Joe Cefalu Free Guitar Lesson

[pluto5028]

great video, really helpful, found something a program like it with a bunch of advice @ how-to-guitar(.)com

[paraglidermx]

Ive been tryinto do this with all the modes and scales,,very hard to do,,but once you get it down it rocks!!!

[adrock1245]

hey bro check out my channel....its sweet!

[Schnaggi89]

zieht euch dieses talent rein watch?v=LJMAyE8dR0I

[SupernaturalJesus]

hallelujah!

[FreeLessonsGuitar]

Great practical lesson. 

[TheThewinners]

paia mano o video tava com uma qualidade ruim



[tyineurope]

"think of each box being a room, and by practicing this way you break down the walls and get one big hallway"

[Nevigo]

That is one of the best ways to "see" what the teacher mean I have ever seen.Respect.

[smichaelvan]

I want to call him Sir...So,Thank you Sir.

[5M1L3Y311]

Hopscotch technique rules. Thx again for teachings us. Sick riffing at the end btw. WOW. XVIII pax never picked up a guitar in their lives. Haha...

[12armstrong]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!.I saw this 3.5-4 yrs ago. I knew Pentatonic scale but I used to "get stuck in a box". Now my hand can go back and forth without looking. ( A lot of work I must admit but I am guitar obsessed so the learning process was interesting). You showed me a "door" that took my guitar playing to another level. And I learn new things everyday. I ALWAYS FELT BAD for not coming back to say this. Again , THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

[Raddesigns2k7]

Personally , it is just an awesome new weapon in my warm ups,..... thanks bro !!

[MichaelGaard]

Which approch is best? Nr 1 or 2?

[FrancescoPirata]

This guy used to be my teacher before he moved from the San Francisco Bay Area. If only I'd been a better student. One of the raddest guys I've ever known.

[stoob1969]

great lesson, thanks man

[tiestnickpark]

it sounds just like a drum is starting at 4:41, lol

[temporalcausality]

I think this is the single most helpful guitar lesson i've ever seen as far as actually helping to advance my guitar playing skill :D

[temporalcausality]

I think this is the single most helpful guitar lesson i've ever seen as far as actually helping to advance my guitar playing skill :D

[CherianV]

Wow! Thank you....helped a whole lot.

[Nyxrayman]

178 people specialize in playing there own skin flutes

[stoob1969]

@Nyxrayman losers

[twisterellafell]

beginner guitar lessons try  guitarmanual.typepad.com/blog/

[spcallgoodforhim]

excellent video really helped me learn the neck. Thanks!

[govaljustine]

skill yang sangat bagus...



[xXcrackheadfoogabeXx]

wowww that helped wayyy more than i expected thank you sooo muchh =D

[jmbgouveia]

Great Man thank you so much. cheers, joao

[rocky69316]

great man ................

[limiterock100]

Capo capo



[MWRiff]

This method seems like it takes a while so I was wondering if I should use a diatonic scale with the practice as the penta is included within it?

[toml71]

and this is just the pentatonic scale. imagine the possiblities with other scales? Have mercy! :) Awesome lesson!!!

[turbo72577]

@toml71 I started using this method with the modes calling it "modal hopscotch". Instead of 2 note per string patterns I use 3. It works well to help visualize the fingerboard just as this lesson does. It's a great workout also! Thanks for the lesson Joe!

[toekick1]

Thank you. This video really open up alot of things for me and got me out of a rut.

[togetheras0ne]

You should be able to invent excersises like this by yourself, but you'll get that when you stay with your guitar during hours instead watching porn on the net... :( it takes DISCIPLINE

[maddkat420]

yeah i have been doing this for years with just 3 shapes ,

time to learn them all and apply this.

thanks for the lesson

[Duperfuzz]

Best. lesson. EVAH!

[ajahni]

This was by far the most useful lesson I have EVER seen on youtube. The light bulb just went off. I will be practicing the S**T out of this concept. Hopscotch 1 & 2 WOW

[kenv13]

Seriously this is an amezing guitar lesson, good job and thanks for sharing!!! :)

[maris1993]

thanks for this one...i was searching for something like this for a while...but now i found it...thank you so much

[dadas360]

@maris1993 What maris said pretty sums up what I was gonna say thanks!

