Rick Beato's theory book - The Beato Book - is a meme in the community. Is it worth buying? Subscribe to support the channel. I'm new and hope to get better on camera.
I got ripped off by the beato channel. I don't think it was him just the people working for him. I paid for the premium for him to review a song of mine and after a week I tried emailing and they basically ignored me until the last week saying they can't find the file and by the time I could fix it I would have had to pay the premium again. I wouldn't mind if it had been just my money but my kids paid for it for me as gift
A person now days can learn more music theory and instrument playing in a couple months from the internet than I did in 5 years in college as a music-composing major. I watch any body who plays guitar or keyboard and makes YT videos. It's all informative and interesting.
Dude. I don't care what anyone says. I have disagreed with Mr. Beato more times than I can count and I *STILL* keep going back to his channel because his videos are JUST. THAT. GOOD. Also, screw the haters, Marty Schwartz is an amazing teacher, even through pre-recorded video and even as an intermediate/advanced player I've still learned plenty of cool stuff and songs from him. Plus, he's always such a positive dude - how can anyone hate that?!
I bought the Beato Book as a pdf well before the Online Interactive version and I found it great as a musical enyclopedia. I have some theory knowledge but I'm a bad notation reader. Rick has helped me join up a lot of the 'dots'.
I only have the digital/online version, but I can honestly say it's been really useful for me. @RickBeato's videos are amazing and I was happy to support him by buying this. I was even happier when I found I really valued the Beato Book content.
Rick's Brian May interview is a thing of beauty. I'm sure Brian is sick of going over old ground but Rick puts a different spin on it and after being a little bit guarded at the start Brian really opens up. An essential watch imho.
I bought the boook and I feel abit like cheated. If you dont have a good level of training in music before you cant understand anything. No explanations at all. If you are a beginner in music theory do not buy the book.
Really enjoyed this. Thanks for informing me of the context. I bought the book v4 and then the ear training and then the online book to support the channel. I think I accidentally upgraded twice from v4 to the online version of the book. Anyway, I am a fan of Beato’s channel. There is music I Karen to today thanks to Rick. Very funny. Triads.
My guitar teacher bought the Beato Book and attempted to share Rick's theory lessons in adjunct to our practical music lessons. That lasted about three weeks. It's too complex for beginners.
Seeing as Rick regularly sells his whole music teaching package with weekend sales for under $100...! Why wouldn't you buy that. It's a great deal. I do agree the book is dry AF, but with all the other courses, it works.
What I got from his book are all the great chord inversion voicings he provided. The rest of his book is loosely explained at best. He's at his best when he delivers topics in bites like how he does through his Instagram videos.
I bought Ricks bundle that includes Beato Beginner Guitar, Quick Lessons Pro, Pitch (Beato ear training), and the Beato Book Interactive. I paid Rick $99 that I consider a pittance for value received. I breezed through Beginner Guitar, nevertheless, I did learn a thing or two that somehow, I missed along the way. But easy breezy ended there. It is "bundle" of painfully difficulty from there on out. I began to wonder if I was cut out to play guitar. That was until I spotted a Bobby Harrison Fusion Blues lesson. The lesson really is for advanced guitarists and that I am not. I watched Bobby's video and understood in real time what he was talking about. A month or two before, I would have passed because it was way over my head. But during that month or two I was beating my head studying Beato. I paid Bobby 6 bucks for the lesson and have lived happily after. Holland, I know you came around after hymning and hawing for the better part of 6 minutes exposing Beato's meme. I'll bet your listeners were sound asleep during the last 20 seconds. And that is why I went to great lengths to ensure that no one was misled by the 1st 6 minutes. Please, from henceforth onward, do not use words I don't understand like meme. Haha. Look, right now I still love you, but if you should use again any word that is as arcane as meme, I will hate you forever.
I'm a Berklee Online guitar major and I bought the Beato Interactive bundle during the holiday sale as a means of reference and review. I've watched about a half dozen videos and so far my impression is that it's more suited to be a reference for advanced intermediate players who already have a solid grounding in theory including triads, 4 note chords, arpeggios, scales, modes, etc. If you're a beginner guitarist this is not really a good place to start. Many of the examples I've watched include him playing piano through changes without spelling out chords or explaining why they fit in a certain mode. I understand modes and chord construction but the format he uses had me quickly lost. I had to pause and rewind several times just so I could spell out the chords he was playing and that still doesn't really explain why they work in the example. As others have said it feels more like a collection of lessons he compiled over the years and just decided to throw a title page and have it bound into a book.
I don't think Beato makes any secret of the nature of his deep diving, nerdy levels of music analysis. His language is that of pentatonics, heptatonics, chromatics, diminished, triads, inversions, most of it goes over my head. That's why I'd never even consider buying someone of that prowess's literature.
It's nice because he blames the record industry on making pop music maximum efficiency and revenue, a proven formula - while applying the same ideas to his channel for it to be successful.
