This Simple Pattern Tells You Every Chord In Every Key (this blew me away!)

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

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[@oldrrocr]

Thank you sir! and your instructor too. Incredible to me the things I have learned since the lockdown has started - and this ranks right up there (with learning a new language)! Kudos! Since I prefer the "C-shape" of chords to the "D-shape" I find it easier to use that, keeping in mind that it is up two frets from your definitive note pattern off the 5th string (9:50)... Hope that makes sense...

[@rjkmusicmedia]

The importance of: I-IV-V-VII & i-iv-v-vii Combined to make a whole.

[@joshnic6639]

I’m sorry what instrument is that again? Baby steps.

[@willardjames8835]

A¹

[@michaeldennis7029]

That was Major! I would not in my head have been able to come up with that because I'm too busy calling things either scale patterns or lead patterns. But thank you for posting this because it is definitely a pattern that makes the understanding of theory and chord progression very simple!

[@jvz773]

Over the years, I’ve come to realize that the notes on the fretboard just live where they live. They don’t move. They don’t DO anything. Learning to play is really a matter of discovering all the different ways to “see” the relationships between the notes. Eventually, this knowledge starts to build on itself and you start conceptualizing the same information in different ways. This is one such way, and it’s one I hadn’t really encountered before. Super helpful and very enlightening. Thanks so much! 🙏👍

[@everlastingsaturnalia]

Another way that's helpful, if you start to learn modes, is that each string will be one of the modes of any given key. If the open string isn't a root of one of the modes, then shift that mode on that string up by one fret. This is super helpful I've been finding for open tunings as well. I just wanted to add this as an aside to your comment that the notes don't move. Which is true, because they don't, but as soon as you switch to alternate tunings this can trip you up. But if you visualize the six strings as six individual modes, then you can easily adjust to other tunings as well. Hope this made some sense. For example: E major is A lydian is D# locrian is G# phrygian is B mixolydian.

[@TerryTinsel]

@@everlastingsaturnalia Please explain this more... Kinda get it, kinda don't...

[@melmel1071]

This!!!

[@everlastingsaturnalia]

@@TerryTinsel I'll try.. So in the example I provided, I used the key of E major. Notice the modes I highlighted were E major/ionian, A lydian, D# locrian, G# phrygian, and B mixolydian. I went in order of the strings for simplicity.. EADGBE. In E major, your open note on the D and G strings will not be part of the key. Thus, for those, you try building a mode from the first fret instead. Thus you get the D# root and the G# root for those strings. In E major, the mode that is built off of D# is D# locrian, and the mode built off of G# is G# phrygian. Alright. So if you look again, you can visualize the available notes of your key on each string individually by assessing which mode is built from that string's open position. Or the first fret in the exception cases like D# and G#. For example, the A string in this case (A lydian) would have the following frets available for this key. 0 (open) 2 4 6 7 9 11 12 The D string is trickier since you're building from the first fret. D# locrian looks exactly like D locrian except moved up one fret. So like, D locrian would be... 0 1 3 5 6 8 10 12 But D# locrian is... 1 2 4 6 7 9 11 13 Using this method you can easily map out the notes of any key for each string. Once you memorize the relationship of modes across strings, it becomes easier. Ie: knowing that the modes always stack the same way across the strings in standard tuning.. Ie: if low E is phrygian, then A is minor, D is Dorian, etc. Finally, returning to the point about open tunings, this same formula makes mapping out open tunings a breeze. Example: DGDGBD - open G In this, you know that if you wanted to play in G major, your G strings will both be the major mode. Thus your D strings will all be the mixolydian mode. And your B string will be phrygian. So it would be like this in total: D mixolydian G major D mixolydian G major B phrygian D mixolydian Hopefully that clears things up further. Maybe one day soon I can make a video or something explaining this concept. I just added it to this comment because I thought it was interesting that they pointed out that the notes never move, which as I said, is true. But it's good to have some other methods in your pocket to approach alternate tunings which also then helps if you want to play like, mandolin or lap steel. This approach works well since it's a string by string approach and will work for any fretted instrument.

