Another lesson that I wish someone had shared with me 37 years ago. I think your channel has some of the best lessons available on RUclips. You’re teaching the type of versatile musical vocabulary that guitarists rely on throughout our entire musical lives.
Thanks so much for saying that. I am really trying to figure out how to teach on YT. It's taken me awhile, but I think I am starting to figure it out. Your comments definitely help me to figure this thing out. ha. I just want to make sure I always give you something you can use in any playing situation you might be in. There's so much I discover too on this guitar journey and think to myself that I should have learned that years a go. But...it's also cool the discovery never ever ends. Keep going and lots more to come. :)
Man these videos are the perfect spot for me. I love the more difficult ideas you flash but the longer explanations on the easier stuff really drives home the fundamentals. And I really love the emphasis on making things musical and connecting theory to music. Thank you!! Please keep this content going on this vein
No worries, yeah...just take away what you can and then connect it over time. If you can just get one of the chords and one of the chords to connect musically you are on your way. Thanks for watching and keep going. :)
I had a big lightbulb moment the other day. I have been playing for thirty years - although when the kids were little I did take a pretty long break. I was a cowboy chord and barre chord "worrier" for most of that time. The last 10 years finally allowed me to break out. I learned to Travis pick. I learned to use a thumb pick. Now I am learning chord inversions. My lightbulb moment the other day - I will try to explain it - it plays right into what you are showing here. From the Bm barre chord - root is on the 7th fret 6th string. The octave root is on the 9th fret 4th string. Put your first finger on that string and then form the "cowboy chord" Dm shape - it's the Bm chord you show here starting on the 10th fret. So simple, I probably should have already noticed it, but you can do that all over the neck. Then relate that to the D7 cowboy chord shape all over the neck. Mind was blown. It has been there all the time and suddenly it connected. Hope I don't forget it. One other thing - there is a G triad at the 7th fret (using the "D shape") just like the A triad (at the 9th fret) you show here. I know you know that but just pointing it out.
Yes, you are nailing it. That is exactly what you want to do. And....you will keep on connecting it further and further. Keep going and thanks for sharing.
@@mrelmoresmusiclab that's one of my favorite tunes. That's a tall task to sing like Stevie and pick like Lindsey... Been working up to Never going back again.... But it's still in the future
Good advice for players starting out! I've been playing for 40 years and I ignored this kind of stuff for too long! After about 15 years of playing made a commitment to learning difficult guitar pieces. Combine this advice with techniques that really add flavor to your playing including finger picking and pick and finger hybrid playing. Guys like Brian Setzer really taught me a lot about that! Rock on fellow guitar players!😎🎸
Sweet, those guys are great. Just starting to figure out this YT thing. ha. I have a really cool one coming out tomorrow morning that will show you how to outline this chord progression using just the triads on the E and A string. Kind of like a moving bass line and then into the chords. Makes playing a blast. Keep going!
I found your page the other day in my RUclips feed. It was the video of you playing on your mom’s deck and talking about Triads. I’m really picky about who I follow instruction wise, too many chefs in the kitchen tend to screw up a cake. Anyhow, I like the fact your videos are encouraging for the student to (sounds stupid) actually play, and try exercises that will break them out of a rut or pattern of thinking. I’ve been at this guitar journey for two years, and I’m just beginning to see outside the realm of my weekly lesson routine. I’m taking weekly classes at a community college in the evenings, in addition to my core weekly lesson. I’ve been hooked on Ricky Comisky’s (Ricky’s Guitar) RUclips channel since the beginning, which has been excellent for learning more music theory and expounding upon subjects already learned. Theory is definitely finite, but the different ways of seeing it helps to better understand it. Your channel seemed to happen at the right time in my journey- so here I am. Just point out the bar, bathroom, where to sit and when. Sign up for the newsletter? Right after another cup of coffee. Cheers! Chris H.
Wow! Thanks for that and I love your level of dedication to the guitar. Sounds like you are ready for this journey and you have a great system in place. Yes, everything I will do on here has to connect to a real world playing situation. You will hear me say all the time, "connect the dots" and that is what it's really about. I want to make sure I always give you something you can at least try to apply every time you pick up the guitar. I takes a long time to figure out this YT since you are just sitting in front of a camera by yourself. ha. Super stoked to have you and keep going. You are going to love this journey of guitar. Sounds like you already do. Lots more to come and thanks for the feedback. Love it. Keep going Chris!
I don't know if you "screwed it up" on purpose but I love your reaction to "screwing up". Whenever I make a mistake playing guitar it can stop me dead in my tracks and makes me feel horrible. It's good to know that players at all levels make mistakes and the world doesn't end! Thanks for this.
I make them all the time. The thrill of guitar is the train can always come off the tracks, but it's really how you recover. ha. Keep going my friend and have fun.
Thanks for seeing that. Yeah, screw ups are just part of the game and I don't want to edit that out. ha. It's really about learning how to keep the train moving along when that happens. Honestly, it's just part of the human experience and how we deal with it. I might need to do a video on this very idea. Keep going!
