Out of all the guitar tutorial videos I've ever watched, your channel is easily the best for serious progression. So much gold info crammed into every one. So much respect for releasing these videos for free, what a legend.
It was just like they said in those old GIT school catalogs, "an experience you'll remember for the rest of your life." Totally true words indeed. - Andrew
Hello 'dancingdays88' ...When I was studying scales & arpeggios I started with an hour block of time where I just did them in major and minor, in every key. Then, when I branched out into modes and other scales, I still did an hour however, I created a keys-map (throughout 5 days) where I covered all of the keys within the span of a week's time. I did this type of practice for 3 years. - Andrew
Absolutely wonderfully structured video. Many people don't outline their instructional videos and it gets jumbled, but you nailed it. Very good lesson!
Using those diatonic intervals is ESSENTIAL, because it starts to free you up, you can jump around the scale more and hear the melodies. I do 3rd, 4ths, 5ths, 6ths etc. as well as triads. Great lesson!
This was great info. I've been getting serious about scales the last year or so and I was beginning to wonder if I was the only one who felt like this is a monumental task at times. Knowing it's like this for everyone even the greats makes me more comfortable being overwhelmed at times. Thanks, keep the lessons coming. I'm definitely subscribing.
I found it very helpful when practicing and learning major scales--way back when--to learn where the chord intervals (the root, the third. the fifth, the seventh) are within each scale pattern; then, to be conscious of the arpeggio notes while learning the scales in ascending and descending triplets. This brought me to a point where I no longer had to think in linear, "weedley" scaler stuff. :)
Major patterns in 3rds, 4ths, 5ths, 6ths are worth putting in daily routine. Also doing accending+decending runs of 3 notes, 4 notes, etc Dead right, it's the way to see past patterns and get yourself a point of reference at any moment in time.
hey man your awesome, And I truly appreciate all of your help. I have been playing guitar on and off for 6 years, have tried may different ways of attempting to learn, but watching your videos provides the best help!! thanks alot sir.!
I am happy to see you and so many players playing in 3rds. playing all those really cool melodies are more fun and I think you learn more by playing those . Great lesson, Steveo
Here is a tip I use to practice scales. Strum the I chord and play around the scale listening for the "good notes." Then strum another chord in the key and play around the scale. Listen for the "good" notes again. As I build a melody I try to string the "good" notes from one chord to another. I've found that notes are colored by the chords and notes played before. C# by itself sounds fine, unless you just played a C major. :)
Throughout school, I was always so turned off by music theory; maybe it was too challenging, maybe my teachers weren't explaining it in a way that made sense. But Mr. Wasson you've inspired me musically, probably more than any of my favorite artists. Your lessons are consistently informative, engaging, thorough, and easy to understand. I've learned so much, and I just wanna learn more. If anyone wishes, please feel free to check out some of my original music tracks, and leave feedback.
well i dig this line so much, "practice for hours upon hours upon hours." i think that pretty much all of it. again i thank you for these wonderful lessons man. \m/ hopefully one day i'll have the chance to visit you.
Thanks bro! You speak words of much wisdom that jives with my own and fits together the pieces that were missing for me. All of your lessons are top shelf, top grade.
Great suggestion, having a guitarist map out a guitar neck on paper (and make a 100 copies) and write in the notes on each fret to memorize.. This familiarizes the name of each note in making a chord, pentatonic or mode scale. By marking the fret/notes with a highlighter pen, I would map out a particular run on the neck, even label my bends, Maping it out would engrain it in my memory.so much better. Also, I reference each note of a chord to help vocalists find their harmony lines - in practice.
You are fantastic teacher, and these videos have great re-watch value. Thanks very much for producing these, I've gotten a lot out of them, even after 20 years plus of playing!
Great lesson! Huge fan of your videos. Understanding the modes opens up so much of the guitar once you have them fully mastered. Great job on explaining the modes and how they work.
Thanks Andrew! I started aplying the thing of doing my own backing tracks and jamming over! Not only is really fun but i think im making a lot of progress and improving my creativity, Thanks again for the lesson and all the others as well! Cheers from Argentina!
