Music Theory Lecture - What Every Pro Musician Needs To Know

This is my first music theory lecture on what every professional musican needs to know. I discuss everything from, key signatures, intervals, buliding triads and seventh chords, extended notes and upper structures, chord construction, harmonic analysis, mode to chord relationship, the major, melodic minor and harmonic minor scales and modes. I also explore the construction of auxiliary scales like:
Tonic Diminished
Dominant Diminished
Whole Tone
Augmented Scale
Multiple Pentatonic and Blues Scales
And much, much more!
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[@keikorono3079]

0:12 Circle of Fifths 1:57 Scale Degrees 4:37 (7th)Chords/Modes 7:59 **** 10:01 Building Triads 13:13 Suspended Chords 15:18 Building 7th Dominant Chords 18:42 Upper Extensions 21:13 Inversions 24:18 (7th)Chords/Modes Melodic Minor Scale 26:35 (7th)Chords/Modes Harmonic Minor Scale 28:13 *Auxiliary Scales* 31:48 Common Chord Progressions

[@davidgonzalez-herrera2980]

Kei Korono thank you!

[@kalanterry7508]

thanks

[@ylluminarious151]

Great index! Too bad it's not in the description...

[@silvajoao142]

dude you are the absolute king of indexes, congratulations on your work

[@NebulousWyatt]

Dude yes. Lol thanks!

[@andrewdaigneau7322]

We all know the real title should be “60,000$ tuition for four years in under an hour” 😄 you’re an absolute gift to planet earth and for poor aspiring musicians like me. I play a portion of this every week and pause where I lose you and practice that all week then come back and repeat. thank you for all your efforts in spreading musical literacy🙏🏼

[@SRHMusic012]

This information is readily available in books, too. (If anyone reads anymore. :) ) Check out Arnie Berle's Guitar Player series Fretboard Basics, available as a book. Also he has some books on Jazz and Rock progressions.

[@andrewdaigneau7322]

SRHmusic thanks for the great advice! There’s so many books out there, I love a good reference. Any classic dvds you would recommend?

[@samiya1506]

@@andrewdaigneau7322 hi.... would love to know about your 3 months progress :)

[@andymellor9056]

Seconded. This is a generously given and very valuable resource. 🧡

[@andy_182]

This is all online tho

[@TimLChan]

My theory teacher came up with "I-Do-Pot-Leave-Me-A-LOne" for the modes.

[@med.obeid17]

haha buddy, I would never ever forget the order of modes from now on! I fuckind do pot leave me a lone!

[@pkskyutube]

How about I-Don't-Play-Like-My-Aunt-Lydia? The only problem there is Like is for the lydian mode and the Lydia is for the Locrian. Works for me though. And you never forget there is a lydian mode.

[@matteovasta2326]

@@pkskyutube I Don't Put Lydian Mode Above Love

[@MrKittles1123]

I like yours better than mine: If Dora Plays Like Me All’s Lost (Dora the explorer)

[@credencentm925]

I dont play loud music at lunch I remember it this way

[@TheZenytram]

in less than an hour we have here months of studies.

[@DavideSchachterJazz]

years ;)

[@AlbinosaurusR3X]

He was a college professor in this field for a long time, so that--combined with decades in the industry--explains why he can make such good content in such a concise manner.

[@LianDyogi]

Exactly!!!! It's a gold mine

[@phant0157]

months? more like years in music schools. it was a perfect recap for me!

[@jonathansinger3818]

I'm only half way through and I have months of study!

[@coffeemachtspass]

39:00 “Don’t let this be overwhelming.” Um. Ok. Too late.

[@thesavvyrose5453]

😂😂😂

[@JohnnValentine]

Strangely, this works for me on several levels’_’

[@JimmerSD]

Like drinking from a fire hose.

[@lightspeed79]

LOL

[@TranslucentStudios]

Word

[@delbedinotti6622]

Well said

[@danboon9831]

I don't think John Lennon would agree with this.

[@josephbusuttil3030]

@@KiraPlaysGuitar Glad you think so ... I've been an ear-player all my life :D

[@lancecass8997]

Everyone says great lesson. This isn't a lesson, it's a speech on what lessons you need. Made little sense when I first saw it, then I went all over and learned theory, now I'm back to see how far I've come, and I understand what you're telling us now. Feels great to finally understand this. Thanks for the Direction Rick!

