Master The Fretboard in ONE HOUR

[@RickBeato]

Audio begins @0:40

[@Snowness]

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[@FunsongsMusicByPeterRahill]

"Copy that, Houston - 10-4."

[@automaton111]

What order would you do your courses in for a beginner at guitar? I looked at your course bundle before but was too intimidated and unsure of a learning path to purchase at the time. There’s so much and it sounds complicated

[@bjornagaintobywilde]

You're on mute dear....

[@peterjones4621]

@@Steve-qn8gn I like the fact that Rick occasionally show's his human side and has no problem doing so. I think he left the video as it is to show just that, to show he makes mistakes and displays it for all the world to see.

[@theendoftheworldallstars1260]

I've been playing 60 years, and your videos inspire me to keep learning. The Mark Knopfler one was a classic. Thank you Rick from beautiful Finistere (France) ;-)

[@ApteraEV2024]

We Thank you❤🎉

[@_left_eye]

It’s crazy how things one may already know appears completely something else, if approached in a different way. This is literally enlightening Rick!

[@whatabouttheearth]

More than one way to skin a...🤔 potato

[@zanzibarshootingstar]

Timestamps for reference (will be adding more as I work through the video). Figure this might be useful for others too. G Major: 4:00 - First Position 5:48 - Second Position 7:48 - Third Position 8:46 - Fourth Position 12:01 - Transposing Tangent 13:32 - Fifth Position 15:09 - G Major Pentatonic 15:16 - First Position 15:38 - Second Position 16:04 - Third Position 17:49 - Fourth Position 18:18 - Fifth Position 24:10 - G Major Blues Scale 24:41 - First Position 25:45 - Second Position 26:25 - Third Position 27:14 - Fourth Position 27:50 - Fifth Position 29:28 - Moving on to Chords/Arpeggios 29:40 - Diatonic Chords in the Key of G 31:17 - G Major Arpeggio (with comment on barring) 33:20 - A Minor 34:35 - B Minor, C Major, D Major, E Minor, and F# Diminished 35:40 - Major and Minor Arpeggio shapes written out/summarized 39:30 - 7th Chord Arpeggios Intro 41:40 - Maj7 Chord/Arpeggio 42:40 - Dom7 Chord/Arpeggio 45:12 - Min7 Chord/Arpeggio 46:47 - Min7b5 Chord/Arpeggio 49:24 - Soloing Discussion

[@limbli]

amazing, thank you!

[@tamasg79]

Thank you

[@finlayyearsley_guitar]

Legend

[@chrisaldridge6793]

Great job!! Thank you so much!

[@EdwoodCA]

Legend, indeed! [as finlayyearsley said]. Most would just timestamp the start of each section. [And that IS super nice of them.] But, you, Zanzi: Legend

[@jimifritz]

I have been playing guitar my whole life, I went to M.I. The Denver guitar institute (now gone) The Dallas School of music, I toured for 12 years and I still tour regionally, i have recorded 9 albums 10 singles and 2 videos….I have taught guitar now for over 12 years…..I purchased the entire Beato course because as a musician you can live 3 lifetimes and still be scratching your head trying to take it all in…..Rick is the real deal and so are his courses….it does not matter how long you’ve been playing you must never stop learning about the guitar and music, it’s the only way to separate yourself from all the others that play only by ear….I have opened for Def Leppard, Megadeth, Rob zombie, George Lynch, Prong, Overkill, Symphony X, Metal Church, Loudness (from Japan) HellYeah, Hank 3 and I once played on stage with Dime…..I’m always learning and so should you! Good luck with everyone’s playing

[@chrisruef9221]

Wow, I just want to play well around the campfire.

[@thaoriginalsirscoot]

Agreed!

