How could anybody give Marty a thumbs down??!! He has to be one of the most pleasant people to watch tutorials of on youtube. I mean the guy's intro to every video automatically puts you in a good mood. Thanks Marty for all your videos. My 12 year old son, Ashton, loves watching them and he has learned so much from you as have I, and I've been playing for years. I'd love to sit down and jam with you!
Three times I have tried to learn guitar. First when I was a teenager and forced to have classical lessons when I wanted to be a punk. Funny, it did not work out. Second, I was at college and I learnt the pentatonic and chords, but was too shy to jam so never played a song. Third time was during the pandemic, but I was in an area without internet and struggled, picking up many bad habits. I have learnt more watcinig three of your videos than years alone... I feel like a pilgrim who has finally found a teacher.
This is why I am not going to get a tutor. I want to learn 12 bar blues power chords straight away. Learning anything else first will only end one way.
Drummer here for allmost 40 years and I knew absolutely Nothing about music theory been in many bands and toured playing music in 10-12 different states back in the 90s...I picked up an accoustic guitar 5 years ago mostly out of curiosity..since then I’ve have learned a tremendous amount from Marty Schwartz..about theory and can play allmost any song..Mostly rhythm guitar..some lead ..but my point is this man Marty Schwartz is the man as far as teaching..i will never be able to repay you Marty what you have given me may have Saved My Life Buddy you will never know....Jim Hammond Louisiana.....love you man...😂✌️✌️
After 15 years of guitar playing, I’ve only just now discovered this, thanks to you. Always been happy in and around the 1-4-5 as it was the only structure I knew. I’m aware I should probably have figured this out earlier, but Marty you’ve done it again. 🙏🏻
Hey man I've been at it more than twice as long as you, pretty decent self-taught player, but have a huge mental block when it comes to this stuff. Something in my brain rejects all structure and theory. Am hoping for a breakthrough before it's all said and done.
akshay murkute that's something that mainly has to come in time. I'm starting to develop that ability, but it's still not 100% correct. Usually when I'm jamming with people I look at their neck to see what chords they're playing to find the root notes. If I'm playing with a studio recording I'll Google some chord cheat sheets. Sometimes if there's an iconic riff that I MUST add into my improvisations of the solos (MJLDance by TP & the HBs for example), I'll try and figure it out by ear and if I can't get it close enough, I'll actually look for tabs. I don't exactly know or understand what I'm doing when I'm playing improvised solos, but more often than not it doesn't suck. And the percentage of it being awesome is steadily growing to about 60% of the time. Still too low for my standards though.
My main problem is I need to learn/write more licks and note variations because if I play longer than two or three hours all of my solos start sounding the same regardless of the key.
I was wondering if I was the only one to have that problem... When I try to write solos or improvise, I feel like I always sound the same ! Maybe that's because I focus too much on scale rather than trying to find melodies.. I've listened to many solos where they really create great melodies out of 2-3 notes only and tried to apply it on my playing. But I don't think it is something that can really be taught.. Any advice ?
I was stuck there for ages too, came to the same conclusion that it comes with time, I think a major part of the problem is overthinking everything and an information overload hinders playing. Once i became a little more fluent in moving around the guitar in and out of different scale positions it started to become way better, I mean hell, I aint playing like Angus young, but I can blag a solo at an open mic.
im a 30 yrs old dude, and have been playing guitar since i was 16, everything I have learned is just self taught and playing by the ear. this vid make a lot of sense and change my point of view, thanks marty! here have my thumbs up and subs!
Really big fan of Marty’s. I decided to learn to play the guitar at 36 during quarantine and these videos have been a big help. Just got my Schwartzinator pedal and man, all I can say is thank you. I didn’t know I would love learning to play the guitar so much. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and passion for music. 🤘🏻Rock on Marty!
Hands down, the best lessons I have ever had. My family purchased a guitar for me when I was thirteen, and I tried formal lessons where I learned nothing. It's as if they were speaking Greek and extremely boring, I might add. I'm now in my fourties. A guitar was gifted to me, and I found Marty. In less than one year I am able to play tunes by Chris Stapleton to Jimmy Page, and I have Marty to thank for that. He makes it fun and easy from the very beginning! Many thanks to you, Marty. You make the learning process an enjoyable one.
No joke: *this really is the most important theory to know.* You'll be able to figure out most pop songs quickly once you know this & the minor version of it.
I’ve been ‘playing’ guitar (or so I thought) for 50 years - I learn more from you Marty in these videos than in years of hacking away on my own. Brilliant - you’re an outstanding tutor. Thanks so much for all of these.
I’m so glad I found you! I joined a band two weeks before lockdown and now I have time to learn the guitar, I’m sure that when I’m released I’ll impress my bandmates - all with your help.
Marty I was struggling with crippling drug addiction, alcoholism and multiple suicide attempts Marty but your videos saved me from all of that I’m only alive because of you Marty thank you
U ain't alone in this. I was lost right at the beginning and can't understand a thing of music theory and it's not Marty's fault. I just have a f**ked up brain or something, cause I've watched tons of tutorials about goin back to basics... and don't know how to build or use a chords unless it's on tabs. I'm not a patient guy as well. 20 mins of guitar training a day and I can throw thunders..
