Best Pentatonic Masterclass on the Internet

[@BrandonDeon]

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[@HandyL]

You lost me around the five minute mark. I think I need to sign up and get on the waiting list 🫣

[@michaelvarney.]

@@HandyLdo it!

[@HandyL]

@@michaelvarney. Can’t say no to a Michael, that’s my name too 👍🏽🫡

[@thedonbishop55]

Signed up to the waiting list. Thank you for the effort you put in mate.

[@MikeSmith-ns6py]

Brandon what pic do you use? I'm obsessed with the Jazz 3. I haven't been able to switch since I found them.

[@michael-varney-music]

8 min after a 42 min video drops I can say with confidence that the whole video is exactly what I needed to get off the cigarrets.

[@Hustada]

I love how honest this guy is about getting good. No shortcuts.

[@theme6530]

Papa Brandon showing us some love with a true long form video. Appreciate it!

[@alexglenn2122]

Instructions unclear: purchased cigarettes

[@richardsager842]

I can finally understand the link between scale names and how the relate to the CAGED system. Like minor is the G shape form and major is the E shape form. This will really help when learning from different people.

[@MadGeorgeProductions]

Dude this is fucking amazing! I've never seen this explained and as comprehensive as this. I can't wait to get stuck in, thank you!

[@Fakedis]

This is actually quite fucking nice. Having a name for each pentatonic key helps quite a lot in identifying and memorizing even if they are "unofficial"

[@Galileo3k]

Brandon, I am convinced your program will work. I am saving my money so I can enroll either in the September wave 2024 or the December wave. Thank you for your disciplined methodology, blunt feedback and raw uncut practice sessions.

[@MikeSmith-ns6py]

Very informative Brandon. I like the way you describe your shapes. I figured out why in like 2 seconds lol. But it's actually pretty genius. Keep up the awesome work man

[@tapeck4340]

Thank you, i've always struggled with guitar vid explanations but this is so comprehensive and clear!

[@RedPillGrimReaper]

An easy way for me to figure out which modes are in a certain key is a simple matter of intervals and arithmetic. For example, if you want to find the Dorian mode, it's 2 frets up and 10 down. Phrygian mode is 4 frets up and 8 down, mixolydian mode is 7 frets up and 5 down and Aeolian is 9 up and 3 down. And you only have to memorize one direction, since the other direction will be 12 minus that number.

[@efrainalejandrocastillocha2463]

Very thanks, Master Brandon, directly to the point. Thanks for vanish the mist of my undiscipline self in the Pentatonic topic. Thanks for the wisdom and the effort it took to make this quintessencial video.

[@aadilmallick911]

Man we don’t appreciate you enough this was amazing

[@owlcowl999]

Truly the best pentatonic masterclass.

[@captiveofsocietyy6748]

After beginning in late March this year, I have finally understood the Pentatonic shapes, why they work how they do .Now I am able to practice them well! Thank you!

[@Music.Notes145]

Your awsome man I used to teach guitar in a music shop in the early 00's and this is helping me remember everything I lost a pinky but it doesn't slow me down

[@avadheshsinghrathore998]

Thank you really needed this!

[@scrap8930]

Much appreciation for the thoroughness 🙏. Great lesson !!

[@franzrenzebalboa5946]

This is what I needed for a break through Thank You so much

[@uhmynameisjojo1318]

This vid is super rich in knowledge. Thank you so much.

[@adrianjuanis1862]

Thanks bro, u did such great lessons. This answer a lot of questions of improvement.

[@lars_21_gitarista53]

Thank you so much Sir Brandon for sharing this, verry Useful Lesson, Very Helpful to us who can't afford paying Guitar Lessons .Keep It Up. Got Bless and More Power To Your Channel. More Guitar Lessons Videos to come.

[@scattystormborn]

This is exactly what I needed. Now I know how to efficiently structure practice. One of these days it’ll come in handy 😅

[@petermccabe8909]

I completely understand modes and agree that it makes total sense to call them that. I was trying to memorise the patterns by numbers, but your method makes it much easier. Thank you!! Love your style of teaching. Wish I could use your method on primary school students. lol.