[@ElvisNash]

sounds like a good program from Rick , have to pick that up later

[@user-uo9cy2ep2h]

Good for you

[@WhaleBluePRS]

If you see this Rick, thank you! I took lessons in Binghamton NY around 1986 or so from a TERRIFIC jazz guitarist named Tim Schumacher. He moved to Philadelphia a month or two after I started. Like your first teacher, I learned pretty much everything I needed to know to get me going. I figured all of the stuff you presented tonight on my own, with much exploration and experimentation on my own. I've now been teaching private lessons for almost 14 years. I teach exactly what you teach, almost verbatim. Thank you for affirming that I'm doing "good" by my students. I'm not a college educated guy, just a guy that worked his butt off in the pursuit of excellence. I have more doubts than you can shake the proverbial stick at. This video made a difference for me. A blessing to be sure! Thank you! Lee Campbell

[@timothyschumacher7707]

Nice! If you are interested I also periodically studied with Steve Brown starting at 16. When I attended IC Rick was at N.E.C and was Back in Binghamton or Philly when he joined Steve as faculty. My teacher Flip Hayes studied with Paul Weiss and likely picked up the Mic Goodrick influences. Those fella’s from Ricks Ithaca days (Paul S.,Tom W., Dave J., Tom K.,Mike L.,) I miss them… did not play enough with them

[@WhaleBluePRS]

@@timothyschumacher7707 So cool you caught this. I can't thank you enough for the foundation you gave me. I don't normally self-promote, but I'm on bandcamp if you want to hear some of what I've done. (leecampbelltoo) I remember Flip Hayes but never crossed paths with him. I remember a classmate studying with him back around mid-80s or so, if memory serves. I taught at McNeils in Vestal until the lockdowns etc. I tried going back but it just didn't work out second time around. I just do Zoom and 3 in-person at my house. You were 'The Guy" that got it all started for me. I will always be grateful for that! Lc

[@timothyschumacher7707]

@@WhaleBluePRS 👍🏽👍🏽

[@mojofuzz5634]

As an intermediate (ish) player this has helped me usefully connect a bunch of theory (scales,arpeggios, etc) with their relative placement on the fretboard and practical use. Amazing value from a one hour video. Thank you.

[@johnstitt2615]

Even Rick’s technical difficulties are gold.....freakin gold. Luv the channel.

[@chancemiller9340]

Master The Sound Board

[@taggart8]

I have the Beato ultimate bundle…4 courses that actually give you the toolbox for playing guitar effectively. I would say its worth every penny folks.Great work.

[@aaronshah2611]

Awesome!

[@elissaaleph]

Amazing hour of lesson! I'm taking it in 10 minute intervals and practising until I get it right.

[@cantyouhearmeknocking1961]

Great idea!

[@stephenm8725]

good luck and rock on

[@superek4]

Rick the major scale to major pentatonic link is so obvious and genius!!! It has unlocked my playing tremdously. Your guitar teacher really knew what he was teaching. Thank you so much!

[@eokaa885]

the fact you give these helpful lessons for free is incredible, your videos always make sense of things that in high school band my teacher couldn't quite make so simple and its much appreciated dude.

[@ROVA00]

Well he makes plenty of money from his videos

[@actionoriented]

Honestly the best fret board mastery / walk through I’ve seen of this length. Rick has such an amazing way of taking the most complex concepts and merging the theory + position concepts and is more effective in an hour than most are in three hours. This lesson should be table stakes for every player - it would have saved me a tremendous amount of confusion.

[@reid1967]

My goal is to get my music theory to the point I can watch a Rick Beato video once without having to keep pausing and going 'Wait, what?' and counting on my fingers.

[@goswo]

I use both my own and my daugters fingers. Hope to develop so she can get her hands back :-)

[@aramriley7062]

Same here!

[@whatabouttheearth]

😂

[@peacelove9388]

@@goswo lol

[@dohoeijmans2432]

I feel you bro

[@AnnieB8844]

You cannot imagine Rick how much I appreciate this. You really make it easy! I'm 34 and rediscovered how much I like playing guitar (although I'm not that good). I'm looking forward to get better again, and this really helps:).

