I’ve be playing for over 50 years. I never learned to read music and thought theory was too hard. Now that I’m retired I’m learning theory. Your technique makes so much sense and demystifies the guitar. I wish I had known this when I was young.
Been playing 40 years and never saw the 2 "L"s. Ricky you are loaded with aha moments and your delivery makes learning so much fun! Look forward to future videos!
Couldn't agree more! I've have more, "aha!" moments with Ricky's lessons than I can could. For instance, flatting and double-flatting the root note to get a Maj. 7 and Dom. 7th chords! I've known basic theory/chord harmonization for many years but was never able to apply it to the fretboard. I'm 61 and have been battling to master the fretboard for decades. I'm finally starting to make progress. I'm a long ways away but it's starting to sink in.
Eyup!!! Ricky this is guitar theory gold. Can’t wait for the other Grid lessons. Anyone who might shy away from theory should watch this to see how it all makes sense. Great job as usual.
I always wondered how people knew what/where to play when someone would jam and say "key of". Also, even though I can't Barre beyond 1% at the moment, seeing the idea of the root string deciding the CAGED shape to use is like a light shining down. You are a gift to guitar humanity.
This is the secret! Thanks for watching and commenting. I have an alternative way to play barre chords that might help you. Here's the vid ruclips.net/video/bI2KY6DXsow/видео.html :)
This video is phenomenal. I have NEVER in my 15 years of playing been presented with something like this. You have answered questions I didn't even know I had. Absolutely fantastic video.
This is the most comprehensive music lesson I've had in years involving actual paper. I love how you're not afraid to take the intuitive leaps of logic to get results.
The clarity you bring with your lessons is astounding. Dealing with enharmonics in "jazz keys" is the answer to a question I've wondered about forever, with your handy, but brilliant mnemonic and visual tab it's sunshine coming in..I feel so fortunate to have been led to your guidance..
Man, I gotta tell you, you explain things like no other teacher. It's seems most everyone else explains concepts in exactly the same way, so if you don't get it, you're SOL... It's so great to get a different perspective on these things. I appreciate you!
Aw man. Glad you got that. I'm very grateful to wake up every day and be with my wonderful family. Good and bad stuff. It's all good really. Didn't know if anyone would dig that reference :)
I like this Chord-grid system, and use it myself. It makes makes understanding chord progressions much easier, and transposing keys a breeze. This is a very valuable core principle. 👍
A brilliant lesson. I wish I had seen this a few years ago, because it would have saved me a lot of time, effort, confusion and experimentation (i.e., taking the 'long' way around) to work this all out. Regardless, many thanks, Rick, and very well explained.
I wished you were my music teacher 10 yrs ago. I have been playing guitar ever since I was 10 yrs old. I’m 29 and only still playing other people song. I want to write songs but felt so frustrated. You make it sounded so easy. Thank you so much.
Your whole series of teaching videos is fantastic! I am studying North Indian classical music, starting with voice but the system can be modified to most instruments. The spot at 12:44 shows the straigth-forward chromatic scale, which is very similar to the way Indian music conceptualizes things. The 1 and 5 are not altered, only the 4th can be raised while the others can be lowered. Ragas are scale patterns, a sequence of intervals, for ascending and descending movement plus common themes. The raga traditions are another way of teaching music; harmonizing the notes of a raga is another leap, which your videos have encouraged me to consider. Thank you for your visual guides and clear presentations!
So happy I bought your book! L7 grid is so beneficial it’s difficult to express my overwhelming thanks. You are simply brilliant at what you do. It’s wonderful to work at something you love to do and are passionate about it. We all benefit so much from your love of teaching guitar. Thanks from Vancouver!
Quality video. It partly takes me back to my schooldays when I was studying music and playing recorder and clarinet. Since I self taught myself guitar I have relied too much on just tabs without giving regard to why the shapes change. Thanks very much.
I am very happy to find your channel. This is gold mine stuff! Thanks I ll keep tuning in. 1st lesson I saw was circle of 3rds, that was as cool as it gets. Great channel beginners and a little seasoned intermediate guys.
