I've watched quite a few of Brian's lessons, but I think this is a hidden gem. A little masterpiece of beautiful notes and chords mixed perfectly together.
You’ve helped my guitar playing more than you’ll ever know. I tried to understand elements of guitar for years, CAGED and whatnot. I’m not going to be an expert, but I never intended to be. But after watching your videos (and signing up for tabs and extra videos), my guitar playing has improved immensely. To those out there who are beginner or intermediate guitar players, watch the videos, put aside an hour or two every day, and you’ll improve in leaps and bounds. Trust me.
I can hear Mark Knopfler singing softly over this tune in my head..."It's the little things." I've been watching and learning from the cheap seats for the past couple years. Your lessons never fail to inspire me on to something new. Any time I'm stuck, I watch and learn. Thank you so much!
7 minutes into this lesson and lots of gems! Thank you Brian... another keeper of a lesson!! I love how you happen to clarify so much!! Blessings!! :-)
Congrats on creating 500 lessons. Wow. Amazing hard work and dedication. A testament to your love for music and guitar! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and talent with us.
Nice, so nice..so very very nice. I was sad when you quit playing and started talking about the lesson. You should make an album with longer versions of your stand alone composition’s. Oh, and a great lesson, thanks for all you do in teaching us to express ourselves musically
Hmmm…johnsmith-ib4mo and mrcarpentertoyou, both of you seem to have misunderstood my comment and intent…johnsmith the most…I was simply stating how much I enjoyed this original melody…and past original Melodie's, and was expressing a wish that Brian should turn these lesson Melodie’s into finished songs and publish/record them. I most certainly was NOT complaining about Brian’s teaching method, which is second to none. I do not find any…ANY reason to complain or criticize Brian’s methods of instruction or his balance of playing and talking. If that is not clear enough a response to your comment johnsmith ….let me state that I DO NOT share or agree with your comment that Brian talks too much and plays too little. @@johnsmith-lb4mo . And to @mrcarpentertoyou, I cannot argue or nor do I disagree with your comment and I hope this reply clarifies that my intention was positive and not a negative criticism of Brian’s channel, his content or his teaching methods.
500 lessons and creeping up on 500,000 subscribers! 1000 subscribers per lesson is not bad at all. Hope you have nearly as many AM members - I’m so glad to be one of them. Thank you.
Brian this is a really eye opening lesson. I’m 2 years into playing and have just started thinking recently about soloing using chord tones, connecting chords using scale fragments, etc. basically making music. This is really excellent. It hadn’t occurred to me the real value of drilling the major scale around the 5 shapes or how east figuring the natural minor is based on its relative major. Just lots of aha moments. Thank you! I became a member on your active melody site last week and it’s a treasure trove. I HIGHLY recommend it to everyone.
Brian,Brian,Brian this lesson tied so much together for me! Thank you 🙏 so much. UNBELIEVABLE!!! I am so HAPPY 😁 THANK YOU, THANK YOU,THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Your lessons continue to be terrific. I have a 1956 Martin 00-18G so I know what you mean about that guitar. I have many guitars that have a greater monetary value, but if the house is on fire, I go back in for that sweet guitar!
I have learned a lot from your lessons. Everyone should learn all modes of major scale and caged in order to understand simple progressions like this lesson. Don’t be scared of modes or learning theory, “It is the Way!”
I love this style of playing. This is a great tutorial on I-iv-ii-V in G. Very similar in style to Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out. I-vi-IV-V in C, that one.
Can I just say...I wanna pat myself and you on the back.....for the first time ever...ever...i knew exactly what you were talking about, sometimes getting the thought out before you finished saying it..knew exactly where you were, using the Aminor shape to play the Em, i knew you were in what i would consider the Lydian scale pattern, same scale that my brain has linked to the D major chord shape...well C shape as well....well inbetween Dorian and Lydian...well im happy in can finally see everything....now still trying to make it sound not so scaley...took the point you made..slide into 3rd...add myself!!!!! Ty ty ty
Another great lesson - congrats on breaking 500. One tiny thing I bet you’d have mentioned if there was more time…the C#diminished offers the opportunity to slide up 4 frets (still a C# diminished in the same form). Just another little classic tension thing that fits this motif. Keep up the great work.
I just love the diminished tonality , and I've wanted to learn how to include it in composition...this lesson is awesome bro. And not trying to upstage the teacher but to help all the students...encapsulation is the term for circulating a chord tone. I think lol. Awesome lesson!
Great lesson that I think will not only move my playing forward on little embellishments moving between chords but also progressions. Not as simple as you made it seem though! So much in there.. Sounds a bit like Clapton Unplugged mixed with Spanish Guitar.
