The Captain's Privates: Lesson 2. Lee's 1 on 1 lessons with Justin

[@steveaustin2103]

Lee is a great example of the intermediate guitar player. He's learned a lot but still thinks he sucks because he should be a lot better for all the years he's put in. And he's depressed knowing he doesn't have much time at all to practice given work, family, life, etc. I think Justin is giving him hope and yes, emotional support - showing him that even 30 mins a day of focused, structured practice will enable him to get better quicker than he thinks. (And yeah, that includes me and lot of other intermediate players out there - thanks Justin ! )

[@justinguitar]

We all feel like that - me included!

[@ThomasKlenke]

You're absolutely right and that Lee is showing his shortcomings means a lot. I playing for 6 years now and the last year I felt I made no progress at all, although I played ca. 30min a day. I came back to Justin's Intermediate lessons, started to play with a metronome and and most of all made a practice schedule. Now that a practice focused for about 2 month now, I made a lot of progress in timing , improvising in blues lead and music theory. @Justin: By far, you're the best teacher on the net and I love your empathy and passion you have for teaching and the little smile you always have when your're playing. Thank you.

[@alejandrocisneros7442]

Lee is a phenomenal player

[@gavinhall4112]

This

[@gimmee99]

Perfectly stated. Being a bookwork I even understand a lot of the theory (chord makeup, scale degrees, circle of fifths, etc) but without some disciplined practice I just come back to the same 5 licks over and over and complain about why I never get any better. Fantastic to see the struggle and the willingness to "Take one for the team" that Lee is doing here. Lee you are playing the part of a zillion people.

[@anvandare71]

Lee is getting more relaxed and not being ashamed of his shortcomings. He is such a champ for exposing himself like this. That's some huge cojones right there. Thanks to both of you for this series of lessons. Great stuff

[@justinguitar]

yep - much better no doing it live!

[@mrtambourineman6107]

Best move ever marketing wise, his vulnerability will translate to money in his pocket for sure. Great series of lessons

[@colinspowart]

Yes thank you Lee. Please keep going you are very relatable and your progress is encouraging.

[@sandy.redding]

I’ve had a couple of instructors. That first evaluation always makes my hands shake no matter what. 😳

[@iamswitters]

Please never stop doing these! I'm sitting here with my guitar going along with these lessons and it's so nice seeing Lee going through similar problems as me, and for whatever reason, that makes it easier for me to go through them as well. So please keep doing these lessons. Good job fixing the audio issues as well, Justin.

[@MrVirgilVox]

One tip for everyone learning the notes on the fret board. I used an Android app called "Fretboard Learn". Took me a bit over a week to be able to find any note within 3sec.

[@kevinmeercat919]

@@MrVirgilVox and whats your next project Jimmi ?

[@MrVirgilVox]

@@kevinmeercat919 What do you mean? Who is Jimmi? Or do you mean Jimi? I'm certainly no Jimi *lol* - I wish.

[@kevinmeercat919]

@@MrVirgilVox Jimmi Jasper not Jiimi . Ok Jimmy ?

[@MrVirgilVox]

@@kevinmeercat919 I thought you were referring to Jimi Hendrix, but who the f is Jimmy Jasper? I googled it, but couldn't find an answer. And what has that to do with anything here?

[@SuperSatanicSaint]

Please keep it like this and don't do live streaming. It's much better this way as both of you are focused on the lesson and not focused on the (mostly spammy) live comments.

[@justinguitar]

Agree!

[@christopherburnett1745]

100% agree!

[@EnFuegoPlays]

Lee has great touch, feel and vibrato. If he masters alternate picking and many scale shapes he’s going to tear it up. As a older guy rediscovering my passion for the guitar I can relate. Go Lee! 👍

[@justinguitar]

He's doing great, it's fun watching him grow!

[@oneeyemonster3262]

Lee has ADD..or can't focus for more than a sec.lmao You actaully learn things FASTER if you GO SLOWLY at first.. It dosnt matter how long you been playing....so you need to let go of your ego.... but you need to FOCUS and FEEL....so your brain can ABSORB it.. but absorb it CORRECTLY....it's fixing the mechanic... just like a pitcher pitching a ball different ways. I also play the DRUMS.....You actaully need to go EVERY BEAT ...Slowly when learning a new groove....You have All youg body parts moving when playing the drums.lmao

[@sleepymarauder4178]

@@oneeyemonster3262 or everyone learns differently? We seem to be humans not predictable machines. And a little respect goed a long way

[@stephanemelo]

I thought the same thing: SUCH a great touch, feel and vibrato ! I still sound like a punk compared to him !

