This really helped me get to a whole different level of guitar. For beginners, just keep looking a re-watcing this video, Then soon it will just click and you'll understand. trust me.
Or over those five years your brain has had more than enough time to sort through this information and make sense of it but it wasn’t up until you rewatched a lesson on it that it came forth the subconscious already solved and put together which enabled you to actually understand it fully, consciously
I've been playing for almost 50 years but just stuck to some basic chord shapes. I've joined a couple of bands and am pushing myself to get smarter on the fretboard. I knew it wasn't too hard, but always felt a giant obstacle between me and being a better guitarist. I think this is the missing piece, explained in a way my brain can assimilate the knowledge and actually put it into practice. I feel like I just struck gold.
We were young and filled with passion. We could learn anything. Now it's harder to focus, there is more frustration. And whenever you try to improve you find yourself stuck cause you have powerful bad habits and stuff you didn't learn the right way. But man it's the only way to access the freedom we always craved to express on the guitar. So unlearn. And learn it the right way throught. You still have the experiences, emotions just learn the langage to express it optimally m'y friend :)
@@onelovitHD That's deep. In the language world, it's called fossilization. Your patterns are very deeply ingrained. Good news though with guitar- if you take one new habit at a time, you can build on all your past knowledge. I admit, I do sometimes feel like I am unlearning things and playing less- but actually playing much better and more musically. For example, targeting notes when the chords change, memorizing all the notes on the fretboard, studying the degrees of the scale and going being the simple I, IV, V to progressions like ii V i or ii V i or I vi ii V, etc. It really opens up new words so while I agree- we get stuck in our ways, we can change and it's worth the effort.
Good stuff C Wade. You might really like a site called ZombieGuita* - all one word. He is incredible, easy to follow and you will learn a ton. I've been playing a long time as well and wish I found him sooner.
I've been playing for 14 years and these lessons have been a godsend. They've been solidifying and linking together a lot of little concepts I've slowly learned over the years into a way that shows how they're inter-connected.
same here, a piece of a puzzle I was missing, mind expanding, total gamechanger for me. I think this is a type of mindset beginners should be taught ASAP
Same! 14 yrs of experience here feel I have a ton of expanding to do still. But videos like this help to give me the knowledge I need to become the guitar player I really want to be
I have been playing guitar for 10 yrs now and I feel that I cant progress, watching this video blew my mind!!! Just today have I started to learn notes and incorporated this teaching. I cant believe what I was missing for so many years. Thank you for this leason!!!
Thank you so much . I think for next 2-3 months i am gonna practise this. I remember John Mayer talking about this on a TV show, but now i know what i need to do. Watch your video atleast 200 more times and practice.
Finally!.... this video not only helped with the positions of notes but also with the CAGED shapes as he moved the chords around, you can clearly see the CAGED shapes. Thank you
You're one of the best guitar instructors on the internet. Period. The fact that you're still pumping out videos is a huge service to us all. You're the coolest!
I feel I should add a (very belated) caveat for this video, based on some comments I've received (thank you for all your feedback over the years). 1) This is NOT for absolute beginners. Like with all my lessons, you need to have a basic understanding of the neck. The aim of this specific lesson was to introduce you to the concept of movable patterns - a visual relationship between note positions, or a spatial awareness of how one note position relates to another. This is a step beyond simply learning the notes A-G along the neck. It's about related note positions - something that I'm confident will prove useful as you progress. 2) This is NOT supposed to take up more than a fraction of your practice/study time. I'm aware it's not the most exciting lesson and, as you progress, a lot of this knowledge will blend seamlessly with new knowledge. It's supposed to give you indicators that will eventually sink into the background as you play. Would I do this lesson differently today? Yes. I'd add a lot more clarification for one (and improve the overall delivery and quality). But I hope it gives you some "aha" moments along the way. I still believe the general concept presented in this video will prove useful, given a little time and attention. Thanks for your time and support!
