III Chord. Phrygian & More Minor Pentatonic Fun!

[@richardmagnusson5144]

Love how each of these videos bring new value to each previous one. I must say I was slightly confused when you derived the pentatonic scale from, not the aeolean mode or natural minor scale, but the dorian mode in the previous video. Makes more sense now. Anyway, brilliant balance of theory and encouragement of practical experimenting. Going from the absolute basics to this, where the player can use their knowledge to create actual nuanced and intentional expressions, in like 5 videos (?) is truly amazing.

[@RichardsGuitarshop]

Richard Magnusson Hi Richard. You won’t believe how happy that makes me feel. When I used to teach I used to half jokingly say that within 10 lessons they should actually, in principal no longer need me! As they would have the knowledge to teach themselves! Obviously it’s not quite that straight forward but a good grounding should give someone the ability to profess at rapid pace to someone who hasn’t learnt the basic theory too. Thank you Richard.

[@bjorndouglas6905]

I know I'm quite off topic but does anybody know of a good site to stream newly released movies online?

[@miketransporter5638]

Im loving your videos especially how your showing me how everything really derives from the major scale. Its took me 20 yrs to learn. And modes are less confusing to me now so thanks.

[@johnmcintyre3459]

another fantastic video Richard, I was stunned to see how the flat 2nd and 6th changed the whole feel and mood of the sound. keep them coming and can't wait for the next lesson.

[@darryltaylor7317]

I've been playing for 20 + years and nobody has ever explained modes to me(correctly)! You've made this enjoyable Thank You!

[@bobharlow8629]

So as I listened to and played that scale (iii m7 w/ b2 and b6) I realized that all the opening notes of Concierto de Aranuez (Sketches of Spain) are from that scale: R b7 R R b2 b3 4 b3 b2 R b7 etc, and later the b6 comes in. A haunting and beautiful mode / tune. Check out Jim Hall's recording, "Concierto"

[@jimmpanik3402]

I am completely in awe with the lever of detail and understanding I've achieved watching these videos. Thank you so very much for doing this.

[@thelocaluk]

The light bulb in my head is slowly glowing brighter with each video, thank you Richard for taking the time to make these videos.

[@charliemoody7168]

CERTAINLY NOT BORING!!! My learning curve may be steeper than for some, and I confess, I’m having to take it all rather more slowly, but your lessons are very engaging and stimulating. While my progress may be slow by some measure, it is progress, and I will persevere. Thank you again for what you offer us!

[@fredsillito2676]

Thanks for turning on the lights. Keep it coming.

[@cussy77]

Loved the lesson Rich you can see how all the chord shapes and notes are coming together brilliant 👍👍👍👍

[@cecilsutherland7719]

Richard your fantastic. Thank you for helping me to understand how this all fits together.

[@ianmayer8269]

thought i only needed to learn major scale and minor pentatonic and never bothered with the other, but how you've explained it all , i i already know these other scales just starting from the next note ,brilliant. ive carried on with a chart of my own and done the Mixolydian ,Aeolian, and Locrian.. thank you very much .

[@paul3387]

Man! I have just been transported to a Moroccan Bazaar, my ear led me to a dark alley which opened up into a circular room full of trinkets and lit by candles. I sat down on a cushion and listened to some dark and mysterious guitar music whilst I sipped tea. Richard that was Phrygian amazing!

[@jimmyjensen5972]

Brilliant! Thanks so much Richard. You have explained/translated this at a level that I can finally understand after all these years. Looking forward to more!

[@larryalexander900]

I love how you display your chord diagram, very helpful!

[@thomasdaniel6495]

Thank you Richard.I discovered the phrygian thru a backing track awhile back,and it really intrigues me.Your video did a great job of opening it up for me,I really enjoyed this video,and look forward to putting the info to use.I must get a looping pedal,so I can practice to simple backing like you played here,besides being simple to play with,I hear some wickedly good stuff there.Thanks again,and keep up the good work.

