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This is just superb, I have been researching "major scale guitar shape" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Have you ever come across - Vonizabeth Strumming Magnitude - (just google it ) ? Ive heard some decent things about it and my brother in law got amazing success with it.
I’ve known this forever. I also know most of other positions. My issue has always been trying to do too much. This video will really help me stay centered and do tasteful licks without moving all over the neck.
Sir, you are brilliant. I’ve been playing guitar for 40 years as a hobby, watched 1000’s of hours on RUclips....you are from another galaxy, the best I’ve ever watched. I learned more about lead guitar in 3 mins than other nonstop gabbers who use this great platform to crack stupid jokes while trying to mangle a lesson that they make so complicated, I end up just feeling discouraged, but you have inspired me to keep learning. Awesome
When I started out it took me years on my own to learn what you've just explained in 8 minutes...All beginning soloist should start here with this video, awesome!
In 40 years of playing off and on this is THE Best EXPLANATION I've ever heard to get anyone started quickly and enjoying playing music while in the meantime they can learn all the other music theory over time without burning out. Fuck me it took me years to get what this guy explained in 7 minutes. This guy gives you meat to chew on and a bone to play with right away.
OMG! I'm learning guitar and lately I'm on scales, playing solos, many different tricks and shortcuts I found over the yt. Every trick makes us more aware of how this beautiful instrument works and what we can do on it. This is great! I love it! Thank you for making me better guitarist!
I just want to say that i stumbled on your page..... And i cant begin to tell how much i appreciate your page. I always find great teachers on youtube but they lag on or steer away with the words they use. You just get to the point and i thank you. in a matter of 1 week ive gone from playing a mediocre 16 years of learning to a more advanced version of myseld buffering up and getting music theory down. Thank you from the bottom of my heart
Awesome! So simple (once you see it) and so practical. I have been playing for about 45 years and I am just now filling in the holes in my understanding. (I am finding out there are many holes and some are very large) Thank you so much.
I think some people were confused when they do not know that your explanation is based on a stripped down version of one of the major/minor scales. The stripped down is a good way to “see” this part of the fretboard. If you are already seeing the fall pattern, it helps you see the fretboard/ pattern easier. Good approach. Would like to know the accompaniment you used so I can put it on a looper and improve my solos. Thanks
Absolutely fantastic video and method. I've learned the positions of the pentatonic scales but sometimes you just want to keep it simple. The most memorable vocal melodies and guitar solos aren't crammed full of notes. Thank you!
Have learned less is actually more sometimes and more evocative to us who can feel it and play in. Hold that note and David Gilmore or Neil Young it yeah!!
Very interesting. Most stuff I read/watch regarding scales and solos ends up being load of string bends and occasional "shredding" and is sort of blues-based, noisy and rather tedious. The music you play on the guitar is more melodic in nature and much more satisfying. After many, many years of on-off dabbling with guitar, and finding scales and solo-ing impenetrable, I look forward to discovering more and unlocking my own solo-ing. That's me signed up!
Nice video just in time on my guitar journey. I got my first electric after years of acoustic so I can solo and I am PUMPED to apply these tips. Thank you!
This lesson is so Powerful .. it unlocks both the major and minor core notes with their root locations in a box method .. it's broken down into byte size pieces with exact diagramming ...I subscribed and clicked the notification bell .. and I bookmarked you
@@creativeguitarstudio my comment was 2 fold .. I started music reading staff notation in both cleffs on keyboard learned to play all the brass and percussion .. then in 1966 I was inspired to learn guitar after listening to Zappa's MOI "Freak Out" debut double album .. I only had keyboard lessons and music theory .. all instruments after self taught and then focused on ear training to wean off staff notation and into improv with modes, etc.. Electric Guitars are mainly my performing instruments .. I'm a traditional single pick, up/down, 4 finger lead technique Al DiMeola/Eric Johnson styles .. but prefer to play blues .. I had couple hundred videos, 10k online subs and students on Myspace .. long before you tube .. had a couple heart surgeries , retired after Myspace lost my content with their migration .. I just surf you tube .. but I continue writing and play everyday now .. regained my motor skills .. you tube set me up a channel but haven't found the right niche yet .. your teaching prowess is excellent .. keep rockin' .. thx for your reply ..
