7 Levels Of Chord Progression Complexity

[@miss_rosie25]

I have a feeling that samurai is giving us his life story

[@northtexasskies3243]

Definitely

[@mohammed1987r]

He just said deep in the dodo jazz lord. That guy is something not everyone can c.

[@jakeorbreak5272]

I'm not the only one with that thought?

[@zakktheripper4life]

It definitely is, coz most normal kids pick up guitar in high school to play Metal. \m/

[@Shredberry]

100% self reflection lol

[@miikakoivisto4097]

Damn, the level 7 chords look like a wifi router password

[@AdeLutfiX]

Google pass recommend HAHAHA

[@JimmyLundberg]

I am unironically going to use jazz chord progressions as passwords from now on thanks to your comment.

[@nonexistenttt3023]

@@JimmyLundberg same

[@mattconrad]

lolz

[@fachrihamsun7475]

Definitely yes haha

[@Miki-Wason]

"You are, but only because there is no other guitar players that auditioned" I feel personally attacked.

[@Wob050]

Feel you bro

[@isaac_hagos]

That one hit too close to home.

[@owem6511]

same

[@wyattsidwell6115]

Too real man

[@erikwagner56]

Same, except another guitarist did audition but he knew nothing about music notation or theory so I got in

[@ernestng6780]

The fact a chord called G69 exists gives the 13 year old in me life

[@willowdotnet4772]

Ernest Ng yeah I’m surprised they haven’t become a meme by now.

[@WWENFLfan]

dude I swear to god I had a voice in the back of my head thinking G string and 69 lol

[@pollotenders5329]

Yea

[@xx_me0w_xx3]

Its a pretty chord

[@eyeoftheshiticane1tpb446]

69 year old me has a bone

[@mikeymoe16]

Level 8: You go back to open chords with a little embellishment cause people like to listen to it

[@molomono9481]

I think thats level 5 alternate path. Since you just barre everything but still navigate the neck like in level four. Only difference is you play embelishments over major and minor chords instead of going straight for the complex voicings. Still hit the same notes though

[@MrLastlived]

As a side path to level 5, level 6 and 7 become about learning what normal people are capable of getting excited about while still looking to maintain some complexity. Your college degree is music psych over music theory, and you attempt to fill a piece emotionally instead of trying unheard and untread ground, which is too complex at this point for the direction you chose. Art students frown at you, but your albumn sales make you feel justified.

[@lior_shiboli]

what i now wonder is what level is using melody\solos to implicate chord progressions

[@crazymike1706]

Open chords always sound good when placed correctly

[@DigitalViscosity]

@@MrLastlived You mustn't listen to a single Progressive metal band. Buy an Opeth album and see if you have this same sentiment.

[@propstrikerc875]

At Level 7 it’s hard to find listeners so you end up going door to door asking if people have a moment to talk about Gsus.

[@Osusu_Org]

PropStrike RC 😂😂😂Awesome!

[@jahkrmusic]

Clever comment LMAO

[@thatellipsisguy8984]

Totally underrated

[@JammastaJ23]

Omg lol that's really good

[@thatinstant]

"Have you found Gsus? If not, I'd like to tell you a story about Gsus and his 12 semitone disciples."

[@AnthonyKravitz]

Basic 4 chords progression: Worldclass Popstar Advanced Jazz chords progression: Elevator music

[@caralho5237]

People nowadays dont contemplate music, they hear music while they contemplate other things

[@Jir0u]

ikr sad truth

[@josuemontes8389]

Lol what about John Mayer bruh hhaha

[@supermariopm5944]

@@josuemontes8389 I Think John can play jazz chords, but for the music he Plays he doesn't Need to

[@blonkski_2525]

He's a killer guitarist though, plays with Pino Palladino so i guess he's pretty damn good

[@zaponator]

Goddamn, Level 7 is a heavy and well-earned flex.

[@NoCokeOnlyIce]

They look like WiFi passwords to me.

