This Simple Pattern Tells You Every Chord In Every Key (this blew me away!)
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I've met with an old guitar teacher of mine recently, and he taught me this simple pattern that is a real game changer!
With it you can figure out what are the chords in any Major or minor keys!
Usually, if you want to learn all chords, you have to study harmonization by knowing all the notes on the fretboard, knowing your tone semi-tone scale sequences, memorization the order of chord structures...
But this easy pattern does it all for you! You can instantly know where are your Major, minor and diminished chords in your key within seconds.
If you know how to play a power chord with 2 fingers, you can already do that stuff!
This is going to be a trick I will teach a lot to my future students and especially beginners who want to start building their own chord progressions even if they don't have all the basics mastered yet.
Tell me what do you think in the comments! Did you already know this trick?
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Thank you sir! and your instructor too. Incredible to me the things I have learned since the lockdown has started - and this ranks right up there (with learning a new language)! Kudos!
Since I prefer the "C-shape" of chords to the "D-shape" I find it easier to use that, keeping in mind that it is up two frets from your definitive note pattern off the 5th string (9:50)... Hope that makes sense...
The importance of:
I-IV-V-VII & i-iv-v-vii
Combined to make a whole.
I’m sorry what instrument is that again? Baby steps.
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That was Major! I would not in my head have been able to come up with that because I'm too busy calling things either scale patterns or lead patterns. But thank you for posting this because it is definitely a pattern that makes the understanding of theory and chord progression very simple!
Over the years, I’ve come to realize that the notes on the fretboard just live where they live. They don’t move. They don’t DO anything. Learning to play is really a matter of discovering all the different ways to “see” the relationships between the notes. Eventually, this knowledge starts to build on itself and you start conceptualizing the same information in different ways. This is one such way, and it’s one I hadn’t really encountered before. Super helpful and very enlightening. Thanks so much! 🙏👍
Another way that's helpful, if you start to learn modes, is that each string will be one of the modes of any given key. If the open string isn't a root of one of the modes, then shift that mode on that string up by one fret. This is super helpful I've been finding for open tunings as well. I just wanted to add this as an aside to your comment that the notes don't move. Which is true, because they don't, but as soon as you switch to alternate tunings this can trip you up. But if you visualize the six strings as six individual modes, then you can easily adjust to other tunings as well. Hope this made some sense.
For example: E major is A lydian is D# locrian is G# phrygian is B mixolydian.
@@everlastingsaturnalia Please explain this more... Kinda get it, kinda don't...
This!!!
@@TerryTinsel I'll try..
So in the example I provided, I used the key of E major. Notice the modes I highlighted were E major/ionian, A lydian, D# locrian, G# phrygian, and B mixolydian. I went in order of the strings for simplicity.. EADGBE.
In E major, your open note on the D and G strings will not be part of the key. Thus, for those, you try building a mode from the first fret instead. Thus you get the D# root and the G# root for those strings. In E major, the mode that is built off of D# is D# locrian, and the mode built off of G# is G# phrygian.
Alright. So if you look again, you can visualize the available notes of your key on each string individually by assessing which mode is built from that string's open position. Or the first fret in the exception cases like D# and G#.
For example, the A string in this case (A lydian) would have the following frets available for this key. 0 (open) 2 4 6 7 9 11 12
The D string is trickier since you're building from the first fret. D# locrian looks exactly like D locrian except moved up one fret.
So like, D locrian would be...
0 1 3 5 6 8 10 12
But D# locrian is...
1 2 4 6 7 9 11 13
Using this method you can easily map out the notes of any key for each string. Once you memorize the relationship of modes across strings, it becomes easier. Ie: knowing that the modes always stack the same way across the strings in standard tuning.. Ie: if low E is phrygian, then A is minor, D is Dorian, etc.
Finally, returning to the point about open tunings, this same formula makes mapping out open tunings a breeze.
Example:
DGDGBD - open G
In this, you know that if you wanted to play in G major, your G strings will both be the major mode. Thus your D strings will all be the mixolydian mode. And your B string will be phrygian.