[@mranchovydrumbass]

Fantastic Rick ! after 43 years of playing and learning the guitar you have tied it all together for me in one video with a simple approach to mastering the fretboard, thank you sir X all the best Ant

[@davidfox3177]

I’m glad to see an instruction video again, Professor! This info is crucial to aspiring musicians

[@tamuccal1]

Great knowledge as always! Thank you for all of the free content, more than most would give away in their shorter videos. It’s much appreciated

[@JimmyGallowayGuitar]

Anytime you put these videos out- I immediately send them to my students and encourage them to buy your Book- you've done so much work for me to help fast track these students all over the world. It is a crash course- it was all 4 years of college for me, and you combined jazz and classical approaches. Invaluable.

[@jazzsongs2141]

An incredible lesson. I spent so many years with teachers who only focussed on technique and never even once mentioned this theory. Thank You Rick! You are beyond a Musical Teaching Genius!

[@terrellgruber]

Rick is so fortunate to get such a good teacher. When i started guitar in 64 good teachers were not easy to come by.

[@pupilmusic3197]

Wow the first 20 mins are incredible 😮. I learned to play major and minor separately, but combining them makes the relation as easy to understand as it is on piano. 🙏

[@bill8908]

One of my all-time favorite guitar players is Corby Yates. That kid was beyond amazing! Probably the best version of "I Hear My Train a Coming" ever.

[@thebeaun7646]

What a fantastic resource this is. I have a similar experience. I took three guitar lessons from a jazz guitarist in Santa Barbara in 1972. Those lessons lasted until I stumbled upon Rick.

[@timharrington4470]

There is always something to be learned from on every video. Make sure you have your guitar in hand when you watch it , and don't be afraid to pause and watch things a second time.

[@kellydrover1994]

Bought the bundle and what a great value.. still can’t play worth a poop but sure learning and having fun.

[@WhaleBluePRS]

1:04:01 Figuring out how to explain something might be the most important part of being a teacher. When you can explain something in a way that the majority of students can understand it, you become a better a teacher. The better you are at teaching, the better you become as a player. (Just my 2 cents worth!)

[@greggaedeke2386]

Thank you Rick! I needed that as an intermediate player. Your teaching is top notch.👍

[@BoomerBends]

Very few people possess both the ear knowledge and theoretical knowledge. Considering the vast, and sometimes confusing, ocean of information on KZbin and the greater web; if you could only have one music teacher online, Rick is your guy!

[@markb6442]

Right from the get-go...(referencing modes, etc), I realized that the audience you're choosing to teach to are musicians who are already versed on where the notes are on the fretboard. This seems more of an instruction on how an established musician should teach the fretboard. I will watch the remainder and hope something resonates with my level of playing... i.e. someone who does not already know the fretboard.

[@randallsmith7885]

Totally not a beginner lesson.

[@ethan6840]

I cannot tell you how helpful this video has been

[@tommore3263]

Just upgraded to the interactive audio / video version of the Beato Book and its just terrific. For a small upgrade price you've delivered a beautiful interactive experience that will really encourage use. Great work Rick. As usual!

[@MrLuigiFercotti]

Amazing how much adding that one note to the pentatonic changes the vibe.

[@Sakiesetakuntie]

The most important thing I've ever learned is how to learn without bias for myself. I really like the core of how you lay out the g major by the 1st,2nd position and so on. It's brilliantly simple for every scale path in learning. A eureka thing for me, it is powerfully easy to see it.

[@blackstyle28]

It is good to know that even the pros have this same problem of un-muting

[@cellpoond9910]

Been watching you for years and love your videos. When you do this stuff, I'm lost after the first 30 seconds. I play with a guitar(not a musician) and wish I could do music, but can't. Can't speak Italian either. It's fascinating to watch.

[@maxmenius9839]

Rick is simply a wonderful guitar teacher. His wealth of knowledge is amazing.

[@frankschwemmer7501]

You are just a legend. And I allways learn new things, while watching and trying. Thank you, Rick!!