The chromatic scale represents all of the notes available. Scales have a formula which is how they are derived from the chromatic scale. C major is: C, D, E, F, G, A, B, and then C. All major scales follow the formula Step, Step, half-step, step, step, half-step, and step to get to the next root. Remember a step is two frets, a half step is one fret. The "steps" are called "intervals." Intervals are the basic building blocks of music. It is quite interesting. I hope this helps.
i think its great to do both. i'd strongly encourage the music theory side, which would be memorizing the notes and formula that make up the scale, because that way you actually understand the scale and its not just some foreign group of notes to you. however, to apply it to your guitar playing, i would then move on to becoming familiar with certain scale shapes over the board, 1.) so you can play the scale everywhere and 2.) so you then know where the notes are on the board. hope this helps!
as always, a great lesson with tons of info. presented very logicaly in a short time, yet very thorogh, you are one of the best out there~ I almost always go to your lesson on something someone else explained that i did not quite understand, & as usual you seem to make it clearer/easier for me ! thanks again Andrew,you have helped me to learn & improve my playing greatly.Joe Riffsky
yeah definetly gotta get something going, I used to be great at improvising near the end of highschool but years later after college/work balancing and a broken arm at one point im starting back into going into jam nights at pubs only to find i recycle alot of the same riffs over and over again when they play songs im not familiar with (some call it a pentatonic rut), so thanks to this vid ill be looking up some melodic sequences and trying to track down a metronome
I just read some of the other comments and I find them pretty rediculous. I've been playing for years and one thing I know is instructors who babysit a tiny little lesson don't get the important things across and teach you how to imitate a guitar player not be one. This video had clear precise tips on how to find your way and make the most of your practice. I found it very clear and easy to understand but I was left with some tips that have already greatly improved my practicing. Such as mixing up different scale patterns and sectioning off different areas and play just the patterns in that area. Now that I know to do it it seems elementary but it was seriously what I was missing. Also writhing down the fretboard is something I've been doing already and it's an invaluable tip. I can think of few things as important as knowing where your root notes are and being able to find them with relative ease. Ok well there are a lot of things equally important but this video has real tips not "get good at being a bad guitar player fast" kinda tips. If you weren't able to see the value and wisdom in this video maybe you can by a copy of "Play guitar like a pro in 30 secs" at half price books cause it's probably what your looking for. But personally I'd rather learn how to write my own melodies rather than copy someone else's an play it over an over. I've said it in two comments now an I'll say it again. This was a great video.
Basically scales are groupings of notes that sound good together. There are 12 notes of the Chromatic Scale: A, A#/Bb, B, C, C#/Db, D, D#/Eb, E, F, F#/Gb, G, G#/Ab, each a half step (one fret) apart. Other scales are subsets of the Chromatic Scale pegged to different key signatures. If someone says we are going to do this in C major, C major is composed of only C, D, E, F, G, A, B. If you know which key signature you are in, and you play within that scale it sounds good, i.e. no "sour" notes.
Your advice is to learn the rhythm and lead of my favorite artist/album. Well, my eventual goal is to learn Norman Blake's Whiskey Before Breakfast album. It has taken me 10 years and I've got 3 songs relatively ok. Now I need a mastery of modes, scales, technique, etc to get the rest. So, it works in reverse...you learn these exercises to learn the songs.
Thanks for your extremely informative videos. I devour the information you provide and appreciate it! I love learning the theory as well as getting tips on how/what to practice. THANK YOU!
the video is great on mastering your finger practice and just on the fact you must practice ,practice, practice but the man is a mathematician in his knowledge in his theory but to a lay man like my self who made a C.D. and harmonized songs and has no real education in how to learn his intelligent savvy I find him to fast he scares me by his fast ,fast fast,fast way of talking which in return actually slows my enjoyment of playing the guitar if you can find my C.D. It is just called Thomas Hay even though I maybe slow I give Andrew five stars as for other guitar players he is definitely a great teacher and a great guitar player the only guitar player he didn't mention was Jeff Beck .Thank you Andrew for a Great lesson .Thomas hay
its very true...... there is no shortcut, if u r searching for shortcut videos that means you are not the one that you wanna be, you have to give your heart to your instrument and keep on practicing until you reach your goal....so stop watching numerous of videos on the internet, it is waste of time....practice one thing 1000 times & please dont practice 1000 things at one time.....best of luck......
We were there the same time. (For 6 months anyway) Wish I could go back knowing what I know now...not to mention getting a degree. It was a great experience.