So it would be like this in total:
D mixolydian
G major
D mixolydian
G major
B phrygian
D mixolydian
Hopefully that clears things up further. Maybe one day soon I can make a video or something explaining this concept.
I just added it to this comment because I thought it was interesting that they pointed out that the notes never move, which as I said, is true. But it's good to have some other methods in your pocket to approach alternate tunings which also then helps if you want to play like, mandolin or lap steel. This approach works well since it's a string by string approach and will work for any fretted instrument.
@@everlastingsaturnalia That clears it up more, going to get my guitar and work this out. Thank you for replying and clearing it up further! If you ever do a video, let me know! Thanks.
Normally skeptical of videos called “one little trick” or “one simple pattern” but this is legitimately a very useful thing to know and very simple too.
Great stuff
Yeah! This is what veritasium calls type I click-bait (some call it legit-bait). Nice job on creating a legit video with an engaging title. ua-cam.com/video/S2xHZPH5Sng/v-deo.html
Why is this useful? Ive been playing guitar for twenty years and never learned Do, Ray, Me. I just can’t see the point in it. It just takes the fun out of music.
my reaction exactly!
I agree, and its so nice to finally find one that lives up to the "one trick pony" description , I almost passed this over with a snort of disbelief but hit play and gave it a chance SOOOOOO glad i did. Learned the traditional way described and now having a light bulb moment.
@megadave
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For some people I imagine this is almost pointless, if you are good with your ears and can find other chords in the key you’re playing in without any theory or by using a pattern like this one then maybe you don’t need this. My first 2 years of playing however my ears were totally useless so understanding the chords that should work via theory was my way of knowing the options available.
How do you go about finding other chords to play alongside your 1 chord? Is it just trial and error or do you have a system of your own?
Are you kidding me???? you have no idea how easy you made my playing and jamming with folks....this is incredible.
Dude!!!!!
I've been playing guitar now for about 15 years, and have NEVER seen this relationship between major/minor chord-shapes and positioning. I feel like I understand it a whole lot more now, and am so appreciative of this tip you received and am so grateful you shared it with the world. This is big for me, and I hope it's helpful to others. THANK YOU!!!!!!
It is! Same with me here.
Me too....
@@Elvis-dw7ux Dude you should check out Ricky Comiskey on youtube. He goes super in depth about the L7 shapes (this concept) and how it's relative to keys, scales, soloing, theory, and how to actually make sense of it!
Intro 0:37
Pattern for major keys 2:08
Pattern for minor keys 7:58
Pattern from 5th string 9:51
Thanks. You are the hero the internet needs.
king
@@PyrometalResurgence yeah, boy, I never would've followed that video, it's a good thing you posted the "shortcuts." (Not! In case you couldn't tell, I was being sarcastic.)
Thx man, hate “shortcut” videos where they talk too much instead of learning and showing.
Thanks
35 years I’m playing the guitar and I never knew that, absolutely brilliant.
Me either
I figured it out after 28 years
But its only because i basicly practised technics and theory every day the recent years. When i saw the pattern i thought jeeze im stupid why i havent seen that before.😀
EXACTLY the same as me.....about 35 years of playing and I never thought of it and I never heard anybody ever point it out....
Hell, I've been playing since 1972 and never knew that!
@@robrush54 😃
After studying music and guitar theory with several different teachers for about 20 years none has ever conveyd this simplex and effective way of looking at the fretboard. I'm blown away!
@Pete Testube guitar is a life long learning experience
I'm thrilled I found this after being in the theory world less than a full year & 1\2.. ish...
I'll need to re- watch and actually apply to the fret board but I think this will help expedite the process. Immensely grateful.
Then tell them all!
So they will have a better time teaching music, and flattening the learning curve for all the student!
I love this! Thank you so much for this easy to understand tutorial - it is immensely helpful!
There are sooo many UA-cam guitar vids that have a title like this: "learn this simple trick it will make you a genius in 17 seconds..."
This is one of the rare ones where that's not false advertising. This is really helpful.