[@artuurdupont3999]

>14 hours ago

[@jakemoll]

Giant Steps quote at the end

[@PrinceWesterburg]

Thats what I learnt at college, I understand the theory, do I ever play like that or use it? Do I f*@#

[@bhargavchavda1478]

@@PrinceWesterburg fucking no

[@Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzt]

I started out with open chords therefore i am superior

[@Françinha_1002]

you misspelled "virgin"

[@GammaFZ]

@@Françinha_1002 10/10

[@pyb6]

Most people did XD

[@MAGNUS1249K]

Same

[@Grubdon]

i started out with 7th triads therefore i am superior

[@notjiyano]

is it weird that I started on level 2 and then went to level 1

[@no_nameyouknow]

Nope. Most people start with open chords I think. People put power chords at level 1 because they are simpler in form, having only two notes. But I think most people start by learning simple A, C, D, E and G in open position. Usually only learning the minor versions of A and E and D. From there it probably varies person to person.

[@divinegreat2552]

Same

[@avitolourenco]

@@no_nameyouknow depends if you start on electric vs acustic

[@psteeg3551]

now 7 levels of solo complexity

[@bakeneko3993]

Level 7 is becoming Mikio Fujioka

[@Samkyu_Music]

the pentatonic scale will 100% be there

[@Samkyu_Music]

@@bakeneko3993 RIP to that legend

[@siddheshnair1311]

@@Samkyu_Music will be one of the first levels

[@luiz_gumachado]

@@bakeneko3993 RIP... Got to know his because of Babymetal, and God, that man loved to use the harmonics

[@sxaarx3580]

"You have now reached the level where the only people interested in your music are highly trained musicians, and a handful of science teachers" Why is this so accurate

[@BasedRoots]

Because Americans culture is dying hard

[@Jbhyers123]

It's right in front of you. A super jam jazz band. Do that, the world is waiting.

[@analogaudiorules1724]

Because people have the attention span of a goldfish.

[@davidrafferty2491]

Because people want delicious hooks and shit that slams. I can't stand this whole "people are just too dumb to find my music enjoyable" shit. Alucarda > dream theater.

[@shemarbean1515]

I feel so offended by that because I'm half of both of those things lol. I know a fair amount about guitar and I'm studying Biomedical Science. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Adultz94]

"I wonder if I can get a job teaching power chords to beginners?" As a music teacher I felt this in the deepest pits of my soul

[@NoOne-hx9ir]

Lol 🤣

[@comatoast5610]

Easy, you only have to be one lesson ahead of the kid. And it's a kid. You can stall if you don't do your homework.

[@johnfindlaymcgettigan9693]

f

[@LazyCat010]

It's a living.

[@eliasmsv3156]

It's a noble cause.

[@themackmanmusic]

1. Beginner I wanna be a real guitarist 2. Campfire Wizard I said a real guitarist 3. Depressing Jazz life story F**K GO BACK!!

[@tomjones2056]

Themackman Probably cuz jazz sucks

[@notarapper1121]

Tom Jones ay pal ur attitude sucks watch it

[@omairsh8]

I'm aiming for #3

[@Noir0rioN]

Not-not *quite* my tempo...

[@ianerickson2210]

Yo campfire wizard be fire my dude, that’s the guy with guitar as a hobby not lookin for more

[@carnage8100]

me: see’s G69 also me: niiiiiice

[@ozgunkara1930]

I fucking swear I saw this 2 seconds after I said out loud nice.

[@Atlasm2p]

I almost messed up the 69 likes

[@edsonsousa8008]

69 lmao

[@Atlasm2p]

@@Capade 69 lmao is from davie504, u uncultured swine

[@elbrayanqebinquispecondori]

Carnage Ohh a man of culture i see

[@penguindrum264]

Level 8: Dirty Loops/Cory Henry Level 9: Charles Ives, Allan Holdsworth, Jacob Collier Level 10: Schoenberg and Ornette Coleman Level 11: Smoke on the Water

[@ricardosiahaan5287]

0-3-5-0-3-7-5

[@BeylMay]

@@ricardosiahaan5287 You had one job...

[@brandonnguyen8152]

You forgot one: W O N D E R W A L L

[@SlapsMcGaps]

Haha troll?

[@strabisamuslestrabisamus2396]

what level is jacob collier

[@RudyAyoub]

Real musicians only need 3 voicings

[@yinyangworld.]

Only 3 notes 035

[@henriquemachado4912]

Rudy is the kid who only knows power chords and uses a pen as a capo. Still gets more girls than jazz Lord samurai.

[@DonkeyFreckle]

I'm glad you survived that bus incident. Now you can show us level 8 that the samurai forgot to show us.

