I'm a single dad raising two little boys. Lost my wife two years ago and also a veteran dealing with some scars. Two things have really helped keep my chin up and head above water. Art and learning guitar. Your videos are great and easy to follow. Thank you man.
Great reply! Very sorry for your loss and thank you for your service from a fellow veteran. Keep doing what your doing, it really is great therapy. It looks like your a very good roll model for your boys!
@@SwitchbackXThunter true, but the beginning is still a point on the same path. There will be another point on that path where this clicks for you, and still another where you will skip over a video like this because it’s too easy :)
@@curiousguitarist haha! Thank you my friend. I’m loving the journey of learning. It’s just its information overload sometimes. There’s so much to learn and at 52 years of age, I don’t pick it up or retain it as easily anymore. 😁
It's true you cannot noodle for 30 years and expect it will come by osmosis. I tried that. I learned nothing. I learned more in 5 years on UA-cam then I did the previous 30. Thanks to all you teachers.
Never had a real-life guitar teacher but I've been playing for almost 4 years now progressing so much all thanks to Marty and his lessons!!! Love your work man and keep doing what you're doing! I know I'm not the only one who feels this way ❤️
One of the things that kept me going when I felt like ending myself was getting better at guitar. Not to be a performer, because I'm too shy, but just to get better and more creative. Little things like that can give some people a purpose to keep living.
Wow what a great comment. Its so true. Working towards a goal yields positive emotion. And getting better at guitar is insanely satisfying. Jamming on guitar has saved my life and when I first started Marty was one of the only teachers on UA-cam. I owe a lot of my progress to Marty, fantastic teacher.
This blew my mind. I've been playing rhythm guitar in a band for years and recently started learning more theory as I never 'needed' it but this is outstanding. Thank you
I’m originally a sax player and Berklee alumni. There is so much that never sunk in until I became a born again musician on guitar fourteen months ago.
I’m 54 years old and I remember back in 9th grade taking night school Acoustic Guitar lessons. She was a very good teacher, but having the internet with UA-cam has groundbreaking for sure. So much more convenient and practical. Nothing against spending money on formal guitar lessons in person but sometimes that’s not feasible.
7:30- applying the circle of 5ths to triads. 7:50- the notes for triads are on the DGB strings (4,3,2 strings) 8:57- how to use the circle of 5ths to apply new information around the neck of the guitar 10:38- Using the circle of 5ths on only one string
Marty I'am 68 now. In 2014 i became a tragic Diagnosis from a EyeCancer I left my left Eye in a Operation and cant no more do my Hobby MTB in that Case I like it. Downhill, Enduro. I was very depressiv. In this time i remember in my Youth i like to learn Guitar. So i started, but how can i learn it. I look in the Internet and find you. I look on the Scream before i knew it in english. So you was my first YT-Teacher. Iam a German Guy and had no Idea from English ! But now i understand more and i stay at your chanel. Thanks for your support- I have a Acoustic Series on CD from you and look every YT Video
I’ve been rewatching this video all week. Really making sure that I was getting the concept because my self (UA-cam) learning has hit a roadblock where I needed to connect the dots of what I was trying to do. There is so much information and tunnels of new things to learn like voicing, styles, progressions, scales, chords…a perfect combination for any occasion that I’m not sure any one human can learn all of; this helped me get over my first Roadblock of not seeing where I was going. So thank you
I literally have printouts and diagrams plastered on my walls. Knowing the fret board is VERY important and if you're a passionate guitar player, it should interest you to know as much about the instrument as possible. Never stop learning!
@@getinthecrust4907 I don't understand though. The last part of the lesson was that you need to learn every note on the fret board? I guess the circle of 5ths is a frame work for knowing where you are when you try and learn every note?
I found a bunch of patterns once I started looking. With the 4th String Root Inversion Major and the First Inversion Minor, you can play the entire circle of 5ths with one movable chord shape. It only requires that you lift your pinky then apply your pinky, and move down the fretboard two frets at a time, up or down the neck. Or, use your index finger to play the 2nd Inversion Major, beginning on C, then lower your ring finger to play the Root Minor Inversion (Am). That's probably the most useful pattern I found, but there are many others,, and I wouldn't have even looked if I hadn't watched this. So, thanks.
OMG, this is a great lesson. I'm a huge Marty fan and now I'm interested in more lessons from his teacher. I've studied the circle of 5ths before, but this video made things much simpler to grasp. Thank you!
This is great stuff. I've been working with the Circle of Fifths and Hey Joe literally for months now exploring all of the embellishments, and it has unlocked the fretboard for me. I had an epiphany that it's like the universal key that unlocks so many doors. The next stage after the bar chords, as Marty demonstrated (and I hope he adds a second video to teach this) is to add embellishments using the major pentatonic scale that sits right above each of the chords. The E bar chords and the A bar chords throughout the Circle of Fifths each have a major pentatonic scale that starts one step up on the fretboard and (fortunately for those of us trying to learn the guitar) the shapes of those major pentatonic scales are the first two shapes that we all learned as beginners. Right above each of the E bar chords starts the "extension" of what we've all learned as the minor pentatonic scale with the root on the A. And right above each of the A bar chords is the minor pentatonic that we all learned with the root on the E. Those pentatonic shapes that we learned as the E root and A root minor pentatonic scales are the major pentatonic scales for those notes/chords and their position sits right on top these bar chords as we progress through the Circle of Fifths. There are all kinds of double stops and embellishments to be found in both of those scale forms. I have been endlessly fascinated with this after I really discovered it and I have been practicing in this for months. I love it, and I just thought I'd share. I'm certainly no expert and I learned almost everything I know from Marty. Marty's the man! I just thought I would share my enthusiasm about this.
I have been playing off-again-on-again for 18 years now. I'm a prime example of someone who only wanted to learn songs and never learned theory when they were first beginning to play. I have no trouble learning from tabs but I want to understand the guitar more than I do. This video along with some others from Marty and Chris have taught me more about the theory behind the instrument than I think I've learned in my whole life. Thank you for putting them out, please continue doing what you do!
