Music Theory Lecture - What Every Pro Musician Needs To Know

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  • Опубліковано 25 лис 2016
  • This is my first music theory lecture on what every professional musican needs to know. I discuss everything from, key signatures, intervals, buliding triads and seventh chords, extended notes and upper structures, chord construction, harmonic analysis, mode to chord relationship, the major, melodic minor and harmonic minor scales and modes. I also explore the construction of auxiliary scales like:
    Tonic Diminished
    Dominant Diminished
    Whole Tone
    Augmented Scale
    Multiple Pentatonic and Blues Scales
    And much, much more!
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  • @keikorono3079
    @keikorono3079 7 років тому +1249

    0:12 Circle of Fifths
    1:57 Scale Degrees
    4:37 (7th)Chords/Modes
    7:59 ****
    10:01 Building Triads
    13:13 Suspended Chords
    15:18 Building 7th Dominant Chords
    18:42 Upper Extensions
    21:13 Inversions
    24:18 (7th)Chords/Modes Melodic Minor Scale
    26:35 (7th)Chords/Modes Harmonic Minor Scale
    28:13 *Auxiliary Scales*
    31:48 Common Chord Progressions

  • @TimLChan
    @TimLChan 7 років тому +254

    My theory teacher came up with "I-Do-Pot-Leave-Me-A-LOne" for the modes.

    • @med.obeid17
      @med.obeid17 4 роки тому +12

      haha buddy, I would never ever forget the order of modes from now on! I fuckind do pot leave me a lone!

    • @pkskyutube
      @pkskyutube 4 роки тому +2

      How about I-Don't-Play-Like-My-Aunt-Lydia? The only problem there is Like is for the lydian mode and the Lydia is for the Locrian. Works for me though. And you never forget there is a lydian mode.

    • @matteovasta2326
      @matteovasta2326 4 роки тому +2

      @@pkskyutube I Don't Put Lydian Mode Above Love

    • @MrKittles1123
      @MrKittles1123 4 роки тому +1

      I like yours better than mine: If Dora Plays Like Me All’s Lost (Dora the explorer)

    • @credencentm925
      @credencentm925 4 роки тому +6

      I dont play loud music at lunch
      I remember it this way

  • @andrewdaigneau7322
    @andrewdaigneau7322 4 роки тому +289

    We all know the real title should be “60,000$ tuition for four years in under an hour” 😄 you’re an absolute gift to planet earth and for poor aspiring musicians like me.
    I play a portion of this every week and pause where I lose you and practice that all week then come back and repeat. thank you for all your efforts in spreading musical literacy🙏🏼

    • @SRHMusic012
      @SRHMusic012 4 роки тому +8

      This information is readily available in books, too. (If anyone reads anymore. :) ) Check out Arnie Berle's Guitar Player series Fretboard Basics, available as a book. Also he has some books on Jazz and Rock progressions.

    • @andrewdaigneau7322
      @andrewdaigneau7322 4 роки тому +1

      SRHmusic thanks for the great advice! There’s so many books out there, I love a good reference. Any classic dvds you would recommend?

    • @samiya1506
      @samiya1506 4 роки тому

      @@andrewdaigneau7322 hi.... would love to know about your 3 months progress :)

    • @andymellor9056
      @andymellor9056 4 роки тому +1

      Seconded. This is a generously given and very valuable resource. 🧡

    • @andy_182
      @andy_182 3 роки тому +1

      This is all online tho

  • @TheZenytram
    @TheZenytram 7 років тому +388

    in less than an hour we have here months of studies.

    • @DavideSchachterJazz
      @DavideSchachterJazz 5 років тому +27

      years ;)

    • @AlbinosaurusR3X
      @AlbinosaurusR3X 5 років тому +41

      He was a college professor in this field for a long time, so that--combined with decades in the industry--explains why he can make such good content in such a concise manner.

    • @LianDyogi
      @LianDyogi 5 років тому +10

      Exactly!!!! It's a gold mine

    • @phant0157
      @phant0157 5 років тому +14

      months? more like years in music schools. it was a perfect recap for me!

    • @jonathansinger3818
      @jonathansinger3818 5 років тому +4

      I'm only half way through and I have months of study!

  • @lancecass8997
    @lancecass8997 5 років тому +51

    Everyone says great lesson. This isn't a lesson, it's a speech on what lessons you need. Made little sense when I first saw it, then I went all over and learned theory, now I'm back to see how far I've come, and I understand what you're telling us now. Feels great to finally understand this. Thanks for the Direction Rick!

    • @gearond
      @gearond 3 роки тому +3

      Yes that's more of a table of contents than the lesson itself. I like how Rick has a mission he wants to achieve and this video is a statement of a several key elements of how he wants to help music improve. Because honestly it's boring as f on the radio today if it's made after 2005

    • @Ohde3d
      @Ohde3d 2 роки тому +1

      That’s what it says on the video

  • @coffeemachtspass
    @coffeemachtspass 5 років тому +98

    39:00 “Don’t let this be overwhelming.”
    Um. Ok. Too late.