This is awesome. I always leave with something incredible useful after watching your videos. It’s also great to learn the “tricks and tips” if you will, but also learning the theory as well. Helps me have my “ah ha moment” a lot easier that way and remember everything better.
Very nice video, a complex subject explained clearly! If I may make a suggestion, there's an easier way to answer the question of why there are 15 key signatures for 12 notes. It's because three of them are redundant. Cb is the same as B; Fb is the same as E; and Gb is the same as F#. The notation is different, but if you look at your fingers, you can see that it's the exact same notes being played. Also, you might point out that the sequence of letters in the "Father Charles" mnemonic -- FCGDAEB -- is, in fact, the cycle of 5ths. So for people who hate that, here's a way to show them why it matters, and to help them remember it. Thanks!
I reference the 15 keys thing as it's a Victor Wooten idea, (I think he actually doubles it to 30 keys citing both Major and minor). I have another video coming soon that ties into this video which gives even more context. I can only cram so much theory in one video before the viewer is over whelmed. There are plans for circle of 5ths and circle of 4ths videos too. The cycle of 3rds is very rarely referenced despite how much utility it has with 1 key, hence this video.
EYUP Ricky! Thanks so much for this video. It made understanding the relationship between chords and scales so much easier. Always struggled by counting and finding the relative note and then the chord. Just looking at the scale now everything has jumped out suddenly. A moment of revelation.
You can also derive F major as the key with 1 flat the same way - you don't need to "memorize it". You just need to consider that the "Battle Ends And Down Goes Charles Father" pattern "wraps around" and starts again. So if you see one flat, to find the key, you just follow the same tip you show here: it's the immediately previous note in that repetition, so F (the last one in the "Battle Ends And Down Goes Charles Father" that would precede "B(attle)" again if the whole pattern was repeated once more...
I'm absolutely loving learning from you! You are helping me make sense of all the random theory knowledge I've got taking up space in my noggin' !!!! You're a great teacher!
Really great video! It's the second of your videos I have watched and you have explained the fretboard very elegantly. Of course I subscribed and will be watching more!!
Ricky, you are the best guitar teacher in the universe, I've progressed so much watching your lessons on music theory. You are even better than Rick Beato at explaining things. Keep up the good work fella.
I am glad that I learned that 55 years ago. It’s easier to remember than to learn at over 70 years old. I learned from my mother’s Hawaiian guitar book and converted a few easy tunes for standard guitar. That was a good way to learn back then… But I am still learning today, thanks to vidéos like yours.
I know music theory - I'm a pianist that also plays guitar. Quite often guitar-oriented instruction confuses the pianist because of the instrument being transposable so we can't see the notes in the chord like we can on a piano. And a LOT of videos tell you things but don't tell you why so you either ignore it or memorize it not understanding why you're memorizing it. As I've often said, guitar theory is often an answer to a question we didn't ask. What makes YOUR explanations good is that you quite often say "The reason this is important is because..." You do it here: 14:51 . If you didn't say this ONE thing, it would be a lesser video. Keep it up!
I've always done it by starting with the major chords in the L (1 4 5) shape and then moved down 3 frets for the minor chords (exact same shape). The diminished root is then found on the 6th string directly above the iii on the 5th string. So now I have 2 ways to approach this.
Thank you Ricky when I took composition it was taught to piano. Not that it makes a difference on the staff, but it does make a difference if you're looking at it transposed to guitar.... This really helps if I want to write the music out properly! Strumming along, oh let me write that out, etc... I wouldn't have been able to do it quickly, and honestly I probably would have left it in tab!
Thank you so much!!! I never recognized that you can rely on an "E shape" chord or an "A shape" chord relative to the string you're playing. I've been teaching myself how to play guitar and I've steered very clear from messing around with chords because they always seemed so ethereal. "Oh yeah just make your fingers contort in this crazy manner and break your thumb in the process." That's more or less how I've perceived chords.
great video! I’ve seen stuff about the CAGED system with hand-waving “you don’t need to know *why* it works, just do this!” but your explanations give me an understanding that helps me remember the technique while also appreciating its purpose and functional value. I feel like it really sets me up for future learning and I love that, thank you!