[@TerryTinsel]

@@everlastingsaturnalia That clears it up more, going to get my guitar and work this out. Thank you for replying and clearing it up further! If you ever do a video, let me know! Thanks.

[@bradriccardo5461]

Normally skeptical of videos called “one little trick” or “one simple pattern” but this is legitimately a very useful thing to know and very simple too. Great stuff

[@nateiverson8681]

Yeah! This is what veritasium calls type I click-bait (some call it legit-bait). Nice job on creating a legit video with an engaging title. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iWPbeY2GfZqGpMk

[@megadave1197]

Why is this useful? Ive been playing guitar for twenty years and never learned Do, Ray, Me. I just can’t see the point in it. It just takes the fun out of music.

[@friedcash9815]

my reaction exactly!

[@JMSGroovetank]

I agree, and its so nice to finally find one that lives up to the "one trick pony" description , I almost passed this over with a snort of disbelief but hit play and gave it a chance SOOOOOO glad i did. Learned the traditional way described and now having a light bulb moment.

[@bradriccardo5461]

@megadave 1 second ago For some people I imagine this is almost pointless, if you are good with your ears and can find other chords in the key you’re playing in without any theory or by using a pattern like this one then maybe you don’t need this. My first 2 years of playing however my ears were totally useless so understanding the chords that should work via theory was my way of knowing the options available. How do you go about finding other chords to play alongside your 1 chord? Is it just trial and error or do you have a system of your own?

[@aniket80]

Are you kidding me???? you have no idea how easy you made my playing and jamming with folks....this is incredible.

[@brianway96]

Dude!!!!! I've been playing guitar now for about 15 years, and have NEVER seen this relationship between major/minor chord-shapes and positioning. I feel like I understand it a whole lot more now, and am so appreciative of this tip you received and am so grateful you shared it with the world. This is big for me, and I hope it's helpful to others. THANK YOU!!!!!!

[@joyoffilming9500]

It is! Same with me here.

[@Elvis-dw7ux]

Me too....

[@brianway96]

@@Elvis-dw7ux Dude you should check out Ricky Comiskey on youtube. He goes super in depth about the L7 shapes (this concept) and how it's relative to keys, scales, soloing, theory, and how to actually make sense of it!

[@azarealbheri6876]

I knew this. Learning guitar by memorizing patterns and not notes is the key to faster growth, and in my opinion the only right way. The first time i learned this just like you my mind was blown! A fresh new perspective was unlocked for me.

[@TheIgnoramus]

That’s why I’m doing it this way! Learned piano and drums, and knew theres a cheat in learning guitar faster. CAGED system plays this, and learning basic box scales, and your set to grow!

[@RinnNetherton]

Intro 0:37 Pattern for major keys 2:08 Pattern for minor keys 7:58 Pattern from 5th string 9:51

[@Centomila]

Thanks. You are the hero the internet needs.

[@Thomas_Frd]

king

[@jeffro.]

@@Thomas_Frd yeah, boy, I never would've followed that video, it's a good thing you posted the "shortcuts." (Not! In case you couldn't tell, I was being sarcastic.)

[@cmp7234]

Thx man, hate “shortcut” videos where they talk too much instead of learning and showing.

[@milkycloud.]

Thanks

[@carlcizek2189]

35 years I’m playing the guitar and I never knew that, absolutely brilliant.

[@minnesotajack1]

Me either

[@andershaggbom2721]

I figured it out after 28 years But its only because i basicly practised technics and theory every day the recent years. When i saw the pattern i thought jeeze im stupid why i havent seen that before.😀

[@thegamebeforethemoney4960]

EXACTLY the same as me.....about 35 years of playing and I never thought of it and I never heard anybody ever point it out....