[@oneeyemonster3262]

what do you mean??? you didnt watch the video did you??? Lee was like...FFFF this Sh**T...half of the time and wanted to move. on to something else...Justin was like...NO dude...SLOWLY.lmao and...lets forget the thumb over the neck ...( U aint jimmy) Lets just play those Major or minor...lmao It;s actaully easy...just pretend it's E dorian for that one riff. You know playing in 3rd...is the SAME as playing DIADS..right??? if you play in 4th...you'll just remember LYDIAN is the only mode with a #4 if you play in 5th.....locrian is the only mode with b5 if you play in 6th....you'll know dorian is the only minor mode with Maj6...

[@HomeRecordingMadeEasy]

I give you an enormous amount of credit Lee for sharing your lessons with the world. I know from experience that I would feel extremely uncomfortable showing everyone my playing weaknesses. Lee, you are a good player. I have seen you on many of the Andertons videos and you play very well. Congrats to you for trying become better at your instrument.

[@michaeldematteis3409]

I don't understand why everyone feels so uncomfortable,being an intermediate player.or beginner,you have to start somewhere takes loads of practice and time.idk.I guess alot of people are judgemental,if your not Eddie vh.you suck.

[@annieo.4779]

Being in on these lessons is priceless. Lee is so relatable. Justin is so patient, such a good listener and just full of guitar wisdom (and life wisdom if you watch his dog walk talks).

[@Numb3r_47]

Love this series! You're an excellent teacher Justin! Thanks for all the content!

[@justinguitar]

Thanks!

[@FairlyUnknown]

Lee, the biggest obstacle that you can be facing right now is the attachment to the image you want to uphold. I go through it myself all of the time where it's hard to admit I'm not doing well at something or that I truly don't know it. My defense mechanism is to skip around the point trying to convince the other person, and myself, I actually do know it, I just made a mistake, instead of being candid with myself, as well as them, and admitting I just honestly don't know it and that I'm not good at it yet. It takes a lot to say that out loud and admit it, because it's risking "exposing" yourself to the other person that you want to view you in a certain manner and challenging your self image, but it's important to realize doing that is such a crucial part of learning. These videos are fantastic and you WILL accomplish all your goals you set out for yourself! You're already a good player and keeping up with Justin will bring your visions of playing into reality. Thank you for the uploads and I can't wait for the next one :) (so I can spend time watching it instead of practicing myself, hah!)

[@Craig_Fussell]

Guys, these are simply fantastic. Thank you both so much...Lee, for your humility and openness and Justin, for showing not only Lee but all of us how we need to slow down and be patient in our learning journeys!! ✌🏻🎸🎼

[@2bikemikesguitartopics145]

Lee if you're reading some feedback, download VLC video player and install it. it allows you to loop any part of a song and slow the play speed to 50% in increments of 5%. You can also download YT videos to use on VLC by installing YTD program. google them. These 2 tools really help me learn the songs I do.

[@LloydWoodall]

Oh Lord, Lee - too often I've faced down a song progression and had the exact thought you expressed here at the 22:53 mark - "Do I really even want to learn this thing?" - Thank you for being so open and willing to show us these lessons. It's enlightening to really understand we're ALL learning, every day. Thank you, Lee and Justin!

[@SoLiDSMitH1608]

On Lee's annoyance regarding scrolling through videos to get back to play something he missed. As long as you've focused the KZbin video with the mouse you can press J or L to go back 10 secs or forward 10s respectively. Might lessen the struggle to find the specific parts with the mouse.

[@geralr]

I just started watching this series. This is the absolutely most useful thing I’ve seen in KZbin or internet in general about learning guitar. Thank you very much

[@AnomieTrain]

I feel like I'm watching a psychotherapy session and Justin is the doctor

[@climber7565]

I agree, LOL.

[@justinguitar]

often feels like that as a teacher - but I don't get that so much with Lee to be honest!