Hi, Thanks for uploading this was very helpful I just had couple more questions about this book. so would you recommend the book for somone who has a decent understanding of theroy but want to expand his knowledge about it? Also is the book help with improvisng and increase speed? Does the digital book have corresponded videos for sure?
There's no technique at all so no speed help. Digital definitely has videos but I didn't check every page and section. I would go somewhere like Kiko Loureiros guitar academy if you want theory and technique/speed.
cool review......my teacher grinded scales and triads into my head which I am indebted.... I bought the online book to support the channel. very grateful for you youtubbers😊
It would be helpful to know just how much it cost you to have the Beato Book printed out esp if it was color printed. One time I looked into an online quote for printing and the cost was pretty high. Actually more than the purchase of the Beato Book from Rick.
Rick is the ultimate if you want to be a "cover musician" or be in a "tribute band" - so you can learn OTHER PEOPLE'S music. Having said that - the guy is AMAZING AT WHAT HE DOES.
@@HollandOats Funny, or interesting, I've been a working musician for 5 decades now, the longer I play the LESS I think about notes or theory. Everything is just the sounds I want to fill in what needs to be said in a given circumstance. Enjoyed your discussion here!!
@@stutzbearcat5624 I've been playing guitar for 45 years. Am I a great guitarist? Hardly. I can't read music... yet? I have written many songs and many more instrumental pieces. When I was about 12, I was told by someone who I respected greatly, and who knew me and how I worked, creatively, my father, if I learned, what he called, "all the math and stuff" behind music, it would kill my love for it. I believed him. Like what you said, about it being more about making the sound you want to hear, I play from within. I find the sound I need, and then practice it until it's as clean as a whistle. Of course, through jamming with folks, and a bit of reading chord charts, and finding out some basic key knowledge, I did learn some music theory, if you could call it that. I often wonder if my father might have been wrong. At this juncture, learning music theory seems like it would be a lot of work and, if Dad was right, I would be devastated. However, if he was wrong, how much better of a musician could I be. If you're still reading, I thank you for your time, and apologize for my rambling. You are the first person who has come close to describing my relation to my guitar playing, so I got a little excited.
It's as if we start making things more complicated as we move from beginner to intermediate. Reaching expert level is simplifying back down to the beginner mind. At the end of the day the ear is all that matters. I enjoy theory as a means of exploring but write off my ear
All you have is the truth and 3 chords, triads scales, triads, scales and neck images.👌p.s. spot on about rhett and mary...about which i don't give a damn. :-)
I'd prefer to put $3-5 in a tip jar like app. I like the idea of supporting utubers with a cup of coffee or other beverage. It fits my budget and I don't want more stuff. I agree, Rick deserves support. Patreon, cash app, whatev as I am principled, but poor.
I enjoy the interviews that Rick has done on his channel. I have never purchased anything from him only because I personally don't want to learn music theory. Music to me is a personal journey that I enjoy doing it my own way. Enjoyed your video Man!
Many lecturers or professors write their own text books that accompany the teaching. Self learning isn't easy, the Beato book is for intermediates I would say.
I will say Rick has eschewed advertising and doing endorsements, which he could make very good money off of. In fact I’m not sure why because I would… A friend of mine has a successful YT channel, nothing to do with music, and he gets tons of endorsements pitched to him and his channel is about a 1/5 of Ricks subscriber wise. He does well. In fact he makes more in endorsement ads and sales of his stuff than in YT revenue.
Maybe it's not about the money for Rick, maybe it's just about the love of great music and sharing that love and knowledge with others. Not everyone feels comfortable shilling for companies and endorsing products they have never and will never use.
@@music4thesoul80 That's an interesting question--why he doesn't do endorsements and ad pitches. He's got 3 kids to raise and possibly put through college, and I assume he's the breadwinner for the household, based on the amount of time he spends on his channel. So money must be a pretty important consideration for him. My theory is he thinks his credibility with his audience stays stronger over time if he operates more like a journalist and educator than a social media influencer. (Though lots of journalists these days do ad reads on their podcasts.) And he had the luxury of coasting financially for a bit in the beginning because he had a pretty significant payday back in the late aughts from his writing the country hit "Carolina". He didn't have to sell out as a youtuber early on to stay afloat. Also, who does like shilling? But it wouldn't surprise me if he did some ad work at some point, if he thought it would be a good fit for his brand. He seems pretty flexible.
I bought the digital version earlier this year. I really like it and I've found some of the information with videos really useful. I especially learned a lot from the ear training practice. I hadn't considered the hardcopy version. I'm not sure I would find it as useful.
He does good interviews though even if bands I don’t like such as members of Toto but when I see all those guitars in the background I figure he is doing ok.
Might be useful to tell what the costs are to print it, as well in black and white as well as in color. In our local printshop is would be 40 quid, partly in color probably 80 or 100.