It's still a great video. These are all but tiny pieces of a much larger puzzle. People who watch these videos take what they need and understand and move on. It adds context e.g., your concept of "clustering", moveable shapes and using arpeggios is great. What gets tricky is how the intervals change around the 5th fret e.g., if you circle the relationship between EF BC around the first fret (E&B are open), you'll notice that pattern in many places however the B&C shift a semitone or half-step down the neck when viewing the E at the 5th fret 5th string.) Yet the pattern resumes fine at the 7th fret, 12th, etc. The same shift around fret 5 applies when tuning the guitar in that area as well. The intervals also change between the open strings EADGBBE. I guess this is why can't play power chords on all the strings (e.g., 1 and 2nd string E & B.) Yet power-chords sound especially great on the 5th and 6th (E and A.) Harmonics on 12 and 7 also don't work on other fret areas as well, unless you use a capo. Bottom line, there are many mysteries to the guitar but it's fun trying to figure them out. Thanks for sharing these clues as my learning journey continues! The best tip for any beginner is to give it time- many of the pieces will slowly come together. I've been playing a long time and learn new things daily. As Einstein once very accurately said, “The more I learn, the more I realize how much I don't know.”
A well organized and clearly defined approach for increasing flexibility on the fretboard. The philosophy of using this as a foundation to more advanced fretboard studies really appeals to me. Thank you for taking the time to explain this with the accompanying graphics, so I can keep some visual geometric shape in the back of my mind while practicing. Cheers.
This is really great, thanks! You can essentially memorize the entire fretboard if you just know the 6th and 5th strings: 6th (E string): two frets up on the 4th (D), same fret on the 1st (high E) 5th (A string): two frets up on the 3rd (G), two frets down on the 2nd (B)
Dude you are a GOD AMONGST MEN!! I've been searching high and low for a comprehensive approach to mastering the fretboard which suits me, and I've finally found it here. Thank you!!
I started 12 days ago my fingers are so raw they could bleed. I don't have any teacher just you and Marty and the videos yall make. Right now my struggle is learning to pick better. Thank you for the video it's a god send.
Best lesson I've seen as an intermediate player who is trying to catch up with the fretboard theory of it all. I will implement this exercise for two weeks straight every day and I'm sure it'll be substantially helpful in locating intervals in general.
I am watching this vid without sound because of where I am and I am totally impressed with the concept. This a is definitely not for beginners ONLY!! Thank you so much. I have subscribed.
The importance of learning the intervals properly blares out, all ye got to know are the intervals for forming chords easily, and this visual presentation is sublime in case someone is wondering how to play chords in different positions. Great video and very munificent of ye to post this.
Seriously... words can't express how thankful I am for this. I figured this out in 10 min or so. I obviously don't have everything memorized yet but I can find any note I want. This is a game changer and I'm instantly better because of this. Thank you!!
I don't understand why it's encouraged for someone to learn Chords first. Some people grasp them, but I've always had a hard time memorizing chords because I didn't know how - or what exactly makes a chord, and why it looks different all over the neck. For the longest time, I thought you had to memorize a different pattern for every note combination there was, and that was quite an intimidating thought. But this just made everything completely click, chords AND scales are so much easier to understand and memorize after having seen this. I can't unlearn this, and I've progressed more in the last 2 hours than I have in the last 2 years. VERY well done, and from a visual learner - thank you
Thanks. It also helps to learn the location for the next higher octave of ANY note:, which is found by by making a simple "L" shape: --when starting on either of the 2 lowest strings, the "L" is made by going 2 strings higher (in pitch) and two frets up. --when starting on one of the higher strings, the "L" is made by going 2 strings higher and THREE frets up. --Once you know where the octave starts and stops, it's easy to find all the smaller intervals within that octave. P.S. You explain things better than anyone else on the Internet.
I've been taking guitar lessons for years. While not a complete beginner, I have learned things here that I've never so clearly gotten before. I have to say these are the best lessons I've ever come across.
While I've ended up branching off and doing my own thing, this method was the first one that was approachable enough for me to finally sit down and give it a go. That was all I needed. Thank you!
7:00 This is really good. i practice these chord tone inversions with a metronome and sing along. trying to sing the missing notes at times, and not always starting with the root. 5, 1, flat 3
actually I don't like so much to comment, but I did .I very much appreciated, your lessons are very amazing and very explained well! we hope to see more in the future. thank you
a lot of this changed how i look at the guitar in a super positive way. its amazing that once i learn these simple patterns i'll know where every note on the guitar is and where every triad is. incredible! thanks
You've discovered something very valuable , I really appreciate the work. The piano keyboard makes sense and is easy to learn on, now I've discovered a way to apply that visual to the fret-board. Thank you for posting !
This is amazing, there is no video lesson on UA-cam better and clear than this, can you please make lessons on different scales and soloing when you get time, thankyou
man it would have been nice if i could have had lessons from this guy for the first couple of years that i started playing. Excellent lesson material !
im on my 35th day of learning guitar and this really helped me to get a better understanding of how everything on the fretboard connects, definitely gonna do these exercises daily :D thanks a lot!
