Thanks man i am 40 nog and always wanted to play guitar. Ik know everyting about guitars Electric but i want to buy a Orange wood accoustic to begin with. I am gonne turn to your RUclips cannel a lot i think hahaha
Cheers for this, I have been researching "how to improve on guitar" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Ever heard of - Ganyatty Guitar Gainify - (just google it ) ? Ive heard some great things about it and my m8 got amazing results with it.
Thanks for the lesson I’ve been playing for about 35 years with no training or lessons ever.. most times I have no idea what notes I’m playing lol. But this lesson already has me understanding and playing a scale. Now I just need to practice practice
I received my first guitar from my father when I was about eleven or twelve and took up the five-string banjo 35 years ago. I'm 71 now and have been playing ever since. I was entirely self taught as there was no Internet back then but I only wish that you and your methods were available back then. I just wanted to stop and say thank you for what you're doing for those that are just learning how to play the guitar right now, because you're taking years off the learning process for them. Thank you very much for taking the time to help others. New (and experienced) guitar players are extremely fortunate to have you and your lessons here on RUclips.
Thank you so much Bud. Yes, I am 48 and I would have LOVED to have had these resources when I was a kid. These kids are standing on the shoulders of giants, right? Thanks for adding this Bud.
Bud, your comment makes me very appreciative. I'm starting guitar at age 33 and I'm happy to be able to shave years off to make up for years that I WISH I had started learning.
I'm 19 and just starting to learn the guitar. I'm having a lot of fun, and these videos are very helpful. Although, sometimes my lack of progression is a little discouraging lol
5 YEARS!!!! 5 years ago did i pick up this instrument and it's only coming across you am i literally learning the things i've been so confused about with ease!!!! GAMECHANGER!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!
I've been struggling to play guitar on & off for 3 years. In my humble opinion Erich offers way more value than the other RUclips guitar teachers such as the Marty's, the Andy's or the Justin's. Everybody responds differently to different teaching styles but Erich strikes a chord (!!) with me. I've signed up for his free lessons and I'm astounded at my progress. As Erich says "never trust the man". But I trust this man.
You do a good job of explaining the importance of learning the basic, "easy" stuff first and then connecting that to a higher skill level. But you really have to know the basic stuff first. Great video! Thanks!
So this is scales, huh? I watched this video a couple years ago. Came back to it, and it just seems so simple. Makes me feel a little better about guitar, like it's not as overwhelming as I originally thought.
New here Oct 2019. Been banging on a guitar for 40 years and never got past major and minor chords in open position and would put the guitar away out of frustration. The fret board has always been one giant puzzle and music theory was like trying to learn a foreign language. Your videos are like a flashlight in the dark for me. I am beginning to understand. Thank you for your time and effort. I really appreciate what you have been doing here.
I've been playing guitar for 40 yrs by ear, just chording. But I was overwhelmed by learning notes on the fret board. No simple pattern like the piano keyboard. I just awkwardly counted up by steps. Until now. Thank you so much for this simple pattern, just what I've been searching for!
I am in that place right now! I have scoured the iternet looking for a simple breakdown. I don't feel there yet, but this is so far the most laymens terms accessible demo I've seen. Not sure why it hast to be so hard to explain guitar to beginners...
This is really encouraging for someone like me, I picked up the guitar without any training, just to cope with the pressure of medical school and now I can play full fledged covers thanks to your videos and many like them. Sending tons of love from India....❤️ Thank you so much .. Rashi
Please reply.... Been trying to buy ur ebooks but PayPal fails to recognise my card... I've done all my checks and my card is ok.. is there another form of payment
Great info. Been playing 22 years now. Self taught for the most part....meaning I learned from many different players around me over the years. I had picked up and learned everything in this video many years ago, but it was an eye opener that allowed me to add substantially to my playing tool box
i've been playing on and off for like 3 years now and i could never really make anything sound good out side of playing others songs but this literally just made shit click and i genuinely thank you for that
The only RUclipsr I have ever watched that advertises his own content in his videos more than once (references, I should say) and his videos are still overly enjoyable. The content is easy to learn and just great. Thanks for doing this!
I have your book and its hands down, the best guitar book i have ever purchased. It actually got me excited about playing guitar again. It's the guitar Mastery book. I had no idea you had a youtube channel. I have purchased literally 40 - 50 book that i thought would help me. They did a very small amount, yours helped the most. If you could write a book on how to solo over chords i would be set for life. Seriously thank you for you patience and teaching methods!