For me, this was your best video yet! I sincerely appreciate the lesson as this has been a "mystery" that was just made SO SIMPLE by your instruction!!! Truly, THANK YOU for breaking out of solo jail!
I second that statement. Your tutorial on soloing gives me hope,that with practice I can get better and actually sound melodic. Thank you very much! I never understood the box,nor realised it’s only 3strings being played over and over. Wow!
Awesome lesson, box shape solo is best way for beginner to start soloing, after that it's easy for him to add more notes or change place on fretboard, and use different techniques, step by step
also the exact same shape works for major pentatonics, just a different note in the box is the root. (e minor pent is g major pent) add the blues note creating a u shape...
This is a great lesson. Two big pieces of info I'd like to add that will take this to another level. If you just noodle around randomly in these boxes it will sound good, but not great. If you focus on the Root note and the major 5th, it will sound great. This is what great players do. Try to start and finish your licks on the Root or 5th. If you don't know this already, the major 5th is the note just above the Root on the fret board. Without getting into theory, just know that the root and 5th have the same overtones and go great together.
Thank you, thank you, thank you! I can actually solo to a jam track now without losing my place or getting left behind.........learning guitar is so much more fun when you can actually play something that sounds musical
Awesome, thank you! I have a really hard time concentrating and understanding certain aspects still, after about a year and half now of playing, and you explained this very well. You got a new subscriber here. Thanks again.
At 5:28, can you please explain why the pentatonic box is higher up on the fretboard than the cord you're playing? This is probably the closest I've ever come to finally understanding these boxes and I feel like this is my missing piece. Thanks!
I do like your advice and teaching methods . I notice you dont teach songs ? . I did not start learning till i was 55 . I am now 60 . I dont learn other people songs . I like some theory love jam tracks and improvising. I find trying to learn other people songs to much information happening for me to take in . Thanx Neal Uk
Ive play guitar for long time. mostly on punk rock band.but as time passing by im trying to improve my skills.but all the video out there was hard to follow as i dont have any music knowledge background. But you sir,your explaination really simple and easy to follow. Thank you very much dont ever stop making this good content video. Cheers from borneo
Hi. Great lesson. Just a couple of questions ... please explain why are you dropping 3 frets lower for the A pentatonic and up two for the E major etc. The A minor position makes sense because you are playing the chord location. Many thanks.
I would like to ask a couple questions: 1.What if i want to solo from F major? Where can i go 3 steps down to? 2. Can i use more notes than what's in the box? Please respond, thanks.
F is also on the 11th fret, the one right next to the 10th, (with 2 dots rather than one on each fret) So go to the 9th fret and you are 2 down two frets and that is an e flat
EXCELLENT lesson! Show beginners the pentatonic laid over the whole fretboard or even the traditional first box across six strings and you can see meltdown happening. I get them started with the "Flying V" pattern in the minor pentatonic scale. Que up a slow blues song. Find the note on the B string that matches the key. Go... :) r=root note E ---x-------x--- B ---x--------r--- G -------x-------
Absolutely right. 5 "positions" along the neck is gonna confuse confuciuos...If i spelt that right...My question is why do beginners even start with A minor pentatonic.? They do it all the time. We tend to think pentatonic..pentatonic...it's so easy because it's only 5 notes...But as a beginner the fact it's only 5 notes is the problem. It's more difficult to do much with because it has 2 notes missing. And because in reality it's a kind of skeleton scale and we say we can add the blue note and then we can add this note or that note. Now we have 6 or 7 or more notes...If you keep adding all those notes you can add how many do we end up with? And you could just add B and F back in and you have A minor. ." How many times do we hear "I've learned the 5 positions ..but i don't know what to do with it". Then the Modes issue rears it's ugly head...And they have no clue. And to explain it we go past the pentatonic to that pesky C Major scale. And the equally pesky A minor relative..And then we go all ancient Greek. They learn the Chromatic scale..hopefully..and then skip everything else straight to the pentatonics. And then it's.."How do you play Major pentatonics and we start allover again..or just say ..start it there and it's Major...Why..is it? We tell them because that's a Major 3rd...oh..right.. So can anyone please tell me, if you're teaching a beginner, Why do you not start at the beginning with the C Major scale and its' Modes..And explain the degrees..And where exactly the A minor pentatonic comes from..? So when you get them to the pentatonics they know what it is. And by the time they get to the circle of 4ths and 5ths..they already know it..or most of it. And when it comes to building chords THEN they have to think in Diatonic scales..And those pesky sharps n flats show up and half steps... Is it surprising so many beginners get confused..quickly. We talk about "shapes"...that all starts with a C Major scale. As a beginner it's easy to find tunes you already know lurking around in it. To the virgin ear it makes more sense because it flows from one note to the next..because it's Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do. And, so long as your guitar is in tune and intonated properly (In Harmony i prefer to call it) That is the start of ear training...without 2 notes missing. Yes the pentatonic is a brilliant scale, it's versatile because it shares notes with every other scale, It can be enhanced and added to, there's how many different "versions" of it..? Some have the positions in a different order. But starting with it..? No. It causes too much confusion and sooner or later you end up going to where you should have started in the first place. Or not..and then the theory makes no sense. And if you don't know your Diatonic scales you're missing out on a hell of a lot. The pentatonic is not the be all and end all. Even if you are a Blues player.
