MikeMacGuitar
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Music Theory For Guitarists Part 3B: Relative Major and Relative Minor Keys.
In this video, I'll talk about the relationships between Major and Minor keys using audio examples, with written chords and guitar tab. I also mention tonal centres, chord progressions, and how chord sequences resolve.
Also I'm experimenting with thumbnails. I usually try not to do anything to click-baity when it comes to titles and thumbnails (as I hate that sort of stuff myself) but seeing as though it's actually relevant to the video, I thought I'd include a picture of a ham and cheese sandwich in the thumbnail to see if attracts more viewers.
anyway, this video is perfect for beginners and those wanting to deepen their knowledge of music theory on the guitar. Understanding the basic c...
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Music Theory For Guitarists Part 3A: Finding the Basic Chords in a Minor Key Using the Minor Scale.
Просмотров 8 тыс.Месяц назад
Ok, I go through some of the concepts in this video quite quickly so I apologise if it's too fast. You may have to pause the video if you're trying to play some of the chords as you're watching the video. I would advise pausing the video at certain points with my other lessons as well. This lesson is named Part 3A, with Part 3B coming soon to cover similar topics in more depth. In this video, I...
Neo Soul Backing Track In D Minor
Просмотров 142Месяц назад
I didn't actually intend to create a backing track but I was going through some old Logic Pro files and found this! It was some Neo soul style song that I was trying trying to create. I never made anything other than those 8 bars of music, so I just thought why not release it as something people can jam to. It's in the key of D Minor. I've included some suggested scales that you could play alon...
Chord Substitution and Reharmonization - Reharmonizing All The Things You Are
Просмотров 5152 месяца назад
How do you reharmonize a piece of music? In this Guitar lesson I am going to explore different methods that you can use to create unique versions of other people songs, or to help you with your own songwriting. I'll show you how to play the ending of the Jazz standard 'All The Things You Are' by Jerome Kern, then we'll use chord substitutes and add some extra chords to create different variatio...
Music Theory For Guitarists Part 2B: Finding The Basic Chords In Every Key Using The Major Scale.
Просмотров 3,2 тыс.2 месяца назад
This is the third lesson in my Music Theory for Guitarists series. This Guitar lesson is Part 2B, and is a continuation of my previous lesson. In this video, I'll show you how to find the basic chords in any key using the major scale and the order of major, minor, and diminished chords discussed in my first video. You can find the link to that video at the bottom of this description. This video...
Left Hand Tapping Practice
Просмотров 1383 месяца назад
Just a video of me practicing a 'left-handed tapping' technique on Electric Guitar. That's what I'm calling it anyway. It's tapping, but with my left hand. I think I've seen Nuno Bettencourt do something similar, although I'm pretty sure he uses a pick instead of his fingers and plays with lots of distortion. I played this straight into my Roland JC-40 amp with the chorus effect on. Gear Used: ...
Music Theory For Guitarists Part 2A: Finding The Basic Chords In Every Key Using The Major Scale.
Просмотров 5 тыс.3 месяца назад
This is the second lesson in my Music Theory for Guitarists series. This lesson is named Part 2A, with Part 2B coming soon to cover similar topics in more depth. In this video, I'll show you how to find the basic chords in any key using the major scale and the order of major, minor, and diminished chords discussed in my first video. You can find the link to that video at the bottom of this desc...
Music Theory For Guitarists Part 1: Chords in the Key of C
Просмотров 14 тыс.4 месяца назад
This is my first lesson in my Music Theory for Guitarists series. In this video I’ll break down the basic chords in the key of C in their simplest forms and explain why certain chords fit into the key of C, and why other chords don't. This video is perfect for beginners and those wanting to deepen their knowledge of music theory on the Guitar. Understanding the basic chords in a key can help yo...
Beautiful Love - Jazz Guitar
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Beautiful Love - Jazz Guitar
Lo-fi Loop No1
Просмотров 1702 года назад
Lo-fi Loop No1
All The Things You Are - Jazz Guitar Arrangement
Просмотров 693 года назад
All The Things You Are - Jazz Guitar Arrangement
Fall in Love
Просмотров 663 года назад
Fall in Love
My Foolish Heart
Просмотров 965 лет назад
My Foolish Heart
Carmel City Improvisation
Просмотров 495 лет назад
Carmel City Improvisation
To Make You Feel My Love - Bob Dylan Solo Guitar Arrangement
Просмотров 946 лет назад
To Make You Feel My Love - Bob Dylan Solo Guitar Arrangement
Moon River - Solo Guitar Arrangement
Просмотров 1196 лет назад
Moon River - Solo Guitar Arrangement
Fall in Love - J dilla/Slum Village
Просмотров 3,4 тыс.7 лет назад
Fall in Love - J dilla/Slum Village
Wonderful World Solo Guitar Arrangement
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Wonderful World Solo Guitar Arrangement

Комментарии

  • @mikeward2922
    @mikeward2922 День назад

    I looked at my ham and cheese sandwich I made, and somehow it eats like a ham and turnip sandwich. (awesome vids, by the way, after 30 to 40 years of off an on playing, the light bulb is going on).

