After learning the cowboy chords and play hundreds of songs with ultimate guitar websites, This is, to me, the most clever way to simplify guitar and be able to make your own music..With this knowledge you can be very creative and make infinite music... you do not need modes, CAGED systems, and all the rest of complicated things. Understand this, practice this until you master it and you are ready to play your own songs and millions of popular songs, anywhere. This is the best lesson of all . Congratulations. You nailed it. You are my hero. Best teacher i have found in the world.
Kia ora, complicated things become less complicated with Brian's help. He's using A shapes of the CAGED system here. At some point you'll link all the shapes together up and down the neck. Because you know the cowboy chords it's likely to be your visualization tool of choice for chord tone targeting... eventually.
Dude I get so frustrated with other guitar channels that have a jam at the beginning of their videos, its like yeah ok you can edit yourself playing well but with you, the beginning jam actually has substance and is part of the lesson and so much more of a preview of whats to come rather than you just trying to show off. You're the most clear and concise teacher I have ever seen on youtube and took my playing to a level I didn't think I would reach and I've been playing for 20 years. You're the best man, cheers!
Just in case people are wondering. The E major chord with the g# works because he is basically borrowing that chord from the a harmonic minor scale. Which is just a modified version of natural minor with the sharp 7 degree.
This is the exact video I've been looking for for years. Just blitzed through the basics of note and chord selection. Wish I had this two years ago. Glad I have it now.
I have wanted to be able to write my own music but have avoided starting. This lesson has given a bit of a road map of how to started, especially the idea of chord tone targeting. Thank you. You have given me something to work on. ❤
Awesome stuff as always. Ever think about doing a video on finger picking? Technique, patterns, expansion on the major/minor chords you used here, stuff like that.
Thank you so much. Now I finally get the circle of fifths. The only problem I have is that I'm embarrassed because it's not hard once YOU explain it. What helped me was the visuals/diagrams. In this case a picture really is worth a thousand words. I know you work hard to put the graphics together and I appreciate it.
Brilliant! This is the Best and Shortest summary of Song Structure analysis (cycle of fifths/ fourths) and Solo Strategy that I have seen/heard. Bravo!
Perfect note ? , its the chord tones , " Dave Gilmour knows this " . And yet he manages to do it over and over and continuously blow our minds . Once again Brian, its taken me a couple of hours to watch a 20 min vid LOL . Thanks dude : )
I find your videos the single most enlightening music theory content I have ever found. You have a gift of clarity and communication that I find immediately accessible. I am better at music, after 30 years of a dull plateau, because of your content. Thank you so much.
I know how to make music & the circle chart because of you. Thank you for all your efforts and helping us all. Having a learning disability/dyslexia sucks when you just want to play. Thank you so much for all the detail really helps people like me. Appreciate it! 🤘😎🎸
Thank you you explained some things I already do an didn’t understand an you add to my ability to enhance my intellectual writing skills. My biggest goals on the guitar are to write my own music that people will love to hear. Thanks again
So glad I found your channel... you make this all make sense! I still don't know where all the notes are, but since I found your channel, I've been understanding the fret board and how to navigate it a lot more and this video just filled in a lot of big gaps. Once I actually learn the positions of every note, I think I'll be able to actually play around the neck and not just being stuck to playing open notes up the top! Thank you so much!!
Wow, excellent explanation of how to tie this all together. You just opened up the circle of 5ths in a way I can finally understand how to use it. WHY DO THEY MAKE IT SO HARD?? I still have to wrap my head around some of the other points you made, but what an awesome lesson. Thank you Sir!
This was a great lesson Brian. Can I suggenst a lesson on tips for fast repeating licks that fit the chord tones under them. I've found out that some of the usual repeating licks work very well in certain spots and not so great in other spots in the progression. I'm guessing is all about what chords are underneath but i've never seen a lesson on repeating licks in context with what chords are being played underneath.
