I have been playing guitar for 55 years. Only by ear, I never learned any Theory except very very basic stuff that I just picked up along the way. I haven't told many times I'm a great guitar player, and I just laugh, because I'm a hack. I played great solos but I have no idea what I'm doing or how to make them better. I improvise, I don't plan very much at all. I had a stroke two and a half years ago I lost the use of my left side completely. I have fought hard and got my arm and hand back and I am bound and determined to learn this instrument that I loved all my life. Thank you so very much for these videos. I only have a short amount of time to learn things that I've always wanted to learn, and your channel is helping more than anything I have ever found. I don't understand it yet, but I will
Roger Williams I also had a stroke and lost all strength and coordination in my left hand. I thru a slide on and was able to keep playing music after months of sounding like a squeeling pig...lol I also got the lightest strings on another guitar and never stopped working my fingers. I would do spyder exercises "chromatics" using every finger. At times I had to place my finger on the string with help from my right hand! My advice to you is NEVER give up. You can make those fingers work again and in the mean time still play music using a slide. I am not back 100% but Im a good 85% of normal and playing music BOTH ways now, slide and normal fingering. Chords were killer! start with simple triads and double stops you CAN do it. Good luck to you Brother.
Hi how were you able to recover playing , I have trouble even holding the guitar let alone putting pressure o the strings, thanks everyone Iplan to play again any way I can playing music is the best drug for depression, it has been a great loss not to be able to play going on two years now!
2:00 Ex 1 - Standard Pisicions Individually 5:02 Ex 2 - Posicions Up One Down The Next 6:18 Ex 3 - Vertical Playing On One String 7:10 Ex 4 - Vertical Playing On Two String 8:12 Ex 5 - Vertical Playing On Two String (Reversal) 8:36 Ex 6 - Mixed Run 9:18 Ex 7 - Groupin Notes Thru Positions
This guy is doing stuff no one else is doing on UA-cam. A deep understanding of music theory and an ear for all types and styles of music. This is good stuff
During this pandemic, I have picked up a guitar for the 1st time in 33 years, all I've ever known was about 5 basic cowboy chords and Ive always wanted to learn how to solo. Ive been practicing roughly 6-10 hours per day on and off throughout the day and all I could do was the pentatonic shapes when Id try to play to a backing track, this lesson opened up so many doors, thank you for putting this out there man, I have a lot more to absorb from this and at first I thought there is no way my old arthritic shitty hands can move that fast but they're getting there and videos like this really help. I can honestly say that reigniting my guitar passion has definitely made my days worth something lately. I suffer from crippling anxiety and depression and the only thing keeping me happy, focused, and driven is the guitar. It seems so impossible at first and my fingers literally peeled the first week from practicing but I can see some light through the tunnel now and again, its videos like this that really help get through the rough sticking points. Music saves lives.
Agreed. I learned cowboy music from my Dad and then picked up Beatles and Donovan fingerpicking and harmony singing and a little blues soloing and wrote my own songs. But aside from a few jazz lessons long ago never learned properly the fretboard. Rick's attitude and generosity has opened things up for me again and with the virus, I'm back to playing every day after years of stagnation. The idea now is to keep opening up and moving forward-Rick shows it can be done, it's just putting the time in. Everything he shows is logical, but it helps so much to see it done and have it clearly explained.
@@lopezb whats also helped me learn to keep time and rhythm really well is a game, believe it or not, Rocksmith for PS3 has really kept me going through the frustrating and "boring" lulls of some days. Ive "mastered" (the games words not mine) 7 songs which I had no idea how to play before and can get at least 50-75% on most songs, its also a great tool
I’ve been playing for over 35 years and my knowledge of the fretboard is extensive, yet there are exercises in this video that I’ve never done. I guess this old dog is gonna try and learn a new trick.
Rick is 🔥🔥🔥🔥 bro I've been following him for few years now and I also got his book please buy the book it's worth it I had loads of questions for years and this teacher got it everything open up for me ❤️🙏
Quite possibly the clearest - most concise and useful lesson in learning pentatonics on the internet anywhere - and it took Rick 11 minutes to teach it - aboslutely no bullshit
So i did it right. I had one guitar instructor when i was like 14. He walked in, taught my brother bass, came to my room, said what do you want? I said blues. He played the clap and yes album then and there, hendrix, and trower. Wrote down pantatonics, showed me chord formulas. Just like you did in this video. Left me on my own to do the details. It worked. Good video. Peace Rick
Thank you so much for your knowledge. I m 70 years old and starting a little later in life. This will help me out of the rutt I seam to be in of not being able to progress. Thank your for the structure of learning to what to and how to practice.
I think Rick is just a great teacher. I’ve been playing for 10ish years and this is the first video I’ve come across in a long time that gave me one of those “ohhhhhh” moments. Thanks Rick, you’re awesome!
