If you know your Caged and the pentatonic scales, your blues scales, and just a slight bit of knowledge about modes, this will not be too difficult, just some focus. If not, it will take a lot more time… But it is well worth it, after all, what is better than music / Guitar? !
Thank You So Much! Marty and Chris for giving us the scoop on "THE ASSIGNMENT" You did my request! Well Done Chris! Playing the Thirds , then the Dorian and then moving the lick up from 4 to the 5 chord! I got it! Amazing! Marty's Army gets the Toughest Guitar lesson he ever learned! YOU BOTH are AWESOME TEACHERS!!!
I'm actually starting to "get" some of this. For me, just adding one little trick (note) at a time, works best. Focusing on that 3rd was pretty darn cool.
Sweet! Glad to hear it John! These simple tools are what I used to start this journey. Now go back at watch what Marty is doing in the intro...you can SEE him using ALL THREE!!!
Mike, yeah I'd like to sit down with Marty and chat about this stuff, like what we think about while playing over chords etc...I think that would be really helpful.
No joke , this is pure gold and ties into the caged/overplayed pentatonics I’ve been learning beautifully 🔥 thanks for bringing that fire Marty! For the first time ever I feel like I can solo with chord tones 🎸
Perfect knowledge as I’m a year into playing. Been hung up with work lately so haven’t been playing too much but grateful to find another teacher that taught the goat as I get a new axe and begin to fan the flame again
Now I see how it all comes together with these modes ‘you’re just building to something bigger and better each time ‘ These videos are the best tools from beginner to advanced And just keep on evolving great job Marty’
I’ve had people try to explain this stuff to me before but never could understand it. Chris really broke it down so simply. I can see where you you get your teaching style from. A great guitar teacher creates great guitar teachers.
Cool trick about the IV chord! A Dorian contains the same notes as D Mixolydian. D Mixolydian has the D7 chord tones (1 3 5 b7). That is why A Dorian works over the IV chord.
What an awesome lesson! I did not realize Chris was your College Teacher Marty. I’ve seen him around on the Internet, just subscribed. They say a great teacher, is someone that can make things understandable to those trying to grasp something, Chris did an awesome job ! Thank you both, Chris and Marty! 🎸🎶
@@MartyMusic Marty, it’s crazy how music correlates with life… Often time the answers are right in front of us, literally right under our fingers, yet we do not realize it. Thanks again!
One other way for someone to view it is A Dorian is really G Major over the 4 chord in A and B Dorian over the 5 chord you play A Major (whatever keys Major scale over the 5) this just clicked in my brain and if you already know your Major scales then you good by just targeting chord tone notes inside of the Dorian😊
Bedroom Guitarist here, so self taught. The Reason Marty is so great at teaching is cuz how his teacher taught him, this is so CLEAR! i always used to get confused with this concept and get drifted away, this is awesome! keep up the work, beautiful. cheers and love from India
You’re the man Marty. Been following you for sometime. Just recently discovered Chris. He may not realize it yet but I’ve appointed myself as his padawan learner. This is the way. 🤘
since ive started playing in 2009, the very first videos i would watch to learn songs was marty, now seeing him with his beard is making me feel older now too, time to practice more, life moves quickly it seems like, thanks for all the great things yohve tought , def took a few things from you, thanks even thow i dont know you personely it feels like i do thow
D7 is the dominant chord in the key of G major. So, if you are playing at the 5th fret (in "box 1" of the A pentatonic scale), playing the diatonic notes for A Dorian will be the "in scale" notes for the D7 chord, since A Dorian is the second mode of G major.
So sometimes the light bulbs lights up and you pick up a missing piece of the puzzle. Playing 4 chord licks up a full step on the 5 is just something I never think about. Marty is really one of the best teachers out there. Thanks Marty
This is fun. Great teacher with concise info. You have to have confidence in your teacher. 5 stars on this, fundamentals you can use and explore. Plug in your guitar go with this one. Thank you, both!
