Learn guitar easy triads & chord inversions rhythm lesson

[martinandrewsmusic]

i know this is gonna sound wierd but you sir have just saved my ass!

[LuCiDDuNcAn]

I have been playing for a couple of years and i still watch to reinforce my knowledge, but i was only half listening when you said d-triad and i thought you said d-gina

[TheMangisJebeh]

Beautiful H535! I have a '91 blonde flamed maple. Thinking I might throw some lessons up here too. Been playing since I was 11 - 25 years now, was a jazz major in college. Don't know why I didn't think of it sooner. Very nice approach to your lessons. Do you get into the theory end of things? I think I may have a very simple yet effective approach for novice and intermediate players. I just want to complement you on your clear and simple teaching style geared toward the student and not yourself.

[ThePass1967]

@TheMangisJebeh im 44 just started 6 months ago..regret so much i didnt start as a kid i love it so much...i enjoy learning theory also...so much to take in...any advice?

[punk4561]

3:20 - 3:22 What The Fuck ?! XD

[k2c3po01]

once again, Thanks Marty, you've opened my eyes to how easy it is to play chords all over the fretboard. You make learning so easy.

[babakko]

yet another genius lesson. thanx dude...

[gratefulDead619]

man ive been playin for about 4 years, and never took lessons, marty taught me some magik tonight...i appreciate it my man

[FLANNMAN5561]

ITS MAGIC!!

[rudey6933]

Probably the most useful video ive watched on u tube, not only is it very clear and easy to understand, but he explains the theory so well that even I understood it.

And what is amazing about the video is that it isnt your standard, "copy this lick and you can be cool" type of thing... but its something that will enable you to be very creative, especially in a jam situation.

[Banthaking]

 cameraman:"magic" :D

[Ladyluck2806]

that d minor shape E whats going on with his 3 finger? hitting a root note? i dont seem to do my dm shape that wa

[LearnGuitarPro]

Thanks for the awesome video

[Singardia]

Very nice job explaining the chords!!!

[SanFranGiants2010]

That video was sick! My only two questions are do you always use the D or Dm shapes to move around or can you use a C chord and move the root up a whole step and would that be a D chord? And how do you know what the root note is? I know its the name of the chord and usually the lowest note but on the D chord its on the 2nd string. Thanks!

[SROD12321]

@SanFranGiants2010 The reason you couldn't use a C shape in any position is because the G and high E are open strings in this chord's structure. Therefore, when you move this C shape around you are adding an open G and E to everything, and these notes are not a part of every chord. However, you do end up getting cool sounds that will usually complement a given chord. Try the C shape 2nd string 5th fret with a normal D in the background to see what I mean.

[SROD12321]

@SanFranGiants2010 As far as how you know what the root note is when you are playing the D or Dm shapes, the root will always be your ring finger. Now, that doesn't tell you a whole lot if your friend plays a Gm and in a split second you need to know where the Gm is on the neck. For this I would recommend memorizing a few key spots (ie middle finger on 7th for a G, 12th for a C) and then you should be able to quickly memorize the surround chords. At least, this works for me.

[iluvmyaxe]

very nice lesson but u didnt show us the other way to play the d chord lol

[SanFranGiants2010]

@iluvmyaxe I think you have to go to the site, a thing popped up saying the rest of the 21 minute video is on the website.

[Singardia]

@iluvmyaxe I believe he plays it at 10:10 It is the D that is used in Stairway to Heaven. XX4232. I think he is leaving out the high F# and playing XX432x. It is actually just the CAGE version of C. Play an open C and move it up two frets. X54232

[steven3433]

I recently subcribed to your free blues lessons, and after 20 yrs of playing I transformed my rock into Spanish music, thank you so much Marty you are the King of Kings with the guitar, do you play any other instrument as I want to compliment what I have learned and transform my music vocabulary onto another level, Keep Rocking dude .xxxxxxxxx

[oOTG06Oo]

the best guitar lessons thanks Marti

[horrorbiz72]

Great lesson! Everyone tried to explain that to me but never understood until I saw your video. Thank you so much.

