The Best Pentatonic Exercise? [Master All 5 Positions]

[@blindfingers1]

You ask, "The Best Pentatonic Exercise"? and I answer a resounding "YES"! I have seen many lessons on pentatonic scales but you are the first person who showed how they're linked together and one leads into the other. Thanks for the "Ahah" moment. Thanks, Jules!

[@chuckturner9512]

This is the best lesson for learning the 5 positions… cuts right to it and ties it all together! Thank you Jules well done!

[@SanDMANIC]

I had to watch the video upside down and it worked😂

[@lamper2]

That makes no sense- Well, yes he really should indicate the top string is the thick E string but unlike many who show E sixth string on the bottom and you have to picture yourself lying down feet in the air behind the pictorial, he has it right here.if you watched this video upside down, you are lost because the 1st string would be on top.

[@Guitarpaul666]

@@lamper2 no he is correct the tab is confusing look at the fourth position and play it on your guitar from the image not from memory. It's incorrect and confusing.

[@jadonx]

@@Guitarpaul666 both right ..for watching him play, this is better but to practice yourself upside down is always best(low string bottom)

[@jimhollis41]

@@jadonx disagree. As an older new to all this stuff player, the way he's showing it is very intuitive and easy to follow. I get that most people learned by looking at scales and tabs upside down but that doesn't mean that's how it should be. I do the opposite of what everyone is saying here and take all the charts and turn them so the low E is at the top just as if I was sitting across from a teacher looking at what they're doing. Just seems way more intuitive and less work to me as a newbie.

[@ChrisM-zm4li]

Exactly. He shows the keyboard opposite to how it's normally presented, like if we are looking at him playing his guitar instead of having it look like what we're used to and see in front of us when we're playing.

[@michaelhockmuller4677]

My skill in connecting the 5 shapes has made a HUGE leap forward after a week of doing this exercise in multiple keys. Thanks!

[@JulesGuitar]

Fantastic! Great to hear it works

[@Runner2000]

This channel is GOLD! Found it because it popped up in my recommendeds, and I’ve had “Light Bulb Moment” after “Light Bulb Moment” ever since. Totally wipes away the intimidation of the fretboard!

[@foxy35]

You must be the only person who displays tab upside down. Thought I was going mad for the first 5 mins!

[@goldie481]

Great lesson but the inverted tabs was so annoying

[@cperone100]

Totally agree with you guys. I truly love the lesson but I needed to lock my screen and flip my phone to orient myself on the neck.

[@ialien2077]

@@goldie481 Quite the contrary. This way makes it so much easier to follow along, because the way you see his fretboard is the same way you see the tabs.

[@foxy35]

@@ialien2077 but when a guitarist is used to the way that 99% of all other tablature is laid out; videos like this make things much harder - unnecessarily so.

[@chaeo28]

Same! Just noticed it after 3min. I was like what?!

[@jimcrews8951]

Thank you for the very basics instructions for the 5 positions and pattern breakdown. Makes playing the scales much easier.

[@ialien2077]

THANK YOU! for displaying the tabs in a way that makes it so much easier than the "proper" upside down way. This is the way they should always appear.

[@jeffmaestro]

Exactly what I’ve needed! Your teaching is top notch. Greatly appreciated

[@owentuckett938]

A great exercise, very well explained. The pace and repetition make it easy to follow and I'm learning a lot as I practise it. I am trying to say the names of the notes out loud as I play them to internalise the notes on the fretboard. Thanks Jules.

[@JohnB-ht1hq]

Thanks, Jules! This is a really terrific way to learn the positions, which I’ve struggled with. As I’ve worked through it, I find it useful to double pick the root notes as you come across them. Really helps you hear the tonal center of each shape. This also forces a change in picking direction in some spots - like you go from down picking on the index finger notes to up picking once you hit the root note. What a great exercise - thanks for the detailed video!

[@MotorcityBart]

The suggestion you added in your comment was great. I thought it was helpful with your ear also listening for the root note and double picking it.

[@jimhollis41]

I'm in the minority here for sure but I absolutely love that you show the scales with the low E at the top so it matches what we see you playing. As an older newbie to this who's a very visual learner, this seems very intuitive and easy to follow. Just because scales and tabs have always been upside down and backwards, doesn't mean that's how it should be.

[@mysticclam]

With regard to the diagram being upside down because tabs are done to look how you see them while holding the guitar, this is done to appear how it would looking at someone playing a guitar, which we are. Presumably so it matches what we see his fingers doing. I don't think it's upside down.

[@GaryManning-m3n]

Absolutely tremendous lesson...the best lesson on the pentatonic position workout I have ever seen . You are outstanding. Cheers from COLORADO USA . Gary

[@jasonvaughan5128]

Totally agree. Been looking for something like this for ages.

[@stevevonrock2416]

i would have to say jules, that with all the guitar instructors on youtube, i seem to connect with your teaching style and enjoy your lessons . inspirational and motivating to practice more with direction of where i want to go on guitar. thank you.

