GUITAR SCALES for BEGINNERS

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Songwriting is fun when you can actually see what you're doing. I use the familiar patterns of color to explain music theory so you can write songs.

[@aarons9259]

"Hey the old way of learning scales is bullshit, I have the answer, learn my scale method. It's totally different I promise."

[@nicholasdunsmoor4589]

Yeah kind of a straw man.

[@butter_nut1817]

yea, and then proceeds to show an even more complex fertboard pattern

[@charliesingleton5165]

Literally shows us nothing

[@placeholdername3907]

​@@butter_nut1817the point is tha instead of black dots which give you no insight into the pattern of the fret board that his colorful fretmap allows for a more visual approach that relates scales to color, because the brain is much better at approaching patterns visually, or in short, watch the full video.

[@cactu5jack]

Lol yall dumb asl 😂

[@lucaspangenberggazzano617]

Bro couldn't explain the harmonic circle in a harder way

[@toomuchsoda8184]

Bro couldn’t say circle of fifths in a harder way

[@grantkoeller8911]

A D G C F Bb Eb Ab Db Gb Cb Fb(E) A

[@LostSoulAscension]

Bro couldn't say circle of fourths any harder.

[@BillyVon69]

Bro couldn't make me harder in a harder way

[@allenvayner4987]

Soon, there is going to be the rapture. It's when there will be trumpet sounds, and after the trumpet sounds, God will lift his people from here. Also, God said people should be living by the Bible. Amen, and God bless you. * John 3:16 - "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him shall not perish but have eternal life".

[@ivansv0]

He… didn’t say anything?

[@AnEnemyAnemone1]

He said “go to my channel for the answer”. You’re just dense af

[@RacheBartmoss-sy4hh]

He should be a politician

[@igorz3551]

​@@RacheBartmoss-sy4hhlol

[@peryngveohlin4942]

cuz he has to sell it to you

[@Omnent]

We’re you listening? Buy his course and he’ll tell you

[@error.418]

"To sell a product, you have to be a dick about everyone's guitar teacher until they believe you're the only one who knows"

[@fahrenheit2101]

Yes that is indeed how selling things works. The sheer number of people that have only just realised is astonishing

[@error.418]

@@fahrenheit2101 Yeah :( And it sucks.

[@billzebub7535]

Don’t be so hard on him. He has to pay for all that hair product SOMEhow. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@error.418]

@@billzebub7535 Lol, well played

[@vipuntilwhenever128]

Lmao

[@grantkoeller8911]

The best way to learn scales is at the piano

[@pixa4559]

as a pianist learning to play guitar... yes hahahah

[@Marta1Buck]

Can't argue

[@wilko871]

Tbh the first step to learning any instrument is to learn basic piano theory. I didn't understand for 20 years, then I played a piano 🙄

[@robob3ar]

@@wilko871 I’m going into synths so yeah I’d agree, keyboards/piano are actually easy to get into.. it’s all in one line and black keys differ, on a guitar it’s all same keys and one string is differently tuned - still not 100% sure why.. But yes, piano is linear and more visual to learn theory, I’m going guitat to keyboard and translating to each other, fun

[@wilko871]

@@robob3ar I believe the B string is tuned differently just to make shapes work better, not 100% on that though. I've been tuned to open D for a while. You can tune your guitar however you like. Want it all in 4ths? Just tune your B string down to an A. Not sure how easy it will be to play though. Try it! Let me know how it goes

[@eelamite]

i was like "get to the plug already mate"

[@mckalfj5953]

😅😅😅❤❤❤❤ hilarious, love this comment 🤣😂😁🤣

[@mahamrityumjay]

I can't tell if this video is a parody or not.

[@stevebruh5019]

Gotta say, this video taught me absolutely nothing and was just an advertisement.

[@maskingtables]

And the classes are just a traditional guitar lesson program. This ad is not only annoying, it is fake.

[@Skullgoroth666]

"Don't ask any questions" WTF who ever said that? Solving the problems that don't exist.

[@etkennelly]

Came here to say that.

