Every Chord You Should Learn in Order

[@soysaucetrauma]

Your style of explaining guitar things doesn't make me want to take a bath with a toaster like theory normally does, so thank you!

[@fullcirc1e]

Yea this is perfect

[@chuckthedog6725]

Haha

[@hrdorn19]

😂😂😂

[@hakkilm]

Fr the first theory video where im not suicidal at all

[@rodlayne8527]

Shocking. Positively shocking. 😂😂😂

[@maitreyamanasvin2494]

Wasn't able to do barre chord for months. Found this random tip online that suggested I should move my thumb down and not wrap it around the neck. Instant success. It was so unbelievable that I couldn't stop smiling.

[@woroGaming]

I've had classical guitar lessons, the first thing they teach you is that you should be able to stick a pencil between your palm and the neck. Don't put your palm flat on the back of the neck (making it easy and natural to wrap your thumb around it) like a baseball bat. It frees up a lot of space.

[@dan_kay]

If you're not Jimmie Hendrix, don't wrap your thumb around the neck. It limits the range of your fingers significantly.

[@s3ptembersun]

thanks for the tip, i’ll try it :D

[@tickleman127]

i can't stop smiling at this comment. humans are so cute 👽

[@Handroeska_d]

😂❤😊

[@Mendelevius]

For anyone fighting barre chorrds, thinking you wont be able to do it. I required a ton of strength when practicing. After a few weeks it became more about technique, and I barely require much strength at all now to create them. Keep practicing.

[@tkalsnv]

thank you 🙏 im currently 3 weeks into learning guitar (i already knew some chords but not really theory) and barre chords hurt so bad 😢

[@Mendelevius]

@@tkalsnv Yes! Keep going! I wish more muse-tubers shared their journeys with their fans, because Id love to hear how long it took for them to be comfortable enough to teach etc. But really, barre chords are purely technique and muscle memory just like the rest of them. You'll get it.

[@SexyCatluvr]

Also, start learning barre cords in the middle of the fretboard, rather than the first few as it should be easier with less tension in the middle

[@whatifschrodingersboxwasacofin]

@@SexyCatluvrTHIS! And also the frets are closer together so fingers 3 and 4 fit more naturally with less stretch required. Way, WAY easier to get clear.

[@whatifschrodingersboxwasacofin]

@@Mendeleviusexcellent advice - took a few weeks, but now barre chords are non-issues and don’t hurt. Muscle memory is everything when moving them!

[@Kay-fs6vh]

This was exactly what I needed to finally grasp chords. Thank you!!

[@kevinnickens]

Thank you!

[@digitalcoin333]

Man this is the only guitar channel that has worked for me and I just started taking lessons as well cause I need the accountability and I struggle learning songs by video My favorite guitar channel hands down

[@kevinnickens]

Thanks! I appreciate it

[@mikga45]

Great teacher.

[@sirajpatel1332]

You have such a unique way of explaining high level things very simply. As i begin to get a better grasp on the fundamentals, i struggle to understand the full utility of caged/pentatonic/majmin scales despite knowing how to play all C caged scales for example. Id love to see a longer vid on bigger picture focus for scales and how they relate to other concepts on the guitar and how/why we use them. Much love Kevin, you've already helped tremendously thus far.

[@kevinnickens]

Working on it! Thanks for watching!

[@ShallowBayXI]

You're literally the only teacher I can watch. I've been trying to learn guitar off and on for year but keep losing track. I love how you have the levels laid out, and just appreciate the way you teach and structure the content so much.

[@naitkaet]

sax player here, playing guitar since almost 1 year now, i understand a lot of music theory, and this just got added to my guitar knowledge now! it made a lot of sense for me, thank you a lot :)

[@UnitedStates_unofficial]

one thing he left out, is dominant 7 chords, that's basically where you take the major 7 but lower the 7th by a semitone (one fret) to make a jazzier and crunchier sounding chord (good for resolutions) don't wanna go too nerdy lol but that's about it.