Andrew you are a great teacher. Thank you for bringing your amazing and EXTREMELY vast level of knowledge. I've never taken lessons before so at first when i started watching your lessons you might as well have been talking japanese.. lol After watching them over and over again im beginning to grasp each concept. Thanks again and keep on keepin on! \m/
I know I'm replying to an old post and you probably already got your answer but Im gonna do this anyway. In my opinion they are both important. The patterns help you play instinctively. You don't have to think each note when you shred your pattern if you know the shape. However if you don't know the notes, you don't really know what you are playing and it could be hard to construct backing for your sweet ass riffs and/or solos. I don't think there is an easy way to learn guitar. Just practice!
For the sake of not misleading you, this has been rundown and there are some generalizations in my comments. For example intervals don't have to be a step or half-step, that is a whole new ballgame. If you really want to learn, I recommend watching Andrew's videos on intervals, intervals are a must know if you are going to understand key signatures and scales. However, thanks to Andrew and people of the like, you can learn it on YT for free if you have time, patience, and dedication!
It is a good lesson, you need to see the chords in each scale and scales in the chords. I wish a teacher had showed me this when they showed me the scales. I spent to many hours playing mindless scales when I should have learned more melodies. I guess at least a teacher showed me that,
Personally, I'd recommend both. Shapes are a good way to be able to make something up on the spot, but learning the intervals is good for your theory, and broader melodic ideas.
Learn your fretboard, you can easily google images for what note goes to what fret. Learn some basic chords like A,C,D,E,G,F--those are the chords that most songs you hear play anyways. I like Marty Schwartz e-mail guitar lessons, but pretty much youtube beginners music theory and you'll be set :)
You said that it is vital to learn other player's licks and rhythms… Where do you think a musician would be if they started with no influence, which I understand is literally impossible due to the amount of exposure we receive from music and pop culture… Do you think that it is credible to say that influences ultimately ruin us as original musicians… Where would guitarists be if influences weren't a factor? Thoughts? Loved the video and think you are a great teacher. Thanks!
Look up his videos for maybe the Ionian Mode (That is the mode most commonly associated with the major scale patterns) and he has tons and you can learn lots just from those videos. Then maybe check out the Dorian Mode which is more associated with minor scales/progressions etc.
Modes need context. If you play E lydian shape over E maj chord it's E lydian. If you play it over a B maj You're just playing B Ionian (major scale) starting on the 4th. The progression will usually define the scale. eg. Over Emaj you could play ionian, lydian or mixolydian because Emaj exists in all those scales, if the next chord is an F#maj then Lydian is the only one that still fits due to the B# (Ionian and lydian would have a B).
I personally recommend you to google Justin Sandercoe (Justin Guitar) He is an amazing teacher of the basics! I think that Andrew (also an amazing teacher) teaches more advance stuff, so maybe you want to come back here later on your learning! Hope that helps you! Sorry for the bad english!
Hello Andrew, I was wondering if you might do a video lesson on modes and how they connect, or how to make the connections and what to do once I have. I have the understanding of the Ionian, Dorian and Pentatonic modes. I can play them in different variations around the neck but i cant join them in a manner that makes sense. Thanks in advance. -Toby, Puerto Rico
Good stuff. Been beating on various guitars for about 40 years now, and tab really screws me up. Finishing all seven levels of the Mel Bay method at least taught me how to read, but nothing inspirational in terms of music. The internet is about thirty years too late. Thanks.
@robban97swe A natural minor scale (flat 3rd, 6th and 7th) has 7 notes. A minor pentatonic has 5 notes. It is the same as the natural minor without the 2nd and 6th notes of the scale.
No problem, glad to help. I started this journey not long ago and still consider myself a music theory peon, but learning what you have been doing all these years it is worth it and actually interesting. Learning the notes on the fretboard by heart and intervals alone will surprise you. Andrew is great, also check out Rob Chapman, Wallimann, and Theodore Ziras. If you are interested in learning about reading music, right from the basics check out YT account name Lypur. Good luck!
I would like to thank you for this excellent video before asking one question which is very hard for me: I remember all of the major and minor scale shapes in three-notes per string pattern. I cannot extend it outside those three notes without thinking whether it falls in the scale. How can I extend that? I saw you started your three-notes per string pattern in C and when you got to the treble E string you moved up with D scale. I don't think D and C has all notes in common. How it works?
would definitely apply this lesson on my guitar..., I realized that I need to know shapes of scales., the only thing I am getting a difficult time on is sequencing a shape.. :-/
Hey Andrew, what is song in the outro of this video? the melody line is stuck in my head and I want to know if I can download it somewhere? Thanks for all your lessons, they are great.