Thanks Brian, I luv the simplicity and connectivity of your lessons (always have).Great respect. I was an early subscriber, and I'm so proud to see that you currently have such a healthy subscriber base - it had irritated me for years that other hyped up/click baity guitar teachers found ways to have higher subs. Between you (big brother Brian) and the cuddly bear uncle Stich, you both continually nourish and enrich my guitar learning appreciation. /Jeff
now, i am waiting for you to do a composing video i keep getting stuck with where to place riffs, without the lead clashing with the rhythm guitar and how to add little phrasing licks, throughout the song, an example would be CC Deville, from Poison, but i guess that is a call and response thing, or a filler, but i like how it leaves the feeling wanting to hear more, , a few times, then you get to the solo, where you get to hear more
The opening track, the melody is absolutely amazing🎸🤟 Hi Brian, after 4 years of watching a number of guitar channels on RUclips I have to say that I rate your channel as the best at the moment. You are a great guitarist, musician and teacher. After a long break, I returned to the guitar and have been learning again for some time now. Scales, arpeggios, this is a very important topic, I also make my own music. I'm trying 😀to enjoy playing enjoyed, it's relaxing. Hello Vlado Belo
in the holy cee of key, it's g-sus that leads you back to the holy tonic, the chord tones do have that complete feeling, but the notes that aren't in the scale change the overall sound of the chord with the added note, so if the band was playing on like a c major chord and you were ringing out a d note, overall sound like an add 2, i think the music only sounds right because it being what you are used to, if you are used to different sounds and whatnot, different stuff sounds "right", perhaps everything after a time has to be more spicey so you can taste it, you get used to the same thing, just becomes background noise, same with everything i suppose, like being a kid and only liking plain whatever, then get old and you want everything on it with extra gravy and worm heads
Yes, recognizing that you don't even need to include the high E-string is the big secret! As long as you get the 3rd in there, which is on the B-string, then that's all that matters. If you want to eliminate the high E-string completely from these barre chord shapes, that would be perfectly fine!
Quick question. On your intro, you were picking with 3 or 4 fingering then when you did the scales with the pick. I that a must on the initial picking. Could you have done that with the pick for the whole intro? Thanks
Hi beginner here, So when your in the chord tone targeting step, how do you know what note to choose in that chord? ie the root, 3rd or 5th? Do you choose what sounds better or is there a certain rule or gold standard you follow? As a beginner I would say root but you didn’t do that. Thanks for your help on this. Thanks.
I have one question that I've been trying to figure out, what is the difference between a chord progression and a riff. I hear a lot of guitar player is refer to what I sometimes called riffs chord progressions.
I was supposed to go to bed but Brian Kelly just released another video. Thank you again for another gem. One question I do have is why are some chords red, white or grey when you show the chords in major and minor. And why is it written bIII, bVI and BVII in A minor but not C major? Is this a Berklee system thing? Thanks again
Good question! I colored the major chords in red, the minor chords in white and the diminished chord in grey. For any type of numbering system, I ALWAYS make sure that it coincides with the scale formula. The natural minor scale formula is: 1 - 2 - b3 - 4 - 5 - b6 - b7 Therefore the 3rd, 6th and 7th chords that are derived from the natural minor scale need to have the 'b' symbol in front of them. This ensures mathematical accuracy! See this lesson for more on "minor key numbering": ruclips.net/video/gJbSZLlMYNQ/видео.html
I think you combine Am natural and AM harmonic in your demo: Em, the fifth chord in Am natural; E, the fifth chord in Am harmonic. That's the theory but your demo sound so sad; for me, it's a minor mode.
That is just brilliant Brian. You have explained an intricate stuff which composers use to throw in the frills and extra stuff, in a simple manner. Brian is unmistakably topnotch when it comes to diving deep into the technicalities and the nitty- gritty that make up the final melody we hear . My humble request once again to Brian is to come up with a video on the ace Indian composer Ilaiyraja who has been be hailed as a trail-blazer in bringing rich western chord elements into Indian film music from the early 80s till date. I am posting sample links of this Indian composer. ruclips.net/video/BA-Z84Uhg7c/видео.html ruclips.net/video/8VQrVSKDDzk/видео.html ruclips.net/video/VWHrclJAe9A/видео.html
After learning the cowboy chords and play hundreds of songs with ultimate guitar websites, This is, to me, the most clever way to simplify guitar and be able to make your own music..With this knowledge you can be very creative and make infinite music... you do not need modes, CAGED systems, and all the rest of complicated things. Understand this, practice this until you master it and you are ready to play your own songs and millions of popular songs, anywhere. This is the best lesson of all . Congratulations. You nailed it. You are my hero. Best teacher i have found in the world.
