Soloing Secrets - Tom Scholz

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8 ай бұрын

Hey everyone! Here's the next episode of Soloing Secrets with Tom Scholz. I've had a number of requests to feature more of Boston's music, and so far we've had one episode of Chordplay featuring Boston's classic material and also a Three-For-All centering around Tom's fretboard magic, but this time we're doing a deep dive into his expressive and highly melodic lead guitar style - so let's dive in!
The music and ideas shared in this lesson include a number of familiar and famous phrases from Tom's fingers - including sections from Boston classics such as Don't Look Back, Peace Of Mind, Hitch A Ride, It's Easy, Still In Love, Long Time, and much more! We're also hitting some exercises to help you play with more "feel," targeting melodically over chord progressions, and much more!
Needless to say, if you're a Tom Scholz/Boston fan, a fan of classic rock guitar music, a player searching for some legendary ideas to add to their playing, or maybe you're just curious what all the fuss is about - this lesson is totally for you! Give this episode a view, leave some comments/feedback, and please subscribe to Late Night Lessons - THANK YOU!
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@stewartadams5293 8 ай бұрын

“National anthems for other countries”. I laughed so hard my rum and coke came out my nose. But as it did, I also knew you were absolutely right. Thanks for this.

@thomasjohnson7735 5 ай бұрын

He tapped into "themematic power". And I can't even spell it😮.

@NoLegalPlunder 8 ай бұрын

Hitch A Ride is extra special. Wow. It’s all about melody.

@Banditman 8 ай бұрын

That entire outro section for "Hitch a Ride" is one of the most melodic and emotive sections you'll find ANYWHERE. FYI - Long Time was Barry Goudreau, not Tom.

@BLeeFAFO 8 ай бұрын

Tom deserves all the credit he wants for Boston, But it's just a shame that Barry Goudreau got kicked from them. Love them both.

@johnsmith-ug5tp 8 ай бұрын

Barry did several of the solos and Longtime is one of the songs he soloed on. Tom credited Barry $$$

@gearmeister 8 ай бұрын

@@johnsmith-ug5tpBarry was a phenomenal guitarist, right up there with Sholtz in the chops dept. because while Tom was on the keys, Barry had to hold down the fort

@Re-Todd_Howard 8 ай бұрын

Tom Scholz vs Neil Schon

@gearmeister 8 ай бұрын

@@Re-Todd_Howard Nice! Tom is a few feet taller.... LOL, Neal can kneecap the best of 'em with walls of Les Paul whammy

@user-gb9uc5mq8b 8 ай бұрын

Love Barry

@boomerdell 8 ай бұрын

Tom Scholz is such a fascinating person and there’s always way more to him than meets the eye. Yes, obviously, serious rock guitarist with some incredible and inspiring playing, but also one of the most well-rounded and versatile musicians in rock history. Amazing on keys and a heck of a composer and songwriter. And, yes, masters in engineering from MIT and holds somewhere around 36 patents. Wow.

@jamesduescher3462 8 ай бұрын

Great bass player too!

@davisdeen-ty4so 8 ай бұрын

We FORGET how Great that 1st album is ❤

@Jasonfurrofficial 8 ай бұрын

Great job, Dave! Tom is one of those guys who is instantly recognizable by tone and phrases. He is a textbook example of development of your own style

@user-du1yk7uk9v 8 ай бұрын

One of the VERY best guitar (and organ-keyboards as well) player of ALL TIMES!!

@Leatherneck1057 8 ай бұрын

I’ve always thought Tom Scholtz was highly underrated as a guitarist. His melodic riffs and solos are deep with a melding of simplicity and complexity that leaves you awed and intrigued as to what you just heard. Boston was a band that was at least a decade ahead of their time but few bands have ever reached that level. I still take pleasure in those old songs; for me, it’s more than a feeling.

@memopadilla5931 8 ай бұрын

Yep he is extremely underrated.. and he is actually more important than several of the shredders we always point to. .. Tom wasn't a shredder per se (he wasn't focusing on that), but he was fast enough and his writing skills and imagination put him over and above several of those top guys for me at least.