Been playing exclusively punk and metal for the past two years. My dexterity with both hands is up to speed but I’m staying with and jamming with some country/alternative guys this week so I’m coming here to try learning some basic things to try and keep afloat in standard, Marty the goat fr
I love watching and listening to experts in whatever field they command. When an expert is unassuming and like the friend next door I know it is true gold.
hey marty! i started watching you a little while ago and now i have never left my guitar alone!!! you inspire me so much and i hope you see this so u know that you are amazing, well done👍🏻
30 years of playing and now thanks to your explanation I finally understand the circle of fifths, how arpeggiated chords and scales flow within caged and the easiest way to play hey joe I've ever seen. Mind blown. Thanks Chris. Thanks Marty.
Marty! You and your Sensei, Chris are not just great guitarists, you are master instructors. Really appreciate you breaking things down and helping we mere mortals play the legends.
Thanks for so much clarity on this subject. You know you've reached your audience when they stop the video and go grab their guitar(s). I can see why Marty's such an outstanding musician. I'm your new best fan/follower.
Every single video like this is basically this , let me save everyone some time. “I went to school for years to learn this so I can’t remember what not knowing it is like. But I’ll try to cram those years of lessons or school into this 10 min video and no one will truly take much away from this “
Really? That's heartbreaking to hear. Are you simply unable to find the notes? Build the Barre chords? Because I'm seeing a lot of the opposite feedback in here. Maybe this is too advanced, but I gotta think if you can find the notes on the low E string, you really are capable of "getting" a lot out of this. I could be totally wrong.
I've been playing guitar for over 20 years........ And WOW I just had a monumental moment unravel in my brain!!! This right is here is straight up Gold. I wish I would have had this lesson when I was younger.. This is absolutely the best simplified, relatable breakdown of the circle of 5ths I have ever seen, and I only watched the video once.. Even tying in the triads and the scales.. This should be the staple lesson for every guitar player without a doubt. Thanks Chris, and Thanks Marty for all your lessons as well, they are Gold as well!!
Man, I think i just understood in 14mins what i skipped in many guitar books before and tought i‘ll never get it. Thank you for that awsome lesson. Keep up the great work! greetings from germany ✌🏻
I'm a strummer and I really enjoy each and every Marty UA-cam post . not sure if I'll live long enough to play some lead but I'll have fun trying with your information. thanks again
I have had a difficult time trying to learn this concept. I’ve found many articles online and many videos on UA-cam but still couldn’t make sense of it. This is the first time I’ve been able to wrap my head around it and I’m so excited to use these techniques in my everyday practice. Thank you so much!!
I just want to say thank u marty for the guitar lessons if it wasn't for u I wouldn't be able to play the songs I want so a big thank you marty from Glasgow Scotland 🏴🙏🏻
Thanks Chris, I've been using the Circle of Fifths slightly differently for the past couple of years for Rhythm, but now I'm finally tackling my scales (30 years to late!), this tutorial has been invaluable, thanks Marty for hosting Chris 🙂
I've struggled with the circle of fifths for a while now . To be honest, I sort of gave up trying to understand it. This video felt like a real break through for me. Thanks so much, Chris and Marty. Hopefully we'll see more of Chris in the future!
It’s funny because I was thinking the same thing, I thought after I saw Chris explain it on the fretboard, why hasn’t anyone else explained it that way? It finally made sense! Superb!! Thanks Chris and Marty!
Thanks to you both, Marty and Chris for this incredibly useful lesson. The "Circle" has always intimidated me. I appreciate you breaking it down into simple patterns, and showing the triad chords and blues scales. Several light bulbs went on! I have recently subscribed to both channels and find your methods of teaching so easy to follow. Thanks for encouraging and inspiring me and creating better players with your content.
@@blindponyband I'd suggest bypassing what's called "chord chasing" and go right to "target note" study. It's the same end, but target notes forces you to think more :)
@@curiousguitarist Are you saying that if the progression goes from D to A to G, and when it changes from D to A that you think of the E note in A chord, then think of the D note in the G chord, then think of the F# in the D chord...and be able to locate those notes and play licks around them?
Hot plateaus more than any musician I know. Writers block every other month. But this dude here has helped me get past a lot of it. I don’t know shit about theory. Or all chords in a key. But I’m getting my catalog together to actually record some music. Even if you’re tired of it and feel like you’re not advancing. Keep practicing.
As someone who's just learning to play guitar but really did understand a lot of the layers of the circle of fifths this really helped me put it on the neck of the guitar. Might be the best training video I've watched yet.
Thanks Marty for bringing the lesson and thank you Chris for literally straightening out that circle and putting it on the fret board so much easier to understand and great lesson.....have a great day guys ......Cheers!!!
Chris just blew my mind! I had heard of the circle of fifths but any time I'd start to watch or read anything about it, I'd LITERALLY go into a coma! Chris does a great job of getting right to it and making it clear. I learned Hey Joe from you Marty! But I was a parrot or a monkey just imitating. I know you mention circle of fifths in, that video but you know...coma!
@@curiousguitarist HI Chris, absolutely loved the video (you've opened my eyes) I have to ask, what amp & pedal were you using in this demonstration? I 'really' like the tone and how it breaks up just at the right time.
@@cv7900 this is just the guitar straight into a Yamaha THR10 desktop modeling amp (one of the best pieces of gear I’ve ever bought). It has a master volume knob that seems to perfectly mimic a tube amp at high output. I’m shocked how dynamic it is actually. Glad you enjoyed this!
@@cv7900 You too Charles! I wish I had a super fantastic answer that would apply to any amp/pedal, but I just dial in the master vol until it gets to this great dynamic point where the break up comes with right hand pressure on the attack. It is quite magical and has a very elastic feel to it.
Wow! You make it seem simple! Leaving the notes up all the way through was a huge help. I’ve been playing Hey Joe without realising it was from the circle of 5ths! Love these little guest spots. Thanks Chris and Marty.
I swear I've heard Hey Joe about 15 times in the last couple weeks just out in the world. Guess it's time to finally learn it. The universe is telling me something.
I've not played the guitar in 20 years and decided to try again... This is the most important lesson I ever learned. The rest of your content ahs been super helpful too. I purchased the Pentatonic scales course, Thank you !
That was an awesome lesson. Actually fairly easy to understand, just when I've been feeling really discouraged. Especially considering I've been told I sound shitty, and that people don't usually stick with it and give up. This video made me feel like, challenge accepted!
I might recommend also learning the intervals from a root note - like where is the second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, from the C. this forms the foundation for knowing what notes are available for any chord.
Wow. This turned on a lightbulb in my head AND fingers. Wish I had this lesson when I first picked up a guitar ten years ago. Never too late though. Thanks a bunch Chris & Marty. Keep rockin'!!!