[@raffaguitars]

I am playing guitar for fourty years this year and I found out the best way to learn guitar....Practice, practice, practice...

[@justicemcdonald2939]

Bingo

[@justicemcdonald2939]

After open hand chords I don't know the scale of the bar clubs but I can play them I just don't know what they're called I don't know any of the pentatonic scales but I can play them I don't know pretty much half of what it's called can't read music been playing about as long as you and can play back just about anything I hear.

[@garrettloose4819]

@@justicemcdonald2939this gives me hope 🫡

[@Yeehaw0588]

​@@justicemcdonald2939exactly man the labels and names are NOT importaint, if you know the fret board and can navigate it properly and know enough scales and other things to practice to improve your technique nothing else matters lol. I know alot of chords but I couldn't tell you what they're called

[@richarddibb9381]

40 year player here too Could not agree with you more. This new age bullshit is ...... Well Bullshit.

[@skullkid112]

"The music insustry hates this man for for revealing this one SIMPLE secret!"

[@nowayjay123]

This is over complicating it. It’s much easier than this.

[@pixa4559]

pls do explain

[@dougieartstudios3930]

​@@pixa4559 Dude made a short that kinda criticizes patterns on the fretboard, to overexplain how they're simply following the pattern of scales themselves, and how you can find these patterns along the fretboard, basically going in a circle that leads nowhere and does nothing to show you anything meaningful. Hell, I'm sure I'm 90% wrong in understanding the point in this short, but that's entirely on the fault of the creator imo

[@steves1015]

@pixa4559 I've seen others do it better. He could have easily gone into the music theory and explained how all major scales are built in terms of tones and semitones. That way you can work out any major scale and then use fretboard knowledge to play it.

[@RJCed]

​@@dougieartstudios3930 theres this thing called "music theory" my guy

[@OG1919]

FUNDAMENTALLY, always keep in mind there are only 13 notes and to make everything make sense you just learn how to jump from one octave to another octave. THAT really helped me.

[@extralifedisco]

don't treat music theory like conspiracy theory. it's not hidden knowledge, every good theory book is better than this claptrap

[@NorthTexasEagle1989]

Not that complicated dude. There's 12 notes per string, twice, and the strings are 4 notes apart except the 5th string is 5 notes. Don't buy this guy's tools he over complicates things.

[@tonic-music]

You got it backwards, the 5th string is 4 notes apart from the 4th string. The others are 5 notes apart

[@Zack-xz1ph]

just learn 3 notes per string in C major, in as many fret positions as you want, then you have the "white keys" and once you learn which notes are flat/sharp in a given key you can go for the "black keys" that you need

[@progrockmorelikefrogc0ck157]

Just learn the spacings of one of the natural scales like it's the back of your hand and remember where the root note repeats across the fret board. It's as simple as that, every single scale and mode can be found by ever so slightly altering one of the natural scales so if you know one of them thoroughly (They're basically the same) you can access any scales you want. At that point you just have to practice to get the technical part down.

[@WahteverYouWant]

Can you make a video on this 😮

[@musicmanxii]

There's no one way to "master" any given instrument. Music is a never ending journey, each person with their own voicing.

[@Snotzalotz]

Exactly, you’re always improving and learning no matter how good you get, this is just a cheap way to get idiots to buy his course

[@AnEnemyAnemone1]

Oh, okay, then since any skill can always be improved I guess the word “master” just has no meaning. What a stupid comment

[@joseph2832]

@@AnEnemyAnemone1 Every master I ever met (3) said they will still learning!

[@AnEnemyAnemone1]

@@joseph2832 you didn’t understand what I said at all

[@joseph2832]

@@AnEnemyAnemone1 Oh, okay, then since any skill can always be improved I guess the word “master” just has no meaning. What a stupid comment

[@raoulduke8720]

he uses a lot of words but says nothing

[@spaghettisauce445]

why did you put those note indicators instead of learning them???

