Hey, ive been playing guitar for 2 years now but just started learning music theory, you said you downtune but still treat note as if you were in standard. I downtune aswell so should i do that too or learn the actual notes for the tuning i am in?
Yeh it will work.. but depending on your C chord progression (ie CM, Dm, Em, FM, GM, Am, Bsus)(Basic tonality chord structure) some notes may be dissonant. If you were wanting a minor sound in C you'd have more luck using and Am scale. Or play around with your modes. Keeping in mind that a mode is just shifting the starting interval of you major scale. So your first mode is Tone, Semi-tone, tone, tone, tone, semi-tone, Tone. This guy doesn't explain that particularily well.
soooooo........the mode depends on the key and not the intervals? if i play a major scale in one key, and then play the same interval pattern in another key does that change the mode or just the key? please reply if you understand my question
From what I gather of what you're asking no it doesn't change the mode just the key. Basically using C Major as an example it goes A,B,C,D,E,F,G, and is spelled intervallically 1,2,3,4,5,6,7, If you played the intervals 1,2,3,4,5,6,7, in C it'd be C Major or if you played the intervals1,2,3,4,5,6,7, with E as your Root it'd become E Major which is made up of the notes E,F#,G#,A,B,C#,D#, Hopefully this helps answer your question, if not message me and I'll try and help.
Man I have to ask you something and please reply.
So,how can someone write a piece in the chromatic scale?I mean there must be a rulle!
For example,Muster of Puppets intro contains all the notes BUT STILL its in a specific tonallity! right? I think its Em.How can this happen?Does it follow rules or was it just 'inspiration'?
@greywrath You could check out some old school stuff to see the difference. Music based on the chromatic scale is called atonal and it sounds pretty 'modern'. You could watch Pierrot Lunaire by Schönberg and compare it with Mendehlsson's piano concerto in G minor with the hot Yuja Wang. It's typical of the 'romantic' (19th century) music to modify the chords by adding off-scale notes exactly like Metallica does. This is however tonal, not 'chromatic' music.
@greywrath RedSGShredder is right when it comes to inspiration and sounding good because this is what Metallica probably did. However, if you look at the tonality of Master of Puppets it's basically in E minor scale. Adding 'chromatic' notes modifies the Em chord: add D - C# - C to create Em + min7 - maj6 - min6 etc. Adding Bb - the tritone - makes it E dim (diminished).
My theory on music theory is it is important but be sure and have fun learning and playing your fiddle. When you start getting frustrated with theory then possibly your trying to learn to much to soon. Music is a language. You weren't born talking right? You learned new words as you matured. Same goes for music theory.
there are only 5 scales, major, natural minor, harmonic minor, melodic minor, and chromatic, and you don't need to practice them on the guitar what you need to be able to do is write them down on a staff, in any of the 4 clefs, with or without key signatures, and recognize then scales degrees and the semitones.
there is a shitload more than 5 scales.....those are just basic scales. AND you should be able to play them on the guitar..... because you'll want to be able to improvise on a scale in a certain key, wihtout reading off sheet music all the time..
Is that hard? I want to learn music theory but it all seems so hard is it hard? I really want to learn but sometimes I feel soo dumb because it seems so hard. shuahsua
It doesn't have to be hard. There certainly is a lot to learn, and it can be hard if you want to learn each and every little thing about music theory. But if you just want to learn enough to improve your craft it isn't that hard. Just learn some scales and learn them all over the fretboard and understand how to transpose those scales to other keys and you will have learned a lot.
thanks for that, and im definetly serious about it, i plan on going to a college that is real big in music and hopefully get a carreer in music. but unfortunatly i just chose my classes last friday and found out that i can't take it until 11th grade so ill have to wait till next year.
hey should i take music theory in high school? im going to high school next year and im want to take it as one of my electives to get a better understanding of music, but im afraid it will be really boring and i won't pay attention.
It's up to you. If you are serious about music, you should man up and do it. But if you just want to make music as a fun hobby you don't need music theory.
You clearly know your theory. However, this contains entirely too much information. I'd encourage you to break this down as this pace can be much too overwhelming for many. Basic pedagogy tells us that we digest information in smaller, bite-sized chunks. Also, teaching shapes without context will eventually lead to (huge) gaps in understanding of the whys of using modes and scales in various situations. With a little more planning for your lessons, they will be much more effective.
I agree. Although he is quite good, this lesson is quite horrible. I read a forum with pictures showing all of this and it explained everything much more clearly. The "why" is the most important part to a lesson like this...
i dont understand like when you say fifth and seventh, is that like the note you play? like as your going along the scale when you say a number is that the seventh or fifth note or whatever?
me its only the chromatic scale that i dont get familiar with, it might be easy to play but its just a bunch of notes nowhere that a rookie could even hit, but there is something that i dont understand, for example the intro of Metallica's song Master of Puppets, its all chromatic notes but still sounds amazing though.
Hey. Your videos rock! I was wondering though if scales are easier to remember by their formula, like whole step and half step patterns, or by their intervals like you talked about in this video. Since it's kind of boring to just sit there and look at formulas for like an hour remembering. =P and also do you have any ideas how to have a fun way to transpose scales into other keys? Thanks.