[ThatTallWhiteGuy]

FINALLY! an escape from shapes

[holdemstacy]

Thanks for posting. This will definately give me something to work on.

[anarchyisfreedom2]

genius

[Torikan]

Great lesson, Joe!

[Dadams14]

did not get it

[Wyldelyfe]

This lesson helped me immensesly! Thank you so much, can't really express how much it has helped me :)

[dhollows]

I would start out by learning each pattern individually before trying to link them together

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[23445545665]

where should i start?

[TheChicagoMichael]

Wow, that made something click. Thanks

[supermar777gwapo]

nice

[bettertenu]

confuseing as tits

[kpkalenze]

I'm a fingerpicker who's always just been o.k. at leads.... This is a great idea, and I think it will really open up my playing. I look forward to practicing more of your lessons.

[tuberwil]

Thanks man. Good job explaining

[romo182]

you kinda look like tony danza if tony danza was a shred machine!! Cheers for all the lessons dude some sik ideas there

[sanchezthepuppet]

Great lesson... and you explained it very well.

[thom188]

simply the best guitar lesson video on youtube thx !!

[Degascat]

Great stuff, can you show us the licks and phrases slowed down a bit? You played 'em way too fast, they are great but hard to follow!!

[darthfocus]

i can transcribe them for you, $1.00 /lick

[doomybaya]

@Degascat

just get the pentatonic positions and listen well what he's talking! you can write them down by yourself after

[beenjammin17]

iam a beginner and just watching this lesson made me twice as good. i never looked at playing that way! i mix that in with some good riffs and it sounds great thanks a ton!

[caraya95]

you can get very far with this lesson. it's simple, needs just a few hours of practise from different positions. when i practise this i start from open E, using "hopscotch" in all five shapes. then i go to fret one on E, doing the same and continues up to the 10:th fret and does the same down to open E. if you practise this way, before you start from that fret, say the name of the starting tone. then you practise on what tone to play in also.

[Petermetalhead]

Thank you very must, this will help me a lot.

[Kaitano94]

thank you joe! helped a ton

[Tomj1134209]

absolutely brilliant lesson. i cannot wait to start practicing this way!

thank you joe!

[gerrymouton]

Awsome! Just what I needed!

Thanks,

[00cheesey]

thanks man, that really helped!

[DrBleck35]

I have made this one of my favorites. Thank you.

[donottawaguitar]

nice thanks

[guitarmaniac327]

I love you. You have made soloing so much more fun!

*hugs Joe Cefalu*

[Culturedmojo]

Probably one of the most useful lessons on scales so far.Thanx man.

[801332]

I can't wait until the fret board becomes a hallway. Just imagining being able to see the notes in that sense of constant flow is orgasmic.

Time to practice!

[bataanscene]

Yeah me too lol!

[TangerineGroovin]

DAMN!

[nicolovi]

excelente... tank you...

[pbziegler]

Just bought an electric guitar (played acoustic folk for many years.) Guy who sold me the guitar told me when I said I wanted to play blues, to check out this video. Amazing. So here's where I will start.

[aXegat]

Thankyou, this makes a lot of sense.

Awesome lesson.

[legendaryrababa]

tnx man, it really helps! :P

[clntcrch]

aint it easyier to just learn your interals

[Fishman9998]

Thank You. I am inspired to put some time into trying this.

You have a cool humble attitude for teaching for a man so skilled

[Trex100]

super!

[nixli1980]

very intelligent lesson.

[vutraganjis]

bravo

[noooooooooam]

Thanks you are a good man this is very helpful

[joshlawler7]

Wow... unbelievably helpful.

[KillPeeple]

thanks Joe

[555BMTH666]

ure a great player..

[pcq8264]

hai joe, thanks for your kindness for the free lesson, may god bless you..

i really need help in solos, the scales n how to play solos, your video really helps me n others that likes to play guitar n learn the real way of playing solos scales..:))

PS:- great solos joe that you play in this video.. it really helps..:)) goodluck n for your time for your video scales..