@These_go_to_eleven_1959 4 ай бұрын

Actually the real "Underrated" guitarist in Boston is definitely Barry Goudreau! It turns out from my research that he is the one that played the "Long time" solo's as well as many other great lead breaks in Boston's music! I had always thought it was Tom Scholz but Barry Goudreau is the main guitar player. Scholz never even picked up a guitar until he was 21 years old!

@mikalo05 8 ай бұрын

Tom Scholzs harmonies are what really get me!

@MarkH457 8 ай бұрын

Have loved his playing since first hearing More than a feeling on the radio, was 14 at the time and had just started guitar and music lessons in school. Was so happy when Third Stage was released years later and the subsequent tour which finally gave me the opportunity to see Boston live, incredible show.

@uncleremus5046 8 ай бұрын

Genius = Tom Scholz

@Viper_555 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for acknowledging one of my favorite rock guitarist (and organist). His compositions are so beautiful. I’ve always believed that Tom Scholz was otherworldly. Maybe he actually did arrive on one of the spaceship guitars.

@michaelsingley5641 8 ай бұрын

Intro is Still in Love the centerpiece of Can'tcha Say (You Believe in Me)

@ernestturner915 8 ай бұрын

I believe Barry Goudreau played all of the solos on Long Time..

@These_go_to_eleven_1959 4 ай бұрын

Barry Goudreau definitely played them. this is easy to confirm.

@backtoshallabal6662 8 ай бұрын

thank you for recognizing this underrated brilliant man. He has lots of cool licks and is unique in his approach

@robbiegarnz7732 8 ай бұрын

I love Tommy’s solos! They are so well plays with such feeling!!

@These_go_to_eleven_1959 4 ай бұрын

That was Barry Goudreau playing the solo's! This was a shock to me after all these years thinking it was Scholz! Gave me cognitive dissonance!

@These_go_to_eleven_1959 4 ай бұрын

@@dleifteHsemaJ Yeah i looked into it and for whatever reason Barry only covered that one song for the solo section? Not sure why just the one song?

@matthalo89 24 күн бұрын

Love these lessons. Boston is timeless. Keep these lessons coming!

@shannonjones3714 8 ай бұрын

Great lesson as always! Thank you so much for sharing this with us!

@brianruyack7632 8 ай бұрын

Aside from your excellent ear and attention to detail, your tone and vibrato make each lesson a joy to listen to! Don't change your sound!

@bobpeterson4930 2 ай бұрын

Yep - Barry Goudreau played lead guitar on Long Time . . . AND the opening and outro lead guitar on Don't Look Back, as Tom had admittedly run out of 'gas' and asked Barry for his input. Nice work - very enjoyable session. Thanks for the Boston!!!

@chriss1492 8 ай бұрын

Tom Scholz is a visionary and a genius that is often omitted from conversations about influential players. The Boston sound was so iconic to 70s era rock and Tom’s singing harmonies and melodic phrases are at its heart.

@greg77hot 8 ай бұрын

Awesome Dave .... Love Boston ... wore out this 1st record twice

@gregmize01 8 ай бұрын

To me, Tom was the US's Brian May. BTW, I've had a SL Drive since the first year debut in 2013. I've never found ANYTHING better. I run it in Superbass mode with internal dip switches.

@voronOsphere 8 ай бұрын

Perfect analogy!

@BillKurn 8 ай бұрын

The US's Brian May, well said. Still got my IIB (precursor to the X100) Rockman headphone amp!

@johnsmith-ug5tp 8 ай бұрын

Don't Look Back is Tom's best song. IMHO it's the best rock song ever recorded ☝It hasn't been eclipsed since 1978 (45 years) and at this point, it never will be.

@Datimdavis2900 8 ай бұрын

I love the way you deliver your lessons. Another outstanding lesson!

@buddylobos5277 8 ай бұрын

I wasn't a big fan when Boston and other similar bands were popular. My 19 yr old Grand daughter is BIG into Boston & many other similar bands like Kansas, Poison, Def Lep & more. She got me to give them a relisten. And I'm impressed. And, I had a Rockman so no excuses. Anyhow. Great lesson. Thanks.