Thanks for the nice words bud. Sure dude, you can use whatever method you like to remember scales. Do whatever is easiest for you. For transposing scales, I like to just learn a shape (like the A minor shape I showed in the video) and then just moving that entire shape up or down the fretboard.
Oh and like I had something else I wanted to ask. At like near the end of the video, you said something about the 3rd of D minor is the F Major and the 5th is an E phygian or something like that. Is there like a pattern to know the notes of the scale without even like using the formula?
Yes, there is an easy way to remember. Just remember your third and fifth. So if you are playing in any minor scale, find your minor third and play the same notes but base it around that minor third note. That's a major scale. The same thing for the fifth, except that's a phrygian scale. So for example, if you are playing in F# minor, the minor third is A and the fifth is C#. So if you know the F# minor scale, you also know the A major and C# phrygian scales.
Oh. That's cool. Thanks. Can you do that kind of method on any other scale? Or is it only for the minor scale? Oh and this is from your other lesson. How do you import your C.D on the Best Practice since I can't play any of my songs from my C.D's on it.
Well you can, but you won't get the same scales. You might want to contact BestPractice support for questions like that. I actually have all of my CDs backed up as mp3s, so I have never used a CD with BestPractice. My CDs are for my car only, heheh.
Oh. How did you get the CD's backed up as mp3s? And for the other question. So like for a phygian scale. Would the 3rd of that be a minor scale since its kind of like a circle? And what would be another example =O. Like the 3rd of Aeolean would be Dorian =O. Sorry for the questions. Just curious. =P
I use Itunes to get all my CDs into mp3s so I can put them on my Ipod. Anyway, let's take E phrygian for an example. It's E F G A B C D. It's third is G. So if you were to play that scale starting and ending with G, you'd get G A B C D E F. It's close, but a G major is G A B C D E F#. But you've got the right idea. Once you have a scale, if you take a note from that scale and use that as your new root note, you'll get a new scale. They are technically called modes.
I am not sure what that one is. It's probably just another mode. You should check Wikipedia for more information. As for Itunes, you just insert the CD and hit "import" or something like that. It copies the mp3s to your computer. For more information on Itunes you should check out their website or their technical support.
Hey man awsome job on the lessons but do you know of any books that I can buy that show the pentatonic scales and is really informative so I can practice when I am not using my computer?
Thanks! I don't have any books to suggest to you. But I suggest you don't rely on books to learn scales. Check out my website for some tabs of the scales, but then you should use octave shapes to extend those scales all over the guitar. You shouldn't need a computer (or a book for that matter) to practice.
The guitar cookbok by Jesse Gress is really good, but it's pretty advanced, so you'll need to go really carefully through it. I couldn't make myself to understand the different scale positions half a year ago, but know I know what's it all about. I started by memorizing the simplest of the pentatonic minor scale shapes (which is the as major, just start on the different note) and then adding additional notes to get major/minor scale (again the same shape, different root note).
Well thanks dude, I'm glad I could help you out. I've been playing for over 10 years or so. If you have any more questions about me or my gear, be sure to take a look at my main profile page. I've got a lot of information there.
Great lesson again man. I especially like your lessons about music theory, 'cause I'm really interested in that.
I do have one question though.. you say that you can find out the notes in a scale by yourself, by using intervals. So for the minor scale, you use the minor 3rd, minor 6th, minor 7th, root and the 5th. But.. that's 5 notes, and there's 7 notes in the scale. So how do you know the other 2 notes?
Thanks a lot man, these lessons are really helping me out! Keep 'em coming!
Thanks man, I'm glad I could help. Making these lessons has been a lot of fun for me. Anyway, starting from a root note, a minor scale has a minor second, minor third, fourth, fifth, minor sixth, and a minor seventh. You should check out my website link in the video description for some more details.
Well it's a scale that consists of all the notes possible, so you don't really need a key or root. Just play all the notes and you are playing a chromatic scale.
I think in that case you can use the terms interchangeably. You should go to Wikipedia and look for "music intervals" and "minor seventh" for more information.
make some video covers of some older avenged sevenfold songs off the albums sounding the seventh trumpet and awaken the fallen. if you haven't heard them you need to check'm out !!
Thanks! Originally, I was not going to post tabs for the samples, in the hopes that viewers would learn by ear. However, after some contemplation, I have decided that this might not be a good idea. I will post tabs for my lessons. I'll be making a big announcement in the coming weeks in regards to that.
Hey man just wanted to ask if and what theory knowledge you apply when learning songs by ear? I've got a fairly good understanding of chords but the only scales I know are the natural major and minor scales. Usually I just end up doing trial and error, and if that doesn't work I'll just call it quits and dig up tabs, which really doesn't feel right.
Yes! That's one of the huge motivations behind learning music theory. However, trial and error is a big part of it too. Anyway man, I could go on all day about this subject, so I am going to make a video lesson on how to learn songs.
i got an interest of an sg when i discovered sgshredder too. i looked for an sg one day and i think red looks best...cherry red looks great but i found a baddasss dark red one and bought that one. check my profile to see it.