[@justinbouchard]

Love that you responded to this lol. I died after reading it and still have the ad on haha I didn't think Lee was that 'troublesome' but I've taught folks who are :D

[@rnichol22]

Perfect lol

[@IsawUupThere]

When you suck so bad, you need a therapist. Feels bad, man. But seriously I just found this and this is an awesome series... and I just realized this is 2 days old. Captain looks so young! Must be moisturizing.

[@donhall-aquitania1025]

Practice slower and get it right is the best advice. Thanks for doing these lessons Lee.

[@christophmilton3946]

Probably my favorite JustinGuitar series, I can imagine how many guitarists that are picking up tiny techniques/tips that have HUGE improvements on their ability. (Captain is already good at guitar but this is gonna help him/others jump up a level) I feel like Captain only takes in half the advice :/ (Saying that, he has improved a fair bit in 2 weeks) I wish him & all other learning guitarists the best!

[@philaufdencamp2582]

This is so great. It takes so much courage to be this vulnerable and I am learning so much by watching this

[@tonypurcell1049]

Probably the best the best guitar teacher "ever" and still the best guitar teacher on KZbin by a mile!

[@scottbannick1057]

This live lesson format (along with the Rut Buster series) has been incredibly helpful! Lee has been asking many of the questions that I have in real time. Although this takes the lesson a little off track, it seems to be helping me tie concepts together. Thank you so much for doing this series! On a side note, I have been watching Justin’s videos for over ten years and have learned so much from him! I recommend Justin guitar to everyone I encounter that is learning the guitar. The Anderton’s videos have also been a staple in my KZbin diet for years! Keep up the great work guys! Hopefully I can visit Anderton’s when I head to Europe in July.

[@iwantmy2dollars11]

Bravo to you Lee Anderson!! Putting yourself out there to KZbin viewers during these lessons is very brave!

[@revenant235]

What is so great is to see him playing now on a daily basis at such a high level after putting in the work, which started most intensively here.

[@TheJamieAbraham]

Much respect to Lee for allowing us to see him struggle - it's very encouraging. BTW Lee, you are definitely getting better! Justin is a great teacher.

[@SixString_J5]

@19:35 It took me forever to commit to focusing on the parts I struggle with. When I finally did, It progressed my playing leaps and bounds in what felt like it was overnight. If your exercises and pieces you're working on aren't challenging for you, you're not getting better.

[@surrealestate06]

I have learned a couple of those "Oh I'll never be able to play that!" things from Justin. And kudos to Lee and Justin on this series.

[@surrealestate06]

As an aside, here are 2 things that happen when I play or practice. 1)My picking hand goes cold. Like noticeably cold and harder to move compared to my fretting hand. 2)Tension! I know tension is the killer but I can't seem to relax and the longer I play, my shoulder and elbow get sore. I know it's bad technique, age and a job that sometimes takes its toll on my hands...

[@psbradshaw]

Just watching this series and the RutBusters series I have picked up little pointers and tips here and there. Justin's communications skills are so good that he can explain concepts and ideas that can be difficult, but become so clear. And really, that's the best sign of a good teacher/instructor, is how well they can communicate a concept or an idea in simple terms or in several different ways so it can be easily understood.

[@JuddLofthouse]

Thank you so much Justin i really am grateful .I have found out after years of playing I need to go back to basics to go forward

[@brickupdate]

All of Justin's videos are amazing, but this series in particular of watching him teach lee is just exceptional. There is so much going on, and you really get to see how the tactics come together. Thanks Justin!

[@kungfumonkeyfluff]

Love this series already. I'm in an almost identical situation to the Cap'n with my playing history. Great lessons and tutorials and the attention to detail is what's really helping me bring it all together finally! Finally managing to play SRV's Pride and Joy (pretty well) thanks to you dude, so thank you! Looking forward to more undoing of bad technique and 'rewriting the code'. Man, this counting and down up stuff is useful after all! Approaching learning in a whole new way, and it's really paying off!

[@rednerp]

Is the Eric Clapton licks mp3 available anywhere? I'd love to be able to try transcribing those along with Lee over the next fortnight.

[@Timanator]

I'd like to see this part o the lesson as well.

[@tomaspalencia877]

I’m also interested!