[@lucaspangenberggazzano617]

All that work with those color marks, and you just needed to explain basic harmony

[@tumekeehoa3121]

I hope the lessons teach me how to apply sprinkles to my fretboard so I can understand the organised matrix of patterns hiding in plain sight.

[@Lesmore187]

yeah well my teacher was a university of Miami prof and he taught me the meaning behind the scales. root 4/5 diminished ect as well as moving the patterns around not to mention the circle of fifths 🎉

[@jamjam1348]

Guitar sucks especially when you have short fingers and no friends

[@ninodino8880]

Waitwait so your TEACHERS don’t explain the scales and intervals to you guys?? Its not just patterns, thats like a huge HUGE part of the learning

[@maskingtables]

All teachers do. This dude is full of bs

[@alistaircraig7849]

Oh god I've learned the wrong way. I just picked a song I liked and learned it.. but it seems I lack the actual knowledge and techniques. I know hard songs but don't understand the basis behind it.

[@BP-or2iu]

"Everything you've ever been told is wrong. Only I know the true way. Oh you haven't heard of me?!? Weird since I am the one true master of this thing I am trying to sell you."

[@cesarm3218]

It’s all about intervals. Learn what intervals are used in different scale types (major,minor, etc) and you can start with any note and build scales that way

[@charlesdjones1]

I felt like the only thing missing here was a knock at the door followed with a "Hi! Can I get just 60 seconds of your time?"

[@joseph2832]

LOL

[@AdiAsaf]

Well no. You dont have to. Every string on the guitar is about one and a half octaves so in away, you are playing a large piano. The thing is, the very same notes appear in different places on the fretboard. If you have learned the 'shortest route' to each one, learning to play a new song is damn easy. Marking the fretboard? Yea why not, it's a great way to know where you are regardless of scales 😊

[@veikkajoensuu]

I'd like to see what kind of piano you have played before if guitar is a large one.

[@joseph2832]

@@veikkajoensuu LOL

[@jlemsey2232]

It's really just improving your ear and technique, and there's ways to do that efficiently but not easily or quickly. Eventually you get to a place where you can hear a note and instantly play it without much thought

[@pandapong1234]

Most teachers dont have the answer????????😮 or most teachers that dont know music theory??????😮 tho can you call yourself a music teacher if you dont know how basic music theory work????

[@Faigh_as]

You'd have to be teaching absolute beginners.

[@elly_hermione]

So... What you are saying is that... there are actual *notes* on the musical instrument and you can *understand* them??? No way dude, who could have thought...

[@alfredromero4784]

They talk back to you.

[@wetbeans7957]

@@alfredromero4784if you‘re high enough yes

[@ZZubZZero]

LOL so extremely complicated when you could just learn to read sheet music instead x) This is SO much easier on piano lmao

[@jbart7313]

You have to know the fretboard before you start reading guitar sheet music (which is for 99% of music extremely simple to read).

[@ToastedTillBurnt]

Me personally I could never put that many stickers or what ever they are on my guitar just to learn scales Scales are just as easy to learn without all the extra stuff and this is coming from a guitarist for 7 years

[@ToastedTillBurnt]

I liked my own comment

[@ZigbertD]

Yeah dude, all guitar teachers tell you not to ask any questions. But this guy is here to disrupt the guitar instruction cartel.

[@ChrisWilliamsRMWpigeon]

I go blind into anything new

[@Stagg369]

"music theory is just what people say music should sound like" nah it's a reliable way of predicting emotions. It's the same as using words to communicate. you pick the right word to get the right feelings or reaction.

[@joseph2832]

Well said!

[@Fidozo15]

My teacher has the way of teaching me scales even if I don't understand it. You, as a teacher, are giving me a headache

[@jaizernadal]

Learned nothing

[@AnEnemyAnemone1]

Sounds like it was your fault then. The only information presented was “you can learn about this topic in a long form video on my channel”, but you were somehow too slow to catch that.

[@rmcminiking]

Learning scales is inherently complex. Use my equally complex method!

[@JohnJones-ep7of]

It all comes down to the circle of 5ths !