Thank you! It's always a challenge when creating content. You want people to click, but you want to be truly helpful at the same time. That's not always easy to get the right balance! Cheers :-)
@@AntoineMichaudGuitar I have watched hundreds of guitar theory videos. I have never come across this trick. This is soooo helpful.
Thank you!
It’s a cool trick. Another way is to just play the 3 Notes Per String method, which is every other fret like this:
123
[move to next string, same frets] 456
@@SketchEtcher Your method helps in understanding the scale & Antoine's method helps in giving you the Major & minor 1-4-5 of the key; both are useful when speaking music...
@@silvebackmgmt.8929 He gave you All the chords in Every key in one trick.
This is the greatest video ever posted on UA-cam.
Proud to be here at only 374k views. Motion third-ed.
Probably not. But it is very clear and complements a vid on scales i saw a couple of days ago. Maybe I'm a geek but I find music theory fascinating how it all fits together mathematically. The more you learn, the simpler it gets. Why can't beginners get the "This is what you need" at the start? Anyway Antoine has done an awesome job and i look forwards to more.
ABSOLUTELY
Easily!
Period
Thank you so much for posting this! I just sat down and started to play with the shapes, and notes started to jump out at me from songs that I’ve already played. I’m a beginner but it help me piece together things and in one practice session, I was able to figure out 5 songs based on the sound of those chords. Power chords! This is outstanding and really helps bring a lot of things to life for me. Thank you so much again!!!!🇺🇸
Simply brilliant--I'm self taught but never came across this trick before--thanks!
My brain exploded. Decades later, first I've ever heard of this! Bravo!
This was uoww, 15 years studying eletric guitar and I never think in that way, thanks a lot
Wow this is without a doubt the most helpful video I have come across , definitely using this to teach my students… thank you for sharing this !
WOW this is actually a massively cool trick, I'm using this when I teach guitar from now on! Such a good way to wrap a beginner's head around harmonization!
One of the best music theory lessons I’ve ever seen on UA-cam
Dude, Your level-of-analysis plus the translation to English, plus musicality, so refined!
Very useful and helpful…definitely going to be doing this more. Thank you 🙏
Been playing for nearly 20 years. This is so so great to know at any level! Thank you!!
OMG!!!! I learned the other way which I still struggle with sometimes as far as theory is concerned; learning tones, semitones, harmonization and this here changes the game! This pattern is so cool! Definitely something to add to the practice.
Antoine, this is well worth the price of admission! It’ll be sharing this with all the guitar students I work with! Thanks so much for the video!
Thank you for teaching this little trick. Helps me a lot.
Keep up the good work.
Simply amazing. What a great lesson. Thanks so much.
This lesson was an amazing little trick that will help me immediately and cut the time and effort of the standard way of studying. Thanks Antoine!
This is the greatest tricks I've ever learned on guitar thanks a lot man, you deserve all the success
I was on this journey with barre chords in the Key of G and C and playing the pentatonic scale with arpeggios. This video just made it to my best video list. This is awesome thank you.
This is a very amazing demo and very comprehensive way to learn the major and minor chords that are related. Can’t thank you enough. Thank you heaps.
Learned this the hard way over 40 years, but I’ve never heard it articulated this way, thanks Antoine!
Now that line "You check out guitar George, he knows-all the chords..." in 'Sultans Of Swing' makes sense!
Mind, it's strictly rhythm he doesn't want to make it cry or sing
Left-handed old guitar is all he can afford
When he gets up under the lights to play his thing
The same song phrases across through my mind once I have heard - he know all the chords ....
Love it
And Harry doesn't mind if he doesn't "make the scene."
Absolutely elegant! Like many other comments, I too have played for decades and should have known this. It's truly magical! Anything that simplifies the game this much is magic.
These chord qualities are awesome. Beautiful how it works out in any key. Never knew this. Great teacher.
What an impressive lesson - thank you so much, very, very helpful!!!!!
