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30 seconds into this video, I realized that I already know the Numbers System. I watched the video until the end just to listen to her play, though. What a tone!
"we take the first chord in the key and we call that chord 1" *beautiful jazz noodling* "and we call the fifth chord in the key chord five" *beautiful jazz noodling*.
I laughed too but c'mon, seriously, in all fairness anyone actually trying to learn the guitar needs to learn the steps she outlines: open chords, keys, major and minor intervals and progressions etc. These things aren't advanced concepts, they are the basics. My opinion, personally, is that if you can learn by ear as she says she does (and that is also pretty basic tbh), why do you need a number system? Every note has a letter, every chord a name. Scales and modes exist for a reason. Music theory is millenia old, notation centuries old. Why re-invent the wheel? 🤷♀️
@@cgavin1 Because musicians need to communicate, and the number system is a very efficient form of communication, as well as being a good way to conceptualize the function of each note or chord as a scale degree no matter what key you are in. 4 is 4, whether you're in the key of B# or Fb.
Yeah, this isn't a beginner guitar course that teaches you the parts of the guitar, how to sit up straight and angle the neck, how to use your fingertips and where to place your thumb, strength building to avoid fret buzz, the name of each string, beginner chords and scales, and just the most basic elements of guitar, etc. This is a video on how to conceptualize what you do on the guitar once you've learned the bare basics.
@@Farahimn i understood straight away bcuz i play the piano try google image: chord progressions (most/all are piano, but just focus on the chord names & numbers) Pictures help so much more than explaining in words. i suggest: 1. Learn basic chord progressions like 1-6-2-5 (jazz) 2. Have like a printed chart of chord progressions and get it in ur head 3. also it helps to understand the music theory on how chord progressions are built 4. Then just practice &practice until u can play by ear. (like u meet a new friend, the more they talk to u, the more u are familiar with their voice) at 1:52 she talks about playing by ear (recognizing chord progression/pattern from a music u hear for the first time)
I know that this intended to be a comprehensive lesson on the Numbers System, but her tasteful playing absolutely stole the show. What an incredible talent. Incredible.
I like how she's kinda awkward when she speaks but then plays the guitar so full of life and elegance that it really is a clash of expressions. Amazing technique and feel. Someday I'll be at that point.
In a recent interview with John Mayer, John was asked if he had heard any guitar players which had impressed him lately .... John immediately mentioned your name, so I had to check you out - now I see why he was impressed! Great job! =) Blessings!
@Inget Namn what the fuck is this purity testing nonsense? Clapton is an amazing guitarist even if it's not your style, and so is John. What does coke and/or racism have to do with it?
Don't really like Sea Foam Green..but I respect anybody that wants to stand out and Rock it'...or Jazz it' as the case may be. Your Playing is great really cool to see you do your thing.
I like to watch your face when you play, as though you sing your guitar. You spoke of your vocal approach to playing guitar. That comes across in your natural person. May you never lose that realness.
That is why I like acoustic guitar. When I started guitar in 2017 (I don't know any other instrument) I only went for the acoustic one. By the way I am 51 now and eager as a beginner. I do not want any electric guitar.
@@univuniveral9713 You can make an electric guitar sound better than an acoustic or like one. what matters is your tone and some people arent into the distortion. and its not necessary
@@mastertrey4683 Instead I tend to feel it's easier to make an acoustic guitar sound like electric especially when connected to a good mix/amp. No electric guitar has ever given me the feels of an acoustic. Myself, i practice only with acoustic but when i play an electric or jazz guitar it feels kinda too easy with chord shapes, solos, bends, hammer-ons etc..
Excellent lesson, especially when she emphasizes the root or bass note being the ‘number’ of the chord in a key, in relation to the key chord. This is somebody who has worked and had a lot of practical experience as a guitarist, with a strong ability to convey it as a teacher. Aspiring guitarists, take heed!
in this progression actually, a 2-5-1 in cmaj I believe, you can substitute the 5 chord for one a tritone above it, also known as the tritone substitution. you can do this anytime the 5 chord is resolving to the tonic, or the 1 chord. Or you might hear it called a "functioning dominant." so in this case the 5 is a G7, so the substitution would be a C#7 which is a three tones, or six semitones up from the G. it adds for some flavor in your playing, can creates a nice chromatic feel and be mixed up in alot of ways in itself
In my country oif you put jazz styles in your music the songs remained forever. Many musician in my place like jazz with chords progressions. The rock, the pops and blues fans will salute you.
