Music Theory Everyone Should Know

[@stipeur]

You know things are getting serious when Rick has his glasses on

[@michaelcarey9359]

For sure... Prof. Beato has come to school us.

[@safwannizam2932]

Meastro Fuzz lol

[@Chopins11th]

Wonderful teaching. The white board is so informative. More would be better! (Small note) I got a gig playing for Ike Turner at the tail end of his life just after his Grammy. He changed the key of songs so darn often it was tough as piano changes drastically from key to key Black and white keys involved going simply C to C# etc (the same for every instrument but the movement of the fingers is changed a lot.... (ooops, but I found a global command on my keyboard that changed the key and rather than stumble in practice I'd just globally change the key and stay playing in the same key with the actual notes played.... I feel better getting that out. But HUGE is Rick's demonstration/teaching of these formulas, HUGE. Thank you RICK! I'm painfully aware of them already but you ALWAYS somehow jog my memory and make it easier than any teacher I've had historically. Thank you profoundly Rick. I am so lucky to have randomly found you on KZbin. Mike in Phoenix

[@soulliker6837]

I learned phrygian and lydian chords, thank you so much, hopefuly, it will help me understand a lil more some of your other videos which are often pretty obscure to me. Happy that you start from the begining again bc I have no time for checking into your first videos and no money for the Beato book at the moment.

[@LetsTalkAboutMathRock]

A handy way I remember the order of Sharps or Flats are in any major key is to use this: Father (F#) Charles (C#) Goes (G#) Down (D#) And (A#) Ends (E#) Battle (B#) this is useful because when you reverse it, you get the order of flats Battle (Bb) Ends (Eb) And (Ab) Down (Db) Goes (Gb) Charles's (Cb) Father (Fb). This is useful for knowing the order, and an easier way than having to refer to the circle of fifths for knowing what sharps or flats are in a key. For example, take a particular key, let's say D major. To know what sharps are in D major count through the Farther Charles Goes Down order until you hit that note of that key, in the case Down, D. Take away the sharp before D, in this case G, and anything before that G are the sharps in the key of D (F# and C#). Try it with the key of A. You should get F# C# G#. With this method you don't have to memorize the circle of fifths. You can do the same thing for flats too, but this time you count up to the note of that key, lets say Db major, Battle End And Down (D) and take all the flats before D, the Db itself and the note after Db; goes (Gb). Try Ab major, you should get Bb Eb Ab Db. Again with this method you can work it out in your head without having to memorize anything but that rhyme. Hope that helps, it really helps me work out keys on the fly. Thanks for the awesome lesson, Rick.

[@LetsTalkAboutMathRock]

@Shawn Cottrell Awesome stuff, I thought this would get buried in the comments so I'm super happy it helped a bunch of people. Thank you for your kind words.

[@whimsicalgolde]

I'm not studying music in school but I'm studying it myself I'm writing this down in my book just for this, Music. Not a book but it will be when I'm done.

[@tom47720]

I learn the straight keys A, B, C, D, E, F, G, - If A for example has c# f# g# i know that in Ab the sharpened notes of A will become straight eg. c f g and the straight notes will become flat eg. Ab bb Db Eb , you can apply this principle for all flats

[@outsidethepyramid]

I'm in trouble. I've lost the key to my flat.

[@47dark]

Lmao

[@thomasmalatesta7331]

This is the best music channel on the You Tube by a mile -

[@A_massive_wog]

A tie with Adam Neely and Andrew Huong.

[@FrantzesElzaurdia]

Aimee nolte has many theory videos that I've found useful too

[@mattgilbert7347]

I'm not so sure. I find it overwhelming. It's certainly the smartest music teaching entrepreneur's channel on YT. It's all about the sales, these videos are like marketing.

[@mattgilbert7347]

@@A_massive_wog Neeley is too much, you already have to know so much just to keep up. I like Huong because at least he will slow down from time to time.

