@ANOTHERHOLEINYOHEAD There's not a lot of scales. But there a few different ways to play them. Start simple, add more as you go. If you're a beginner, you should be following a tried and true method. Trying to reinvent the wheel is pointless and will take far too long. Get serious, knuckle down and do the work. There's no shortcuts. Work smarter.
@tortoiseutube I am starting to get frustated with the guitar. I have been learning since late August and even basic chords dont sound good when I play them. Is it normal to still sound rubbish, despite the fact I have been learning for roughly about 3 months.
@ANOTHERHOLEINYOHEAD Go to a guitar teacher for a while. He'll help you fix what's wrong and put you on the right track. Also, you need a system or method to learn properly. Just learning bits and pieces here and there off the internet is a really slow and frustrating way to learn.
@tortoiseutube Thanks for the advice. If I am lucky enough to get a job, then I might consider a guitar teacher at some point. I think the main reason why I was struggling with barre chords was because of my acoustic guitar. I played my friends electric guitar and I could play the chords that I knew perfectly. My playing also sounded different on my friends electric guitar and his acoustic also. Thanks once again for replying to my comment.
@ANOTHERHOLEINYOHEAD stay with it it pays off and i sounded like crud for 6 months because i kept trying rock not the fundamentals-you need a basic skill of all types of music
@ANOTHERHOLEINYOHEAD However, yes, I recommend learning bar chords before learning pentatonics. But, again, get the simple basics down and add to them. :)
@ANOTHERHOLEINYOHEAD Glad to help. It really is best to use a good course or go to a GOOD teacher (hard to find I know). Just follow in the footsteps of good players who are also good teachers.
You could visit my site - GuitarToolbox - and sign up to my newsletter. You'll learn a lot from that. And you can ask me questions on site or via email.
@ANOTHERHOLEINYOHEAD I actually learned the Pentatonic and Harmonic scales before I learned bar chords. I am a metal guitarist and have been playing since i was 6 (i am 16 now) , I have never really used bar chords I mostly use Power Chords and scales to solo off of. I am in a band and we maby use bar chords in 2 songs, so to me I don't think it matters what you learn first
@PRANKCALLS At the moment I am trying to learn both barre chords and the Pentatonic scale. I would like to become a heavy metal guitarist like yourself so scales are important. However I feel barre chords are as well. I have a long way to go because I have only been learning for a few weeks.
Wow. I've been playing for years and this lesson blew my mind. I never thought about using different pentatonic patterns starting on the root note. My mind is automatically trained to start in position one for all keys.
@teli1337 in pretty certain as long as you keep the same shape you can start where you like, start on the 15th if you like :L just go to 18th(E),(A15-17/D15-17/G15-17/B15-18/E15-18)
hey. I've been playing guitar for around 4 years now, but I never learned any of the scales, nothing o theory etc, all I went by was tab and playing songs. However, I'm going back to the beginning to pick up benofficial techniques etc. Are scales what I should be doing right now? as well as learning the theory stuff?
As I also don't really know the notes along the neck, just basic chords.
Wow,this video makes a lot of sense,i love how u give a clean example of what you can accomplish with the scales. Other videos just give the scale n state u can make lovely leads using that scale,yet leave us in the dark on what that would sound like.Like telling someone the ABC's can be sung rhythmically,yet not singin it for them,leavn them in the dark,not knowing the true potential.Ive never really practiced scales,after this video,Im going to master as many as possible,thank u for the spark!
@Nicklive2 it is when something repeats itself, and you see the pattern. Like if you see numbers going up, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, you see a pattern of numbers going up by 2
I have played guitar for about five years and I never was interested in scales. In fact I prefer to learn by myself. When I performed the first form in the video, I never knew it was the pentatonic, I just changed the first blues scale (the only scale I knew to that moment), so it's weird to know that I performed a scale and I didn't even know it... ahahahaah
I suck at pentatonic scale improvising . I have bought a lot of music books and methods . All of the lead to the same point . I think speed is not relevant for doing nice solos . I've seen Carlos Santana playing slow and sounds great. A friend of mine put stickers with the tones in different colors and now he is playing real good
Great demonstrations. I am a newbie and i find it hard to know what fret you are and the precise sting and finger. It is a bit confusing to know what finger is pressing the string since alll fingers are pointing downwards.