[zwatrif]

D minor might be the saddest key - Not D

[RandomAlexus]

"it's the D chord man, i mean who knew?!"

6 people can't play a D chord.

[ashinguy]

5:55 is hilarious.

[illeagle7]

Damn. I think you're the best teacher on youtube. For sure.

[themanwhosmokedthewo]

D- is the saddest key, right?

[ewd31989]

Marty Youd ah.. Youd ah... Youd ah man

[Made4DBZ33]

I should have watched this video a few months ago...

Thank you sir for the lesson on creativity.

[mussie302]

Brilliant. Cheers man.

[vicmexe]

Ya are good!

[figaz555]

9:45 faces are the funniest things I have seen all week.

[Johann759]

It `s Magic

It isss

[marcrothman]

If you know the notes on the B string, the chord you are playing is whatever note your ring finger is playing on the B string.

For example, on a normal D chord, your ring finger sits on the 3rd fret of the B string, which is a D note. To play a B chord, put your ring finger on the twelfth fret and your other two fingers on the 11th, etc.

Hope this helps.

[snakkajak]

dude that video helped me so much! another thing to add to the chord learning process! :D thanks!

please tell me where you got your hat?! its awesome

[nicolas870]

What's he doing with the Eminor around 9.33? using the ring finger on the low E string, could someone explain that to me please.

[marcrothman]

@nicolas870

Hi. The camera makes it look like his ring finger is involved, but it isn't fretting anything. If you watch his right hand, he's only playing the G, B, and high E strings.

At around 9:55 he rolls his hand forward a bit and you can see that his ring finger isn't involved. He just slid up a basic D minor two frets.

Also, I posted above, if you know the notes on the B string, the chord you are playing is whatever note your ring finger is playing on the B string (for the D shape).

Ciao

[flatbatri]

This guy is so funny! 5.55 laughing my ass off!

[dexarouskies]

It's relaxing to see Marty relaxed and enjoying himself playing guitar. That semi-acoustic guitar looks kewl.

[danielcgomez]

Marty & Dave are the best guitar tutors on Youtube for sure!

[Matt14500]

rofl i love how david always yells random shit in the background

[Hawkb0y]

What other chords can you do that with?

Thanks-

[oaklandfla2]

Good stuff.  Thanks, Oak

[laxballdmw]

7:29 he gave me the bird :(

[TeddyFreak99]

THis was reall good! Better than school! haha

[evanscar17]

The best guitar teacher on Youtube!

[leinahtan25]

LMAO 3:22 haha :)

[lifelonggaybot]

this is the most useful thing i have EVER learned!

[Don7494]

It's MAY-JACK!

[viele99]

i love you man!

[badbluesdaddy]

Sweet. I've been playing guitar for 40 years...always knew these little chords were there, but never knew how to apply them. It's like....well, magic! Thanks!!

[46ace]

Marty: Your helpful vids get me to roll my desk chair back; reach for my strat in the stand and turn on the little practice amp lurking underneath. Nah Not da "force" "Use the Schvartz!" Thanks bra'

[jabez36]

ITS MAGIC!!!!

[adamlee2180]

id like to see a triad chord scale lesson...ive been wanting to learn that

[rillloudmother]

you mean like harmonizing a scale using voice lead triads? check out mick goodrick's books, he's the man on chord inversions.

[yawhateverlogmein]

what brand guitar is that

[catmansdream]

@yawhateverlogmein The Heritage guitars

[davidholmes282]

good stuff.. he's a good teacher. thanks

[boundtogetdown]

HA "tickle"; i dont play guitar i tickle the guitar

[jackette55]

F-in' A+

[Oscaracer]

ITS MAGIC!!!

IT IS MAGIC...

