🎸 $100 off Bulletproof Guitar Player for Black Friday (SALE ENDS SOON) ►►► bit.ly/49dn2vF Have you been spinning your wheels with your guitar playing for years… or even decades? Well, wouldn’t it feel great to get back on track with your guitar journey and make some amazing progress in 2025? Right now I’m holding a sale for my flagship course Bulletproof Guitar Player, which was designed to help frustrated guitarists break free from the clutches of the ‘lost intermediate plateau’. That’s the type of rut that has you feeling completely clueless when it comes to deciding what to learn and practice next, to reach that next level where you finally… ✅ Feel confident with your playing (not nervous to make mistakes) ✅ Know the fretboard inside and out (and no longer feel chained one area) ✅ Understand the music you’re playing (and take the guesswork out of playing things that sound good)
Once you understand some basic connections things start to suddenly progress. One day I decided to force myself to learn all the all the scales up and down the neck in E & A on guitar (after playing guitar for some 20 years and stuck on a platau). It suddenly dawned on me that the modes all overlap inside the scales. modes went fron a mystery to a basic part of my musical vocabulary and once I knew those positions and how they relate to each other, I could play in any key. I couldnt play leads until I figured that out, despite all the lessons explaining modes and scales I'd taken over the years, it was just that simple epiphany for me that made it all click into place. People were pretty shocked when i went from playing rythm to being able to suddenly rip out leads with little effort. I had already developed the skills, just didnt know how to properly apply them.
Using Circle of fifths 1 - practice circle of fifths on one string (c, g, d, a, e, b, gb, db ...) 2 - play all 12 major pentatonics in one position 3 - play major triads on top three strings (c, g, d, a, ...)
This guy is an absolute frickin joke.. NEVER PRACTICE HIS note “excercise”.. As for smooth to a pro it’s blatantly obvious this guy sped up previous recording and then acted playing it on camera! Unfortunately UA-cam is rife with these these used car salesmen.. This guy describes this music school where students take collegiate/university level exams on minor pentatonic scales?? Hahaha!!! 😂 This is what someone in the first few months would be doing at age six-10 and he failed! Obviously he didn’t because he was 7 yrs into university level music education pshh.. Real music students sight read, that he can’t is the only honest thing he said
I have real umbrage with the classical syllabus. I was a reasonably competent junior classical guitar and piano player and never once was I shown the diatonic framework and the modal scales locked within the major scale. Simply plotting all the notes of the major scale on the fretboard. Post-classical tuition, this epiphany became integral in my ability to improvise and create. The point being that the primary function of an instrument is as a creative medium. Where the classical syllabus seems to specifically focus on executing and interpreting pieces written by someone else. All the best virtuoso musicians seem to come from a position of creative pursuit. It’s a much more productive and fulfilling journey than seeing musicianship as some linear pursuit of academic attainment.
53 years old. I've been in lost intermediate hell for decades. Very inspiring video. I'll take your course some day when I can afford it. Seems like an excellent value.
Don't need spend money to get better man! A plateau is in our heads. Progress goes so fast when you start then...WALL! Your gonna break through, I'll ask the universe for ya ! ❤
63 years old. Started playing bluegrass in 1973 on a Martin D-18 copy (Aspen). Bought a 1966 335 on July 3, 1976 (still have it). Been playing a long time and I play rock, country, jazz, and adult contemporary. Mostly 60's and 70's (Beatle, Eagles, Clapton). You would think that after playing for 50 years, I would be a great player. Not so. Sure, I know some scales and some cool jazz chords, but really, I'm just an experienced hack. I'm probably a good intermediate player but nowhere as good as I would like to be. My 2-cents.
@@sirwinston2368 I would love to may that Martin ngl haha but yea I’m 34 been playing since I was 14 I hit the wall once I got into improv and playing fast and expanding outside of rock/blues like I know I have this untapped potential more than capable just don’t know how to unlock it it’s been frustrating the last 10-12 years or so feeling stagnant I stopped playing serious like that but I got out my feelings and picking it up again like I can figure stuff out by ear learn songs etc but when it comes to writing my own music I’ve hit a wall creative sparks comes n goes it’s not consistent self taught btw just need that nudge in the right direction hope we both find that missing link 🙏🏻
I'm about to turn 61, and have been lost in the desert for thirty years, I love your video brother a huge light bulb went off watching this , thanks so much. 😊
Great explanation. I used to play everything while visualizing scales, now I'm visualizing chord/arpeggio shapes and my playing now sounds way more musical and advanced. I suppose the ultimate level is when you can play without visualizing anything or having the framework so far in the back of your mind that it just comes out.
i appreciate your honesty in your vids. with guitar and life in general, one of the most important attributes to have is humility and just the overall ability to admit when we’ve made mistakes.