[@keysbythenumbers]

There are tons channels that talk music and theory. Rick is one of very few I take seriously. I'll always support this channel in any way!

[@RickBeato]

Thank you!

[@jacquelamontharenberg]

I am with you man...!🎶🎷

[@jirdesteva]

Mr. Beato I just recently purchased your book. I'm 50 yrs old and relearning the guitar. I need a lecture on how to read your book. Thanks again your timing is impeccable.

[@metooblueshoes]

close as ill come to going too berklee Thanks Rick!

[@MaynardOwns]

Honestly there is a website I used years and years ago called coursera. I think it was org. Free courses from universities around the world. (Might not be totally free anymore) but they has some courses through Berkeley, or berklee. What ever it is. Finish the courses and you get a certificate. Mostly for resume stuff or continued education for adults. Got mine in astrobiology and the search for extraterrestrial life from the university of Edinborough. I remember seeing music stiff through Berkeley. I think you can take the courses for free but you have to pay for the certificate or something strange now a days.

[@freshsfly]

HONESTLY

[@AmandaKaymusic]

@@MaynardOwns Still has free courses as long as you don't need paperwork or lecturer interaction. It is peer reviewed if you find some reviewing minded peers. Many submissions don't get peer reviewed and you have no choice in what you get to review. I still found the jazz improv unit at Berkley interesting and it pushed me to learn a few tunes out of my comfort zone. I queries the guide tone melodic lines theory as it differed from what I had been taught. That was never really clarified which was a shame. Still plenty of info.

[@metooblueshoes]

@therealnightwriter actually, it's spelled Berklee*. As in, Berklee College of Music... (you're welcome)

[@surfrby8876]

Roland Jones me too, and I live in Boston

[@gligachaz5047]

Father Christmas Gave Dad An Electric Blanket - Blanket Exploded And Dad Got Cold Feet.

[@syrg1928]

Rick, please do a video on the band Don Broco. They are a UK band and they are going to take over the world.

[@pawelbortel]

This theory becomes very easy to get lost in when you get it all at once and way more easy to learn when it's divided thoughtfully into smaller blocks like this one. Because of you I finally properly learned those basics. Thank you a lot Rick. Would be really awesome If you can make another smaller block about more advanced stuff. Greets from Poland!

[@StratMatt777]

I'm not Rick, but I can see how it would be difficult to present knowledge at a very basic MUSIC 100 class level when the teacher has been thinking at a MUSIC 500 class level for 30 years. In this particular video Rick is presenting the _result_ of applying key signatures but is not presenting the _why_ of why key signatures exist. Pawel, do you understand the reason _why_ the key of C has no sharps or flats but the key of G requires sharping the F? It is because a major scale is constructed from the following intervals (steps): Whole whole half whole whole whole half C D E F G A B C (For the record I am Rick's biggest fan and greatly appreciate him giving us so many free advanced teachings to help us succeed, so this should not be misunderstood to be a criticism of this video which is FANTASTIC like all his other videos are).

[@dreugh424]

@@StratMatt777 From what I've seen of music, a lot is "just take this for granted, I'll expound later".

[@StratMatt777]

@@dreugh424 From Rick? Or just in general when anyone talks about music? Start with the tonic-dominant relationship and you are in pretty good shape! :)

[@dreugh424]

@@StratMatt777 Just in general, lol. I've seen much "do not question us, just take it as fact for now". Over time, with more and more experience, I can see WHY that is, but it still kinda feels insulting at the moment

[@daniellecoates8705]

I’m frustrated with theory. Your videos are helpful, though I feel like I’m never going to understand this! Ugh. I find it overwhelming right now. I don’t have teachers in my area to help me with this, and I want to order your books, however, I don’t have enough extra money to get them yet. Until then, I will keep watching your videos and trying my best! I appreciate all that you do. I am really thankful for your channel. All of your content is really informative and your interviews are stellar! So glad there is someone like you out there😊

[@cameroncormican7966]

Order of sharps can be remembered be Fred Can Get Drunk At Ed's Bar F C G D A E B

[@MaynardOwns]

Or fred can get drunk and eat booty.

