How I Would Relearn The Guitar From Scratch

In this episode I discuss how I would learn to play guitar if I were to start over.
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[@jazzybluesguitar4317]

Hey Rick… Very cool subject. I just had a dual organ heart and liver transplant. I'm learning to walk AND play guitar again. The surgery took me back to square one and I feel like I'm discovering music all over again. I have no coordination between my hands so I can only play what I truly can hear and intend. It's an incredible learning experience, both a blessing and curse. Having no other option than approaching the guitar so basically is almost a meditative process. Thank you for your channel and sincere best wishes.

[@corontsurara3862]

Keep on trucking my friend. Baby steps are still moving forward! I believe in you!

[@jazzybluesguitar4317]

@@corontsurara3862 Thanks, my friend. That means more than you realize.

[@michaelroberts3898]

I have to start all over due to neurological issues. I feel your pain. Godspeed friend, and play for the fun of it. I know that because of my own problems that I am pulling for you. Best wishes

[@jazzybluesguitar4317]

@@michaelroberts3898 Thank you so much. Yes, the upside to starting over is discovering the childlike pleasure we experienced as kids when we first picked up the instrument. Best to you.

[@twihardsuperfan321]

Welcome back Jazzybluesguitar4317! Hang in there and very best wishes for a successful recovery!

[@liljammer2303]

2:36 Basic G Maj Chord 3:28 G Maj scale exercise (2 positions) 4:29 G Maj scale (next position down the neck) 5:00 Hammer-ons and pull-offs (faster than alternate picking) 6:38 Sliding between positions of G Maj scale 8:03 Arpeggios 9:11 Simple arpeggio fingering #1 (G Major) 9:25 Simple arpeggio fingering #2 (Piano fingering) 10:12 slow playthru

[@aveeasley9811]

Thank you for breaking this down.

[@elilane2189]

Pp

[@andreasschmid2484]

MVP

[@armaananand1610]

Legend

[@KramerJones]

Oh ight

[@andreasschmid2484]

1:01 Overview of today's lesson topics 1:17 Mention of upcoming shows 2:01 Starting with basic G chord and scale exercise 4:01 Importance of ear training 4:26 Learning G Major scale positions 6:04 Sliding between scale positions 7:24 Connecting scales and arpeggios 8:09 Importance of sliding between positions 9:09 Introduction to CAGED system and arpeggios 10:36 Exploring different arpeggio fingerings 12:13 Importance of learning piano fingerings 13:15 Exploring minor arpeggios 15:07 Introduction to spread triads 15:29 Demonstrating G Major spread triads 17:02 Learning major and minor spread triads 20:46 Importance of reliable fingerings 23:30 Exploring jazz chords and their arpeggios 27:13 Importance of muting unwanted strings 30:02 Muting techniques for clean playing 33:06 Importance of fluidity and accuracy in practice

[@obliviox]

Thank you!

[@maxtern7709]

You're my hero🙌🏼

[@user-ys5dx9gj8v]

Your great professor 🎉

[@bathtubbarracuda6275]

Dude. The concept of using spread triads to see the chord tones within a scale is an exercise that blew my mind! Really connecting everything together.

[@mikedr1549]

Yeah - but hardly something that you work on when you're first learning the guitar. It's hard enough a beginner to move from a G chord to a C chord - let alone working on your spread triads!!

[@StealthParrot]

@@mikedr1549 Oh yeah, I remember struggling to change basic first position chords when I was a beginner. Play G chord ... infinitely long pause while I realigned my fingers ... C or D or Am. But then magically as time progresses, you no longer have to even think about it. Then the power bar chords and you're a rock star playing smoke on the water, lol. I feel like learning guitar always progresses in stages .. learn, plateau, learn, plateau, etc.

[@mikedr1549]

@@StealthParrot Exactly! When I got my 12 year old grandson started I showed him a couple simple AC DC riffs using power chords. Kids want to learn songs!

[@MrAdamNTProtester]

Def a Pat Methany type deal... AND THERE IT IS at 14:46... [reply to your comment was made at start of vid!] & at 29:21 Peter Townshend makes an appearance!

[@houseofwhaley]

@@mikedr1549 exactly, I actually think everyone should just start on bass to get over the first wave of physical adjustments and learning notes on the neck. Teach a kid to play bass along to one of their favorite songs in 1 day and the rest will follow if they get hooked.

[@jasonnew8432]

After a 20 year break and almost 50 all im doing is exercises for the last 6 months. Where was this guy when i was young and just wanted to learn intros and riffs.