[@gearond]

Yes that's more of a table of contents than the lesson itself. I like how Rick has a mission he wants to achieve and this video is a statement of a several key elements of how he wants to help music improve. Because honestly it's boring as f on the radio today if it's made after 2005

[@Ohde3d]

That’s what it says on the video

[@postmodernjustice1913]

I'd like to add one of the most important things about modes, and it is the thing that makes understanding them far easier: Each of the most commonly used modes - major, natural minor, lydian, mixolydian and dorian - is exactly the same as a related diatonic scale. So, very often, you DON"T NEED TO CHANGE what "mode" you are playing, the chord change accomplishes this for you. To go with the example in the video, to use Db Lydian against the IV chord in the key of Ab, you just keep playing in Ab major, because Db Lydian is the exact same notes as Ab major. To use Eb Mixolydian against the V chord in Ab, again, just keep playing in Ab major, because Eb Mixolydian is the same notes as Ab major. To use F minor mode against the VI chord in Ab, just keep playing in Ab major, because F minor is exactly the same notes as Ab major. Chord changes automatically change your mode for you. By the way, this explains why the I, IV, V and vi chords (in any order) are such a popular chord progression. Without changing your melodic note choices, using those 4 chords automatically gives you Major, Lydian, Mixolydian and Minor modality.

[@JohnSmith-bk8yb]

Everyone says great lesson. This isn't a lesson, it's a speech on what lessons you need. Made little sense when I first saw it, then I went all over and learned theory, now I'm back to see how far I've come, and I understand what you're telling us now. Feels great to finally understand this. Thanks for the Direction Rick!

[@pahan3335]

@@lifeisshortdontwasteitread2830 yes, the arpeggios and tonics change with the chord. let's say that you are playing in the key of "C", you have a chord of the 1st stage(C), that is, there is an arpeggio in it (C-E-G), then there is a chord of the 4th stage (F) and now there will be an arpeggio in it (F-A-C). I hope I explained it properly)

[@Wyrdo999]

This comment is probably the BEST and most IMPORTANT one posted. The reason being, it takes the ALL the confusion away from this topic. The statement you have made should be made to EVERY student approaching this subject. It is the first thing I tell my students, and I ONLY WISH someone would have told me this when I was learning. And the same goes for chords. Thank - you for this.

[@robertmckenzie2789]

@@lifeisshortdontwasteitread2830 you can play other notes from triad like e over a c chord also sounds good. maybe an inversion like e.c.g over a chord.

[@11kwright]

@@JohnSmith-bk8yb Don't understand what he's on about when he introduced this seventh chord is lydian etc. I'm sure one doesn't have to get bogged down with dorian etc to be a great musician. To me this is like many maths teacher. They know it but can only teach it to those that also know it but give nothing to those that don't know it! I find his attitude annoying to be honest cos he illustrates like "you should know it" well if we do you don't need to do a KZbin video. But since you've done one do so to those that don't understand it!

[@AimeeNolte]

Woohoo! Look at him go!! Give a man a whiteboard....Keep it up, Rick! Great lesson!

[@futurebeats898]

he rocks! i like your video too!

[@altadena57]

The reason it's important for Rick to make these super intense videos (and the reason it's important for us to be his acolytes) is that if he didn't disgorge all the information that's swirling around in his brain on a regular basis, his head would probably explode in short order. Thanks Rick; ( I wish I could have been at Winter 2019 NAMM to thank you in person)

[@juli_gotshal]

Blackboards and chalk are way less toxic! Bring 'em back !

[@TullMorse]

Sharps: Father Charles Goes Down And Ends Battle Flats: Battle Ends And Down Goes Charle's Father

[@LiamDarden]

I just started learning this and it really is a clever mnemonic. The way it can be applied on guitar is also very useful.

[@footprint_594]

Brilliant, thank you

[@manuelgasse]

I watch your videos at 0.75 speed. Makes you look a bit drunk, but also makes me feel a bit less.

[@chnacr2]

I watched this video at 1.5x speed. Felt like the superfast computer-brain link learning thingy from the matrix

[@x1134x]

Yeah usually I watch most youtube videos at 2x speed. Beato, I have to slow down, to listen to the tunes.

[@IrishMcFast]

you made my day :D

[@nicolasroqe]

I actually do that with other videos from Rick, it really helps

[@sebbef]

The speed control on KZbin is what actually could beat a real time teacher.

[@mammothband5170]

At 8:33 when talking about the modes of each chord what is never stated is that all those modes share the same notes....the notes of Ab Major.....after all F Aeolian is simply an Ab major scale starting on F.....Bb Dorian is an Ab Major scale starting on Bb.....etc......when the key changes to C major the same applies.....D Dorian, G Mixolydian and C Ionian all share the notes C,D,E,F,G,A & B...you just start on different scale degrees to get the corresponding mode.....just in case people thought they had to memorize 8 different scales.....it's only 2

[@MyTube4Utoo]

Music - The more I learn, the more I realize that there's a *LOT* more to learn!