@@TheBullterrierFan comes with time, i used to struggle memorizing the major and minor scale formular, today i just looked at the 5 shapes of the minor pentatonic scale, and memorized 80% of it within like 25 minutes lol
You explain everything quite clearly up until 4:24. I get that 1,4,5 are major and 2,3, 6 are minor but you don't give any explanation why, or how to build those chords.
Totally agree, classic guitar expert; leaves out the why. Without why, the lesson is confusing. Too much “you can do this, or you can do this” but we’re beginners, we need to know why.
I'm glad I am not the only one. Honestly I was lost before even the 4 minute mark. The problem is obviously with me as every guitar theory video I watch just confuses me. Whats scary is that this is as simple as it gets!
When you use the notes that make up the major scale, the triads of the 2nd, 3rd and 6th notes of the scale make minor chords. for example, in a C major scale (C, D, E, F, G, A, B) the 1st chord is C E G (1, 3, 5) which is a C major. For the second note (D), shift each note of the chord one whole tone to the right to give D F A(2, 4, 6) which is a D minor.
This was extraordinarily helpful. The visual of seeing it laid out on the fretboard made all the difference for me. I finally get how the chords of a scale are determined. Thank you so much!
Hey man I've been watching your videos since i was like 9 years old. Im 19 now and starting music school hopefully in april and couldnt grasp this concept. All this time ive found music theory so hard to learn but this just blew my mind wide open. Thanks bro.
Got my first guitar a few months ago. I feel so lucky to have stumbled on to your videos. You have taught me so much so quickly that I’ve managed to impress my friends and family. You’re teaching style is great and you explain things much better than the other folks out there. Thank you sir.
Oh my god I've been trying to learn this and fortunately I've been making progress but everything i knew about scales and chords were just memorized. I knew the half-step whole-step pattern in the major scale and that the 1 - 7 chords have different dynamics to them (minor, major, diminished, etc.); but this video tied it all together, thank you so much Marty, you're awsome!
In a matter of minutes you helped me understand the major scale. I’ve watched at least a dozen other instructors on UA-cam but none are straight to the point like you. Thankyou!
Marty you are a legend seriously. I remember when i struggled to wrap my head around this and you've explained it so well. Super simple !! You're an amazing teacher !!
Holy crap! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! This it's the lesson I didn't know I needed. The hardest part of learning this stuff is not knowing what questions to ask, this answered some and now I know what to look for!
My man! I have been lazily trying to learn guitar for 5 years and you just blew my mind @ 3:26. I feel like an idiot for not realizing it sooner but you just caused a paradigm shift for me, thanks Marty! Keep em comin', we love you and thank you for all your wisdom and generosity.
3OE Productions It was kinda that way when I found out that you can make just about any major and minor chord up the neck if you think of your first finger as being a capo and use your middle, ring, and pinky finger to make chord shapes like "E, Em, A, Am, and C." If you know the order of the notes (A, Bb, B, C, Db, D, Eb, E, F, Gb, G, Ab, A), then you can easily figure out which chord you are playing by simply counting up the neck from whichever open chord shape you're using.. If that makes sense. It's somewhat hard to explain.
Honestly after 20 yrs of part time playing, I finally, sort of, understand the modes. This happened when i was shown a chart of what scale replaces a scale to change the mode. I always thought I was having to learn all these additional scales, but the combination of this key theory of M m m M M7 m in combination with swapping 1 scale (that you already know) with another scale (that you already know) was they key!!! It was a major revelation!
@@SpiralDusk because they don’t fin into the scale, for example, in the key of C the chords can only contain notes that are in the C maj scale, of course there are some exceptions like in jazz or complex music genres, The II cord in C is D F A, if it was D major it would sound wrong, there is definitely some math behind why it sounds good but that is just my understanding on that
Thanks for the lesson Marty, I've been playing forever and have resisted learning theory for too long. Out of everyone out there, I like your explanations and style. Much appreciated amigo.
Marty, You must stop! I had determined there was no hope for me to learn theory! After this video I see a light at the end of the tunnel and it's not the train. Pleeaassee keep up the awesome instruction. You just made my week. :-) WOW!
@@MartyMusic This is good shit, no joke Marty. My playing took off once I learned this back in the day. Made me able to just jump in a jam & figure out songs & not hold the jam down. ET cetera. YOu should add some text explaining that there's a different version for minor methinks. Easy to get confused.
hi marty bought your dvds 2 years ago as a complete beginner and wow you are a great teacher I am in my 50s and cant thank you enough and my plummer as he told me about you on you tube any way thanks again
I remember saying to my guitar teacher 20 years ago "if there is one thing i have found the greatest fundamental lesson, it would be scale tone chords" and here Marty is saying the same thing.
Dude this is so usefull! If you guys are confused i recommend learning every note on the guitar, say you start an open e, the next note would be on the first fret being an f, cause e and b doesnt have a sharp, so after f it would be f sharp then g, g sharp, a, a sharp, b, c, c sharp etc..
I have yet to see a lesson on guitar related music theory that has made any sense to me. I'd like to learn but to me it's just memorization and that kind of takes the fun out of it.