[@mrtambourineman6107]

I really like the Captain since he has shown his vulnerability, just makes him so much more human. Also I have loved the two of you together. Really top quality stuff! Thanks boys 😁

[@justinguitar]

Thanks Marc!

[@mrtambourineman6107]

JustinGuitar and always liked you Justin 😎😁

[@glenby2u]

these videos are gold. I have been dreading going to lessons after hacking around for years. watching Lee in the spotlight is giving me heart for it. Lee, keep going and every now and then, have a look at Justin. You dont seem to like eye contact as though you are ashamed or in trouble.

[@acousticrocker7990]

Hi Justin and Lee! Can't believe I've only just found these lessons. In regards to Lee's daughter and Top and Bottom strings... I had this when I was young too. As well as the two ideas suggested I always found that placing the guitar face up on your lap and seeing that the high e string was at the top when looking down helped. Just a thought.

[@brucekoch6962]

Love it. It makes me feel so much better to watch Lee struggle. You don't need the live comments.

[@Ganzie2000]

This format is better than live streaming. Thanks once again Justin.

[@gregg5557]

These are extremely helpful - and inspiring. Thanks!

[@justinguitar]

Cheers!

[@BurnleyNuts]

Really enjoying seeing Lee develop and it's certainly helping my own playing too as I feel I'm at a similar stage and age as him. These lessons and observations are so much better than the majority of on line you tube videos where simply the 'expert' just demonstrates what to do and usually we learn far less than the discussions you are having. Having said that I am also still loving the website and learning so much on there too. As others have also mentioned you have reinvigorated my guitar playing and interest. Superb.

[@wm.p.callahan979]

Justin I seem to learn so much more listening to you teach Lee really interesting Thank You

[@t3tratube]

This is an awesome series idea. Thanks for posting the lesson and thanks to Lee for agreeing to it! Planning on watching them all!

[@P1SteveP1]

I found going C, D E, F, G etc was better as you soon see the recurring pattern (5 frets backs, 1 string down except B string which is 4 frets back), also I learnt all the whole notes in the first 5 frets which gives you a reference.

[@Xtreeze]

Cant wait for the next lesson, im learning so much having only played for about 1 and a half year, wish thered be a new video once per week rather than every 2 weeks

[@savemarinwood6678]

This is a really excellent video. While Justin is an inspiring instructor as always, Lee’s comments about his challenges are also really helpful. It is a good reminder that humility is necessary to allow yourself to grow.

[@nigegarnham8623]

Great and insightful lesson. I think you Justin are a brilliant tutor, I bow to you 👏🤛. And it’s so refreshing seeing and hearing what I consider as 2 accomplished players having to play new stuff slowly. I struggle with my practice time so these types of lessons keeps me motivated. I do wish tho that the captain wouldn’t drift off and play stuff whilst Jason is giving useful advice, it’s so disrespectful. It looks that he doesn’t give a F# The practice can come late surely!! Jason deserves mega respect so Capt be polite please. Thanx

[@garygratzer9670]

Thank you for improving the volume. I can hear you both great now

[@rlinton1]

Justin, you are a gifted teacher.

[@LeakyMeat]

37:16 made my day, I know the feeling. Thanks for posting this , very helpful

[@KeefsCattys]

Please keep this series going, its so constructive and helpful.

[@MrMojo271]

Anyone know what scale they are using to play in thirds? Major scale or major/minor Pentatonic? I didn’t catch it. Thanks!

[@slapthatplank]

major scale

[@dalton7145]

These are as close to a real lesson as I'll get!

[@MrSadriabi]

You can have him practice 3 notes per string on string pairs just to get used to playing alternate strokes. Also the same thing for playing in thirds. Then the next step would be to play the scale.

[@keithwindow4435]

The acronym I learnt was Every Armpit Does Gets Body-odour Eventually. I think that came from a book I had.

[@TKSnatch]

Justin, you've helped me so much with guitar, if you ever need help with anything IT related just get in touch, I'd be more than happy to help you out. Cheers.

[@TheKingKrusher]

So much fun to watch you guys doing these lessons. And im learning loads of stuff. 👍

[@teddyboy9116]

Justin seems like a really nice n cool teacher...well done lee also..doing great! Top geezers!

[@butchmartin2447]

Can you please include Justin's fretboard in the shot for future videos. Very fun to watch and helpful!

