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Andy Ridgeway
United Kingdom
Приєднався 28 жов 2023
Level up your guitar skills with fun, easy to follow practical lessons from a pro.
Chord Charts Crash Course.
This video will give you the valuable skill of being able to read proper chord charts. You're more likely to get hired for gigs if you can read and write such charts with proper bars, repeats, alternate endings etc.
Support for my channel is greatly appreciated. If you'd like to support the channel you could buy me a coffee at www.buymeacoffee.com/andyridgewx
If you're interested in improving your techniques from alternate picking to sweeping and more then check out my book, 'Essential Guitar Techniques" at amzn.to/48SGVXz
If you're buying from the USA try this link:: amzn.to/3tNYgSz
To learn more about music theory from triads to modes and more check out my book: "Music Theory and Application for Guitarists". Click here: bit.ly/3HahiFz
Support for my channel is greatly appreciated. If you'd like to support the channel you could buy me a coffee at www.buymeacoffee.com/andyridgewx
If you're interested in improving your techniques from alternate picking to sweeping and more then check out my book, 'Essential Guitar Techniques" at amzn.to/48SGVXz
If you're buying from the USA try this link:: amzn.to/3tNYgSz
To learn more about music theory from triads to modes and more check out my book: "Music Theory and Application for Guitarists". Click here: bit.ly/3HahiFz
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Dorian Scale: Why You NEED to Know It
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The Dorian mode is often misunderstood and people misuse Natural minor (Aeolian) scales when they should be using Dorian. Even UA-cam backing tracks often misinform regarding this. This video shows you how to use the right mode and the shortcuts to simply adapt a pentatonic scale to make it Dorian. I've thrown in some useful Dorian licks to get you started. Support for my channel is greatly app...
More speed, more accuracy, 15 mins a day!
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This video gives you the key tips to improving speed and accuracy, plus some daily exercises to get your there fast. Follow the tips in this video and you should see your maximum tempo increase subtly within days and noticeably in just a couple of weeks. Tabs for the exercises buymeacoffee.com/andyridgewx/e/325466 Essential tips 0:30 Warm up 2:04 "The Spider" 5:02 Alternate Picking Exercises 7:...
MXR Phase 90: So versatile yet I didn't know I needed one!
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The MXR Phase 90 is ubiquitous for good reason. It sounds great and beneath its simplicity lies a lot of clever tricks, making it one of the most versatile pedals you can have. Support for my channel is greatly appreciated. If you'd like to support the channel you could buy me a coffee at www.buymeacoffee.com/andyridgewx If you're interested in improving your techniques from alternate picking t...
Learn funky strumming and lead guitar
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This video gives an intro to how to funk up both your rhythm and lead guitar playing and shows you how to automate the strumming hand. It touches on tricky triplets at the end. Support for my channel is greatly appreciated. If you'd like to support the channel you could buy me a coffee at www.buymeacoffee.com/andyridgewx If you're interested in improving your techniques from alternate picking t...
Essential Rhythms to Improve Your Lead (and Rhythm) Guitar Playing
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This video shows you the note-values such as triplets and 16th notes, that are an essential part of your tool kit, and how you can flip between them instantly. Tabs for the licks and exercises are available at: buymeacoffee.com/andyridgewx/e/315250 1:20 1/4, 8th and 16th notes 2:28 flipping between rhythms 3:58 Mixed Rhythm Licks 5:22 Triplets 8:26 Sextuplets 10:30 16th notes to sextuplets lick...
Triads and Voice leading: Smooth out your Rhythm and lead playing!
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This video explains triads, inversions and voice leading to make your rhythm playing cleaner and more efficient and to add new ideas to your lead playing. Support for my channel is greatly appreciated. If you'd like to support the channel you could buy me a coffee at www.buymeacoffee.com/andyridgewx To learn more about music theory from triads to modes and more check out my book: "Music Theory ...
12 beginner mistakes and how to fix them!
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This video is mainly aimed at beginners but the term beginner can apply for years if you've slipped into some bad habits. This video will help to fix that with these 12 essential tips. Support for my channel is greatly appreciated. If you'd like to support the channel you could buy me a coffee at www.buymeacoffee.com/andyridgewx If you're interested in improving your techniques from alternate p...
The minor iv chord and what to play over it.
