How to Practice Scales

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  • Опубликовано: 12 ноя 2024

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  • @silaslukejones
    @silaslukejones 2 года назад +3510

    Rick starts playing: Heavenly orchestra of angels join in*

    • @jcee6886
      @jcee6886 Год назад +25

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @guylevi
      @guylevi Год назад +25

      How does he do that?

    • @michnyy
      @michnyy Год назад +73

      @@guylevi He uses shimmer reverb

    • @davereith54
      @davereith54 10 месяцев назад +6

      I’m dead!!

    • @theuncrediblehaak
      @theuncrediblehaak 10 месяцев назад +33

      No, he just added some pads in post. A shimmer reverb doesn't behave or sound like that

  • @allennewberry2904
    @allennewberry2904 2 года назад +2749

    Compared to most of his “like that” videos, this one didn’t hurt my mind.

    • @maldivirdragonwitch
      @maldivirdragonwitch 2 года назад +33

      ... and then you hear the amazing pad harmonies behind.

    • @aviivan5784
      @aviivan5784 2 года назад +1

      @@maldivirdragonwitch 😂

    • @yarddog5440
      @yarddog5440 2 года назад

      🤣

    • @willielarsson9651
      @willielarsson9651 2 года назад +7

      So true...the man talks in binary

    • @James-hr4fu
      @James-hr4fu 2 года назад +1

      That little 3rd part where he go's up again is so fast I have trouble following him?

  • @LaFortuneMusic
    @LaFortuneMusic 2 года назад +1029

    “Okay let me teach you guys this good practice technique” **Shreds** “like that” 👍

    • @alexmetista
      @alexmetista Год назад +31

      Exactly. I wish someone could teach beginning from the very beginning. 😅

    • @metalboy5150
      @metalboy5150 11 месяцев назад +20

      ⁠@@alexmetistaThere are plenty of people on this very platform that do. What he was showing was an intermediate exercise, not a beginner one.

    • @sportmaniac10
      @sportmaniac10 10 месяцев назад +2

      You have me dying 😂

    • @guppermusic
      @guppermusic 8 месяцев назад +6

      nobody’s gonna sit down and teach you every scale because there’s way too many of them lmao. he’s just referring to how to shape the scale on the fretboard so that you’re not confined to one position, which will really hold you back when improvising solos

    • @LMacNeill
      @LMacNeill 3 месяца назад

      Right?!! You have to already know so much just to be able to follow along, let alone learn anything new.

  • @RobertHouston-i8d
    @RobertHouston-i8d 6 месяцев назад +55

    He is truly brilliant in his practicality. His lessons aren't meant only to teach theory but actual hands-on usage.

  • @joeyravage4798
    @joeyravage4798 2 года назад +434

    .........I just watch for the “like that”.......

  • @mairuzu1
    @mairuzu1 2 года назад +61

    Most important thing for practicing scales :
    Shimmer reverb

  • @thomasaquinas601
    @thomasaquinas601 2 года назад +841

    I need to find a guitar like yours that runs a string swell in the background whenever I start playing any notes.

    • @lukekent9687
      @lukekent9687 2 года назад +61

      It's the new padocaster

    • @rippinkorpse
      @rippinkorpse 2 года назад +29

      It's a effects pedal bro, like a looper.

    • @johnsmith7140
      @johnsmith7140 2 года назад +14

      It's a pedel that "freezes" a note

    • @windbreaker57
      @windbreaker57 2 года назад +59

      That's the 'likethat' effect pedal. I think.

    • @leebrunk4390
      @leebrunk4390 2 года назад +4

      Sounds a bit like the RV6 shimmer verb.

  • @mithilaum
    @mithilaum 2 года назад +164

    This is such a good idea Rick. Imagine this being how you’re taught scales right off the bat, so you don’t have to go out of your way to then later on break out of the “boxes”.

    • @JT_Grogan
      @JT_Grogan 2 года назад +11

      @@crouchjump5787 that's good for you, but almost all of us learned that way

    • @rctony710
      @rctony710 2 года назад +1

      Yo lu got any tabs to practice that?

    • @Charlie-Oooooo
      @Charlie-Oooooo 2 года назад +6

      I was trying to put this in words, but you said it pretty much straight forward. I would humbly add that it may be hard to see the restrictions in creativity (e.g. soloing) that position playing can put on you, until you actually can break free. Like hindsight, 20/20 and all that. But I guess we all gotta start somewhere ;) Cheers!