[@IPushHard]

The note exercises ARE brutal! lol I have a really old program for PC that shows all the notes on the fret board, and I eventually committed them to memory, but then I quit doing the exercises that I had created and I forgot them...because I never used them (thought about them) when I was playing. : ) So, I need to learn them all over again. I know that I'll need them if I ever want to play guitar properly. 0_o

[@jakemf1]

Man so much better then the first lesson-WOW-We are all with you- keep it up

[@runrabbitrun4342]

thank you, We have sound!! I had a head start @12:36 due to... i believe the riders on the storm lesson. Haa Let me add I see the Capt saying i can't get this Bit, We have to remember there was a time where we couldn't do anything, We are consistently improving but for whatever reason once we can sorta make things sound good we feel we aren't improving fast enough. Time The great Drag.. It just takes time. If were cheating in practice we aren't going anywhere fast.

[@watevaa1234567]

9:00 Adam Neely's 5 hours practice is also very good to really learn the major scale like this

[@Whodidthis12345]

2 songs that alternate picking idea was huge for for me were Snow by the chili peppers and Don’t fear the reaper. Maybe if Lee sees this he can mess around with those two and see for himself

[@jayh1875]

Thanks for doung this series! Sitting here with my guitar learning loads!

[@angusmullin]

Really good made me realise I’m better than I thought but seem to have been stuck at the same level for so long inspirational thank you

[@justinguitar]

Sounds like these rut buster video's are for you: www.justinguitar.com/modules/rut-busters-with-capt-lee-anderton | LievenDV | JustinGuitar Official Assistant

[@rorymcclellan3740]

That embellishment on the b minor chord is my weakest point in Little Wing too, and I feel confident about the whole song. Hendrix could probably palm a damn basketball!

[@awilliamson3140]

Down, Up Down Up, Down, Up Down, Up, Down aarrgh !!! still struggling with lesson one's scale - 50 years of bad habits to overcome ! It's coming back down the scale that I'm mostly losing it, but it's coming ... slowly.

[@stevemccann7719]

Lee needs to fucking listen to Justin. Justin you got the patience of a saint. Reckon Lee talks to distract.

[@anand_pg]

I am finding these sessions very useful. Thank you.

[@andyp5743]

These are great videos! Really useful and I see lots of similarities with my own lessons and learning and even wee snippets like Lee saying he doesn’t think he can do it, then 10 mins practice later he’s getting it... really great advice. Practice and it will happen. I’ve added that third scale drill to my list.

[@justinguitar]

Glad you dig it!

[@jimleedavid]

Dammit! Was gonna practice guitar and I saw this in my KZbin feed. Know I’m gonna have to watch it!

[@lawoodchuck]

Great lesson for me too. I prefer this one to one conversation. Streaming would be too random and diffused.

[@joevannyrivera]

Honestly I'm seriously impressed at how good Lee is at guitar without having done any of this before

[@filnn]

Lee's actually improving. Congrats!

[@macgibbon]

Notes on the neck - a friend of mine worked as an engraver and had a really cheap electric guitar lying around, and he literally engraved the notes onto the fretboard

[@44dean44]

Great series! Peaky Blinder teaching the Captain!

[@MarclandhStudio]

I wish you can be music teacher ! I miss some teacher guidance :) Great lesson !

[@Inuyasha463]

These are really interesting. Looking forward to lesson 3

[@scottharrison5822]

"I hate C because it's not one of the dotty ones". hahahaha

[@jellowiggler]

Way go on the Little Wing progress Lee! Keep it up! It reassuring yet completely scares me that I'm on the very beginning stages of learning guitar and someone who has been playing so long and who I've seen play tons of songs really well has the same issues I've got. I came from piano lessons as a kid and the fret board seems so random and complicated to me. I'm also learning from a book that puts theory and site reading sheet music first. Not popular songs. I'm going to start getting away from that because I'm tired of practicing nursery rhymes on 3 or 4 strings.

[@mikekozlowski3853]

Keep it Lee! Love this series

[@adotbeck]

These are great. Would be even better (easier to follow along) if you guys tuned up properly though!

[@mattrockjm]

Info for the captain.... Use your phone to record Utube lessons You can rewind easily.. And you will get ear training as well which is so important with improve ...