9:38 - drove it home for me. thank you, erich. why learn more than one form if you don't have the first one down? you put it in perspective. reality check!
Been playing since I was a teenager and I’m 44 . I never knew theory at all or had lessons just learned by ear and watching . Although I was a good intermediate player something was missing . I tried books etc but no dice then I watched a video of yours then the 30 now a short six or seven months later I am leaps and bounds ahead of where I was . If I had only known you when I first began maybe I would be in the studio and not on my porch lol . Thanks Brother for all you do for me and the rest of us here who love to make music .
that B string all you needed to say is bump up what youre doing by a half step put it into perspective for me. i cant believe that little thing has been holding me back unknowingly. i always would fish around for the note coming next in the scale on the b string but this really helped!!
Uh no ... No ... Don't even think of doing that. Just be disciplined, learn the notes, don't take the easy way. Besides, the B string has that interval because it greatly helps the playing of chords and makes it much easier. That's the exact reason the standard tuning has that interval, to facilitate chords.
Well I guess if you wanna get used to that tuning, sure, but it's gonna be hard to switch between the two if you're gonna be using scales. When you switch, you'll be visualizing what your used to and not the tuning you're currently using. IMO, tho, I recommend learning guitar in standard tuning if you're still at the level that the B string confuses you when playing sales, which is the stage that the original commenter was at when he posted. At that level, don't take shortcuts, and just get past the hurdle. Don't use the all 4th tuning as a crutch. Instead just make it another part of your arsenal when you're already a very capable guitar player
Why bother giving the thumbs down when someone is taking their time, their skills and their knowledge and giving it to you and me for free to learn? If you don't like it or don't want to watch it, just watch something else. He seems like a pretty cool dude and I have always liked his message at the end of his videos too. I've been playing 27 years but I'll always check out other people's videos to pick up any tips I've missed, and I have to wonder what kind of life you lead when you feel it is necessary to dislike knowledge being shared?
You know. Ive been playing since i was 8. Im 17 now and ive always been trying to figure out patterns to help me learn scales and you are the only person who teaches a pattern to help the learning process. Thank you
YGS, I have been only recently stated the “first 30” lessons and YOU, my friend are not only a master, but as I’m 41, you have inspired me to keep trying. I have attempted to take up the guitar several time and get into a rut, and believe I’m not getting anywhere, so give up. Doing the first 30 I feel I’m making progress consistently. If I were to win, would really love to be taking the rest of your lessons. As it would change my life more than it already has. As for the guitar, well I live in Australia, and have purchased an acoustic guitar already, so I would ask that you donate it to a deserving less fortunate person, in the hopes that taking up the guitar would change their life as well. Keep up the great vids an mentoring!
Thanks Eric, I started learning guitar over a year ago thinking it was going to be easy, until I plateaued and had to learn some music theory. You explain it very well, I can’t wait to practice this tomorrow, I didn’t realise you could use this shape up and down the fret board.
Hey. Man, I love your teaching style. It's helping me in my quest to master the electric guitar. Yesterday I happened upon your video for chord transitions and I was shocked at how easily I was able to put your concept into practice. I literally felt the light bulb go off in my head. Thanks for the wisdom and the heads up on "THE MAN", I ain't gonna trust him You are a wise Sage
This professor really steps down to the alumn level, explain things and I magically understand. Many thanks Mr. master teacher, you got one more follower pupil.
Dude I've been trying to wrap my head around that for a long time knowing it was simple and also knowing I couldn't make sense of it for some reason the way you explained it just made it all click thank you very much
Thank you for this lesson, I'm an older person that's been fumbling around for years on the guitar playing the same boring chords, I'm hoping to move forward and learn new stuff, your lesson has encouraged me a lot.
Your a genius my man! Way to simplify playing I even was able to recognize how to make the root the sweet spot and play the same shape and whole step or 2 over and integrate it all back to the root! Thank you so much this is one of the only lessons that simplify how to listen to what your playing and understand without sounding like a robot who remembers all the shapes and has no soul to playing
That's a cool lesson!! I have actually found that I can play anywhere on the neck in any key all depending on the timing that I use. So say if the song is in G, I can play every note and or string on the neck depending on the timing that is used.
I've played guitar for over twenty years and this is the best explanation of how to "unlock" the fretboard that I've ever seen! I was skeptical at first but then you nailed it with the simple explanation!
