After 3+ years of learning guitar on RUclips this is the most valuable video on learning how to start soloing and finding the root notes. Using the G string as your guide makes it so much easier. Thank you Davey!
Couldn't agree more. I have watched countless videos on learning the fretboard, the CAGED system, etc, but this has been the most useful video of them all. A lot of bells went off in my head as I was listening and now I just need to sit down with the guitar and put this into practice. But I'm really looking forward to improving based on the information in this video! Well done! Keep 'em coming!
For most of my guitar playng life, I never had learned patterns for playing lead. I've watched dozens and dozens of CAGED videos over the years but nothing clicked with me. I've always played rhythm, never could grasp what others were doing, making it look pretty effortless. Until now. So...I'm up late last night scrolling through RUclips videos. Up comes a recommended guitar video - your 'Unlock your Guitar Neck with Patterns'. I had never seen any of your videos before. I ended up watching it half a dozen times, making more and more sense to me with each pass. Now this evening, I'm playing along with your video and it's like a darn lightbulb went off in my head! I can actually start to see where the patterns are and I'm playing riffs (very simple and uncreative at this point) up and down the neck. Your instructional style and delivery is easy to follow and your demonstrations are easy to interpret and recreate on my guitar. Unbelievable. Your video unlocked my brain and has given me new life playing guitar. I cannot thank you enough. New subscriber, will be watching your other videos. Thank you again.
You really have no idea how much that means to me. I struggled for so long until i came up with a simple way that made sense to my brain. I wondered for a long time whether I could help others that struggled like me. So 3 months ago, I decided to start making videos for others. Can't believe how fast it's grown and the response I've received. I'm so glad i could help you. Please reach out to me if you get stuck. I really do want people to play what they want and enjoy guitar like I do. Thank you so much
@@daveyjones457very happy you did. Your videos cut to the chase and have helped me tremendously to simplify my understanding and increased my confidence in playing. Merry Christmas!
This!! video literally tells the secret no one is telling... For years I've thought, yes I know, blabla, played my guitar and forget everything ive learned in a week . This knowledge gives a bases, always can relate to where I could start, where I am and where I can go. Hatts off to you man for trusting the secret to us 🤘 . Thank you. Cheers 🍻
Wow Davey. I commend you for bringing together the quickest flow of start to finish with utilizing the most important concepts of playing guitar.... learning the notes, the chords, the pentatonics, bbbox, in an easy way to grasp. And from the G string.... which you just taught me how to memorize all the notes on that string on the guitar.... easily. Thank you so much! This is a super valuable lesson here! Great job! 👏👏👏💖🥰😄
I have been playing for 60 years. This was the most powerful 16 minutes of guitar instruction ever. I plan on watching it a few times to internalize the concepts.
Wow, I have learned so much over the years but was never able to put it all together until this video. Thank you so much. I can now see the whole fretboard
Excellent lesson. I'm not a lead guitarist but dabbling in adding a few lead type licks to my chords and this definitely helps. I did first learn the notes on the E strings because that unlocked the bar chords rooted on the low E, then did the same with the A. I then use patterns, like down two and over 2, (or 3 depending on the strings), to find the notes on the other strings which are needed to do triads. I like your explanation for notes on the D string. I could already find them but this speeds the process up. (Don't have to think as much.) I've been playing off and on for over 60 years and resisted leaning the notes, as it just seemed to much work, until I found the cage system. It really isn't as daunting as it seemed at first, just learn the patterns and you have it. The biggest problem I've had in doing leads is what notes to target. I wish I'd seen this a few years ago.
This is an excellent approach to learning. Most teachers stress learning the notes on the 5th and 6th strings which also provides a great road map to the fret board. That is how I learned, but this way might be even easier for beginners.
