I feel like I should be giving you large amounts of money. It’s unreal how much fun these lessons are allowing me to have while improving technique and theory. Man words seriously don’t do enough.
Hey Chris, I found your channel by chance and you are by far the best out of all. You are really the greatest teacher because, in each video, I find an eye-opener concept that I need to explore and a challenge that I need to live through for a while to improve. Many thanks to you for this effort. THIS CHANNEL SHOULD GO VIRAL.
FINALLY a mature...experienced truly devoted musician to his instrument sharing some VERY useful techniques in a very clear & elegant manner...SO. thankful. !! a 5 Star Job. !!
Lovely way to look at the fretboard ! Super practical ! Love the way the 5th pattern can be used at the beginning of the neck and connect with pattern 1.
Probably the most useful guitar lesson on UA-cam, not so much a lightbulb moment, more a Lighthouse Moment Lol Great video extremely well explained, thank you.
A couple days before I found this awesome channel, I did the same thing on the C major (ionian). I took the 3 notes per string shape and made couples of 3 and 4 notes connecting to the next octave. For the first time I was able to improvise over a basic Cmajor cadence without much thinking because the shapes were now symmetrical! I also added some notes outside this shape without even realizing! And I thought... THIS is gold! But now that I see you teaching this... I know it' s PLATINUM. I know I will improve my playing greatly through your videos. So Thank you in advance Sir!!
Yet another light just went on. I’ve been completing the two week challenge and it just hit me that these are all just the octaves running up the neck. I don’t know why it took so long. You said that in the octaves video. For some reason I have to watch your videos multiple times before it sinks in. Thank you.
Another well explained video thanks Chris. I notice you take the time to reply to most if not all comments and questions. Just want to make you aware your answers are read by many others and at the same time sometimes help us too. 🍻
Thanks Lawrence! As the channel grows I won’t be able to respond to every comment, but for now I do like to try and get to each comment. Thanks for your views and comments! Glad you’re here Lawrence!
Thx to Marty to put your video on his channel, which led me to this channel, now I feel that how good it is to break the box and start exploring out of the set box, I was board with the same box pattern practice and started loosing interest, but after watching this, I felt more energetic and started practicing by applying your approach to think out of the box.... many thx to you sir..
Thank you for getting me out of the rut of playing the same positions over and over again. Strange: Same notes, almost the same octaves but the horizontal approach has a bit more flow, feels more like improvising. 👍🏻
Chris I found this to be very clear and complete and excellently presented. You also did not go too fast and I could clearly see everything in the video. Nice! Also at the end you nicely went over the rationale for doing this and what it could do for my playing. A wonderfully complete wrap up and explanation as to why the "assignment" is one to definitely pursue. May I make one technical comment? I have noticed over several of your last videos (I am working my way through your videos from earliest to latest), that the intro musical demonstration is of MUCH higher volume than the rest of the instructional part. I feel a bit blasted out on the intro and dive for my volume control, but then when you start the tutorial, I have to turn you up again. I thought you might like the feedback. Cheers.
Thanks Scott! Yes we (my son and I) have tried to check the balance on the audio and I think these later videos are a lot better. really appreciate the feedback!
This was a weird one that I found recently. It’s so very odd how guitarists can miss something right under their fingers, and then suddenly it’s there! This exercise felt like it literally fell off the fretboard and landed on my foot like a ton of brick. But I had never even considered it’s existence before that. Even knowing that first pattern which is arguably a pretty “common” extension of the pentatonic scale (boxes starting on the b7 and building in octaves). Glad you like this stuff!!
Great lesson Chris! Just discovered you thru Marty and really like your lessons and approach to teaching! Keep up the good work and I look forward to seeing your new videos!
5 pentatonic superhighways? Now I have the complete set! Thank you! You are what you eat -> you play what you practice. So true, and thank you for helping me vary my musical diet! My favorite thing about your videos is that they teach me how to take these big musical blobs we all learn and break them into little bricks that I can rearrange endlessly. It makes me feel like a kid playing with Legos again.
@@curiousguitarist even being familiar with the 5 positions, it still will take a lot of practice to be comfortable, this is another game changer to easily moving up the neck and also makes it easier to find your root in new positions
I already know the 3 note per string method applied to modes, and I had always wanted a way to use that in pentatonics, thanks a lot. I would love another video on this topic
Great video Chris! How do you recommend “connecting” the line ascending from the high a note and back down through the 3rd position you showed us (starting on c)? The fingering seems to get a little funny coming off of the g string and down the d string aiming for the c and sliding to a. Thanks so much for the awesome content!
