Guthrie Govan - Major & Minor Scales

Appreciating major and minor scales and the important tones from them for soloing with.
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[@frannyp46]

He makes you feel on the same level with him and not feel too intimidated even though you have just walked into the same room as the greatest thing on strings.

[@88Carrera]

I think Guthrie should do a whole album of Indian classical music. I love it!

[@MistaSparkyy]

You are missing the point of why people like him. Its not just his playin..... Its his presence. Hes such a humble, polite, intelligent person. Who in such light has done nothing his whole life but play guitar. And hes happy simply for that.

[@BernieHollandMusic]

In that case, I repent, I confess - I will fast for three days and rise again on the mixolydian

[@filipvelkov6829]

@@BernieHollandMusic 😂😂😂😂

[@Crispeacock]

it's more like : people come for his playing and stay for his personality and also his playing

[@hirawstra8edge137]

no we are not we already know that, nobody is missing any point here.

[@bipolarbear2321]

*Rare footage of Jesus teaching his deciples the guitar*

[@BernieHollandMusic]

Demonstrating his divine powers on an instrument beautifully crafted by Joseph to a specification by the Holy Ghost, to an order by God the Father

[@sangyonglee635]

Satan always disguise as a divine light. He is more likely satan. Not jesus. because he use note of satan alot like b5.

[@pouriyapoursoltani5163]

Thats a good one

[@mauricemann2278]

LOL!!! THATS JUST WRONG!

[@ianleonard3264]

Son of god is a suhr guy. Figures

[@TheArtofGuitar]

2:41 Which bloody bloke is playing whilst I'm speaking! hehe

[@rohanagrawal6870]

great seeing one of your favorite guitarist enjoying the video of another favorite guitarist. :)

[@noobasaurusrex9608]

For real?? I would sell everything I own for a lesson with Guthrie.. So cool!!

[@danielferreiradearaujo9151]

He's a great musician and a great teacher, just like mr. Paul Gilbert. I really admire them.

[@aimfuldrifter]

+Daniel Ferreira de Araujo That's true. PG is also an amazing teacher. While Govan teaches little nuances like getting the pitches and the sound right, Paul is awesome when it comes to rhythms and licks.

[@jonlate4581]

Probably my top 2 favorite players and biggest influences.

[@paulgilbert3139]

guthrie has a better understanding of music, he will turn you into virtuoso.., but paul is the guy who you want to jam with all day long, and have a happy life and also big smile every day Lol

[@theherbpuffer]

He made his guitar sound like a sitar. Dudes amazing

[@paulobianquini]

This guy have the fury of stevie ray vaughan, the speed of malmsteen, and the jazz fusion like allan holdsworth in his hands, guthrie is a beast

[@OshoShakti]

Such an Indian tune there. I'm sure Guthries's been practicing some Indian Raagas back home. :)

[@sarthaksuarez]

Osho Shakti V.M bhatt is the man guthrie listens to!

[@sacredgeometry]

+istanbul beyefendisi i'm sure he listens to all music

[@Requnium]

Osho Shakti One of the things I admire about Guthrie is his ability to feel music.

[@pbbrockathonz1693]

And I'm sure he did one pretty well with his fingers!

[@TheSgyro]

Osho Shakti ya! Those slides definitely turned the scale into our raagas 😄

[@TheMasterfulcreator]

I've watched my fingers learn to do some pretty amazing things over time. Muscle memory is powerful.

[@juster3.146]

I agree muscle memory is a part of getting better at guitar.

[@DebmalyaSinha]

WOW. this is Indian classical music right there! the phrasing and everything!

[@luigi7up]

Amazing glow in his eyes when he talks about music. Really inspirational when someone loves and is being pasionate about what he loves...

[@zekemisful]

how many of those shirts does guthrie have? lol

[@jakeboynz]

Such a down to earth guy...Truly!

[@gauravarya8952]

Mr. Guthrie, you are very kind and generous person for sharing this with us. Not many people do that despite the fact that they can or could have. Thank you very much. World need teachers like you in all the fields.

[@unabonger777]

the lesson I see here is that he loves what he's doing, even when talking basic theory to these beginners. i've seen this with other masters as well, in music and other arts. when even the beginning is still fresh for them, it never gets old and there is always something new to learn. reminds me of zen koan... "in the beginner's mind, there are many possibilities, in the expert's there are few."

[@Fsuholley]

I bet one day with Guthrie would provide enough knowledge that I could go the rest of my life trying to master and comprehend what was taught. Amazingly gifted educator.

[@thegreatgarry]

Guthrie mixed Lydian modes and minor scales in 1:03... what a great man he is.. thx for the video.. it really helps me expand my licks knowledge..

[@ritwikdhara199]

This sound like Indian classical...Awesome.