[@cincinnatipedalsteel4347]

The moral of the story is learn your intervals. Knowing what the 7th,9th,11th,13th, etc is so helpful to become a better musician. Btw guitar puberty… I love it. As a pedal steel player primarily we most always play broken or partial chords. When you do this the same partial chord can be used over many chords. Great video man.

[@MizukiTsukino-br9wu]

Bar chords are some kind of physical torture 😭

[@cambo1k826]

This may help a lot of people watching also. Bar chords “shapes” in theory, will all ways be represented by the exact string they’re on so E shapes for E strings, A shapes for A strings, D shapes for D strings… that alone is half the battle learn your strings and caged system. Thanks Kevin

[@jakebufton9930]

Just spent the morning watching a whole bunch of guitar videos as I start to get back into it. This is by far one of the best - good stuff man. 'CAGED system made easy' is also a great one.

[@betterl8thannvr]

I keep rewatching your videos cause they just make so much more sense than anyone else.

[@CHARLESAUVET]

1:40 barre chords 4:25 seventh chords 5:47 partial chords 7:20 inversions/extensions

[@chessyhappysushi]

pause. if you listen to the albums on the wall (and i guess you do) you are truly wonderful and i feel very at ease on this channel.

[@kevinnickens]

I do listen to those albums of course!

[@goodgirluwie3872]

You've explained very well. It makes me want to learn more. Thank you!

[@isaiasmunoz8993]

It’s crazy that barre chords were the first thing I learned. I saw a video that the guy explained when barring you obviously push your finger down. But he also stated to pull the neck slightly towards you with your barring finger. And that is what did it for me

[@Bigboymanpro]

Great video exactly what I needed

[@KingShaka_daGreat]

This is exactly what I've been looking for🙌🏾

[@GodsStoryteller]

"... that David played, to please the Lord." ❤ One of your videos was the first video, i clicked on, when i started out to learn, in about a month ago. And you were the first i subscribed to. I'm back today, and i very much gained from your opening intro to Barre chords (which was among my topics to learn on KZbin today. I appreciate your teaching skill. God bless you.

[@yoyoflair]

Earned my sub with that pun for #5, absolutely LEGENDARY use of the song!

[@saraloking5993]

(11:22 PM on a Saturday night: you were cracking Dad jokes.) I started following your tutorials over six months ago, intending to stick with the program. Instead I started practicing the same eight chords, tried to learn songs that were often too hard for me (despite your good advice) and ended up setting the guitar aside for longer and longer periods, still only knowing eight chords and pieces of half a dozen songs. Finally, I set my guitar out on a stand, and it started calling to me. My fingers hurt while I re-establish my calluses, but this time I am going to stick the program, learn the theory, learn my scales, and become a guitarist.

[@CooperCriswell-p4t]

This guy deserves way more views and subscribers!

[@rockhuerta]

The D major to C major smooth transition.........a rite of passage

[@Derdzerk]

Thank you for providing a great level of depth, without going to deep 😂 as an intermediate im going to watch this daily, chords on guitar it’s own complete beast

[@corneliusmunayi780]

Thanks alot for the simplified version of learning chords.

[@cincinnatipedalsteel4347]

“There are no wrong notes… just dissonant sounding notes and pleasing sounding notes” I can’t remember who said this originally but my friend and mentor Paul Franklin told me this and it opened my eyes. I share this because of that infinite amount of chord extensions and partial chords.

[@loyaluwang4228]

Explained simply just what I needed

[@activflow87percentslowed]

hey Kevin. You are really incredible. You explain stuff soooooooo well. I always had a struggle with knowing in what order I should learn how to play guitar and your channel does that PERFECTLY! Thanks

[@pedrocastro6124]

hey man great video! loved the david jk lol since this might be a start for beginners, I would have mentioned that "partial chords" are mostly triads. that concept could help beginners finding new information on the topic! cheers!

[@KylaGrace]

Thank you for not explaining this like a geometry lesson. Now I finally feel like I'm getting somewhere.