Same reason newbies are always shown C,F,G chords to start. The teacher isn't thinking. A,D,E is much easier to form and hence gets the person taking their first steps faster which is key to getting them excited about making music. Don't even get me going on electric vs. acoustic for a person just starting. Playing with the gain knob or wiggle stick is a distraction that takes away from "fretboard time" IMHO. Around the two minute mark Keith Richards nails it. ruclips.net/video/ceWWMfhAvD4/видео.html
@ian Richardson A short answer: Penta is Latin for 5 or fifth and maybe it just derived from there, along with the fact that a guitar tunes up on the fifth fret (except for B string) And like you said, starting in the key of A. This stuff is not made up, it's just discovered. But you're right on how it's taught, too complex, confusing. Theory is relevant to what you're doing, but it is always there and can help a lot. I think it should go hand in hand with practice.It would have helped me with everything if I had bothered with it, back in the day.I left down the guitar after years of teaching myself, but when I came back to it I found my fingers just couldn't remember anything...So I needed to brush up, badly like, I was crap. After a while I got my fingers working better. But then, went online for advice on all things Guitar. There are many, many Chiefs and maybe not enough Indians! (If you get me).There are three things I know for sure, after many years:1- Always pick the brain brains of the experienced. Never dismiss what a long time player tells you, even if you think they are crap.2- When you find a way that makes sense to you, just practice, practice, short rest and practice. (The short rest is where your fingers adjust and your mind discovers).3- "Don't Stop...me now"...(sang Freddie Mercury). If at all possible, one should never, ever, leave the guitar down. A guitar will always 'ground you' and you will never get worse at playing.Question not, what your fingers can do for you. But what you can do for your fingers. lol Time marches on.Sorry for my so-called "short answer", I went of on a bit of a rant! Your fault though.
@@roaddog7542 Must respectfully disagree with the "start on acoustic" thing. It's fine to start on electric if that's what they want to do. Make students start with a clean tone & remove the whammy and both those problems disappear. As you said, it's about getting the student excited about playing on whatever instrument they're most comfy with, so they play more. For myself, if I'd have been forced to start on acoustic, I probably would've taken up the kazoo. They're just incredibly uncomfortable for me.
Damn, fuking damn. I just realised it's simple as that. After 5 years "playing guitar", i never know what is pentatonic scale, I only play guitar to look cool, never try to learn basic foundations about playing guitar like scale pattern and chord composition. All this time I just memorize all chords position, and for some solos I only follow what written in tab. Thank you so much for this lesson, I promise I will truly learn this time. Wish me luck!
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How do you determine which fret to play the pattern in.?
Free membership is not really free is it ? Ends up costing a small fortune when if you look elsewhere it’s free.
This is just superb, I have been researching "major scale guitar shape" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Have you ever come across - Vonizabeth Strumming Magnitude - (just google it ) ? Ive heard some decent things about it and my brother in law got amazing success with it.
Very informative. Thanks for sharing, Lord-Jesus-Christ com
I’ve known this forever. I also know most of other positions. My issue has always been trying to do too much. This video will really help me stay centered and do tasteful licks without moving all over the neck.
Often less is more. Look at players like BB King, he often stayed in one position.