[@briankelly8697]

Is that one of Dante's levels of hell ?

[@MsSpicynipples]

The underlying theory is just the octave, the chromatic scale, the whole step half step formula for the scale in question, and finding the same scale in other positions.

[@MsSpicynipples]

And if you want to go further, understanding mode scales + how to find the chords of a scale + understanding the key signatures of each scale

[@MOAB-UT]

Sort of

[@ilan442]

Exactly, just find the key and run the scale based on if its minor or major of that key, its the same pattern just moves accouding to the key note.. and finding chords for songs can be easily made be lintening to the song and running on the scale looking for the currect notes for each part of the song,

[@MisticWays]

This taught me nothing. More theory mumble jumble, not practical. I want him to explain the whys and hows with elaboration of examples.

[@SketchingRocks]

Get 2 the point...2 much jabbering

[@janpacana6293]

Nonsense introduction.

[@wilko871]

Dear beginner guitarists, these lessons and "easy" solutions are all gimmicks. Just look at a piano for an hour, and practice God dammit!

[@Snotzalotz]

Exactly, people should just practice and get in a pattern that makes them comfy with the instruments they’re playing, it’s the simplest explanation on how to get better but it’s the best, do what you feel makes you happy and you’ll eventually improve, over stress yourself and you won’t pick the guitar up again and you’ll just not learn, take it slow because it’s a long commitment to get better at an instrument

[@VirtuousHereticKristin]

It’s funny, lots of criticism on this, but not a whole lot of telling you how this idea is incorrect. Reminds me of Howard Roark.

[@MrTableturns]

Most teachers don’t explain it because they don’t know it? Supreme arrogance. To explain it in depth would take way longer than any one guitar lesson, and a guitar lesson with only theory is not what the student pays for.

[@JasonFree]

If it sounds good, it sounds good. This shit has just made me like more confused than when I started.

[@KingZack97]

Then you need to learn more. "If it's sounds good" is the lazy but harder way that WILL hold you back eventually.

[@JasonFree]

@@KingZack97 oh I don't doubt that, for sure learning things the proper way is the better method in the long run. For me, I just play guitar every now and then as a way to relax or just sing, so something quick and easy is fine for me at the moment.

[@tauruschorus]

Pride 🌈 fretboard is how i learned

[@tsume_akuma8321]

To be fair, you need to know the rules to be able to break them properly. Otherwise, you are just playing badly.

[@patrickgarcia8872]

I've always loved practicing scales by ear. Pick a random place on the fretboard and play a major scale from there. Do. re, me, fa, so , la , ti, do is almost all you need to know. After your ear gets used to that, move on to the minor scale and graduate from there.

[@TanachSpot]

Yet Kurt cobain was successful without understanding any of this shit

[@lisaayres-zp5jj]

Says the guy who needs to put stickers on the fretboard to remember where notes are

[@_Pepsy_]

I just put my fingers in a spot and hit the string with a plastic triangle to make a cool sound

[@lucaspangenberggazzano617]

Is the conventional tuning of the guitar the causing of the problem. It allows to create patterns. You just have to memorize 7 positions, and you're done. It is a blessing and a curse at the same time

[@djjdjd470]

Please see his actual video. He greatly explains it

[@clecticmaniac5207]

Almost as if the people who made the previous scales already knew this and taught it in simpler terms.

[@onemoremisfit]

Give the average kid a guitar and a video gaming console, see which one he gets good at. If guitar was easy then everyone would be doing it, like video games.

[@onemoremisfit]

@Juru OK gamer.

[@PinchHarmonic69]

@Juru no certain “hobbies” are low barrier to entry and instant gratification. Guitar is very delayed gratification

[@PinchHarmonic69]

@Juru guitar takes like a month to even play stuff in the beginning. Kids can push a button and have fun in a game in 5 mins. Getting “good” at a game - yes, but how many kids actually get good. They just play for fun.