[@triple-a-gaming2320]

Am completely new to guitar and i almost have a girlfrien-.. i mean i improved really fast because of your videos. Just an excellent roadmap, keep up the work. ( i need stuff to impress people )

[@SansW.D-ex9pn]

Bar codes might be hard but its still pretty easy

[@philbrook6855]

Thanks Nick! I've seen movable chords vids but with little explanation why they're important, nor as fast as this one. Keep them coming, please!

[@brad361]

That was a truly awesome lesson.

[@kevinnickens]

Thanks Brad!

[@Falconryder]

Very cool. I just want to mention on the 6the string maj7 barre chord there's no reason to mute the 1st string, since it's just the root note, and the normal 5th can be played with pinky easily on the 5th string, so no need to mute that either if we're talking about full chords. Same thing with the min7, which is even easier since almost all notes can be played with a first finger barre across all strings. Muting those strings is fine as a personal choice in a given context, but pedagogically people should know all the notes available in a given position. My 2 cents.

[@krikrisuper8991]

Plz make new channel for didgeridoo tutorials

[@kevinnickens]

This is on my list of stuff to do

[@Jyewallace]

​@@kevinnickensif you do that start with the drone, circular breathing then move onto the sounds. If you teach a sound before the circular breathing do the dingo because that's the easiest one to transition into circular breathing when starting

[@Snickers18827]

​@kevinnickens I'd also love to know how they incorporate animal noises. What the musical terminology?

[@suprajam3000]

Well done, nicely explained, easy to follow at a good speed

[@kevinnickens]

Thanks! I appreciate the comment about the speed of the video. I probably focus on the speed and pacing more than anything else so it’s cool to see you notice that

[@frozenpigsthatfly798]

you're helping me out a ton man, ty for creating these videos for us

[@Element0145]

Your finger is the capo in bar cords

[@kevinnickens]

That’s a great way to think about it

[@parkergreenwood108]

Best explanation I’ve seen laying out the pipeline for learning chords on guitar. Thank you for equipping us!!

[@Waterbottles711]

Great work making this video. Incredibly clear yet concise. Very much appreciate you and subscribing!

[@finefornow_]

This video was very well paced and explained. Great job.

[@Aderonke_Ogunyemi]

Thank you! Your videos are so easy to follow and well structured.

[@Ryzasu]

Thanks this is so insightful and exactly what I needed

[@alvinpaulmontealegre938]

Immediately subscribed, you are really good at teaching, I like your teaching as straight to the point and not beating around the bush, please do more of these tutorials, thanks for sharing your guitar knowledge.🙂

[@efficacy2.089]

Wow😮I feel so much more educated. I am just learning whatever beginner songs available on KZbin at the moment.

[@sh3blushp1nk]

This helped so much thank you😭🙏

[@stereoface]

Newly subscribed and you drop this absolute masterpiece for a beginner to watch. Working on level one now but I’m almost there

[@UwU-dx5hu]

This is a beautiful video. We would love to learn more from your videos

[@Vexterium_R]

i love your jeff buckley reference at level 5 🙏

[@jxsmin4394]

Thanks for this video! Very useful

[@tobiaskobbernagel8728]

Thank you so much, I was kind of stuck in my journey, but this helped me! Just wish that I picked up the guitar before turning 28 😅 But.. it's never to late 🎉

[@bucketzakkdimetconn]

Great video! Where do Power Chords fit in?

[@lucashs307]

Incrible content, man. You rock!🤙🏽

[@kevinnickens]

I appreciate that!

[@HomeRunRealEstate-xi3rm]

God bless you Kevin

[@desireechavez1524]

Your videos and explanations for each section is so damn helpful, thanks so much and the videos have been very useful.

[@TheRightLeadership]

Thank you for the effort that you put to make this video. You helped me a lot

[@kevinnickens]

Glad it helped!

[@Yaxqb]

Thank you for explaining the high level career path👏👏

[@HmongMWCyclists]

Awesome lessons!!!! Level 4 is 100% true!!!

[@navyaagarwal6388]

the best video on chords

[@Mitchell-vk4zy]

You should break your video into sections using that handy KZbin feature. Makes scanning the video wildly easier, motivating folks to watch more of your content.