This applies to scale shapes. Once you learn the scale shapes you automatically also know the Mode shapes and how they fit together. You can just transpose them up and down the neck regardless of the key.
You have a sweet touch when you play. Even with chords you use inflections by sliding the melody note of the chord as a singer would. Very unique and enjoyable to hear. Keep it going!
Really refreshing to see a young person giving advice on RUclips :') I don't see enough people in their 20s (ish) giving out useful music advice on social media. I love her playing style :')
@@lifewise976 Every other inventor gets credit. Edison invented the light bulb and black musicians invented blues, jazz, R&B, and rock n roll. No different from Henry ford creating the Model T or The wright bros first successful flight. Give credit where credit is due.
Very, very nice explanation. Calm and straight forward. Love it. She has a nice, soft touch on the fretboard. She was meant to play guitar. I'm going to check out what she has available to listen too. Thanks Lessonface for posting this!
I’m a pretty novice guitar wanna be player, but this number system clicked with me as soon as she explained it. My guitar teacher gave me the actual note names, but I’ve always wondered why guitarists everywhere keep calling out the random numbers during playing sessions. Now, I know they’re not just random numbers. They correlate to specific notes. For me...this was key to my essential understanding of how to play. No pun intended.
whoa !! Eric J got me into chordal work..altho loved his lead! i grew up listening to country, n my fav, oohh love to love u baby. oohh love ta love ya baby, Donna Summer in early 70's...
Oh wow!wow!...your touch is just but amazing.Watching from kenya and i can't wait to have more of your inspiration and lessons....Jazz opens up the know-how of music.
Trey Fontenet I found her on IG because Tim da boi followed her. She even said she’s not trying to be shreddy and even Polyfee has gotten away from that style and are now incorporating more R&B influenced melodies. I can see her fitting in quite well over a slower mellow song by them.
Trey Fontenet we could argue that for eternity because just because you can’t also doesn’t mean you shouldn’t. How else will you push expectations? However I kind of agree with you. I was very underwhelmed at first by the Asato feature on their new album but I as listened to it more and more I got what he was trying to do. Still the weakest solo on the album in my opinion but now I understand why he did it that way. Now, me saying that’s the weakest solo out of a very strong album, is not an insult at all. So you’re right, if she collabed with them, it would probably come off the same but it wouldn’t mean it’s bad in context of all music. I still think it would offer something to the guitar/instrumental genre. Will it be mind blowing? Nah but it doesn’t have to be. Will it suck? I bet you $5 it won’t. Mark my words here and now. She will collaborate with them eventually. If I’m wrong I’ll come back here and admit defeat.
Great video! I always start with explaining the qualities of each chord in a major key. 1 4 5 major 2 6 7 being minor (7 diminished) Killer video again. Really enjoyed your playing 😊
Maybe I'm just dumb because I still don't understand. I really need some lessons! And I've been playing for a long time. I feel bad I cant play like that. By the way is that a D'angelico? My favorite guitar!
There're different techniques, ways of expressing yourself, that's why some artists lack soul; and she talked about jazz, the foundation of gospel, rnb, etc; she also mentioned "melismatic", mimics singing, instead of how most common guitarists play. You can look into musicians like B.B. King, Hendrix, or modern or upcoming artists such as Kingfish, Melanie Faye, etc; And compare their techniques with other genres like most Punk rock, Chuck Berry once said about the Ramones "These guys remind me of myself when I first started, I only knew three chords too". I listen to punk myself, but it's not that I expect them to play like John Lee Hooker, who's not a Hendrix and likes to keep it minimal too and who once said "I don't play a lot of fancy guitar, I don't want to play it. The kind of guitar I want to play is mean, mean licks"; As you see it's more about how they feel! I'm not a guitarist myself, but just reminding you about a few things that were mentioned in the video that you should look into; Keep practicing!