Was that a book review? 😂 Didn't even get if you love him or hate him 😅 I follow Rick, find his videos entertaining and insightful. Even found out lately Extreme still exist and they only got better 😂
Buy the book if you already play alright and want to learn about MUSIC as it applies to the guitar. Don't print it. The new version has link to videos.
ricks great love him but i don,t have his book i learned to play by ear first then i went to college to learn music theory etc when all said and done just keep playing cleme what you can and move on Oscar Peterson my favorite George Benson Steve Luther to many to count just keep listening
First of all the humor part: Beato 1 and 2 - channels 3596000 subscribers - Holland Oats - 100 - so HO only has 3595900 to go. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Second, the facts part: 1. Music is hard and takes work to become proficient - Rick, the world, and I suppose Holland Oats all know this. 2. Rick has always been honest and straight forward about what the Beato Book is - it's reference - but...see step 1. 3. I have owned this book and didn't buy it to just "support Rick's channel." Saying that that is the the reason to buy it is not accurate. 4. I have learns TONs from Rick's videos and the Beato Book. 5. Rick has probably the most polished, accurate, and valuable content on RUclips. I give you credit for putting together the video, but there are so many ineffective music/learning channels on RUclips to target. There are also tons of great ones - Quist, Jens Larsen, Aimee Note, Matthew Warnock, Brett Papa, Tim Pierce, Pete Thorn, Tomo Fujita, and many more. And seriously, I hope you grow your subs - perhaps Rick's name and funny facial expressions on the thumbnail will get you there. Cheers....
In the video I say to buy the book to support Rick b/c its the primary way he supports his channel. Add Tom Bukovac to your list and Guthrie Trapp. (Seriously Tom's channel is superb)
@@HollandOats Tom and Guthrie were both on my mind - I love Tom for sure. Nothing like getting a lesson from a guy sitting in his kitchen taking swigs of beer between licks. Music instruction has come so far on RUclips. Amazing content - we are lucky to have it all. Good luck!
But the fact remains that there are much better teachers and materials around than Rick's book. Having a billion subs really doesn't make him a good teacher by any means.
depends entirely what you want to get from it, won't turn you into greenwood, might give you more of an insight into what greenwoods doing, though ironically you used to have to buy and read multiple books to get there on other artisan issues in the past too, bottom line, nothings changed, even with the advent of new technologies you still have to put all the work in, there is no cheat sheet, shock, horror.
It depends. Since the book is now 'interactive' with videos - you can learn. Otherwise you can memorize triad shapes and whatnot and stumble through. There are products out there that can help you get from A to B though.
@@HollandOats you're American my dude, life is full of self help books, it's a major industry, no real substitute for actually taking the economic and going to learn from the masters for the love of the game though, (apprenticeships, passion etc) I think that's the real problem, people just want quick win's because they apply in other areas of life, but not in the arts.
people hope to pick up the book that will tell all, music theory is just music theory and it get's you half way here, the other half is far more painful, it involves digging deep into yourself and some people even want to check out on the journey.
the trick is trying to build/find a way of having something legitimate to say with an audience of people who will forget you tomorrow because you've never met them before and some people spend years getting to grips with that, some fly right away.
i remember being in a chat in a beato live stream, i said he should put the links in the book to the videos lol, still get lots of spam, i bought the old one, i am on a fixed income and took care of my dying mother, so i couldn't buy all of his stupid crap, think i still get beato spam in my e-mail lol
As much as I appreciate Rick, I think he's a terrible teacher. "You need to know this cold!" Ok, but you provide zero methods for how to actually learn it. I bought several versions to support him but you can find much better free stuff online.
I agree. Right from the start of his book, he launches into technical terms which he hasn't defined and his explanations are terrible. For example, imagine you are a music teacher and one of your students asks what a 7 chord is. So you tell them, "Seventh Chords are composed of three thirds stacked vertically".
I was born in 1980, and I admittedly do have some 'boomer' complaints about modern music, but I don't use them as talking points. If I'm talking with someone about music and they ask what I think about modern stuff, I simply say that most of it doesn't interest me or move me, but I am open to listening to new stuff. I just leave it at that. As I've gotten older, I have less patience with bitching about new music, and this is coming from someone who prefers older stuff on the whole.
Towards the end: "Everything prior to this was just fake news clickbait." Well, I mean, it's good to come clean... especially after calling out Beato for clickbait (I'll grant you the thumbnails and some titles, and then a small percentage of the vids). And I do like some clickbait, but only if it's clever... the heel doing a 180°... meh. Probably not
I have no urge to buy the Beato Book at 100$ when there are countless books available at a fraction of his asking price. Rick is Global on RUclips (let that sink in) and 100$ too much to ask. It should be 19.99 for information I can find for free on the internet. Judging by what you just showed me about the "dry" Beato Book, I am happy I've not purchased it. Out of all those RUclips trwerps, Tim Pierce's Masterclass program is worth the $150.00 for sure(Hours of dynamic RICH content for $50 more than the Beato book ahahahahahaha).