Many others have said it and now so will I: best lesson on pentatonics on UA-cam. Plus that Gibson LP Junior in TV Yellow! A great way to pass the time in lockdown.
Been playing for almost 40 years...took lessons for a couple of years from an old jazz player when I first started, but never really practiced anything after that.. other than learning songs. This is a great video on not only the pentatonic scale, but also how to approach practicing and then applying the patterns in a creative way for soloing. Thanks for putting this video out there for us...great stuff as always!
I stumbled on this “concept” years ago and it opened the fretboard up for me, suddenly everything made sense. This video just reminded me to revisit this and practice more! Thanks Rick, you make things fun. p.s. Anyone who wants to play well, study this inside out until you can do it in your sleep!
As I sit here been playing for over 20 years. As Rick gos over the basics of the 5 positions ( always good to refresh the basics) an advertisement for some B.S site with one pattern to unlock the fretboard forever that all the pros use but won’t tell you.., This is Lie all of you players just starting out please don’t buy into this guys B.S . It’s practice and dedication that gets you there . Rick is showing the right way to play the 5 positions😊
After playing guitar for almost four decades, these Pentatonic exercises you have shown here really inspire me. In the early 1990s I used to do some exercises like this (especially doing patterns with 5 notes, 6 notes, etc.), but I somehow didn't continue to practice these for whatever reason (probably laziness). I'm going to work on these more to further inspire my creativity. I love that playing guitar is a continual learning process since there are really endless possibilities in creating interesting things (patterns, riffs, sounds, etc.) on guitar. Thanks so much for this great video (among all of your other great videos too), Rick!!! :-D
This is the absolute best video I have found that covers not only the pentatonic scale, but how to practice it effectively. Awesome awesome content. Thanks Rick!
I had heard of "positions". I didn't know exactly what they were. Never been formally trained. Rick explained what I need to know in about 10 minutes. Rick you are a music god.
After on and off for 14 years of "playing" guitar, I've finally decided to learn the instrument correctly. This just this video, but your videos in general have helped me a lot this year!!! Thanks Rick!!!! You're the man!!
however I do still think that it is somewhat freeing to start out doing it wrong, so you eventually understand what the difference is, and why doing it right is worth it. Most of the time, but not always.
I'm 66 and learned guitar when i was 13.Someone gave me a chord chart and showed me how to tune. Lots of calluses and practice i was determined to learn. Back then only thing we had was a radio and i would hear a song and would somehow memorize it and tried to figure out the chords, then i would wait for the song to come back on and see if i had it right. Can't read music but i can still figure out songs. Played in bands in my 20's Santana, Creedence, Deep purple , ZZ ,Fats domino and others. Learned that instead of pressing down hard sometimes a lighter touch would have different effects. Don't give up keep practicing.
The best pentatonic lesson I've ever took. As long as link in the DB isn't available, I am you giving you guys this: google "fretastic". and no need to thank me.
I've been looking for a tutorial on how to learn this for what seems like forever. This is by far the most useful I've ever seen. And you deliver the information quickly, unlike videos where they take so long to explain a even a few notes I never watch the videos all the way through. I also loved your "What Made Bach Great" video. Bach is my favorite composer. Counterpoint forever!
YES!!! A BEGINNER VIDEO> EXACTLY MY LEVEL. thanks rick!!! YOUR CHANNEL GOT ME INTO MUSIC AGAIN AT 44. I CAN'T EXPLAIN THE JOY IT GIVES ME. GOOD JOB MAN.
Rick, I hope you know how helpful and clear your videos are. Been playing for over 30 years (mostly by ear) and your videos have really helped me learn so much. Thank you!
I think the reason why this is the best lesson for pentatonics online is because it’s the one that includes the most work Lol ;) nice lesson Rick. I’ll be working on this for sure!
Love how he is using the finger numbers instead of naming frets. Most teach patterns and play them in different places on the neck, and then name all the frets. For a beginning I think this bombards the brain with too much info, and makes memorizing the different patterns a lot for difficult. That was certainly the case for me when I started to learn different scales.
I would normally never doubt Rick Beato. He probably has forgotten more than I'll ever know, but, he is the only person I've ever heard call going from the 1st fret to the 12th fret, vertical. And going from the 6th string to the 1st string horizontal. Everyone else, and common sense, say the oppisite. Opinions?
I’m just getting to understand this concept... getting to know the neck. I feel out of my depth. This video is the best one that I feel I can actually grasp so far. Thank you.
Ive had some GREAT teachers thru the years... But in all honesty, I had to figure most things out on my own from endless hours of practice!!! I always wished I had some like You/Rick to show me some more theory!!! I ended up being an incredible rhythm guitarist, by building my ears, by repetition, feel & the desire to become better!!! But back in the 70’s & 80’s, THATS how most of us learned!! Thanx for the vids, I’ve turned countless people on to your site-Keep up the great job☮️🎶☮️
I have been looking for ways to properly practice scales. This video popped up and wow… it really helped. The video is 5 years old, I’m a subscriber, but I just watched it. It really lit a fire under me. Thank you Rick!!!
