A New Way to Look at the Pentatonic Scale - INTERVALS instead of "patterns"

[@zombieguitar]

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[@philjames1019]

Eureka!!!! I've been studying intervals rather than notes for several months now. This video was a genuine light bulb moment, which confirmed that my recent studies and practice had been both accurate and successful. Thanks Brian ..... you're a star as always.

[@brucebanner6942]

Wow!! The only teacher who has taken the bull out of bullshit and explained skills and modes off the bat!!! Nuclear physics for dummies!!! Absolutely brilliant lesson!!!!!

[@rebeccaabraham8652]

The patterns have been giving me hell for decades - I’d forget them within a few days of learning them - so I worked this idea out last christmas. With knowing the ‘spider’s web’ of the of the major scale - up and down - and knowing the intervals of the chords… it made it possible for me to finally start soloing. Really glad to see other people starting to think this way!

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The thing is, Mr. Kelli focus heavily on teaching how to understand the guitar from the music theory perspective, not just patterns or licks.

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Not even close

[@mauriceb9996]

I've been taking online guitar lessons for about 6 months. I've been augmenting my online lessons with KZbin lessons as well. Often the KZbin instructors refer to intervals which left me scratching my head. Thanks for the concise breakdown and explanation! Will certainly help me better internalize and conceptualize beyond notes and definitely TABS.

[@rohan-ghosh]

I don't believe it that after watching probably a thousand videos on scales I finally understood it all from your video. Either I am musically stupid as a rock or you are a genius teacher ...I will take it either way now that I understood:) thanks brother you are the best

[@jaymichaels5187]

Great lesson, Brian..you certainly have the knack and talent to teach guitar, something not every guitar teacher is blessed with.

[@linuxgood8023]

Yes, but then, are they really “guitar teachers” if they can’t teach?😳🤷🏼‍♂️ You’re not a teacher of a thing if you can’t explain that thing in a way your student can understand it, no matter how much you know about it, or how well you know it.. Your knowledge base and proficiency doesn’t do anybody, other than yourself, any good if you can’t explain things to someone who doesn’t know anything about the subject in a way they can understand it. Nobody ever learned anything that they never understood.. All they ever learned was that they didn’t understand..

[@jaymichaels5187]

@@linuxgood8023 Some people are really good at teaching, they connect with their students and can easily explain what they are teaching in a clear and succinct manner..we all had a few teachers like these in school but we also had many more teachers that cannot teach to save their life. Knowing how to teach is a talent and a skill and not every teacher has it, nor is it common. Luckily for us viewers , Brian Kelly is one of those talented and skillful rare teachers that knows how to teach and we benefit from his gift greatly.

[@ardennenwijzer2583]

Hi Brian. Many thanks for this lesson. I noticed these intervals by practicing in solo impro's but finally I understand the theory behind it and cut myself loose of these "static" shape positions. So happy I found your video. I'll check your page ;-)

[@enkuneheyob3499]

A lot of information, I was really looking for. Thank you! I play all different shapes of pentatonic, but I've found that understanding them in terms of intervals has made it easier for me to learn other scales without having to study the shapes individually. I think studying the shapes without understanding the intervals just clutters up my brain.

[@rickybgoode9078]

Wow! Just came across your video for the first time. I'm a 65 y/o beginner and your explanation of intervals was eye opening. Thanks Brian! I'll be back.

[@jmlebarbu9390]

Your lessons are real gold nuggets Brian! Thank you so much! Best foreign guitar channel for me who am from France! Please continue to delight us with your wise advice! Plus a well-deserved "blue thumb "👍

[@bobloomis246]

Great way to look at other pentatonic scales simply by editing the am scale. Using that as your base! Thanks.

[@williamocallaghan5504]

Brian everyone should follow this lesson your giving the formulas for 3 or 4. Scales Thank You 🎸

[@WarrenAndrews-w5x]

Thank you brother from Warren in England. I'm really learning from you now!😎

[@GijsvandeBruinhorst]

Awesome mate! Thank u so much, Greetings from Amsterdam. Rock on 🔥🎸

[@jamespconnolly3890]

And from there, triad and chords can be constructed around intervals too, of course. Thanks, Brian.