Great video Ive been playing CONSISTENTLY now for a year and I got bored not sure where what to do when just playing around didn't understand chords and why? This video does a great job brggining to explain the scales chords and the importance. I leaned a lot with the scale vertical and horizontal blew my mind . Thanks for helping me answer some question through this video
hey man, I know t his is an old video but I'm hoping you'll see this. I understand everything you are saying in the video but when you say oh I'll just use basic barre chords, I have no idea how to build my own chord like that, so the lesson lands flat because I can't go use this in any other key because I can't make chords for myself. I would love a video explaining that aspect of things, and how chords are made and to be shown a chord being dissected so I know what's even going on :) thanks Marty
I kid you not, Marty actually makes my life better, guitar was something that I wanted to learn from the age of 5. I can recall singing along to Def Leppard "Photograph" and other songs and realizing I loved music more than the next guy. Sadly, I'm born with the least amount of talent in music of anyone it seems. Happily, I have a worth ethic I've developed that will NOT back down.... so MARTY is my key, along with a few others like Steve Stein, and the Guitar Sage. Marty has humbly broken down the guitar magic and brought it to life for me. I'm actually playing rock songs and blues rock that I love to listen to and from here on out...It's just a journey of smiles as I watch his videos and add to my bag of tricks. What a great gift to give and receive. I'm sure most all of you agree.
marty, you are an amazing teacher, you make learning how to play guitar sooo much easier then other people, and you make it fun to play aswell. love your stuff, keep it upi. also could you plz show me/us to play "till i am myself again" by blue rodeo. plz! i cant find any good lessons on it, i want to learn how to play it cuz its my dads fav song, and i want to surprise him. thx you "rock" :p keep it up marty man!!!
O cara que me fez "não desistir" de tocar guitarra. Havia desistido em 2012 e já estava vendendo meu equipamento... Hoje montei uma nova banda e estou comprando tudo de novo, muito animado por que essas aulas do Marty me fizeram acreditar que realmente tem como melhorar sem precisar passar o dia todo estudando. Essa aula de hoje é simplesmente sensacional, maravilhosa. Abriu minha mente. Muito obrigado Marty, abraços de um grande fã do Brasil.
in 1:35 - 3:30 breaks down something very important but very basic that I couldn't find or was masked behind over complex gobbledygook from other videos from other "Teachers" that's why I keep coming back to Marty (and POW as well)
W W H W W W H - Major scale M m m M M m dim 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 5th can be a seventh 1,4,5 are major Starting on 6th brings you to relative minor (same note in key signature)
I'm coming up on my 5th year of playing guitar and these theory lessons are finally starting to click! 💡 Appreciate what you do Marty. Much love from the great Northwest
wow im beginning to finally learn guitar after having owned various guitars for 20 years plus... i always go an buy the good ones and think if i learn a few licks, riffs and such Id impress a few ppl.. but since i got divorced recently, I decided to finally learn it properly. Your videos are super my man... this just helped me so much!!
When I first learned this I remember how everything that ever confused me with theory up until that point all came together. Modes, pentatonics, chord scales, the whole works. Great video Marty
Downloading some of your video's with youtube red to prepare for this storm. lol, Thanks Marty Edit: Changed Morty to Marty.(way to much 'Rick and Morty')
Excellent explanation. This is everything! I've been teaching myself unpopular songs. I can tell by ear the notes that make up the melody, but when it comes to the chords, I must apply this knowledge! My problem is identifying which interval the first chord is. Especially when it's a minor chord. I wrote down all the chords in each key and look for the key that seems the most logical. There must be a better way. The light just hasn't come on yet.
Great lesson. I've been playing a long time self taught and this really explains a lot that helps me better understand the whole structure behind the keys of the major scale.
I've been playing the guitar for just over 2 months now, I can play a bunch of songs but don't know where to start with music theory to create my own solos/blues jamming. Any help would be appreciated.
Learn your basic scales (all patterns of them) to start with like major and minor scales and major and minor pentatonic, look into the theory of relative keys (to know which scale can be used over which backing track) once you have figured this out, the fun begins play any note of any pattern of that particular scale in any order,tempo you like,use bends hammer ons/pull offs (aka start soloing)
8:41 "so thats,,, yoooooouuuuur♫♫ mission right now!" hahah sounds like overtone singing (the way you put your tounge to pronounce "R" in english is actually a technique for overtone singing)
Man... Marty I hope that you are doing well ($) with this music venture. I have loved you’re material for a long time now and you are a great teacher, and you are doing great stuff in the name of music. I will always wish ya the best buddy. God bless ya.
Hi Marty, great lesson. Question - why do you play a D7 there for the 5th chord? I understood the major scale pattern to be maj,min,min,maj,maj,min,dim. So, why D7 and not D Major? Thanks
Hi Devil - the answer your looking for is because D7 (D dominant seventh) and D major are interchangeable in the G major scale - check this out, these are the chords in the G major scale, and as you can see, each has two variations, being the major and the major seventh, except V(number 5) which is D major or D dominant seventh. the theory behind this is that the major seventh is just the major chord (1st, 3rd, 5th) with the addition of the 7th - so using the example of G major scale, G, A, B, C, D, E, and F♯ and a G chord, you have 1st, 3rd, 5th, or G, B, D, and then add the 7th, or F#, and now you have a G major seventh - in D major you play D, F#, A, and the D dominant seventh, you play 1st, 3rd, 5th, and then instead of 7th, one half step below, so it would be D, F#, A, and C; with all of that said, it is not required that you play D7 over D major, but an option I - G major, G major seventh (Gmaj, Gmaj7) ii - A minor, A minor seventh (Am, Am7) iii - B minor, B minor seventh (Bm, Bm7) IV - C major, C major seventh (C, Cmaj 7) V - D major, D dominant seventh (D, D7) vi - E minor, E minor seventh (Em, Em7) vii° - F# diminished, F# minor seventh flat five (F#°, F#m7b5)
I'd say just listen to it, try memorizing the natural notes (do re mi) and then try to match it, say you're hearing a note that sounds like a C, test the C, C# and B and if it's the right tone find the right pitch for it, and just figure it out lol Just keep practicing and you'll ears will recognize notes
Awesome. Not only helping me learn And understand guitar more. But you are also helping me break down saxophone fundamentals too. Marty you are the man.