[@jenniferbecher264]

Thank you this is so helpful!

[@ginopino9069]

best pentatonic video i have ever seen, keep posting useful videos like this because are video like this that are really useful for people trying to learn the pentatonic

[@Robert-sn6vk]

Yeah that would be nice but it’s obvious he is doing longer videos and a mid year sign up to boost his sales. People don’t want to pay for a year long guitar course that costs like $2000, that’s ridiculous

[@ronsin9490]

@@Robert-sn6vkBullshit they don’t. He’s selling out his course each run. $2k for a year of excellent guitar lessons is not unreasonable by any means. Even 20 years ago it was common to see lessons for one hour per week going at $50 a lesson. You do the math. The man is providing a valuable service, it’s not ridiculous just because you are one of the people who can’t, or chooses not to afford it.

[@Robert-sn6vk]

@@ronsin9490 Dude, opinions are personal, and mine stands on its own merit. Debating online won’t sway my stance, especially when it’s laced with assumptions about my finances based off of nothing but what you’ve conjured up in your head. Let’s focus on constructive dialogue rather than undermining each other’s views, see if you can try to ACT like more of an adult next time you comment

[@ronsin9490]

@@Robert-sn6vk What a pretentious retort. I gave two options for your financial situation, one of which being your choice to not pay for his course. Since you’re so butthurt over an opinion other than your own maybe you should get off the cigarettes and get off the channel. If you can’t argue reason with anything other than based statements to try and make yourself sound intelligent then you are neither adult nor offering constructive anything. Your initial comment was an attack on the creators motives based on nothing but assumptions of your own. Also based on your own assumptions of his financial situations which are based on nothing but what you’ve conjured up in your head. Whining about cost while clearly knowing nothing about the value of what that cost covers. Next time you want to offer an opinion have some facts and have some tact and you won’t get called for bullshit. I personally don’t care if I sway your opinion or not. You should heed your own advice when commenting on other people’s comments instead of being a hypocritical ass. The guy works his ass off. The fact that you get any of his knowledge for free is your own luck. Yes he’s marketing himself but he deserves to make money. The value of the course is very reasonable. Whether you can afford it or not is entirely up to you. But don’t act like the only reason you don’t is because it’s ridiculous to think someone would pay for it.

[@sanchezz4387]

Absolutely perfect this video thanks brandon

[@diegomontemayorgil]

This was exactly what i needed to unstuck my playing. Thank you, you are the best teacher in this platform.

[@lenpiotoxix9160]

What you're doing is so useful, thank you and keep going no matter how

[@mabblers]

WOW, this is GREAT! Thanks

[@sagittarinaofficial]

This video is just pure gold.

[@kingfirefox1222]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS AND YOU’RE VIDEOS THEY HELP SOOO MUCH

[@Silvertip1958]

I use all 5 shapes at G A C D and E then keep going to the 22nd fret. This puts me on all CAGED notes on the guitar. I time myself from start to finish. It’s teaching me the shapes, how to play without looking and I can jam Am Em and C backing tracks all over the neck. Ya never stop learning. I enjoy your lessons, a little brash at times. 😎

[@ross3818]

The brashness compensates for the Canadian-ness. Like ice hockey does. 😊

[@sithuhan1086]

Thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge This gonna be a lot helpful to me

[@SchecterIsKING]

Thanks man. This was great. I've been playing since November and I knew the shapes because of an excerise I found on KZbin that uses all 5 shapes but I never knew what they were called and i knew the shapes but hat was it. This was very informative. You're the man Brandon. Also, that thing about starting in an upstroke was extremely helpful. I don't think anyone I've seen has covered that and I'm noticing my picking is faster already. Right. Now time for a 🚬 break. 💪💪

[@oluwatobiadegoke13]

I already know my way round the pentatonic scale, but thank God I didn't before I saw the upstroke and downstroke. This is exactly what I need in ascending and descending fast playing.