[@robrush54]

Hell, I've been playing since 1972 and never knew that!

[@Metalwheel]

@@robrush54 😃

[@olofeimir]

After studying music and guitar theory with several different teachers for about 20 years none has ever conveyd this simplex and effective way of looking at the fretboard. I'm blown away!

[@sethforesi307]

@Pete Testube guitar is a life long learning experience

[@Silvermoonscorpion]

I'm thrilled I found this after being in the theory world less than a full year & 1\2.. ish... I'll need to re- watch and actually apply to the fret board but I think this will help expedite the process. Immensely grateful.

[@Insane-Saint]

Then tell them all! So they will have a better time teaching music, and flattening the learning curve for all the student!

[@fomofreddy7306]

Bro this is nuts, it’s so easy yet explains so much.

[@richardwelkincraft]

Yeah! Among the thousands of "tricks" that promise you to "unlock the secrets of the fretboard" this is a very good working shortcut. Even when you haven't heard of relative keys it gives you a feel of things to come. Very practical. Thank you for sharing that!

[@Christian-ql4vw]

One of the best music theory lessons I’ve ever seen on KZbin

[@johnhhh3591]

Dude, Your level-of-analysis plus the translation to English, plus musicality, so refined!

[@vincet68]

Learned this the hard way over 40 years, but I’ve never heard it articulated this way, thanks Antoine!

[@dapeep6704]

Damn dude. This one elevated my playing immediately to the next level. Finally my fingers are able to match what my ear tells them to do! A beautiful feeling

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

Awesome!

[@sophiemilton5939]

This is brilliant. I've played guitar for 50 years and had not "seen" this. It certainly does make it really easy to know the chords in any key (= diatonic chords) in a swift and intuitive way.

[@charleyedwards3056]

ok... started playing guitar when I was 5. Blue Grass, hit my teens in the late 60's, so it was all about garage band rock. In my over 50 years of playing, never even considered... Good Job! Thanks... Another lesson, we never stop learning in music... Bravo indeed! Peace... Keep going!!!

[@Ch0k]

This was uoww, 15 years studying eletric guitar and I never think in that way, thanks a lot

[@phlooney]

This is the greatest video ever posted on KZbin.

[@arenmoore2516]

Proud to be here at only 374k views. Motion third-ed.

[@paulnr27]

Probably not. But it is very clear and complements a vid on scales i saw a couple of days ago. Maybe I'm a geek but I find music theory fascinating how it all fits together mathematically. The more you learn, the simpler it gets. Why can't beginners get the "This is what you need" at the start? Anyway Antoine has done an awesome job and i look forwards to more.

[@TheBassplayah]

ABSOLUTELY

[@bobgh2368]

Easily!

[@AndresCastroGuitar]

Period

[@MickeyintheMiddle]

You have got to be kidding me!! 15 years and I have never seen this! Thanks! I appreciate it!

[@grayxjones]

I've learnt more in one day that all my years of reading multiple articles, watching videos and fumbling around has taught me in over 5 years. This helped me abkle to acompany any song I play to in an instant. Now time to spice up the chords!!! Thank you!

[@UnforgivenIV]

Now that line "You check out guitar George, he knows-all the chords..." in 'Sultans Of Swing' makes sense!

[@1Ma9iN8tive]

Mind, it's strictly rhythm he doesn't want to make it cry or sing

[@jklavz]

Left-handed old guitar is all he can afford

[@dalel101]

When he gets up under the lights to play his thing

[@dfurmans]

The same song phrases across through my mind once I have heard - he know all the chords .... Love it

[@wackman2k1]

And Harry doesn't mind if he doesn't "make the scene."

[@shanwhit15]

Aside from this being extremely informative, I love the tone of the guitar

[@NJTRAF]

15 years on and off playing the guitar and... my mind is blown! That is SUCH an easy way to memorize!

