How to Be a Tasteful Guitarist, ep 2: The Doublestop 6th

[@wayneweil]

"You can do what you want, this is a recreational activity" is maybe my favorite guitar advice ever.

[@steve-shmeev]

By far the best, most thorough lesson on sixthesths I have seen. Thank god you exist! It took me awhile, but when I realized that these are just upside down 3rds, it helped me get the concept...

[@Tuck7326]

Your comment just made me realize that it's all related to the number 9. 3rds upside-down 6ths, 3+6=9 2nds upside-down 7ths, 2+7=9 and so on ...

[@nettlesome7125]

@@Tuck7326 1) interval signs flip (major to minor) 2) shapes are mirror image reversals, interval up vs same interval down 3) now think of 6ths as two notes of the triad (got to know your triads)

[@silversurfer3154]

Mr. 'there's just no other way around it ' classic Eric

[@trioguitar]

Very tasteful. The fretboard image actually works for my brain. It reminds me that I recently grabbed an image of the fretboard from Guitarpro, and of course it's sort of mirrored (opposite to what you did), and I personally found that mirrored view confusing. Excellent video as always.

[@benbush1227]

Wow, see something with lesson never picked up over the years, Excellent instruction breaking these down! Wish I had you and your channel teaching me guitar when I began learning! You are the best brother!

[@Aleksisguitar]

I must say, as a (prog) metal head and a lover of over-the-top, noodly and shreddy guitar playing, I find this stuff super valuable, refreshing and humbling. I know what I'll be playing the next time I pick up my pop's nylon string guitar. AWESOME channel!

[@johng2880]

Straight to the meat, sliced and served with a perplexed smile, just the way we like it. Thanks again kind sir.

[@scozz6139]

I'm really enjoying your quiet, soothing approach to this stuff, for me it's quite inspiring actually. I'm 68 years old and have been playing guitar since I was around 11 when I started taking lessons in 1967, (only for two years unfortunately). I was in a local Rock band in high school and in my late teens, that was a lot of fun and fairly easy just knowing a couple of dozen chords and knowing how to improvise soloing somewhat. Minor pentatonic is a good friend in high school, lol. I have a few guitars, 5 electric, 1 acoustic, and three amps right now, I do play just about every day. I'm mostly self-taught, unfortunately, but I really enjoy what I'm able to do on guitar. I'm not very good but it's a lot of fun none the less. I'm really enjoying your channel, keep up the good work. As you know there's a plethora of guitar info online, but I really only watch you and one other person. Too many Metal heads out there, it's quite refreshing watching you! Thanks!

[@gregheisenburg7781]

Damn the top on that guitar body is nuts, imagine that beast with brass or gold hardware. Thanks for the great content as always.

[@fivefingerfullprice3403]

It's stunning but I'm digging the silver hardware on it.

[@jrwickersham]

Digging the 2x P90, and what appears to be a filter-Tron setup.

[@Jblankenship9999]

I've been stuck in a rut for years and had basically quit. You have given me a reason to pick it up and love it again. Thank you for the lessons and inspiration.

[@RogerCorley]

This is so amazing! I wish you’d been around in the 80’s and 90’s when I needed you. 😅

[@joshuanedzweckas9668]

HAUGEN!!!!!!! You're the man, dude. You're the dude, man! I have been enjoying your channel for a couple years now. For real you got a way about ya. I preciate chya. Keep on rocking in the free world!

[@makeitcount179]

Eric, no apology needed. It is what it is. We grasp as much as we can. Theory is the bedrock of playing with good sense. Your explanation is excellent and your playing illustrates that effectively. Thanks.😊

[@travisgotch161]

Perfect mate. I am playing a bit of rhythm guitar with the band I am in (normally harp and vocal) and have been looking for something like this. Perfect timing Thanks

[@jaredottmann249]

Those mixolydian 6ths are just instant Jerry Garcia. Loved this one Eric!

[@TheBoboMaker]

Great lesson, every time I think I have a handle on a concept, you come along and show me there's more to it than I thought. Thanks.

[@Gibfenez]

Eric, you are AWSOME! Great teacher, beautiful guitar, real human approach to the guitar. My new favorite! Much success to everything you do.

[@maxwellclark2345]

Might not be your style, but the band Beach House taught me how to navigate the horizontal doublestops. Zebra is a great example. (Eb tuning key of G#.) I learned it both on the D&B and A&G strings and opened my mind to how dang cool this stuff is.