Lol.. Thanks For the lessson... Honestly i did not understand your lesson B4 this one when in saw it First but after this 1 its all clear... Looking forward to the Next 1
I think I figure out how to play an A minor pentatonic scale in different positions...lol I have a question, when I practice scales in general... If I want to play it faster, I need to play it in alternate picking, right?
And yeah, I didn't understand how you get the harmonic minor scale... You have to change what exactly?
Heheh sure thing. Anyway, you don't necessarily need to alternate pick to play faster. I always say just pick whatever way is easier for you. It would be pretty hard to play a really fast run without alternate picking though, especially if you do a long sequence of notes on a single string. Anyway, to get a harmonic minor scale, just take a regular minor scale and make the minor 7th sharp. So A minor is A B C D E F G. The minor 7th in this case is G, so make it G#.
A good guitar doesn't make a good player. So many people think they are too good to play epiphones but this guy vafa shows so many people they are wrong.
Hey, you do very nice job man, generally. You r one of my motivation (what's the world.., thingies..lol). But, why dont you put tabs for all these scales or other things ur showing, or some link or sth. Keep up the good work.
Thanks dude, I'm glad it's helping you out. However, there is a reason I'm not making tabs of these lessons. A fundamental part of my guitar teaching method requires you to learn how to play by ear. So I expect you to stop the video and figure out the scale by ear and also by the names of the notes I mentioned.
It takes longer that way, but now when I think about it, its better, yes. Connection between instrument, blabla.. Good idea. sry to doubt u, lol :p. Cheers from Croatia.
ear training is very important. anybody can read tab and play someone elses music. ear training will help you play your own music. If you can hear it(in your head or anywhere) you can play it. Great vids.
Dam u seen to know everything about the guitar all the methodes of teaching this lession was tops one of the best redSGsherrder thanks once again. And home work NO!!!!!!!!!! lol. But thanks again from Australia
if i were u id teach guitar.. how can u know all that.. i mean and remember it all.. i find it hard enough to remember what the strings are.. 5/5 it cleared up ome things but now u told me some new stuff o no..
Well dude, I never sat around and memorized notes and scales and stuff. It just comes naturally to me because I have been playing for a long time and I play on a regular basis. If I don't play for a while, I get rusty and forget a lot of my music theory. But it comes back with some time.
Thanks dude, heh. Well I hate to go over your teacher's head, since you are paying him and all, but my philosophy that you shouldn't focus so much on technique and stuff, and you shouldn't care what fingers you use. I say, just do what is comfortable and efficient. Will the listener care if you don't use your pinky? They don't. Use your pinky when it makes sense, don't force yourself to do it. That holds true for just about anything else on guitar.
Someday I might actually understand what you're saying haha. I only have basic knowledge of music theory and intervals and don't know all the modes,etc. I'll get too caught up trying to read tabs instead of learning theory, which is my downfall. Anyways, great lesson, I'll try that homework ahha.
dude i'm pretty sure wat ur teachin in this lesson could be revolutionary to my guitaring but i dont knw what teh Fcuk u were talkin bout hhahahaha. i mean i do kinda but not really :p hahaha ur damn smart. this really shows ur experience wiht the guitar. rock on!!
Shit dude! Well that's not good! I'm sure if you had a hard time following it then others probably did too. Was there anything specific that was confusing? Is there anything I can help explain?
no i think ur lesson was great ^_^ its jus not my thing. i dont know any chords, note, scales. anything. i jus use tabs. if u told me to play an A chord. i wouldnt know what to play. but if u told me to start playing enter sandman i'd start riffin out :P so it's jus me :p i'm specificly tabs adn sometimes trial and error. i'll play stuff till i find the right sound haha.
Cool man, thanks! Well I'd still suggest learning some theory because it will help you in the long run. My theory lessons aren't supposed to be totally complicated and in depth, they are just skimming the surface so you will be able to follow along in my future lessons, so you will know what I am talking about when I blaze through a few scales and chord names.
Hey, ive been playing guitar for 2 years now but just started learning music theory, you said you downtune but still treat note as if you were in standard. I downtune aswell so should i do that too or learn the actual notes for the tuning i am in?
MMOa13x 10 months ago
Dude you are a way better teacher! I was watching another vid about theory and scales. this is wayy better
australiandj 10 months ago
im just play a guitar by my self no rules.. the way you feel the notes and sounds good..
demolaydo23 1 year ago
If i solo over a riff which root note is C, shuld i use the C minor scale?
JediMasterFrank4 1 year ago
@JediMasterFrank4 Sure, that will work.
RedSGShredder 1 year ago
@RedSGShredder
Yeh it will work.. but depending on your C chord progression (ie CM, Dm, Em, FM, GM, Am, Bsus)(Basic tonality chord structure) some notes may be dissonant. If you were wanting a minor sound in C you'd have more luck using and Am scale. Or play around with your modes. Keeping in mind that a mode is just shifting the starting interval of you major scale. So your first mode is Tone, Semi-tone, tone, tone, tone, semi-tone, Tone. This guy doesn't explain that particularily well.
saint7412369 1 year ago
you suck
kenroy916 2 years ago
soooooo........the mode depends on the key and not the intervals? if i play a major scale in one key, and then play the same interval pattern in another key does that change the mode or just the key? please reply if you understand my question
IH8rap69 2 years ago
From what I gather of what you're asking no it doesn't change the mode just the key. Basically using C Major as an example it goes A,B,C,D,E,F,G, and is spelled intervallically 1,2,3,4,5,6,7, If you played the intervals 1,2,3,4,5,6,7, in C it'd be C Major or if you played the intervals1,2,3,4,5,6,7, with E as your Root it'd become E Major which is made up of the notes E,F#,G#,A,B,C#,D#, Hopefully this helps answer your question, if not message me and I'll try and help.