The degree of dedication you had to have to think these up, nevermind execute them, is EXTREMELY commendable. Thank you for sharing these I will be doing all 3 every day from now on 😎🤘
I started later in life and only aspire to play for my own enjoyment. But I really do want to become good at guitar. When I sadly realized the ten years from 40 to 50 were gone and I had almost nothing to show for them, I determined to seriously try to become as good as possible for me. Its been almost 5 years since and with a year of real lessons and lots of YT tutoring, Ive progressed to an early(?) intermediate player. Your videos really inspire me and i appreciate your channel. I'm currently at the beginning of Paul Davids' Next Level Playing course but I just may check out your course when Im done. Cheers✌🏻
Wish I had this info years ago. I have managed to learn all the notes, scale patterns and triads but it was a long painful journey. With the technic/practice routine shown here I'm sure I would have completed the journey much sooner. Best advice I've seen to date for guitar, this will without a doubt benefit all who do it.
Very well put " The intermediate guitar plateau " exactly . People with high function left brain tried to explain how to understand the fretboard , but I can't get it. I learn by trial and error . I got to do it to know it.
Aye, Ross, very generous of you sharing your very interesting story and your approach with these three exercises. Got a little chuckle when you said, "Long story short" - too late! Worth getting to 9:00 and the meat of this video. You make so much sense, especially how playing scales chromatically doesn't teach you the notes on the fretboard as effectively as playing the cycle of 5ths on each string. Thank you, most excellent!
Beautiful guitar! My first great guitar I ever played was my dad’s ES 339. The second one was an 80s model LP custom, black! It belonged to my friend Wes. He bought it, in the 80s, lightly used, for $250! He kept and played that guitar till he died about ten years ago. He wore the paint off the neck and all around the pups where he strummed. I often wonder what ever happened to that guitar?
What you are describing sounds to me like a template for learning, identifying foundational steps, followed by building on top of that one layer at a time. The commonality that I see among those instruction videos that I feel are the "best" is that they approach learning in a coherent manner. This logical approach is almost universally useful, and I find it surprising how often I see attempts made to learn without any such framework.
Awesome knowledge Ross and thank you for such guidance. I’m 68 and been playing for 56 yrs and been at that “stuck” place which as limited my abilities in articulating what I want to express. This my friend has given me a serious boost to re engage at a different level ❤ god bless you man.
This is so valuable.. I've been playing for thirty years and learnt the circle of 4th going anticlockwise through the circle, Late 2022 Then started going in 5th changing keys 🗝️ Now I hear how "It's all connected"... I was stuck for many years. I suppose life circumstances and lack of musical inspiration and passion didn't help.. I'm just an obsessive person.
I’m learning scales in different positions on my pedal steel.The same thing you’re discussing. Instead of the C scale in the 8th position,we learn to start the C scale in the 1st position. The biggest difference though is we have foot pedals and knee levers.We also use 10 strings.
You said, “he changed the way I thought about guitar.” That was my similar aha moment. When I realized my hands could do nearly anything but my thinking couldn’t employ them. After learning caged, I felt unleashed. I thought less about scales and more about notes available around the chord shapes and wow the jump in my playing. We worry about dexterity, when the whole time it’s how we think while we play.
I went back to this video only for that cool intro. Tasteful choice of notes, accurate bending, absolutely sounds like coming from a world touring pro!
There was another video you did similar to this and with just that one exercise in that video I can now climb all over the fretboard. I can't tell you how many gave sprang from that one little run you taught. Can't wait to try this!
I opened up the Final Notice email from Ross's BulletProof Guitar Black Friday closing sale and I managed to get the Pentatonic Rock Lines course included for half price along with the Hendrix Rhythm Guitar package! Also, as I was using my tablet to pay for the course(s), I had the BPG site open on my PC at the Library section and I had both new courses ready to go within seconds.Go, Ross!
Bravo, Ross. Excellent explanation of the three exercises and why guitarists need to practice them. Yes, one should be able to play in any key at any position. Of course, this will include going beyond or below position for some of the notes - usually only a fret. Learning this helps us improvise in any key, anywhere.
