This simple square pattern gives you both major & minor pentatonic lead options-Guitar Lesson EP489

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  • Опубликовано: 13 июл 2024
  • In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play both major and minor pentatonic scales in the same song, using a simple box shape that is easy to visualize and use.
    To download the tablature and the MP3 jam tracks for this lesson, visit: www.activemelody.com/lesson/t...
    00:00 Intro / Demonstration
    01:21 Wide Sky Guitar
    02:41 What it means to "play in the key" of the song
    03:33 Locate the Major Pentatonic Scale
    04:21 Locate the Minor Pentatonic Scale
    05:43 Locate the first major pentatonic box
    07:07 Locate the second major pentatonic box
    09:05 Locate the first minor pentatonic box
    10:34 Locate the second minor pentatonic box
    11:12 Demonstrating how to use the boxes to improvise
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Комментарии • 216

  • @steveavant9727
    @steveavant9727 Месяц назад +2

    Brian’s enthusiasm shows through in every video. He seems genuinely excited to present the material.

  • @d60guy
    @d60guy Год назад +4

    Many of your lessons are worth the price of a yearly membership, and this is one of them. A real gold mine on this one.

  • @yblanco
    @yblanco Год назад +11

    Fantastic lesson Bryan. Really a simple way to improvise. So useful. Also appreciate the fact your videos don’t show any annoying RUclips ads!!!!!!

  • @davidkarr5119
    @davidkarr5119 Год назад +4

    I have been playing guitar since I was 9 years old, I have Never seen this kind of great teaching in simplicity as what Brian has shown us here.
    Absolutely fantastic job Brian, thank you for your time , energy, & knowledge of the guitar fret board.
    I am 71 years young now and still learning.
    God bless you Brain, & thanks again for all your lessons, I believe I may head over to your home page & join up for some extra material. Lol 😆

  • @lawrencelindstrom3718
    @lawrencelindstrom3718 Год назад +1

    You are a natural-born teacher with perfect clarity in your explanations!

  • @HappyHavenStudio
    @HappyHavenStudio Год назад +1

    Great use of graphics to show scales. Tremendously useful teaching tool

  • @jcombs1028
    @jcombs1028 Год назад

    I hadn't picked my guitar up in years, until watching your videos a couple of weeks ago. Thank you.

  • @earldake5863
    @earldake5863 10 месяцев назад +1

    You make it easy for an old man to improve, thanks

  • @janellecheadle5596
    @janellecheadle5596 Год назад +3

    As a newcomer to soloing, can I just say "Thank you" Brian for explaing this in a way that is simple to use, and sounds great. And thanks for not skipping over the small details that others might know. I get a lot out of these lessons.

  • @drivenmad7676
    @drivenmad7676 Год назад +5

    Yer my favorite teacher. love the new guitar

  • @donpattonjr
    @donpattonjr Год назад +5

    Good basic pentatonic box theory, that we can practice with! Thank you Brian !👍

  • @DaneRobinsonMusic
    @DaneRobinsonMusic Год назад +1

    Really a big help. Thanks! Can’t believe I’m just now learning this stuff

  • @jimkingadventure
    @jimkingadventure Год назад +1

    One of the first things that occurred to me as you explained the major and minor box locations was that you could do a 'call' in major and 'respond' in minor. You could do this alone or while swapping licks with another player. Very cool, as usual, Brian.

  • @seenonyt2210
    @seenonyt2210 Год назад +5

    Mind boggling, and very well explained! Super clear, and finally something that looks like I can and will integrate into my playing. Thanks a lot!!

  • @justingray4028
    @justingray4028 Год назад +24

    You have the some of the best guitar lessons out there! Your approach to instruction is very thorough yet simple to understand. I’m learning a ton!
    I’ll be joining your website membership and look forward to many more great tutorials.
    BTW… some day you should walk us through that impressive wall of vinyls that are behind you. I bet there’s some gems in that collection!
    Keep it up!

  • @cameodoneron
    @cameodoneron 4 месяца назад

    Fantastic. I’ve been piecing this together with more sections of caged system. This is much simpler and sounds much better. Thank you.

  • @Rockguy29
    @Rockguy29 10 месяцев назад

    One of the best lessons for soloing... thank you so much

  • @jonnyast2455
    @jonnyast2455 3 месяца назад

    Congratulations on the beautiful guitar, great sound and a great player/teacher Thanks for the many inspirations and lessons.

  • @davidmarsh9897
    @davidmarsh9897 Год назад +3

    Great lesson, gave me food for thought for sure, thanks.

  • @chucklee347
    @chucklee347 Год назад +1

    Some people teach and some are teachers. Man you're a teacher. I've seen similar things on RUclips many times but you went a step further and was much easier for me to get it. Thanks for your time. I had to sub. Looking forward to much more.

