Never Get Lost Again With The “One Fret Rule”

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

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[@castleanthrax1833]

Looking at the diagram at 5:21, the 5 sharps/flats (red notes) shows the pentatonic scale perfectly. Just an observation that I've never noticed before.

[@christianhoffman7407]

Every time I hear that I-V-vi-IV or something close in C I think of "Don't Think Twice It's Alright" by Bob Dylan. It looks like the wrong notes at 5:20 make up F# Major and D# Minor pentatonic scale. I know the neck is full of stuff like that but the coincidence is pretty cool - not sure if it is useful though.

[@ozzlayer]

If you hit the wrong note with confidence, it's called "jazz".

[@TheKnutselaar]

Yes, multiple wrongs make right, just make the same mistake multiple times and they will think it’s on purpose

[@danielpresson7263]

Great comment lol - thanks for making my day

[@frankkoller2622]

Nice! 👍

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Haha, true!

[@wijk89]

Only if you are able to resolve the ‘wrong’ note to preferably a note from the arpeggio in the movement.

[@Cameron-ue7lu]

I always play the right notes...just not in the right order😭

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Yeah, that's a whole other thing for sure 😅

[@victordemelofernandes1815]

So you are beethoven

[@johnny_boi77]

To all my fellow guitar beginners: what you see at 4:15 is what seems to be the A Aeolian shape. It's because.. it is. When you learn A aeolian (natural minor) you automatically also have C major in it. A Aeolian would just start from the 5th fret, and c major from 8th

[@blutey]

Many thanks for this. Your videos on music theory and scales and keys for guitar are the best and most clearly explained I've found on KZbin. Am finally beginning to get my head around them!

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

You're welcome! Glad you're enjoying them.

[@pierresavoie3670]

So simple yet very helpful. Thanks

[@removechan10298]

holy shit, in 2:09 12 seconds you explain 100 more things in music theory than 100 videos on fkn youtube

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Haha, glad I could help! :)

[@YorgMergyani]

Thanks Man this is one of those few helpful videos that you can find on KZbin not those videos with millions different titles but in the end there all playing aminor pentatonic mechanical asian style, thanks again keep up the good work 🤘🏼✌🏼

[@DavidOakesMusic]

Which guitar do you reach for 1 times out of 10 ?

[@stevepierce2457]

Rockmaster

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Probably the red tele!

[@BuckJoFiden]

Countrymaster

[@AlexBradyMusic]

@@andrewclarkeguitar The red tele is my favorite of your guitars, it sounds and looks so good.

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

@ I’m really liking it too!

[@jeffrobodeenyehcmon5925]

This has been my biggest problem when trying to take a scale and get creative. I get lost.this will be good to remember. Just slide up or down. Might even sound kinda cool. Thank you for a great tip. And video!

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Glad I could help!

[@dabxnoiseviv8866]

Lmk how it goes please

[@Papaward1]

Another option: play only the wrong notes 😁 Thanks Andrew, it is simple but very efficient, especially as an escape route - a little slide over one fret (or a bend to the right note) time by time is even necessary to sound good.

[@ripsaltydog1750]

Your lessons are really helpful thanks.

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

You're welcome! Glad you're finding them helpful.

[@NunayaIsness]

This makes experimenting so much more approachable. Thanks.

[@keithbenedict8764]

Currently face palming because this is such a simple concept that I'm annoyed I didn't already notice it. Moving on to the other two videos you suggest now. Thanks for explaining this so clearly!

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Haha, that was me when I first heard this too! Thanks for watching. 🙌

[@BerkshireTunes]

Nice!

[@brainpattern]

Great video. Extremely helpful for a n00b like me. Thanks!

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Glad it helped!

[@MarkMillions-i3k]

Very nice, thanks a lot! 😊

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

No problem!!

[@tibovandenberghe393]

Can you do a roadmap video for minor keys?

[@bizzy5439]

Would this apply to special scales like the harmonic or melodic minor, etc? Or is this strictly for the diatonic?

[@blackberryway]

In the harmonic minor scale the biggest gap would be between the b6 and the raised 7 but you still would be one semitone away from a correct note, for example a harmonic minor., if you would hit the g you would be half a step away from the correct g#, and if you would hit f#, you would be half step away from f.

