i need a lot of help with memorising, i have spent weeks trying to remember the fret notes in order and stuff with a card that has a guitar on it and the notes, but it isnt helping for when i actually come to the guitar, i find it hard to remember all of them and to instantly know them but i looked at the exercises you have suggested and found them confusing (please help me!)
This very lesson goes a very very long way for ground work on things to come to know and realize for ALL BEGINNING GUITARIST, I JUST WISHED YOU WOULD'VE GAVE THIS LESSON 20+ YEARS AGO, OPPOSE TO ME REALIZING IT WAS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE TO LEARN IN LATER YEARS IN ORDER TO STACK MORE ADVANCE WORK EASIER AND QUICKER. People/Guitarist now days are so bloody-lucky cause of all the tools to learn guitar in a fraction of a time compared to the old-school way!!!
P.S. as a side note I'm just a novice player (2 years). I do have my moments thou and am starting to build my own licks and style, hopefully this help me to finally make my head understand what my heart is playing. So thank you sir for your helpful vid
A way to memorize them even quicker, when you tune you know to use the 5th fret till b (4th) but, also the rule of tuning up is that you use the 7th fret (ex. 7th fret on D is A; the string above;) but you must remeber that yet again it has that half-step difference on B when tuning so instead of it being the 7th fret, its the 8th instead (for G: the string above).
Great lesson; something every serious player should have in their brain. If you think of your guitar as your business, the notes are your inventory. If you don't know the inventory, you have no idea what's in stock, what you can use and how you can use it.
For people searching and had no idea that they could learn their board or really how easy it is, this is a great video. Bottom Line - you can never master your guitar or truly spread your wings on the instrument, without this knowledge.
@dayone54 Thanks Debi. Sign up for our newsletter on the left side of the page. You'll be sent a link to our video vault where you can download the materials.
@wildwestpoint That's called perfect pitch. Most people don't have the ability to memorize pitch. Relative pitch can be learned. That's when a pitch sounds and you're able to identify other notes relative to that pitch. By relative I mean how the tone is related to the initial pitch.
@dmarks1 I know a guy that can do that. One day we were jammin, i had to use the bathroom, when i came out he had picked up my guitar and started to play on one string. So i jumped on the drums. While he was pickin on one string, I heard him play like two notes just right and said "hey that sounds like top gun", so he tried it again and I said "right there". He looked up and said "ok" and started playing top gun like he already knew how. It was awesome! It took some sounding out after 2nd bar.
the trick to teaching good music is how to make it an easier concept to grasp. thank you so much for having been able to teach the concept this way! I've been playing a long time but never really got down to the note names because it was too dull and dry
@sarg141 Thanks very much. Check out our Forum at MetalMethod com. Click on Message Board on the left of the page. Since you like the lesson you'll probably enjoy some of the other stuff happening at Metal Method. Thanks again for the compliment.
Excellent lesson. I'm a jazz piano player coming new to guitar. This lesson was a great assist, thanks!
I've discovered the guitar fretboard is laid out horizontally in 4th's, completely following the circle/cycle of 5ths/4th's. CFBbEbAbDbGbBEADGC. That's all 12 keys. Naming the note names horizontally across each fret follows the Circle of 4th's. EADG followed by a major 3rd between strings 3 (G) and 2 (B) then back to the circle for strings 5-6 (BE).
I am a Metal Method student and a member of the Metal Method online community.
I highly recommend Metal Method courses to anyone learning or wanting to improve their guitar skills.
The instructors and other members of the community are very supportive and helpful. They can be accessed via the online forums at the Metal Method website.
@M3NTA7 Thanks. My wife aimed the camera at me and hit record on her way out of the room. I did that for her. She thinks I'm crazy and she could be right.
Been playing now 6 1/2 years,I quite often think to myself, how can 7 letters of the Alphabet be so confusing. So simple, but a never ending thought process to totally grasp everything those notes represent.
I have always known, to memories every note on the fretboard is the only way I will ever start to grasp guitar theory knowledge and understanding. It's been a struggle,
You have given me a much clearer path to retaining this knowledge to memory
@GroovyGuitar02 Thanks I like that. Classy! I shot this thing 3 times until I got it right. I'm picky...and that's why I'll probably shoot it a fourth time.