[@jeffmaestro]

I think I missed the first seven classes leading up to this

[@SeanWilsonPiano]

Extremely good lesson Rick... most people would have to pay for this kind of quality teaching!! Looks like I also need to plug in some theory knowledge gaps

[@RickBeato]

People have been buying my book which is actually paying :) Actually my subscribers will get much more out of the videos if they own the book. Rick

[@securinx]

Link to the book please? buying a copy today

[@RickBeato]

securinx Just write me at [e-mail] and I will send you the link. Thanks! Rick

[@joskun]

Was going to write the same. I will get that book. Been waiting for this lesson for so long hehe

[@jaynazario88]

Rick Beato ive been learning music since i was 11, ive been around of many teachers, now im on college studing music around 5 fucking years and you my friend....u are the best profesor ever. More ppl like u sir please

[@mikegoldthwaite4331]

I lost him after "Hi Everybody...."

[@NahreSol]

Rick, I'm trying to get through your "Rick's Best Videos" playlist, the only problem is that all these video are so good and I want to watch them over and over again before I move on... You're great!!

[@spunkmc482]

No way I love your videos and never expected you to be here

[@MaimiZhang]

I love the fact that even professional musicians are here to learn. 💕

[@summereellsmusic]

I'm quite happy that I already know most all of this as a high school senior. That speaks worlds for my amazing teacher!

[@guitaraobscura8802]

I love how fast you move through the material. You really waste no time explaining things and I really appreciate that.

[@ldbboosha]

This is an absolutely amazing resource for those of us who took theory classes in college but have taken a break from music for a few years. Exactly what I needed. Thanks, Rick!

[@TheMyjournii]

Oh my gosh!! where have you been all my life!!! I needed this so much!!!! can't wait to learn more!!!!

[@JMnyJohns]

Stunning distillation of essential music knowledge. First time I've ever encountered this, now I know what I need to know - both humbling and inspiring. Thanks so much Rick.

[@28reinvent]

Rick, Thank Youuu. What I like so much about your teaching is that you give homework, stuff to remember and then work into what I think I know. It certainly takes a while to consume and then to understand but it seems that after a few months your teaching becomes part of my playing almost subconsciously. I listen back to rehearsals and practice sessions and I say, "where did that come from?", and it's from you, Rick. You are an amazing person and a GREAT teacher. I am forever grateful and listening.

[@j_laf9575]

As someone who has a very basic understanding of music theory and wants to learn more this has been really helpful. A little overwhelming but manageable if taken a little at a time. Thanks for this

[@Aksomaniac]

I'm shocked this is free. Beato you're an angel.

[@JerryT21]

my head just exploded, I just want to play the blues in F

[@marcusdekker]

lol

[@nichttuntun3364]

Just do it :)

[@legendofthestrings1]

ROTF!

[@dako2117]

Gotta chew your vegitables

[@baronvonbeandip]

When you say you wanna play blues in F, what you actually mean is you wanna play modal jazz.

[@timunkel9136]

This is extremely helpful! I come back to this every now and then and everytime i understand it on a deeper level. Thanks, Rick!

[@electricharmonyac7354]

!!! Finally!! You've given me the epiphany that I've been needing to connect so many questions. Thankyou very much thankyou for this lesson. I am very glad there's someone out there that is willing to share the more, almost arcane side of music theory. And explaining it in a way where the knowledge is easily retained.

[@paradiddle1]

This is precisely what I’ve been searching for. Thanks a million for this lesson!

[@DavidDiMuzio]

Rick, you know I LOVE all your lessons, but this was just what the doctor ordered. Really inspired me to fill in some holes. I've been going through the circle of fifths and all chord/key spellings daily since first watching this video a few days ago.

[@tonyfondacaro1980]

Rick I’ve been playing 20+ years and never bothered to learn theory. Your vids are finally engaging me and helping me break the ice with theory and all these concepts. You are the MAN. Thank you for your generosity and for doing these.

[@Jack-wd9go]

I've been playing guitar for 20 years and only started learning theory very recently. I'm only 10 minutes in and your video is already blowing my mind. Thanks very much for illuminating all of this for me. It's helping me understand the structure of music so I can express myself more freely.

[@CashDayYoung]

You're such a great teacher. I wish i was watching your videos 5 years ago when I was in school. It would of helped a lot. I struggled a lot with music theory and would go to KZbin for help as I am a visualize learner. I'm so happy these helpful videos exist now

[@petragaffney135]

I love theory! Personally, I like establishing the theory in my mind before I play it on piano. I can establish the concepts and sounds in my mind so then my fingers just know where to go to play it in any key. Fortunately I knew most of this which is good but I need more familiarity with modes from Melodic and Harmonic Minor scales. If I may, I'd like to request more videos like you've done recently with Aeolian Mode, Lydian Mode and Dorian♭2 Mode covering singled out modes and corresponding chords from the Melodic and Harmonic Minor scales. I can work on these myself but having a great teacher's guidance gives flow and eliminates searching for ideas. It's so much easier and so much more productive. Many thanks Rick!!