Geez, this videos make me feel stupid! Great video, though! I know the fretboard pretty well, but why can’t I see this stuff on my own? I was hoping that you would do videos like this!❤ I would love to see you breakdown some of the shorts you do, explain them like you have in this video! Great stuff though! Always learning great tools from your channel!!!
As always another great lesson. I only wish you could use finger illustrations as well as tab when showing where your fingers land such as when you showed the D aug with tab. I spend more time trying to figure out the tab than I do the lesson as a whole. Im more of a visual learner I guess.
Hi, I played simple rythm cords off and on for years. I then gave it up for years. Now I'm more interested and have the time now and have just recently picked up my guitars again. I can basically play I the first position with all the first posion cords. I also can play bar chords in E and A positions. I want to know does your premium member course have a designed path to follow that develops a person in a prescribed order. I am just starting back but I am practicing about 5 days a week close to an hour a day. I want to develop the cords up and down the neck but also want to eventually play lead. I do sing. Thanks in advance.
ok, so we have to learn the major scale - what is the best way to do this? I have tried and failed several times on other peoples approaches to the major scale ( what is the beltway to learn?? and how do we work it into knowing the notes instinctively ( without having to think about it during a song) ?
Ok - I'm not up to the entirety of this piece... but it's giving me ideas - as always - and I'm starting to think of the pentatonic shapes around the chord shapes themselves.... This is where your teaching style works best - as opposed to the 'monkey see, monkey do' style that others have... but it's very dangerous when combined with the engineer's mantra.... 'What if....?' PS - I'm having a ball with these lessons!
The B is also the major 3rd of G. Normally the chord built.off then3rd is a minor but making it major adds that tension for sure. It's easier.for me to think of the B as the major 3rd of G the key the song is in rather than the 5 chord of the 6 minor. Not sure why it just is for me
You must play and arrange time for some explanation. We cannot understand because you are playing a piece and do not finish it because of the conversation. Play and then enter the explanation session, and then there will be the application, Aziz.
Yeah Im unable to follow you man, you talk to much in between showing the chords and notes... Makes it even more frustrating than it already is, then I got to deal with youtube ads on top of that and it does me no good if I watch your video then try to play it on guitar, I got to be able to see it then practice it little by little... Feels like your teasing with the intro, then with the lesson just dragging it out to much with explaination... Drives me nuts cause if the video was just showing how to play the intro perhaps I can learn something... I know thats harsh and I feel like a dick saying that but Im just going crazy here... You though, as a guitar player and teacher you are great, and I thank you for legitimitly trying to help people get better at playing... Tks brother hope its ok I told you that...
Guy is the just best, most consistent on the web.
I've watched quite a few of Brian's lessons, but I think this is a hidden gem. A little masterpiece of beautiful notes and chords mixed perfectly together.
You’ve helped my guitar playing more than you’ll ever know. I tried to understand elements of guitar for years, CAGED and whatnot. I’m not going to be an expert, but I never intended to be. But after watching your videos (and signing up for tabs and extra videos), my guitar playing has improved immensely. To those out there who are beginner or intermediate guitar players, watch the videos, put aside an hour or two every day, and you’ll improve in leaps and bounds. Trust me.
yep!! love Brian's lessons..!
I can hear Mark Knopfler singing softly over this tune in my head..."It's the little things."
I've been watching and learning from the cheap seats for the past couple years. Your lessons never fail to inspire me on to something new. Any time I'm stuck, I watch and learn. Thank you so much!
Beautiful. Gets even better while learning it … the possibilities are endless …
if only I could see them 😂
7 minutes into this lesson and lots of gems! Thank you Brian... another keeper of a lesson!! I love how you happen to clarify so much!! Blessings!! :-)
Congrats on creating 500 lessons. Wow. Amazing hard work and dedication. A testament to your love for music and guitar! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and talent with us.
Simply incredible, this may be one of your most beautiful pieces, in my humble opinion of course.
Nice, so nice..so very very nice. I was sad when you quit playing and started talking about the lesson. You should make an album with longer versions of your stand alone composition’s. Oh, and a great lesson, thanks for all you do in teaching us to express ourselves musically
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sadly that is all too common with this guy....too much talking and not enough playing
He’s teaching. And doing a great job at teaching. This will require him to speak. There are other channels with people playing songs
Hmmm…johnsmith-ib4mo and mrcarpentertoyou, both of you seem to have misunderstood my comment and intent…johnsmith the most…I was simply stating how much I enjoyed this original melody…and past original Melodie's, and was expressing a wish that Brian should turn these lesson Melodie’s into finished songs and publish/record them.
I most certainly was NOT complaining about Brian’s teaching method, which is second to none. I do not find any…ANY reason to complain or criticize Brian’s methods of instruction or his balance of playing and talking. If that is not clear enough a response to your comment johnsmith ….let me state that I DO NOT share or agree with your comment that Brian talks too much and plays too little. @@johnsmith-lb4mo . And to @mrcarpentertoyou, I cannot argue or nor do I disagree with your comment and I hope this reply clarifies that my intention was positive and not a negative criticism of Brian’s channel, his content or his teaching methods.
