I played guitar for YEARS and always just played minor pentatonic scales. I stumbled onto this video and was blown away that I never knew this! Awesome video man, you are a great teacher!
@flanndogg90 Find the key by ear of any song in major, then count up six notes of that scale and that's the relative Minor. C,D,E,F,G, NEXT= relative minor Am 12 notes only in western music. Start with key (tonic)note say E would be 1,F would be 2 FSharp 3. G 4 and so on. Then you use numbers 1,3,5,6,8,10,12 for your scale. Which now become 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 6minor pentatonic can always be played over 1. Easy!!
Learn one of these positions then play it over an A minor chord. Then try it over a C major chord. Hear anything interesting about that comparison? Get back to me with a result. Have someone strum the chords while you do it or prerecord with Garage Band or any playback recorder. Thanks
as the lightbulb gets brighter for me it always goes back to the most important thing.. the tonal center it the key to everything..it's a mode, it's a scale...it's aliiiiiiive!!!
Mr. Heussenstamm, not only do you, your videos, your responses to comments, and your guitar playing kick ass, but by being willing to share your knowledge of the guitar on youtube you have inspired the creative minds of over a million people! Congrats man!
You Australian? A million thanks for the comments. Hal Leonard has published my first book, 'Guitar Workout', and there's a video coming out called 'Licks Goldmine'. I'm trying do get to the third huge project called 'Lessons Goldmine' but it may take longer than anyone anticipated.
Paid for GuitarJamz video lessons, but Marty fails to make the point about the Major / Minor patterns being the same.Glad I found your video to explain this.
Personal opinion and not bad intentions:I think that you should explain how you turn the A minor into an A major...I mean if u just play the scale beginning from the second fret it will sound like F# pentatonic minor.However if u play the this shape in the key of F# minor holding A as your tone center it will sound like A major pentatonic....
OK wise guy. Ever worked in a music store before? There are people that come in and make every guitar in the store buzz and then complain about the quality of the guitar even if it's a $10,000 Martin! I guess I'm one of those people on this video? Nothing against the guitar right?
@KalakalProduction You got pwned, can tell by the way you tried to act cool with a non-related catch phrase which makes absolutely no meaning in this context.
I like the way you teach John, very straightforward. Lets face it, basic musical scales is very easy to understand, people need to just realise all it is, is patterns starting and ending on a different note. Different key? Same pattern, but starting on that note! Once i made this connection, about 2 weeks after i started fooling around with scales, was like my skills went up 500%. Chords, chord progressions, modes - EVERYTHING - just by realising how straightforward basic music is! LEARN THEORY!
@robban97swe they arent the same scales, one is major and one is minor, they actually contain some of the same notes but a couple are changed out to give it a major or minor feel. Both examples shown in the video are in the key of A. If you want to talk about relatives, A and F# are relatives so F#minor has the same notes as Amajor, except you would resolve your licks on A if you wanted the Amajor feel. lot of theory behind this stuff that i still dont know, but same concept works with modes.
@robban97swe, thats one thing you have with diatonic scales too. taking for example the emajor scale (E, Fsharp, Gsharp, A, B, Csharp, Dsharp). if you take the Fsharp as a new rootnote (rootnotes are notes that the others depend on) and play the exact same notes, you have a Fsharp dorian scale. the same goes for all other modes (phrygian, lydian, mixolydian, aeolian, locrian, in that order). so, emajor (or ionian) for example has the same notes as Csharp minor (or aelian).
@Ghruul Thanks, it was really help full, when I decided to learn music theory I thought it was pretty easy, it's harder then advanced math I think^^ Might couse I don't understand all english, but you were really helpfull. I appricate your time;)
@robban97swe, no problem^^ i kinda noticed that as i was using the same notes all the time in different scales and after asking my guitar teacher i knew why^^ alltogether, if you understand it once, theres not too much behind the music theory ;)
on a Gdominant7 a play these two pentatonics as you said...if you mingle those two ones with a Eminor pentatonic the effect that you get is interesting....it's interesting the way how you can really use any notes on any chord as long as you're aware (more or less) of what you're doing and how to go back to a more common sound.
The only things that differ between these two scales is the three fret difference and u CAN NOT use the same licks as you would use over a minor pentatonic scale. Major and Minor are different for a reason. It wouldn't sound good to most if u used the same licks as u would for the minor pentatonic over the major pentatonic, and vice a versa.
But the idea can be close right? You have to get the feel of how to resolve those ideas in the minor or major key. Maybe this is another study that needs to be documented in a book? You take a major riff and change it just a little bit to make it sound good as a minor riff. Thanks for the comment.