[@michaelp8856]

For me, I spent 2 months each day learning the G major scale from each of the CAGED method positions. Then i started transitioning between each CAGED position. this was very helpful. THEN you can just move all over very easiliy - just practice it everyday fr 10-20 minutes. you'll get adept very quickly.

[@nolanfontaine7973]

This is what I’m at the beginning of! I’ve started learning the caged system to “unlock” the entire fretboard because I have reached a stalemate with my progress. Btw i mostly play bluegrass and fingerstyle folk picking. Im excited to see the progression over time!

[@ABBYDOG26]

Can’t imagine what it would have been like to have a Rick Beato for a Dad teaching me guitar as a kid. What a cool Dad!

[@MuusTri]

Does he adopt adults?

[@user-mf2hy3ob2f]

From a self taught perspective, you have to learn to play a few songs first. It should be fun first then you can dive into theory, scale exercises etc

[@stevec-b6214]

agreed! a young guy asked me about starting out with guitar, and I said begin by learning one easy (but good) song and play it until he could perform it blindfold, and drunk, upside down in a cupboard, in back of a moving van.

[@Hodenkat]

I'd love to hear what beginners have to say about the "beginner bundle"!

[@ploppy9943]

I've been a guitarist for 40 years. Within the first 4 or 5 years I learned my chords and scales, developed my motor skills and and ear, and eventually learned theory. In '86 I was diagnosed with syringomyelia caused by an inoperable cyst in my neck near my brainstem. For the next 15 years or so I lost nerve function throughout my body. The most devastating was the loss of function of my left shoulder. I can only lift my arm from the elbow down. You have no idea how much the left shoulder muscle is used for a right-handed guitar player! I couldn't do riffs up and down the fretboard any more. I was fine within a 5 to 7 fret area. But doing runs up and down the neck was impossible. I stopped playing for around 5 years, just picking it up here and there to satisfy the itch. I started picking it up again about 2 1/2 years ago just doing rhythm things. But now I'm thinking about getting a cheap left-handed model to start all over with. My right arm works perfect (knock on wood), and my left would be fine for picking and strumming. I already know how to play and can pick most things up by ear. It's the motor functions of reversing the right and left positions that's a little daunting for me. I'm 50 years old and don't know if I have the patience anymore. And how freaking long would it take me to be able to play Randy and Eddie and Yngwie and all the rest again?

[@Zsolto66]

I cannot even start to imagine how difficult that would be but I wish you the best of luck in your effort, ploppy9943, with all my heart. All the best, buddy! Zs

[@mallardtheduck406]

I'm just happy to sound like Bruce Kulick from KISS, lol.

[@ploppy9943]

@@mallardtheduck406 My noggin's first response to your response to me was, "Oh no! Not Bruce Kulick!" But he was a pretty respectable player. Nobody will replace Ace! And if you tell me Tommy is satisfactory, Nah. I'll give you credit for the Bruce reference though.

[@marycarr7038]

You sound awesome!😊

[@zynga726]

When you are 75 you will regret not having relearned it. I just started learning and I'm in my mid 50s.

[@zinuru2707]

The 23 min mark is the start of priceless golden information. Your welcome.

[@picksalot1]

Leaning how to practice and what to practice will save you years of fruitless struggle. Good advice Rick. 👍

[@nasiranwar9776]

I would give a complete beginner a guitar with just one string ('A' 5th string). I'd let them play that for a week or so. Learn the names of all the notes on that string and also the C major scale on just that string. After this is thoroughly learnt, I'd add the low E or D string and have them learn scales and note names and intervals on just 2 strings. I'd add another string and then teach them triads and their inversions.

[@despoticmusic]

Just give them the E and A. Show them 2 finger power chords. Crank up the distortion…. Job done. Rock guitar mastered! 😂 Virtuoso level - add the D string, and 3 finger power chords off of the E, or 2 fingers off of the A. Guitar god level achieved…

[@davegenske8973]

Thanks Rick. At 63 years old and a year and a half into playing this really helps a lot. I so appreciate it

[@hammer86_]

I'm so glad you mentioned the importance of muting the strings. I've been playing for many years and just realized last week that I had unwanted strings ringing. Working on it now.

[@donvape336]

When i got this on bass it really changed things. Love what you do.

[@eddiepullman2745]

Rick, you’re an important part of music. Your knowledge, opinions, break downs, interviews are bar none. Simply put, thank you~ Edward.

[@secretchefcollective444]

Honestly, every now and again Rick comes out with 35 minutes of pure gold. All of those exercises sound 'musical' for lack of a better word, I've not tried any of them yet but definitely going to incorporate some of the ideas into my practice.