Just like learning anything else; patience and repetition until you get to that eureka moment. Im kinda there with you but one thing I have learned in the past 20 years of playing is that when you stop trying so hard and you just play with perseverance, everything eventually falls into place and begins to make more and more sense. Best of luck to ya. You got this!
Love it, should put "How to use Circle of Fifths on the Guitar" as a search term for this video. Never really bothered with circle of fifths knowingly before, now this just showed me the rest of the path that my ears have yet to take. Real eye opener a complete road map of the fretboard, best explanation I ever saw. Then again my dumb ass 30 years ago didn't know what 12 bar was if you asked me even though I played it, I did not know that 1,4&5 had a name, I just knew how to do it. Best practical use of music lesson ever, love it and keep it coming!
I just had such a fun session after this video! I won’t pretend to completely understand the circle of fifths after this video but it was a huge step in the right direction.
Complete understanding is an illusion anyway. I went to a music school and I STILL don’t fully grasp it. Music theory is a never ending study, I’m just loving being on the bus :)
@@curiousguitarist Oh don't I know it. I started as a music major and I've learned way more from people on UA-cam, both because I think there is an imperative to teach for understanding and because there is no pressure on timing - I have the time to have epiphanies.
Marty from the beginning you have and remain my go to for expert teaching with a cheerful personality. Thanks for all you do. I'm getting in late in the game, 61yrs off age but my goal is hitting the stage somewhere with my cousin who's a professional bass player.
I had the privilege of taking lessons from Fred Sokolow when I lived in LA, and circle of fifths progressions are his bag! As he says, thousands of songs use these progressions.
Ok, you've got me interested. Mapping it to the Fretboard right away helps. So I've got this Circle, WHAT can I do with it? Ready for a follow up video. :)
That is exactly how the human brain normalizes complex subjects. It’s clear as a bell, then solid mud! Then back again! The good news is that every time you come back to clarity a little more sticks. Welcome to life as a musician right!?
Please accept this as constructive criticism. As with most lessons on the circle of fifths, there was lots of stuff on how to learn the circle of fifths. And almost none on how knowing it is of any practical use. Just a few relationships between things you already know and the circle of fifths. But you already know those other important things. Or if you don't, the circle of fifths doesn't help you learn them. To those of you out there scratching your heads about why do I need to learn this, you're not alone. The important things guitarists can get from the circle of fifths are limited, and they can be got in much easier ways.
Hey VW, nice insight. The circle has been invaluable for me, so that’s how I portray it, moving those triads and the blues scale example are how o see the real value: not so much as a method to improve you as a guitarist, but more as a tool to use on your journey as a master of the instrument and a more fully realized musician.
You do know what “Practical use” is right? It means To put a concept or theory to use by.....OH NO!!?....PRACTICE!. Music is sound. If you sat down and actually applied what he is howing you instead of wasting time complaing that 2 professional guitar instructors dont do their job correctly you would actually HEAR how these relationships work. You would also begin to HEAR music youre familiar with come from these concepts. The time you spend playing youtube video critic you should be spending practicing. You cant just have your hand held and be told a finite srt of instructions when it comes to playing an instrument. The circle of fifths are a fundimental aspect of music theory. The dude literally showed hownto play the intro to Hey Joe, what else do you want? How much more practical can you get? Theres a reason so many professional instuctors teach it. If you know easier ways or other concepts by all means make a video and show us. If youre scratching your heads about why you need to know hings then youre not going to get very far as a student.
@@eagles_s Please try not to get too worked up when someone makes a simple point about the teaching and learning of music theory. It's bad for your blood pressure. There is no single way of teaching guitar, or everyone would follow it and we would all know much the same stuff at each given prescribed level (common with other instruments). And all great players would know lots of similar theory, as with other instruments. The beauty of the guitar is that less of that is necessary for most styles of playing. I am not anti theory. I just believe the reasons why each aspect of it is important should be made clear. You shouldn't be taught scales without an explanation of why scales are important, as they are (but that is not always explained). "Fretboard mastery" is not an explanation, and many guitarists don't aspire to that anyway (some do). The circle of fifths is rightly taught to people learning to read music, people playing instruments other than guitar, and people just wanting a deeper understanding of music theory. If you believe the circle of fifths is vital to most guitarists, you have a different understanding of guitarists. Its only truly widely useful attribute is for finding the chords in a key. But you can get those much more easily direct from the fretboard. If you think the circle of fifths is a "fundamental aspect" for guitarists, please explain specifically why, so that we guitarists can judge whether we want to spend the considerable time necessary to learn it. Thus informed, we might then indeed decide to do so, or instead decide we would be better off spending that time practicing, or learning some other more important aspect of theory.
@@vw9659God almighty, im not advocating theory, in fact im self taught. What Im saying if you can do it better then stop being obnoxious and make your own videos. The concept of intervals is fundamental, no matter what they are. To be straight up honest I just cant stand obnoxious keyboard warrior “critics”. Period. So please dont bother with another 800 page dissertation. You just seem frustrated. Move on.
perfectly explained as a intermediate guitarist alot of these kinds of videos loose me but this is first ive ever really understand what was being taught,Excellent work as always marty❤️
I started learning how to play guitar after I retired about 8 years ago to help ward off the oldtimers diseases. I wouldn''t have even attempted to if it wasn't for UA-cam, and some local friends ( a few of which are half my age, great people, and incredible guitarists). I've seen videos on the circle of fiths, but not until this video has it ever made sense to me in a way that even a moron like me can understand. Thanks, Marty, and thank you, Chris!! Cheers!! :)
Most of the time when I see a musician get asked about what they were thinking during a certain solo/lick they say “no idea.” Lol It’s actually an honest answer because they already put in the work to master the scales etc years ago. Now, they know the theory but they just play. They know the shapes they’re going for and what will make the sound they envision in that moment. It’s super impressive.
@@Alan_Chapman Exactly. It's very cool to be able to hear what you want to play next, and have your hands just go there. Playing with your eyes closed actually builds this skill much MUCH faster.