[@richavre5980]

I just wanted to say I'm really enjoying your lessons. Your opening up a whole new world of understanding guitar. I dig the sounds your creating and teaching me to create. I've only been playing for about 8 months learning basic theory and technique. I'm terrible,however, I don't care because I love playing and learning. I understand the difference between Major and minor keys, and intervals. Plus the two positions of the Major scales and the five postilions minor pentatonic scales. So far, this is what I understand from your lessons: the I. (M7) Chord = R-M3-5-M7 , II. (m7) Chord = R-m3-5-m7, III. (m7) Chord = R-m3-5-m7 . Changing M3(happy) to m3(sad), adding 6, 2/9 for mysterious (Dorion), and b2,b6 for Dark/Spooky Phyrsion. I dig the Phyrsion. Please correct me.

[@iangee856]

Hi Richard. This is the first time I have commented on KZbin video. I am 59 and have only been playing guitar for a year. The haunting description of the phrygian mode rang a bell with me. I am a fan of Queen and recently learned to play the short solo from who wants to live forever, a favourite of mine and definitely haunting. I checked and most of the notes seem to be from the phrygian scale. What a revelation! I've watched all your vids so far, keep up the good work. Thanks

[@RichardsGuitarshop]

Ian.... let me look into this and its SO SO important I dont say anything to undermine or confuse your thoughts at this moment. No question by questioning and looking into this Queen song (who I LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Freddie was my hero) you are learning and developing so much which is amazing to hear. My next video is based around the 4th chord. I have a HUNCH this is going to spark light on your ho Wants to Live Forever mode and its haunting feel. Now then.... In the mean time I have a project for you! Seriously - you will love this. That haunting line where he sings ..... "Who wants to live forever" then he steps up the scale to sing "Who wants to live forever" as second time? Find the tones on the fretboard (from ANY note - doesnt have to be in the original key) Work out the intervals of all these notes (dont worry - there are not many to do). Tell me what intervals you think you find? For me personally that is the clue to the mode that makes that so haunting. I will take a close look at this song as I love Queen and one day get back to you!!!

[@RichardsGuitarshop]

Hi Ian. Now then.... between customers.... I had a fiddle an watch the video "Who Wants To Live Forever". Here is the similarity..... but dont let it confuse you ok? I am going to tell you something that we havent covered yet. The sound of Who Wants to Live Forever is to my ear classic "Minor" IE Natural Minor. Also known as "Aeolian" mode. It comes from the VI chord. So you will have to wait for me to cover this but to give you an insight..... think Phrygian.... now add a natural 2. It takes it from DARK to just "sad". The Queen song and the Brian May part is PERFECT for demonstrating Aeolian mode (to my ear anyway and I believe its in Em). So its E aeloian or E natural minor. Thats the answer!!!!!!!! (unless my little mini guitar I am playing on is out of tune!). See if that helps!!!! You were basically CORRECT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just ONE note different - and you know what? I dont remember but maybe the 2 isnt even played in which case you would not even notice the difference. Wow.... rabbbit holes... WELL DONE!

[@iangee856]

Hi Richard. Thank you for taking time to reply. I took up your challenge and came up with tone,tone, tone, semitone, to my ear. I might be wrong of course? My ear is slowly opening up to music, I seem to now hear bass lines in music standing out? It's wonderful and down to my guitar teacher. Not covered modes yet so looking forward to your future video lessons. Thanks again, Ian.

[@mickreslo]

Another lightbulbathon Richard many thanks.

[@RichardsGuitarshop]

mick hannan what an amazing term!!!!! Brilliant! So proud to have been part of that for you

[@OldTomParr]

Hi Richard.... great lesson and so many things starting to make sense now ... thank you and looking forward to the nest lesson already

[@dougrowell5024]

Richard - I was anticipating the V of the progression. I actually figured some of it out from watching chords I ( A7 ) and IV ( Dm7). You have opened up a whole new language for my guitar playing. I'm 73 yrs old and started playing about 3 years ago and am trying to up my game and your lessons are a big part of that. Thank you.

