Master The Fretboard In 30 Minutes

In today's livestream, for 30 minutes, I talk about techniques that will help you master the fretboard.
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I bought Rick's bundle a little over a year ago. I learned more about playing guitar in that one year than I have the previous 25 years of playing. Of course, I had no teacher and was doing it all by ear. Rick is an amazing teacher.

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I’m watching Rick in half speed right now and it feels like I’m getting a private lesson and having a few drinks with Rick at the same time!

[@Padbrd230]

15 - 30 minutes every day is better than 6 hrs once a week,sage words of wisdom

[@MP_Single_Coil]

As a 50 year old beginner these lessons are awesome. My instructor has me working G major scales and now it makes sense.

[@WhaleBluePRS]

Here's a great Joe Pass tip: play a chord, then the scale, then the chord again. (ex: G chord - G scale - G chord) His idea is that it helps relate the sound of the scale to a chord instead of just simply running scales. It works really well the more complex the chord. When I started to implement that, I found a lot of chord shapes that "look" like a given scale shape and it really helped tie even more of the fingerboard together. And on a really funny note, Joe Pass said in a clinic once, "Don't learn scales. Learn tunes. Scales don't get the girls!". (I think scales are incredibly valuable to master. I think Joe was trying to say in a humorous way that the song is "King" and should always be the ultimate focus and technique only should be in service of that.) As always, this video is such a great glimpse into so much more of what music has to offer. Thank you Rick for all that you do to help all us guys and gals out to learn and grow!

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Rick, you are a teacher, you are gifted, TEACH!!! your greatest legacy is in teaching the up and coming musicians!!!! Keep it up! Love, Love, Love!!!!

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[@son0fsocal]

One big misconception is that you can learn/ master guitar in a few minutes, but the reality is that guitar is HARD, it’s not easy , but it’s very rewarding when you do learn.

[@jimdooley2093]

Thanks for adding instructional videos back into the mix!

[@idoob4720]

I heard you mention this before, the 5 positions of the modes. It has changed my playing ever since. I know the pentatonic scale and the 5 positions. So I thought about it and added the 2 notes back to the pentatonic positions, kind of the reverse of what you show here. I actually had to draw the fret board on a piece of paper and draw it out so I could get my head around it. When working it out I focused on the key of C as it doesn't have any sharps or flats. Had to make it as easy on my brain as I could lol. And like you said, I focused on the root note, instead of just running through the patterns, thinking more about where the scale begins. I thought of notes in terms of the scale degrees rather than the actual note. I started with the first 5 notes of the scales, running through the notes 1,2,3,4,5,5,4,3,2,1, then move to a different position on the neck 1,2,3,4,5,,5,4,3,2,1 then move ..etc. then change keys and run through them again. Then it got weird lol. I was running through the scales like this, and had an epiphany. I looked over at the kalimba (thumb piano) I had received as a gift. It came with a small music book which lays out the songs in simple melodies, using the degrees of the scale. for example, Amazing Grace is 14 646 654 21 14 646 568 68 64 654 21 14 646 54. I picked up the book and started playing the songs on the guitar, all over the neck, in any key. I was amazed really. I definitely couldn't do that before. The funny thing is I find these songs really easy to remember. I have a mind for numbers or something. There something about playing these simple melodies that really show the relationship between the different degrees of the scale. What makes these songs work type of thing.. IDK. Then I heard Rick say, play 2 notes per string when playing the scales. Opened up a whole new dimension. Like realizing you can go diagonally on a crossword puzzle. Still working on it.

[@RYwoodview]

That distortion is really in the way of appreciating the notes and chord sounds. The arpeggios sound very like many of Bach's arpeggiated studies, eg, Prelude in C.

[@lodragan]

Practice never ends. That's one thing I've learned not only in music, but a whole host of other skills I wanted to learn and maintain over the years! Great video Rick!

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I'm a beginner guitar player who plays drums. The way you're describing the finger patterns with the 1-3-1-3 stuff make sense to me now! I just purchased the bundle...I love both of your channels.

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[@mikew1352]

Paying close attention to just the half steps for about a week really helped me out. ie. the 7-1 and the 3-4. Also my 1 is always that major even if I'm playing it's relative minor the 6. May be backwards if I'm thinking that minor 6 as the 1 if I'm playing it like the root. Love the show man!

[@pacificsongs]

Rick - you jump all over the place in your lessons instead of just staying on a single, simple concept - then it becomes just like you are entertaining yourself instead of teaching. Love the channel...

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Thanks Rick for another Lesson. 👍 I've missed your instructional videos. God Bless You!

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