  • @jeffmaestro
    @jeffmaestro 4 роки тому +54

    I think I missed the first seven classes leading up to this

  • @postmodernjustice1913
    @postmodernjustice1913 4 роки тому +74

    I'd like to add one of the most important things about modes, and it is the thing that makes understanding them far easier: Each of the most commonly used modes - major, natural minor, lydian, mixolydian and dorian - is exactly the same as a related diatonic scale. So, very often, you DON"T NEED TO CHANGE what "mode" you are playing, the chord change accomplishes this for you. To go with the example in the video, to use Db Lydian against the IV chord in the key of Ab, you just keep playing in Ab major, because Db Lydian is the exact same notes as Ab major. To use Eb Mixolydian against the V chord in Ab, again, just keep playing in Ab major, because Eb Mixolydian is the same notes as Ab major. To use F minor mode against the VI chord in Ab, just keep playing in Ab major, because F minor is exactly the same notes as Ab major.
    Chord changes automatically change your mode for you. By the way, this explains why the I, IV, V and vi chords (in any order) are such a popular chord progression. Without changing your melodic note choices, using those 4 chords automatically gives you Major, Lydian, Mixolydian and Minor modality.

    • @JohnSmith-bk8yb
      @JohnSmith-bk8yb 3 роки тому +3

      Everyone says great lesson. This isn't a lesson, it's a speech on what lessons you need. Made little sense when I first saw it, then I went all over and learned theory, now I'm back to see how far I've come, and I understand what you're telling us now. Feels great to finally understand this. Thanks for the Direction Rick!

    • @pahan3335
      @pahan3335 3 роки тому +1

      @@lifeisshortdontwasteitread2830 yes, the arpeggios and tonics change with the chord.
      let's say that you are playing in the key of "C", you have a chord of the 1st stage(C), that is, there is an arpeggio in it (C-E-G), then there is a chord of the 4th stage (F) and now there will be an arpeggio in it (F-A-C).
      I hope I explained it properly)

    • @Wyrdo999
      @Wyrdo999 2 роки тому +1

      This comment is probably the BEST and most IMPORTANT one posted. The reason being, it takes the ALL the confusion away from this topic. The statement you have made should be made to EVERY student approaching this subject. It is the first thing I tell my students, and I ONLY WISH someone would have told me this when I was learning. And the same goes for chords. Thank - you for this.

    • @robertmckenzie2789
      @robertmckenzie2789 2 роки тому

      @@lifeisshortdontwasteitread2830 you can play other notes from triad like e over a c chord also sounds good. maybe an inversion like e.c.g over a chord.

    • @11kwright
      @11kwright Рік тому +1

      @@JohnSmith-bk8yb Don't understand what he's on about when he introduced this seventh chord is lydian etc. I'm sure one doesn't have to get bogged down with dorian etc to be a great musician. To me this is like many maths teacher. They know it but can only teach it to those that also know it but give nothing to those that don't know it! I find his attitude annoying to be honest cos he illustrates like "you should know it" well if we do you don't need to do a UA-cam video. But since you've done one do so to those that don't understand it!

  • @AimeeNolte
    @AimeeNolte 7 років тому +345

    Woohoo! Look at him go!! Give a man a whiteboard....Keep it up, Rick! Great lesson!

    • @futurebeats898
      @futurebeats898 7 років тому +4

      he rocks! i like your video too!

    • @altadena57
      @altadena57 5 років тому +7

      The reason it's important for Rick to make these super intense videos (and the reason it's important for us to be his acolytes) is that if he didn't disgorge all the information that's swirling around in his brain on a regular basis, his head would probably explode in short order. Thanks Rick; ( I wish I could have been at Winter 2019 NAMM to thank you in person)

    • @juli_gotshal
      @juli_gotshal 3 роки тому

      Blackboards and chalk are way less toxic! Bring 'em back !

  • @JimmerSD
    @JimmerSD 7 років тому +486

    Like drinking from a fire hose.

  • @TullMorse
    @TullMorse 4 роки тому +32

    Sharps: Father Charles Goes Down And Ends Battle
    Flats: Battle Ends And Down Goes Charle's Father

    • @LiamDarden
      @LiamDarden 3 роки тому

      I just started learning this and it really is a clever mnemonic. The way it can be applied on guitar is also very useful.

    • @footprint_594
      @footprint_594 3 роки тому

      Brilliant, thank you

  • @manuelgasse
    @manuelgasse 7 років тому +269

    I watch your videos at 0.75 speed. Makes you look a bit drunk, but also makes me feel a bit less.

    • @chnacr2
      @chnacr2 6 років тому +19

      I watched this video at 1.5x speed. Felt like the superfast computer-brain link learning thingy from the matrix

    • @x1134x
      @x1134x 6 років тому +7

      Yeah usually I watch most youtube videos at 2x speed. Beato, I have to slow down, to listen to the tunes.