    • @michaelmcaleavyguitar
      @michaelmcaleavyguitar День назад

      @@mikeward2922 well, sandwich theory can be just as complicated. Glad you enjoyed the video!

  • @ejodetre6582
    @ejodetre6582 3 дня назад

    Can you share more of your Jazz Standards arrangements (with PDF for reference)?

  • @ejodetre6582
    @ejodetre6582 3 дня назад

    Wow! No PDF to know the entire solo?

  • @ejodetre6582
    @ejodetre6582 3 дня назад

    Great lesson!

  • @ejodetre6582
    @ejodetre6582 3 дня назад

    The Best!

  • @ejodetre6582
    @ejodetre6582 3 дня назад

    Great!

  • @ejodetre6582
    @ejodetre6582 3 дня назад

    As always, 10 star rating!

  • @ejodetre6582
    @ejodetre6582 4 дня назад

    I have been studying guitar theory in/from many websites but this is the clearest lessons I’ve ever seen.

  • @GregDenver303
    @GregDenver303 5 дней назад

    Mike, thanks for the fantastic video. I’m a retired engineer and I’ve been taking classical guitar lessons for about one year. Only now beginning to dive into theory. Your videos have been very helpful. It took me a minute to understand the relative minor and natural minor are the same thing. Keep up the great work and I look forward to viewing your other videos.

  • @Sitaramsdr
    @Sitaramsdr 6 дней назад

    Most beautifully made and crystal clear explanation I have ever found❤❤ I scout so many channels for lessons... This is just beautiful 🎉🎉🎉

  • @steeviec7174
    @steeviec7174 6 дней назад

    I just wanted to say how much these videos are appreciated. I am very conscious of the enormous amount of time and effort that must go into making each one but rest assured you are building a body of work that is truly invaluable to a host of guitarists from around the world - thanks again.

  • @TimWrightMe
    @TimWrightMe 6 дней назад

    Superb, great bite sized insight pieces that are building a very approachable collection of music theory primers. Keep em coming!

  • @JMTBFLOW
    @JMTBFLOW 6 дней назад

    I've really been enjoying these, they are explained so well. I hope you do the CAGED system at some point.

    • @michaelmcaleavyguitar
      @michaelmcaleavyguitar 6 дней назад

      Thanks! I'll try and do video lessons about every topic as soon as I can.

  • @seanwalsh999
    @seanwalsh999 8 дней назад

    Maybe a video on how this all relates to Doe,Ray,Me,Fa,So,La,Ti, Doe. Thanks for posting.

  • @Chimp_No_1
    @Chimp_No_1 13 дней назад

    Really sweet music ! Thank you for sharing !

  • @shayanriazati1870
    @shayanriazati1870 15 дней назад

    Thanks so much for these lessons! I love the straightforward approach, and the diagrams really help. Haven’t been able to find the aha moment in music theory until these videos, thanks so much

    • @michaelmcaleavyguitar
      @michaelmcaleavyguitar 15 дней назад

      @@shayanriazati1870 thanks! I really appreciate it. More content coming soon.

  • @Od1th
    @Od1th 18 дней назад

    On that video I've caught sensation that theory becomes clear. Thanks for the way how you explain things, relativness and dependencies now more obvious for me!

  • @patrickmaline4258
    @patrickmaline4258 20 дней назад

    👍 people call it theory, but it’s not… it’s mechanics. there is mathematical theory behind these mechanics, but this is more like an engineering table than a conceptual explanation of how someone chose these patterns. ☮️❤️🌎🌍🌏

  • @wayneandcherylburrows3016
    @wayneandcherylburrows3016 21 день назад

    Great video!

  • @itsblooberri
    @itsblooberri 22 дня назад

    Quick question, around the 4:05 mark how do you know when the chords change from major to minor within a key? I wasn’t quite sure why moving up from C major turned into D minor and then E minor, then F major and so on.