[@vareldsouza2148]

Play something for us , bro

[@6stringstorulethemall967]

035

[@Jamie_kemp]

2:56 Wow you just had to throw in that G69. Gsus christ

[@warrenrogers6361]

Underrated

[@tinyb69]

Standard chord in the key of Gwiz or Egads.

[@guitarded5198]

You’re amazing

[@Jamie_kemp]

I'm gonna assume the nice replies aren't sarcastic, so thanks everyone

[@rafadawabe]

Nice

[@dlein93]

"That C chord you were playing before? Pfft. That's for simple pop musicians! A minor 7 is where it's at!" Ok, let's everyone just calm down, here...

[@lynnlo]

It's just same notes from the same scale just shifted down by a 3rd.

[@dlein93]

@@lynnlo Thank you, I'm well aware of what a relative minor is. My point was that his joke about looking down on "basic" open or barre shapes once you first discover 7 chords in high school hit close to home.

[@lynnlo]

@@dlein93 oh OK!

[@FabulousKilljoy]

Kp bruh

[@fackumon292]

I discovered that A minor seven is basically what you play when strumming an ukelele

[@marcsebastianacusar9044]

Level 1 => (Power Chords) You feel awesome even if it's just 2 notes Level 2 => (Open Chords) You feel awesome even if it's just 3 notes Level 3 => (Campfire Chord Wizard) A lot of Girls love you Level 4 => (High School Jazz Kid) Some people start to lose interest Level 5 => (College Hopeful) Even more people start to lose interest Level 6 => (Mid-Degree Maestro) Only music teachers actually care Level 7 => (Jazz Lord) Only hardcore Jazz people actually care

[@rajat0610]

Lesson Learnt: If you want to impress girls, stop learning when you become Campfire Wizard

[@msenecal]

You are correct Sir. Play to your audience. Girls like Wonderwall even if guitarist don't.

[@JulioLeonFandinho]

Rajat Rathi Too fucking late 😢

[@korso_s]

Sounds weird, is true. Happened to me this summer. I'm a campfire wizard, my friend is at least a college hopeful. He was killing those Am7's and D9's and so on when I asked to give me his guitar. I started to play chord progressions like G Em C D, sometimes did those Dsus2/Dsus4 variations and suddenly everyone was just like "Hey can you play this?" meanwhile my friend kinda remained the hidden gem. I feel sorry for him. :D

[@MrMetalWarlock]

That's a fact. When it start sound complicated they will leave you. The only girl will stay with you is your girlfriend (if you have one) and chicks who thinks they're cool

[@suspenceful7426]

Chicks dig indie music

[@garbiiiiij]

"you might think you're good enough to join the hs jazz band. well you are, because no other guitarist auditioned" I ain't even a guitarist and I feel attacked

[@vincentwitt1810]

Tia Leung i’am as well. I only know 4 jazz chords and i got in cus i was the only guitar player who auditioned lmao

[@fbhdqjwjrjgj]

Do you have a Guitar? If you do then your a guitarist :)

[@jlrinc1420]

The sad thing is that actually happened to me!

[@carryla]

This part was hit me so hard

[@fantafanta2823]

You forgot level 8: when you realize that even with all your skills, it's best to just play level 1 again 90% of the time.

[@disapogrom5762]

Haha my thoughts about Page Hamilton from Helmet

[@The_SOB_II]

Nahhh, 2 or 3 is what's most palatable to English learners

[@rileyyoung4762]

Or to take the chords you've learned and insert the most complex chords between more palatable chords and figure out your own way of songwriting that still remains interesting while also being able to hook common people

[@BasedRoots]

No

[@ominouspigeonmaster1571]

@@rileyyoung4762 Nah dude, never compromise for the sake of others, when it comes to music. It's whether that insertion of more simpler chords is what "you" want. Simple and complex don't mean better or worse. You've got to trust your own tastes, listen to feedback and try to improve your sound, for your own sake, more than anyone else's. This is just what I believe in anyway, but music is freedom to express yourself, and we should try and find ourselves in it.

[@gabrielkingman3105]

Who the hell decided it’s ok to name a cord Abmillb5Db7?

[@Mn-Fe-N]

That's A♭m11♭5 and D♭7

[@lucianlangtr]

Also represented as A♭m7♭5 (11) and D♭7

[@joshgreen19]

Better written as Ab-11(b5) | Db7

[@lavenderfana3137]

@@lucianlangtr (#11)

[@rjplays2331]

Music theory lol

[@abinbajo1862]

It was an honor to teach power chords to newbies.

