In all my years of random video guitar learning THIS clicked for me on how to mesh major scale and pentatonic scales, everyone is always “all theory all day” or “it’s simple do this *shreds with no explanation” and this lives in between and I appreciate it 🎸
Sean, your teaching style delivers basic form, fuction, which, transcends towards advanced principles of MUSIC; not just scales, etc. I feel whole & more complete after watching your videos. You start with a clear basic understanding and then sprinkle a bit of a road map, towards playing music, developing your own style & improvisation. That's what it's ALL about.. MUSIC Thank YOU!
I’ve not long started to watch your videos. You have a very clear way of showing what to do. I’ve always wanted to get away from the pentatonic scales and the way you show three notes per string is very easy to follow. I’m grateful for this lesson on how to mix the two scales during a chord progression. I have subscribed to your channel now so I can keep up with your much appreciated lessons. By the way, half step down tuning is really nice with blues. Give it a go!
I was watching one of your videos (and now I can't find it) But you were showing beginners how to memorize an easy shape to play major scales (3-5-7 / 3-5-7 /4-5-7). This got me thinking about a follow up video you should make about how you can carry on that same pattern slightly adjusted (4-6-7/5-7/3 up to the high E Octave note. In that video you covered the intervals to a major scale being H-H-half-H-H-H-Half which would bring them 4 Octaves higher than their starting note, and then they would be able to play all those same patterns beyond the 12th fret. I think people probably got a lot out of your first video and they would definitely lot out of that follow up video. You do great work man.
Just to reiterate on my own comment. That video that I was mentioning in my comment really got me thinking about a lot of things. I think that you are a great guitar teacher. I recently developed a color coded chart that outlines intervals and how to get to a specific mode from your root note to using each string intervals up or down to the desired mode. I posted that chart on line thinking it was so easy to understand, except judging by the comments i got i think more people were just confused rather than enlightened. The way that you explain things probably really help people out greatly.
Thank you for the tips on how to jam in between chords and also the Sweet Child O' Mine quick lesson too!! As usual, also loved your response to the Salty Blues Comment.
Thanks for the tips on soloing off chords. I haven't paid much attention to western pop, rock or hip hop in decades, let alone trip hop or club music, so Bonobo was new to me. Sounds like spa music for space people engaged in erotic massage. I would have loved it when I was high in the 70's but those days are long gone and so is my taste for that sort of thing.
You and Stitch method thinking of doing anymore videos together? I recently found the zeppelin album with friends stuff and that great. Either way, thanks man.
Hey Sean, one break through I’ve had recently is realising that the notes in the pentatonic scale for the chords in a key can actually fit within the overall key and be played whilst on any of the chords (other than the 7th) - I always thought you had to use the relative minor or the major scale of the key regardless of the chord you were on. Do you think it sounds good on any of the chords or just the tonic and the relative minor? Hope this makes sense, I’m sure a man of your calibre can understand.
Who can afford bowls of cashews? You might as well have bitcoin bowls. Looking at E and A string barre chords and learning to play only the GBE string parts of those was incredibly useful to me. Then realize those are triads and perfect for soloing. Then do the exercise you show, alternating chord and melody. Great vid!
I need help all I do is solo I got videos of myself playing in my channel and I got a few lovely fans who like to remind me how much I suck...it's messed up I've been playing over a decade and a half so I've gotten quite proficient at playing wrong...I don't know chords I don't know theory I know little about scales what should I do start all over at the beginning n forget everything know about not knowing how to play? Where do I even start
"Blues should *only* be played in open tunings". Where do people _get_ these sort of ideas from? It's like saying "Classical music should *only* be played on the white keys of the piano"...
Amazing work and I like what you do for amateurs but just seems like a lot of ego and showing off. Why aren't you in a well known band? Hard time working with others? Like myself?..lol
In all my years of random video guitar learning THIS clicked for me on how to mesh major scale and pentatonic scales, everyone is always “all theory all day” or “it’s simple do this *shreds with no explanation” and this lives in between and I appreciate it 🎸
Sean, your teaching style delivers basic form, fuction, which, transcends towards advanced principles of MUSIC; not just scales, etc. I feel whole & more complete after watching your videos. You start with a clear basic understanding and then sprinkle a bit of a road map, towards playing music, developing your own style & improvisation.
That's what it's ALL about..
MUSIC
Thank
YOU!
This channel is so underrated. Deserves more views!!! Thank you!
I’ll take it :)
Best guitar lesson I've seen in 6 months
A good teacher is always assessing progress and knows the next lesson...you my friend are an Excellent teacher...Thx
More videos like these Sean! I need ideas to jam between chords just like this!