@@curiousguitarist I literally can't play any songs I haven't learned off youtube. Idk how people freestyle and make it sound good. It's impossible for me :(
@@ratmoneyg it’s a journey... as people say. That started to click for me when I got a teacher and started learning jazz. An understanding of harmony (fundamental to jazz and improvisation) and how to harmonise a scale is a big step forward in this regard. Even with a basic understanding of this and a simple minor pentatonic scale under your fingers you can go a long way in ‘noodling’ with purpose and making it sound good. With those foundations you dig deeper into progressions, triads, intervals and chord tones and things start to rapidly expand melodically.
So everything was kinda clear to me but i dont exactly understand how to put the blues scale into the fifths. Should it change the pattern of the blues scale or it actually just starting the blues scale shape on another root note(the next fifth)
The best fucking advice player could use. Thank you so much for pulling us up for us to watch and learn. I’ve been playing the guitar 30+ years, and this is the best lesson of all, so thanks 1 million
You can practice for ever but if you never connect the dots you can only copy / learn songs and make songs. Which is cool. But it’s nothing compared to truly knowing the full theory behind the fretboard.
You're aging well Marty, I started playing guitar 4 years back and your were my very first first youtube guitar teacher. Still pumping out excellent videos too! Keep it going and thanks.
I really liked the comment regarding being the archeologist. As an experienced pianists, I've always been intimidated by the guitar and it's collected dust because I've always been stuck doodling with tab's but feeling like I've never understood the fretboard or chord shapes. From my reading music experience this is like a breakthrough for me and a big reason to dust off the guitar that's been collecting dust and demystifying things. Thanks so much!
Only thing is, if you're counting along with the letters, B to Gb is a diminished sixth. That's the point where you either start thinking in terms of sharps, or you have to talk about enharmonic equivalents (Gb is the same pitch as F#, which is the "fifth"). OK, I'm being a pain. I LOVE that you connected the circle to "Hey Joe" and even gave us a little bit of a fretboard foundation to maybe, just maybe, even fake our ways through "Giant Steps" someday.
I'm a single dad raising two little boys. Lost my wife two years ago and also a veteran dealing with some scars. Two things have really helped keep my chin up and head above water. Art and learning guitar. Your videos are great and easy to follow. Thank you man.
Thank you for your service and truly very sorry for your loss brother.
Great reply! Very sorry for your loss and thank you for your service from a fellow veteran. Keep doing what your doing, it really is great therapy. It looks like your a very good roll model for your boys!
Hooyah Brother...
Easy for me to say, but stay strong for those boys and for all of us guitarists!
✌️😎🎸🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶
Stay prayerful Judah. God has also been my strength and motivation to keep on going.
I paid for the whole fretboard so I'm gonna use the whole fretboard.
That's fretting brilliant
Harry potter it’s wordplay, not a joke
If you don’t move up the fretboard at all, then you must be a nut!
Hell, I paid for it 5 times!
YES
I have said many times before, but understanding the entire fretboard unlocks everything else to making music on the guitar! Great work!
Truth...say it again RC!!
@@curiousguitarist Thanks!
I would probably agree. Just easier said than done for us beginners. ☺️
@@SwitchbackXThunter true, but the beginning is still a point on the same path.
There will be another point on that path where this clicks for you, and still another where you will skip over a video like this because it’s too easy :)
@@curiousguitarist haha! Thank you my friend. I’m loving the journey of learning. It’s just its information overload sometimes. There’s so much to learn and at 52 years of age, I don’t pick it up or retain it as easily anymore. 😁
It's true you cannot noodle for 30 years and expect it will come by osmosis. I tried that. I learned nothing. I learned more in 5 years on UA-cam then I did the previous 30. Thanks to all you teachers.
Boom! 💥
I learned Johnny B Goode and I figured that was enough. The problem is everything I play sounds like Johnny B Goode.
@@guitarocd9984 LOL! Meanwhile that was more then enough for Chuck!!!!
So true man!
I’ve been noodling for 2 and I’m getting it lol, maybe slower than normal
This is what it means to be a true guitar teacher. Respect: 100000
Thanks KS.
Great teacher!
Never had a real-life guitar teacher but I've been playing for almost 4 years now progressing so much all thanks to Marty and his lessons!!! Love your work man and keep doing what you're doing! I know I'm not the only one who feels this way ❤️
Chris Shetland is such a great compliment to Marty’s teaching. Thanks so much, perfect teaching.
Glad you think so!
Couldnt find a link
TY for writing his name.
Sherland
Uncertain if you know this but you’re helping saves lives right now by giving folks purpose day to day, thank you
One of the things that kept me going when I felt like ending myself was getting better at guitar. Not to be a performer, because I'm too shy, but just to get better and more creative. Little things like that can give some people a purpose to keep living.
@@burgerkingisslay never leave it, and I hope someday you can share it, little by little the more time you put in...
Wow what a great comment. Its so true. Working towards a goal yields positive emotion. And getting better at guitar is insanely satisfying. Jamming on guitar has saved my life and when I first started Marty was one of the only teachers on UA-cam. I owe a lot of my progress to Marty, fantastic teacher.
Well said ☯️✌️🎶
@@burgerkingisslay I hope you're still going strong. Guitar gave me that same purpose and reason to keep going too. I know exactly how you feel.
Your self described "nuggets" are incredibly helpful by breaking down complicated theory into small, but useable segments.I like your teaching style.
Thanks so much Allan! Glad this stuff is useful!
Marty dude I swear you're like that uncle that lives in California and is like super cool and chill
Nothing cool about Commie-fornia anymore unfortunately
@@bhok1971 beast beaches in the country
@Levi Thompson Florida beaches are a tourist trap. I'm partial to NJ beaches, though I can acknowledge they're objectively disgusting too hahah
@@philidor9657 I think we know Texas beaches are the best this year, maybe not that past ones though.
@@bhok1971 Hahaaa is that you Donald ;)
Finally a lesson about the circle that I am able to understand, I am 68 and find retaining what I have learned very difficult. Thanks Chris and Marty.
Proud of you buddy!! Keep going strong!!
I hope you stuck with it. I'm starting, at 62.
That strat with the relic neck and the P-47 Thunderbolt on the body is f****** awesome!!!!
This blew my mind. I've been playing rhythm guitar in a band for years and recently started learning more theory as I never 'needed' it but this is outstanding. Thank you
You bet Ryan!
I’m originally a sax player and Berklee alumni. There is so much that never sunk in until I became a born again musician on guitar fourteen months ago.
Awesome job Marty!
I see you Tomo, stay funky!! :D
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Marty - Where's your hat?....and what have you done to your face?