The chords of a major scale are built on the thirds of that scale. So since the G major scale is: G, A, B, C, D, E, F# The I chord is: G-B-D which is Gmajor The ii chord is: A-C-E which is Aminor The iii chord is: B-D-F# which is Bminor The IV chord is: C-E-G which is Cmajor The V chord is: D-F#-A which is Dmajor The vi chord is: E-G-B which is Eminor The vii chord is: F#-A-C which is F#dim
Isaca Ob people annoy me when the say dave was a load of shite. That album literally proved he was good playing against flea and Chad. People need to give the album a closer listen before they assume. If they then don't like it, fair enough. But OHM has great bass and guitar
Marty!!! You posted this video on my birthday!!! You are without a doubt "The Best Guitar Teacher" on this platform. We are blessed!! Love out to you brother ❤
top notch instruction w\o losing the ability to relate it to regular folks and keep it fun and light for the most part. Seems like you'd be pretty cool to kick it with as well. Keep it rolling duder or El Duderino ( if you're not in to the whole brevity thing)
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could you please do dolly dagger Jimi Hendrix? Thanks and great Vids!
Marty Music Could you do a lesson on how to play "have a drink on me" by AC/DC?
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Plz do some kasabain like "your in love with a psycho" love all ur vids
Marty Music you are the best it would really mean a lot to me if you say hi
How could anybody give Marty a thumbs down??!! He has to be one of the most pleasant people to watch tutorials of on youtube. I mean the guy's intro to every video automatically puts you in a good mood. Thanks Marty for all your videos. My 12 year old son, Ashton, loves watching them and he has learned so much from you as have I, and I've been playing for years. I'd love to sit down and jam with you!
Other jealous tutorial cranks. Thanks Marty, yer the real deal :)
Totally agree . Marty is amazing and seems to love just helping people play and learn . I cannot understand how anyone could give a thumbs down .
They have to be ignorant or jealous.. or both.
@Fretboard Burner Don't mind me, just gonna reply to this weird-ass comment to make sure I don't miss any possible ensuing shit show
People that don't have the learning ability will give a thumbs down!
Three times I have tried to learn guitar. First when I was a teenager and forced to have classical lessons when I wanted to be a punk. Funny, it did not work out. Second, I was at college and I learnt the pentatonic and chords, but was too shy to jam so never played a song. Third time was during the pandemic, but I was in an area without internet and struggled, picking up many bad habits. I have learnt more watcinig three of your videos than years alone... I feel like a pilgrim who has finally found a teacher.
Just learn it rn or try a keyboard
This is why I am not going to get a tutor. I want to learn 12 bar blues power chords straight away. Learning anything else first will only end one way.
Drummer here for allmost 40 years and I knew absolutely Nothing about music theory been in many bands and toured playing music in 10-12 different states back in the 90s...I picked up an accoustic guitar 5 years ago mostly out of curiosity..since then I’ve have learned a tremendous amount from Marty Schwartz..about theory and can play allmost any song..Mostly rhythm guitar..some lead ..but my point is this man Marty Schwartz is the man as far as teaching..i will never be able to repay you Marty what you have given me may have Saved My Life Buddy you will never know....Jim Hammond Louisiana.....love you man...😂✌️✌️
*R* *W* *W* *H* *W* *W* *W* *H* - major scale
[R= root note ; W=whole step ; H=half step]
*R* *W* *H* *W* *W* *H* *W* *W* - MINOR SCALE
Thanks for this !!!!!!!!!!!
Red x77 most welcome!
nir2594 so G A A# C D D# F G in the example of G?
ComaAlpha yes. that'll be G minor.
After 15 years of guitar playing, I’ve only just now discovered this, thanks to you. Always been happy in and around the 1-4-5 as it was the only structure I knew. I’m aware I should probably have figured this out earlier, but Marty you’ve done it again. 🙏🏻
hi ok i basically understand what you mean about 1-4-5 but what happened to 2 and 3?
Hey man I've been at it more than twice as long as you, pretty decent self-taught player, but have a huge mental block when it comes to this stuff. Something in my brain rejects all structure and theory. Am hoping for a breakthrough before it's all said and done.
Do a lesson on finding key and chords of any song by ear. Thanks for this lesson marty, you're the best!
akshay murkute that's something that mainly has to come in time. I'm starting to develop that ability, but it's still not 100% correct. Usually when I'm jamming with people I look at their neck to see what chords they're playing to find the root notes. If I'm playing with a studio recording I'll Google some chord cheat sheets. Sometimes if there's an iconic riff that I MUST add into my improvisations of the solos (MJLDance by TP & the HBs for example), I'll try and figure it out by ear and if I can't get it close enough, I'll actually look for tabs.
