Learn Any Scale On Guitar
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- Опубликовано: 30 июл 2024
- How many scales are there? How many of them do you know?
That actually doesn't matter...the more valuable approach is to have a method to learn ANY scale. Here's a method that does just that!
00:00 Thesis
00:54 Introduction
03:16 Lesson
10:49 Wrap Up
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Mind blown! I am so glad I stumbled on your channel! Thank you for being an amazing teacher and for organizing it in a way that makes total sense. Preference becoming capability is seriously empowering! Thank you, happy Christmas, and keep on rocking!!
Thanks Simon! Glad you found the channel too! Happy holidays!
Right!! The way Chris explains things make them click for me. He takes almost an engineering approach to the instrument and music lol I appreciate anybody putting out free content but Chris is giving away gold with every video lol
I call this guy "Mr. Lightbulb" 'cause everytime I watch a new vid of his, another lightbulb goes off in my head!!
Best type of comment I could receive! Thanks Dan!
I’ve not come across another major online teacher that consistently speaks on these types of topics. This is so important and valuable. I found a home here.
Thanks Mark, glad to have you here, and thanks for your support.
You are constantly making the parts of theory that I have been unable (or unmotivated) to learn so easily accessible. My understanding of the guitar as a musical instrument has grown by leaps and bounds due to your channel. Whenever I see a new video from you I KNOW I’m going to up my game by watching and applying it.
That’s great Chris, I’m happy to be providing this stuff in a way that resonates. Thank you for being here.
Bruuuuuh, this is the hurdle I had to cross to truly improve my skill set, I’m sure I’ll watch this at least a few more X’s to staple this down. Conveyed like a true pro. Many Thanks👍🏿
You are SO welcome!!
Love it man. It took me a dumb amount of time to realize I should treat modes as their own scales completely. Whenever I looked at it that way, they were significantly easier to remember and to internalize. For example, Altered Dominant. Really awkward scale. I looked at it just as the 7th mode of Melodic Minor and that’s it. So I just really focused on that mode, got all the positions down and did a root to root exercise, repeating the roots to drill that sound in my head.
Ooooh, that sounds like something I should do....thanks for that. I love the alt.dom. sound (b9 and b5) but I've mostly shoe horned in the half/whole diminished to outline it.
@@curiousguitarist love half whole Chris, such a cool outside sound. I basically love anything that sounds weird haha.
But really, as soon as I started doing the root to root exercises repeating the roots, just the roots, I could hear the sound in my head even when I wasn’t playing.
Best teacher on RUclips hands down. I appreciate you Chris.
Thanks Nathan, that means a lot to me.
You make things so easy...a great teacher makes things come alive!! Mahalo!
Thanks Kevin! Mahalo~
Another great vid, Chris. Here's the thing for me that still hasn't clicked after 2 years playing. After each scale you - and all teachers - strum a chord as if it is obvious. If it is, I'm missing it. Like this chord should have jumped out at me. I hope I'm making sense.
I felt that exact same thing. It'll jump out after you really deeply integrate scale degrees and triads. believe me, I saw guitarists doing that for the longest time and thought "WTH?".
But after that integration really takes hold it becomes apparent what notes are available. This will happen in direct relation to how much time you spend looking at the guitar from the stand point of "why does THAT work here?" Stop the video for that "Dominant" chord (it's just A7) and build that Mixolydian scale through to the top (high) E string and you'll be able to "see" the chord inside the scale.
Always great ! Insight ! Thank you! Chris!
Your timing is impeccable as I’m currently learning the major scale & now learning to fish 🎣!!
😁🎣
Thanks Chris! I love your videos, and this was a nice, to the point confirmation of the way I’ve been approaching scales for the last few years, learning the recipe for each and seeing them all as transformations of the major. The next trick after learning the how is to spot the when! Thanks for all you do.
Now I’ll never be able to un-hear Phrygian Dominant as “Come Out And Play” 😆
I remember a year or so ago fumbling around in a “Dorian” pattern(nowadays I think in intervallic formulas rather than mindless patterns), I somehow heard a video game theme… That night I learned that E Dorian was the basis for the HALO theme!
While I am now familiar with the concept of scale formulas and how to map them onto the fretboard, this video is still a valuable resource for me to keep refreshing my knowledge base.
