There's a common misconception where people think that just because they can play the guitar, they can also teach it. That's made it really hard for me and many others to learn, but Scott is such a great teacher and it helps so much.
Words typed in the comments do not have the capacity to convey my appreciation for what you're doing. I cannot pinpoint what makes your videos vastly more helpful than other youtube lessons (whether it be your overlay, pace/tone of speech, etc) but all your work makes a lovely amalgamation of guidance. Thank you.
This is a very welcome lesson, especially for the poor or elderly folk who unfortunately are unable to finance a Patreon donation. Hopefully they will continue for their benefit .... have a Happy New Year Scott.
@@ScottPaulJohnson it is a most reasonable sum for the time put in and quality of the product and pales in comparison for what most of us dedicate 12 bucks a month toward with no long term commitment .
@@ScottPaulJohnson Thanks Scott. Point taken on board my friend ... but what I meant is, it is still expense that cannot be afforded by many folk due to finances ... perhaps the word "donation" was incorrectly used. Any way, as I mentioned, Happy New Year to you....
@@philjames1019 I can attest to how amazing the patreon page is. Most one hour lessons cost about $40 from an instructor. Here you get hundreds of hours of content and a community page for 1/4 of that price per month. For those who can set aside two coffee's a month, I highly recommend
@@philjames1019 I didn't mean to sic the dogs on you! It was just one of the first comments on this video and people often assume that a Patreon is just a place to support someone's RUclips channel. For the people who don't know, I wanted to clarify that it's a whole learning experience. I appreciate you being here and being supportive! I harbor no ill feelings toward those who can't afford or are not interested in joining my patreon! Take care, Phil! Happy New Year!
Dear Mr. Johnson, I really have to say that you just create the best guitar lesson videos by far! Your explanations and the visualizations on the guitar neck are just awesome! Thank you very much for offering us this garest content!
Sir, I am from India U R the best teacher..... made my Guitar life more musical and lively God bless U Sir .... Pls . carry on Even slow learners get benefitted by U
You're the light of my day Scott! Put a smile on my face when I saw the notification. This comment is for the quality lesson, the edit, your personality, and RUclips referencement.
I with you Jake. This guy is a remarkable teacher. A natural. His tools are over the top good tool That fret board camera and what he does with it are amazingly lucid. Absolutely one of the best. Stay there Scott. Too many greats get lost in the rapture of the adulation. Here's hoping you can keep it real...
I learned more from watching three of your videos than I have in my eight months of playing guitar and failing go get into theory. To be fair, I wasn’t very motivated before, but you also just make it so, so easy to understand. There’s something very nice about learning theory that you can immediately apply and try for yourself. So thank you for uploading these videos!!
What is incredible is this guy so knowledgeable and such a talented teacher but completely humble. Every other teacher on here thinks they are steve vai
You must know this by the plethora of comments but I would be remiss if i didn't say that you are truly the best guitar teacher on RUclips -- Hoping to join the patreon soon, PLEASE DON'T STOP FRIEND
It's just that he explains from the base unlike other videos so it's really is helpful for begginers like me who have no idea about theroies. Thanks a lot.
You were the only person who could help me learn the caged system. I think you're far and away the best at giving clear and understandable lessons. Please continue.
48 year old here. Playing, self taught, since 18. And your deep dive for the first time made me understand what I’ve been doing (wrong...) all this time. So very very much thanks! You’re awesome and I hope you continue.
Brilliant teacher.. Clear, concise and no arrogance. Christ I could of done with this stuff when I was 12...still never too late... even at 42.... Fair play and keep up the good work SPJ
I started playing the guitar intensively again months ago because of you. I've been waiting for a new video for months, thank you so much! Great teacher, great lesson!
I think you are one of the best guitar teachers in the world. At least among the 50 I have seen on internet.. Great explanations, helping understand real things, with arguments., great knoledge... .. great graphics . Keep doing more videos. You will have succes for sure. No one explain things so well.
I'm so happy to see you back! A few months ago I found your channel and your videos covering the caged system helped me so much with soloing I can't thank you enough for that!
Dude, I was so so struggling to understand this exactly topic, and now 3/4 of the way through the video I have had the epiphany and I am beginning to understand finally. Words cannot express thanks. Please come back soon!
