I have watched alot of your videos but this one has to be one of your best. I am going to be re watching this many times, first I have to keep working on my shapes. im old and slow. btw, you get a well deserved like dude.
I've avoided playing major pentatonic scales for years because they never sound right over the chord progression. Now I know why! You've really opened some doors for me with this lesson. At last I can understand why Lynrd Skynrd etc sound so upbeat using the majors. Marvellous stuff, thanks a ton!
Yep - this guy is great. This lesson also helps with Allman Brothers and Dickey Betts’s solos…and The Stones recorded a ton of songs in BMajor and Keef and Mick Taylor both played their solos in BMajor pent - great stuff!
Outstanding lesson today! You break down complicated ( to me, I'm still learning the scales, starting on triads now, but this stuff is hard!! ) patterns or scales and make learning easier. It's NOT simple, but you do make it understandable. Very well done. Thank you so much.
This is great. I haven't seen any videos explaining this like this. Every aspiring guitar player who has memorized the shapes really needs to watch this.
I follow many different teachers and have watched countless videos over the past couple years.THIS IS THE BEST BY FAR. IT TOTALLY CHANGED MY UNDERSTANDING. THANK YOU
I really like the way you teach man, great job. I've been playing for years off and on and the way you combine the different patterns is great for my style of learning. It's never made more sense. Thank so much for your content.
This video was SO helpful to me - one of the MOST helpful to me I've watched of yours and I've watched a lot. And get a lot from! You're one of my faves for guitar lessons. You explained the difference between the 1st in the minor and the 6th in the major, which was a concept I knew but your explanation was a game-changer, to use a terrible cliche. So this was HUGE. When you played and went "home" to the 6th --that's what I sound like and exactly what I'm trying to solve for, learning how to make a pentatonic sound like the pros.
Another wonderful lesson! One of the reasons I have not given up on playing guitar is watching your lessons. They give me hope and that’s hard to do for a 60 yo open chord strummer like me. Thanks
I’ve been playing on and off for a long time. Always frustrated because it never made sense. No teacher ever made it make sense. This video here. This. My Ah ha moment. I immediately was able to jam. Thank you a million times. I only wish you were my full time instructor!! You make it easy and make it make sense.
I wish other instructors talked in terms of intervals like this and explained the role of those intervals. Patterns and boxes without that context leave me cold. Nice job
Great lesson and great timing as I have been practicing the major pentatonic shapes recently. Your improvising had an Allman Brothers flavor to my ears.
This video has caused a quantum leap in my (over 25 years of guitar) playing!! It's so simple, yet brilliant. Thanks man, it changed my life. Really did. Haha!
The finest explanation I have ever heard! Boss man, while I was watching your video something clicked. I may actually play my guitar one day, and I hope I sound as good as you do when you say you goofed! Thank you.
Pentatonic master! I really want to listen the solo again and again. Addicting melodies! You thaught me caged and many.... Stitch method, two thumbs up!
Excellent lesson! I "ruin the Major pentatonic" all the time by landing on the 6 - due to learning the minor pentatonic first. By the way, I've gotten into Major pentatonic because I'm learning to play Rockabilly and your playing here sounds nothing like what I want to play but the concepts hold true and you've helped me tremendously. Thank you.
Ian, your teaching and content is exceptional. Your presentation is awesome. I am an intermediate player. I have learned so much from you. I guess its your style. Thanks so much for keeping me motivated.
I’m really new on guitar this is way to advance for me. But I love watching this guy teaching how to play thanks man really cool stuff I’ll get there I’ll promise.
This was a great lesson! The simple assignment of responsibilities to each of the notes in the major pentatonic makes the creation of clean sounding riffs so easy. It also explains why so many of my major moves went wrong. I'm looking forward to your Patreon lessons where you take this one step further moving from a single chord vamp to a two chord pattern.
I’d like to thank you so much for helping me smash down walls. I never thought I had what it took to play lead guitar. I played Green Day back in high school and could never do any more than that. Flash forward 12 years haven’t touched a guitar since high school EVH passes. Sparked a fire I search Trey guitar lesson now I can do things I never thought I was capable of Ik Ik long comment just wanted to say thank you 🙏. 🎹🎸🌵⭕️
@@StichMethodGuitar That's a great lesson. Really hit home for me. I like the bit about building tension and rolling off the 5 to the 1 like a ball rolling down a hill. Great stuff.
I never had a guitar teacher or anyone to jam with. I feel like I hit my talent wall years ago but I still play because I love blues and music in general. I wish I had a guitar teacher like you my friend. It's a joy to watch your RUclips videos...