I have played the guitar since the 80's, I remember when your lessons were on Cassette then VHS. I finally picked your program up on DVD a couple of years back and have learned more since then than I did before that. I never could instantly identify the notes on the guitar until I picked up your program. I definitely recommend this program to anyone starting out or someone who was just getting by like me.
@brokensoul70 I appreciate that. I did stress in the original program to learn note names and apparently you got it. Part of the reason I worked so hard on this video is, many of the 96% that responded to my survey were my students. Can you say failure? Me?
@dropless2002 It's called a Razor. If you like distortion I'm warning you to not put one on your guitar because you will no longer play your other guitars unless you put a Razor on them. I really like the Carvin humbucker but asked my tech to put something hotter in the bridge position. The coils are wound to infinity. Very hot.
@MadJesusSpades You (and I) are correct. I am going to put another poll up on the Forum in 3 weeks to see how everybody is doing. So, I'll be in touch over the next 3 weeks to be sure that people are following up on this. I want results!
Wow, I can't believe I never noticed the patterns. The pattern method makes it so much easier to identify the notes indeed. It's always the little tips like this that helps the most for people struggling to make progress. Much like the final piece needed to solve that fretboard puzzle.
@nght5tlkr You're very welcome. I've been playing for more than 40 years and I never noticed the patterns until about a month ago. I've never heard this described anywhere before. This lesson is dedicated to my friend insomnia. I'm normally awake for an hour or two with nothing to do but think (it's 5:20 a.m. right now). I first thought about this and put together the D pattern. Then I started to fill out the fretboard. After I did the fourth pattern it was like, "That's almost every note!"
Doug Marks for me has been the gold standard or teaching guitar for the past 2 decades to those of us who do not have tremendous natural ability. His teaching ability remains in a class by himself.
@jciljciljcil Thanks you very much. I think the reason that I'm a good teacher is, I don't have a lot of natural ability and most of this stuff is aimed squarely at myself. I've had to teach a very poor student. Me.
@cbem1004 I know. I have to say, the most recent version of my course didn't stress this enough and that's one of the reasons that I did this video. My explanation in the course didn't exactly do the trick when 96% that responded to my survey hadn't accomplished this.
Very cool.... Doug, you are one-of-a-kind. Thanks for all you have done over the years for us hacks. You were impatient with me back in 1983 for not having any interest in theory. I still don't, but marvel at your teaching precision and passion.
@sparky7718 Thanks. I'm not passionate about theory either so I understand where you're coming from. I find it interesting and it gives me a different way of looking at music. BUT... and that's a big butt (no pun intended) I play popular music. Jazz, you need theory. Classical, you need theory. Neoclassical, you need theory. Popular music, folk, and blues are different. The Beatles couldn't read music. Jimi Hendrix knew sound but had a very limited understanding of scales. Nuff said.
@statlerhotel Thanks. Let me know how you're doing with this. I'm on the Forum all the time. I want to know if this works for you and if not I want to know why.
i appreciate your free vids and pdf downloads. at 50 i don't have time to justify any big money lessons, but just like to focus on just this type of learning. c major and pentatonic patterns and note memorization...amen. good for now. i get criticized for "not learning/playing any songs" , but i just want to learn "how to play" thank you. practice, practice, practice
@gonicjon You're right, you must play what you want to play. That keeps you coming back for more. What do you mean "at 50 I don't have time to justify..." That's when it's important to make every minute count. You've probably got another 40 years of guitar playing ahead of you. Spend your time efficiently to get the most out of your practicing. The problem with picking and choosing what to learn on the Internet is, you don't have a step by step approach that has proven to work. A plan Stan.
Killer lesson Doug! Thanks so much for doing these...been a MM fan since I ordered and went through the whole course 10 yrs ago! You're the reason I've been able to gig regularly...killer stuff!
@cahill95ta Killer. If this thing goes viral I could be the next Justin Bieber. C'mon everybody spread the word. I'll give you a shout out from the Grammys next year. Seriously, thanks for sharing this. I appreciate it.
