What to Learn on Guitar in Order (Complete Roadmap)
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- Опубліковано 31 тра 2024
- Here's the update to my guitar learning roadmap!
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Written chekclist :
Level 1
- Learn Parts of the guitar
- How to hold a guitar
- How to hold a pick
- How to down/up strum
- How to fret notes
- How to pick a single note
- Learn what is a note and how many are there
- Learn what intervals are and what are steps/half-steps
- How to tune your guitar
Level 2
- Learn what a chord is
- Learn 7 chords (E Major, E Minor, A Major, A Minor, G Major, G Minor, D Major) = open chords
- Learn the basics of rythm, how to count music and different note values and learn how to apply these concepts to strumming
- Learn songs, recommended songs are :
-- For what it's worth - Buffalo Springfield
-- Wagon Wheel - Old Crow Medicine Show
-- Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple
-- Iron Man - Black Sabbath
-- Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes
Level 3
- Learn what a scale is
- Learn what a key is
- Learn the minor pentatonic scale
- Learn alternate picking
- Learn all the notes on the low E string
- Learn songs, recommended songs are :
-- Hurt - Johnny Cash
-- Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
-- Running down a dream - Tom Petty
-- House of the Rising Sun - The Animals
-- Highway to Hell - AC/DC
Level 4
- Learn the 2nd position pentatonic scale (major pentatonic)
- Learn bar chords (major and minor, 5th and 6th string roots)
- Learn what triards are
- Learn all the notes on the A string
- Learn how to identify what key is a song in
- Start to improvise some guitar solos (playing over songs or backing tracks)
- Learn songs, recommended songs are :
-- Sultan of Swing - Dire Straits
-- Layla - Derek and the Dominos
-- Wish you were here - Pink Floyd
-- Whole lotta Love - Led Zeppelin
Level 5
- Learn all 5 positions of the pentatonic scale (3 more to learn as minor and major are covered earlier)
- Learn Major/Minor diatonic scale
- Learn what is a parallel vs relative major/minor scale
- Learn the construction of major scale and the construction of the pentatonic scale
- Learn hammer-on, pull-offs, bends, vibrato, natural harmonics, pinch harmonics
- No more songs recommendations, learn what you desire and learn specific skills according to the songs
Level 6
- Learn how to harmonize the major scale
- Learn the NAshville number system
- Learn functional harmony
- Learn to identify chord changes
- Learn common chord progressions
- Understand compound time signature
Level 7
- Add 7th to triads
- Learn to play 7th chords (major 7th, minor 7th, dominant 7th, with roots on E and A strings)
Level 8
- Learn 7 diatonic modes
- Learn all scale intervals
- Learn to play solos and melodies by ear
Level 9
- Learn the CAGED system
- Learn Arpeggios (related to the previous CAGED system)
- Learn how to use chord tones in solos and melodies
- Add 7th to arpeggios
- Learn how to ear different harmonic parts to songs (how other instruments work in a song relative to the guitar)
Level 10
- Understand chord progressions beyond the 7th (9ths, 11ths, 13ths)
- Learn the harmonic Minor scale (with it's modes and arpeggios)
- Learn the melodic Minor scale (with it's modes and arpeggios)
- Specialize :)
Thank you 💕
thanks brother ❤
You missed Level 1-50: waste inordinate amounts of time watching endless 'perfect' UA-cam videos titled something like...'learn this and you will master the guitar in 5 seconds'.
I did miss that one, it’s a critical part of the process
Great video, thanks so much! Here are the notes I took for my personal journey...
Level 1
What are the parts of the guitar?
How to hold the guitar
How to hold a pick
Down and up strums
How to fret notes
How pick single notes
What is a note and how many notes are there?
What are intervals (half and whole steps)?
How to tune the guitar
Level 2
What is a chord?
First seven open chords
E major
E minor
A major
A minor
G major
C major
D major
Basics of rhythm (counting music and different note values)
Applying rhythm to strumming
Song suggestions:
For What It’s Worth (Buffalo Springfield)
Wagon Wheel (Old Crow Medicine Show)
Smoke on the Water (Deep Purple)
Iron Man (Black Sabbath)
Seven Nation Army (White Stripes)
Level 3
What is a scale?