[@jameswedeking4380]

The final stage is "Level 8 - Realist" where to get gigs, you're playing barre chords again.

[@justjazz784]

James Wedeking and sometimes you have to venture deep into the pit to realize that chugging along on some heavy riffs is just fine anyway

[@nostrum7278]

level 9, droptuning

[@drewhayden9942]

The writing here was out of this world. I wasn't expecting to laugh this much on chord based humor

[@msenecal]

It struck a chord with me too.

[@Scarx2gt]

I skipped level 1 and went straight to level 2 and never got any further ...lol

[@kieraalaika8352]

Scarx2gt LMAO ME

[@michaelwahome8315]

Same

[@ultizar99]

Last year me but then i improved upto level 4 haha

[@michaelm.2736]

Ouch. Why remind me of my progress on guitar, or lack thereof.

[@onlinepokeraddict]

All i cared about for the first half year was playing power chords before I finally decided to learn the open chords.

[@rehobalint1100]

Epic shredder: *exists* Me who can play the G69 chord: I am 4 parallel universes ahead of you

[@ok-mj6nw]

its time you get shredeemed

[@kingrat9741]

i skipped power chord kid and went straight to strum daddy

[@TobyHonest420]

I went straight to High School Jazz mode, those C7 chords always sounded great

[@anuvette]

@@TobyHonest420 true

[@eid6584]

Same after that campfire lad and that's where I've been sitting

[@naikigutierrez4279]

I learned first on a nylon stringed acoustic guitar, so I didn’t learn about power chords until much later.

[@lashedandscorned]

self learned best learned learn jazz chords and tritone subsitution and shredding in just 10 months

[@georgigyovchev6448]

samurai: ''You've now leveled up to Campfire Strumming Wizard. There have been at least 3 different girls ho interacted with you...''' Me: (started crying)

[@RC32Smiths01]

As someone who is really trying to get more into Musical Theory and explore different kinds of music, I really appreciate this video man! Awesome work here!

[@SanjayMenon]

*Got a palm cramp just by watching the level 7 chord progression ...lol!*

[@BibleStorm]

Dude, fret with your whole arm, not the puny grip strength your poor little palm. Also try to find some exercises aimed at playing with less force. You actually don't have to suffer through pain to play the guitar.

[@BibleStorm]

But also, sorry for offering you advice based on what was obviously a joke.

[@Zorax2144]

@@BibleStorm good guy nooneknows is self-aware and offering advice. good guy nooneknows.

[@songfulmusicofsongs]

Try TrueFire Haque comping course. It's not that complicated.

[@MacKoslowski]

"I may be able to join the highschool jazz band" "You are, but only because there are no other guitar players who auditioned" I feel so personally attacked

[@toadetteremotewithwiimotio3330]

2:57 a very NICE chord

[@agastya6799]

*That awkward moment when your level isn't even in the video*

[@tsg_frank]

Level 0: I don't even play music

[@ivosamuelgiosadominguez6649]

Level 8: "I like jazz, just not this jazz, Agastya"

[@eddygci8]

I am level 12 😎

[@Rock-sz9hn]

The “Jazz lord” chords aren’t that hard they still are challenging but with www.samuraiguitartheory.com I learned in no time 😁👍

[@firstnamelastname061]

Is this Samurai Guitarist's 2nd channel?

[@magerquark4312]

@@firstnamelastname061 Sounds a bit like bad advertising

[@kalebaguila]

Stock standard plug at its finest

[@mythicalireland9311]

Meme

[@sassafrasofficial3695]

Sounds like samurai pulled a sneaky on us.

[@Rodrat]

I'm currently a campfire wizard with a splash of high school jazz kid.

[@isaacsvenson7042]

exactly where i am and im happy here :) for almost all music i find i dont need anything more than that

[@Rodrat]

@@isaacsvenson7042 I feel ya. Personally I want to know more but I'm one of those guys who just gets sucked into a hobby and I need to know everything. Lol

[@viomusic2310]

I like it here, it's where I feel at home

[@TheSquareOnes]

I fell through the "self taught hack who just happens to own a guitar but can't really be called a guitarist" wormhole and fell out the other side as a strum daddy with maestro chord knowledge. Open tunings for life! You can't make me learn how to move my fingers properly on a fretboard!