[@schmalanko]

Zebra is such a fun song to play

[@diggmo]

Go figure... not looking for anything related to 6th's at the moment, but it's Eric so I watched it. Ended up learning a ton. Thanks, man!

[@Skelterz]

Beautiful guitar Eric.

[@robertmerlino2312]

Probably best sounding I've heard maybe ever

[@jrpipik]

The sixths and thirds mixed together are most useful fill intervals. Great stuff.

[@jessejamesburnitt]

Ah!! I've been playing these doublestop shapes for years, but never knew them as sixths. I've always thought of them as thirds, but in all honesty, I've never thought that much about the theory behind them - I just love the way they sound.

[@kieranfisher187]

Best guitar tutorials I've come across on youtube

[@runscottpdx3661]

Thank you Eric for relating 6ths to chord shapes. Super useful!

[@jdavis6650]

Thanks for the lesson. Great work. The layout of the graphic is very counterintuitive. When I look down at my guitar I am playing left to right for ascending sixths. Not the other way around. English speakers intuitively read left to right.

[@mollyp.sasser223]

Great . Another useful lesson w/ a bass-ackward graphic that righties have to waste time interpreting. How many times does it have to be said: We're not sitting in some lesson studio across from an instructor, w/ plenty of time to chat about positioning on frtbd. THE GRAPHICS don't need to be how we see YOUR frtdb; if the gr. nut is to the left, it's how we see OUR frtbd when we look down, w/ a guitar in our hands. Wrong direction/upside down takes extra i.e unnecessary time to translate. Our nut is farthest from our torsos-to the LEFT, the 12th 7 up CLOSEST to torso (duh). Look at the frtbd/look at the chart. Arrogant. We'll see the graphic as primary, then YOUR frtbd as an adjunct. Jeezus.

[@michaelkhorsandi8623]

The lesson is great… but, I am also distracted by that gorgeous guitar! Sounds great, too.

[@WickBeavers]

Fantastic lesson, thanks!

[@TheRyguy79]

I have loved using 6ths since I learned brown eyed girl in high school 30ish years ago but went a long time using them without really understanding them and still really only use them horizontally. Great video.

[@honeychilerider]

Great as always, Eric. You really are just a great teacher. And you have great ideas. And you have great taste in music. Really just a great resource for all of us out here. Cheers.

[@LionAndALamb]

Truly a great lesson. I finally understand the mystery of double stops. Thank you.

[@dystopia5079]

Thanks!

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Thanks so much man!

[@donindri]

I believe this lesson is at least equal to several in person lessons with a typical guitar instructor! Thanks so much for posting, very helpful indeed. Happy Pizza Day!

[@ggoncalves80]

The double stop is like an inversion without the 5th, the other note other than the root is the 3rd. I can see the interval between the 3rd and the inverted root is 6th, but for me is more clear to think of it as an inversion without the 5th

[@musicmanxii]

Thanks for another quality video Eric! 6ths are really interesting and harmonious.

[@lynguist]

I watch so many youtube guitar learning videos. Actually way too many. But its your videos that i really feel the urge to pick up my guitar after watching and play it. Somehow you manage to isolate the essence of the topic so well, that i know what i have to do. Its such a relief 😂 just got your rhythm course on truefire and really enjoy it as well. Have a great weekend! edit: one thing i noticed is that you viodeos are lower in volume than other youtube videos

[@gregorymichael9031]

Awesome lesson Eric! Great way to start the morning: cup o' coffee and an Eric Haugen lesson!! :) Cheers and keep on keepin' on brother!

[@makeitcount179]

I like your teaching tempo, your clarity and visual supports. Great lesson plans. That's why I subscribed.😊

[@martinhorstrecorder7866]

Great thing! 😊 Now i know, the problem im dealing with is 6es! And how to solve it.😅 In my 50ies band i had to change the key of some Songs cause of the singer, and had trouble with the doublestops in some Solos. Thanks eric! Always good to pay attention to you!!❤

[@cotybarnett463]

You're a great teacher and a great dude! Thanks for sharing your knowledge 🤘🏻

[@dystopia5079]

This was a great one for me Eric. I do love your channel!! Nothing compares😊.

[@fedea5777]

Great lesson Eirc. i've found useful to know every 6ths shape sarting on every string, then, when it comes to, let's say, G major, ride the freatboard trying to play only de 6th that holds on a chord of a scale, i see them as chord-scale related shapes. if you are on a C chord on a G song, the next chord will be D and the next E minor, so the shape should contain the third that makes them major or minor and this will preserve the scale relationship of every note.

