Major Scale Pattern 1 (Guitar Lesson IM-113) How to play IF Stage 1

[@fabivs]

5:16 Justin: "What's the note on the 8th fret of the tickest string?" Me: "C!" Justin: "C well done" Me: "Fuck yeah!"

[@nickyelovich3872]

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[@nmartoudis]

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[@andrejastankovic2038]

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[@kevinlogreen3867]

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The irony of these comments

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@@andrejastankovic2038 are you taking the piss? Lol

[@jesusmora6336]

Whoever dislikes these really needs a hug. Justin is a fantastic teacher

[@jimferguson7503]

Jesus Mora. They need more than a hug mate. A kick in the backside would be better. Justin is among the top three guitar teachers on You Tube. His free content contribution over the years is beyond anyone else. Back in the day about thirty years ago (before You Tube) I was paying 15 AUD for a half hour lesson with no TABs, backing tracks etc. Now all this tuition is free and you can repeat it many time over in practice. But alas, some people are never happy. I bought a couple of Justin's DVD's some years ago and they're excellent. A great teacher and he's also a very warm balanced individual. They don't come any better than Justin!

[@jamesa1081]

A terrible singer almost all the time but yeah.... a legendary guitar teacher. and player 👌👍👍

[@BonesDT]

I watch many awesome KZbin videos, like this one, and they all have some dislikes. I think it’s either mistakes (butt clicks?) or trolls. I don’t think anyone actually watches this and thinks “this is a terrible lesson”.

[@ExploreLifeUnbox]

Yes really i had watch all others lesson but he is best he teaches with his experience

[@asofia1581]

Another great lesson. Slow and steady wins the race.

[@freemanoftheunion]

When Justin's not giving KZbin guitar lessons he's street fighting.

[@vedantsharma5876]

Probably with the ones who can't solo

[@ivvalk]

@@vedantsharma5876 oh lol, gave a good giggle :D

[@a1t3rn4t3]

Why’d I laugh at this comment💀

[@johntripp5159]

I learned something today! Thank you for this, I'm an old guy and need just this sort of teacher.

[@DEMONDEVITT666.6]

Thanks Justin. I’ve been playing guitar for just over a year now and I’ve just started your Intermediate guitar course on YT.

[@maxi0361]

This must be one of the most important class ever. I watch it over and over again every now and then, discover new things every time. First, look at those red notes, its a E barre chord. that is if you know E barre, you've already remember 6 notes. second thing is, if you move one or two notes while you are barre chord, you are still doing the same chord in a different way. and you could do some change or riff instead of just strumming it. really cool! thanks Justin.

[@sluggdiddyyddidgguls]

Been playing guitar for close to 18 years now, took lessons for 2 years when I began, but didn't pay much attention to them because I felt that I just wanted to make MY music, didn't want to be influenced by how "other" people made music.. (these days play fingerstyle in open tuning almost exclusively) but going through all these videos of yours starting from the basics, has really.. kind of open up new aspects to this music world which I thought I had a pretty decent grasp of. you are awesome.

[@Gabriel_Micah]

8:42 thinking about it in those three sections, two patterns really helped

[@MaiMai-rw1vh]

I'm 4 months old guitar player . I've made it through the previous lessons and now I'm learning major skills . I enjoy every single step while I'm learning . I can't wait to see where will I be at after a year . Wish me luck

[@christianarzu]

"Make sure that you leave your ears switched on while you're learning the scale" jajajajaja I always laugh with Justin's videos. It's amazing that someone does this for free and in such a great way.

[@elijahmonn3757]

christian arzu . Justin relays on karma. Do something good and you will receive back in full. I don’t subscribe and pay for lessons on yt. But I buy Justin’s products. Check out his note trainer in the App Store. That’s if you don’t already know all the notes on the fret board, cheers Brent

[@fluffylittlelamb00]

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[@watsonvillian]

@JustinSandercoe I have found my first few months of learning guitar that my bag workouts really make my forearms feel like a big bruise. No pain no gain!!