[@DavidOakesMusic]

1:06 this one covers all your basses ? 🌝

[@jimdep6542]

My upright would stick out

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Haha yeah maybe not quite 😂

[@elijasuiters9932]

B*sses

[@MrSDFD18]

I never noticed that every wrong note is the major scale of the tri-tone. Whenever you hit a wrong note in C, you’re in F#! It’s so much easier to see patterns on the fretboard when you can use multiple colors of dots.

[@jadonx]

Yes F# Pentatonic major

[@tabletop9258]

Maybe this should have a beginner warning, and not have a commercial right at the beginning🤔

[@LewdCustomer]

I'm seeing the fret board as a hole.

[@SaberToothGary]

"It's called music theory, not music fact... there are no rules." - E. Van Halen

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

That's a great quote. And very true. I like to think of it more like there ARE rules, but you can absolutely break them. :)

[@Andrew-pv8oz]

@@andrewclarkeguitaryours sounds way cooler, respectfully.

[@shynickel8239]

Thanks, for the insite

[@tommygourlay1059]

😮 Aha! 😎😄 Thank you for this.

[@DDE_ADDICT]

I love the way you teach. Since I mastered all the modes and scales, I can play anywhere, anytime and it will be correct. Pre Covid, I could play tons of stuff but knew nothing about what I was actually doing. Now a bad note doesn't exist anymore. One wrong note in the pentatonic solo becomes, Dorian, Aeolian, or if I really want to make an awesome statement with a mistake I often turn it into Arabic. What Andrew is showing the foundation, and opening to endless possibilities. Again, if I had a teacher like Andrew in the 70s, I would have made the big time much sooner.

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

So true! Ultimately, there's a way to use every note in every key. But starting out by learning this stuff is key to learning how/when to use the others. Always appreciate the kind words. Cheers!

[@notme1453]

If you get confused listen to the music play

[@JoeYello]

You were playing Let it Be…C-G-Am-F

[@djculous]

If you hit the wrong note just say its jazz notes or blues notes 😂

[@HububkiFilms]

One rule to fret them all 🎉😂

[@dudebro7698]

Diatonic notes think miracle whip is spicy.

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Haha, true! But they’re a good place to start

[@timothymuir5167]

Kool

[@NineMileDrop]

Let’s goooo

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

🙌

[@dabxnoiseviv8866]

Subscribed 🥸

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Thank you! Welcome aboard.

[@flynnlizzy5469]

What, did ya strat on the day you were BORN ? lol Betcha get that a lot and are sick of hearing it, sorry 🙂 Great videos !!

[@johnxavier8732]

obvious as hell, every frett is a half step.

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Just because it's obvious to you doesn't mean it's obvious to everyone else 😊

[@johnxavier8732]

@@andrewclarkeguitar I'm sorry my friend. I was thinking about what I wrote, and regretting it. The more I thought about it, I agree, it is a very good teaching tip. No hard feelings,?J. X.

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

@@johnxavier8732 appreciate that. Cheers!

[@carpstudios4174]

Some are no step

[@libniferreirarocha3214]

Its not so simple as that. Even the wrong note is right for some chords.

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

That's right! But learning how diatonic notes work is a great place to start. Once you know the rules, you can start breaking them!

[@libniferreirarocha3214]

@andrewclarkeguitar As a starting point is very good.

[@bryanh3057]

There is no such thing as a “wrong note”. Period.

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

True! But learning how diatonic notes work is a great place to start in my opinion.

[@Charlie-f4q4o]

No sory your rong

[@taxationistheftmemes]

Doesn't work with pentatonic

[@eddieisgreat5150]

Its still gonna work tho, youre just going to hit a note thats not in the 5 note pentatonic scale

[@taxationistheftmemes]

@eddieisgreat5150 you're right

[@miladsohrabi95]

The no shit rule

[@eddieisgreat5150]

Oh so you knew this your whole life, so when u were 5 you knew this, so the first time you picked up a guitar you knew this, the first time your fingers touched a string you knew this.lol

[@miladsohrabi95]

​@@eddieisgreat5150 jesus! Just chill mate😂 All I'm saying is that: 1. It's obvious as soon as you hear what a "scale" is. 2. It doesn't need 6 minutes of explanation :) 3. It's not really helpful.

[@actiondefence]

Huh? In a grade 11 music class and you could only play up and down a pentatonic scale?

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Yes, grade 11 of high school. I was 16 or 17 years old. It was just an elective music class.

[@actiondefence]

@andrewclarkeguitar gotcha. Thought you meant grade 11 in music qualification! 😁

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

@ definitely not 😂