[@davidferrie9445]

Brilliant channel I have been playing guitar for over 50 yearsand learned loads from your book which is now an amazing interactive experience. I am teaching my daughter to play and will defo use what you have taught in this episode to help her now and ensure a productive and progressive future in guitar playing. Thank you very much 👍

[@whitebread940]

I gave guitar lessons for a summer out of my house. I had 3 students and I taught them the way I wished how I would’ve. We played acoustic, we learned the chords, if there was a song they wanted to learn we figured it out. My approach was to get them started to be able to play some things to make them excited to keep playing and not get frustrated . I figured they could learn theory from a better teacher if they stuck with it. I had a guitar teacher that I dreaded going to because he was all about reading music and Mary Had A Little Lamb lessons .

[@joeblough261]

100%. I wonder how many millions of kids too a month of lessons and quit bc of the Mary Had a Little Lamb guys, or the "You must read music" dudes.

[@runesvendsen2270]

Norway 🇳🇴 here! Thanks for the time you use on this. Very inspiring. I looking at almost everything you upload.

[@BryanSorensen]

As a kid, I learned guitar, piano and saxophone. What's interesting is that piano students (and other instruments) study scales and arpeggios almost immediately. For some reason, many guitar players will continue to develop dexterity and "lick based" vocabulary, only to eventually find out (often much later) that there are significant gaps in their understanding of musical theory and how it applies to the fretboard.

[@jimdepriest2909]

I am the same age as Rick, and I have been playing guitar since I was 8. My background is in bluegrass. I have been thinking about how I would learn guitar if I could start over again. I would start with ear training. I have only worked on ear training in the last year. It has made my guitar playing 100 times better.

[@quix99]

I started in 99 at 18 and learned all by tab. Man i wish i learned by ear. Ever hear the music pre-2000’s and listen to the perfect intonation? I think thats why so many amazing players came before this generation. You cant learn to react and improvise when playing when u dont kno what ur hearing

[@lancelotlink6545]

I agree and as an addendum I would say I would really learn the intervals slowly by listening and humming or singing them. Rick kind of blew past this part in the video because this is second nature to him by now but it's something worth taking the time to do slowly. So instead of playing those scales fluidly and quickly, play them slowly and take time on the individual intervals (IE how does the 5th sound, how does the 3rd and flat 3rd sound etc.)

[@killyourtelevision]

I watched a great interview with David Grier, I think it was on fretboard journal, he was talking about just spending lots of time thinking of a melody you know and trying to play it. I started doing that more and it definitely pays dividends.

[@Rebelconformist82]

Can I ask what techniques you use for ear training?

[@TheMtl5059]

​@@quix99if you just want to learn to play guitar, see how it works and learn a few song you like, then tabs are great. If you want to be a musician, you gotta go heavily by ear.

[@bonuspoppa]

thank you for these types of videos. I appreciate that you do the interviews, but these teaching videos really speak to me.

[@timsterner3924]

Teach your son and use all your techniques by playing left handed so you’ll have to learn as a true beginner too.

[@I-Libertine]

True. Ask Elliot Easton. For the Cars, the manager told him it would make the band look cooler with Ric's guitar going the other way...

[@andyroid5028]

@@I-Libertine *Haha. Is that actually true? If so, that is awesome.*

[@spanishpeaches2930]

​@@I-LibertineGary Moore was a natural left handed player, but found an old acoustic which was strung for a right hander..so that's how he chose to play. Me, left hooker too...no way i could play right handed...despite the fact i am almost 100pc right handed in everything. Weird.

[@kevinkiso4579]

​@@I-LibertineWow. Someone mentioned the most criminally underrated guitarist ever (probably not). Elliott Easton is absolutely phenomenal.

[@zingleraster9124]

@@spanishpeaches2930I’m the same.

[@Bonzi1030]

I started relearning on left handed guitar after 15 years of right handed and it's mind blowing. I teach myself all the good habits from the experience i had. My growth is exponential and i dont even have to practice songs i knew before, my brain fills in the blanks and translates it over. If it's too hard i just wait a month and i can play it without practice. I don't even regret playing the wrong way for half my life 😂

[@mrbobdukes343]

Thank you. The knowledge here is amazing. (Muted. Clean) Connecting scales to the chords and accorded arpeggios, spreading chord triads. I appreciate it, Sir 🔥 Godspeed

[@lincolnmmitchell]

great idea for a video Rick - send much appreciation for all you do - living legend!