[@bkinder2220]

I love this channel. I also love the fact that I spent years being able to hear a song, any song and being able to let my fingers talk by themselves. I sometimes wish I could read charts and talk in numbers, but I've always been a bit afraid I will lose my ear and make it too mathematical.

[@christophersuster9874]

Thank you so much for this hour. I learned so much. You are such a good teacher. Love your channel. Thank you, Rick.

[@johncostigan6160]

After all the years I've played, I never understood position relationships by the scale tone it starts on. They were modes. Harder to remember! Humbling lesson.

[@nightnoodler812]

Loved the sound of the Danelectro acoustic, great lesson, compact but full of notes:)

[@carlc2597]

That’s an electric

[@mbmillermo]

Clarificaiton on the "first lesson" argument at 10:05 - someone said "this is not a first lesson", then Rick said that he never said it was a first lesson. But Rick was thinking of something different -- this was Rick's first guitar lesson, but he already knew how to play! He had learned Hendrix "Hey Joe" solo and his mom had showed him some things. This was the first lesson with Tom the guitar teacher. He talks about it again at 14:50. But "this is not a first lesson" is valid -- it's not how to teach a rank beginner how to play the guitar. By the way, I strongly agree that these are the 5 scale patterns to learn -- exactly these -- and that's how I've been teaching them. Rick gives some good reasons (e.g., the pentatonic scale patterns are a subsets of these patterns, no double whole-step [4 fret] stretches), but there are more good reasons. Here's one: the next note up or down the neck for these patterns is *always* a whole step away. Another: The patterns of notes on strings is always the same for each of the five patterns: For example, if you're ascending and you play whole-half (fingers 1-3-4) on two consecutive strings, then you play a single whole step (fingers 1-3) on the next string, then half-whole (fingers 1-2-4) on the next two strings. Instead of moving over a string, you can move on the same string to two frets higher on the fretboard and continue the pattern that way. It *always* works in every pattern.

[@bobshook3544]

Great video! This is definitely one the the first things all guitarists should learn! And if you've been playing forever and didn't know this- it's never too late to learn and will still be super helpful.

[@philtomey5910]

Discovered you during the pandemic, and the five pentatonic positions you teach sparked a personal renaissance in my guitar playing. This video outlines the possibilities of starting there - and growing from there - beautifully.

[@amosjr4]

Perfect fretboard lesson...thank you very much,Rick!!

[@jojojosmart1]

When I was first learning guitar a teacher told me he spent 10 years learning theory and scales, then the next 10 years trying to forget them. So I started out 20 years ahead when I decided not to learn and unlearn theory & scales.

[@novicejohnd5803]

This is absolutely awesome, even now my ear has improved going trough these, thank you Rick, teaching at its best so rewarding.

[@zippitydoodah5693]

I just learned more in one hour than anyone has been able to teach me in the last 30 years about playing guitar.

[@toneman501]

Ditto....

[@jeffm5991]

Alright I'm just starting this now. That's some big hype

[@firstthessalonian6889]

Same, self taught, so I am self owning myself by not figuring that out after a few decades lol

[@AlitaBeyay]

His beginner guitar courses anemic for money unless you buy it in a collection during the holidays. Someone made a Beato parody short called “ Every Beato Lesson”. In it actor Beato runs, scales up and down the fretboard with no explanation. It’s simple but concise.

[@AlitaBeyay]

I sort of regret this post. it's true his beginner guitar rather anemic but usually he packages this with is beato bundles you can get a whole shitload of stuff for $99. I was looking for a new guitar course and I got pretty excited about a rick beato guitar course. it could be a good course for someone who is totally starting from scratch and doesn't even own a guitar yet. I was really excited to buy it that day. It was like the first day the course came out, and I was just sad to realize that this wasn't going to be a good course for me personally.

[@frankosz6459]

Thank you, Rick. Great lesson. There is always so much that one can learn from your videos. I also enjoy revisiting (and discovering) the older videos on your channel.