Nice approach. I think last year I learned how to build my required pentatonic box (or any other scale) starting from any root note, so 3 keys on same position on fretboard can also be executed this way. Knowing your intervals is crucial. Then I started correlating intervals with the fingering shapes on the fretboard, like fingers 1 - 4 could mean root to 3b or it could also mean 5 to 7b, which, on pentatonic, you stack them one on top of the other on adjacent strings. Same applies for other fingerings such as 1 - 3 could mean 4 to 5, 1 - 3 on the very next string means 7b - root and 1 - 3 on the next string gives you 3b to 4, and so on. I think correlation between intervals and shapes is key here, but your approach is also interesting and worth looking into, keep it up.
good explanations ... i started playing about 11 months ago , I know a professional musician so he's been helpful in helping me learn technique and theory, but he's kind of all over the place. I can't really read music (yet) but I do have an app called muted that i got for like 5 dollars on the app store that has a fretboard map, circle of 5ths etc, all the scales, chord positions and stuff... a tuner, it's pretty useful. I'm 39 and not looking to pursue a music career so this is all just for fun for me, but i do feel like my progress has stagnated and these are some good exercises
Edinburgh…..the sensible coast! This exact concept came to me and was a huge eye opener when I started getting into country guitar playing or even jazz guitar playing where you play over chord tones. I remember thinking it would be beneficial to be able to play over, let’s say a i iv v progression without having to change positions when playing at top speeds. Great video!
This video could possibly be a life saver. I’ve been aware of this theory for years but am stuck in advanced intermediate hell because I can’t figure out how to practically apply it - no matter how much practice I do, or online guitar instruction I consume. Until now. This formula just might work…🤞
Mr. Campbell, thank you very much for this video. I feel like this set of exercises will cut through "tips and tricks and hacks and secrets" by pouring a solid foundation of skill and experience. If you have a video for preparing the hands before playing to prevent fatigue and injury, let me know, please. Happy New Year and God bless you.
I definitely see how this can happen,even some of the smallest things,are huge problems when you never was shown them,some teachers take for granted that you know.
Damn, ive bem playing for 20 years, and i felt stuck for so long now. I am at the exact place you were! This helped me understand what i have to do in such a clear way! Thank you very much!
Thank you so much man! I really learn a lot from you and some of you other amazing guitar guys on youtube! Im eternally greatful! Played guitar very basic on and off for about 6 years. Decided to go more into it. Love every minute of it, the theory, the practical lessons etc. Really helps out here in this matrix :) Keep doing your thing man! Unfortunately I dont have money at the moment but if I were to become a bit richer your one of the first I immediately support. Some extra hidden knowledge the way I see it. So thank you for that man! Eternally grateful for your free stuff. Helps me a lot Cheers, me and my gf both practicing music here! Peace! NoMaD Netherlands
Thank you man 🙏 You might have it already but in case you don't, I do have a 100% free soloing course that you can sign up for right here 👉 shop.bulletproofguitarplayer.com/melodicsoloingwithtriads
The third exercise becomes more musically meaningful, if you look at what is the _third_ of each triad and realize that it's the _leading tone_ for the next triad on the sequence, i.e. one half-step below the next triad's root. And it's easy to find all sorts of melodic arpeggiations and melody lines. How about adding a rootless seventh of each chord as a passing chord before going to the next one. The seventh of each chord is one semitone above the next chord's third. This simple geometry can be applied to all "tonal", functional music.
That intro jam was phenomenal. Musically perfect. And your tone was incredible too. Can you share what gear (distortion/OD pedal, amp or amp sim, and what pickups in your Les Paul)you’re using to get that tone? And then on the musical side of that intro, what are you thinking when you composed or improvised that? I hear various melodic devices, maybe some patterns, interesting rhythmic variations, anyway I’m curious what you’re thinking when playing that. Thanks for any info on that
Thank you! Not sure what the pickups are but it's a 57 VOS LP from this year. Used the Archetype Rabea plugin from neural DSP. As for what I'm thinking - this is kind of a blend of licks I've practiced before tied together with improvised passages. I definitely try to use rhythmic variations when soloing but it's more of a subconscious thing now I guess.
You are fantastic and thank you for helping in these particular areas of guitar. It is a big deal to get to move forward with good advice! You are absolutely correct and all who are really good would not be mocking your time! Appreciate you and thanks!!!😊
Thank you for your approach to this subject. I got a lot out of it, which has tightened up my thought process for melodic improvisation. I play in two bands, and for each performance, I have no idea what we are going to play. We don't have rehearsals, and we may have a different keyboardist for each performance. I've only been playing for 17 months, and this is very challenging for me. However, as you mentioned, you get better at it the more you develop an ear for it. What allowed the traction to kick in for me was getting into the number system of the triads along with the 3NPS (three-note-per-string) system. However, it seems there is an approach to this that can make it foolproof, but I can't say I have found it yet. To me, it seems that if you can find the tonic center or what you think is the tonic center, you still need to identify the key. For example, you might think the tonic center is C, but you are actually on the 5 in the key of F major. It seems there could be a structured protocol to nail this on the fly. What I have in mind is to start with the diatonic scale to ensure it has me in the key. Then, find the notes within the scale that allow for a note progression of melody, like an arpeggio, and then play the same order in a triad chord progression. Have you tried something like this in your journey? Any suggestions along these lines that you can offer for me to explore? Thanks for sharing. You might say, Ask the musician for what key they are in before we play, HaHa They don't even know what Key they are going to be in because Pastor just Has a Song in his Heart and we Find the Tonic of His Voice and Take off. Between the Bass, Lead and Keyboadist it's a Race for the Tonic and then we Run behid the Keyboards with Melody. It's incredible but I need to get better at it. If I don't catch on fast enough, I have to either play the Bongos or Tamberine and try to figure it it out by just slides and fills as best I can. But when I get it right with the Key, I'm on cloud 9. Can't make mistakes and enjoying the session. Anyway... Appreciate any feedback for using the number system with 3NPS instead of notes?