[@JamJockey]

This is such an incredible lesson for beginner players trying to figure out how to play chord progressions based on major/minor scales using Barr chords. I’ve just recently learned (and am still honing) my Barr chords and had little to no idea what to do with them till I found this vid 😂 thanks a ton for the tips!

[@AngieGlass-s4t]

Awesome Teacher

[@haroldgranger4888]

yeah i bet you quit playing too 😂😂😂😂🤓😂😂😂😂🤓😂😂😂😂🤓😂😂😂😂🤓😂😂😂🤬😂🤓

[@johnp.johnson1541]

What?! 15 years and you did not see this? What else have you missed?

[@phelinephrenzy2358]

Omg! I'm blown away! I can apply this to my bass improvisation!! Dedicated bass players are so inundated with using the right scales in or out the pocket when supporting the guitarist. I haven't played for awhile and dreaded starting from scratch. This will be like getting back on a bicycle! Thank you soooo… much.

[@schecterdiamond177]

I’ve been playing for most of my life. Self taught and can really play almost anything if I practice it enough. However I don’t know theory and have a very basic knowledge of chords and that’s over stated. This video is wonderful and I will use it to broaden my knowledge of chords AND scales. Thank you for sharing.

[@Tom3013]

Same here, I can play over 1,000 songs almost note for note. But don’t know shit about music theory. But the 3 most important rules are: 1. there are no rules, 2. play music, not notes and finally, 3. see rule #1

[@AimingWanderously]

Same here man, same here. I've been a 'play blindly until it sounds right' player. Theory has always been tough for me despite a plethora of fantastic teachers. It's like learning to speak Russian. A little bit at a time.

[@killingspencer6416]

@@AimingWanderously right. Might as well try to read a book written in wing dings. I'm never going to remember the names of every chord or this ones diminished and oh stop please......takes the fun for some of us. Like I know my scales by ear. I'm good with that personally. I feel like it's a lot of extra words.

[@teddmented]

Same here. Music theory is intimidating but really rewarding. The minor pentatonic sounds great but doesn’t cut it. It’s very limiting. It’s very specific to the original blues-rock genre. I didn’t know it was minor or what that meant. I’m trying to learn it in stages, but focusing on music theory for music I want to play or else its too much. I really don’t want to have to know what every note is on the fretboard, but it helps a lot.

[@imaseeker100]

@@Tom3013 No rules in music? A 5 year old can pick up a cello and make sound but that's not music.

[@OCONNORindustries]

"My God. It's Full Of Stars!" I don't tend to toss around the phrase "mind-blowing," but I've been playing guitar (badly, mostly) for decades, and I've NEVER heard of this. I don't think anyone I learned from knew about this.

[@archermercantile5418]

I can actually play in a band now, Genius!! thats all I needed to know, Thank you soooooo much. what a break through, many years of struggle, 10 levels up in a day after years.

[@jonathanhoward1497]

It’s ridiculous how easy you made this to understand

[@nathanielomoruyiJeanusMusic]

You're good Teacher Remain Blessed

[@blueboy3492]

As someone who cant really pay for lesson and that is learning with no musical background this blew me away. You should have 3x the amount of subs that most guitar youtubers have thank you so much. Ambient isn't my thing but will definitely be checking out your course

[@blueboy3492]

Muse is my favorite band and just found out you have a video for them checking it out now!!!!

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

You'll love the Muse lesson! Thanks for checking my channel out :-)

[@claudialopez1318]

Even if you could afford lessons tbh it’s not worth paying a bunch of money it’s better learning on your own

[@andreask.552]

This is actually way more helpful than I thought. If someone gets confused, thinking that there is no difference between finding chords in a Major key and in a Minor key, as you only have to start with your index on the "1st" minor chord you find with this trick moving 3 frets down, the truth is that it actually doesn't have to change shEt. Every major scale for excample has a Relative Minor scale that has the same exact notes with it, but its root(?) note is 1 and a half step lower. Same thing with a Minor scale: just move 1 and a half step higher and begin playing the Major scale from the 3rd note of the Minor scale and upwards. I'm spammin' sh*t, but this is helpful for improvising, as you can play your basic pentatonic, and if you know where your root note is and the major scale in general, you can do some reaally cool stuff with these switches. Sorry if this is just unnecessary for you, I just hope I can help someone

[@jeffreygrantsr4525]

This lesson was an amazing little trick that will help me immediately and cut the time and effort of the standard way of studying. Thanks Antoine!