I don't exactly know or understand what I'm doing when I'm playing improvised solos, but more often than not it doesn't suck. And the percentage of it being awesome is steadily growing to about 60% of the time. Still too low for my standards though.
My main problem is I need to learn/write more licks and note variations because if I play longer than two or three hours all of my solos start sounding the same regardless of the key.
I was wondering if I was the only one to have that problem... When I try to write solos or improvise, I feel like I always sound the same ! Maybe that's because I focus too much on scale rather than trying to find melodies.. I've listened to many solos where they really create great melodies out of 2-3 notes only and tried to apply it on my playing. But I don't think it is something that can really be taught.. Any advice ?
I was stuck there for ages too, came to the same conclusion that it comes with time, I think a major part of the problem is overthinking everything and an information overload hinders playing. Once i became a little more fluent in moving around the guitar in and out of different scale positions it started to become way better, I mean hell, I aint playing like Angus young, but I can blag a solo at an open mic.
Play the minor pentatonic scales till one of them sounds good and then just go three frets up from it's root to find the key of the song.
im a 30 yrs old dude, and have been playing guitar since i was 16, everything I have learned is just self taught and playing by the ear. this vid make a lot of sense and change my point of view, thanks marty! here have my thumbs up and subs!
Really big fan of Marty’s. I decided to learn to play the guitar at 36 during quarantine and these videos have been a big help. Just got my Schwartzinator pedal and man, all I can say is thank you. I didn’t know I would love learning to play the guitar so much. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and passion for music. 🤘🏻Rock on Marty!
Hands down, the best lessons I have ever had. My family purchased a guitar for me when I was thirteen, and I tried formal lessons where I learned nothing. It's as if they were speaking Greek and extremely boring, I might add. I'm now in my fourties. A guitar was gifted to me, and I found Marty. In less than one year I am able to play tunes by Chris Stapleton to Jimmy Page, and I have Marty to thank for that. He makes it fun and easy from the very beginning! Many thanks to you, Marty. You make the learning process an enjoyable one.
No joke: *this really is the most important theory to know.* You'll be able to figure out most pop songs quickly once you know this & the minor version of it.
Great video. Theory still blows right over my head but I think I'm very slowly starting to put the pieces together.
It's not just a theory, it's a fact, Marty Music is the #1 guitar lesson channel.
Please do more theory vids. Thanks!
Thank you Ray!
Ray Ross he has quite a few already. Also, he has done some over at guitar jamz
Ray Ross agreed though, want to see more from marty he has a great channel
Theories are facts
@@841ONUR🤡
I’ve been ‘playing’ guitar (or so I thought) for 50 years - I learn more from you Marty in these videos than in years of hacking away on my own. Brilliant - you’re an outstanding tutor. Thanks so much for all of these.
as a complete beginner, anyone else just watching a bunch of videos aimlessly hoping that something would click? :)
Repent and believe the gospel!
Yep lol, u ever figure this shit out?
Pretty much yea
Same here
good to know it's not just me.
I’m so glad I found you! I joined a band two weeks before lockdown and now I have time to learn the guitar, I’m sure that when I’m released I’ll impress my bandmates - all with your help.
Marty I was struggling with crippling drug addiction, alcoholism and multiple suicide attempts Marty but your videos saved me from all of that I’m only alive because of you Marty thank you
I’m gonna pretend I understand this
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capital = major
I, ii, iii, IV, V, vi, viihd
U ain't alone in this. I was lost right at the beginning and can't understand a thing of music theory and it's not Marty's fault. I just have a f**ked up brain or something, cause I've watched tons of tutorials about goin back to basics... and don't know how to build or use a chords unless it's on tabs.
I'm not a patient guy as well. 20 mins of guitar training a day and I can throw thunders..
@@TheBullterrierFan DUDE SAME. I can only play covers that I find on UA-cam. It’s easier when they show me the tabs 🥲
@@TheBullterrierFan comes with time, i used to struggle memorizing the major and minor scale formular, today i just looked at the 5 shapes of the minor pentatonic scale, and memorized 80% of it within like 25 minutes lol
it will come my guy. This really is something that I wish I knew when I started. For years, I knew it, but could not tell you what I was doing.
You explain everything quite clearly up until 4:24. I get that 1,4,5 are major and 2,3, 6 are minor but you don't give any explanation why, or how to build those chords.
Totally agree, classic guitar expert; leaves out the why. Without why, the lesson is confusing. Too much “you can do this, or you can do this” but we’re beginners, we need to know why.
Yea i always wondered why this is
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I'm glad I am not the only one. Honestly I was lost before even the 4 minute mark.
The problem is obviously with me as every guitar theory video I watch just confuses me. Whats scary is that this is as simple as it gets!
When you use the notes that make up the major scale, the triads of the 2nd, 3rd and 6th notes of the scale make minor chords. for example, in a C major scale (C, D, E, F, G, A, B) the 1st chord is C E G (1, 3, 5) which is a C major. For the second note (D), shift each note of the chord one whole tone to the right to give D F A(2, 4, 6) which is a D minor.