Sir, you are brilliant. I’ve been playing guitar for 40 years as a hobby, watched 1000’s of hours on RUclips....you are from another galaxy, the best I’ve ever watched. I learned more about lead guitar in 3 mins than other nonstop gabbers who use this great platform to crack stupid jokes while trying to mangle a lesson that they make so complicated, I end up just feeling discouraged, but you have inspired me to keep learning. Awesome
When I started out it took me years on my own to learn what you've just explained in 8 minutes...All beginning soloist should start here with this video, awesome!
Never heard this explained so simply before! Thanks!
That A minor solo really sounds great. You should do a longer version. It could easily be on a track . You’ve got something there
Bloody hell. He makes it all look so easy.....
In 40 years of playing off and on this is THE Best EXPLANATION I've ever heard to get anyone started quickly and enjoying playing music while in the meantime they can learn all the other music theory over time without burning out. Fuck me it took me years to get what this guy explained in 7 minutes. This guy gives you meat to chew on and a bone to play with right away.
It’s amazing how you can create such great sound with only 6 notes.
It's only 5 notes.
5 lol
I thought the same haha
PENTAtonic
Yeah!
THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKIN ABOUT!! And that is saying a lot but just a few notes instead of a thousand. The best lesson I had on RUclips right here.
OMG! I'm learning guitar and lately I'm on scales, playing solos, many different tricks and shortcuts I found over the yt. Every trick makes us more aware of how this beautiful instrument works and what we can do on it. This is great! I love it! Thank you for making me better guitarist!
I have been playing guitar for 35 years & never have a come across a simpler trick for improvising in key. Really good stuff. Subbed
I just want to say that i stumbled on your page..... And i cant begin to tell how much i appreciate your page. I always find great teachers on youtube but they lag on or steer away with the words they use. You just get to the point and i thank you. in a matter of 1 week ive gone from playing a mediocre 16 years of learning to a more advanced version of myseld buffering up and getting music theory down. Thank you from the bottom of my heart
Wow, what a fantastic comment. Thanks for writing it. Much appreciate the kind words. Glad that I'm helping so much. - Andrew
Check out Stichmethod too. Especially the Neverlost videos.
Awesome! So simple (once you see it) and so practical. I have been playing for about 45 years and I am just now filling in the holes in my understanding. (I am finding out there are many holes and some are very large) Thank you so much.
I've played one since i was 15
And I'm 57 I've lost so much time !! But I've learned alot from you Sir Thanks much and all the best Sir.
So far, the best guitar lesson I've ever watched. Easy to understand and beginners can catch up easily
RUclips will surprise you if you approach it this way.
Always easy to understand and it always blow me away when you play the solo's.....
awesome video, just what i have been looking for... do you have other videos on this box system....???
Absolutely love your free lessons ... Andrew ... such an inspiration, it has taken my playing to a greater level thanks so much.
Mighty excellent. Simplicity is often overlooked. Music is sound not a race.
Wow! Probably the most important video i've come across for the stage i'm at in my progression. Thank you so much for this.
Great tutorial. Playing for over 40 years and you taught me some new stuff. Lots of heart and soul in your solos. You just got a new sub! Thanks man!
Same here. Well said David. I sub'd too.
I think some people were confused when they do not know that your explanation is based on a stripped down version of one of the major/minor scales. The stripped down is a good way to “see” this part of the fretboard. If you are already seeing the fall pattern, it helps you see the fretboard/ pattern easier. Good approach. Would like to know the accompaniment you used so I can put it on a looper and improve my solos. Thanks
Absolutely fantastic video and method. I've learned the positions of the pentatonic scales but sometimes you just want to keep it simple. The most memorable vocal melodies and guitar solos aren't crammed full of notes. Thank you!
Thanks for the kind words & support. Sometimes playing simple does indeed work the best. - Andrew
Have learned less is actually more sometimes and more evocative to us who can feel it and play in. Hold that note and David Gilmore or Neil Young it yeah!!
Very interesting. Most stuff I read/watch regarding scales and solos ends up being load of string bends and occasional "shredding" and is sort of blues-based, noisy and rather tedious. The music you play on the guitar is more melodic in nature and much more satisfying. After many, many years of on-off dabbling with guitar, and finding scales and solo-ing impenetrable, I look forward to discovering more and unlocking my own solo-ing. That's me signed up!
Nice video just in time on my guitar journey. I got my first electric after years of acoustic so I can solo and I am PUMPED to apply these tips. Thank you!