[@Rodrat]

@@TheSquareOnes I'm definitely going through the whole self taught thing right now. Currently using the Music is Win's online videos but I'm not super happy with his stuff even though I like Tyler's KZbin. Thinking of maybe trying Sammy G here or even Paul Davids. Both seem more my style but I didnt know about them until after I signed up for his. In person lessons would be ideal but I live in the middle of nowhere so there isnt a lot going on around here and no one offers lessons in my town.

[@nathanielreichert4638]

I am from Baltimore, and I recall a driving instructor I had who was just like this guy! He was really good at guitar, with a monotone, "don't blink or you'll miss it," sense of humor, and a love of music theory. In fact, he talked about music more than he talked about driving, and he even would play his guitar while instructing. Coolest driving instructor ever. Guess he couldn't find that gig teaching power chords to noobs though...

[@AlexHippert]

Very knowledgable guy, but 0 arrogance when explaining. It a great virtue for somebody to be able to explain complex harmony in simple terms. Bravo!

[@childofthesun32]

I feel like that line about "You've now reached the level where the only people interested in your music are highly trained musicians and a handful of science teachers" really stung quite a few people on youtube really badly.

[@aniketthyagarajan8475]

Level 8: Jacob Collier has entered the chat

[@obakengafrica2919]

I see the heavens have blessed you too with the privilege of hearing Jacob Collier 😱🙌🔥🔥🔥

[@dyamicorriveau9677]

@@obakengafrica2919 wildly overrated

[@joesaban5690]

Who else went to level 2 because they never learned power chords in the beginning

[@supercoolguygamer9239]

Lmao🤣🤣

[@sammyrina3380]

Me, since learning open basic chords is the most common chord used to play song.

All that training to play SpongeBob music at the end

[@dysperdotted]

spongebob music is good tho.

[@Nate-pz1rf]

Lol are guitarists really that insecure? Yes.... yes we are.

[@PhillipRemaker]

"Flawed Thought Pattern." Truth. Lesson: Stop at level 3 while there is still hope.

[@bassanup]

are those chords or chemical composition of something?

[@geheibel]

BassAnup xStringer carbon isotopes

[@teemusid]

It's the WiFi password.

[@ed6271]

chords

[@evie8362]

Yes

[@bryanwu3799]

Where is level 8 debt paying failed musician turned teacher?

[@discord.ggggswxn7670]

The mirror

[@JackSpasojevich]

It's just assumed, no one has to say it aloud

[@bored9260]

Yes I got my guitar back

[@6the6savior6]

My first power chords- smells like teen spirit

[@philosofickle]

Level 8A: You realise that the basic power chords are required by 90% of the audience and hence, you play those in the gigs. Level 8B: You become aloof to worldly desires and become a full time prog rock/metal or jazz fusion giant. You create musical pieces so out of the world that most refuse to accept your music as music itself, but you know that you have that small secret following of people who are with you and appreciate you.

[@analogaudiorules1724]

Exactly, 😂 this world is stupid.

[@andrewjhaman]

Honestly I have to just thank you for not falling into the recent trend of making 10 minute videos for five minutes topics just to please the algorithm. It really makes a difference in terms of what I watch and enjoy ❤️

[@hoykapinoy]

This is the only guitar tutorial with a life story.

[@RockWeller]

Love the extensions! The great thing about the guitar are the voicings!

[@redseven4040]

The chords don’t get any more complex to play, they just get more esoteric.

[@Peztastic]

"Those are the 7 levels of chord progressions, now please subscribe to my lessons where I teach you power chords." Classic. Great video!

[@NonApplicable1983]

Level 8: “This is a song with the same four chords I use most of the time when I’ve got something on my mind and I don’t want to squander the moment trying to come up with a better way to say what I want to say.”

[@user-wt2dz5bx5m]

I can tell you were cool back in high school :D

[@SuperSpitfire1999]

Im 19 and I never took any guitar lessons or learned any theory. I tried to learn solely by ear and experimenting. Eventually, I discovered many of these chord progressions through trial and error, yet I didnt know how to incorporate them. I was never really inspired by jazz music though, just mostly classical, early 20th century blues, and metal such as black sabbath and Metallica. I've been playing for about a year now and have become completely encapsulated. I started off saying I'd never play jazz or country or anything I wasnt a fan of. It wasnt until i started learning these genres and others such as flamenco, that I gained a vast appreciation for them and realized every guitar genre has its place. What a wonderful instrument. The crazy thing to me about jazz is that I always assumed it was easy to play. "How hard could it be to play the wrong notes?" I would say. Boy was that an ignorant assumption lol trying to play jazz brings me right back to the beginner stages. My fascination has lead me to be one year in, with a Ibanez s series, an esp LP, a plethora of acoustics all in different tunings, a classical guitar, a 12 string acoustic and a prs baritone. I know that's probably too many for a one year player, yet everytime you pull out that tele, I feel the need to purchase one immediately 😂

[@seanthomas5400]

Love this.