Yo Freeman, thanks for the comment. I use the pinky descending there, it's tricky...very tricky, but doable with some time spent on it. But no matter how much time you do end up putting into it, that transition from the B to G string with the pinky is "not fun"
Just joined your Patreon after watching this video. Saw some other great vids so I had to dive in further. This is an awesome exercise. Are there tabs for this?
The major and minor pentatonic scales are identical structures, just referencing different tonics or “starting points”, so all this works for the Maj pent as well!
Hello sir Again I'm here with the request that how to use caged sytem's pentatonic note for soloing with ascending and descending oders as well as throughtl entire fretboard Just a glimpse only like guide video short and sweet
Hey Susam. I’m not sure exactly what you’re looking for. CAGED ultimately connects triads and the major scale. While both the minor and major pentatonic can map to the system there are a lot of variations, so a quick guide might not be possible :) Can you elaborate a bit for me? I’d definitely like to try and help!
@@curiousguitarist I'd also like to do lessons with you, but I see those are all sold out on your Patreon. I've watch a few of your videos now and each has helped me make different connections. I like that they are short, to the point and give the viewer some work to do. Much appreciated.
@@timsellsted521 Thanks for the kind words! I'd gladly put you on the waiting list there, but I'll need your email address. Probably best to do that on Patreon.
@@curiousguitarist I appreciate the timely response lol I have to say, your channel has given me so many of those Aha! moments that you've often mentioned. I've been playing for 39 years now and only recently decided to try soloing. For context, I'm an alumni of the James Hetfield/Scott Ian school of rhythm guitar. Have a degree in Music and Sound Recording. I know all of the bits and theory and scales yada yada, but putting it together on the fretboard so that it makes sense... Lol nah. I follow my ears. Between your channel and Michael Pelletier's Grand Unification Pattern, I see the light. Thank you so damned much! ❤️
I'm glad Marty introduced us to you.
Me too! Thanks for being here rbrazil1000.
Yes, I’m learning so much! You seem to make difficult concepts understandable-thank you!
I feel like I should be giving you large amounts of money. It’s unreal how much fun these lessons are allowing me to have while improving technique and theory. Man words seriously don’t do enough.
Thank you Darian, that's a huge compliment! Glad you're enjoying the channel.
my Christmas present this year was Marty's intro to you!
Well then! Ho ho ho! Great to have you here!!
I second that emotion. I’m autistic and have struggled to find teaching I understand. Chris is a gifted teacher.
@@autistichead8137 thanks for that comment, I’m so glad these are helpful.
Hey Chris, I found your channel by chance and you are by far the best out of all. You are really the greatest teacher because, in each video, I find an eye-opener concept that I need to explore and a challenge that I need to live through for a while to improve. Many thanks to you for this effort. THIS CHANNEL SHOULD GO VIRAL.
Thanks so much, and I’m so glad you found the channel!
Excellent tutorial. Just a great way to re-think the Pentatonic journey. 👍😎
Glad you enjoyed this one, Jon. Every time we look at familiar things in a new, fresh way, there’s more to learn!
FINALLY a mature...experienced truly devoted musician to his instrument sharing some VERY useful techniques in a very clear & elegant manner...SO. thankful. !! a 5 Star Job. !!
Thank so much! Glad you’re here!
Lovely way to look at the fretboard ! Super practical ! Love the way the 5th pattern can be used at the beginning of the neck and connect with pattern 1.
I know! That’s one of my favorite combinations.
Thanks Eric!
Probably the most useful guitar lesson on UA-cam, not so much a lightbulb moment, more a Lighthouse Moment Lol Great video extremely well explained, thank you.
Of course Tony! Love the lighthouse man, great metaphor.
Great to get the additional tabs on this from your Patreon channel. Sweet. Love this. It helps me to make the leaps.
A couple days before I found this awesome channel, I did the same thing on the C major (ionian). I took the 3 notes per string shape and made couples of 3 and 4 notes connecting to the next octave. For the first time I was able to improvise over a basic Cmajor cadence without much thinking because the shapes were now symmetrical! I also added some notes outside this shape without even realizing! And I thought... THIS is gold! But now that I see you teaching this... I know it' s PLATINUM. I know I will improve my playing greatly through your videos. So Thank you in advance Sir!!
You are so welcome stg stg. Glad you’re here!