@firegeek22 theres a lot of theory he just covered in this lesson that he couldn't go over simply cause it requires other music theory knowledge like circle of 5ths, relative minors, major modes..etc lol all he was getting at was showing you the similarities between the major and minor shapes of a certain scale
see this is what I don't understand, you're not playing the relative major pentatonic of A minor pent which would be C major pent. Instead you're playing the A major pent... it's not a mode of the A minor it doesnt have the same notes... so how come is it considered the relative major of A minor pentatonic??!
If they're technically the same scales (same shapes), then what makes them sound distinct? It's like playing a song w/ a capo with all the notes raised by the same # of frets: It will sound the same as if there was no capo, just higher notes. Sorry, my music theory knowledge is limited.
They have the same shapes but they're not the same scales. When played against a chord, like an A7, the A minor and A major scales have different notes.
It's probably best you start at the beginning of the pentatonic scale lessons.
its the note that you start the scale on- its called modes- if you start the a minor on c you have c major- a is the relative minor of c- the scale that he playede as the a major pentatonic is actually the f minor as he stated as he began the scale on f but the idea is correct- there are 5 diff modes for pentatonic scale similar to 7 dif modes for major scale-
Christ, it isn't that hard to figure out. Start with a minor pentatonic, which is a 1-m3-4-5-m7-(1). Play the same notes in order, but start and end at the minor 3rd instead instead of the 1. From now on, call this note "1". That makes the remaining notes a 2, a 3, a 5, a 6, and back to 1, or 1-2-3-5-6. All of those notes are part of the MAJOR scale. If that's not enough, the scale contains a root, a major 3rd, and a perfect 5th, or by definition, MAJOR. Which is why it's a MAJOR pent.
Yes. I'm being very careful to keep the one string I want to be the only sound you hear. You have to mute strings with your thumb and other spare fingers. Watch closely and look at the technique.
I was asked to join a band called 'The Innocent Bystanders' when I was living in Australia. I took the place of a now famous guitarist, Johnny Diesel. His guitar parts were really hard to learn. He was half my age but had these string muting techniques down. It was years later that I finally developed it through lots of performances and recordings. Don't quit.
I always tell people to move or slide your hand to the next position instead of trying to make an unnecessary stretch. It's good to be flexible but you can move your hand quickly to get into different positions.. Try it. Practice it and don't give up if that's what you want to be able to do....Good Luck....
and what notes of the minor are best used with the major. good lesson, but I need to understand the bends and the best notes to run together in a chord progression.
You can bend any note in any scale to another note that's in the key you're in whether it's a 1/2 step, whole step, minor third, or however far you can bend it.....Up, down, up down up, down up down, there's lots of ways to bend notes.....
yo dude im just a kid havnt even played for a year im doing some jazz thing live and i hav to improve on a mixalodian scale in g c and d i have to switch in chord changes could u help ?
If you're playing in G7 use the C major diatonic scale. It's the same notes as G mixolydian. G A B C D E F G the F note being the b7 of G. That flat 7th (F) gives it that mixolydian sound instead of a regular G major scale with an F#. You need to know how many of the chords of your tune are in the key of G (7). It makes it easier to play changes if the chords are already part of the same key. This is hard to talk about without having our guitars to demonstrate. Go get a private lesson ASAP
yeah it anoys me cuz of the flattend 7th degree and over top im horible with major scales so i meen im great with penetonic the sharp notes just get to me idk y so im gunna get my guitar teacher to help me tommorow thanks man who new i would know this much at 13 lol
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ahh dude you got it wrong a minor pentatonic does not share the same notes as a major pentatonic you mean c major pentatonic. The natural minor shares the same notes as the natural major but not pentatonic.
A minor pentatonic scale, share the same notes as a C Major pentatonic scale, but the one shown in that video, is a A major pentatonic scale, that share the same notes as a Gb minor pentatonic!
How many years it took to learn how to grab guitar? Great discovery, really continue posting these videos and people will be asking: "Where is the correct position to get best result for playing." "Why does my playing suck?"