[@lindsaytait6548]

MaynardOwns i learned father charles goes down and ends battle. for flats it’s battle ends and down goes charles’s father

[@AmandaKaymusic]

I just remember 2 words F bead and G daeb which is enough to easily find the whole circle from. I found it works well for other music people I've shown.

[@JackDaniels10101]

Or you could just remember that the clockwise direction around the circle of 5ths increments in 5ths. And the anti-clockwise direction increments in 4ths. Even the order of 'sharps' increments in 5ths... If you learn how to identify a 5th, and a 4th, it's easy to remember.

[@nicksm7980]

Or one could play exercises in every key every day and in a couple of months would know the order of sharps and flats by heart.

[@williamlewis6615]

Again this is a prime example of over-delivering on what you say you're going to do and providing massive massive value to your audience great job again Rick

[@RickBeato]

Thank you William!

[@greggcorbett9344]

Great lesson Rick - more whiteboard vids please :)

[@joliveres]

I love your music theory videos Rick. This is high quality learning for free.

[@kevinelliott5823]

Jason Oliveres so true! He’s the first one to get through to me! I’ve tried learning theory from many players and they all talk over my head...I GET this stuff. Learning tons from Rick’s channel

[@Ilmarinen81]

I watched 2 minutes and 40 seconds and felt I had no idea what you're talking about. So I guess I have to find something even more simple to start from. I jsut thought this was the thing to start from?

[@ckjjclan]

Minor key.... starts on the 6th, and follow the pattern... DOH! How did I not notice that? Thank you... Oh, and the fundamental of your channel is “awesomeness”.... then theory.... :-)

[@faveritzakount3831]

Rick "Lydian" Beato

[@mrsbegin4185]

I am older, was taught this as a matter of course 40 years ago. But I have a question for people 30 and and under who have had lessons or even have gone to music school/conservatory: Is this no longer being actively taught out there? I still teach it BUT my students tend to act like it is just annoying "boring theory" - "can't we just get to the playing part???" WHAT RICK TEACHES HERE IS ESSENTIAL. Again, I am old, I guess. Thank you Rick for these great lessons reaching a large HUNGRY audience.

[@ingridayarza]

I'm 20, learning Music (violín) in college and yes, it's taught; there's people who love theory like me and there's people who hate it

[@dorothy6361]

I don't understand WHY this would be important for a classical pianist who doesn't compose music or play jazz. I've been playing classical piano for about 20 years; I've had this theory taught to me a million times in a million ways, and I never can remember any of it; it just goes in one ear and out the other and I think that's because I never actually use it in any kind of practice. Yet I can play just about whatever I want to on the piano because I can read the sheet music and now have experience playing pieces in just about every key. So how would memorizing any of this help me? Really, I'm not being facetious, I genuinely want to know in what way finally memorizing this stuff would benefit my playing.

[@jacquelamontharenberg]

I agree. You must at least understand what Rick is teaching here and memorize to the point of internalizing. There are no shortcuts if you want to be respected when you play.

[@dorothy6361]

@@jacquelamontharenberg When you play, people cannot tell whether or not you have any understanding of music theory.

[@mrsbegin4185]

@@dorothy6361 Thanks for your candid reply. I have a question, so can you ONLY play music that is written out? If I were to say, ask you to play "Twinkle Twinkle" in the key of Bb, or a song like "Rainbow Connection" (Muppets) could you play it "by ear"? If so, would you be hearing individual notes or chord progressions? Could you improvise an arrangement? I am just wondering how you process music? If I played Twinkle for you a certain way, could you only play it EXACTLY the way I played it? I guess I am asking, do you only read music?