You are an excellent teacher. I wondered for myself if it was just me. Then i found there are many others who appreciate you as much as I do! Thank you for your work!
I don’t know how you do it, man, you just make it all seem so clear... I thought this is something that would take me months to understand, but that did the trick in about 7 minutes.
3:07 Major Scale (‘A’ Major Scale) 3:18 Major Chord (‘A’ Major Chord/ Triad) 1,3,5 7:53 Major Scale (‘D’ Major Scale) 8:24 Major Chord (‘D’ Major Chord/ Triad) 1,3,5 11:08 Minor Chords 11:16 Major Scale (‘A’ Major Scale) 11:35 Minor Chord (‘A’ Minor Chrd/ Triad) 1,3*,5 11:32 Major Scale (‘E’ Major Scale) 12:53 Major Chord (‘E’ Major Chrd/ Triad) 1,3,5 13:36 Minor Chord (‘E’ Minor Chrd/ Triad) 1,3*,5
I bought a printer solely to follow along with your charts and grow as a musician. Welcome back and thank you for your music theory vids! You're a great teacher
I just want to let you know how blessed I am for the fact we still have genuine and considerate people left in the world you are sharing your knowledge for all the world to see and I justb to or this hand m we down acoustic from my brother 2 days ago and as soon as I'm ready to come back to this video I will but I appreciate your way of thinking your CAGED video helped me understand what I was not realizing yet because I play piano so I think as soon as I am comfortable playing notes I'm already going to know how to play the chord much love from the Midwest man thank you so much❤️
Omg finally I have been watching thousands of videos trying to understand this. I gave up yesterday when i urned to RUclips this am I got this video and the way you explain it I finally got it.
I figured out all of this myself but it happened through watching numerous videos over months. All I had to do was watch this guy. Wish I would have discovered him earlier.😢
You just made a major (no pun intended) light bulb come on for me in how to build chords. I've been beating myself half to death trying to figure it out on my own. You did in 20 minutes what I've been struggling with for a week. You totally rock!!
You must understand how you process your own thoughts when learning really well in order to be able to explain things like you do. Natural born teacher.
This is exactly what I was working on since yesterday, I found the print outs which was printed out long time ago and forgotten all about it since I wasn’t interested in learning in depth 😄 Whatever little I learnt made me learn all the more, so this lesson is supporting it, so thanks a heaps! You are a fabulous teacher😊👏🏼
When u have 41k views and 3.1k likes and only 8 dislikes it says something your doing is so god damn right. Thanks for teaching and uploading such detailed lessons on RUclips. Edit: spellings check ✅
Music theory wizard is back!!! You are the only teacher who motivates me to not give up on learning and practicing guitar. Please never stop doing this, you're one of a kind.
Dude I struggled in a rut for a long time. Your videos have been without doubt the biggest influence on my progress on guitar. Brilliant approach to teaching
I had a guitar for years and just ended up noodling aimlessly on scales and a riffs for hours on end, I understood a fair bit of theory but never really had it all just come together until I saw your lessons. thank you for giving me that light bulb moment. I've learnt so much in the last week it's incredible and the way you explain it all is so easy to understand. cheers :)
Player. I'm sure I'm the last guy to mention this: but it's really good to see another video. You're my most effective sensei. Thank you for all the work.
SPJ actually makes me look forward to learning theory. Never before has anyone ever done that for me. I've never subbed to anyones Patreon but I'm seriously debating this because of how simple you break this down.
you totally nail the best ways to explain chord structure and theory.im 55 and i didnt have videos when i was in early teens and had to experiment.You make it and have given me easier ways to explain to like my sister who is 65 and now learning banjo,yeah cool huh.but i talk to much and confuses her because i dont play banjo but all theory as you know is relative.So just a big thank you my friend for being patient and just awesome!!! mean it.
You have no idea how happy I am to see you! I am 57, started playing at 8 and didn't understand anything until I watched your video's. I have watched them all multiple times and I've already watched this ine 3 x😅
I never wanted to learn to learn how to play guitar, but you have cleared all my doubts, you are a good teacher, I'm looking forward to buy my guitar now
straight into the head socket, totally get it right now after ages of being a guitar player. This is how it should be. and your tools are amazing. really felt life trying different shapes which I never did earlier. with that virtual fretboard, things become really easy. Thanks, A TON.