[@RichardRubendra1963]

This approach makes more sense - thanks!

[@bayan211990]

Great approach to understand scales and not just to memorize the shapes!!

[@Ahmed-kv4up]

Thanks, Brian.

[@peterwestbrook614]

Great lesson Brain. Keep up the great work and keep safe from Tasmania Cheers Pete

[@EDGARDOUX1701]

Great lesson Brian! Thank you, Its easier with intervals, and see the scale you want to play. The best o the best on internet.

[@mrbluetone8977]

Excellent and well explained lesson. Thanks for your content.

[@Pouya..]

This is what I was looking for 😍 thank you so much

[@sschwacke1]

Thank you thank you thank you! I am so thankful I found this channel. You are a phenomenal teacher! Keep up the good work thank you so much for your inspiration

[@zombieguitar]

Thanks for checking out the vid Steve! Glad it was helpful for ya 😀

[@anymusic24]

Great vid Brian as always, this has give me some new input on things. Thanks Brian.

[@thetoolmat8632]

first time i got it… very good. Thanks.

[@ChristopheJaja]

I was just learning how to work on scale that way great thanks

[@kane6529]

Just got the Tom Quayle app SOLO and it’s is exactly all about finding intervals so this will go hand in hand. I’m pretty good at 1,3,5, but suck at the rest🙃 thanks Brian!

[@davidgough9988]

very clear interval lesson. really nice.

[@graemethorne4540]

All ways a pleasure to learn something new from this Gentleman 🤠 cheers keep Up the great work I love your lessons 💝

[@Travis_in_Florida]

Very much Enjoyed and Needed this Video!!! I'm still digesting all the knowledge but I feel pretty good about it all. I'll try to focus more on the intervals and knowing which number note I'm playing. The next step being modifying the Pentatonic to create the other scales and then I got to work on how to phrase stuff in the newly created scale which hopefully the natural noodling around mojo will help me. Again Thank You Brian!!! Sorry I'm too poor to go to your website and support you financially. If you ever in Minneapolis holla at me in the comments on one of my videos. I'm a struggling Acoustic Player/Singer.

[@melbournecrosbie]

Interval: from one note to another. Scale degree: a note's position on a given scale. e.g. In C major, A is the 6th. Its scale degree is 6. The interval from A to C is minor 3rd. The interval from C to A is major 6th. Learning pentatonics by scale degree is a great idea. Especially because it highlights the chord tones within the scale.

[@zombieguitar]

These could also be referred to as intervals too though, since they are in reference to the scale root 😉

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[@zombieguitar]

I appreciate it Gary! Thank you 😁

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Great class cheers

[@jaydelaney8561]

Awesome bro. Absolutely amazed me 😍👍🏻

[@oldmanpatriot1490]

I do like this... I remember watching the ole WWWHWWH type things and it always confused me when I got into the weeds of modes.. Cause then it constantly changes to things like WHWWHWWW and what have you... Numbers are always easier to remember for me...

[@David-lj2rt]

Love your work! Great video!! You are a great teacher, thanks!

[@ront8270]

I do enjoy your lesson Brian…….well done

[@chrisminer5884]

I have never thought in terms of boxes always intervals and where they are in relation to each other on guitar. 5th one string above root. 4th one below dominant 7th 2 frets back etc compensate for the b string when necessary and the whole neck and all scales open up to you

[@Rebellovw]

Great lesson - I nailed the 5 pent boxes, minor and major scales - all box forms - but man - if I want to move into modes - I'd have to learn even more boxes- or the box differences. So as of now I'm trying to convert to intervals so I can just change the formula vs the box. Boxes are comfortable though - guess time to move on from them.