[mligh2]

great lesson! this is what i needed to get out of the "rut" i've found myself in lately. "boxy" is definitely the word i would use to describe the way i've been playing. thanks man! 5*

[ccobraaaa]

Amazing lesson =D best i have seen so far i think =D very fun to play and so helpfull! 5 stars!

[bakedsushi]

JOE you the best......clear understanding and execution of the scale is no doubt the key to success....awesome

[SkateSnowMedia]

this is pre gay

[AnubisYB]

This is freaking crazy ! wow!

how many hours/days/months/years do one have to practice in order to get to such an amazing level of skill?

I'm practicing this thing for a few hours for a few times per week for the past 2 weeks or so and all i can manage right now is to play the boxes by order. its really difficult to combine them by strings cause when u move out of the box your all pattern is gone and you're left confused :)

Thanks for the post man!

[loopie007]

Playing your musical instrument fluently is like speaking another language. How long did you take to learn english? It can take years to speak/play with ease, and have people enjoy what you have to say.

[whoosoo]

thanks for sharing this one..I like it bro..

ROCK ON!!

[frankatwestern]

really like this lesson, it was exactly what i was looking for to think outside the box, pun intended

[DEV0611]

Thnx a lot for this lesson Joe... finally I think I can break free frm the box by box format........

[69cherrypie]

never heard of this as "the hopscotch technique", but THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO, the only problems i have with moving licks around like that is those of which that you need 3+ strings for..., any tips?

[abdo197]

THANK YOU!

[licemeat]

THANK YOU.... i think i finally understand how to use scales a bit

[BobHaulk]

thats a good lesson

[thedarlings3]

THANK YOU!

[cobrafarmer]

Very clear and systematic approach. Thanks.

Looking for right hand technique, too.  Any suggestions?

[donafed05]

thanks for your fast reply to my email i should have paid more attention to your fingers on the video what a sweet system 15432 I'll never get lost when looking for a minor pentatonic scale again.I'll see you on the internet thanks again

[redeye015]

i love this lesson !! nice nice...it kinda helps =]

[donafed05]

are you starting on the correct fret for shape #2 the notes not G BbCDF thank you

[riffs66]

The notes in that position are the same, it just starts on Bb.  All the shapes have the same notes but with a different starting point. See?

[Fuelsterister]

if you wana play in E minor is it just that you just start with the normal pentatonic at E and just continue down ?

[bringonthebacklash]

really, thanks :)

[drkurtm]

Thanks  bradda

[havoc2431]

CEFALUUU!!!

[anwarrrahah]

to me , this is the best guitar instruction vdo ever, good job mr. Cefalu!

[robblac]

i cant get this video to play ?? al the others do... damit !

[robblac]

never mind, played after a restart.. damn BT crap isp..great video lesson dude, i acctually understood it,thanks !

[zcbm181]

im so ready

lol

[xtremeshredder]

thanks so much for the hopscotch technique..I will be practising with added motivation!

you rock Joe!

[cyanide533]

easy to understand......great lesson

[mamorris85]

Great video. Interesting way to look at the fretboard.

[riffs66]

Find Joe's website or search CD Baby for his new release, "Fear Itself". If you like his playing, you'll really enjoy the whole CD...

[EmotiveShredding]

Can hardly hear anything when playing in the end because of the monster delay. Other than that, nice going. Useful to many I'd guess.

[BerseErkki]

when i started playing a year ago, i watched this, I understood only the 1st scale. Now when i found this video again, i understood everything, and now I'll practise the hell out of it! Thank you!

[himan6978]

wow i found both of ur lessons very usefull to my playing. thanks a lot!!!

[JamminJim42]

AWESOME way to open up the fretboard.

Way to go Joe!!

Thanks

[beatnut67]

break down the walls!

[luc14122006]

thanks, thanks, thanks ....

You speak slowly and so I can understand even my English is rather poor...

[GrenouilleOnline]

this is the most inspiring guitar lesson i've ever seen on youtube; yhumbs up!

