If you haven't already, definitely check out www.zombieguitar.com/. It is a one-of-a-kind site dedicated to helping guitarists learn the fretboard inside and out!!
From what I have seen Brian, you never give a poor lesson. Every one I have watched is very well done. I find breaking down songs & analysing how they are put together (what scales/chords/arpeggios/chord tones used) has helped me greatly. Thanks for all your work, brother.
I've probably said it before, but this is the kind of no-nonsense, to the point information that I could have used years ago. How lucky new guitar players are to have You Tube and a channel like yours. I appreciate your focus. Thanks for what you do, Brian.
Brian thanks for emphasizing the importance of patterns. It really helps to open up my knowledge on scale and where my notes are. Very helpful. Thank you once again.
Awesome lesson .... I crossed many already known, but yet useful bridges during this tutorial. Thoroughly enjoyable, with advantagous advice and reminition .... cheers Brian!!
Thank you so much for your help Brian ! Your advice has been very useful for a beginner like me who would like a gentle introduction to scales and arpeggios and guitar riffs and guitar solos ! Thanks heaps dude cheers ! :)
Also mastering the sea major scale if she’ll make sure you learn the notes not just the intervals at that point you know the entire fret board minus sharps and flats, but those are easy
Hey Brian! Thank you so much for the wonderful videos! I was wondering if you can make a kind of roadmap for beginners to go about watching your RUclips videos and learning concepts(there are so many of them!) and put it up on your website. You can also consider creating a few more playlists on your channel. Thanks in advance!
Hey Brian, I love what you do.... alway great advice. What would you suggest for developing a solid foundation in rhythm guitar? There's not much out there for the rhythm players. Thanks for listening.
Thank you for your response earlier. If I could ask another question. How do you go from running the scale pattern to improvisation? At the 6:13 mark you said to practice the pattern with a track. While you used the same notes it wasn't the pattern it was an improv. I'm trying to understand how to go from plucking a scale forward and backwards all down stroke to all up stroke to alternating strokes to actually making music.
Well you just answered your own question! Practice running up and the scale pattern first. Then practice "mixing it up" and using your ear to guide you through the framework of 7-notes. I never strayed from the 7 notes of the key-scale in any of the demos in this video. I ONLY used the 7 key-scale notes...no more, no less... regardless of the "pattern" that I used. Sticking within the 7-note framework of key-scale notes, which in this case are the notes C, D, E, F, G, A, B...and utilizing the entire fretboard to stay within this framework of 7 notes...that is "layer 1" 😁
@@darrenbodnar6608 ok so you've reached the point that almost every guitar player reaches at one point or another. You've realized that focusing only on the key (aka. layer 1), but ignoring the chords (aka. layer 2) isn't sounding musical enough. And that's exactly what happens when you focus ONLY on layer 1, which so many people do... Now it's time to focus on layer 2. The CAGED system is a great way to do that, but it is a lot to take in. For that reason, I have a multitude of lessons about how to start paying attention to layer 2 without overwhelming yourself. This lesson right here is one of them: ruclips.net/video/thnPEUhiAmA/видео.html
Almost every RUclips lesson about soloing includes "video backing tracks" with it when you view the website version of the lesson. This is one of the many perks of being a member of the site 😁. Here is the website version of this lesson: www.zombieguitar.com/3-tips-for-beginners-to-soloing/
Great stuff! I have one question though: I'm a beginner at scales and soloing pretty much, I wonder if at my level is it OK to mindlessly play the pattern over and over again until it becomes a muscle memory, or should I start keeping in mind the note name of every fret I'm playing as I'm playing since the very beginning? Thanks!
I am guessing that MOST guitar players just mindlessly run up and down the pattern. That is one of the benefits of the guitar...we have these "movable patterns". HOWEVER, it would be excellent practice to also memorize the note names as well. I would definitely suggest to do that as well since it will only benefit you in the long run!
@@zombieguitar What everyone is missing here is the value of building an ear. Need to keep playing the scale over and over and over.... then look at the interval structure-the 1/2 step between b-c and e-f. All the other intervals are a full step! You will develop an ear for 1/2 steps vs whole steps and minor thirds (3 half steps) vs major thirds (3 whole steps) and so on. Scales are needed to develop a good ear!!!
Profoundly grateful Brian. Do we mindlessly play over this scale over backing track in C? Do we also have to be cognizant of timing and groove? I fully understand you don't want to overwhelm us beginners. I would most sincerely appreciate a sequel regarding timing and groove whilst playing over the scale to a backing track. Some tutors say that will eventually come naturally but I beg to differ. I am a RUclips troller and to date I haven't come across a single clip that focuses on timing and groove. E. G. swinging eights or can we mix and match different timings like a fragment of 16th with 8th etc. PS: MY ABJECT APOLOGY for such a long-winded text. Warm regards, Rajen from Sunny SA
Brian, thanks a bunch was starting to fall into a rut and this gave me some real good solid tips to help me get back on track as a newb. Is the backing track you use for this lesson on your site somewhere?