[@zombieguitar]

You could still take the "relative approach" to modes, recognizing that all 7 modes of the major scale share the same "patterns" 😀 See this lesson here: www.zombieguitar.com/how-to-solo-across-the-fretboard-using-modes/

[@viennapalace]

Great lesson but I've been doing it that way for years. A legacy of a lifetime playing wind instruments...

[@clnorris82]

This is like taking someone from "painting by numbers" and teaching them color theory, and the foundations of art. Great, great stuff in this lesson! Challenging but the payoff will make one a far better musician.

[@meleecritical]

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[@StefanoValerilove-coffee]

Hi Brian, so we have to learn the pentatonics formula and apply the intervals. What do you suggest whole scales or shorter pentatonic scales. When we have to use scale of 5 and when scales of 7 notes? Congratulations for your great knowledge and clear explanations 🎶

[@zombieguitar]

I would suggest learning 2 scales: 1.) The 7-note diatonic scale 2.) The 5-note pentatonic scale, which is just 5 of the 7 total notes of the diatonic scale Use all 7 notes for a more melodic sound. Limit yourself to just the 5 pentatonic notes for a more "pentantonic sound". Learn just those 2 scales (which is actually just 1 scale, with the second one being 5/7 of the first one), and that will likely be all that you ever use 95% of the time for the rest of your life 😁

[@StefanoValerilove-coffee]

@@zombieguitar thank you! I know allready this two scales, but in the book I follow for the guitar exercise (William Leavitt), there are all the the scale on G,F,D,A,E and the that one I exercise know is Bb scale. So do you think that it’s waisted time to learn all the scales?

[@zombieguitar]

@@StefanoValerilove-coffee learning more is never wasted time. However I have found that thinking in terms of "intervals" really simplifies A LOT of things on the guitar. So although the F major scale is F G A Bb C D E, and the G major scale is G A B C D E F#...in intervals, they are both simply 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 and share the same shape on the fretboard (same with all 12 diatonic scales for that matter). Learn as much as you can though!

[@StefanoValerilove-coffee]

@@zombieguitar completely agree with you! I put basically the 4 finger on the fretboard and then try to respect the interval to find the note. Is also helpful to remember the position of the 3rd (1 string down and 1 fret forward to the nut), then find the 5th and so on. Arrive to the automatism take time and years. I play now everyday since 3 years. Half to one hour each time. Music it’s a world where you never stop to learn and become great musician for me is like become a great scientist! Big passion and work are needed. Anyway progress step by step and have fun 🎶 🎸

[@soniatiwari3579]

I used to think interms of patterns..but i got to know the real theory behind it

[@chadmiller8725]

Great lesson as always Brian, but those hot lights are working you. I am here in Texas with 100+ outside and watching you sweat inside under those lights makes me feel for you my friend.

[@zombieguitar]

Haha I have to turn the AC off while recording or the mic picks it up. It does get pretty hot!!

[@chadmiller8725]

@@zombieguitar oh man that might be worse, but as I mentioned before, I truly appreciate your passion and attention to detail with zero BS factored in for "filler" like so many others. Keep these nuggets of musical wisdom coming my friend. I look forward to every one the moment they are posted. Thank you! Coming from an old guy thats been making guitar noise for decades.

[@zombieguitar]

@@chadmiller8725 thanks Chad! I really appreciate that 😀

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[@zombieguitar]

Yup that's my Katana!! Great amp for sure 😁

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[@zombieguitar]

Thanks man, much appreciated 😁

[@mariaflorentinadosanjos6582]

Hi Brian! Great video as always! Please, I would like to ask if modes of the pentatonic major and minor scales exist? The 4th or the 5th or the minor 7th of the minor pentatonic scale and the 2nd or the 3rd or the 5th of the major pentatonic scale would be played as the root. If these modes exist, do they have a name and when are they used?