I read a lot of comments here from fellow aged string twangers and figured I might as well throw in my two cents. I'm 72 and learned theory on the piano 60 years ago and then stopped playing (classical was being pushed on me and I wanted Chubby Checker). I picked up a guitar over twenty years ago now to indulge my inner guitar hero and I still haven't been able to translate the simplicity of "knowing" the notes on a keyboard to "seeing" them quickly on the fretboard (a lot of counting up/down from note positions I have managed to memorize). There is something about the linear nature of the keyboard that just does not convert in my head to the positions of the notes on the fretboard. I know (or maybe I should say I understand) the CAGED and Number systems well enough to take the identifying shapes you have come up with and finally learn to navigate the fretboard (it's going to take some work but this gives me an attainable goal). You have just provided me the best way to see the fretboard without having to memorize each and every note on the fretboard. I have come to see that that doesn't work for me. I understand there is no substitute for knowing where all of the notes are but this (and your published "lesson notes") are going to advance my ability to play stringed instruments considerably (I love patterns) ---- thanks a bunch, I think your approach to teaching is going to be my path to enjoying what I can get from playing the guitar.
Ricky, I've been agonizing over this shite for a long time and am finally seeing the walls come down with your videos. Thank you very much. You are like my college algebra professor who showed me shortcuts that helped me ace the course.
Wow, your videos are amazing! I appreciate how simple you make it look. I wish my classical guitar instructor would have taught me this, it would have greatly helped my classical learning and I might have stuck with it. I quit guitar for a while, but am now back to playing folk and hymns. This has really expanded my guitar thinking. I am no longer stuck playing 6 chords! LOL!
@@rickysguitar not only with playing but my struggle understanding note music changed too. Playing with tabs is all I knew and got learned , but it didn´t satisfy me. My question : Why .. didn't go away. Now a little light is there.
Just wanted to say a huge thank you, watched your videos and you have a very intresting look on the theory and guitar playing. much apriciated and i hope you and your family is having a lovely holiday!
While watching the second half of this video when he talks about the key grid, I guess I was a slow learner when I first started to play guitar because when I watch some of these RUclips instructors explain some of these theories that I have a clear understanding about now, I would’ve been totally confused back than. This was a helpful reminder video for me, but if I would’ve watched the second half of this video when I was a beginner or intermediate I would’ve been really confused. I feel it would be really helpful for all guitar players if instructors mentioned the players level that the video was intended for. For example something like beginner intermediate expert.
Main reason Guitar is so easy to transpose! I started learning piano and could believe all your chord shapes in different Keyes are different! I always hear how piano makes more sense but guitars certainly easier to play in any 🔑
Great video as always Ricky! I am currently going through your book and course and I have to admit that this was the first video that has left me feeling a bit lost. I have been playing for years but I know ZERO about reading music so there were a number of things in the first half of the video that I didn’t quite understand…like why you are denoting some of the notes as flat and others as sharp (starting at like 11:30). Honestly, the entire first half kind of went over my head. I’m likely missing some remedial knowledge that’s necessary for this to make sense.
For the record, I understand the larger point of how this allows me to play in any key with the L7 grid, just don’t understand a few of the early points about the sheet music.
Under Ricky's tutorial, there's a matrix of ideas to pursue. V challenging. How can one apply it in real time? What does one do to apply it in real time?
Hey Mr Ricky Comiskey, Ayup! I'm new to this six string thing as an old bassist. I've started playing guitar(as I have always wanted to do) but, due to COVID etc etc, So been hunting out lessons. It's taken a while to find someone who I'm comfortable with and you are the winner!(apart from That Dutch bloke David) You explain things in such a way and hate this book thing so correctly that I am right on your case, and appreciate your hard work to make it easy. You have helped me so much that I'm now addicted to everything you do(that's where Dutch bloke loses) I'm 61 and need a practice plan for everything I guess but I know basic scales and my Pentatonic to a degree but how long do I spend on each aspect? Merry Christmas mate and thanks again. PS love the dog and little jokes thing, that's what makes it real.