What is a key?
Minor Pentatonic Scale
Alternate picking
Memorize all the notes on the low E string
Song recommendations:
Hurt (Johnny Cash)
Sweet Home Alabama (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
Running Down a Dream (Tom Petty)
House of the Rising Sun (The Animals)
Highway to Hell (AC/DC)
Level 4
Major Pentatonic Scale
Barre chords (major and minor with 5th and 6th string roots)
What are triads?
Memorize all notes on the A string
Ear training - identify what key a song is in
Start improvising by playing over backing tracks
Good channels on UA-cam for backing tracks:
Now You Shred
Elevated Jam Tracks
Song recommendations
Sultans of Swing (Dire Straits)
Layla (Derek and the Dominos)
Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd)
Whole Lotta Love (Led Zeppelin)
Level 5
All five positions of the Pentatonic Scale
Major and Minor Diatonic Scales
What is a Parallel vs Relative Major Scale
Construction of the Major Scale
Construction of the Pentatonic Scale
Hammer Ons, Pull Offs, Bends, Vibrato, Natural Harmonics, Pinch Harmonics
Start learning whatever songs you want to learn
Level 6
How to harmonize the Major Scale (Chord Scale)
Nashville Number System
What is Functional Harmony?
Ear training - identify chord changes
Learn common chord progressions
Understand compound time signatures
Level 7
Expand on triads by adding 7th notes
Major, Minor, and Dominant 7th chords with 5th and 6th string roots
Level 8
Learn all 7 Diatonic Modes
Learn all the scale intervals
Use knowledge of scale intervals to play solos and melodies by ear
Level 9
CAGED System
Arpeggios related to the CAGED System
How to use Chord Tones
Modify arpeggios by adding the 7th notes
Hear different harmonic parts of a song
Level 10
Chord extensions beyond the 7th (9th, 11th, and 13th)
Harmonic Minor Scale and its modes and arpeggios
Melodic Minor Scale and its modes and arpeggios
How the Natural, Harmonic, and Melodic Minor Scales serve different purposes
Specialize and progress into different guitar styles/genres
Appreciate this so much! Big Thanks!
Thanks bro, appreciate that you took the time ❤
Very much appreciated for this. Thanks a lot.
Legend
real one, appreciate it 🙏🙏🙏
Exactly what I needed I'm convinced this guy knows all my thoughts
Next video is going to be "How to Read Minds In Order"
@@kevinnickens 😂
I’m saying!! I swear everytime I have an issue and then he just uploads something and it helps me. Never fails.
😂😂
Level 10: "It's a work in progress - every time you pick the thing up there's a potential of finding something totally new" ~Keith Richards~
Only 10 steps away from mastering guitar, but forever steps away from papa respecting me. Sigh. * riffs away *
Stuck in school for like 5 more hours. I wanna go cry in the shower
*sad Stairway to Heaven plays*
I've never seen a guitar expert teaching guitar with a beginner mindset like this guy. He's relatable asf lmao god bless you Kev ❤🎸
I've been looking for information like this for years! Thank you.
I am very happy you made a updated roadmap, for this quality you being below 1m subscribers is crazy.
A MASSIVE THANK YOU FOR THIS FILM!!
Can't thank you enough for this roadmap! I started teaching myself a couple of months ago, and very recently came to a point where I needed some guidance on how to continue, and in what order to learn things. Keep up the great work and content buddy!! Have a good day
Thanks for diving into the structured pathway to learn the art and craft of playing the guitar in this short video. Mastering 7 steps will bring good recognition.
Wrote down all the levels. This is exactly what I needed, thank you for making this video!!!
Had been looking to create a trackable route on paper but this Video does just that, really appreciate how you broke it down
thanks for the video, it gives me more self confidence to learn in my isolated, cramped and dark environment with no outside guidance what so ever
your shirt is awesome
Dude thank you for this. I’ve been practicing on and off for like a year. Mainly because I find myself overwhelmed with information which takes me down a rabbit hole and I end up lost, so I learn songs. I’ve been watching this video everyday because it actually makes sense. Thank you bro
going from bass too guitar and already being at level 5 is the affirmation I needed, thank you
This is great , got me all excited again , love playing hurt 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I've been following your original roadmap for the past couple of weeks (Which I'm super grateful for) and I was about to get ready for the next level, so this video arrived at the perfect moment.