Rick has great interviews he’s able to access through his viewership… a little rambling and aimless at times like most of his videos .. but nonetheless enjoyable. I don’t really need his learning material. I already have a lifetime worth of theory books and follow other more qualified jazz type players for that. So I usually skip his rambling music vids and just watch the interviews. Thx for the review !
Great content but all the cuts and edits are distracting and made my head spin. My God dude there's gotta be a hundred of them and the video isn't even 7min long! 😆
So you bought about forty books before realizing one might buy too many books and chose Beato's book to prove you're a slow learner? ;-) Reminds me of a youtuber that had a shelf of books with titles like The only thing you need to become successful/rich etc. How long would it take him to realize there is not such just one thing?
It's not a good book. If you want to learn theory just get the Hal Leonard theory book. At least you'll get some explanation. He now charges 90 bucks for the book which makes it a scam for what it is. As soon as I had a proper theory resource this thing went into the bin.
He had all four books for sale for about 99 bucks and I thought that was good since I was paying a music teacher 99 bucks a month and didn't learn jack so I figure I could buy it and what do I got to lose but its way too much reading; I don't know what to do at this point.
I'm a bit of a boomer myself, so don't understand these things too much. But when a youtuber asks for money to "support the channel", is that a euphemism?
Rick is demonetized time and time again because he makes a stupid mistake. He does some video about a famous track then sticks an ad for his book/course whatever at the end and that means he's, legally, using the song to advertise his produce so it's struck down or demonetized.
Actually, to be more accurate, that is not how RUclips's Content ID matching system works. It finds fragments of a video that Rick has uploaded matches copyrighted content in its database (eg. he played 10 seconds of someone's song) and issues a Content ID claim to the copyright owner who then blocks the video. The system doesn't know what Rick is talking about and if he is selling something or not and it doesn't matter anyway because that has nothing to do with breaching copyright. In 99.9999% of cases, the copyright owner doesn't watch the video, they just block every Content ID claim automatically.
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There was EDITING
and REVIEW
in Ancient times-
not anymore -
who cares
seduce yourself
I got ripped off by the beato channel. I don't think it was him just the people working for him. I paid for the premium for him to review a song of mine and after a week I tried emailing and they basically ignored me until the last week saying they can't find the file and by the time I could fix it I would have had to pay the premium again. I wouldn't mind if it had been just my money but my kids paid for it for me as gift
A person now days can learn more music theory and instrument playing in a couple months from the internet than I did in 5 years in college as a music-composing major. I watch any body who plays guitar or keyboard and makes YT videos. It's all informative and interesting.
Definitely!
Dude. I don't care what anyone says. I have disagreed with Mr. Beato more times than I can count and I *STILL* keep going back to his channel because his videos are JUST. THAT. GOOD. Also, screw the haters, Marty Schwartz is an amazing teacher, even through pre-recorded video and even as an intermediate/advanced player I've still learned plenty of cool stuff and songs from him. Plus, he's always such a positive dude - how can anyone hate that?!
Marty is great! Totally agree
His vids are terrible. Smh. His book is terrible. The subjects he picks for his vids are terrible.
I bought the Beato Book as a pdf well before the Online Interactive version and I found it great as a musical enyclopedia.
I have some theory knowledge but I'm a bad notation reader.
Rick has helped me join up a lot of the 'dots'.
Thanks for sharing!
I only have the digital/online version, but I can honestly say it's been really useful for me. @RickBeato's videos are amazing and I was happy to support him by buying this. I was even happier when I found I really valued the Beato Book content.
I have Rick's book and the online version. I see it as a reference book not as a music course.
Rick's Brian May interview is a thing of beauty. I'm sure Brian is sick of going over old ground but Rick puts a different spin on it and after being a little bit guarded at the start Brian really opens up. An essential watch imho.
It was great
I don't know much about music or anything but this guy seems passionate about things and even though he has criticisms he says it like in a nice way.
I bought the boook and I feel abit like cheated. If you dont have a good level of training in music before you cant understand anything. No explanations at all. If you are a beginner in music theory do not buy the book.
Really enjoyed this. Thanks for informing me of the context. I bought the book v4 and then the ear training and then the online book to support the channel. I think I accidentally upgraded twice from v4 to the online version of the book.
Anyway, I am a fan of Beato’s channel. There is music I Karen to today thanks to Rick.
Very funny. Triads.
Glad you enjoyed it!
My guitar teacher bought the Beato Book and attempted to share Rick's theory lessons in adjunct to our practical music lessons. That lasted about three weeks. It's too complex for beginners.
Beato has the best guest interviews along with his lesson content. My favorite.
Great interviews
I learned everything I know about music from studying the Ramones … I’m good
Rick really does go to town on the "future of my channel" vids.
We could have another as soon as tomorrow
Seeing as Rick regularly sells his whole music teaching package with weekend sales for under $100...! Why wouldn't you buy that. It's a great deal. I do agree the book is dry AF, but with all the other courses, it works.
Exactly
What other courses?