I’ve been trying to learn basic music theory for a little bit now, this really helped, thanks Marty
This was extraordinarily helpful. The visual of seeing it laid out on the fretboard made all the difference for me. I finally get how the chords of a scale are determined. Thank you so much!
Hey man I've been watching your videos since i was like 9 years old. Im 19 now and starting music school hopefully in april and couldnt grasp this concept. All this time ive found music theory so hard to learn but this just blew my mind wide open. Thanks bro.
Got my first guitar a few months ago. I feel so lucky to have stumbled on to your videos. You have taught me so much so quickly that I’ve managed to impress my friends and family. You’re teaching style is great and you explain things much better than the other folks out there. Thank you sir.
Oh my god I've been trying to learn this and fortunately I've been making progress but everything i knew about scales and chords were just memorized. I knew the half-step whole-step pattern in the major scale and that the 1 - 7 chords have different dynamics to them (minor, major, diminished, etc.); but this video tied it all together, thank you so much Marty, you're awsome!
In a matter of minutes you helped me understand the major scale. I’ve watched at least a dozen other instructors on UA-cam but none are straight to the point like you. Thankyou!
Marty you are a legend seriously. I remember when i struggled to wrap my head around this and you've explained it so well. Super simple !! You're an amazing teacher !!
Holy crap! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! This it's the lesson I didn't know I needed. The hardest part of learning this stuff is not knowing what questions to ask, this answered some and now I know what to look for!
My man! I have been lazily trying to learn guitar for 5 years and you just blew my mind @ 3:26. I feel like an idiot for not realizing it sooner but you just caused a paradigm shift for me, thanks Marty! Keep em comin', we love you and thank you for all your wisdom and generosity.
3OE Productions It was kinda that way when I found out that you can make just about any major and minor chord up the neck if you think of your first finger as being a capo and use your middle, ring, and pinky finger to make chord shapes like "E, Em, A, Am, and C."
If you know the order of the notes (A, Bb, B, C, Db, D, Eb, E, F, Gb, G, Ab, A), then you can easily figure out which chord you are playing by simply counting up the neck from whichever open chord shape you're using.. If that makes sense. It's somewhat hard to explain.
Honestly after 20 yrs of part time playing, I finally, sort of, understand the modes. This happened when i was shown a chart of what scale replaces a scale to change the mode. I always thought I was having to learn all these additional scales, but the combination of this key theory of M m m M M7 m in combination with swapping 1 scale (that you already know) with another scale (that you already know) was they key!!! It was a major revelation!
All you need to remember is: major, minor, minor, major, 7th, minor. It’s the same for all scales.
Also sharp minor7th 5
Thank you! I was lost trying to figure out what determines that a chord is minor in the major scale.
I get that pattern and it sounds great, but i'm curious as to why all of those can't just be all major chords
@@SpiralDusk because they don’t fin into the scale, for example, in the key of C the chords can only contain notes that are in the C maj scale, of course there are some exceptions like in jazz or complex music genres, The II cord in C is D F A, if it was D major it would sound wrong, there is definitely some math behind why it sounds good but that is just my understanding on that
@R R ok thank you for clarifying, makes a lot more sense now
Why did he teach the 5th chord as a seventh chord tho? Why didn't he just leave it as a major??
Thanks for the lesson Marty, I've been playing forever and have resisted learning theory for too long. Out of everyone out there, I like your explanations and style. Much appreciated amigo.
Marty,
You must stop! I had determined there was no hope for me to learn theory! After this video I see a light at the end of the tunnel and it's not the train.
Pleeaassee keep up the awesome instruction. You just made my week. :-) WOW!
Excellent!
@@MartyMusic This is good shit, no joke Marty. My playing took off once I learned this back in the day. Made me able to just jump in a jam & figure out songs & not hold the jam down. ET cetera. YOu should add some text explaining that there's a different version for minor methinks. Easy to get confused.
You have a great disposition for teaching. Many benefit from your lessons and joy for all things music.
hey Marty...love ya vids, having a hard time tying in scales to chords....maybe a video on licks between chords
hi marty bought your dvds 2 years ago as a complete beginner and wow you are a great teacher I am in my 50s and cant thank you enough and my plummer as he told me about you on you tube any way thanks again
I remember saying to my guitar teacher 20 years ago "if there is one thing i have found the greatest fundamental lesson, it would be scale tone chords" and here Marty is saying the same thing.
Dude this is so usefull! If you guys are confused i recommend learning every note on the guitar, say you start an open e, the next note would be on the first fret being an f, cause e and b doesnt have a sharp, so after f it would be f sharp then g, g sharp, a, a sharp, b, c, c sharp etc..
Can you please tell me what key this song is in ua-cam.com/video/sTo-u62xbtw/v-deo.html
I have yet to see a lesson on guitar related music theory that has made any sense to me. I'd like to learn but to me it's just memorization and that kind of takes the fun out of it.
I try to learn theory too, but most of the time i just play by ear, or trying things on my own, its more fun
rod smolter you and me both
That makes 3 of us fellas.
@@METTI1986LA Fun is what it's all about.