I found you through the suggested videos. Your content is really interesting. I just started putting out content on my UA-cam channel, so I'm definitely doing my research. Thanks for all your help. Please keep it up! Just subbed!
This has made so much more sense to me than other methods of fretboard memorisation techniques. Many thanks for taking the time to make, edit, and upload this lesson; it has helped myself, and no doubt many others, so much. :-) x
Great stuff here, thanks! I stumbled on something similar to this a couple of other places, but you have done a much better job explaining how to really squeeze the juice out of the root patterns. I actually look at scales this way too. The classic "5 patterns" or the 7 patterns built in a 3 note per string pattern are too cumbersome and confusing when trying to move around the fretboard. Instead, I work out a scale, using its interval formula, on graph paper (simulating strings and frets) 3 or more times, circling the roots, and ignoring the tuning difference. Then I can see the "one recurring pattern" that the scale creates due to its intervalic formula. For example, the major scale: whole-whole-half-whole-whole-whole-half. This is one pattern. Not five. Not seven. Just one. All the box patterns and three note per string patterns I see as the same thing, relative to a root note. Combined with the info in this lesson, I can easily see the notes of a scale or key anywhere on the neck, as fast as I can see the root notes, without having to think about "What pattern goes with what root shape". Hope this helps someone like it helped me. If anyone wants a more in depth walk-through of what I'm talking about (with pictures) let me know.
Sir, I just want to say a huge thank-you for the way you completely changed my view of the fretboard. The idea given in one of your very first uploaded is just crucial for understanding how do all these scales correlate with each other. I should consider myself so lucky to run into it on early stages! THANK YOU!
Your videos are easily the best on the internet. Your teaching style is exactly what I need! My theory has improved so much and it’s all thanks to you! Cheers man :)
I did what you said Sr, the clue is to get all pentatonic shapes done and you'll find everything. very nice vid Sr it pushed a bit more to unlock the fretboard.
This is definitely very useful for any guitarist! It reminds me of the Howard Roberts approach, who was one of my teachers way back when I attended GIT. It is also the way I approach my own melodic soloing. What I great contribution. Thank you!
Thanks man. I have been playing for some years now and can work my way thru the neck but I loved the approach and the exercises. I'm taking something very positive from this video, Thanks again.
I have only been playing about a year & a half, even though I may not totally get this, I see the patterns that you are talking and this video is a great teaching tool, that you so much. I am 64 so helps to begin to clear out some of the cobwebs !!
Holy crapnuggets. I've literally watched a heap of videos on this subject, yet watching this one with the relationship patterns, I had one of those 'Oooooh, right!' moments. You sir, are a genius.
This man single handledly changed the world of guitar playing and the internet and I don´t think he realizes that. THE most valuable information to learn guitar, for free. Unbelievable. If you are still alive, thanks!
Jake Soojian would you recommend this for someone starting to teach themselves guitar with the help of online? And do you happen to know the name of this technique?
A nice lesson. I've been playing for years but it's been more or less memorizing what to play and not really understanding what's behind it. Now I've finally decided to be able to improvise on any basic chord progression and lesson like this are super helpful. It just takes time to sink in. I wish I had studied this stuff when I was younger :)
I know you hear this all the time but this is the absolute best instruction I have came across hands down. I guess this sounds a little silly but you literally changed my life. I was so frustrated and couldn't get past the basic beginning chords and desperately need to learn some scales and where this are found on the neck. it just clicked in my brain with the way you explained and the format is spot on. Do you give private lessons with a video like Skype or anything like that. I live in a very real part of the word and it's not possible for me to take lessons when it's a hour and a half drive both ways. I would be happy to pay for the lessons if you do that kind of thing. thank you again. I will be sure to pass your channel on to anyone needing instruction. I am a subscriber now for sure!
Thanks Yoie, it was a pleasure reading your comment and to know the video has had a positive effect on you. I'm very sorry but I don't currently offer Skype lessons. However, if you ever need any personal guidance, fire me an email (mike at fretjam.com) and I'll do my best to help you out.
Im not going to lie i never was taught this on guitar and fumble throu the neck to write. .. this helped me figure out what i want to play that i hear in my head way easier
think I'm going to be coming back to this one, the patterns will definitely help me memorize the notes, 11 years playing and I've only recently decided to learn the theory, which I find really hard as it's the boring part for me, but my lack of improvisational skills shows how important it really is to learn!