That just saved my and my band’s gigs and Jam sessions 😂😂 we play a lot but sometimes someone comes in with a song i don’t know the chords to and i waste lot of time on trying different combinations.... this is just wonderful 😍
Whoa! This is mind blowing for me. And so relevant. For anybody who wants too write songs or just jam and improvise over chord progressions or create there own backing tracks this is a must. Amazing!
THANK YOU this is a really useful way to memorize the locations of major and minor chords in every key.
Thank you Antoine. Simple is genius on the fretboard. You have done many a favor with this video.
Omg! I'm blown away! I can apply this to my bass improvisation!! Dedicated bass players are so inundated with using the right scales in or out the pocket when supporting the guitarist. I haven't played for awhile and dreaded starting from scratch. This will be like getting back on a bicycle!
Thank you soooo… much.
wonderful lesson on chord progression in a particular key without memorizing the sequence explained ever! Great!
This is a really awesome way to remember harmony in all keys. Thanks a lot for sharing!👍
Great tutorial. Such an easy way to memorize. Wish I had seen this video 25 years back. Never too late.
1st guitar tutorial I've watched all the way through, so easy to listen to and precise, thanks for sharing this tip... 10 out of 10 ✔
awesome, thank you so much for this video!! I've watched countless guitar youtube videos and have been studying music theory + guitar for a while now. this is definitely one of the best videos I've seen, super helpful.
This is so awesome. I have played guitar for 27 years, and I'm still amazed at the "secrets" that live in the patterns of this wonderful and weird instrument. Thank you so much!
"My God. It's Full Of Stars!"
I don't tend to toss around the phrase "mind-blowing," but I've been playing guitar (badly, mostly) for decades, and I've NEVER heard of this. I don't think anyone I learned from knew about this.
1 word mate, Brilliant! such a hard topic explained in such easy way.
Yeah! Among the thousands of "tricks" that promise you to "unlock the secrets of the fretboard" this is a very good working shortcut.
Even when you haven't heard of relative keys it gives you a feel of things to come.
Very practical.
Thank you for sharing that!
Thanks for your lesson. This helped me to see the fretboard in a new way.
This is brilliant Antoine
Thank you
Beautifully simple. Thank you.
I absolutely love these little shortcuts on the guitar.
They only seem to come around every so often, but oh boy when they do.
This lesson is a cheat code.
🙏🏽 thanks a million. This was so obvious but i never figured it out till I saw your lesson ! I’m playing chords all over the board in just a minute after seeing this video. This approach is awesome.
15 years on and off playing the guitar and... my mind is blown! That is SUCH an easy way to memorize!
This is such an incredible lesson for beginner players trying to figure out how to play chord progressions based on major/minor scales using Barr chords. I’ve just recently learned (and am still honing) my Barr chords and had little to no idea what to do with them till I found this vid 😂 thanks a ton for the tips!
Awesome Teacher
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What?! 15 years and you did not see this? What else have you missed?
I had been searching about this lesson. I am glad I found this in your channel. Thanks a lot.
Brilliant. One of simplest ideas Ive seen for getting sround the fretboard. Thank you
Damn dude. This one elevated my playing immediately to the next level. Finally my fingers are able to match what my ear tells them to do! A beautiful feeling
Awesome!
You have got to be kidding me!! 15 years and I have never seen this! Thanks! I appreciate it!
Great guitar lesson in just a few minutes!!! Thanks man!!!
Wow! Thanks for that. Was always after an easy way to remember chores in a key. Great vid👍
1985 I started playing and first time anyone has told me that - thanks a lot. (I did spend ten years in-between listening to House!)
I've learnt more in one day that all my years of reading multiple articles, watching videos and fumbling around has taught me in over 5 years. This helped me abkle to acompany any song I play to in an instant. Now time to spice up the chords!!!
Thank you!
This is brilliant.
I've played guitar for 50 years and had not "seen" this.
It certainly does make it really easy to know the chords in any key (= diatonic chords) in a swift and intuitive way.
Brilliant man. Just made it all so easy, well done.