[@jimkrueger6337]

You are a Theory God !....The best explanation, in the most logical, orderly fashion, and the most complete presentation I have ever encountered anywhere....Music needs this kind of quality instruction...I have had way too many teachers who meant well, their hearts were in the right place....yet had no clue how to present the material like I just watched....Bravo !

[@shawnowen2902]

For me, two semesters of theory and harmony after high school, I’m 52, this was the most valuable video I have seen yet. I never put enough value in knowing the theory for trying to learn to play guitar since four years old. Seeing the whole picture will get me to my next step no doubt. Thank you , you ARE the Greatest. Sincerely, Shawn in Fremont ca.

[@DrummerJacob]

Explained so well, even a drummer can understand it!

[@Chris-vw9nw]

Basically you need to be able recite the chord progressions as fast as you can recite the alphabet. :) Always helpful, Rick.

[@mdmsr2000]

Just found you the other day. I'm 62 and have been messing with music for 50 years. I'm finally learning. You do one of the best presentations out there. Thanks

[@extracrispi1]

Hands down, one of the best videos on youtube! Rick, you are the straight talking teacher we've been waiting for. After years of playing and casual theory instruction, I knew only the first half or so of this vid. Huge thanks for the exercises in your other videos! And props to Dylan!

[@Milmike91]

Playing bass lines is so much easier now that I memorize my chord progression. Thanks man, that was a top- notch tip!

[@RkyMtnBassist]

The camera was NOT losing focus here, that was merely the observance of a collective mind melt :D~

[@natedogg0131]

Rick I’m serious when I say this, you’ve helped inspire me. Thank you for your dedication to these videos and sharing your knowledge.

[@MAP448]

Finally. This is exactly what I've been attempting to study on my own for the last few months. My brain usually begins melting & turning off almost immediately during a video like this, BUT this video. I actually made it somewhere around halfway thru attentively, before my mind began tuning itself out, & then towards the end I was able to force myself to refocus. I have been wading thru lots of material on KZbin before I lucked into this video. I still can't believe that I know some of this stuff & now I also have a better idea of where I need to go now. Thank you for sharing this stuff. Thank you for sharing everything you share. You really are helping people.

[@danielmanahan692]

such an important lesson. should be shared with everyone so we can get deeper into referencing these for future lessons. maybe put into a playlist with other much more theoretical lessons for easy locating it later.

[@RickBeato]

Daniel Manahan Will do!

[@Hollowguit]

Wow, english subtitles call super locrian "Guerrilla Korean". I'm afraid that's the name I'll use from now on. Anyway, thanks Rick, people like you really make the world a better place.

[@kassvoyson7625]

Holy cow!! This is a great lesson for us that a familiar with the basics. The rapid fire is proof that there a lot more practice. Forever.

[@normr2]

Rick, I’m just completely blown away at your knowledge 😳. These theory white board videos are a treasure trove of instruction for us- thank you so much!!!!

[@66Bit]

Awesome Rick, thanks! It would be cool if you could go through some techniques around learning music theory in terms of mnemonics, associations, and other helpful cognitive shortcuts. For many it's helpful to just remember some mnemonics around the circle. One thing that helped me remember the sharps and flats in each key is that the circle has them right there for you. So if you memorized the circle already, just remember that the sharps start at F on the circle and go clockwise, and the flats start at B on the circle and go counter-clockwise. C has no sharps/flats, moving clockwise we have... G which has 1 sharp - that sharp is F# (sharps start at F on the circle and go clockwise), moving next on the circle we have... D which has 2 sharps - those sharps are F# and C# (again, starting the sharps on F and moving clockwise)... then it is A which has 3 sharps - F#, C#, G# .. and so on. Likewise for the 'spelling' of chords, if you break down why C E G is C E G then people will know to apply that same rule (1 - 3 - 5 notes of the scale) to other scales, and instead of trying to remember by pure force and rote learning, all you'll need to remember is that it's 1-3-5 for triads across the board. People can then just apply that 1-3-5 to know the chord spelling anywhere they need to.

[@JacobH93]

While I understood most of this, I really need to work on being able to call up the circle of 5ths/sharps and flats in a key more easily. I am primarily guitarist and normally think more in numbers/scale positions than in the actual notes I am playing. I also need to work on the melodic and harmonic minor scales. I know them but I don't know the names of their modes yet and haven't spend much time using them in a practical sense. Great and very informative video though Rick!