Thank you so much for these guides, they're truly amazing, incredibly useful, entertaining and concise.
Thanks!
Im still around level 2, and now i'm terrified. If i don't get actual guitar lessons, i would die trying to find ALL this stuff. At least i know i need to find it now, so thanks.
youtube dude! I’m on step 4 ish, and he gave me some good things to go back and focus on as i’m kinda stuck right now. Just look up one topic, and find someone who explains it in a way you can understand. Then practice!
He's giving you all the specific steps but really hes saying 5 things. Learn the major scale and how to make other scales out of it. Learn your arpeggios and intervals. Learn your triads. Learn your 7th chords and barre chords. Learn how to improv. Learn CAGED. He's given you everything you need to learn now you just need to practice everyday for 18 to 24 months.
thank you for this video
I wanted to start playing the guitar but I didn't notice any progress because I couldn't choose a specific path. your video helped me a lot!
Exactly what i needed...i was so lost on what to do..thanks brother
This vid is perfect and perfect timing. Its so overwhelming to know what you should be doing next. Using this as my guide now
So glad to hear that!
please continue this, i am learning guitar started this month
I;ve been experiencing the level 5 dunning kruger effect so badly for the last couple of months. thanks for providing this and assuring me there's somewhere i can go from here :)
I’m in the right place you listed everything I wanna practice step by step in the beginning as a beginner
Super helpful video, love it!
Liked the way you summarised everything in one video so that I can visualise myself the scale of 1-10.
Looking like more-more to learn.
Thanks for this video. Watched a bunch of your videos before, but only bought my first guitar not even 24 hours ago (an Epiphone SG Custom). Getting my Amp delivered in a few days, but started practicing with your "Your First 7 Days of Learning Guitar Should Look like THIS" video already - never too early to learn how to move my fingers. An unplugged electric guitar is actually helping me a lot - even though I'm accidentally touching adjacent strings it doesn't bother me nearly as much as when I tried learning acoustic guitar a couple of years ago, where it would constantly sound just really wrong. I'm sure I'll improve if I keep trying to press just the string I want to press. Looking forward to learning with your videos.
Thanks Kevin. This helpend me feeling mess anxious about being overwhelmed with everything i should learn. Im at level 3.
Great list! I'd been playing guitar self-taught for about 5 years before I discovered your channel and Justinguitar, in just three months I feel like I've gone from Level 3 to halfway into 5 thanks to these lists and concepts being laid out in a logical order! Keep doing what you do, you've been an inspiration
Thanks so much! Great work progressing so quickly!
So thankful for this video you're awesome
My learning has been back asswords from this.
I am a huge nerd that likes to know the why/hoe of everything, so i delved into intervals, building scales, diatonic harmony and functions before i could ever even play my first song.
Still so much i have to learn though, but right now im just catching up learning songs, i agree with you at step 5, dont be afraid to learn any song, if its more difficult and you stick with it, it will improve your playing.
In working on the 3rd movement of La Catedral, and the first couple sections have these pretty brutal chords with pinky hammerons that ive never done, but i can feel the practice improving my general fretting speed and strength.
Practicing songs above your skill level can help you grow.
Lots of classical music, some metallica and RHCP have some really good songs to help you grow, but pick anything you like.
Man I've been researching on this topic for a week now. Cudnt find a good exact one. Thanks !!!!
With so much info on UA-cam you just get lost and can't improve ttat way
Been playing for about 20 years and Ive been stuck on level 5 (maybe 5.5). Time to up my game, this was super helpful!
I was literally thinking about this exact thing this morning, was thinking about what direction I go with the guitar.
Nice! I'm on level 3 with just 1 month of learning 🎉 (and 6 months of ukulele play around) This is a nice roadmap. Good work!
Congrats! Thanks!
New subscriber ❤🎸. OMG you nailed it Kevin . 68 year old guitarist since 9 years old. I’m definitely moving out of intermediate guitar prison. I learned to play by ear . Replaying the record over and over. Now the technology is another learning curve which is life changing. Jazz chords keep calling out to me. I’m blessed to have hands that work really well. Thank you Kevin . It’s infinite like computers.. infinite. Bless you
Thanks! Glad you’re enjoying the videos!