The first half of the video with the mneumonics is the new part for me. It is wonderfully helpful, but It’s still a bit of mental calisthenics to sort out the sharps and flats for some of the keys. For instance C#. Going back a half step we need to remember that C is actually B# in this system so that we can retrace the mnemonics FCGDAEB. It makes sense in the direction of first laying out all the sharps on the staff and deducing that the key is C#. But after a handful of days I asked myself “what are the sharps or flats in the key of C#?” … I immediately got confused having forgotten that the half step back.. C.. is B# in this system. Usually you want to know what the sharps and flats are in a key, retracing is still a bit tricky. If you ask me the sharps or flats in Ab. I have to remember 1. Ab is the second to the last flat 2. I need to remember we start the mnemonic with Bb. 3. I need to remember the proper mnemonic BEADGCF 4. I need to remember to add the extra word Down. 5 now I know Ab has Bb, Eb, Ab, Db…… but that’s quite a lot of steps to go through mentally. Is there a quicker way of knowing the sharps and flats? Or do we eventually get more accustomed to retracing our steps in these two different ways across the twelve keys? I can currently do it quicker by looking at my guitar neck and looking at the major scale pattern.
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I’ve be playing for over 50 years. I never learned to read music and thought theory was too hard. Now that I’m retired I’m learning theory. Your technique makes so much sense and demystifies the guitar. I wish I had known this when I was young.
Same here - be 62 in a few months and this is what was lacking - EASY TO UNDERSTAND and very entertaining! Sub'd
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First 50 is the easy part Duke...the next 50 is the real test...
me to ! 67 now and just realizing the Bible was right. " With all your getting get understanding,she will promote you ".
That is wonderful
Been playing 40 years and never saw the 2 "L"s. Ricky you are loaded with aha moments and your delivery makes learning so much fun! Look forward to future videos!
Couldn't agree more! I've have more, "aha!" moments with Ricky's lessons than I can could. For instance, flatting and double-flatting the root note to get a Maj. 7 and Dom. 7th chords! I've known basic theory/chord harmonization for many years but was never able to apply it to the fretboard. I'm 61 and have been battling to master the fretboard for decades. I'm finally starting to make progress. I'm a long ways away but it's starting to sink in.
Eyup!!! Ricky this is guitar theory gold. Can’t wait for the other Grid lessons. Anyone who might shy away from theory should watch this to see how it all makes sense. Great job as usual.
Newbie,wow what a simple ( kiss) system, keep it simple sir. Many thanks for doing this video. Legend.
I always wondered how people knew what/where to play when someone would jam and say "key of".
Also, even though I can't Barre beyond 1% at the moment, seeing the idea of the root string deciding the CAGED shape to use is like a light shining down.
You are a gift to guitar humanity.
This is the secret! Thanks for watching and commenting. I have an alternative way to play barre chords that might help you. Here's the vid ruclips.net/video/bI2KY6DXsow/видео.html :)
This video is phenomenal. I have NEVER in my 15 years of playing been presented with something like this. You have answered questions I didn't even know I had. Absolutely fantastic video.
This is the most comprehensive music lesson I've had in years involving actual paper.
I love how you're not afraid to take the intuitive leaps of logic to get results.
The clarity you bring with your lessons is astounding. Dealing with enharmonics in "jazz keys" is the answer to a question I've wondered about forever, with your handy, but brilliant mnemonic and visual tab it's sunshine coming in..I feel so fortunate to have been led to your guidance..
You have a remarkable way of demystifying the inmate complexities of the guitar. Good job Ricky. 🍻👍
Man, I gotta tell you, you explain things like no other teacher. It's seems most everyone else explains concepts in exactly the same way, so if you don't get it, you're SOL... It's so great to get a different perspective on these things. I appreciate you!
Every day above the dirt is a good one, love it!