[@maximthefox]

Ooooh Rick's gonna teach us how to read and everything! "NO!"

[@BluemountScore]

575 likes 0 dislikes, not bad

[@mattgilbert7347]

Check again.

[@BluemountScore]

@@mattgilbert7347 :/

[@drummerjeroensimons]

Thank you Rick!!! Even good for drummers to know all this stuff...Like we learned at the conservatory... Every musician in a band setting can help eachother...;)

[@AmandaKaymusic]

Melodic percussion was part of a course I did. The drummers had to play a recognisable melody on the kit. That made me much more aware of tone on drums and gave me more appreciation for melodic drummers.

[@drummerjeroensimons]

@@AmandaKaymusic Great to hear that story Amanda, I have the same with for example melodic phrases of Jazz musicians...When you look inside the head of a drummer: he is surrounded by melody and he should be open for all the information, though know all the parts around him aka the song as well...But he expresses is with a drumkit, which is less melodic suited, but not if you bring a terry Bozzio drumkit with 1000 toms,hahaha... ;)

[@drummerjeroensimons]

@@aylbdrmadison1051 I agree, but I think everybody in a band should think outside their instrument - box.. The groove is created with alllll the people involved... So, if the drummer plays freely around the beats, then still on a pro level everybody needs to FEEL 2 and 4, or whatever timesignature.. In other words: if the drummer solos, the rest will become the drummer.. The drummer can enhance the melody by colouring the vibes around him.. I always listen to the singers phrases too and enhance the emotions... It,s synergy and reading and feeling eachother and most important: leave that big ego at home..;)

[@r.r.reynoso1804]

I always wonder... what kind of people is that who dislike this videos?

[@mattgilbert7347]

People who think he is basically a salesperson who uses these uploads to get you to buy his book and related merch. Not that'd I'd ever suspect him of such cynical motives or anything...

[@carltonhinote2247]

Great stuff , advanced for me . But I’m listening . Do you do some music theory for a beginner ? Thanks very much Scott

[@ntulsian]

Carlton Hinote as far as I understood this is for everyone, including beginners. I don’t think you are expected to learn everything right at the beginning of your music education. Rick obviously suggests learning things in the sequence he explained then. I would suggest focusing on the section that begins at 10:45. That makes learning to play popular songs’ chords easy to understand. Major 1, 4, 5, and minor 6 chords make up the majority of all popular songs.

[@Rachel-nc8kp]

You should buy his book. If you're serious about learning you won't regret it. Also you could look up a video on basic terminology, then you'll understand these videos much more

[@dougarnold7955]

Bunches! Go back over his old videos. Gold mine!

[@nicksm7980]

Who's Scott?

[@theIpatix]

"It's gonna be 30 minutes", video is EXACTLY 40 minutes :D

[@dunbainneman]

theIpatix he’s a (major) third longer than he said he’d be

[@theIpatix]

@@dunbainneman Depends on the tuning! Nevertheless, wouldn't it be a perfect fourth that way? 30 * 4/3 = 40 (or 1.3348398541700344 on an equal tempered scale).

[@naiyalexic]

ten bonus minutes :)

[@camillemaquillage]

He is generous :)

[@EJROCKER1]

Aced it buddy. Remeber the Jerry Coker improving jazz book? Also if you play a 1 4 5 off the relative minor you have all your minor chords.

[@kaystride7561]

The song of John Lennon's called " WOMAN" , begins with SUS4 and SUS2 in the guitar intro.

[@yasminni485]

Hey Rick, I just found your channel by chance. I watched about 10 minutes until I realized this video is too advanced for me. Do you have any videos for beginners? I started learning to play guitar 2 years ago but hadn't bothered learning any theory until now.

[@whatabouttheearth]

Is there a reason the sharps are not communicated a/B/C, e/F/G, b/C/D, f/G/A etc? As in, the 6th E is the relative minor (Em), the seventh F is the new sharp (F#) and the 1st is the major key GMaj. e/F/G. Just seems backwards to say C/a, G/e, D/b etc. When abc, efg, bcd, is in normal order and contains more information, for the sharps at least.