[@eddiedelrizzo7308]

Another excellent lesson Jules, very well explained and easy to follow and learn 😊

[@thungoc4461]

the best and clearest lesson on minor pentatonic on KZbin to me

[@Michaeloloughlin1]

This has been a game changer for me, as a relatively new player. Much easier and more natural way to play and link the five position. Thanks😎

[@lamper2]

0:56 chart gives the most valuable information I've NEVER seen any other teacher give!

[@zzzonezz]

You have a very good teaching technique. Thank you for your uploads.

[@henok346]

I like it

[@henok346]

Best

[@CS_Murphy_R9]

I was away from playing guitar for many years due to bad circumstances and decided to start all over again. Since i had already learned many of these things years back i should be able to progress pretty quick to get back to where i once was when i played for 8 hours a day. I have noticed it is more that my muscle memory suffered than theory. I still remember all the notes on the board and the scales and modes but my hands do not respond as precise as i would like them to.

[@boxer71c55]

This is an Outstanding video! I have been practicing these for months and never knew they tied together like that! Fantastic job!

[@mickh1402]

Brilliant once again, Jules. Outstanding teaching and showing us your techniques. You have made myself and no doubt many others better guitarist. Thanks to you. 👍

[@Immazzzi]

I’ve been playing for 2 years and you’re the first person to explain it in ways I can understand..thanks

[@petermartin1967]

This is fantastic Jules! Thank you very much. You make learning the guitar so much easier the way you present your videos 😀👍🏻

[@dongarrett539]

Best pentatonic tutorial I've seen on KZbin, Great Job!!

[@danabiondo9243]

I was just Telling/Asking The Universe. I need a guitar instructor. I want to learn Scales, And Postions, Notes. So I can do a Daily Practice to Cultivate my Skills. Fantastic Jewels. ⭐️ And I love Your Fretboard diagrams. I could do this for Months. Thank You ! ✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️🌞

[@leebrianroberts]

This is great, absolutely brilliant. First class lesson - Thanks👍

[@singletakecovers9740]

Great video. If you know the 1st position from years ago, like me, getting a hold of the other 4 is not that hard. Getting the shapes memorised in a week is not far fetched.

[@Brykk]

I cant even tell you how much this just helped me. Theory has been whipping my @ss and this helped a ton.

[@SeanAllocca]

PRO TIP - if the speed Jules is playing is to fast for you to keep up, do what I do and slow the playback speed to match your speed. It really helps. Thanks for another great lesson Jules.

[@williamb3323]

nice Sean, thanks

[@gto61bigG]

Thanks for basic but great exercise…. No one has done this… warm up perfection…. We needed this

[@RSNDRUMS]

You’re a good teacher and that’s a beautiful strat.

[@_ScareCrow470]

This was a great find on youtube for my guitar work. Thank you so much for making this video it was another one of those videos that made guitar make more sense and it helped me avoid memorizing every note on the fretboard. I already knew the shapes, but im glad I now know how to use them across the fretboard in the same key. Thanks again.😀

[@Gtrain8888]

thanks man just beginning and got 1 to 5 pentatonic scales in 2 hours. great teaching

[@MotorcityBart]

You just taught me the caged system where no other teacher could explain it previously on KZbin. I thought the caged system was chord shapes up and down the neck....C chord up and down the neck, and then a chord moved up and g chord shape....it was so easy the way you explained it.

[@johnmichael4504]

I’m a retired educator and have learned that many people are “visual learners”. For those students, every time there is a disconnect between how they look at things versus how they’re shown by the instructor, comprehension drops. As these comments suggest, however, even visual learners “see” from a different perspective. These vids and fret images are both oriented the same, which is helpful. For viewers who visualize the notes from the guitarist point of view, you might try watching yourself in a mirror or on screen so you see three images that are all oriented the same. Watching your fingers will still be out of synch, but this might help your brain make the connection more easily.

[@thedozeroperatorman]

This is excellent, I really enjoyed this video. Thanks

[@KlausStoermer]

Really good summery of the pentatonic positions. You rock Jules!

[@hb2289]

I have been struggling to connect the positions for a while now. Your instruction here was easy to follow and learn. I simply transcribed to my notepad and have it down as needed. I have liked and subscribed so that I can learn some techniques too. My thanks for posting and I'm looking forward to many more of your lessons.

[@ncfuzzylogic]

Thanks!

[@tgf5652]

I like your teaching. It is understandable and the repetition is very helpful.

[@thecoverstory1]

Perhaps the most important lesson ever!!

[@draster541]

Many positions to play in different chords. Excellent Tutorial.

[@zkl-ic3fg]

Good teacher ❤

[@ahom_ahom_ahom]

I never heard about the CAGED connection. Thanks.

[@jeanpaulfiorillo374]

Thanks for the tips! I learned so much faster with your videos. It's much easier than learn all the pentatonic scale for separate

[@lefujyou]

That’s a good example of pentatonic scale up the neck 😮👍🏽☮️❤️✨

[@tigermcflash131]

Thanks Jules!

[@patmurphy7266]

this is awesome, and why as much as it drives us nuts with the algorithm, it can work. guess what im working on? and now, a day after you've posted this, ive found you, and your excellent video! liked and subscribed!! thank you so much!!