Aw man. Glad you got that. I'm very grateful to wake up every day and be with my wonderful family. Good and bad stuff. It's all good really. Didn't know if anyone would dig that reference :)
Was wondering if anybody else caught that, what a beautiful saying. Going to carry that with me throughout life now, thank you Ricky ❤
@@cayjuni8422 Yes, I did quite a long while back... 😊
I like this Chord-grid system, and use it myself. It makes makes understanding chord progressions much easier, and transposing keys a breeze. This is a very valuable core principle. 👍
A brilliant lesson.
I wish I had seen this a few years ago, because it would have saved me a lot of time, effort, confusion and experimentation (i.e., taking the 'long' way around) to work this all out.
Regardless, many thanks, Rick, and very well explained.
I wished you were my music teacher 10 yrs ago. I have been playing guitar ever since I was 10 yrs old. I’m 29 and only still playing other people song. I want to write songs but felt so frustrated. You make it sounded so easy. Thank you so much.
Crystal clear as always Ricky ... you are truly gifted in explaining this stuff !
Your whole series of teaching videos is fantastic! I am studying North Indian classical music, starting with voice but the system can be modified to most instruments. The spot at 12:44 shows the straigth-forward chromatic scale, which is very similar to the way Indian music conceptualizes things. The 1 and 5 are not altered, only the 4th can be raised while the others can be lowered. Ragas are scale patterns, a sequence of intervals, for ascending and descending movement plus common themes. The raga traditions are another way of teaching music; harmonizing the notes of a raga is another leap, which your videos have encouraged me to consider. Thank you for your visual guides and clear presentations!
....WOW!!!! THANKS FOR THAT LESSON!!! THE "L7" PATTERN IS REALLY HELPFUL!!!!!
So happy I bought your book! L7 grid is so beneficial it’s difficult to express my overwhelming thanks. You are simply brilliant at what you do. It’s wonderful to work at something you love to do and are passionate about it. We all benefit so much from your
love of teaching guitar.
Thanks from Vancouver!
My whole life trying to figure it out and you fixed it in 20 minutes. Amazing!! Thank You!!
What a knowledgeable and gifted communicator. Thx for sharing
Eyup Lars! Thanks for watching buddy :)
Wow. I didn't expect to come away from this video with a working knowledge of the Nashville Numbers system. What a great lesson!
Quality video. It partly takes me back to my schooldays when I was studying music and playing recorder and clarinet. Since I self taught myself guitar I have relied too much on just tabs without giving regard to why the shapes change. Thanks very much.
I actually understood the lesson! All the more reason to keep plugging away at the barre chords. Thank you!
I am very happy to find your channel. This is gold mine stuff! Thanks I ll keep tuning in. 1st lesson I saw was circle of 3rds, that was as cool as it gets. Great channel beginners and a little seasoned intermediate guys.
This is awesome. I always leave with something incredible useful after watching your videos. It’s also great to learn the “tricks and tips” if you will, but also learning the theory as well. Helps me have my “ah ha moment” a lot easier that way and remember everything better.
Very nice video, a complex subject explained clearly! If I may make a suggestion, there's an easier way to answer the question of why there are 15 key signatures for 12 notes. It's because three of them are redundant. Cb is the same as B; Fb is the same as E; and Gb is the same as F#. The notation is different, but if you look at your fingers, you can see that it's the exact same notes being played. Also, you might point out that the sequence of letters in the "Father Charles" mnemonic -- FCGDAEB -- is, in fact, the cycle of 5ths. So for people who hate that, here's a way to show them why it matters, and to help them remember it. Thanks!
I reference the 15 keys thing as it's a Victor Wooten idea, (I think he actually doubles it to 30 keys citing both Major and minor). I have another video coming soon that ties into this video which gives even more context. I can only cram so much theory in one video before the viewer is over whelmed. There are plans for circle of 5ths and circle of 4ths videos too. The cycle of 3rds is very rarely referenced despite how much utility it has with 1 key, hence this video.
Oh, man. That is one exquisite lesson. Many thanks. I’m 66 btw.
Happy Christmas.
EYUP Ricky! Thanks so much for this video. It made understanding the relationship between chords and scales so much easier. Always struggled by counting and finding the relative note and then the chord. Just looking at the scale now everything has jumped out suddenly. A moment of revelation.
