March 2025 AVOYPS; Solo/Instrumental in A Major

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Solo/ Instrumental in A Major

Presenting an instrumental/solo piece that is the culmination of a Melodic Triad Soloing short course I’ve been working through recently, as a complement to JustinGuitar.

All thanks to Justin for providing such a solid and thorough foundation on triads over the last few years.

This piece is basically the two end of course solo studies combined, in A Major. The backing track has an A and B section, each 8 bars in length.
Lots of runs, and tight, tricky sections high up on the neck, so a good workout.

At its core, it’s just 5 basic triads, connected melodically with surrounding colour tones from the A major scale; another showcase of just how musically powerful and beautiful triads are when coupled with melodic phrasing and good voice leading.

Such a beautiful study piece by Ross Campbell, and the type of composition I’m striving towards myself. Not perfect, but, hey, that’s why we’re here. Hope you enjoy.

Cheers, Shane

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Oh, that’s really nice. It may be a ‘study piece’ but the way you play it makes it a standalone performance. Impressive!

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Tasty phrasing mate!

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Shane

Well done: a pretty, melodic piece, well performed.

Brian

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Thanks mate. Appreciate the listen and feedback.
Not quite there yet, but some great learning in this one.

Cheers, Shane

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So good Shane, lovely tones and always a treat to watch your fingers dance

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It sounds great Shane!

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Hats off Shano, what a great bit of work. I thought you looked nicely relaxed and you seem to move around the fretboard really comfortably. Sounded really good. My stumbling block at the moment is Triads, so nice work.

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I hope you’ve impressed yourself Shane. I most certainly am. There’s so much growth in your musicality, a flowering, an authenticity very evident in this piece.

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Thanks for the listen, and the feedback David. Its coming along OK - never fast enough though…:winking_face_with_tongue:.
Hope all is well my friend.

Cheers, Shane

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Oh Maggie, you are just beautiful you know. :grinning_face_with_big_eyes:

Thank you for the lovely words. And yes, I am very pleased in many ways. Almost 5 years now, and what a journey so far.

Cheers, Shane

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Thanks for the listen Craig, and the good vibes.

Keep on with the triads mate. They are central in music; pure gold in so many ways.
After about 18 months of learning, I thought I’d ‘learnt’ triads. Now, 2 years later, I’m starting to realise just how deep the well goes.

Cheers, Shane

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Great BT, great solo. Yes, those triads are not only nice sounding in a chord progression, but also inspiring in creation of a whole song, as they sound ‘musical’. Excellent work, Shane. :+1: :slightly_smiling_face:

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Hi Shane,
It’s always a treat to see you play :smiling_face_with_sunglasses: :clap: :star_struck:…And I don’t say this lightly :grinning_face_with_big_eyes:

Greetings

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I did really! Great pleasure to listen to. Thanks

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Well played, Shane. I really love the sound of your guitar… :slight_smile:

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Great playing, awesome tones… somehow it makes me feel about 80s and 90s… and I am just 28 years old. This is not bad, I mean it in positive way. :slight_smile:
I was enjoying music and suddenly it ended. :smiley: I need more.

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Thanks Thomas, for the listen and kind words. Means alot coming from someone with your experience. Lots to improve on , for sure, but I’m on the right path i feel…

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Cheers Roger. Thanks for checking it out mate. Hope all is well.

Cheers, Shane

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Thanks for the kind words Michael. Oh, to be 28 again… :winking_face_with_tongue:

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