[@stevefuller2755]

Kudos for prioritizing your family! Bravo.

[@James-nv1wf]

I find regardless of much I practice these things, it's always great keep to learning simple new songs just to keep you motivated, as doing this doesn't always sound like music....yet.

[@mazklassa9338]

This is an amazing reveal!!! Thank you so much Rick!❤

[@nequies]

Rick you rock man, keep it up, proud of you

[@bryanharrison3889]

You are such a badass producer, engineer, musician, whatever number of hats you wear... and your guitar playing has ALWAYS been phenomenal in my humble opinion.

[@MikeKoopmans1984]

Very confrontational video for me but also motivating. 6 years ago I suffered a stroke at age 33, severely hampering my left hand. I was very lucky that the damage was almost completely limited to just this small thing as my left side was completely paralyzed for a couple or hours, but it totally smashed my guitar playing. I wasn't a great player but I had worked hard to get to where I was and it was completely wiped away from one moment to the next. It destroyed my motivation to pick up the guitar because all I had learned and could do was suddenly not within my skill range anymore. Learning from scratch has been in the back of my mind because I still love the instrument and the sound. Maybe this actually gets me going again. ❤

[@ynghendricks8168]

Keep going man, you got this! Wish you the best!

[@lambforjesus2282]

33 is quite young to have a stroke. I have received in meditation, that a stroke is like a hard reset of the brain (the intensity depending on how bad the rebellion) that comes from the Lord wanting the soul to forget extremely harmful resolutions and thoughts against the faith, against God. Thoughts and negative resolve that could otherwise condemn the soul. It’s like He gives you a second chance by literally giving you a factory reboot/reset. He wipes the slate clean and that’s why there is so much that has to be relearned. Let me know if this answers any questions you may have about it. 🙏🕊sometimes we just need confirmation of what He has already told us.

[@jedduy8144]

The YT algorithm brought this to me and it's a godsend. I stopped playing the guitar during the pandemic and am just getting back. I know I'm not starting from scratch but from experience, and this video is a good kick in the butt for me to start practicing again. Thank you.

[@dfaz333]

From one north Atlantan to another- yes, kids are back in school, would love to vack track and relearn after having 5 kids. Now that they're teens, I want to go back where I was 23 years ago and pick up after that. Great timing to hear.Thank you

[@CoraStanley-ue7rw]

Great information Rick. This should prove most helpful when I turn my attention back to learning guitar. Currently I am going through the music theory information in your books and have found it thoroughly engrossing and helpful to me in songwriting. Still, this was very encouraging to me with regards to ideas for improvisation and melody ideas as well. Thank you Rick for another great and MOST useful video filled with great content.

[@michaelhawkins6149]

I didn't know the importance of learning the notes on the fretboard when I started. That and the circle of fifths made a HUGE difference for me.

[@Channel-io1di]

How does the circle of fifths really help you? Just wondering.

[@RobertWeir]

@@Channel-io1dime too

[@havenless3551]

@@Channel-io1di Definitely not specific to the circle of fifths, but being able to visualize the intervals on the fretboard is probably just as or even more helpful than being able to find all of the individual notes, especially for a beginner. And the circle of fifths in reverse is the circle of fourths, so you should be able to find the perfect fourth, the perfect fifth, and the octave without thinking and then everything else just kind of falls in place. Also worth noting that the perfect fifth is the only interval that's present in every major and minor mode except for locrian

[@Channel-io1di]

@havenless3551 ya, I see how it would be helpful for piano or clarinet, but on guitar the 5th and 4th are in the same physical distance from its root anywhere and everywhere. I know it, I was just wondering how you felt it was useful. I didnt find it that useful... good to use it to know what sharps and flats are in a key sometimes.

[@jeffholliday8304]

This is just a video I needed. Love your stuff bro.

[@elliotmuusses]

As a guitar teacher, this is really interesting. I really like this approach and will use it with students. Thank you Rick!

[@KrystofDreamJourney]

As a pianist, I teach lots of those concepts in a similar way to what Rick shows on guitar. That pretty much applies to all melodic instruments (outlining chords within the scales for woodwinds and brass instruments). Great way of teaching, Rick ! Immediate application of theory to playing - that's the key.

[@xiondFirst]

I mean once you start learning one instrument then you can take that theory and apply it to other instruments. Yeah the way you play and where and how you play each notes and sound is different but once you have the basis down it shouldn't be too bad.

[@KrystofDreamJourney]

@@xiondFirst Exactly !

