All 84 Major Scales and Modes in Every Position for Guitar, Made Easy | Guided Practice Session

In my previous videos, we discussed the Chromatic Scale, Cycle 4, and the patterns of the C Major Scale. Here, we take it further by going to all of the remaining 11 keys.
There are many different methods of learning the neck, and this is what has worked really well for me.

[@robsmith5388]

I don’t know why you don’t have millions of views on this video it’s pure gold

[@TheBrandonbreak]

The KZbin recommendation has never made me so happy. Best lesson on this subject I've ever seen. Thanks a lot!!

[@KoreyHicksGuitar]

My pleasure, hope it is helpful! Lots more to come, when we get into modes things get really interesting!

[@uberjam-sam8512]

I appreciate all your work on the all too important major scale. You've provided some interesting practice tools these last few days, which I needed.

[@KoreyHicksGuitar]

Glad it helped! When we get to modes, things start getting really interesting!

[@dramastudiobordeaux8058]

Korey, I have watched all your vdos this weekend and the circle of 4ths has my mind churning. Your approach really resonates with my sentiments. Thank you. what a find. Keep it goin.

[@KoreyHicksGuitar]

More to come! Thank you so much for your support!

[@bigswededog]

Korey, I have been looking for something that really covers this subject for a long time. It's a lot to take in, but I love the way you present it all. Looking forward to the next lesson. Thank you!

[@KoreyHicksGuitar]

Glad it was helpful! Will be doing some slower paced practicing videos as well!

[@garyhurst2747]

Thanks Korey, finding that playing the scale and saying the notes at the same time is pushing me hard even at 70 bpms! Feeling the burn!

[@KoreyHicksGuitar]

You’ll get there! Keep going! 💪

[@FrallaN024]

Thanks a lot for the video. Been looking for a way to find structure in my practice routines and some guidence(both spiritually and physically🙏) and I feel I might have found the missing piece. I know all the modes and triads but I have a hard time connecting them and creating musical phrases. Been practicing this before work each day and I hope it will give me great results in the future. Cheers from Sweden

[@Sammywhat]

Food for thought?.... Korey, that was a FEAST!! 🔥

[@billlogan8263]

I’m flying an old biplane, you are flying a jet with the afterburners on. But, interesting and educational and I thank you for the volume of theory crammed into a short lesson.

[@bobdeskins3767]

First time connecting the pattern numbers with the corresponding scale degree... Mind blown. Thanks Korey!

[@KoreyHicksGuitar]

Love it when lightbulb moments happen!

[@MyLifEcademy-sr4hy]

Again...I chanced upon your channel and you brought the goods! Monsterous value...you have sent me to the woodshed on this!

[@KoreyHicksGuitar]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@skipperherman5766]

I love your format.

[@KoreyHicksGuitar]

Thanks! Hoping to improve each time I do this!

[@skipperherman5766]

@@KoreyHicksGuitar I’ve been playing for 50 years and I’m starting over from scratch and finding holes, and missing information that’s heeled me back. I have taken lessons and been self teaching so I’ve learned a lot of mistakes over the years. Some technical skills like finger style I have down to an art. I want to improve with jazz and you literally turned a light for me. Thank you. I will be watching for all your videos.

[@puttsky7]

Fantastic thank you!

[@jimb4074]

Great lesson!!

[@KoreyHicksGuitar]

Thanks! 😃

[@skipperherman5766]

Very good. Thanks

[@adambrunner9462]

Hey Korey this is really good stuff here. Is a patreon membership going to have PDFs like that major scale chart? I see your just getting it going Im definitely interested but thats the kind of material I definitely need to practice with. Thanks glad to have found your channel

[@KoreyHicksGuitar]

Absolutely - i’ve written a couple books on theory about this stuff too!

[@dodoungpaitarofree]

Thanks

[@markcoffin9879]

I noticed that when you go around the cycle naming flat keys, you change at Gb, instead calling it F#. Is there a reason for that? Also, do you practice the cycle using sharp keys as well?

[@KoreyHicksGuitar]

Yes, in the key of Gb, the IV chord is Cb Major. Unfortunately, many modern chord chards (especially in pop and worship music) list this as a B Major chord. Which is enharmonically correct, BUT the iiimin chord is Bb minor! Also, IV chords have to be some kind of 'fourth' - and B is a kind of 3rd in G. So having a B Major and a Bb minor in the same key causes problems - I have noticed that many amateur players make mistakes when they see a chart in Gb. F# - has a A#min iii chord, and the B Major IV chord. Also, F# Major is closely related to the vi chord (F#min) in A, and the ii chord (F#min) in E, which makes it more familiar. Finally, it is tradition in the 20th century (modern music, jazz, funk, R&B, pop, etc.) to just call it F# Major.