[ethanharse]

what chord is he using at 9:34 i didnt think he showed what it is

[fahimmurshed]

You'll should check our marty's own videos too... He is a greattt teacher and knows a lot coool stuufs

[thesteve120]

Dadd9 FTW

[DuhJeffmeister]

Dsus4 ftw

[jackette55]

Dsus4 is just a D chord, but you add you pinky finger to the high E string right below your third finger (ring finger).  D: x x x 2 3 2

Dsus4: x x x 2 3 3

[DuhJeffmeister]

ok? why did you respond to what i said?

[jackette55]

Because when I saw your comment I accidentally thought you said "Dsus4 wtf" as if to say, "wtf is that?". I thought your ftw was a wtf. That's why.

[brownhog72]

Cool lesson dawg...i never put that together when doing months of sweeps...

[Maestrp37388]

truly a good lesson, awesome content!

[peacenique1]

Marty, love your stuff. thanks for not tuning to e flat for the lesson. (nigel, are you listening?) Thanks to David and all you good people for putting community in the rock and roll community. As a poverty stricken guitar enthusiast, I don't know what I would do without the freebies . You guys are awesome.

[ugotpimp]

i LOVE Inversions just on D G B E strings tho. !

[haulsafeentltd]

I am grinning from ear to ear man!! What a fantastic sound!! Wembley Arena here I come!!

[aldwin86]

"it is magic."  hahaha

[Rk17]

did david taub just say "its magic"?

[leftoverjoe]

Whoa, whoa, whoa....

[iusemiro]

Best lesson I've seen today. It helps to have such a good guitar sound. Shall return to watch 2nd half.

[MARCKEL7]

Marty you are blessed with the gift of teaching!!!

May God increase what you have!!!

[jennyomalley]

Hi Marty, I have you yo thank for getting me into the Blues. (playing ,that is, ) lol.x

[Perenthea]

Dude, badass.

[jennyomalley]

Hi,What happened to the cool "D" shape you were going to show us??x

[Perenthea]

jenny, the "D" shape was a d major triad.

xxxx232

index finger on G string (lol) ring finger on B string and middle finger on high e string.

[francoislanoue]

Sheesh! Okay it's the 3rd video i watch and... also the 3rd video I +fav... so just instead of fav'ing all your videos I'll just subscribe! lol

[benriedell]

the king of U-tube does it again, awesome lesson man, i feel like i should be paying your or something

[sam261007]

yeah, me too, I'm so glad I found this guy.

been playing for about 5 years, everything except jazz. Decided to start on the old jazz malarky recently and came across this lovely man.

I totally recomend his other jazz, funk n blues vids to anyone with a guitar and hands.

It's magic,

it is magic...

[TrollingSince1992]

@sam261007 same i've learned a lots from him from the biginner for now i've been played for half year and i want to get better and better music is flowing in my blood +.+

[ajworky]

It is magic - great lesson as always marty.. top marks..

[yepyep1981]

you are the best marty, you open my mind to more tricks of the trade every time, very appreciated cause i cant afford lessons at the mo, or anything cause i got no job, as soon as i do ill be investing in some tutorial videos fron ya, rock on marrty n all ya good peeps there, keeep doing wat ta doin cause no one does it better;o)

[musicman02]

i've been playing kinky pentatonic deep blues for years, and its great to watch these vids and learn more colours to add to my repertoir, as my friends don't know much and i don't get lessons.

[edwsshaw1]

Nice lesson. Natural born entertainer, too.

[77Saphires77]

ITS magic

[howdydoo07]

keep up the good work, simple but very effective.

[eversmot]

Haha nice lesson 2:35 "If you're brave!!!"

[carsstars]

gracias me sirve de mucho

[pjm2301]

Nice one. Thank you mate

[nickndabomb]

really really good lesson!!

[alteregoguitar]

great stuff! thanks man, this is deffinitely going to help me out with just playing and using different chords in general. :D and soloing too :D thanks man

[xjohnxwaynex]

marty, you're just a great teacher, your lessons are not only helpful, they're always fun too. respect, and keep up the great work!