Thank you so much for this video!! I have been playing guitar for about 1 year and have learned many cords and memorized around 7 songs. I felt like my learning was starting to stall as I did not understand any music theory. I then started learning Major, Minor scales, Pentatonic scales, to try to play some lead guitar and improvise. Did not take long for me to hit information overload with all the different RUclips videos with different patterns to memorize. Needless to say after a few weeks I had given up and was at the point of quitting guitar all together. I was so confused and frustrated and did not have any understanding of the fretboard. Luckily I found your video and after watching a few times a light bulb went off. All of a sudden all the different cords, scale positions made total sense and I could visualize it all on the fretboard!!! I still have a long learning journey ahead and will have questions once I have a better understanding of everything. The good new is I am now improvising and I am able to navigate the fretboard!! Thanks so much for keeping my guitar journey alive!!
It's stories like yours that make me want to continue making videos. I've been where you are. Couldn't play what i wanted, and felt so frustrated... after years of playing, things just started making sense to me, but i wasn't able to learn the way other people teach. So I'm sharing how things make sense to me on guitar. I'm so glad this helped. AND PLEASE DON'T QUIT! If you get stuck, reach out to me. I'm truly here to help
You definitely have a way of teaching which I totally understand. Only having to learn 3 patterns and how these patterns relate to 3 cords which you can move up and down the fretboard is amazing!! Also easily moving between the major and minor scales totally makes sense now. Before looking at the whole fretboard did not know where to start. Using the A cord as a starting point was absolutely brilliant and started my path to understanding. Look forward to future videos. Will definitely ask for help if needed.
Thank you, thank you, thank you. I taught children for 30 years and I learned that if you could make things simple and useful then you had followers. There are lots of amazing guitar players on RUclips that really know their ‘stuff.’ But, often it’s too hard to grasp without going over it a trillion times or who cares, it doesn’t give me what I need. This tutorial just made me sound like a country guitar soloist. Once again, thank you!!!
Thanksfor a easy to follow video ,better than learn all 5 pentonic postion as did but found it difficult to move around the neck,your video helps moving all over the neck
Very well explained, where others just get you all wrapped up with scales and not putting it all together with cords you can use while going up as you've done. I like the G and B string way of seeing your major and minor scales and triads to go along with them. Very clever and simple and clear to make sense of it all. Thanks, well put together and how it should be done.
These are very valuable insights, man! Not only are they helpful to me, but I’m getting ready to give my grandson his first guitar and teach him some theory. I’ll need to teach him the basics first and not scare him away, but down the road, this could help unlock a lot of the fretboard for him. Cheers!
This is an awesome video. To see the fret-board from the G-string gives a new point of view! Thank you so much for it. What notes do you bend when you show your examples?
Generally I'm bending on the G string. So in the major I'm bending the note 2 frets above the root note. In the minor, I tend to bend the the G as well... in the BB king box I also bend either the note 2 frets or the note 3 frets above the root.... those are good places to start at least
Davey I just found you and you make so much sense on the guitar. I was wondering if you can show or maybe you have different cord progressions than just the 1 4 5 . I think 1,6,2,5,. is pretty important. If you have already done this and I just cannot find it sorry to bother you.
The only thing I didn't understand is can you play minor and major scales together without the BB King technique and if I can then I could play the BB King with it?
@@daveyjones457 because I've seen videos where you can do major scales over major chords and minor over minor chords I just haven't figured it out good yet!
@@daveyjones457 I subscribed to you and this is first video I've seen of your but will check out some of your other videos but I really like this video!
Yes. You can definitely (and i would recommend) playing major and minor over a major chord.... you have to be careful about major scales over minor chord because they don't always sound good. But I'll go find and link a video or two where I mix the two.
I’m looking at that BB king box and trying to play those notes in a sequence. It sounds like what you’re playing, but I just can’t get it. Any help there?
If it's the lockbox l Lick in thinking about.... Bend 13 on the B string then release it.... Hit 10 on the B Hit 12 on the B Hit 11 on the G Hit 12 on the B twice
Learning all the nots on the board is easy learn it one string at a time so if you know both e and a you are half way there so it’s not hard if you put the time in
After 3+ years of learning guitar on RUclips this is the most valuable video on learning how to start soloing and finding the root notes. Using the G string as your guide makes it so much easier. Thank you Davey!