@longtime2live4 8 ай бұрын

Boston captured my ear as a young musician . Tom is one of those who stands out to me as an amazing guitarist as well as other instruments. Awesome job on this session and thanks for getting it out there. Rock on Brother !!!

@lovemusiceveryday 8 ай бұрын

And they are still performing live ,been together over 40 years. 😊

@willie714 8 ай бұрын

yep, people stood in line and didn't seem to mind

@allenlocke1935 8 ай бұрын

Just what I needed! That rocked ! Thanks man:)

@basicsforbaroqueimprovisation 8 ай бұрын

Great material and presentation Dave ! Tom Scholz is a big favorite. Thank you for shining a spotlight on his playing. Best Wishes - John

@bradprince8731 8 ай бұрын

That was an awesome overview of a great musician. The songs are incredible and those of us who grew up on Boston loved this. Thanks David.

@kimchi2780 8 ай бұрын

Don't look back is the best Boston song IMHO

@jeddak 8 ай бұрын

I never thought of TS's solos as being overtly classically-influenced, but when you break them down in this video, they sound like they could be Schenker licks.

@user-cx7kg6ok9b 8 ай бұрын

His company wasn't called "rockman", it was SRD (Scholz Research & Development).

@markussukram9290 8 ай бұрын

Third stage contains the best Scholz solos

@easter_sunday 8 ай бұрын

If you can hum it, she’s a keeper. PS that first one would also work with Dorian. It’s pretty forgiving against the chord substitution. Thank you Sensei Dave! 🎸🙏

@ThePitch63 8 ай бұрын

That was awesome!!!

@johnsmith-ug5tp 8 ай бұрын

Dave, great lesson and insight.

@derekthomas8529 8 ай бұрын

Gotta ... Appreciate the Example of like ... FALLING DOWN the Stairs ! Caused , me to Think ... of Going the Wrong way ... On the Stairway to Heaven ! Excellent tutorial !

@howlingwolf125y 6 ай бұрын

Another VERY cool video.. I think every one of your videos are super cool..

@Maxreverse Ай бұрын

Great lesson. Time to crank up my Rockman and Les Paul.

@richardwoodworth8996 4 ай бұрын

Great channe.! Really pleased to see and hear someone analyzing the guitar playing of my guitar hero.....and doing it right. Great job, sir!

@MarkEdward-bl6cr 8 ай бұрын

Fantastic job on this one David just great 👍🤘

@FLguy1967 8 ай бұрын

hell yeah! love these

@jonhart-dj7fn 8 ай бұрын

Not only are you an amazing instructor and player but site is awesome.. so cool to learn much about artists bans and more in our generation,,ty for sharing Dave

@reneehuff9708 8 ай бұрын

Thanks Dave. Great job on this tribute to Tom Scholz. He deserves it.

@voronOsphere 8 ай бұрын

Oh, yes! This is gonna be great, David! Tom Scholz!!! Thank you!!!!

@martymooney8099 8 ай бұрын

You put together a great video here my friend awesome content as usual Sir 🤘🤘✌️🖖

@kibscott6096 8 ай бұрын

Excellent choice, I remember when the first album came out, it blew me away and made me a fan 🤘

@STAMPER-DESIGN 8 ай бұрын

A great lesson on an amazing musician. Thank you Mr Brewster

@stevemora7845 8 ай бұрын

Tom's sound is unmistakable!

@PawpawJamz 8 ай бұрын

Great episode. One of the most prolific song writers of the 20th century. He is gold.

@suzannecoholic1467 8 ай бұрын

This was so beautiful!

@robertbernas1104 8 ай бұрын

David thank you this was yet another brilliant analysis of really a soulful melodic player - this breakdown helped me re think a solo I was working on - that connection of perspective is what music is all about - rock on best to you and yours 🤙

@KeithGrommes 3 ай бұрын

I absolutely love your videos! You have such a great way of teaching others, a true gift! I love your phrases in this video like “falling down the stairs kind of feel,” and you’re right when you say his solos seem like they could be “ national anthem for other countries.” Another guitarist, never mentioned, but very technical and expressive, is Jamie West-Oram from The Fixx. I just love those 80s clean tones with palm muting. Anyway, I hope you are doing well! Keep doing what you’re doing, please! Your chandler is so unique in that UC things that others do not see.