thank you so much for this lesson . first time i ever have been blown away and actually learned intelligent information that i can use and lastly this might be the final piece to my puzzle to get over the hump. i to have been stuck and wondering what am i missing or doing wrong . much thanks
@ You deserve it my musician brother. I’m 73 years old and every day i thank the Lord for the glorious gift of music. Music saved my life. Thank you for the video.
Excellent video! With the knowledge and perspective you have taught here and some personal elbow grease one can improve their guitar capabilities just by applying this to what they already know!
Useful, the first practice allows you to identify the root note, the second and third helps you to do the scale things. Do both, you can play the scale when the chord changes. Thats what i get from this video, if I missed something please correct me.
Bulletproof Guitar is challenging, but it’s something I wish I had access to 20 years ago. I am more inspired to learn than I have been in years. You have to put in the work but it pays off. Give it a try.
I've really enjoyed watching you and your channel grow over the years. I have learned a ton from your lessons since you started all this and I cant thank you enough for the knowledge! All the best to you and your family for the holidays and new year!
Parts of it make me think about CAGED system, which can be used to play chords and scales (including pentatonics) all over the fretboard, and make the Lead part fits with the particular chord progression of the moment, no matter where you are on the neck..
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Have you been spinning your wheels with your guitar playing for years… or even decades?
Well, wouldn’t it feel great to get back on track with your guitar journey and make some amazing progress in 2025?
Right now I’m holding a sale for my flagship course Bulletproof Guitar Player, which was designed to help frustrated guitarists break free from the clutches of the ‘lost intermediate plateau’.
That’s the type of rut that has you feeling completely clueless when it comes to deciding what to learn and practice next, to reach that next level where you finally…
✅ Feel confident with your playing (not nervous to make mistakes)
✅ Know the fretboard inside and out (and no longer feel chained one area)
✅ Understand the music you’re playing (and take the guesswork out of playing things that sound good)
Tried paying for this but kept to sell me more and more shit and idk if my payment went through
@@jeffmora9832 Hey Jeff, please send us an email at support@bulletproofguitarplayer.com and we'll be able to get this sorted out for you.
I'm a beginner should i not take this course??
Yappin all the way for 9 minutes straight... then you get the exercises...
@@aduntoridas010 Useful discussion, IMO.
Exercises are at 9 minutes
Almost gave up on the video, so this dude got the view thanks to you 😅
Thank you!
If that isn’t the epitome of UA-cam 😂
As usual with Ross haha
@@nthonyH😂
Once you understand some basic connections things start to suddenly progress. One day I decided to force myself to learn all the all the scales up and down the neck in E & A on guitar (after playing guitar for some 20 years and stuck on a platau). It suddenly dawned on me that the modes all overlap inside the scales. modes went fron a mystery to a basic part of my musical vocabulary and once I knew those positions and how they relate to each other, I could play in any key. I couldnt play leads until I figured that out, despite all the lessons explaining modes and scales I'd taken over the years, it was just that simple epiphany for me that made it all click into place. People were pretty shocked when i went from playing rythm to being able to suddenly rip out leads with little effort. I had already developed the skills, just didnt know how to properly apply them.
Lol I remember I had the same break through and was calling all my friends instantly got 10x as good
I think this is were a lot of us get stumped. I've been playing guitar for 30 years and wish I'd taken the time to learn the fretboard this way.
Using Circle of fifths
1 - practice circle of fifths on one string (c, g, d, a, e, b, gb, db ...)
2 - play all 12 major pentatonics in one position
3 - play major triads on top three strings (c, g, d, a, ...)
Saint @Lakestir
Thank you, sitting through these overedited videos for the simple information is exhasuting.
The details start at 8:56
God bless
Thank you!