Thank you Chris for what you’re doing for the guitar community. Your lesson content has helped me learn so much, and I can’t wait to learn more.
I could not be happier to hear this type of feedback. You're o welcome Joe, and thanks, so much, for your support!
Brilliant video Chris! Thank you very much. 🎸🎶🎵👍🏻
I love this. I have a cheat sheet here on my desk because I got tired of thinking of things relative to another scale. A Dorian = = oh yeah G Maj. Its always nice to have a formula so you can recreate what you have forgotten.
Bang on Mark, bang on!
This is so helpful I've been trying to find something that would show me how to pick out what notes change to create the different scales so I can begin to learn them this is wonderful as always I thoroughly enjoy the thinking part of your lessons your thoughtful approach is very useful especially for those of us who like to learn stuff and not just memorize
Glad it was helpful, Daniel. I love talking about this stuff and I'm glad folks are finding these helpful. thanks for being here!
This is by far the best video I’ve come across explaining how scales work. I kinda got it before, but was still foggy. Now it seems very clear.
Beautiful! Glad this was helpful!
The way you put the scale formula on the screen and adjust the notes according makes it much easie to understand.Idk no one else has done this!So much easier.
Glad that worked for you, frankly I don’t know why this isn’t more commonly seen…seems more logical to look at it this way, right?
Love the sound of the Phrygian dominant. It's easy to find your #4 or b7th in this pattern, but when you want to play the next octave or slide up the fretboard you're in trouble. So you really need to "know" your scales so you don't get lost whilst going wild.
It's actually easy to move this scale up, in octaves especially. All you have to do is manage the B string interval, the pattern remains exactly the same. In fact there is NO scale that is more difficult "up the fretboard" when you use octaves to replicate the scale's blueprint.
Phryg Dom is a cool sounding scale for sure...but it's pretty particular given it's dissonance.
Sir,you are really great.very much loved your lesson to learn.thanks for such a wonderful lesson you gave.
You bet!
Love the videos as always Chris, the connections between each topic really help to build on existing knowledge
Thanks Jake, glad to hear it!
Absolutely outstanding lesson Chris. A lightbulb moment for me yet again. Your method of teaching is amazing, keep up the great work. Thank you.
You bet, Stephen! 💡
I’ve been practicing this concept in my daily practice for a while. Using octaves and patterns and such. This lesson just filled in a few gaps in my thinking. Great stuff!
Glad you liked it Scott, thanks for your support!
Outstanding lesson Chris! I have been stumbling over these concepts for years! Thank You.
Steve, I could not do this without you brother! Thank you for your support!
Another amazing lesson Chris! Thanks so much.
You bet, Steve!
Another INCREDIBLE piece of information sharing!!!!! WOW. Could have been titled many different ways! I suddenly feel better about the concept of Modes than I ever have! Seeing you play a bit was really cool as well. Thanks for all you are doing Chris!
You bet Dave...and I'll try to "play a bit" more too! Thanks for being here!
I'm so happy I found your channel! I just watched three of your videos this morning and learned more in an hour than in the six years of others trying to explain scales/theory to me. A lot of people can play guitar, but not all can teach. Such a calming voice, too. I'm actually excited to practice scales this weekend! Thanks so much, Chris!
You're so welcome Lisa. Glad you're here!
Ooh Offspring! Going to play with the Phrygian dominant tonight! Cheers for another great lesson, Chris! :)
hehehe..."throwback" right? 🤣
@@curiousguitarist Oh, big time!!!
Chris, you’re a very succinct and articulate instructor. Thanks for all your videos!
You bet Neel! Thanks for your support!
Thanks, Chris!
Good and interesting information, in an easy to understand presentation 🙏
Thank you kindly, Scott.
Superb lesson. Thanks.
Another home run lesson, Chris. Such a brilliant, elegant way to get any scales into the ears, brain and fingers! Thanks for sharing. This is also the method I use when harmonizing a scale, which you also taught me!
Hey Russell! Great to see you in here. Hope all is well, and thanks so much for your support.
Unbelievable Chris...Thank you so much.. I'm going to use this as a practice tool for scales
So glad this is helpful, Brian. You can literally plug in anything!!