    • @michaelmcaleavyguitar
      @michaelmcaleavyguitar 22 дня назад

      Yes, I will try explain as much as I can in this comment, I plan on doing a video on this at some point. The major chord, the minor chord, and the diminished chord all have specific formulas. The formula for a major chord is the root note, a major 3rd, and I perfect 5th. The formula for a minor chord is the root note, a minor 3rd and a perfect 5th. The formula for a diminished chord is root note, a minor 3rd and a flattened 5th. So, the C major chord at the beginning is a bit more obvious. Root=C, major 3rd=E and perfect 5th=G. The D chord is not major because if I did the major chord formula from the D note we'd get: Root=D(that's not a smiley face btw ha), Major 3rd=F sharp, and the perfect fifth=A. So it can't be D major because the D major chord has an F sharp, and F sharp is not in the key of C. If I did the minor chord formula we'd get: Root=D, Minor 3rd=F, and perfect 5th=A. These are the notes of a D Minor chord. So, to recap, every type of chord has a formula, and when I fill in the next notes in the scale after the C major chord, we just happen to get a D minor chord. We would also get a D minor chord if I followed the Minor chord formula from a D note. We'd get the notes D, F and A both times. I will be doing a video on this as soon as possible because it can be hard to visualise, but I have to limit the information in my videos to a certain extent because people can be overloaded with too much information, not understand the content, or just lose interest. That's why I didn't go into detail about individual chord formulas. Maybe I'll combine everything into one video in the near future. Hope this helps, thanks.

  • @jlducey
    @jlducey 24 дня назад

    This actually makes sense. Thank you!

  • @Shafaq69
    @Shafaq69 24 дня назад

    ❤ Pls explain modes similarly and show how to play for example all modes of C from 1st position of C or may be the 2nd postion of C Major and also pls explain how to connect major scale across fretboard vertically and what are sacle extensions and what are sacle postions exactly and what are scale extensions

    • @michaelmcaleavyguitar
      @michaelmcaleavyguitar 24 дня назад

      @@Shafaq69 I will try to explain everything I can as soon as I can.

    • @Shafaq69
      @Shafaq69 24 дня назад

      @@michaelmcaleavyguitar I will wait love your detailed response on the topic ❤

    • @michaelmcaleavyguitar
      @michaelmcaleavyguitar 24 дня назад

      @@Shafaq69 thank you

  • @paradoxfromks
    @paradoxfromks 27 дней назад

    Fifty years of guitar playing, and i can't recall ever using a B diminished chord. And while E minor is common, E major or E major 7th are just as common. I do know a few songs that use diminished chords, such as "Beneath the Cross of Jesus", but that song uses several different diminished chords, transitionally, and to typically hit accidentals.

    • @michaelmcaleavyguitar
      @michaelmcaleavyguitar 27 дней назад

      @@paradoxfromks yeh, I don’t use normal diminished chords that often. I play ‘diminished 7’ chords a lot, sometimes called ‘minor7 flat 5’ or ‘half diminished.’

  • @Johndct1
    @Johndct1 29 дней назад

    Excellent explanation. After years of trying to figure this stuff out, it finally made sense. Let there be light.!!! I tried dozens of different teachers and sites and I can't believe none ever showed how to find all seven chords in any key. That was a great big "Ah Ah!" moment for me. So simple once you know. Thank you so much for your great work.

  • @cd1934
    @cd1934 29 дней назад

    Truly amazing lesson!.

  • @LriceVT
    @LriceVT Месяц назад

    I don’t understand why you only show this Am scale in the key of C major without explaining the other two Am scales in the keys of F major and G major? Or are these modes, just misnamed so often that they are called scales? All three scales start with Am but have different sharps or flats that must change the chord choices. Why call this “THE” Am scale when Am can be found in three scales?

    • @michaelmcaleavyguitar
      @michaelmcaleavyguitar Месяц назад

      I’m not quite sure I understand what you mean, but I’ll try and explain some parts of the video. There’s the A minor scale, which are the notes ABCDEFG. You can play these notes in different locations on the guitar neck. As long as it’s those notes, it’s still the A minor scale. They also happen to be the same notes as the C major scale, but the A minor scale starts with the A note. And yes, these are both modes as well. The minor scale mode name is Aeolian, and the major scale mode name is Ionian. I’ll be doing a video on this at some point. The ‘minor scale shape’ could be ‘A minor’ if you start on an A note, but it doesn’t have to be ‘A’ it could be B, C, C# etc depending on where you start it. If you’re still struggling to understand then I would watch part 1, 2A, and 2B if you haven’t already. Thanks!