BoogXCOBHCX 2 years ago
Man I have to ask you something and please reply.
So,how can someone write a piece in the chromatic scale?I mean there must be a rulle!
For example,Muster of Puppets intro contains all the notes BUT STILL its in a specific tonallity! right? I think its Em.How can this happen?Does it follow rules or was it just 'inspiration'?
greywrath 2 years ago
Sure man stuff like that doesn't necessarily follow any rules. It just sounds good so you go with it. So no it's just inspiration and creativity.
RedSGShredder 2 years ago
I expected that answer :(
But thx anyway.
greywrath 2 years ago
@greywrath You could check out some old school stuff to see the difference. Music based on the chromatic scale is called atonal and it sounds pretty 'modern'. You could watch Pierrot Lunaire by Schönberg and compare it with Mendehlsson's piano concerto in G minor with the hot Yuja Wang. It's typical of the 'romantic' (19th century) music to modify the chords by adding off-scale notes exactly like Metallica does. This is however tonal, not 'chromatic' music.
Celarko 1 year ago
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AhYaOk 1 year ago
@greywrath RedSGShredder is right when it comes to inspiration and sounding good because this is what Metallica probably did. However, if you look at the tonality of Master of Puppets it's basically in E minor scale. Adding 'chromatic' notes modifies the Em chord: add D - C# - C to create Em + min7 - maj6 - min6 etc. Adding Bb - the tritone - makes it E dim (diminished).
Celarko 1 year ago
haha he sounds kind of like Al Gore!
mrHUG3 2 years ago
he looks high
blunted12 2 years ago
D - E - F
Aoelian Locrian Ionian (AKA MAJOR)
learn the 7 modes in their order its not too hard, all the notes in the root scale (dm) are also within the FMaj scale
p.s. this guy looks high as shit aha still good work
Jigaboozizzle 2 years ago
hey bro you said that if you play the minor third from the Dminor scale which is F and you said to do the same mode and you get Fmj scale Why is that
TheMusicallyInclined 2 years ago
Sure man it's because the D minor scale is D E F G A Bb C, and the F major scale is F G A Bb C D E. They are the same notes.
RedSGShredder 2 years ago
My theory on music theory is it is important but be sure and have fun learning and playing your fiddle. When you start getting frustrated with theory then possibly your trying to learn to much to soon. Music is a language. You weren't born talking right? You learned new words as you matured. Same goes for music theory.
toml71 2 years ago 8
well said man!
I agree w/ you :)
lovepuremetal5 2 years ago
I link this guy, he's really friendly.
SlimfullSim 2 years ago 2
has anybody ever told you that you resemble kal penn from his ooks to his voice
the8thvanguard 2 years ago
Hahah yes, but only on YouTube. I don't agree, heheh.
RedSGShredder 2 years ago
there are only 5 scales, major, natural minor, harmonic minor, melodic minor, and chromatic, and you don't need to practice them on the guitar what you need to be able to do is write them down on a staff, in any of the 4 clefs, with or without key signatures, and recognize then scales degrees and the semitones.
Brandon0623 2 years ago
There are also pentatonic, symetric, and exotic scales...
zztoproadster 2 years ago
there is a shitload more than 5 scales.....those are just basic scales. AND you should be able to play them on the guitar..... because you'll want to be able to improvise on a scale in a certain key, wihtout reading off sheet music all the time..
D3V1NC 2 years ago
"if you know flight of the bumblebee, thats all chromatic...umble"
those kinda video feedbacks are hilarious ;D
burnsometrashcans 2 years ago
i think the pentatonic and chromatic scale are the most basic scales. Easy to learn and sounds good very early!
Barthoof 2 years ago
Is that hard? I want to learn music theory but it all seems so hard is it hard? I really want to learn but sometimes I feel soo dumb because it seems so hard. shuahsua
mysticqueen821 2 years ago
It doesn't have to be hard. There certainly is a lot to learn, and it can be hard if you want to learn each and every little thing about music theory. But if you just want to learn enough to improve your craft it isn't that hard. Just learn some scales and learn them all over the fretboard and understand how to transpose those scales to other keys and you will have learned a lot.
RedSGShredder 2 years ago
this lesson is confusing lol
shortmaster11 3 years ago
What part? You have to be more specific about it if you want help.
ArkVel 2 years ago
Let me add to that, even if music is more than a hobby to you, you still don't need to know music theory.