Excellent lesson my man : ) I had learned all this on my own before, but painfully over a long period of time. But seeing this ideals put into a perfectly explained lesson, is pretty nice. Cheers mate!
This is a great lesson Mike! I was introduced to this concept before and that instructor called it "The Pattern of Octaves and Unisons". I was again re-introduced to it a few months ago by another teacher so this is my third exposure to it. Each teacher focused on different methods of using the concept though the intended results were the same. I really liked your straightforward explanation of it though.
I am a pianist. I'm learning guitar better than I've played in the past, which was a few basic chords and squeezing the strings HARD! I want to associate notes on a page with location on the fretboard. Your ideas are interesting. I'll watch video more times. I've learned most "notes" in first 3 frets, but I'm slow! I'm 66 years old and that may be why. I'll keep at it! Thanks for posting!
I watched this video and I realized that I already knew all the patterns in my head but it just didn’t click. Thanks to this video I can actually visualize it and it was only 5 minutes in!!!!
This really helped me get to a whole different level of guitar. For beginners, just keep looking a re-watcing this video, Then soon it will just click and you'll understand. trust me.
And then when you’ve been playing for years and still can’t name all notes? Ugh. I’m 59. Guess it’s time to learn
@@ChefClary60 Try this video: "Guitar note names - learn the names of the notes on a guitar in 4 easy steps"
Bluescobra Thanks. I know most of them. And I know how to find using octaves. It’s mainly sharps abs flats. I’ll check it out.
No im not going to trust you
@@ChefClary60 I'm with you. But...This information seems pretty useless if you've developed any sort of ear for music
Watching this video is like the best "11 min investment" beginner guitar player can do. Thanks a lot.
And even more, using this technique you can never run out of exercises, because you can generate them endlessly.
yeah yeah , whatever "dream" wife white-coke-gangster role..
I like the did a great job with the did so much and have a wonderful holiday. thanks
honestly this opens up opportunities for more experienced guitarist as well
You mean 10 minutes and 54 seconds ?
OH MY FREAKING GOD 5 years of never understanding this and it only took you 10 minutes to make me understand. YOU ARE THE BEST TEACHER.
Or over those five years your brain has had more than enough time to sort through this information and make sense of it but it wasn’t up until you rewatched a lesson on it that it came forth the subconscious already solved and put together which enabled you to actually understand it fully, consciously
I've been playing for almost 50 years but just stuck to some basic chord shapes. I've joined a couple of bands and am pushing myself to get smarter on the fretboard. I knew it wasn't too hard, but always felt a giant obstacle between me and being a better guitarist. I think this is the missing piece, explained in a way my brain can assimilate the knowledge and actually put it into practice. I feel like I just struck gold.
We were young and filled with passion. We could learn anything. Now it's harder to focus, there is more frustration. And whenever you try to improve you find yourself stuck cause you have powerful bad habits and stuff you didn't learn the right way. But man it's the only way to access the freedom we always craved to express on the guitar. So unlearn. And learn it the right way throught. You still have the experiences, emotions just learn the langage to express it optimally m'y friend :)
@@onelovitHD That's deep. In the language world, it's called fossilization. Your patterns are very deeply ingrained. Good news though with guitar- if you take one new habit at a time, you can build on all your past knowledge. I admit, I do sometimes feel like I am unlearning things and playing less- but actually playing much better and more musically. For example, targeting notes when the chords change, memorizing all the notes on the fretboard, studying the degrees of the scale and going being the simple I, IV, V to progressions like ii V i or ii V i or I vi ii V, etc. It really opens up new words so while I agree- we get stuck in our ways, we can change and it's worth the effort.
Good stuff C Wade. You might really like a site called ZombieGuita* - all one word. He is incredible, easy to follow and you will learn a ton. I've been playing a long time as well and wish I found him sooner.
Got my punkass doing trigonometry on the fretboard calculating the cosine of the c# octaves smh
Hahahahahaha looool
lmmfao Hey, Beavis & Butthead were right- The angle of the dangle Is related to the heat of the beat. Oh, and its 87.3
this shit killed me
"c# octaves" isnt a thing
@H A R what is the point in typing out whoooosh every time someone is unimpressed by a low quality unoriginal joke attempt?
I've been playing for 14 years and these lessons have been a godsend. They've been solidifying and linking together a lot of little concepts I've slowly learned over the years into a way that shows how they're inter-connected.