[@SteveMeiers]

Absolutely elegant! Like many other comments, I too have played for decades and should have known this. It's truly magical! Anything that simplifies the game this much is magic.

[@charleyb24]

I’ve been wondering how my friend from church plays this when he plays electric guitar on Sunday mornings! Thank you sir! God bless you!🙏

[@Kushb4an]

This is one of the best thing happened to me in my guitar journey.

[@thomasbyrne7372]

This is a really cool trick. And something else I noticed earlier when messing around with it. If you go three frets UP instead of down and do the same L shape you get the 3 major chords of the scale (ie. from C major we get Eb major) you are allowed to borrow chords from. Or, to put it another way, your 3 major chords from your original key (for instance C) are the 3 minor chords of the key you are allowed to borrow chords from. Because you are allowed to borrow chords from the parallel key (C major is parallel to C minor).

[@streetbl]

Oh really

[@javiertaramona5982]

Fascinating 👏

[@thesighcompany]

The lesson that keeps on giving

[@jaezryl]

Yes, this is really good if you borrow from a parallel minor. Nice trick

[@yak9147]

Or to put it another way Eb , Ab , Bb are the relative majors (3 frets up) if you turn the 1, 4, and 5 of C into minors ( which is the parallel key idea).

[@CesarCordova]

I have always used I-IV-V major and minor progresions and never made this connection

[@Azarie03]

Same here. This is an eye opener.

[@johnbuterbaughsr.933]

Same here lol

[@thomaswagner1761]

Too funny, same here. And I play six string bass as well as guitar too - all arpeggios all the time. Should have been obvious. Very cool video.

[@boozalm3715]

Cause you're a pleb

[@noe3841]

same 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jorditoTX94]

I absolutely love these little shortcuts on the guitar. They only seem to come around every so often, but oh boy when they do. This lesson is a cheat code.

[@MrWilkat1]

Simply brilliant--I'm self taught but never came across this trick before--thanks!

[@Mboogie69]

That’s a brilliant trick for new or older players that haven’t learned this the hard way already.

[@haraldliesk9410]

I'm playing guitar for a long time and I had some "wow moments" but this has to be one of the biggest! It's so super easy and it works within seconds! This is one of the things that you never forget!! Thank you very much for this lesson; it's stunning....

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

I'm glad it was helpful!

[@coldwar1977]

I've been following your vids for a while now. You gave me the impulse to pick up guitar again. Hadn't touched one for seven years but now I'm back on the road for good!!

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

Honored to have inspired you to pick up the guitar again!

[@AndrewGarcia-vm3uz]

I checked out your vid about six months ago , didn't get it. Too much other crap on my mind. Been putting it off but checked it out this morning , fantastic. Incredibly useful information. This is the kind of video that tells me , you can't give up on the guitar. Many thanks to you. May the Grace of God be with you. 😊 🎉

[@richardstones6445]

This is so awesome. I have played guitar for 27 years, and I'm still amazed at the "secrets" that live in the patterns of this wonderful and weird instrument. Thank you so much!

[@kashivishwanath7603]

Great tutorial. Such an easy way to memorize. Wish I had seen this video 25 years back. Never too late.

[@GavinMorris1]

This is a marvelous little tool I'd never heard of before.