    • @G_Demolished
      @G_Demolished 26 дней назад

      I’m wondering if the question was referring to the minor modes. A Dorian with a parent scale of G Major and A Phrygian with a parent scale of F Major, in the same way you covered A Minor (Aeolian with a parent scale of C Major). At least that’s what I took from the way it was worded.

    • @michaelmcaleavyguitar
      @michaelmcaleavyguitar 26 дней назад

      @@G_Demolishedyeh I think you’re right. So to answer the original question, modes are a type of scale, but I would just call them by their modal name, ‘A Dorian’ or ‘A Phrygian.’ One of the reasons I didn’t explain those modes is because I’m going to do a separate video on modes. There is so much to explain that I’d need to do it separately. Maybe just one mode per video. What I should have done is call this the ‘natural minor scale’ instead of just the ‘minor scale.’ I’ll mention that in my next video to prevent any confusion.

    • @G_Demolished
      @G_Demolished 26 дней назад

      @@michaelmcaleavyguitar This makes sense. If the viewer is just starting to learn about diatonic chord construction, introducing modes is probably an unnecessary muddying of the waters. Information overload.

    • @michaelmcaleavyguitar
      @michaelmcaleavyguitar 26 дней назад

      @@G_Demolished exactly. The issue I find with teaching music theory is that if you answer one question, it leads to another question, and it can go on forever. A lot of people these days don’t have the attention span to watch a video for more than 10 minutes either, so I have to try and condense the information the best I can, but it’s easy to miss things out.

  • @TimWrightMe
    @TimWrightMe Месяц назад

    I have played the guitar for about 50 years and never really got into what I would call "music theory" as it always felt a bit unapproachable on a six string instrument and, I could play perfectly fine without knowing it. But I recently started playing the piano and because of the way a keyboard is structured the music theory aspect suddenly became much more obvious and by grappling with it I have improved as a novice pianist much more quickly. It has made me want to apply some of that theory back to the guitar so I can actually "understand" what it is that I have actually been doing all these years! Your lesson here is one of the clearest and most understandable guides I have come across. Superb, going to check out your others. Thanks for taking the time to create and share it.

  • @kenq7948
    @kenq7948 Месяц назад

    This really helps. Great job.

  • @philjames1019
    @philjames1019 Месяц назад

    Bravo!!!! Looking forward to the next in this series!!!

  • @philjames1019
    @philjames1019 Месяц назад

    Great video, looking forward to the rest of the series .... just Subbed!!!

  • @tonytechquuo
    @tonytechquuo Месяц назад

    Great lesson thanks.

  • @JMTBFLOW
    @JMTBFLOW Месяц назад

    Very nice. Do those picks have coil split?

    • @michaelmcaleavyguitar
      @michaelmcaleavyguitar Месяц назад

      Thanks, yeh either single coil or humbuckers. I’m using the neck humbucker on this one.

    • @JMTBFLOW
      @JMTBFLOW Месяц назад

      @michaelmcaleavyguitar what model is it? I enjoying playing my strat for its neck and weight but I'd really like the best of both worlds when it comes to pickups.

    • @michaelmcaleavyguitar
      @michaelmcaleavyguitar Месяц назад

      @@JMTBFLOW it’s a charvel socal HH in Snow White. I think they do HSH versions with coil split pickups as well.

  • @JMTBFLOW
    @JMTBFLOW Месяц назад

    I'm really enjoying these videos. Thanks for taking the time to make them. Your explanation is very clear and straightforward.

  • @kenxinhxc1635
    @kenxinhxc1635 Месяц назад

    drake and dr disrespect favorite chord is Am

  • @GodsStoryteller
    @GodsStoryteller Месяц назад

    Great. Would be nice if you make tutorials of popular songs like these, especially for building followers. Thanks.

  • @iRamon1538
    @iRamon1538 Месяц назад

    What a gem, this filled a gap on my knowledge in a such a quick way! Please keep posting

  • @GodsStoryteller
    @GodsStoryteller Месяц назад

    You are quite detailed in impacting knowledge. Please could you help me unravel how to read Notations very well? I read tabs very easily but i struggle with reading Notations. Beyond whether it comes as 4, 4 timing, etc, i guess i have problems with Pitch reading on the stave. Thanks so much.

    • @michaelmcaleavyguitar
      @michaelmcaleavyguitar Месяц назад

      @@GodsStoryteller I would Google ‘face in the space notes’ to help. But you can also just learn the notes on the fretboard, and then when you see them on the guitar tab you’ll know what they’re called. You don’t necessarily need to know how to read music to learn music theory on guitar, you can learn a lot just by knowing what the notes are on the fretboard.