That intro was so clean and spotless that should be its own Dawn commercial
This guy is an absolute frickin joke.. NEVER PRACTICE HIS note “excercise”.. As for smooth to a pro it’s blatantly obvious this guy sped up previous recording and then acted playing it on camera! Unfortunately UA-cam is rife with these these used car salesmen.. This guy describes this music school where students take collegiate/university level exams on minor pentatonic scales?? Hahaha!!! 😂 This is what someone in the first few months would be doing at age six-10 and he failed! Obviously he didn’t because he was 7 yrs into university level music education pshh.. Real music students sight read, that he can’t is the only honest thing he said
@@JasonWright-mc6dz You're the joke, troll. Show your videos.
@@JasonWright-mc6dz Are you off your meds?
@JasonWright-mc6dz Where's your videos or audio clips of you playing, bro?
@JasonWright-mc6dz I can't find shit of you ANYWHERE.
I have real umbrage with the classical syllabus. I was a reasonably competent junior classical guitar and piano player and never once was I shown the diatonic framework and the modal scales locked within the major scale. Simply plotting all the notes of the major scale on the fretboard.
Post-classical tuition, this epiphany became integral in my ability to improvise and create.
The point being that the primary function of an instrument is as a creative medium. Where the classical syllabus seems to specifically focus on executing and interpreting pieces written by someone else.
All the best virtuoso musicians seem to come from a position of creative pursuit. It’s a much more productive and fulfilling journey than seeing musicianship as some linear pursuit of academic attainment.
53 years old. I've been in lost intermediate hell for decades. Very inspiring video. I'll take your course some day when I can afford it. Seems like an excellent value.
Don't need spend money to get better man! A plateau is in our heads. Progress goes so fast when you start then...WALL! Your gonna break through, I'll ask the universe for ya ! ❤
Same here I feel your struggle the plateau is real 😔
63 years old. Started playing bluegrass in 1973 on a Martin D-18 copy (Aspen). Bought a 1966 335 on July 3, 1976 (still have it). Been playing a long time and I play rock, country, jazz, and adult contemporary. Mostly 60's and 70's (Beatle, Eagles, Clapton). You would think that after playing for 50 years, I would be a great player. Not so. Sure, I know some scales and some cool jazz chords, but really, I'm just an experienced hack. I'm probably a good intermediate player but nowhere as good as I would like to be. My 2-cents.
@@sirwinston2368 I would love to may that Martin ngl haha but yea I’m 34 been playing since I was 14 I hit the wall once I got into improv and playing fast and expanding outside of rock/blues like I know I have this untapped potential more than capable just don’t know how to unlock it it’s been frustrating the last 10-12 years or so feeling stagnant I stopped playing serious like that but I got out my feelings and picking it up again like I can figure stuff out by ear learn songs etc but when it comes to writing my own music I’ve hit a wall creative sparks comes n goes it’s not consistent self taught btw just need that nudge in the right direction hope we both find that missing link 🙏🏻
The reality is that music is infinite 😂
I'm about to turn 61, and have been lost in the desert for thirty years, I love your video brother a huge light bulb went off watching this , thanks so much.
😊
Thank you so much. Been playing for 37 yrs and self taught. This is the piece thats missing. So what I have been needing 🔥🤘🔥
Thanks!
Great explanation. I used to play everything while visualizing scales, now I'm visualizing chord/arpeggio shapes and my playing now sounds way more musical and advanced. I suppose the ultimate level is when you can play without visualizing anything or having the framework so far in the back of your mind that it just comes out.
You are one of the G.O.A.T. This is Some of the best content I've experienced. Thank you so much for sharing
i appreciate your honesty in your vids.
with guitar and life in general, one of the most important attributes to have is humility and just the overall ability to admit when we’ve made mistakes.
The degree of dedication you had to have to think these up, nevermind execute them, is EXTREMELY commendable. Thank you for sharing these I will be doing all 3 every day from now on 😎🤘
Wow man! This is exactly what I needed! Ive been stuck in a rut not knowing what to practice and this was a god send!!!
I usually skip the long stories, but that was so relatable thanks
I started later in life and only aspire to play for my own enjoyment. But I really do want to become good at guitar. When I sadly realized the ten years from 40 to 50 were gone and I had almost nothing to show for them, I determined to seriously try to become as good as possible for me. Its been almost 5 years since and with a year of real lessons and lots of YT tutoring, Ive progressed to an early(?) intermediate player. Your videos really inspire me and i appreciate your channel. I'm currently at the beginning of Paul Davids' Next Level Playing course but I just may check out your course when Im done. Cheers✌🏻
been playing for 20 years and these are great exercises. Exercise 2 is great and I'm going to start incorporating that to my practice
Wish I had this info years ago. I have managed to learn all the notes, scale patterns and triads but it was a long painful journey. With the technic/practice routine shown here I'm sure I would have completed the journey much sooner. Best advice I've seen to date for guitar, this will without a doubt benefit all who do it.
