Played in bands for years, chords, played on stage, got paid too. Only had a mtv and picked up chord charts and jammed. It was fun but learning lots after years of not playing because of work and got stuck, not advancing. I have learned more in 9 months of watching your videos than years of playing with the guys. Thank you.
@andrewclarkeguitar11 ай бұрын
Wow, that means so much. I'm so happy my videos are helping 🙏☺
@MaksymOliinyk-z5u17 күн бұрын
man you have the best guitar channel for learning improvising im feeling like im on the next level after like 2 videos
@piticooki433411 ай бұрын
just wanted to say that it's thanks to you that i finally was able to connect the pieces in music theory for guitar. You're an absolut legend keep it up!
@andrewclarkeguitar11 ай бұрын
I'm so happy to hear that. Glad I can help :)
@1970Richiez4 ай бұрын
I have been playing electric guitar for over 5 years nearly playing every day... Im a member of our local country music club and I have watched thousands of videos but none have moved me or affected my playing as much as this video has... It is probably one of the best ones I have seen for my playing.. Thank you Andrew
@joshuaormston3320Ай бұрын
This is so good - I can finally play any key!
@aimekelly705511 ай бұрын
I've been stumbling around in the shadows of guitar playing much of my life and not really progressing. I've been watching your lessons on You Tube for the past couple of months and I've learned more from you in that time than anything I've learned my entire life. You're now the only one I go to for lessons and you also have a new Patreon member. Thanks Andrew
@andrewclarkeguitar11 ай бұрын
I’m so happy you’re finding the videos helpful. And thank you so much for joining the Patreon! 😊
@thedonbishop554 ай бұрын
When I first stared playing, I simply played the notes of each chord. For example, if it was a D7, I’d play all those notes with emphasis on the flattened 7th. Little did I know I was playing Mixolydian without realising. That’s why videos like this are great because you apply music theory with playing by ear. If I had this knowledge earlier, my playing would’ve been advanced sooner. Thanks again for making this.😊
@1970Richiez4 ай бұрын
This is just Gold
@johnf.r665811 ай бұрын
Never really understood theory and how to apply scales, this is awesome, hope you keep going and doing more videos like this, you really are helping a lot of people to improve on the guitar and as an artist in general, thank you for what you are doing, cheers from Argentina!
@andrewclarkeguitar11 ай бұрын
I've definitely got a lot more videos like this on the way. Thanks for watching!!
@OtRatsaphong5 ай бұрын
I like your approach of getting us to try to hum a tune in our heads first before trying to make a phrase from the fretboard. 👍
@andrewclarkeguitar5 ай бұрын
I find it very helpful! I'm glad you agree 😀
@wagonet5 ай бұрын
@@andrewclarkeguitar many years ago I tried to learn how to solo without understanding the underlying concepts. I basically sounded like a scale. I'm gonna try this humming method! Great idea
@juancarlomadrigal48477 ай бұрын
you are the one who explained things so simple and crystal clear, luv your videos man, keep it up..Godbless you!!!
@andrewclarkeguitar7 ай бұрын
I appreciate that!
@freebodychris5 ай бұрын
This is gold mate. I have been noodling around lately trying to make up stuff targeting the chord changes. I have been trying to use the triad method. I am finding that very robotic sounding. I'm hitting the notes but there is to much thinking to realy sound fluid.
@andrewclarkeguitar5 ай бұрын
Glad I could help! Cheers :)
@freebodychris5 ай бұрын
@@andrewclarkeguitar I still sound like i'm programmed and robotic. Any tips?
@gerardogomez53433 ай бұрын
This video is great. I’m now just learning scales and one thing I would recommend is learning a little bit of the fret board. I currently have memorized the high E, low E, and A string and it has made this easier and watching videos easier too.
@andrewclarkeguitar3 ай бұрын
Totally agree. Great advice!
@Yencubing11 ай бұрын
Thank you for the tutorial, I tried to learn it for a long time but couldn't find a good tutorial, but yours was very clear and understandable. So thank you😊
@andrewclarkeguitar11 ай бұрын
That's great to hear! Let me know if you have any questions :)
@1234mikeirving6 ай бұрын
Oh buddy, I’ve been playing for years and this was a lightbulb lesson for me, thank you so much! I just found you on KZbin. I’m going to watch all of your videos.