[moze1390]

"it's magic!" lol very nice one man thanks a lot

[recklessftw]

You're the man Marty, thanks for posting these quick tips! They are JUST what I need.

[insomniac4ever]

wow thanks man! I would have never thought to use it like that, YOU ROCK!

[beergood4me]

I've used this for intros, breaks, ect... in our trio. sounds real good having another guitar. very helpfull thanks.

[JCJXXL]

Marty, you simply rock! Your lessons are well taught.. not many people have a knack for teaching. And your personality really comes through in your lessons. Thanks for everything!

[jangordo18]

extremely usefull

[rsc68]

Super good video as always! A wealth of information in a 10 min video. Thanks!

[3th4n69]

if your feeling BRAVE, you could move your pinkie up a whole step! IF YOUR FEELING BRAVE! ROTFL :P

[C1o88er3d]

Holy crap!

I've been looking for a way to spice up this one progression I've been working on.

I have definitely got to try this now.

Thanks Marty.

P.S.

I had to get a hat like yours over spring break. You made 'em look cool.

[Tezman82]

great! Much love for the lessons.

[Siiivvvv]

is it weird that i just want to go grab a beer with marty?

[guitarjamzdotcom]

yah let's doooo it I like chimay on fancy days and corona on sunny days

[Siiivvvv]

hahaha done i got a 12 pack with your name on it

[JustaLurker2]

Your lessons are so much fun. They have style, they have humor, and they have class. Simplicity converted to music. Very zen.

[viagege]

need 2 comment again.... such a beautiful melody!

[viagege]

awesome...thats why i luv Martin's lessons.

simply, funny, very useful and briliant!!!!!

[ersia87]

I liked this lesson :)

[ShipwreckedSOS]

Thanks again Marty. Another great lesson. Appreciate the contribution.

[Metalmiltia]

Really cool!

[burtontrentrob]

Very good - nicely explained

[proinmaking]

This was a great lesson Marty, thanks! Really helps us self-taught tablature noobs to learn chord progressions in a way that's interesting and easy to follow. Rather than the countless boring ones out there that make you wanna beat your head off a desk.

[NepaTrish]

another good one marty.

[tsal01570]

Marty's the best!!!! Love his lessons. Great stuff.

[cookerg]

Marty's ma fave.

[sk8frankie]

Great!!!!!! thank you for teaching!

[96JUSTIN]

great lesson damn gonna spice up the playing thanks marty!

[damatze]

11 minutes of my life used for fucking great stuff :D

[wachman]

marty is a world class teacher! one of his best lessons yet.

PROMOTE HIS LESSONS

[0sergo]

mmm ... simply awesome :D

:$ but i still have a long way to get to this level :$

[jivalls]

Keep on with such great lessons!!! Marty rules

[hascha08]

Simple but great. Learned a lot and was easy to play !

[BulletSponge021]

Thank You Marty! Light bulb just came on in my brain...

[safenders]

3 ch of Marty. Great stuff.

[GnRHnTrS]

O.o. Nice lesson!! ROCKSSS!:D

[darko1002001]

Great lesson.

[Funkysajmi]

o my god that last thing where is playing is just freaking awesome

[pjkilp]

Excellent lesson. I think it would be helpful to mention the root note (B string) in that shape which makes it an F, G, A, B chord etc and how to find it on the B string instead of having to remember which fret each chord is on. If you did mention it in the lesson and I missed it, my apologies for being redundant. Great lesson and a very useful chord shape.

[flowerpiercer3000]

nice vid... like those kind of learning! keep on rocking youtube! peace

[lavender200012]

yes , this sounds familar ...Dream on!!

[wesLey16]

Marty = Best in the business lols`

[kennymacdaddy]

Way to go, Marty....

You guys totally kick ass,bro.