My pleasure. Let me know if I can ever help
I will let you know...thanks again!
Couldn't agree more. I have watched countless videos on learning the fretboard, the CAGED system, etc, but this has been the most useful video of them all. A lot of bells went off in my head as I was listening and now I just need to sit down with the guitar and put this into practice. But I'm really looking forward to improving based on the information in this video! Well done! Keep 'em coming!
Facts
Not it’s not my teacher is better he knows his notes too
For most of my guitar playng life, I never had learned patterns for playing lead. I've watched dozens and dozens of CAGED videos over the years but nothing clicked with me. I've always played rhythm, never could grasp what others were doing, making it look pretty effortless.
Until now.
So...I'm up late last night scrolling through RUclips videos. Up comes a recommended guitar video - your 'Unlock your Guitar Neck with Patterns'. I had never seen any of your videos before.
I ended up watching it half a dozen times, making more and more sense to me with each pass.
Now this evening, I'm playing along with your video and it's like a darn lightbulb went off in my head! I can actually start to see where the patterns are and I'm playing riffs (very simple and uncreative at this point) up and down the neck. Your instructional style and delivery is easy to follow and your demonstrations are easy to interpret and recreate on my guitar.
Unbelievable. Your video unlocked my brain and has given me new life playing guitar. I cannot thank you enough. New subscriber, will be watching your other videos. Thank you again.
You really have no idea how much that means to me. I struggled for so long until i came up with a simple way that made sense to my brain. I wondered for a long time whether I could help others that struggled like me. So 3 months ago, I decided to start making videos for others. Can't believe how fast it's grown and the response I've received. I'm so glad i could help you. Please reach out to me if you get stuck. I really do want people to play what they want and enjoy guitar like I do. Thank you so much
@@daveyjones457very happy you did. Your videos cut to the chase and have helped me tremendously to simplify my understanding and increased my confidence in playing. Merry Christmas!
This!! video literally tells the secret no one is telling... For years I've thought, yes I know, blabla, played my guitar and forget everything ive learned in a week . This knowledge gives a bases, always can relate to where I could start, where I am and where I can go. Hatts off to you man for trusting the secret to us 🤘 . Thank you. Cheers 🍻
Glad you enjoyed it
Tks Davey
Respect to you! The way you explained the fretboard rocks. Better than most RUclips guitar instruction videos. 🤘
Thank you so much. Just trying to help
I'm a french guy from Montreal.
It was very well explained and i'm saving it. 3:23
Thank you
Great lesson, I always have "aha" moments watching you. Thanks Keep em coming.
Wow Davey. I commend you for bringing together the quickest flow of start to finish with utilizing the most important concepts of playing guitar.... learning the notes, the chords, the pentatonics, bbbox, in an easy way to grasp. And from the G string.... which you just taught me how to memorize all the notes on that string on the guitar.... easily. Thank you so much! This is a super valuable lesson here! Great job! 👏👏👏💖🥰😄
It's my pleasure. I hope it helps
I have been playing for 60 years. This was the most powerful 16 minutes of guitar instruction ever. I plan on watching it a few times to internalize the concepts.
I'm glad it helps. Let me know if you get stuck on something
MATE, U ,DONT HOLD ANYTHING BACK , U LAY IT OUT IN THE MOST SIMPLE & EASY 2 UNDERSTAND WAY. LOVE UR TEACHING STYLE THANKS
Just trying to help
I was practicing this exact thing earlier today. After watching this video, I realize now I need to add that BB King box to it also.
Been following you since i started my guitar journey 1,5 years ago. All i want to say thank you davey . I hope your channel grows so much more ❤️
Thank you so much. Let me know if I can help
Very well done , a simple basic way of explaining something that can seem so hard but be explained so easily , nice job
My pleasure
This is incredibly brilliant and simplistic way to learn notes and positions. I’ve never thought of it in this way. Awesome. Thank you.
My pleasure
Amazing explanation! I will never forget that.
Wow, I have learned so much over the years but was never able to put it all together until this video. Thank you so much. I can now see the whole fretboard
That's awesome. Glad it helped.