Great video Ive been playing CONSISTENTLY now for a year and I got bored not sure where what to do when just playing around didn't understand chords and why? This video does a great job brggining to explain the scales chords and the importance. I leaned a lot with the scale vertical and horizontal blew my mind
. Thanks for helping me answer some question through this video
hey man, I know t his is an old video but I'm hoping you'll see this. I understand everything you are saying in the video but when you say oh I'll just use basic barre chords, I have no idea how to build my own chord like that, so the lesson lands flat because I can't go use this in any other key because I can't make chords for myself. I would love a video explaining that aspect of things, and how chords are made and to be shown a chord being dissected so I know what's even going on :) thanks Marty
I’m in the same boat.
Check out his website. He has a bunch of courses, and I think has one on barre chords.
Check out the CAGED system
I've been playing here in Ireland for 30 years....you improve me all the time.....thanks Marty
5:22 sounds like the acoustic intro to Fight Fire With Fire
I kid you not, Marty actually makes my life better, guitar was something that I wanted to learn from the age of 5. I can recall singing along to Def Leppard "Photograph" and other songs and realizing I loved music more than the next guy. Sadly, I'm born with the least amount of talent in music of anyone it seems. Happily, I have a worth ethic I've developed that will NOT back down.... so MARTY is my key, along with a few others like Steve Stein, and the Guitar Sage. Marty has humbly broken down the guitar magic and brought it to life for me. I'm actually playing rock songs and blues rock that I love to listen to and from here on out...It's just a journey of smiles as I watch his videos and add to my bag of tricks. What a great gift to give and receive. I'm sure most all of you agree.
marty, you are an amazing teacher, you make learning how to play guitar sooo much easier then other people, and you make it fun to play aswell. love your stuff, keep it upi. also could you plz show me/us to play "till i am myself again" by blue rodeo. plz! i cant find any good lessons on it, i want to learn how to play it cuz its my dads fav song, and i want to surprise him. thx you "rock" :p keep it up marty man!!!
Congrats on 500 videos Marty!
can you make a video explaining tunings, like dropping g to d and stuff.
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O cara que me fez "não desistir" de tocar guitarra. Havia desistido em 2012 e já estava vendendo meu equipamento... Hoje montei uma nova banda e estou comprando tudo de novo, muito animado por que essas aulas do Marty me fizeram acreditar que realmente tem como melhorar sem precisar passar o dia todo estudando. Essa aula de hoje é simplesmente sensacional, maravilhosa. Abriu minha mente. Muito obrigado Marty, abraços de um grande fã do Brasil.
See I already knew this BUT I'm so happy when you teach stuff like this. I like when you teach difficult stuff and theory
in 1:35 - 3:30 breaks down something very important but very basic that I couldn't find or was masked behind over complex gobbledygook from other videos from other "Teachers" that's why I keep coming back to Marty (and POW as well)
W W H W W W H - Major scale
M m m M M m dim
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
5th can be a seventh
1,4,5 are major
Starting on 6th brings you to relative minor (same note in key signature)
Thank you so much!!! this helped so much, i have to do a guitar solo for my theory lesson and i was thinking of doing a scale
Marty makes good videos.... river likes marty
The point is how you structure the lesson.And in that department ,Marty is a superior instructor to so many others on youtube.
Marty please can you do riders on the storm by the doors
Yess!!!
I'm coming up on my 5th year of playing guitar and these theory lessons are finally starting to click! 💡 Appreciate what you do Marty. Much love from the great Northwest
Following you every way possible marty. Great tutorial as usual. You literally made me some sort of guitarist from trash.
wow im beginning to finally learn guitar after having owned various guitars for 20 years plus... i always go an buy the good ones and think if i learn a few licks, riffs and such Id impress a few ppl.. but since i got divorced recently, I decided to finally learn it properly. Your videos are super my man... this just helped me so much!!
That strat that tone 😍😍
love what your doing really like how you break it down an take it slow. like to see disturbs version on "sound of silence"
I alwese use your videos for helping with my guitar skills :)
Thank you Ethan!
Beautiful Strat. I cannot and have not in years, seen that red color. Beautiful.
So good ! Thanks
I really appreciate that Laura!
When I first learned this I remember how everything that ever confused me with theory up until that point all came together. Modes, pentatonics, chord scales, the whole works. Great video Marty
Downloading some of your video's with youtube red to prepare for this storm. lol, Thanks Marty Edit: Changed Morty to Marty.(way to much 'Rick and Morty')
Excellent explanation. This is everything! I've been teaching myself unpopular songs. I can tell by ear the notes that make up the melody, but when it comes to the chords, I must apply this knowledge! My problem is identifying which interval the first chord is. Especially when it's a minor chord. I wrote down all the chords in each key and look for the key that seems the most logical. There must be a better way. The light just hasn't come on yet.
Thanx man i dont know what I'll do without you😘
Great lesson. I've been playing a long time self taught and this really explains a lot that helps me better understand the whole structure behind the keys of the major scale.
Marty, I have never taken a moment to say thanks for all your lessons.... so here it is:) You have really made a difference for me over the years
Marty music is the best guitar teachings online. Mad love from upstate New York!
I've been playing the guitar for just over 2 months now, I can play a bunch of songs but don't know where to start with music theory to create my own solos/blues jamming.
Any help would be appreciated.