[ohmann88]

this was nice

cleared a few clowds

helped me look at scales in a different way

much appreciated

[riffs66]

Find Joe's website or search CD Baby for his new release, "Fear Itself". If you like his playing, you'll really enjoy the whole CD...

[lexterxc9]

thanx joe!

[Axe2Dome]

that was very clear, I was doing this but only sporadically with blues scales. Thanks for explaining why it works!

[italouruguayricano]

Free the Fretboard!

[bjbred96]

great lesson!! ive always been stuck in the boxes so great way to find out how to connect the dots..

[Rodderno9]

great stuff, well explained and executed!

[iubball322]

best lesson ive ever seen and ive searched all over for htis stuff

[Powerblues]

thx

this lesson helped me a lot

[joec01]

Wow ... that is a fantastic lesson.

[Badass087]

you're my hero!1!1!

[jedijavier5]

i need to learn the strings

[chinkilla666]

you just showed me that i really need to learn modes and scales lol

[jewelfewel]

you just tore down the walls in my playing. instead of a cramped apartment, ive got a huge penthouse. thank you so much for the lesson. keep em comin

[stevieVantanna]

A good pentatonic player is refreshing nowdays.

i heard of this lesson from Guitar Player Mag

[bucknasty1148]

omg this was so helpful, i always thought penatonic scales were just really boxey but i just wasent playing em right

[riffs66]

Find Joe's website and check out his new CD "Fear Itself". If you dig his playing, you'll really like the record.

[CharlesRoss2007]

holy shit he is a god. thanks man i hate being stuck in shapes and having a hard time getting into the next one

[tylerdwells]

how come you guys havnt had a lesson in a year

[ricriccircir]

i've seen many guitarlessons but this is the best til yet

[fullwood13]

This lesson really opened my eyes, I was trapped inside those boxes but now i am practicing this my playing has become much more fluid. Thanks, it really helped a lot.

[sherogitara]

you looks like incredible hulk

[riffs66]

you talks like incredible Hulk.

[riffs66]

Correction! This lesson was profiled in the AUGUST 2008 issue of Guitar Player Magazine with The Black Crowes on the cover - page 108

[parabellum67]

Check it out! This lesson made it into Guitar Player Magazine (July 2008) w/ Al DiMeola on the cover - go Joe!

[cortez1550]

i have had that box thing going on for eons, looked at lots of different methods desperately trying to avoid bedroom guitar kid syngrome with no mind of my own,i think joe has someting here for those of us who want to be more exppresive but perhaps more original, i for one will give it a blast.nice one joe

[Evanhalf]

shit i thought i had my pentatonic knowledge down. i should get to work on this. awesome lesson.

[cfiiman1]

Wow, you sir are amazing, I know what I'll be practicing for a good long while now, thanks so much for this lesson, you have now idea how frustrated I've been being "boxed" in...

[fsphantom]

nice

[PHS4ever]

good lesson im gonna practice all my scales like this now. cuz i have noticed how my improvising gets boxy like that

[tylerdwells]

i watched this about a year ago and ive learned more in this year than i ever have

[mad00002]

This is a really useful lesson. I will try it out!

[Ferinos1991]

Pause at 0;11 and tell me this ain't rocky :)

[tehsprite]

this ain't rocky

[Ferinos1991]

... There's always one

[tehsprite]

not in that sense idiot, that was a reply to some "one" who was certain it was, read comments properly before you make a judgement on my character

[tehsprite]

ah, just realised it was you i was replying to in the first place, i see what you're saying now, sorry -_-

[Ferinos1991]

hehe dw boutit.

[Al762]

Awesome! Great lesson! Cant wait to try it out!

[coldfustion]

i heard john mayers guitar somewhere in there :p

[uamalaka]

The best..

[dobos420]

Cool!!! This is just what I was looking for!, a Million thanks Man!!! you tought me more in the first 6 Mins. then I've leard in the last years!!! Awesome.

[joshinRMC]

thanks so much bro thats better than any lesson i ever payed for. good thing i stopped =p. thats gonna help me out a lot just what i was lookin for.

[Guitarlove420]

thanks man thats gonna help me out alot! peace