Thanks Doug, I had the Chance to watch the two newst (note memorization) videos you just posted. WoW! I hav been eagerly awaiting these since you first mentioned them on the Metal Method Blog. I plan on purchasing the download versions of these 2, along with the new Melodic Principals vol 2,3. Thanks From 67 Spaceace.
@67spaceace You're welcome 67spaceace. The video is now available for download but if you have a good Internet connection the YouTube version is just as good. Of course I could always delete this. Heh heh heh hehe. There is method to my madness!
I've been playing on and off for 20 years. This lesson is well worth it and I will be purchasing the first two lessons of the basic course to fill in the huge gaps I know that I have. Thanks for posting this Doug.
@jericho4004 You're welcome. A lot of people ask me which lesson to choose from The Complete Basic Course. I always tell them if they can afford it start at the beginning because there are things on every DVD that are helpful to all levels. Even the best guitarists in the world practice the fundamentals every day. Yesterday I practiced bending notes to pitch for a half hour. That's beginner stuff.... not really. How many people can bend to pitch without vibrato? Study the fundamentals.
Best note name lesson ever - great job and thanks.
roohmz1000 18 hours ago
Just a simple "thank you" from an older picker.
joe335ez1 5 days ago
hi sir am from bangalore in india i mastered what eva u taught me... .thank you:):)its worth it guys try this :):)....
MultiArun8 1 month ago
I know suck but I have fun,I couldnt tell an a from a d or a c from an e ,wow just seems like work to me lol,thats why i became a musician
littlewillie13 1 month ago
dmarks is fucking awesome rock on fools
hweenmask 1 month ago
i need a lot of help with memorising, i have spent weeks trying to remember the fret notes in order and stuff with a card that has a guitar on it and the notes, but it isnt helping for when i actually come to the guitar, i find it hard to remember all of them and to instantly know them but i looked at the exercises you have suggested and found them confusing (please help me!)
crash12512 1 month ago
Thank you !
TheGta4you 1 month ago
thank you for this easy to understand video. very good. no fancy fast playing, just purely instructional. 10/10.
mistakil1 2 months ago
This very lesson goes a very very long way for ground work on things to come to know and realize for ALL BEGINNING GUITARIST, I JUST WISHED YOU WOULD'VE GAVE THIS LESSON 20+ YEARS AGO, OPPOSE TO ME REALIZING IT WAS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE TO LEARN IN LATER YEARS IN ORDER TO STACK MORE ADVANCE WORK EASIER AND QUICKER. People/Guitarist now days are so bloody-lucky cause of all the tools to learn guitar in a fraction of a time compared to the old-school way!!!
Great teaching as usual!!
EsotericAdept 2 months ago
DAMN DUDE, I REMEMBER TAKING YOUR COURSE ABOUT 20-25 YEARS AGO, WHO WOULD'VE THOUGHT THE COMPUTER-AGE WOULD INTERVENE FOR WHAT IT IS NOW??!!
ROCK ON!!!
EsotericAdept 2 months ago
When he said "Let's start off with some meditation." I really thought he was seriously going to pull some hippie thing.
lollerskates101LOL 2 months ago 8
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firecode66 2 months ago
Oooh man how long i've waited to have someone teach this at a simple teachable way, you are a guitar wizard! thx a whole lot!
markola 2 months ago
P.S. as a side note I'm just a novice player (2 years). I do have my moments thou and am starting to build my own licks and style, hopefully this help me to finally make my head understand what my heart is playing. So thank you sir for your helpful vid
MrGellyrule 2 months ago
A way to memorize them even quicker, when you tune you know to use the 5th fret till b (4th) but, also the rule of tuning up is that you use the 7th fret (ex. 7th fret on D is A; the string above;) but you must remeber that yet again it has that half-step difference on B when tuning so instead of it being the 7th fret, its the 8th instead (for G: the string above).
MrGellyrule 2 months ago
Great lesson; something every serious player should have in their brain. If you think of your guitar as your business, the notes are your inventory. If you don't know the inventory, you have no idea what's in stock, what you can use and how you can use it.
For people searching and had no idea that they could learn their board or really how easy it is, this is a great video. Bottom Line - you can never master your guitar or truly spread your wings on the instrument, without this knowledge.