No words......simply awesome 👏
You have polish the streets of the world each one of them,Thank you a million.
You can also derive F major as the key with 1 flat the same way - you don't need to "memorize it". You just need to consider that the "Battle Ends And Down Goes Charles Father" pattern "wraps around" and starts again. So if you see one flat, to find the key, you just follow the same tip you show here: it's the immediately previous note in that repetition, so F (the last one in the "Battle Ends And Down Goes Charles Father" that would precede "B(attle)" again if the whole pattern was repeated once more...
This is a turning point in my one man learnings of all that's needed. A big huge step forward. Thanks.
I'm absolutely loving learning from you!
You are helping me make sense of all the random theory knowledge I've got taking up space in my noggin' !!!!
You're a great teacher!
Thanks Ricky, really like music theory, definitely helps in advancing guitar skills.
Eyup Raj! This is a crucial thing to know on guitar! Thanks for watching my friend :)
Really great video! It's the second of your videos I have watched and you have explained the fretboard very elegantly. Of course I subscribed and will be watching more!!
Ricky, you are the best guitar teacher in the universe, I've progressed so much watching your lessons on music theory. You are even better than Rick Beato at explaining things. Keep up the good work fella.
All these years reading theory and first time I come across this. Thank you! Mind blown
Great video. This opened up a world of clarity for me. Thanks!!
Fantastic information!!! I've been playing for 45 years and I've never put this together. Wish I knew this when I was starting out.
I am glad that I learned that 55 years ago. It’s easier to remember than to learn at over 70 years old. I learned from my mother’s Hawaiian guitar book and converted a few easy tunes for standard guitar. That was a good way to learn back then… But I am still learning today, thanks to vidéos like yours.
I know music theory - I'm a pianist that also plays guitar. Quite often guitar-oriented instruction confuses the pianist because of the instrument being transposable so we can't see the notes in the chord like we can on a piano. And a LOT of videos tell you things but don't tell you why so you either ignore it or memorize it not understanding why you're memorizing it. As I've often said, guitar theory is often an answer to a question we didn't ask. What makes YOUR explanations good is that you quite often say "The reason this is important is because..." You do it here: 14:51 . If you didn't say this ONE thing, it would be a lesser video. Keep it up!
I've always done it by starting with the major chords in the L (1 4 5) shape and then moved down 3 frets for the minor chords (exact same shape). The diminished root is then found on the 6th string directly above the iii on the 5th string.
So now I have 2 ways to approach this.
Shh! that's the next video!
Great lesson. Great teacher. Thank you.
Thank you Ricky when I took composition it was taught to piano. Not that it makes a difference on the staff, but it does make a difference if you're looking at it transposed to guitar.... This really helps if I want to write the music out properly! Strumming along, oh let me write that out, etc... I wouldn't have been able to do it quickly, and honestly I probably would have left it in tab!
Thank you so much!!! I never recognized that you can rely on an "E shape" chord or an "A shape" chord relative to the string you're playing. I've been teaching myself how to play guitar and I've steered very clear from messing around with chords because they always seemed so ethereal. "Oh yeah just make your fingers contort in this crazy manner and break your thumb in the process." That's more or less how I've perceived chords.
The fact he not evening charging people for this knowledge is amazing he takes time like class ☮️❤️🔥
“Everyday is a great one” … is THE lesson I needed today 😑
This is it. This is one of the best theory videos I’ve ever seen. Tysm man! Gonna be rewatching this one with the guitar out🥲🙏🏻❤️
Great lesson. Earned my subscription. Don’t find many lessons on Theory that also relate it to the instrument like this. Love it…
Battle Ends And Downs Goes Charles Father video was gold!! Helped me learned the fretboard and really stuck with me. Thank you so much!!!
Thank you for making this informative lesson for us Ricky.
Your most welcome!
Many thanks for posting,you are a brilliant teacher Ricky
You are very welcome. Thank you for your kind words :)
Wish I'd had someone to explain this to me this simply when I was 14, but it works at 64 too. Thanks Ricky!
great video! I’ve seen stuff about the CAGED system with hand-waving “you don’t need to know *why* it works, just do this!” but your explanations give me an understanding that helps me remember the technique while also appreciating its purpose and functional value. I feel like it really sets me up for future learning and I love that, thank you!