[@chickenwing602]

This finally clicked for me a couple of weeks ago. Hugely important. Guthrie's way of explaining music theory is brilliantly clear.

[@webbtje]

He's such a hippie, I love it.

[@allsport1313]

yeah. if you're looking for someone of similar inspiration guthrie is a maniac. ive probably watched all his youtube videos. they are unbelievable, every genre

[@tom434911]

Great explanation of why and how knowing your theory and intervals - most importantly what they sound and feel like - is important!

[@bjornsoderling106]

Guthrie, is really amazing talent, and hes so down to earth, really tries to explain it in a way that it can be understood, im very impressed with guthrie govan, a guitar genius.

[@MrTommySullivan]

All the time he is looking all around at everyone. Never centers on one person, but the whole group. Brilliant teacher. Master theorist.

[@mikeabraham9047]

Ohmygod. This man is truly a wizard. The stuff he does comes straight from his soul.

[@barristanselmy2758]

It's just a video of him switching from major to minor scales while playing fast. if you want soul type in SRV live at el mochambo lenny.

[@pasterofmuppets666]

Christopher Hitchens fuck off snob

[@barristanselmy2758]

Paster of Muppets Sure babe.

[@barristanselmy2758]

Paster of Muppets Wooow i'm playing major and minor scales really fast, woow so much soul man woooow. SOULLL!1

[@lukemckelvey5996]

What a complete legend you are (true legends are always humble and never really realise how great they are). I wish we grew up in the same street as you so we would be old friends,

[@josephpeccerillo1640]

If you’ve studied theory he’s not saying anything that you haven’t learned already. But what he is doing is describing it in a way, and brilliantly I might add, that makes it all make sense. It’s a great way of thinking about it all. The colors and flavors of intervals.

[@berto_the_n0ne]

hes the best ive seen so far.. and ive seen a lot. guitar playing is like art.. there is no best. but he can do more than any other guitar player ive ever heard or seen. his overall knowledge of music, his control over the instrument, his versatility. not to mention his tech skills are unmatched. he's the best in my eyes.

[@Ale-Desafinados]

I could be all day watching Guthrie playing and teaching.

[@johnhrock1009]

Awesome player, and its awesome how he breaks down the technical aspects of playing.

[@shirleymental4189]

He's been listening to Mandolin Shrinivas, I'm sure.

[@giemzag]

Indeed, I have heard him bring him up before.

[@sacredgeometry]

He understands the context. Which is exactly what he was talking about in this video.

[@mktwn9955]

he took from india music scale. i know because i always watch classic india movie with that music as backsound,,

[@numosh8909]

When he was demonstrating the phrygian dominant (5th mode of the harmonic minor scale, that is, a minor scale with a sharp 7th.) scale? It does have an eastern vibe to it. It's a combination of the dominant 7th, major 3rd and flat 2nd that give it 1: a "bluesy" sound (from the dominant), 2: an eerie sound from the flat 2nd, 3: a happy sound from the major 3rd. Put them together and you get that beautifully eerie, suspiciously happy scale which is used so much, from metal to pink floyd to classical.

[@RorysIrishTour]

boring

[@Kaffekopable]

I like it when the top comments contradict each other. Especially since the contradicting one was posted later. . .

[@kamakshsharma983]

thats some beautiful indian raga tones by a sage.......guthrie is a legend and an awsmly genteel human being

[@Ziqohth]

i declare myself a guthrie govan disciple... gosh i want to learn!!!!!!!!! LEARN!!!!

[@numosh8909]

Guthrie can give you spots of advice here and there, especially in his downloadable Jamtracks transcriptions and commentary, but you need to practice and learn. Bit of advice, avoid the youtube community when learning guitar. Ego and guitar do not mix. KZbinrs, content creators and commenters, are so full of themselves that you will never learn. Find a professional like Guthrie and read. Ignore the rest.

[@Ziqohth]

thank you!

[@marcusgraham3257]

numosh thank you for these wise words What do you read if I may ask ?

[@njc119]

@@marcusgraham3257 you get the book written by Guthrie on guitar techniques...

[@StereoSnakes]

Is it me, or is he the Mahatma Gandhi of the Guitar World?

[@tomvesely4008]

I hope he doesn't get murdered though

[@always_lucid]

@Kent Horvath what made u say that?

[@always_lucid]

@Kent Horvath no I am Indian. And in my country he is given the title of mahatma which loosely translates to great man as well as Father of nation. Ignorant much?

[@phutureproof]

He is the mahat magloves and maslippers of guitar

[@oliverdelallama]

Very informative and nicely put across. Thanks Guthrie Govan and uploader!

[@frannyp46]

In Guthrie we trust!

[@phallystorm]

The Guy is absolutely amazing. He really did his Homework! Guthrie RULES!!!!!