This is a huge help.
I recently listened to your video, 0 to 6 levels, before I came across this 1 to 10 levels video. They were both very enlightening, but the 1 to 10 has more detail. I've been hacking around on a guitar for 50 yrs or so, off and on mostly self-taught. I will use your 1 to 10 to fill in the gaps in my playing. Thank you, this is a big help. Now I have a syllabus to learn by. Thank you again.
Glad that the roadmap videos are helping!
Hey guys. This is a solid lesson plan and you can do all this without a teacher. If you follow these steps and practice daily you'll be able to play the guitar fairly well in less than 2 years. You will have all the physical parts on playing under control. Just be sure to make time to play for fun after practice, play along with your favorite albums, and learn some melodies etc.
I am a total beginner with some knowledge of harmony and the CAGED system works well for me. I always use it as a warmup and use it to learn the root notes on the guitar.
This actually made things clearer. The caged system is not for the lower levels like myself.
20 minutes ago? This is Perfect thank you man
I've been playing infrequently for 10 years (more time spent in the earlier years), self taught through a lot of UA-cam, RockSmith, Youcisian and other apps. I still feel I'm an advanced beginner. The biggest gaps in my playing seem to be a good set of practice routines to build up chord changing speed, whether from open to open chord, or from barre chord to open to a CAGED shape chord, etc...and memorizing the fretboard. There are tons of fretboard memorization videos out there (I still need to watch yours), and I feel I am fairly decent at knowing what notes are at what fret...when I'm sitting still looking at the fretboard. The actual memorization to know that going from the 6th string 5 fret to the 4th string 3rd fret while in the middle of playing...not there.
thank you
Thanks A LOTS... for this video....!!!!! 🙏🏻
Actually i was very confused
🙄 🤯 🥴 😩 in learning what/How/Why to learn about Guitar.
I choosed UA-cam as a medium.. where i could learn to play Guitar from Great Music teachers/ Great Guitarists. ( Like you 😊 )
After watching your this video...I found myself to be on 3 LEVEL only...and i laughed out at myself i was trying to learn CAGED SYSTEM, TRIADS etc. 🤣🤭😄
Which is above so high my LEVEL...!!!!!
With the help of your step by step LEVELS... Now i felt clear about what's to go for NEXT... next hurdle.
And by the way... Here I'm your NEW SUBSCRIBER...
NEW STUDENT...
From INDIA ( northeast ).
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Learn to play easy songs by ear was the first thing i did and thats the only thing ive done so far in the last 18 years
Thank you! You should try making a theory course based on this video😘
Awesome roadmap, thanks a lot! Maybe include fingerpicking somewhere. In know it's kinda style specific, but it's also a great topic to learn.
I was trying figure out what to do yesterday immaculate timing bro
Haha cool
Thank you so much iv been play for one year and now have a gole... find the z not or the & note
Great video, mate. Thaks for sharing (and for the jokes). I've started learning about 3 years ago and given I should have another 40 year ahead of me I might get to level 6 😛
“The last day you will ever be happy with your guitar playing was yesterday.” Love it.
Kevin, I just want to thank you. I have been watching your videos off and on for a while. And I have finally decided to take this passion up.
I have recently been diagnosed with autism where I stim alot and after picking up a guitar I realized that I don't stim while I am focused on finger placement and strumming patterns.
Between this video and the ones of your teaching your father, you have inspired me.
I want to learn the right way. Not just playing tablature.
So, thank you.
You have given me a sense of peace that you'll probably never understand.
🙏
Clearly from what I have learned so far, impressing women & earning the respect of my father are not guaranteed on this journey- but playing music is!
Nice job! Very important levels I think should be added: Know your gear (Guitar maintenance, mods, different types of guitar, Les Paul, Strato, Telecaster, pedals, amps, multi effects programming, recording guitar and the most important.. play in a band. Playing with other people is an entirely different experience that involves much more complexity than playing alone with backing tracks.
Good point! I totally agree with all of that. Making a note for the next update!