Such a great lesson. I found that just learning the arpeggios for the dominant 7ths really helped me outline the chords of the blues. Also I like to switch to the major pentatonic a bit when going to the IV because it contains that major 6th and generally uplifts the melody the way a 4th does. Then going back to the minor pent just feels nastier by comparison.
Thought I was a solid intermediate player, and not following it totally. But I remember a year ago, some stuff that I do and understand now was foreign to me back then. It's a process. Will probably watch it again in six months from now.
Oh man I feel you. You just need a little foundation. Learn the major scale and the intervals that are in that scale. Next learn the minor scale and the intervals. Then after that you can learn the major and minor pentatonic scales which are just easier versions of those 2 scales but a bit more useful. While you are doing this always pay attention to what interval you are playing. Those intervals are the keys to so many things. Good luck.
The first "trick" is something that I had been trying to understand for years. In retrospect it is somewhat obvious, but I needed somebody to say it, so thanks for the tip. Trick number two is a bit too specific, I want to know which mode or scale to play against any chord. I guess this is largely an extension of the first trick, but a follow-up video would be great!
great lesson guys! love it. Just wanted to say...that "A Dorian over the IV chord" can also just be thought of as "play the Mixolydian of that chord" ... so D Mixolydian over the D7 , E Mixolydian over the E etc. ... personally i see that as a more accurate way to describe whats happening, but hey whatever works for ya, right? same notes, i just hear that as more of a Mixo sound personally. my two cents. peace
Hey, Marty...just wanted to let you know that I really appreciate what you are doing for people, you have helped me learn the guitar faster and better than I ever imagined! You are awesome at what you do, bro!! Thank you so much for everything!!! HAPPY HOLIDAYS
I play guitar because Marty makes it possible to learn at home, at my pace and when I am able to. For whatever reason, he makes learning songs the easiest.
I learned this lesson when as a kid in the 70's, I struggled to figure out Zeppelin's Since I've Been Loving You and The Lemon Song. When I tried to make sense out of the licks and find out why they sounded so cool, I kept finding that they were wrapped around the chords. Chords, for the love of god, chords, ha ha! This sets you free, teaches you how to fish rather than giving you a fish for a day. Meanwhile, my students would rather I teach them how to play Eruption, the end of which of course outlines a great chord progression, but they just want to know where to put their fingers. You can lead a horse....
Tool 4:- emphasise the tonic note with each chord change. So, A for A7, D for D7 and E for E7. I know it's obvious, but sometimes it's best to state the obvious.
BOOM! Now look at the modes all from the standpoint of A as the root and play these: Over the A play: A Mixolydian Over the D play: A Dorian Over the E play: A major (A Ionian) Using modes like this ("derivative") helps you cross reference the harmony back to the key you're in. You can look at this in SO many ways! GREAT comment Sal!!
Great lesson Marty!!!
Sensei!
If the man himself found it hard I ain't got no chance
It's not hard at all. It just takes time and a focus shift. Use that first tool and you're on your way!!!
Like everything else, it involves time.
I learned Johnny B Goode and then I stopped. But I can play a lot of songs with that knowledge.
If you know your Caged and the pentatonic scales, your blues scales, and just a slight bit of knowledge about modes, this will not be too difficult, just some focus.
If not, it will take a lot more time… But it is well worth it, after all, what is better than music / Guitar? !
Thank You So Much! Marty and Chris for giving us the scoop on "THE ASSIGNMENT" You did my request! Well Done Chris!
Playing the Thirds , then the Dorian and then moving the lick up from 4 to the 5 chord! I got it!
Amazing! Marty's Army gets the Toughest Guitar lesson he ever learned! YOU BOTH are AWESOME TEACHERS!!!
Thanks for the request to dive deeper Ron! I had a blast filming this one too!
I'm actually starting to "get" some of this. For me, just adding one little trick (note) at a time, works best. Focusing on that 3rd was pretty darn cool.
Sweet! Glad to hear it John! These simple tools are what I used to start this journey. Now go back at watch what Marty is doing in the intro...you can SEE him using ALL THREE!!!