    • @IrishMcFast
      @IrishMcFast 6 років тому +3

      you made my day :D

    • @nicolasroqe
      @nicolasroqe 6 років тому +2

      I actually do that with other videos from Rick, it really helps

    • @sebbef
      @sebbef 5 років тому

      The speed control on UA-cam is what actually could beat a real time teacher.

  • @mammothband5170
    @mammothband5170 4 роки тому +20

    At 8:33 when talking about the modes of each chord what is never stated is that all those modes share the same notes....the notes of Ab Major.....after all F Aeolian is simply an Ab major scale starting on F.....Bb Dorian is an Ab Major scale starting on Bb.....etc......when the key changes to C major the same applies.....D Dorian, G Mixolydian and C Ionian all share the notes C,D,E,F,G,A & B...you just start on different scale degrees to get the corresponding mode.....just in case people thought they had to memorize 8 different scales.....it's only 2

  • @MyTube4Utoo
    @MyTube4Utoo 5 років тому +13

    Music - The more I learn, the more I realize that there's a *LOT* more to learn!

  • @mikegoldthwaite4331
    @mikegoldthwaite4331 4 роки тому +62

    I lost him after "Hi Everybody...."

  • @evillalobos
    @evillalobos 6 років тому +2

    You-are-great Rick! Great explanations for everything. I'm just loving every single video of yours

  • @paradiddle1
    @paradiddle1 5 років тому +5

    This is precisely what I’ve been searching for. Thanks a million for this lesson!

  • @TheMyjournii
    @TheMyjournii 7 років тому +39

    Oh my gosh!! where have you been all my life!!! I needed this so much!!!! can't wait to learn more!!!!

  • @FriendlyIndex
    @FriendlyIndex 5 років тому +2

    Rick this is such a fantastic all-in-one place reference! thanks so much for putting it together!

  • @timunkel9136
    @timunkel9136 5 років тому +2

    This is extremely helpful! I come back to this every now and then and everytime i understand it on a deeper level. Thanks, Rick!

  • @JMnyJohns
    @JMnyJohns 6 років тому +3

    Stunning distillation of essential music knowledge. First time I've ever encountered this, now I know what I need to know - both humbling and inspiring. Thanks so much Rick.

  • @SeanWilsonPiano
    @SeanWilsonPiano 7 років тому +357

    Extremely good lesson Rick... most people would have to pay for this kind of quality teaching!! Looks like I also need to plug in some theory knowledge gaps

    • @RickBeato
      @RickBeato  7 років тому +50

      People have been buying my book which is actually paying :) Actually my subscribers will get much more out of the videos if they own the book. Rick

    • @securinx
      @securinx 7 років тому +9

      Link to the book please? buying a copy today

    • @RickBeato
      @RickBeato  7 років тому +14

      securinx Just write me at rickbeato1@gmail.com and I will send you the link. Thanks! Rick

    • @joskun
      @joskun 7 років тому +5

      Was going to write the same. I will get that book.
      Been waiting for this lesson for so long hehe

    • @jaynazario88
      @jaynazario88 7 років тому +30

      Rick Beato ive been learning music since i was 11, ive been around of many teachers, now im on college studing music around 5 fucking years and you my friend....u are the best profesor ever. More ppl like u sir please

  • @RussellNewquist
    @RussellNewquist 5 років тому +1

    This video is incredible. Thank you for taking the time to put it together.

  • @motztlog89
    @motztlog89 7 років тому +1

    This lesson is just a great summary! Rick is the best teacher I could find online. Thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge Mr. Beato! Greeting from Berlin

  • @summereellsmusic
    @summereellsmusic 4 роки тому +10

    I'm quite happy that I already know most all of this as a high school senior. That speaks worlds for my amazing teacher!

  • @Aksomaniac
    @Aksomaniac 5 років тому +17

    I'm shocked this is free. Beato you're an angel.

  • @aharoncorcos6003
    @aharoncorcos6003 7 років тому

    Thank you RICK! Your lessons are absolutely great and mind opening! Keep on it!

  • @MichaellGriffen
    @MichaellGriffen 4 роки тому

    INSANELY HELPFUL VIDEO!!!!!! Thank you very much for making this rick!

  • @j_laf9575
    @j_laf9575 4 роки тому +5

    As someone who has a very basic understanding of music theory and wants to learn more this has been really helpful. A little overwhelming but manageable if taken a little at a time. Thanks for this

  • @petragaffney135
    @petragaffney135 7 років тому +6

    I love theory! Personally, I like establishing the theory in my mind before I play it on piano. I can establish the concepts and sounds in my mind so then my fingers just know where to go to play it in any key. Fortunately I knew most of this which is good but I need more familiarity with modes from Melodic and Harmonic Minor scales. If I may, I'd like to request more videos like you've done recently with Aeolian Mode, Lydian Mode and Dorian♭2 Mode covering singled out modes and corresponding chords from the Melodic and Harmonic Minor scales. I can work on these myself but having a great teacher's guidance gives flow and eliminates searching for ideas. It's so much easier and so much more productive.
    Many thanks Rick!!