@BillLarkinmusic 8 ай бұрын

Great lesson!

@joemarcinov6449 8 ай бұрын

Tom is awesome took the guitar and tone to a different level...

@joem6859 8 ай бұрын

liked your tone and vibrato on the hitch a ride lick... pretty awesome. Tom rarely plays pentatonic stuff for too long, he's always grabbing those close interval melodies, reminds me of classical segments, but i'm no expert. My dad loved classical music, maybe that's why I'm so drawn to the Boston stuff. Very, very few rock and roll guys can do melodies like this and his guitar sounds like a 20# violin at times. He's a true original. Been listening to this stuff for the last 40 years, still not bored with it.

@jamlsn 8 ай бұрын

Love all your videos. Man, you just simply make your guitar sing…your bends and vibrato are beautiful. Goes to show having all the best gear won’t help. Love how you make that little amp sound huge ha!

@josephdow5428 8 ай бұрын

Some of the most memorable tones ever. My hometown band.

@FenderGreg 8 ай бұрын

That sequence at 6:00 is what I homed on listening back in 87. It was so melodic and stuck with me.

@markm4947 8 ай бұрын

Watching this one, reminded how immensely influenced I HAVE to be by Tom. I had Journey and Boston on near constant play in high school (early 90s). I think how smoothly his orchestrated soloing kind of blends into the arrangements is why he is both great and also forgotten. Def Leppard locked into both that orchestration, and tone in the Rockman.

@petehreid1 8 ай бұрын

Hey great choices to play, I’ve also always loved Tom’s key changes …Amanda …great example👍

@user-gb9uc5mq8b 8 ай бұрын

I saw Boston in their don't look back tour and Tom Schultz had a wall of Rockman gear he called it the Mother ship this was in 78 in Phoenix

@Mst3000113 8 ай бұрын

Hitch a Ride was probably why i picked up a guitar at 11 years old.

@stephenmiller5023 8 ай бұрын

I’ve been a subscriber for awhile now David & was wondering when you were gonna cover some “ Boston” As usual you did not disappoint! 😎👍. Thanks man for ALL YOU DO !! Killer stuff , now I gotta go practice …..

@kxmrock 8 ай бұрын

So Good, Is Right…. thx for breaking it down

@tanyac.c.macbean4707 8 ай бұрын

I think of this solo as the heartache turning into healing...from Cantcha Say to Do in Love.

@tanyac.c.macbean4707 8 ай бұрын

*So, not "Do"

@gp205 7 ай бұрын

that second riff from Hitch A Ride is so killer.

@SteveJones379 8 ай бұрын

YES!!! 🤘🤘🤘☮

@cali420king 8 ай бұрын

I swear, not one channel has improved my playing like yours. Not just how much my skills have enhanced, but my library has opened way up. How many songs you got up in that head of yours? 1000? 2000? more?

@richardanderson-ze3sk 8 ай бұрын

Anybody who likes Tom is Just Alright With Me

@RiffMusic1970 4 ай бұрын

I just picked up an X100 and have been using the Rockguy amp sim from Overloud. They both sound sooo good. 🤘🏼

@stlflyguy 8 ай бұрын

Seeing and listening to you play “Peace of Mind” makes me think a lot of the dueling guitars that seemed popular back then…”Hotel California” and others come to mind. And I believe “Hitch a Ride” is actually tuned UP a 1/2 step.

@directassault1662 8 ай бұрын

Missed a hammer-on/pull-off bit in that first part of the PoM solo. Great vid.

@joeman5220 8 ай бұрын

Hitch a Ride on the album sounds like it was sped up in the recording process to move the parts up a semitone. They played it live in D where the Verse parts use an open A string as a pedal tone, but the recording sounds one fret sharp

@matcoffidis1135 8 ай бұрын

That debut album is still one of the best first albums Ive ever heard.

@sergiopodavite3721 8 ай бұрын

Capolavori della musica rock

@DHgtr1 8 ай бұрын

Hi Dave..Great lesson as usual..I think Barry Goudreau???? might have played that Long Time solo..I met him a few times and am pretty sure he or someone with him told me..not that it matters..a great part is a great part..Thanks again...Dave

@edjordan7527 8 ай бұрын

Tom even said that Barry played Longtime and a few others in Guitar Player interview that I have.