[@zemhrethagos2575]

You are incredible my guitar teacher. Thank you so much for your time and effort to help me and others in the world. You are making life to be sweet in the world. I never met you personally, but your pass on goodness for people is amazing me. Thank you again and may God bless you.

[@jaanaviit3847]

You are a legend Justin! Love your lessons. This is the way to learn guitar. Lots of informative chat. THANK YOU!!

[@onixmusic5012]

great advice! do NOT start learning more positions until you get ONE correctly! thank you so much!

[@roker587]

My God, this man is physical manifestation of musical wisdom. Justin I just want you to know that you taught me sooo much, I'm so greatful for everything you do. Thank you master :D

[@secretdaisy6484]

I’ve been playing that as a moveable scale up and down the fretboard as the first drill/scale I do every time I practice. I then go up and down the fretboard with the pentatonic scales and finally a scale I learned from a KZbin video. It too works on every fret. And yes 😵‍💫, I’m one of those people who plays all the scales and drills and can’t solo, I’m going to look at your videos and try to learn some solos. Thanks for providing your lessons. 👍☮️🌞🎸🎵🩵

[@richardh4297]

Thanks again Justin for making it so clear and accessible!

[@BeMusicalHarmonica]

Lesson starts here: 7:20

[@lucidvisions9965]

thank you

[@Crucizer]

no, lesson starts at 0:00

[@nachoguitar9612]

Justin .what a good teacher. I practiced the scale .now it's all fun :D

[@wadepatton2433]

Wow, I've been playing for decades and only had formal lessons for a year or so when I was in the Jazz Band in HS. Just now realizing that, not only had I just learned one position of the pentatonic scale, I had only learned HALF of the first position major scale! I was bored with them and didn't practice or take them any further. IN the last few months I've leaned all five pentatonic positions (before I started looking at Justin's work) NOW I've got to finish learning position one of the major scale. Fun fun and the neck is already opening up and much more "AHA's" are going off. My mind is ahead of my fingers for sure. Hang in there new kids. Learn it slow and correctly --ALL- of it. Don't be all ADD like me. (or do but work with it--not like it's optional).

[@Tommyr]

I really love the way Justin teaches. Great job Justin!

[@akrocuba]

Great vid. I started trying to play about 7 years ago when I turned 40, then stopped. Now I'm trying it again and it is VERY hard to play guitar...for me anyway...LOL Your vids are great! You do things notice and slow so I can try to follow along. I play a mean air guitar though!....LOL Thanks for loading!!!

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MechanicalMartialArtist bet your karate chop is pretty sweet too

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MechanicalMartialArtist how are you 43 now and saying LOL

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Update pls?

[@dongossett110]

Always a good lesson from Justin. Thorough and pleasant to watch.

[@stranger360th]

@VIC: Got the same problem and have the same question @Justin: Thanks! The brain programming picture is a great tool for explaining why one should start very slow!

[@cleangoblin2021]

This is some fantastic resource. Thank you Justin

[@tonycurtis2891]

From another Tasmanian guitarist, well done brother!

[@Giovannilafauci9]

thank you for the great help. your are my hero. just start plain guitar and your share is much appreciated thank you again

[@hukumsingh742]

Really liked ur lessons .fantastic way of teaching .love u bro from bangalore india

[@UberFile]

I made a big mistake a few days ago, I was playing with the guitar through the lesson and not listening or watching enough, then when I looked up you were talking about the diagram about the scale that would help us doing this, so I went on the website and I have been doing after the diagram a few days and I realized I was doing it wrong the whole time and I almost have it fully in the muscle memory by now, Now I have to adjust and keep pressing 124 124 134 134 124 124, My hands just won't do 24 124 134 134 24 124. Lesson learned. WATCH THE VIDEO FIRST AND MAKE SURE YOU TAKE EVERYTHING IN THAT JUSTIN SAYS, after that you can rewatch as you with with the guitar while playing.