+Mykal Anstrom Music to my ears. Keep internalising these concepts and you will unlock your fingers to freedom on the fretboard.
Dude me too! I've been playing for 15 years but haven't really bothered with the finer details of theory but this channel helped me a ton
same here, a piece of a puzzle I was missing, mind expanding, total gamechanger for me. I think this is a type of mindset beginners should be taught ASAP
Same! 14 yrs of experience here feel I have a ton of expanding to do still. But videos like this help to give me the knowledge I need to become the guitar player I really want to be
Been playing for 11 as well, a huge help on scaling/arpeggios/chords and memorization
I have been playing guitar for 10 yrs now and I feel that I cant progress, watching this video blew my mind!!! Just today have I started to learn notes and incorporated this teaching. I cant believe what I was missing for so many years. Thank you for this leason!!!
Thank you so much . I think for next 2-3 months i am gonna practise this. I remember John Mayer talking about this on a TV show, but now i know what i need to do. Watch your video atleast 200 more times and practice.
THE LIFE I might do the same
Finally!.... this video not only helped with the positions of notes but also with the CAGED shapes as he moved the chords around, you can clearly see the CAGED shapes. Thank you
You're one of the best guitar instructors on the internet. Period. The fact that you're still pumping out videos is a huge service to us all.
You're the coolest!
seconded, i've been playing (badly) for years and i'm only now learning theory from this channel. what a gold mine of awesomeness.
I feel I should add a (very belated) caveat for this video, based on some comments I've received (thank you for all your feedback over the years).
1) This is NOT for absolute beginners. Like with all my lessons, you need to have a basic understanding of the neck. The aim of this specific lesson was to introduce you to the concept of movable patterns - a visual relationship between note positions, or a spatial awareness of how one note position relates to another. This is a step beyond simply learning the notes A-G along the neck. It's about related note positions - something that I'm confident will prove useful as you progress.
2) This is NOT supposed to take up more than a fraction of your practice/study time. I'm aware it's not the most exciting lesson and, as you progress, a lot of this knowledge will blend seamlessly with new knowledge. It's supposed to give you indicators that will eventually sink into the background as you play.
Would I do this lesson differently today? Yes. I'd add a lot more clarification for one (and improve the overall delivery and quality). But I hope it gives you some "aha" moments along the way. I still believe the general concept presented in this video will prove useful, given a little time and attention. Thanks for your time and support!
Yeah I got an aha moment around 2 mins in this will help a lot
it's a very good and very helpful video! thanks so much
It's still a great video. These are all but tiny pieces of a much larger puzzle. People who watch these videos take what they need and understand and move on. It adds context e.g., your concept of "clustering", moveable shapes and using arpeggios is great.
What gets tricky is how the intervals change around the 5th fret e.g., if you circle the relationship between EF BC around the first fret (E&B are open), you'll notice that pattern in many places however the B&C shift a semitone or half-step down the neck when viewing the E at the 5th fret 5th string.) Yet the pattern resumes fine at the 7th fret, 12th, etc. The same shift around fret 5 applies when tuning the guitar in that area as well.
The intervals also change between the open strings EADGBBE. I guess this is why can't play power chords on all the strings (e.g., 1 and 2nd string E & B.) Yet power-chords sound especially great on the 5th and 6th (E and A.) Harmonics on 12 and 7 also don't work on other fret areas as well, unless you use a capo.
Bottom line, there are many mysteries to the guitar but it's fun trying to figure them out. Thanks for sharing these clues as my learning journey continues! The best tip for any beginner is to give it time- many of the pieces will slowly come together. I've been playing a long time and learn new things daily. As Einstein once very accurately said, “The more I learn, the more I realize how much I don't know.”
Am leaving this comment here,so that after a few week or month when somebody likes it, I get reminded about this video
Just liked it for you
Practice, practice, practice!
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A well organized and clearly defined approach for increasing flexibility on the fretboard. The philosophy of using this as a foundation to more advanced fretboard studies really appeals to me. Thank you for taking the time to explain this with the accompanying graphics, so I can keep some visual geometric shape in the back of my mind while practicing. Cheers.
Excellent. This really helps to memorize the fret board. And I can remember triads better for major and minor chords.
This is really great, thanks! You can essentially memorize the entire fretboard if you just know the 6th and 5th strings:
6th (E string): two frets up on the 4th (D), same fret on the 1st (high E)
5th (A string): two frets up on the 3rd (G), two frets down on the 2nd (B)
This is the most sense my guitar has ever made.20 years of self teaching b.s. bad habbits etc.this is a great video!!!!!