Thank you, you are with out a doubt the best & guitar, music teacher j have been lucky to experience,I'm recovered from a brain tumor and Colon Cancer,as well as addiction issues, you have helped me with restoring hope,thank you for being you.james Sinclair
Really? Not that I don’t think so, just a lot of positivity around this video and I’m flattered, just I’m trying to know why everyone loves it so. Rock on
@@StichMethodGuitar stitch you need to understand the severity of what you have created. You are the leading force allowing for the creation of new art.
Have been a minor pentatonic player for decades and I've been working on the major pentatonic lately so this lesson is right on time for me! Hearing a lot of Allman Brothers licks in it. Love it and I'm now a subscriber!!
I LEARN MORE FROM THIS GUY THAN ANYONE ON RUclips. If that is "yelling" in typing, I'm yelling. Such good explanations and Western music theory content without hype. The CAGED explanations in other videos are the BEST. I play for fun and these lessons are making me sound like I actually know a little and that makes me have even more fun. God Bless
Snakes and Ladders is another way you can look at this, the snake being voldemort and the ladder being the scales. in the perspective of 12 year old harry potter, and the vision of MontBlanc and Chanel white this message is brought to you by
The metaphors and nicknames you give these mini-points are genius! I hear the terms in my mind as I fly around looking where to go, and the results are showing! Thank you! 🙏🏼 The Spy vs. Spy reference was awesome, lol.. I had a subscription 😉👍🏼
Great lesson.. what i need is some blues licks in the major pentatonic.. I'm playing the same old licks .I only have a few blues licks in the major pentatonic... can you help a brutha out ? ✌🎸
The people who disliked this video are probably mumble rap fans or have just learnt the e minor chord 50 minutes ago and came here thinking about writing a solo and couldn't after the first few minutes
I've been working on incorporating major phrasing so I don't lean so heavily on the minor, and your lesson did such a terrific job of breaking it down. This is really the best understanding I've gotten of it. Thanks!
Great lesson on understanding the science behind the solo, thanks for posting this very helpful vid for we beginners to quickly jumpstart our learning curve.
What about the blues note from the minor pentatonic? Can u play the same pentatonic positions (blues scale) with the blues note as transitional note in major? Yes I realize the positions are played completely different otherwise when switching b/t minor and major. Thanks
Forget about Paul Davis… this guy is the best guitar teacher on RUclips! 👏👏👏
I have watched alot of your videos but this one has to be one of your best. I am going to be re watching this many times, first I have to keep working on my shapes. im old and slow. btw, you get a well deserved like dude.
Ian, you are making sooo much difference in our guitar learning journey. You are God's gift to the guitarists of this world😊🙏
I've avoided playing major pentatonic scales for years because they never sound right over the chord progression. Now I know why! You've really opened some doors for me with this lesson. At last I can understand why Lynrd Skynrd etc sound so upbeat using the majors. Marvellous stuff, thanks a ton!
Yep - this guy is great. This lesson also helps with Allman Brothers and Dickey Betts’s solos…and The Stones recorded a ton of songs in BMajor and Keef and Mick Taylor both played their solos in BMajor pent - great stuff!
I have seen them all on RUclips; he's the best pure teacher.
This lesson is exactly what I needed for my level right now. You're phenomenal man, much love.
I miss SPY vs SPY from Mad Magazine....oh yeah, love the video too!
I looked forward to those back in the late 60s
I was wearing a spy vs spy shirt while applying to work as a ring side camera for a wrestling show. Why did this video resonate so deeply with me!?
Outstanding lesson today! You break down complicated ( to me, I'm still learning the scales, starting on triads now, but this stuff is hard!! ) patterns or scales and make learning easier. It's NOT simple, but you do make it understandable. Very well done. Thank you so much.
Your imperfections make you perfect...love the screw ups and the channel
❤️❤️
The sixth is good for a bitter sweet bend...Roland J Gutierrez from Magdalena New Mexico USA 🇺🇸
Keep playing clean.. you have a very Jerry Garcia feel/vibe which is super nice! Great video!
This is great. I haven't seen any videos explaining this like this. Every aspiring guitar player who has memorized the shapes really needs to watch this.
This guy is amazing - I have learned so much from him in a week. He has a great style.
Thanks man!
Thank you so much for this vídeo
I follow many different teachers and have watched countless videos over the past couple years.THIS IS THE BEST BY FAR. IT TOTALLY CHANGED MY UNDERSTANDING. THANK YOU
Awesome to hear man! Thanks
I really like the way you teach man, great job. I've been playing for years off and on and the way you combine the different patterns is great for my style of learning. It's never made more sense. Thank so much for your content.
This video was SO helpful to me - one of the MOST helpful to me I've watched of yours and I've watched a lot. And get a lot from! You're one of my faves for guitar lessons.