Best explanation I've ever heard!
This lesson is so Powerful .. it unlocks both the major and minor core notes with their root locations in a box method .. it's broken down into byte size pieces with exact diagramming ...I subscribed and clicked the notification bell .. and I bookmarked you
Thanks for the great comment. I appreciate hearing it and I'm happy to know that my work is making you a better player. - Andrew
@@creativeguitarstudio my comment was 2 fold .. I started music reading staff notation in both cleffs on keyboard learned to play all the brass and percussion .. then in 1966 I was inspired to learn guitar after listening to Zappa's MOI "Freak Out" debut double album .. I only had keyboard lessons and music theory .. all instruments after self taught and then focused on ear training to wean off staff notation and into improv with modes, etc.. Electric Guitars are mainly my performing instruments .. I'm a traditional single pick, up/down, 4 finger lead technique Al DiMeola/Eric Johnson styles .. but prefer to play blues .. I had couple hundred videos, 10k online subs and students on Myspace .. long before you tube .. had a couple heart surgeries , retired after Myspace lost my content with their migration .. I just surf you tube .. but I continue writing and play everyday now .. regained my motor skills .. you tube set me up a channel but haven't found the right niche yet .. your teaching prowess is excellent .. keep rockin' .. thx for your reply ..
For me, this was your best video yet! I sincerely appreciate the lesson as this has been a "mystery" that was just made SO SIMPLE by your instruction!!! Truly, THANK YOU for breaking out of solo jail!
Wow, that's great to hear. Thanks so much! - Andrew
I second that statement. Your tutorial on soloing gives me hope,that with practice I can get better and actually sound melodic.
Thank you very much! I never understood the box,nor realised it’s only 3strings being played over and over. Wow!
Awesome lesson, box shape solo is best way for beginner to start soloing, after that it's easy for him to add more notes or change place on fretboard, and use different techniques, step by step
also the exact same shape works for major pentatonics, just a different note in the box is the root. (e minor pent is g major pent)
add the blues note creating a u shape...
Great job on the lesson. Thanks so much for the help. I've been playing 40 yrs and always looking to learn something new to improve.
One of the best I've seen , not a lot of the to much talking , show and tell catches an hold attention more , he makes his point plain , great Job!
This makes so much sense now! This will honestly will help me feel comfortable playing. Awesome work!!!
THIS is absolutely BRILLIANT!
You are the very first ever to effectively teach me how to do the penta box.. Really didn't think it was this easy... I will definitely subscribe...
This is a great lesson. Two big pieces of info I'd like to add that will take this to another level. If you just noodle around randomly in these boxes it will sound good, but not great. If you focus on the Root note and the major 5th, it will sound great. This is what great players do. Try to start and finish your licks on the Root or 5th. If you don't know this already, the major 5th is the note just above the Root on the fret board. Without getting into theory, just know that the root and 5th have the same overtones and go great together.
Love this lesson. That's made a real connection for me. So simple. After 10 years of 'no solo' :)
I know right...and easy to understand what he is showing....its surprisingly easy
That a minor jam I could listen to all day.
Thank you!
Floyd rose
Thank you, thank you, thank you! I can actually solo to a jam track now without losing my place or getting left behind.........learning guitar is so much more fun when you can actually play something that sounds musical
Thank you Larry. Appreciate the kind words! - Andrew
Amazing that u always have something new and extra even in the most common mundane scales
Really v good - thank u Andrew
You're an incredibly wise teacher with a very interesting approach to learning the guitar. I wish I could learn from you.
Love your teaching Fella, a good teacher should make things easy !!! you do that always, love it Thank you
You are the best on the net, Andrew.
Great lesson!
you are such a clear communicator... your lessons are a joy thank you Andrew!!!
VERY helpful. I learned a lot already. Thank you!
Amazing bro..very simple
Been playing for decades. Excellent, crisp & clear lesson. Thank you.
this is seriously awesome and very helpful and inspiring. thank you!
Sir I love the way u teaching it really helped me
Thank you, very informative and incredibly useful. Great tutorial Andrew, thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge.
Thank you. Happy to hear that you liked the info. - Andrew
Awesome video Andrew. Thanks a bunch!
I love this stuff. Great information.
Glad you enjoyed it!
so easy to understand the way you show us..