Very well put " The intermediate guitar plateau " exactly . People with high function left brain tried to explain how to understand the fretboard , but I can't get it. I learn by trial and error . I got to do it to know it.
Aye, Ross, very generous of you sharing your very interesting story and your approach with these three exercises. Got a little chuckle when you said, "Long story short" - too late! Worth getting to 9:00 and the meat of this video. You make so much sense, especially how playing scales chromatically doesn't teach you the notes on the fretboard as effectively as playing the cycle of 5ths on each string. Thank you, most excellent!
Man, you are preaching. Ive been stuck for 10 plus years. I'm getting out this darkness. Thank you!
Beautiful guitar! My first great guitar I ever played was my dad’s ES 339. The second one was an 80s model LP custom, black! It belonged to my friend Wes. He bought it, in the 80s, lightly used, for $250! He kept and played that guitar till he died about ten years ago. He wore the paint off the neck and all around the pups where he strummed. I often wonder what ever happened to that guitar?
What you are describing sounds to me like a template for learning, identifying foundational steps, followed by building on top of that one layer at a time. The commonality that I see among those instruction videos that I feel are the "best" is that they approach learning in a coherent manner. This logical approach is almost universally useful, and I find it surprising how often I see attempts made to learn without any such framework.
I wish every video would start with a solo like that! It is perfect!
This is one of the best instructional guitar videos I’ve ever seen. Phenomenal. ❤
Thank you!
Awesome knowledge Ross and thank you for such guidance. I’m 68 and been playing for 56 yrs and been at that “stuck” place which as limited my abilities in articulating what I want to express. This my friend has given me a serious boost to re engage at a different level ❤ god bless you man.
I love to hear that! 🙏
This is so valuable.. I've been playing for thirty years and learnt the circle of 4th going anticlockwise through the circle, Late 2022 Then started going in 5th changing keys 🗝️ Now I hear how "It's all connected"... I was stuck for many years. I suppose life circumstances and lack of musical inspiration and passion didn't help.. I'm just an obsessive person.
I’m learning scales in different positions on my pedal steel.The same thing you’re discussing. Instead of the C scale in the 8th position,we learn to start the C scale in the 1st position.
The biggest difference though is we have foot pedals and knee levers.We also use 10 strings.
The 4:00 mark it’s when Pandora’s box was opened and all I see how these 5 boxes are all truly connected. Great explanation.
You said, “he changed the way I thought about guitar.” That was my similar aha moment. When I realized my hands could do nearly anything but my thinking couldn’t employ them. After learning caged, I felt unleashed. I thought less about scales and more about notes available around the chord shapes and wow the jump in my playing. We worry about dexterity, when the whole time it’s how we think while we play.
I am a lost intermediate. That is perfect, and this video was a huge help. Thank you.
In what way was this a huge help? I must have missed something. Any details on how it helped?
I went back to this video only for that cool intro. Tasteful choice of notes, accurate bending, absolutely sounds like coming from a world touring pro!
There was another video you did similar to this and with just that one exercise in that video I can now climb all over the fretboard. I can't tell you how many gave sprang from that one little run you taught. Can't wait to try this!
Thanks man. I can't afford the course but you have inspired me
Thank you for opening up things that have been a mystery to me all these years. 👍🎸🎸
I opened up the Final Notice email from Ross's BulletProof Guitar Black Friday closing sale and I managed to get the Pentatonic Rock Lines course included for half price along with the Hendrix Rhythm Guitar package! Also, as I was using my tablet to pay for the course(s), I had the BPG site open on my PC at the Library section and I had both new courses ready to go within seconds.Go, Ross!
Love it man enjoy the courses! 🤘🎸🙏
This is a brilliant lesson. Invaluable! Thank you so much!
Bravo, Ross. Excellent explanation of the three exercises and why guitarists need to practice them. Yes, one should be able to play in any key at any position. Of course, this will include going beyond or below position for some of the notes - usually only a fret. Learning this helps us improvise in any key, anywhere.
Nice approach. I think last year I learned how to build my required pentatonic box (or any other scale) starting from any root note, so 3 keys on same position on fretboard can also be executed this way. Knowing your intervals is crucial. Then I started correlating intervals with the fingering shapes on the fretboard, like fingers 1 - 4 could mean root to 3b or it could also mean 5 to 7b, which, on pentatonic, you stack them one on top of the other on adjacent strings. Same applies for other fingerings such as 1 - 3 could mean 4 to 5, 1 - 3 on the very next string means 7b - root and 1 - 3 on the next string gives you 3b to 4, and so on.
I think correlation between intervals and shapes is key here, but your approach is also interesting and worth looking into, keep it up.