Glad you are back. You are by far my favorite guitar teacher on YT. You teach like a teacher and not a guitar player showing you what they know. You convey the "why" better than anyone on YT teaching guitar. You aren't just giving tips or exercises, but a direction in which I can pour my effort into knowing that it will pay off. It already has. I look forward to what you bring us this year.
I want you to know- for hours on end i have been watching theory videos trying to grasp how theory works on the guitar (most are for piano). I never could figure out how to make chords or understand the makeup of the ones ive been using. Thank you so much for this video- it has actually helped saved me. Literly 3 mins in and ive learned more than the last (x) amount of hours ive spent trying to understand. Because of you I'm once again inspired to keep at it. Thank you~
You're a blessing. You're an amazing teacher. And the truth is, passion has always been the best teacher. Just because people / teachers LIKE the guitar, it doesn't mean the can teach it well. But you LIVE the guitar and you have a real passion which makes you so articulate. Thank you brother.
Everytime i see a new video of you i actually learn. You are the best guitar creator around. Just a request. every time you make a video, like this, either make another one (or keep it going) with some 15 minutes of you playing what you just told us.I swear, i could watch for hours, but 10-15 mins would do. Thank you teacher.
There are so many guitar tutorials and lessons out there. Great guys (and girls) who post youtube clips on what to do. However, your video editing and approach on what and how to do it is next level. I am joining your patreon page today as this is clearly the best out there. A & J are both good but yours is a leap ahead of others.
he's back to save us all
haha yeah
He came when we need him the most
😂😂😂
Thank God. Welcome back sifu.
Foreal!! I was trying to figure this out on my own but I was making it way too complicated
When the world needed him the most, he came back.
You are the Bob Ross of musical theory. Another great lesson mate, keep doing what you do.
Happy little scales.
This!!! ❤
this part of my life... this little part is called happiness
Thanks for being here.
happyness*?
@@nickk6575 agradece que escribí en ingles ...
@@rubenlezcano7477 you were right with happiness. Not happyness
@@rubenlezcano7477 You said it right! And thanks again for being here. In the U.S. we spell it "happiness" but I don't know about other places.
There's a common misconception where people think that just because they can play the guitar, they can also teach it. That's made it really hard for me and many others to learn, but Scott is such a great teacher and it helps so much.
Words typed in the comments do not have the capacity to convey my appreciation for what you're doing. I cannot pinpoint what makes your videos vastly more helpful than other youtube lessons (whether it be your overlay, pace/tone of speech, etc) but all your work makes a lovely amalgamation of guidance.
Thank you.
the only teacher i finally understand scales after a year learning guitar scales
Really me too I think I got it now
THE KING IS BACK! i literally searched this topic and found that you're back, happiness
This is a very welcome lesson, especially for the poor or elderly folk who unfortunately are unable to finance a Patreon donation. Hopefully they will continue for their benefit .... have a Happy New Year Scott.
Hi Phil! Good to hear from you again! Keep in mind, the Patreon is not a donation, its an entire guitar lesson ecosystem!
@@ScottPaulJohnson it is a most reasonable sum for the time put in and quality of the product and pales in comparison for what most of us dedicate 12 bucks a month toward with no long term commitment .
@@ScottPaulJohnson Thanks Scott. Point taken on board my friend ... but what I meant is, it is still expense that cannot be afforded by many folk due to finances ... perhaps the word "donation" was incorrectly used. Any way, as I mentioned, Happy New Year to you....
@@philjames1019 I can attest to how amazing the patreon page is. Most one hour lessons cost about $40 from an instructor. Here you get hundreds of hours of content and a community page for 1/4 of that price per month. For those who can set aside two coffee's a month, I highly recommend
@@philjames1019 I didn't mean to sic the dogs on you! It was just one of the first comments on this video and people often assume that a Patreon is just a place to support someone's RUclips channel. For the people who don't know, I wanted to clarify that it's a whole learning experience. I appreciate you being here and being supportive! I harbor no ill feelings toward those who can't afford or are not interested in joining my patreon! Take care, Phil! Happy New Year!
You are simply the best guitar tutor on this planet!!
Dear Mr. Johnson, I really have to say that you just create the best guitar lesson videos by far! Your explanations and the visualizations on the guitar neck are just awesome! Thank you very much for offering us this garest content!
Right then illustrations are needed!
