Transforming Your Pentatonics Into Bluegrass Scales - Bluegrass Guitar Theory Lesson

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  • Опубліковано 25 чер 2019
  • I don't know why I never said it in the video but the "Mixolydian(ish)" scale can also be created by combining major and minor pentatonics that have the same tonic!
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 43

  • @matthouston1975
    @matthouston1975 3 роки тому +3

    I am a life-long guitarist (but a relative newbie to bluegrass) who spends a lot of time on UA-cam, and I feel like Marcel is the most relatable and best teacher out there. The production value is second to none, meaning it is actually a joy to watch his videos all the way through, rather than fast forwarding to the tabs. He doesn't hold your hand like most UA-cam 'teachers' do, and by assuming you already know how to pick a bit, he can fit so much more instruction in his videos. Keep doing what you are doing, Marcel, and thank you for infecting me with the bluegrass bug!

  • @chrisclark165
    @chrisclark165 5 місяців тому

    Marcel. You are one of a kind. Been playing for about 16 years. I have a lot of ability but little technical knowledge of how everything works. Thank you

  • @Born2RiffRock
    @Born2RiffRock 3 роки тому +2

    Marcel you should be teaching in college . I've played 50 years i never got a chance to have lessons with people as incredible a musician as you. I can learn more in 2 days from you than last 5 years. I've learned so much just from your freebies lessons I can imagine your course material. I feel 50 years was thrown away as no one was around that was a great teacher so we learned from guitar player magazine and what books we found like the be dangerous books that taught us but never a chance to ask questions to progress. Thanks for doing this for others that want it. I'm just glad I have such a love for the instrument I can only imagine had I really known how to learn in the early 70s.

  • @jessesmyers8558
    @jessesmyers8558 4 роки тому +13

    Best, most organized, teacher on youtube. I appreciate your work. You have made my playing lightyears ahead of where I thought it could be. Keep up the good work Marcel .👍

  • @francofelix799
    @francofelix799 5 років тому +2

    Amazing, thanks marcel!

  • @sailininov
    @sailininov 4 роки тому +1

    Awesome video!

  • @stephengormley4494
    @stephengormley4494 4 роки тому +1

    Great video! I liked how you extended the position 2 pentatonic box to the major scale shape. Apart from the Albert King box, I didn’t know how to use position 2. Makes sense now. Thanks!

  • @als1023
    @als1023 5 років тому

    Wonderful, thank you, I really need this teaching and work. You are the BEST ! I find this to be the hardest work to do on guitar.

  • @johnloftus6043
    @johnloftus6043 Рік тому

    Very impressive lesson. You hit the nail on the head in a knowledgeable and low key fashion. Thanks a million

  • @OnTheJobSite01
    @OnTheJobSite01 4 роки тому +2

    great lesson

  • @SteveSmith-ze4qf
    @SteveSmith-ze4qf 3 роки тому +1

    Thanks Man!

  • @alangraham6930
    @alangraham6930 Рік тому

    Your teaching is amazing!

  • @calvinberkenbile8414
    @calvinberkenbile8414 Рік тому

    I label the pentatonic positions along side the modes
    Minor / Major / Dorian / Phrygian / Mixolydian

  • @alexhage8092
    @alexhage8092 Рік тому

    I kneed that tony rice shirt !! Haha

  • @billy2804
    @billy2804 Рік тому

    I’ve got that same guitar 👍

  • @BrightonBeachNews
    @BrightonBeachNews 4 роки тому +1

    Cool!

  • @unsurprisingly
    @unsurprisingly 3 роки тому +1

    Could you play some larry sparks licks .? Much love from Huntington WV

  • @flappoid
    @flappoid 5 років тому +5

    Your presentation is excellent. Is it possible/practical for you to make the instagram jazz and grass licks available on youtube? There are a few of us who would rather not use instagram, twitter, etc.