Lol, Ive rewatched level 5 an infinite amount of times. Still not convinced im not the worst guitarist of all time😅 This is spot on!
I’m always happy when I see your videos. Idk why UA-cam does send them to me more often… what’s up UA-cam!?
C’mon UA-cam!
Thank you SO MUCH!! I suck.
Heyoooo! Thanks!
I disagree with the not getting girls thing.I got my very first girlfriend by bragging about playing guitar around my friends.
Me too lol
lol congrats, that’s dope
I also thought it was about the guitar playing my girl was with me. Turns out I’m just averagely handsome and funny guy
@@qtip4881wish I had that kind of problem
@@qtip4881But did you also have a decent job or just out of prison ? 🤔
thank yo
Great video as always. Just a quick question, do you have an interest with the grateful dead if so will you ever do a video covering their music etc jerry garcia mannerisms or anything like that thanks
I kind of wish I had these resources when I started playing, years ago, because I've developed both bad technique, and bad habits, and now it's incredibly difficult to unlearn. The internet is flooded with tutorials, that go from "here's how a guitar looks", immediately to "here's how you play scales at 300bpm", with nothing in between
I’m all over all levels 🎉
Thank you, in a month, it will be one year since i started, I'm actually happy for what I did right now, but I'm really getting frustrated cause i wanna know what I'm doing, I just need to KNOW what I'm playing and how things connect together, also i wanna stop abusing pentatonic scales and improvise in a more "complex" way. THANK YOU
I’ve been playing for a year. I can play these solos, the final countdown, crazy train ( the legato at the end isn’t the best), master of puppets both solos, Viking Kong, Johnny B Goode, hotel California, winds of change, and parts of many others. What do I need to learn now?
Crazy not mentioning anything about diminished and augmented scales. I find that’s where you really start to understand the notes in between
YOU THE GOAT!!!!
Thanks!
I see... got a long way to go~
Now all I need is a guitar!
This was released just in time as i just started last week!
Great video, really glad you made this.
Small note: You have Dunning Kruger effect and imposter syndrome mixed up. Imposter syndrome is when you think you're shit at what you're doing when when you're actually pretty good, while Dunning Kruger is the opposite when you think you're great but you're actually shit.
You're absolutely right, but I think he was referring to the "there's a lot more to this than what I first thought..." realization point on the curve. The point where you first consciously realize how much more there is to learn.
A life time of learning.
For playing sweet home Alabama, are you saying play the chords or play the lead guitar?
Lesson Plan: Guitar Mastery Roadmap
Level 1: Basics
• Introduction
• Welcome to playing guitar!
• Emphasize the continuous learning journey.
• Fundamental Concepts
• Identify parts of the guitar.
• Learn how to hold the guitar and pick.
• Basic Mechanics
• Strumming techniques: down strums and up strums.
• Fretting notes and picking single notes.
• Theory Basics
• Understand notes and intervals.
• Learn about half steps and whole steps.
• Tuning
• Learn to tune the guitar.
Level 2: Basics
• Introduction
• Focus on chord progression.
• Chord Basics
• Learn what chords are.
• Master open chords: E major, E minor, A major, A minor, G major, C major, D major.
• Rhythm Basics
• Understand music counting and note values.
• Apply rhythm to strumming techniques.
• Song Recommendations
• Simple chord-based strumming songs.
• Songs playable on one string.
Level 3: Basics
• Introduction
• Transitioning to scales.
• Scale Fundamentals
• Learn what scales are and how they relate to chords.
• Introduction to the minor pentatonic scale.
• Technique
• Begin alternate picking.
• Memorize notes on the low E string.
• Song Recommendations
• Songs with chord changes and single note lines.
Level 4: Basics
• Introduction
• Advancing to more complex techniques.
• Scale Expansion
• Explore major pentatonic scale.
• Introduction to bar chords and triads.
• Ear Training
• Identify keys of songs.
• Improvisation
• Start experimenting with guitar solos.
Level 5: Basics
• Introduction
• Mastery with pentatonic scales.
• Scale Mastery
• Learn all five positions of the pentatonic scale.
• Introduce major and minor diatonic scales.
• Theory Advancement
• Understand parallel versus relative major and minor scales.