[@fredbear7901]

who else has been stuck at Level 5 for the last 15 years?

[@Josh-wy9kv]

Just the last 2 years but yeah me too bro

[@spudvader]

Ive been stuck on lvl 3 for 18 years... am I doing it wrong?

[@chrisdomingo8787]

@@Josh-wy9kv pfftt. I've been at level 2 for 10 years now.

[@Taurus1337]

Not stuck but this type of playing does not interest me

[@jesuslovesyou2616]

Jesus Christ died for your sins please repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand 2726373648

[@yourpalbryan1442]

On the other end of the spectrum, from level 2 onwards, the young budding guitarist might get deeper into the world of power chords and get into distortion and punk rock with their amazingly powerful progressions that scream "rebel" much like the 16 year old they'd be. At level 3 then, they acquire the ability to riff. They listen to Metallica and instead of complex chords, their repertoire is now loaded with chords that move heads and drive mosh pit bonkers. Level 4 is unchanged if they decide to branch out as well, but at level 5 they instead cover a fun rock, blues or metal or maybe if they have the skill, a jazz song, succeeding in wowing the lecturers at their dream college and they begin to go into the world of music At level 6, they've already done some soloing before this with arpeggios, but now add more nuance and screaming bends. They sound like a classic metal lead guitarist and get into a band. Their riffs are heavy and get a crowd moshing in no time flat, and girls absolutely love them. The ideal story here is that hopefully they kept their old campfire wizard skills and a girl genuinely falls for them, the start of a beautiful love story Level 7: This can go one of 2 ways. Either the band they play in had a falling out after several EPs where the singer is constantly late, and the rhythm guitarist is constantly high for some reason. At which point, now still in debt from the college loans the guitarist takes a job teaching power chords to kids Or, the band makes it big, selling records by the dozens and living the good life. The guitarist, remembering his roots, decides to do a side gig of teaching kids power chords at a guitar school. Happily married with children, a loving wife, and living the dream with the best band mates one could ever ask for because they're your college band mates since forever ago. The guitarist is world renown, more than just to professional musicians, but the world at large. Playing his own solo stuff as well as playing live at big studios such as Saitama Arena and Sydney Opera House, this is a dream come true. Though this is highly idealised

[@YeOldeBeane]

Level 10 animals as leaders

[@peakcartoon]

>Watches video >it ends >gets ad >it's herbie hancock selling his MasterClass >"I see what you did there KZbin" - Me

[@adamp_]

Thanks for letting me know that was you

[@brunomiranda2479]

3:57 that Gmaj7 at the end just killed that Giant Steps vibe xd

[@atomicwinter31]

I love looking back on my guitar history, i can see all of these stages. I went through the POWERCHORDS ONLY phase, then open chords, and now i'm now at campfire wizard. To think the first time i watched this, i was at powerchord level

[@artwizardsam3238]

Was it raining outside when you recorded this? I'm LOVING the look outside your window!

[@3star2nr]

"You discovered 7 chords..." Why u calling me out bro

[@evaneos22]

Is this some kind of draw my life ?

[@ryandicksen8377]

This video 180'd my approach to teaching beginner guitar lessons.

[@justinriffe2292]

Campfire Wizard became Campfire God by the end of the video. Reminds me of how I became Wizard of the Campfire, never promoted to God, but I'm working on it thanks to you. Keep up the good work!

[@sohamsengupta6470]

Joke's on you, I've never been taught to play power chords. The first thing I learnt was full chords and sevenths.

[@Autogenification]

Yeah same, I was classically trained so I never did power chords

[@DEFIB7]

Adam Neely: “this would make a great video idea!”

[@oleo4925]

Was going to google Jazz Lord but my autocorrect keeps embarrassing me.