Best guitar lesson that I've ever witnessed. Fantastic job. I wish I had seen this 30 years ago.
Excellent lesson. I'm not a lead guitarist but dabbling in adding a few lead type licks to my chords and this definitely helps. I did first learn the notes on the E strings because that unlocked the bar chords rooted on the low E, then did the same with the A. I then use patterns, like down two and over 2, (or 3 depending on the strings), to find the notes on the other strings which are needed to do triads.
I like your explanation for notes on the D string. I could already find them but this speeds the process up. (Don't have to think as much.)
I've been playing off and on for over 60 years and resisted leaning the notes, as it just seemed to much work, until I found the cage system. It really isn't as daunting as it seemed at first, just learn the patterns and you have it. The biggest problem I've had in doing leads is what notes to target. I wish I'd seen this a few years ago.
Thanks. Great information. Merry Christmas from the UK.
Merry Christmas from Mississippi, USA
This is an excellent approach to learning. Most teachers stress learning the notes on the 5th and 6th strings which also provides a great road map to the fret board. That is how I learned, but this way might be even easier for beginners.
What a great lesson! You explained it so carefully and slowly that I can wrap my brain around it! Thank you so much. I just subscribed!
Thank you so much. There's more to come as well
Thank You From Hungary!!!
Wow... I'm in the USA... glad to have you
Best lesson ever! Thank you
My pleasure
Thank you so much for this video!! I have been playing guitar for about 1 year and have learned many cords and memorized around 7 songs. I felt like my learning was starting to stall as I did not understand any music theory. I then started learning Major, Minor scales, Pentatonic scales, to try to play some lead guitar and improvise. Did not take long for me to hit information overload with all the different RUclips videos with different patterns to memorize. Needless to say after a few weeks I had given up and was at the point of quitting guitar all together. I was so confused and frustrated and did not have any understanding of the fretboard. Luckily I found your video and after watching a few times a light bulb went off. All of a sudden all the different cords, scale positions made total sense and I could visualize it all on the fretboard!!! I still have a long learning journey ahead and will have questions once I have a better understanding of everything. The good new is I am now improvising and I am able to navigate the fretboard!! Thanks so much for keeping my guitar journey alive!!
It's stories like yours that make me want to continue making videos. I've been where you are. Couldn't play what i wanted, and felt so frustrated... after years of playing, things just started making sense to me, but i wasn't able to learn the way other people teach. So I'm sharing how things make sense to me on guitar. I'm so glad this helped. AND PLEASE DON'T QUIT! If you get stuck, reach out to me. I'm truly here to help
You definitely have a way of teaching which I totally understand. Only having to learn 3 patterns and how these patterns relate to 3 cords which you can move up and down the fretboard is amazing!! Also easily moving between the major and minor scales totally makes sense now. Before looking at the whole fretboard did not know where to start. Using the A cord as a starting point was absolutely brilliant and started my path to understanding. Look forward to future videos. Will definitely ask for help if needed.
So glad to hear that! Keep in touch. I really do want to help people
Best ever so so good!!!!
Excellent explanation super thumbs up 👍🏾 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
Thank you
Good video Davy!! Opens up a lot. 👍🇨🇦💯
Magic lesson. Thanks sir❤
My pleasure
Very useful… practical information..Thanks.
Thank you, thank you, thank you. I taught children for 30 years and I learned that if you could make things simple and useful then you had followers. There are lots of amazing guitar players on RUclips that really know their ‘stuff.’ But, often it’s too hard to grasp without going over it a trillion times or who cares, it doesn’t give me what I need. This tutorial just made me sound like a country guitar soloist. Once again, thank you!!!
I'm so glad i was able to help. Let me know if you get stuck on anything
Thanksfor a easy to follow video ,better than learn all 5 pentonic postion as did but found it difficult to move around the neck,your video helps moving all over the neck
Great. Let me know if you need help
Hey man. Great video and great job fixing the audio. Proud to be a new subscriber.