Refreshing! Clear concise language and high-resolution video that is to the point, and includes no shredding and no extraneous banter. Well done, and I will check out more of The Guitar Sage's videos.
As someone who has learned all his favorite tunes and licks by ear, I feel like out of all the teachers I've looked up to increase my understanding of music, you've managed to explain to me how I figure things out. I could never explain to anyone how I manage to pick music up, but now I have a tangible guide to understanding these previously unexplainable machinations. You are amazing man. Thank you very much!
Great advice! I am right in the middle of this learning curve, I can do all form shapes, but always gravitate back to form one. Now I can use it all over! I have also recently begun to understand how to use relative minor to find the pentatonic shape for songs in major key. My big mountain to climb is soloing without sounding like I'm playing a scale.
You are a very good teacher. I have struggled for a long time just learning forms but still having a difficult time playing well. Your method makes that so much easier. Nor the scales are opened all over the neck and I can play.
This is the single most important lesson that I have seen for soloing. So bloody simple really. I can implement this anywhere on the neck in any key and no worries. Just one simple pattern. Thank you my Guru!
Dude those are things I already know, but I really hope beginners out there find your videos and follow every drop of your teachings as they're huge time savers. You're great, and what you give here is gold for free.
This is what I've always loved in the fact of it all. Using modes and ect makes it so you can make new scales (well everything's been kinda done... But you found it!)
Great instructional video for beginner level guitar players. I try to stay away from the that pentatonic mode by expanding upon the other notes within the pentatonic scale. Lydian, myxolidian, harmonic minor, diminished forms of scales alternate picking and string skipping techniques. Took me years to achieve that level of playing. Andy James, I don’t know if you’ve heard of him. That guy is phenomenal! Helped me mold my style as a lead player.
Thank you for taking the time to make these videos!! I just discovered your page like 3 days ago, I’m looking for my breakout moment on guitar, Thank you Eric!!!!
I've been playing guitar for 11 years & teaching for about 6 years & majoring in jazz; and this video opened my eyes a huge amount you are a wonder sir, thank you for making this video. subscribed & liked you are an amazing teacher. please keep making videos I would love to meet you & play with you someday should I ever have that opportunity.
Hi Erich, just to say thanks for my free E book and 30 lesson online course. I have just started to learn guitar at 70 years old and it should be easier with your support and guidance. It will help pass the winter days over here in England. Many thanks!
Hi, this is really simple but clear video teaching about pentatonic scale I have learned something from this. I wish you could also show the minor pentatonic scale. Thanks
this is also called „string fragment system“ (sfs) by a greek guy called prokopsis. he worked that out with any modes and made a lecture concept out of it. i am not advertising this but give him credit for his effort. you gave a good entrance into this.
Just started playing guitar this month with all this free time during this corona virus pandemic. You're the best I've come across of youtube videos. You make everything so simple and I finish the video actually having learnt something each time
Been playing for years but only this past year I've been trying to get into theory. I knew most of this but the way you explained it was somehow better than the previous videos I've looked at. Kept it short and simple!
The b and the e string are different bcoz in all the other string like A, D etc. The next note is A# or D# respectively but in B and E.. Next note is C and F respectively.. And that makes the difference of the half step cause the sharp note is naturally skipped
That was a huge help! For someone who does understand chord structure all across the fretboard but hasn’t grasped scales just was just the perfect required push in the direction of improvement.
Dude that was such a cool breakdown. I basically just try to learn songs to play & sing in my living room and around a campfire but now I'm gonna dive into these scales. Thank you so much, You Rock!!! I'm definitely subscribing. 😎
most excellent ... I've been teaching my son , and this version is easier than mine . Thanks ... I plan on following you . I'll see if my son wants to sign on ... I would appreciate the help . well done man .
You have conviced me with this one. I have been learning guitar for 7 years now. Still learning. I've seen a lots of videos and know there are a lot of good teachers out there. But you are the best. Ever. I am finally breaking through and its because of your help. Thank you. Namaste.
Finally a guitar player/teacher who gets the point! For me (as a jazz pianist) it's always SO frickin confusing to see that so many guitarists just don't know how scales work, or actually how "music" works :-) Thank U so much for the good, understandable video!
