How To Visualize The Fretboard Like A Pro - Guitar Lesson

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In this guitar lesson, I'll be showing you how I combine guitar chords and guitar scales to visualize the fretboard. We'll do this by connecting two important concepts that I teach in other videos -- the chord roadmaps and the homebase. If you have any questions, please leave them in the comments below!
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-- Referenced Videos --
Learn the notes: • Learn The Entire Fretb...
Relative keys: • Major & Minor Keys: A ...
Roadmaps & bar chord shapes: • Use These Guitar Chord...
Homebase: • Build Your Homebase On...
Watch this next: • Connect Your Chords Wi...
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📖 Video Chapters:
0:00 - Lesson introduction
0:31 - Creating a moveable skeleton
3:38 - Connect roadmap to homebase
5:11 - Move it to a new key
6:06 - What about minor keys?
6:44 - The value of a framework like this
7:29 - The second skeleton
10:56 - What comes next?
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[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Thanks for watching! If you want the flipped fretboard graphics for this lesson you can find them on my Patreon: www.patreon.com/AndrewClarke -- And don't forget to check out Listen & Play: andrewclarkeguitar.com/p/listen-play

[@mihaipop4105]

Hi Andrew! What about minor keys? How this would it look like? If we have a song in a minor key. Thank you!

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

@@mihaipop4105 Hey! It's all the same for minor keys. Nothing changes because you just base the shape around the "relative minor". I'd recommend watching this video for a little more context: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHTMdZ-AmtWfY9E

[@mihaipop4105]

@@andrewclarkeguitar I thought that since a minor scale is different than a major scale, this pattern must look different for minor keys. But what you say is that, basically, if i have a song in Em, i can use this pattern for G. And for Dm, i'll this lattern for F. So if we have a song in minor key we don't mind because we'll find its relative major and do this pattern. Is that correct? Thank you very much!! This is helpful when you have a band and someone says to you: the song is in G and we' ll do 1-4-5 progression

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

@@mihaipop4105 That's exactly right! Even when a song is in a minor key, I view it as a relative major.

[@theoaky1310]

Great explanations, feel like i can re watch these every few months and get something different out of it each time.

[@PrakharSrivastav]

What a fantastic lesson man! The on screen fretboard just makes it SO easy to follow along. Thank you so much for this lesson. Can't wait to internalize these shapes!

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

[@jamesmilton5304]

"Thank you so much for accepting my request and sharing this wonderful video! Your support means a lot to me. Keep shining!" Waiting for the next one……🎉❤

[@jamesmilton5304]

As I requested in ur previous video comment…

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Happy to help! ☺

[@wagonet]

your videos are really helping me understand, rather than just play along. after watching and implementing many of your concepts in other videos, i'm starting to recognize that there is a relationship between all these things i see in songs i play compared to the common music theory you mention. it's a lot of 'aha' moments. this video in particular is really helpful just not to get freaked out about how big the fretboard is.

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

This makes me so happy to read! I'm so glad I can help :)

[@wagonet]

i wish youtube existed back when i first started to learn. These concepts that were very intimidating just need the right teacher. You are a great teacher, looking forward to future videos. @@andrewclarkeguitar

[@frostillicus2]

I appreciate your content. It’s easy to comprehend what you’re teaching. Keep up the good work!

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Thank you for watching :)

[@josephsilbiger8601]

I really learn from your videos I love your style of teaching simple and to the point

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Happy to hear that!

[@KarolinApollo]

You're a great teacher man

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Thank you so much!

[@HighLifeWorkout]

This video is gold bro! Thank you🏆🙏🏾

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

You're very welcome, my man! 🙌

[@Wakingupdaily]

This truly is the system that I have learned the most with, and I improve my skills with this method. Thank you.

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

You're very welcome!

[@zipzapzoom04]

This lesson was full of such valuable lightbulb moments. I'm definitely going to incorporate this in my playing

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Awesome! I'm glad you found it useful :)

[@InsolentMusicalPeasant]

This is an amazing video. It's crazy that visualizing two shapes can do so much to open up the fretboard.

[@mervinirish4259]

This is the best teacher on utube love u bro love all your teaching not everyone is a teacher you are! Thanks much

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

So nice of you, thanks :)

[@The73275]

Thanks!

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Thank you!

[@Wakingupdaily]

This is perfect young man. Thank you so much for sharing this I took lessons recently, and this is everything I was taught, and it's great to have this video to go to for a refresher to practice.!!🎉

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

That's great! I'm glad I could help!

[@add9197]

This was realy really great!!! No words for what you showed. Excellent!

[@acousticblu]

Excellent lesson! You're a really great teacher!

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Thank you so much! Glad you liked it ☺

[@RobKL2008]

The absolute best out there Andrew Clark

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Thank you so much ☺

[@ShaunRay]

Damn, dude. This just connected a lot of dots for me. Thank you.

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Awesome! Glad I could help. :)

[@BlackCobaine]

dude this video is great. tottaly eureka for me.

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

That's awesome to hear! Thanks for watching :)

[@FrancisRoy]

So useful stuff ❤ You are such a GREAT teacher !