[@JonKovach]

If anyone has trouble remembering the circle of fifths. Just think (going to the right) [C]arolyn [G]ets [D]runk [A]nd [E]ats [B]utterflies. Going the flat side, [C]arolyn [F]ound BEADS.

[@RickBeato]

Thanks Jon!!

[@JonKovach]

@@RickBeato Love your channel, never quit your wealth of music theory surpasses any others I have seen.

[@michaelclark2357]

BEADGCF These are flat keys, Sharp Keys CFGDAEB and the Cycle of Fifths these were always taught even in elementary school music I am now 70 years older spent time since 1966-99 in the business called music, also name of a very good book, Chuck Berry,s back up band and A.F.M. Studio Contract, Union wages for 3 hr minimum was negotiated in late 70's and there was plenty of work for 6 hr@day which was like $369.00-$500.00 depending on contractor and the artist always used a Princeton Reverb, or a Deluxe and my 1959 Fender Strat, and Gibson ES-339 Rick you are a great music teacher cannot believe the UMG, Polydor,, which had most labels ran everything to Protools,quantized music along with autotune, what happened to a really nice way to make a living became intolerable from my perspective Thank You

[@ross3818]

a little learning aid: going left ( in this example, from C) is the Key's fourth. to the right are G, D, A, E, B. Looked at Nashville style, we have 4-1-5-2-6-3-7. The numbers 'skip over' each other, ie: F,G,A,B are 4-5-6-7, and C,D,E give 1-2-3.

[@camillemaquillage]

I'm so lost because my music education is in French and the notes and words are commmmpletely different... You know? DO RE MI FA SOL LA SI DO! flat: bémol. sharp: dièse . Keys: tons. Scales: gammes The only ones that's are same is : minor : mineur. Major: majeur... So I feel like a noob!

[@cembasakofficial]

Rick you are a fantastic dude and to be honest if any musician is missing the simplistic beauty in pop music its their loss of vision and shame to make you feel a bit apolegetic about it. It is very hard to create simple yet fresh melodies and good songs and good pop production PERIOD. Its no joke! Any musician at any level really should be aware of that! Thanks for the great work and analysis . You are the Anthony Bourdain of music :)

[@N0B0DY_SP3C14L]

One easy way to remember the circle, as a bassist, is by the tuning of a 6-string bass. BEADGC, and the F is for 7-stringers. If I forget which way I'm going around the circle, I just remember that I start on C, and F is for FLAT, so I can count either way from there. Then I just remember for sharps, the 7th is sharp, and for flats, the key itself is flat, and all the sharps or flats are cumulative from C. Hope this helps. Great talk!

[@davidbuckley4904]

Thanks Rick! I'm a longtime musician, first time teacher at a middle school jazz band and the order in which you introduce concepts is simple and logical. This will help me better communicate theory to my students.

[@adrianmarquez8345]

If I may suggest a song for an upcoming "what makes this song great" vid you might wanna make, check out "ghost of perdition" from Opeth. It is a 10-1/2 minute song. But I think a musichead like you would really enjoy dissecting a song like that. That one, or "Lateralus" from Tool.

[@VOYAGEUR-YT]

You have to live before you die young

[@adrianmarquez8345]

@@VOYAGEUR-YT Darkness by her side Spoke and passed her by....

[@nacoran]

I know most of this stuff. My problem is I'm not good at explaining it to other people. I think the way your explaining it will work for most people, but I've been looking for a source for music theory phobic people. I play harmonica and am an admin on a harmonica site and am always trying to help people understand theory, but a lot of harp players picked the harmonica because they thought they wouldn't need theory. I basically need to trick them into learning theory before their panic kicks up. Something like 12tone's elephant drawings, or Axis of Awesome showing of 4 chord songs, or Adam Gussow showing off the 12 bar blues progression is what I'm looking for. Any suggestions? (I've got a circle of fifths clock... I actually want to make a better one that plays a tune in the corresponding key on each hour, but I can't find a clock mechanism that gives me the ability to put my own in.)