[@szymonz4981]

That just saved my and my band’s gigs and Jam sessions 😂😂 we play a lot but sometimes someone comes in with a song i don’t know the chords to and i waste lot of time on trying different combinations.... this is just wonderful 😍

[@OtziOzbjorn]

Great video Antoine! The next step in understanding from this concept, for me, was to apply the solfège syllables to each of these interval positions. You likely already know these: DO RE MI FA SO LA TI. The key here is that TI is the diminished chord. It has no perfect fifth. A way to visualize the pattern is that the semi-tones are between TI and DO, and between MI and FA, and they are stacked. MI is the perfect 4th of TI, and FA is the perfect 4th of DO: RE MI FA SO LA TI DO RE To apply this back to Antoine's patterns, DO, FA and SO are major triads; LA, RE, and MI are minor triads. In diatonic scale nomenclature, LA is Aeolian mode, TI is Locrian, DO is Ionian, Re is Dorian, MI is Phrygian, FA is Lydian, and SO is Mixolydian. I find it helpful when practicing scales or phrases, to sing the solfège syllable as I fret each note. Obviously, this is also helpful for your voice training.

[@pibeg576]

This trick is excellent!. Thanx a lot

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

My pleasure!

[@RobSoundtrack]

My brain exploded. Decades later, first I've ever heard of this! Bravo!

[@TheVacuxamumu]

Gentleman, this was the most important lesson that I had in my whole life, thank u soooooooo much !!!!!!!

[@tonytypesalot]

okay, i have to say this probably would have every old-school music theoretician flabbergasted at how easy it is to open the world of harmony to more people. Plus, this video is wonderful for keyboardists who want to get more comfortable with the relatively nonlinear guitar. Kudos, man!

[@DanRosedk]

Just saw this and it really made sense to me, thanks! I’m terrible at theory but I can immediately see how many of my own songs fit together, now that I understand this 🤠🎸

[@xali_]

ive been playing guitar for 5 years at this point, and this is single handedly the best trick ive ever learned, period. legitimately thought id never remember or conceptualize chords, but this is just awesome

[@dukeofearl4117]

Wow, I’ve been playing guitar since 1965 and this would have made my life so much easier. I see an application of this concept for the bass also. Thanks soooo much!

[@Jihadbearzwithgunz]

Watching this as a bass player can concur. But as I play guitar for tracking this helps in many ways

[@joshistyping]

What's also nice is taking that pattern and finding a way to rearrange it. If you play 1-4-5 on the 6th string, you can start one fret down on the 4th string to play 6-2-3 and now you can harmonize from a different set of positions without thinking too much more.

[@kevgamble]

Great point!

[@robertdenney519]

Excellent point and one that would likely improve the voice leading as well.

[@DaVinci0963]

Thank-You Josh! And the 7 is the diminished, correct?

[@RobbieM72]

@@DaVinci0963 as a triad it is Diminished as a full 7th chord it is a Minor 7b5 chord

[@Tomtoms-tomtoms]

Brilliant and clear instruction, there are MANY guitar teachers charging a lot of money every week, that will never show you this easy fix. Excellent lesson 🙏☘️☘️☘️

[@mainlyoctober]

This is brilliant! 20 years of playing and I never realized this! Thanks for sharing

[@ssofianos]

22 years of playing and studying guitar its the first time ive heard this! you are amazing!

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

Awesome!

[@stephenhinde6585]

1985 I started playing and first time anyone has told me that - thanks a lot. (I did spend ten years in-between listening to House!)

[@741246]

There are sooo many KZbin guitar vids that have a title like this: "learn this simple trick it will make you a genius in 17 seconds..." This is one of the rare ones where that's not false advertising. This is really helpful.

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

Thank you! It's always a challenge when creating content. You want people to click, but you want to be truly helpful at the same time. That's not always easy to get the right balance! Cheers :-)

[@masterfroods8571]

@@AntoineMichaudGuitar I have watched hundreds of guitar theory videos. I have never come across this trick. This is soooo helpful. Thank you!