This went over my head so fast, it knocked my hat off. . .
😂 Don’t feel like you’re the only one!
That feeling you get when you know you're about to learn something cool!
Literally just finished making my coffee, what perfecting timing on this fine morning
Same!
Thanks for listening to our suggestions Marty. A series of lessons on this topic would be great.
Mike, yeah I'd like to sit down with Marty and chat about this stuff, like what we think about while playing over chords etc...I think that would be really helpful.
@@curiousguitarist great idea! Would be amazing to hear about the thought process.
A complicated idea explained in a clear and easy to understand way!! Not often the case.
Thanks KC!
Chris Sherland is an awesome teacher, I can't thank Marty enough for steering me towards him
Thanks Tom! And thanks Marty for inviting me over, it really means a lot to me.
30 seconds into a 12 minute video, this was was incredible lesson 😆
No joke , this is pure gold and ties into the caged/overplayed pentatonics I’ve been learning beautifully 🔥 thanks for bringing that fire Marty! For the first time ever I feel like I can solo with chord tones 🎸
@@kane6529 YES!!! WTG Kane~
You are the best Marty. You never fail to impress me.
Perfect knowledge as I’m a year into playing. Been hung up with work lately so haven’t been playing too much but grateful to find another teacher that taught the goat as I get a new axe and begin to fan the flame again
Hey man, we have all had hard lessons. It's what makes learning music challenging, and thus so satisfying!
RC32 so true!
@@curiousguitarist Yeah!
You be everywhere dude? haha!
Now I see how it all comes together with these modes ‘you’re just building to something bigger and better each time ‘ These videos are the best tools from beginner to advanced And just keep on evolving great job Marty’
Marty is my only guitar teacher God bless you ❤
I’ve had people try to explain this stuff to me before but never could understand it. Chris really broke it down so simply. I can see where you you get your teaching style from. A great guitar teacher creates great guitar teachers.
Thanks for the compliment BlzShop, appreciate it and I'm glad it's making sense.
Cool trick about the IV chord! A Dorian contains the same notes as D Mixolydian. D Mixolydian has the D7 chord tones (1 3 5 b7). That is why A Dorian works over the IV chord.
BOOM! That's it!
What an awesome lesson! I did not realize Chris was your College Teacher Marty. I’ve seen him around on the Internet, just subscribed.
They say a great teacher, is someone that can make things understandable to those trying to grasp something, Chris did an awesome job !
Thank you both, Chris and Marty! 🎸🎶
Very cool!
@@MartyMusic Marty, it’s crazy how music correlates with life… Often time the answers are right in front of us, literally right under our fingers, yet we do not realize it.
Thanks again!
I've been playing guitar for 35 years and learn something new every day! Great lesson! Thanks for posting!
One other way for someone to view it is A Dorian is really G Major over the 4 chord in A and B Dorian over the 5 chord you play A Major (whatever keys Major scale over the 5) this just clicked in my brain and if you already know your Major scales then you good by just targeting chord tone notes inside of the Dorian😊
Exactly! I used to teach that exact idea as "MDI" (Mix, Dor, Ion) over the I IV V. That's a very creative way to look at it!
This was gold !!! Cleared so damn many things !!
So. Useful. Man. Thanks.
Just an outstanding explanation of the mechanisms behind this technique.
Bedroom Guitarist here, so self taught. The Reason Marty is so great at teaching is cuz how his teacher taught him, this is so CLEAR! i always used to get confused with this concept and get drifted away, this is awesome! keep up the work, beautiful. cheers and love from India
Lots for me to think about here. Thank you Chris, and Marty! 😀
Thanks Marty & Chris. Peter Frampton is a master of this type of playing. Playing melodically is way superior to shredding to my ear. Great lesson!
Frampton is who lit my spark..."Comes Alive" literally started my journey!