[@Thrandweel]

Incredible lesson. I didnt have the attention span for notes and scales when I was young. Which is why I went with drums. Came more intuitively to me. I always messed around with guitar but never understood the positions for scales. Love it

[@douglove2412]

Lights are popping on! This makes more sense than any other teaching I’ve ever seen. I’ve been playing forever, but never “getting it” with knowing the scales. I’m a chords player, with lead-playing around the chords. Dorian? Mixolydian? Heard about them over and over, never put them in the brain or into play. The first part of this video, starting the scale on the different notes going up the neck, turns on the lights. Okay, Beato Book here I come!

[@uapnewdiscoveryimages]

One guy who knows what he is talking about....such a wealth of musical knowledge that should be tapped into by any musician from scratch to complex learning modules!

[@richardwhitehead4684]

I’ve done a variation of this for years, but this 5 position framework really organizes it in a way that actually makes it simpler. Nice job.

[@alanryan39]

Quality as always.

[@gertjanboot5535]

Rick You are such a gem in Guitarland, deep respect from the Netherlands Europe

[@aarongagnon5174]

You are a cool dude Rick. I always enjoy your content. Thank you for sharing!

[@japhy4529]

Great video. I had to crack up though. Here's Rick at 3:13 "In my FIRST GUITAR LESSON that I ever had, I had a guitar teacher named Tom Morizzo. He used to talk about things, not in modes, he would talk about the 5 positions of the major scale..... And we started at G major." Rick at 10:06 "Someone said in the comments, no way this is a first lesson. I did not say this was a first lesson." 🤣

[@shelceygusek427]

Rick at 4:13 "So this is literally my first guitar lesson." He didn't mean it like that... but he DID say it...

[@sharkman4928]

Amazing.....just when I think I am an intermediate guitarist (after playing for 40 years), Rick comes on here and convinces me I need to go back to beginner classes. Good Lord, I was totally lost in this lesson. 😫

[@dannomanno4572]

You are such a blessing to all who play! Yhaynks gor help guitar popular agai my brother! God bless you and yours

[@99percentirish64]

Thank you, Mr. Rick. I really love your teaching, and videos.

[@stephenlam8601]

I’ve gleaned too much from good sir Beato…just bought the Beato book and feel guilty about getting so much for so little…content and format is end all be all of lessons…no excuses now…THANK YOU RICK BEATO!

[@DimitriMoreira]

Rick! Speaking about the methods of playing guitar, please cover Yamandu Costa. He's just a great guitar player that deserves way more recognition.

[@VLKV_loves_you]

Fell asleep watching who knows what on my headphones and had the loveliest guitar lesson/dream, recognizing tonality of arpeggio patterns, wake up and Rick is 40 mins into the lesson

[@KirkHammet-wc1kc]

love your soloing lessons sir rick, gives me the idea what to play and the notes to land on.Amazing.thank you.

[@michaelhoward4837]

13 mins in and you clarified something for me that I didn’t realize that I didn’t quite understand. Thank you! Nice holy cow moment for me!

[@felixmarvin1199]

Oh, no! I've gone deaf!!

[@shadyburnike264]

LMFAO

[@BrilliantManoeuvres]

Too many Rick Beato videos

[@taggart8]

Felix, I am sure that is covered in his ear training….with accompanying video of course 😂😂😂 I have this bundle ( it rocks🎸)

[@johnbaker1256]

Ears are offline

[@oskarfunes2505]

Beethoven method training course

[@speezbortzappfing3r224]

Thank you for the special price on your lesson plans. Was a beginning player years ago and was inspired by all your videos of the great music and guitarists to pick it back up. Fingers are quite sore, but the callouses are going to return...eventually

[@zchannel2134]

That’s telling and showing something I needed to know 10+ years ago and still is going to give my playing a major step forward! And that’s just the major scale bit!

[@TheDrunkenScoundrel]

I can hear that guitar resonate, the acoustic sound is amazing.

[@theelectricvoyage]

From a student point of view this is the best vid you have done Rick, in my humble experience. Thank you.