He’s actually playing modes in his solo. Modes are very useful.
Thanks for the words! I really appreciate it. I'm glad to hear that these vids are helping for ya 😀
Kia ora, complicated things become less complicated with Brian's help. He's using A shapes of the CAGED system here. At some point you'll link all the shapes together up and down the neck. Because you know the cowboy chords it's likely to be your visualization tool of choice for chord tone targeting... eventually.
Amatteus , I noticed the exact same thing. Brian Kelly has a great way of explaining it.
I can't lie man you're one of the best teachers on RUclips and I appreciate these videos thank you for another great lesson !
Yes, he enlighten us and set us free! Very sincere.
Good on you, George WashPicton!
Thank you! I really appreciate the words 😃
God bless you, Brian Kelly.
Dude I get so frustrated with other guitar channels that have a jam at the beginning of their videos, its like yeah ok you can edit yourself playing well but with you, the beginning jam actually has substance and is part of the lesson and so much more of a preview of whats to come rather than you just trying to show off. You're the most clear and concise teacher I have ever seen on youtube and took my playing to a level I didn't think I would reach and I've been playing for 20 years. You're the best man, cheers!
Thanks Tim! I appreciate the words man. I'm glad to hear that these vids have been helping your playing. Very cool!! 😁🎸
Just in case people are wondering. The E major chord with the g# works because he is basically borrowing that chord from the a harmonic minor scale. Which is just a modified version of natural minor with the sharp 7 degree.
Thank you so much Brian .... This is such a great lesson!!!!!
This is the exact video I've been looking for for years. Just blitzed through the basics of note and chord selection. Wish I had this two years ago. Glad I have it now.
Another simple lesson for my complicated musical brain. Particularly liked your animated take on listener reaction to a bend in the upper register 🙂
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Lovely lesson. The explanation of the layers, just brilliant.
I have wanted to be able to write my own music but have avoided starting. This lesson has given a bit of a road map of how to started, especially the idea of chord tone targeting. Thank you. You have given me something to work on. ❤
As usual Brian, you always enlightens us and set us free with our exploration to the guitar. Thank you very much. Cheers from Indonesia.
Thank you so much Brian. This knowledge is gold!
Another great lesson. Circle of fifths seems more readable. Great Demonstrations CHEERS
Excellent lesson A++
A, Am shapes with with root on the A string 😀
Brian - I love this. You make things sound so simple and understandable - thank you.
Awesome stuff as always. Ever think about doing a video on finger picking? Technique, patterns, expansion on the major/minor chords you used here, stuff like that.
I'm not the greatest fingerpicker in the world...but I could give it a shot!
That's awesome Brian. You're such an accomplished Musician and excellent teacher.
Thank you so much. Now I finally get the circle of fifths. The only problem I have is that I'm embarrassed because it's not hard once YOU explain it. What helped me was the visuals/diagrams. In this case a picture really is worth a thousand words. I know you work hard to put the graphics together and I appreciate it.
Brilliant! This is the Best and Shortest summary of Song Structure analysis (cycle of fifths/ fourths) and Solo Strategy that I have seen/heard. Bravo!
Thank you!! 😃
Thanks so much, Brian! That was really fantastic! Keep these great videos coming!
Perfect note ? , its the chord tones , " Dave Gilmour knows this " . And yet he manages to do it over and over and continuously blow our minds . Once again Brian, its taken me a couple of hours to watch a 20 min vid LOL . Thanks dude : )
Thanks for watching 😁
Thank you for another great lesson Brian…I really appreciate all the work you put in.
I find your videos the single most enlightening music theory content I have ever found. You have a gift of clarity and communication that I find immediately accessible. I am better at music, after 30 years of a dull plateau, because of your content. Thank you so much.
Brian, as usual, so eye opening. Thank for sharing your knowledge. You're great at teaching as well.
Thanks Brian, awesome lesson!