Please help by zooming in the camera in a way that shows all the frets. Also, have a diagram that shows the the keys you are playing i.e the pattern.
You will find that it might be hard to make a real nice lick at first, you need to get used to the shape a lot more and it will be natural. A lot of it comes from bends, hammer ons/pull offs and slides.
Great lesson. I want to ask you a question. I can't exploit the pentatonic boxes as they should, I can only improvise always the same melodic lines and this make my improvisation boring. How can I exploit it better?
Great lesson. I want to ask you a question. I can't exploit the pentatonic boxes as they should, I can only improvise always the same melodic lines and this make my improvisation boring. How can I exploit it better?
I Would Like To Ask Questions.. How Can I make a Good Or Perfect I mean.. Solos...
I have Memorize a Couple OF Scales... But Still Dont How To Use It Perfectly.. .Please Someone Can Help... Im Fun Of Making Compositions.. Please Help For The Sake...
Hello Mr. tortoisetube, I'm new at guitar but can follow simple notes and chords.. Not to be a hassle or anything, could you post the notes that you play from 1:20 to 1:40 of this video? I tried to follow from the video but in vain. Thanks.
If you're having really hard time learning how to use it I have a solution. This is going sound silly and it's not a really poetic way of learning it, but it does work. Play guitar hero/rock band on the higher levels. Keep practicing it until you get it down. It really does help build pinky strength and muscle memory. I swear it helps, sad to say but it helped me a lot.
An isotonic exercise: completely relax the hand, then individually press down each finger as comfortably (don't hurt yourself!) & as hard as possible, hold 5 to 20 seconds, lift, then relax completely again. Progress to slapping the finger down with some force, holding, then as quickly lifting, but always making sure to relax fully both before and after the exercise. Finally, use quick placement & lifting of the fingers on the string but as quietly and with as much subtlety as possible.
Well, actually, I WAS thinking that your way sounded extremely silly, besides being indecipherable and sort of wacky. Anyway, the exercise I proposed is simple, doesn't take a lot of time, and really does help build finger strength and flexibility, but if you think it's too lame for such a great musician as yourself, feel free not to use it.
Sarcasm and irony hardly ever come across in short little posts - and it gets even more difficult when you use words like "lame" with someone you don't know and haven't had any prior contact with. So, it's usually a good idea to let people know you are being ironic, like by using an emotion :-}, or parentheses [irony]
I can't read your mind, at least not today, anyway ::=},
Well when I said "the makes more sense way", I figured you would take that compliment and notice the "lame way" was a joke. There was no Irony there, but definitely sarcasm. Well glad it's all cleared up ha.
All clear, definitely. And I just thought of another factor: ya can't assume people (like me, obviously) are going to thoroughly read posts, rather than skim over them, then take the time to figure out something that might not be clear on it's face. The power of buzz-words: you see "lame" and think "insulting", even if a careful reading might show that's completely wrong.
Nope my man... the normal formation for an A minor pentatonic scale starts at the fith threat :) You can figure this out by trying to tune your guitar. If you hold down the fifth treat on your low E string, you get the tone A which is the same tone as the second string. The string names are eBGDAE going from the bottom up. Knowing this you can try to find the scales of for example B G and D.. just by compairing the chosen string tone with the held tone on the low E string
yeh, it was first used in Asian music tho so i don't know why i got so many thumbs down. Asians have contributed so much to music but don't get any credit. Asians also invented the Tom-toms so u could say that there's asian influence in every song u hear on the radio...still, no credit tho... =[
this is a great lesson but any one wanting to play lead guitar should also expand their knowledge of scales to the major scale, the harmonic minor scale, and the minor scale.
I just thought I'd let you know that this video is excelante! Thank you b/c you cleared a lot for me and opened a new world on how to play lead parts over chordes. I just bought a digitech loop and I'm practicing what you taught us.
Please continue making videos like this! You took your time to explain stuff and for someone like me who is learning this is appreciated.
Yeah, but you should really be familiar with all five positions JUST in Am first and how they connect to each other before you try following the chord progression with relative scales. Reason-being, once you know Am, you know them all and you can transpose by simply shifting everything.