[@vertyisprobablydead]

Wow it's almost like they all use the same music theory.

[@Honestandbrokecameraguy]

23:18 23:37 10 Xdd😊A

[@lonely_eclipse26]

well people older people ik argue the piano keys are easier to understand guitar

[@benzonex]

Rick, you're always full of surprises. I wish you had been 'my' first guitar teacher. Maybe you are.

[@trevor2173]

Thank you Rick. This was immensely helpful!

[@petar_marus]

Rick, you are savior of this era ! Love you !!!

[@jeffeldredge1608]

I stroked in 2016. It took three years to relearn. I play 12 string rhythm, But it was just my muscle memory coming back. My mind wouldn’t pay attention to a new way. What happened was I wasn’t able to come up with the chords or anything. I just strummed. 2 years, Trying to remember stuff. One day I was in rehab. Sitting in what we called a quiet room, semi dark, just strumming. Then, Your Song, by Elton l, popped into my head. I hadn’t played much Elton since I started playing, Him the eagles floyd. So. I played as many Elton songs from his first two albums as I could. It blew my mind. All of a sudden, Im playing again.

[@kenmccawguitar]

I love stories like this having also had a stroke several years ago.

[@jeffeldredge1608]

@@kenmccawguitar Drove me crazy. I thought I might never regain my ability to play. Im an ok player. But man. My mind was straining at times, to recall, anything!?! Smoke on the Water? My brother played it over the phone. Remember this man? I was like? No. Never heard it. This drove him crazy because we learned at the exact same time. I am thankful to God. It has been a rough couple of years. I’m at that ebb and flow point, mind wise. Shit works, sometimes. Sometimes it don’t, then I have to take two steps back. Normalcy is close at hand. Issues have become fewer and fewer. Being human. Thats are biggest issue. Love to all the Buffet fans out there. Jimmy was a great rocker. I jammed with him at a bar on Card Sound bridge in the keys in 75. Margaritaville of course! BOAT DRINKS JIMMY!!

[@jorgepinto2085]

I wish I had a teacher like you too! I have so much to learn!

[@Equinoxious342]

Video came just at the right time. Course bought. Thanks for what you do.

[@the_panos]

This is fantastic thank you so much for sharing. So much more useful than pentatonic over and over. Can't wait to put this in open c to practice between calls during my night work...

[@NewLifeWithGuitar]

I just started learning a month ago. I'm documenting my progress on my channel & though I'm following nicely structured lessons & I'm fully enjoying it this was still super helpful & insightful for a beginner like me! Thank you!

[@ajlambe1340]

It’s only EASY for the truly gifted. For many it’s a challenge they can learn. The rest of us are just mesmerized by this.

[@jesusislukeskywalker4294]

don’t give up. don’t feel overwhelmed.. don’t compare yourself with others.. one day at a time.. 15 minutes a day.. there’s never been a better time to learn..

[@bobjohnson1633]

I'm terrible at everything I do. Learning anything on guitar takes forever lol

[@feralmcelreavy1292]

@@bobjohnson1633Please don’t say that to yourself. We all start out as beginners. Enjoy the journey.

[@ItzBotz]

Ask a "gifted" how much he practiced and you will se that you are gifted too. We all start from the same point.

[@GlennGoryl]

(IMO), one of your BEST videos. Thank you.

[@siciliostudios]

Yeh man! That was brilliant outlining the pick and hammer @5:05 I’m a 62 year old beginner so I stopped right there. I’m sure the rest of the video is just as brilliant…Cain’t wait to see and hear the rest! Thank you Rick ❤

[@gulapula]

Dylan is gonna be an insane virtuostic guitar player if he keeps playing. I can't imagine what it would be like to learn guitar with that level of ear training from the get go. I'm not sure I'll ever get as good relative pitch as Dylan.

[@heyjarrod]

Thinking back, I would imagine learning hammer-ons and pull-offs would be too difficult for a beginner. Maybe after a few weeks or months, depending on how much the person is practicing.

[@heyjarrod]

The kid has ‘perfect pitch.’

[@heyjarrod]

@@adelbertomuggler372 Captain obvious.

[@kevinmichael9482]

I lost perfect pitch in my mid-40s and it never comes back. Not a big deal!

[@gerardcousineau3478]

​@@kevinmichael9482this is early?

[@bigaaron]

I'm currently learning guitar from scratch. Thank you from a violist trying to learn guitar😂

[@waynecumberland6007]

been playing guitar since i was 16 i'm in a band now I'm 57 and into it more than ever i want to be the best i can be on guitar just purchased your course and i know it's going to help me tremendously what a coincidence only 39 minutes left on the sale enjoy the content and your talent

[@Kindertautenleider]

this is great. I am a beginner bass player just working through chords and a few riffs. still very relevant. thankyou for sharing this knowledge.