A minor and C major are relative keys. The same notes with a different root note either A or C. The A minor scale made of those same C Major notes is called A Aeolian Minor or the natural A minor scale....John
basically find the same starting note on the A string and 2 frets up and one string down so for example C minor pentatonic and A minor pentatonic for C major pent
Yeah, The shapes are the same but the root note is different. ie If you're playing in the key of A all the shapes of the F sharp minor pentatonic will give you the A major pentatonic but the root note will be A rather than F sharp.
you do the same thing with the whole a minor scale. move it down 3 frets to get the a major. i think there are 5 shapes/patterns to remember... i hope i havnt commented the most obvious thing ever lol
i've found the strat to be fine. if anything you have to fight it a little bit, i think thats good to build strength in the left hand. my pacifica makes it easier i admit.
what vision instantly comes into peoples heads of a guitar? when they think about one? a fender strat! what guitar is used in icons,magazines,silouetts? a fender strat.
The Strat is not the most iconic guitar......It's probably a tie between Strat and Les Paul Standard. And dotaas, tabs suck. You suck at guitar if you learn from tabs. Half of them are wrong anyway, but you're just hitting notes. You probably don't know how to pull-off. Just get some lessons. And yeah, timing and scales are the most important part about playing guitar.
hey man an easy way i do it is this... say the song is in the key of C something like GCD chords are played.
find the C note on the Low E (8th fret) go three steps down (5th) that means C's relative minor is A... it works with all of them B which is the 7th fret 3 down is G#m pent.
you muppet! what the fuck are you talking about! the sg is a great guitar but the fender is certainly a better guitar. the fender is the most iconic guitar in rock history its the mainstay os many rock guitarists! the fenders sound is so unique. so it goes to show that you no nothing about guitars and guitar history so go back to school you muppet.
wow dude...Judging the guitar by it's looks...Pick up a strat and play it...For certain things, that thing'll beat the sounds of a Gibson SG anyday. I mean I have an SG and I love it and all, it's an amazing bit of music, but the strat can just play better sometimes. maybe if a strat also had Humbucker pickups like the SG, it would be easily comparable.
alright, see the pentatonic scale is like the major scale. It gives you a basic understanding of where notes are on the guitar. If you learn an entire set of pentatonic or major scales, you can basically find new keys of that set. The scale can just be moved up a step or half step to get a new key. Scales are also good for finger training, yes, but they are really helpful for soloing too.
Do you happen to know the Scales A, G, D, and C? By any chance do you know the notes for these scales? If you do that would be great. Thanks for your time. By the way you're amazing at guitar.
come on man if your playing minor move 3 semi tones down to its relative major them the same but the other way round if your starting on a major there a done your lesson. every one knows this
Buddy...Each fret is a half step...So going down 3 frets is 1 and a half steps...because the interval pattern for the major scale is whole-whole-half-whole-whole-whole-half.
I think i've been do things wrong, i've been going 3 frets down in the wrong direction.
I would play the box shape A minor pentatonic at the 5th fret and move the same shape down to the C note at the 8th fret. As A minor is relative to C major. Oops.
I played guitar for YEARS and always just played minor pentatonic scales. I stumbled onto this video and was blown away that I never knew this! Awesome video man, you are a great teacher!
MothballRocks 2 months ago
It is easy, but all you guys should always make sure to understand the theory behind it...it literally opens a new world of musical understanding.
Porly62 2 months ago
0:13 i thought he was gonna say ``play that same SHIT`` haha
trafficlightgl 3 months ago 3
Really cool lesson! thanks!!
walrus261 4 months ago
Does this work in all 5 positions?
TheNuncFluens 5 months ago
Only talking about one scale that's in five positions. Of course it will work in all five.
johnhguitar 5 months ago
@flanndogg90 Find the key by ear of any song in major, then count up six notes of that scale and that's the relative Minor. C,D,E,F,G, NEXT= relative minor Am 12 notes only in western music. Start with key (tonic)note say E would be 1,F would be 2 FSharp 3. G 4 and so on. Then you use numbers 1,3,5,6,8,10,12 for your scale. Which now become 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 6minor pentatonic can always be played over 1. Easy!!
jennyomalley 9 months ago
Learn one of these positions then play it over an A minor chord. Then try it over a C major chord. Hear anything interesting about that comparison? Get back to me with a result. Have someone strum the chords while you do it or prerecord with Garage Band or any playback recorder. Thanks
johnhguitar 9 months ago
That guitar sounds like fucking shit mon!
ZeppelinFloydRoses 9 months ago
That´s the best explanation of the diference between major and minor pentatonics scales!
Excellent!
siul7611 10 months ago
as the lightbulb gets brighter for me it always goes back to the most important thing.. the tonal center it the key to everything..it's a mode, it's a scale...it's aliiiiiiive!!!