You aren’t dumb, lots of people struggle to learn. Some people can pick it up easily, I’m one of the people who struggle just like you, but keep at it, and make it fun. :)
The best way to get into the numbers system is to find a keyboard, piano. Look at the patterns of the notes. Most are white notes and some are black. Can you see a pattern? Two black, three, two black, three black. You can get this on a phone app too. To the left of the two black notes is C. If you only play the white notes going up ( to the right) the notes you will get higher and you will hear the Cmajor scale one octave ( 8 notes) study the note names and the sound and you are ready for part 2. Message me on my website.Max Part 2 :) Now play the first note C, the 3rd E and the 5th note up the scale all together. Now you have a chord, C major we guitarists just call it C. Now if you imagine you can lock your hand in position and move the same pattern up the scale e.g. D-F-A you get another chord but this time it's a sad minor chord Dm. You have just played Chord I to II or 1 to 2. C to Dm. keep going up and you get III (3) Em, IV (4) F, V (5) G, VI(6) Am and then a weird one VII (7) B diminished and you are then back a C. So a II V ( 2, 5) progression would be Dm to G. ( Uptown Funk)
If youre familiar with the major scale its pretty easy, might seem overwhelming just requires some getting used to. In major the I (1), IV (4) and V (5) are major and THE 7 is diminished (written out as iiv *). The rest are minor. Try to memorize it. The best way to learn this from there is playing THE major scale horisontaly and verticaly (especially practicing on the E and A string). Try to see the shapes ( the 1 - 4 - 5 progression makes an L for example) also just trying to learn songs maybe pick out songs you already know and figuring out 1. The key 2. The other chords degrees (numbers) by playing them using the major scale.
I think you over thought that. The bass or the root is the same thing when you’re talking chord progressions. If you’re in a band or gig’n in general and they call out the progression, you’re inversions aren’t necessarily played by everyone , so a Db (C#) minor inversions X doesn’t change that it’s the Db which could be the 3. It’s about know what degree of the scale you’re on not exactly what chord you’re going to play. Like “scale proprioception”
@@gabbishleegifted4752 It seems she says 'bass note' to mean root-note, at least I hope. My original statement is correct, no over thinking, and bass-note meaning the lowest note played, which is not necessarily the root. You said the 'bass' and the root are the same thing? In that case what do you mean by bass? And I have no idea what your last word means, unless it's a typo.
The J C Quartet so, keep in mind we are on the subject of the number system aka chord progression. So she is speaking on *general* very general terms of how the system works.. so a C major Gmaj7 EMinor or whatever; the *basic* concept of corresponding chord to the degree of the scale 1st 2nd 5th- 6th and so on; the root note orrr the lowest note aka the bass note issss the name of the chord. When a musician CHOOSES to invert those chords that is going beyond the basic scope of the intent in this, again, very general explanation of this system. So yes.. you over thought it. The name of the chord is the root or bass note or lowest note of that chord which is *the* note that represents that scale degree. So you’re fighting with semantics. But no one calls out chord inversions when calling out progressions or the number system. If you haven’t used this system much this may be why it bothered you to hear her say that. I think she assumed everyone gets what she is saying since this is very very basic stuff.
Her thought behind music and her leads are beautiful and it opens your eyes and ears just listening to her for real I gauruntee what she just said an showed me I will approach it differently from here on out this is a true musician
TheElectricLemon this is going to sound weird but I had the same problem too, the key is a set of chords/ notes that sound good together basically. You can play any song at a simple level by only knowing the key because the defining sounds in the song all come from it. Try doing Elvis’ can’t help falling in love. Then look at the chords and try to see what sounds good. First play the chords then do some free picking around with the chord shapes and then after that you can add things like embellishments
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her pinky is the john cena of fingers
vanessa damn right!
Ya I can't see it
Because its fukken strong?