More coming soon!
I've seen your stuff on occasion for a couple years. Very good lesson. I like how you simplify the guitar. I appreciate the humor too.
I’ve not long started to watch your videos. You have a very clear way of showing what to do. I’ve always wanted to get away from the pentatonic scales and the way you show three notes per string is very easy to follow. I’m grateful for this lesson on how to mix the two scales during a chord progression. I have subscribed to your channel now so I can keep up with your much appreciated lessons.
By the way, half step down tuning is really nice with blues. Give it a go!
Great teacher fun and inspires me to play more. Thank you Sean
Happy to help!
I was watching one of your videos (and now I can't find it) But you were showing beginners how to memorize an easy shape to play major scales (3-5-7 / 3-5-7 /4-5-7). This got me thinking about a follow up video you should make about how you can carry on that same pattern slightly adjusted (4-6-7/5-7/3 up to the high E Octave note. In that video you covered the intervals to a major scale being H-H-half-H-H-H-Half which would bring them 4 Octaves higher than their starting note, and then they would be able to play all those same patterns beyond the 12th fret.
I think people probably got a lot out of your first video and they would definitely lot out of that follow up video.
You do great work man.
Just to reiterate on my own comment. That video that I was mentioning in my comment really got me thinking about a lot of things. I think that you are a great guitar teacher. I recently developed a color coded chart that outlines intervals and how to get to a specific mode from your root note to using each string intervals up or down to the desired mode. I posted that chart on line thinking it was so easy to understand, except judging by the comments i got i think more people were just confused rather than enlightened. The way that you explain things probably really help people out greatly.
Always good to see what you come up with, Cheers sir Sean.
Thank you for the tips on how to jam in between chords and also the Sweet Child O' Mine quick lesson too!! As usual, also loved your response to the Salty Blues Comment.
Thank you so much Sean this is a very good one.
Yes! Yes! Yes! This helps a lot! Thanks!
Elliott Smith. You mentioned him. Amazing.
Thanks for the tips on soloing off chords. I haven't paid much attention to western pop, rock or hip hop in decades, let alone trip hop or club music, so Bonobo was new to me. Sounds like spa music for space people engaged in erotic massage. I would have loved it when I was high in the 70's but those days are long gone and so is my taste for that sort of thing.
Haha, not for everyone. I appreciate you watching and listening :)
Great video!
Thanks so much!
The 6th is the key upon which to solo with the minor pentatonic!!
I need more
hey man, great content. is that the St Vincent axe?
Yes! I love the STV
You and Stitch method thinking of doing anymore videos together? I recently found the zeppelin album with friends stuff and that great. Either way, thanks man.
Nice guitar
Thanks so much!
Hey Sean, one break through I’ve had recently is realising that the notes in the pentatonic scale for the chords in a key can actually fit within the overall key and be played whilst on any of the chords (other than the 7th) - I always thought you had to use the relative minor or the major scale of the key regardless of the chord you were on. Do you think it sounds good on any of the chords or just the tonic and the relative minor? Hope this makes sense, I’m sure a man of your calibre can understand.
What is the name of white electric guitar you played on the video?
It’s an Ernie ball music man st Vincent
Who can afford bowls of cashews? You might as well have bitcoin bowls.
Looking at E and A string barre chords and learning to play only the GBE string parts of those was incredibly useful to me. Then realize those are triads and perfect for soloing. Then do the exercise you show, alternating chord and melody.
Great vid!
Bitcoin bowls are down right now.
What is the brand of your guitar?
I need help all I do is solo I got videos of myself playing in my channel and I got a few lovely fans who like to remind me how much I suck...it's messed up I've been playing over a decade and a half so I've gotten quite proficient at playing wrong...I don't know chords I don't know theory I know little about scales what should I do start all over at the beginning n forget everything know about not knowing how to play? Where do I even start
love yo face
We ryde
We ryde!
I had to look up what that guitar was. I'm so old! So irrelevant! Hahaa.
A salty blues comment about the blues? Ha!
"Blues should *only* be played in open tunings". Where do people _get_ these sort of ideas from?
It's like saying "Classical music should *only* be played on the white keys of the piano"...
Blues should only be played in Open Tuning? Someone should have told Stevie Ray Vaughn he was doing it all wrong. Amazing.
SRV definitely couldn't play the blues I guess
finger picking is way to hard....unless ur dad taught you when you were 9 yrs old
you talk too much,,,,
Your not teaching anything helpful nor useful.
Your just showing offff
Amazing work and I like what you do for amateurs but just seems like a lot of ego and showing off. Why aren't you in a well known band? Hard time working with others? Like myself?..lol