  • @ilredeldeserto
    @ilredeldeserto 22 дня назад

    You're a great teacher!

  • @Thomas-ne4iy
    @Thomas-ne4iy Год назад

    You have fulfilled your life's work

  • @draznuwneneleviaka-wolugbo8605
    @draznuwneneleviaka-wolugbo8605 Год назад +4

    Thanks for this lesson; it's 'guitar-life' changing. You're doing well 👍

  • @edyu1977
    @edyu1977 Год назад +1

    His course is awesome.... I only signed up two months ago and managed to complete his "basic training" modules and now I can comfortably run basic solo lines over any key..... the membership is surprisingly affordable given the amount of content available. Just to put into perspective I would have paid the same amount of money for only 3 face to face lessons in uk.
    Highly recommend ACTIVE MELODY.....

  • @peterwolf3001
    @peterwolf3001 Год назад

    hands down the most useful teacher ever. where were you 20 years ago when I started playing I have learnt more in the last six months since I found your lessons than I learned in the previous 19 years. and I love that guitar. thanks Brian.

  • @rainerfs4563
    @rainerfs4563 Год назад

    Awesome class. It was good to see that just breaking a little piece of the scales iis enough to have fun

  • @suriakumarsupra7091
    @suriakumarsupra7091 Год назад +1

    Great Lesson. Highly appreciate your time.

  • @albertbentley56
    @albertbentley56 Год назад +2

    Hello Brian, been following you for years now. A classic simple way to move round the pentatonics family, gives me more belief in myself to play tunes, thank you so much, keep up the brilliant work😀😀😀👍

  • @arpeggio22
    @arpeggio22 Год назад +1

    One great lesson after another! He's fast paced but that's ok. You get a lot of information in a short time and, unlike an in-person lesson, you can back it up and watch again until you get it. Good stuff!

  • @MrNgcovelli
    @MrNgcovelli Год назад +2

    So much to work with from this simple example of M/m pent boxes! Thx Brian

  • @jefferzone61
    @jefferzone61 Год назад +2

    That's a wealth of info... Thanks!!!

  • @adriancodrea2684
    @adriancodrea2684 4 месяца назад

    the Einstein of the pentatonic scales, Mr Brian

  • @juangcastro
    @juangcastro Год назад +1

    Great lessons in you channel man!!!
    Complementing this with daily practice and private lessons is gold.

  • @amandamoore8516
    @amandamoore8516 9 месяцев назад

    Genius. Simple but a lot to work with, especially getting the whole and half bends over the right interval 1,4 or 5. Best lesson. You could solo over any song when playing with others.

  • @saviofurtado700
    @saviofurtado700 Год назад

    Bryan, this was really great, enjoy your stuff so much... God Bless...

  • @johntrojan9653
    @johntrojan9653 Год назад +1

    ALL RIGHT ! - Just WHOA, '"ALL RIGHT'" !!!

  • @Hodenkat
    @Hodenkat Год назад +1

    Thank you Brian! A very fun lesson! I'm really glad you put this together in such an accessible way. I love these "tips" you give that are geared perfectly for anybody who needs a little success in their playing. I've been stuck noodling for a while and needed something I could manage that will also encourage me to be creative. This hits the nail on the head!

  • @TheBoboMaker
    @TheBoboMaker Год назад

    Every time I watch one of your lessons, I always get something.
    BTW lusting after your new guitar. I don't have a P90 guitar and that one looks and sounds perfect.

  • @JPablo-hh9oq
    @JPablo-hh9oq Год назад

    I love your creative way of undertand guitar playing. You hit it out of the ballpark with this lesson

  • @d.l.huntministries8131
    @d.l.huntministries8131 Год назад

    I sure am learning now! I have to say You are at the top with me.

  • @Toast305
    @Toast305 Год назад

    Simply the coolest lesson I've seen in a minute. You're greatly helping the guitar simpletons like me.

  • @Phantomphlyer1
    @Phantomphlyer1 Год назад +2

    Eye opener, and very well explained. Thanks again, Brian!

  • @stevereynolds547
    @stevereynolds547 Год назад

    Another great lesson. I've said it before, I'll say it again: I wish I had Active Melody and RUclips when I was coming up. I might actually be a good guitar player! Oh well, better late than never. Thanks, Brian! AM is worth every penny!
    P.S.- I'm definitely going to check out Wide Sky Guitars!

  • @brazilgriller6073
    @brazilgriller6073 Год назад +1

    YOU ARE AMAZING!!!!

  • @charlesricchio5192
    @charlesricchio5192 Год назад

    Thank you for sharing your experience. This was one of the most helpful videos I’ve seen in a long time.