[@RichardsGuitarshop]

Doug Rowell as a more senior player it would be my honour to be helping you and I am just sorry we cannot sit down and talk it through together. If you can get on the live chat when I am near my guitar I will happily talk through any questions you have. I run a patreon site but would feel guilty charging you the £5 a month.... just don’t feel alone ok? Sounds like you are enjoying the process and that is so important. Learning to play the guitar is a never ending journey so it’s so important to just keep enjoying your time exploring and learning . If I can be part of that with you then as I say it’s my honour. Good luck!

[@rowbags3017]

Thanks once again Richard. These videos are an enormous help in making sense of all this. You go through things at just the right pace to make it easy to follow - and your sheer enthusiasm makes it fun to explore the musical theory behind the sounds.

[@BluesBrethrenofPolishPeoplesR]

Wonderful, more, more, plz. But this is soooo much what you showed and proved to us, already, thank you so much. All the very best to you!

[@TikoniToo]

Thank you Richard, I’ve been watching all of your lessons and I am truly enjoying them. You are helping all the pieces fall into place. I love your humble demeanor, you are so talented which makes your presentation so refreshing. Keep enjoying yourself while you teach us. Best Wishes, Tim

[@RichardsGuitarshop]

Tim Beasley don’t know what to say really, Maybe thank you 🙏 says it’s all. Can’t wait to bring you more!

[@PeteAxeShields]

Excellent once again Richard. These tuitional video's are possibly THE best on youtube as you explain everything very clearly, in a way that even this fat old Geordie bloke can understand lol .... keep 'em coming bonny lad :-) x

[@baldawi2]

WOW The mysteries are unfolding !!!

[@christinkler5242]

Very Miles Davis / Sketches of Spain - and Miles was classed as the "King of Modal Arrangements"

[@glenntreadaway544]

Please keep them coming

[@marka6414]

Another great lesson 👍

[@stephenwatson9827]

Cheers Rich, another great lesson, its starting to get a little cloudy for me now, as the grey matter inside my head feels to be cranking up as we go. I get the concept of each lesson as we go no problem but, to me I seem to be learning it in chunks rather than trying to overlap or knit them together. may be all I need to do is go right back and watch the other vids to burn them in more, what say you, any suggestions my friend? once again many, many thanks on your lessons, keep up the great work. Steve.

[@josh-ty4zt]

another great lesson thank you very much

[@jamesdonalfaulkner]

Wonderful. After many aeons of gradually scaling up my bafflement, I am starting to grasp something. I had reached the level of knowing, in a sort of academic way, how to derive the various modes, from the C -major scale, but you are bringing it to life. Thanks Richard P.S. It would be easier to follow - for me as an acoustic guitar player - if you could do a little teaching on an acoustic. The continuous sound of the bends on the electric makes me lose my bearings a tad. Just saying, like... Keep up the good work! P.S. Do you have any Dowina grenadillos (apart from the wee parlour guitar)?

[@svermeesch]

That was really cool. I enjoyed seeing how you work in the Phrygian mode into the scale pattern to make it sound so different than just playing the standard Pentatonic scale.

[@niguel4438]

Congrats you just wrote a brand new Pink Floyd track which I’ve called ‘my brain is exploding’! It sounded very PF to me anyway? This is challenging Richard but also inspiring. Great stuff thanks!

[@carlelgerton5495]

These videos are brilliant! Fortunately it's a bank holiday weekend coming up, so the plan is to go back and rewatch all four of these major scale videos (and maybe leave the guitar in the case...). I'd still class myself as very much a beginner but I don't think there's been any of these where you haven't shown something within the first five minutes that's caused me to stop watching and try to play around with that. I really must learn to concentrate more... :-)

[@davidpask4232]

Hi Richard, So sorry but you've lost me. I'm trying so hard to get my head around this, so for an example for me, and guess for others, if you were doing the C maj scale at the eigth fret, in this Phrygian scale would the R note be an E? If it were then I kind of grasp it.