[nikelaoscba]

ustedes son los mejores profes q siempre nos enseñan lo q realmente necesitamos.Una leccion muy buena graciosa y muy practica;les mando un abrazo enormes a todos a david toub y marty y todos los de nextlevel son unos grandes.keep goin with that wondefl job guy take care.Los saludo desde Córdoba ,Argentina

[belrocksg]

I think you should just try different things, find notes anywhere on the fretboard (despite rules) and do unorthodox things as long as they sound good. I never liked learning by the book, I dont even know most of the chord names, but I know what sounds good, and I think thats a better way of knowing music, learning by the book seems to lead to very generic sounding music at times. Ive played that E chord countless times, didnt know it was a trick or an E chord, i just knew it sounded good

[stipecountry]

belrocksg: I know what you mean, but it never hurts to learn some basic music theory at least!

[SpawnofHastur]

I've always felt that it's important to know the rules before you break them. I really enjoy unorthodox stuff,

[SpawnofHastur]

Gah, accidentally hit the reply button.

Anyway. I really enjoy unorthodox stuff, but some of the music I really like you can't even begin to touch without at least a level of understanding of theory- Arabic music and the maqam system, which is based on quarter tones, not semi-tones.

You can learn microtonal music by ear, of course, but it's a lot harder because the intonation is a lot more subtle and can vary from song to song.

[Carabin33fr]

dont play triads then

[gkl5gkl5]

yeah i totally agree, first i tried to learn some scales, i learned minor pentatonic scales, but i practiclly made my own scale, that i follow now, when i make a solo, or just a nice rhythm. even tho i'm still a beginner at the guitar but i still feel much more confertable with those notes, i've found myself that i think sound good and i also find it alot easier, to play after what YOU sound good, alot easier to improvise, to make it sound good, of course you should learn scales n stuff anyways.

[increddavisstuntman]

that is kinda true in the sense that exploring the guitar is important and learning for yourself is good, but for songwriters music theory is a great way to know what melodies to play with chords so your not just hitting notes.

[Moviegod37]

This will sound weird, but I compare "theory vs. 'knowing what sounds good'" to typing on a keyboard. You have your 'hunt & peck' types who can fiddle around until they find the key they need. And then you have your "home row" types who don't have to look at the keyboard b/c they already know where the letters are. Knowing basic theory eliminates a lot of the 'hunt-and-peck-until-you-find-­what- sounds-right 'guesswork of guitar playing. Then you can worry about embellishing.

[belrocksg]

I can see what you mean, but I think typing on a keyboard and creative musical expression are a biitt too far awayf rom each other, lol, if you know what I mean. I mean thats just it, after fiddeling around enough you memorize what sounds came from where on the fretboard anyways, so in a way ur teaching your own ear not just your brain NAMES and stuff.

[Radomu]

really cool, never knew that trick

[squa11]

greatttttttttttttttt as alwaysss!!

[NatsPotats]

very rhcp esc.

[Stratomacaster]

Outstanding Marty. I've been playing for years and with getting more into actual music theory, it's all starting to make better sense now. To me it's always been the "D over here chord" and the "D up there chord". lol.

This makes for great basic acompanyment. Thanks for the video.

Cheers.

[markofzb]

way too cool !!!

[OZZYRULES200]

this is a good lesson. i've been playing for 8 months on and off and have watched these vids since i started, they've helped me a lot

[IdiotFest101]

It's magic!! xD

Great lesson, man.

[SonEsmonduu]

22nd rating.

[ForrestFire470]

Awesome

really cool lesson

[6duffman9]

Thank you

[manatarms47]

cool lesson, thanks for posting this part.

[Vic3D]

13th rating!

[deathir123]

yeahh this is awesome !!!!!!!!!

[bobuncle123]

%th

[logicsurvivalist]

nice man

[ladiesman9870]

does it matter who comments first or second? .. just enjoy the awesome videos .. great lesson guys thanks alot