Dude you are a GOD AMONGST MEN!! I've been searching high and low for a comprehensive approach to mastering the fretboard which suits me, and I've finally found it here. Thank you!!
This is one of the most important lessons for guitar students.
This is the best guitar channel on UA-cam that I've ever found, stick with this channel.
I am very visual. Once the patterns were in different colors a light came on. I can do this. Thank You!
I started 12 days ago my fingers are so raw they could bleed. I don't have any teacher just you and Marty and the videos yall make. Right now my struggle is learning to pick better. Thank you for the video it's a god send.
Best lesson I've seen as an intermediate player who is trying to catch up with the fretboard theory of it all. I will implement this exercise for two weeks straight every day and I'm sure it'll be substantially helpful in locating intervals in general.
Die it work?
I am watching this vid without sound because of where I am and I am totally impressed with the concept. This a is definitely not for beginners ONLY!!
Thank you so much. I have subscribed.
The importance of learning the intervals properly blares out, all ye got to know are the intervals for forming chords easily, and this visual presentation is sublime in case someone is wondering how to play chords in different positions. Great video and very munificent of ye to post this.
This is amazing! I have tried several ways and end up quitting or blowing it off. Another "BAM" moment!! Thanks.
Seriously... words can't express how thankful I am for this. I figured this out in 10 min or so. I obviously don't have everything memorized yet but I can find any note I want. This is a game changer and I'm instantly better because of this. Thank you!!
+Andy Wright Thanks for giving it your time.
I don't understand why it's encouraged for someone to learn Chords first. Some people grasp them, but I've always had a hard time memorizing chords because I didn't know how - or what exactly makes a chord, and why it looks different all over the neck. For the longest time, I thought you had to memorize a different pattern for every note combination there was, and that was quite an intimidating thought.
But this just made everything completely click, chords AND scales are so much easier to understand and memorize after having seen this. I can't unlearn this, and I've progressed more in the last 2 hours than I have in the last 2 years.
VERY well done, and from a visual learner - thank you
This is BRILLIANT! I've wanted to learn how to play the entire fretboard for years now! I so appreciate this! Thank You!
Thanks. It also helps to learn the location for the next higher octave of ANY note:, which is found by by making a simple "L" shape:
--when starting on either of the 2 lowest strings, the "L" is made by going 2 strings higher (in pitch) and two frets up.
--when starting on one of the higher strings, the "L" is made by going 2 strings higher and THREE frets up.
--Once you know where the octave starts and stops, it's easy to find all the smaller intervals within that octave.
P.S. You explain things better than anyone else on the Internet.
I've been taking guitar lessons for years. While not a complete beginner, I have learned things here that I've never so clearly gotten before. I have to say these are the best lessons I've ever come across.
+Wilson Brannan Aw thanks mate!
I am not gonna lie this video is the most helpful video on the fretboard memorization among youtube.
Been playing for 5 years now and this is probably THE best lesson I've ever seen
Love these visualizations. Thanks for doing this!
While I've ended up branching off and doing my own thing, this method was the first one that was approachable enough for me to finally sit down and give it a go. That was all I needed. Thank you!
one of the best lessons I ever went through.i thank you from my core of heart to make it so easy and simple
Isn't it amazing if everyone knows about this? The world would be a better place....thank you and more thanks
this actually just blew my mind most helpful guitar video i’ve ever watched hands down
7:00 This is really good. i practice these chord tone inversions with a metronome and sing along. trying to sing the missing notes at times, and not always starting with the root. 5, 1, flat 3
Wow! I'm a beginer and I understood this PERFECTLY for exactly 4 minutes!
I needed this 37 years ago. Fabulous vid... You'll help a lot of people with this.
Great lesson. No one else explained this so clearly and concisely.
It's thousands of videos the way to play guitar ,, this's the best one ever seen . thanks master
Perhaps the best guitar video ever.
This level of teaching is as genius as it is simple! Nice man!
actually I don't like so much to comment, but I did .I very much appreciated, your lessons are very amazing and very explained well! we hope to see more in the future. thank you
Well done. Easily the best guide to finding frets and notes on youtube.
a lot of this changed how i look at the guitar in a super positive way. its amazing that once i learn these simple patterns i'll know where every note on the guitar is and where every triad is. incredible! thanks
Excellent, this is exactly what I intended this lesson to do. Just little signposts in the back of the mind.