[@zombieguitar]

No modes of the pentantonic scale, since the pentantonic scale is only 5/7 of the diatonic scale 😀

[@HVACRILLA]

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[@mikemilk7234]

Hi Brian, great class on the pentatonic scale (aka CAGED?) Thanks

[@zombieguitar]

Haha no this lesson is not about CAGED at all. This here is about CAGED: www.zombieguitar.com/9-steps-to-fully-understand-the-caged-system/

[@tommydacomicguy741]

Holy shit!

[@ronross1145]

Brilliant and enlightening...thankyou...

[@Eagleburger90]

Would it be detrimental to start at the major pentatonic and derive everything else from that? I could never bring myself to learn scale patterns. I am currently learning intervals up and down from the I(one) and V(five). Works for me. Thanks for all your work.

[@zombieguitar]

No, major pentatonic is fine too. I just used the minor pentatonic as the "baseline scale" since that is the one that many players start out with!

[@BHACHUGAMING]

Hey Brian, great video, im just confused about one thing. Why is the 3 only a half step lower than the 4, shouldnt it be a whole step below the 4?

[@zombieguitar]

@@BHACHUGAMING a minor 3rd is 3 semi tones, major 3rd is 4 semi-tones, perfect 4th is 5 semi-tones. It's weird I know, but there's only 12 total intervals to remember!

[@ScatZacc]

Where can I find all of the Scale Formulas

[@MikeB12800]

Aren’t the 5 different pentatonic shapes parts if the different mode scales? So shape 1 with A as the root is Aeolian or Ionian, and then position 2 would be B dorian or C Locrian depending on minor or major?

[@zombieguitar]

@alpha omega It sounds like you are thinking "modes" = "patterns"...that is a very common misconception about modes!

[@MikeB12800]

I understand how modes aren’t patterns, but confused if you could play a mode in pentatonic. Like Lydian has a sharp 4, but the major pentatonic omits the 4, so you won’t get the feel of lydian with major pentatonic! Unless the add the 4th? But then it’s not really pentatonic

[@kagenotatsumaki]

I have 1 question. From my (very, extremely, unbelievably) limited knowledge of Intervals, it seems like a flat interval, like a flat 2nd, flat 3rd etc... Is the same as a minor 2nd and minor 3rd? Is that right?

[@zombieguitar]

Yup pretty much. Except for the 5th...then it's called a "diminished 5th" 😁

[@danielmccloskey2840]

Can this theory be used in chord form to write songs in a “circle of 5ths “ kind of way (hope I’m making sense

[@zombieguitar]

Yes absolutely!

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[@zombieguitar]

This isn't meant to be a sales pitch...but every video that I have on KZbin also has a duplicate, ad-free version on the Zombie Guitar website, which also includes a written lesson with it. This is one of the many advantages of becoming a lifetime member of the website. This specific lesson's ad-free website version is here: www.zombieguitar.com/a-new-way-to-look-at-the-pentatonic-scale-intervals-instead-of-patterns/

[@TeleTonemonkey]

Click …… OMG,! Thanks.

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If hybridizing isn't a word, it should be.

[@zombieguitar]

🤣🤣🤣

[@RevGerryRM]

Of all the studing guitar, I can not wrap my head around that. Feeling lost😯

[@zombieguitar]

What are you feeling lost about?

[@louis-philippesmith335]

Would anyone who could tell me what this scale or mode that is part of this notes sequence... First position : E,G#,A,B,D,E,G#,A,B,D,E,G# Tabs : ( E 0,4 ) ( A 0,2 ) ( D 0,2 ) ( G 1,2 ) (B 0,3) ( E 0,4 ).... I was able to dissect five position from it's notes, which has a really beautiful flavor but I don't know the name of this mode or scale sequence... Thank you

[@zombieguitar]

Hey it's just E minor pentatonic, but with a major 3rd instead of a minor 3rd 😁

[@louis-philippesmith335]

@@zombieguitar Thank you for taking the time to respond to clarify this question, which seemed to me to be an enigma. Have this realize over time that a simple addition, move or remove a note can change and make a huge difference. Thank you again for your time and sharing your knowledge..

[@ChristopheJaja]

I was just learning how to work on scale that way great thanks