What I got from his book are all the great chord inversion voicings he provided. The rest of his book is loosely explained at best. He's at his best when he delivers topics in bites like how he does through his Instagram videos.
This is hilarious. I hope Rick likes it... and Schull too. 😆
Thank you!
Rick should sell black shirts and jeans until David Gilmour demonitizes that, too.
I don't know why this was recommended to me, but I liked it
I love the book.I have the first edition and it has helped me tremendously.
When did the first edition hit the streets?
@@HollandOats not sure bought mine about five years ago
the blowback rick gets from other music intellectuals really rubs me the wrong way moreso than any minor contestable thing rick might say
I bought Ricks bundle that includes Beato Beginner Guitar, Quick Lessons Pro, Pitch (Beato ear training), and the Beato Book Interactive. I paid Rick $99 that I consider a pittance for value received. I breezed through Beginner Guitar, nevertheless, I did learn a thing or two that somehow, I missed along the way. But easy breezy ended there. It is "bundle" of painfully difficulty from there on out. I began to wonder if I was cut out to play guitar. That was until I spotted a Bobby Harrison Fusion Blues lesson. The lesson really is for advanced guitarists and that I am not. I watched Bobby's video and understood in real time what he was talking about. A month or two before, I would have passed because it was way over my head. But during that month or two I was beating my head studying Beato. I paid Bobby 6 bucks for the lesson and have lived happily after.
Holland, I know you came around after hymning and hawing for the better part of 6 minutes exposing Beato's meme. I'll bet your listeners were sound asleep during the last 20 seconds. And that is why I went to great lengths to ensure that no one was misled by the 1st 6 minutes. Please, from henceforth onward, do not use words I don't understand like meme. Haha. Look, right now I still love you, but if you should use again any word that is as arcane as meme, I will hate you forever.
I'm a Berklee Online guitar major and I bought the Beato Interactive bundle during the holiday sale as a means of reference and review. I've watched about a half dozen videos and so far my impression is that it's more suited to be a reference for advanced intermediate players who already have a solid grounding in theory including triads, 4 note chords, arpeggios, scales, modes, etc.
If you're a beginner guitarist this is not really a good place to start. Many of the examples I've watched include him playing piano through changes without spelling out chords or explaining why they fit in a certain mode. I understand modes and chord construction but the format he uses had me quickly lost. I had to pause and rewind several times just so I could spell out the chords he was playing and that still doesn't really explain why they work in the example. As others have said it feels more like a collection of lessons he compiled over the years and just decided to throw a title page and have it bound into a book.
Agreed
I don't think Beato makes any secret of the nature of his deep diving, nerdy levels of music analysis.
His language is that of pentatonics, heptatonics, chromatics, diminished, triads, inversions, most of it goes over my head.
That's why I'd never even consider buying someone of that prowess's literature.
It's nice because he blames the record industry on making pop music maximum efficiency and revenue, a proven formula - while applying the same ideas to his channel for it to be successful.
Hi, Thanks for uploading this was very helpful I just had couple more questions about this book.
so would you recommend the book for somone who has a decent understanding of theroy but want to expand his knowledge about it?
Also is the book help with improvisng and increase speed?
Does the digital book have corresponded videos for sure?
There's no technique at all so no speed help. Digital definitely has videos but I didn't check every page and section. I would go somewhere like Kiko Loureiros guitar academy if you want theory and technique/speed.
cool review......my teacher grinded scales and triads into my head which I am indebted.... I bought the online book to support the channel. very grateful for you youtubbers😊
Thank you!
I love Rick but I don't have the book. He is one of a kind and glad he's in the mix. Liked this video
Thanks!
It would be helpful to know just how much it cost you to have the Beato Book printed out esp if it was color printed. One time I looked into an online quote for printing and the cost was pretty high. Actually more than the purchase of the Beato Book from Rick.
I printed black and white - it's not worth printing especially with the online version
"You cant recreate the Beatles, its expensive"😄
🙃
I like what your parents did with their basement for you😂
They made me move out to the shed.
Seeing your Death shirt pop up made me trust what you had to say implicitly
Exactly - we preach Chuck's word here.
This is a wildly and criminally underrated video.
Rick is the ultimate if you want to be a "cover musician" or be in a "tribute band" - so you can learn OTHER PEOPLE'S music.
Having said that - the guy is AMAZING AT WHAT HE DOES.
True!
@@HollandOats
Funny, or interesting, I've been a working musician for 5 decades now, the longer I play the LESS I think about notes or theory. Everything is just the sounds I want to fill in what needs to be said in a given circumstance.
Enjoyed your discussion here!!
@@stutzbearcat5624 I've been playing guitar for 45 years. Am I a great guitarist? Hardly. I can't read music... yet? I have written many songs and many more instrumental pieces. When I was about 12, I was told by someone who I respected greatly, and who knew me and how I worked, creatively, my father, if I learned, what he called, "all the math and stuff" behind music, it would kill my love for it. I believed him.