    • @LessonsWithMarcel
      @LessonsWithMarcel  5 років тому +1

      Of course! Once a month I post a compilation of the bluegrass licks from the past month. Here's one here: ua-cam.com/video/7jM3nJx2U6E/v-deo.html

  • @BSCo_Studio
    @BSCo_Studio 5 років тому +1

    Beautiful perspective! You make it easy to understand.

  • @iloverumi
    @iloverumi 5 років тому +5

    Why does the major 7th sound so beautiful in jazz and other contexts but not in bluegrass? Any thoughts?
    Great lesson, as always. I wish I encountered this years ago.

    • @LessonsWithMarcel
      @LessonsWithMarcel  5 років тому +4

      I think it does sound beautiful and in the right contexts can work in bluegrass! But bluegrass is generally a harmonically simple style, most songs only have major, minor and dominant chords. There's no maj7 chords in bluegrass standards so the major 7th doesn't feel very consonant to us.

  • @benwilson52
    @benwilson52 3 роки тому

    “I’m not going to go through all of that” 😆

  • @mussieshore
    @mussieshore 2 роки тому

    this is terrific! btw does anyone know what software app(s) marcel uses to make his scale diagrams? appreciate your help!

  • @allenronaldson4381
    @allenronaldson4381 5 років тому +2

    Great stuff maestro!
    I tried to contact you a couple weeks ago regarding the Skype lesson. Did you receive that?

    • @LessonsWithMarcel
      @LessonsWithMarcel  5 років тому

      Hey Allen! Yeah, did you get your computer stuff worked out. My memories foggy but I think you had a slow computer and were upgrading? Feel free to email me back and we can talk more!

  • @biancacaraus9645
    @biancacaraus9645 3 роки тому

    Which is your guitar model

  • @LarryNGuy
    @LarryNGuy 2 роки тому

    SO IF THE NOTE "F" is your dominant 7 (1138) for the key of G,, where did your flatted 7th go ?

  • @mathquik1872
    @mathquik1872 Рік тому

    Why is pentatonic scale of A major then has D in it, when it is the 4 base note

  • @acoustic9402
    @acoustic9402 5 років тому +1

    whats the make and model guitar is that .....Thx

    • @LessonsWithMarcel
      @LessonsWithMarcel  5 років тому

      2012 DC-Aura Custom. You can find a lot of DC-Aura GT's out there but I lucked out finding a custom shop!

  • @booswalia
    @booswalia 3 роки тому +1

    I don't know how you can think about off of this while trying to play a guitar.

    • @LessonsWithMarcel
      @LessonsWithMarcel  3 роки тому +2

      I don't! This is technical practice, you work on this so when you're actually playing music in autopilot some of this will sneak in!

  • @caomengde1645
    @caomengde1645 2 роки тому

    I don’t how music teachers do today, but back in the day this (pentatonic scales?) was thought as just a CHORD with an extensions of 2nds and 6ths. Just as simple as that!

  • @giannirocco7492
    @giannirocco7492 2 роки тому

    It's always kind of weird how they say it's a five note scale and instantly show you ten notes!In my opinion when they say here's a five note scale,perhaps someone might actually play FIVE notes!I truly believe more people would experience less confusion!

  • @johnsimmons6136
    @johnsimmons6136 5 років тому +2

    What is that tattoo of on your neck?

    • @LessonsWithMarcel
      @LessonsWithMarcel  5 років тому +5

      I was born with otosclerosis, basically a hereditary hearing loss. So I have a tattoo of a volume knob turned down all the way behind my ear!

    • @johnsimmons6136
      @johnsimmons6136 5 років тому +1

      Thank you Marcel. I was just curious.@@LessonsWithMarcel

  • @jakubskyba7946
    @jakubskyba7946 Рік тому

    Kinda useless, milions of examples, zero real usage demostration example..

  • @aldosolis1933
    @aldosolis1933 4 роки тому

    Too much..bla bla blaaaaa..bla bla blaaaaa..bla bla blaaaaa..bla bla blaaaaa

    • @alan4sure
      @alan4sure 3 роки тому +1

      If you want to learn guitar really fast, give up. It takes hard work and dedication.