@andrewclarkeguitar6 ай бұрын
That's so great to hear! Glad I could be helpful ☺
@NA442212 ай бұрын
You are a great teacher. Thank you for the lesson 🙏 I don't understand why it's worth the effort to add the notes to all of the pentatonic shapes i know.
@Belik__11 ай бұрын
Omg that's just insane! Thank you sir!
@andrewclarkeguitar11 ай бұрын
You’re very welcome, my friend 😊
@Ben-Ken7 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@RandyGalicha3 ай бұрын
Your videos inspires me again to explore my guitar talent, actually im in the same situation you explained, and had additional knowledge. Your videos are worth watching, very easy to learn compare to every other videos, the best for me, thanks for sharing your knowledge man very appreciate it❤️
@andrewclarkeguitar3 ай бұрын
That's amazing to hear! I'm so glad my videos are helpful. :)
@wagonet5 ай бұрын
Your lessons have been so helpful 🎉
@andrewclarkeguitar5 ай бұрын
I'm so glad! ☺
@kalobpierson97533 ай бұрын
Awesome video
@andrewclarkeguitar3 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@behzadabf4 ай бұрын
just perfect.. thanks.
@andrewclarkeguitar4 ай бұрын
You're welcome!
@stealthbum342 ай бұрын
Subbed. Thanks for puttiing things in a way that doesn’t make me shut down after 30 seconds. 😅
@aidenrinonos825211 ай бұрын
your ways of teaching are so good, you got me into wanting to learn how to solo. Thank you!
@andrewclarkeguitar11 ай бұрын
Awesome! I'm glad I can help :)
@tofu310711 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for this tutorial! Your videos have really been a big help taking my playing to the next level 😃
@andrewclarkeguitar11 ай бұрын
You're very welcome! Glad I could help :)
@marcusumanzor85839 ай бұрын
you explain everything so well and i have learned a lot of info from your videos. just subscribed
@andrewclarkeguitar9 ай бұрын
Thanks for subscribing! I'm glad you're finding the videos helpful :)
@TaterCreator5 ай бұрын
This was really helpful!
@andrewclarkeguitar5 ай бұрын
I'm so glad!
@raycarter6168 ай бұрын
Very helpful stuff, thank you.
@andrewclarkeguitar8 ай бұрын
You're welcome!
@thetilteddrummer46546 ай бұрын
Hey Andrew, great stuff! You have a natural and gifted way of teaching. I'm wondering if you have done any videos on arpeggios and on technique. Thank you!!
@andrewclarkeguitar6 ай бұрын
Thank you so much. Nothing on arpeggios yet. But I have a video that covers some lead techniques here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4fShnqPm82bo6c
@loveguitars11 ай бұрын
Great lesson! 👍 Question? Why not do the major scale in 3 note per string? The D string is confusing with only 2 notes on that string. Thanks!🙏
@andrewclarkeguitar11 ай бұрын
That’s a good question! You could add a 3rd note on the D string, but it would be a repeat of one of the notes of the next string up (or down), essentially forcing that next string to only have 2 notes. Just because of the nature of that position, you’re forced to put 2 notes on one of the strings. So we can’t really turn this shape into a 3-note-per-string pattern. The standard 3-note-per-string major scale (the one that starts on the major root on the low E) is a great scale as well, but it shifts your hand into a different position. Also useful, but I still prefer that basic minor pentatonic position to be my homebase because of how comfortable it is.
@loveguitars11 ай бұрын
@@andrewclarkeguitar Hey Andrew, Great information! Thank you! 👍🙏
@andrewclarkeguitar11 ай бұрын
@@loveguitars my pleasure! Let me know if you have any other questions 😊
@carloscedillo508111 ай бұрын
Excellent video !
@andrewclarkeguitar11 ай бұрын
Glad you liked it! 😀
@ravikaiwar25711 ай бұрын
Great! How can you use this approach to solo over chord changes? Thanks
@serujuc620911 ай бұрын
Useful as usual!! One question: is it better to stop on notes from penta and use added notes just at middle of licks? Maybe not relevant...
@Poopbutt213411 ай бұрын
You can but I’m sure there will b times it seems u just cant
@andrewclarkeguitar11 ай бұрын
You can feel free to stop and start on those added notes as well. They'll always "work", but they may not always be the exact sound you're going for. Just play around with them :)
@serujuc620911 ай бұрын
Understood, thanks! Well, final judge should remain the ear, but i thought added notes bring back some tension in the links... i'll try anyway!