To self: “Great job Hot Shot, you nailed those exercises!” Rick: “Now, do them all again but this time do them in each key and don’t forget to do all the sharp and flat keys, too.”
Rick this is James Banks here man and I have to say today looking at you talk about the pentatonic minor scale you are an absolute badass and that's straight from the heart brother thank you so much😎😂😎!
I find it so much easier to follow the way he calls out the fingering pattern; 1-4,1-3,1-3 instead of the frets you're playing 5-8, 5-7, 5-7..... and so on. I wish everybody online taught like this.
Great video. I think it can be mentioned that playing the same note on different strings can sound different. The tone will differ because of overtones, and the damping of overtones will occur at different rates due to different string characteristics. This is one main reason to use a vertical versus a horizontal pattern at a certain time. Playing a solo is more than just the patterns but the way it sounds; it's not just what you play but how you play it.
Thanks Tom! I need to have other things to do videos on :) The average note on the guitar occurs 2.8 different places to your point about tone and unisons.
I love your posts. Do a video on not on shapes, scales,,or just patterns, but on how to phrase and improvise using and choosing notes. But also, how to place phrases rhythmically. Consider you teaching a classical player that doesn’t work from positions and scale shapes per se, but works from a deep understanding of the notes on the fret board and rhythm. Where are the phrases being placed in the 12 bar cycle. When improvising. Ready, go…
I like the vertical concepts and applaud your very instructive videos, but I'd like to suggest one of the most practical and common patterns that wasn't included here is: 3 notes on one string, 2 notes on the next. Example: Em Pentatonic, G - A - B on one string, D - E on the next string. Using only left hand fingers 1 and 3, where you have 2 whole steps on the same string, slide or shift up or down. You can also easily insert the "blue note" (#4/b5).
OH! You “shift,” and that’s how you make a smooth transition from one position to another! Why didn’t someone tell me that 20 years ago? Thanks for the tip!! 🎸😍
What I take out of this is: Horizontal is vertical , vertical is horizontal, up the neck means along the neck and black means white. Hang on - that last bit'll confuse my piano playing.
Thanks for opening my eyes to this way of pentatonic playing, teachers keep throwing me the 5 positions and tell me it’s how you solo without showing me how to apply it.
100% - I've been looking for a practice like this. Seems so intuitive after you see it. After just oneday my fret board movement has improved drastically.
Damn, Sam, an absolute eye opener! Position shifting has always been a real bear for me and these exercises provide a practical, melodic way to break out of old habits!
One of the best exercises I ever learned was to take any root note and play the first position of the pentatonic scale- most all of us know that position. Now- look at the notes you just played- you played every note in the scale- which means now you just go over the neck and find every occurrence of each note. For instance, Am is A,C,D,E,G- so go find every A, every C, every D, etc.- there you go, that's every position of that scale. Now- do it for every note, including the sharps and flats. And each time draw the neck out like a grid, label each note on the neck (not just the notes you're using), and place dots where the proper notes are for the scale. Now- when you're working on a song out of Am- pull out the Am chart and hang it up on the wall in front of you. But in reality- you won't need it- by the time you get done drawing that neck out this many times, labeling each note, and finding all these positions- you'll have very note memorized and you'll have found all the repeating patterns (and there are tons of them) - and you'll know the neck like the back of your hand.
Excellent advice on how to practice the pentatonic. I'm one month in as a new beginner. I have the entire pattern (his horizontal, 1-6 string) for the A minor scale from the open string to the 11 fret and then repeat for 12-22 fret. I know the patterns at the open, 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th and 12 fret....don't yet know the notes except at the 5th fret position. So basically all of the a minor across the fretboard.....pretty good (albeit slower as a beginner) going "horizontal" for each position but working on moving up and down the neck with fluidity. But now that I know the pattern, going from the minor to major pentatonic is much easier ....just move the entire fretboard pattern over 3 frets over towards the head. Or to change one minor to another minor just shift the entire fretboard pattern over to that particular root on the 6th string. Of course, knowing that is a lot easier than doing it...lol. But loving all this learning. Still working on the index finger to pinky (3 frets over from index) on the 4th, 5th and particularly the 6th string.....my fingers don't stretch that far on the 4--6th strings.
This is such a great channel. From Bach counterpoint, to how to practice, to deconstructing great songs and convincing me that I'll never develop perfect pitch. Great stuff! Thanks.
So simple yet so USEFUL! Was in a rut trying to figure out how to go about practicing the minor pentatonic. I've been just kinda wandering around the fretboard picking the scale notes at random. This will keep me busy for a month! Seriously, thank you for this structured approach.