Sir,
I am from India
U R the best teacher..... made my Guitar life more musical and lively
God bless U Sir ....
Pls . carry on
Even slow learners get benefitted by U
Finally he remembered his youtube password
Bro you are like that one teacher in high school who can actually make the entire class pay attention. You are awesome, keep it up!
Holy crap!!! I was just thinking yesterday about how I wanted this channel to start up again!!!
I know all of these elements individually. But the magic your bring is it’s a massive key unlocked on how all of this fits together.
You're the light of my day Scott! Put a smile on my face when I saw the notification.
This comment is for the quality lesson, the edit, your personality, and RUclips referencement.
BACK OFF he's MINE!
I with you Jake. This guy is a remarkable teacher. A natural. His tools are over the top good tool That fret board camera and what he does with it are amazingly lucid. Absolutely one of the best. Stay there Scott. Too many greats get lost in the rapture of the adulation. Here's hoping you can keep it real...
I learned more from watching three of your videos than I have in my eight months of playing guitar and failing go get into theory. To be fair, I wasn’t very motivated before, but you also just make it so, so easy to understand. There’s something very nice about learning theory that you can immediately apply and try for yourself. So thank you for uploading these videos!!
I have watched many guitar videos but understand my guitar the most because of you. Thank you
Never thought I could tolerate someone teaching music theory but you actually make it pretty easy and intuitive to follow. Happy holidays my guy
Wow. After watching your videos... how are you not the most popular teacher out there! You have a fan sir.
You’re clarity of explanation and ability to demystify these concepts is immensely helpful to a novice like me. Thanks!
What is incredible is this guy so knowledgeable and such a talented teacher but completely humble. Every other teacher on here thinks they are steve vai
Just love how you break down the Music Theory! Thanks for the help, really appreciate it
Happy to help! Thanks for appreciating my work!
You must know this by the plethora of comments but I would be remiss if i didn't say that you are truly the best guitar teacher on RUclips -- Hoping to join the patreon soon, PLEASE DON'T STOP FRIEND
Thank you so much! You could literally pick any theory argument and make it so easy to comprehend and apply.
You’re the best!
It's just that he explains from the base unlike other videos so it's really is helpful for begginers like me who have no idea about theroies. Thanks a lot.
You were the only person who could help me learn the caged system. I think you're far and away the best at giving clear and understandable lessons. Please continue.
Omg... I wish I had you as my teach when I first learned guitar. Please. Never leave us. Keep posting!! And THANK YOU FOR BEING YOU
So good to see you back, and so grateful for sharing your lessons with us all!
48 year old here. Playing, self taught, since 18. And your deep dive for the first time made me understand what I’ve been doing (wrong...) all this time. So very very much thanks! You’re awesome and I hope you continue.
Brilliant teacher.. Clear, concise and no arrogance. Christ I could of done with this stuff when I was 12...still never too late... even at 42.... Fair play and keep up the good work SPJ
I started playing the guitar intensively again months ago because of you. I've been waiting for a new video for months, thank you so much! Great teacher, great lesson!
Its sucks,this guy needs more subs and recognition.He's literally a life saver.
'literally'.
Hyperbole.
The legend is back .... Keep doing what you do sir 🙌
Dude these visuals with the transparent hand so we can see what’s going is genius and amazing. Thank you for the time you put into these.
This is literally mind blowing and life changing! 😱😱😱🔥👌
I think you are one of the best guitar teachers in the world. At least among the 50 I have seen on internet.. Great explanations, helping understand real things, with arguments., great knoledge... .. great graphics . Keep doing more videos. You will have succes for sure. No one explain things so well.
I'm so happy to see you back! A few months ago I found your channel and your videos covering the caged system helped me so much with soloing I can't thank you enough for that!
Dude, I was so so struggling to understand this exactly topic, and now 3/4 of the way through the video I have had the epiphany and I am beginning to understand finally. Words cannot express thanks. Please come back soon!
Finally you’re back!!! Best teacher ever
You are an excellent teacher. I wondered for myself if it was just me. Then i found there are many others who appreciate you as much as I do!
Thank you for your work!
I didn’t even read the title before I clicked I just saw the upload date
I don’t know how you do it, man, you just make it all seem so clear... I thought this is something that would take me months to understand, but that did the trick in about 7 minutes.