SuspiciousPatriot 2 months ago
Good. Helpful. Surprised to know. Easy to understand and follow. Thanks & congrats.
maihazah 2 months ago
hi your very good. only thing is your site is not abling me to download these exercises. you have another way i could do that?
thanks,
debi
dayone54 2 months ago
@dayone54 Thanks Debi. Sign up for our newsletter on the left side of the page. You'll be sent a link to our video vault where you can download the materials.
dmarks1 2 months ago
@dayone54
You need to install adobe reader as the file is in .pdf format.
Install adobe Reader then click on the link the file will open in your browser the you can download a copy to your hard drive.
FilGee100 2 months ago
Such a great teacher. So clear and easy to understand. I'll go join metal method now.
oskaaron 3 months ago
@oskaaron Thanks
dmarks1 2 months ago
would it be possible to memorize the sound of each note on the fretboard?
wildwestpoint 3 months ago
@wildwestpoint That's called perfect pitch. Most people don't have the ability to memorize pitch. Relative pitch can be learned. That's when a pitch sounds and you're able to identify other notes relative to that pitch. By relative I mean how the tone is related to the initial pitch.
dmarks1 3 months ago
@dmarks1 I know a guy that can do that. One day we were jammin, i had to use the bathroom, when i came out he had picked up my guitar and started to play on one string. So i jumped on the drums. While he was pickin on one string, I heard him play like two notes just right and said "hey that sounds like top gun", so he tried it again and I said "right there". He looked up and said "ok" and started playing top gun like he already knew how. It was awesome! It took some sounding out after 2nd bar.
CKS5000 2 months ago
the trick to teaching good music is how to make it an easier concept to grasp. thank you so much for having been able to teach the concept this way! I've been playing a long time but never really got down to the note names because it was too dull and dry
blammerator 3 months ago
It is helpfull, BUT PLEASE TALK ABOUT THE EXERCISE INSTEAD OF ITS IMPORTANCE!!! D:
LeapingDodo 3 months ago
I'm more than sure this is the most useful video I've watched on Youtube...EVER. Thanks man :D
MiltonBurnsRed 3 months ago 4
@MiltonBurnsRed That's great Milton. Thanks very much for that comment. I bet that you would like my guitar lessons.
dmarks1 3 months ago
You rock. No one has ever explained it like this.
jtgdot73 3 months ago
@jtgdot73 Thanks. It's a system that I created so you won't find it anywhere else.
dmarks1 3 months ago
Very good, very well explained!
MrJoaoCamacho 3 months ago
whatever
johncenakiwi 4 months ago
you can almost make it fun....LMAO
MrMarkmyword 4 months ago
@MrMarkmyword You think this is fun? You should check out my lessons at metalmethod com. They are fun!
dmarks1 3 months ago
What a wonderful lesson. Great job. Thank you very much.
sarg141 4 months ago
@sarg141 Thanks very much. Check out our Forum at MetalMethod com. Click on Message Board on the left of the page. Since you like the lesson you'll probably enjoy some of the other stuff happening at Metal Method. Thanks again for the compliment.
dmarks1 4 months ago
Excellent lesson. I'm a jazz piano player coming new to guitar. This lesson was a great assist, thanks!
I've discovered the guitar fretboard is laid out horizontally in 4th's, completely following the circle/cycle of 5ths/4th's. CFBbEbAbDbGbBEADGC. That's all 12 keys. Naming the note names horizontally across each fret follows the Circle of 4th's. EADG followed by a major 3rd between strings 3 (G) and 2 (B) then back to the circle for strings 5-6 (BE).
Know the cycle of 5ths/4ths (ii-V-I's)
pnojazz 5 months ago
excellent lesson!
jimbang 5 months ago
Meditation time is awesome!
Auzyra 5 months ago
well this lesson is amazing! i am glad i got this valuable tutorial for free. i have started memorizing the notes now!
johncenakiwi 9 months ago
oh really!
johncenakiwi 9 months ago
don't feel bad. you look like mustaine. thats a compliment!
johncenakiwi 9 months ago
@johncenakiwi heh heh I don't, I was just screwing with you. People have mentioned this before.
dmarks1 9 months ago
@johncenakiwi haha thats a great comment they have the same intitals dave mustaine=DM doug marks=DM lol
thompsonchd 3 months ago
@thompsonchd lol
johncenakiwi 3 months ago
mustaine!?
johncenakiwi 9 months ago
@johncenakiwi John?
dmarks1 9 months ago
@johncenakiwi dave's grandfather lol
Elquelatieneclara08 4 months ago
sweet guitar ya got there dude.