[@Gregorz203]

Joining the waiting list tonight. Great lesson.

[@uesrname12]

love watching ur videos brandon 🙏🙏❤❤

[@ManiacMageetheG]

I'm geeked about this!

[@CollinLongboards]

I didn’t even realize I was practicing these shapes, it’s all clicking

[@CorumBryant]

I’m 94 years old and have been playing guitar for 93 years and I have never broken out of the minor pentatonic and now I am sweeping Hungarian scale and two hand tapping. Incredible.

[@youngboyharless9769]

Maybe if you have 3 or 4 more years left on this wild planet you could learn tornado of souls solo before you pass

[@TheAnxious17]

thank you so much for this video❤

[@JR3GEMS]

dude you are a legend youtube needed this

[@aaryanvipin2412]

Love this video and the effort you put in! Thanks so much!

[@TreyTush]

Good info in this video and explained well…. Dead ass about the whole “you’re not cool so embrace being uncool and will thus be much cooler” thing I said earlier. Humility = ACCURATE self appraisal

[@ianmcevoy9936]

Awesome lesson,cheers.

[@Cannabisaurus]

This made more sense than any explanation of this I've seen. Your naming of the Pentatonic shapes after the modes is brilliant, and fuck the unbelievers.

[@Jason-du6zt]

you're my life saver man hopefully i get this done under a month

[@P3-mz8ps]

Thanks for sharin all this for free.. you're a great teacher

[@No1karez]

Such a great lesson!! Thank you

[@rylanlacroix9640]

glad your doing long form content

[@paul_havoc]

This helped me so much! Thanks, for picking up guitar and not cigarettes!

[@omgabaddon]

I'm definitely revisiting this in the future, thanks a lot. 5 minutes in, I'm already lost. Can't even tell where Bb is in the fat string.

[@johnoverthrow206]

Been looking for something l can comprehend. Thanx

[@wasihakeemy6641]

I CAN START SOLO A LIL BIT BECAUSE OF YOU THANKS BRANDON !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@tylermartinezmusic2798]

Just a note for anyone who might be struggling with getting the first drills up to speed. You should practice it starting on an upstroke just make sure you are using upward pick slanting (which Brandon clearly is). If you are unable to do that you can use downward pick slanting just make sure you start on a downstroke at that point. I agree with Brandon that starting on an upstroke is better for those examples as you end up getting better economy of motion, but most of the students I’ve had that are beginners/intermediate players have a tough time starting any exercise on an upstroke. For anyone who is unaware what i mean by pick slanting check out Troy Grady’s channel he really is the authority on explaining that.

[@sunsgettingreallow8318]

Bro this released at the perfect time, I just had my first jam session and choked up when trying to improvise over chords lol

[@niroshanalakshitha8202]

Thank you ❤❤❤❤

[@vloggingismyhobby]

Now I understand how to use that 5 position of pentatonic scales.

[@AkuzweKasi]

I couldn't keep up.... But I ain't giving up.... Exactly what I needed to increase speed, accuracy and build muscle memory 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸

[@pranavgautam96]

4:53 - That slide is the best part of the video. Ha!

[@christophergriffith3420]

I love this guy...

[@michaellegge2177]

if you mess up dont just keep going to you get it right , learn the shape really slowly playing the correct note every time , then build speed up , or your mess it up just like this lad . slow every thing down its not a race

[@vgsounds23]

I would love a video like this for a different important concept, like the diatonic major scale and its modes.

[@NDFlyFisher]

I’m going to have to watch this numerous times. I got lost quickly.

[@malthus101]

The way a teacher once explained modes to me was very simple. If I recall, he showed how playing the same scale (starting on a different note of the scale, OVER a drone note) allows you to hear the typical sound of that mode. So probably he played a drone C, and I played the C major scale over the top, first starting on root note C to hear the Ionian mode, then the same C scale but starting on the D note, all this playing over the drone C... it was like that. You really get to hear what the character of the mode is, and it's very understandable. I suppose the next step would be not to play a drone C but play a song IN C major, and then play a mode scale around that to change up the mood of the same song. (Probably... it was a long time ago, I forgot yo!)