    • @GodsStoryteller
      @GodsStoryteller Месяц назад

      @@michaelmcaleavyguitar Thanks, buddy. I actually know where my notes are on the fretboard. But it is a part of the music theory, that is the issue. I read tabs well. But when I see Quavers, semi Quavers, etc in a Notation sheet, drawn on different lines of a Stave, I get confused. First I have to battle with remembering that a Stave has 5 lines, where these notations in pitch, etc are placed, and then differentiating these 5 lines from my normal knowledge of 6 lines ( representing 6 strings on the guitar. Thanks.

    • @GodsStoryteller
      @GodsStoryteller Месяц назад

      ​@@michaelmcaleavyguitar thanks again. I just googled Face in the space notes. I see a ton I could learn. Day by day, step by step, I'll go. God bless you.

  • @GodsStoryteller
    @GodsStoryteller Месяц назад

    You are awesome. You put flavor to stuff I know somehow. Thanks.

  • @GodsStoryteller
    @GodsStoryteller Месяц назад

    You've got a fantastic impacting style. I've picked something, though an older beginner. I can now easily proceed to piano beginner class, from this video. I subscribed.

  • @DomCAFC
    @DomCAFC Месяц назад

    If you keep making explainers with this sort of quality you’ll start racking up views into the millions before long. No joke, thanks for your time. 😊

  • @alistairrigby8820
    @alistairrigby8820 Месяц назад

    🔥

  • @PAULSWorld131
    @PAULSWorld131 Месяц назад

    Happy to have found you. Your channel is still very young, but you will grow many new subscribers soon. Keep them coming.

  • @HansZarkovPhD
    @HansZarkovPhD 2 месяца назад

    The b dim here is completely diffrent than on my chord chart

    • @michaelmcaleavyguitar
      @michaelmcaleavyguitar 2 месяца назад

      @@HansZarkovPhD there are lots of different ways to play that chord

  • @pidoyskiertzzz
    @pidoyskiertzzz 2 месяца назад

    Nice lesson. Made me subscribe🎉

  • @TheMeikoman
    @TheMeikoman 2 месяца назад

    Appreciate the help Mike, great video on taking a complicated topic and breaking it down to bite sized pieces. Many thanks

    • @michaelmcaleavyguitar
      @michaelmcaleavyguitar 2 месяца назад

      Thank you! This one was the most difficult to make so I’m happy that you found it useful.

    • @BoJo-rt3bw
      @BoJo-rt3bw 2 месяца назад

      Everything can be further simplified, but that can only be done by someone who knows very well, and you show it. Thank you

    • @michaelmcaleavyguitar
      @michaelmcaleavyguitar 2 месяца назад

      @@BoJo-rt3bw Thank you!

  • @sandradosscomedy
    @sandradosscomedy 3 месяца назад

    Finally someone who can explain things clearly!!! thank you!!!

  • @OFLJewellers
    @OFLJewellers 3 месяца назад

    What pedals are you using in this?

    • @michaelmcaleavyguitar
      @michaelmcaleavyguitar 3 месяца назад

      No pedals, just the chorus setting on my Roland JC40 amplifier, and then I added some delay in Logic Pro when I was editing the clip. But you could get the same sound from a chorus pedal and a delay pedal😊

    • @OFLJewellers
      @OFLJewellers 3 месяца назад

      @@michaelmcaleavyguitar awesome, thank you

  • @adrislenge4017
    @adrislenge4017 4 месяца назад

    Well explained. Waiting for the next video eagerly!

  • @reileysnowden8456
    @reileysnowden8456 4 месяца назад

    Hey, great tutorial! This actually helped me a lot! Subscribed.

  • @LiamLowe067
    @LiamLowe067 5 месяцев назад

    Damn, playing the riff and the melody at the same time! I don't think people realise how impressive that is 🤘

    • @6.boojahideen.984
      @6.boojahideen.984 5 месяцев назад

      Damn this guy has some talent

    • @michaelmcaleavyguitar
      @michaelmcaleavyguitar 5 месяцев назад

      @@6.boojahideen.984thank you but you should never assume my sexuality

    • @6.boojahideen.984
      @6.boojahideen.984 5 месяцев назад

      @@michaelmcaleavyguitar lol it was a typo ac guy

    • @michaelmcaleavyguitar
      @michaelmcaleavyguitar 5 месяцев назад

      @@6.boojahideen.984haha I know, thanks though I appreciate it