Yet another light just went on. I’ve been completing the two week challenge and it just hit me that these are all just the octaves running up the neck. I don’t know why it took so long. You said that in the octaves video. For some reason I have to watch your videos multiple times before it sinks in. Thank you.
Hey Ron,
It takes as long as it takes, it's *getting it* that matters, right?
Thanks for all your support, Ron!
Outstanding! Great Info.
Glad you enjoyed it, Edward!
Another well explained video thanks Chris. I notice you take the time to reply to most if not all comments and questions. Just want to make you aware your answers are read by many others and at the same time sometimes help us too. 🍻
Thanks Lawrence!
As the channel grows I won’t be able to respond to every comment, but for now I do like to try and get to each comment.
Thanks for your views and comments! Glad you’re here Lawrence!
Great lesson thanks! Greeting from uruguay
My pleasure, Javier!
Fantastic lesson thank you
You bet, Michael!
Once again you've blown my mind wide open! Thanks so much!
My pleasure, Dean!
Thx to Marty to put your video on his channel, which led me to this channel, now I feel that how good it is to break the box and start exploring out of the set box, I was board with the same box pattern practice and started loosing interest, but after watching this, I felt more energetic and started practicing by applying your approach to think out of the box.... many thx to you sir..
And many thanks to you for being here Parag! Glad you are getting some energy from the channel!!
Thank you for getting me out of the rut of playing the same positions over and over again. Strange: Same notes, almost the same octaves but the horizontal approach has a bit more flow, feels more like improvising. 👍🏻
Glad to help! Good to see you here Sascha!
Great way to rethink the scale! I cant wait to apply it.
Thank you Chris!! Great lesson! Greetings from Brazil!
bom Dia!!
Most excellent
Thanks Robert! Glad you liked this one.
When I stumbled on this a while back it literally blew my mind :)
Chris I found this to be very clear and complete and excellently presented. You also did not go too fast and I could clearly see everything in the video. Nice! Also at the end you nicely went over the rationale for doing this and what it could do for my playing. A wonderfully complete wrap up and explanation as to why the "assignment" is one to definitely pursue. May I make one technical comment? I have noticed over several of your last videos (I am working my way through your videos from earliest to latest), that the intro musical demonstration is of MUCH higher volume than the rest of the instructional part. I feel a bit blasted out on the intro and dive for my volume control, but then when you start the tutorial, I have to turn you up again. I thought you might like the feedback. Cheers.
Thanks Scott! Yes we (my son and I) have tried to check the balance on the audio and I think these later videos are a lot better.
really appreciate the feedback!
Terrific lesson Chris - many thanks
Glad you like it Philip! Welcome to the channel!
Thanks Chris. Great insight into something simple yet so important. I’ve also found my phrasing is different because of the slides involved.
I love those slide opportunities! No one but use guitarists can do it like that! :D
Waah, a nugget of information that most other known yt guitarists simply don't expose, why is that? Love your stuff, challenge accepted.
This was a weird one that I found recently. It’s so very odd how guitarists can miss something right under their fingers, and then suddenly it’s there!
This exercise felt like it literally fell off the fretboard and landed on my foot like a ton of brick. But I had never even considered it’s existence before that. Even knowing that first pattern which is arguably a pretty “common” extension of the pentatonic scale (boxes starting on the b7 and building in octaves).
Glad you like this stuff!!
awesome, glad you have a channel, i loved the interview with you and marty = )
Happy to have you here Casey Kitchens!
Really good. Thanks.
You bet Denis!
Great lesson Chris! Just discovered you thru Marty and really like your lessons and approach to teaching! Keep up the good work and I look forward to seeing your new videos!
Thanks Jay, happy to be providing useful stuff! Welcome to the channel!
5 pentatonic superhighways? Now I have the complete set! Thank you!
You are what you eat -> you play what you practice. So true, and thank you for helping me vary my musical diet!
My favorite thing about your videos is that they teach me how to take these big musical blobs we all learn and break them into little bricks that I can rearrange endlessly. It makes me feel like a kid playing with Legos again.
Amen brother! Thanks so much for being here.
Great lesson, I've played the 5 positions of the pentatonic scale but playing the same scales by octave really sheds a whole new light
Excellent! Anytime you take info you already know and look at it from a new perspective you win :) Glad this is helpful Tom!
@@curiousguitarist even being familiar with the 5 positions, it still will take a lot of practice to be comfortable, this is another game changer to easily moving up the neck and also makes it easier to find your root in new positions
WOW. Life changing. Thank you so much.