RedSGShredder 3 years ago
thanks for that, and im definetly serious about it, i plan on going to a college that is real big in music and hopefully get a carreer in music. but unfortunatly i just chose my classes last friday and found out that i can't take it until 11th grade so ill have to wait till next year.
shreddingriffs247 3 years ago
how do you know theory if you're self-taught :S
moodyhamoudi 3 years ago
I read about it.
RedSGShredder 3 years ago
hey should i take music theory in high school? im going to high school next year and im want to take it as one of my electives to get a better understanding of music, but im afraid it will be really boring and i won't pay attention.
shreddingriffs247 3 years ago
It's up to you. If you are serious about music, you should man up and do it. But if you just want to make music as a fun hobby you don't need music theory.
RedSGShredder 3 years ago
i have no clue what u just said. i tried... i tried....
LordHines420 3 years ago 2
These are really informative but it would make learning a lot easier if you tuned to E standard.
DrWillumz 3 years ago
for teaching people i would really recommend a clean sound so people can hear things more clearly and distinctive
goonyougoodthing 3 years ago
Notes are notes distorted or not.
It's theory he is focusing on not his sound.
We are to pay attention to his knowledge of theory not sound..
0024681 3 years ago
You clearly know your theory. However, this contains entirely too much information. I'd encourage you to break this down as this pace can be much too overwhelming for many. Basic pedagogy tells us that we digest information in smaller, bite-sized chunks. Also, teaching shapes without context will eventually lead to (huge) gaps in understanding of the whys of using modes and scales in various situations. With a little more planning for your lessons, they will be much more effective.
eviltree997 3 years ago 13
I agree. Although he is quite good, this lesson is quite horrible. I read a forum with pictures showing all of this and it explained everything much more clearly. The "why" is the most important part to a lesson like this...
LordHines420 3 years ago
You should put a pickup cover over your bridge pickup so they match.
tcgthevidiots 3 years ago
Thank you for this great lesson!
veers0r 3 years ago
i dont understand like when you say fifth and seventh, is that like the note you play? like as your going along the scale when you say a number is that the seventh or fifth note or whatever?
z0mgzt0m 3 years ago
That's mostly right.
RedSGShredder 3 years ago
your page is awsome bro u know alot based on music theory am studying music theory my self and i check your vids found out am on the right track
xsaver1996 3 years ago
me its only the chromatic scale that i dont get familiar with, it might be easy to play but its just a bunch of notes nowhere that a rookie could even hit, but there is something that i dont understand, for example the intro of Metallica's song Master of Puppets, its all chromatic notes but still sounds amazing though.
basspl4y4 3 years ago
Hey. Your videos rock! I was wondering though if scales are easier to remember by their formula, like whole step and half step patterns, or by their intervals like you talked about in this video. Since it's kind of boring to just sit there and look at formulas for like an hour remembering. =P and also do you have any ideas how to have a fun way to transpose scales into other keys? Thanks.
DragonX28 3 years ago
Thanks for the nice words bud. Sure dude, you can use whatever method you like to remember scales. Do whatever is easiest for you. For transposing scales, I like to just learn a shape (like the A minor shape I showed in the video) and then just moving that entire shape up or down the fretboard.
RedSGShredder 3 years ago
Oh cool.
Oh and like I had something else I wanted to ask. At like near the end of the video, you said something about the 3rd of D minor is the F Major and the 5th is an E phygian or something like that. Is there like a pattern to know the notes of the scale without even like using the formula?
DragonX28 3 years ago
Yes, there is an easy way to remember. Just remember your third and fifth. So if you are playing in any minor scale, find your minor third and play the same notes but base it around that minor third note. That's a major scale. The same thing for the fifth, except that's a phrygian scale. So for example, if you are playing in F# minor, the minor third is A and the fifth is C#. So if you know the F# minor scale, you also know the A major and C# phrygian scales.
RedSGShredder 3 years ago
Oh. That's cool. Thanks. Can you do that kind of method on any other scale? Or is it only for the minor scale? Oh and this is from your other lesson. How do you import your C.D on the Best Practice since I can't play any of my songs from my C.D's on it.
DragonX28 3 years ago
Well you can, but you won't get the same scales. You might want to contact BestPractice support for questions like that. I actually have all of my CDs backed up as mp3s, so I have never used a CD with BestPractice. My CDs are for my car only, heheh.
RedSGShredder 3 years ago
Oh. How did you get the CD's backed up as mp3s? And for the other question. So like for a phygian scale. Would the 3rd of that be a minor scale since its kind of like a circle? And what would be another example =O. Like the 3rd of Aeolean would be Dorian =O. Sorry for the questions. Just curious. =P
DragonX28 3 years ago
I use Itunes to get all my CDs into mp3s so I can put them on my Ipod. Anyway, let's take E phrygian for an example. It's E F G A B C D. It's third is G. So if you were to play that scale starting and ending with G, you'd get G A B C D E F. It's close, but a G major is G A B C D E F#. But you've got the right idea. Once you have a scale, if you take a note from that scale and use that as your new root note, you'll get a new scale. They are technically called modes.
RedSGShredder 3 years ago
Oh. Cool. I thought all the modes were Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, and Locrian. And what scale has G, F, A, B, C, D, E?
And for the itunes thing, do you just drag em to a file and they just transfer or something? Or does itunes actually have its own file?