I can actually play in a band now, Genius!! thats all I needed to know, Thank you soooooo much. what a break through, many years of struggle, 10 levels up in a day after years.
Perfect, i was always struggling with what chords to change too when writing tunes. You've made playing so much easier!
Glad I could help!
I love this pattern! A great and valuable gift indeed: merci beaucoups!
Definitely eye opening to say the least! Worth rewatching many times! Thanks for your time and expertise!🙏🏻
My pleasure :-)
I knew this. Learning guitar by memorizing patterns and not notes is the key to faster growth, and in my opinion the only right way. The first time i learned this just like you my mind was blown! A fresh new perspective was unlocked for me.
That’s why I’m doing it this way! Learned piano and drums, and knew theres a cheat in learning guitar faster. CAGED system plays this, and learning basic box scales, and your set to grow!
I've been following your vids for a while now. You gave me the impulse to pick up guitar again. Hadn't touched one for seven years but now I'm back on the road for good!!
Honored to have inspired you to pick up the guitar again!
I think this is the best tutorial i found. Ive been watching on several months and their all good but this one is the best so far.
Tnx alot sir
Thank you for this! It's amazing! Really appreciate it🤩
This is a marvelous little tool I'd never heard of before.
This is one of the best thing happened to me in my guitar journey.
Beautiful lesson. Blew me away also. It's another way to look at the harmonic chords scale.
I really need to see this. Now I just need to pound it into my brain for a few weeks straight.
I thought the presentation was uplifting and inspiring.
Nice work. Thank you for sharing.
Great lesson, thanks, Antoine!
Mind blowing. I wish I learned this 30 years ago. Analogous to learning to doing calculus by simple arithmetic. Merci beaucoup mon ami.
This is brilliant! Thank you for this video!
amazing, pure gold. thank you so much!
Aside from this being extremely informative, I love the tone of the guitar
This lesson is so simple that even I, with my limited theory understanding, got it! Thank you for unlocking this knowledge for us! I only wished I had my guitar with me right now 😢
Glad it was helpful!
VERY helpful. Clear and makes sense ❤️
Great method. Not only valuable for improvisation, but for composing. Thank you!
Gentleman, this was the most important lesson that I had in my whole life, thank u soooooooo much !!!!!!!
ok... started playing guitar when I was 5. Blue Grass, hit my teens in the late 60's, so it was all about garage band rock. In my over 50 years of playing, never even considered... Good Job! Thanks... Another lesson, we never stop learning in music... Bravo indeed! Peace... Keep going!!!
You made this way less complicated than most other channels.
Subscribed. Thank you sir
This is brilliant! 20 years of playing and I never realized this! Thanks for sharing
Brilliant and clear instruction, there are MANY guitar teachers charging a lot of money every week, that will never show you this easy fix. Excellent lesson 🙏☘️☘️☘️
This is the greatest guitar lesson I've even seen ever. Anywhere. Ever.
Ever.
Ever.
Wow!
This really blew my minds!!!
Awesome!!!!
Thank you so very much
This is brilliant! I never saw this pattern after all these years of playing! Thanks!
One of the BEST guitar lessons EVER!!! Thank you thank you!!!
Very welcome :-)
As new guitarist I've been learning CAGED, Pentatonic and Blues scale positions and Triads this is just another great tool to use in combination with those. Great information.
@Shane26
Hi. That's where I am now as a beginner. Any one or video u can direct me to ?
@Ethan Stam no. I've not heard. But will look for it .
Thank you for this as it's very helpful and enlightening.
Thanks man ! You helped a lot. God bless you!
okay, i have to say this probably would have every old-school music theoretician flabbergasted at how easy it is to open the world of harmony to more people. Plus, this video is wonderful for keyboardists who want to get more comfortable with the relatively nonlinear guitar. Kudos, man!
Probably the best guitar lesson I’ve found on UA-cam. Great job Mate🔥🔥🔥
Glad you like it :-)
Another great trick Under my sleeve, Genius , very use full, thanks for such a straight to the point easy to digest video . Bravo and thanks so much