@These_go_to_eleven_1959 4 ай бұрын

Barry Goudreau definitely played "Long time" and even most of the other solo's

@DHgtr1 4 ай бұрын

Thanks@@These_go_to_eleven_1959

@lovemusiceveryday 8 ай бұрын

How about a lesson on iron maiden ? 2 minutes to midnight and the trooper have excellent guitar. 😊

@martymooney8099 8 ай бұрын

Great suggestion

@LateNightLessons 8 ай бұрын

Hey! Be sure to do a channel search on the channel for some Iron Maiden and you'll find Chordplay and Three For All episodes! Have fun and ROCK ON!

@ZeekMX Ай бұрын

i know all his solo secrets. What I need is his approval to proceed with Amarillo Veterans music facility to fight PTSD I have to it this way out in the open, 100% transparancy. I seek no kind of credit or anything like that, I'm simply attempting to prevent more casualties.

@cleatusandclovis1845 8 ай бұрын

Could you please do some Neil Zaza. Great melodic player . I think you would really like him

@NoLegalPlunder 8 ай бұрын

He was hugely influenced by the James Gang (Tom and Joe are both Ohio boys I believe). If you listen to the end of Walk Away, that guitar sound was what influenced him to come up with his tone. More than a Feeling was obviously influenced by the James Gang song, Tend My Garden.

@These_go_to_eleven_1959 4 ай бұрын

Something happened a few days back and i found myself really looking into what made BOSTON tick to get their sound as well as a deep dive into the band members. I have always really liked Boston from the first record and as a guitar player was hooked on that big stereo chorus tone Scholz became known for. However there seems to be some confusion and credit given to Tom Scholz that actually should go to Barry Goudreau! Barry is said to be the one that played the solo in "Long time" which has always been my favorite lead solo break from the band and he also did many other great parts i always thought were Scholz? Really looks like Barry Goudreau is an underrated, kind of unspoken talent in the band as far as guitar is concerned.

@timscarrow9151 8 ай бұрын

When you said "do it your selfer" I thought of that guy's Name on that guitar.Jesus I really gotta quit playing Fallout 4, I hear that theme EVERYWHERE now.

@dannyhood7433 8 ай бұрын

Boston is by far the most melodic of all (heavy bands) from the 70s.(scorpians is 2nd for heavy bands with most melody. (Nobody plays more screaming (romantic leads) during 70s) like uli jon Roth.(Marty Friedmans exact words mentioning uli jon Roth back in 80s ) People don't think of Boston as heavy but no one had guitar tone like that in 76. Judas priest didn't dial their guitar until stained class. I didn't hear it till (unleased in the east) back then rock radio djs played a little of everything. They played last two songs 'sinner' and 'green manalishi' was massive. I bought it following Saturday. It took over a hour going to music store taking the bus ,my friend only bought cheap trick (old primitive cheap trick) black in white the worst It was cool. Back then a young guitarist from Memphis Tennessee played in black oak Arkansas. Nobody discovered him. Until it was too late..Fin

@JustAGuitarPlayer 8 ай бұрын

Your tone is amazing, are you only plugged into the Behringer V-Amp Pro I see to your right? Or are you using some other pedals? And is the behringer plugged into a speaker cab? If so what speaker? And what pickups are in your Les Paul? I love your videos and playing, thanks

@AdamGotheridge 8 ай бұрын

You always have a great tone in your hands. Curious, but do you, or have you done anything out of the ordinary regarding practicing coordination of your right and left hands? It always sounds like your hands are very much in sync. 🙏

@rareform6747 8 ай бұрын

You can hear his tone on the first Black Sabbath Album Last Song !

@MarkH457 8 ай бұрын

Scholz and Schon, the melodic rock sounds of the 70s

@josephblomeister3040 8 ай бұрын

👍👍👍

@tallpaul1020 8 ай бұрын

Tom was and I'm sure still incredible. Les Paul should have been an influence just for the way he recorded. Les invented it Tom took it to another level. Fantastic playing also. Thx Dave!!! Keep up the great work!!!