That is a massive eye-opener! Thank you.
I’m 54 years old and I remember back in 9th grade taking night school Acoustic Guitar lessons. She was a very good teacher, but having the internet with UA-cam has groundbreaking for sure. So much more convenient and practical. Nothing against spending money on formal guitar lessons in person but sometimes that’s not feasible.
7:30- applying the circle of 5ths to triads.
7:50- the notes for triads are on the DGB strings (4,3,2 strings)
8:57- how to use the circle of 5ths to apply new information around the neck of the guitar
10:38- Using the circle of 5ths on only one string
Marty I'am 68 now. In 2014 i became a tragic Diagnosis from a EyeCancer I left my left Eye in a Operation and cant no more do my Hobby MTB in that Case I like it. Downhill, Enduro. I was very depressiv. In this time i remember in my Youth i like to learn Guitar. So i started, but how can i learn it. I look in the Internet and find you. I look on the Scream before i knew it in english. So you was my first YT-Teacher. Iam a German Guy and had no Idea from English ! But now i understand more and i stay at your chanel. Thanks for your support- I have a Acoustic Series on CD from you and look every YT Video
The production and look of this video is really nice.
That’s what I’m sayin I dig the lighting and camera quality
I’ve been rewatching this video all week. Really making sure that I was getting the concept because my self (UA-cam) learning has hit a roadblock where I needed to connect the dots of what I was trying to do. There is so much information and tunnels of new things to learn like voicing, styles, progressions, scales, chords…a perfect combination for any occasion that I’m not sure any one human can learn all of; this helped me get over my first Roadblock of not seeing where I was going. So thank you
I literally have printouts and diagrams plastered on my walls. Knowing the fret board is VERY important and if you're a passionate guitar player, it should interest you to know as much about the instrument as possible. Never stop learning!
Having a diagram of the circle of fifths on my wall above my piano was so useful, I ended up subconsciously memorising it in a few weeks
@@getinthecrust4907 I don't understand though. The last part of the lesson was that you need to learn every note on the fret board? I guess the circle of 5ths is a frame work for knowing where you are when you try and learn every note?
I found a bunch of patterns once I started looking. With the 4th String Root Inversion Major and the First Inversion Minor, you can play the entire circle of 5ths with one movable chord shape. It only requires that you lift your pinky then apply your pinky, and move down the fretboard two frets at a time, up or down the neck. Or, use your index finger to play the 2nd Inversion Major, beginning on C, then lower your ring finger to play the Root Minor Inversion (Am). That's probably the most useful pattern I found, but there are many others,, and I wouldn't have even looked if I hadn't watched this. So, thanks.
OMG, this is a great lesson. I'm a huge Marty fan and now I'm interested in more lessons from his teacher. I've studied the circle of 5ths before, but this video made things much simpler to grasp. Thank you!
That’s great to hear!!
I 2nd that, what a wonderful super easy lesson, that's how awesome teachers are so easy to get, Mr. Sherland thank you very much, you ROCK!!!
@@Haelmuscle thanks! Glad you enjoyed this one!
He’s so good! My playing is on fire today. This is exactly what “social media” should be! Thank Marty for sure!!
Chris
You're welcome!
This is great stuff. I've been working with the Circle of Fifths and Hey Joe literally for months now exploring all of the embellishments, and it has unlocked the fretboard for me. I had an epiphany that it's like the universal key that unlocks so many doors. The next stage after the bar chords, as Marty demonstrated (and I hope he adds a second video to teach this) is to add embellishments using the major pentatonic scale that sits right above each of the chords. The E bar chords and the A bar chords throughout the Circle of Fifths each have a major pentatonic scale that starts one step up on the fretboard and (fortunately for those of us trying to learn the guitar) the shapes of those major pentatonic scales are the first two shapes that we all learned as beginners. Right above each of the E bar chords starts the "extension" of what we've all learned as the minor pentatonic scale with the root on the A. And right above each of the A bar chords is the minor pentatonic that we all learned with the root on the E. Those pentatonic shapes that we learned as the E root and A root minor pentatonic scales are the major pentatonic scales for those notes/chords and their position sits right on top these bar chords as we progress through the Circle of Fifths. There are all kinds of double stops and embellishments to be found in both of those scale forms. I have been endlessly fascinated with this after I really discovered it and I have been practicing in this for months. I love it, and I just thought I'd share. I'm certainly no expert and I learned almost everything I know from Marty. Marty's the man! I just thought I would share my enthusiasm about this.
Sounds like you need to start a channel of your own already!!!
Whooohoo!
As a new guitar player, your comment reads to me like quantum mechanics. One day I'll get there but I've got a mountain to climb!
I have been playing off-again-on-again for 18 years now. I'm a prime example of someone who only wanted to learn songs and never learned theory when they were first beginning to play. I have no trouble learning from tabs but I want to understand the guitar more than I do. This video along with some others from Marty and Chris have taught me more about the theory behind the instrument than I think I've learned in my whole life. Thank you for putting them out, please continue doing what you do!
Holy Moly, Marty!!!! I've never had anyone make the circle of fifths so understandable. Thanks for sharing your teacher with us.
Been playing exclusively punk and metal for the past two years. My dexterity with both hands is up to speed but I’m staying with and jamming with some country/alternative guys this week so I’m coming here to try learning some basic things to try and keep afloat in standard, Marty the goat fr
How cool is that! What a light bulb moment seeing the circle in a linear way. Thank you so much guys. 🙏
I love watching and listening to experts in whatever field they command. When an expert is unassuming and like the friend next door I know it is true gold.
hey marty! i started watching you a little while ago and now i have never left my guitar alone!!! you inspire me so much and i hope you see this so u know that you are amazing, well done👍🏻
Played by ear for 15 years purely acoustic, 20 mins watching Chris has me a practice amp & guitar on the way, great to watch
Thanks 👍🤟
That’s great!!
We see the Teacher behind the "Mastermind"! WOW! both you guys are AWESOME!!!!! ;)
I can't believe this man just taught me Hey Joe and I wasn't even holding my guitar...
bro my exact thought
Also low key reminded me of Under The Bridge by RHCP.
Me too 😢
Within 8 mins you put in 3 pieces i was missing from the puzzle in my head i subbed straight away thank you now we know why martys so good at teaching
No doubt, it seems that great teachers turn out more great teachers which is good news for people like me that need all the help we can get!