[@christopherjbutler]

Rick, this literally is the refresher course i have been hoping to find, and dying to sit down with, at home, in front of the only thing i have left since i put my home studio in mothballs, my xbox one and a flat screen tv in my living room. Where i have stripped down to just a good acoustic guitar and a universal remote to play pause and rewind. I found your channel at work one day and i am FLOORED at the musical generosity, virtuosity, understanding and ability you have to quickly get across the meat of the important mnemonic essences one should take away as a germ of musical knowledge in each of your videos. All the more when i heard your life path journey mentioned in your rediscovery of rock music video, and how it brought you to atlanta and your musicall, family, and planted roots home. I was so psyched to have finally let go of the 24 channels of motu i/0 and poor man' protools (cubase) my outdated mackie 32x8 and gear acquisition syndrome lust, AND the perpetual sideman status i occupied for years as i recorded jam buddies and band. And now i find myself in the place i want to be, slimmed down to an acoustic guitar and an open mind which has picked up theory by osmosis during years of being bands where i was out of my depth but they threw me a life preserver. I am ready to get back and learn and finally take all the skills and disjointed theory my adhd mind has flying around, and make my own music, for myself. This video n literally hit every mark, didnt dwell because the author understands that the viewer can pause and google. It is at just the right pace for an attention challenged mind to grip onto and learn all the stuff that was too boring or too rote to be an inspired connection to music in the moment to my youthful impatience. I watched this video at work while searching on pat metheny. I came home and found that the only place this will not play back is on my tv, with said remote for pausing and rewinding, on the most common of home entertainment devices, an xbox one. I don't know if any other sivscribers noticed this, but i will tell you, with about a quarter century of IT experience i have done my troubleshooting cycle and leave it to youtube to investigate i hope you understand that this long winded rant is more indicative of my utter respect for how far above the pack you sit in the youtube instructional universe and how crestfallen i found myself the first night I booted the xb1 up and knew our newborn, my 4 year old, and my wife were all comfortably asleep and i could finally dig back in with an open and focused musical mind into the gateway remedial path, and i got merely a spinning dotted circle. Please, if there is anythjg you can do to throw some weight into getting it fixed, i woukd be not only in awe of you, but indebted. Thanks Rick. (Chris B)

[@EskimoCreamKing]

After 4 and a half years of producing drum and bass. And most of my life loving films I've recently really begun loving film soundtracks due to their musical complexity and incredible composition. I Bought a east-west subscription and begun playing around with my kontakt libraries. I wrote some fairly interesting pieces with little theory knowledge but I am desperate to expand my knowledge on this in the hope of working on films. Your videos are an invaluable resource and incredibly inspiring. Thank you for your free content. Also an incredible teacher. Keep up the good work.

[@88KeysMan]

Whoa! I understood EVERYTHING you talked about. However, I need to be able to have more fluidity with the theory. Thanks, Rick, for an awesome lesson!!!

[@godonehiphop]

Wow that video was like a punch Tommorow I start learning that circle of fifth Thanks much !!

[@legendofthestrings1]

well it's been 8 months Etien Rouseau. How did it go?

[@pmeagle]

@@legendofthestrings1 Badly i guess!! For one me personally simply don't know where to start...

[@bjdee1437]

just incredible. I know enough basics to follow along, but I never disciplined myself to be able to integrate them. You've inspired me and I thank you. What a great teacher.

[@miguelofre]

esto es increible, el unico profesor online que dedica tiempo a explicar como se debe, completo, poco a poco y con amor y entusiasmo, no como esos que en 5 minuos quieren explicar toda la teoria de la musica menospreciando anis de conservatorio

[@HPPrintervx4p5q]

Ok yea my head just exploded and I'm dizzy, but you're saying this is the *bare* minimum. Darn

[@bdelaney101]

Memorizing sharps / flats in a key: Father Charles Goes Down and Ends Battle Battle Ends and Down Goes Charles' Father

[@afojgel]

why is so important to know the circle of fifths? I know most of the info in this video but almost never use it,i just play what sounds good,am i missing something?

[@lancecass8997]

@@afojgel for playing professionally, so studio work or band. So in a band, writing music with buddies, or playing on your couch, not so much. But at church, I have 30 mins to learn a setlist, get given the chord progression, the key the singer is changing it to, and told if I'm playing chord inversions or arpeggiating the chords, then this comes in handy very much

[@russellsackett4319]

@@lancecass8997 only if the singer at the church isn't a choir member like most little old ladies that sound good, but can't read a lick of music.

[@lancecass8997]

@@russellsackett4319 every time. And they're bossin us. Lol.

[@gearond]

Very similar when you're being a professional dancer. You come in there they describe what you want to do you try out for the part and you should be able to do every single motion with your body that a dancer is required in your genre with just being told it and be able to transition between any of those movements and the next. Of course you want to do with artistic style and I'm self-expression as well and hopefully better than the other guys or gals in the line. Those who can't do that and go home without a job. It's exactly the same way for a session musician. The best session musicians take the very smallest amount of time to do something

[@motztlog89]

This lesson is just a great summary! Rick is the best teacher I could find online. Thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge Mr. Beato! Greeting from Berlin

[@wodsonheleno]

man, this is gold. congratulations. nobody told me this in 18 years. ok. i'll have to watch 50x to get everything and practice A LOT! Thanks!