DragonX28 3 years ago
I am not sure what that one is. It's probably just another mode. You should check Wikipedia for more information. As for Itunes, you just insert the CD and hit "import" or something like that. It copies the mp3s to your computer. For more information on Itunes you should check out their website or their technical support.
RedSGShredder 3 years ago
Oh. Ok. Thanks!
DragonX28 3 years ago
holy cow thats reely confusing
etniesrawsome 3 years ago
Hey man awsome job on the lessons but do you know of any books that I can buy that show the pentatonic scales and is really informative so I can practice when I am not using my computer?
QueenCassandra7 3 years ago
Thanks! I don't have any books to suggest to you. But I suggest you don't rely on books to learn scales. Check out my website for some tabs of the scales, but then you should use octave shapes to extend those scales all over the guitar. You shouldn't need a computer (or a book for that matter) to practice.
RedSGShredder 3 years ago
The guitar cookbok by Jesse Gress is really good, but it's pretty advanced, so you'll need to go really carefully through it. I couldn't make myself to understand the different scale positions half a year ago, but know I know what's it all about. I started by memorizing the simplest of the pentatonic minor scale shapes (which is the as major, just start on the different note) and then adding additional notes to get major/minor scale (again the same shape, different root note).
SLOIrenicuz 3 years ago
how long have you been playing guitar because you are really good and your a fuckin awesome teacher!
tofurkey0 3 years ago
Well thanks dude, I'm glad I could help you out. I've been playing for over 10 years or so. If you have any more questions about me or my gear, be sure to take a look at my main profile page. I've got a lot of information there.
RedSGShredder 3 years ago
Great lesson again man. I especially like your lessons about music theory, 'cause I'm really interested in that.
I do have one question though.. you say that you can find out the notes in a scale by yourself, by using intervals. So for the minor scale, you use the minor 3rd, minor 6th, minor 7th, root and the 5th. But.. that's 5 notes, and there's 7 notes in the scale. So how do you know the other 2 notes?
Thanks a lot man, these lessons are really helping me out! Keep 'em coming!
d34nfr0mh3ll 3 years ago
Thanks man, I'm glad I could help. Making these lessons has been a lot of fun for me. Anyway, starting from a root note, a minor scale has a minor second, minor third, fourth, fifth, minor sixth, and a minor seventh. You should check out my website link in the video description for some more details.
RedSGShredder 3 years ago
if a chromatic has no specific key or root, then how do u know your playing it????
Maximusstriker 3 years ago
Well it's a scale that consists of all the notes possible, so you don't really need a key or root. Just play all the notes and you are playing a chromatic scale.
RedSGShredder 3 years ago
Uh yeah this is the first lesson that completely lost me.
jobacht 3 years ago
sorry two half steps lower than the major
KguitarF 3 years ago
Nice Black Sabbath type ax.
magirecords2004 3 years ago
minor 7th?
do you mean diminished?
force83x 3 years ago
I think in that case you can use the terms interchangeably. You should go to Wikipedia and look for "music intervals" and "minor seventh" for more information.
RedSGShredder 3 years ago
ah, ok. didnt know that.
thanks
force83x 3 years ago
wait are diminished intervals 2 half steps lower than minor (unless the 5th)
KguitarF 3 years ago
i'll watch the rest of these videos tomorow
iambrian4life 3 years ago
cool sharin with me
Archipeggiosfromhell 3 years ago
sorry dude but you lost me when you got to the chromatic scale....
DestructionReaction 3 years ago
one thing you could've done is taught the blues scale. then with that taught the pentatonic
lifewizard34 3 years ago
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shingo9 3 years ago
chromatic scale has a root note - it's the tonic of whatever key you happen to be in.
and you actually taught dominants and stuff! go you, man! sick-ass lessons.
pivotn00b 3 years ago
Great lesson, i miss some tabs for the scales tho.. could you upload them please?
Rock on !
ScheldeBoy 3 years ago
Thanks! Originally, I was not going to post tabs for the samples, in the hopes that viewers would learn by ear. However, after some contemplation, I have decided that this might not be a good idea. I will post tabs for my lessons. I'll be making a big announcement in the coming weeks in regards to that.
RedSGShredder 3 years ago
Oh and how bout dorian scales?
HeavyMetalBallz 3 years ago
Sorry dude, I don't really know much about modes other than the ones I already talked about. But feel free to look them up on Google, etc.
RedSGShredder 3 years ago
hey man, what do you use to record your videos?
HeavyMetalBallz 3 years ago
Nice lesson man, This will really help a lot of ppl. I just wanted to see ur lessons :)
HeavyMetalBallz 3 years ago
oh and just one question about ur guitar lesson vids. are the files 'windows movie maker' files?
T3ke0ut 3 years ago
Thanks man, glad I could help. Actually, I use my Mac for making the lessons.
RedSGShredder 3 years ago
oh ok. thanks for letting me know.
T3ke0ut 3 years ago
hey dude. this video really helped me. i didn't really understand much about scales but now i know more. thanks a lot.