Hunsanity 10 months ago
Mr. Heussenstamm, not only do you, your videos, your responses to comments, and your guitar playing kick ass, but by being willing to share your knowledge of the guitar on youtube you have inspired the creative minds of over a million people! Congrats man!
CuntsMcGeeski 1 year ago 3
You Australian? A million thanks for the comments. Hal Leonard has published my first book, 'Guitar Workout', and there's a video coming out called 'Licks Goldmine'. I'm trying do get to the third huge project called 'Lessons Goldmine' but it may take longer than anyone anticipated.
Again many thanks!
johnhguitar 1 year ago
Paid for GuitarJamz video lessons, but Marty fails to make the point about the Major / Minor patterns being the same.Glad I found your video to explain this.
fallbrookdave 1 year ago
Thank you for your straight forward videos with simple explanations!
drrocksomd 1 year ago
Personal opinion and not bad intentions:I think that you should explain how you turn the A minor into an A major...I mean if u just play the scale beginning from the second fret it will sound like F# pentatonic minor.However if u play the this shape in the key of F# minor holding A as your tone center it will sound like A major pentatonic....
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Where would you use a major pentatonic scale?
djbelac 1 year ago
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djbelac 1 year ago
Is that fret buzz I hear on the beautiful Stratocaster?
ib422000 1 year ago 2
OK wise guy. Ever worked in a music store before? There are people that come in and make every guitar in the store buzz and then complain about the quality of the guitar even if it's a $10,000 Martin! I guess I'm one of those people on this video? Nothing against the guitar right?
johnhguitar 1 year ago
@johnhguitar why so serious?
KalakalProduction 1 year ago
@KalakalProduction You got pwned, can tell by the way you tried to act cool with a non-related catch phrase which makes absolutely no meaning in this context.
3kliksphilip 1 year ago
@3kliksphilip ok
KalakalProduction 1 year ago
Thanx, man!
Very didactic!
kilmaza2007 1 year ago
I like the way you teach John, very straightforward. Lets face it, basic musical scales is very easy to understand, people need to just realise all it is, is patterns starting and ending on a different note. Different key? Same pattern, but starting on that note! Once i made this connection, about 2 weeks after i started fooling around with scales, was like my skills went up 500%. Chords, chord progressions, modes - EVERYTHING - just by realising how straightforward basic music is! LEARN THEORY!
AussieDave7 1 year ago
what do you mean by similarity??
both scales are the sames, but shapes are different in the root only.
guitarralaraja 1 year ago
Why is there both major and minor if they're the same scales just moved on the fret board?
robban97swe 1 year ago
@robban97swe they arent the same scales, one is major and one is minor, they actually contain some of the same notes but a couple are changed out to give it a major or minor feel. Both examples shown in the video are in the key of A. If you want to talk about relatives, A and F# are relatives so F#minor has the same notes as Amajor, except you would resolve your licks on A if you wanted the Amajor feel. lot of theory behind this stuff that i still dont know, but same concept works with modes.
bendrix92 1 year ago
@robban97swe, thats one thing you have with diatonic scales too. taking for example the emajor scale (E, Fsharp, Gsharp, A, B, Csharp, Dsharp). if you take the Fsharp as a new rootnote (rootnotes are notes that the others depend on) and play the exact same notes, you have a Fsharp dorian scale. the same goes for all other modes (phrygian, lydian, mixolydian, aeolian, locrian, in that order). so, emajor (or ionian) for example has the same notes as Csharp minor (or aelian).
Ghruul 1 year ago
@Ghruul Thanks, it was really help full, when I decided to learn music theory I thought it was pretty easy, it's harder then advanced math I think^^ Might couse I don't understand all english, but you were really helpfull. I appricate your time;)
robban97swe 1 year ago
@robban97swe, no problem^^ i kinda noticed that as i was using the same notes all the time in different scales and after asking my guitar teacher i knew why^^ alltogether, if you understand it once, theres not too much behind the music theory ;)
Ghruul 1 year ago
is it the same scale for every key or just A
misterjustincool 1 year ago
Thank God! Every key!
johnhguitar 1 year ago
@johnhguitar You know, that's quite rude. What if the person asking knew absolutely nothing about guitar/music theory? I'm just saying.