Every Guitar Teacher will run through a scale using the pinky finger. You got it and you might as well use it. Simple! If you fail to practice with the pinky you'll give yourself a handicap for the future.
yes true but everyone's hands are different, if you're hand fits the guitar the way his does, then why not use the 3rd finger?? just make sure you don't keep yourself from using your pinky when you really need to but when you dont need it... so what?
true. for a long time i only played scales with my 1st three fingers. it took a long time for the strength in my pinky to catch up with the strength of my other fingers. Scales and leads are easier to play now.
You're supposed to use your pinky when plucking fret 8 bro. This is wrong fingering and you're just gonna show all these people bad habits. Stop teaching bullshit!
this really helped. previous to this i was completely oblivious to different positions. ive been playing for about 6 months and this is something that will really help.
What is your opinion on self teaching? Do you think it's possible to achive the skills of a great guitarist by watching videos like this and learning by self, or do you suggest a professional tutor? If so, how much is it? Thank you.
I taught myself, and I did pretty good, I learned a lot without videos or people. but I think you get more out of playing with others. I think I advanced rather slowly, but my dedication is what is the best factor.
ive taught myself and had no lessons, i prefer my own way because you can develope your own style alot easier and teachers... well the money you spend on them you might aswel save up for some tab booklets and practice songs you like.
great lesson.
openmicbelgium 1 week ago
are you playing a dad guitar?
direwolfmusic 1 month ago
you have an epic voice, dude.
TheNAKEDSNAKE1964 2 months ago
1:20 - 1:40 !!! 20 awesome chords... i wanna learn that part :D
csharpm18 4 months ago
I am so confused, I am phased by how many scales there are. Do you have to learn barre chords before you learn the pentatonic scale?
ANOTHERHOLEINYOHEAD 4 months ago
@ANOTHERHOLEINYOHEAD There's not a lot of scales. But there a few different ways to play them. Start simple, add more as you go. If you're a beginner, you should be following a tried and true method. Trying to reinvent the wheel is pointless and will take far too long. Get serious, knuckle down and do the work. There's no shortcuts. Work smarter.
tortoiseutube 4 months ago
@tortoiseutube I am starting to get frustated with the guitar. I have been learning since late August and even basic chords dont sound good when I play them. Is it normal to still sound rubbish, despite the fact I have been learning for roughly about 3 months.
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@ANOTHERHOLEINYOHEAD Go to a guitar teacher for a while. He'll help you fix what's wrong and put you on the right track. Also, you need a system or method to learn properly. Just learning bits and pieces here and there off the internet is a really slow and frustrating way to learn.
tortoiseutube 2 months ago
@tortoiseutube Thanks for the advice. If I am lucky enough to get a job, then I might consider a guitar teacher at some point. I think the main reason why I was struggling with barre chords was because of my acoustic guitar. I played my friends electric guitar and I could play the chords that I knew perfectly. My playing also sounded different on my friends electric guitar and his acoustic also. Thanks once again for replying to my comment.
ANOTHERHOLEINYOHEAD 2 months ago
@ANOTHERHOLEINYOHEAD stay with it it pays off and i sounded like crud for 6 months because i kept trying rock not the fundamentals-you need a basic skill of all types of music
whyroader 2 months ago
@ANOTHERHOLEINYOHEAD However, yes, I recommend learning bar chords before learning pentatonics. But, again, get the simple basics down and add to them. :)
tortoiseutube 4 months ago
@tortoiseutube Thanks for your advice and responding to my comment. I really appreciate it.
ANOTHERHOLEINYOHEAD 4 months ago
@ANOTHERHOLEINYOHEAD Glad to help. It really is best to use a good course or go to a GOOD teacher (hard to find I know). Just follow in the footsteps of good players who are also good teachers.