Like what you said, about it being more about making the sound you want to hear, I play from within. I find the sound I need, and then practice it until it's as clean as a whistle.
Of course, through jamming with folks, and a bit of reading chord charts, and finding out some basic key knowledge, I did learn some music theory, if you could call it that.
I often wonder if my father might have been wrong. At this juncture, learning music theory seems like it would be a lot of work and, if Dad was right, I would be devastated. However, if he was wrong, how much better of a musician could I be.
If you're still reading, I thank you for your time, and apologize for my rambling.
You are the first person who has come close to describing my relation to my guitar playing, so I got a little excited.
@@johnafagerquist8235
That's been my approach, hey I'm not rich but I've supported myself and family using it. So hey ... 😊
It's as if we start making things more complicated as we move from beginner to intermediate. Reaching expert level is simplifying back down to the beginner mind. At the end of the day the ear is all that matters. I enjoy theory as a means of exploring but write off my ear
First I was ticked because all I got were links, For some reason I was expecting a BOOK! But after hearing this I'm just fine supporting Rick.
Your deadpan delivery got me to sub
Thanks a ton! Really appreciate it.
@@HollandOats no problem, I'm trying to startup a channel pretty soon so I'm giving out good karma lol
@@cloudbloodmusic cool I'll check it out
Well.let .me ask you does it have triads and scales in the book?
One of each! And 300 pages of spread triads.
I liked & subscribed to your channel!
Thanks for subbing!
Your blue guitar behind looks like little horns 😀
You need to move that guitar hanging up behind you, it makes you look like you have horns.
All you have is the truth and 3 chords, triads scales, triads, scales and neck images.👌p.s. spot on about rhett and mary...about which i don't give a damn. :-)
I'd prefer to put $3-5 in a tip jar like app. I like the idea of supporting utubers with a cup of coffee or other beverage. It fits my budget and I don't want more stuff. I agree, Rick deserves support. Patreon, cash app, whatev as I am principled, but poor.
Pretty funny actually , Mary Spender joke spot on , thumbs up
Thanks! Trying to get better every day
Love the Death logo shirt too
I enjoy the interviews that Rick has done on his channel. I have never purchased anything from him only because I personally don't want to learn music theory. Music to me is a personal journey that I enjoy doing it my own way. Enjoyed your video Man!
Thanks! Music is absolute personal and there's no wrong way.
Many lecturers or professors write their own text books that accompany the teaching. Self learning isn't easy, the Beato book is for intermediates I would say.
It's just the same as you can find online everywhere. Like Holland said, there's no context, nothing about how to learn or even why.
I will say Rick has eschewed advertising and doing endorsements, which he could make very good money off of. In fact I’m not sure why because I would… A friend of mine has a successful YT channel, nothing to do with music, and he gets tons of endorsements pitched to him and his channel is about a 1/5 of Ricks subscriber wise. He does well. In fact he makes more in endorsement ads and sales of his stuff than in YT revenue.
Great point
Maybe it's not about the money for Rick, maybe it's just about the love of great music and sharing that love and knowledge with others. Not everyone feels comfortable shilling for companies and endorsing products they have never and will never use.
@@music4thesoul80 That's an interesting question--why he doesn't do endorsements and ad pitches. He's got 3 kids to raise and possibly put through college, and I assume he's the breadwinner for the household, based on the amount of time he spends on his channel. So money must be a pretty important consideration for him. My theory is he thinks his credibility with his audience stays stronger over time if he operates more like a journalist and educator than a social media influencer. (Though lots of journalists these days do ad reads on their podcasts.) And he had the luxury of coasting financially for a bit in the beginning because he had a pretty significant payday back in the late aughts from his writing the country hit "Carolina". He didn't have to sell out as a youtuber early on to stay afloat. Also, who does like shilling? But it wouldn't surprise me if he did some ad work at some point, if he thought it would be a good fit for his brand. He seems pretty flexible.
You're a total natural! Great job!!!
Thanks!
The interactivity online is a little helpful with learning the concepts.
yes it is
The Beato Book is quite geeky - that's pretty much the whole point, but I bought it to support his channel.
Indeed!
I bought the digital version earlier this year. I really like it and I've found some of the information with videos really useful. I especially learned a lot from the ear training practice. I hadn't considered the hardcopy version. I'm not sure I would find it as useful.
Yes digital is what you want. Hard copy lacks context.
sick death shirt my fave metal band
Death is great, I'm working on a Crystal Mountain cover now. So much going on with that song.
He does good interviews though even if bands I don’t like such as members of Toto but when I see all those guitars in the background I figure he is doing ok.
Love your T-shirt!
Thanks!
great video man
He should include search words to find the connective videos with each chapter.or section
Yah, I think the latest edition which is online only solves that but...it's online only.
This is pretty damned funny.
Funny editing
Rock on 🤘
Thanks!
Might be useful to tell what the costs are to print it, as well in black and white as well as in color. In our local printshop is would be 40 quid, partly in color probably 80 or 100.