You explained the difference between the 1st in the minor and the 6th in the major, which was a concept I knew but your explanation was a game-changer, to use a terrible cliche. So this was HUGE.
When you played and went "home" to the 6th --that's what I sound like and exactly what I'm trying to solve for, learning how to make a pentatonic sound like the pros.
Another wonderful lesson! One of the reasons I have not given up on playing guitar is watching your lessons. They give me hope and that’s hard to do for a 60 yo open chord strummer like me. Thanks
Go get em!
Thanks for keeping things simple man great lesson
I’ve been playing on and off for a long time. Always frustrated because it never made sense. No teacher ever made it make sense. This video here. This. My Ah ha moment. I immediately was able to jam. Thank you a million times. I only wish you were my full time instructor!! You make it easy and make it make sense.
This lesson is so darn good, I almost wept! Thanks again Ian....
Great insight. Thanks for advancing my guitar journey
Utterly fantastic lesson.
I wish other instructors talked in terms of intervals like this and explained the role of those intervals. Patterns and boxes without that context leave me cold. Nice job
Holy smokes this helped me more then anything so far.
Landing on the thirds sounded like the Allman Brothers. Nice...
Haha kept thinking that. I was thinking it sounds like back where it all begins
Great lesson and great timing as I have been practicing the major pentatonic shapes recently. Your improvising had an Allman Brothers flavor to my ears.
You are a fantastic teacher and guitar player. Thank you for sharing these gems.
This video has caused a quantum leap in my (over 25 years of guitar) playing!! It's so simple, yet brilliant. Thanks man, it changed my life. Really did. Haha!
The finest explanation I have ever heard! Boss man, while I was watching your video something clicked. I may actually play my guitar one day, and I hope I sound as good as you do when you say you goofed! Thank you.
This was absolutely the most relatable video I have ever watched...
Man, awesome lesson. Thanks!
This is an excellent video and this teacher has a great melodic sense.
Fantastic lesson
Pentatonic master! I really want to listen the solo again and again. Addicting melodies!
You thaught me caged and many....
Stitch method, two thumbs up!
Excellent lesson! I "ruin the Major pentatonic" all the time by landing on the 6 - due to learning the minor pentatonic first. By the way, I've gotten into Major pentatonic because I'm learning to play Rockabilly and your playing here sounds nothing like what I want to play but the concepts hold true and you've helped me tremendously. Thank you.
Ian, your teaching and content is exceptional. Your presentation is awesome. I am an intermediate player. I have learned so much from you. I guess its your style. Thanks so much for keeping me motivated.
I’m really new on guitar this is way to advance for me. But I love watching this guy teaching how to play thanks man really cool stuff I’ll get there I’ll promise.
This was a great lesson! The simple assignment of responsibilities to each of the notes in the major pentatonic makes the creation of clean sounding riffs so easy. It also explains why so many of my major moves went wrong. I'm looking forward to your Patreon lessons where you take this one step further moving from a single chord vamp to a two chord pattern.
Great lesson ❤
You’re a really great guitar teacher great player got a little Allman brother thing going on in there too 🎉
Awesome, loved the clean tone! Just such a good lesson, I’m an A minor fan but might be moving to the majors and B looks fun
Eureka moment for me watching this today. Thankyou so much!!!!
Never knew that "My Girl" riff was the Major Pentatonic!
SAME!!
Check Let It Be!. You will be amaze that the solo actually strictly following pentatonic.
I was looking for this. Fabulous darling.
Loved Spy-Vs-Spy! “Five” The Marshall Tucker Mode.
Great lesson! I've played for years and learned so much
You are the man!
I love your teaching sir! Awesome
I’d like to thank you so much for helping me smash down walls. I never thought I had what it took to play lead guitar. I played Green Day back in high school and could never do any more than that. Flash forward 12 years haven’t touched a guitar since high school EVH passes. Sparked a fire I search Trey guitar lesson now I can do things I never thought I was capable of Ik Ik long comment just wanted to say thank you 🙏.
🎹🎸🌵⭕️
I like it! Thank you.
Outstanding lesson! Thank you!!
Always good to hear the teacher play by example. Thanks for breaking the pattern down and showing how the intervals interact with each other.
Legend
“You gotta put in your time, man.” Amen brother.
Yes but basic understanding
Is crucial.
And in putting in one's time, the prayer to the god of untalented musicians is : Lord, just give me 20 more years...please...
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Killer lesson and you sounded as great as ever, stitching all those ideas together!!
this guy is too good when it comes to explain things
Well done as you always do ! Thx so much
Really great vid and explanations - thanks Stich
I can't thank you enough for this lesson
Duane and Dickie.....