[@TREACLsales]

Would you consider doing a top live performances of all time, Rick? Because I love live performances, and I love your rankings!

[@ShadeHope1969]

in 2015 I got asked to play lead in a band,And I had never played lead "in a band" . about a year or so later I found your channel and Bought the Beato Book. It`s been pricless to me for understanding everything. What Has been tricky for me is developing my own style and sound,while we all have our influences, I didnt want to sound like those guys,and I know learning leads to songs is great for practice and understanding,,I was afraid of soaking up to much of one artist would definitely show the influence in my playing, while thats ok You still just want your own style of playing. so i didnt focus on learning all the iconic solos,, I mean a few, But I focused on the licks and understanding of what I was playing.I do finger exersizes seperate from everything else. so my fingers will do what I want. I really dont know How far I would have gotten without your assistance and Knowledge.when I play you can hear influences but I definitely have my own style and way of doin things,Your book has made it possible for me to express myself the way I want to,Playing music is my life and passion, I have never thanked anyone for lessons,Probably because I never took any and learned by ear,lol. But watcing you and what you do and how much you have helped me understand things has been priceless and amazing.I owe you a lot of thanx Rick. You put me on a path for success. and Im putting in the HOURS.Thank you Rick, Your Awesome. ............. I`m 54 ,live in Knoxville Tn. One Day I may get to thank you in person. Take care, much love

[@WayaMoon]

This is great, definitely going to use this !

[@hoanglinhbui1252]

I'm very grateful. Thank you, Rick!

[@BuckFu]

One of the first songs I learned was “House of the rising sun”; other than that it was power cords and rhythm. Then went to Pink Floyd and Pearl Jam. Then I dropped off playing so much and just now got back into folk and bluegrass and playing a little bit in church.

[@vertyisprobablydead]

*he plays for free at a place that doesn't pay taxes, spreads lies and fairy tales, and poisons your mind*

[@Photoshop729]

So your beginner lesson is beyond what I can do after ten years? Okay!

[@stephenmitchell2979]

ThanksRick I’m 67 and been playing bass for years, by ear. Always wanted to transition to guitar this ideal for me. Brilliant

[@BillypilgrimII]

Rick Im working through the Beato Book, but I much prefer these new notions you keep coming up with for teaching Guitar.

[@thatshaneguy546]

I freaking love rick. Wish you was my dad and you could teach me. Your son is a lucky kid

[@beefcurtains3095]

This is really good stuff Rick. I’ve been playing guitar for 25 years and I’ve never had a lesson. I can’t wait to sit down with this video slowed down to .75 and practice all the riffs and scales!

[@otavioattuy5394]

Fantastic! Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Wish you all the best!

[@taylorvolleberg]

its fun watching these basics of playing and rethinking about the journey I've gone through in my life to learn all these techniques. All the wow moments and Ooooh moments to the times you rely and apply all of them when writing my own music as second nature.

[@tylerhackner9731]

Love your teaching

[@azuraq25]

Rick - long timer. My dad and I love the channel. The Beato Bundle has made a huge improvement on my ear, skill and knowledge 🙏 About to start recording for the first time. Thanks for all your work over the years, nobody blames you for wanting to spend time with your kids 😅 Enjoy!

[@stephenhinchey3007]

So beautiful to listen to Rick. I am now relaxed!

[@pdescham496]

Beautiful... as most starting guitarists in my teens I wish someone showed me this GOLD. Instead We all got a couple "Scales" to go off and practice with no real explanation as to how this works and why this works. Your videos are amazing I hope this inspires a army of new young guitarists in the world to go forth and make some rock n roll :)

[@danted9657]

Thanks Rick. Haven’t played guitar in decades but a stirring caused me to pull the guitar out. My only teacher (1989) taught me the jazz 7 chords as an ear training but your lesson put a whole new dimension on it. The right time to relearn. Now if I can get my callouses back on the tips……

[@lucydayLucida]

Same here. Just started again this week and things are starting to come back a little. Trying not to focus on how much I"ve lost though.

[@georgeyoung2123]

Dylan is one lucky lad, he hit the jackpot of balanced parenting with you and nina. If he gets disheartened by starting guitar relatively late at 15 years of age, let him know Red Garland didn’t start piano until he was 18. Dylan’s ear is so good, he is starting from a place some people never reach in a lifetime.