There's no reason to print it now. Its digital
@@HollandOats It was digital before. What's a PDF?
@@djganton *shakes head*. Ok dude!
So basically no. Buying merch for the sake of Merch is not a good reason.
Was that a book review? 😂 Didn't even get if you love him or hate him 😅 I follow Rick, find his videos entertaining and insightful. Even found out lately Extreme still exist and they only got better 😂
Yah the new Extreme is really good
Buy the book if you already play alright and want to learn about MUSIC as it applies to the guitar. Don't print it. The new version has link to videos.
Revised title: The Death Review: Beato Book
exactly
🤔🤔🤔😂🤣🎶🤣🎶🤣😂great review 👏👏👏🥂
Thank you
It's written in the stars. Apparantly.
Zero interest in beato but love the t shirt 👍
In Chuck we trust
Death T-Shirt excellent
ricks great love him but i don,t have his book i learned to play by ear first then i went to college to learn music theory etc when all said and done just keep playing cleme what you can and move on Oscar Peterson my favorite George Benson Steve Luther to many to count just keep listening
cool Death Shirt!
Thanks.
Good, honest review and very fair but please stop with the camera ZOOmING in AnD OuT already.
Peace and love.
I know what I like to hear. No technology needed. I’d rather watch Marty Music.
Marty is great.
What the what?? This is hilarious.
Shot horizontally:)
Correction: Pat Finnerty is being VERY funny.
He's one of my favorites.
First of all the humor part:
Beato 1 and 2 - channels 3596000 subscribers - Holland Oats - 100 - so HO only has 3595900 to go. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Second, the facts part:
1. Music is hard and takes work to become proficient - Rick, the world, and I suppose Holland Oats all know this.
2. Rick has always been honest and straight forward about what the Beato Book is - it's reference - but...see step 1.
3. I have owned this book and didn't buy it to just "support Rick's channel." Saying that that is the the reason to buy it is not accurate.
4. I have learns TONs from Rick's videos and the Beato Book.
5. Rick has probably the most polished, accurate, and valuable content on RUclips.
I give you credit for putting together the video, but there are so many ineffective music/learning channels on RUclips to target. There are also tons of great ones - Quist, Jens Larsen, Aimee Note, Matthew Warnock, Brett Papa, Tim Pierce, Pete Thorn, Tomo Fujita, and many more.
And seriously, I hope you grow your subs - perhaps Rick's name and funny facial expressions on the thumbnail will get you there.
Cheers....
In the video I say to buy the book to support Rick b/c its the primary way he supports his channel. Add Tom Bukovac to your list and Guthrie Trapp. (Seriously Tom's channel is superb)
@@HollandOats Tom and Guthrie were both on my mind - I love Tom for sure. Nothing like getting a lesson from a guy sitting in his kitchen taking swigs of beer between licks.
Music instruction has come so far on RUclips. Amazing content - we are lucky to have it all.
Good luck!
@@HollandOatsadd Tim Pierce to the list...
@@FC-cz6zd Definitely, I'm a masterclass member. Plan to review his paid content too.
But the fact remains that there are much better teachers and materials around than Rick's book. Having a billion subs really doesn't make him a good teacher by any means.
depends entirely what you want to get from it, won't turn you into greenwood, might give you more of an insight into what greenwoods doing, though ironically you used to have to buy and read multiple books to get there on other artisan issues in the past too, bottom line, nothings changed, even with the advent of new technologies you still have to put all the work in, there is no cheat sheet, shock, horror.
It depends. Since the book is now 'interactive' with videos - you can learn. Otherwise you can memorize triad shapes and whatnot and stumble through. There are products out there that can help you get from A to B though.
@@HollandOats you're American my dude, life is full of self help books, it's a major industry, no real substitute for actually taking the economic and going to learn from the masters for the love of the game though, (apprenticeships, passion etc) I think that's the real problem, people just want quick win's because they apply in other areas of life, but not in the arts.
to be a true artisan there is only self sacrifice.
people hope to pick up the book that will tell all, music theory is just music theory and it get's you half way here, the other half is far more painful, it involves digging deep into yourself and some people even want to check out on the journey.
the trick is trying to build/find a way of having something legitimate to say with an audience of people who will forget you tomorrow because you've never met them before and some people spend years getting to grips with that, some fly right away.
i remember being in a chat in a beato live stream, i said he should put the links in the book to the videos lol, still get lots of spam, i bought the old one, i am on a fixed income and took care of my dying mother, so i couldn't buy all of his stupid crap, think i still get beato spam in my e-mail lol
Holland is his first name. Oats is his last name - Charlie Kelly
Great scene
As much as I appreciate Rick, I think he's a terrible teacher. "You need to know this cold!" Ok, but you provide zero methods for how to actually learn it. I bought several versions to support him but you can find much better free stuff online.
I agree. Right from the start of his book, he launches into technical terms which he hasn't defined and his explanations are terrible. For example, imagine you are a music teacher and one of your students asks what a 7 chord is. So you tell them, "Seventh Chords are composed of three thirds stacked vertically".