[@abraxian7090]

I think my question, if answered, could help a lot of ppl: I played in punk bands for years and have no theory knowledge. As a guitarist, if I were to put a programme together to grasp basic theory, is the following wise: 1) learn all major and minor pentatonic scales. 2) learn all modes relative to each scale. 3) memorize the circle of 5ths. 4) learn each key and it's relative chords. Forgive me if any of this is ignorant ^. Is that an optimal way forward? Or is there a wiser route, in terms of what to learn first, then second, etc, etc?..

[@erniejohnson8200]

I wonder if you could elucidate the order of sharps/flats. I noticed you had a 1 with an F# above and a Bb beneath, followed by the 2 with C# above and Eb beneath, and so forth. But I can't seem to reconcile how they work together........confused.

[@jacquelamontharenberg]

Best instruction on this I ever heard. You make it so easy to understand. Man. I was flying blind for a long time until I learned the basic theory. It really helps your ability to hear and relate to chord changes when improvising. Great video Rick.

[@getsmartr]

Your passion for teaching people music is wonderful. It's obvious that you're enjoying yourself. I appreciate the effort and I thank you

[@Iamcongratsk]

Hi Rick,I recently started learning music theory.I was doing well until I saw you wrote B#,I'm now lost.🙈

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

I'm horrifically bad at reading music. lol In at least 3 clefs. (treble, bass/grand staff and drum/percussion clefs) God help us if we get into things like tenor/alto clef! I was shocked to see that on a bass tutorial for Marvin Gaye's "Inner city blues." So, i have 2 days and around 18 hours on Playground Sessions to learn. I hear it can take over a year. If you're young, do that NOW. Trust me. Takes much longer when you're older. Ran up against a brick wall once i was elected by my band to play keyboards. Because lead singer wasn't enough: "You're not doing anything else..." so, yeah, no, at that point, you'll be forced to read. Whether you like it or not. I got to be a drummer so i could sit and flip sticks during discussions on the major pentatonic scale...nothing to do with me.

[@ntulsian]

Thank you. Excellent video.

[@phillwildman]

Excellent info. Cleared up some bits of unclear / missing knowledge for me. Love it.

[@ScorgeRudess]

I know this is off topic but; My wife sings. She does not know chords or note names or anything but she can trigger and sing a song in perfect tone acapella without any kind of reference given. Is this perfect pitch? Or it’s just memory? Or what does this is??! I don’t really know what is in her head when she recalls the memory of the sounds... Btw; this is true for any song she knows obviously. Sry for my bad English, I’m from Mexico

[@landrews7280]

Excellent no BS intro to music theory, Rick. Good job of covering the basics.

[@carmineanastasio]

Episode 56 (What makes this song great?) Toto’s “Africa.” Who’s with me?

[@wolverine3344]

Sorry I missed ya live buddy - will gladly watch the replay. Thanks again Rick!

[@KeolaDonaghy]

Looking smart, Professor Rick.

[@InstruMentalCase]

Flying in a Blue Dream = great Lydian chord example

[@joelvandam]

As a dyslectic kid learning trumpet this was the worst stuff in the world ever. - You start with a sound - translate the sound into a finger position on the trumpet - translate the fingers into a position on a staff - translate the position into a letter - turn those letters into a scale - And now back to Nashville numbers. Rick, you could revolutionize this ridiculous system into something that is intuitive while we just doodle on our guitars and “know nothing John Snow”.