30 years of playing and now thanks to your explanation I finally understand the circle of fifths, how arpeggiated chords and scales flow within caged and the easiest way to play hey joe I've ever seen. Mind blown. Thanks Chris. Thanks Marty.
Marty! You and your Sensei, Chris are not just great guitarists, you are master instructors. Really appreciate you breaking things down and helping we mere mortals play the legends.
Glad to help Richard!
Thanks for so much clarity on this subject. You know you've reached your audience when they stop the video and go grab their guitar(s). I can see why Marty's such an outstanding musician. I'm your new best fan/follower.
Every single video like this is basically this , let me save everyone some time. “I went to school for years to learn this so I can’t remember what not knowing it is like. But I’ll try to cram those years of lessons or school into this 10 min video and no one will truly take much away from this “
Really? That's heartbreaking to hear.
Are you simply unable to find the notes? Build the Barre chords? Because I'm seeing a lot of the opposite feedback in here.
Maybe this is too advanced, but I gotta think if you can find the notes on the low E string, you really are capable of "getting" a lot out of this. I could be totally wrong.
That’s because there is no shortcut to becoming a “Master” of the fretboard unfortunately. And the circle of fifths isn’t where you start.
@@tylerfetherston3208 You can start anywhere, and the circle, with octaves, is a very viable option
@@curiousguitarist I guess what I meant was you can start even simpler than this by learning the notes but you’re right.
@@tylerfetherston3208 Yes, there are many ways to skin this cat.
I've been playing guitar for over 20 years........ And WOW I just had a monumental moment unravel in my brain!!! This right is here is straight up Gold. I wish I would have had this lesson when I was younger.. This is absolutely the best simplified, relatable breakdown of the circle of 5ths I have ever seen, and I only watched the video once.. Even tying in the triads and the scales.. This should be the staple lesson for every guitar player without a doubt. Thanks Chris, and Thanks Marty for all your lessons as well, they are Gold as well!!
Wow. I finally get it. It just goes to show how a good teacher makes all the difference in the world.
Most useful lesson ever on UA-cam. Thank you. Marty and TEACHER.
Between Chris and Marty I’ve learned so much. Thank you guy!
✌️😎🎸🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶
Man, I think i just understood in 14mins what i skipped in many guitar books before and tought i‘ll never get it. Thank you for that awsome lesson. Keep up the great work! greetings from germany ✌🏻
Super useful. Going to grab my guitar. We all talk about the circle but usually don't apply it to fret board patters. Thank you.
Best teacher ever. So simple but so effective! Love to listen and learn from Chris! Top!!!
I'm a strummer and I really enjoy each and every Marty UA-cam post . not sure if I'll live long enough to play some lead but I'll have fun trying with your information. thanks again
You'll be able to play lead. All it takes is practice!
I have had a difficult time trying to learn this concept. I’ve found many articles online and many videos on UA-cam but still couldn’t make sense of it.
This is the first time I’ve been able to wrap my head around it and I’m so excited to use these techniques in my everyday practice. Thank you so much!!
I just want to say thank u marty for the guitar lessons if it wasn't for u I wouldn't be able to play the songs I want so a big thank you marty from Glasgow Scotland 🏴🙏🏻
Thanks Chris, I've been using the Circle of Fifths slightly differently for the past couple of years for Rhythm, but now I'm finally tackling my scales (30 years to late!), this tutorial has been invaluable, thanks Marty for hosting Chris 🙂
I've struggled with the circle of fifths for a while now . To be honest, I sort of gave up trying to understand it. This video felt like a real break through for me. Thanks so much, Chris and Marty. Hopefully we'll see more of Chris in the future!
That's really incredible to hear Callum!
It’s funny because I was thinking the same thing, I thought after I saw Chris explain it on the fretboard, why hasn’t anyone else explained it that way? It finally made sense! Superb!! Thanks Chris and Marty!
@@epiphone278 you bet Tim! I’m glad this view brought it into focus.
Thanks to you both, Marty and Chris for this incredibly useful lesson. The "Circle" has always intimidated me. I appreciate you breaking it down into simple patterns, and showing the triad chords and blues scales. Several light bulbs went on! I have recently subscribed to both channels and find your methods of teaching so easy to follow. Thanks for encouraging and inspiring me and creating better players with your content.
Yup. This just unlocked the ability to chord chase for me. Just tried it with G,C,D and the 7 note major scale. Feelin like a BOSS!!
Bam!!! Winner winner, circle of fifths dinner!!
@@curiousguitarist And, that would be great to see--what MR calls Chord Chasing, how does Circle of Fifths facilitate that?
@@blindponyband I'd suggest bypassing what's called "chord chasing" and go right to "target note" study. It's the same end, but target notes forces you to think more :)
@@curiousguitarist Could you give a quick example of what you mean by "target note" study?
@@curiousguitarist Are you saying that if the progression goes from D to A to G, and when it changes from D to A that you think of the E note in A chord, then think of the D note in the G chord, then think of the F# in the D chord...and be able to locate those notes and play licks around them?
Hot plateaus more than any musician I know. Writers block every other month. But this dude here has helped me get past a lot of it. I don’t know shit about theory. Or all chords in a key. But I’m getting my catalog together to actually record some music. Even if you’re tired of it and feel like you’re not advancing. Keep practicing.
Marty you’re a class act! Paying homage to your teacher like that is so cool to see!
As someone who's just learning to play guitar but really did understand a lot of the layers of the circle of fifths this really helped me put it on the neck of the guitar. Might be the best training video I've watched yet.
Great to hear Dan!
That makes it so easy it's ridiculous. It's like the "Idiot's Guide to the Circle of Fifths". Many thanks for taking the time to do this video.
Thanks Marty for bringing the lesson and thank you Chris for literally straightening out that circle and putting it on the fret board so much easier to understand and great lesson.....have a great day guys ......Cheers!!!
Chris just blew my mind! I had heard of the circle of fifths but any time I'd start to watch or read anything about it, I'd LITERALLY go into a coma! Chris does a great job of getting right to it and making it clear.
I learned Hey Joe from you Marty! But I was a parrot or a monkey just imitating. I know you mention circle of fifths in, that video but you know...coma!
That's a great comment Scott, thanks and so glad this one helped!!
@@curiousguitarist HI Chris, absolutely loved the video (you've opened my eyes) I have to ask, what amp & pedal were you using in this demonstration? I 'really' like the tone and how it breaks up just at the right time.