[@Reginaldesq]

Consider buying a book :) Justin makes great free lessons. I bought a couple of his songs books to help support they channel and they are awesome. The books don't just have the tabs with chords but also have strumming patters and advice on playing the song. Also many of the songs have suggested advanced versions of chords, so we can skill up as we get better.

[@WeyounVI]

This is 7 years old and still amazing.

[@tony8tran]

Thanks soo much!! This was an awesome way to learn the Major Scale.. I've been watching alot of videos and yours just made sense and i just got !!! Thanks!!

[@110488julia]

2-4-1-2-4 * 1-3-4-1-3-4 * 2-4-1-2-4 for me the best way to learn the scale very fast. simply clever

[@m.barsgumusbas9689]

Excellent advice and terrific lessons. Thanks a lot Justin....

[@simonsmith7796]

Wow this guy is fantastic! Thanks mate

[@isaiahbraugher9342]

I love your videos. You pretty much taught my how to play guitar.

[@codezman]

Your lessons are awesome and your website is really setup well

[@joe-un1ky]

Man I just love playing guitar. Had to express that.

[@gobblegobble7]

This guy is incredible

[@lilywondertwin]

Love the detail in this lesson -- I agree one of your best! You have a rocking t-shirt collection btw

[@goomba008]

Funny how when I was a kid I thought the first thing you should learn on guitar is to play the major scale and then play some melodies with it, and THEN would you be ready to try some chords. Justin's course is structured exactly the other way around (rightfully so). I wish I had a good teacher back then to tell me how much stuff you can learn and how many songs you can do without ever playing a single individual note.

[@Dreddnought]

+Skage-Z-7 Very true but when I first learnt my teacher pushed me towards scales and improvisation and I never really got my head round chords and rythym. The consequence being I could run xsome nice melodies over a backing track but if somebody asked me to pick up a guitar and play a tune or accompany a song I hadn't a clue. Since then I have had several years without picking the guitar up and now I am starting over but concentrating on chord structure and rythym. (Though I am still working on scales too)

[@nachoguitar9612]

+Steve Tucker Steve pick up the the guitar again. chords are easy to learn and if u have already the understanding u will soon be able to rock !!! guitar4life

[@lauradannanmusic]

Today I’m going to be trying this! Thanks so much for another awesome explanation Justin! 🎸🙌🏼🤓

[@annec988]

Really good, thank you Justin.

[@doughipp6415]

Love your lessons. Thank you!

[@psychoticgoldphish]

@frnezykiller If you read the description beside the scale pattern displayed on Justin's website it explains why it says "Major (E)". If you'll notice there are dots with the letter "R" inside them. These are the root notes of the scale, the first "R" is on the 3rd fret in the image, or the lowest "G" note in this particular scale. The numbers beside those dots are showing which fingers should be used to play those notes in the scale. To be continued ....

[@davidballew1808]

I like this guy, subscribed

[@SuperMozzman]

I just tried this, found myself playing the intro to duelling banjo's !

[@anvil965]

Very Good instructions and advice

[@weatherwings]

ah i am vindictaed, i know only one minor scale and I have made so many solos of mine , i feel really good making them, making music is such an addictive feeling, thanks again Justin

[@ruoccol]

This was so so helpful.

[@seldonlives19]

the man is a boss.

[@laurenreneamason]

This was great. Thank you.

[@psychoticgoldphish]

If you pay close attention to the other red dots, along with the dots that contain the "R" or root notes, you may wonder why they are red when they aren't roots. Think about the notes that make up a G major chord, remembering major chords are the 1 (or root), 3 and 5 of the scale, for G you get the notes G-B-D. If you follow the pattern farther, stripping away the black dots, you see the E-shaped barre chord of G. Hence the "Major E" label. Hope that helps.

[@MakeMajor]

great tutorial, thank you!

[@copperaudio9664]

I got it - thanks Justin!