[@WheymaxxTheRebelfighter]

I'm gonna watch this every time i practice cause ive got really bad memory

[@guloguloguy]

....IMHO: YOUR "BEATO BOOK" IS WELL WORTH THE PRICE, (AND THE TIME TO GET IT ALL PRINTED OUT, AND INTO A 3-RING BINDER)!.... IT HAS SO MUCH DETAILED INFORMATION!!! WOW!!

[@Kuztomshop]

What do you mean when you say 'resolve' ? - like a Lydian may resolve down to a third...

[@AnDream109]

Could of easily been 5 different videos. This is literally everything you need to know!

[@MartinBrossman]

Thanks, I am new enough I will have to view it a few time.

[@idontgivea1769]

This is the best circle of 5th breakdown you’ll find anywhere

[@The.Adam.D]

Thank you Rick! It was like a mini crash course of my high school theory class! Please make more!!!!!!

[@owlbusdumbledork9966]

Rick Beato: nobody has worked more tirelessly to spoil Toy Story 3.

[@mbfmurilo]

Best basic music theory video ever. Thank you Rick!

[@sirbaronvoncount4147]

Rick has his glasses on! Shits about to get real thx man

[@mbaaden]

Great lesson! thank you for doing this. I also bought the Beato book.

[@GrantJackson70USD]

I’ll have to go over this a few times but thanks for the road map.

[@safwannizam2932]

Love these videos, Rick. Thanks a ton!

[@splashesin8]

Yay! A whiteboard lecture! 😃

[@tunnis7us]

can anyone explain why is sharp called also flat ? To me it makes no sense to call c sharp d flat same time it just complicates things so why people use this languge ?

[@EMajor440]

An acronym to help memorize the circle of 5ths --- Sharps: Father Charles goes down and ends battle. Flats: Battle ends and down goes father Charles

[@EMajor440]

My mistake Flats: Battle ends and down goes Charles father

[@rotwolfbuerg]

Hi Rick, best regards from Germany

[@jghillstudio1857]

Thank you Rick for sharing your knowledge of music with us and just being a great teacher.

[@tedlis517]

Rick, Several months ago you inspired me to learn music theory. Thanks so much for these basic videos, which I now understand. Of course, we’re only on page 5 or so of the Beato Book! Looking forward to the next video in this series.

[@tedlis517]

About your Beato Book: on pages 14 and 15 you cover triad and seventh cords for major and minor scales. I get that. But I struggle with understanding why you added mode names. I understand that major should start at Ionian and natural minor should start at Aeolian. But why mention them at all; how do you process and use the fact that the triad in the IV position of the C major scale is F major “Lydian”? Maybe this is something you could mention in a future video . . . If not, I’ll still be riveted. Thanks again for what you do!

[@TheSunshinedreamer1]

Excuse me, What is a Minor Major 7 Chord?

[@Youcifer]

Can you make a 30 minute lecture on how to tie your shoes? Not asking for a friend.

[@9090Glenn]

OMG I so hate GRAMMARLY !!!!! - PLEASE STOP

[@terdcutter3193]

Who invented music theory because it just seems inconceivable that someone could come up with this outta no where

[@kevinelliott5823]

Terd Cutter God😁🙌

[@jamesgalante7967]

Who invented physics? No one. We just keep figuring out why things work

[@mikaelsoderstrom6663]

Than you so much for helping make sense of this 😊👍

[@mattb4576]

Only picked up a guitar 4 years ago at the age of 40. Started learning music theory at the same time. Stick at it people because amazingly I understood everything in this video.

[@Euro.Patriot]

I'm over 560 and I'm going to top Elvis.

[@quieterp7881]

Have a freakin pen & paper handy when watching.

[@sadman5916]

Random question: Does any one know the actual name of the scale used in 'Miserlou'? I get confused with all the different exotic scales/modes. (I have been told lots of different things. E.G Double harmonic minor, double harmonic major, Hungarian minor.)