[@Keefus88]

(siri voice) Syntax Error. Information overload. Shutting down.... System failure... Self destruct mode active.

[@AngelX]

At one point, I just yelled while crying... "none of these really matters!"

[@RaisinFlakes]

Found your channel last month. Probably the highest quality musical education channel I've ever stumbled on. Thanks so much for all of these amazing videos!

[@zakseipel9494]

I have been watching your videos and you are a gift from the KZbin gods. Thank you for the effort. Your lessons and videos have helped my production work and bass playing tremendously.

[@aaronlessard5419]

My only critique on this video from the beginning through the first 8 bars of all things for people who don’t know theory is that I wish you noted that each mode is simply a major scale starting its own scale degree. For those reading this comment, A Dorian is simply a G major scale from the second note. Also, until the 2-5 in C, you could just play Ab major in the first 6 bars of all the things, because thinking of each mode separately would be impossible for a new person. Totally not calling you out! Because I think it’s important to note each individual mode for each chord! I was just saying that perhaps it would also be helpful to make that simpler connection for new learners. However, they may have already made these connections themselves! LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!

[@dohoeijmans2432]

Aaron Lessard thanks!

[@hendrix5757]

I agree, and I'd also like to supplement this critique with an additional, small one of my own. I would've preferred that there would've been an explanation for what constitutes a scale/chord as Diatonic and non-Diatonic in between the sections concerning the 1st set of (Diatonic) Modes, and the Melodic/Harmonic/Aux (non-Diatonic) Modes/Scales. Maybe prior to explaining the names to all the intervals at the beginning, it would've been an appropriate time to lead up to that by providing the arrangement of whole steps and half steps that make up a Major Scale. I find knowing that particularly important especially because it helps to identify something as Diatonic or non-Diatonic. Anytime I'm introducing or teaching someone else to fundamental music theory, I make it a point to layout all the conventional rudimentary basics that eventually lead all the way up to the (Diatonic) Major Scale, and then use the major scale as a point of reference or foundation intended to provide the student with an anchor to latch on to as we move forward.

[@jeremiahboor]

Thanks for explaining that.

[@eissa.f]

I agree with what you said, I felt the same, but he did mention "This is my first music theory lecture on what every professional musician needs to know" , so I guess this is for professional musicians that want to make sure they haven't missed the basics, and its only a 45 minute video. He did manage to give enough explanation of things though, this video's great

[@eissa.f]

less than 45 minute*

[@christophercoughlin2886]

The only thing that saves me is that I know we are only dealing with twelve notes in Western music.That concept I can handle

[@awllypollyas8292]

But then you go to microtones and overtones and perfect harmony and everything in between

[@Sandarpan]

My search for a comprehensive theory lesson that is instrument neutral ends here and now. I'm an intermediate/advanced guitar player and know quite a bit of theory but my knowledge isn't organized and I've always felt that there have been missing pieces. Also being self/Google taught i've never learned theory (or anything for that matter) in a logical way, building upon the previous concepts. I've only just started watching this but already feel this is it. Thank you Mr. Rick Beato.

[@ertlk24]

I'm just a "bedroom" acoustic guitar player anymore, haven't jammed in the garage or out publically for years. I learned most of these concepts in my teens, this video brings back a lot of great memories! Excellent job, Rick!

[@stevenlynnhall]

Mr. Beato. I am blown away... without any formal training and being just a "chord strummer" on the guitar, I thought I knew a lot about music. Through your videos I have discovered I know NOTHING. And now I want to get closer to being a "real" musician. Is your book okay for beginners too and is it laid out in a progressive fashion? I would like to know more and how to get it. Thank you so much for all you do... even though a lot is way over my head Steve H.

[@omarjaber3531]

Did you get it? What do you think of it?

[@tobbebergman7583]

Brilliant channel Still waiting for your view on Allan Holdsworth rhythm, chord progressions, and scale analysis. Hopefully a 10 part deep analysis ;) 37:03 ;)

[@FriendlyIndex]

Rick this is such a fantastic all-in-one place reference! thanks so much for putting it together!

[@evillalobos]

You-are-great Rick! Great explanations for everything. I'm just loving every single video of yours

[@thatJackBidenTalksAbout]

b: Battle Ends And Down Goes Charles Father #: Father Charles Goes Down And Ends Battle

[@whatabouttheearth]

Wait... so its, Elvis Always Drank Gasoline Before Entertaining? 🎸 😲 Beatos nuts man, I don't even know what he just said.

[@fredherfst8148]

So THAT'S what I've been doing all my sixty years of playing by my ears. I'm a friggin genius.

[@mlg4035]

YES!!!! This is the music education I SHOULD have gotten when I started playing piano at age 9! Why do they not teach this to young people?!!!