  • @carlosmartinezmoreno4960
    @carlosmartinezmoreno4960 5 років тому

    Thank you very much for your time and for all the lessons, Master Beato!

  • @jakobcolmornjohannsen8684
    @jakobcolmornjohannsen8684 6 років тому

    This is gold! I've been looking for a lesson like this, since i started playing. Thank you so much for this lecture!

  • @NahreSol
    @NahreSol 6 років тому +86

    Rick, I'm trying to get through your "Rick's Best Videos" playlist, the only problem is that all these video are so good and I want to watch them over and over again before I move on... You're great!!

    • @spunkmc482
      @spunkmc482 3 роки тому +3

      No way I love your videos and never expected you to be here

    • @MaimiZhang
      @MaimiZhang 3 роки тому +2

      I love the fact that even professional musicians are here to learn. 💕

  • @CashDayYoung
    @CashDayYoung 7 років тому +10

    You're such a great teacher. I wish i was watching your videos 5 years ago when I was in school. It would of helped a lot. I struggled a lot with music theory and would go to UA-cam for help as I am a visualize learner. I'm so happy these helpful videos exist now

  • @RaisinFlakes
    @RaisinFlakes 7 років тому

    Found your channel last month. Probably the highest quality musical education channel I've ever stumbled on. Thanks so much for all of these amazing videos!

  • @TransverseAudio
    @TransverseAudio 6 років тому +2

    Rick, you've got so much wisdom with music theory! Such a deep dive into the definitions of theory.

  • @DrummerJacob
    @DrummerJacob 6 років тому +4

    Explained so well, even a drummer can understand it!

  • @DavidDiMuzio
    @DavidDiMuzio 7 років тому +54

    Rick, you know I LOVE all your lessons, but this was just what the doctor ordered. Really inspired me to fill in some holes. I've been going through the circle of fifths and all chord/key spellings daily since first watching this video a few days ago.

  • @dr.frankdoyle5315
    @dr.frankdoyle5315 6 років тому

    Brilliant and clear. Great offering Rick. Thanks!

  • @miketr2280
    @miketr2280 3 роки тому

    So much knowledge shared. Thank you for this Rick

  • @Chris-vw9nw
    @Chris-vw9nw 7 років тому +15

    Basically you need to be able recite the chord progressions as fast as you can recite the alphabet. :) Always helpful, Rick.

  • @66Bit
    @66Bit 7 років тому +5

    Awesome Rick, thanks!
    It would be cool if you could go through some techniques around learning music theory in terms of mnemonics, associations, and other helpful cognitive shortcuts. For many it's helpful to just remember some mnemonics around the circle.
    One thing that helped me remember the sharps and flats in each key is that the circle has them right there for you. So if you memorized the circle already, just remember that the sharps start at F on the circle and go clockwise, and the flats start at B on the circle and go counter-clockwise.
    C has no sharps/flats, moving clockwise we have...
    G which has 1 sharp - that sharp is F# (sharps start at F on the circle and go clockwise), moving next on the circle we have...
    D which has 2 sharps - those sharps are F# and C# (again, starting the sharps on F and moving clockwise)... then it is
    A which has 3 sharps - F#, C#, G# .. and so on.
    Likewise for the 'spelling' of chords, if you break down why C E G is C E G then people will know to apply that same rule (1 - 3 - 5 notes of the scale) to other scales, and instead of trying to remember by pure force and rote learning, all you'll need to remember is that it's 1-3-5 for triads across the board. People can then just apply that 1-3-5 to know the chord spelling anywhere they need to.

  • @guitar9310
    @guitar9310 4 роки тому

    You have single handedly taught me so much and im so unbelievably appreciative for your videos. Thank you for helping us learn this stuff!

  • @anujmuzik
    @anujmuzik 5 років тому +1

    Thank you so much!
    We need more videos like this ♥️

  • @danielmanahan692
    @danielmanahan692 7 років тому +30

    such an important lesson. should be shared with everyone so we can get deeper into referencing these for future lessons.
    maybe put into a playlist with other much more theoretical lessons for easy locating it later.

    • @RickBeato
      @RickBeato  7 років тому +20

      Daniel Manahan Will do!

  • @JerryT21
    @JerryT21 7 років тому +229

    my head just exploded, I just want to play the blues in F

  • @TheAdvancedMusic
    @TheAdvancedMusic 6 років тому

    This guy is great. Very good videos for recapping what I thought I knew (and/but didn't) and for pointing the way to new areas of study and inspiration. Thanks for your contributions, Rick.

  • @jkghusngfyh8wrythgvj
    @jkghusngfyh8wrythgvj 7 років тому

    Rick, you are an enlightened man! Thanks a lot for your passion and your goodwillingness!!!