This is a GREAT video. I watch a lot of guitar videos and this one is ESPECIALLY valuable in filling in gaps in fretboard knowledge.
@@462rob Thank you!
Thank you for posting this. One of the best if not THE best lessons ever. I guess I know what I’m practicing for the next several months.
Thanks Dan! Glad you could see the value in it.
That's some high value content!
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Yessir! Sounding DAMN GOOD!
good explanations ... i started playing about 11 months ago , I know a professional musician so he's been helpful in helping me learn technique and theory, but he's kind of all over the place.
I can't really read music (yet) but I do have an app called muted that i got for like 5 dollars on the app store that has a fretboard map, circle of 5ths etc, all the scales, chord positions and stuff... a tuner, it's pretty useful. I'm 39 and not looking to pursue a music career so this is all just for fun for me, but i do feel like my progress has stagnated and these are some good exercises
You've nailed it thank you
Thank you Ross!!!
This is the best lesson, I’m 100% certain this will bring me further in playing. Tnx so much 🙏🏼
Edinburgh…..the sensible coast!
This exact concept came to me and was a huge eye opener when I started getting into country guitar playing or even jazz guitar playing where you play over chord tones.
I remember thinking it would be beneficial to be able to play over, let’s say a i iv v progression without having to change positions when playing at top speeds.
Great video!
Thanks!
For sure I can relate and you hit tye nail on the head of several nails. I will need to consider and do.
This video could possibly be a life saver.
I’ve been aware of this theory for years but am stuck in advanced intermediate hell because I can’t figure out how to practically apply it - no matter how much practice I do, or online guitar instruction I consume.
Until now.
This formula just might work…🤞
Mr. Campbell, thank you very much for this video. I feel like this set of exercises will cut through "tips and tricks and hacks and secrets" by pouring a solid foundation of skill and experience. If you have a video for preparing the hands before playing to prevent fatigue and injury, let me know, please. Happy New Year and God bless you.
Thanks man you the best. Great imfo
Thank you
That was so helpful
God bless you all
I definitely see how this can happen,even some of the smallest things,are huge problems when you never was shown them,some teachers take for granted that you know.
Yes man - thanks so much for this! Would absolutely LOVE a lesson on that speedy tremolo picking in the intro!
Noted! :)
Brilliant video
0:22 Thanks for that lick.
All good 👍 no worries
Damn, ive bem playing for 20 years, and i felt stuck for so long now. I am at the exact place you were! This helped me understand what i have to do in such a clear way! Thank you very much!
Incredible instruction! 🙏🏾
WOW!!!! THANK YOU, FOR THIS EYE-OPENING, MIND-BLOWING CHALLENGING LESSON/TUTORIAL!!!!... MUCH APPRECIATED!!! ["SHARED"]
Thanks for another tip on guitar playing
Thank you so much man! I really learn a lot from you and some of you other amazing guitar guys on youtube! Im eternally greatful! Played guitar very basic on and off for about 6 years. Decided to go more into it. Love every minute of it, the theory, the practical lessons etc. Really helps out here in this matrix :) Keep doing your thing man! Unfortunately I dont have money at the moment but if I were to become a bit richer your one of the first I immediately support. Some extra hidden knowledge the way I see it. So thank you for that man! Eternally grateful for your free stuff. Helps me a lot
Cheers, me and my gf both practicing music here!
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The third exercise becomes more musically meaningful, if you look at what is the _third_ of each triad and realize that it's the _leading tone_ for the next triad on the sequence, i.e. one half-step below the next triad's root. And it's easy to find all sorts of melodic arpeggiations and melody lines. How about adding a rootless seventh of each chord as a passing chord before going to the next one. The seventh of each chord is one semitone above the next chord's third. This simple geometry can be applied to all "tonal", functional music.
That's a great perspective, thanks
Thank you for sharing this lesson. I have been in that limbo that you mentioned for decades, and you made it very clear. Thanks again!😄
Best video to solve my intermediate struggle! Actually solid work and straight to the point.
Straight to the point? It took ten minutes to even start talking about the exercises.
This is perhaps the best of the best video teaching me how to change from a guitarist to a musician. Thanks Ross.
Thank you!
This is gold. Thank you!
The intro is absolutely perfect. Thank you
Thank you!
That intro jam was phenomenal. Musically perfect. And your tone was incredible too. Can you share what gear (distortion/OD pedal, amp or amp sim, and what pickups in your Les Paul)you’re using to get that tone? And then on the musical side of that intro, what are you thinking when you composed or improvised that? I hear various melodic devices, maybe some patterns, interesting rhythmic variations, anyway I’m curious what you’re thinking when playing that. Thanks for any info on that
Thank you! Not sure what the pickups are but it's a 57 VOS LP from this year. Used the Archetype Rabea plugin from neural DSP. As for what I'm thinking - this is kind of a blend of licks I've practiced before tied together with improvised passages. I definitely try to use rhythmic variations when soloing but it's more of a subconscious thing now I guess.