• Explore intervals and their role in scale construction.
• Stylistic Techniques
• Focus on advanced techniques like hammer-ons, pull-offs, and bends.
Level 6: Basics
• Introduction
• Advancing into chord harmony.
• Harmony Basics
• Learn chord harmonization and the Nashville number system.
• Understand functional harmony.
• Ear Development
• Identify different chord changes within songs.
• Common Core Progressions
• Familiarize with widely used chord progressions.
Level 7: Basics
• Introduction
• Exploring seventh chords.
• Seventh Chords
• Understand major seventh, minor seventh, and dominant seventh chords.
• Relate dominant seventh chords to major scale harmonization.
Level 8: Basics
• Introduction
• Delving into advanced concepts.
• Modal Theory
• Learn all seven diatonic modes.
• Understand scale intervals and their application in ear training.
Level 9: Basics
• Introduction
• Mastering the Caged system and arpeggios.
• Caged System
• Explore chord tones in solos and melodies.
• Modify arpeggios with added seventh notes.
• Ear Training
• Identify harmonic parts of songs.
Level 10: Mastery
• Introduction
• Reaching the pinnacle of guitar proficiency.
• Advanced Concepts
• Understand chord extensions beyond seventh.
• Explore harmonic and melodic minor scales and their modes.
• Specialization
• Encourage genre-specific specialization and further exploration beyond the roadmap.
Feels good I'm in level 9 or 10 (I still suck)
There’s no written roadmap we could print out or copy to computer to edit as we progress?
Question about the CAGED system, I've read/watched how it can be extremely beneficial for a burgeoning guitarist (once they have a grasp of intervals, scales, and fretboard notes). You put it at level 10, can you speak to that? I'd imagine that it would be somewhere in the 3-6 range.
Thanks Kevin! Love the updated version sir.
Thanks for the question Phil! I put the CAGED system in level 9 because I think that it’s something too many guitarists try to tackle too early. There are a lot of uses for the caged system, but I think the chief use of it is narrowing down the important notes from the diatonic modes. So as a prerequisite, you should learn the modes, before that is all 5 positions of the pentatonic scale, etc. Basically, I think the caged system only really starts to become super useful later down the roadmap.
@@kevinnickens Thanks for the clarification Nick, like you've said before... there's a lot of 'Information' floating out there in the ether like poop in a toilet =)
In all honesty a lot of people rush to learn the CAGED system because it lets them play across the fretboard instead of just being able to play open chords. But the important part is understanding what triads and triad inversions are and how barre chords are built, then you should have absolutely no problem understanding what's being played when people are using the CAGED shapes. Memorizing shapes is fine as long as you can work backwards and figure out where the Root, the major 3rd, and the perfect 5th are, and everything else. The problem is when people memorize the shapes of the CAGED system and have zero understanding of what they're playing, they just memorize the finger positions and the order
@@havenless3551 very well said. I’ve been thinking about making a caged system video with emphasis on when you should learn it, ie definitely not right away
@@kevinnickens That's a video I'd definitely love to see, I come from a classical guitar background and our approach to playing diverges almost from the start vs contemporary guitar. With classical we learn notes, sight read and focus on techniques where as this is something I can use to comfortably play across the board to every genre. Can't wait!
Thanks, Kevin. Good info and I love your humor and presentation. You mention learning the minor pentatonic in level 3, then in level 4 you mention 2nd position of the major pentatonic, and in level 5 you say all five postions of the pentatonic and note we will have already learned postions 1 and 2. The minor in level 3 and then position 2 of the major in level 4. Just to clarify, is level 4 supposed to be position 2 of the minor, or were we supposed to learn major and minor? Please clarify where each fits. Thanks!
Hey! I’m coming out with a couple of pentatonic scale videos soon, but I should have made this clearer in the video: the “2nd position” of the pentatonic scale is the “major pentatonic scale”. So position 1 and the minor pentatonic scale are the same thing, position 2 and the major pentatonic scale are the same thing, and then we don’t call positions 3-5 major or minor, we just call them position 3,4, or 5. I hope this clears it uo
Thanks, Kevin! I'll have to look at that, I don't think I had heard it presented in those terms before. I look forward to your pentatonic lessons. What are your thoughts on the 3NPS scale? That seems to me to fit all of the main scales and modes well and I don't understand why it isn't taught as the main scale for people to learn.