DragonriderF 1 year ago
@misterjustincool omg
overdose311090 1 year ago
She says you are a stowaway.... and you're never gonna settle down
Sinking as a Stone -The Wipers
I got that song in my head yeah.
spaceorbison 1 year ago
wow thanks..
willy346 1 year ago
wait so can you do that all over the fretboard? or is it only in the key of A?
thejbskater 1 year ago
@thejbskater lets put it this way... if you start on he third fret then you're in G. lol
xorn95 1 year ago
all i have to say is that you rock. thanks for all the lessons - you've really helped me improve my guitar.
meviewstuffnow 1 year ago
on a Gdominant7 a play these two pentatonics as you said...if you mingle those two ones with a Eminor pentatonic the effect that you get is interesting....it's interesting the way how you can really use any notes on any chord as long as you're aware (more or less) of what you're doing and how to go back to a more common sound.
danlovesnan 1 year ago
this is no secret
it works with harmonic minor and locrian6 pretty in the same way
Noahshollow 2 years ago
I noticed this also!
fishinmagician89 2 years ago
wow nice lesson really useful hehe thanks
Soulfrax88 2 years ago
he should probably be using a pick or picking with all fingers
jmel93 2 years ago
Great Lesson! 5 Stars!!
astroman30 2 years ago
Cool! Great Lessons!
mechaghostman2 2 years ago
gr8 lesson 5*
larwhelan 2 years ago
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mikese93 2 years ago
Actually C Major and A Minor are Parallel so the A Minor pentatonic should be played starting on the 8th fret where the C Major is.
noobaxe 2 years ago
Awsome lesson! Short, quick and to the point. You're a great teacher, man. Thanks!
boxingin 2 years ago
Agh THANK YOU!
Kaitunes 2 years ago
This was the most efficient and quick way to learn the minor & connected Major scales.
All lessons should be this direct and helpful!
Thank you,
Dm
Detman101 2 years ago 8
The only things that differ between these two scales is the three fret difference and u CAN NOT use the same licks as you would use over a minor pentatonic scale. Major and Minor are different for a reason. It wouldn't sound good to most if u used the same licks as u would for the minor pentatonic over the major pentatonic, and vice a versa.
firegeek22 2 years ago
But the idea can be close right? You have to get the feel of how to resolve those ideas in the minor or major key. Maybe this is another study that needs to be documented in a book? You take a major riff and change it just a little bit to make it sound good as a minor riff. Thanks for the comment.
johnhguitar 2 years ago
Ya just helping some people out :) good point man.
firegeek22 2 years ago
@firegeek22 theres a lot of theory he just covered in this lesson that he couldn't go over simply cause it requires other music theory knowledge like circle of 5ths, relative minors, major modes..etc lol all he was getting at was showing you the similarities between the major and minor shapes of a certain scale
StraightUppJeff 1 year ago
lol when he says "shape" its sounds like "shit"
akhimakhi93 2 years ago
and when he says "pentatonic" it sounds like "adfbhjnvkmsd"
covergeist 2 years ago 13
LOL
firegeek22 2 years ago
@covergeist lol for some reason i couldnt stop laughing after i read your comment
AyanRafique 2 years ago
see this is what I don't understand, you're not playing the relative major pentatonic of A minor pent which would be C major pent. Instead you're playing the A major pent... it's not a mode of the A minor it doesnt have the same notes... so how come is it considered the relative major of A minor pentatonic??!
thom188 2 years ago
If you guys want to stay in the same position, try this scale shape:
5-7
4-7
4-7
4-6
5-7
5-7
SubGordonUSN 2 years ago 2
OH MY GOD. GREAT TEACHING!
i really appreciate. Keep making more videos!
mindofxminus 2 years ago
Hey man can you send in a message to me those 2 scales. major and minor. and how I start them. Acen/Decen please.. thanks bro.
igottalentJJC21 2 years ago
The other pentatonic scale lessons go over them, and they are on the website under Guitar Lessons -> Course 1.
-jc
johnhguitar 2 years ago
If they're technically the same scales (same shapes), then what makes them sound distinct? It's like playing a song w/ a capo with all the notes raised by the same # of frets: It will sound the same as if there was no capo, just higher notes. Sorry, my music theory knowledge is limited.
ziderazzi 2 years ago
They have the same shapes but they're not the same scales. When played against a chord, like an A7, the A minor and A major scales have different notes.
It's probably best you start at the beginning of the pentatonic scale lessons.