ALRIGHT EVERYONE BE COOL DONT PANIC
This is so cool. The dropping the 3rd half step to go from major to minor is a REALLY GOOD tip!
3:07 Major Scale (‘A’ Major Scale)
3:18 Major Chord (‘A’ Major Chord/ Triad) 1,3,5
7:53 Major Scale (‘D’ Major Scale)
8:24 Major Chord (‘D’ Major Chord/ Triad) 1,3,5
11:08 Minor Chords
11:16 Major Scale (‘A’ Major Scale)
11:35 Minor Chord (‘A’ Minor Chrd/ Triad) 1,3*,5
11:32 Major Scale (‘E’ Major Scale)
12:53 Major Chord (‘E’ Major Chrd/ Triad) 1,3,5
13:36 Minor Chord (‘E’ Minor Chrd/ Triad) 1,3*,5
Thxs.
🏆
Honestly the best theory teacher I've ever learned from but also just one of the best teachers ever.. So grateful man, thank you!
Omg he is back, let’s go
I bought a printer solely to follow along with your charts and grow as a musician. Welcome back and thank you for your music theory vids! You're a great teacher
HE IS ALIVE
Seriously, I've watched A LOT of youtube musical theory videos, but yours are THE BEST, unquestionably.
Good ol' spooky hands
hehehe
I just want to let you know how blessed I am for the fact we still have genuine and considerate people left in the world you are sharing your knowledge for all the world to see and I justb to or this hand m we down acoustic from my brother 2 days ago and as soon as I'm ready to come back to this video I will but I appreciate your way of thinking your CAGED video helped me understand what I was not realizing yet because I play piano so I think as soon as I am comfortable playing notes I'm already going to know how to play the chord much love from the Midwest man thank you so much❤️
Hooray! 2020 did not claim Scott Paul Johnson, no sir!
Stop 🛑 here- No more need to search 🔦 for Guitar 🎸 lessons anymore. Thanks for your unique style of teaching. Regards for lots of efforts. Too good
2020 ending with da bang (boom-boom)
The ONLY teacher I've seen who explains it all perfectly! The rest just want you to memorize everything. Thank you!
Omg finally I have been watching thousands of videos trying to understand this. I gave up yesterday when i urned to RUclips this am I got this video and the way you explain it I finally got it.
I figured out all of this myself but it happened through watching numerous videos over months. All I had to do was watch this guy. Wish I would have discovered him earlier.😢
You just made a major (no pun intended) light bulb come on for me in how to build chords. I've been beating myself half to death trying to figure it out on my own. You did in 20 minutes what I've been struggling with for a week. You totally rock!!
The channel is one of my favourites. SPJ teaches guitar, many others just show off. Having transparent fingers is also a big plus.
You must understand how you process your own thoughts when learning really well in order to be able to explain things like you do. Natural born teacher.
This is exactly what I was working on since yesterday, I found the print outs which was printed out long time ago and forgotten all about it since I wasn’t interested in learning in depth 😄 Whatever little I learnt made me learn all the more, so this lesson is supporting it, so thanks a heaps! You are a fabulous teacher😊👏🏼
One of your caged videos actually made me pick my guitar back up. Been at it ever since. Thanks. I always got a kick out of your teaching style.
You are the teacher everyone needs and I never had, I think somehow RUclips should give you a special/extra reward for your videos
Thanks for coming back 😭😭😭😭😭🙏🙏🙏
No one explains like you. Ur Visuals with dots makes so much sense. No one teaches like you....I mean no one
You are the best version of explaining the things in guitar
When u have 41k views and 3.1k likes and only 8 dislikes it says something your doing is so god damn right. Thanks for teaching and uploading such detailed lessons on RUclips.
Edit: spellings check ✅
You not only show how but why ! What a gift to all of us out here !!! 🎸🕺🏾🎸. Thank you 😊
Scott you are a brilliant teacher. You explain everything in detail and so easy to understand. I wish you was my next door neighbour
Music theory wizard is back!!! You are the only teacher who motivates me to not give up on learning and practicing guitar. Please never stop doing this, you're one of a kind.
Dude I struggled in a rut for a long time. Your videos have been without doubt the biggest influence on my progress on guitar. Brilliant approach to teaching
Thanks Scott you are by far a gift to use all who want to learn guitar
You are one of their best Teacher that I can learn from... thank you 🙏
Omg you are the only person who is actually helping me put all this together and I’m slowly understanding now, thank you!