Your lessons always make so much sense to me. Many thanks.
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You've discovered something very valuable , I really appreciate the work. The piano keyboard makes sense and is easy to learn on, now I've discovered a way to apply that visual to the fret-board. Thank you for posting !
The system of triangles is so easy and intuitive. These videos are truly helpful
Been practicing for about 163yrs now and lemme tell you these lessons sure help
So glad I found your channel! You make it easier to understand what at one time I thought was almost imposible to learn.
This is exactly how I think of the fretboard only it took me 20 years to discover it on my own - I wish I had seen a video like this.
This is amazing, there is no video lesson on UA-cam better and clear than this, can you please make lessons on different scales and soloing when you get time, thankyou
Your lessons and approach are some of the most useful I have found on the Internet - thank you
This is an excellent lesson to really dig into this concept with little or no music theory background. Much appreciated.
man it would have been nice if i could have had lessons from this guy for the first couple of years that i started playing. Excellent lesson material !
A lesson well worth while. Anyone interested in learning the fretboard should view this, thanks
im on my 35th day of learning guitar and this really helped me to get a better understanding of how everything on the fretboard connects, definitely gonna do these exercises daily :D thanks a lot!
I found you through the suggested videos. Your content is really interesting. I just started putting out content on my UA-cam channel, so I'm definitely doing my research. Thanks for all your help. Please keep it up! Just subbed!
Hands-down - this is the best on fretboard memorization I’ve seen.
This has made so much more sense to me than other methods of fretboard memorisation techniques. Many thanks for taking the time to make, edit, and upload this lesson; it has helped myself, and no doubt many others, so much. :-) x
this is the best totorial video i have ever seen, i play several years just realize some concepts by myself, but not conplete. fortunately watch this!
I don't think you can get better lessons than this channel, really awesome !
A different approach to teaching chord inversions as well. Well done.
Great stuff here, thanks! I stumbled on something similar to this a couple of other places, but you have done a much better job explaining how to really squeeze the juice out of the root patterns.
I actually look at scales this way too. The classic "5 patterns" or the 7 patterns built in a 3 note per string pattern are too cumbersome and confusing when trying to move around the fretboard.
Instead, I work out a scale, using its interval formula, on graph paper (simulating strings and frets) 3 or more times, circling the roots, and ignoring the tuning difference. Then I can see the "one recurring pattern" that the scale creates due to its intervalic formula.
For example, the major scale: whole-whole-half-whole-whole-whole-half. This is one pattern. Not five. Not seven. Just one. All the box patterns and three note per string patterns I see as the same thing, relative to a root note. Combined with the info in this lesson, I can easily see the notes of a scale or key anywhere on the neck, as fast as I can see the root notes, without having to think about "What pattern goes with what root shape".
Hope this helps someone like it helped me. If anyone wants a more in depth walk-through of what I'm talking about (with pictures) let me know.
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Sir, I just want to say a huge thank-you for the way you completely changed my view of the fretboard. The idea given in one of your very first uploaded is just crucial for understanding how do all these scales correlate with each other. I should consider myself so lucky to run into it on early stages! THANK YOU!
I've been playing a guitar for 1 month and I feel like this is a goldmine
Your videos are easily the best on the internet. Your teaching style is exactly what I need! My theory has improved so much and it’s all thanks to you! Cheers man :)
I did what you said Sr, the clue is to get all pentatonic shapes done and you'll find everything. very nice vid Sr it pushed a bit more to unlock the fretboard.
Really good, concise, clear info. Well made.
This is definitely very useful for any guitarist! It reminds me of the Howard Roberts approach, who was one of my teachers way back when I attended GIT. It is also the way I approach my own melodic soloing. What I great contribution. Thank you!
Thanks man. I have been playing for some years now and can work my way thru the neck but I loved the approach and the exercises. I'm taking something very positive from this video, Thanks again.
I have only been playing about a year & a half, even though I may not totally get this, I see the patterns that you are talking and this video is a great teaching tool, that you so much. I am 64 so helps to begin to clear out some of the cobwebs !!
Thank you so much !!!!
I like seeing other old newbies. It's never too late to learn.
Your channel is awesome! It is so easy to learn from and the images make it so much easier to understand, keep up the great work!
