2 Scales Every Guitar Player Should Know

[@yourguitarsage]

Thank you for watching this video gang! Hope you found it helpful and if you did share your feedback below. e :)

[@ericreed1946]

YourGuitarSage I've been playing on and off for the past 20 years and I'd like to get better but I don't know where to start your opinion would be nice

[@papymasua5741]

YourG uitarSage

[@Doctor-Stoppage]

You're a really good teacher. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and talent. 😊

[@dpariet]

I wish you would start off directly giving us the 2 scales that you wanted to cover in this video. Show them without flying through. Then go into all the information you have. You give great information tho.

[@danluther1741]

Uhh... I thought he did?

[@henrybartlett1986]

Very straight forward presentation. One of the best I have found for ages.

[@mallorymcavoy4991]

You are the best guitar teacher on you tube

[@yourguitarsage]

That is the sweetest Mallory! Thank you so much.

[@matalynsantini2638]

Cool tie dude

[@stephandumont]

Thank you very much for this awesome video!! I just clicked on the importance of scales :)

[@justinjuk]

Thanks Boss! A great refresher.

[@yourguitarsage]

+Justin Juknelis Thanks! e:)

[@christianxxxmen5792]

Sir! Thank you again for these great lessons! My question would be...where can I can find the video where you explain the various modes..how to play them on the guitar..is it on your website...you got two websites and there is a ton of good material there..but I don't know where to find it!?! THX again:)

[@bharatdreamguitar1176]

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[@staunchc2981]

Dude, your Richard Dreyfus impersonation is right on the money.

[@gingerbread123456]

Wow!

[@yourguitarsage]

Good wow? Or wow, you suck bad? ;)

[@gingerbread123456]

Definitely a wonderful Wow! You made it very easy for me to understand about the major and the pentatonic scales. Thank you sir! BTW, I am a guitar player by hobby.

[@yourguitarsage]

+gingerbread123456 Thanks Gingerbread! e

[@Theragingcanadian7]

I just realised who you remind me so much of. Ryan Reynolds 😂

[@robinmackey4102]

Man, the superficial crap that some people go out of their way to notice and comment on! You'd think they're still in junior high school. Why don't they comment on things that really matter, such as the gentleman's musical expertise and his ability to teach it to others?

[@yourguitarsage]

👍

[@cherrycervantes1689]

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[@yourguitarsage]

Thank you Cherry. I will have to check it out.

[@PeterCByonabye]

Thanks for the video but to be honest you are only discussing with those who already know. That speed is not for learners

[@yourguitarsage]

If you need more foundational stuff, start here then, my friend. www.yourguitarsage.com/30

[@PeterCByonabye]

@@yourguitarsage Thanks a lot

[@bluefire-sw4kd]

Eric Andre

[@yourguitarsage]

Almost

[@uranusplanet1226]

horrible teacher and so confusing. thanks though

[@matalynsantini2638]

MR K horrible student

[@Killallego588]

Lol just cause you don't follow doesn't make him a horrible teacher

[@Insanicide13]

I dont know wtf I'm doing 😩

[@downhill240]

Learning an easy way to figure out how to make a 7 chord a 9 chord here was worth watching this vidoe in itself!

[@yourguitarsage]

+downhill240 Thank you downhill! e:)

[@sethdixon4644]

damn man..just came across this channel..i must say..I've been playing for 7 years..this video was just as equal to my ,7 years.. thanks sir

[@ralphwilson9023]

He starts out talking about scales and within 3 minutes he is talking about chords. Confusing the way he jumps around. Talks way too fast. This is an advertisement.

[@yourguitarsage]

Chords and scales are very related. Is there something about the videos I can explain further?

[@9mmghosty]

great stuff! a bit thick on the theory for my level...but ill get there. example, I know what makes a major chord a minor, lower the third a half step - i have no idea what makes any scale major or minor. the third not in that scale is a half step lower? no clue. really good stuff again. you are helping build confidence in themselves, speed, knowledge and technique will come, but its hard to get any if you think you suck...