Looking well mate, i used to learn from your online vids in the early 2000s, just picked the guitar up again after 8 years and your still there, learnt alot from you, thank you
I'm studying music in order to get access to an academy, I have just finished high school and I am completely self taught. Of course I have bought books and so on... But man your videos may be my safeness! Thanks for the help!
That was a great explanation of a scale and moving around the neck. Really appreciated the part about learning to use the scales and not just learn them blindly
What can l say another superb lesson once again, thank you so much for your input Best guitar teacher on the Net Kept them videos coming Take care my man
very helpfull method, I want to say this one time/ maybe more, I have learned MANY very cool things from your efforts & passion about music, so I wanted to take a few minutes to sayTHANK-YOU very much , music has become important to me in the last several years.please take care of yourself / wishing all the best to you in all you do./peace\ Jay.
I was really finding hard to understand scales to play all over the fretboard.. Ive tried looking for many videos... Somewhere i felt it was incomplete... Thank to you for making it more simple and understanding..... Really a very great contribution to the community.. We are glad to have you...
The designers of the six string guitar did everything in fourths except the B string so they could end up with E on the top string. So the second string is a major third then that allows to have another E. Now the world is perfect again. If not the modern guitar would be E A D G C F not E A D G B E.
The actual reason is that the major 3rd interval between the G and B strings is there to facilitate chord playing. If the guitar was tuned in fourths across all six strings a simple E major open chord would not be possible to play given that the first two strings would be playing a C and an F, literally the two most dissonant notes you could possibly play over an E chord
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Thanks man i am 40 nog and always wanted to play guitar. Ik know everyting about guitars Electric but i want to buy a Orange wood accoustic to begin with.
I am gonne turn to your RUclips cannel a lot i think hahaha
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Cheers for this, I have been researching "how to improve on guitar" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Ever heard of - Ganyatty Guitar Gainify - (just google it ) ? Ive heard some great things about it and my m8 got amazing results with it.
Thanks for the lesson I’ve been playing for about 35 years with no training or lessons ever.. most times I have no idea what notes I’m playing lol. But this lesson already has me understanding and playing a scale. Now I just need to practice practice
I received my first guitar from my father when I was about eleven or twelve and took up the five-string banjo 35 years ago. I'm 71 now and have been playing ever since. I was entirely self taught as there was no Internet back then but I only wish that you and your methods were available back then.
I just wanted to stop and say thank you for what you're doing for those that are just learning how to play the guitar right now, because you're taking years off the learning process for them.
Thank you very much for taking the time to help others. New (and experienced) guitar players are extremely fortunate to have you and your lessons here on RUclips.
Thank you so much Bud. Yes, I am 48 and I would have LOVED to have had these resources when I was a kid. These kids are standing on the shoulders of giants, right? Thanks for adding this Bud.
My Pleasure, and yes, giants indeed they were, and are.
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Bud, your comment makes me very appreciative. I'm starting guitar at age 33 and I'm happy to be able to shave years off to make up for years that I WISH I had started learning.
I'm 19 and just starting to learn the guitar. I'm having a lot of fun, and these videos are very helpful. Although, sometimes my lack of progression is a little discouraging lol
I wish my guitar had a mustache.
Wish my girlfriend didn’t
Or moustache?
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@@DiogenesNephew iknow. Just messin with you dude. 😆
I wish my guitar had a string
This dude is legit! He taught me more in 4 minutes than 3 years of the other BS. Great Content!
Thank you, Justin.
@@yourguitarsage Justin, you're absolutely right. I think the world of Erich. He's the best!!!
5 YEARS!!!! 5 years ago did i pick up this instrument and it's only coming across you am i literally learning the things i've been so confused about with ease!!!! GAMECHANGER!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!
This guy knows how to break down everything so it's easy to understand. Absolutely the best on RUclips.
Comments like these are rocket fuel for my day. Thank you so much for taking the time Jeff. I truly appreciate it.
I've been struggling to play guitar on & off for 3 years. In my humble opinion Erich offers way more value than the other RUclips guitar teachers such as the Marty's, the Andy's or the Justin's. Everybody responds differently to different teaching styles but Erich strikes a chord (!!) with me. I've signed up for his free lessons and I'm astounded at my progress. As Erich says "never trust the man". But I trust this man.
I couldn't agree more! That is exactly what I was thinking when watching his videos.
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I signed up for his Udemy course, and just started. It's my favorite of the courses I've signed up for so far.