You're so welcome!
Wow... you just switched on a MAJOR light bulb here, Chris. Thanks so much for this one!
Happy to help switch em on!!
Great Stuff 🤟
I already know the 3 note per string method applied to modes, and I had always wanted a way to use that in pentatonics, thanks a lot. I would love another video on this topic
Sounds good Diego! Thanks for the suggestion.
@@curiousguitarist thank you! Greetings from Mexico City :)
@@diegoho4885 bienvenidos!
Another great exercise!
great chanel dude , keep on going ! got some of your tricks down, thanks for sharing :)
Thanks for being here AJC, will keep 'em coming!
Great video Chris! How do you recommend “connecting” the line ascending from the high a note and back down through the 3rd position you showed us (starting on c)? The fingering seems to get a little funny coming off of the g string and down the d string aiming for the c and sliding to a. Thanks so much for the awesome content!
Yo Freeman, thanks for the comment.
I use the pinky descending there, it's tricky...very tricky, but doable with some time spent on it. But no matter how much time you do end up putting into it, that transition from the B to G string with the pinky is "not fun"
Just joined your Patreon after watching this video. Saw some other great vids so I had to dive in further. This is an awesome exercise. Are there tabs for this?
Oh yeah! There are TABs for everything on the channel, and a monthly exclusive video with TABs as well. See you in there, Jeff.
Thank you I needed this since Marty showed me the iceberg tip to this.
You bet Duncan! Glad it’s helpful.
The more I play with this, the more I like it! Now the individual licks don't feel as if they're floating apart from everything as much
Yeah when I stumbled on this it changed everything for me. So glad this one is sticking for you too Jake.
Thanks for the secrets!!!
Absolutely my pleasure!
OMG you answer me ! Great!
@@evkrjs I try to answer everyone...while I still can :)
@@curiousguitarist Sooner or later, it's going to be impossible! Go for it!!!
Rethinking the old cinquatonal pattern. I like it.
I love cinquatonal :) Did you make that up?
@@curiousguitarist Yes, spur of the moment. Since I was thinking of rethinking, I thought of cinquatonal to rethink pentatonic.
@@EclecticEssentric that sounds fivebulous
How does this work if you’re using A major pentatonic? Can you demonstrate
The major and minor pentatonic scales are identical structures, just referencing different tonics or “starting points”, so all this works for the Maj pent as well!
Hello sir
Again I'm here with the request that how to use caged sytem's pentatonic note for soloing with ascending and descending oders as well as throughtl entire fretboard
Just a glimpse only like guide video short and sweet
Hey Susam. I’m not sure exactly what you’re looking for. CAGED ultimately connects triads and the major scale. While both the minor and major pentatonic can map to the system there are a lot of variations, so a quick guide might not be possible :)
Can you elaborate a bit for me? I’d definitely like to try and help!
Yep. I'm stuck in the 4 fret box. Need help
I hope this does the trick!
This is great @chris sherland. Do you have a paypal tip box?
I need to add one! I'm making a website right now so I'll be sure to incorporate that into it. Thanks so much for the suggestion Tim!
@@curiousguitarist I'd also like to do lessons with you, but I see those are all sold out on your Patreon.
I've watch a few of your videos now and each has helped me make different connections. I like that they are short, to the point and give the viewer some work to do. Much appreciated.
@@timsellsted521 Thanks for the kind words! I'd gladly put you on the waiting list there, but I'll need your email address. Probably best to do that on Patreon.
@@curiousguitarist Cool. I joined your patreon and left a message under the lessons thread.
OMG the missing link 🤯🙏🏾🤘🏾
That’s so great to hear, Patrick! I felt the same exact way when I got this unlocked!
@@curiousguitarist I appreciate the timely response lol
I have to say, your channel has given me so many of those Aha! moments that you've often mentioned. I've been playing for 39 years now and only recently decided to try soloing. For context, I'm an alumni of the James Hetfield/Scott Ian school of rhythm guitar. Have a degree in Music and Sound Recording. I know all of the bits and theory and scales yada yada, but putting it together on the fretboard so that it makes sense... Lol nah. I follow my ears.
Between your channel and Michael Pelletier's Grand Unification Pattern, I see the light. Thank you so damned much! ❤️
@@TaoGroovewitch you are so welcome, Patrick! Thanks for being here. More on the way!
I’m sorry but around 3:06 I heard Heartbreaker and lost all focus
Haha! I love it!