This lesson helped me a lot. Thanks.
The best lessons often come from Canadians. Nice one, man!
Took me years to figure that out and your just giving it out for free. How dare You !
I love what you able to do with just a few notes!
Excellent! Thank you...someone mentioned "eureka moment", I second that!
Telling work bollocks! For the rest of the day to go home and do this.
Thank you !
Great tips. Thank you so much!
Glad it was helpful!
Genius. So clearly explained. Thanks!
This was quite a good tip, Andrew! Very useful. Thanks a lot.
Awesome, thank you! I have a really hard time concentrating and understanding certain aspects still, after about a year and half now of playing, and you explained this very well. You got a new subscriber here. Thanks again.
These are easy to understand lessons that are musically powerful.
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I didn't regret clicking this vid..thank you sir
Thank you for your lesson. Now i can start and try to play some solo on my own 👍
That guitar sounds so good... love the reverb
At 5:28, can you please explain why the pentatonic box is higher up on the fretboard than the cord you're playing? This is probably the closest I've ever come to finally understanding these boxes and I feel like this is my missing piece. Thanks!
Great lesson, you explain it very easy. Thanks
Thank you, what you do is so appreciative
I always learn a lot here. Powerful basics.
Thank you from NJ.
Outstanding. Thank you very much.
Fantastic course!!!
I love the Box!
Excellent!
Wow
Your video tied it all together for me!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge
I do like your advice and teaching methods . I notice you dont teach songs ? . I did not start learning till i was 55 . I am now 60 . I dont learn other people songs . I like some theory love jam tracks and improvising. I find trying to learn other people songs to much information happening for me to take in . Thanx Neal Uk
Great job in the box shape method it looks very easy I'll give it a good go and I'm sure it's as easy as it looks
Ive play guitar for long time. mostly on punk rock band.but as time passing by im trying to improve my skills.but all the video out there was hard to follow as i dont have any music knowledge background.
But you sir,your explaination really simple and easy to follow.
Thank you very much dont ever stop making this good content video.
Cheers from borneo
Wow! Great lesson! Thanks so much for the easy tutorial 😃👍
Glad it helped!
Definitely a sound that so good & simple!!! Its amazing how each part is catchy and perfect when it comes from the soul
Thanks for sharing sir
Awesome lesson. Thanks.
Hi. Great lesson. Just a couple of questions ... please explain why are you dropping 3 frets lower for the A pentatonic and up two for the E major etc. The A minor position makes sense because you are playing the chord location.
Many thanks.
Fantastic explained...you make it so easy so understand...thanks a lot☺☺☺🔝👍👍
You just made me believe I can do this. Thank you
Thanks Andrew.
I would like to ask a couple questions:
1.What if i want to solo from F major? Where can i go 3 steps down to?
2. Can i use more notes than what's in the box?
Please respond, thanks.
F is also on the 11th fret, the one right next to the 10th, (with 2 dots rather than one on each fret) So go to the 9th fret and you are 2 down two frets and that is an e flat
必须点赞，a nice start for many many learners!
wonderful lesson
Thank you very much Andrew.
Awesome video, thank you!
EXCELLENT lesson!
Show beginners the pentatonic laid over the whole fretboard or even the traditional first box across six strings and you can see meltdown happening.
I get them started with the "Flying V" pattern in the minor pentatonic scale.
Que up a slow blues song. Find the note on the B string that matches the key. Go... :)
r=root note
E ---x-------x---
B ---x--------r---
G -------x-------
Absolutely right. 5 "positions" along the neck is gonna confuse confuciuos...If i spelt that right...My question is why do beginners even start with A minor pentatonic.? They do it all the time. We tend to think pentatonic..pentatonic...it's so easy because it's only 5 notes...But as a beginner the fact it's only 5 notes is the problem. It's more difficult to do much with because it has 2 notes missing. And because in reality it's a kind of skeleton scale and we say we can add the blue note and then we can add this note or that note. Now we have 6 or 7 or more notes...If you keep adding all those notes you can add how many do we end up with? And you could just add B and F back in and you have A minor.