[@yourguitarsage]

+F. Flintstone Thank you F. Flintstone! e:)

[@DoKsTa1]

thks man that was really helpful, after just playing barre chords for the past 12 months, im delving into scales n pents, light bulb moment with this vid....cheers

[@Gongasoso]

This guy looks and sounds like he could be Ted Mosby's older brother.

[@NathanStassin]

Ben Affleck; Ted Mosby's big bro XD

[@heavysaber9431]

Ryan Reynolds long lost brother.

[@sarahrosa9771]

Gongasoso like Ryan Reynolds, Ben affleck and Dane cook all in one person.

[@miguelporraz]

Gongasoso and Ricky Martin too

[@jackster1212]

Or Paul Rudd.

[@TheOriginalWhammo]

I've known both of these scales for years, (the only two I do know) but you just turned a light on , in my brain. Thank you!

[@yourguitarsage]

+Jay Garrett So cool to hear that Jay. Stay in touch and let me know how you are doing!

[@Fev333r]

I used to think your channel name was your guitars age... hahahahaha i feel so stupid

[@yourguitarsage]

+Eileentjuh123 You are not the only one :) So don't feel stupid. e:)

[@SupriyaSinghLife]

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[@SupriyaSinghLife]

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[@mrjinglewolf6231]

Lmao

[@ace6486]

😂😂😂😭

[@madhopstimmy]

I think you like cats wayyy more than the rest of us here on youtube lol

[@yourguitarsage]

Yeah, have you taken a poll?

[@michaelc4166]

+yourguitarsage I think you are just sick of teaching kids lol.....adult kids included. Glad you found a more expansive way to get what you know out there.....kudos

[@yourguitarsage]

+Michael C ;). Thanks Michael.

[@DeadlyLazer]

Late reply but im pretty sure he was referencing the really old youtube with the cat video fase

[@billyb440]

Hi Erich, I am waiting for you and Tux to do an album of Cat Scratch fever, or the hair ball hack, it's just the mess on the left... Hey how about sniff my butt, I think i love you tour? Couple of song hints, hissssss my potty and i will pee if i want to or this hair is for sheddin and i am going to shed all over you! I can see it now Erich and Tux with your first Meow Mix. Songs you can share with your cat. Songs like the Ruined Rug Rag, Don't go Scratching my Chair, You Don't Bring me Mice anymore, Litter Box Blues....... Start a record company, Fish Breath Records.... Have an awesome day, great video here, got to go Sassy is doing her I want Attention sonata......

[@yourguitarsage]

+Billy B Hahaha...you are one creative man!!!!! Loved it! e:)

[@RPMac]

obviously you have to ignore some of the negative remarks in the comments ....just nasty people venting there own frustration with themselves...anyway...good stuff thanks...for me a little slower and more clarity on where your fingers are...but that's just me...thanks !!!

[@yourguitarsage]

Thank you for the kind words John. I really appreciate that. Indeed!👍

[@debo4jc]

Wow. EXTREMELY helpful video, and I've watched a lot. nice job!

[@yourguitarsage]

thank you Dave!

[@melophile04]

That relative major and minor key stuff really makes it universal man And gives more freedom to change the scale almost with same form

[@1111stunna1111]

you seem knowledgeable but I can't get pass the fact the u are using a guitar with no marks, that makes it harder for a beginner player to identify where exactly are you putting your fingers.

[@markhepperlen3648]

I’ve been playing along to songs for years and developed a lot of technical skill and gotten fast on the fingerboard but this has opened up a whole new world to me

[@yourguitarsage]

Thank you 🙏

[@atmchannel1125]

Please straight to the point.. too much lecture and become boring.. anyway I appreciate your hard work sir

[@TheBawss90]

Thank you so much for that, I have been playing for 2 years now and just decided to learn the different kinds of scales. I've been searching around on youtube and got some basics but some things just weren't clear enough, your lesson made me realize lots of things and it appears easier than I thought. Thank you very much again!

[@Tyt130]

I need lessons as all this theory confuses the hell out of me.".........