    • @chuckb9907
      @chuckb9907 Год назад

      yes.exactly ...still trying to break free of ,the boxes

    • @chickenslips
      @chickenslips 11 месяцев назад

      An interesting thing: I first started with 2-3 diagonal pentatonic, which made the boxes more intuitive. I think teaching diagonally helps to show where those main shapes connect

  • @jmorrisey79
    @jmorrisey79 2 года назад +55

    A more in depth video with some other scale examples would be awesome

  • @richardmorgan3974
    @richardmorgan3974 8 месяцев назад +14

    Rick - seriously DON'T LEAVE US. Even if we can't be like you, we get inspired by your questions, answers and humanity. Please don't go away!

    • @PeterAnthonyG
      @PeterAnthonyG Месяц назад +1

      Who said he's going anywhere?

    • @Gerard_2024
      @Gerard_2024 Месяц назад +1

      @@PeterAnthonyG Sooner or later, we're all going to the grave, whether we like it or not.

    • @PeterAnthonyG
      @PeterAnthonyG Месяц назад

      @@Gerard_2024 I’m pretty sure he meant “leaving RUclips” ..dum dum

    • @i_want_my_shuggah
      @i_want_my_shuggah Месяц назад +1

      ​@@PeterAnthonyGDoes that mean what he said is incorrect?

  • @jamwayofaiken-augustarockb7643
    @jamwayofaiken-augustarockb7643 2 месяца назад +2

    Hanging out with Eric Johnson is really starting to show its influence on you and brother I. Absolutely, adore that blue sg.

    • @mikaelbiilmann6826
      @mikaelbiilmann6826 2 месяца назад

      I liked the arpeggio he played at the end and tried to figure it out, but yes, that is a Eric Johnson run for sure.

  • @brandonwillis2024
    @brandonwillis2024 2 года назад +4

    Its amazing how you can spiral around the chord and come right back to it. This is a very useful concept

  • @georgerodrigues4638
    @georgerodrigues4638 Месяц назад +4

    Never realise Rick was such a great guitar player. Always think of a him as a 'producer' type guy. And he makes dry stuff like this sound heavenly.

  • @bradleydawson9043
    @bradleydawson9043 2 года назад +11

    I have found it helpful to also play scales four notes per string, also moving up and down the fretboard, especially on bass.

    • @culcharmediaproductions3201
      @culcharmediaproductions3201 2 года назад +1

      I’ve found it helpful to play 3 notes per string for alternate speed picking practice on guitar. You easily fall to the next string that way. I will be practicing this 4 note method on my bass tho. Appreciate the heads up

  • @pats5375
    @pats5375 2 года назад +2

    Beautiful guitar with some kind of sustain floating as you play that scale! It has that Neal Schonn feel to it, from the infinity album? Love his, and the band playing together. Neal's cosmic notes are a perfect floating dance with Steve's soaring voice. Perfect name for a band that acoustically and harmoniously literally took you on a Journey!

  • @freefromleftwing
    @freefromleftwing 2 месяца назад +1

    Wish you lots of health , you are a radiator ,a true giver . Cheers

  • @Nick20-100
    @Nick20-100 2 года назад +9

    This is the first time I understand something nice!!

  • @Donnie.Estrada-Troetsch
    @Donnie.Estrada-Troetsch Год назад

    Rick God bless, you have been a tremendous blessing with your advice and example, which will last through time for many generations.
    Donnie Estrada Troetsch

  • @albertchaboya9944
    @albertchaboya9944 2 года назад

    Man I so appreciate your content. Thank You for all the FREE content. I hope blessing and prosperity for you and your Family Mr B

  • @neurons0nfire
    @neurons0nfire 2 года назад +47

    I’m partial to the no notes per string method

  • @bikerchefdrewfrancis
    @bikerchefdrewfrancis 6 месяцев назад +2

    What a fantastic tone..

  • @ramelak1635
    @ramelak1635 2 месяца назад

    Rick, you never fail to enchant me, whether with your shorts, or interviews or just your povs. You're the best

  • @joelforman7242
    @joelforman7242 2 года назад +9

    Hi Rick! Congrats on making 60. I'll be 57 in May..never believed I would make passed 30. Anyhow, I'm watching ur lessons on scales.. I can't afford ur lesson guides, between jobs.. Thank you for your candor and generosity!