I learned scales so often and forgot them again. With this Tutorial something really fell into place for me
You do a good job of explaining the importance of learning the basic, "easy" stuff first and then connecting that to a higher skill level. But you really have to know the basic stuff first. Great video! Thanks!
So this is scales, huh? I watched this video a couple years ago. Came back to it, and it just seems so simple. Makes me feel a little better about guitar, like it's not as overwhelming as I originally thought.
Been playing guitar for 20 + years and I just learned this pattern today in 3 min 🤯
New here Oct 2019. Been banging on a guitar for 40 years and never got past major and minor chords in open position and would put the guitar away out of frustration. The fret board has always been one giant puzzle and music theory was like trying to learn a foreign language. Your videos are like a flashlight in the dark for me. I am beginning to understand. Thank you for your time and effort. I really appreciate what you have been doing here.
I've been playing guitar for 40 yrs by ear, just chording. But I was overwhelmed by learning notes on the fret board. No simple pattern like the piano keyboard. I just awkwardly counted up by steps. Until now. Thank you so much for this simple pattern, just what I've been searching for!
You are so welcome Bella! Your appreciation is infectious.:-)
I was in exactly that same boat!
I am in that place right now! I have scoured the iternet looking for a simple breakdown. I don't feel there yet, but this is so far the most laymens terms accessible demo I've seen. Not sure why it hast to be so hard to explain guitar to beginners...
Really? 40 years of just playing G C and D. Did you mean 4 years?
This is really encouraging for someone like me, I picked up the guitar without any training, just to cope with the pressure of medical school and now I can play full fledged covers thanks to your videos and many like them. Sending tons of love from India....❤️ Thank you so much ..
Rashi
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Please reply.... Been trying to buy ur ebooks but PayPal fails to recognise my card... I've done all my checks and my card is ok.. is there another form of payment
YourGuitarSage you blew my mind open. Sweet, short, powerful.
Great info. Been playing 22 years now. Self taught for the most part....meaning I learned from many different players around me over the years. I had picked up and learned everything in this video many years ago, but it was an eye opener that allowed me to add substantially to my playing tool box
That's my life, I thought.🤔😉
i've been playing on and off for like 3 years now and i could never really make anything sound good out side of playing others songs but this literally just made shit click and i genuinely thank you for that
Haven’t even finished the video yet and you just taught me something that I have been confused about for 20 years. Thank you so much!!!
The only RUclipsr I have ever watched that advertises his own content in his videos more than once (references, I should say) and his videos are still overly enjoyable. The content is easy to learn and just great. Thanks for doing this!
I have been playing for 6 years and I love this lesson. I hope to jam free style a bit.
You just opened up the whole guitar for me. I been moving around a lot with this knowledge
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I was thinking the same thing this is big knowledge!!
I have your book and its hands down, the best guitar book i have ever purchased. It actually got me excited about playing guitar again. It's the guitar Mastery book. I had no idea you had a youtube channel. I have purchased literally 40 - 50 book that i thought would help me. They did a very small amount, yours helped the most. If you could write a book on how to solo over chords i would be set for life. Seriously thank you for you patience and teaching methods!
Thank you! I have some videos on that topic, but I'm not sure I could fill a book. We'll see!
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9:38 - drove it home for me. thank you, erich. why learn more than one form if you don't have the first one down? you put it in perspective. reality check!
Been playing since I was a teenager and I’m 44 . I never knew theory at all or had lessons just learned by ear and watching . Although I was a good intermediate player something was missing . I tried books etc but no dice then I watched a video of yours then the 30 now a short six or seven months later I am leaps and bounds ahead of where I was . If I had only known you when I first began maybe I would be in the studio and not on my porch lol . Thanks Brother for all you do for me and the rest of us here who love to make music .
that B string all you needed to say is bump up what youre doing by a half step put it into perspective for me. i cant believe that little thing has been holding me back unknowingly. i always would fish around for the note coming next in the scale on the b string but this really helped!!
Fantastic! Thank you so much my friend.
You can just tune your guitar in fourths and play the exact same shape no matter where you are on the neck
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Don't even think of doing that. Just be disciplined, learn the notes, don't take the easy way. Besides, the B string has that interval because it greatly helps the playing of chords and makes it much easier. That's the exact reason the standard tuning has that interval, to facilitate chords.
Manu Perez chords yes. Not scales. Tuning in 4ths is pretty common. Just ask Tom Quayles.