@@mrelmoresmusiclab I know I’m not the OP but have to admit, that would be pretty helpful ☺️. I grew up being lambasted for every mistake so I have this almost pathological aversion to failure that prevents me from actually improving my skills, so I need all the help I can get.
Yeah, no way my friend. We just gotta tune out all those people with their negative thoughts and words. Failure or making mistakes is all part of the learning process and journey. I play in a duet with my friend Max. He rips on guitar and when either of us make a mistake we just say, "jazz" and continue moving on. lol. I will most definitely make video on this topic. I think it's an important one, so stay tuned and remember, the only person we are really competing against is ourselves. :)
lol. I usually am not that guy. The truss rod cover was off too since I was dialing in the action a bit more. Did I leave the Polytuner attached as well? I do not want to be that guy. :)
@@sammy-whirl8500 Roger that...then you definitely will want to watch my recent vids on triads. You can play any chord with 3 notes all over the neck. That's where it's at. :)
You are a 100% correct. I did that one on purpose because I want people to practice a further movement up the neck. It also builds super solid rhythmic skills and forces you to keep the groove. Also remember that every triad set has it's own flavor. Sometimes I want the root note on a different string and want to emphasize a certain type of inversion. Hope that makes sense. :)
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Another lesson that I wish someone had shared with me 37 years ago.
I think your channel has some of the best lessons available on RUclips.
You’re teaching the type of versatile musical vocabulary that guitarists rely on throughout our entire musical lives.
Thanks so much for saying that. I am really trying to figure out how to teach on YT. It's taken me awhile, but I think I am starting to figure it out. Your comments definitely help me to figure this thing out. ha.
I just want to make sure I always give you something you can use in any playing situation you might be in. There's so much I discover too on this guitar journey and think to myself that I should have learned that years a go. But...it's also cool the discovery never ever ends. Keep going and lots more to come. :)
Man these videos are the perfect spot for me. I love the more difficult ideas you flash but the longer explanations on the easier stuff really drives home the fundamentals. And I really love the emphasis on making things musical and connecting theory to music. Thank you!!
Please keep this content going on this vein
No worries, yeah...just take away what you can and then connect it over time. If you can just get one of the chords and one of the chords to connect musically you are on your way. Thanks for watching and keep going. :)
i like these very practical practice ideas. i'm really focused on triads and want to take in all the excercises i can so things don't get stale
Yes, just keep adding up all the little shapes overtime and you’ll see huge difference when you’re playing. Keep going.
I had a big lightbulb moment the other day. I have been playing for thirty years - although when the kids were little I did take a pretty long break. I was a cowboy chord and barre chord "worrier" for most of that time. The last 10 years finally allowed me to break out. I learned to Travis pick. I learned to use a thumb pick. Now I am learning chord inversions. My lightbulb moment the other day - I will try to explain it - it plays right into what you are showing here. From the Bm barre chord - root is on the 7th fret 6th string. The octave root is on the 9th fret 4th string. Put your first finger on that string and then form the "cowboy chord" Dm shape - it's the Bm chord you show here starting on the 10th fret. So simple, I probably should have already noticed it, but you can do that all over the neck. Then relate that to the D7 cowboy chord shape all over the neck. Mind was blown. It has been there all the time and suddenly it connected. Hope I don't forget it.
One other thing - there is a G triad at the 7th fret (using the "D shape") just like the A triad (at the 9th fret) you show here. I know you know that but just pointing it out.
Yes, you are nailing it. That is exactly what you want to do. And....you will keep on connecting it further and further. Keep going and thanks for sharing.
Travis picking is the best! That's what I'm spending my time on in between chasing these young kids around!
Yeah, I do Landslide in my acoustic duet and sing. That is a crazy workout. Travis picking and singing. haha
@@mrelmoresmusiclab that's one of my favorite tunes. That's a tall task to sing like Stevie and pick like Lindsey... Been working up to Never going back again.... But it's still in the future
@@geoffg9760 Yeah, it's a workout. I try to get it as close as I can, but everyone seems to dig tune when play.
Good advice for players starting out!
I've been playing for 40 years and I ignored this kind of stuff for too long! After about 15 years of playing made a commitment to learning difficult guitar pieces. Combine this advice with techniques that really add flavor to your playing including finger picking and pick and finger hybrid playing. Guys like Brian Setzer really taught me a lot about that! Rock on fellow guitar players!😎🎸
Thanks for sharing and that’s great advice. Yes, keep going everyone. 😎
Thanks for another great lesson!!! So much appreciated!!!
Thank you!
Good talk. My favorite guitar teachers on youtube are Paul Davids, Rotem, Stitch Method, Sean Daniel. The boys.
This lesson is awesome.
Sweet, those guys are great. Just starting to figure out this YT thing. ha. I have a really cool one coming out tomorrow morning that will show you how to outline this chord progression using just the triads on the E and A string. Kind of like a moving bass line and then into the chords. Makes playing a blast. Keep going!