I see it
it's wearing a baseball hat? 🤔
30 seconds into this video, I realized that I already know the Numbers System. I watched the video until the end just to listen to her play, though. What a tone!
Chad Long: the sweet tone is due in large measure to the fact she's playing with her finger tips.
"we take the first chord in the key and we call that chord 1" *beautiful jazz noodling* "and we call the fifth chord in the key chord five" *beautiful jazz noodling*.
same here, I think it's just looking at the same thing but from a different perspective and boy it's helpful!
Chad Long sameee 😍 she’s a legenddddd
Chad Long same!
basically what i take from this is, once you learn the guitar....come back
Bidwellz9 lmaoooo frrr
I think she has it just right...the number system should be learned early on in one's study of guitar for the reasons she outlined.
I laughed too but c'mon, seriously, in all fairness anyone actually trying to learn the guitar needs to learn the steps she outlines: open chords, keys, major and minor intervals and progressions etc. These things aren't advanced concepts, they are the basics. My opinion, personally, is that if you can learn by ear as she says she does (and that is also pretty basic tbh), why do you need a number system? Every note has a letter, every chord a name. Scales and modes exist for a reason. Music theory is millenia old, notation centuries old. Why re-invent the wheel? 🤷♀️
@@cgavin1 Because musicians need to communicate, and the number system is a very efficient form of communication, as well as being a good way to conceptualize the function of each note or chord as a scale degree no matter what key you are in. 4 is 4, whether you're in the key of B# or Fb.
Yeah, this isn't a beginner guitar course that teaches you the parts of the guitar, how to sit up straight and angle the neck, how to use your fingertips and where to place your thumb, strength building to avoid fret buzz, the name of each string, beginner chords and scales, and just the most basic elements of guitar, etc. This is a video on how to conceptualize what you do on the guitar once you've learned the bare basics.
I came her about 5 months ago and didn't understand a word
But now after 3 months of playing I can say I do😁
how did you do ? like what did you do learn ?
@@Farahimn basically I just learnt the chords in a key and tried playing them in different positions
Understand each chord
@@Farahimn i understood straight away bcuz i play the piano
try google image: chord progressions (most/all are piano, but just focus on the chord names & numbers)
Pictures help so much more than explaining in words.
i suggest:
1. Learn basic chord progressions like 1-6-2-5 (jazz)
2. Have like a printed chart of chord progressions and get it in ur head
3. also it helps to understand the music theory on how chord progressions are built
4. Then just practice &practice until u can play by ear. (like u meet a new friend, the more they talk to u, the more u are familiar with their voice)
at 1:52 she talks about playing by ear (recognizing chord progression/pattern from a music u hear for the first time)
Jesus Christ Official Thanks Jesus
I know that this intended to be a comprehensive lesson on the Numbers System, but her tasteful playing absolutely stole the show.
What an incredible talent.
Incredible.
Those embellishments are drop dead gorgeous.
This young girl just explained the Nashville Number System more clearly than all the other "experienced" men on RUclips lol.
@@mragunathan1627 Nice negative and divisive spin on it!
@Dan Bertucci
>African-American plays African-American genres.
>not remotely African
lol
@@ProfessorGroyper there's a difference between African and African-American you know...
@@yourphone5380 ooga booga there is not much different than ooga booga here
I like how she's kinda awkward when she speaks but then plays the guitar so full of life and elegance that it really is a clash of expressions. Amazing technique and feel. Someday I'll be at that point.
In a recent interview with John Mayer, John was asked if he had heard any guitar players which had impressed him lately .... John immediately mentioned your name, so I had to check you out - now I see why he was impressed! Great job! =) Blessings!
john mayer is trash
Ben lol. Have you seen him play?? Eric Clapton called him a master of guitar. John is far from trash! lol.
@Inget Namn what the fuck is this purity testing nonsense? Clapton is an amazing guitarist even if it's not your style, and so is John. What does coke and/or racism have to do with it?