[@stevenflamenco9859]

A very good teacher!

[@kevinmeercat919]

As a teacher myself I can see what Justin is doing . He worried that his teaching will be judged and therefore making himself uncomfortable and awkward .Just relax man ..... Your a great teacher and a lovely guy . You dont have to prove anything to anyone . !

[@MrKapeji]

The hardest thing for me with most of these exercises is the use of the pinky, mine is broken and bent (stuck in a half closed shape) and as such isn't able to reach the frets most of the time, so I have to build a routine around the first three. Still able to knock out a butchered version though.

[@Spikeupine]

Decides i wanted to do this kind of practise session, so I spent 10 minutes practising the majorscale with the metronome. The i desided I would try to learn little wing for 10 mintues and then I would play with my looper pedal for 10 minutes. Ended up practising little wing for half an hour then being too cold to sit in my room anymore so i went into another room and played some more

[@Leandruzo]

I love to watch these video lessons. 😊

[@Chrisorocks]

Great session guys, thank you. My guitar teacher had me learn the thirds of the major scale but I don’t know the reasons why. What are the advantages of learning it this way and in 4ths and 2nds even? Thanks

[@lindarice9087]

If you can get this down as well as your blues lead guitar playing ...you'll be fine...good lesson guys...

[@HTNT9]

Love this series!!!

[@ascott101]

Hi, what is the series or link to the lessons you mention at 30.34. I am at a similiar point of my playing to Lee and am finding these lessons very helpful. Many thanks to you and Lee for making these avaliable to all. 😊👍

[@cornerliston]

Hey Justine and Lee, thanks for sharing this. If there's anything I would like to change with this format is: Stop talking and practice! Isn't better if you watch Lee play more to see how he is doing the technique instead of Lee just going “yeah I understand” and then not trying out what you just told him to do. How are you going to see if he really picks up your teaching if you can't see him practice it? : ) Yes I understand there has to be talking to understand and might not be so fun watching Lee not play so good (still a lot better than me)...

[@chiparooo]

Keep doing them this way. Good stuff!

[@justinguitar]

For sure!

[@j0a0d1]

keep up the good work captain!

[@Howardegarner]

It seems to me that Lee has his thumb way to far over the neck which will really bend his wrist and make it very difficult to fret notes on the higher strings when practicing Little Wing.

[@aldee2787]

Justin this is great, and thank you for introducing me to a whole new guitar world with Lee, Chappers, Rabea, Danish Pete and the whole Andertons crew! Love their videos. But now I am spoiled and want to see you put out videos more often. :) And how about some bloopers videos, behind the scenes video, a tour of your studio, your guitars collection, the way you do your editing and recording and so on. Thank you! :)

[@thecrankedamps]

Stick kissing ass and get a life you sad act.

[@sleepymarauder4178]

@@thecrankedamps or give consize feedback which can help the man? It is easy to insult and it is harder to help.

[@thecrankedamps]

@@sleepymarauder4178 he's a middle aged guy who's be surrounded by guitars his whole life... If he isn't at the level he wants to be he will never be.

[@aldee2787]

lol

[@MartyGerman]

Lee, if you pay for the KZbin, you can download the videos and then move forwards and backwards much more precisely and/or in slow or fast motion.

[@554LH]

Love this format

[@chrisofnottingham]

Don't forget to alternate pick the scale in 3rds!

[@notebender4]

Always good stuff from you Justin...eh..Lee's ok too I suppose...lol...Thanks for this in all seriousness

[@jameshaff6574]

You should try soundslice to repeat youtube videos from certain points

[@steevkelly]

38:49 - Captain asks about an acronym for memorizing string names. My mnemonic has always been (from bottom to top string) "Eat A Darn Good Breakfast Everyday".

[@dansands6363]

steevkelly yea but honestly that’s something that you should just know anyways. You really shouldn’t need to memorize the notes the strings are tuned to because eventually you’ll need to just look at a note anywhere on the neck and know right away what note it is.

[@steevkelly]

@@dansands6363 - yep, i learned the mnemonic when i was 12 and just starting, and used it with my students that were just starting out when i was teaching. it's handy when you know zero about guitar - there's so much stuff that we'd consider simple to learn when you first take it up.