[@Snotzalotz]

Video games aren’t easy though? Even the most casual games like Crash Bandicoot is an incredibly hard challenging game that actually takes skill, you can just pick up a controller and go into a game thinking you’ll be good, that’s just dumb

[@Snotzalotz]

@@onemoremisfit what’s your problem with people that play video games? It’s pretty pathetic

[@janezimmerman7987]

Thereis no such thing as "mastering the guitar."

[@lamechjacob1277]

Love the attention you've given to detail

[@joelonsdale]

Never learned my scales. Don't know what a circle of 5ths means. Not even sure I could play you a Pentatonic scale. I've been a professional musician for 25 years.

[@marv151]

I like the part where he explained scales

[@DodgeThatAttack]

"Dont learn this braille thing, learn this braille thing WITH COLOURS"

[@Songwritersbehindthecurtain]

A key aspect of telling a story with your lyrics is the use of descriptive language and imagery. Use vivid and evocative language to paint a picture in your listeners’ minds and help them see and experience your story. Use sensory details, metaphors, and other literary devices to bring your story to life and engage your listeners’ imaginations.

[@Songwritersbehindthecurtain]

I read the book 📖 first and then watch the film. And if you read the book and then watch the film you get more details for me I read the book 📖 the outsiders and then watch the film 🎞 and I realize that the movie 🍿 have less details like it’s like a broader overview of the subject but don’t give you the details. Books give you details if you read it more than 2 or more times similar to a recording album 💿 like say your favorite 🤩 artist is tears for fears and the album 💿 the seeds of love ❤ if you listen to the first time great 😌. But if you listen to it 2 or more times like 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 you’ll knowtice these details that are in a book 📖 for me if I had to choose for stronger between book 📖 vs movie 🍿 I would choose stronger by Jeff beauman because I would read it over and over and over again and find those details and books strengths your brain 🧠 and also books 📖 also more details because people want more details about the book 📖. While movie 🍿 it’s quicker and broader too.

[@haydenhoodless2055]

Just practice 0,2,3,5 on any string and try to guess what comes next 4 times. Then start with 1,3,4,6 and do again. Then 5 on one string then 0 on string on right of it. Pretty soon you'll start seeing patterns.

[@Boo.....]

I don't even understand the simple terms you just used even then tbh. 😂 That's how green I am. I'm a true beginner.

[@primitiveT]

Hey, I got a very potent way to remember what you're looking for. It has every major marked. But, 2 sharps too. Message me and I'll give you a URL for the picture. It can be changed, but I think I nailed it.

[@Songwritersbehindthecurtain]

Pros of reading books over movies There is more depth to a book, scenes are described in more detail, and have more plot-setting scenes. A book allows the reader to use their imagination. Readers follow the plot as it was intended by the author. Cons of reading books over movies Books take a long time to read, sometimes several days. Some books can drag in the middle. Dialogues can sometimes be unrealistic in books but come to life on the big screen. Pros of watching movies over reading books Movies are quicker than books. You can watch a movie with a friend, but you can’t read a book with someone else. You don’t have to concentrate on a movie and there is less need for your own imagination. Acting is an art form. Cons of watching movies over reading books Scenes are often adapted or deleted based on what looks better visually. Viewers are often left asking questions because scenes from the book not being included. Characters can often be drastically changed.

[@psychox77100x]

Nice. After seeing your video I've now mastered the guitar. Never thought it was thst easy.

[@kevinlund-up3lq]

To much theory, I'm just going to play 1s and 0s

[@Lord_Baphomet_]

Best way I understand scales coming over from the trumpet was… just like when increasing/decreasing the airflow raises and decreases pitch with the same fingerings… on the guitar moving your hand up and down changes pitch and the fingerings are exactly the same.

[@monikor9191]

JESUS LOVES U!!❤

[@DarrellVermilion]

Let's be REALLY honest-this is one more attemot to make people feel like secret music genuises without doing any work, when the simple reality is there's something to be said for learning something that's less intuitive if it serves you throughout your career. It's not simply "tradition"; the classic way of learning persists because it has the most utliity, and the reason I don't trust your pitch is because you tried to lie to me about this.