@@bensblues hey at least injecting some more sophisticated musical tastes to the more popular music fanbase
Jesus i literally started playing guitar because of cliffs of dover on guitar hero 3. i really feel this shit on a spiritual level melanie faye
Lol really? So did I
Same dude, that and One by Metallica. Been playing for ten years now
Yo what is it about cliffs of Dover 😭😂. That's the exact reason I started taking guitar seriously too
Cliffs over Dover... honestly guitar hero three changed lives!
I started playing Guitar Hero because I wanted to play guitar! I played it until I could afford a guitar.
I like the sea foam green guitar
Its a D'Angelico Premier DC
Don't really like Sea Foam Green..but I respect anybody that wants to stand out and Rock it'...or Jazz it' as the case may be. Your Playing is great really cool to see you do your thing.
@Hebert Brietzke damned if i know. And probably not, but theres a possibility
very cool playing
"Its so much easier
When sea foam green is in fashion"
3:48 ive never felt so understood lol. cliffs of dover, or as i kept calling the song cliffs over dover lol... is so amazing.
I like to watch your face when you play, as though you sing your guitar. You spoke of your vocal approach to playing guitar. That comes across in your natural person. May you never lose that realness.
her pinky got gains.
it do.
her pinky game is insane
I’m a bass player and drummer and NOW because of her I will learn electric!
I love the fact that she doesn’t smother her sounds full of effects. It’s raw and sounds amazing
That is why I like acoustic guitar. When I started guitar in 2017 (I don't know any other instrument) I only went for the acoustic one. By the way I am 51 now and eager as a beginner. I do not want any electric guitar.
@@univuniveral9713 You can make an electric guitar sound better than an acoustic or like one. what matters is your tone and some people arent into the distortion. and its not necessary
@@mastertrey4683 Instead I tend to feel it's easier to make an acoustic guitar sound like electric especially when connected to a good mix/amp. No electric guitar has ever given me the feels of an acoustic. Myself, i practice only with acoustic but when i play an electric or jazz guitar it feels kinda too easy with chord shapes, solos, bends, hammer-ons etc..
A very wise and wonderful young woman! Thank You! ❤️🙏🏻🕊🌿🌻📿🕯🎸
"You can be inspired by things that are not the guitar" - That's the crux of it. Great message!
So young and this girl is already this good. Crazy talented.
Excellent lesson, especially when she emphasizes the root or bass note being the ‘number’ of the chord in a key, in relation to the key chord. This is somebody who has worked and had a lot of practical experience as a guitarist, with a strong ability to convey it as a teacher. Aspiring guitarists, take heed!
You are very amazing. I been playing for seventeen years yet your dedication to jazz and essentially what's encompasses all music is truly inspiring.
“Pop context”
*still is totally neo soul*
Yep. No pop song would have a 13th chord nowadays
Yeah I was thinking maybe rhythmically? But that doesn’t make sense either
sunday morning - maroon five
I dig this ladies style n she understands music theory well and shreds A+
The world is gonna be good people ... the youth of today have got this ...
Stfu
Man, I hope you're right...I think you're right. Oh, and Amet....stfu!!!
Loremipsumdolorsit Amet - Stfu = Soulfully Transforming Fecund Universalities ... back at ya Amet
Matangaro Matangaro love your energy
Yes!
I use the number system. I've yelled the numbers to musician while playing my originals and IT WORKS.
What if I say her advices inspire me on code learning? She makes me want to be as good at coding as she is at playing the guitar.
She is fantastic! Her guitar is melting my soul
I like the way you talk, the way you present your subject.
I love the 2,5,1,7,3,6 chords you where playing, that was awesome.
2:43
suunday mornin raaiiin is falling..
N oh yeah
in this progression actually, a 2-5-1 in cmaj I believe, you can substitute the 5 chord for one a tritone above it, also known as the tritone substitution.
you can do this anytime the 5 chord is resolving to the tonic, or the 1 chord. Or you might hear it called a "functioning dominant."
so in this case the 5 is a G7, so the substitution would be a C#7 which is a three tones, or six semitones up from the G.
it adds for some flavor in your playing, can creates a nice chromatic feel and be mixed up in alot of ways in itself
THANK YOU Lol i love that song, was singing it there too
That s like what came to my mind ... i dont even really know the song but i started mumbling some like sunday morning reh meh fah lihn....