42lynchmob 11 months ago
@42lynchmob Thanks, it's a Carvin DC 135
dmarks1 11 months ago
metalmethot have subtitles in brazilian portuguese?
miltond8 11 months ago
@miltond8 No, sorry.
dmarks1 9 months ago
Awesome! I haven't been on the forums for a while but I have been playing guitar quite a bit! Thanks for the lesson! :D
Takiado 11 months ago
Hey Doug,
What model is the Carvin your using in this video if you dont mind me asking?
YooTubeSuxLikeHell 11 months ago
@YooTubeSuxLikeHell Carvin DC 135
dmarks1 11 months ago
unusual hair
FlashmoreGash 11 months ago
@FlashmoreGash Thanks
dmarks1 11 months ago
thx dude u'r awesome keep it up n' rock on
xredhunter 11 months ago
@xredhunter Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed my vid.
dmarks1 11 months ago
Thanks Doug!
I am a Metal Method student and a member of the Metal Method online community.
I highly recommend Metal Method courses to anyone learning or wanting to improve their guitar skills.
The instructors and other members of the community are very supportive and helpful. They can be accessed via the online forums at the Metal Method website.
Cheers,
m3nta1 (on the forum)
M3NTA7 11 months ago
Oh, BTW I love the meditation in the beginning LOL I almost fell off my chair.
M3NTA7 11 months ago
@M3NTA7 Thanks. My wife aimed the camera at me and hit record on her way out of the room. I did that for her. She thinks I'm crazy and she could be right.
dmarks1 11 months ago
@M3NTA7 Thanks for recommending my lessons. I also appreciate everybody that participates on our Forum. Cheers
dmarks1 11 months ago
Great!!! Shared on my facebook page ;)
PierreUDINE81 11 months ago
@PierreUDINE81 Now that I appreciate. I want to be the next Justin Bieber. Make it viral! Thanks Pierre.
dmarks1 11 months ago
Been playing now 6 1/2 years,I quite often think to myself, how can 7 letters of the Alphabet be so confusing. So simple, but a never ending thought process to totally grasp everything those notes represent.
I have always known, to memories every note on the fretboard is the only way I will ever start to grasp guitar theory knowledge and understanding. It's been a struggle,
You have given me a much clearer path to retaining this knowledge to memory
Thank You Doug !
Geo.
Detroit
gdgeo 11 months ago
@gdgeo I'm glad that I was able to help. When I post the online survey in a couple of weeks to see how you're doing. Please respond.
dmarks1 11 months ago
You're welcome. We all need a kick in the butt from time to time. I know that I do.
dmarks1 11 months ago
classy , man , this is just plain classy , i really enjoyed the video .
GroovyGuitar02 11 months ago
@GroovyGuitar02 Thanks I like that. Classy! I shot this thing 3 times until I got it right. I'm picky...and that's why I'll probably shoot it a fourth time.
dmarks1 11 months ago
I have played the guitar since the 80's, I remember when your lessons were on Cassette then VHS. I finally picked your program up on DVD a couple of years back and have learned more since then than I did before that. I never could instantly identify the notes on the guitar until I picked up your program. I definitely recommend this program to anyone starting out or someone who was just getting by like me.
brokensoul70 11 months ago
@brokensoul70 I appreciate that. I did stress in the original program to learn note names and apparently you got it. Part of the reason I worked so hard on this video is, many of the 96% that responded to my survey were my students. Can you say failure? Me?
dmarks1 11 months ago
Great vid!! I don't know where I'd be without your videos!
bagnalldr09 11 months ago
@bagnalldr09 And I have no idea where I'd be without people like you willing to listen to me. Thanks.
dmarks1 11 months ago
What kind of Humbucker you got in that Carvin?
dropless2002 11 months ago
@dropless2002 It's called a Razor. If you like distortion I'm warning you to not put one on your guitar because you will no longer play your other guitars unless you put a Razor on them. I really like the Carvin humbucker but asked my tech to put something hotter in the bridge position. The coils are wound to infinity. Very hot.
dmarks1 11 months ago
You said it. No excuse!