[@MrGBAPS3]

I still wouldn't mess with you, not only because you seem like a good guy but because you have that kind of Mr Miyagi vibe going. If there's one thing cheesy 80's movies has taught me it's never mess with the Sensei!

[@sparky7718]

I was watching a vid by Banjo Ben Clark where he teaches this the same, except there are no 5th fret notes with the pinky, those notes are played open on the next string down. Either way works. Great lesson, Justin.

[@ericluken1]

But you can't do that on any other major scales so it's good to learn

[@TheVenusProjectInfo]

Amazing teacher!

[@Standerlexamma]

I was taught the scales using the 3 notes per sting shapes. Most scale shapes I see printed or online show it like yours. What do you think of the 3 notes per sting compared to position shapes?

[@battinbluscout]

This worked for me well Now I can play crazy train with no effort given

[@MrMalikide]

i never learn about this in my guitar class. Thanks for sharing

[@hyderhassan3604]

Justin you are fabulous :))

[@Mega_Casual]

Could I suggest you show a tab chart overlay in the video when you're showing patterns? It makes it so much easier that way. IMHO!

[@KrisJo93]

Very nice one! Thank you

[@devilpizza123]

Yes it's suppose to have F#. C is the major scale without a #. If you learn the circle of fifths, each scale you go clockwise by requires 1 more sharp. So C starts at 12 oclock, has no sharps, G has 1, D has 2, A has 3 etc.

[@RozenfeleR]

This is one of your best lesson. Thanks

[@oleaston]

If the root note was on the A string or a higher string would you play it like you would on the E string root note (3-5) or would it still be 2-3-5 (so if I wanted to start my scale on a higher note)? Thanks for all the great lessons by the way!

[@teena-on9100]

l learn from your video love every clip video thankyou so much justin like++

[@gmsk19]

Justin Big Fan/Student of urs.. Can you please do a Lesson on Arpeggios. I read the Theory on the Site, but Could Not Follow the same totally..

[@hectorheath]

Hey Jason when you do these scale lessons are you able to explain what genre or style these scales are best suited to ? Thanks

[@nikhilbhat7164]

Thanks, Justin for the great tutorial! While practicing scales, do I memorize them as notes or do I memorize them as numbers on the fret(Ex:G-2, A-4, B-1 etc? I practiced the E minor pentatonic scales but I am not able to recognize the notes unless I start playing from the root note. I want to improve on this while practicing the G major scale.

[@けんけん-g8g5r]

Links in the description dont work anymore. Guess it makes sense, learned yesterday C major scale "as first beginner scale" from his website. Kinda sucks though without the tab.

[@AllTheCoolNamesAreTaken84]

Justin, I've been using your videos for awhile now and did your beginners course. You've helped me learn guitar tremendously! But recently I decided to take real lessons with a teacher to try and take things to the next level, and he gave me a few different scales in multiple positions to learn. So obviously he feels differently about it than you do. I'm so torn on what to do right now because of what you say about learning a solo first in one position makes sense. On the other hand, I feel like I should trust this very accomplished musician who is teaching me... What should I do???

[@justinguitar]

great players are not always great teachers... try the other dude and see if you make music... and when you don't, come back and try my way :) ha ha!

[@AllTheCoolNamesAreTaken84]

JustinGuitar Haha ok, thanks for the response :) My next lesson is coming up soon and I plan on bringing this up to him, just to see what his reasoning is behind it. I want to make sure that I'm getting my money's worth with these lessons and not wasting time on things!

[@sanchit3131]

2:08...the best actor ever

[@sauravdagaSDaga1984]

I have been playing guitar for some time, largely self taught, so never really learned scales. My problem is that I have over the years learned wrong way of holding the pick. Should I learn to hold pick the right way or do I carry on with the way I am playing now?

[@janrystar]

marty friedman picking hand posture is awkward but it works for him. there are more legendary guitarist who has an unorthodox way of picking. it depends actually.. sometimes wrong way of holding a pick can lead to injury. just my opinion. cheers!