[@pipkingdom]

I started late 25. Never too late…68 now!

[@marcusmaynard1526]

Lol I started at 18

[@MyAMJourney]

I started at 30. It's never too late to learn anything

[@CanadaBlue85]

The best age to learn is whenever you actually _want_ to learn. Whether that comes at 5 or at 15, or 75, it's better than learning to hate the guitar before you have a chance to fall in love with it.

[@bradenmichael32]

Wes didn’t start playing until he was 20!

[@jeinnerabdel]

I'm from LATAM (Central America) where the money is kinda tight, specially when you have a family to feed but I'm saving up to get Rick's course and I'll have enough next month so this video is really helpful before I get the full course! I really admire your proficiency and love for music, Rick!

[@haroldglover8221]

Hey Rick, this is probably one of the better videos that you have made on KZbin. I’m 58 years old and started playing guitar at about the age of 16. The concepts that you talk about in this video Convinced me to buy your Beato book etc. I took advantage of the $99 special and got it all. I am looking forward to getting into your program and relearn the entire thing if I have to. I am not at all a beginner and I have played professionally for many years but I still do not know a lot of theory or the cage system although I think I use it somewhat, but I do have a lot of questions I think your course will answer for me. Thank you for the special. I’ll let you know how it goes.

[@walkerson943]

Professor Rick: You are a multi-instrumentalist; your first love is the "guitar." I just purchased your "Beato Bundle" package, and one of the first things I noticed was your passion for your instrument. Your past collegiate background as a college professor has been instrumental for you in developing your program and approach to your video instruction. Quick question: Have you considered focusing on bass instruction as well? If memory serves me right, you were a bass major in college. How would you approach learning the bass guitar as a beginner, incorporating all you know now? What strategies would you employ in learning the instrument as a beginner? I ask this question because I am a student of the guitar and bass.

[@emo_galaxy9413]

BTW I have bought the bundle and I am very impressed. I shows me how much I don't know. I didn't know how much I didn't know lol. I recommend it for sure! BTW I love your content and I am so glad for your success with the channel and in life in general. You are winning for sure. Your interviews are outstanding. It shows how much respect you have in the world of music. Peace Love and Light

[@clamim]

You rock, man, thank you!

[@neilmavor5890]

It’s Labour Day in Canada, too! 😀🍻🎸

[@-.Steven]

Lab Hour day 😏

[@mcconaloguecharlie1]

Greetings from Ireland 🇮🇪 Rick

[@TarzanHedgepeth]

You’re extremely honest with your thoughts.

[@gergemall]

Thx Rick . Played professionally for decades now I’m close to sixty eight. I’m still working full time and still learning. I played on many continents.❤

[@thomas9079]

Awesome!

[@user-lb8do4ew6k]

if i ever hear a guitar player talk about a scale then proceed to actually play the god damned thing correctly I think I'll faint.

[@markthorson6656]

Rick, I thank you for what you do & your genuine enthusiasm for it. A very-basic point: I see you casually using that "four-finger G chord" without any special mention of it. I learned my first chords back in 1964 from the Beatles, & noticed from the sound that that's how all three of the guitarists usually fingered it. (e.g. "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party"). I realized that minimizing the sound of the third (B) made for a stronger chord. ~ A faithful fan, MJT

[@invalidaccount2315]

what helped me a lot was learning the scale on each individual string from nut to base first with open string fretted string, open string fretted string, i made a little ditty with it, then with hammerons and pull offs, then affterwards it was easy for me to learn intervals etc. you get the note patterns of whole tone semi tone down and its easy to see the relations and pick patterns out in between across strings.

[@GreenmanWood]

If this is really about "from scratch", can you address things like fingernail length and thumb-to-finger relationship on the fretting hand, how to hold the pick for efficiency and preventing it from slipping, etc. No one seems to explore these truly 101 things.

[@benevolentsun5820]

Hey Rick, Great lesson. I have your interactive book and I did find the spread triad exercise and tabs but couldn't find for the major scale and arpeggios. To be honest I find it hard to go through the book and also it has just a single video explanation before load of chapters that follow.

[@DrGroove29]

I love this! I'm accomplished on keys/piano and other instruments but fairly new to guitar, so I can totally relate to "if I could start all over"

[@riehle.j8561]

Thank you, Rick.

[@boxcarb.johnson733]

Hello Rick, I love your videos. I am a blind guitar player, and I’m trying to learn more about the fingerboard, so I’m extremely interested in your Beato bundle, and would like to buy it, but I am wondering if it will be accessible for a guitar player that is completely blind. I use optical, character, recognition readers, and that might help. Any info that you could give me would be greatly appreciated, sending blessings, and best wishes from the blind.