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Out of all the guitar tutorial videos I've ever watched, your channel is easily the best for serious progression. So much gold info crammed into every one. So much respect for releasing these videos for free, what a legend.
awesome post dude!
March 1992 was when I graduated. Pat Hicks was still head of the school. It was fantastic to be there back then. Awesome experience! - Andrew
It was just like they said in those old GIT school catalogs, "an experience you'll remember for the rest of your life." Totally true words indeed. - Andrew
Hello 'dancingdays88' ...When I was studying scales & arpeggios I started with an hour block of time where I just did them in major and minor, in every key. Then, when I branched out into modes and other scales, I still did an hour however, I created a keys-map (throughout 5 days) where I covered all of the keys within the span of a week's time. I did this type of practice for 3 years. - Andrew
Absolutely wonderfully structured video. Many people don't outline their instructional videos and it gets jumbled, but you nailed it. Very good lesson!
Using those diatonic intervals is ESSENTIAL, because it starts to free you up, you can jump around the scale more and hear the melodies. I do 3rd, 4ths, 5ths, 6ths etc. as well as triads. Great lesson!
This was great info. I've been getting serious about scales the last year or so and I was beginning to wonder if I was the only one who felt like this is a monumental task at times. Knowing it's like this for everyone even the greats makes me more comfortable being overwhelmed at times. Thanks, keep the lessons coming. I'm definitely subscribing.
I found it very helpful when practicing and learning major scales--way back when--to learn where the chord intervals (the root, the third. the fifth, the seventh) are within each scale pattern; then, to be conscious of the arpeggio notes while learning the scales in ascending and descending triplets. This brought me to a point where I no longer had to think in linear, "weedley" scaler stuff. :)
Major patterns in 3rds, 4ths, 5ths, 6ths are worth putting in daily routine.
Also doing accending+decending runs of 3 notes, 4 notes, etc
Dead right, it's the way to see past patterns and get yourself a point of reference at any moment in time.
hey man your awesome, And I truly appreciate all of your help. I have been playing guitar on and off for 6 years, have tried may different ways of attempting to learn, but watching your videos provides the best help!! thanks alot sir.!
I am happy to see you and so many players playing in 3rds.
playing all those really cool melodies are more fun and I think you learn more by playing those .
Great lesson,
Steveo
Thanks a million for the kind words. All the best, and I'm certainly happy to hear that my lessons have been helping you out so much! - Andrew
You are doing a great service to the you tube community by sharing your knowledge ....Thank you so much for your time and effort!
Here is a tip I use to practice scales. Strum the I chord and play around the scale listening for the "good notes." Then strum another chord in the key and play around the scale. Listen for the "good" notes again.
As I build a melody I try to string the "good" notes from one chord to another.
I've found that notes are colored by the chords and notes played before. C# by itself sounds fine, unless you just played a C major. :)
Throughout school, I was always so turned off by music theory; maybe it was too challenging, maybe my teachers weren't explaining it in a way that made sense. But Mr. Wasson you've inspired me musically, probably more than any of my favorite artists. Your lessons are consistently informative, engaging, thorough, and easy to understand. I've learned so much, and I just wanna learn more.
If anyone wishes, please feel free to check out some of my original music tracks, and leave feedback.
well i dig this line so much, "practice for hours upon hours upon hours."
i think that pretty much all of it. again i thank you for these wonderful lessons man. \m/ hopefully one day i'll have the chance to visit you.
Thanks bro! You speak words of much wisdom that jives with my own and fits together the pieces that were missing for me. All of your lessons are top shelf, top grade.
Great suggestion, having a guitarist map out a guitar neck on paper (and make a 100 copies) and write in the notes on each fret to memorize..
This familiarizes the name of each note in making a chord, pentatonic or mode scale. By marking the fret/notes with a highlighter pen, I would map out a particular run on the neck, even label my bends, Maping it out would engrain it in my memory.so much better.
Also, I reference each note of a chord to help vocalists find their harmony lines - in practice.
You are fantastic teacher, and these videos have great re-watch value. Thanks very much for producing these, I've gotten a lot out of them, even after 20 years plus of playing!