In my country oif you put jazz styles in your music the songs remained forever. Many musician in my place like jazz with chords progressions. The rock, the pops and blues fans will salute you.
Love your melodic noodling at the end!
That melody at the end was great.
This applies to scale shapes. Once you learn the scale shapes you automatically also know the Mode shapes and how they fit together. You can just transpose them up and down the neck regardless of the key.
Melanie Faye is my new student!! She is doing so awesome!!
TomoFujitaMusic we need a video of you two jamming!!
Wow she is not only great but she is humble as well thus she can only ..excel excellent
She makes guitar playing look so easy it’s not even fair.
Beautiful talent, and beautiful human.
Her phrasing is absolutely beautiful. I could listen to her noodle mindlessly like that for hours
One of the best guitar teachers I've found latly.
One of the best videos I've seen so far. Learned more from this than 20 other vids
You have a sweet touch when you play. Even with chords you use inflections by sliding the melody note of the chord as a singer would. Very unique and enjoyable to hear. Keep it going!
Really refreshing to see a young person giving advice on RUclips :') I don't see enough people in their 20s (ish) giving out useful music advice on social media. I love her playing style :')
the whole history of rock in roll is rooted in r&b, like she said. r&b and jazz, which originated from african americans ! should be appreciated more
@@lifewise976 Every other inventor gets credit. Edison invented the light bulb and black musicians invented blues, jazz, R&B, and rock n roll. No different from Henry ford creating the Model T or The wright bros first successful flight. Give credit where credit is due.
@@SBJ84 Then why aren't you giving any credit to the Irish then?
Very nice Melanie, I play too, all by ear, learned chord progressions when I was 10yrs old. RnB, some classic rock and funk, blues. Gotta love it.
Very, very nice explanation. Calm and straight forward. Love it. She has a nice, soft touch on the fretboard. She was meant to play guitar. I'm going to check out what she has available to listen too. Thanks Lessonface for posting this!
I’m a pretty novice guitar wanna be player, but this number system clicked with me as soon as she explained it.
My guitar teacher gave me the actual note names, but I’ve always wondered why guitarists everywhere keep calling out the random numbers during playing sessions.
Now, I know they’re not just random numbers. They correlate to specific notes.
For me...this was key to my essential understanding of how to play. No pun intended.
Beautiful in every way
That tone is gorgeous.
It's really hard to concentrate when she's playing because what a genius omg
You are an outstanding teacher. Clear, concise, and practical.
Hey what's the idea of using such soulful chords at your age? Are yiu a wise guy? Huh?
Good stuff keep it rolling
Those notes are so relaxing
Love the guitar playing! You go girl!
whoa !! Eric J got me into chordal work..altho loved his lead! i grew up listening to country, n my fav, oohh love to love u baby. oohh love ta love ya baby, Donna Summer in early 70's...
This was over way too quickly. I could listen to her phrasing all day. Magic
I knew she was special since 2011 when i first heard her my heart was captured by those strings
Oh wow!wow!...your touch is just but amazing.Watching from kenya and i can't wait to have more of your inspiration and lessons....Jazz opens up the know-how of music.
Love how she is pumping out notes while casually talking about it.
Nice one Melanie and your guitar sounds beautiful
Great video!! Her lead guitar philosophy is refreshing...
Lmao i was trying to learn this shit and ended up crying when she started playing. Too good
She's Good. Don't stop Melanie ! Bests, Nom
Love the Maj7
So calming! God Bless.
That little gospel chord progression took me an hour to play through it correctly.
Those voicings aren't straight forward for bigger hands
A year and a half later, still can't.
I have no idea what she's talking about, but I love listening to her.
Melanie should make some collab with Mateus and Polyphia.
Fung Fung Chung hell yeah that would be magic!
And todd pritch ⚡
Trey Fontenet I found her on IG because Tim da boi followed her. She even said she’s not trying to be shreddy and even Polyfee has gotten away from that style and are now incorporating more R&B influenced melodies. I can see her fitting in quite well over a slower mellow song by them.
