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@@Raja_Sahin that’s actually the plan!

@@KoreyHicksGuitar you’re the best man!😂👍🏽

@@MuscleCarLover in the PDF I have some more detailed practicing instructions that can help. You will get it!

@@michaelploucha that sounds like a great idea! Maybe an entire rhythm course…

@ signing up for patreon regardless. Also spreading the word about your channel. This kind of quality instruction needs to be supported. Thanks Korey.

@@groovymoon simply an improvisation, but thank you!

@@KoreyHicksGuitar It is a good one. I am relearning and will probably try your course. I need structure.

Thank you for the kind words!

The fact is that after watching lots of UA-cam videos and online courses, I find your way of explaining things are easy to understand, Guiding the learning process in such manner that it’s easy to follow - is a wonderful skill you have, kudos to you . 😊

I agree 👍

pretty incredible, right?

Thanks!!

@@HatefYaminiOnline thanks!

@@skipskiperton4992 yes, although the PDF/book and practicing plan is available on my Patreon for a five dollar monthly fee.

eh, he played pretty hard. I play and teach professionally, and have my hands on the guitar (.011's) probably 8-10 hrs a day with gigs, teaching and rehearsals and my callouses are very thick, and never rip or tear. Usually, it is only people who play infrequently or take breaks (only play a few days a week) that have issues with this

the tip of the index finger can be placed right next to the 6th (low E) string to mute it - (make the finger which plays the C note extended slightly which will mute the E string) which is probably a better idea and doesn't require reaching the thumb around.

Hi Baron - I'm currently doing it through Patreon only - but email me there and we can figure something out!

@ Ok, will do. Thanks

Thanks!

Sure is! I use my Tele all the time on jazz gigs, blues gigs, worship gigs, rock gigs, wedding gigs... you sound a little angry LOL

Nice! Have you gotten an opportunity to try any of the Quilter stuff?

What quilter amp did you try?

@KoreyHicksGuitar first i had the toneblock 202 with matching cab, then the superblock us, then the aviator cub us, also had a blonde deluxe reverb tone master, something was just never right for me. I wanted them to work out so bad. Then i got a recapped 65 deluxe reverb reissue with a vintage 30 and it was blissfully perfect, its like the amp does all the work for me... however i dont always take it on the road, even though i bought a roadcase for it. I use other solid state alternatives combined with modelling to get the job done

thanks, Michael!

70 is the proficiency “goal” so look at it like scoring a “100” on a test - many will have to start slower and work their way up to 70. Glad you are working through it!

@@persiaguitar correct! And then you can attempt to play one note in every position across the front board on all strings and do that cycle 4 as well

@@KoreyHicksGuitar Thanks and every time we learn we need we always go in the order of CFBbEbAbDbF#BEADG ? even on 5th string etc?

by the end of the year, a student would: 1: have the required skills (see below) necessary to join their first band, go to open mics, learn songs on their own, jam sessions, write their own music, and most importantly understand the overall scope of guitar proficiency (what would it take to be an advanced intermediate? A semi-pro? A pro? etc.) 2: Quick recall of all notes and intervals on the fretboard 3: all major scales in all 12 keys (84!) and their corresponding relative minor keys 4: a complete understanding of diatonic harmony (what chords are in each key? What notes are available?), which gives the student the practical knowledge of logically being able to figure songs out by mind/ear "oh F major and G major, when always together, means I'm in C Major. That means I can go here and...." 5: basic improvisational/soloing ability in major keys 6: a chord vocabulary of over 200 chords 7: all triads and their inversions on strings 1-3 and 2-4 8: basic sight-reading ability in major keys 9: playing whole songs that are 100% in BEGINNER levels 10: basic rhythmic fluency 11: experience in multiple genres (classical, blues, rock, funk, country, worship) I know it sounds different - but when you look at the whole scope of guitar instructional material (through the pro and Doctorate level) This IS beginner stuff. Part of the point in this course is to help so many players understand that they are, in fact, beginners (remember, how many YEARS you have played has no meaning on beginner/intermediate/advanced) it is total # of HOURS and MASTERY OF CONCEPTS, DEMONSTRATION OF PROFICIENCY. 99% percent of the time, when I get a new student that tells me they are semi-pro, or weekend warrior, or 'intermediate' - they don't have many of these skills learned. They skip over them to get 'to the good stuff', which puts you in a prison. Once you have spent a month learning 'sweet home alabama' or 'pride and joy' as your FIRST song, the ego won't let you go back and do this stuff. So people don't!

Thanks for taking the time to care and reply so thoroughly 😊 For me I “know” so many bits of the puzzle and just can’t put together sufficient! I have watched purchased so many videos and course, I have had in person tuition but the only good one I had retired on me he had a method similar to yours. I think I’m now at a point I get how to learn! I just want the what to learn so it all makes sense. Yours is very comprehensive it’s scary! I doubt my brain can comprehend it all that’s the fear and why I guess many don’t learn this stuff or think it’s not necessary. I have no doubts of what you are saying is true… it’s not you it’s me 😂😂😂. But I’m willing to give it a go, because I practice 5 days a week, I can only unfortunately commit to an hour focused practice a day , I practice from 5:30am to 6:30 before work at 7. Plus couch practice which I can do when spending time with wife and kids. I’m “ok” but no where near what I want/need to be for the hours I have spent, I put it down to not knowing WHAT I should practice. There are so many guitar voices it swallows you up. I picked the guitar up at 39 with no music background other than the radio, so it’s learning everything from scratch with lots of voices !! Very difficult Thanks Corey

I’ve never mastered sweet home but would love too 😂

@@A.Gringo-hs9wf for those who want to get to the intermediate stage in a years time, it will be well worth the effort!