  • @clarencebarton9371
    @clarencebarton9371 2 месяца назад +2

    What a beautiful cut on those horns. That is one gorgeous SG

    • @markdouglas8073
      @markdouglas8073 2 месяца назад

      It isn’t an SG-it is his Rick Beato signature Gibson Les Paul with a unique double cutaway. Go look it up. Slightly different from an SG. It only comes in one color.

    • @LiquidSun62
      @LiquidSun62 16 дней назад

      ​@@markdouglas8073 No. This is an SG. You're confused.

  • @michaelmendillo7513
    @michaelmendillo7513 Год назад +1

    Wow ! That is so awesome brother !!!
    I definitely need to learn the notes of the fretboard, I been playing for years and still never took the time to actually memorize the fretboard,,
    TY ,, 😎✌️🎶🎶🎶

  • @chathcock3083
    @chathcock3083 9 месяцев назад +1

    Hilarious and just like that …..I like the angels singing in the background……that was the most beautiful lesson I’ve ever seen

  • @wildbillfirehands
    @wildbillfirehands 6 месяцев назад +1

    I could listen to you doing scales over and over.

  • @ivarvt9412
    @ivarvt9412 2 года назад +16

    damn that color is beautiful

    • @Pimpadeus
      @Pimpadeus 5 месяцев назад +2

      I concur… Never wanted to rock an SG so bad!!!!

  • @LespaulStrat
    @LespaulStrat 7 месяцев назад +2

    Might be the most beautiful thing I’ve heard

    • @i_want_my_shuggah
      @i_want_my_shuggah Месяц назад +1

      Then you've never heard nothing compared to all the music that is out there; if you get amazed by simple scale playing, imagine arrangements and composition together.

  • @m.r.4455
    @m.r.4455 2 года назад +13

    That SG is really awesome

  • @rikityrik
    @rikityrik 4 месяца назад +1

    Beautiful lesson!👍 Watching you again got me itching to get back into it.

  • @MCsrarqyss
    @MCsrarqyss 2 года назад +3

    Great lesson as always Rick! 👍 🔥🙏👏

    • @mikesimonian484
      @mikesimonian484 2 года назад

      He just taught nothing. Just showing off.

  • @wherebandshaman
    @wherebandshaman 8 месяцев назад +3

    Two notes per string is a good way to force you to move across the neck more

  • @matthewshots6674
    @matthewshots6674 2 года назад +11

    You're pretty amazing at the guitar!

    • @Douglas_I
      @Douglas_I 2 года назад +3

      I'm assuming you are being facetious! He's getting his own signature guitar and it's not because he's in a big name band.

  • @FilipSoldan1
    @FilipSoldan1 10 месяцев назад +1

    Never thought of it this way, but just learned it from the video😮 It's easier than it looks.❤ Don't forget to learn it in a minor scale.

  • @fattyz1
    @fattyz1 2 года назад +2

    Yes I was able to do this one . Probably because I spent all Covid learning scales and modes . Thx!

  • @spiguy420
    @spiguy420 2 года назад +12

    came in for the scales, stayed cause of "like that..."

  • @jettrink9502
    @jettrink9502 6 месяцев назад

    Brilliant lesson. best teacher on the planet
    .

  • @thomasknight2863
    @thomasknight2863 2 года назад +1

    Rick you are a great 👍 👌🏿 guitarists my friend.

  • @tylerlong7733
    @tylerlong7733 13 дней назад

    you are a good man, thank you

  • @ahallekatti
    @ahallekatti 2 года назад +1

    Wow...fun exploration...will sure try this out

  • @rafetizer
    @rafetizer 2 года назад +1

    Very nice Rick, thank you

  • @larryhall2805
    @larryhall2805 2 года назад +3

    Always more to learn!

  • @chrisclermont456
    @chrisclermont456 6 месяцев назад

    Love and respect to you, RB!! ❤

  • @N3gativeR3FLUX
    @N3gativeR3FLUX 7 месяцев назад

    This will help a lot. Thank you maestro.