  • @godonehiphop
    @godonehiphop 6 років тому +12

    Wow that video was like a punch
    Tommorow I start learning that circle of fifth
    Thanks much !!

    • @legendofthestrings1
      @legendofthestrings1 6 років тому +1

      well it's been 8 months Etien Rouseau. How did it go?

    • @pmeagle
      @pmeagle 5 років тому

      @@legendofthestrings1 Badly i guess!! For one me personally simply don't know where to start...

  • @JacobH93
    @JacobH93 7 років тому +7

    While I understood most of this, I really need to work on being able to call up the circle of 5ths/sharps and flats in a key more easily. I am primarily guitarist and normally think more in numbers/scale positions than in the actual notes I am playing. I also need to work on the melodic and harmonic minor scales. I know them but I don't know the names of their modes yet and haven't spend much time using them in a practical sense. Great and very informative video though Rick!

  • @PedroMirandaGuitar
    @PedroMirandaGuitar 7 років тому +2

    Rick, thanks a lot for your sharing!
    All the Best!
    Cheers!

  • @zakseipel9494
    @zakseipel9494 6 років тому

    I have been watching your videos and you are a gift from the UA-cam gods. Thank you for the effort. Your lessons and videos have helped my production work and bass playing tremendously.

  • @Milmike91
    @Milmike91 7 років тому +5

    Playing bass lines is so much easier now that I memorize my chord progression. Thanks man, that was a top- notch tip!

  • @88KeysMan
    @88KeysMan 7 років тому +18

    Whoa! I understood EVERYTHING you talked about. However, I need to be able to have more fluidity with the theory. Thanks, Rick, for an awesome lesson!!!

  • @turbo1234ist
    @turbo1234ist Рік тому

    Excellent Rick! Thank you for all the help. You are very rare as a great guitar teacher and great guitar player! I love all your videos and interviews! Don't stop, keep going!

  • @electricharmonyac7354
    @electricharmonyac7354 5 років тому +1

    !!! Finally!! You've given me the epiphany that I've been needing to connect so many questions. Thankyou very much thankyou for this lesson. I am very glad there's someone out there that is willing to share the more, almost arcane side of music theory. And explaining it in a way where the knowledge is easily retained.

  • @Hollowguit
    @Hollowguit 6 років тому +5

    Wow, english subtitles call super locrian "Guerrilla Korean". I'm afraid that's the name I'll use from now on.
    Anyway, thanks Rick, people like you really make the world a better place.

  • @aaronlessard5419
    @aaronlessard5419 6 років тому +11

    My only critique on this video from the beginning through the first 8 bars of all things for people who don’t know theory is that I wish you noted that each mode is simply a major scale starting its own scale degree. For those reading this comment, A Dorian is simply a G major scale from the second note. Also, until the 2-5 in C, you could just play Ab major in the first 6 bars of all the things, because thinking of each mode separately would be impossible for a new person. Totally not calling you out! Because I think it’s important to note each individual mode for each chord! I was just saying that perhaps it would also be helpful to make that simpler connection for new learners. However, they may have already made these connections themselves! LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!

    • @dohoeijmans2432
      @dohoeijmans2432 5 років тому

      Aaron Lessard thanks!

    • @hendrix5757
      @hendrix5757 5 років тому

      I agree, and I'd also like to supplement this critique with an additional, small one of my own. I would've preferred that there would've been an explanation for what constitutes a scale/chord as Diatonic and non-Diatonic in between the sections concerning the 1st set of (Diatonic) Modes, and the Melodic/Harmonic/Aux (non-Diatonic) Modes/Scales. Maybe prior to explaining the names to all the intervals at the beginning, it would've been an appropriate time to lead up to that by providing the arrangement of whole steps and half steps that make up a Major Scale. I find knowing that particularly important especially because it helps to identify something as Diatonic or non-Diatonic. Anytime I'm introducing or teaching someone else to fundamental music theory, I make it a point to layout all the conventional rudimentary basics that eventually lead all the way up to the (Diatonic) Major Scale, and then use the major scale as a point of reference or foundation intended to provide the student with an anchor to latch on to as we move forward.

    • @jeremiahboor
      @jeremiahboor 5 років тому

      Thanks for explaining that.

    • @eissa.f
      @eissa.f 5 років тому

      I agree with what you said, I felt the same, but he did mention "This is my first music theory lecture on what every professional musician needs to know" , so I guess this is for professional musicians that want to make sure they haven't missed the basics, and its only a 45 minute video. He did manage to give enough explanation of things though, this video's great

    • @eissa.f
      @eissa.f 5 років тому

      less than 45 minute*

  • @extracrispi1
    @extracrispi1 6 років тому

    Hands down, one of the best videos on youtube! Rick, you are the straight talking teacher we've been waiting for. After years of playing and casual theory instruction, I knew only the first half or so of this vid. Huge thanks for the exercises in your other videos! And props to Dylan!