Trey Fontenet we could argue that for eternity because just because you can’t also doesn’t mean you shouldn’t. How else will you push expectations? However I kind of agree with you. I was very underwhelmed at first by the Asato feature on their new album but I as listened to it more and more I got what he was trying to do. Still the weakest solo on the album in my opinion but now I understand why he did it that way. Now, me saying that’s the weakest solo out of a very strong album, is not an insult at all. So you’re right, if she collabed with them, it would probably come off the same but it wouldn’t mean it’s bad in context of all music. I still think it would offer something to the guitar/instrumental genre. Will it be mind blowing? Nah but it doesn’t have to be. Will it suck? I bet you $5 it won’t. Mark my words here and now. She will collaborate with them eventually. If I’m wrong I’ll come back here and admit defeat.
Melanie you are amazingly talented and are a beast on guitar. Keep strumming Lady!!!
Great young talent
She’s a crazy talented guitarist
Oh man, she sounds so good! ❤️🎸🎶
“ I approach a guitar melody in a way a singer would sing”. That’s a underrated statement right there. I never stoped to think about it like that.
Bb King’s inspiration was mainly horns.
Great lesson
Great video! I always start with explaining the qualities of each chord in a major key. 1 4 5 major 2 6 7 being minor (7 diminished)
Killer video again. Really enjoyed your playing 😊
I need that guitar
Need vs Want.
@@tripullizer3 figurative vs literal
EEPA!!!
I still think it would be insanely kool if Melanie, HER and Kelsey Lu got together and just jammed guitars!
Thanks and well done, you're a great teacher. Too many people on YT trying to teach in ways that are complicated.
No one :
Me at *2.50* : sunday morning rain is falling
just lovely chord sounds
Maybe I'm just dumb because I still don't understand. I really need some lessons! And I've been playing for a long time. I feel bad I cant play like that. By the way is that a D'angelico? My favorite guitar!
There're different techniques, ways of expressing yourself, that's why some artists lack soul; and she talked about jazz, the foundation of gospel, rnb, etc; she also mentioned "melismatic", mimics singing, instead of how most common guitarists play. You can look into musicians like B.B. King, Hendrix, or modern or upcoming artists such as Kingfish, Melanie Faye, etc; And compare their techniques with other genres like most Punk rock, Chuck Berry once said about the Ramones "These guys remind me of myself when I first started, I only knew three chords too". I listen to punk myself, but it's not that I expect them to play like John Lee Hooker, who's not a Hendrix and likes to keep it minimal too and who once said "I don't play a lot of fancy guitar, I don't want to play it. The kind of guitar I want to play is mean, mean licks"; As you see it's more about how they feel!
I'm not a guitarist myself, but just reminding you about a few things that were mentioned in the video that you should look into; Keep practicing!
@@kanji_nakamoto well explained👏
You aren’t dumb, lots of people struggle to learn. Some people can pick it up easily, I’m one of the people who struggle just like you, but keep at it, and make it fun. :)
The best way to get into the numbers system is to find a keyboard, piano. Look at the patterns of the notes. Most are white notes and some are black. Can you see a pattern? Two black, three, two black, three black. You can get this on a phone app too. To the left of the two black notes is C. If you only play the white notes going up ( to the right) the notes you will get higher and you will hear the Cmajor scale one octave ( 8 notes) study the note names and the sound and you are ready for part 2. Message me on my website.Max
Part 2 :) Now play the first note C, the 3rd E and the 5th note up the scale all together. Now you have a chord, C major we guitarists just call it C. Now if you imagine you can lock your hand in position and move the same pattern up the scale e.g. D-F-A you get another chord but this time it's a sad minor chord Dm. You have just played Chord I to II or 1 to 2. C to Dm. keep going up and you get III (3) Em, IV (4) F, V (5) G, VI(6) Am and then a weird one VII (7) B diminished and you are then back a C. So a II V ( 2, 5) progression would be Dm to G. ( Uptown Funk)
If youre familiar with the major scale its pretty easy, might seem overwhelming just requires some getting used to. In major the I (1), IV (4) and V (5) are major and THE 7 is diminished (written out as iiv *). The rest are minor. Try to memorize it. The best way to learn this from there is playing THE major scale horisontaly and verticaly (especially practicing on the E and A string). Try to see the shapes ( the 1 - 4 - 5 progression makes an L for example) also just trying to learn songs maybe pick out songs you already know and figuring out 1. The key 2. The other chords degrees (numbers) by playing them using the major scale.