The main important for me in knowing pentatonic vertically is for transitioning between vertical positions. For example, sometimes it fits to jump halfway up the fretboard, maybe two repeat phrasings a couple octaves higher (I'm thinking Clapton Layla) or just to move yourself into a different pocket in the mix.
Great job as usual. However the one thing I always stumbled with, with these patterns is knowing where you root is. Because you can work a pattern to death but if you don't know where to start and stop, they're just good finger practice.
You can root on any string to make a cord . However, start your pattern "rooted" on the 6th The low E string and know your fret board. E F G A B C D. To begin The note you start with is your 1 the root
The best trick I have ever found for learning the neck for pentatonics is this. Learn the five patterns, two notes per string. Then, learn same but expanded patterns, THREE notes per string. I have seen nobody ever teach this nor explain it. Yes, you will be duplicating notes. But if you learn all the in-between positions of the five like this, you will find you can effortlessly move vertically up and down the neck.
@@BrandonShere I have never heard it called anything, never heard anyone talk about it. And I've been playing like forty years, so... anyway I would call it "expanded pentatonic" or something like that. Does it make sense though? Can you at this point plot all five of the pentatonic shapes on the neck, on paper? If so, then go and pick a place and start identitying the three consecutve notes on a string, then do the same on the next and so on. Don't worry if you repeat notes. You'll hopefully start to see some new shapes that are "wider", and start playing vertically up and down the neck. Also, it'll help stretch your hands. You don't have to have huge hands to do this.
Wooow! The first video I've seen making sense right frOm begining to the end! Thank you Sir... You're really a Guitar Legend.... Let me practice this now!!!
I could be totally wrong, but I think Mr. Beato accidentally mixed up "vertical" and "horizontal" (though he corrects himself at 10:28). Vertical is moving across the strings, like from low E to high E. Horizontal is moving up and down the neck, like from 1st fret to 12th fret... Or am I wrong on this? seeing the fingerings used on one string, when he stayed on the high E string, and started on the 3rd fret and went up to the 18th fret, and then back, was super helpful to me. same for the two string exercise. You're awesome Mr. Beato!!! u've helped me a bunch--ty ty ty!
My first guitar teacher was a jazz player and he taught me exactly this! Except for the fast bit at the end... I practice this all the time but not enough to be much of a ‘player’ yet....
I have been playing guitar for 55 years. Only by ear, I never learned any Theory except very very basic stuff that I just picked up along the way. I haven't told many times I'm a great guitar player, and I just laugh, because I'm a hack. I played great solos but I have no idea what I'm doing or how to make them better. I improvise, I don't plan very much at all. I had a stroke two and a half years ago I lost the use of my left side completely. I have fought hard and got my arm and hand back and I am bound and determined to learn this instrument that I loved all my life. Thank you so very much for these videos. I only have a short amount of time to learn things that I've always wanted to learn, and your channel is helping more than anything I have ever found. I don't understand it yet, but I will
Roger Williams I also had a stroke and lost all strength and coordination in my left hand. I thru a slide on and was able to keep playing music after months of sounding like a squeeling pig...lol
I also got the lightest strings on another guitar and never stopped working my fingers. I would do spyder exercises "chromatics" using every finger. At times I had to place my finger on the string with help from my right hand! My advice to you is NEVER give up. You can make those fingers work again and in the mean time still play music using a slide. I am not back 100% but Im a good 85% of normal and playing music BOTH ways now, slide and normal fingering. Chords were killer! start with simple triads and double stops you CAN do it. Good luck to you Brother.
More strength to you 2 gents in your persistence and not giving up on this great instrument in spite of your recent challenges. 🤘
Don't give up, Roger!!!
Bro I lost most most of my right...maybe we could work something out. I'm a claw of my former self-self!
Hi how were you able to recover playing , I have trouble even holding the guitar let alone putting pressure o the strings, thanks everyone Iplan to play again any way
I can playing music is the best drug for depression, it has been a great loss not to be able to play going on two years now!
2:00 Ex 1 - Standard Pisicions Individually
5:02 Ex 2 - Posicions Up One Down The Next
6:18 Ex 3 - Vertical Playing On One String
7:10 Ex 4 - Vertical Playing On Two String
8:12 Ex 5 - Vertical Playing On Two String (Reversal)
8:36 Ex 6 - Mixed Run
9:18 Ex 7 - Groupin Notes Thru Positions
Thanks a bunch, can you elaborate on last part groupings
@UCSPAE4wO5IjwoyposD_B9DQ I thought he was having a stroke
Thank you!