T3ke0ut 3 years ago
i finally learned all the intervals :)
lucasriggi 3 years ago
Hey man just wanted to ask if and what theory knowledge you apply when learning songs by ear? I've got a fairly good understanding of chords but the only scales I know are the natural major and minor scales. Usually I just end up doing trial and error, and if that doesn't work I'll just call it quits and dig up tabs, which really doesn't feel right.
revolverileo 3 years ago
Yes! That's one of the huge motivations behind learning music theory. However, trial and error is a big part of it too. Anyway man, I could go on all day about this subject, so I am going to make a video lesson on how to learn songs.
RedSGShredder 3 years ago
Great thing! Looking foward to it.
revolverileo 3 years ago
really good info
notsaorroz 3 years ago
i am planning on getting this guitar and was wondering what finish that guitar looks better with, alpine white or red
hajile12 3 years ago
Shit dude, I'm going to have to go with red of course, but alpine white is sweet too!
RedSGShredder 3 years ago
i got an interest of an sg when i discovered sgshredder too. i looked for an sg one day and i think red looks best...cherry red looks great but i found a baddasss dark red one and bought that one. check my profile to see it.
kdog927 3 years ago
Lol.. Thanks For the lessson... Honestly i did not understand your lesson B4 this one when in saw it First but after this 1 its all clear... Looking forward to the Next 1
dsouzadel 3 years ago
haha aww man!! homework!! haha right on man - great vid
jwwetzel 3 years ago
Awesome vid Red!!!! Very informative!!!
Smokeater68 4 years ago
This is good. It's helping me hear the scales too. I love metal.
redhedded1 4 years ago
Thanks for the homework man!haha
I think I figure out how to play an A minor pentatonic scale in different positions...lol I have a question, when I practice scales in general... If I want to play it faster, I need to play it in alternate picking, right?
And yeah, I didn't understand how you get the harmonic minor scale... You have to change what exactly?
nascream79 4 years ago
Heheh sure thing. Anyway, you don't necessarily need to alternate pick to play faster. I always say just pick whatever way is easier for you. It would be pretty hard to play a really fast run without alternate picking though, especially if you do a long sequence of notes on a single string. Anyway, to get a harmonic minor scale, just take a regular minor scale and make the minor 7th sharp. So A minor is A B C D E F G. The minor 7th in this case is G, so make it G#.
RedSGShredder 4 years ago
Alright!
Thanks, I got it now:-)
nascream79 4 years ago
aaaaa.... damn.... when I see your videos I think about what dumbass I was..... I have sold my Epiphone SG ...... :-(
Maybe I get a Esp MH-1000 (but one without a tremolo) or a Esp Viper
jacksonguitar1111 4 years ago
You're videos really inspire me to pick up my guitar! Not to mention these are great lessons.
Also, I'm about to get the exact same guitar as you from a trusted friend of mine (plus an amp, though I've already got one) for $150. I FREAKED!
Thanks again, man! Keep shredding!
KruspeFish 4 years ago
Why don't you just get the Gibson SG.
MelodicMetalBoy 4 years ago
A good guitar doesn't make a good player. So many people think they are too good to play epiphones but this guy vafa shows so many people they are wrong.
screenagerr 4 years ago
Hey, you do very nice job man, generally. You r one of my motivation (what's the world.., thingies..lol). But, why dont you put tabs for all these scales or other things ur showing, or some link or sth. Keep up the good work.
Paradajz39 4 years ago
Thanks dude, I'm glad it's helping you out. However, there is a reason I'm not making tabs of these lessons. A fundamental part of my guitar teaching method requires you to learn how to play by ear. So I expect you to stop the video and figure out the scale by ear and also by the names of the notes I mentioned.
RedSGShredder 4 years ago
It takes longer that way, but now when I think about it, its better, yes. Connection between instrument, blabla.. Good idea. sry to doubt u, lol :p. Cheers from Croatia.
Paradajz39 4 years ago
ear training is very important. anybody can read tab and play someone elses music. ear training will help you play your own music. If you can hear it(in your head or anywhere) you can play it. Great vids.
mcgunn74 4 years ago
Dam u seen to know everything about the guitar all the methodes of teaching this lession was tops one of the best redSGsherrder thanks once again. And home work NO!!!!!!!!!! lol. But thanks again from Australia
meady888 4 years ago
if i were u id teach guitar.. how can u know all that.. i mean and remember it all.. i find it hard enough to remember what the strings are.. 5/5 it cleared up ome things but now u told me some new stuff o no..
Meatybenji116 4 years ago
Well dude, I never sat around and memorized notes and scales and stuff. It just comes naturally to me because I have been playing for a long time and I play on a regular basis. If I don't play for a while, I get rusty and forget a lot of my music theory. But it comes back with some time.
RedSGShredder 4 years ago
/* Well, if you ever burn out on the int i = 1; gig you have a future as a music teacher :) */
MiLoMac06 4 years ago
Very nice, heheh.