[@willrayment9544]

And after 26yrs of playing you realise level one is where it's at.

[@Fat_Paws]

On my journey, I got lost somewhere in the grand halls of strum daddying. I pitched a tent and started writing down dad jokes for the campfire instead.

[@Pvkasz]

Its a overused type of video but you managed to give a nice twist. Good job

[@LeeerroyJenkins]

"I might be good enough to join the highschool jazz band!" "You are, but only because no one else auditioned." That hurts me lmao

[@darthsirious6606]

Level 8: J A C O B C O L L I E R

[@brianmessemer2973]

On keys, for sure. On guitar, Joe Pass. Actually both Joe and Jacob are about level 10 on their respective (primary) instruments.

[@nc7641]

I keep rewatching this because the phrase "Coltrane changes just for kicks? Bring it on dweeb" has me dying of laughter.

[@ThenoobQ]

Good job man. ur approach of reaching and teaching different guitar levels really inspires me. very good luck to you for the future.

[@KatsuKasuu]

when the bassist compliments you, you know youre forever a virgin

[@AkumoGaming97]

"Hmm i might be good enough to join the highschool jazz band" "you are. Because no one else auditioned" I just died. As a lead trumpet player in my highschool jazz band i can in fact confirm. One guy auditioned.

[@okumay]

ive always wondered how to play a G69, thanks!!

[@66siclone79]

For an E E x A 7 D 6 G 6 B 7 E x ( or 7 if you want the 5th) Thanks me later lol

[@Crash84]

nice

[@nguyenlouis2754]

Root-3-5-6-9

[@EvgenyNesterov]

Does she like it?

[@DevilWearsAdidas]

i personally like that b5millb

[@robertgreen3702]

Your playing sounds so GOOOOD!!

[@surfinalien]

Man, bringing it all full circle back to the power chords made my day

[@Sakaki98]

Level 5-7 hit me with too many depressing truths. I gotta go sit down...

[@alexfvcruz]

julian12465 it’s nothing from another world, you just need to know how in which scale degrees of a key these chord tones can go and substitute them. the problem lies more on your rhythm and if you can do these chord changes with good tempo. gotta play these chord substitutions enough until you remember the shapes and where it’s root note is located, might help to say/name the chord tone out loud while you play them.

[@jazzclubseven]

3:50 he actually did a coltrane change, im impressed

[@JackMuskrat]

Cool! 23 years in and I'm somewhere between Strum Daddy and Campfire God. Can't wait to become a College Hopeful when I start collecting my pension and realise I actually can no longer play guitar due to my crippling arthritis. Look out ladies (and fellas)!

[@jrr832]

Me too

[@iccus62]

headed down that road too.

[@joshw604]

Have to say this was one of the best videos I've watched for a long time. The content and the delivery, as well as the skill. This one goes to 11

[@antoniomontero4002]

Your humor as a whole is severely under-appreciated.

[@aylbdrmadison1051]

_"You are... But only because there's no other guitar players that auditioned."_ x_x Lols. This was quite a fun video, thanks.

[@MatheusGuimaraes]

this is hilarious

[@DiegoMadrigalAcero]

Stuck at level 3, but enjoying campfires a lot actually xdd

[@blade82188]

This was just what I needed 😂 thank you. You are always great

[@elisehermansguitar]

This made me smile! Love the fresh take on development, I will show this to my students!

[@rhettdale7027]

1:31 you just played “Take It Easy” by the eagles without knowing it lol.

[@jessebeall4523]

😂

[@youngroyalty7991]

I think I'll stick to my open Am7 to the Cadd9 to the G6 thx.

[@Jason75913]

"campfire wizard" LOL "HS Jazz Kid" LOL² "Deep in the juju Jazz Lord" LOL³ rip in pieces, my sides So endgame is "Jazz Lord", eh? Challenge accepted.

[@AUBCodeII]

What is Deep in the juju

[@caramelsurpriz]

I tried to get a job teaching power cords, but I got into the interview and it wasn't that kind of casting couch. Now I'm the Jizz Lord instead 😭

[@albongo3949]

Amazing levels here all around. A true samurai in the way of the frets, here boyos

[@edt.5118]

Many years noodling on guitar. Classical guitar was my holy grail. After i retired i bought an ukulele. I realized that playing chords was what i needed all along. Getting lost in the songs and chord progressions was transformative. And sometimes 4 strings is just enough.