  • @smoothsam7
    @smoothsam7 Год назад +2

    Beautiful lesson

  • @brucehines2179
    @brucehines2179 Год назад

    Love this video, try and watch all your videos. Keep up the good work. THANKS

  • @richardriley8906
    @richardriley8906 Год назад

    I love your teaching style . Organized and patient.

  • @stevecordes3039
    @stevecordes3039 Год назад

    Thank you Brian, this lesson had a real light bulb moment for me, I appreciate it, when you went down three strings, and went from the major pentatonic’box’ to the minor pentatonic.

  • @TrippingTheTube
    @TrippingTheTube Год назад

    I think this is my favorite lesson yet. Best back track style and great tips. Thanks Brian.

  • @denisechetty4019
    @denisechetty4019 Год назад +1

    Such a beautiful and great sounding guitar!!! 👍🙏 Very useful these square patterns🎸

  • @muckaxe
    @muckaxe Год назад +2

    That was one of your best lessons, thank you!

  • @bruceall2001
    @bruceall2001 Год назад

    Again, great eye-opening lesson. Thanks!

  • @richardsmailes578
    @richardsmailes578 Год назад

    Hi there - this has been a real 'breakthrough' video for me, as a 20-year beginner looking to expand my knowledge / abilities through improvisation, and having watched hundreds of youtube videos that never quite crack it. There are lots of videos that are very theoretical, purely practical, superficial hacks, or just plain confusing in relation to minor / major / pentatonic / soloing principles etc. But this has a perfect balance of all those things in a way that is immediately useable. Thank you, I'm now a subscriber!

  • @KiraandtheSurvivalPod
    @KiraandtheSurvivalPod Год назад +1

    Your tidbits of information are so great! After seeing your videos or your Instagram clips, I'm always motivated to pick up my guitar :)

  • @masonschultzsbassproject6255
    @masonschultzsbassproject6255 Год назад +2

    This was great! Thank You Sir

  • @denniscass1952
    @denniscass1952 Год назад +1

    😂 thank you sooo much I’ve been trying to go from minor to major but but my riffs would not work your box method just opened it up I’m having a blast
    Thank you!!!

  • @ramonahallmusic
    @ramonahallmusic 5 месяцев назад

    Great Stuff Brian, love these videos

  • @jeffreyreid7036
    @jeffreyreid7036 Год назад +1

    Thanks Brian, very well articulated and another way to look at the fretboard. Great lesson!

  • @danmartin9278
    @danmartin9278 Год назад

    Repetition is the key to higher learning..Love to hear reminders constantly.
    Pinky major, index minor..

  • @garyl860
    @garyl860 Год назад

    I always enjoy your videos. Keep them coming!

  • @DisasterInExile
    @DisasterInExile Год назад

    I really appreciate these lessons!

  • @jefsut
    @jefsut Год назад

    Been playing guitar forever and still learned a lot from this lesson. Thanks!

  • @sage9743
    @sage9743 Год назад

    Excellent lesson. Great teacher.

  • @myfavorites9686
    @myfavorites9686 5 месяцев назад

    Another great lesson Brian🙏🙏🙏

  • @johnallen2172
    @johnallen2172 Год назад

    I’ve played the square box for a while now. It makes it easy to sound more advanced. I didn’t know about the playing in the key I just knew it worked and I didn’t have worry so much about chord changes. Thanks for the lesson!!!

  • @john-joethacker5665
    @john-joethacker5665 Год назад

    Brilliant tuition. Thank-you.

  • @stephennetherton9889
    @stephennetherton9889 Год назад +1

    Interesting to see all those "hidden in plain sight " squares, and how useful they are. Great work Brian.

  • @zoranmitrovic2526
    @zoranmitrovic2526 Год назад

    I love this lesson! thank you so much!!

  • @rickstanley5403
    @rickstanley5403 Год назад

    Very informative, and simple FUN…isn’t that what it’s supposed to be !

  • @timandersen7320
    @timandersen7320 Год назад

    Makes
    So much sense, thanks!

  • @sindira3694
    @sindira3694 10 месяцев назад

    Excellent and simple to understand

  • @dollygreen3743
    @dollygreen3743 Год назад

    Brilliant lesson. It's making me understand more about scales. Thanks.

  • @earlmiller1899
    @earlmiller1899 Год назад

    love your lessons.

  • @RonaldHolderman
    @RonaldHolderman Год назад

    Somewhere beyond excellent!

  • @ronrosepi7998
    @ronrosepi7998 Год назад

    Simple and powerful!!!