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This guy is doing stuff no one else is doing on UA-cam. A deep understanding of music theory and an ear for all types and styles of music. This is good stuff
Zombie Guitar channel is decent as well, very theory based and good presentation
Yeah, don´t get me wrong, but there are TONS of videos like this one
During this pandemic, I have picked up a guitar for the 1st time in 33 years, all I've ever known was about 5 basic cowboy chords and Ive always wanted to learn how to solo. Ive been practicing roughly 6-10 hours per day on and off throughout the day and all I could do was the pentatonic shapes when Id try to play to a backing track, this lesson opened up so many doors, thank you for putting this out there man, I have a lot more to absorb from this and at first I thought there is no way my old arthritic shitty hands can move that fast but they're getting there and videos like this really help. I can honestly say that reigniting my guitar passion has definitely made my days worth something lately. I suffer from crippling anxiety and depression and the only thing keeping me happy, focused, and driven is the guitar. It seems so impossible at first and my fingers literally peeled the first week from practicing but I can see some light through the tunnel now and again, its videos like this that really help get through the rough sticking points. Music saves lives.
Agreed. I learned cowboy music from my Dad and then picked up Beatles and Donovan fingerpicking and harmony singing and a little blues soloing and wrote my own songs. But aside from a few jazz lessons long ago never learned properly the fretboard. Rick's attitude and generosity has opened things up for me again and with the virus, I'm back to playing every day after years of stagnation. The idea now is to keep opening up and moving forward-Rick shows it can be done, it's just putting the time in. Everything he shows is logical, but it helps so much to see it done and have it clearly explained.
@@lopezb whats also helped me learn to keep time and rhythm really well is a game, believe it or not, Rocksmith for PS3 has really kept me going through the frustrating and "boring" lulls of some days. Ive "mastered" (the games words not mine) 7 songs which I had no idea how to play before and can get at least 50-75% on most songs, its also a great tool
This is the best video on pentatonic scales that I've seen on UA-cam.
same
Agreed 😂👍🏻
I’ve been playing for over 35 years and my knowledge of the fretboard is extensive, yet there are exercises in this video that I’ve never done. I guess this old dog is gonna try and learn a new trick.
+1 ... Excellent tutorial!
Rick is 🔥🔥🔥🔥 bro I've been following him for few years now and I also got his book please buy the book it's worth it I had loads of questions for years and this teacher got it everything open up for me ❤️🙏
"Doesn't matter. You should be able to do both" I freaking love you Beato!
Quite possibly the clearest - most concise and useful lesson in learning pentatonics on the internet anywhere - and it took Rick 11 minutes to teach it - aboslutely no bullshit
So i did it right. I had one guitar instructor when i was like 14. He walked in, taught my brother bass, came to my room, said what do you want? I said blues. He played the clap and yes album then and there, hendrix, and trower. Wrote down pantatonics, showed me chord formulas. Just like you did in this video. Left me on my own to do the details. It worked. Good video. Peace Rick
Best Pentatonic lesson ever. It really opened up the Fretboard for me
Rick, you've just become my guitar idol.
I've learned more from this video than the last 10 years of fucking around by myself.
Thank you
Thank you so much for your knowledge. I m 70 years old and starting a little later in life. This will help me out of the rutt I seam to be in of not being able to progress. Thank your for the structure of learning to what to and how to practice.
I think Rick is just a great teacher. I’ve been playing for 10ish years and this is the first video I’ve come across in a long time that gave me one of those “ohhhhhh” moments. Thanks Rick, you’re awesome!
Many others have said it and now so will I: best lesson on pentatonics on UA-cam. Plus that Gibson LP Junior in TV Yellow! A great way to pass the time in lockdown.
Good lesson as always. My advice: use a metronome and gradually increase the bps. Slow down when you make a mistake.
mistake? what is that.
Been playing for almost 40 years...took lessons for a couple of years from an old jazz player when I first started, but never really practiced anything after that.. other than learning songs. This is a great video on not only the pentatonic scale, but also how to approach practicing and then applying the patterns in a creative way for soloing. Thanks for putting this video out there for us...great stuff as always!
This is for the advanced players who can't get over that hump! Pay attention! This is exactly how to get over that hump of now what!
I'm a keyboard player and really want to get better on guitar. This is the BEST presentation of the pentatonic scale I have EVER seen. Applause!
I stumbled on this “concept” years ago and it opened the fretboard up for me, suddenly everything made sense. This video just reminded me to revisit this and practice more! Thanks Rick, you make things fun. p.s. Anyone who wants to play well, study this inside out until you can do it in your sleep!