[@Guto-df3hq]

Cara... parabéns pelo trabalho, valeu demais 😎🎸

[@kazisadman5872]

4:53 metalhead habits \m/

[@OGKILLA-qo7pl]

this is a great video for stubborn players like myself

[@RiseXP]

ITS BACK!!

[@brianmark6631]

Brandon we want more long lessons videos❤

[@micksmith5641]

I appreciate the knowledge, effort, and vast material given here. I dont appreciate the fowl language. It's not necessary. One will lose a large part of their audience whose principles are different. I realize some could care less but great teachers accommodate their students not themselves.

[@AlexSaheli]

I finished it and I'm officially a G now

[@PietroShakya]

I saw this yesterday

[@ScuzCuz]

Got my subscription

[@Super_duel]

This is a superb video Brandon Thanks❤ I hope to see more long ass videos like this Probably one on RELATIVE MINOR!! (DAY8)

[@Saleh.Guitar]

Thank you 😊

[@vantrienba7077]

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[@zekkentheiv]

Nice video, I hope you have FOOKIN NICE DAY!!

[@kiannea5608]

Hooah!!!! Guitar treat!!

[@hipstershep]

Awesome stuff, thank you. Some really useful, pragmatic steps to learning these scales. I also really appreciate the naming system you have implemeted, totally makes sense but what about the Aeolian and Locrian parts? Also, since I'm here... One suggested improvement to your vids would be to highlight the root notes of the scales on the tabulature. Thanks.

[@wilhelmrifflord]

Hi. I’m a 40 year old stoner dude that is very well versed in in all 5 pentatonic positions. For a long time. I approve of your modal names, with extreme conviction ⚡️ This whole lesson was great and thank you boss 🥋🖤

[@thepadenshow1945]

yeah this is gonna take a few takes or 500 lol but thank you for this video. i got some work to do

[@sirothumrei5396]

What is the most effective exercise to strengthen the little finger. 2. Make good combination for index and little finger?😫

[@MikeB12800]

Regarding the names, he’s naming the pentatonic scales off of the scale degrees, not the specifics of the tonalities. I think it’s a lot easier and better this way than the number system.

[@maxwellblakely7952]

I use the CAGED system names. E form, D form, etc. I know that the CAGED system is flawed, but it’s really just about associating a root, with a finger, with a shape/form. Example: third finger, root on A string = C form. First finger, root on A string = A form. Fourth finger, root on low E string = G form. Etc.

[@garyeggleton1142]

I dont think that modal names of shapes for pentatonics or diatonic patterns is appropriate because modes are not scales, they are chord progressions,

[@m.vonhollen6673]

@@garyeggleton1142Modes are definitely not “chord progressions”. Modes are definitely scales. They are scales that all start on a different note of the major scale. Here they are: 1) Ionian, the major scale WW1/2WWW1/2; 2) Dorian, b3-b7; 3) Phrygian, b2-b3-b6-b7; 4) Lydian, #4; 5) Mixolydian, b7; 6) Aolian, b3-b6-b7; 7) Locrian, b2-b3-b5-b6-b7. - You must memorize these formulas and be able to play all 7 modes for one octave, two octaves, and three octaves. -

[@michael-varney-music]

@@garyeggleton1142 modes are not chord progressions, but chord progressions help highlight the sound of a mode. Harmonizing the modes scale will allow you to properly pull the ear to the characteristic sound of a given mode.

[@vu128]

i love you so much bro

[@TheStormWithoutaName]

“Inside picking”. Sounds like boogers. Great video bro

[@oliverchapman51177]

im having a smoke. shit is gold my man. im stressed you might be pissed. im dedicated

[@taoxie258]

Best lesson ever. But got to have a cigarrete after being pissed off by the fact that English aint my firsrt language.