You could visit my site - GuitarToolbox - and sign up to my newsletter. You'll learn a lot from that. And you can ask me questions on site or via email.
tortoiseutube 4 months ago
@ANOTHERHOLEINYOHEAD I actually learned the Pentatonic and Harmonic scales before I learned bar chords. I am a metal guitarist and have been playing since i was 6 (i am 16 now) , I have never really used bar chords I mostly use Power Chords and scales to solo off of. I am in a band and we maby use bar chords in 2 songs, so to me I don't think it matters what you learn first
PRANKCALLS 3 months ago
@PRANKCALLS At the moment I am trying to learn both barre chords and the Pentatonic scale. I would like to become a heavy metal guitarist like yourself so scales are important. However I feel barre chords are as well. I have a long way to go because I have only been learning for a few weeks.
ANOTHERHOLEINYOHEAD 3 months ago
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Plugfather . com is also a great place for guitar lessons and video tutorials :)
WhatTheFork 4 months ago
@tortoiseutube no I ment the little riffs you do at the end of each chord not the scale itself like at time 1:20 - 1:23 , 1:26 - 1:29 and 1:31 - 1:35
TheMichaelsquid 5 months ago
@tortoiseutube oh ok so the acdfg and so on is the single notes to play after the chords
TheMichaelsquid 5 months ago
@tortoiseutube What are the notes you play in between playing the chords please tell
TheMichaelsquid 5 months ago
@TheMichaelsquid The notes are from the 3 pentatonic scales I talk about. They are also labeled in the video.
tortoiseutube 5 months ago
Now that's a MEAN OL GUITAR Soundin great
TheMichaelsquid 5 months ago
the guitar is really loud but your voice is really soft and I can't hear it:\
paigep17 5 months ago
kids learn to use your pinky,very important!
RuFiOPx 5 months ago
@RuFiOPx Yes. I have ulnar nerve damage in my pinky. But have a look at just how many amazing players hardly use their pinky.
tortoiseutube 4 months ago
Wow. I've been playing for years and this lesson blew my mind. I never thought about using different pentatonic patterns starting on the root note. My mind is automatically trained to start in position one for all keys.
wndebu 6 months ago
@teli1337 in pretty certain as long as you keep the same shape you can start where you like, start on the 15th if you like :L just go to 18th(E),(A15-17/D15-17/G15-17/B15-18/E15-18)
TheSmallfryWillKill 6 months ago
wow man this helped a lot thanks!
MrMischamadness 6 months ago
question : this guy start the scale on the 5th fret, can i start the scale on the 6th fret? or does it HAVE to be the 5th fret?
and can i make a solo by just strumming the frets who are in the scale?
teli1337 6 months ago
irish.
litojonny 7 months ago
excellent. A big help for someone like me learning and having too much info swimming around my head I just cant make sense of.
outofslumber 7 months ago
pentatonic scale. can i make my own scale?? and how to make a scale? is there any
rules for making it? pls reply someone thanks!
sinXcrossfire 9 months ago
Dont be that way hes a good guitarist!!!!
youngstunna080895 9 months ago
your fingers are fat.
KEP200012 10 months ago
hey. I've been playing guitar for around 4 years now, but I never learned any of the scales, nothing o theory etc, all I went by was tab and playing songs. However, I'm going back to the beginning to pick up benofficial techniques etc. Are scales what I should be doing right now? as well as learning the theory stuff?
As I also don't really know the notes along the neck, just basic chords.
viGiLantiSniping 10 months ago
Wow,this video makes a lot of sense,i love how u give a clean example of what you can accomplish with the scales. Other videos just give the scale n state u can make lovely leads using that scale,yet leave us in the dark on what that would sound like.Like telling someone the ABC's can be sung rhythmically,yet not singin it for them,leavn them in the dark,not knowing the true potential.Ive never really practiced scales,after this video,Im going to master as many as possible,thank u for the spark!
csusm577 10 months ago
What is a pattern?
Nicklive2 10 months ago
@Nicklive2 Look up a dictionary.
tortoiseutube 10 months ago
@Nicklive2 it is when something repeats itself, and you see the pattern. Like if you see numbers going up, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, you see a pattern of numbers going up by 2
hazmatac 6 months ago
@hazmatac Thank you very much man!!!