You are fantastic and thank you for helping in these particular areas of guitar. It is a big deal to get to move forward with good advice! You are absolutely correct and all who are really good would not be mocking your time! Appreciate you and thanks!!!😊
Thank you 🙏
THIS!!! is how you open a guitar video! awesome
Thank you 🙏
@@RossCampbellGuitaristyou’ve been practicing a little harder than normal?
Thank you for your approach to this subject. I got a lot out of it, which has tightened up my thought process for melodic improvisation.
I play in two bands, and for each performance, I have no idea what we are going to play. We don't have rehearsals, and we may have a different keyboardist for each performance.
I've only been playing for 17 months, and this is very challenging for me. However, as you mentioned, you get better at it the more you develop an ear for it.
What allowed the traction to kick in for me was getting into the number system of the triads along with the 3NPS (three-note-per-string) system.
However, it seems there is an approach to this that can make it foolproof, but I can't say I have found it yet.
To me, it seems that if you can find the tonic center or what you think is the tonic center, you still need to identify the key.
For example, you might think the tonic center is C, but you are actually on the 5 in the key of F major.
It seems there could be a structured protocol to nail this on the fly.
What I have in mind is to start with the diatonic scale to ensure it has me in the key. Then, find the notes within the scale that allow for a note progression of melody, like an arpeggio, and then play the same order in a triad chord progression.
Have you tried something like this in your journey?
Any suggestions along these lines that you can offer for me to explore?
Thanks for sharing.
You might say, Ask the musician for what key they are in before we play, HaHa
They don't even know what Key they are going to be in because Pastor just Has a Song in his Heart and we Find the Tonic of His Voice and Take off.
Between the Bass, Lead and Keyboadist it's a Race for the Tonic and then we Run behid the Keyboards with Melody.
It's incredible but I need to get better at it. If I don't catch on fast enough, I have to either play the Bongos or Tamberine and try to figure it it out by just slides and fills as best I can.
But when I get it right with the Key, I'm on cloud 9. Can't make mistakes and enjoying the session.
Anyway...
Appreciate any feedback for using the number system with 3NPS instead of notes?
You have gotten so much better since I've started watching you!
Thanks!
Hey you were able to get that guitar after all. Good for you.
Thank you for good actual tips ❤
thank you so much for this lesson . first time i ever have been blown away and actually learned intelligent information that i can use and lastly this might be the final piece to my puzzle to get over the hump. i to have been stuck and wondering what am i missing or doing wrong . much thanks
Glad it was helpful!
i am so excited ni getting this lesson
Anyone else glad that the first 50 seconds of the video isn't the first exercise?
Great playing brother.
Thank you 🙏
@ You deserve it my musician brother. I’m 73 years old and every day i thank the Lord for the glorious gift of music. Music saved my life. Thank you for the video.
That first exercise sounds like King Crimson, Love it.
Good information “Operating System” good analogy
That lesson rocked! Thank you!
Excellent video! With the knowledge and perspective you have taught here and some personal elbow grease one can improve their guitar capabilities just by applying this to what they already know!
Thank you! Just brilliant.
Thanks for the advice.
Useful, the first practice allows you to identify the root note, the second and third helps you to do the scale things. Do both, you can play the scale when the chord changes. Thats what i get from this video, if I missed something please correct me.
Bulletproof Guitar is challenging, but it’s something I wish I had access to 20 years ago. I am more inspired to learn than I have been in years. You have to put in the work but it pays off. Give it a try.
Great video!
This is truly a great video. The explanation of scales' proximity to one another just blew my mind. Thank you!
Glad it helped!
I like your teaching style! Your former teacher did you dirty. You persevered as a testament to your character and love of music.
I've really enjoyed watching you and your channel grow over the years. I have learned a ton from your lessons since you started all this and I cant thank you enough for the knowledge! All the best to you and your family for the holidays and new year!
Thanks so much!
Excellent video bro
Thank you!
@ I’m a 51 year old self taught guitarist and why I never drilled this way of practicing scales is self explanatory. It’s brilliant
Fantastic lesson man ❤ cheers from Oz.
Thanks!
I am very grateful for this lesson. Im on it! Btw. I’ve been playing for 30 years!! Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
What a video - love the advice! I’m going to practice daily!
Very nice and different approach to master the fret board.
Excellent video thank you
Parts of it make me think about CAGED system, which can be used to play chords and scales (including pentatonics) all over the fretboard, and make the Lead part fits with the particular chord progression of the moment, no matter where you are on the neck..