  • @danben6789
    @danben6789 4 роки тому

    Well done Rick. Very thorough. Great vid!

  • @RkyMtnBassist
    @RkyMtnBassist 4 роки тому +9

    The camera was NOT losing focus here, that was merely the observance of a collective mind melt :D~

  • @stevenlynnhall
    @stevenlynnhall 7 років тому +36

    Mr. Beato. I am blown away... without any formal training and being just a "chord strummer" on the guitar, I thought I knew a lot about music. Through your videos I have discovered I know NOTHING. And now I want to get closer to being a "real" musician. Is your book okay for beginners too and is it laid out in a progressive fashion? I would like to know more and how to get it.
    Thank you so much for all you do... even though a lot is way over my head
    Steve H.

    • @omarjaber3531
      @omarjaber3531 4 роки тому

      Did you get it? What do you think of it?

  • @robertofavilla3573
    @robertofavilla3573 7 років тому +1

    Thank you ,your lessons are great,wonderful !

  • @Jason-bg7jc
    @Jason-bg7jc 6 років тому

    God damn Rick. That was a lot of info for one video. Thank you so much. I needed a kick in the ass with my knowledge base.

  • @tobbebergman7583
    @tobbebergman7583 7 років тому +4

    Brilliant channel
    Still waiting for your view on Allan Holdsworth rhythm, chord progressions, and scale analysis.
    Hopefully a 10 part deep analysis ;)
    37:03 ;)

  • @bdelaney101
    @bdelaney101 6 років тому +11

    Memorizing sharps / flats in a key:
    Father Charles Goes Down and Ends Battle
    Battle Ends and Down Goes Charles' Father

    • @afojgel
      @afojgel 5 років тому

      why is so important to know the circle of fifths? I know most of the info in this video but almost never use it,i just play what sounds good,am i missing something?

    • @lancecass8997
      @lancecass8997 5 років тому +2

      @@afojgel for playing professionally, so studio work or band. So in a band, writing music with buddies, or playing on your couch, not so much. But at church, I have 30 mins to learn a setlist, get given the chord progression, the key the singer is changing it to, and told if I'm playing chord inversions or arpeggiating the chords, then this comes in handy very much

    • @russellsackett4319
      @russellsackett4319 4 роки тому +1

      @@lancecass8997 only if the singer at the church isn't a choir member like most little old ladies that sound good, but can't read a lick of music.

    • @lancecass8997
      @lancecass8997 4 роки тому

      @@russellsackett4319 every time. And they're bossin us. Lol.

    • @gearond
      @gearond 3 роки тому

      Very similar when you're being a professional dancer. You come in there they describe what you want to do you try out for the part and you should be able to do every single motion with your body that a dancer is required in your genre with just being told it and be able to transition between any of those movements and the next. Of course you want to do with artistic style and I'm self-expression as well and hopefully better than the other guys or gals in the line. Those who can't do that and go home without a job. It's exactly the same way for a session musician. The best session musicians take the very smallest amount of time to do something

  • @pinacoco2
    @pinacoco2 6 років тому

    Booom. This is hell of an Information in one lesson. Great! Love and appreciate your work. Gotta buy your book for sure.

  • @OZRIC1985
    @OZRIC1985 6 років тому

    You are a great teacher Rick! I already knew some of these music theory concepts just from playing music for four decades, but I'm not quick at remembering all of them off the cuff. I don't nearly know everything about music theory, so I definitely learned several things from watching this awesome video. This is a wealth of great information! I will continue watching your excellent videos so I can keep learning. Thanks very much for your generous time and effort in making these videos! :)

  • @zackeriah87
    @zackeriah87 7 років тому +3

    Hey Rick! Let me be the first to thank you for this.. Been waiting on something like this for many moons!
    Wanted to ask, is this in order of how you should learn? .. Or should you focus on many of these at once?

    • @RickBeato
      @RickBeato  7 років тому +12

      Learn it in the order presented.

    • @zackeriah87
      @zackeriah87 7 років тому +1

      Awesome! You're the best..

  • @HPPrintervx4p5q
    @HPPrintervx4p5q 5 років тому +7

    Ok yea my head just exploded and I'm dizzy, but you're saying this is the *bare* minimum. Darn

  • @MrHilight2012
    @MrHilight2012 6 років тому

    Awesome lesson Rick! You are a wealth of knowledge. Thanks for sharing all this information.

  • @kassvoyson7625
    @kassvoyson7625 4 роки тому +1

    Holy cow!! This is a great lesson for us that a familiar with the basics. The rapid fire is proof that there a lot more practice. Forever.

  • @christophercoughlin2886
    @christophercoughlin2886 4 роки тому +5

    The only thing that saves me is that I know we are only dealing with twelve notes in Western music.That concept I can handle

    • @awllypollyas8292
      @awllypollyas8292 4 роки тому

      But then you go to microtones and overtones and perfect harmony and everything in between

  • @AngelX
    @AngelX 3 роки тому +3

    At one point, I just yelled while crying... "none of these really matters!"