Nicklive2 6 months ago
@Nicklive2 You're welcome :)
hazmatac 6 months ago
its between 5-7 th fret or 3-5 th fret pls repy .. nice vid
EleCtrOniC0411 11 months ago
@EleCtrOniC0411 Well, I did play an Am chord... what fret is that on?
tortoiseutube 10 months ago
Thanks for the video
CityVilleCheatGuide 11 months ago
I have played guitar for about five years and I never was interested in scales. In fact I prefer to learn by myself. When I performed the first form in the video, I never knew it was the pentatonic, I just changed the first blues scale (the only scale I knew to that moment), so it's weird to know that I performed a scale and I didn't even know it... ahahahaah
Thanks for this video! Greetings from Chile :)
Rafathekillers 11 months ago
I suck at pentatonic scale improvising . I have bought a lot of music books and methods . All of the lead to the same point . I think speed is not relevant for doing nice solos . I've seen Carlos Santana playing slow and sounds great. A friend of mine put stickers with the tones in different colors and now he is playing real good
dragoneti67 11 months ago
Finaly!! thank you very much!
cudleycamerondudley 11 months ago
great teaching...
keep doing this lesson..
EpySsa 1 year ago
I'm practicing every day but I'm too slow at the pentatonic scales.
JohnTheodo 1 year ago
Thanks to you my writer's block just went away :3
lolichiidesu 1 year ago
love this vid, you're way better than my guitar teacher!! :D
DarkAngelEU 1 year ago
auckland?
sukablianah2 1 year ago
Hi,
Great demonstrations. I am a newbie and i find it hard to know what fret you are and the precise sting and finger. It is a bit confusing to know what finger is pressing the string since alll fingers are pointing downwards.
Please help by zooming in the camera in a way that shows all the frets. Also, have a diagram that shows the the keys you are playing i.e the pattern.
God bless and thanks a million times
Richard
mysoukouss 1 year ago
I love your accent
PunkxLove94 1 year ago
thanks boss
AhYaOk 1 year ago
Great lesson Sir thanks for posting and teaching
welding0 1 year ago
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He has cigarette nicotine on his fingers...
Rancourt100 1 year ago
Great stuff - thanks for the tricks and tips!
LearnGuitarGuru 1 year ago
I know the shape but i cant a make the graet solo. cay you help me?
wagnerbarreiro143 1 year ago
@wagnerbarreiro143
You will find that it might be hard to make a real nice lick at first, you need to get used to the shape a lot more and it will be natural. A lot of it comes from bends, hammer ons/pull offs and slides.
GuitarMasterGraeme 1 year ago
nice
draftsman74 1 year ago
Great lesson. I want to ask you a question. I can't exploit the pentatonic boxes as they should, I can only improvise always the same melodic lines and this make my improvisation boring. How can I exploit it better?
davidtheguitarman 1 year ago
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Great lesson. I want to ask you a question. I can't exploit the pentatonic boxes as they should, I can only improvise always the same melodic lines and this make my improvisation boring. How can I exploit it better?
davidtheguitarman 1 year ago
thnx buddy...;)
TheRoNy69 1 year ago
Nice ..Tx
memovp 1 year ago
awewome! thanks
pratopathak 1 year ago
I Loved That Lick at 1:20 so much i Decided to Play it by Ear, and i Nailed It :D Thanks Heaps Buddy!
TylerSamuelWilkinson 1 year ago
loved the quality of the sound and the clean notes thanks
quotelawrence 1 year ago
5 notes, 5 shapes to rule them all
aznoohwee 1 year ago
I Would Like To Ask Questions.. How Can I make a Good Or Perfect I mean.. Solos...
I have Memorize a Couple OF Scales... But Still Dont How To Use It Perfectly.. .Please Someone Can Help... Im Fun Of Making Compositions.. Please Help For The Sake...
XaiPhyrrr 1 year ago
I hear a lot of these patterns on discovery channel. It would be cool if somebody would do them all
MrHeavysteel 1 year ago
so every chord has a differant scale shape how are you supposed to know every scale shape?
buzzkiller98 1 year ago
got it! thanks!
MrSilentlyinlove 1 year ago
yeah.. good introduction into learning pentatonics!
thank you
silentsnooc 1 year ago
dang boss
dont care bout da other comments..
sweet vid:D
matalevaman 2 years ago
shouldn't you be using your pinky
bbluesguitarr 2 years ago 9
it just depends if it is necessarily needed
santosony1 2 years ago
No only if its needed because the pinky always gives trouble!