Hi Chris, Like others commenting I stumbled on this channel and am so pleased I did. Great, clear delivery. I've played guitar for a lifetime but there is plenty of illuminating stuff I had never considered. Love the B string video too. Subscribed.
Thanks for the sub! Good to have you here.
Thank you for this!!! It all fits!
Glad you enjoyed this one!
The rabbit hole just got deeper... But that's OK because Chris has given us a map. Killer lesson, man!
Thanks Vaughn, and thanks for the support!
I love your concepts, great lesson!
Thank you, Adrian
Came over from your videos on Marty's Channel, and I am so happy I did. You are wonderful, thank you for all the knowledge:) sending good vibes to you!!
Wow, thanks you Allan! Glad you’re here.
Another moment of awe looking at the neck, cheers dude!
Oh yeah! You are SO welcome, Jamie!
it looks so easy. You must know the formula and of course the major scale. I have a Boss js-10 eband where i can repeat everything with the jam sessies..Go on Chris, happy christmas and keep on rocking. I'am from Belgium.
Bedankt Willi! Happy holidays!
Cant beat learning from someone with many years of teaching experience
I can't belive this stuff is free. You're a legend, I'm glad to have you and Marty
Glad you're here!
This is the best channel to learn guitar theory. No question. Thanks Chris!
Wow, thanks Rich! I appreciate that. Glad you're here.
wow! Thank you Chris, I've recently subscribed and your lessons have been a revelation. You are in my opinion the best guitar teacher on youtube.
So that's it, scales explained, simple!
Thank you, Jon! I’m so glad you found the channel and are getting value here.
Awesome video! I've just started learning new chords from the major scale so being able to learn scales too is seriously empowering!
Thanks 👍
Nice! Happy this one was helpful!
Chris, you should have 200,000 subscribers. Great teaching!!! Thanks
Thank you 🙏
This was a lightbulb moment for me when learning modes - take the first step and shift it to the rear of the next modal scale: (Major/Ionian) W-W-H-W-W-W-H, (Dorian) W-H-W-W-W-H-W, (Phrygian) H-W-W-W-H-W-W, (Lydian) W-W-W-H-W-W-H… and so on.
Exactly, I covered that in this video on the modes: ruclips.net/video/M_IulWxxJ7c/видео.html
Using the example in this current video, you can program even non modal scales. Thanks for being here!
Awesome channel, Chris. Thank you so much for investing the time and sharing the knowledge you do.
Thank you so much, I love expanding my knowledge on guitar! You rock sir!
My pleasure! Glad you enjoyed this one!
As always, another outstanding, real world, practical guitar lesson. If you are not a Patreon of this channel, you are missing out on some really great content. Thanks Chris 👍
Thanks D! I appreciate the plug, and your support.
Nicely done. Can be used with more esoteric scales as well. As a teen (I'm older than you), accidentally stumbled upon the Schillinger Method (a 12 note scale) and that could essentially be used to develop any scale by leaving certain notes out to accomplish the same.
Cool concept, I'll look that up. Thank you.
And how sure are you that you're older than I am? 😋
Excellent lesson you break it down very nicely thanks.
You bet!
Thanks sir ,for another great lesson ,Mabuhay po kayo !
Mahalo!
Best lesson I’ve ever watched and I’ve watched thousands.
Thank you!
Wow, thanks, Brad!
That's awesome, man. TYFYS!
Of course, Joseph!
This is fantastic. Thanks so much!
Of course!
Great job on the logo! I want a "The curious guitarist" Tshirt för Xmas! 🤘🏼😁
I need to do that, Saulo! Let me see if I can get that moving!
@@curiousguitarist it'd be a great way to support the amazing work you do, Chris
Great video Chris, thanks for sharing these lessons! What should a beginning guitar player know to reach an intermediate level?
Loved it! Thank you
You bet!
Wow that is a great lesson!
Thanks, Don, glad to hear it!!
excellent lesson!
Glad you liked it, KS!
I have a long time deep hatred of the way modes are introduced/taught on guitar. Degrees! Only cause confusion. Yes, they show interval relationships, but that should be day three haha.
What you did in this lesson will save so many from lost time. Pick one key and position and build and alter around that. Beautiful! Thank you Chris as always -James
Thank YOU James!!
I am just starting and have the same intense anger/disgust/hatred towards the convolutedness and sophistry involved with applying music theory to the guitar. I know this video is helpful but I am missing a prereq I can't identify to understand this video.