[@Ritchael]

"most teachers doesn't have the answers" "that's including me 🤓"

[@1103Leona]

F

[@OrbitalLizardStudios]

The fact that the G and B strings are a 3rd when everything else is 4ths is really throwing me off 😂

[@Carlos_Cintron]

HOW TO PLAY ANY SCALE: Whole step = 2 frets (W) Half step = 1 fret (H) ANY MAJOR SCALE: WWHWWWH ANY MINOR SCALE: WHWWHWW PENTATONIC: WW (W+H) W (W+H) Learn your notes and where they are on the guitar and this will make even more sense.

[@markcorrigan8599]

You Look like David Pakman !!!! (That's a compliment !!!!)

[@1103Leona]

H

[@BataraKado]

Why does your guitar diagram have 16 frets not 21?

[@kachow43]

Just learn a bit of music theory and it may make sense to ya

[@user00404]

guitar is a horrible instrument to learn music theory on.

[@saluto1397]

Exactly explains why I couldn't learn guitar. I had questions

[@Derrick_Evans]

this guy is trolling right ? that was a whole minute of saying nothing.

[@mopacwestgate]

It's wise to learn basic music, it's really not that hard..Music in the west is only 12 notes,.8 notes to a scale. I've always taught guitar students to learn the 3 chord "blues" idiom. Once you grasp 1-4-5... there's literally thousands of popular songs you can play.. Like Dylan said anymore than 3 chords in a song is just showing off😅

[@carlpanzram7081]

What music truly needs is a new system. The entire system is just a bunch of temporary kneejerk solutions stacked on top of each other and taught to new musicians. # and b? You have twelve equally spaced notes but share a prefix and have two names? Thats ridiculous. The notes should be 1-12, no sharps, no flats. This way music would stop being complicated in it's entirety.. Music theory would become obvious. Most patterns would become intuitive.

[@dewae3254]

Guess ill have to go watch said videos BECAUSE I STILL DOWN FUCKING GET ITTTTTTT

[@finessed926]

Should I actually put those tabs on my guitar to help me learn? It’s not a terribly expensive guitar(around 350 USD) and if this would help me learn I’d be willing to sacrifice a little visual appearance. Anyone who’s tried this have any thoughts?

[@carson5110]

Not to be rude but… You’re not the epitome of guitar or guitar learning theory. I have no fucking clue about what the specific scales are or even half the cords I play (hell I don’t even have any fretted notes memorized) I just have THE SOUNDS memorized which allows me to incorporate and use them.

[@JeanMarceaux]

That's quite fascinating. You took a whole minute to say absolutely nothing of substance on the topic. Impressive. Very nice. Let's see Paul Allen's scale tutorial in Shorts.

[@sriram181]

We can blame most teacher for choosing to teach something that they do not intrinsically know

[@onedavidonegopal]

I have wonderful trick memorize scale😂😂

[@kees2616]

Which genius invented the fretboard? God Bless you from the Netherlands

[@RJCed]

The people who talk sht about this short are the people who dont want to learn Music Theory 😅

[@hillboy55games]

If you put dots all over your guitar neck your not a reall guitarist

[@AntonVanDerSar]

This guy just had a bad teacher lmmfao...."Don't ask questions!" Who tf says that??

[@jamesrmorris1952]

The best way to use music theory is learn the name of the notes, learn the notes on the fret board and the pattern of scales and modes which are all from the major scale for example play a Gmajor scale, now play the same notes from A to A and that's A Dorian ABCDEF"GA if you the Gmajor scale notes from Dcto D is D mixolydian DEF#GABCD once you've got that down everything else makes so much more sense. Play thinking notes not frets

[@KiLLJOY1056]

Bro, what? You play the notes in the scale, because those are the notes in the scale. Thats what makes it a scale. Professional Babbler. "An organized matrix" bro give me a break. The neck is the direct order of notes in music. Its not complicated and its definitely not a matrix. Bro just did the opposite of sell his class. Hes basically selling us on avoiding his class lol.