Nice video, explained as it should be thanks alot clarrified some things I had problems with, now I can go pewpew again! TY!
Regards.
rahxonator 2 years ago
@bbluesguitarr was gona write the same thing.
Tomsthumb 1 year ago
@bbluesguitarr just go with whatevers comfortable for you
kmavityy 3 months ago
that's jimmy page
hanniel16 2 years ago
Hello Mr. tortoisetube, I'm new at guitar but can follow simple notes and chords.. Not to be a hassle or anything, could you post the notes that you play from 1:20 to 1:40 of this video? I tried to follow from the video but in vain. Thanks.
thecoldfusion 2 years ago
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kflipmaster1 2 years ago
FRANK GAMBALE MAYBE
kharlos84 2 years ago
Baind Meeeting.
BenlashMido 2 years ago 2
William B. Harris. You will never be forgotten.
trackerdan 2 years ago
whos that???!
Blobsterisation 2 years ago
Great videos...I was tortured by Mel Bay books when I was a kid.
I thought I recognized the accent, have been out that way a few times, beautiful area of the world.
ronjcharity 2 years ago
You just been to alt.guitar, Ron? :)
tortoiseutube 2 years ago
lmao Mel Bay
i got that old music book stashed upstairs somewhere, have to admit it got me started.
flargmuffin92 2 years ago 2
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cyberdems 2 years ago
Nice video. Nice New Zealand accent too :)
noradosmith 2 years ago 10
gotta love old new zealanders =D
supermouse720 2 years ago
Great! thank you >8^)
ElCID40000 2 years ago
thanks mate . starting out and this is damn useful !
DamianSix66 2 years ago
awesome accent, awesome video.
cheasea 2 years ago
nice
:)
thanks...
akukami91 2 years ago
thanks a lot !!! :)
ilian4 2 years ago
is the 1st one an A or an AM?
blackbeltbrown 2 years ago
A minor
Stephenkortheuer 2 years ago
the 5th
weaveman259 2 years ago
what fret does he start on?
BloodOverBullets 2 years ago
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haydz45 2 years ago
hes askin a question he doesnt need ur bullshit attitude. go suck on ur mothers breasts you shit faced fucker
prmchuk 2 years ago
You were showing in the beginning chords in A minor...how do I know what chords fit into what key and what key to solo in...its all confusing.
Ishbu101 2 years ago
good job as always
blueeyesblack 2 years ago
JStephs1950 + TwistedPacman shut the fuck up please...
well done man, great way to help people
leedebo2006 2 years ago 4
are you from new zealand?
y2james 2 years ago 2
Yep.
tortoiseutube 2 years ago
Go all blacks!
stitched83 2 years ago
BOKKE!
RAHUL32SA 2 years ago
that was really good man...
nolanfrye 2 years ago
roight maite.....cheers maite...lol
messengercrow 2 years ago
Does it matter if you use your pinky finger or not?
WahTakVong 2 years ago
Its better u know how to do it with n without.
ronn1986 2 years ago
If you're having really hard time learning how to use it I have a solution. This is going sound silly and it's not a really poetic way of learning it, but it does work. Play guitar hero/rock band on the higher levels. Keep practicing it until you get it down. It really does help build pinky strength and muscle memory. I swear it helps, sad to say but it helped me a lot.
TwistedPacman 2 years ago
An isotonic exercise: completely relax the hand, then individually press down each finger as comfortably (don't hurt yourself!) & as hard as possible, hold 5 to 20 seconds, lift, then relax completely again. Progress to slapping the finger down with some force, holding, then as quickly lifting, but always making sure to relax fully both before and after the exercise. Finally, use quick placement & lifting of the fingers on the string but as quietly and with as much subtlety as possible.
JStephs1950 2 years ago
Or you can do it the do it JStephs way, the lame way, the "makes more sense" way......
TwistedPacman 2 years ago
Well, actually, I WAS thinking that your way sounded extremely silly, besides being indecipherable and sort of wacky. Anyway, the exercise I proposed is simple, doesn't take a lot of time, and really does help build finger strength and flexibility, but if you think it's too lame for such a great musician as yourself, feel free not to use it.