Thank you! And let me know if you need anything
Thank you so much for the detailed, yet very understandable, explanation. Much appreciated.
My pleasure
Very well explained, where others just get you all wrapped up with scales and not putting it all together with cords you can use while going up as you've done. I like the G and B string way of seeing your major and minor scales and triads to go along with them. Very clever and simple and clear to make sense of it all. Thanks, well put together and how it should be done.
Great videos, I learn something new each time..
Glad to help
Wow, I wish I had had this info a long time ago. Your insight to learning the guitar is incredible!
Thank you. Just trying to help
Thanks!
Thank you so much
Never thoght of it that way. Nice lesson, thanks.
My pleasure!
These are very valuable insights, man! Not only are they helpful to me, but I’m getting ready to give my grandson his first guitar and teach him some theory. I’ll need to teach him the basics first and not scare him away, but down the road, this could help unlock a lot of the fretboard for him. Cheers!
Thank you so much. Let me know if I can help in some way reach him something with you
Excellent material Mate! Very clear and helpful. Muchas gracias.
De nada
Great information. Thank you.
Great lesson
Another great video. Thanks 🙏
A ton of useful information and explained clearly, thanks so much. Subscribed and Happy Holidays!
To you as well
Very sensible I think I’ll call you da- main man
Lol. I've been called worse. Glad you enjoyed the video
Thanks Davey! unlocked a different way to see things. Blessings!
This is the best!
Glad it helps
This is an awesome video. To see the fret-board from the G-string gives a new point of view! Thank you so much for it. What notes do you bend when you show your examples?
Generally I'm bending on the G string. So in the major I'm bending the note 2 frets above the root note. In the minor, I tend to bend the the G as well... in the BB king box I also bend either the note 2 frets or the note 3 frets above the root.... those are good places to start at least
Great insight !! Thanks a lot !!
My pleasure!
Thanks Friend
with these movable shapes I now know I've never played a wrong note, just a different key!
Lmao. That's one way to look at it for sure
Like wow that made it simple thanks.
Man this is a great lesson thank you
My pleasure
Thx Davey
My pleasure
Genius!
NICE!! THX So much!!
My pleasure
Wow Davey. You must be doing something right. Your subscriptions are flying up.
I'm so humbled as to how fast this channel has grown. Can't thank yall enough
You deserve it mate. I've learned more from you in a month than anyone else in the last 2 years. Keep upthe great lessons. 👍
Thank you. Will do
Davey I just found you and you make so much sense on the guitar. I was wondering if you can show or maybe you have different cord progressions than just the 1 4 5 . I think 1,6,2,5,. is pretty important. If you have already done this and I just cannot find it sorry to bother you.
It's all good. I've done a few... but I'll do some more variations soon
it's nice to have these landmarks when you get lost in the C of your fretboard
Muito bom! Muito obrigado!
So the bb king box , is scale in a sense? After the c pentonic scale and it will apply in D then there after ?
Yes
The only thing I didn't understand is can you play minor and major scales together without the BB King technique and if I can then I could play the BB King with it?
There are ways to mix the two together. I've got a few videos up that talk about it, and I'm going to be doing many others
@@daveyjones457 because I've seen videos where you can do major scales over major chords and minor over minor chords I just haven't figured it out good yet!
@@daveyjones457 I subscribed to you and this is first video I've seen of your but will check out some of your other videos but I really like this video!
Yes. You can definitely (and i would recommend) playing major and minor over a major chord.... you have to be careful about major scales over minor chord because they don't always sound good. But I'll go find and link a video or two where I mix the two.
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I’m looking at that BB king box and trying to play those notes in a sequence. It sounds like what you’re playing, but I just can’t get it. Any help there?
If it's the lockbox l Lick in thinking about....
Bend 13 on the B string then release it....
Hit 10 on the B
Hit 12 on the B
Hit 11 on the G
Hit 12 on the B twice
Learning all the nots on the board is easy learn it one string at a time so if you know both e and a you are half way there so it’s not hard if you put the time in
Thanks!
My pleasure!