Well I guess if you wanna get used to that tuning, sure, but it's gonna be hard to switch between the two if you're gonna be using scales. When you switch, you'll be visualizing what your used to and not the tuning you're currently using.
IMO, tho, I recommend learning guitar in standard tuning if you're still at the level that the B string confuses you when playing sales, which is the stage that the original commenter was at when he posted. At that level, don't take shortcuts, and just get past the hurdle. Don't use the all 4th tuning as a crutch. Instead just make it another part of your arsenal when you're already a very capable guitar player
Why bother giving the thumbs down when someone is taking their time, their skills and their knowledge and giving it to you and me for free to learn? If you don't like it or don't want to watch it, just watch something else. He seems like a pretty cool dude and I have always liked his message at the end of his videos too. I've been playing 27 years but I'll always check out other people's videos to pick up any tips I've missed, and I have to wonder what kind of life you lead when you feel it is necessary to dislike knowledge being shared?
This was extremely helpful for me... your breakdown of the form is so simple and amazing. You're a great teacher!!!
You know. Ive been playing since i was 8. Im 17 now and ive always been trying to figure out patterns to help me learn scales and you are the only person who teaches a pattern to help the learning process. Thank you
At last!!! A vid that breaks down the scales mystery in guitar! Ty so much.
YGS, I have been only recently stated the “first 30” lessons and YOU, my friend are not only a master, but as I’m 41, you have inspired me to keep trying. I have attempted to take up the guitar several time and get into a rut, and believe I’m not getting anywhere, so give up. Doing the first 30 I feel I’m making progress consistently. If I were to win, would really love to be taking the rest of your lessons. As it would change my life more than it already has. As for the guitar, well I live in Australia, and have purchased an acoustic guitar already, so I would ask that you donate it to a deserving less fortunate person, in the hopes that taking up the guitar would change their life as well. Keep up the great vids an mentoring!
Thanks Eric, I started learning guitar over a year ago thinking it was going to be easy, until I plateaued and had to learn some music theory. You explain it very well, I can’t wait to practice this tomorrow, I didn’t realise you could use this shape up and down the fret board.
Hey. Man, I love your teaching style. It's helping me in my quest to master the electric guitar. Yesterday I happened upon your video for chord transitions and I was shocked at how easily I was able to put your concept into practice. I literally felt the light bulb go off in my head. Thanks for the wisdom and the heads up on "THE MAN", I ain't gonna trust him You are a wise Sage
Thanks Mary! I'm glad you found the lessons helpful
This professor really steps down to the alumn level, explain things and I magically understand. Many thanks Mr. master teacher, you got one more follower pupil.
Probably the single most important guitar learning video out there for lead guitarist. Thanks Sage
Anyone ever was looking FOR...The Best explanation of how actually guitar works. This is the most progressive teaching course so far. Blows my mind :D
Dude I've been trying to wrap my head around that for a long time knowing it was simple and also knowing I couldn't make sense of it for some reason the way you explained it just made it all click thank you very much
This is the most understandable lesson on scales I’ve seen! Thank you for putting time in to teach!
Thank you, Austin 🙏
Thank you for this lesson, I'm an older person that's been fumbling around for years on the guitar playing the same boring chords, I'm hoping to move forward and learn new stuff, your lesson has encouraged me a lot.
You are so welcome Wally! Thank you for the kind words.
Your a genius my man! Way to simplify playing I even was able to recognize how to make the root the sweet spot and play the same shape and whole step or 2 over and integrate it all back to the root! Thank you so much this is one of the only lessons that simplify how to listen to what your playing and understand without sounding like a robot who remembers all the shapes and has no soul to playing
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Ngl this is the best free course I’ve ever checked out. Thank you for sharing this knowledge
🙏 www.yourguitarsage.com/30
That's a cool lesson!! I have actually found that I can play anywhere on the neck in any key all depending on the timing that I use. So say if the song is in G, I can play every note and or string on the neck depending on the timing that is used.
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Springboard just blew my mind! 🤯 I finally understand how guitarist know where to go on the fretboard! Thank you Erich
I love how he speaks guitar during the intro
I've played guitar for over twenty years and this is the best explanation of how to "unlock" the fretboard that I've ever seen! I was skeptical at first but then you nailed it with the simple explanation!
Thanks!
“Show us something better!’ And then I show you the next thing and you say ‘IM LOST!!”