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Thank you so much! ☺🙏

[@paulh4691]

Absolute next level theory lessons 👍

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Glad you liked it!!

[@tonyfdesign]

Great stuff. I’m enjoying the course too.

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Great to hear! Thanks for watching, Tony!

[@FirstLast-nn2bj]

Great lesson!

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Glad you liked it!

[@mauriziovicentini9455]

Very useful lesson! Many Thanks!

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

You're very welcome!

[@LuckyLeite]

Amazing video as usual - remember us when you're at 1M subs!

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Thank you! And who knows, maybe someday this channel will get that big. I can only dream 😅

[@66Gollum]

Tank, this helps me a lot understanding! But I have big problems with the a shape barré :(

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Bar chords are really hard! Here's a lesson that might help: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r3bWaYmvr9RmsNk

[@66Gollum]

@@andrewclarkeguitar yes, seems like i'm fighting my fingers instead keeping relaxed. I will follow your adwices, Thanks again!!

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You are genius

[@mhbass]

Awesome lesson.

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Glad you liked it!

[@MingleWingle]

Pros watch your videos upside down

[@sushanmuchahari8932]

Thanx man 🖤

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

You're welcome 😊

[@alwin3705]

Hey Andrew, thanks for a great intro to theory video that has already opened up the fretboard for me! I wanted to save this video to my guitar playlist, but it seems like the "save to" option is disabled for your videos. Not sure if this was intentional but thought you should know, thanks!

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Hey! That's super weird. It might just be a bug because I'm seeing the option when I look. 🤔 If you're on a mobile device you'll have to scroll horizontally to see it.

[@alwin3705]

​@@andrewclarkeguitar Thanks for the quick reply! A quick restart did the trick. Looking forward to more videos.

[@TravelVidArdy]

Amazing ❤

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Thanks 😄

[@davidperyman]

Omg thank you

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

You're very welcome!

[@vikramsingha4426]

Good job buddy now I am going to teach this to my little student 😂❤

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Haha, awesome!!

[@SimonGTO1992]

Thanks for the video, Andrew. I'm learning so much. Quick question: How do you get the notes to play from a scale such as the F# minor pentatonic. Which are F#,A,B,C#,E How are the notes chosen?

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

You're welcome! We create the minor pentatonic scale from the minor scale by removing notes number 2 & 6. We create a major pentatonic scale from the major scale by removing notes number 4 & 7.

[@SimonGTO1992]

@andrewclarkeguitar thank you so much.

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

@@SimonGTO1992 you’re welcome! 😊

[@gilgos9493]

Merci beaucoup 🙏🙏👍🏻

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

You're very welcome!

[@dipanka]

Such a great "Aha" lesson 😊Thank you!

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

That's great to hear! You're welcome ☺

[@SimonGTO1992]

Hey Andrew, great video. Quick question: How do you get the relative minor key from a scale say for A major is F#, but when I apply the 221-2221 formula I get different notes than from the scale diagrams on Google. Help me and thank you.

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

The relative minor is based on the SIXTH note in the major scale. So if you apply 221-2221 starting on the A note, you'd get: A(I) - B(ii) - C#(iii) - D(IV) - E(V) - F#(vi) - G#(vii). Meaning F# would be your relative minor key. There are tons of different places to play that exact scale all over the fretboard, so it's possible that the diagrams you're seeing are just in a different position, however, the notes would still be the same. Hope that helps!

[@marlonknockaert3233]

Good teaching man! Do you think this should be learned before the caged system? I’m just trying to bridge theory with practice right now and i’m kind of overloaded with video’s and ways to learn it, thanks in advance!

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Thanks! It's not a big deal which one you learn first, but for most players I'd probably suggest starting here.

[@marlonknockaert3233]

@@andrewclarkeguitar Question, I was using this backing track in A major. (A, F#m, D, E) and using the the chord framework and pentatonic scale I was able to freestyle a little bit, however, the 6th fret on the E string also sounded good even though its not noted in the 'scale' why is this?

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

@@marlonknockaert3233 Interesting. The sixth fret on the E string would give you the major 3rd of the F#, making it sound like a major chord which can sometimes sound good in bluesier music. But I'd need to listen to the exact track myself and analyse it to be sure.

[@tw0pointoh654]

Is there a way to get the shapes through the KZbin channel sub? I'm looking for that moveable 7th chord diminished shape...channeling my inner George Harrison today. I take it you use the little dominant 7 triad triangle on the 5th, 4th and 3rd strings and just modify to have a flat 5th?

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Hey! You can find the vii chord (diminished) shapes at 3:55 & 6:37 of this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2XNhnZtmsaGiLc

[@tw0pointoh654]

It's super hard to see sorry. It's 1st finger barring the root on the 5th string and b7 on the 3rd string. And then 3rd finger half fret up on the 4th string (b5) and then pinky on the 2nd string half fret up (b3.) I think? You make that shape look super easy 😂

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

@@tw0pointoh654 the video I linked in my last comment has the actual chord diagrams there that show the exact fingering. Should be easier than trying to explain it through text 😅

[@mervinirish4259]

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