Intermediate Guitar Lesson - Part 1

[odomi121]

thats a cool way of lookin at it. thanks man!

[firedsoul]

Whats the difference between filled circles and hollow circles.?

[metalgearsalad]

@firedsoul The filled circles were all G notes.

[toml71]

W-W-H-W-W-W-H :)

[lospepes14]

Aren't you playing the Key of C? Doesn't the key of G include F sharp? am confused can someone clarify...

[delpuckett]

the F sharp is one note below the G

[Wildo1988]

or whole tone

[Wildo1988]

or a semi tone

[mikecuzins]

this was really helpful, i tried it myself. its a great way of visualising scales and keys and chords that i hadnt tried before

[TheElectricHeat]

wow I do the exact same thing myself, except I have photocopied 2 sided pages with 3 blank 24 fret diagrams on each side (so you can draw a different diagram for each scale/key you like) if you go the extra step and draw the frets out similar to how they get narrower towards the neck you can form a better mental picture

also if you get in the habit of writing the notes (G#, Eb) next to the little dots before you know it you'll start recognizing and memorizing patterns without even trying

[JoshyBloor]

hey i have a question.

If I was writing a song in the key of G, and the chords which i included were C, D and E. Is it okay/correct if i also added all 5 shapes of the pentatonic scale from each of the chords i just said?

E.g. C minor pentatonic scale, D minor pentatonic scale, G minor pentatonic scale and C minor pentatonic scale etc...

Also, can i mix minor and major pentatonic scales or not?

[delpuckett]

good question. Chords in the key of G would be G, Am, Bm, C, D and Em. the Em pentatonic scale would work great as would the Am and the Bm. the others you mentioned may provide for some interesting outside sounds and alternative tonalities. some may sound pleasing and some will sound wrong. use your ear is my best advice. good luck and happy jamming...

[mayito714]

@delpuckett Question; Are these chords desirable due to the shapes being in the G scale and the Em pentatonic is also covered in the shape of the G scale...

[delpuckett]

@mayito714 - each key has a "chord family" it goes in this order - 1Major- 2minor- 3minor- 4Major- 5Major- 6minor- 7minor7-5 - the "distances" between these chords follows the pattern (WWHWWWH) where W=a whole step and H=a half step

[NDHaley]

Thanks for that! I've never actually looked at the notes that way. As always, I enjoy your videos

[joshlawler7]

I can see how this video would be confusing for beginners, but for people who have explored the fingerboard with little or no music training this actually helped things quite a bit.

[millydook]

this really isnt a beginner video

but thanks

[delpuckett]

depends on how far advanced you are... maybe it's more intermediate ??

[millydook]

yeah i think its probly a bit more that way just watched a video of an australian guy that seemed a bit better but he literally has to treat the viewer like they have never seen a guitar before.

It could be that your video is more intermediate or that i am less than a beginner lol

[tidbithoney]

aaahhh!!! wat r u talking about please explain.......

[verhadCOOL]

This is very Confusing!

>3

[hinko13]

e.b.g.d.a.e like the spaces on a staff spells f.a.c.e. (on a treble cleff)

and theres e.g.b.d.f the lines

every good boy does fine

or

even george bush drives fast

is there a poem for the string names?

tyvm

[bmxslayer]

every good band draws fans if you want a music related one.

[guitarguy316]

Thanks for that tip about drawing out the scale like that. It really helps to visualize what scales and shapes you can actually use for that key. I think I will draw this out just for curiousity sake.

[chadley035]

that was a great idea. visual. i pretty much get it.

[jtixtlan]

Whoa. That was way beyond me. I think I should look thi sup again after I've had a few more weeks to learn. I liked the drawing - very useful. But once you said you were in th ekey of G, I was lost.

[mavrogerimos]

omg am noob ! i dont interstant

[michaelm815]

nice video del! I've been playing for 2-3 years now and these videos are helping me out

[JimmyWiltfalk]

Thanks for a new perspective... The problem of finding proper chords for progressions in any key is now solved!!! But what do I do if I want to throw in dissonant chord or change the key in the middle of the song? Are there any rules to go by or do you have some good advice?

[donodina]

You are the Bob Ross of guitar theory!!!

[kardel100]

This is the type of guitar teaching all Young (and old) guitarists need. 5 star

[1Shikamaru89]

thanks for that del

i like your playing, and now your teaching.

keep posting! i think it will help me a lot.

im beginig to play the guitar

(sorry for my english if there is any mistake, im from brazil and my english is a bit rusty)

thanks a lot!!!

[bammerwiki]

Nice Lesson Del!

[ralcus]

thanks i never thought of doing that this will help alot :-)

[bloodocean07]

nice theory.

know anythng about bass?

[delpuckett]

all of these ideas will work with Bass guitar also

[guitarro777]

Nice one Del! Btw I think you know a buddy of mine... Luke Stone?

[delpuckett]

Lefty? Tele ?? yup!! :-)

[guitarro777]

Yeah :)