[@MrWigaboom]

Great lesson! Amazing guitar. Looks and sounds so good! 😎

[@LostSpringBand]

I was excited to see that you were teaching this today, but the fretboard diagrams are hard to get my head around. I'm used to the standard way of showing the shapes, from the player's vantage point. 😟

[@snuffbox2006]

your chart requires less mental gymnastics than other charts on the internet!

[@psilocybe_reptiliensis]

this sixthened my level to the next tone! cheers!!

[@tobepps]

George Harrison taught me that a few years ago. Learned playing Dig a Pony with my band.

[@alisterthompson1797]

Great lesson Eric, you've given me some ideas to play around with...

[@soapy3204]

Great stuff my lightbulb went on 🎶✨✨✨

[@macsarcule]

Doing the fretboard chart that way makes PERFECT sense to me. It always seems upside down the other way. I was waiting for Peace Train to show up! I’ll have to use this lesson to figure that out. 🙂 Thank you, Eric! ✌️😌🎸

[@lomarsweed6604]

I respectfully disagree. If you're a right handed guitarist then the first fret is to your far left and you move your hand right to ascend the fretboard. The way he depicts it is inverted.

[@macsarcule]

@@lomarsweed6604 that’s just like, yer opinion, man

[@coyote5851]

you just blew my mind and it all makes so much sense now

[@tooleyoclock]

Beyerdynamic M-88. Very nice. That guitar is rad. Your pickup options are pretty great.

[@pzolsky]

The Brown Eyed Girl riff is played as thirds with the initial B (third) played an octave higher.

[@scottkidwell3601]

Thank you, Eric 🙏🏻🤍✌️🍕

[@Crazijames]

Hey Eric at 14:55 I’m not familiar with these chord shapes, and I’m curious what chords they are / what progression this is? The fills are super cool but Im curious how the fills relate to the chords? Do the fills follow a progression themselves? Like the 145? Just away from my guitar and can’t experiment rn 💀

[@ditchgator1]

Beautiful guitar there Eric.😎👍👍 😎✌👍❤🖖

[@jakelannetti3128]

I use these a lot, although I always thought of it as an inverted third if that makes sense. Great info here, puts new ideas in my head!

[@GratefulGrove]

Thanks Eric!

[@johnisouth6636]

You know, I can hear Cat Steven's Peace Train in this lesson so much.

[@GilbertGrazzette]

simple. but effective respect from Jamaica .wi.

[@aminahmed2220]

What a fantastic video have a wonderful weekend Eric ❤😊

[@atlaslee8681]

Hey, this is a pretty sweet series

[@jeanallard7764]

Great lesson merci Éric

[@mondybrunache4016]

Very tasty sounds! I really like it . I am going to have fun with it. Thank you so much!

[@DanRussellGuitar]

Very cool lesson 👍

[@tommc49]

Good lesson. the charts make sense to me. What is that guitar?

[@jrpipik]

I've never heard up and down the neck referred to as "horizontal" before. It works on a video like this where we're viewing the fretboard held parallel to the bottom of the frame. But from my perspective of a player I see that as vertical, up and down. Going across the neck in a single position is the horizontal. I know that's how I was taught years ago. Interesting how things differ from player to player.

[@TezkaX999]

Up and down would be from low e string to high e string… horizontal how he said is where the nut is too the bridge ❤❤

[@seanc.5310]

Great video and lesson! My brain just has a hard time following along with the reversed direction tablature

[@coastercook]

Thanks, Eric

[@douglaschristine8387]

Hi Eric, I like that guitar, never seen one like it.

[@douglaschristine8387]

Eric I know that's a PRS headstock but what model is it?

[@jroc2201]

The 6ths are so much fun

[@joejonesguitar]

Amazing guitar!

[@geoffpengelly5970]

More great stuff thanks Eric 👍

[@geburu]

Just found your channel and it's an absolute BOON! Coming back to guitar after years away from it. Really enjoy your content. Wondering if your paid courses are aimed at a specific level of ability before starting CAGED etc?

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

All my courses are for folks who can play open chords, barre chords, and a few pentatonics - the classic intermediate guitar player!

[@geburu]

@@EricHaugenGuitar Thanks Eric! 🤘🏼

[@ForTheLoveOfGuitars]

Can you use the CAGED shapes to figure out where to place the two notes depending on where your fingers land for a given "shape"?