[@wideangle1238]

Some of these comments are 14 years old. Who knew what he’d go on to achieve; playing lead with Hans Zimmer as one example. Talent shines.

[@MrPraise88]

I can play that stuff...Guthrie is my idol n he is the humbleness of great guitar teacher

[@dutypaidrock]

Jeez - you've got one of the best guitarists in the world explaining the most important facet of music and there's a load of ars*eholes noodling in the background. What's the best thing they expected to happen? For Guthrie to stop and say "Wow, play that again! That's brilliant! You're ace! Lets start a band together, I sure could learn a lot from you!" *Shameless name-drop coming up...* When I had a lesson with Paul Gilbert, I forgot I was even holding a guitar.

[@paulmyfinger]

Man I wish I was clever, 1% of his talent will do me fine

[@rosinantedelafuente]

this guy is a good teacher.

[@AshRavens]

shawn lane's influence shining through! beautiful!

[@ubernaffa]

Just in case you're still curious, Guthrie was teaching at BIMM (Brighton Institute of Modern Music) until recently, but I've heard from someone (that was at this very clinic!) that he's ceasing teaching there as of this year. I can't say that with certainty obviously, but it was what I heard.

[@LukeAir2008]

The third designates whether a scale is major or minor and Phrygian Dominant has a major third. You can play the E Phrygian Dominant mode over an E major chord.

[@chickenwing602]

the numbers correspond to the notes of the scale. Instead of calling the 1st note of the C major scale a C, the 2nd note D, the 3rd E...and so on (they continue sequentially, In C Major it would be C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C). You just use numbers. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C and then repeats. It gets more involved than this but this answers your question. Search for Major Scale Theory on guitar and you will find tons of help on You Tube.

[@michael_caz_nyc]

So many great guitar players, but Few just absolutely Blow-my-Mind. I think about: Alan Holdsworth, Al DiMeola, Tommy Emmanuel (to name a few) - but Guthrie is just a Freak-Show - he is so Diverse and Scary-Good. Love this guy. Phenomenal Guitar Player.

[@quithunt9313]

I Admire Him he radiates sympathy, friendship, talente and a bunch of intelligence

[@erichenry3794]

Absolutely brilliant.

[@jayantasarkar9671]

That is a move quite often seen in Indian raaga music. The guitar in the first part he okays surely has that influence

[@ABHISHEKSHARMA1993]

sudden speed burst @ 2:29 wow!

[@MrKeefaz]

@satric75 Each scale has its own mood when played. That is the point of this demonstration. Notes don't work in isolation, they only have character when combined with other notes. He says himself in the video that the theory is useless in itself but only has a function to create and describe moods.

[@jass820]

What a disrespectful group. You can't just noodle away while he's speaking to everyone with his immaculate Oxford English

[@asmrduke]

+Storytellers Word.

[@aimfuldrifter]

+Storytellers These guys are just slackers.

[@IbanezLk]

Maybe some of them are trying to figure out what he was teaching with their own instruments lol? Is that not the point of a lesson or did I miss something in the years of learning music?

[@ReductioAdAbsurdum]

"You can't just noodle away while he's speaking to everyone with his immaculate Oxford English" If they weren't meant to play, they wouldn't have their guitars.

[@Ymiraku]

yeah if they wanted to they could beat guthrie to death with their guitars

[@usquebaugh1]

"...if you can recognize that the 4th interval has a ---------- sound..." I'm not getting that word. Can someone help me out?

[@LUITEN1]

+usquebaugh1 "Angular..."

[@usquebaugh1]

+LUITEN1 ahh thx!

[@honestinsky]

Excellent video, thanks for posting, much appreciated : )

[@TheMasterfulcreator]

This is the viewpoint I prefer.

[@callycat23]

That's just because of the multiple notes on one string, which can in ways emulate the slide sound. Also Derek Trucks has many Eastern inspirations such as Ali Akbar Khan, U. Shrinivas, Brij Bhushan Kabra, etc. and all that major stuff he was playing is straight out of Eastern influence-esque playing.

[@martysradioshow5979]

wow its an indian melody nice mr Guthrie is one of my heroes

[@rockit1985]

Amazing musician and natural born teacher

[@berto_the_n0ne]

oh awesome man ill check them out. ive only heard a few of them, but thanks i really appreciate it.

[@chickenwing602]

so...a very basic, 3 chord song based on the C major scale, as described by Guthrie using the 1, 3, and 5 chords would use the chords C, E, and G. Strum those for a measure each and you can hear the relationship of the chords. The sound will be sort of happy and upbeat.

[@dougsteeleguitar]

Smart teaching, the guy just rocks!!!

[@ChienJaune01]

"But I'm turning into an englishman, because I fancy the accent."

[@chapkoark]

1:07 Guthrie playing while solving Sudoku in his head

[@allsport1313]

i love how he smiles so much while talking about guitar lol

[@benthompson7221]

Not worshiping just admiring his incredible talent and aspiring to play at his level.