  • @chrissstarr1608
    @chrissstarr1608 2 года назад

    Bro I love your way of teaching... it's so me... melody wise I love it

  • @JonathanPMartin
    @JonathanPMartin 6 месяцев назад +1

    Rick is the man. I’ve been playing guitar for 30 years and almost immediately he lost me…..if this is supposed to be a teaching video - I’m lost! 😊

  • @aaronbennett1266
    @aaronbennett1266 2 года назад +20

    Hey Rick, man I would love to get my hands on some tabs of that brother! It would help me tremendously

    • @josuastangl7140
      @josuastangl7140 6 месяцев назад +3

      I just stopped the video a few times and figured it out pretty quickly.
      The concept is simple enough.
      Start at one note, go up 2 notes per string through the scale, stay on the last string until the next octave, then descend through that same scale 2 notes per string.
      You'll learn a lot more trying to figure out the notes of the scale, rather than simply playing a line off of notation.
      The last part is just the ascending triad arpeggio with 2 extra notes on the descend for a better resolution to the tonic.

  • @martinmakarick1957
    @martinmakarick1957 Год назад +2

    Excellent

  • @Henry_Martin_Taylor
    @Henry_Martin_Taylor 2 месяца назад +1

    It's a good idea to keep the keyboard in the background, just for the basic

  • @dave_dave
    @dave_dave Месяц назад +1

    Tried playing guitar again last night, after I ran my pinky finger under a chain, at work. I was lubing the laminating machine chain up and my hand slipped, and did a revolution around the chain. It took the nail off entirely. The nail isnt back yet, but had the itch to play yesterday, so I tried, and oh my, it made my finger start to throb, when pushing down on the strings. It is still very raw and sore. The bone is bruised too.

  • @See_thru_it_all
    @See_thru_it_all 2 года назад +2

    Rick, my guitar and I love you, man!

  • @zaneblack1132
    @zaneblack1132 Год назад +1

    That tone is awesome

  • @deanmlshredder
    @deanmlshredder 11 месяцев назад

    Dude. All these scales sound like timeless classical compositions. You're a goddamn wizard.

  • @leanderbunch1666
    @leanderbunch1666 2 года назад

    Fantastic exercise 👏 👌 🙏

  • @williamfotiou7577
    @williamfotiou7577 2 года назад +1

    That was awesome. I kind of heard Xanadu by rush in there! 🥁🥁🥁

  • @johnsayles4316
    @johnsayles4316 3 месяца назад

    I'm sure I'll enjoy this.
    Thanks!

  • @idigmusictoo1746
    @idigmusictoo1746 2 года назад +2

    I always love when he says "Like that"

  • @tar2100
    @tar2100 10 месяцев назад

    Been watching your full videos for years - NO IDEA you were so good on guitar.

  • @dandtintennessee7675
    @dandtintennessee7675 2 года назад

    I like this. Simple and easy. Great idea. Plan to put this to use tonight.

  • @danielsherwood3460
    @danielsherwood3460 10 месяцев назад

    Great practice lesson for beginners.

  • @mrredritehand
    @mrredritehand 2 года назад

    Man I'm lucky to even hear it and it register in my brain.
    That droning note is angelic sounding

  • @rantsbybobthesnail7496
    @rantsbybobthesnail7496 Год назад

    I’m a 40 year old man with aspirations of becoming a shredder. For my own gain. I’ve been playing a while and neglected to learn the fretboard. This seems like a great place to start. Thank you very much.

  • @-di-8498
    @-di-8498 2 года назад

    JUST HAD A DUH MOMENT!!! Been playing for years! THANK YOU!!!

  • @fletcherirvin9996
    @fletcherirvin9996 2 года назад +2

    It would be so sick to see you react Australian Indie Pop/rock and surf rock. There are some great and original sounds coming from down here and it would be awesome to see what you think. Some bands may be Spacey Jane, Tame Impala, Teenage Dads, Lime Cordiale, Sticky Fingers, Skegss, Hockey Dad and more!!

  • @clay89_
    @clay89_ Месяц назад

    I suck on guitar. I only watch Rick's videos for the "like that" at the end. Love it!

  • @randommandom4691
    @randommandom4691 Год назад

    Rick is such a great guitarist to the point that heaven is his one and only backing track

  • @BH-fi1sb
    @BH-fi1sb 2 года назад +7

    love the SG

  • @merovechthe1st
    @merovechthe1st 2 года назад +2

    This is brilliant 👏

  • @TheHOUSE264music
    @TheHOUSE264music Месяц назад

    That was completely awesome. I was and am impressed with your video on Sergio Mendes “Never Gonna Give You Up”. Stupendous.