@@cv7900 this is just the guitar straight into a Yamaha THR10 desktop modeling amp (one of the best pieces of gear I’ve ever bought).
It has a master volume knob that seems to perfectly mimic a tube amp at high output. I’m shocked how dynamic it is actually.
Glad you enjoyed this!
@@curiousguitarist Thank you Chris, that's very helpful. have a great week
@@cv7900 You too Charles! I wish I had a super fantastic answer that would apply to any amp/pedal, but I just dial in the master vol until it gets to this great dynamic point where the break up comes with right hand pressure on the attack. It is quite magical and has a very elastic feel to it.
Wow! You make it seem simple! Leaving the notes up all the way through was a huge help. I’ve been playing Hey Joe without realising it was from the circle of 5ths! Love these little guest spots. Thanks Chris and Marty.
Hey Jane! Glad you liked this one!!
I swear I've heard Hey Joe about 15 times in the last couple weeks just out in the world. Guess it's time to finally learn it. The universe is telling me something.
Do it ! It's awesome and not to hard.
I've not played the guitar in 20 years and decided to try again... This is the most important lesson I ever learned. The rest of your content ahs been super helpful too. I purchased the Pentatonic scales course, Thank you !
That was an awesome lesson. Actually fairly easy to understand, just when I've been feeling really discouraged. Especially considering I've been told I sound shitty, and that people don't usually stick with it and give up. This video made me feel like, challenge accepted!
Don't be discouraged by the so-called critics (haters). Keep practicing and playing. Improvement comes with practice and enjoyment.
💯 keep pushing and those haters hate them selves
This was one of the easiest lessons I have never understood on here. The way you broke it down was masterful. Much appreciated and valued✔️👍👏👏👏
Thanks Chris & Marty. I found the CAGED system has helped me big time in learning my way around the fretboard. Please keep doing these lessons.
I might recommend also learning the intervals from a root note - like where is the second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, from the C. this forms the foundation for knowing what notes are available for any chord.
Wow. This turned on a lightbulb in my head AND fingers. Wish I had this lesson when I first picked up a guitar ten years ago. Never too late though. Thanks a bunch Chris & Marty. Keep rockin'!!!
I really like that SG.
How cool of you to give your teacher a platform. I enjoyed the lesson and his style and demeanor. You’ve taught me a lot too. Thanks!
Any other beginners see this and think "oh cool! It says it's easy!" and you're still completely lost after watching it multiple times? Fml 😂
Just like learning anything else; patience and repetition until you get to that eureka moment. Im kinda there with you but one thing I have learned in the past 20 years of playing is that when you stop trying so hard and you just play with perseverance, everything eventually falls into place and begins to make more and more sense. Best of luck to ya. You got this!
Love it, should put "How to use Circle of Fifths on the Guitar" as a search term for this video. Never really bothered with circle of fifths knowingly before, now this just showed me the rest of the path that my ears have yet to take. Real eye opener a complete road map of the fretboard, best explanation I ever saw. Then again my dumb ass 30 years ago didn't know what 12 bar was if you asked me even though I played it, I did not know that 1,4&5 had a name, I just knew how to do it. Best practical use of music lesson ever, love it and keep it coming!
I just had such a fun session after this video! I won’t pretend to completely understand the circle of fifths after this video but it was a huge step in the right direction.
Complete understanding is an illusion anyway. I went to a music school and I STILL don’t fully grasp it.
Music theory is a never ending study, I’m just loving being on the bus :)
@@curiousguitarist Oh don't I know it. I started as a music major and I've learned way more from people on UA-cam, both because I think there is an imperative to teach for understanding and because there is no pressure on timing - I have the time to have epiphanies.
Marty from the beginning you have and remain my go to for expert teaching with a cheerful personality. Thanks for all you do. I'm getting in late in the game, 61yrs off age but my goal is hitting the stage somewhere with my cousin who's a professional bass player.
That was probably one of the easiest methods of learning the circle of fifths applied to the fretboard ever. Amazing work.
I had the privilege of taking lessons from Fred Sokolow when I lived in LA, and circle of fifths progressions are his bag! As he says, thousands of songs use these progressions.
Ok, you've got me interested. Mapping it to the Fretboard right away helps. So I've got this Circle, WHAT can I do with it? Ready for a follow up video. :)
Play different riffs utilize it into your soloing or just playing in general , help you understand the mechanics of some songs like hey joe .
This Music Theory nugget is wonderfully taught and explained, Thanks Marty for introduction to Chris Sherland..Great Teacher
You read my mind, man! I've been searching for a tutorial on this
So glad this is useful Dude!
I’m baffled!! As a guitar beginner, this is an amazing tutorial to ease into music theory!
I recently learned the circle of fifths. Now I can learn to apply it, thanks to your lesson. Awesome video.
A year later I just picked up something that I didn’t quite get last year. Love your lessons.
It's been great gradually improving my skill through the years as I've watched your videos and seeing your skill improve too.
I have been working on the religiously for a bit now. Comes in waves then I lose it. I’m really hoping this helps!!
That is exactly how the human brain normalizes complex subjects. It’s clear as a bell, then solid mud! Then back again!
The good news is that every time you come back to clarity a little more sticks.
Welcome to life as a musician right!?
@@curiousguitarist yessir! Loving every minute of it! You have a new sub in me sir!
@@mr5039 thanks so much for the sub, I really appreciate it!
The P-47 silhoutte on that Strat is a nice touch!
I love how he randomly played hey joe
Thank’s … finally after many years not understanding this important concept your video helped me begin to figure this out.
Please accept this as constructive criticism. As with most lessons on the circle of fifths, there was lots of stuff on how to learn the circle of fifths. And almost none on how knowing it is of any practical use. Just a few relationships between things you already know and the circle of fifths. But you already know those other important things. Or if you don't, the circle of fifths doesn't help you learn them. To those of you out there scratching your heads about why do I need to learn this, you're not alone. The important things guitarists can get from the circle of fifths are limited, and they can be got in much easier ways.
Hey VW, nice insight.
The circle has been invaluable for me, so that’s how I portray it, moving those triads and the blues scale example are how o see the real value: not so much as a method to improve you as a guitarist, but more as a tool to use on your journey as a master of the instrument and a more fully realized musician.