The man is pure 3/4 beast.
Love the fact that in 2021 people still think they stumbled across a channel. 😂 Algorithm’s got you covered, just keep consuming..
The best Music theory guitar teacher on yt thanks so much. I do still struggle with making chords out of scales. Like I think I understand but I'm not convinced. And also with writing progressions to solo over, in the same scale
It does take time and work, but look back at where you were before.
Harmonizing and “nesting” will help with the chord/scale relationship, if you haven’t seen those videos they should be helpful.
When in doubt on playing scales over chords, default to pentatonic first…if the chord is major, use major pent, minor pent for minor chords.
Keep it up! 👍
Thanks Chris, really appreciate that!
Good on you Chris
Thanks Forbes!!
Perfect lesson bro
Thanks man!
Good stuff Dude.
Thanks D!
Yay! It's like instant better mental health❣️🤗
Hahaha love it!
This , was very and I mean VERY intuitive. I needed this. I had no idea.
Nice! Glad you're here Robert!
@@curiousguitarist thanks Chris!!!
Do you ever think of it as Keys ? So A Lydian would be the 4th of E.But you know that E has 4 sharps.F, C, G and D. So you only need to play those sharps, the rest are natural,(A,E,B) around the A.Just think alphabetical at any point then adjust for sharps or flats .Same for the rest of the notes, so it saves thinking of everything as mode memory ? I just found it easier to learn cycle of fifths and key sigs.This still all fits and makes sense from the ground up that way.Thanks
Sure does! The cognitive load to recall sharps and flats is definitely higher than just tracking the degree alterations, but your point is of course well taken.
Keep in mind that we all learn at least a little bit differently, and folks who may be just coming to a new scale after the pentatonic need the wheels to spin smoothly and slowly at first :)
Chris - great lesson!
I am a "perpetual beginner" due mostly to laziness & poor practice habits which predictably lead to poor results which leads to long hiatuses where I don't play at all.
lather, rinse, repeat.
One of the issues I am having this time around is seeing the various scales mapped as spots on the fretboard, but not connecting them to actual notes or where I am on the scale (3rd, 5th, etc).
So I always feel confused because we start w/ 12 notes on the fretboard, but use 7 note diatonic scales and then from those we derive 5 note pentatonic scale.
And while I can play the A major scale and the A major pentatonic, I really don't know what the notes are that I am playing, or what the 2 notes were I dropped to get to pentatonic.
If that makes any sense.
This lesson looks like it will really help me in this area because while I start looking at the (E) 5-7-9 (A) 5-7-9 (D) 6-7 I can now combine this with the R234567R .
And get a better grasp of what's going on.
of course, I need to integrate this w/ A major being A-B-C#-D-E-F#-G# (I think)
But now I think I know what I should be thinking about (odd sentence, lol)
instead of "this is the pattern my fingers should go in, but I have no idea why"
thanks.
This lesson is EXACTLY what you need to move through that spot!
Don't worry about integrating note names yet, that will come...for now just capitalize on the lights coming on a bit and push into this lesson.
"What changed when we dropped the two notes for Maj pent?"
"What changed when we moved to Min pent?"
Great first questions...you'll never look at the guitar the same way once you answer them.
-Chris
@@curiousguitarist you are right about the note names, of course. they almost don't matter (except for finding stuff on the fretboard), as the 2 is the 2 no matter what key you're in.
I thought about that after I posted, "does it matter if I know that the b7 is an F as long as I know I am playing the b7 ?" probably not.
This is Gold!
So glad you like this one Claudio!
Thank you for the awesome lesson!
I love your channel!
But is there a concept to figure out what’s the fitting chord to a certain scale?
Its the exact opposite of that. Every scale builds chords, play the scale using every other note and you'll start to hear it.
Great presentation.
I was wanting to know what lessons you recommend for me.
I can play chords, bar etc.
I just would like to learn scales easily, I feel overwhelmed sometimes with others , but the way you present this to me I understand .
Could you recommend what videos I can start with ?
Thanks ahead for your response 🙂
There is a playlist here on the channel called “WATCH THESE FIRST”. I’d start there and see if that gets you a good foundation. Let me know if you need more guidance.
Super great!