  • @AnnemarieStanton
    @AnnemarieStanton Месяц назад

    That's a nice SG... I have an ebony one ... sometimes I come across this old vintage tone when messing with the marshal ... and I never find it when I want it !....its a guitar that surprises you !

  • @markr.devereux3385
    @markr.devereux3385 2 года назад

    Nice tip Steve! Makes excellent practice exercise.

  • @KoshNaranick
    @KoshNaranick 2 года назад

    Love your work!!!

  • @Benjaminhill4408
    @Benjaminhill4408 2 года назад

    Like coming from trumpet for 7 years and now guitar for the past two. I know what the scales sound like and what notes are but he just makes it look easy!

  • @Kettakelly
    @Kettakelly 27 дней назад

    Super helpful thx !! Just unlocked a piece of the puzzle

  • @theconnoisseur5
    @theconnoisseur5 Год назад

    I love the magical drone that plays as soon as he starts playing

  • @MrTfuzz
    @MrTfuzz Год назад

    Lol this simple exercise just blew my mind and ability wide open...how have I not come across this sooner ..ty sir

  • @claudevieaul1465
    @claudevieaul1465 2 года назад

    Excellent advice!!
    I definitely need to get some hours in... Rusty!

  • @dionys9858
    @dionys9858 2 года назад

    Thank youuuuu, great tut!!!! I was lookin for itt!!!!

  • @felixmartinez5792
    @felixmartinez5792 2 года назад

    I knew Rick was very knowledgeable about music theory and composition etc.
    But I had no idea what a badass 😎 guitarist he is!!

  • @john564holloway
    @john564holloway 2 года назад

    Love this scale! I can play it in my mimd very well!

  • @keithlivingston6973
    @keithlivingston6973 День назад

    Is there a full video breakdown of this? Insanely helpful

  • @dougbelford4796
    @dougbelford4796 6 месяцев назад

    That's useful. Much appreciated.

  • @steveale0711
    @steveale0711 6 месяцев назад

    Every time I watch one of your instructional videos my head explodes.

  • @jackglacken9808
    @jackglacken9808 2 года назад +49

    this is a huge step in the right direction, but a diagram should be included

    • @AndreComtois
      @AndreComtois Год назад +8

      It's the major scale. Do your own homework.

  • @ruckspin1981
    @ruckspin1981 2 года назад

    What a brilliant little video

  • @louisflege3741
    @louisflege3741 2 года назад

    You make this look so simple. Thank you! Maybe I can learn more in this manner using this video as a model in my free time.

  • @jamesbrodrickmusic9567
    @jamesbrodrickmusic9567 2 года назад

    Bloody hell! finally I feel I want to have a go at scales and trying to learn my way around the neck same as i do keyboard. watching you run up and down the steps i suddenly saw the shapes and thought “it’s the same, I can do this!” just a bit more complex with the scales sitting on top of one another rather than spread out in a single line as on keyboard. And loving the catchphrase: “like that!” 👌🏻🙏🏻

  • @Tonykayemusic
    @Tonykayemusic 2 года назад

    What a master. Love me some Beato

  • @AmarothEng
    @AmarothEng 2 года назад

    That's actually really an ingenius idea, thank you for it

  • @wayfaringoverlander
    @wayfaringoverlander 2 месяца назад

    Rick you are a masterclass 😊

  • @Dogeflims
    @Dogeflims 8 месяцев назад

    So cool , I’ve never seen it done like that!!

  • @mikezakarian8873
    @mikezakarian8873 Год назад

    Great player I could spend all day learning the stuff he shows you in a minute

  • @rockcatinc.4814
    @rockcatinc.4814 8 месяцев назад

    Like a champ!! That’s how you do it.

  • @Xodgilla
    @Xodgilla День назад

    Love this guy

  • @udaychavan2783
    @udaychavan2783 7 месяцев назад

    THANK YOU, Rick!

  • @SRRS478
    @SRRS478 2 года назад +1

    awesome 👍👍

  • @SamaSama-mn9sn
    @SamaSama-mn9sn 3 месяца назад

    Wow..amazing

  • @The_Real702
    @The_Real702 8 месяцев назад

    Good add to the practice list

  • @Onemanband410899
    @Onemanband410899 2 года назад

    What a great idea! Currently struggling to get the melodic minor modes under my fingers. Going to try this!