[@yourguitarsage]

+Tom Shinji They are all free. I have over 1000 vids. Let me know how you are doing. e:)

[@LucasKellis]

+yourguitarsage Uuuuuugh minor keys, im glad I took music theory last year in school while they had it at lest I know what you are saying but minor keys were the bane of that class! I have not committed the time yet to checking out your website yet. As a quick question I am lost on where to go on. Since August I have been teaching myself guitar and it has been going well. I can play a simple version of Canon in D and More than Words by Extreme. I know all my major chords and minors. I know A couple of 7's which I like to barr (I dont really care much for voicing as long as I get the chord like I'll use Am barred for trickey ones that I can't play open.) I know this one jazzy chord I dont know its name but in open its (6-1) e-a-e-g#-c#-e which I just move around based on scale degree for some simple jazzy sounds. My big question is where to progress to in my learning. Also I see you wrote a book about mastering the guitar and where that was available and what your course is like/ how much does it cost.

[@Mukti0033]

Whenever I practice anything whether it be chords or scales and be mindful of playing on my fingertips as taught I noticed that my pinkie won't go straight down but tends to roll outwards. Is this normal and something I just need to keep practicing at or is this just how some players play? Even when I physically try to correct it, it still fights me and stays rolled out so that instead of being hitting the string straight on my pinkie hits the string on its side.

[@jackrimson]

3:23 Him: "so basically, a 9 is a 2..." Me: 9=2?????? (confusion)

[@joeyschwabbb1996]

There aren't more notes than 8 in the major scale. So it is the second tone in the next octave

[@ariellearnold]

I really appreciate your videos! You break the musical theory concepts down very nicely and explain the uses of the techniques and concepts to make the lessons more applicable. Extremely helpful!

[@yourguitarsage]

Thank you 🙏

[@wadebeasley]

Erich, good course. However, it would have been a little easier to follow with your whiteboard showing the scale notes along with the guitar. Just a suggestion.

[@yourguitarsage]

Now Wade, you know I have video for that in the course :)

[@themingee1]

Or just talk less. You're sucking all of the oxygen off the earth. Now the plants have died. I hate you.

[@rhumpher9a]

Yeah Wade, this is explained in his coarses!!!

[@victoriagrace5134]

*coughcoughpentatonicscaleshavelimiteduseonepianocoughcough* Great for guitar, so I've heard. SUPER weird to play on the piano. Why you skippin the fourth? (Is what my piano always asks as I skip over that step)

[@Leatheryed1]

Waaaaaaaay too much and waaaaaaay too fast! Never took any of that in!

[@josuedelmonde9688]

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[@mikejokis9600]

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[@ionutzadrian4819]

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[@martinraj3206]

cleared my doubt regarding A-major pentatonic

[@yourguitarsage]

Nice! Thanks Martin.

[@themingee1]

I never got that far. You're a better man than I.

[@douglaslounsbury8898]

You keep saying pentatonic...but what you are playing is a minor pentatonic...there is a major one also. In fact pentatonic scale just means a five note scale...take the major scale and drop the 4th and the 7th and you have a major pentatonic. Start the exact same scale on the 6th of that scale and you have the related minor pentatonic.

[@PoorlyWrttenReviews]

how do I make anything bellow third fret a major scale. (g for example0

[@mercury8734]

A 9 is NOT a 2. Both are pretty rare, but I'd obviously prefer a 9. But I could never get one :(

[@ashutoshkumarjha6192]

Just amazing You're just an example of a pure guitarist... Such a helpfull video...

[@yourguitarsage]

THanks!

[@RELIC3862]

I think it would help if you showed both scales first before talking about them.

[@sasodiarvas]

1:18 is actually sol la si do re mi fa# sol (for any beginner that got confused)

[@peterkershes3735]

Thanks Eric, You just cleared up something that was very cloudy to me

[@yourguitarsage]

+Peter Kershes Good to hear that! e:)

[@FutureTex]

I feel like Im looking at and listening to Ryan Reynolds

[@StonyComet]

I'm confused... another youtuber taught the pentatonic as open e, 3,5,6,7 on the first string then 5,7 on second and 5,7,9 on third. Then 7,9 on fourth. Then 8,10,12 on fifth and finally 10,12 on the sixth (high e)... I May have said the string names opposite.... as high e is first and low e is sixth? 😅

[@yourguitarsage]

We could be in different keys

[@neroismyhero5024]

He just wandered all over the place and didn't really taught anything.