RedSGShredder 4 years ago
your instant laugh " he he " thats your signature style man.. great lesson
carljn1991 4 years ago 2
Oh no! Homework and it's supposed to be spring break! :O I'm just playing man, nice lesson :)
MetalOwns101 4 years ago
damn dude, you keep sounding like you actually know what you are talking about!
borizh 4 years ago
Damn Vafa, you look alot like my brother... it's scary.
kareemb0 4 years ago
I think I could have gotten a better guitar lesson from "tiny tim" or "kirk hammett"
just kidding bro. I give this 1 or 2 red stars, good job bro.
ethericempyrean 4 years ago
hahaha flight of the bumblebee ftw
SolidNub 4 years ago
i noticed when u play at the 12th fret u dont use ur pinky
my teacher is ALWAYSSSSS bitching at me to use it but my hands are too big haha
and obviously if u dont use it its fine cause ur friggin amazing haah
DespairsRox 4 years ago
Thanks dude, heh. Well I hate to go over your teacher's head, since you are paying him and all, but my philosophy that you shouldn't focus so much on technique and stuff, and you shouldn't care what fingers you use. I say, just do what is comfortable and efficient. Will the listener care if you don't use your pinky? They don't. Use your pinky when it makes sense, don't force yourself to do it. That holds true for just about anything else on guitar.
RedSGShredder 4 years ago
good lesson, i just know all of this stuff already. just fun to watch different explainations of the same thing
TeaBaggins 4 years ago
Wow, man these help ALOT.
ACDChellsbells 4 years ago
Someday I might actually understand what you're saying haha. I only have basic knowledge of music theory and intervals and don't know all the modes,etc. I'll get too caught up trying to read tabs instead of learning theory, which is my downfall. Anyways, great lesson, I'll try that homework ahha.
SlayerOvLight 4 years ago
Thanks dude, well let me know if I can answer any specific questions to help you understand better!
RedSGShredder 4 years ago
hi my friend. its a great thing what you do! 5 stars
oldie1001 4 years ago
keep doing these too :P ive learned lots from these!
ownagemies 4 years ago
Good!
tapping1234 4 years ago
nice lesson dude..
Joe0728 4 years ago
^_^
komusoumetal 4 years ago
usefull lesson again. when u gonna make some " music " vid again?
ownagemies 4 years ago
Thanks! I have no idea, hopefully sometime relatively soon. I am having a lot of fun doing these lessons though.
RedSGShredder 4 years ago
Good job bro!
LaiYouttitham 4 years ago
Hell yeah, Vafa!
Nelrith 4 years ago
That was awesome!
I'm learning modes right now, and that helped alot.
bodometallica11 4 years ago
This is very cool! I wish I could do scales:)
this is very informative! 5*****Jane
Cameragirl803 4 years ago
dude i'm pretty sure wat ur teachin in this lesson could be revolutionary to my guitaring but i dont knw what teh Fcuk u were talkin bout hhahahaha. i mean i do kinda but not really :p hahaha ur damn smart. this really shows ur experience wiht the guitar. rock on!!
panzerth 4 years ago
Shit dude! Well that's not good! I'm sure if you had a hard time following it then others probably did too. Was there anything specific that was confusing? Is there anything I can help explain?
RedSGShredder 4 years ago
no i think ur lesson was great ^_^ its jus not my thing. i dont know any chords, note, scales. anything. i jus use tabs. if u told me to play an A chord. i wouldnt know what to play. but if u told me to start playing enter sandman i'd start riffin out :P so it's jus me :p i'm specificly tabs adn sometimes trial and error. i'll play stuff till i find the right sound haha.
panzerth 4 years ago
Cool man, thanks! Well I'd still suggest learning some theory because it will help you in the long run. My theory lessons aren't supposed to be totally complicated and in depth, they are just skimming the surface so you will be able to follow along in my future lessons, so you will know what I am talking about when I blaze through a few scales and chord names.
RedSGShredder 4 years ago
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Sammerick 4 years ago
Vafa rocks!
tristenmp 4 years ago
Vafa rocks!!
Sammerick 4 years ago
Nicely done.
townstra 4 years ago
useful lesson, ive never learnt about phrygian scales, thanks a lot
screenagerr 4 years ago
good stuff dude
prawn87 4 years ago
awesome ive been waiting for this!.. now to watch it
screenagerr 4 years ago
thanks :)
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Ingermusic 4 years ago
thanks :)
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Ingermusic 4 years ago
thanks for the lessons man keep it up...and im with metaljody down ther lol...
GregElectricGuitar 4 years ago
I liked the 'almost slip-up' on the note naming at 3:24 :D
Good lesson man...and I will actually consider this my homework when I'll get around to it xD
Wolfer0624 4 years ago
Pretty nice video again!
Thanks for uploading bro~
-Kira
KiraQC 4 years ago
Thanks!!
xeddiemusicx 4 years ago
THANKS FOR THE LESSON
RALLEN197 4 years ago
it would be great if that was my real homework. screw Biology!
MetalJody1990 4 years ago 4
Seriously.
m3rcuryd3ath 4 years ago
That's great advice that you offer man!
sonicflyingmachine 4 years ago
badass, man. allways looking forward to your next vid.
Immolate666 4 years ago
sick dude sick
Linxmaster3 4 years ago
wicked
Brucey94 4 years ago
great lesson
bumbaclot77782 4 years ago
Very nice of you to do . :o)tm *****
uncledave10 4 years ago