She's absolutely right about being inspired by different instruments, a lot of early electric players were inspired by horn players.
John Mayer's Billboard interview brought me here.
Thank you Melanie ❤️
The BASS note to a chord is NOT necessarily the chord number. The ROOT note yes.
this is true! for example, in a first inversion the 3rd is in the bass etc.
Thought the same. And that shold be more relevant to a gospel guitar player, those gospel bass players love to go to some weird and spicy places.
I think you over thought that. The bass or the root is the same thing when you’re talking chord progressions. If you’re in a band or gig’n in general and they call out the progression, you’re inversions aren’t necessarily played by everyone , so a Db (C#) minor inversions X doesn’t change that it’s the Db which could be the 3. It’s about know what degree of the scale you’re on not exactly what chord you’re going to play. Like “scale
proprioception”
@@gabbishleegifted4752 It seems she says 'bass note' to mean root-note, at least I hope. My original statement is correct, no over thinking, and bass-note meaning the lowest note played, which is not necessarily the root. You said the 'bass' and the root are the same thing? In that case what do you mean by bass? And I have no idea what your last word means, unless it's a typo.
The J C Quartet so, keep in mind we are on the subject of the number system aka chord progression. So she is speaking on *general* very general terms of how the system works.. so a C major Gmaj7 EMinor or whatever; the *basic* concept of corresponding chord to the degree of the scale 1st 2nd 5th- 6th and so on; the root note orrr the lowest note aka the bass note issss the name of the chord. When a musician CHOOSES to invert those chords that is going beyond the basic scope of the intent in this, again, very general explanation of this system. So yes.. you over thought it. The name of the chord is the root or bass note or lowest note of that chord which is *the* note that represents that scale degree. So you’re fighting with semantics. But no one calls out chord inversions when calling out progressions or the number system.
If you haven’t used this system much this may be why it bothered you to hear her say that. I think she assumed everyone gets what she is saying since this is very very basic stuff.
Could listen to her play all day
Wow
Gifted guitar player and teacher. Wow - enjoy her many cover versions.
Great looking guitar
N great sounding too
Her thought behind music and her leads are beautiful and it opens your eyes and ears just listening to her for real I gauruntee what she just said an showed me I will approach it differently from here on out this is a true musician
Everything she just taught, I figured out on my own over two years. Times be rough
Fucking same bro lmao
I sat down going through each string and piecing notes togeth and she juat made it looks so easy lmao
Awesome
It's a church thing
leon scott pure facts
Swear I learned this when I started playing guitar for my church band
😂😂😂 no lie here
Praise Jesus!
TR3NCH jazz came from church musicians and singers
I love jazz and will continue to
I can see you working with odd future
Right on Melanie. You got a great guitar tone!!!!
Im still super confused on all of these scales and the number system, i want to know so bad! Can anyone help? I really want to improvise
TheElectricLemon this is going to sound weird but I had the same problem too, the key is a set of chords/ notes that sound good together basically. You can play any song at a simple level by only knowing the key because the defining sounds in the song all come from it. Try doing Elvis’ can’t help falling in love. Then look at the chords and try to see what sounds good. First play the chords then do some free picking around with the chord shapes and then after that you can add things like embellishments
@@jarodferkin2585 thanks!
effortless talent. would love to hear a sitdown with her and nile rodgers just talking music theory.
so basically, The Nashville number system is music theory for dummies
or it's music theory for folks who aren't pretentious.
Thank you. She gets to the point, explains and gives a quick example.