@@mrcarpentertoyou See the response to @johnsmith where I address your comment as well as his.
One of your best lessons! Thank you, Brian!
500 lessons and creeping up on 500,000 subscribers! 1000 subscribers per lesson is not bad at all. Hope you have nearly as many AM members - I’m so glad to be one of them. Thank you.
Brian this is a really eye opening lesson. I’m 2 years into playing and have just started thinking recently about soloing using chord tones, connecting chords using scale fragments, etc. basically making music. This is really excellent. It hadn’t occurred to me the real value of drilling the major scale around the 5 shapes or how east figuring the natural minor is based on its relative major. Just lots of aha moments. Thank you! I became a member on your active melody site last week and it’s a treasure trove. I HIGHLY recommend it to everyone.
Will Nelson is a master of this. Great video! Thanks!
Brian an you are great i have been with you for 320 lessons👏👏👏
Good one Brian. Diminished, augmented and some cool trills…I’m here for it!
I love that D7 walk down...and diminished and augmented! Very nice chord progression and melody... and great theory takeaways!👍☺️
Same. Love injecting those flavorful dim & aug into progressions!
Great style. You really are a fantastic teacher. Thanks for all you do.
All the lessons are getting better!
You have changed my life as far as guitar playing goes, thank you so very much Robert
You've done well for hitting 500 lessons. 👏👏
Great lesson Brian and appreciate you sharing the chord variations you can build in - thanks and congrats to hitting the 500 mark!
Hi Brian,
Congratulations !!
To me also, it's a big deal seeing
Active Melody
reaching
EP 500
and then now
EP 501.
Tks as always
and
Tks again !!
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Outstanding lesson Brian , one of your best!Your explanations have such clarity. Congrats on the 500 milestone. Awesome achievement!
Been a fan for over 10 years. You inspired me to pick up a Martin 00018. Also my favorite. Thank you
Congratulations on your 500th leason. And one of your best ones so far!
Brian,Brian,Brian this lesson tied so much together for me! Thank you 🙏 so much. UNBELIEVABLE!!! I am so HAPPY 😁 THANK YOU, THANK YOU,THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is really nice. Thanks, Brian! You come up with good stuff for the lessons! Premier Member forever. 👍👌👍
Your lessons continue to be terrific. I have a 1956 Martin 00-18G so I know what you mean about that guitar. I have many guitars that have a greater monetary value, but if the house is on fire, I go back in for that sweet guitar!
Great content, I often missed the why‘s and you really nailed it, thank you a lot for what you do.
You're right, the Martin does have a wonderful rich tone.
That’s one beautiful Martin guitar! Nice lesson, too. Cheers!
Congratulations on your milestone. Really impressive, keep up the good work
👍👍👍👍👍500 is a big deal !! all of them fresh info and relevant. Best time and money I ever spent was to be a Premium member
Awesome 500 great - Love this what you are showing today - this is what I think is awesome to play. Thanks for sharing
I have learned a lot from your lessons. Everyone should learn all modes of major scale and caged in order to understand simple progressions like this lesson. Don’t be scared of modes or learning theory, “It is the Way!”
Thank you very much for this lesson. This was probably the most eye-opening lesson for me! Beautiful playing too.
I love this style of playing. This is a great tutorial on I-iv-ii-V in G. Very similar in style to Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out. I-vi-IV-V in C, that one.
Love it when one of these acoustic gems comes up .Thanks Brian ,Active Melody is worth so much more than the subscription ❤
Yes I follow you , in my own lazy way
Thank you for spreading some know how and joy and making a contribution to combat all the woes of the world
Great lesson, congrats on the 500 lessons. Good to see that beautiful instrument in your hands.
good call on that sweet old Martin!
Can I just say...I wanna pat myself and you on the back.....for the first time ever...ever...i knew exactly what you were talking about, sometimes getting the thought out before you finished saying it..knew exactly where you were, using the Aminor shape to play the Em, i knew you were in what i would consider the Lydian scale pattern, same scale that my brain has linked to the D major chord shape...well C shape as well....well inbetween Dorian and Lydian...well im happy in can finally see everything....now still trying to make it sound not so scaley...took the point you made..slide into 3rd...add myself!!!!! Ty ty ty
Fantastic lesson Brian, thanks
Very inspiring lesson, Brian! Couldn't help but grab my acoustic for this! ♪💕
Brian - I'd say you are well on your way to creating the next 500 great lessons!
Another great lesson - congrats on breaking 500.
One tiny thing I bet you’d have mentioned if there was more time…the C#diminished offers the opportunity to slide up 4 frets (still a C# diminished in the same form). Just another little classic tension thing that fits this motif.