Great lesson! Huge fan of your videos. Understanding the modes opens up so much of the guitar once you have them fully mastered. Great job on explaining the modes and how they work.
Thanks Andrew! I started aplying the thing of doing my own backing tracks and jamming over! Not only is really fun but i think im making a lot of progress and improving my creativity,
Thanks again for the lesson and all the others as well!
Cheers from Argentina!
The chromatic scale represents all of the notes available. Scales have a formula which is how they are derived from the chromatic scale. C major is: C, D, E, F, G, A, B, and then C. All major scales follow the formula Step, Step, half-step, step, step, half-step, and step to get to the next root. Remember a step is two frets, a half step is one fret. The "steps" are called "intervals." Intervals are the basic building blocks of music. It is quite interesting. I hope this helps.
i think its great to do both. i'd strongly encourage the music theory side, which would be memorizing the notes and formula that make up the scale, because that way you actually understand the scale and its not just some foreign group of notes to you. however, to apply it to your guitar playing, i would then move on to becoming familiar with certain scale shapes over the board, 1.) so you can play the scale everywhere and 2.) so you then know where the notes are on the board. hope this helps!
Had the pleasure of doing some classes with Don at G.I.T. and you are certainly correct. He's the man! - Andrew
as always, a great lesson with tons of info. presented very logicaly in a short time, yet very thorogh, you are one of the best out there~ I almost always go to your lesson on something someone else explained that i did not quite understand, & as usual you seem to make it clearer/easier for me ! thanks again Andrew,you have helped me to learn & improve my playing greatly.Joe Riffsky
yeah definetly gotta get something going, I used to be great at improvising near the end of highschool but years later after college/work balancing and a broken arm at one point im starting back into going into jam nights at pubs only to find i recycle alot of the same riffs over and over again when they play songs im not familiar with (some call it a pentatonic rut), so thanks to this vid ill be looking up some melodic sequences and trying to track down a metronome
Thanks for the kind words. They're very much appreciated. All the best! - Andrew
You are so right. This vid is so true and informative !! Alot of people have no idea that it is important to use all tools available
I just read some of the other comments and I find them pretty rediculous. I've been playing for years and one thing I know is instructors who babysit a tiny little lesson don't get the important things across and teach you how to imitate a guitar player not be one. This video had clear precise tips on how to find your way and make the most of your practice. I found it very clear and easy to understand but I was left with some tips that have already greatly improved my practicing. Such as mixing up different scale patterns and sectioning off different areas and play just the patterns in that area. Now that I know to do it it seems elementary but it was seriously what I was missing. Also writhing down the fretboard is something I've been doing already and it's an invaluable tip. I can think of few things as important as knowing where your root notes are and being able to find them with relative ease. Ok well there are a lot of things equally important but this video has real tips not "get good at being a bad guitar player fast" kinda tips. If you weren't able to see the value and wisdom in this video maybe you can by a copy of "Play guitar like a pro in 30 secs" at half price books cause it's probably what your looking for. But personally I'd rather learn how to write my own melodies rather than copy someone else's an play it over an over. I've said it in two comments now an I'll say it again. This was a great video.
Thank you for the very kind compliment. Much appreciated. - Andrew
Thank you Mr Andrew to teach these things.Because we have no any good teacher in our country to teach these things...Thanks
The Fretlight guitar is a big help to me. Excellent video you have produced here help me a lot.
Basically scales are groupings of notes that sound good together. There are 12 notes of the Chromatic Scale: A, A#/Bb, B, C, C#/Db, D, D#/Eb, E, F, F#/Gb, G, G#/Ab, each a half step (one fret) apart. Other scales are subsets of the Chromatic Scale pegged to different key signatures. If someone says we are going to do this in C major, C major is composed of only C, D, E, F, G, A, B. If you know which key signature you are in, and you play within that scale it sounds good, i.e. no "sour" notes.
Your advice is to learn the rhythm and lead of my favorite artist/album. Well, my eventual goal is to learn Norman Blake's Whiskey Before Breakfast album. It has taken me 10 years and I've got 3 songs relatively ok. Now I need a mastery of modes, scales, technique, etc to get the rest. So, it works in reverse...you learn these exercises to learn the songs.
Very sincere and he can play! You should listed to this guy, he doesn't fill his videos with info you'll never use.
You are welcome, glad I could help!