[@waitdontwaitrecords]

@@KoreyHicksGuitar I was wondering the same thing. Thank you!

[@moshelevy7541]

Amazing!! Thank you!

[@TT-kw5nj]

PLEASE READ!! Amazing lesson and so happy I found your channel. Q- How does one obtain the printed page examples you used?

[@KoreyHicksGuitar]

You can send me an email, also I offer them on my Patreon

[@yvesacj]

great

[@khalilhabib9607]

Great lesson. Is there a way to get those charts in the video?

[@KoreyHicksGuitar]

Yes, go ahead and send me an email!

[@armandosinger]

Thanks for the lessons! I’ve been practicing Cycle 4 note finding and the 7 patterns all week thanks to your guidance. I really want to master this. Do you have a strong opinion on whether these scales should be alternate or economy picked? I noticed you are economy picking, which is how Ido it generally, but have heard some argue for strict alternate picking.

[@KoreyHicksGuitar]

I almost always use economy picking as a general rule!

[@regenerative1173]

After a lifetime of playing solely by ear- I really struggle with how to find the right charts/diagrams to show me what to learn, and then how the heck to memorize it. Have tried reading guitar books and I get stumped very quickly. How do I find for example; charts showing all G chord shapes going up the neck, and then how do I memorize them without it taking hours for one chord? haha I'm sure it's just a me problem. I'm not bad at guitar but not great, always improvised and I'm happy that I can- Always get compliments on my tone, phrasing etc. but I can't explain to people that I really DON'T know how to play in any kind of structured sense. I find it so difficult to know where to start in HOW to physically memorize the fretboard as well as memorizing chords and knowing each of their names as well as the notes in each chord. It honestly feels like I don't have a brain that can take it all in. I still watch tons of theory videos in hopes it will rub off one me, but I really don't know what material to learn from! I really enjoyed the way you laid out these "cheat code" diagrams (so to speak), but I still don't feel like I have a clear plan of how to actually learn each of these things...without it taking 3 hours a day for the next 12 months.

[@KoreyHicksGuitar]

Repetition is key, and having a structured practice routine, which I will be laying out in the next couple of weeks. For me, it was doing small things over and over again until became second nature. In private lessons, I will often practice things with students like the G chord inversions you mentioned. Students were almost always say “I had no idea I was supposed to do it LIKE THAT! that many times or that intensely!” It’s about incredible intensity. For example, with those inversions I would play in between two or three inversions hundreds of times less than 10 minutes back-and-forth back-and-forth back-and-forth back-and-forth hyperfocus don’t let anything distract you back-and-forth back-and-forth back-and-forth.

[@regenerative1173]

​@@KoreyHicksGuitarI really appreciate you replying, i was kind of just venting haha so thanks for that. I will definitely be taking your advice, rereading your comment, watching the video(s) and trying to take it on. Cheers 🤙

[@rylanpowers1581]

What is the benefit of practicing cycle 4 as opposed to cycle 5?

[@KoreyHicksGuitar]

It’s the same basically - and eventually moving to Cycle 3, 6 and everything else. The guitar is tuned in 4ths and most modern chord progressions go in 4ths. Jazz pedagogical history teaches 4ths. But most importantly, the guitar is a self-transposing instrument. Let’s use it!

[@rylanpowers1581]

@@KoreyHicksGuitar thank you!

[@ingeronnabakk6844]

Unless if you are planning to reach the age of 100 +, I would recommend this: Learn the dominantscales on the four upper strings. By the way, you might still need all the years up till 100+😅

[@KoreyHicksGuitar]

This is just one of the proficiency requirements for 1st semester Berklee College of Music guitar majors. 1000’s of people finish this within a few months. I was surprised at how little practice it actually took! Many of my students can get this down within a few weeks. I know it seems hard - but it’s just unfamiliar. It’s totally worth the effort and unlocks so many other skills!!!

[@mns8732]

The payoff is down the road apiece.

[@KoreyHicksGuitar]

Yup, I know. Unfortunately that could be why many instructors don’t talk about this stuff. I do have a comprehensive written out practice plan coming after we get through the basics that will help!