Awesome and informative! Thank you for taking time to share great information!
Dude you are so awesome and happy and the way you are is so contagious Thanks for this awesome lesson and wish you all the best :)
I read a lot of comments here from fellow aged string twangers and figured I might as well throw in my two cents. I'm 72 and learned theory on the piano 60 years ago and then stopped playing (classical was being pushed on me and I wanted Chubby Checker). I picked up a guitar over twenty years ago now to indulge my inner guitar hero and I still haven't been able to translate the simplicity of "knowing" the notes on a keyboard to "seeing" them quickly on the fretboard (a lot of counting up/down from note positions I have managed to memorize). There is something about the linear nature of the keyboard that just does not convert in my head to the positions of the notes on the fretboard.
I know (or maybe I should say I understand) the CAGED and Number systems well enough to take the identifying shapes you have come up with and finally learn to navigate the fretboard (it's going to take some work but this gives me an attainable goal). You have just provided me the best way to see the fretboard without having to memorize each and every note on the fretboard. I have come to see that that doesn't work for me.
I understand there is no substitute for knowing where all of the notes are but this (and your published "lesson notes") are going to advance my ability to play stringed instruments considerably (I love patterns) ---- thanks a bunch, I think your approach to teaching is going to be my path to enjoying what I can get from playing the guitar.
Ricky, I've been agonizing over this shite for a long time and am finally seeing the walls come down with your videos. Thank you very much. You are like my college algebra professor who showed me shortcuts that helped me ace the course.
Wow, your videos are amazing! I appreciate how simple you make it look. I wish my classical guitar instructor would have taught me this, it would have greatly helped my classical learning and I might have stuck with it. I quit guitar for a while, but am now back to playing folk and hymns. This has really expanded my guitar thinking. I am no longer stuck playing 6 chords! LOL!
You are the perfect music teacher, Ricky! It appears to be easy after all… If I’d only knew earlier in life…..
Great Lesson
seen this explained a few different times by different RUclips guitar cats, but this one was by far the easiest to remember. Mnemonics man, they work.
Ricky , your a genius, thank heaps for this lesson.
Leave it to Ricky to make something so intimidating so easy to understand. Thanks for the PDF, too!
Wow! Have no clue what I just watched. I know it brilliant but over my head. Will watch 20 more times.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge!! Least I can do is like and subscribe. Such a great videos and lessons. Wish you all the best.
RICKY, YOU ARE NOT ONLY AN INCREDIBLE GUITAR TEACHER BUT ALSO A INCREDIBLE HUMAN BEING!! A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A GREAT & HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU!!!
That’s brilliant. Even without the full theory. Thanks.
this was explained very well, thank you!!
This gentleman is just Awesome teacher 😊!!
Thank you Rickey! 🎸
You're welcome David :)
Thank you so much!! This is a great tutorial/lesson!!!
L7. So simple it'll stick. Another nugget of gold to drop in the basket. Thanks again man.
EYUP! Dear Ricky, Thank you very much for your generosity. You were born to teach Sir.
your instruction is eash to follow, I'm awestruck!
Thank you so much! This clarify so much. And I been playing for years
Fantastic stuff, so glad to have found your channel
Eyup Chewy! So glad you did too! I appreciate you watching!
Wowww , this video is what I needed !
Gonna watch it till it´s in my head .
Thnx Ricky , great video and info !!
It really makes a difference to your guitar playing! Thanks for watching :)
@@rickysguitar not only with playing but my struggle understanding note music changed too.
Playing with tabs is all I knew and got learned , but it didn´t satisfy me.
My question : Why .. didn't go away.
Now a little light is there.
Most helpful video yet for me. Thank you for doing this!
Just watched this and your circle of 3rds tutorial 👍 brilliant keep em coming Ricky
Thanks Ricky,
One tip for your RUclips quality
When you film the static page on the table, turn off autofocus.