100%

@@shanemilehi I know that can be frustrating, but you will get it!

Oh yeah, I don't have a metronome, so how do you recommend I go about that? Phone app(Android) or go buy one of some sort?

phone app would be best - does android have "metrotimer"?

each of the tasks should be done every day - not all in one go until you 'pass' the proficiency. look at your playing like training as an athlete - can't work legs for 2 months, then arms for 2 months... etc. much better to do a little each day. The practicing regimen is going to get full VERY quickly with lots of little tasks to do each day. Back in music school, when I would practice 10-12 hours a day, that consisted of 20-30 separate skills that were touched on every day.

@@KoreyHicksGuitar No Metrotimer, but I found a couple that could do the trick (one of which allowing background use)

You can just find here on UA-cam metronome videos

Exactly!!! Glad you are enjoying it!

@@dominicfertsch thank you for the kind words, Dominic!

@@millerjeff hi Jeff, it’s very important never to play through pain and to always stop when you feel uncomfortable. What kind of guitar are you using when you practice?

I have an acoustic sigma (Martin generic dread) along with Les Paul. Along with your lessons I was going through D shaped caged using quarter, eight, triplet, 16th. For each of the shapes. In major arpeggios and pentatonic scales. Too much maybe?

@ we will get to that stuff a bit later, I would probably just take a couple days off and see if things calm down a bit. Maybe not doing too much in one session and breaking up your practice, taking frequent breaks?

@@mykneeshurt8393 thank you! How’s it going so far?

@@KoreyHicksGuitar I have been playing guitar for a few years so these first two videos are review for me. But reviewing helps me re-enforce what I think I know or think I know. Looking forward to the next one.

@@williammg9135 excellent, and welcome! Let me know if you have any questions!

@@jellyj8194 yes absolutely, and there are a lot of proficiency checks and tests that will determine just how well you know the things that you do know! Remember, just because you can play something doesn’t mean you really know it. With every musical skill, you have have to memorize it with the mind, the ear and then the hand. A lot of people assume because they can play something (such as a chord) means they can move on, but you really need to understand it’s function, how it sounds, etc., so that you can know where to use it in the future or even just hear it in a song you want to learn and know that that’s the same chord. this saves a lot of frustration in the long run and a lot of people get really frustrated when they have to backtrack and learn beginner concepts when they view themselves as intermediate or even advanced. The ego takes a hit and they just assume they don’t have to learn it so they never do!

@@KoreyHicksGuitar this makes a lot of sense: mind, ear, and hand. There’s something to that. Voice too.

@@przemyslaw1235 thank you!!! How’s it coming so far?

@KoreyHicksGuitar its great:-)its really good lessons.You are great teacher.I try practice every day and learn something new every day.Thank you

@@dmc549 it just depends on how fast and freely you want to be able to improvise. it’s very common for students to tell me that they feel bored when they are playing because they play the same things over and over again and don’t feel like they are actually improvising and creating. For those people, they are probably relying on patterns too much or never learned the deeper nuances of improvisation. Patterns aren’t bad, but they don’t tell you that certain notes in the scale are OK at certain times and not at others. For example, the sixth, commonly referred to as the 13th in a mixolydian mode might be used near the end of the fourth measure in a blues because it is actually the major third of the chord you’re going to. If you were just thinking in shapes, It’s just another note. It has no deeper meaning, but if you know theoretically what that note is trying to tell you and what musically it’s being pulled towards, you can create a stronger resolution when measure five comes. Tells the listener that the player seems to know where the story of his solo is going rather than just picking around and hoping things sound good.

@ thank you so much for taking the time to answer my question. this is a great perspective. My follow up to that is if you just knew the intervals deeply for every scale is that enough or do I need to know that B flat Dorian has Bb C Db Eb F G Ab notes. Is knowing where all of the following intervals : 1 2 b3 4 5 6 b7 are everywhere on the fretboard relative to the root not enough? or do I also need to know their names quickly.

@@dmc549 if you had to pick just one concept, I would learn intervals. But knowing that F is the 13th of Ab and the b5 of B is important to get the full perspective and to be able to communicate with other musicians. Let’s say you have a keyboard player in your band or at the gym session, being able to communicate harmony effectively means you will be able to support each other better

@ Korey, that was really nice of you to write out such a long and thoughtful response. Thank you.

Check out Ed Bickert or Julian Lage with Telecasters for Jazz - SG’s are great too! Remember the SG was originally called the Les Paul in ‘61 - so it was literally designed to be a Jazz guitarist’s signature guitar!

@@KoreyHicksGuitar Thanks for that info. I guess the reason it worked back in those days because it was before distortion pedals and overdrives.

Yes, other fingerings would be the next step! With 7 patterns of each scale and multiple octaves, you can go pretty deep with just one phrase!