-jc
johnhguitar 2 years ago
its the note that you start the scale on- its called modes- if you start the a minor on c you have c major- a is the relative minor of c- the scale that he playede as the a major pentatonic is actually the f minor as he stated as he began the scale on f but the idea is correct- there are 5 diff modes for pentatonic scale similar to 7 dif modes for major scale-
MrDAVE420247 2 years ago
@ziderazzi
they sound different because theyre different notes. its not like its exactly 1 octave apart
levlobotomy 1 year ago
Christ, it isn't that hard to figure out. Start with a minor pentatonic, which is a 1-m3-4-5-m7-(1). Play the same notes in order, but start and end at the minor 3rd instead instead of the 1. From now on, call this note "1". That makes the remaining notes a 2, a 3, a 5, a 6, and back to 1, or 1-2-3-5-6. All of those notes are part of the MAJOR scale. If that's not enough, the scale contains a root, a major 3rd, and a perfect 5th, or by definition, MAJOR. Which is why it's a MAJOR pent.
jdogg5639 2 years ago
I agree. it isn't that hard to figure out. Some people aren't meant to play music.
mss403 2 years ago
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The major pentatonic scale doesn't exist
the pentatonic scale it's only MINOR!
nitros36 2 years ago
Good work. Just tell that to the Allman Brothers..........
johnhguitar 2 years ago
hahaha!
wizardnuts 2 years ago
Thanks very much, very helpful :-)
5*
cerealrulz 2 years ago
Question John.
Is the reason why you're getting such a clean sound because you're muting the strings that you're not playing with your palm and index finger?
boxingin 2 years ago
Yes. I'm being very careful to keep the one string I want to be the only sound you hear. You have to mute strings with your thumb and other spare fingers. Watch closely and look at the technique.
johnhguitar 2 years ago
I'm trying to get this technique down (muting strings) and like alot of other things at the beggining it's hard as hell.
Thank you.
boxingin 2 years ago
I was asked to join a band called 'The Innocent Bystanders' when I was living in Australia. I took the place of a now famous guitarist, Johnny Diesel. His guitar parts were really hard to learn. He was half my age but had these string muting techniques down. It was years later that I finally developed it through lots of performances and recordings. Don't quit.
johnhguitar 2 years ago
I won't quit now. I'm too far into it. Besides I've invested a little bit of money into this newfound hobby. Thanks
boxingin 2 years ago
I don't see you muting the bottom strings with your right hand. Yet I don't hear them ringing.
boxingin 2 years ago
How do you slide with your hand ?
Example : You start at the beginning of the neck and ends at the end of the neck? Is this with different scales ?
gitaaaar 2 years ago
I always tell people to move or slide your hand to the next position instead of trying to make an unnecessary stretch. It's good to be flexible but you can move your hand quickly to get into different positions.. Try it. Practice it and don't give up if that's what you want to be able to do....Good Luck....
johnhguitar 2 years ago
Thank you very much John. I'm new to scales and your lessons on the subject are helping me a ton. Thanks again.
boxingin 2 years ago
where do you bend with the major scale?
and what notes of the minor are best used with the major. good lesson, but I need to understand the bends and the best notes to run together in a chord progression.
thebluesrockers 2 years ago
You can bend any note in any scale to another note that's in the key you're in whether it's a 1/2 step, whole step, minor third, or however far you can bend it.....Up, down, up down up, down up down, there's lots of ways to bend notes.....
johnhguitar 2 years ago
Helpful vid (y)
ty
KillerAnt360 2 years ago
lol i stumbled upon this little tool on my own a while ago and thought I had invented it..i didn't know it was widely used ...oops
Bagels108 2 years ago
the shape of the scale does not change when changing key so if you play the scale in one spot and move it its still the same scale in a differnt key
jandera21 2 years ago
Same for major and minor scales..
johnhguitar 2 years ago
yo dude im just a kid havnt even played for a year im doing some jazz thing live and i hav to improve on a mixalodian scale in g c and d i have to switch in chord changes could u help ?
classicxguitar 2 years ago
If you're playing in G7 use the C major diatonic scale. It's the same notes as G mixolydian. G A B C D E F G the F note being the b7 of G. That flat 7th (F) gives it that mixolydian sound instead of a regular G major scale with an F#. You need to know how many of the chords of your tune are in the key of G (7). It makes it easier to play changes if the chords are already part of the same key. This is hard to talk about without having our guitars to demonstrate. Go get a private lesson ASAP
johnhguitar 2 years ago
yeah it anoys me cuz of the flattend 7th degree and over top im horible with major scales so i meen im great with penetonic the sharp notes just get to me idk y so im gunna get my guitar teacher to help me tommorow thanks man who new i would know this much at 13 lol
classicxguitar 2 years ago
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ahh dude you got it wrong a minor pentatonic does not share the same notes as a major pentatonic you mean c major pentatonic. The natural minor shares the same notes as the natural major but not pentatonic.
holtrax 2 years ago
Whatever.....Can anyone help this guy????
johnhguitar 2 years ago
A minor pentatonic scale, share the same notes as a C Major pentatonic scale, but the one shown in that video, is a A major pentatonic scale, that share the same notes as a Gb minor pentatonic!
great video!