[@419]

One thing I learned was you can just move the first 7 basic chord shapes up a fret or two if you struggle with barre chords. They work similar to notes in scales in the sense that sometimes you'll move one fret, and other times two frets for it to sound good. There's a lot of chords, but there's only a few shapes to memorise. The hard part is getting the finger placement right which comes with practice. And my personal philosophy with music is it's all about rhythm. Rhythm is the only thing that matters. And another thing is "there are no bad notes", which I sort of agree with. Sometimes I like to use notes that sound completely off key just because they're weird. It's all subjective anyway and just what we've been conditioned to like, so breaking that mould slightly I think is a great way to invent something new. Really it's all just about practice though, like anything else.

[@AlexArvedal]

Great video! Would love to see more about the partial chords!

[@anthonyquinn3209]

simply put, great video.

[@kevinnickens]

Thanks!

[@mnr146]

Well explained, thanks ❤️

[@anitasseo]

I do things like that on Saturday nights. You are not alone.

[@ThomasGilmore-fi6gb]

It's actually possible to learn scale and chord theory in a few days. It's useful to know what's going on with the structures in the groups of notes. This can help to avoid the problem of looking at chords as a collection of memorized hand grips. Don't be apprehensive about learning theory separately and apart from the guitar. It's not that hard.

[@alexv426]

What’s the best way to learn it?

[@ThomasGilmore-fi6gb]

@alexv426 I believe that being systematic is important. Beginning with an understanding of the chromatic scale. Reciting A, A#, B, C, C#, D etc. as well as the descending A, Ab, G, Gb, F... until never losing track of natural 1/2 steps. Structures built from the available chromatic tones can start with major scales (any row of notes with 1/2 steps between the 3rd & 4th and 7th &8th degree) and progress to finding the basic (diatonic) chords i.e. 1,3,5 / 2,4,6, / 3,5,7 / 4,6,8. Understanding the spacing of chords tones in major, minor, diminished, augmented, and suspended triads (basic three note chords). After that 4 part chords (R,3,5,7) can have the spacing of each one measured and understood. It's not much more complicated than learning arithmetic (add, subtract, multiply, & devide). It wouldn't compare with the complexity of calculus or trigonometry!

[@McKenna.1230]

Another killer video!!

[@kevinnickens]

Thanks babe!

[@Qmannn2UTube]

Nice work. However, complete beginner like myself could benefit from "finger-position" with camera close-ups. Also, I would love to know what to do with my finger tips feeling too wide and/or thick. Is this a common issue? Is there a way deal with this?

[@blackbeetle8926]

I recommend just learning how to read guitar tabs, trust me its way easier than it looks and itll help u greatly Im the future

[@greenwave792]

Wow, a lot of good stuff to digest here.

[@SAREL1963]

Barre Cords can helps a lot.But I love to use a Capo sometimes.That keep it easy and simple.I do use Barre cords in Church Worship music.Fast and easy to change the key for me.Thanks Bro ❤❤😂

[@firemonkey1015]

If you could, please do this same video style but with scales!! I’d love to see that since I’m trying to get more into lead.

[@FC-ly2zn]

Very good foundational video. Great job.

[@Synic08]

….learning this makes my brain bend…. I play the guitar… and i kinda understand what your getting at… but like, i cant connect this to me ever needing to use these, and make them useful

[@saraloking5993]

Perhaps you are a more instinctive player. Music theory might be more helpful for song writing, or playing from written music. Although I guess it is also possible to be an instinctive song writer.

[@jellyj8194]

May I ask how you got to a decent level without knowing the theory at all?

[@Nitroxide]

There's some goated knowledge in this one fr

[@elbertbracey7091]

Bro u explain so well u have my sub and i will be tuned in

[@Slayer-ks1kk]

Man I have been watching alot of guitar tutorials trying to get a better grasp of this stuff and your video by far has been the most helpful please continue making these they're amazing and it's very helpful adding where to start and the next steps to take. Love it thanks alot

[@josh.miller]

great video, I would highly recommend adding background music to your videos. Lofi, acoustic stuff, anything quiet.

