The Guitar Lesson NO ONE Wants (But EVERYONE Needs) - Part 1

[@bbowjazz]

This lesson is precisely why Adam played behind Norah Jones for years and 999 other guitarists who might even have more fretboard mastery than he does, didn’t.

[@armsfullofronan]

This is gold

[@AdamLevyGuitarTips]

Thanks, Ronan.

[@uberjam-sam8512]

Great lesson. I am probably considered intermediate-ish, and it was much harder than I anticipated. I found myself doing as you had suggested some of your students do in lessons, which is hunt an peck, which is okay. Just another data point in the learning process. I have now played it several times all over the neck and it really got me thinking in terms of scale degrees in a way I don't normally do. I also found it instructive to do it on a single string. That was also much harder than I thought it would be.

[@fenderbender2470]

I keep finding my way back to triads. I found the "E" shape fell most naturally under the fingers when playing the melody in F and C. Funnily enough every December I find I make more progress on my ear/playing trying to figure out the melodies for Christmas carols. Silent Night is a fun one. After groaning in grade school band when the instruction was to play twinkle twinkle little star fast forward several decades and I'm thrilled to play Happy Birthday in 4 keys. of course back then we didn't appreciate a good nap either.

[@michaelkhorsandi8623]

Great lesson. Looking forward to part two!

[@jamestelgarez5967]

Thanks Adam!! Great lesson!!

[@ipelegeng]

Thanks Adam, practicing in the way you suggested is so helpful, cheers from Austria, Stefan

[@AdamLevyGuitarTips]

Excellent!

[@tomcripps7229]

I didn't play along with this and I know that I would get impatient, screw it up and demand to do a chord melody arrangement and be done with it. But I can see the wisdom in this being a great excercise as you move around in different keys. Hence the title of the video. And I will get on it.

[@michael.lentsman]

Cool, thanks. Important topic, it's about music.

[@andreasfetzer7559]

Wonderful!

[@stasbondarenko2574]

This was really fun. Played it modally throughout the week starting from Lydian, and changed one scale degree every day, on single strings and on different 3-string clusters. Very much looking forward to Locrian tomorrow, and to part II.

[@AdamLevyGuitarTips]

Yes - that's really making the most of it!

[@nicko6710]

Nice work, I also use the way you phrase. The first 4 notes of Happy Birthday, say it in different ways now play it...

[@nicomiguelguitar]

Really enjoyed this tip. The best way to be more melodic is to, well, play melodies! Paying attention to the range limitations is crucial. Thanks Adam. PS intermediacy is indeed a word!

[@AdamLevyGuitarTips]

Cheers, Nico.

[@florianliebtmusik]

Great fun and good ideas to get my students into the fretboard, too. Thanks a lot.

[@AdamLevyGuitarTips]

I'm glad you found it.

[@florianliebtmusik]

@@AdamLevyGuitarTips. You gave me the link, so it was easy. Thank you again.

[@benzion09]

Great lesson Adam , I was wondering , how do you get that beautfull lush reverb

[@AdamLevyGuitarTips]

This Collings DS2H is kind of magical. So much ring/chime/bloom. And the room I'm in is adding some mild ambiance. I didn't add any actual reverb. What you hear is what you get.

[@sherryblessgaries9806]

Great lesson 😊

[@AdamLevyGuitarTips]

Thanks!

[@sherryblessgaries9806]

Can I please have your number maybe text more later you’re a great man that I will love to know more about

[@eddaymusic]

Good stuff. Thanks!

[@AdamLevyGuitarTips]

Cheers, Ed.

[@sherryblessgaries9806]

Hello Ed 😊

[@Timanator]

Hey Adam, huge fan of yours from the Norah Jones Come Away with Me Album. Just found out you have a channel!

[@AdamLevyGuitarTips]

Welcome!

[@philipgerrans8152]

Hi Adam, when you play second inversion in C ( i.e. you start on G) are you playing in G? ie, the first note is now G. this seems to fit with your remarks on modes at the end. in D Lydian D is the first note of a D lydian scale. D is not the fifth of G in this case?

[@AdamLevyGuitarTips]

When playing 2nd inversion C chord, and starting the "Happy Birthday" melody on the note G, you're in the key of C. When playing in D Lydian, the starting melody note is A. Whichever. mode we choose to play in, the starting melody note is the 5th scale degree of that mode. Does that make sense? I hope so.

[@cloudyphiz]

One could spend hundreds of hours watching guitar lessons on KZbin and find nothing close to as valuable as the first 10 minutes here. I know because I probably have.

[@AdamLevyGuitarTips]

Thanks so much, Gary.