[@maxomilian]

its like jesus and the last supper except with guitars!!! How cool is that.

[@DeadSton3]

Great scales lesson Guthrie Govan is good guitar teacher

[@sacredgeometry]

@Kaenanthebarbarian This is very very remedial music theory all below grade 5. Go and learn it :) you would be suprised at how simple it is once you get over the learning curve.

[@legginsrotos]

lovely

[@sregnathan]

That is wonderful Indian Classical ...Raga=Scale...

[@Magribomistudio]

Love u Guthrie govan

[@cenaakashakash]

Wow so good indian playing... He really is a legend who knows everything....

[@TheMasterfulcreator]

Don't misunderstand me, I completely agree. He is absolutely amazing but I posted my comment in response to some comments specifically referencing his technical skill. Some of the comments went on to talk about how they could never achieve such a level of technical skill but I think that with the right practice any technique is achievable by anyone.

[@BernieHollandMusic]

You are quite correct in your thinking - a rarity on this comments thread. .. . .

[@TheMasterfulcreator]

@@BernieHollandMusic Thank you!

[@TheMasterfulcreator]

Indeed, this is absolutely correct. Those who throw around the 'mindless shredder' accusations I find are typically the ones who are musically deficient themselves.

[@paulignacius]

amazing legato..

[@benjaminsman]

This is great! Very useful.

[@DansDiverseDomain]

why does everyone hate Guthrie? saying stop worshipping an all that, he is probably alot better then most as he can play pretty much anything. but just because you like his stuff an think he is talented, doesnt suggest he is worshipped??? i like some of his stuff, some of the things he does is very very good, other stuff, i dont like, but what he is talking about in this video is very appropriate and informative. il never understand people on youtube.. chair experts. individuality people!

[@ibanez2damaxx]

good luck mate. learning them is easy. linking them together - thats the hard bit

[@TMoody]

I did not know Jesus was from England?

[@BernieHollandMusic]

This guy is not Jesus, he is a body double - the real Saviour lives in North West London and runs a corner shop five hundred yards from where I live

[@filipvelkov6829]

@@BernieHollandMusic huh? 😂😂😂

[@TheWhocares233]

@coolskaterlikeice YES I DO I MET HIM AT A GUITAR CLINIC

[@Kaenanthebarbarian]

@jckbac9 of course that too :D, but if you have his musical knowledge then you also have his skill.

[@MrCecilbag]

very cool video thanks for loading

[@DANGILBERT03]

what a beautiful tone o_o

[@joesatriani1200rulez]

no the major 3rd dosent make it a major mode, Phrygian is a minor scale with a flat 2nd, Phrygian Dominant is a minor scale with a flat 2nd and a major 3rd, if you say phrygian dominant is a major scale then it would have to have a flat 2nd and a flat 6th, which isnt correct, its like Aeolian Dominant, Aeolian Dominant is a minor scale with a major 3rd, but even though it has a major 3rd it dosent matter the hint is in the name like aeolian and phrygian, both minor, major 3rd just adds quality

[@waknatious]

The surface of the sun dropped 1500 degrees @ 2:29. NOW I see how he's doing it....

[@12inchvertical]

what a great guy

[@Jwood737]

Dude, I totally agree.

[@frannyp46]

I love this man.

[@joesatriani1200rulez]

No its not, Phrygian is a Minor mode, Phrygian Dominant is just Phrygian with a Major3rd, although it has a resolution to a major/7th chord with its extensions its still really a Minor Mode, and the 5th mode of Harmonic Minor

[@funnyguy1321]

@LukeAir2008 Um you mean Bb right? C7 is CEGBb. Making it an A# would not make it a C7 chord.

[@Jez2008UK]

This is strange (I'm talking about me here) - I'm not a guitarist, but I find myself drawn to learning from this guy. He is simply doing what he has been put on this earth to do - he is simply fulfilling his 'dharma'. And as a non-guitarist I feel I have the right to say the following; I did not enjoy listening to other people playing while he was talking/teaching - I find that disrespectful.

[@BernieHollandMusic]

Can you please explain "fulfilling his dharma' ?

[@berto_the_n0ne]

eh... i usually do thats whats funny about this.. lol but hes become my biggest influence over the past couple years.. but it happened fast. he can just do everything that everyone else i love does but A LOT more.. and his playing is always so tasty but its like the taste keeps changing. i cant get enough. he needs to make another album already. can u suggest any other guitar players to me? im always on the look out.

[@munimmusic3164]

God of guitar = Guthrie

[@bryansteeksma]

Gahd, I'd love to have an hour with this guy and talk music.

[@AdLiberated]

He freaked me out when he started playing the minor scale, it's like he was staring right at you.