[@RyanHeitz]

This is a bit above my head, but it's a 'must learn' so I'll definitely come back later.

[@swatprof]

Great examples include Janis Joplin’s “Piece of My Heart”, Camper Van Beethoven’s version of “Photograph”, and Bowie’s “Sound and Vision”.

[@TheMetaModel]

Question. B is the 3rd note of G major, so why is this called a double stop 6th? Is it because going from B to the higher G is 6 notes? the way by the way, I love all your videos. Thank you for making them.

[@andrewmallard2301]

I was so confused for the first minute or so although should have realised!

[@Darcaster]

Hi Eric, Another great lesson. I have a question: When you were playing the D barre, I couldn't help noticing you used a D5 or am I seeing things?

[@folondrillo]

Muy bueno, mil gracias

[@thefungai1]

That guitar is sweet. I love me some dub stops

[@lexaunculpt]

Wonderful as always!

[@hjmmjh4566]

Excellent! 👍

[@lexaunculpt]

Easily the authoritative video on 6ths…. Watched plenty of other videos that DONT explain it so well. Addresses a lot of questions I’ve had…Thanks as always Eric. As far as minor chords… would be cool to see how the approach might differ.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

You could do the same thing for minors - map out the minor scale, start on the root and harmonize a 6th below, however there’s other things one would do to adorn a minor chord (9ths, flat 5s, Pentatonic Doublestops)

[@leftpastsaturn67]

I ate pizza, tried to be excellent to myself, and learned a lot. Thanks Eric.

[@cwize]

It’s only been in the last few years I’ve heard reference to “horizontal/vertical” on the guitar neck. My brain always reverses that, tho. If I were to grab a fret and slide UP the neck (pitch rising) - well, that feels vertical, not horizontal. Can’t shake it. Kind of like when I lived in Detroit, it broke my brain to have to keep in mind that Canada was SOUTH. 🤯

[@fallingdown201]

Thanks man. I appreciate it.

[@KeithVizs]

Seems “6ths” is a misnomer: The 6th of C is A. … but we’re playing a “6th” as a low E? It’s just a 3rd played on the bottom. Yeah, you can count six from E, but E is not the root melodic tone, C is. TRANSLATION: “Double-stop 6ths” on guitar are really “Double-stop 3rds (harmonized on bottom)”. and “Double-stop 3rds” are “Double-stop 3rds (harmonized on top)”. I don’t see that idiosyncrasy in other dbl-stop names… could be I’m missing something? Glad for clarification if I am missing something here.

[@alpsguitars9271]

Génial more like this from france third fourth fifth

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[@rdv8833]

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[@sdmatso]

Isn't B a third? Isn't that why it is pleasing? It is a cord tone. Please educate me.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

You're correct! The 6th of G is E, buuuuuut a doublestop 6th is a slightly different thing. Remember, the TOP note is the one we're harmonizing. So do a skinny string G, and go 6 notes DOWN the major scale - that gives you the B. Which is 6 notes apart - hence the confusion. G UP to B is a third, buuuuuut G DOWN to B is a 6th.

[@jacobpittman1996]

YEAH! “Groove it, or lose it!”

[@chubbyoo7]

I liked it, don’t know if I got it

[@davidwalker41]

The upside down and backwards fretboard does make sense to me but I still don't like it. I think because I draw and look at a whole lot more fretboard diagrams from my perspective (looking down from above the guitar as I hold it) so that is what is ingrained in my membrane. I have to pause the video and do a couple of mental rotations when I look at them how you have drawn them. Maybe I will get use to it. Australia is still at the bottom of the world though.

[@ShlomirBareket]

Classic tutorial here. As important as knowing ya triads

[@Sonicsense]

How is it 6ths?

[@jixxxxer17]

why am I thinking the 6th in key of G is an E ? If i count from G, A, B, C, D, E(6th note) ?

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

You're correct! The 6th of G is E, buuuuuut a doublestop 6th is a slightly different thing. Remember, the TOP note is the one we're harmonizing. So do a skinny string G, and go 6 notes DOWN the major scale - that gives you the B. Which is 6 notes apart - hence the confusion.

[@jixxxxer17]

@@EricHaugenGuitar omg i'm a musical dunce again lol thank you for the Light, the bright light , Peace !

[@patlrampros]

There's no way around it. It's complicated. dig in! thanks!