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0:50 Root Patterns
1:00 A root
1:46 All A locations
2:11 strings 6 1 4
2:31 strings 4 2 5
2:39 Mix up the sequence
2:59 Example with A
3:01 strings 4 5 1 2 3 6 5
3:13 Do same beyond 12th fret
3:19 Do same with all other notes - move between positions using different fingers each time
3:50 Diagram of patterns across fretboard
3:51 Add notes around root position
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You sir are a genius! I'm not new at guitar at all. Just trying to find a great way to remember note placements. Thank you!
OMG, this is the best guitar secret lesson I found so far on UA-cam. Thanks, you are great! I am looking for more lessons like this.
Holy crapnuggets. I've literally watched a heap of videos on this subject, yet watching this one with the relationship patterns, I had one of those 'Oooooh, right!' moments.
You sir, are a genius.
This is AWESOME. For the moment, if I can get myself to find the root note on a solo all across the neck I'm more than happy.
This man single handledly changed the world of guitar playing and the internet and I don´t think he realizes that. THE most valuable information to learn guitar, for free. Unbelievable. If you are still alive, thanks!
My goodness I am still alive and your comment made me at least partially glad I am. Bless you.
This is how I learned guitar I’ve never seen someone articulate it so well
Jake Soojian would you recommend this for someone starting to teach themselves guitar with the help of online? And do you happen to know the name of this technique?
@@evybeshears4815 Yes definetly, it's very solid especially for begginers. I personally call it chord cordination technique.
Probably the best approach of all the video lessons I've seen. I'm a guitar teacher.
This is one of the most important guitar lessons.
A nice lesson. I've been playing for years but it's been more or less memorizing what to play and not really understanding what's behind it. Now I've finally decided to be able to improvise on any basic chord progression and lesson like this are super helpful. It just takes time to sink in. I wish I had studied this stuff when I was younger :)
I know you hear this all the time but this is the absolute best instruction I have came across hands down. I guess this sounds a little silly but you literally changed my life. I was so frustrated and couldn't get past the basic beginning chords and desperately need to learn some scales and where this are found on the neck. it just clicked in my brain with the way you explained and the format is spot on. Do you give private lessons with a video like Skype or anything like that. I live in a very real part of the word and it's not possible for me to take lessons when it's a hour and a half drive both ways. I would be happy to pay for the lessons if you do that kind of thing. thank you again. I will be sure to pass your channel on to anyone needing instruction. I am a subscriber now for sure!
Thanks Yoie, it was a pleasure reading your comment and to know the video has had a positive effect on you. I'm very sorry but I don't currently offer Skype lessons. However, if you ever need any personal guidance, fire me an email (mike at fretjam.com) and I'll do my best to help you out.
Im not going to lie i never was taught this on guitar and fumble throu the neck to write. .. this helped me figure out what i want to play that i hear in my head way easier
think I'm going to be coming back to this one, the patterns will definitely help me memorize the notes, 11 years playing and I've only recently decided to learn the theory, which I find really hard as it's the boring part for me, but my lack of improvisational skills shows how important it really is to learn!
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Excellent lesson my man : ) I had learned all this on my own before, but painfully over a long period of time. But seeing this ideals put into a perfectly explained lesson, is pretty nice. Cheers mate!
A very precise and short invaluable lesson.
This is most helpful for me after viewing many other methods. Thank you for sharing with us.
phenomenal! simply the best lesson ever. this will take me a year
Thank you so much! This video has helped me create my own little exercises and I'm finally starting to know where I am on the fretboard at any time.
best lesson i haver received i can see more clear now.. thank you so much
+hilmerx “Hilmerx” esc You're very welcome. So glad I could help.
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Great tip for guitarists trying to further their knowledge and improve their playing!
This is a great lesson Mike! I was introduced to this concept before and that instructor called it "The Pattern of Octaves and Unisons". I was again re-introduced to it a few months ago by another teacher so this is my third exposure to it. Each teacher focused on different methods of using the concept though the intended results were the same. I really liked your straightforward explanation of it though.
This exercise really is reaching out of behind the bars into music ... wonderful :)
I am a pianist. I'm learning guitar better than I've played in the past, which was a few basic chords and squeezing the strings HARD! I want to associate notes on a page with location on the fretboard. Your ideas are interesting. I'll watch video more times. I've learned most "notes" in first 3 frets, but I'm slow! I'm 66 years old and that may be why. I'll keep at it! Thanks for posting!
This is an excellent lesson for a guitarist and a bass player as well!
I watched this video and I realized that I already knew all the patterns in my head but it just didn’t click. Thanks to this video I can actually visualize it and it was only 5 minutes in!!!!