Yup! Go to Soloing Across the Fretboard > Courses > Scroll past the courses until you see "More Video Backing Tracks". From there you can choose a "I - V - vi - IV progression"!
I Know, Tradition, but it would be so much easier if it went E-A-D-G-B-E top to bottom like your looking at the guitar in your hands. Do appreciate the lesson.
My bandmates were playing in the key the C major scale We we together 40+ years playing live music You mean I shouldn't have been playing the D major and F#m scales ? No wonder ...all these years now someone tells me But why should I practice C major scales ? They are like so totally boring My fave are Chromatic scales Freedom to play anything anytime ...entertainment is an art
If you haven't already, definitely check out www.zombieguitar.com/. It is a one-of-a-kind site dedicated to helping guitarists learn the fretboard inside and out!!
It's amazing that you have so much going on and also manage your website so eloquently, I seriously wish that I had half as much of your energy bro
@@michaelsmusic3532 Thanks man!! I appreciate the words!!
Best explanations of guitar theory + techniques on YT.
Always a thumbs up for Brian
It is so important to practice your scales!
From what I have seen Brian, you never give a poor lesson. Every one I have watched is very well done. I find breaking down songs & analysing how they are put together (what scales/chords/arpeggios/chord tones used) has helped me greatly. Thanks for all your work, brother.
Thanks for following along with my vids!! Much appreciated 😁
I think this opened some things up for me. Picked a random backing track in C Major and it actually flowed a bit. Thanks Brian.
Superb lesson for beginners. I wish I'd had access to information such as this when I was starting to learn guitar.
me too bud, me too !
This is why I chose you to be my teacher because you explained it well which is easy to grasp. I have bunch of your lesson saved Namaste.🙏
Thank you! Much appreciated 😃
I wish i had had these lessons when i was a kid. what a great teacher. thanks Brian
Thanks for watching. Much appreciated 😀
I've probably said it before, but this is the kind of no-nonsense, to the point information that I could have used years ago. How lucky new guitar players are to have You Tube and a channel like yours. I appreciate your focus. Thanks for what you do, Brian.
Brian thanks for emphasizing the importance of patterns. It really helps to open up my knowledge on scale and where my notes are. Very helpful. Thank you once again.
Guys and Galls Share this great teacher. He deserves it.
Thanks Rob!!
As usual Brian , an in depth and easy to follow instruction video for us beginners, many thanks, Pat,. Scotland
Everything in this lesson is so useful... Thanks!
your one of a kind guitar tuti on yt. thanx brian.
Great insight. Thank you very much.
Good job Brian!
I like that you show the circle of fifths, which is the key to piecing so much of this together. Cool.
Well Brian we are never too old or good not to learn the basics. Thank you, great lesson, be well,be safe, peace. George Kelly
Awesome teaching..Brian. Thanks. Subscribed
Awesome lesson .... I crossed many already known, but yet useful bridges during this tutorial.
Thoroughly enjoyable, with advantagous advice and reminition .... cheers Brian!!
Great work Brian, it was just a review for me but great to hear it so clearly again, thank you
Thanks, Brian. Great tips, brother.
Thank you so much for your help Brian ! Your advice has been very useful for a beginner like me who would like a gentle introduction to scales and arpeggios and guitar riffs and guitar solos ! Thanks heaps dude cheers ! :)
very informative.learned stuff.thanks bro
Awesome lesson!
Thank you mr. Kelley , best guitar instructional Channel on RUclips. helps when you seem like a real cool dude too. Keep up the great videos
great lesson Brian they are gold for the beginner
it's really great, Brian. Thank you very much for your invaluable lesson🙏🎸🌈🌹🌹🌹
Also mastering the sea major scale if she’ll make sure you learn the notes not just the intervals at that point you know the entire fret board minus sharps and flats, but those are easy
It is important to beginner thanks
Thank you Brian
Thanks!
Hey Brian! Thank you so much for the wonderful videos! I was wondering if you can make a kind of roadmap for beginners to go about watching your RUclips videos and learning concepts(there are so many of them!) and put it up on your website. You can also consider creating a few more playlists on your channel. Thanks in advance!
Thanks man! I have done all that with the thousands of videos that I have already made. It's all on Zombie Guitar 😁
Good Stuff
I love you man!
THE BEST THANK YOU
Hey Brian,
I love what you do.... alway great advice. What would you suggest for developing a solid foundation in rhythm guitar? There's not much out there for the rhythm players. Thanks for listening.
I would always recommend playing along with either a metronome or a backing track. This is the best way I have found to develop a solid rhythm!
@@zombieguitar Thank you for taking the time to answer... Greatly appreciated!