As I sit here been playing for over 20 years. As Rick gos over the basics of the 5 positions ( always good to refresh the basics) an advertisement for some B.S site with one pattern to unlock the fretboard forever that all the pros use but won’t tell you.., This is Lie all of you players just starting out please don’t buy into this guys B.S . It’s practice and dedication that gets you there . Rick is showing the right way to play the 5 positions😊
After playing guitar for almost four decades, these Pentatonic exercises you have shown here really inspire me. In the early 1990s I used to do some exercises like this (especially doing patterns with 5 notes, 6 notes, etc.), but I somehow didn't continue to practice these for whatever reason (probably laziness). I'm going to work on these more to further inspire my creativity. I love that playing guitar is a continual learning process since there are really endless possibilities in creating interesting things (patterns, riffs, sounds, etc.) on guitar. Thanks so much for this great video (among all of your other great videos too), Rick!!! :-D
nope I do not call it laziness. as when he interviewed tim, there were OTHER THINGS GOING ON IN YOUR LIFE and you had DISTRACTIONS such as breathing.
This is the absolute best video I have found that covers not only the pentatonic scale, but how to practice it effectively. Awesome awesome content. Thanks Rick!
100%
This lesson has changed my life. Specially those high strings exercises.
I had heard of "positions". I didn't know exactly what they were. Never been formally trained. Rick explained what I need to know in about 10 minutes. Rick you are a music god.
After on and off for 14 years of "playing" guitar, I've finally decided to learn the instrument correctly. This just this video, but your videos in general have helped me a lot this year!!! Thanks Rick!!!! You're the man!!
however I do still think that it is somewhat freeing to start out doing it wrong, so you eventually understand what the difference is, and why doing it right is worth it. Most of the time, but not always.
Never been clearer... thank you Rick.
I'm 66 and learned guitar when i was 13.Someone gave me a chord chart and showed me how to tune. Lots of calluses and practice i was determined to learn. Back then only thing we had was a radio and i would hear a song and would somehow memorize it and tried to figure out the chords, then i would wait for the song to come back on and see if i had it right. Can't read music but i can still figure out songs. Played in bands in my 20's Santana, Creedence, Deep purple , ZZ ,Fats domino and others. Learned that instead of pressing down hard sometimes a lighter touch would have different effects. Don't give up keep practicing.
The best pentatonic lesson I've ever took.
As long as link in the DB isn't available, I am you giving you guys this:
google "fretastic". and no need to thank me.
I've been looking for a tutorial on how to learn this for what seems like forever. This is by far the most useful I've ever seen. And you deliver the information quickly, unlike videos where they take so long to explain a even a few notes I never watch the videos all the way through. I also loved your "What Made Bach Great" video. Bach is my favorite composer. Counterpoint forever!
dude i've known the pentatonic scale for like 10 years and i never thought to practice it like this. great stuff.
Holy hell… i never knew the pentatonic could b used this way… a real eye opener, just the way to practice it makes a huge difference…thx man!
YES!!! A BEGINNER VIDEO> EXACTLY MY LEVEL. thanks rick!!! YOUR CHANNEL GOT ME INTO MUSIC AGAIN AT 44. I CAN'T EXPLAIN THE JOY IT GIVES ME. GOOD JOB MAN.
Rick, I hope you know how helpful and clear your videos are. Been playing for over 30 years (mostly by ear) and your videos have really helped me learn so much. Thank you!
I think the reason why this is the best lesson for pentatonics online is because it’s the one that includes the most work Lol ;) nice lesson Rick. I’ll be working on this for sure!
All that, and Albert King ruled with just one box...genious... i loved the lesson, i Will practice that, thanks Richard
Love how he is using the finger numbers instead of naming frets. Most teach patterns and play them in different places on the neck, and then name all the frets. For a beginning I think this bombards the brain with too much info, and makes memorizing the different patterns a lot for difficult. That was certainly the case for me when I started to learn different scales.
Thank you Rick for the blessed way you communicate music and musicianship. And for all of your generosity.
I would normally never doubt Rick Beato. He probably has forgotten more than I'll ever know, but, he is the only person I've ever heard call going from the 1st fret to the 12th fret, vertical. And going from the 6th string to the 1st string horizontal. Everyone else, and common sense, say the oppisite. Opinions?
He mixed it up at this point, but had it right at the beginning
I’m just getting to understand this concept... getting to know the neck. I feel out of my depth. This video is the best one that I feel I can actually grasp so far. Thank you.
Rick ......
Your the best teacher out there.
A real master lesson in under 12 minutes.
Very good lesson Thank you,
Ive had some GREAT teachers thru the years... But in all honesty, I had to figure most things out on my own from endless hours of practice!!!
I always wished I had some like You/Rick to show me some more theory!!!
I ended up being an incredible rhythm guitarist, by building my ears, by repetition, feel & the desire to become better!!!
But back in the 70’s & 80’s, THATS how most of us learned!! Thanx for the vids, I’ve turned countless people on to your site-Keep up the great job☮️🎶☮️
I have been looking for ways to properly practice scales. This video popped up and wow… it really helped. The video is 5 years old, I’m a subscriber, but I just watched it.