JStephs1950 2 years ago
Dude.. I was just joking. It was complete sarcasm. I was actually making fun of myself because it was a silly way and yours is more practical.....
TwistedPacman 2 years ago
Sarcasm and irony hardly ever come across in short little posts - and it gets even more difficult when you use words like "lame" with someone you don't know and haven't had any prior contact with. So, it's usually a good idea to let people know you are being ironic, like by using an emotion :-}, or parentheses [irony]
I can't read your mind, at least not today, anyway ::=},
JStephs1950 2 years ago
Well when I said "the makes more sense way", I figured you would take that compliment and notice the "lame way" was a joke. There was no Irony there, but definitely sarcasm. Well glad it's all cleared up ha.
TwistedPacman 2 years ago
All clear, definitely. And I just thought of another factor: ya can't assume people (like me, obviously) are going to thoroughly read posts, rather than skim over them, then take the time to figure out something that might not be clear on it's face. The power of buzz-words: you see "lame" and think "insulting", even if a careful reading might show that's completely wrong.
JStephs1950 2 years ago
5th**
WahTakVong 2 years ago
Im not really good at the guitar but A Minor scale starts 2nd fret right? o.o
and ty
WahTakVong 2 years ago
Nope my man... the normal formation for an A minor pentatonic scale starts at the fith threat :) You can figure this out by trying to tune your guitar. If you hold down the fifth treat on your low E string, you get the tone A which is the same tone as the second string. The string names are eBGDAE going from the bottom up. Knowing this you can try to find the scales of for example B G and D.. just by compairing the chosen string tone with the held tone on the low E string
Delysid025 2 years ago
you spell 'fret'. 'my man'.
JustCantDraw 2 years ago
Im from Denmark man... alright? You understood what I ment so whats the big deal :P ?
Delysid025 2 years ago
no big deal, at least you know now
JustCantDraw 2 years ago
the a minor pentatonic starts on the A note on the E string. the second fret on the E string would be an F#
nolanfrye 2 years ago
Fret buzz LOLOLOLOLO
camallen3615 3 years ago
nice!!!
i also learned a lot!!!
go5675 3 years ago
Thank you. I learned a lot from this video.
loliott 3 years ago
great video, great help, do not watch brucestrauss' videos he's a fucking poser, proof? look at his comment on page 4...
Minimee999 3 years ago
You sound like the guy from Wayne's World 2, the old groupie who keeps telling the Ozzy story.
R3TU4NmyP13 3 years ago 2
Rodie not groupie, but ya.
por865 3 years ago
thanks that really helped me to understand the pentatonic scales...
Defusedben 3 years ago
ure inlays are skrewed up no offense
squiddboye 3 years ago
tune that guitar man
roulen88 3 years ago
I luv the accent ddude
Beaudanman 3 years ago
You delivered that lesson with so much clarity!! Thank you very much...
salsaguy1964 3 years ago
isn't this an asian scale
yndarjabelo 3 years ago
actually yes it can be. it can also be country, classic rock, supershred, pop, or used to teach and play songs for children. it is used everywhere
mullacy2 3 years ago
yeh, it was first used in Asian music tho so i don't know why i got so many thumbs down. Asians have contributed so much to music but don't get any credit. Asians also invented the Tom-toms so u could say that there's asian influence in every song u hear on the radio...still, no credit tho... =[
yndarjabelo 3 years ago
this is a great lesson but any one wanting to play lead guitar should also expand their knowledge of scales to the major scale, the harmonic minor scale, and the minor scale.
maxjourney15 3 years ago
do you know where i can learn the other positions of the D and E minor pentatonic scales?
ineedanamee 3 years ago
Hello,
I just thought I'd let you know that this video is excelante! Thank you b/c you cleared a lot for me and opened a new world on how to play lead parts over chordes. I just bought a digitech loop and I'm practicing what you taught us.