[@OZRIC1985]

You are a great teacher Rick! I already knew some of these music theory concepts just from playing music for four decades, but I'm not quick at remembering all of them off the cuff. I don't nearly know everything about music theory, so I definitely learned several things from watching this awesome video. This is a wealth of great information! I will continue watching your excellent videos so I can keep learning. Thanks very much for your generous time and effort in making these videos! :)

[@JAFOpty]

#: Fat Cats Go Down Alleys Eating Bugs b: Blanket Exploded And Dad Got Cold Feet

[@JAFOpty]

LOL!

[@IIIsesgadoIII]

JAFO-PTY nice trick!

[@Bokuwahoku]

For sharps I came up with Folgers Coffee Gets Deadly After Eight Birthdays Yours is way better lol

[@AbigailPoirier]

JAFO-PTY Nice! I heard that Fat Cats Go Down Alleys Eating Bagels, and my students came up with Bears Eat Anchovies, Don't Get Canned Food.

[@samuelmunro2]

I've always used: Father Charles Goes Down And Ends Battle (for Sharps) then reversed Battle Ends And Down Goes Charles Father ( for Flats). Only one Mnemonic to remember, helps me anyway with faster recall.

[@frankholstein4499]

Why didn't any one ever tell me that the order of sharps was the reverse of the order of flats. NOBODY ever told me that before and I was too stupid to figure it out myself! DUH! Thanks, Rick!

[@ertlk24]

See JAFO-PTY a few comments above you!

[@dohoeijmans2432]

If you didnt notice that before you might want to give up music hahaha (joking)

[@smileybubbles9894]

I noticed it for the first time right before you said it

[@dpurrington]

Yes, AND they follow the same order as the circle of fifths (in different directions)!

[@whatabouttheearth]

Haha I think you might of missed the other 99% of the action packed video. Holy crap! We need to get him more coffee.

[@TransverseAudio]

Rick, you've got so much wisdom with music theory! Such a deep dive into the definitions of theory.

[@TG-th3cr]

ok... so... i rlly must write a comment here. So, 10 years ago i finished primary music school, and had kept playing in a amateur orchestras/bands (as a saxophone/clarinet player). As life goes on my knowledge of muscih harmony was setteled on primary school and didnt upgrade. As years went by the gap from my knowledge and what i wanted/should known was higher and higher. I had a huge problem of noticing and recognizing chords/¨see colors¨ by ear ( the reason perhaps was cuz i played 1 note intrument all the time ). Few months ago, i decided to buy entry cheap keyboard just so i can upgrade my knowledge of harmony and help myself playing on saxophone. I continued working were i left way back, starting from scratch. Thank u Sir for this lecture, it was very helpfull !!

[@SorooshMhs]

Knowing the dates of classical music pieces expectations: 38:23 Reality: St. Anger came out on June 5, 2003

[@hichembell9972]

ahahahahah

[@kenmandu4499]

I was lost within the first few seconds. But, I'm not a professional!

[@edwardgonser9065]

Only 15 minutes in and you have already cleared up so much confusion I've had as someone fairly new to music theory. Subscribed.

[@mw21ray]

I think ill break this video apart from beginning to end and start learning everything in a thorough manner. Thank you for your videos, they have been great so far!

[@cesarjazz1974]

Gracias por traducir a Español...

[@SevenPillarOfFolly]

16:40 "this begins to get tricky".. so what was the first 16 minutes 40 seconds?

[@odiajulius2349]

Jamey Aebersold started sharing the light to Humanity! Rick Beato has taken it to a whole new Level ! Thanks to you both ! Dear all , we need to also share as these 2 greats have imparted into our Music theory lives! happy weekend from Nigeria

[@tadrenfro]

These heavy "Need To Know" lectures occupied a large portion of my weekend. Once my engineering mind stopped saying "This system needs a modern rewrite", I actually began to accept some of the basic concepts.. (how did I not know the basic concept of Aug and Dim). I'm rewatching, accepting and taking from it what I can. :) Thanks!

[@MiguelGutierrez-wg8dz]

The one and only thing that makes my head explode is not being able to function full speed in every key. And this, is a massive shortcoming as an aspiring musician, but its hard as it can get. Other than that... I have no problem with the rest of stuff, but oh boy, do I have work to do...

[@XCurvyBarbieX]

I know right 😯 its such a reality check to watch this lol either way beautiful tho

[@zackeriah87]

Hey Rick! Let me be the first to thank you for this.. Been waiting on something like this for many moons! Wanted to ask, is this in order of how you should learn? .. Or should you focus on many of these at once?

[@RickBeato]

Learn it in the order presented.

[@zackeriah87]

Awesome! You're the best..

[@TheAdvancedMusic]

This guy is great. Very good videos for recapping what I thought I knew (and/but didn't) and for pointing the way to new areas of study and inspiration. Thanks for your contributions, Rick.