It really lit a fire under me.
Thank you Rick!!!
This is the lesson I've needed all my life! Thank you Rick.
To self: “Great job Hot Shot, you nailed those exercises!”
Rick: “Now, do them all again but this time do them in each key and don’t forget to do all the sharp and flat keys, too.”
Rick this is James Banks here man and I have to say today looking at you talk about the pentatonic minor scale you are an absolute badass and that's straight from the heart brother thank you so much😎😂😎!
I find it so much easier to follow the way he calls out the fingering pattern; 1-4,1-3,1-3 instead of the frets you're playing 5-8, 5-7, 5-7..... and so on. I wish everybody online taught like this.
This was perhaps the best lesson I could watch today lol
Great video. I think it can be mentioned that playing the same note on different strings can sound different. The tone will differ because of overtones, and the damping of overtones will occur at different rates due to different string characteristics. This is one main reason to use a vertical versus a horizontal pattern at a certain time. Playing a solo is more than just the patterns but the way it sounds; it's not just what you play but how you play it.
Thanks Tom! I need to have other things to do videos on :) The average note on the guitar occurs 2.8 different places to your point about tone and unisons.
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Once you get it right, put on a backing track in G minor and go through all positions over and over to develop muscle memory
I love your posts. Do a video on not on shapes, scales,,or just patterns, but on how to phrase and improvise using and choosing notes. But also, how to place phrases rhythmically. Consider you teaching a classical player that doesn’t work from positions and scale shapes per se, but works from a deep understanding of the notes on the fret board and rhythm. Where are the phrases being placed in the 12 bar cycle. When improvising. Ready, go…
I like the vertical concepts and applaud your very instructive videos, but I'd like to suggest one of the most practical and common patterns that wasn't included here is: 3 notes on one string, 2 notes on the next. Example: Em Pentatonic, G - A - B on one string, D - E on the next string. Using only left hand fingers 1 and 3, where you have 2 whole steps on the same string, slide or shift up or down. You can also easily insert the "blue note" (#4/b5).
Thank you for this exceptional teaching video. Thank you Rick for your passionate and patient teaching.
For me, one of the most enlightening videos on you tube!!!
OH! You “shift,” and that’s how you make a smooth transition from one position to another! Why didn’t someone tell me that 20 years ago? Thanks for the tip!! 🎸😍
What I take out of this is: Horizontal is vertical , vertical is horizontal, up the neck means along the neck and black means white. Hang on - that last bit'll confuse my piano playing.
i was thinking i was the only one to see that.. completely backwards
Yeah, me too - I think we need to take "horizontal" and "vertical" with a grain of salt here!
Rick, this is one of the most valuable lesson session you have offered.
Been looking for these exercises all my life.
This video filled in several missing pieces for me with regard to how to practice. Thank you for posting!
Thanks for opening my eyes to this way of pentatonic playing, teachers keep throwing me the 5 positions and tell me it’s how you solo without showing me how to apply it.
This is the best practice I have seen yet for learning and understanding the fretboard. Thank you. 🙏🏼
100% - I've been looking for a practice like this. Seems so intuitive after you see it. After just oneday my fret board movement has improved drastically.
Damn, Sam, an absolute eye opener! Position shifting has always been a real bear for me and these exercises provide a practical, melodic way to break out of old habits!
Rick is a gem.
Rick thank you. Your lessons are the best. This is the most useful exercise on the Pentatonic minor on UA-cam.
One of the best exercises I ever learned was to take any root note and play the first position of the pentatonic scale- most all of us know that position. Now- look at the notes you just played- you played every note in the scale- which means now you just go over the neck and find every occurrence of each note. For instance, Am is A,C,D,E,G- so go find every A, every C, every D, etc.- there you go, that's every position of that scale. Now- do it for every note, including the sharps and flats. And each time draw the neck out like a grid, label each note on the neck (not just the notes you're using), and place dots where the proper notes are for the scale. Now- when you're working on a song out of Am- pull out the Am chart and hang it up on the wall in front of you. But in reality- you won't need it- by the time you get done drawing that neck out this many times, labeling each note, and finding all these positions- you'll have very note memorized and you'll have found all the repeating patterns (and there are tons of them) - and you'll know the neck like the back of your hand.
One of best guitar teachers!!
Thousand times thank you for this lesson.
After all these years, I finally get it. Thanks Rick, awesome lesson.
Dude! Hands down the best video I’ve seen explaining CAGED.
Excellent advice on how to practice the pentatonic. I'm one month in as a new beginner. I have the entire pattern (his horizontal, 1-6 string) for the A minor scale from the open string to the 11 fret and then repeat for 12-22 fret. I know the patterns at the open, 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th and 12 fret....don't yet know the notes except at the 5th fret position. So basically all of the a minor across the fretboard.....pretty good (albeit slower as a beginner) going "horizontal" for each position but working on moving up and down the neck with fluidity.