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Support for my channel is greatly appreciated. If you'd like to support the channel you could buy me a coffee at www.buymeacoffee.com/andyridgewx If you're interested in improving your techniques from alternate picking to sweeping and more then check out my book, 'Essential Guitar Techniques" at amzn.to/48SGVXz If you're buying from the USA try this link:: amzn.to/3tNYgSz To learn more about mu...
Mixolydian Shortcuts
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Mixolydian is similar to a major scale but with a minor 7th (or flattened 7th), hence why it works so well over (dominant) 7 chords which contain this note. Other videos of mine have talked in more depth about the theory and do touch on it here too, but this video also gives you some shortcuts using pentatonic scales with a twist. Shortcut 1 1:13 Shortcut 2 5:00 importance of Dominant 7 chords....
5 Tricks Les Paul players should know
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1. Brighten the Neck Pickup 1:14 2. Kill switch and scratch effect 3:02 3. Thicken the bridge 3:51 4. Blending pickups and funking up the Les Paul 4:59 5. Clean to dirty from the guitar 6:19 Support for my channel is greatly appreciated. If you'd like to support the channel you could buy me a coffee at www.buymeacoffee.com/andyridgewx If you're interested in improving your techniques from alter...
Play blues and more with no jam track!
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Learn to solo without accompaniment. This video shows you how, starting with a 12 blues trick and then shows how to 'imply' chords. Support for my channel is greatly appreciated. If you'd like to support the channel you could buy me a coffee at www.buymeacoffee.com/andyridgewx If you're interested in improving your techniques from alternate picking to sweeping and more then check out my book, '...
Get out of the major scale rut with this simple idea!
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This video shares a simple idea to transform any scale pattern that has 3 notes on a string. It breaks up the predictable sound of running up and down the scales the idea itself rarely gets old. Missing the middle note 1:54 John McLaughlin lick 4:57 Support for my channel is greatly appreciated. If you'd like to support the channel you could buy me a coffee at www.buymeacoffee.com/andyridgewx I...
5 universal riffs and licks every guitairst should know
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This video shows you 5 riffs and licks that are used in countless songs and how you can add them to your own improvising, composing etc 1. Triad Riff 0:23 2. Pentatonic Lick, Chuck Berry style 3:27 3. Double-stops, Hendrix style 5:36 4. 6ths 7:59 5. Blues Chug plus bonus 6ths trick 11:26 Support for my channel is greatly appreciated. If you'd like to support the channel you could buy me a coffe...
Next level pentatonic sequences.
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This video explains the common pentatonic sequences used by the pros plus some less common ones specific to players such as Eric Johnson, Paul Gilbert and Guthrie Govan. 6 note sequences 0:27 'Threes' 4:29 'Fours' 7:20 5ths 8:20 Guthrie Lies 9:24 Paul Girlbert lick 11:00 Eric Johnson 5 note sequence 12:30 Support for my channel is greatly appreciated. If you'd like to support the channel you co...
6 Tips to Transform your Pentatonic Skills
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6 Tips to Transform your Pentatonic Skills
Compound Intervals: The Easy Way to Apply Them
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Compound Intervals: The Easy Way to Apply Them
Squier Classic Vibe 50s Stratocaster: Great Value or overrated?
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Squier Classic Vibe 50s Stratocaster: Great Value or overrated?
Catch bends: few people know this crazy technique
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Catch bends: few people know this crazy technique
7 Crazy String Bending Techniques to Improve Your Playing
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7 Crazy String Bending Techniques to Improve Your Playing
Sweep-picking and Economy Picking 101: Technique part 5
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Sweep-picking and Economy Picking 101: Technique part 5
Technique part 4: Beyond CAGED - Solo more easily with these 3 note per string scales.
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Technique part 4: Beyond CAGED - Solo more easily with these 3 note per string scales.
Technique part 3: Play the pentatonic scale horizontally instead of just in scale boxes.
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Technique part 3: Play the pentatonic scale horizontally instead of just in scale boxes.
Technique part 2: Legato 101. Don't make these mistakes!
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Technique part 2: Legato 101. Don't make these mistakes!
Em Classic Rock Backing Track using Dorian and Aeolian Modes
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Em Classic Rock Backing Track using Dorian and Aeolian Modes
Alternate picking 101: Essential technique!
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Alternate picking 101: Essential technique!
5 Common Rhythm Playing Mistakes and How to Avoid Them.
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5 Common Rhythm Playing Mistakes and How to Avoid Them.
You Need to Know the Mixolydian Scale. Here's How to Apply it.
