How To Visualize The Fretboard Like A Pro - Guitar Lesson

[@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.

[@christianhoffman7407]

2:25 That G# diminished, are you at 11th fret on A & G string then 12th fret on D & B string? I've seen the shape you are using before but on that G string you'd be on Gb rather than G#. The chart I'm looking at shows (other than the root note) what looks like a D major shape whereas it looks like you are doing a D7 shape (other than root). Am I wrong? Am I even making sense? 🤣 I tried it both ways and they both sound like a chord. Your way sounds better but these diminished chords always sound funny by themselves anyway. That position in the pentatonic scale has always been my favorite too especially with the blue notes added. Can I use that blue note (b5) with this "method" ?

[@HighLifeWorkout]

This video is gold bro! Thank you🏆🙏🏾

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

You're very welcome, my man! 🙌

[@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

[@craigewinger7663]

I love how you explain how box 1 pentatonic fits into the two road maps. This has given me a light bulb moment. Thank you for showing how all these concepts (chords, scales, arpeggios, triads modes etc) interact . Please continue doing videos on the interaction of these concepts Craig Ewinger

[@michaelgumleyguitar]

Great lesson Andrew. I haven't watched one of your videos in a good 9-12 months and there's been a huge jump in the production value. Looking and sounding great!

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Thanks a lot man!

[@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! ☺

[@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 :)

[@josephsilbiger8601]

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

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Happy to hear that!

[@vindonhadaway240]

Wow! when you've think you've learnt it all, someone proves you wrong. Thank you!

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Glad I could help! 😊

[@ScottLokey-q2b]

Wish I had found you when I first started out. Your offerings would have saved me about two years

[@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!

[@PrakharPlaysGuitars]

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!

[@KenElliott-dl1xd]

Thanks, Andrew! This lesson is a breakthrough for me; you're helping me go to the next level and I really appreciate it.

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

You're welcome! Glad it helped!

[@theoaky1310]

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

[@bigmoo4572]

Refreshing tutorials. Professional PDF's & soundtracks. Excellent!

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

I’m glad you found it helpful!

[@KarolinApollo]

You're a great teacher man

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Thank you so much!

[@scubatrooper9895]

Great video! This helped me out a lot!

[@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 :)

[@JustinWoo]

BRILLIANT. Andrew, you really have a habit of making exactly the video I need. Beautiful and important stuff.

[@acousticblu]

Excellent lesson! You're a really great teacher!

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Thank you so much! Glad you liked it ☺

[@mattnorgrove6872]

Wicked video thanks!

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Glad you liked it!

[@christianhoffman7407]

This was a really good one.

[@RobKL2008]

The absolute best out there Andrew Clark

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Thank you so much ☺

[@InsolentMusicalPeasant]

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

[@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!

[@BuntyDave]

Thankyou. Really clear teaching method.

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Thank you!

[@The73275]

Thanks!

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Thank you!

[@victorsongbandith7990]

Awesome lesson. Thank you!

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Thanks for watching!

[@frostillicus2]

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

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Thank you for watching :)

[@robhill5732]

I use your roadmap concept in my playing, but I replace the diminished chord with the bar 5 seven chord. Way easier!

[@mauriziovicentini9455]

Very useful lesson! Many Thanks!

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

You're very welcome!

[@tonyfdesign]

Great stuff. I’m enjoying the course too.

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Great to hear! Thanks for watching, Tony!

[@add9197]

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

[@paulh4691]

Absolute next level theory lessons 👍

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Glad you liked it!!

[@FrancisRoy]

So useful stuff ❤ You are such a GREAT teacher !

[@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. :)

[@WernervanZyl]

At no time in history has one person (me) received in a single moment so many new brain cell connections as with this video! Thank you Andrew!

[@FirstLast-nn2bj]

Great lesson!

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Glad you liked it!

[@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 😅

[@mhbass]

Awesome lesson.

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Glad you liked it!

[@Yes24232b]

Thank you, thank you, thank you

[@sushanmuchahari8932]

Thanx man 🖤

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

You're welcome 😊

[@whatthelove6386]

You are genius

[@MingleWingle]

Pros watch your videos upside down

[@TravelVidArdy]

Amazing ❤

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Thanks 😄

[@BlackCobaine]

dude this video is great. tottaly eureka for me.

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

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

[@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! 😊

[@davidperyman]

Omg thank you

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

You're very welcome!

[@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!!

[@gilgos9493]

Merci beaucoup 🙏🙏👍🏻

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

You're very 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.

[@streamhellofutureforclearskin]

how do you know what frets to play when you do the A major key, b major key, d, etc.?

[@Letsbeginguitarclasses]

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

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Haha, awesome!!

[@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.

[@Craig_KCfan]

Curious I am new to this thinking and by the way just watching a few of your videos and the way you teach I have already had some “a ha moments” 😂 I understand what you are saying regarding finding your chords then your pinky is the connection between the pentatonic scale ( I think I said that right) but what if you start on the F bar shape there is no where to connect the pinky to a pentatonic scale? Like I said I am a beginner so be kind in your answer😂 I look forward to more of your videos and teachings🤘🏻 Craig

[@cblue1234]

I’ve found that saying the 2, 3 and 6 chords are minor is a source of a lot of confusion. For example, it’s easy to think when you’re playing in C you will always have Dm, Em, and Am when it’s very common to have other versions such as D7, E7 and A7. Might be better to say the 3 notes that make up the chords C, Dm, Em, etc can be found in the Cmaj scale. Sorry, not trying to be a wise guy but I’ve run into people at jams who have heard this and think they are limited to just the minor versions of 2, 3 and 6.

[@dipanka]

Such a great "Aha" lesson 😊Thank you!

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

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

[@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 😅

[@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!

[@JorgeSanchez-je4bt]

So want the diminished to resolve.

[@mervinirish4259]

Want to be able to interact with u

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

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