But now that I know the pattern, going from the minor to major pentatonic is much easier ....just move the entire fretboard pattern over 3 frets over towards the head. Or to change one minor to another minor just shift the entire fretboard pattern over to that particular root on the 6th string. Of course, knowing that is a lot easier than doing it...lol. But loving all this learning. Still working on the index finger to pinky (3 frets over from index) on the 4th, 5th and particularly the 6th string.....my fingers don't stretch that far on the 4--6th strings.
This is such a great channel. From Bach counterpoint, to how to practice, to deconstructing great songs and convincing me that I'll never develop perfect pitch. Great stuff! Thanks.
I used to love the old Beato video !
Thank you so much for making so many of us better musicians
I just stumbled on this and this is exactly how I've taught it over the years, I love it
Very informative. Thank you!!!! Keep on Rockin in The Free World Cya Dale! !!!
So simple yet so USEFUL! Was in a rut trying to figure out how to go about practicing the minor pentatonic. I've been just kinda wandering around the fretboard picking the scale notes at random. This will keep me busy for a month! Seriously, thank you for this structured approach.
Thanks Rick. Boy did the lights come on for me with this lesson! Best video on pentatonic scales I've seen
I've been stuck in a rut with my guitar and this is something to really get my teeth into. Thanks Rick! xxx:)
The main important for me in knowing pentatonic vertically is for transitioning between vertical positions. For example, sometimes it fits to jump halfway up the fretboard, maybe two repeat phrasings a couple octaves higher (I'm thinking Clapton Layla) or just to move yourself into a different pocket in the mix.
I can finally see where I was going wrong to get the sounds I was looking for. Thank you Rick!
Great videos Rick, greetings from Miami!
This one video has completely transformed my playing for the better of course. Thanks much, Rick!
Great job as usual. However the one thing I always stumbled with, with these patterns is knowing where you root is. Because you can work a pattern to death but if you don't know where to start and stop, they're just good finger practice.
You can root on any string to make a cord . However, start your pattern "rooted" on the 6th The low E string and know your fret board. E F G A B C D. To begin The note you start with is your 1 the root
Wanna learn how to play guitar or touch up on your chops? This is the guy, thanks Rick!
I just found your page. I love it. You have a gift for teaching.
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I like the vertical two-string thing. I also like the Les Paul special!
Awesome teaching!! Thank You!!
I learned a diagonal pattern and then a second diagonal pattern which has served me well over the years.
finally a beginner friendly video of yours ;)
Great lesson Rick. Thank you
Great stuff, Rick!
The best trick I have ever found for learning the neck for pentatonics is this. Learn the five patterns, two notes per string. Then, learn same but expanded patterns, THREE notes per string. I have seen nobody ever teach this nor explain it. Yes, you will be duplicating notes. But if you learn all the in-between positions of the five like this, you will find you can effortlessly move vertically up and down the neck.
Great advice man! What is the name of the 3 note per string pattern?
@@BrandonShere I have never heard it called anything, never heard anyone talk about it. And I've been playing like forty years, so... anyway I would call it "expanded pentatonic" or something like that. Does it make sense though? Can you at this point plot all five of the pentatonic shapes on the neck, on paper? If so, then go and pick a place and start identitying the three consecutve notes on a string, then do the same on the next and so on. Don't worry if you repeat notes. You'll hopefully start to see some new shapes that are "wider", and start playing vertically up and down the neck. Also, it'll help stretch your hands. You don't have to have huge hands to do this.
Thanks Rick! Happy Channuka and Merry Christmas! 🕎✝️🎄
Wooow! The first video I've seen making sense right frOm begining to the end! Thank you Sir... You're really a Guitar Legend.... Let me practice this now!!!
I could be totally wrong, but I think Mr. Beato accidentally mixed up "vertical" and "horizontal" (though he corrects himself at 10:28). Vertical is moving across the strings, like from low E to high E. Horizontal is moving up and down the neck, like from 1st fret to 12th fret... Or am I wrong on this?
seeing the fingerings used on one string, when he stayed on the high E string, and started on the 3rd fret and went up to the 18th fret, and then back, was super helpful to me. same for the two string exercise.
You're awesome Mr. Beato!!! u've helped me a bunch--ty ty ty!
I’ve been working on these for weeks but not in such an organized manner.
Great episode!!
Thanks
Super cool lesson Rick learned alot
what a great lesson!! on groups of 2 strings practice on non-agacent strings, that crazy Matheny lick!
My first guitar teacher was a jazz player and he taught me exactly this! Except for the fast bit at the end... I practice this all the time but not enough to be much of a ‘player’ yet....
"You need to be able to do both!"
Just great. Keep it coming, that was very interesting in terms of giving me ideas to practice.