[@gmcjetpilot]

Who are the two trolls thumbed down this... Ha ha

[@heathermalcolm7639]

This is great. Thank you. It’s all brilliantly presented, but might you consider splitting (or re-presenting) this in smaller chunks? There’s a lot of information to absorb, and it would be handy to be able revisit each of these element as my knowledge develops. E.G. It’s hard to keep up with Nashville numbering when I haven’t yet got the Circle of 5ths memorised.

[@PaArmyVet]

Rick is the MacGyver of music.

[@ellisson10]

Essential information, but it gets even more complicated when you consider the art and methods of improvisation and jazz work, i.e., what scales fits with what chords and how you match them. Harmonic analysis, scale analysis, and the different musical devices such as enclosures, appogiaturas, passing tones, etc, etc, etc. And what to do when the music deviates from full diatonic (which Rick is talking about). This is complicated stuff, but understanding it pays off big time in your playing. It is a life's work.

[@guloguloguy]

THANK YOU, VERY MUCH!!!! RICK. IT HELPS ROOKIE, AND SELF-TAUGHT/HOME-SCHOOLED, STUDENTS TO GET A GOOD START, AND SOME "OVERVIEWS", BY SKILLED MUSICIANS, SO AS TO HELP US GET A GOOD SENSE OF WHAT WE MIGHT NEED TO REALLY WORK ON, AND HOW TO GO ABOUT IT!

[@colebowman2833]

Hey Rick, the coffee mug you spoke of is a brilliant idea! I thought I would let you know how smart that idea is! I'm gonna buy one. Having that info every morning when you're fresh is a great way to memorize this stuff! Kudos to you for thinking of that. I hope it sells well for you. Thanks for everything.

[@zabelius1]

Finding the number of flats and sharps is easy, because you can use the "7". G major has 1 sharp, Gb major has 6 flats. In addition it´s 7 accidentals. A major has 3 sharps, so Ab major has 4 flats and so on. Easy as pie. Your content is really great Rick. Cheers from Germany.

[@djandromus9232]

go back and write it all down. :-)

[@TheSunshinedreamer1]

Excuse me on the Circle of Fifths where does C#/Db go and is that 6 sharps/ 5 flats? What are 7 sharps and 7 flats?

[@snozbaries7652]

Ugh I know nothing but I can play

[@_Only_Zuul]

rick, could you please do a video explaining WHY it always sounds so good just jamming over and composing pieces of music with just ONE chord? but when you try to add another chord or change it into a chord progression, you lose the feel...

[@beckyp9633]

Good timing on this, thank you. As for the cicada thing.... I can't NOT hear it now!!! It turns out, local commercials that are running in my area at the moment are using it. I can ignore the commercial mostly... until I hear "the cicada." So yeah, thanks a bunch Rick. I saw that smirk in the original video. You totally knew you would make 700 THOUSAND people sensitive to what used to be something that "I" personally never paid attention to, or consciously even heard, prior to watching that. (I guess they have it at the right db though! LOL!) That was awesome though.

[@nybtrfly1]

I wish I learned this stuff taking piano lessons growing up, starting at age 5 until 15. Yeah, I can read notes and barely play some classical music but looking back, my piano teacher was not great. I guess as long as I was playing something that sounded half way decent that I could show off to my relatives when they came to visit, my parents were happy, but I feel like I was robbed of a better music education. Anyway, thank you for these videos. Much appreciated.

[@georgeallman4997]

I bought The Beato Book on February 16, 2019. Decided to print-it on good paper; more than two inches thick. Ran-out of black and red ink. Best deal on the web.

[@tutorialesguitarradelcielo9581]

Father charles goes down and ends battle sharps for flats order is beadgcf

[@Carlos-xz1qx]

Battle ends and down goes Charle's father

[@JohnnieCrazy]

Very didactic

[@stkittsdave1]

Rick would you consider unlocking the enigma that is Weezer’s Pinkerton? Thank you.

[@natehine8541]

modern day Mozart .. thank you