[@ralphington8441]

" and basically a 9 is a 2.." Well that makes perfect sense cheers for that 👍

[@straywave2527]

there are 8 notes in a major scale , and when you get to 8 you repeat the scale going up in octaves. so the 2nd note of the major scale is the 9th. the 9 th is an octave higher than the 2nd. i'm just starting guitar but this makes a lot more sense on piano.

[@megaflyinbrian]

I was following you...but you lost me. you are all over the place....

[@renatoszabados8247]

He tells me his play is a bit poopy, and I think how I play if it’s poopy💀

[@kaitkunts]

you look like the youtuber travis dean! channon rose's husband

[@williammorales4020]

Yeah, maybe its just because i've played percussion all my life(except keyboards). Music Theory makes absolutely no sense to me at all.

[@yourguitarsage]

Everybody starts from the beginning!

[@jakeeldrup5238]

thanks for this video. I found it very helpful!

[@herpaderps]

dont know why but it took me awhile to notice thats not a grey shirt but a grey tie

[@kylescanlon2235]

You move wayyyy to fast bro. This should not be labeled for "beginners" lol so lost on what your doing and saying. I get it you are good, and thats awesome but please slow down so people can actually learn.

[@yourguitarsage]

Start here, friend: www.yourguitarsage.com/30

[@peternolan2415]

is anyone using 432hz tuning ? i will not use anything else....

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

You are the guitar incarnation of actor Ryan Reynolds! kzbin.info/www/bejne/sGO5i5KFfN9jiLc

[@yourguitarsage]

Thanks bro!

[@zestycarrot]

disagree. its the pentatonic scale and the blues scale.

[@DaniPitchford]

great tips.. i am now better thanks to you... so stoked...! thankyou

[@ThinkNotNever]

Please put a pickguard on that Taylor!

[@lomparti]

Hey erich, Im learning the c major scale and I noticed there are fret board diagrams with a few discrepancies between them. I learned the one where the first 4 shapes are spread across 4 frets and the fifth shape is spread across 5 frets. Are these the correct shapes?

[@yourguitarsage]

Probably so. How do they sound? Many ways to play a scale.

[@alirezamosadegh2044]

confused confused confused !

[@yourguitarsage]

Start here my friend: www.yourguitarSage.com/30 It's a free course that I've created for folks when they are confused.

[@dsimms561]

Too much info. You lost me early in the video.

[@Kevin12321]

So this made my life so much harder haha. I’m lost now. So why is the major scale I was taught Let’s just say c major E none A-3 D-0-2-3 G-0-2 B-0-1-3 E-0-1-3

[@LoveRadishes]

couldn't find the "do re mi fa sol la si do" practice thing you mentioned in your video .. you said it was in your blog 1:24

[@mallorymcavoy4991]

Yes, your method and attitude is really refreshing and works well with my brain

[@yourguitarsage]

Thanks Mallory :)

[@AlexandrosPoulis]

Awesome video. I have a probably ignorant question. In some countries’ music theory Do Re Mi Fa … is C, D, E F etc. but I’ve seen several Americans saying it’s G,A,B etc i.e. the G major instead of the C major. Any idea why?

[@yourguitarsage]

It’s the next most popular scale, but that same sequence applies to every scale.👍

[@AlexandrosPoulis]

@@yourguitarsage thanks

[@jaym4958]

thanks again Erick, I knew both scales,~BUT**** I did not know a few things you pointed out regarding how to put the g-maj. to use another addition to the "pocket" of info. stay well till next time, Jay.

[@enriquelopez9806]

It just clicked in my head man. Sir! Thank you Sir! :)!!!

[@yourguitarsage]

Most welcome!

[@billmimms]

Is it possible to learn how to play guitar simply by watching guitar videos, in other words, free lessons? I recognize the idea that a teacher can spot flaws in playing and attempt to correct them, but don't "flaws" become an asset OR a style of playing? So...what are the advantages to having a "live" teacher?

[@missSDW]

Downloaded the free 30-day ebook and none of the links in it work.