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You Need to Know the Mixolydian Scale. Here's How to Apply it.
Understand the 3rd mode of the Major Scale: The Phrygian scale
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Understand the 3rd mode of the Major Scale: The Phrygian scale
Depends what year CV. They dumped the Alnico 3 and 5 in the 50's and 60's which were Tonerider Surfaris and City Limits. So every Strat CV after 2018 has the same pickups which are not as good as the pre 18's. The earliest ones had like a CTS knock-off (none mini pot) for a year or so.
@@BarringtonRobinsonII ah interesting. I hate when they mess with a good product. The cynic in me wonders if they build they hype, then deliberately cheapen the product.
Thanks, always wondered why the standard charts are such Greek
@@warrennelson5190 you’re welcome 😀
Well done. Definitely not for beginners though.
@@SeekerGoOn2013 indeed. Time permitting, I may at some point do a beginner series.
Really helpful!
@@seancostello7608 cheers😀
Great tutorial Andy
@@RichardMcgeehan-ly5md thanks Richard😀
Very interesting topic Andy .... something I'm going to have to get involved with, whether I like it or not!! One day soon maybe!!!
Thank you. You are a great teacher.
@@detlevsch thanks. That’s much appreciated 😀
This lesson was extremely helpful Andy .... gonna need a few watches to fully absorb all the information, but spot on mister!!!! BTW: Lovely tone on that guitar!!!
@@philjames1019 cheers Phil. Much appreciated. The PRS has proven to be a great workhorse.
This video is absolute gold, deserves much more recognition!!
@@jaxuary9632 cheers. That’s much appreciated 😀
What tempo app r u using in this video, Andy?
@@hidrocalido81 hi. I’m using an old Boss dr880 drum machine I’ve borrowed. Any app will do, but I tried to avoid any beat with a shuffle.
Speed "It's better to have it and not need then need it and not have it" He just described owning a gun, lol!
I'm not a quarter of the way through this video, and thumbs up. Your perspective is invaluable. My pick hand is more the culprit than fingering on the neck. I was a bass player who played with my fingers for decades (I'm 67 and retired). My left hand works fine and in time with right hand fingers in my sleep, but not with a pick so much. ........AHHH... the drunken spider exercise. You've certainly introduced a number of interesting variants and then some. The basic individual exercise on frets 5,6,7,8 or whatever has helped me on guitar, and I only added reverse fingering and/or reversed alternate picking to make things more interesting for myself, in hopes of finally learning something. I always hated practice after my early 20s, until recently. I learned "classic rock" and some jazz fusion by listening and playing it as a kid. But I never actually learned any theory or discipline until later. I played what appealed to me and ignored everything else. I've never stepped down or up a fret to maybe suggest pentatonic doing the spider while more recently studying guitar exercises, other than briefly studying the diagonal theory to work the entire neck. Doing these exercises intentionally to a metronome or foot tap as a challenge has to work on coordination, which is why I'm doing it as an old man. I've never looked at "beats per minute". I/we just played music. A given song has its inherent tempo, even if I'm the guy writing it, but an exercise is a demand, something I've never dealt with in music. Damn- pick angle... (something I never thought about as a finger player, but honestly stumble with), Thanks for that tip!!. ....on guitar, I have the tendency to use hammer-ons and pull offs for economy picking, but have to focus for the exercise. In my case, there's no doubt alternate picking for each individual note teaches discipline.... my musical career started as a punk rocker in the late 70s... discipline wasn't part of the gig. Part of my ongoing problem, even moving into other genres, has been that I/we got paid way back then. We were good. Each of us was good. I coasted because I could... still capturing a live audience until I retired over fifteen years ago in the frickin 21st century. I'm not boasting about that. I have major flaws in my playing, which is why I'm here. I'm a natural bass player trying to learn (really learn) guitar. Thank you for sharing critical knowledge. I'll likely never get the later segments of this video, but I'll certainly try. Thanks again.
@@petset77 thanks. Much appreciated 😁
Another class video Andy, and something else for me to try, but maybe at a slower speed initially. 🤩🤩
@@philjames1019 cheers Phil😁
Great lesson and I appreciate your honesty as your critiqued yourself. I'm definitely going to incorporate several of these into my practice routine. Thanks!
@@mikeandrulonis6553 cheers. Much appreciated 😀
Great pedal, I remember waiting months for it to turn up back in NZ when it was first released - bought it and loved it. It got 'borrowed' but I still have my Phase 100 all these years later. MXR created some classics, Dyna Comp, Distortion+, Carbon Copy, Analog Chorus . . .