I looked at it and I am still confused. Position 1, from what I have seen of the Am scale, for instance, would have Am, C, Dm, Em, and G. Position 2 would have C, Dm, Em, G, and Am. The A major pentatonic would include A, Bm, C#m, E, and F#m. What am I missing?
I figured it out, Kevin. If you take position 1 of the minor and overlay pattern 2 using the root to line up, you end up with position 2 of the major as well. Still feels confusing to transpose. I will await your pentatonic video!
Hey, I'm trying to learn metal and having a heck of a time playing without my other strings buzzing. For example, a song has me hitting the open E string 4 times before quickly doing power chords on A, D, and G, and I'm unsure how to mute the low E except for using my middle finger as a mute, or rolling my index finger over to mute the low E while I do the power chords.
I was just wondering if muting should be something on my learning journey, and if so, where it should be.
I can alternate pick pretty well, do barre chords, etc, but just sound so sloppy without muting sometimes
Thanks!
muting is incredibly important. practice muting with both hands every time you play guitar
@@drewdevlin9192 What other essential stuff isn't mentioned?
Level one is that it hurts! Level 2 is when your callouses are built up so you can actually start learning.
will you update your playlist?
This is a great road map… However can we customize this thing to goto Eleven?
We absolutely can. Next time I update the roadmap I’m including a level 11 because of this comment
I see you with all the Billy Joel albums in the back
You know I love the piano man
Im intermediate, like i can lesrn alot of songs quick but thats it, my own music snd improv is hella basic and ion know much theory ive been in a total rut
I’ve definitely been looking for this type of “what should I learn next” guidance for a while. Interesting that none of the levels include “learn all the notes on the fretboard”-just mentions learning them on the E and A strings. Any particular reason for that? I would think somewhere between Level 8 and 10 at least that would become important.
Thanks for watching! I recommend learning the notes on the e string and a string first (in that order) because if you know those notes, you can locate scales and bar chords. The notes on the other strings are still useful, but mostly for music theory purposes, which is why they’re further down the roadmap
the best beginner song is called " playing god" by the band polyphia !
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Great! We'll appreciate a PDF roadmap, so that we can gauge ourselves everyday on it..
That's a great idea!
This video will turn your roadmaze into a roadmap.
I’m obsessed with fitting that phrase into a video
Is there any modifications or things you would add if I want to learn fingerstyle?
No, just learn finger style alongside everything in this roadmap. I didn’t include it because it’s kind of a specialty, and I wanted this roadmap to cover the fundamentals that apply to everyone. Good luck!
@@kevinnickens thanks! Both for replying and for this video, it's extremely helpful ~
What electric guitar would be recommended for a beginner/ intermediate player with long and fat fingers.
Also a lefty.
PRS SE Standard 24 left hand model, but try to play the right hand model if you can, your life will be easier
Bar chords are one of the first things I learned 😅 this video really made me feel like i have gaps in my learning as I’ve been playing almost 4 years now. I barely know the notes past the a string and i suck at lead stuff lol
1:29 nah thats way too real with that father comment
Thank you for tips! But I thought CAGED system is far lower than it is (I have no idea, just thought because of Youtubw).
Thanks! This is my controversial take: I think too often the caged system is introduced too early
can somebody plz help me out im on level 4 and I have no idea what the 2nd position major pentatonic scale is Ive tried searching it up on UA-cam but Its always different things and Its always minor pentatonic scale. Ive tried searching up the tabs but different results come up and I dont know which one to learn someone please help me im so lost
Im so frustrated I just put my guitar up and cried
ua-cam.com/video/OQMR3jzJSUk/v-deo.html
@@kevinnickens thanks gang 😭🙏
Do a video on triads pls
It’s on the list!
Dude, if I set my journey with your previous video, should I start off again? Sorry for my poor english
Your English is perfectly fine! You don’t have to start over, just try to find where you are on the new roadmap and go from there!
LETS GO UPDATED ROADMAP
Updated or rehashed ? Whats new from the first one ?