Please continue making videos like this! You took your time to explain stuff and for someone like me who is learning this is appreciated.
legalrule 3 years ago
i thought you could use the 5 positions of Am for all three chords ? sorry if this is a stupid question im new to the pentatonic scales
protestthejared 3 years ago
Yes you can. Am pentatonic works for all those chords. But here, the scales follow the chords.
tortoiseutube 3 years ago
Yeah, but you should really be familiar with all five positions JUST in Am first and how they connect to each other before you try following the chord progression with relative scales. Reason-being, once you know Am, you know them all and you can transpose by simply shifting everything.
pfelice157 3 years ago
Add some blues notes in those scales and it'd sound much better :]
Cloud62493 3 years ago
thanks for the vid, it helped me
david1470 3 years ago
thats great dude!
u got it
metalero19882 3 years ago
Hmm so the only add on the bluesy scale is
5-6-7 on the A string? If you compare it with your scale?
darkmaus 3 years ago
im new to scales dakmaus but from what i believe then yes
litleangus77 3 years ago
yes
cameronbrownrox 3 years ago
Thats Pattern 4
MoonBoy1200 3 years ago
Great video, helped a lot
thekrunch 3 years ago
Great lesson. Really helped me alot :)
Nikkopat 3 years ago
Every Guitar Teacher will run through a scale using the pinky finger. You got it and you might as well use it. Simple! If you fail to practice with the pinky you'll give yourself a handicap for the future.
brucestrauss 3 years ago 3
yes true but everyone's hands are different, if you're hand fits the guitar the way his does, then why not use the 3rd finger?? just make sure you don't keep yourself from using your pinky when you really need to but when you dont need it... so what?
live4ever6963 3 years ago
true. for a long time i only played scales with my 1st three fingers. it took a long time for the strength in my pinky to catch up with the strength of my other fingers. Scales and leads are easier to play now.
britt713011 3 years ago 2
You're supposed to use your pinky when plucking fret 8 bro. This is wrong fingering and you're just gonna show all these people bad habits. Stop teaching bullshit!
brucestrauss 3 years ago
Who said you are supposed to use your pinky? You can use what fingers you like. :)
tortoiseutube 3 years ago
whats bullshit is telling people how to do things. people have their own styles, technique isnt everything.
LordRavenX8 3 years ago 12
Thanks mate.. helps alot!!
rich060188 3 years ago
this really helped. previous to this i was completely oblivious to different positions. ive been playing for about 6 months and this is something that will really help.
thecoolestninja 3 years ago
excellent lesson, no fancy stuff, very simple yet interesting and useful
philoodooloo 3 years ago
this was a good lesson btw my last comment was meant to reply to 98837
ultimatebaa 3 years ago
Very interesting lesson.. and I'm a pro...lol..
ODHunte 3 years ago
what guitar is that? Great vid btw
philoodooloo 3 years ago
1981 Ibanez AS200. Bought it off a drummer friend who had it in his wardrobe since the time he bought it. Unused. Showroom mint.
tortoiseutube 3 years ago
excellent lesson, even for a bassist. thanks
Ebbs369 3 years ago
FTW
mysterio112003 3 years ago
great lesson
TheNoga 3 years ago 2
What is your opinion on self teaching? Do you think it's possible to achive the skills of a great guitarist by watching videos like this and learning by self, or do you suggest a professional tutor? If so, how much is it? Thank you.
98837 3 years ago
well i do lessons and i think its better than self teaching.like the teachers tell you stuff that you just cant learn from a video.
STEVEEBEE 3 years ago 2
I taught myself, and I did pretty good, I learned a lot without videos or people. but I think you get more out of playing with others. I think I advanced rather slowly, but my dedication is what is the best factor.
faqyaself 3 years ago
ive taught myself and had no lessons, i prefer my own way because you can develope your own style alot easier and teachers... well the money you spend on them you might aswel save up for some tab booklets and practice songs you like.
ultimatebaa 3 years ago
i need to learn all this shit tho. all these scales and shit i have no idea where to start
i can play heaps of songs and a few solos but learning all teh scales will make me better.
Wilkesy1000 3 years ago 4
its not that hard to learn all of the positions in a scale. probably take you a few hours if you keep with it.
xnf90x1 3 years ago 2
ah i love the tone of ur guitar is a beauty keep it up man im realy inspired to play the blues at the mo,,
evilstreak15 3 years ago