[@anthonnhyleyalisad2102]

Thank you 😚

[@dynamosherpa7884]

Bro I really like ur tracking Exxon .

[@charlieharpman2107]

Great video Justin. I have a question, this is for the G major scale. It sounds like you are saying Do re mi. Shouldn’t you be starting with So la si etc ?

[@vy4kov]

Hi Justin, Thank you very much for this lesson! Are my fingers not supposed to touch any other string, besides the one I am playing, while I practice this? For example if the little finger is muting the A string when I play fret 5 on the E, is that something to avoid, or is that normal?

[@pup1008]

I don't think you can avoid it when you are starting off. Ideally you would not want your fingers touching other strings. Try to get on the tippy toes of your fingers. I went through a wonderful spell of actually having the lighter strings ping up under my fingernails! In more advance playing there will be times when you use fingers to mute redundant strings but I wouldn't worry about that now, just look to get a clean, crisp sound.

[@megaPKvids]

Thank you

[@mohamedlalloui4169]

and i can learn english with you that's very kind of you

[@jmillanoff]

Duuude, you are sooooo good. It takes a certain mindset and some experience to really understand it, a complete beginner won't get this. But this is AMAZING. The little psychological tips, absolutely priceless... Thank you!

[@TheKiidBizzy]

Should I be playing this in standard tuning I currently been playing in eflat

[@Coholbell15]

idunno456- That's why God gave you two ears and one mouth ;) Keep them coming Justin :))

[@jeffreyjames9695]

Which is more recomend.....fingerpicking or pick?

[@SaintSeya1]

Justin I have a little longer thumb then the average person, or fingers for that matter. And is my struggle because I can't seem to keep it straight and it throws my fretting off. Any tips you can give me to deal with this?

[@hypnoraythompson5824]

great advicw. thank you.

[@almightybruce2501]

When you go back up (or down if we’re getting technical) do you do the exact same sequence? Or do you go back the way you came so to speak?

[@theOriginalEamou]

Almighty Bruce go back the way you came. The actual notes on the fretboard are not changing, and whether you are going up or down the major scale the notes are the same (just ‘backwards’ if you are going back down) so your fingers should be in exactly the same places, just in the reverse order! So on the way up you play: CDEFGABC On the way down you play: CBAGFEDC

[@almightybruce2501]

theOriginalEamou thanks!

[@KrishnaPaneri]

Thank you.

[@jixxxxer17]

do you have a lesson called Major Scale Pattern 2 ?

[@Jerwold]

@gmsk19 Check out his Jazz Up Your Blues course, especially JA 011 and JA 012. They're in the Jazz section.

[@manfo98]

i really cant understand why dont we start the g major scale with our first finger on the g note(6th string 3rd fret) and move 3 4 6 on the 6th fret and complete the scale like this? thanks in advance

[@abusayup940]

Im self taught on acoustic and never ever had any interest on scales but now I started with justin video.. My interest is in fingerstyle, will it be advantageous for me to study the scale stuff???

[@maddog7101]

I have always played with my fingers, so Im new with the pick and really having to get use to it. Should I brace my pinky on the guitar to help keep my pick in place?

[@Menotlikeos1]

+eddie lee It's what I do, and I've been picking for more than 6 years. It shouldn't really matter, some famous guitarists actually do it. Do what feels comfortable to you!

[@maddog7101]

+Tom Koster (T. Snake) thats good because it is what feels most comfortable. I tend to over analyze things sometimes which can slow down my learning process. Thanks for the info, very useful

[@neon_tom]

Link for the scale diagram is broken, here is the working link: www.justinguitar.com/guitar-lessons/major-scale-pattern-1-im-113

[@asofia1581]

Thank you!

[@LOL-dq5iw]

Can anyone help me please :( so i wanted to look up the tab for this and when i look at g major scale the tabs are different to how this is being taught, please help what one is right? For instance all the other tabs say the high e should be 2-3-2??

[@Marty360]

So do we have to add the F# in the end or is it optional/?