MadJesusSpades 11 months ago
@MadJesusSpades You (and I) are correct. I am going to put another poll up on the Forum in 3 weeks to see how everybody is doing. So, I'll be in touch over the next 3 weeks to be sure that people are following up on this. I want results!
dmarks1 11 months ago
Wow, I can't believe I never noticed the patterns. The pattern method makes it so much easier to identify the notes indeed. It's always the little tips like this that helps the most for people struggling to make progress. Much like the final piece needed to solve that fretboard puzzle.
Thank you very much for the lesson.
nght5tlkr 11 months ago
@nght5tlkr You're very welcome. I've been playing for more than 40 years and I never noticed the patterns until about a month ago. I've never heard this described anywhere before. This lesson is dedicated to my friend insomnia. I'm normally awake for an hour or two with nothing to do but think (it's 5:20 a.m. right now). I first thought about this and put together the D pattern. Then I started to fill out the fretboard. After I did the fourth pattern it was like, "That's almost every note!"
dmarks1 11 months ago
Doug Marks for me has been the gold standard or teaching guitar for the past 2 decades to those of us who do not have tremendous natural ability. His teaching ability remains in a class by himself.
jciljciljcil 11 months ago
@jciljciljcil Thanks you very much. I think the reason that I'm a good teacher is, I don't have a lot of natural ability and most of this stuff is aimed squarely at myself. I've had to teach a very poor student. Me.
dmarks1 11 months ago
Thank You for this video!
Rctrilogy 11 months ago
@Rctrilogy You're welcome. Thanks for watching and commenting.
dmarks1 11 months ago
Awesome Lesson! Really appreciated! There are so many lessons out there that glaze over this or simply leave it out!
cbem1004 11 months ago
@cbem1004 I know. I have to say, the most recent version of my course didn't stress this enough and that's one of the reasons that I did this video. My explanation in the course didn't exactly do the trick when 96% that responded to my survey hadn't accomplished this.
dmarks1 11 months ago
Saint Marks does it again !!! This is the perfect kick in the butt I needed to get serious about learning the notes....... Awesome & Thanks!!
alpine944 11 months ago
@alpine944 what about saint seiya?
HaohmaruOfTheWind 11 months ago
@HaohmaruOfTheWind That one went over my head. I had to Google it. Now I can say...thanks!
dmarks1 11 months ago
Saint Marks does it again !!! This is the perfect kick in the butt I needed to get serious about learning the notes....... Awesome & Thanks!!
alpine944 11 months ago
@alpine944 We all need a kick in the butt from time to time. I know that I do.
dmarks1 6 minutes ago
dmarks1 11 months ago
Very cool.... Doug, you are one-of-a-kind. Thanks for all you have done over the years for us hacks. You were impatient with me back in 1983 for not having any interest in theory. I still don't, but marvel at your teaching precision and passion.
sparky7718 11 months ago
@sparky7718 Thanks. I'm not passionate about theory either so I understand where you're coming from. I find it interesting and it gives me a different way of looking at music. BUT... and that's a big butt (no pun intended) I play popular music. Jazz, you need theory. Classical, you need theory. Neoclassical, you need theory. Popular music, folk, and blues are different. The Beatles couldn't read music. Jimi Hendrix knew sound but had a very limited understanding of scales. Nuff said.
dmarks1 11 months ago
Hey Doug! This is AWESOME! This will help my playing so much. i've been waiting for something like this. Thank you !