[@yourguitarsage]

There is no 30-day ebook, friend. I have a free ebook, but you really want this: www.yourguitarsage.com/30 It's that book in video form plus pdf support. 👍

[@worldofwonders21]

I thought I was gonna see some funny cats jumping around on a guitar? Good Lesson tho!

[@yourguitarsage]

😈

[@faithorr3540]

bro, you are ALLL over the damn place. can you break it down?!

[@yourguitarsage]

😜 two scales: major and pentatonic. Learn them.

[@syammikolaj1700]

i guess the most important n basic scales we need to know was Major & Minor not the pentatonic ..

[@yourguitarsage]

The pentatonic is arguably more important for improvisation than either the Major or Minor scale. I would make sure to learn all 3

[@jesusm.]

Thanks this video is very helpful

[@tomislavkrznaric8270]

Scales are very important when you play guitar!I say that cause one day i wanna be profesional guitar player, all players needs support and support i see in you.3 years ago when i saw your first video,i start learning guitar and play just for fun,but now truth is that through all 3 years i become better player and i keep grow.You are part of my growin and my internet life.I play since 2015 with all your videos and i enjoy once again tnx.I also think that you are still grow and i wish you merry Christhmas and happy New Year.

[@williammorales4020]

They key of anything makes no sense to me. Makes me want to take my Martin and slam it against the floor.

[@yourguitarsage]

Don't do that 😳

[@nicholalouis2707]

can you please keep a tutorial on cycling trivialities by José Gonzalez...

[@yourguitarsage]

I will put it on the list my friend.

[@tombeans2204]

I genuinely like this guy what a awesome guy I'm subscribing

[@yourguitarsage]

Cool beans Tom beans.👍 Thank you so much my friend.

[@andrewdouglas3409]

Hey Eric, I purchased your course on udemy last week and have been working through it, but in the last lecture I watched(introduction to metronome) you talk about knowing scales yet there are no videos before that on how to learn the scales. Are the scales part of another course? I only started playing a few weeks ago and everyone says the scales are the best thing to practice.

[@bharatdreamguitar1176]

fred board details plz with graf

[@D1rectedBy]

I’ve been playing for a long time using tabs !! Wanted to lear scale , fretboard , chords !! I’ve never been confused!! I don’t understand anything 😂😂😂

[@ВасяСтоунер]

Thanks a lot. You've made my life easier telling that F#m pentatonic = A major pentatonic.

[@natekinetic4655]

No cats. More scales.

[@yourguitarsage]

😿 my cat wrote that. 😂

[@reggaemuffin838]

hey erich, ive been playing for some years now by myself and watching some of your videos, im having trouble using my pinky and ring finger in independent ways, is there an exercise for training them separetely? every time im using my pinky while improvising the ring finger gets in the way. ps: sorry my english sucks haha

[@cruzthree8883]

+yourguitarsage whoops that links to yourguutarSTAGE

[@yourguitarsage]

+Cruz Three Sorry! www.yourguitarsage.com

[@zZLemonGrabZz]

You have to be a fan of Eric Andre

[@jshphysicistatyahoo]

Wish You had spent more time talking about the 9-sharp (9# ?). Thank You anyway.

[@spikespiegel6587]

Mind=Blown. Especially the 9`s and 7`s in a chord. All of that circulates around a major scale

[@papajay111]

That guitar sounds way better than the jumbo,,, it could just be new strings but I don't think so. Is that a Takamine?

[@yourguitarsage]

Thanks Jay! Yes it is. It might be new strings, because next to the jumbo body in my studio, there is no comparison.

[@papajay111]

YourGuitarSage it really sounds good, every note tone and interval seem to ring out but not like a piano as my Tinker does,,,, I like both but your D28 is the very best

[@hellNo116]

well I am an idiot... I knew this about guitar cause I started old enough to be able to rationalize. however you reminded me that however how good you are at sth there is not fast learning for anything new thank you

[@MrGodrigo]

I have that exact guitar with the same wear pattern xD It sounds amazing! Thanks for the vid

[@deanc2000]

when someone tells you the key of a song but only gives you a letter without specifying major or minor, can one assume it's major?

[@soofitnsexy]

+deanc2000 no

[@yourguitarsage]

Yes, if THEY know what they are talking about, usually. Same with chords.