I know how to make music & the circle chart because of you. Thank you for all your efforts and helping us all. Having a learning disability/dyslexia sucks when you just want to play. Thank you so much for all the detail really helps people like me. Appreciate it! 🤘😎🎸
Great video as always, thanks for continuing to help others.
Your arpegios sound like Ritchie Blackmore great lesson thank you!!!!
Another brilliant lesson Brian, I had a lot of aha moments! Thank you so much!
Thank you you explained some things I already do an didn’t understand an you add to my ability to enhance my intellectual writing skills. My biggest goals on the guitar are to write my own music that people will love to hear. Thanks again
I love your lessons! Thank you, Brian!!
Thanks bud. You're always one of my favourites!
So glad I found your channel... you make this all make sense! I still don't know where all the notes are, but since I found your channel, I've been understanding the fret board and how to navigate it a lot more and this video just filled in a lot of big gaps.
Once I actually learn the positions of every note, I think I'll be able to actually play around the neck and not just being stuck to playing open notes up the top! Thank you so much!!
Wow, excellent explanation of how to tie this all together. You just opened up the circle of 5ths in a way I can finally understand how to use it. WHY DO THEY MAKE IT SO HARD?? I still have to wrap my head around some of the other points you made, but what an awesome lesson. Thank you Sir!
Glad to hear the vid was helpful for ya. Thanks for checking it out! 😁
Brian, you are an amazing teacher! Thank you for sharing your talents! 🌷🙏😘
This was a great lesson Brian. Can I suggenst a lesson on tips for fast repeating licks that fit the chord tones under them. I've found out that some of the usual repeating licks work very well in certain spots and not so great in other spots in the progression. I'm guessing is all about what chords are underneath but i've never seen a lesson on repeating licks in context with what chords are being played underneath.
Another incredible lesson.
Thanks as usual, Brian...Keep on rocking!
Thanks Brian, I luv the simplicity and connectivity of your lessons (always have).Great respect. I was an early subscriber, and I'm so proud to see that you currently have such a healthy subscriber base - it had irritated me for years that other hyped up/click baity guitar teachers found ways to have higher subs. Between you (big brother Brian) and the cuddly bear uncle Stich, you both continually nourish and enrich my guitar learning appreciation. /Jeff
Thanks Jeff! I really appreciate that. Thank you for following along with my vids 😃
Great lesson Brian ... loved the comment below regarding upside down charts!! 😂😂
Thank very much Brian !!!
Great lesson
Just love this channel. You're a fantastic teacher, Brian!
Very good Brian!
I am fairly new to your site and I must say I have really been enjoying your teachings, thanks
Fantastic video mate
As always the best videos !
now, i am waiting for you to do a composing video
i keep getting stuck with where to place riffs, without the lead clashing with the rhythm guitar
and how to add little phrasing licks, throughout the song, an example would be CC Deville, from Poison, but i guess that is a call and response thing, or a filler, but i like how it leaves the feeling wanting to hear more, , a few times, then you get to the solo, where you get to hear more
Very instructive as always.ciao from zwitzerland
This dude given out gems
Man you rock, and that's little to say. Thanks bro!
Thank you! I appreciate you checking out the vid 😃
Practically speaking still Brian excellent teacher direct to the point.🤟
The opening track, the melody is absolutely amazing🎸🤟
Hi Brian, after 4 years of watching a number of guitar channels on RUclips I have to say that I rate your channel as the best at the moment. You are a great guitarist, musician and teacher. After a long break, I returned to the guitar and have been learning again for some time now. Scales, arpeggios, this is a very important topic, I also make my own music. I'm trying 😀to enjoy playing enjoyed, it's relaxing. Hello Vlado Belo
Thank you! I'm glad.to hear that you liked the vid. Thanks for checking it out 😃
Yet another great lesson Brian plus you can’t beat a few Wee Diddleys lol
Love em!! 😁
Select a key. inversions. Land on chord tones. Progression. Return to root. Add embellishments.
in the holy cee of key, it's g-sus that leads you back to the holy tonic, the chord tones do have that complete feeling, but the notes that aren't in the scale change the overall sound of the chord with the added note, so if the band was playing on like a c major chord and you were ringing out a d note, overall sound like an add 2, i think the music only sounds right because it being what you are used to, if you are used to different sounds and whatnot, different stuff sounds "right", perhaps everything after a time has to be more spicey so you can taste it, you get used to the same thing, just becomes background noise, same with everything i suppose, like being a kid and only liking plain whatever, then get old and you want everything on it with extra gravy and worm heads
I agree completely. I definitely have "western ears" for sure! 😁
Leonard Cohen inserts an E outside chord into his Hallelujah, which is in C/Am... It sounds great
Legend level teacher ! Thank you 😁.