Great lesson Thank you
My pleasure. Keep going one day at a time.
I found your page the other day in my RUclips feed. It was the video of you playing on your mom’s deck and talking about Triads. I’m really picky about who I follow instruction wise, too many chefs in the kitchen tend to screw up a cake. Anyhow, I like the fact your videos are encouraging for the student to (sounds stupid) actually play, and try exercises that will break them out of a rut or pattern of thinking. I’ve been at this guitar journey for two years, and I’m just beginning to see outside the realm of my weekly lesson routine. I’m taking weekly classes at a community college in the evenings, in addition to my core weekly lesson. I’ve been hooked on Ricky Comisky’s (Ricky’s Guitar) RUclips channel since the beginning, which has been excellent for learning more music theory and expounding upon subjects already learned. Theory is definitely finite, but the different ways of seeing it helps to better understand it. Your channel seemed to happen at the right time in my journey- so here I am. Just point out the bar, bathroom, where to sit and when. Sign up for the newsletter? Right after another cup of coffee.
Cheers!
Chris H.
Wow! Thanks for that and I love your level of dedication to the guitar. Sounds like you are ready for this journey and you have a great system in place. Yes, everything I will do on here has to connect to a real world playing situation.
You will hear me say all the time, "connect the dots" and that is what it's really about. I want to make sure I always give you something you can at least try to apply every time you pick up the guitar. I takes a long time to figure out this YT since you are just sitting in front of a camera by yourself. ha. Super stoked to have you and keep going. You are going to love this journey of guitar. Sounds like you already do. Lots more to come and thanks for the feedback. Love it. Keep going Chris!
Wow, well that sounds interesting, gotta try this in my next practice routine
For sure, give it a go and I will connect some more dots for this later on. Keep going!
Thanks a lot! I would love to see a blues orientated triad lesson someday.
Greetings from the Netherlands!
Thank you! That's a really great idea. I will definitely put that one on the list. Netherlands is beautiful. Keep going :)
Everything past the 5th fret on the D,G,B,e string applies directly to ukulele. So now you know how to play another instrument. Congratulations!
haha. Yeah, I play Uke too and you are right lots of guitar chord shapes transfer right over to the Uke.
I don't know if you "screwed it up" on purpose but I love your reaction to "screwing up". Whenever I make a mistake playing guitar it can stop me dead in my tracks and makes me feel horrible. It's good to know that players at all levels make mistakes and the world doesn't end! Thanks for this.
I relate to this big time. I so often feel awful after making mistakes but it helps to see that even advanced players make mistakes sometimes.
I make them all the time. The thrill of guitar is the train can always come off the tracks, but it's really how you recover. ha. Keep going my friend and have fun.
Thanks for seeing that. Yeah, screw ups are just part of the game and I don't want to edit that out. ha. It's really about learning how to keep the train moving along when that happens. Honestly, it's just part of the human experience and how we deal with it. I might need to do a video on this very idea. Keep going!
@@mrelmoresmusiclab I know I’m not the OP but have to admit, that would be pretty helpful ☺️. I grew up being lambasted for every mistake so I have this almost pathological aversion to failure that prevents me from actually improving my skills, so I need all the help I can get.
Yeah, no way my friend. We just gotta tune out all those people with their negative thoughts and words. Failure or making mistakes is all part of the learning process and journey.
I play in a duet with my friend Max. He rips on guitar and when either of us make a mistake we just say, "jazz" and continue moving on. lol. I will most definitely make video on this topic. I think it's an important one, so stay tuned and remember, the only person we are really competing against is ourselves. :)
please make a lesson outlining the r- 3-5 lead part you demonstrated!!! thanks
You got it. That will make perfect sense and it will tie right into this kind of thing. :)
Don't be the guitar player that doesn't cut the excess strings off their tuning pegs.
lol. I usually am not that guy. The truss rod cover was off too since I was dialing in the action a bit more. Did I leave the Polytuner attached as well? I do not want to be that guy. :)
What is a Bminor
Thanks my friend. So do you mean like what kind of chord?
@@mrelmoresmusiclab what I meant was that I have an aversion to B chords. Just wasn't in my upbringing.
I know how to play them now tho
@@sammy-whirl8500 Roger that...then you definitely will want to watch my recent vids on triads. You can play any chord with 3 notes all over the neck. That's where it's at. :)
Why are you jumping way up the neck to that G triad? You could go to a triad much closer, like the d shape at the 7th fret for example.
You are a 100% correct. I did that one on purpose because I want people to practice a further movement up the neck. It also builds super solid rhythmic skills and forces you to keep the groove. Also remember that every triad set has it's own flavor. Sometimes I want the root note on a different string and want to emphasize a certain type of inversion. Hope that makes sense. :)
@@mrelmoresmusiclab Nice, makes sense.
I'm definitely going to cover all of the triad stringsets for sure though. So much to learn. Keep going! :)
Great lessons Harry, thank you!
Thanks my friend. Keep going one day at a time. :)