Nothing more accurate has ever been said. Cheers
You are the first person who explained Pentatonic scales in such a simplistic way. Hats off. I will check the website that you advised in the video.
This was stuff that I basically understand, but at my level of playing, having it explained so plainly was extremely valuable. Thanks!
Refreshing! Clear concise language and high-resolution video that is to the point, and includes no shredding and no extraneous banter. Well done, and I will check out more of The Guitar Sage's videos.
Thank you so much for your free lessons. I have learned a ton from you and love your humor while teaching.
Thank you!! Glad to hear it!
As someone who has learned all his favorite tunes and licks by ear, I feel like out of all the teachers I've looked up to increase my understanding of music, you've managed to explain to me how I figure things out. I could never explain to anyone how I manage to pick music up, but now I have a tangible guide to understanding these previously unexplainable machinations. You are amazing man. Thank you very much!
Thank you 🙏
Great advice! I am right in the middle of this learning curve, I can do all form shapes, but always gravitate back to form one. Now I can use it all over! I have also recently begun to understand how to use relative minor to find the pentatonic shape for songs in major key. My big mountain to climb is soloing without sounding like I'm playing a scale.
3 years later, can you play a solo without making it sound like a scale?
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You are a very good teacher. I have struggled for a long time just learning forms but still having a difficult time playing well. Your method makes that so much easier. Nor the scales are opened all over the neck and I can play.
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This is the single most important lesson that I have seen for soloing. So bloody simple really. I can implement this anywhere on the neck in any key and no worries. Just one simple pattern. Thank you my Guru!
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CLEARER SO MUCH CLEARER. thank you so much. Now I can switch octaves.
Dude those are things I already know, but I really hope beginners out there find your videos and follow every drop of your teachings as they're huge time savers. You're great, and what you give here is gold for free.
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This is what I've always loved in the fact of it all. Using modes and ect makes it so you can make new scales (well everything's been kinda done... But you found it!)
Great instructional video for beginner level guitar players. I try to stay away from the that pentatonic mode by expanding upon the other notes within the pentatonic scale. Lydian, myxolidian, harmonic minor, diminished forms of scales alternate picking and string skipping techniques. Took me years to achieve that level of playing. Andy James, I don’t know if you’ve heard of him. That guy is phenomenal! Helped me mold my style as a lead player.
Thank you, this is really useful. I've been paying guitar for 18 years, but I never learned the scales.
Been playing guitar for 20 years and I've never understood pentatonic scales quicker and better. Thank you. I just subscribed
Love it! Thanks Brandon.
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I came here to say this. Good guitar technic vid also.
He really looks like ryan
I'm seeing Ben Affleck tbh
Very good one.
I can’t believe how much this helped me ty
I've being looking for an explanation on how the scales work and this was gold to me, thank you :)
Thank you for taking the time to make these videos!! I just discovered your page like 3 days ago, I’m looking for my breakout moment on guitar, Thank you Eric!!!!
I've been playing guitar for 11 years & teaching for about 6 years & majoring in jazz; and this video opened my eyes a huge amount you are a wonder sir, thank you for making this video. subscribed & liked you are an amazing teacher. please keep making videos I would love to meet you & play with you someday should I ever have that opportunity.
Thank you, my friend.
What a great teacher.
Hi Erich, just to say thanks for my free E book and 30 lesson online course. I have just started to learn guitar at 70 years old and it should be easier with your support and guidance. It will help pass the winter days over here in England. Many thanks!
Love that, Kevin! Thank you so much my friend.
This is one of the best lessons I've ever seen on RUclips. Great breakdown of it all. Thanks a lot brother.
Thank you!
This helped me understand scales, just started 2 months ago and this seriously makes scales so much more easier to understand
More stuff like that here, my friend: www.yourguitarsage.com/30
Hi, this is really simple but clear video teaching about pentatonic scale I have learned something from this. I wish you could also show the minor pentatonic scale.
Thanks
this is also called „string fragment system“ (sfs) by a greek guy called prokopsis. he worked that out with any modes and made a lecture concept out of it. i am not advertising this but give him credit for his effort. you gave a good entrance into this.
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Just started playing guitar this month with all this free time during this corona virus pandemic. You're the best I've come across of youtube videos. You make everything so simple and I finish the video actually having learnt something each time
Thank you so much, my friend! Here is free access to my top vids in step by step format: www.yourguitarsage.com/30
This just gave me the mind blowing moment I've been looking for.