Thank you! Cheers!
Unbelievable! One of the best lessons I’ve ever seen in my life!
Two questions:
1-Why is it called “Phrygian Dominant”?
2- Can you do the lesson using the non three note per string scale?
Thanks!
This lesson works with any scale "form" really, but the 3 NPS shows the changes a bit more starkly.
The regular Phrygian scale is the third mode of the major scale (start and end ANY major scale on the 3rd note, and you're playing Phrygian). Phrigian is a minor scale with a "flat 2nd" and it's that "flat 2nd" that provides some of the largest amount of personality to the scale.
"Dominant" in this case refers to the relationship between the "Major 3rd" and the "flat 7th". Without getting too deep, this interval is a tri tone and is a classic tension creator.
Phrygian Dominant uses the flat 2nd, the major 3rd, and the flat 7th all in the same scale!
Hope that helps and isn't too deep a rabbit hole!!
Best teacher in the whole wide world❤
@@ThenberSangma awe shucks
Thanks for another great video, Chris. I’m still trying to figure out the best way to learn scales though. To me the content of this video is interesting but it’s not really a way to easily play any scale. It would be easy to play a scale on the fly with 1 alteration like Lydian, but with 3 alterations and more it gets confusing fast. Especially if you want to play all over the neck. Even more so on guitar rather than say, a piano where your play everything linearly. I decided to learn the major scale all over the the neck. For example, When I want to play Dorian, I just play the major scale of the II and emphasize the root of the original major scale. This means you only have a few scale shapes to learn and you can play pretty much anything. The same works for the modes of the minor scales I believe (like Phrygian dominant). Just curious on your thoughts about this method….Thanks!
That method works great!
For me it all depends on what I need from the scale. Is it to hear it, sort of get acquainted with it? If so a full fretboard mapping is not needed.
In case of the major scale architecture, or the pentatonic, those demand a full mapping. Once mapped then modal interchange is easy (as you mentioned). But getting the full mapping is best done agnostically (not in relation to a tonal center), that way it is a completely mobile construct.
My 2 cents!
@@curiousguitarist Very interesting! Thank you for the insight.
@@curiousguitarist Chris, what do you mean by "full mapping?" How would you "fully map" the G major scale for example?
@@blindponyband go to the major scale super highways video. That’s how I mapped it.
oh boy, phrygian dominant? no flat 3? so this is a major scale?? thanks i love your lessons
Knew there had to be an easier way! 😝
Thank you
You bet!
I really enjoy your channel. Just found it. Is doing the spiderwalk really that good for finger exercises? Do you have a video on it?
Boom!
ruclips.net/video/XdSGrsbJQZ4/видео.html
Lol thank you so much 🙂
oh ya now I remember haha ,geez Louise it's been a while. Oh and it is a fun scale , I just didn't realize it had a name haha Phrygian Dominant ,oh man ,well still dealing with over playing and arthritis , joys of getting older. I would post a clip of me playing it but I can't hold the neck today.
I just want to say thank you so much for all these lessons ,Chris I wish I had them 40 + years ago when playing 12 hour days was a snap.
jen
ps if interested check out Boy Crazy one of my lastest posts.
I already did Jen :) Nice!
@@curiousguitarist omg I feel like I hit the lottery ,I have working my butt off, thank you so much.
Chris, I have another question. I am guessing the answer is "it doesn't matter".
from this lesson with the A Major scale you show the 3 note per string approach.
so
(Low E) 5-7-9
(A) 5-7-9
(D) 6-7
if we were to continue playing the scale then it would go
(D) 6-7-9
but then I am not sure if it makes more sense to go
(G) 6-7
(B) 5-7-9
(E) 5 to end on root, though 5-7-9 is correct, adding the 2 & 3
but now G is only 2 notes on the string. but if I shuffle things around
(G) 6-7-9
(B) 7-9-10 back to the root
(E) 7-9-10
now I have 3 per string, but the high E is kind of a "leftover", as we hit the root on B
it probably does not matter, but I am thinking about starting & ending on the root so I either stop doing 3 notes per string, or leave off a string completely.
does that make any sense?
thanks.
Just the fact that you're asking this makes you a curious guitarist.
It's much better if you answer this for yourself, I'll only get in the way of some very cool "guitarchaeology" going on here.