[@bungalowbluesman]

Loving these lessons Richard, thank you. Question please: why derive a pentatonic shape with a root of the 3rd interval of the major scale .... only to have to add the (‘missing’) b2 and b6 to give it the phrygian flavour? Also... how are you getting that lovely overdriven tone😊👍🏻? Cheers.

[@RichardsGuitarshop]

The minor pentatonic scale is simply a 5 note scale. We all learn them as "default" scale shapes. You can then use these scales in many ways. Its not like the b2 is MISSING. Its only missing if you want to play phrygian. So.... an easy way to get a phrygian sound is to use a scale you should already know (or certainly be learning as a priority) and add the b6 and b2 where required. Bang - phyrgian. You will use pentatonic scale shapes and many other shapes as reference ponts or building blocks for soloing. Hope that makes sense. I am using a beautiful hand made amp called a Yellow Rock. I am also sometimes adding tones with pedals from the manufacturer of the Jam Pal. Will be getting people on KZbin to hear all 20 samples soon!!!! I will be selling them. Unbelievably affordable so you can experiement with them. Around £35 each.

[@bungalowbluesman]

Richards Guitars Thank you Richard. The amp/pedal combo sounds brilliant.

[@paulhiggins4051]

Hey Richard are you using a std delay and how many milli secs is it set too. Loving the video,s and your keeping me sane in a very locked down Belgrade Serbia . Its fair to sayvi have been trying to teach myself for over a year now and I have learnt more from your lessons than the hundreds of others ive watched. Im coming to Birmingham in the near future I will make a point of coming over to Stratford and visiting your store so I can give a little something back and say thanks if your around .

[@RichardsGuitarshop]

So pleased you are enjoying them and for me personally its been quite a journey too. I havent taught guitar for over 20 years and in my work I really do only have to play the same old phrases. So its been wonderful for me re-learning it all with you! haha. I started these videos to give you guys something to focus on in lockdown but I will certainly continue. Loving it! Your comments make it all worthwhile

[@Greg-rp1sh]

Great lesson, explained very simply and was easy to follow, can’t wait for the next one👌🏻😎

[@JB-se2ef]

Great lesson Richard. I’m really starting to understand for the first time, all this malarkey now. Believe me if you can teach me you must be a good Teacher. I have been struggling to understand, the modes for ages. Big thanks.

[@michaelgregory3516]

Great will have a go at this. I am in love with that guitar 🎸

[@TommySG1]

Fantastic! Hopefully that work describes the lesson like a root note of a pentatonic 😀🤙

[@BriallyGwyllt21]

You seem to be doing something I considered impossible, actually making me understand how music works. If you carry on with these videos I'm in imminent danger of thinking of myself as a musician rather than a tone deaf charlatan. When the lockdown finishes, a nice competition would be an opportunity for a viewer (a sane one that can interact cordially with people in real life) to visit your store and see all the work you and your technicians/sales persons do in the background. You could even vlog it.

[@1987sfinest]

TU meke thankyou

[@engine-room]

Thanks Richard, something new to think about and experiment with

[@ianclark3725]

That was good, what a great sound. I enjoyed that. I was getting shades of David Gilmour. Something new to play with tomorrow. An aside, for the pedant in me, please spell check the sub titles. Please don't set light to my new guitar for that, it was really good. Bring on the next one.

[@RichardsGuitarshop]

Ian Clark i am not sure you saw my community post before I put this live but after 2 days of chopping this down I just didn’t have it in me for a final proof read so apologies for any inaccuracies

[@ianclark3725]

@@RichardsGuitarshop Total forgiveness, it's my issue that I have to live with.

[@ianclark3725]

@@RichardsGuitarshop PS. Now a patreon regular, you're worth it.

[@SaRah-on3kx]

Great! It's so informative, you can also perform in Sessions live.