Been playing for years but only this past year I've been trying to get into theory. I knew most of this but the way you explained it was somehow better than the previous videos I've looked at. Kept it short and simple!
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Thanks for lessons and words of guitar wisdom!
You're a great teacher sir. You fill up the gaps most other teachers skip
The b and the e string are different bcoz in all the other string like A, D etc. The next note is A# or D# respectively but in B and E.. Next note is C and F respectively.. And that makes the difference of the half step cause the sharp note is naturally skipped
That's what I was thinking but why is the E string not down half a step considering there is no E# either?
That was a huge help! For someone who does understand chord structure all across the fretboard but hasn’t grasped scales just was just the perfect required push in the direction of improvement.
Thanks Dan!🙌
Dude that was such a cool breakdown. I basically just try to learn songs to play & sing in my living room and around a campfire but now I'm gonna dive into these scales. Thank you so much, You Rock!!!
I'm definitely subscribing. 😎
Thank you so much my friend😃
Wow... I’m going to get new strings on my old guitar tomorrow and start learning!
most excellent ... I've been teaching my son , and this version is easier than mine . Thanks ... I plan on following you . I'll see if my son wants to sign on ... I would appreciate the help . well done man .
Thank you for the kind words Dan. Don't forget to check out the free series as well at: www.yourguitarstage.com/30
The concept was clearly explained, quite helpful in understanding how the guitar works. However, that is G minor pentatonic scale.
You’re a legend. Thank you so much man
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You have conviced me with this one. I have been learning guitar for 7 years now. Still learning. I've seen a lots of videos and know there are a lot of good teachers out there. But you are the best. Ever.
I am finally breaking through and its because of your help. Thank you. Namaste.
So kind my friend! Thank you.
Your a great teacher, thank you!
Thank you!
Finally a guitar player/teacher who gets the point! For me (as a jazz pianist) it's always SO frickin confusing to see that so many guitarists just don't know how scales work, or actually how "music" works :-) Thank U so much for the good, understandable video!
You're welcome! Thanks for watching
I like this dude man. He has such a cool attitude
Thanks Brooks!
Looking well mate, i used to learn from your online vids in the early 2000s, just picked the guitar up again after 8 years and your still there, learnt alot from you, thank you
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I'm studying music in order to get access to an academy, I have just finished high school and I am completely self taught. Of course I have bought books and so on... But man your videos may be my safeness! Thanks for the help!
thats cool! art is life! if you have time pls check this out ruclips.net/video/dj0kqFb8b0U/видео.html
That was a great explanation of a scale and moving around the neck. Really appreciated the part about learning to use the scales and not just learn them blindly
What can l say another superb lesson once again, thank you so much for your input
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Kept them videos coming
Take care my man
Been playing for many years, and this opened my mind. Thank you 🙏🏼
great vid,so easy to follow,keep up the good work bro.
Thanks my friend!
What a great way to teach the simplicity of one form and the mileage that you can get out of it. Thank you!
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very helpfull method, I want to say this one time/ maybe more, I have learned MANY very cool things from your efforts & passion about music, so I wanted to take a few minutes to sayTHANK-YOU very much , music has become important to me in the last several years.please take care of yourself / wishing all the best to you in all you do./peace\ Jay.
Thank you so much for taking the time to write this Jay. Comments like that me going.
Awesome lesson!! thanks for that b string tip, that really helps a lot
Dude! I’m kinda having an Ah Ha moment here! Thanks for this great lesson.
I was really finding hard to understand scales to play all over the fretboard..
Ive tried looking for many videos... Somewhere i felt it was incomplete...
Thank to you for making it more simple and understanding.....
Really a very great contribution to the community..
We are glad to have you...
Thank you, friend 🙏
The designers of the six string guitar did everything in fourths except the B string so they could end up with E on the top string. So the second string is a major third then that allows to have another E. Now the world is perfect again. If not the modern guitar would be E A D G C F not
E A D G B E.
Great explanation
The actual reason is that the major 3rd interval between the G and B strings is there to facilitate chord playing. If the guitar was tuned in fourths across all six strings a simple E major open chord would not be possible to play given that the first two strings would be playing a C and an F, literally the two most dissonant notes you could possibly play over an E chord
Wait....so IF the B string was NOT tuned down, then would the guitar still sound "right"?
isn't it the G string that is tuned a half step below?
pikiwiki thats what she said
Thank you for the tips. I'm loving this course.