Ricks starts a lesson with a major triad and 30 seconds later he's ripping up and down the neck with a super locrian arpeggio. Horrible teacher.
Do the Steve Vai book review.
Oof. I'll see what I can do
I was born in 1980, and I admittedly do have some 'boomer' complaints about modern music, but I don't use them as talking points. If I'm talking with someone about music and they ask what I think about modern stuff, I simply say that most of it doesn't interest me or move me, but I am open to listening to new stuff. I just leave it at that. As I've gotten older, I have less patience with bitching about new music, and this is coming from someone who prefers older stuff on the whole.
Born in 79 myself.
Towards the end: "Everything prior to this was just fake news clickbait."
Well, I mean, it's good to come clean... especially after calling out Beato for clickbait (I'll grant you the thumbnails and some titles, and then a small percentage of the vids). And I do like some clickbait, but only if it's clever... the heel doing a 180°... meh. Probably not
It's month 1 for me, I'll have to learn how to do some baitin
I have no urge to buy the Beato Book at 100$ when there are countless books available at a fraction of his asking price. Rick is Global on RUclips (let that sink in) and 100$ too much to ask. It should be 19.99 for information I can find for free on the internet. Judging by what you just showed me about the "dry" Beato Book, I am happy I've not purchased it. Out of all those RUclips trwerps, Tim Pierce's Masterclass program is worth the $150.00 for sure(Hours of dynamic RICH content for $50 more than the Beato book ahahahahahaha).
nice review dude, but you're volume needs to be louder for us deaf people👍
Thanks!
If you want to be supportive of Rick this video is a strange way of doing so. It doesn’t sound very respectful of him.
Intersting but a little expensive instructional Books 99 S 00 lll
It's the merch that gets him demonn'd in the first place.
They make printers that can print colors.
What? Since when?
I read tabs, not traditional sheet music. Hmmm...
I read smut mostly, but there's more tab than not.
Rick has great interviews he’s able to access through his viewership… a little rambling and aimless at times like most of his videos .. but nonetheless enjoyable.
I don’t really need his learning material. I already have a lifetime worth of theory books and follow other more qualified jazz type players for that. So I usually skip his rambling music vids and just watch the interviews. Thx for the review !
Agreed
Stayed for the t-shirt
Great content but all the cuts and edits are distracting and made my head spin. My God dude there's gotta be a hundred of them and the video isn't even 7min long! 😆
I had a feeling....
I hope you didn't pay for that trash. I got it for free 3 years ago. Still available for free today.
So you bought about forty books before realizing one might buy too many books and chose Beato's book to prove you're a slow learner? ;-) Reminds me of a youtuber that had a shelf of books with titles like The only thing you need to become successful/rich etc. How long would it take him to realize there is not such just one thing?
No.
Haven’t watched you vid. But allow me to help you punch up by leaving a comment
It's not a good book. If you want to learn theory just get the Hal Leonard theory book. At least you'll get some explanation. He now charges 90 bucks for the book which makes it a scam for what it is. As soon as I had a proper theory resource this thing went into the bin.
If I understand you correctly, we will find reading used toilet paper more exciting.
He had all four books for sale for about 99 bucks and I thought that was good since I was paying a music teacher 99 bucks a month and didn't learn jack so I figure I could buy it and what do I got to lose but its way too much reading; I don't know what to do at this point.
What kind of playing do you want to do? I can point you in a direction
@@HollandOats Learning the fretboard and being able to learn how to play lead.
I'm a bit of a boomer myself, so don't understand these things too much. But when a youtuber asks for money to "support the channel", is that a euphemism?
He's regularly demonetized (copyright strikes)
Sound like this poster is jealous of Beato
Exactly. I said to buy the book and support Rick. Clearly jealous.
I got admiration tinged with a big chunk of shade throwing 😆
Dude... your audio... 🤨 ???
Mono vocals on accident
I like conspiracy theorists better than music theorists
Weird sporadic, apathetic stream of thought… I feel like no real opinion was given. Huh.
Rick is demonetized time and time again because he makes a stupid mistake. He does some video about a famous track then sticks an ad for his book/course whatever at the end and that means he's, legally, using the song to advertise his produce so it's struck down or demonetized.
OMG! That is complete rubbish. That is not how copyright and fair use laws work...
Actually, to be more accurate, that is not how RUclips's Content ID matching system works. It finds fragments of a video that Rick has uploaded matches copyrighted content in its database (eg. he played 10 seconds of someone's song) and issues a Content ID claim to the copyright owner who then blocks the video. The system doesn't know what Rick is talking about and if he is selling something or not and it doesn't matter anyway because that has nothing to do with breaching copyright. In 99.9999% of cases, the copyright owner doesn't watch the video, they just block every Content ID claim automatically.
Please review my music
How?
@@HollandOats I have it on iTunes,Spotify, RUclips and many other download stores