Thank you for your response earlier. If I could ask another question. How do you go from running the scale pattern to improvisation? At the 6:13 mark you said to practice the pattern with a track. While you used the same notes it wasn't the pattern it was an improv. I'm trying to understand how to go from plucking a scale forward and backwards all down stroke to all up stroke to alternating strokes to actually making music.
Well you just answered your own question! Practice running up and the scale pattern first. Then practice "mixing it up" and using your ear to guide you through the framework of 7-notes.
I never strayed from the 7 notes of the key-scale in any of the demos in this video. I ONLY used the 7 key-scale notes...no more, no less... regardless of the "pattern" that I used.
Sticking within the 7-note framework of key-scale notes, which in this case are the notes C, D, E, F, G, A, B...and utilizing the entire fretboard to stay within this framework of 7 notes...that is "layer 1" 😁
@@zombieguitar I've been doing that for a couple years now. I thought it would sound good by now.
@@darrenbodnar6608 ok so you've reached the point that almost every guitar player reaches at one point or another. You've realized that focusing only on the key (aka. layer 1), but ignoring the chords (aka. layer 2) isn't sounding musical enough. And that's exactly what happens when you focus ONLY on layer 1, which so many people do...
Now it's time to focus on layer 2. The CAGED system is a great way to do that, but it is a lot to take in. For that reason, I have a multitude of lessons about how to start paying attention to layer 2 without overwhelming yourself.
This lesson right here is one of them: ruclips.net/video/thnPEUhiAmA/видео.html
Great lesson...Where do l get the backing track pls Aminor & C maj?
Almost every RUclips lesson about soloing includes "video backing tracks" with it when you view the website version of the lesson. This is one of the many perks of being a member of the site 😁. Here is the website version of this lesson:
www.zombieguitar.com/3-tips-for-beginners-to-soloing/
"...you're not there yet." Hahaha. That was funny. As usual good lesson.
Great stuff! I have one question though: I'm a beginner at scales and soloing pretty much, I wonder if at my level is it OK to mindlessly play the pattern over and over again until it becomes a muscle memory, or should I start keeping in mind the note name of every fret I'm playing as I'm playing since the very beginning? Thanks!
I am guessing that MOST guitar players just mindlessly run up and down the pattern. That is one of the benefits of the guitar...we have these "movable patterns".
HOWEVER, it would be excellent practice to also memorize the note names as well. I would definitely suggest to do that as well since it will only benefit you in the long run!
@@zombieguitar What everyone is missing here is the value of building an ear. Need to keep playing the scale over and over and over.... then look at the interval structure-the 1/2 step between b-c and e-f. All the other intervals are a full step! You will develop an ear for 1/2 steps vs whole steps and minor thirds (3 half steps) vs major thirds (3 whole steps) and so on. Scales are needed to develop a good ear!!!
@@jameshullihen649 Great comment 🎸🎶🎶
Profoundly grateful Brian. Do we mindlessly play over this scale over backing track in C? Do we also have to be cognizant of timing and groove? I fully understand you don't want to overwhelm us beginners. I would most sincerely appreciate a sequel regarding timing and groove whilst playing over the scale to a backing track. Some tutors say that will eventually come naturally but I beg to differ. I am a RUclips troller and to date I haven't come across a single clip that focuses on timing and groove. E. G. swinging eights or can we mix and match different timings like a fragment of 16th with 8th etc. PS: MY ABJECT APOLOGY for such a long-winded text. Warm regards, Rajen from Sunny SA
Yes absolutely focus on timing and groove. That would be what you do when practicing along with backing tracks...make music out of these scales!!
I humbly thank you for responding Brian.
Brian, thanks a bunch was starting to fall into a rut and this gave me some real good solid tips to help me get back on track as a newb. Is the backing track you use for this lesson on your site somewhere?
Yup! Go to Soloing Across the Fretboard > Courses > Scroll past the courses until you see "More Video Backing Tracks". From there you can choose a "I - V - vi - IV progression"!
@@zombieguitar Thanks a bunch Brian. ;)
i know scales..
but i dont know hoe to target a noot that sound good on jaams.
how to know that note is perfect to target???
Use your ear! The root and 5th are safe of the chord are safe...
Once you get good at your scales, start focusing on targeting chord tones. That is the big secret!!
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I Know, Tradition, but it would be so much easier if it went E-A-D-G-B-E top to bottom like your looking at the guitar in your hands. Do appreciate the lesson.
I always feel like Adam Sandler is giving me a lesson which is really cool.
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My question is why do guitar stores not let you play stairway to heaven lol I thought that would have been the most common question.
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My bandmates were playing in the key the C major scale
We we together 40+ years playing live music
You mean I shouldn't have been playing the D major and F#m scales ?
No wonder ...all these years now someone tells me
But why should I practice C major scales ? They are like so totally boring
My fave are Chromatic scales
Freedom to play anything anytime ...entertainment is an art
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