Keep up the great work.
God DAMN the notes just leap out of that beauty.
SCUFFED UP? Mine is pristine! I’ll trade ya lol. ;)
Great lesson thanks 🙏- chord progression reminds me a little of “ deal” by the Grateful Dead
Hey Brian, great stuff here! Have you ever listened much to the melodies of Louis Moreu Gottschalk? Might be a great source of inspiration!
Great lessons, thank you. Love that martin tone
Awesome lesson for the 501st time!!
I just love the diminished tonality , and I've wanted to learn how to include it in composition...this lesson is awesome bro.
And not trying to upstage the teacher but to help all the students...encapsulation is the term for circulating a chord tone. I think lol. Awesome lesson!
This is so great!!
A great lesson. Thanks.
Great lesson, thank you
Ya can't have too many guitars! Great lesson!
So true
Great lesson that I think will not only move my playing forward on little embellishments moving between chords but also progressions. Not as simple as you made it seem though! So much in there.. Sounds a bit like Clapton Unplugged mixed with Spanish Guitar.
Very nice, thanks for sharing!
perfect degree of complexity 🤘
Beautiful music
Nice one Brian.
Geez, this videos make me feel stupid! Great video, though! I know the fretboard pretty well, but why can’t I see this stuff on my own? I was hoping that you would do videos like this!❤ I would love to see you breakdown some of the shorts you do, explain them like you have in this video! Great stuff though! Always learning great tools from your channel!!!
Thanks for sharing everything
That is bad to the bone. Your lessons are almost to good. Far better then any others I’ve seen.
As always another great lesson. I only wish you could use finger illustrations as well as tab when showing where your fingers land such as when you showed the D aug with tab. I spend more time trying to figure out the tab than I do the lesson as a whole. Im more of a visual learner I guess.
I would like a lesson that is a tour of Brian's guitar vault!!!
Excellent.....👍👌🙏
Loved ithe solo 🤘
Beautiful.
Hi, I played simple rythm cords off and on for years. I then gave it up for years. Now I'm more interested and have the time now and have just recently picked up my guitars again. I can basically play I the first position with all the first posion cords. I also can play bar chords in E and A positions. I want to know does your premium member course have a designed path to follow that develops a person in a prescribed order. I am just starting back but I am practicing about 5 days a week close to an hour a day. I want to develop the cords up and down the neck but also want to eventually play lead. I do sing. Thanks in advance.
So good
Happy freak out Friday everyone!!!
ok,
so we have to learn the major scale - what is the best way to do this? I have tried and failed several times on other peoples approaches to the major scale ( what is the beltway to learn?? and how do we work it into knowing the notes instinctively ( without having to think about it during a song) ?
Ok - I'm not up to the entirety of this piece... but it's giving me ideas - as always - and I'm starting to think of the pentatonic shapes around the chord shapes themselves.... This is where your teaching style works best - as opposed to the 'monkey see, monkey do' style that others have... but it's very dangerous when combined with the engineer's mantra.... 'What if....?' PS - I'm having a ball with these lessons!
i wish everyone would ask the "what if"! that's how you really learn
Awesome lesson, Brian. You finished of with a D7th, not a D9th.
Absolute GOAT
Very nice..
The B is also the major 3rd of G. Normally the chord built.off then3rd is a minor but making it major adds that tension for sure. It's easier.for me to think of the B as the major 3rd of G the key the song is in rather than the 5 chord of the 6 minor. Not sure why it just is for me
My brain ALWAYS is in the way
Encircling a note is good. I always said, dancing around the note you wanna land on haha. But I think it's called an enclosure.
Great lesson. I've heard this song before. Does anyone know the name of it?
Dang, I thought I made it up
@@activemelody Similar in parts to down and out, not identical.
Ray Charles Hard Times ?
That's life. !!!!
That guitar though ....
You must play and arrange time for some explanation. We cannot understand because you are playing a piece and do not finish it because of the conversation. Play and then enter the explanation session, and then there will be the application, Aziz.
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wahoo.... 501
Ep501
Martin521
Yeah Im unable to follow you man, you talk to much in between showing the chords and notes... Makes it even more frustrating than it already is, then I got to deal with youtube ads on top of that and it does me no good if I watch your video then try to play it on guitar, I got to be able to see it then practice it little by little... Feels like your teasing with the intro, then with the lesson just dragging it out to much with explaination... Drives me nuts cause if the video was just showing how to play the intro perhaps I can learn something... I know thats harsh and I feel like a dick saying that but Im just going crazy here... You though, as a guitar player and teacher you are great, and I thank you for legitimitly trying to help people get better at playing... Tks brother hope its ok I told you that...
Thanks, but the explanations are too wordy ... too much talk ...
Super jamming. Class
not a chance