-Yoichiro
statlerhotel 11 months ago
@statlerhotel Thanks. Let me know how you're doing with this. I'm on the Forum all the time. I want to know if this works for you and if not I want to know why.
dmarks1 11 months ago
i appreciate your free vids and pdf downloads. at 50 i don't have time to justify any big money lessons, but just like to focus on just this type of learning. c major and pentatonic patterns and note memorization...amen. good for now. i get criticized for "not learning/playing any songs" , but i just want to learn "how to play" thank you. practice, practice, practice
gonicjon 11 months ago
@gonicjon You're right, you must play what you want to play. That keeps you coming back for more. What do you mean "at 50 I don't have time to justify..." That's when it's important to make every minute count. You've probably got another 40 years of guitar playing ahead of you. Spend your time efficiently to get the most out of your practicing. The problem with picking and choosing what to learn on the Internet is, you don't have a step by step approach that has proven to work. A plan Stan.
dmarks1 11 months ago
Thanks. I needed this. I have always been too lazy to learn the notes but I know I need to. I will do this.
MadJesusSpades 11 months ago
@MadJesusSpades Just stick to the plan for the next 3 weeks and you will do this. Keep me posted on your progress.
dmarks1 11 months ago
This a great lesson, thanks Doug!
jlogicalor 11 months ago
@jlogicalor Thanks. I'm glad that you enjoyed it.
dmarks1 11 months ago
This is a first class lesson Mr. Marks! Great job.
I think many guitarists out here in internet land will benefit greatly from this info!
norrisrw1 11 months ago
@norrisrw1 I agree. This is very much what is needed by many guitarists.
dmarks1 11 months ago
1:18 how I feel when I record
bebeard17 11 months ago
@bebeard17 I can't respond to this because I would have to watch myself again for another minute and eighteen seconds.
dmarks1 11 months ago
Killer lesson Doug! Thanks so much for doing these...been a MM fan since I ordered and went through the whole course 10 yrs ago! You're the reason I've been able to gig regularly...killer stuff!
guitarsforeveryone 11 months ago
@guitarsforeveryone I'm glad that my stuff helped you and congratulations on gigging regularly. That's the best lesson of all.
dmarks1 11 months ago
I bought a lot of your lessons back in the late 80's and have in a band playing the club's since. Thank you for the great lessons.
markclwsn 11 months ago
@markclwsn Now that's a story I love to hear. There's nothing like playing in front of an audience. Glad I was able to help.
dmarks1 11 months ago
Great job on the vids. Already shared them with some folks I know who are just starting out. Thanks!
cahill95ta 11 months ago
@cahill95ta Killer. If this thing goes viral I could be the next Justin Bieber. C'mon everybody spread the word. I'll give you a shout out from the Grammys next year. Seriously, thanks for sharing this. I appreciate it.
dmarks1 11 months ago
Thanks Doug, I had the Chance to watch the two newst (note memorization) videos you just posted. WoW! I hav been eagerly awaiting these since you first mentioned them on the Metal Method Blog. I plan on purchasing the download versions of these 2, along with the new Melodic Principals vol 2,3. Thanks From 67 Spaceace.
67spaceace 11 months ago
@67spaceace You're welcome 67spaceace. The video is now available for download but if you have a good Internet connection the YouTube version is just as good. Of course I could always delete this. Heh heh heh hehe. There is method to my madness!
dmarks1 11 months ago
I've been playing on and off for 20 years. This lesson is well worth it and I will be purchasing the first two lessons of the basic course to fill in the huge gaps I know that I have. Thanks for posting this Doug.
jericho4004 11 months ago
@jericho4004 You're welcome. A lot of people ask me which lesson to choose from The Complete Basic Course. I always tell them if they can afford it start at the beginning because there are things on every DVD that are helpful to all levels. Even the best guitarists in the world practice the fundamentals every day. Yesterday I practiced bending notes to pitch for a half hour. That's beginner stuff.... not really. How many people can bend to pitch without vibrato? Study the fundamentals.
dmarks1 11 months ago
Great job man...I'm gonna pass this on to some friends who this could definitely help
dreffett 11 months ago
@dreffett Thanks. I appreciate you sharing this.
dmarks1 11 months ago
good video Mark. This will help many people! It's great to know all the notes and then have the control to pick which one you want at the right time.
KrazyKali69 11 months ago
@KrazyKali69 I like that "pick which one you want at the right time." Thanks for the comment.
dmarks1 11 months ago
You're awesome. Thanks for the lesson.
Tiberiusize 11 months ago
@Tiberiusize You're welcome. I'm glad that you enjoyed it.
dmarks1 11 months ago