[@GRANTMCDONALD1967]

Another cracking lesson!

[@Kilmermanie]

Thanks so much.Your explanation made it very much simple

[@prentomedia]

Thank you! I know these positions fairly well. Never played them up, down and over all the way up the neck. Will be practicing.

[@TheStormWithoutaName]

Great video. Big THANKX man

[@gkpartington5634]

Excellent stuff, Jules

[@HarshTruth95]

Love this video man. Instantly leveled up my playing ❤

[@meinhendl]

great ! thank you so much ! there is a lot in it !

[@steverogers7566]

Loveing this Jules, thank you . I’ve only been playing a few months but this is understandable and doable. Would be good to know which of your videos would be the next step when I’ve got this under my fingers.

[@MasWardoyo23]

thanks the lesson mr, God bless

[@Hilaire_Balrog]

Amazing lesson! Thank you

[@wyrdegebraecon]

many many thx, this is far beyond great

[@randymusik]

Thank you Jules Guitar I'm very well helped.

[@HunterTiberisBojangles]

Gonna give it a whirl! Cheers!!😃

[@Bryan-jd7os]

Thank you!

[@EricClapton1945]

Thanks for breaking it down!

[@757klee]

Excellent video!

[@minimutt1000]

I’ll give it a go!

[@samuelcorona9214]

Would help if explained how to strike the strings with right hand, beautiful guitar by the way

[@davidcrabb8516]

Another great lesson 👍

[@philemonmuresho3249]

Well explain ❤ watching from kenya

[@ronm3380]

I agree with what everyone else is saying! Thanks!

[@KengeeLopau]

Thank you for this very helpful

[@alanhardwick9694]

Brilliant as usual

[@martindavidwatson3409]

Thanks Jules very cool 💯🙏

[@giuseppezambotti8576]

Useful as usual.

[@vitalcoron686]

Great teaching.

[@guitar-begginer-tips-224]

Good Lesson Thanks

[@igordragoslav9672]

Please make guitar solo from pentatonik scale

[@Poco50guitar]

You are a good teacher, the only problem i have is the neck is facing the wrong way for me and i cant seem to follow it.

[@ColeGrea]

Goddam it. WHO tf decided having the nut to the right was the way to go---when most players are right-handed?! Scott Johnson, Andrew Clarke, and now Jules. THIS SUX.

[@donnaprice6434]

I like how you broke this tute into sections. Well done. Strategic success. Easy to recall + practice one position at a time before recalling + practicing all together.

[@allantanks123]

Great sharing. 🎉❤

[@roscmon]

Wait. I just got all messed up. I'm new and just got used to looking at guitar tabs being upside down. On a guitar tab, the top string is actually the high E, then the next string is the B, then G, then D, then A, then low E. But I'm to the 1:21 mark and am I right that this tab makes the top string be the LOW E??? If so, are all scale tabs this way? I don't understand why they're flipped...

[@willemojnr]

Very useful! I'm unsure about major vs minor scales though. Does this approach work for both? (i.e. aren't there seperate pentatonic scales for major vs minor?)

[@mmatt745]

Once I master this exercise and know the 5 positions what should I focus on next to be able to solo and improvise. Do you have a follow up video?

[@BBrownlee]

Works good for me!!!

[@rickhammel9541]

Isn’t this just the caged system? Scott Paul Johnson has great videos on this.

[@sotvrno93]

Hey man, good video. I have a question about fingerings (this question is also for the comment section). Im used to use finger 2 and 4 as opposed to 1 and 3 like the guy do in this video, but although I need to move less my hand on the fretboard (actually not moving at all with exception of shape 3), I feel that I have to use my pinky A LOT. Can this cause any problem on performance or maybe injury when playing at a higher tempo? Should I switch to finger 1 and 3? Thanks!

[@iknowdawae6588]

if my guitar is an 18 string acoustic guitar, i can only reach up to 4th position, in order to get to 5, should i move the 1st position index finger to fret 1 instead of 5?

[@5s4l1p1fcw]

Thanks for the lesson. What is the bpm for the backing track?

[@JulesGuitar]

75 iirc

[@5s4l1p1fcw]

@@JulesGuitar thanks

[@Shamri25]

7:24

[@HapinessProvinz]

But how do deal With different keys in Minor and Major? How do You use for example the Position With g Minor or g Mayor?

[@thegrowingtrend2267]

bravo brother

[@ndamtelga3789]

I need the backing track, how can I access it please.

[@Ceajah_Brown]

What is each position called? Like position 1 is a miner pentatonic scale right? So what is position 2

[@Nortons2010]

what note backing track works for this?

[@RedPillGrimReaper]

May I Ask what your hand size is? From pinky to thumb?

[@sohamdas4961]

Jules, is it necessary to practice within these 5 shapes or can I also practice by adding a few more shapes?

[@itisinickt]

if you practice any other shapes your guitar will break

[@charisthangtaOfficial]

Great❤

[@mattgee4867]

I can go the Pentatonic up and down the neck with no problem yet I can't use it musically because all I do is play it up and down 🥴

[@technickelnet]

Who maps out a guitar in that direction? Took me a minute.