[@SketchEtcher]

It’s a cool trick. Another way is to just play the 3 Notes Per String method, which is every other fret like this: 123 [move to next string, same frets] 456

[@silvebackmgmt.8929]

@@SketchEtcher Your method helps in understanding the scale & Antoine's method helps in giving you the Major & minor 1-4-5 of the key; both are useful when speaking music...

[@AlexAquarius963]

@@silvebackmgmt.8929 He gave you All the chords in Every key in one trick.

[@andredracar]

This is the greatest tricks I've ever learned on guitar thanks a lot man, you deserve all the success

[@peace_love_unity]

Couldn`t find better words then: "I once was lost, but now am found; was blind, but now I see." Thank you Antoine!

[@Affirmazing]

Played for 30 years. I studied at a UK professional guitar college. I learnt, scales, modes, chords and patterns. I have NEVER seen this KEY secret! TY

[@StratmanDarrell]

Mind blowing. I wish I learned this 30 years ago. Analogous to learning to doing calculus by simple arithmetic. Merci beaucoup mon ami.

[@shane2663]

As new guitarist I've been learning CAGED, Pentatonic and Blues scale positions and Triads this is just another great tool to use in combination with those. Great information.

[@TupeloHoney_77]

@Shane26 Hi. That's where I am now as a beginner. Any one or video u can direct me to ?

[@TupeloHoney_77]

@Ethan Stam no. I've not heard. But will look for it .

[@jpeaston477]

Oh wow, 25 years and I've never learned this before!

[@meyerm]

Spent the last few weeks trying to memorize the first few keys alone, now with this pattern they're all unlocked instantly, amazing pattern, thanks!!🎸

[@vitaharvey5332]

Ooh I dig that diminished voicing. Stealing that. Thanks for the video!

[@beefbuns2000]

Perfect, i was always struggling with what chords to change too when writing tunes. You've made playing so much easier!

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

Glad I could help!

[@dadcooks1347]

That is life changing for a self taught player like me. 👍

[@gabopalacios2028]

This lesson is so simple that even I, with my limited theory understanding, got it! Thank you for unlocking this knowledge for us! I only wished I had my guitar with me right now 😢

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

Glad it was helpful!

[@angell.guzman8129]

WOW. WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW thank you so much! Great education tool! I'm at 66 years young. and this proves once again that your not really living unless you are LEARNING! thank you...

[@MaRs0.0.0.0]

Brilliant way to know chord structure. Thank you for sharing this.

[@jackobert]

This is the video that got me over the rut of intermediate guitar playing. I can now confidently play in a key!!

[@nohabloemojislosiento4930]

I feel like these simple pattern recognition tricks are what prodigies and savants natural see and the rest of us idiots have our minds blown when we finally get it. Thanks for the video.

[@zooarmy23]

LMAO

[@RogerBarraud]

Savant is the New Normal - Pass it on! ;-)

[@BOBANDVEG]

The toaster gives me difficulty

[@Kipchoge475]

😄 yeah, it's mindblowing for idiots like us.

[@chrisdubay02]

Nothing comes natural when it comes to guitar

[@Free-pw1xg]

Thank you so much for posting this! I just sat down and started to play with the shapes, and notes started to jump out at me from songs that I’ve already played. I’m a beginner but it help me piece together things and in one practice session, I was able to figure out 5 songs based on the sound of those chords. Power chords! This is outstanding and really helps bring a lot of things to life for me. Thank you so much again!!!!🇺🇸

[@SolidBuildersInc]

This is the Best demonstration of this pattern I have seen. Even though I new about this, I never saw the beauty of how the chords are to be played along with it for chord progression. Nice tool to jave the toolbox. Thank you very much.

[@CarmineCross]

Thank you for this video, and sweet guitar too!

[@wissman1968]

1 word mate, Brilliant! such a hard topic explained in such easy way.