[@alanaspurling6469]

This makes total sense to me. As a Horn (we never say French Horn because the French never had anything to do with the instrument) Mozart wrote The Magic Flute in e-flat, at that time the Horn was a single coil of tapered brass tubing, to play in the key of e-flat the performers would insert a length of tubing into the instrument coil, the e-flat “crook”. The modern Horn is just the crook’s connected via valves, usually with a second valve to trigger between the F and B-flat sides. My trick was to go through and figure out which valves were the e-flat crook and play my double horn as a “natural” horn, with only one set of valve. Btw, like the guitar the Horn is fingered with the left hand, the right hand controls the intonation by sliding in and out in the bell.

[@jacobsaintjames]

Is the how Curt Kobane wrote 'Teem Spirit?

[@rocketpost1]

Hey Rick, I thought my music theory was quite reasonable until I saw your rant. Now I realise that I don't know very much. I could follow most of what you were saying but was confused by the way that certain things were explained. Like I know that the melodic minor scale has an ascending and a descending part but you never mentioned this. You can hear this scale in Bach's Bouree. So I think of the ascending melodic minor scale as being the major scale with a b3 and the descending is just the descending natural minor scale ie b7 b6 5 4 b3 2 1. Am I missing something here ?. Also, I thought of modes as being scales rather than a mode being associated with a particular chord. For example, the Dorian scale has intervals of TSTTTST so I've never heard the ii chord say in C, being described as dm7 Dorian. Maybe I don't get out enough. Anyway, great lesson Rick and I was really impressed with your ability to reel off chords at speed. You sounded like an auctioneer.

[@HighlyShifty]

Your take on the melodic minor scale is pretty spot on. The seventh is sharpened on the way up to provide the leading tone, and the sixth is sharpened so as to not create an interval of three semitones between the sixth and seventh. The leading tone isn't leading to the tonic on the way back down, so you play the natural minor when descending.

[@JRandallS]

That is only for classical music. In Jazz they just leave it up there, so it is the same up and down.

[@truthactivated4585]

FINALLY! Someone I can listen to! I am a gospel minister but learned to play from 69-74, CCR, Beatles, Bread, Elton, and many others. Really relate to your videos at age 63. Glad to be a new subscriber.

[@jakobcolmornjohannsen8684]

This is gold! I've been looking for a lesson like this, since i started playing. Thank you so much for this lecture!

[@alanohagan6999]

Wait, this is the basics?

[@ChadWork1]

I need a basic simple way to drive this stuff into my head. Like, very basic. When I was taking Jazz guitar lessons for 4 years in the 80s this is where my learning stalled, and now 30 years later, it all gets confused just like when I was a teen. I have a mathematical learning deficiency where numbers and memory of stuff like this just goes in one ear and out the other. I can't get through an algebra class either. I'm a decent songwriter and musician, but this area just escapes me. It's frustrating. I want more complexity in my compositions without just borrowing things other people did. Whenever a teacher talks about this stuff it always feels way to fast for me to grab onto anything. Makes me feel dumb.

[@andreumateulamas]

I feel the same.... hahahahahahah. This is like getting in course number 5 of chinese when you speak zero chinese.

[@michiwilson]

get a piano :D its way more easy...

[@benjaminthornton1919]

I would say watch a video specifically discussing each sub-topic Rick discusses in this video. I find that if he's discussing a topic I'm not familiar with, the way he breezes through things, it will just go over my head. So, take it portion by portion and make sure you understand each concept rather than trying to digest everything covered in this one video.

[@Kevinschart]

rick throws large topics at you and puts the responsibility on YOU to do more research...he's showing you the path but it's up to you to walk down it. pull out a pen and paper and just start writing things until you memorize them. then grab your guitar and transfer that memory to your instrument. it will take time but if you plan on playing guitar for at least another 10 years you have plenty of time to dedicate to learning these topics

[@camelCased]

Watch videos on Michael New's channel - he goes through all of this stuff slowly with examples on a piano and sometimes gives simplified examples to look at some topic from a different perspective, at the same time not being repetitive or academic. I really enjoyed his videos.

[@guitar9310]

You have single handedly taught me so much and im so unbelievably appreciative for your videos. Thank you for helping us learn this stuff!

[@pixelatedparcel]

Hey, Mr. Beato. Thanks so much for your informative video. I am new to playing and music theory and had just started my study of melodic and harmonic minor scale modes when I happened to stumble onto your channel. I learned all of the stuff you talk about in the first 25 minutes when I first started playing guitar about a year ago but realize that I don't have that "instant recall" and should properly consolidate my knowledge base or my development will be hamstrung. Thanks for setting my mind straight on this, I truly appreciate it and will go back to all of that stuff and make a point of being able to instantly recall it, like all the notes of my fretboard come to think of it as my 2nd and 3rd string knowledge is wobbly.