@@mortonwilson795 agreed. The distortion+ is another great pedal. It’s been around for ages and a simple circuit that just works.
ive been teaching myself guitar for about a year, ive had a few breakthrough moments in that time, this video led to another, thank you!!!
@@hughstuart2535 that’s great to hear. You’re welcome. Cheers😁
Useless bass player here, can i book my bludgeoning please :) Great vid as always
@@kevinmacleod1874 lol. Cheers mate😆
Great video Andy!!
@@philjames1019 cheers Phil👍😁
Great stuff! Just don't stop the motor from running. Nice!!!
@@petset77 cheers👍😀
Funking brilliant lesson .... well done Mr R!!! 😜😎
@@philjames1019 cheers Phil😆😁
awesome 💯
@@ByTheSpirit84 many thanks😃
Fantastic lesson Andy ...... I doubt if you'll be impressed, I began my practice efforts at 60 bpm. Slow and steady, and all that ....... 🐌🦥🐢
@@philjames1019 thanks Phil. Indeed. Nothing wrong with 60bpm😃👍
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Classsic vibe 60 uses nyatoh body, much more dense, some more resonance. The clear 50s CV uses pine. Others are poplar. The really old squires uses alder. At least the CV is full body thickness. Price is good for a used one. I heard the older CV were better. Probably better than jet and Harley Benton guitars too.
Fantastic lesson ! Priceless !
@@Chimp_No_1 cheers. Much appreciated 😃
bro you are incredible
@@djungelskog.1 cheers. That’s made my day😃
thank you for this video, for some reason this stuff goes way over my head but you made it really easy to understand!
@@klukepls you’re very welcome. Thanks😄
Good lesson thanks mate
@@McNoodle28 cheers😀
Love triads and inversions ..... brilliant lesson Andy!!!
@@philjames1019 cheers Phil😄👍
Brilliant simplifying. Thanks!
@@petset77 you’re welcome. Cheers:)
Fascinating insight ! Thank you for sharing !
@@Chimp_No_1 cheers😄
love it
@@elonliber3577 cheers😄
am I a guitarist? No but did i watch the whole video? Yes
@@Bliff_curton thanks . I hope it tempted you to learn the guitar😄
@@AndyRidgeway ah some day i might, focus on bass first
@@Bliff_curton that’ll do. There aren’t enough bass players for all the bands. Guitarists everywhere.
Two guitar players, two oppions. But on the easy road you will gain no experience.
@AndyRidgeway Your point is good aswell. Of course you should take lessons as a beginner. Learn chords and a few songs but there are things you have to learn by yourself. Especially these habbits in your video are mostly solved individually. And thats the best way to improve. Not getting shown absolutely everything. You have to FIND the best way to do or hold something. But thats the world today. Always the easiest way.
@@R6GuitarIn the 25 years I’ve been teaching, I’ve found it beneficial to break bad habits early. There are some things I’ve learnt on my own, but I wish someone had told me those things sooner. There’s nothing you have to learn on your own. Yes, the easiest way is the best way.
If you are not fully stupid you will solve all that mistakes by yourself. People who need this video should not even think about playing guitar. Thats my oppinion.
@@R6Guitar By your own logic no one should ever have lessons. How does a beginner know what is a bad habit until you tell them? And why waste time trying to figure it out for yourself and getting it wrong. That’s my opinion.
possible stupidest comment i’ve seen on youtube lmao. anyway andy i just found your channel and loving the videos - do you have any tips on how to flow from modal improv into chords and be constantly interchanging? I feel like once i’ve entered solo mode i lose all ability to implement 1st 2nd and 3rd inversion triads.
@@elonliber3577 Hi. Many thanks:) That’s a good idea for a video. One approach would be to find all the triads hiding in the CAGED patterns. If you’re soloing with the chords as arpeggios this isn’t too tricky as they don’t have to match the chords played by the backing. If you’re actually playing the chords and want to match the backing/band then that’s pretty fiddly. You could try playing a chord progression using triads without moving from one place on the neck. Once you’ve got this down over several parts of the neck it’s easier to solo between the chords.
Originally guilty of the majority of these mistakes .... but eradicated most of them!!! Cheers Andy ... great points!!