Biturgensedoc 2 years ago
F# is better
F# = Gb
cause u dont repeat the note name. like,
A B C# D E F# G# A
leoandradelemos 2 years ago
No Man the guy is right!!!
sonico73 2 years ago
this opens my eyes, holy balls thanks dude
sixstring1995 2 years ago
The reason for this is Relative Majors and Minors.
E major's relative minor is C# minor. G major's relative minor is E minor, etc etc.
C goes to A
A goes to F#
B goes to G#
etc.
Every major scale has a relative minor, and both scales have the same notes.
That's the theory behind it.
=D
TheKidGuitarist 2 years ago 3
How many years it took to learn how to grab guitar? Great discovery, really continue posting these videos and people will be asking: "Where is the correct position to get best result for playing." "Why does my playing suck?"
guitargod7890 2 years ago
gracias por la ayuda ! saludos
pablo0ypablo0 3 years ago
I´m from Argentina,
C major scale is same as A minor scale?
please respond in my chanel
pablo0ypablo0 3 years ago
A minor and C major are relative keys. The same notes with a different root note either A or C. The A minor scale made of those same C Major notes is called A Aeolian Minor or the natural A minor scale....John
johnhguitar 3 years ago
totally correct!!! great job...
sonico73 2 years ago
hola loco, como va? es correcto lo q decis!
saludos! byeee
alago85 3 years ago
That IS interesting!
After years of playing guitar, I'm just FINALLY starting to learn scales. :P These lessons are really helpful, thanks!
jekyll1vs1hyde 3 years ago
OMG thank you!!!
spotter55 3 years ago
Yep ;) The neck is the same, that's kind of it. And yes, all 5 positions/patterns will work IF you're playing in the right key.
quarbon 3 years ago
basically find the same starting note on the A string and 2 frets up and one string down so for example C minor pentatonic and A minor pentatonic for C major pent
kim37528809 3 years ago
Yeah, The shapes are the same but the root note is different. ie If you're playing in the key of A all the shapes of the F sharp minor pentatonic will give you the A major pentatonic but the root note will be A rather than F sharp.
matrags 3 years ago
Yeah, except that's moving the A minor down
a step and a half. Other than that, it's good.
timrodden123 3 years ago
A whole step = 2 frets.
timrodden123 3 years ago
huh
so ur saying that the minor and major pent scales are the same shape
except the major is played 3 steps lower
wtf
wont that jsut make it an f sharp minor pent?
benny704 3 years ago
The F sharp minor pentatonic played over the Key of A will give you the A major pentatonic.
matrags 3 years ago
you do the same thing with the whole a minor scale. move it down 3 frets to get the a major. i think there are 5 shapes/patterns to remember... i hope i havnt commented the most obvious thing ever lol
inpsychotive 3 years ago
helpful, although I am curious as to why the guitar sounds like a Koto.
CosmoxYRik 3 years ago
nice video, full of details. it helped me a lot.
guitarKnight01 3 years ago
i've found the strat to be fine. if anything you have to fight it a little bit, i think thats good to build strength in the left hand. my pacifica makes it easier i admit.
sid77777 3 years ago 2
my first was a dean vendetta. Really good guitar, but with lots of fret buzz.
Achilles145 3 years ago
thank u
alldini 3 years ago
Your Squier just needed to be properly set up.
EdTimes 3 years ago
tru same with my starter the action on starters is higher
daonenonlygh 3 years ago
I got an Epiphone SG as my first guitar. Its a good guitar for someone just starting to play.
Whydoyoureadme 3 years ago
That SG is delicious.
Scearus 3 years ago
Great info packed into 1:30
Thanks for posting...
gmr366 3 years ago
look at that SG in the background...i want it
sosavidz 3 years ago
cool dude. watch my pentatonic improvisation if you can !
rhfpaulo 3 years ago
what vision instantly comes into peoples heads of a guitar? when they think about one? a fender strat! what guitar is used in icons,magazines,silouetts? a fender strat.
grocks2 3 years ago
well most people first guitar is a strat
guitar5454 3 years ago
thx...
bandoline 3 years ago
The Strat is not the most iconic guitar......It's probably a tie between Strat and Les Paul Standard. And dotaas, tabs suck. You suck at guitar if you learn from tabs. Half of them are wrong anyway, but you're just hitting notes. You probably don't know how to pull-off. Just get some lessons. And yeah, timing and scales are the most important part about playing guitar.
bbshooter89 3 years ago
so B major scale is same as G sharp minor scale???
bleekb 3 years ago
correct.