This is a great lesson, thanks Brian. The problem I have is playing the Major shape as you do without fluffing the first string. Any tips?
Yes, recognizing that you don't even need to include the high E-string is the big secret! As long as you get the 3rd in there, which is on the B-string, then that's all that matters. If you want to eliminate the high E-string completely from these barre chord shapes, that would be perfectly fine!
Quick question. On your intro, you were picking with 3 or 4 fingering then when you did the scales with the pick. I that a must on the initial picking. Could you have done that with the pick for the whole intro? Thanks
Hi beginner here, So when your in the chord tone targeting step, how do you know what note to choose in that chord? ie the root, 3rd or 5th? Do you choose what sounds better or is there a certain rule or gold standard you follow? As a beginner I would say root but you didn’t do that. Thanks for your help on this. Thanks.
Some "wee diddlys" 😂 (what layer do you use for those? Lol, thats the guitar version of ugga duggas on an impact drill)
Maaaannnnnn!!!!! 👏👏👏🤜🤛😎👉
I have one question that I've been trying to figure out, what is the difference between a chord progression and a riff. I hear a lot of guitar player is refer to what I sometimes called riffs chord progressions.
Opened my third eye
Love this. 1 thing your finger charts are upside down.
I feel that there is an untapped audience of people that like to watch RUclips while standing on their heads. So I made these charts for them 😁
@@zombieguitar 🤣😂🤣
@@zombieguitar Oh, I hadn't thought of that!
I was supposed to go to bed but Brian Kelly just released another video. Thank you again for another gem. One question I do have is why are some chords red, white or grey when you show the chords in major and minor. And why is it written bIII, bVI and BVII in A minor but not C major? Is this a Berklee system thing? Thanks again
Good question! I colored the major chords in red, the minor chords in white and the diminished chord in grey.
For any type of numbering system, I ALWAYS make sure that it coincides with the scale formula.
The natural minor scale formula is:
1 - 2 - b3 - 4 - 5 - b6 - b7
Therefore the 3rd, 6th and 7th chords that are derived from the natural minor scale need to have the 'b' symbol in front of them. This ensures mathematical accuracy!
See this lesson for more on "minor key numbering": ruclips.net/video/gJbSZLlMYNQ/видео.html
@@zombieguitar Thank you so much!
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I think you combine Am natural and AM harmonic in your demo: Em, the fifth chord in Am natural; E, the fifth chord in Am harmonic. That's the theory but your demo sound so sad; for me, it's a minor mode.
Come for guitar lesson, stay for answer to Life™
Spoiler: chord-tone targeting
Exactly!!
Sounds very old Metallica like something Cliff Burton wrote.
That is just brilliant Brian. You have explained an intricate stuff which composers use to throw in the frills and extra stuff, in a simple manner. Brian is unmistakably topnotch when it comes to diving deep into the technicalities and the nitty- gritty that make up the final melody we hear .
My humble request once again to Brian is to come up with a video on the ace Indian composer Ilaiyraja who has been be hailed as a trail-blazer in bringing rich western chord elements into Indian film music from the early 80s till date.
I am posting sample links of this Indian composer.
ruclips.net/video/BA-Z84Uhg7c/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/8VQrVSKDDzk/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/VWHrclJAe9A/видео.html
Very cool. Thanks for sharing. I will take a look at these vids 😃
"There are 12 keys" says Brian. I could hear the RUclips trolls waking and screaming at that point 🤣🤣
Nice video Brian. Very useful.
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I disliked the C major scale for being racist. :-) Piano players will understand...
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