@@philjames1019 thanks Phil:)
Here’s a good example why modes dont make sense to me. U said you could play Cminor scale over Fminor chord, but F dorian mode would be better. As i see it, C minor over F minor chord is F dorian. Same notes. Changing the name changes nothing really, listener does not know if you applied fdorian or switched to parallel minor for that iv.
@@vl292 yes C natural minor and F dorian are the same notes but as the root note is F we’re really playing the F dorian mode. The reason it’s better to think of F dorian rather than C natural minor is that it’s easier to use the chord and it’s root as a reference rather than have to figure out what key a chord has come from. Using sound alone, you can hear the dorian flavour over that Fm chord. Put simply, use the root of the chord to determine your mode or scale name. This will be easier in the long run especially if you have lots of key changes, in which case trying to figure out what key you’re in is a pain. The chord alone can sometimes tell you the mode (sometimes more than one chord is needed).
@@AndyRidgeway Yes, sure. Modes sometimes can be helpful over changes, like "what might Santana do over Dm7/Am7", but for my comprehension I find it easier to think what are the notes the non-key chord is build upon, what you can add there, like "of course I can add c note over Em because everyone loves Em6b" rather than thinking that deeply about the mode in question. If I first think about the mode, then I need think what are the notes to highlight in mode to bring out the flavour etc. And if it's adult's music then omg modes of melodic minor and such. It's such a rabbit hole. I find that there are many genres where theoritically clever and perfect delivery does not even serve the purpose. That's my excuse :)
@@vl292 indeed. Though if Em is functioning as a ii chord you could add a C#. I try to think in terms of chord numbering until this stuff becomes more automated. For example in the case if this video as soon as I hear a minor iv chord I recognise it and don’t have to think about the theory anymore. As jazzers say “Learn the changes, then forget them”. But yes, sometimes the theory can limit thinking outside the box and certainly over some songs, less is more. I plan to do a video at some point about ear-training as this can make a huge difference to the choices we make and automation.
Light bulb illuminated ..... great lesson, cheers AndY!!!
@@philjames1019 You’re welcome as always Phil. Cheers😄
Great explanation! Very easy way to begin using this.
@@JoeyGriffey cheers:)
Nice lesson. At 5:09 you said minor 7th note! Just wondering shouldn't it be called the flat 7th (note) as you are referring to a note and not an interval?
@@gorimus hi. Yes I got lazy with my terminology but yes, both minor7th or flat 7th are intervals rather than notes.
@@AndyRidgeway Agreed, but I think minor 7th interval is usually used in the context of a natural minor scale, and flat 7th, in the context of a major scale.
@@gorimus the two are often used interchangeably. Really it’s a minor 7th either way, but guitarists especially are pretty forgiving with either.
Great lesson. Thank you!
@@detlevsch you’re welcome. Cheers😄
Great lesson Andy .... It's amazing how flattening that 7th makes so much difference!! Good work ......
@@philjames1019 much appreciated Phil👍😄
Really good insight ! New subscriber !
@@Chimp_No_1 cheers😀
I don't get the obsession with versatility in a guitar. I want one that does pretty much the one thing I want, perfectly. Does everyone constantly switch genres and tones during a single song or gig? Does anyone even gig anymore?
@@mooseymoose i gig all the time and have to have a fair few tones to cover all the bases. I’ve depped with 5 different bands in the last month and they all have some pretty varied covers. A versatile guitar is easier than keep swapping guitars.
@@AndyRidgeway Cool, though I think unless you're going from old timey swing to country modern metal, pretty much any guitar can be pressed into service for whatever genre. To the non-guitarist a guitar sounds like....a guitar.
@@mooseymoose that’s very true.
Great video man,
@@joshpointoh cheers😃
If you install a .01 orange drop cap you will get much closer to the Money for Nothing sound. And also the Tom Sholz sound as well. Beautiful guitar BTW!
@@VPicksGuitarPicks cheers. Thanks for the tip😃
Nice tone on intro.
@@christiantaylor4027 cheers😄
About the neck pickup, how u brightened it ?? Adding mid or treble?
More treble on the amp:)
@@AndyRidgeway ok Andy Ty
Ok so now UA-cam is recommending guitar videos with guitarists who’s last name is also Ridgeway. This algorithm is getting really specific, haha. Nice playing!
@@jpaul0523 cheers Mr Ridgeway😃
What a great video have a wonderful day also I am going to college in Canada where I live in ❤😊
@@aminahmed2220 much appreciated. Have a great time at college😀