@spaceninja708011 ай бұрын
Can you do a video on war training
@andrewclarkeguitar11 ай бұрын
I assume you mean "ear training". And yes! I'll get to work on something.
@filippocalderoni11 ай бұрын
Do you prefer playing through the bella+ir or the dream 65? Im thinking about buying a load box or the dream65/woodrow55..but it's difficult to choose
@andrewclarkeguitar11 ай бұрын
No wrong answers with anything you mentioned. They all sound and feel awesome. Personally, I prefer playing through the Bella and IR. The Dream is more for when I'm playing a gig where I'm unable to use an amp. In my experience, the Dream is the next best thing.
@michaelredhead20555 ай бұрын
Only problem playing like that some of the notes don't always match the chords and sounds out of place your better playing chord tones that go with the chords .
@andrewclarkeguitar5 ай бұрын
Chord tones are an important part of improvising, but just one piece of the puzzle. I go into it more in this video if you're curious: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYm9eJadjt6mhNU
@Mulberry20007 ай бұрын
Great video but just to be clear, if i play a major scale do i start off with my little finger and move up the scale towards the guitar keys and if i want to play a minor scale i start off with my first finger and move to the 12th fret? For example i want to play a c major pentatonic do i start off with my little finger and move to up ? When i play am pentatonic i start with my first finger? In the chord diagrams they always say start off at the first note of the key regardless of the key of the scale. What i mean i have to use my first finger always, that part was not explained in the video at all. Even chord books they are always use the finger interchangeably.
@joshuagopie998911 ай бұрын
🔥
@andrewclarkeguitar11 ай бұрын
🙌🙌
@jeromesederas214311 ай бұрын
yessir😀
@andrewclarkeguitar11 ай бұрын
😀
@mabblers7 ай бұрын
Should I get my finger flowing nice with the scales nice and easy before going for Improv?
@andrewclarkeguitar7 ай бұрын
You don't need to be going too fast. As long as you can play through a scale at a slow-medium pace without making any mistakes you'll be good to start learning improv.
@mabblers7 ай бұрын
@@andrewclarkeguitar Thanks, I really love how you're able play the scales with a musical sound. I'm trying to get that going in mine playing. However only having been playing two months on the guitar. I'm trying not to be hard on myself being 65. I've been playing drums since I was 16, and able to really get into the music from a percussion way nicely. Now I want to come from the Improvisational way.
@andrewclarkeguitar7 ай бұрын
@@mabblers Just make sure you learn all your chords and rhythm techniques as well. Typically, you'll want to have those feeling solid before you move into scales and improv. But it sounds like you've already got a good rhythmic foundation which will definitely help you!
@mabblers7 ай бұрын
@@andrewclarkeguitar I haven't don't anything on rhythm techniques, I've tried cords and still working on them. They are the hardest part I've found in playing the guitar. I'll start concentrating on the those now. Thanks again.
@Poopbutt213411 ай бұрын
Wow that is a nice tat! Throne on ur hand n the snake
@andrewclarkeguitar11 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@RalphFormenteraАй бұрын
why the tabs is wrong?
@davidadkins25635 ай бұрын
Why did you put the guitar upside down
@Poopbutt213411 ай бұрын
3:40 im 99.9% sure that’s a natural minor not major
@andrewclarkeguitar11 ай бұрын
It would be if we started on the A, yes. If we start on the C (with the 1 beside it) then it becomes a major scale. Both scales contain the same notes, just start and end at different points. In this case, we're using this shape ambiguously so that we can be playing in both A minor and C major at the same time with one shape.
@donkiddick35623 ай бұрын
A lot of this really made sense to me after struggling for so long. Can I just ask why, at 15.30+ your diagram shows on the low E string a C# and a D#. I thought those symbols meant C sharp and D sharp but surely they should be C Flat and D Flat.
@andrewclarkeguitar3 ай бұрын
The key of E major is a sharp key. This means there are no flats in the key. So our scale contains the nots E F# G# A B C# D#. There is no Cb or Db in this diagram. Let me know if you're still confused and I can explain further :)
@Kjhd9987hy4 ай бұрын
so i can hear cool stuff in my head, but when i pick up a guitar i go blank its like something took my legs out from under me.