[@hexchad765]

I wanted this to be the master key to learning the guitar. But it wasn't because you spoke over my head

[@lindsayheywood7195]

Yes, five minutes in and it's already over my head too.

[@teresagaler6750]

same

[@Gene_Cali]

Try Active Melody,..slow easy blues concepts explained well.

[@MichaelConferPhoto]

Oh, this video changes everything. Thank you so much Rick, I cannot say enough about everything that you spoke about in this get back to the basics of guitar tutorial. I also just finished up your Dominic Miller interview which I was blown away by. What you give to us wanna-be guitarist is out of this world.I am the guy that this video was made for and I wanted to throw out a handful of thoughts which you nailed so many of them. I might’ve missed it and I’m certain that someone else commented about it at this point, when practicing, we should be saying the letter or note of the scale; that’s one of my biggest pitfalls. is knowing what noted is And I know that you know but I would like to point out to anyone who does not know that you are able to zoom in, as well as slow down the video. Within 20 minutes I just got two of the three positions of the G major scale by zooming in on at the second fret and seventh fret and watching Rick. Right on the money Rick, I could never thank you enough. This does put everything back to zero/neutral. The other tip that is incredibly important, is 10 minute sessions every day, short sessions, as opposed to one long session one day a week. I’m stopping right there. I’m done I have those two positions. Next time I do this, I’ll practice those two positions and then I’ll throw in third position. Should not be that difficult. At that point bouncing from octave to octave and then moving up, sliding into the next position as you talked about. Then in a few days I will start the arpeggios. I’m telling all you any wanna be guitarist out there, listen to every word in this video. Thank you very much Rick. Mike.

[@UnlimitedPotentialMusic]

This is great. I'm going to differentiate my guitar levels for my students because of this. Well articulated!

[@RCSkunkWorX]

Hey Rick I just wanted to let you know that you inspire me to play the guitar i've bought three guitars since I found your channel a Gibson les Paul a 1954 reissue telecaster and a Gibson les Paul junior with P90s. Thank you for teaching the world how to play guitar and how to understand music.

[@andyroid5028]

*Well said. Rick is a true music legend, IMHO.*

[@thedevilsadvocate5210]

Nice guitars

[@aaronbennett1266]

Your awesome for taking time out for us Rick👊 You know, I'm ashamed, I played and learned on my own and couldn't tell you the names of some chords for 20+ yrs. 😅 I wish I would have learned like this

[@flouisbailey]

I have begun the journey later in life was almost 70, but retiring has been good. Lots of hand and wrist pain to work through however keep learning.

[@vincentdonnelly1490]

Try some alternate tunings, fun refreshing more by ear than theory

[@flouisbailey]

@@vincentdonnelly1490 I wish I had started slide or steel guitar. Alternate tuning are interesting trying to keep fingers/THUMB working as long as I can. Are you talking open tunings?

[@freedumb777]

this is exactly the exercises i give my students....minus the spread triads....only cause thats getting into harmony and none of my students are there yet. there just trying to understand embellishing chords, and their relationship to the key center.....great stuff rick

[@dzintarsmagons]

I also did start learning about arpeggios before my guitar teacher introduced those to me. It was because of the sweep picking technique that I found to be played in many modern metal songs. So I sat down with a metronome and started sweeping slowly and gradually increased the speed, making sure I could hear every note.

[@gregpendleton4957]

I am a beginner guitarist and this is way beyond beginner.

[@basementriffs]

Don't feel too frustrated. He really doesn't explain what he's doing very well at all IMO. This is not a beginner lesson. The video title is misleading. Same as most of his videos, he shows a lot of theory for those who already understand theory, but haven't mastered it. He never breaks it down for those who don't know theory. This is the wrong channel to follow if you don't already know theory. It's a great channel to follow if you know theory, but have never really been able to master it.

[@bobjohnson1633]

This isn't a lesson. It's the stuff he's saying you should be taught how to do FIRST. You could pick this all up in a week.

[@basementriffs]

@@bobjohnson1633 Yes exactly. A true beginner isn't going to know that or understand what he's saying. This is for people who already know the concepts. The title is a bit misleading in that beginner might assume they would be able to follow along. But this is more a lesson for the teacher than for the student.

[@benneal8059]

No you couldn't pick all this up in a week. I would say a year of solid practice, minimum to be fluent and fluid.