  • @fabiankjeldsberg5249
    @fabiankjeldsberg5249 4 роки тому

    Really great stuff! Thanks for sharing. Just purchased your book

  • @smokesmoker4301
    @smokesmoker4301 6 років тому

    you are the best! Keep doing this!!!! music need people like you!

  • @frankholstein4499
    @frankholstein4499 5 років тому +11

    Why didn't any one ever tell me that the order of sharps was the reverse of the order of flats. NOBODY ever told me that before and I was too stupid to figure it out myself! DUH! Thanks, Rick!

    • @ertlk24
      @ertlk24 5 років тому

      See JAFO-PTY a few comments above you!

    • @dohoeijmans2432
      @dohoeijmans2432 5 років тому

      If you didnt notice that before you might want to give up music hahaha (joking)

    • @smileybubbles9894
      @smileybubbles9894 5 років тому

      I noticed it for the first time right before you said it

    • @dpurrington
      @dpurrington 4 роки тому +1

      Yes, AND they follow the same order as the circle of fifths (in different directions)!

    • @whatabouttheearth
      @whatabouttheearth 3 роки тому

      Haha I think you might of missed the other 99% of the action packed video. Holy crap! We need to get him more coffee.

  • @rocketpost1
    @rocketpost1 6 років тому +3

    Hey Rick, I thought my music theory was quite reasonable until I saw your rant. Now I realise that I don't know very much. I could follow most of what you were saying but was confused by the way that certain things were explained. Like I know that the melodic minor scale has an ascending and a descending part but you never mentioned this. You can hear this scale in Bach's Bouree. So I think of the ascending melodic minor scale as being the major scale with a b3 and the descending is just the descending natural minor scale ie b7 b6 5 4 b3 2 1. Am I missing something here ?.
    Also, I thought of modes as being scales rather than a mode being associated with a particular chord. For example, the Dorian scale has intervals of TSTTTST so I've never heard the ii chord say in C, being described as dm7 Dorian. Maybe I don't get out enough.
    Anyway, great lesson Rick and I was really impressed with your ability to reel off chords at speed. You sounded like an auctioneer.

    • @HighlyShifty
      @HighlyShifty 5 років тому

      Your take on the melodic minor scale is pretty spot on. The seventh is sharpened on the way up to provide the leading tone, and the sixth is sharpened so as to not create an interval of three semitones between the sixth and seventh. The leading tone isn't leading to the tonic on the way back down, so you play the natural minor when descending.

    • @JRandallS
      @JRandallS 5 років тому

      That is only for classical music. In Jazz they just leave it up there, so it is the same up and down.

  • @natedogg0131
    @natedogg0131 5 років тому

    Rick I’m serious when I say this, you’ve helped inspire me. Thank you for your dedication to these videos and sharing your knowledge.

  • @christopherjbutler
    @christopherjbutler 6 років тому +2

    Rick, this literally is the refresher course i have been hoping to find, and dying to sit down with, at home, in front of the only thing i have left since i put my home studio in mothballs, my xbox one and a flat screen tv in my living room. Where i have stripped down to just a good acoustic guitar and a universal remote to play pause and rewind. I found your channel at work one day and i am FLOORED at the musical generosity, virtuosity, understanding and ability you have to quickly get across the meat of the important mnemonic essences one should take away as a germ of musical knowledge in each of your videos. All the more when i heard your life path journey mentioned in your rediscovery of rock music video, and how it brought you to atlanta and your musicall, family, and planted roots home. I was so psyched to have finally let go of the 24 channels of motu i/0 and poor man' protools (cubase) my outdated mackie 32x8 and gear acquisition syndrome lust, AND the perpetual sideman status i occupied for years as i recorded jam buddies and band. And now i find myself in the place i want to be, slimmed down to an acoustic guitar and an open mind which has picked up theory by osmosis during years of being bands where i was out of my depth but they threw me a life preserver. I am ready to get back and learn and finally take all the skills and disjointed theory my adhd mind has flying around, and make my own music, for myself. This video n literally hit every mark, didnt dwell because the author understands that the viewer can pause and google. It is at just the right pace for an attention challenged mind to grip onto and learn all the stuff that was too boring or too rote to be an inspired connection to music in the moment to my youthful impatience. I watched this video at work while searching on pat metheny. I came home and found that the only place this will not play back is on my tv, with said remote for pausing and rewinding, on the most common of home entertainment devices, an xbox one. I don't know if any other sivscribers noticed this, but i will tell you, with about a quarter century of IT experience i have done my troubleshooting cycle and leave it to youtube to investigate i hope you understand that this long winded rant is more indicative of my utter respect for how far above the pack you sit in the youtube instructional universe and how crestfallen i found myself the first night I booted the xb1 up and knew our newborn, my 4 year old, and my wife were all comfortably asleep and i could finally dig back in with an open and focused musical mind into the gateway remedial path, and i got merely a spinning dotted circle. Please, if there is anythjg you can do to throw some weight into getting it fixed, i woukd be not only in awe of you, but indebted. Thanks Rick. (Chris B)

  • @fredherfst8148
    @fredherfst8148 4 роки тому +8

    So THAT'S what I've been doing all my sixty years of playing by my ears.
    I'm a friggin genius.