You do know what “Practical use” is right? It means To put a concept or theory to use by.....OH NO!!?....PRACTICE!. Music is sound. If you sat down and actually applied what he is howing you instead of wasting time complaing that 2 professional guitar instructors dont do their job correctly you would actually HEAR how these relationships work. You would also begin to HEAR music youre familiar with come from these concepts. The time you spend playing youtube video critic you should be spending practicing. You cant just have your hand held and be told a finite srt of instructions when it comes to playing an instrument. The circle of fifths are a fundimental aspect of music theory. The dude literally showed hownto play the intro to Hey Joe, what else do you want? How much more practical can you get? Theres a reason so many professional instuctors teach it. If you know easier ways or other concepts by all means make a video and show us. If youre scratching your heads about why you need to know hings then youre not going to get very far as a student.
@@eagles_s Please try not to get too worked up when someone makes a simple point about the teaching and learning of music theory. It's bad for your blood pressure. There is no single way of teaching guitar, or everyone would follow it and we would all know much the same stuff at each given prescribed level (common with other instruments). And all great players would know lots of similar theory, as with other instruments. The beauty of the guitar is that less of that is necessary for most styles of playing. I am not anti theory. I just believe the reasons why each aspect of it is important should be made clear. You shouldn't be taught scales without an explanation of why scales are important, as they are (but that is not always explained). "Fretboard mastery" is not an explanation, and many guitarists don't aspire to that anyway (some do). The circle of fifths is rightly taught to people learning to read music, people playing instruments other than guitar, and people just wanting a deeper understanding of music theory. If you believe the circle of fifths is vital to most guitarists, you have a different understanding of guitarists. Its only truly widely useful attribute is for finding the chords in a key. But you can get those much more easily direct from the fretboard. If you think the circle of fifths is a "fundamental aspect" for guitarists, please explain specifically why, so that we guitarists can judge whether we want to spend the considerable time necessary to learn it. Thus informed, we might then indeed decide to do so, or instead decide we would be better off spending that time practicing, or learning some other more important aspect of theory.
@@vw9659God almighty, im not advocating theory, in fact im self taught. What Im saying if you can do it better then stop being obnoxious and make your own videos. The concept of intervals is fundamental, no matter what they are.
To be straight up honest I just cant stand obnoxious keyboard warrior “critics”. Period. So please dont bother with another 800 page dissertation. You just seem frustrated. Move on.
perfectly explained as a intermediate guitarist alot of these kinds of videos loose me but this is first ive ever really understand what was being taught,Excellent work as always marty❤️
Thank you very much Marty for introducing Chris as your teacher, I am following him as well now...Cheers!
Thanks! Uptown!
I started learning how to play guitar after I retired about 8 years ago to help ward off the oldtimers diseases. I wouldn''t have even attempted to if it wasn't for UA-cam, and some local friends ( a few of which are half my age, great people, and incredible guitarists). I've seen videos on the circle of fiths, but not until this video has it ever made sense to me in a way that even a moron like me can understand. Thanks, Marty, and thank you, Chris!! Cheers!! :)
When Hendrix does those licks between chords is he using the scale of the chord he’s playing or is it something else?
Yeah, for the most part you got it...he's adding in nearby "scale tones" to those triads.
Most of the time when I see a musician get asked about what they were thinking during a certain solo/lick they say “no idea.” Lol It’s actually an honest answer because they already put in the work to master the scales etc years ago. Now, they know the theory but they just play. They know the shapes they’re going for and what will make the sound they envision in that moment. It’s super impressive.
@@Alan_Chapman Exactly. It's very cool to be able to hear what you want to play next, and have your hands just go there.
Playing with your eyes closed actually builds this skill much MUCH faster.
@@curiousguitarist I literally can't play any songs I haven't learned off youtube. Idk how people freestyle and make it sound good. It's impossible for me :(
@@ratmoneyg it’s a journey... as people say. That started to click for me when I got a teacher and started learning jazz. An understanding of harmony (fundamental to jazz and improvisation) and how to harmonise a scale is a big step forward in this regard. Even with a basic understanding of this and a simple minor pentatonic scale under your fingers you can go a long way in ‘noodling’ with purpose and making it sound good. With those foundations you dig deeper into progressions, triads, intervals and chord tones and things start to rapidly expand melodically.
Ive been struggling with coming up with good chord progressions on the fly so this lesson was gold
So everything was kinda clear to me but i dont exactly understand how to put the blues scale into the fifths. Should it change the pattern of the blues scale or it actually just starting the blues scale shape on another root note(the next fifth)
Use the same EXACT pattern, just start it on the next note in the pattern. Watch the vid a few times and it’ll sink right in!
Good luck!!!
@@curiousguitarist ok i think i understand it now. Thanks :)
@@Santiino yessssss!!!
The best fucking advice player could use. Thank you so much for pulling us up for us to watch and learn. I’ve been playing the guitar 30+ years, and this is the best lesson of all, so thanks 1 million
As the master ace freahly says practice practice and a little more practice
He also says “I don’t know what I’m doing”
You can practice for ever but if you never connect the dots you can only copy / learn songs and make songs. Which is cool. But it’s nothing compared to truly knowing the full theory behind the fretboard.
You're aging well Marty, I started playing guitar 4 years back and your were my very first first youtube guitar teacher. Still pumping out excellent videos too! Keep it going and thanks.
Hey joe what are you doing with my riff in your hand
I really liked the comment regarding being the archeologist. As an experienced pianists, I've always been intimidated by the guitar and it's collected dust because I've always been stuck doodling with tab's but feeling like I've never understood the fretboard or chord shapes. From my reading music experience this is like a breakthrough for me and a big reason to dust off the guitar that's been collecting dust and demystifying things. Thanks so much!
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I was lost
But now I'm found!
Only thing is, if you're counting along with the letters, B to Gb is a diminished sixth. That's the point where you either start thinking in terms of sharps, or you have to talk about enharmonic equivalents (Gb is the same pitch as F#, which is the "fifth"). OK, I'm being a pain. I LOVE that you connected the circle to "Hey Joe" and even gave us a little bit of a fretboard foundation to maybe, just maybe, even fake our ways through "Giant Steps" someday.
So this is the "Easiest" way?
Dead end for you? ⛔
Great Lesson.. my instructor has been drilling the circle of 5ths for a while.. seeing you lay it out like this is helpful.. thank you 🙏🏼