  • @nomunkybiz4045
    @nomunkybiz4045 Год назад +2

    Woah, really cool. I almost feel like this is one of your best lessons on the pentatonic scale at least that I have watched. Your enthusiasm shows particularly with this video, which I interpret as a sign that you also are convinced of this method, and how it comes together. Really like how this complements previous beginner videos on that box and triangle. This brings it together for me. I really like the visual shapes approach, really makes it accessible for me. Also like the demonstration of full and half bends, and where to place them. The root note as an anchor was a revelation to me, how major and minor pentatonic are connected, didn't realize that before. Now I just need to figure out what notes distinguish major and minor, and where the critical ones are, e.g. the third, fifth, flat seven, minor third, which corner of box and triangle, then i think I'll have it figured out so I can play major and minor pent intelligently. Also striking to me was to hear major and minor right after each other like call and response, inspires typical blues lick. So cool. Definitely going to try and use that. The bends, like I said, really inspiring. I am a beginner with blues, have classical background and am using your channel to get ideas and widen my repertoire. Great work, really enjoy the videos and your particular approach.

  • @sheldonshaw6112
    @sheldonshaw6112 Год назад

    Great Lesson. I really got it! Thanks

  • @phild7021
    @phild7021 Год назад

    Yup! Clean & clear! I hear BB King all day in this lesson. My TBI fights my guitar progress often, but not on this lesson, YAHOO!!! Thanks man.

  • @dborg56
    @dborg56 7 месяцев назад

    Great lesson. Easy to understand

  • @garrycollins1054
    @garrycollins1054 Год назад +1

    Awesome lesson once again, thanks Brian.

  • @georgearuldoss
    @georgearuldoss Год назад

    Thanks Brian. Excellent lesson as usual. Helps in hitting the ground running.

  • @timrokomasi8287
    @timrokomasi8287 Год назад

    Brian..simple and well presented thank you. I a lot to be thankful for.

  • @glynjames5948
    @glynjames5948 Год назад

    Just another great lesson everyone is so helpful your lesson ideas every week are mind blowing. And a very nice new axe I love P90’s off to practice my new knowledge. Thanks

  • @georgeray2630
    @georgeray2630 Год назад

    Outstanding lesson. Thank

  • @mabblers
    @mabblers 4 месяца назад

    What a great lesson.

  • @MrMarkemark65
    @MrMarkemark65 Год назад

    This was a fantastic lesson,thank you

  • @recordmanmusic
    @recordmanmusic Год назад

    Thank you Brian. This makes me understand the simplicity of switching minor and major scales. And hitting the transitional notes will make big difference in my playing. All these years, I’ve always wondered how these guitarists 😮come up with these cool riffs. It seemed too complicated for me to learn

  • @boblee6477
    @boblee6477 Год назад

    Love it! Great sounding guitar. Thank you for your time & info. I'm self taught. I started at 9 yrs old & I will be 69 yrs old in a couple of months. I play everyday, & you have helped me.

  • @dennymk6454
    @dennymk6454 Год назад

    Very nice leads lesson for major/minor pentatonic boxes, thanks a lot Brian

  • @donmeyer8567
    @donmeyer8567 Год назад

    Thanks for this lesson the pentatonic scales and boxes sound and makes more sense!

  • @DonSi444
    @DonSi444 Год назад

    Oh great lesson. Love it. The way you explain, is easy to learn. Thank you so much. I can play it now on B and Bm. Love that blussy sound and that beat.

  • @joshuabarkermccaddon7067
    @joshuabarkermccaddon7067 Год назад

    2nd on this being one of your best videos! And that P125, whoa, first thing I noticed and couldn't keep my eyes/ears off of it. Checked his site for specs, absolutely fantastic!

  • @smokeychumchum
    @smokeychumchum Год назад

    beautiful lesson, beautiful guitar

  • @jeffbeckman3525
    @jeffbeckman3525 Год назад

    I always learn something new from you! Thank you!

  • @TheRuralGardener
    @TheRuralGardener Год назад +12

    Gorgeous sounding guitar Brian and another incredibly useful lesson. Thank you so much … off to grab the tabs now.

    • @70snuttodd95
      @70snuttodd95 Год назад

      At first glance I thought it was your little sister crossroads

    • @Addicted2Guitar
      @Addicted2Guitar Год назад

      Oh man I totally agree. That is an incredible sounding guitar.

  • @luigisigillo1501
    @luigisigillo1501 Год назад

    He is always clear and easy to follow.

  • @motocephalic
    @motocephalic Год назад

    Great lesson Brian! Very well put clear instruction.

  • @BurnleyNuts
    @BurnleyNuts Год назад

    Cracking lesson as always Brian, something to take away for all of us as usual.

  • @venkatramanivenkat8306
    @venkatramanivenkat8306 Год назад

    Lovely little idea that can be used anytime during playing.
    Thanks master. Great lesson to keep in mind. Kudos 👌👍