  • @thatJackBidenTalksAbout
    @thatJackBidenTalksAbout 6 років тому +6

    b: Battle Ends And Down Goes Charles Father
    #: Father Charles Goes Down And Ends Battle

    • @whatabouttheearth
      @whatabouttheearth 3 роки тому

      Wait... so its, Elvis Always Drank Gasoline Before Entertaining? 🎸
      😲 Beatos nuts man, I don't even know what he just said.

  • @normr2
    @normr2 Рік тому +1

    Rick, I’m just completely blown away at your knowledge 😳. These theory white board videos are a treasure trove of instruction for us- thank you so much!!!!

  • @noahmaillouxmusic
    @noahmaillouxmusic 7 років тому

    Awesome video! Thanks Rick!

  • @Keefus88
    @Keefus88 5 років тому +15

    (siri voice) Syntax Error. Information overload. Shutting down.... System failure... Self destruct mode active.

  • @jacobsaintjames
    @jacobsaintjames 4 роки тому +4

    Is the how Curt Kobane wrote 'Teem Spirit?

  • @ldbboosha
    @ldbboosha 4 роки тому +2

    This is an absolutely amazing resource for those of us who took theory classes in college but have taken a break from music for a few years. Exactly what I needed. Thanks, Rick!

  • @ChrisCastellanos1
    @ChrisCastellanos1 7 років тому +1

    Excellent. I love your videos - please keep them coming!

  • @cesarjazz1974
    @cesarjazz1974 6 років тому +4

    Gracias por traducir a Español...

  • @MiguelGutierrez-wg8dz
    @MiguelGutierrez-wg8dz 6 років тому +3

    The one and only thing that makes my head explode is not being able to function full speed in every key.
    And this, is a massive shortcoming as an aspiring musician, but its hard as it can get. Other than that... I have no problem with the rest of stuff, but oh boy, do I have work to do...

    • @XCurvyBarbieX
      @XCurvyBarbieX 5 років тому

      I know right 😯 its such a reality check to watch this lol either way beautiful tho

  • @melitacollins3
    @melitacollins3 6 років тому

    Thank you, this was everything I have been looking for!

  • @loladelon5648
    @loladelon5648 7 років тому

    THANK YOU!!! So grateful for this.

  • @SevenPillarOfFolly
    @SevenPillarOfFolly 4 роки тому +4

    16:40 "this begins to get tricky".. so what was the first 16 minutes 40 seconds?

  • @JAFOpty
    @JAFOpty 7 років тому +190

    #: Fat Cats Go Down Alleys Eating Bugs
    b: Blanket Exploded And Dad Got Cold Feet

    • @JAFOpty
      @JAFOpty 7 років тому +1

      LOL!

    • @IIIsesgadoIII
      @IIIsesgadoIII 7 років тому +2

      JAFO-PTY nice trick!

    • @Bokuwahoku
      @Bokuwahoku 7 років тому +3

      For sharps I came up with
      Folgers Coffee Gets Deadly After Eight Birthdays
      Yours is way better lol

    • @AbigailPoirier
      @AbigailPoirier 7 років тому

      JAFO-PTY Nice! I heard that Fat Cats Go Down Alleys Eating Bagels, and my students came up with Bears Eat Anchovies, Don't Get Canned Food.

    • @samuelmunro2
      @samuelmunro2 7 років тому +32

      I've always used: Father Charles Goes Down And Ends Battle (for Sharps) then reversed Battle Ends And Down Goes Charles Father ( for Flats). Only one Mnemonic to remember, helps me anyway with faster recall.

  • @kevinmichel8589
    @kevinmichel8589 6 років тому

    Awesome! This is inspiring and a great guide!

  • @mw21ray
    @mw21ray 4 роки тому

    I think ill break this video apart from beginning to end and start learning everything in a thorough manner. Thank you for your videos, they have been great so far!

  • @SorooshMhs
    @SorooshMhs 4 роки тому +3

    Knowing the dates of classical music pieces expectations: 38:23
    Reality: St. Anger came out on June 5, 2003

  • @kenmandu4499
    @kenmandu4499 6 років тому +15

    I was lost within the first few seconds. But, I'm not a professional!

  • @jhockman74
    @jhockman74 5 років тому

    Thank you Rick! Great lesson!

  • @guitaraobscura8802
    @guitaraobscura8802 7 років тому +1

    I love how fast you move through the material. You really waste no time explaining things and I really appreciate that.