Always good to see your lessons Andrew. Good work! Thanks. Bill
This will take my practice to a whole new level! This is the 1st guitar video ive felt like i should take notes on. Subed
Thanks for your extremely informative videos. I devour the information you provide and appreciate it! I love learning the theory as well as getting tips on how/what to practice. THANK YOU!
Always well worthwhile re-watching these lessons. Always learn something new. Thanks!
Learn to read and write music . Got it. Been trying for years. Maybe I'll make it this time. Thanks, seriously thanks.
the video is great on mastering your finger practice and just on the fact you must practice ,practice, practice but the man is a mathematician in his knowledge in his theory but to a lay man like my self who made a C.D. and harmonized songs and has no real education in how to learn his intelligent savvy I find him to fast he scares me by his fast ,fast fast,fast way of talking which in return actually slows my enjoyment of playing the guitar if you can find my C.D. It is just called Thomas Hay even though I maybe slow I give Andrew five stars as for other guitar players he is definitely a great teacher and a great guitar player the only guitar player he didn't mention was Jeff Beck .Thank you Andrew for a Great lesson .Thomas hay
its very true...... there is no shortcut, if u r searching for shortcut videos that means you are not the one that you wanna be, you have to give your heart to your instrument and keep on practicing until you reach your goal....so stop watching numerous of videos on the internet, it is waste of time....practice one thing 1000 times & please dont practice 1000 things at one time.....best of luck......
We were there the same time. (For 6 months anyway) Wish I could go back knowing what I know now...not to mention getting a degree. It was a great experience.
Your advice on how to improvise is amazing. Thanks a lot.
Yeah I really like this guy! Im glad I found him and that he make these videos!
Andrew you are a great teacher. Thank you for bringing your amazing and EXTREMELY vast level of knowledge. I've never taken lessons before so at first when i started watching your lessons you might as well have been talking japanese.. lol After watching them over and over again im beginning to grasp each concept. Thanks again and keep on keepin on! \m/
I know I'm replying to an old post and you probably already got your answer but Im gonna do this anyway. In my opinion they are both important. The patterns help you play instinctively. You don't have to think each note when you shred your pattern if you know the shape. However if you don't know the notes, you don't really know what you are playing and it could be hard to construct backing for your sweet ass riffs and/or solos. I don't think there is an easy way to learn guitar. Just practice!
Very constructive advice on scaling and modes. Easy to catchup and understand. congrats.
I've been playing for 25 years and dabbled in theory, but after a month of your videos I'm no longer hitting walls in my playing. Thanks.
thanks for sharing your insights, relating your experience, and sound advice.
For the sake of not misleading you, this has been rundown and there are some generalizations in my comments. For example intervals don't have to be a step or half-step, that is a whole new ballgame. If you really want to learn, I recommend watching Andrew's videos on intervals, intervals are a must know if you are going to understand key signatures and scales. However, thanks to Andrew and people of the like, you can learn it on YT for free if you have time, patience, and dedication!
It is a good lesson, you need to see the chords in each scale and scales in the chords.
I wish a teacher had showed me this when they showed me the scales.
I spent to many hours playing mindless scales when I should have learned more melodies.
I guess at least a teacher showed me that,
I study theory so thanks so much man, you really helped a brother out, now i can start my lessons off better.
Personally, I'd recommend both. Shapes are a good way to be able to make something up on the spot, but learning the intervals is good for your theory, and broader melodic ideas.
Good lesson...I already knew most of this stuff but it certainly refreshed me on some ideas
Thank you Andrew. For everything
Hey, Thanks for the kind word... Much appreciate it! - Andrew
Learn your fretboard, you can easily google images for what note goes to what fret.
Learn some basic chords like A,C,D,E,G,F--those are the chords that most songs you hear play anyways.
I like Marty Schwartz e-mail guitar lessons, but pretty much youtube beginners music theory and you'll be set :)
Awesome video. Thanks for taking the time to post.
Dont feel bad, your not the only one, it seems there is always so much more we never cover on a guitar, never ending!
You said that it is vital to learn other player's licks and rhythms… Where do you think a musician would be if they started with no influence, which I understand is literally impossible due to the amount of exposure we receive from music and pop culture… Do you think that it is credible to say that influences ultimately ruin us as original musicians… Where would guitarists be if influences weren't a factor? Thoughts?
Loved the video and think you are a great teacher. Thanks!