[@andygolding2008]

Antoine - this is amazing. A game changer - helps so much for playing with others, changing key and composition. Can you share the diminished chord shape and fingering you are using - I can’t quite make it out. For those struggling with theory - as I have been for 50 years - try the basic Steve Stine lessons - they are simple, enthusiastic and clear. Then move on to Antoine!

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

The shape I was using was (from Low E to High E): 7 x 9 7 6 x Not very practical, as you have to play the lowest note with your thumb wrapped around the fretboard. This shape might be easier: 7 x x 7 6 7 or just not playing the note on the low E string. Thanks!

[@gleslie44]

Antoine, this is well worth the price of admission! It’ll be sharing this with all the guitar students I work with! Thanks so much for the video!

[@mikek1348]

CLICK!! This concept that has confused & eluded me for years has all FINALLY "clicked" to make sense. It's analogous to the old saying, "having the right tool for the job". This is the perfect, most simple explanation for this concept. You're abolutely right to say this is mind-blowing. I've never seen or heard this concept presented this way. THANK YOU for sharing your knowledge with everyone.

[@tonnytriantoro9543]

🤯🤯 I found a treasure...!! THANK YOU SOOO MUCH...!!

[@chrispysaid]

WOW this is actually a massively cool trick, I'm using this when I teach guitar from now on! Such a good way to wrap a beginner's head around harmonization!

[@jacquelinemcneil2620]

one of the best lessons on youtube, this is great man thank you!

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

You're very welcome, Jacqueline!

[@leocubiasmusiclifestyle7460]

Wow this is without a doubt the most helpful video I have come across , definitely using this to teach my students… thank you for sharing this !

[@DarkInvader1963]

Very Simple, Very Smart. The Way It Is Layed Out On The Fretboard Makes Total Sense. No Chord Charts Or Anything Like That, Just Use The Pattern(s) Shown And You Can't Get Lost.

[@rsrana6781]

wonderful lesson on chord progression in a particular key without memorizing the sequence explained ever! Great!

[@echobase6372]

This actually reminds me of how the Stradella bass system works on accordion. The bass buttons are arranged around 4ths and 5ths and so scales are played similarly to how you're playing the chords in order within the key. Interesting!

[@azcharlie2009]

I think we all know the relative minor is 3 frets down from the major. But, they way you've grouped these together really shows the intervals in a way I've never seen before! Thank you!

[@DaVinci0963]

Thank-You Charlie for pointing that interval rule out for newbie's, like me, to chord recognition. That helps.

[@AngieGlass-s4t]

Your a good teacher and wisdom to teach comes from a good soul

[@awehkun]

This was how I thought in playing bass, and I have been using this on building my riffs

[@donkeedic2375]

much appreciated. i always sucked at learning the theory and tunes of guitar

[@lawnorder6804]

I understand how you calculate the notes of the key. Where is unclear is what chord shapes you are using to conjugate the chords of the key. This is such valuable information. A little more detail for the transition from note to chord will be very helpful. Spelling out the order of the chords will be beneficial as well. Maybe a second video for newbies that require a little more detail please. Merci pour tout!

[@roomforone]

yes i don't understand this either :(

[@sebastianpoe3934]

That's what I'm saying! Everyone says this is good for beginners but teach it as if we already know what the hell we're doing. Which isn't a beginner.

[@awfullyperson]

Google barre chord shapes. Root 6 and Root 5 chords. Easy stuff here, guys.

[@awfullyperson]

Here’s a video for ya - kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJOZooqopLeGjJI

[@bikeman123]

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[@noelhughes6589]

It would be helpful to have a graffic view of what strings you are fingering at each time you change chords. Like in guitar instruction books showing black dots on fingered strings.

[@maxkelter3561]

These chord qualities are awesome. Beautiful how it works out in any key. Never knew this. Great teacher.

[@djcolossal]

I'm a visual and mathematical learner. This helped me the most with chord structures in all my learning.