Thx Marty and master sensai. You got alot of us going🧘🏾♂️
Great lesson. Marty no wonder you are a great player. Judging by this lesson, Chris is a great teacher...not to diminish your own hard work.
My fav solo of yours on this intro
Thanks
Fantastic Player! I kept zoning out from Chris's calm and laid back voice.
Ha! And I also double as a relaxation coach :D Thanks for the compliment Bret.
You’re the man Marty. Been following you for sometime. Just recently discovered Chris. He may not realize it yet but I’ve appointed myself as his padawan learner. This is the way. 🤘
Wow just wow this guy is awesome marty
I'm so glad you went back to this. This is sort of my definition of what it means to "play" guitar. If we can do this, we are seriously kill'n it.
So true...it's one of the ways guitarists become deeper musicians.
since ive started playing in 2009, the very first videos i would watch to learn songs was marty, now seeing him with his beard is making me feel older now too, time to practice more, life moves quickly it seems like, thanks for all the great things yohve tought , def took a few things from you, thanks even thow i dont know you personely it feels like i do thow
Thank you gentlemens! Awesome.
What a fantastic lesson. 10/10 man.
My brain just exploded in the best way!
That was awesome.
Thanks to you both!!!
It's one of those life long journeys > just like learning guitar 🎸 thanks for these tools
I have been approaching this from learning the arpeggios
Indeed a great idea...I’d call that tool #4 for sure. I’ll be publishing a IIV V arpeggio video in early January and it will cover that exact idea.
Great lesson from Chris Sherland. Thank you!
D7 is the dominant chord in the key of G major. So, if you are playing at the 5th fret (in "box 1" of the A pentatonic scale), playing the diatonic notes for A Dorian will be the "in scale" notes for the D7 chord, since A Dorian is the second mode of G major.
I've been learning from you since like 2003 I think. Thank you SO MUCH!
So sometimes the light bulbs lights up and you pick up a missing piece of the puzzle. Playing 4 chord licks up a full step on the 5 is just something I never think about. Marty is really one of the best teachers out there. Thanks Marty
Marty - thanks for the introduction to Chris.
Great job Marty! You're an unselfish, secure instructor, kudos 🙏🏾🙏🏾📌❗Informative lesson. Thank you 👍🏽👍🏽.
This is fun. Great teacher with concise info. You have to have confidence in your teacher. 5 stars on this, fundamentals you can use and explore. Plug in your guitar go with this one. Thank you, both!
Thank you Riff Digger! Glad you liked it!
Such a great lesson. I found that just learning the arpeggios for the dominant 7ths really helped me outline the chords of the blues. Also I like to switch to the major pentatonic a bit when going to the IV because it contains that major 6th and generally uplifts the melody the way a 4th does. Then going back to the minor pent just feels nastier by comparison.
Love to listen to others approach on little nuances like this. Ya never know what your gonna get ;)
Thanks guys. Great tips.
Wow! This is good stuff! Thank you for introducing us to Chris. Great teacher for advanced players.
That was really helpful. Thanks for the lightbulb moment Sensei!
Of course, that's why I'm here :)
Your awesome Marty I know so many players who won't share any knowledge.
Seriously insightful
Well that's very useful thanks!
Awesome video
Awesome lesson! Simple ideas I can apply today! Marty and Chris are an amazing teaching duo!
Love that cowboy pick guard!
Another step to opening up the fretboard. Thank You
Who else is a beginner watching this video and can't understand a thing they are talking about yet can't stop watching?
Me! I also have a disability so i can’t play the guitar the normal way. I have to put it on a table and play it lol
I’m not a beginner, but I have no idea either 😂
This is my first time watching one of Marty’s vids.
Keep practicing! 🐰❤️🎸🎶🤝✌️
Thought I was a solid intermediate player, and not following it totally. But I remember a year ago, some stuff that I do and understand now was foreign to me back then. It's a process. Will probably watch it again in six months from now.