I had a guitar for years and just ended up noodling aimlessly on scales and a riffs for hours on end, I understood a fair bit of theory but never really had it all just come together until I saw your lessons. thank you for giving me that light bulb moment. I've learnt so much in the last week it's incredible and the way you explain it all is so easy to understand. cheers :)
Thank you so much man. That first piece of information about notes repeating itself just unlocked many things for me!
Player. I'm sure I'm the last guy to mention this: but it's really good to see another video. You're my most effective sensei. Thank you for all the work.
I’ve been struggling with getting my head around this for years...YEARS.....thank you, this is by far the best explanation I’ve found!
SPJ actually makes me look forward to learning theory. Never before has anyone ever done that for me. I've never subbed to anyones Patreon but I'm seriously debating this because of how simple you break this down.
Maybe the best teacher i have ever had. Learned more in 3 tutorials than in 5 weeks of practicing, thank you.
you totally nail the best ways to explain chord structure and theory.im 55 and i didnt have videos when i was in early teens and had to experiment.You make it and have given me easier ways to explain to like my sister who is 65 and now learning banjo,yeah cool huh.but i talk to much and confuses her because i dont play banjo but all theory as you know is relative.So just a big thank you my friend for being patient and just awesome!!! mean it.
I’ve been playing for over 20 years, and I’ve never seen guitar lessons delivered this clearly
You have no idea how happy I am to see you! I am 57, started playing at 8 and didn't understand anything until I watched your video's. I have watched them all multiple times and I've already watched this ine 3 x😅
I never wanted to learn to learn how to play guitar, but you have cleared all my doubts, you are a good teacher, I'm looking forward to buy my guitar now
straight into the head socket, totally get it right now after ages of being a guitar player. This is how it should be. and your tools are amazing. really felt life trying different shapes which I never did earlier. with that virtual fretboard, things become really easy. Thanks, A TON.
This man is a blessing to humanity ❤
You're the BEST! The keyword is SIMPLIFIED so that anyone regardless of his level of understanding can comprehend it in the easiest way.
Glad you are back. You are by far my favorite guitar teacher on YT. You teach like a teacher and not a guitar player showing you what they know. You convey the "why" better than anyone on YT teaching guitar. You aren't just giving tips or exercises, but a direction in which I can pour my effort into knowing that it will pay off. It already has. I look forward to what you bring us this year.
Just became a patreon member.
The graphics of these lessons ares stunning. Different ways to display things in real time as SPJ plays, which complement themselves - super clear!
I want you to know- for hours on end i have been watching theory videos trying to grasp how theory works on the guitar (most are for piano). I never could figure out how to make chords or understand the makeup of the ones ive been using. Thank you so much for this video- it has actually helped saved me. Literly 3 mins in and ive learned more than the last (x) amount of hours ive spent trying to understand. Because of you I'm once again inspired to keep at it. Thank you~
Excellent as also Scott. Many thanks. The way you formulate and present material is second to none !
You're a blessing.
You're an amazing teacher.
And the truth is, passion has always been the best teacher.
Just because people / teachers LIKE the guitar, it doesn't mean the can teach it well. But you LIVE the guitar and you have a real passion which makes you so articulate.
Thank you brother.
Everytime i see a new video of you i actually learn. You are the best guitar creator around.
Just a request. every time you make a video, like this, either make another one (or keep it going) with some 15 minutes of you playing what you just told us.I swear, i could watch for hours, but 10-15 mins would do.
Thank you teacher.
I do a lot more examples on my Patreon. RUclips generally doesn’t like me to do longer videos with examples, otherwise I would!
Thank god you’re back. One of the most natural and effective teachers ever. Please stick around!
There are so many guitar tutorials and lessons out there. Great guys (and girls) who post youtube clips on what to do. However, your video editing and approach on what and how to do it is next level. I am joining your patreon page today as this is clearly the best out there. A & J are both good but yours is a leap ahead of others.
What a fantastic work. Never seen something like this that has so much clarity. Thank you for this lesson.
Where were you 20 years ago man!!!
Oh probably 5 years old
You are the best teacher on you tube cheers
I was just starting to teach 20 years ago at age 14