Learn your basic scales (all patterns of them) to start with like major and minor scales and major and minor pentatonic, look into the theory of relative keys (to know which scale can be used over which backing track) once you have figured this out, the fun begins play any note of any pattern of that particular scale in any order,tempo you like,use bends hammer ons/pull offs (aka start soloing)
Thank you Marty. You are a great teacher. You're always so clear and easy to follow. I appreciate you and wish you and your family all the best. -Kyle
Why is the 5th chord a 7th chord (D7)? Isn't it normally a regular major chord?
I'm out here 5 years later asking the exact same question. I mean you can add a 7th note to any one of those chords
Such a great breakdown, Marty. I wish I had access to this video years ago! Such a simplified approach!
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hahah sounds like overtone singing (the way you put your tounge to pronounce "R" in english is actually a technique for overtone singing)
Absolutely unreal man! This video changed my whole perspective on the guitar! I've learned almost everything from this guy!
Can you make lesson for "Turn the page" if you doesn't make yet?
Man... Marty I hope that you are doing well ($) with this music venture. I have loved you’re material for a long time now and you are a great teacher, and you are doing great stuff in the name of music. I will always wish ya the best buddy. God bless ya.
dang, 7 chord ain't getting no love lol
This was so easy to grasp and clear, thank you!
Hi Marty, great lesson. Question - why do you play a D7 there for the 5th chord? I understood the major scale pattern to be maj,min,min,maj,maj,min,dim. So, why D7 and not D Major? Thanks
Joe Astorino Hi Joe. Did you ever get an answer on this? I have the same question.
Hi Devil - the answer your looking for is because D7 (D dominant seventh) and D major are interchangeable in the G major scale - check this out, these are the chords in the G major scale, and as you can see, each has two variations, being the major and the major seventh, except V(number 5) which is D major or D dominant seventh. the theory behind this is that the major seventh is just the major chord (1st, 3rd, 5th) with the addition of the 7th - so using the example of G major scale, G, A, B, C, D, E, and F♯ and a G chord, you have 1st, 3rd, 5th, or G, B, D, and then add the 7th, or F#, and now you have a G major seventh - in D major you play D, F#, A, and the D dominant seventh, you play 1st, 3rd, 5th, and then instead of 7th, one half step below, so it would be D, F#, A, and C; with all of that said, it is not required that you play D7 over D major, but an option
I - G major, G major seventh (Gmaj, Gmaj7)
ii - A minor, A minor seventh (Am, Am7)
iii - B minor, B minor seventh (Bm, Bm7)
IV - C major, C major seventh (C, Cmaj 7)
V - D major, D dominant seventh (D, D7)
vi - E minor, E minor seventh (Em, Em7)
vii° - F# diminished, F# minor seventh flat five (F#°, F#m7b5)
Thanks bro. I have been playing guitar basically all my life by ear and never understood music theory before. You made it simple
Hey Marty, how about some lessons on ear training, id really like that, and thanks for all the useful stuff too.
I'd say just listen to it, try memorizing the natural notes (do re mi) and then try to match it, say you're hearing a note that sounds like a C, test the C, C# and B and if it's the right tone find the right pitch for it, and just figure it out lol
Just keep practicing and you'll ears will recognize notes
Awesome. Not only helping me learn And understand guitar more. But you are also helping me break down saxophone fundamentals too. Marty you are the man.
Excelent class thank you
Thanks for supporting MartyMusic Guillermo!
Marty ! I remember I watched your videos for years in high school. I just got back into guitar playing and glad to see you’re still making videos :)
Most amazing tutorial
Thanks so much Priyanka!
this has been the most helpful video I've seen on guitar theory and understanding number notation
All I could hear on the scale was "Yes I was testing you....Its niiiiiine, and that's magic numberrrrrrr"
I need this understanding thank you.
I'll have to watch it a few times.
Great video yet again but I'm patiently awaiting for some muse guitar tutorials such as psycho. 👍🏻
Great lesson
If it's major scale why are there minor chords in it? Just wondering :) awesome video bro
The chords of a major scale are built on the thirds of that scale. So since the G major scale is:
G, A, B, C, D, E, F#
The I chord is:
G-B-D which is Gmajor
The ii chord is:
A-C-E which is Aminor
The iii chord is:
B-D-F# which is Bminor
The IV chord is:
C-E-G which is Cmajor
The V chord is:
D-F#-A which is Dmajor
The vi chord is:
E-G-B which is Eminor
The vii chord is:
F#-A-C which is F#dim
thanks for all your help marty
How about the chords of a minor key?
Great work there Marty. Really helps to understand the chords better. Keep up the good sharing.
Great video buddy!!!. Please do a tutorial for RHCP Aeroplane🛩🌶🙏
Isaca Ob people annoy me when the say dave was a load of shite. That album literally proved he was good playing against flea and Chad. People need to give the album a closer listen before they assume. If they then don't like it, fair enough. But OHM has great bass and guitar
Trouble in421 yeah I agree John is god but u can’t hate on Navaro
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Marty!!! You posted this video on my birthday!!! You are without a doubt "The Best Guitar Teacher" on this platform. We are blessed!! Love out to you brother ❤
Thanks Marty!!
top notch instruction w\o losing the ability to relate it to regular folks and keep it fun and light for the most part. Seems like you'd be pretty cool to kick it with as well. Keep it rolling duder or El Duderino ( if you're not in to the whole brevity thing)
So much knowledge packed in these 10 min! Thanks Marty!