Oh man I feel you. You just need a little foundation. Learn the major scale and the intervals that are in that scale. Next learn the minor scale and the intervals. Then after that you can learn the major and minor pentatonic scales which are just easier versions of those 2 scales but a bit more useful. While you are doing this always pay attention to what interval you are playing. Those intervals are the keys to so many things. Good luck.
Damn, straightforward and awesome. Thanks! Will def sub your teacher too
Thanks Jake!
Have a Happy New Years Marty Music Think you so much for your time
Teching guitar songs and lessons
thats a golden lesson, makes you think about how to actually apply things you learn
Thanks lala, glad you enjoyed it!
Chris is easy to follow, like Marty, and has great stuff!
The first "trick" is something that I had been trying to understand for years. In retrospect it is somewhat obvious, but I needed somebody to say it, so thanks for the tip. Trick number two is a bit too specific, I want to know which mode or scale to play against any chord. I guess this is largely an extension of the first trick, but a follow-up video would be great!
My teacher just introduced this subject to me yesterday thx alot.
Great pic cover on the tele!
great lesson
This guy is gold!
Thanks mate!
great lesson guys! love it. Just wanted to say...that "A Dorian over the IV chord" can also just be thought of as "play the Mixolydian of that chord" ... so D Mixolydian over the D7 , E Mixolydian over the E etc. ... personally i see that as a more accurate way to describe whats happening, but hey whatever works for ya, right? same notes, i just hear that as more of a Mixo sound personally. my two cents. peace
Hey, Marty...just wanted to let you know that I really appreciate what you are doing for people, you have helped me learn the guitar faster and better than I ever imagined! You are awesome at what you do, bro!! Thank you so much for everything!!! HAPPY HOLIDAYS
Amazeballs - so much to learn, so little time.
Also, when you hit that 4 chord, play the G major scale licks (if your key is A). You can tap into that sweet Santana sound.
really great lesson, definitely worth following! thanks, Marty.
Wonderful tutorial fellas!!!!!!
The set for this lesson looks awesome. Great content as well. Thank Marty
Thank you kindly!
Excellent video. Thank you Marty!
I play guitar because Marty makes it possible to learn at home, at my pace and when I am able to. For whatever reason, he makes learning songs the easiest.
I learned this lesson when as a kid in the 70's, I struggled to figure out Zeppelin's Since I've Been Loving You and The Lemon Song. When I tried to make sense out of the licks and find out why they sounded so cool, I kept finding that they were wrapped around the chords. Chords, for the love of god, chords, ha ha! This sets you free, teaches you how to fish rather than giving you a fish for a day. Meanwhile, my students would rather I teach them how to play Eruption, the end of which of course outlines a great chord progression, but they just want to know where to put their fingers. You can lead a horse....
Congtarts Marty.
The intro is gonna be my new alarm sound. Its amazing.
“Here’s a cool lick for you, too” - what a guy!
I love you Marty. This video has enlightened me
This is such a great lesson, thank you!!
Sounds heavenly!
Cool lesson dude 🤘🏽
Killer pickguard. This was a complete lightbulb moment for me.
Sounds like what ROBBEN FORD would do!!!👍🏻🎸🎸🎸
You should show us how to play la bamba or we belong together
This is good stuff
Love the lesson and the new background
Beautiful lesson!
I remember Marty Friedman talking about this on one of his lesson videos
Goddamn that 335 sounds so SWEET!
Tool 4:- emphasise the tonic note with each chord change. So, A for A7, D for D7 and E for E7. I know it's obvious, but sometimes it's best to state the obvious.
It’s what we bass players have to do with every song - especially walking lines. Cool lesson.
Why you always gotta make me feel inadequate 😂😂
Perfect..thanks
Over the D I think of it as D mixolydian and not A Dorian. Both are the same though
BOOM!
Now look at the modes all from the standpoint of A as the root and play these:
Over the A play: A Mixolydian
Over the D play: A Dorian
Over the E play: A major (A Ionian)
Using modes like this ("derivative") helps you cross reference the harmony back to the key you're in. You can look at this in SO many ways!
GREAT comment Sal!!