-jc
johnhguitar 3 years ago
thank you you are very helpfull
bleekb 3 years ago
hey man an easy way i do it is this... say the song is in the key of C something like GCD chords are played.
find the C note on the Low E (8th fret) go three steps down (5th) that means C's relative minor is A... it works with all of them B which is the 7th fret 3 down is G#m pent.
i hope that helps
doolbro 3 years ago
you muppet! what the fuck are you talking about! the sg is a great guitar but the fender is certainly a better guitar. the fender is the most iconic guitar in rock history its the mainstay os many rock guitarists! the fenders sound is so unique. so it goes to show that you no nothing about guitars and guitar history so go back to school you muppet.
grocks2 3 years ago
so fast!i cant catch up!
wannwhite 3 years ago
why play an ugly fender when there is an awesome gibson beside you
jay3213 3 years ago
do not disrespect the strat =P
i like SGs too, but les pauls and strats are just sexy
trxspirit 3 years ago
wow dude...Judging the guitar by it's looks...Pick up a strat and play it...For certain things, that thing'll beat the sounds of a Gibson SG anyday. I mean I have an SG and I love it and all, it's an amazing bit of music, but the strat can just play better sometimes. maybe if a strat also had Humbucker pickups like the SG, it would be easily comparable.
krazeelocomiststuck 3 years ago
what's the use of pentatonic scale?training our fingers?
dotaass 3 years ago
you play guitar dotaass?
CoversUnited 3 years ago
yes..but i learn from tabs!that's why i dunnoe anything about scale
dotaass 3 years ago
alright, see the pentatonic scale is like the major scale. It gives you a basic understanding of where notes are on the guitar. If you learn an entire set of pentatonic or major scales, you can basically find new keys of that set. The scale can just be moved up a step or half step to get a new key. Scales are also good for finger training, yes, but they are really helpful for soloing too.
krazeelocomiststuck 3 years ago
does anybody knows the 2 notes scale?????????
delpimpo 3 years ago
the guy has stubby fingers
spawn10317 3 years ago
Do you happen to know the Scales A, G, D, and C? By any chance do you know the notes for these scales? If you do that would be great. Thanks for your time. By the way you're amazing at guitar.
angelproducer1 3 years ago
come on man if your playing minor move 3 semi tones down to its relative major them the same but the other way round if your starting on a major there a done your lesson. every one knows this
tedwards2310 3 years ago
I didn't until a watched this. Not everyone is as good as you.
geospectrum 3 years ago
duh man just tell them the theory and the'll get it
tedwards2310 3 years ago
which is basically the same ... ! :)
zarolhovski 4 years ago
mitch, different strokes for different folks...be cool........hog~~
hogr2 4 years ago 3
thanks this is a big help
jimmypage1616 4 years ago 2
this is awesome! :P
54spiritedwill54 4 years ago
Cool! Thanks.
iRemainNameless 4 years ago
he looks like Will Ferrel
MMghost0 4 years ago
Buddy...Each fret is a half step...So going down 3 frets is 1 and a half steps...because the interval pattern for the major scale is whole-whole-half-whole-whole-whole-half.
mitch0135 4 years ago
Mitch0135. everybody knows that he is just making it simple by explaining it more in detail. so shut the fuck up. what are you trying to prove.
hardyzach 4 years ago
and play that same shhhhh...ape
hopeitsgewd 4 years ago
thanks again , you explain very well
aryanaryanaryan 4 years ago
Darn.Now I know the easy way!!
ganherngyih 4 years ago
now!!!
this is a true lesson
people just put their
lesson vids up and dont actually give a lesson
more plz
edguy52 4 years ago
I've been looking for something that explains the blues scales at this level. Thanks for taking the time.
DelCapslock1 4 years ago
I think i've been do things wrong, i've been going 3 frets down in the wrong direction.
I would play the box shape A minor pentatonic at the 5th fret and move the same shape down to the C note at the 8th fret. As A minor is relative to C major. Oops.
MetalMatt2510 4 years ago
thanks for the lesson.
MikeyFlorida 4 years ago
thanks john!
trickmast 4 years ago
this is great!
cslroy 4 years ago