I recently transposed my guitar from the attic to the bedroom! Finally making the time to practice :D
Did you use a capo to move it lol. Get on that practice band wagon Dave!! 2022! You've got this!
Awesome video and thank you for sharing ❤❤
Just wanted to say a huge thank you, watched your videos and you have a very intresting look on the theory and guitar playing. much apriciated and i hope you and your family is having a lovely holiday!
While watching the second half of this video when he talks about the key grid, I guess I was a slow learner when I first started to play guitar because when I watch some of these RUclips instructors explain some of these theories that I have a clear understanding about now, I would’ve been totally confused back than. This was a helpful reminder video for me, but if I would’ve watched the second half of this video when I was a beginner or intermediate I would’ve been really confused. I feel it would be really helpful for all guitar players if instructors mentioned the players level that the video was intended for. For example something like beginner intermediate expert.
LIGHTBULB!!!! Awesome content, as ever, Ricky, thank you!!
Ricky you’re the Fort Knox of guitar tuition 👍🏻 happy new year
new viewer. love the intro. hooked and subbed
Proper Lesson.!!
Main reason Guitar is so easy to transpose! I started learning piano and could believe all your chord shapes in different Keyes are different! I always hear how piano makes more sense but guitars certainly easier to play in any 🔑
Great video as always Ricky! I am currently going through your book and course and I have to admit that this was the first video that has left me feeling a bit lost. I have been playing for years but I know ZERO about reading music so there were a number of things in the first half of the video that I didn’t quite understand…like why you are denoting some of the notes as flat and others as sharp (starting at like 11:30). Honestly, the entire first half kind of went over my head. I’m likely missing some remedial knowledge that’s necessary for this to make sense.
For the record, I understand the larger point of how this allows me to play in any key with the L7 grid, just don’t understand a few of the early points about the sheet music.
Wow! Phenomenal! Thank you. So helpful
so simple thank you 😊
WOW Amazing technigue and good represented !!
That was genius how you explained that cheers !!
awesome explained 🙌🙌🙌
Under Ricky's tutorial, there's a matrix of ideas to pursue. V challenging. How can one apply it in real time? What does one do to apply it in real time?
Hey Mr Ricky Comiskey, Ayup! I'm new to this six string thing as an old bassist. I've started playing guitar(as I have always wanted to do) but, due to COVID etc etc, So been hunting out lessons. It's taken a while to find someone who I'm comfortable with and you are the winner!(apart from That Dutch bloke David) You explain things in such a way and hate this book thing so correctly that I am right on your case, and appreciate your hard work to make it easy. You have helped me so much that I'm now addicted to everything you do(that's where Dutch bloke loses) I'm 61 and need a practice plan for everything I guess but I know basic scales and my Pentatonic to a degree but how long do I spend on each aspect? Merry Christmas mate and thanks again. PS love the dog and little jokes thing, that's what makes it real.
The first half of the video with the mneumonics is the new part for me. It is wonderfully helpful, but It’s still a bit of mental calisthenics to sort out the sharps and flats for some of the keys. For instance C#. Going back a half step we need to remember that C is actually B# in this system so that we can retrace the mnemonics FCGDAEB. It makes sense in the direction of first laying out all the sharps on the staff and deducing that the key is C#. But after a handful of days I asked myself “what are the sharps or flats in the key of C#?” … I immediately got confused having forgotten that the half step back.. C.. is B# in this system. Usually you want to know what the sharps and flats are in a key, retracing is still a bit tricky.
If you ask me the sharps or flats in Ab. I have to remember 1. Ab is the second to the last flat 2. I need to remember we start the mnemonic with Bb. 3. I need to remember the proper mnemonic BEADGCF 4. I need to remember to add the extra word Down. 5 now I know Ab has Bb, Eb, Ab, Db…… but that’s quite a lot of steps to go through mentally.
Is there a quicker way of knowing the sharps and flats? Or do we eventually get more accustomed to retracing our steps in these two different ways across the twelve keys? I can currently do it quicker by looking at my guitar neck and looking at the major scale pattern.
Absolutely mundane blowing! Thank you!
The penny is beginning to drop! Many thanks.