." How many times do we hear "I've learned the 5 positions ..but i don't know what to do with it". Then the Modes issue rears it's ugly head...And they have no clue. And to explain it we go past the pentatonic to that pesky C Major scale. And the equally pesky A minor relative..And then we go all ancient Greek. They learn the Chromatic scale..hopefully..and then skip everything else straight to the pentatonics. And then it's.."How do you play Major pentatonics and we start allover again..or just say ..start it there and it's Major...Why..is it? We tell them because that's a Major 3rd...oh..right..
So can anyone please tell me, if you're teaching a beginner, Why do you not start at the beginning with the C Major scale and its' Modes..And explain the degrees..And where exactly the A minor pentatonic comes from..? So when you get them to the pentatonics they know what it is. And by the time they get to the circle of 4ths and 5ths..they already know it..or most of it.
And when it comes to building chords THEN they have to think in Diatonic scales..And those pesky sharps n flats show up and half steps...
Is it surprising so many beginners get confused..quickly. We talk about "shapes"...that all starts with a C Major scale.
As a beginner it's easy to find tunes you already know lurking around in it. To the virgin ear it makes more sense because it flows from one note to the next..because it's Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do. And, so long as your guitar is in tune and intonated properly (In Harmony i prefer to call it) That is the start of ear training...without 2 notes missing.
Yes the pentatonic is a brilliant scale, it's versatile because it shares notes with every other scale, It can be enhanced and added to, there's how many different "versions" of it..? Some have the positions in a different order. But starting with it..? No. It causes too much confusion and sooner or later you end up going to where you should have started in the first place. Or not..and then the theory makes no sense. And if you don't know your Diatonic scales you're missing out on a hell of a lot. The pentatonic is not the be all and end all. Even if you are a Blues player.
Same reason newbies are always shown C,F,G chords to start. The teacher isn't thinking. A,D,E is much easier to form and hence gets the person taking their first steps faster which is key to getting them excited about making music.
Don't even get me going on electric vs. acoustic for a person just starting.
Playing with the gain knob or wiggle stick is a distraction that takes away from "fretboard time" IMHO.
Around the two minute mark Keith Richards nails it.
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In the US...the "Home Box" shape
@ian Richardson A short answer: Penta is Latin for 5 or fifth and maybe it just derived from there, along with the fact that a guitar tunes up on the fifth fret (except for B string) And like you said, starting in the key of A. This stuff is not made up, it's just discovered. But you're right on how it's taught, too complex, confusing. Theory is relevant to what you're doing, but it is always there and can help a lot. I think it should go hand in hand with practice.It would have helped me with everything if I had bothered with it, back in the day.I left down the guitar after years of teaching myself, but when I came back to it I found my fingers just couldn't remember anything...So I needed to brush up, badly like, I was crap. After a while I got my fingers working better. But then, went online for advice on all things Guitar. There are many, many Chiefs and maybe not enough Indians! (If you get me).There are three things I know for sure, after many years:1- Always pick the brain brains of the experienced. Never dismiss what a long time player tells you, even if you think they are crap.2- When you find a way that makes sense to you, just practice, practice, short rest and practice. (The short rest is where your fingers adjust and your mind discovers).3- "Don't Stop...me now"...(sang Freddie Mercury). If at all possible, one should never, ever, leave the guitar down. A guitar will always 'ground you' and you will never get worse at playing.Question not, what your fingers can do for you. But what you can do for your fingers. lol Time marches on.Sorry for my so-called "short answer", I went of on a bit of a rant! Your fault though.
@@roaddog7542 Must respectfully disagree with the "start on acoustic" thing. It's fine to start on electric if that's what they want to do. Make students start with a clean tone & remove the whammy and both those problems disappear. As you said, it's about getting the student excited about playing on whatever instrument they're most comfy with, so they play more. For myself, if I'd have been forced to start on acoustic, I probably would've taken up the kazoo. They're just incredibly uncomfortable for me.
Thank you...very simple bro!!
Damn, fuking damn.
I just realised it's simple as that. After 5 years "playing guitar", i never know what is pentatonic scale, I only play guitar to look cool, never try to learn basic foundations about playing guitar like scale pattern and chord composition.
All this time I just memorize all chords position, and for some solos I only follow what written in tab.
Thank you so much for this lesson, I promise I will truly learn this time. Wish me luck!
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Very good examples... Thumbs Up
That’s a mighty nice sounding strat.
Very good video. I played for about 12 years before I learned my pentatonics. Wish I had started waaaay earlier.