Stich getting it in.....
Great Breakdown of 3rds and 5ths
thanks brother
very cool demonstration - all kinds of Allman Brothers vibes!
Very informative
I like your lessons 🙂👍🏼
Excellent
You had me at Spy vs Spy. Great guitar lesson too. Thankee much!
I was so pumped to hear a ad for your channel on the phish podcast!
I have been playing for a year since Covid and all I want to do is learn theory. It is prob my physics and math background but man this is the shit!!
Watch my power of the 5 video.... potential energy reference
@@StichMethodGuitar That's a great lesson. Really hit home for me. I like the bit about building tension and rolling off the 5 to the 1 like a ball rolling down a hill. Great stuff.
Great lesson. Can definitely hear your Jerry Garcia influence.
This 3 year old video helped me, shake hands with the almighty pent.
I never had a guitar teacher or anyone to jam with. I feel like I hit my talent wall years ago but I still play because I love blues and music in general. I wish I had a guitar teacher like you my friend. It's a joy to watch your RUclips videos...
So nice...
Thank u!🙏🙏🙏🙏
Excellent. Please continue lesson on and talk about moving to the 4 and 5 chords with the maj penta.
This is a great step to get the best out of the pentatonic. Thanks a lot.
Stich your lesson was a 'light bulb moment'. Absolutely brilliant.
Thank you, you are with out a doubt the best & guitar, music teacher j have been lucky to experience,I'm recovered from a brain tumor and Colon Cancer,as well as addiction issues, you have helped me with restoring hope,thank you for being you.james Sinclair
Wow this is an awesome lesson!
Really? Not that I don’t think so, just a lot of positivity around this video and I’m flattered, just I’m trying to know why everyone loves it so. Rock on
@@StichMethodGuitar stitch you need to understand the severity of what you have created. You are the leading force allowing for the creation of new art.
Good video!
You truly are a wonderful teacher! And I love the Spy vs Spy cartoon! We're old enough to remember Mad magazine!
This CEO has earned his stock options.
Thanks much....I was stuck
Stich. You are the man. Hope you are having an awesome day. Thanks for making mine better.
My man just busted out Spy Vs. Spy. Im speechless.
Have been a minor pentatonic player for decades and I've been working on the major pentatonic lately so this lesson is right on time for me! Hearing a lot of Allman Brothers licks in it. Love it and I'm now a subscriber!!
Right with you on this. Great lesson.
I just found I new practice routine
this is a great video. how is this free. it feels illegal.
Thank you very much ,you’ve made some things a lot clearer to me without Sounding like you’re speaking Chinese arithmetic lol.
I LEARN MORE FROM THIS GUY THAN ANYONE ON RUclips. If that is "yelling" in typing, I'm yelling. Such good explanations and Western music theory content without hype. The CAGED explanations in other videos are the BEST. I play for fun and these lessons are making me sound like I actually know a little and that makes me have even more fun. God Bless
That’s amazing to hear! Thank you. I love yelling texts like this😂
Very DIckey Betts sounding. Great lesson. Appreciate your content very much!
Great stuff,thx cheif
Snakes and Ladders is another way you can look at this, the snake being voldemort and the ladder being the scales. in the perspective of 12 year old harry potter, and the vision of MontBlanc and Chanel white this message is brought to you by
The metaphors and nicknames you give these mini-points are genius! I hear the terms in my mind as I fly around looking where to go, and the results are showing! Thank you! 🙏🏼
The Spy vs. Spy reference was awesome, lol.. I had a subscription 😉👍🏼
Who were the people you thanked in the credits?
Great lesson too, by the way.
My 3rd and 4th tiered Patrons! That’s who😬👍
That's what I thought. Glad I was right.
Very nice gesture. You don't see that too often.
Cheers.
Great lesson.. what i need is some blues licks in the major pentatonic.. I'm playing the same old licks .I only have a few blues licks in the major pentatonic... can you help a brutha out ? ✌🎸
The people who disliked this video are probably mumble rap fans or have just learnt the e minor chord 50 minutes ago and came here thinking about writing a solo and couldn't after the first few minutes
C'mon now. maybe just having a bad day.
I've been working on incorporating major phrasing so I don't lean so heavily on the minor, and your lesson did such a terrific job of breaking it down. This is really the best understanding I've gotten of it. Thanks!
Great lesson on understanding the science behind the solo, thanks for posting this very helpful vid for we beginners to quickly jumpstart our learning curve.
What about the blues note from the minor pentatonic? Can u play the same pentatonic positions (blues scale) with the blues note as transitional note in major? Yes I realize the positions are played completely different otherwise when switching b/t minor and major. Thanks