[@modelcitizen1977]

That's a sweet Ultra Tele.

[@Peter-iq6rc]

Let’s fucking go

[@dollface9448]

I don't really agree with the argument about starting on an up stroke. Yes the second down stroke moves you in the direction of the next string but if you're alternate picking you still have to get all the way to the other side of the next string before doing the first up stroke on the next string. If you start with a downstroke and your second pick stroke on the first string is an up stroke you have to pass over the first string to get to the downstroke on the next string but you don't have to get to the other side of the second string. Either way your pick has to pass over 1 string when changing strings and the total distance travelled by the pick is essentially the same. If you were economy picking the argument would make more sense. For this the more important thing is to have some kind of pick slant so either your upstroke or your downstroke is escaping the plane of the strings. You can do 2 way pick slanting as well but sticking to one way pick slanting works fine for 2 note per string licks.

[@JRJigsawyer]

I also have some qualms about this. Like sure, you can ascend a little faster I suppose but once you change direction to descend you're starting with upstrokes which to me feels super unnatural and goes counter to what he also says for descending lines. Unless you double up the final note before you start descending I guess. Starting with upstrokes really pushes me to economy pick, which ... maybe that's good? But I was under the impression that that is really for more 3 note per string lines. But I agree that yes the pickslanting is key which is something I'm really trying to start getting into. I've been playing for 20 years+ but man it is tough to learn and change my angle to do it. Overall though these lessons are SUPER AWESOME.

[@danbromberg]

I've seen where Pentatontic shape 1 is typically called the "minor Pentatonic" and Pentatonic shape 2 is typically called the "major Pentatonic", but I've never seen shapes 3, 4, and 5 referred to as the "Dorian Pentatonic", the "Phyrigian Pentatonic" and the "Mixolydian Pentatonic" shapes, and often wondered why they were left nameless. So even though you say you informally named them, I'm glad to see they are finally recognized like their siblings! Still unclear, however, why @3:00 you call, what most know to be Pentatonic shape #3, the Dorian Pentatonic shape. What's so 'Dorian' about it? Similarly, the Mixolydian mode always has a flat 7th but a Major Pentatonic scale always drops the (4th and) 7th, so the 7th isn't even there!?!

[@aja2788]

Cool lesson appreciate the attention to detail. I had questions on the positions names you gave. Why are you giving the 5 positions modal names rather than 1-5? I get the 5 positions start on each of the 5 notes of any given root which in case becomes the given mode (scale degree) but that probably overwhelms/confuses a lot of beginners and loses em at level 1 yanno? Since the mode names are used to describe the intervallic structure of the positions relative to the root note, but they don't change the fact that you're playing/getting the major pentatonic scale tonality, so what was the reason for that? Didn’t catch where you’d explain why you did. Thanks!

[@dimitrisdimitriadis4913]

I cbf to look back in the video and confirm this cause I'm too busy smoking CIGARETTES, but it might be a good exercise for you: He's probably naming them based off scale characteristics. Eg. minor scale has a minor (short interval, 3 semitones above root note) 3rd, major scale has a major (long interval, 4 semitones above root) 3rd. Minor scale also has a minor 6th, major has a major 6th. Dorian has a minor 3rd but a major 6th. You can google "aeolian/dorian/phrygian/etc scale/mode characteristics" for the characteristics of each and double check with the corresponding pentatonic shape to confirm.

[@Willl_b_]

U should name that PRS ol' Warmy

[@darkonation]

2 min 15 seconds in…. Stopping here. I’ll be back! Must practice.

[@m.vonhollen6673]

Use all 12 notes over a Blues. Start with a Dom.7 arpeggio, 1-3-5-b7; add b3/4/b5, then 6, then 2; finally use b2/b6/7 in chromatic lines that resolve.

[@bryanespino6882]

Bro wtf, 2 mins in the video and i always improved my picking speed by 40%. MAN

[@reboot110]

2 min. found the answer to why my descending is always faster than my ascending 🤦