is so important. You guys can’t sing and how to walk down hill and drill em all at variable speeds. Awesome! Love you guys.

Thank you gentleman. This IS what your channel needs. Please keep things like this going. I am looking forward to more of you both. 👍

At the end of the day, you will get good at whatever you practice most. If you sit in your office or at home and constantly play blues in E, you probably won’t progress much further beyond that point. Improvising, learning where to go and where not to go, pulling lines from different chord shapes, playing lots of inverted chords, playing along to music that isn’t necessarily your favorite, figuring out how to play a complex vocal melody rather than just learning the guitar parts of a song.. all of these things over time will get you to a point at which playing interesting, more unique sounding solos comes much more naturally. I’m not even close to that point yet, I’m still pretty new to guitar but one of my best friends is a very good guitarist and he showed me a lot of the things he did/does regularly to learn and stay sharp.

Pete. You are a total legend

I learnt more there than I have in years. Less is more is definitely my mantra from now on. Thank you.

Thanks Pete! This was great. Keep it up

The thing about playing it with enough conviction is great. Here's something related my high school jazz band director would tell us about soloing: hit a sour note once and it's a mistake. Hit it again and it's an artistic decision.

Lee, that was an awesome lead at the end. Maybe you're getting it more than you know. After all, feeling it is when your soul comes out. Nice job Lee.

Proud of you, Cap! Thank you, Pete! Great video. You always inspire me to play more. Love you guys

Thank you Lee and Pete. The playlist is really good too. You can really get creative and go crazy or mellow with it. You guys are really doing a great service!

Danish Pete = Swiss Tony. Great video. It nicely illustrates how guitar tuition can easily shift from showing a simple idea to the teacher adding in too much information and overloading the student (I know - I've been guilty of that) and then going back to letting the student play it themselves in an easily learned manner. That's how it becomes fixed. And it really worked. The playing at the end was fantastic and Lee recognised when he fell back into a pentatonic trap even though he played it well. This could be a great series.

Great stuff guys!! what a nice surprise to see this and the backtracking to download........ noodle away my weekend!

I play for about 20 years, mates. And still this is kind of a help for me. Thanks, indeed.

Please keep these coming! This is great, guys!!

This is awesome. I love the approach to learning here: talking about how to think about it rather than just teaching ‘put your fingers here’. I’m looking forward to the rest of this series!!

Well done lee - honesty is a good attribute. Humility is a rare quality.

This episode was awesome and quite helpful for me! Please continue to do more like this also. Thanks guys!

Awesome! Thanks guys. Looking forward to the next lesson

Omg that strat the capt had is sooo gorgeous!!!!!! ....so glad you guys are doing this! Best channel!

If you aren't making oopsies, you aren't trying hard enough.

6 years after filming, I still found this to be a great resource and reflection.

you guys had a very great idea with this!!! plus watching and playing along with you guys is always a pleasure!!!

Just found this series and love what you guys are doing. Pete needs to be my guitar teacher, but I'm a long way away and 61 years old LOL. I bought the album though and will definitely have hours of fun trying to sound like I know what I'm doing :)

Two AMAZING players

This is great. I can't wait for more of these.

Brilliant guys, thanks to you both. All the presenters at Andertons are excellent.

Got to love those smooth smooth sounds of Pete!!!

Thank you for the inspirational tracks Pete, I've had a blast playing on them! :)

What a great video! Thanks for putting it together!

The best video for this weekend

That was fun to watch, great idea.

This is the MOST helpful guitar video ive ever watched. Please make more! Somehow lee is asking all the questions I have and Pete is just a beast. I just havent seen another video that targets this as perfectly as this. Love you guys❤️🎸🤘🏼

Great, great, great video. Really enjoyed this.

Lee - Pete, This was one of the most informative video's I have ever seen on how to stop trying to play and just feel the music! For the first time I think I can even lear to solo! And Lee I've been watching your videos since very early on and brother you have come a long long way. Your playing is impressive and getting better every day. Pete of course will always be on another planet but he has a 30 years head start.

Awesome! Awesome! Awesome! Keep it coming!

That’s so great! Thanks Captain! Thanks Pete!

Outstanding boys! Keep them coming...

Danish Pete is bringing this channel to the next level. Thanks!

Priceless lesson. Danish Pete is a master guitarist and I think the captain has actually got better by the end of the lesson.

This was great!! Please keep them coming . . .

Great video. I really enjoyed hearing Watching this.This would make a fantastic series, please keep them coming!

Thanks for the delicious tracks, this is brilliant, another way to interact with AnderTons, I love jam tracks, especially HD well mixed ones like yours. Very inspirational, sending love and gratitude from across the pond.

Finally !! No more need to alternate youtube lessons/anderton's/lessons/... Can't wait for the upcoming vids !! Thanks Guys, you're awesome !

So many insights from this video... thanks Pete.

Massive respect, Lee for putting yourself right out there on your own show and asking the questions that many of us have as we struggle to get from mechanical to magic. Hell, I'm still trying to find the toolbox, never mind the right "spanner"...

Can't wait for the chord lessons , lovin it !!

Krist - now I find Danish Pete has a lesson channel??!?!! I’m already pushing 70 - I’m gonna croak before I get through all this.