[@kevinnickens]

Thanks! That’s a great idea, I’ve always found it trickier than it seems bc the playing portions of the video con conflict with the background music, but I definitely need to get more creative to find a way to implement background music

[@DanielJesusreturn]

I'm at level 5 and i didn't even know it. Thank you

[@Clownish.mp4]

im getting a (electric) guitar in about a week, i'll try to update my progress day one: just messing around, don't know any chords and i struggle with pressing on the strings a lil bit week one: [soon to come dw]

[@Mellowyellow8888]

feel bad for those with no music theory background.. never played a guitar before.. but watching this video i understood everything theory wise..

[@gnjprice]

Love watching and learning with you… Still going and hopefully one day, I x an actually play well.

[@trevorgwelch7412]

Robin Trower uses many interesting melodic chords . Example Bluebird , Can't Wait Much Longer , Lady Love .... ✨🇫🇴🎸✨☀️

[@moonl1314]

This is the greatest video ever!!!

[@koffiefilter]

I would love to see a followup video with your dad his progress on guitar 😊 Thanks for this video!!

[@ey870]

No waffle - great lesson

[@poster_nbason3818]

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[@Hozay1228]

Aman🙏 I was told this by a friend and I picked up the Bible and started going to church. After I was reborn in the name of Jesus, my whole life has changed. Not in the way you’d think. He’s not my personal genie and I don’t need anything from this world. In him, I’m truly happy 100% of the time, no matter what. I have an eternal inheritance in heaven that no one can ever take away from me. I pray every one can find the same.

[@wrath4643]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Typeshiiiib]

Amen

[@arielmarshall9153]

❤❤🙏🏽

[@Wolfces12]

Weird

[@sophiethetrophie1]

Music theory Goat 🎉🙌🔥

[@ba2tripleO]

You are awesome, Kevin. I spend my weekends on my hobbies as well, what's the alternative, get drunk and throw up, feel.sick the whole week,,,? Nah I'm good w my hobbies

[@kevinnickens]

That alternative sounds terrible! I’ll take my lame jokes at 11:22pm instead. Here’s to the hobbies!

[@kosidavid1243]

I bought my guitar this week, im a beginner and i want to be better, please pray for me

[@tobehski]

mee too! im learning eletric guitar. I pray that we both become better and consistently practice to get better. Amen

[@uncommonsense4753]

Great explanation!

[@professorfether9338]

I like you so much, I let your ads play. Thanks.

[@kevinnickens]

Thanks for paying my rent

[@souptrays9652]

That was a good one, keep your head up

[@vero_vento]

Yooooo I need this badly I'm all over the place with learning guitar and I'm still lost I can play atleasy 12 songs. But I wanna know more.

[@MrAlv21]

I do the E-shaped 7th major and minor differently, using all the 6 strings: 021100 major and 020000 minor or 132211 bar chord and so on... When explaining the 7th chords you didn't mention the dominant 7th chords, which are very much used and as easy to play as the major and minor 7th, so I don't see a reason not mention them. Thanks anyway, it is a good tutorial for beginners

[@123Noah1231]

Thank youuuuuuuuuuuu for this video.

[@BeatlesTranscriber]

The Beatles used level 1, 2 chords for 95% of their songs. They did not need Level 5 to be the most successful band ever. So go figure.

[@kevinnickens]

Yeah, in fact 95% of all music can be played with level 1 and 2 chords, but for the rest of us who aren’t the Beatles we need some more musical flavors 😂 Thanks for commenting!

[@alecwoodruffmusic]

The Beatles omitted 7th chords for 95% of their music?? That's not accurate at all. They used them frequently, as well as diminished and augmented and major 6 chords, inverted chords, and more.

[@BASEDHITLORLOVER14n88]

Yeah but theyre dated the metas evolved if you dont play math rock get outta here

[@IvanIvanovich-qh9xt]

@@BASEDHITLORLOVER14n88 based name

[@reuelsansregret418]

Is there a PDF with the 7th bar chord shapes?