Yeah, no doubt man! Thanks for watching, and all the best! - Andrew
Thank you so much man! This really helps me out understanding a proper way to play guitar and understanding it. Again, thank you!
I'd give anything for half an hour with that Strat.
Thanks again for a great video.
Look up his videos for maybe the Ionian Mode (That is the mode most commonly associated with the major scale patterns) and he has tons and you can learn lots just from those videos. Then maybe check out the Dorian Mode which is more associated with minor scales/progressions etc.
Modes need context. If you play E lydian shape over E maj chord it's E lydian. If you play it over a B maj You're just playing B Ionian (major scale) starting on the 4th. The progression will usually define the scale. eg. Over Emaj you could play ionian, lydian or mixolydian because Emaj exists in all those scales, if the next chord is an F#maj then Lydian is the only one that still fits due to the B# (Ionian and lydian would have a B).
I personally recommend you to google Justin Sandercoe (Justin Guitar) He is an amazing teacher of the basics! I think that Andrew (also an amazing teacher) teaches more advance stuff, so maybe you want to come back here later on your learning! Hope that helps you! Sorry for the bad english!
Your lesson are invaluable man, thank you for all this theory shared to us....
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thanks man everything you said is very educational i will be praticing till my fingers bleed !!
seriously...highly professional and awesome !! ...thank yoy very much ..
Hello Andrew, I was wondering if you might do a video lesson on modes and how they connect, or how to make the connections and what to do once I have. I have the understanding of the Ionian, Dorian and Pentatonic modes. I can play them in different variations around the neck but i cant join them in a manner that makes sense. Thanks in advance.
-Toby, Puerto Rico
Good stuff. Been beating on various guitars for about 40 years now, and tab really screws me up. Finishing all seven levels of the Mel Bay method at least taught me how to read, but nothing inspirational in terms of music. The internet is about thirty years too late. Thanks.
Top Instructor and all round nice chap !
Thanks Andrew!
@robban97swe A natural minor scale (flat 3rd, 6th and 7th) has 7 notes. A minor pentatonic has 5 notes. It is the same as the natural minor without the 2nd and 6th notes of the scale.
Man you are great you connect the pieces for me
No problem, glad to help. I started this journey not long ago and still consider myself a music theory peon, but learning what you have been doing all these years it is worth it and actually interesting. Learning the notes on the fretboard by heart and intervals alone will surprise you. Andrew is great, also check out Rob Chapman, Wallimann, and Theodore Ziras. If you are interested in learning about reading music, right from the basics check out YT account name Lypur. Good luck!
ways to use scales #1 memorize #2 play it and listen to every note #3 now... use your ear in the scale to make it sound good
GREAT teacher!!
Great lesson and suggestions!
You are the master. Thank you!
You're a great teacher, do u have a playlist for scales, but arranged, as what should i learn first.
Real solid points man, great video!
@gooney0 Thats an excellent way to practice, I learnt that from a Joe Pass DVD. Helps you to use your ear and play melodically.
Love this guy...
You deserve a beer!! Thanx for passing on the knowledge.
Great teacher, great advice! Thanks for this...
There are many approaches, down well by many guitarists. If you want to understand scales at the highest level, there is one name. Don Mock
I would like to thank you for this excellent video before asking one question which is very hard for me: I remember all of the major and minor scale shapes in three-notes per string pattern. I cannot extend it outside those three notes without thinking whether it falls in the scale. How can I extend that? I saw you started your three-notes per string pattern in C and when you got to the treble E string you moved up with D scale. I don't think D and C has all notes in common. How it works?
Really good Video. Thanks!
would definitely apply this lesson on my guitar..., I realized that I need to know shapes of scales., the only thing I am getting a difficult time on is sequencing a shape.. :-/
Great video my friend! :) One question: what type of fretwire you are using? Looks like Dunlop 6100? How do you like it?
Thanks and take care!
thank you Andrew
I have the same guitar that is awesome.
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a very deeply informative video!
subscribed! thanks for these exciting lessons! rock on!
0:40 definitely heard "Liquor Riff" right there, I was like oh snap, i gotta learn me a liquor riff right now hahah.
Hey Andrew, what is song in the outro of this video? the melody line is stuck in my head and I want to know if I can download it somewhere? Thanks for all your lessons, they are great.
great do a video on explainig how to combine them