@@curiousguitarist ok, I am game to try.
I was just trying to avoid taking a long excursion down the "wrong track", but maybe there *isn't* a wrong track, just a number of different choices.
@@ekw555 That's exactly it.
That’s right the major scale is the 🔥
My Captain, my King.
Afraid to admit it but I may be getting the scales patterns on the fretboard based on the Major scale intervals with alterations or omissions for other scales ? Still hating the B string shift ! 😅
Stick to one octave till it's all really really comfortable, then you can navigate the B string afterwards maybe?
cool
Great lesson. Another light bulb moment thanks 🙏
You bet, Dave.
I still get lost trying to remember the pattern but at least I understand the pattern now
Yup, that's the step right before it starts to really sink in and become recallable and useful. Thanks for being here, Douglas!
That Phrygian dominant sounds… Middle Eastern. A short hop to Miserlou. Also, I just ran thru A Locrian - on some planet that scale sounds normal. But not on this one :). So strange these other scales.
Locrian makes me want to just end it all....I have never been able to weave a melody from it that didn't leave me feeling like I'd just killed a kitten.
THANKS A BAZILLION !
Yer welcome a FLABAZILLION!!
I noticed some of the scales you played in the examples had the same 1 3 5 triad so I assume different scales can have the same major chord. Interesting
Indeed! I can see the curiosity building :)
@@curiousguitarist so is it correct to say some notes outside the scale could work and add some interesting flavor played over the major triad....is this common or reserved to a minority of songs? This lesson really is great and demonstrate perhaps mixing scales over certain chords...beyond my level but nice to understand...
@@jbin2756 I would not worry about any information being beyond you.
You are exactly correct, and I’d suggest looking at a major triad inside the following scales to start your investigation…
Major
Major pent
Lydian
Mixolydian
Just take 20 minutes and look, listen, ask questions and find the answers. If you get stumped, swing on back!
@@curiousguitarist And what scales/modes would you suggest for minor triads?
@@blindponyband triads are built from scales, so it really is the other way around.
Every minor scale I can think of creates a minor triad, so pick one you like.
I watched I waited you didn't show us the Anyscale ,so I am confused Mixolydian major minor something or other but not a single Anyscale . Oh well like my singing coach once told me just move your lips don't make any sound idk guess i will just move my fingers and leave my amp unplugged . haha
Seriously thanks Chris great leason.
jen
You bet Jen! Did you play Phrygian Dominant? It's so cool, even if you only play it once :)
Challenge: Play it, and post a reply.
@@curiousguitarist okay but I am nursing my arm and wrist from a bender haha , to much time on playing my guitar, actually followed you through the half way mark and then I could understand what you were saying so I stopped and started playing over you , haha then for another hour or so then came back and posted a reply . omg that was four hours ago . ya my hand is done for the night. I will check it out ,it sounded familiar, i am sure i have played it before but god knows when.
Well, that's cool! Who wants to go fishing?
Me
I think Iron Maiden power slave used Phrygian
I'll have to check that out! I haven't listened to Maiden for a while...I was a huge fan of the Killers album. It blew my mind.
@@curiousguitarist I was 16 when I saw them at Radio city in NY
Powerslave was a great album.
Though I’m more mature at 52, I will never forget 11th row seats at the Music Hall.
Saw U2 there too I think. God I’m old.
Phrygian mode sound like an arabic town theme
I love Phrygian...it's one of the first modes I could "hear" and start to control.
Lets say you knew nothing about guitar, but everything about basic music theory. If you grabbed the guitar neck at any random position, you'd create a natural box of available notes. 6 strings times 4 fingers equals 24 available notes in any position on the neck. Now, count how many natural notes are in that box of 24 notes. The positions with the highest number of natural notes would be the optimal positions to play the C major scale. You'd never play 3 notes per string because you're leaving that box to reach a note that would otherwise be available if your hand was in one of those optimal positions.
Very cool!
so all scales are based on the Major scale
All scales can be explained using the major scale as a ruler, a starting point.
You may ask yourself… why are we doing this… we know a song about that don’t we boys and girls 😜
don't understand any of it, never have
Maybe you will someday. It is really quite simple if you take it slow. There will be a huge light bulb waiting for you in there. I promise you.
Listen up and learn to fish!