[@galaxyreaper2714]

Thank you so much for reminding me that I suck at this instrument. LOL... Seriously, this was an awesome lesson. It really helps not just me , but I'm sure anyone who wants to really learn from the master.

[@skippydog7053]

I like the way you refer to the master JIMMY PAGE loads. He’s ultimate ace hero

[@themoodyukuleleplayer.]

Rick no matter how many times I think I’ve got this. You keep teaching me. Please do more videos like this.

[@ZamarathThoth-xz7gs]

My new favorite Practical useful channel... entertaining as a it gets too Thank you Rick

[@cmonman89]

Thank you, Rick! I've just discovered your channel, and I am absolutely blown away by how amazing your content is. Thank you for everything that you do.

[@d3w4yn3]

You could say that we all "resonated" with the guitar stream! (see what I did there? resonate? guitar?... guitars, they resonate!). Rick, we love you, and we love it when you do guitars!!!

[@nickrouse8426]

When you were showing spread triads, it made me think of the Cliffs of Dover intro right before he does the fast part into the first "verse" section.

[@chiclespateyro]

Oh man! I loved this so much! This was just right for my level. Now I have to master all these arpegios like it's nothing. Thank you sir so much, this is so valuable.

[@danielhutchinson7073]

Yeah man, Rick Beato opened up the whole thing for me. I teach guitar now because of this fuckin guy. This video will carry you for years. If there's something you don't get in this masterclass, work on it and make it right. You will not regret it, you will not forget it.

[@zazoomatt]

Exciting for ME owning everything BUT the EAR Training -I LOVED THIS Lesson RB Exactly Where I am AT ! Thank YOU SO MUCH

[@christopherhickman3579]

7 minutes in I’m confused beyond I ever thought possible

[@leco4639]

Yep. I play a bit and was still totally lost pretty early on. Too much assumed knowledge to be helpful at my level. I gave up during the 14th minute. I guess the idea is people get lost then buy his book.

[@sylvonlama]

same here. Unable to follow.

[@WinItReigns]

Elvis, I would love a episode on the King and his amazing players/band members throughout his career ❤️

[@diarrhea_splatter]

I want to master the fretboard, but I'm too lazy. Keep doing what you're doing Rick! I'm sure I'll find time when close to death and I'll love every minute of it 👍

[@Mark-co8gt]

Well just bear in mind: you may be close to death right now 😁

[@mysterybotts]

MAKE small amounts of time, if it’s important to you. 5-10 mins a day. Even go one string at a time.

[@afterstars]

We can jam together on hospice

[@afterstars]

@@mysterybottsIn 7 lifetimes you’ll have a few scales down by then

[@mysterybotts]

@@afterstars hey better than no scales haha. But true.

[@blinkit4146]

Good thing to hear a note before playing it,getting familiar is key.Scales can assist There's no wrong note to play when playing in a key,it's when and how.

[@TheSizzlingBadger]

The first few minutes are really confusing for a beginner because Rick talks about the positions starting from different places. He calls fret 2 position 2, then he calls fret 5 position 2, then he calls fret 2 position 1 ??? Next he talks about the 6 notes in the PENTA-tonic scale, again this can be really confusing when you are learning this stuff for the first time. Ricks music theory knowledge is incredible and its very generous of him to share it, but I think he has forgotten how hard it is for some people when they are starting out and that clarity is incredibly important when explaining concepts. I bought the Beato book and it wasn't a learning tool in my opinion, more of a reference. The new online version is a huge improvement.

[@rustykrieger7181]

He also prefaced with “if you’re a beginner, get my beginner guitar course if you’re starting from scratch”.

[@royerreasonist]

Love you Rick! U R A Great & Deep Guitarist, Great Teacher and Great Happy Personality!

[@rishardlampese8947]

On the half dim arpeggio when you skip the B string in your first example (48:05) you're missing the b7 in the second octave of the scale. All you have to do is bar the g note on the B string with your pinky (or avoid the bar by playing the Eb on the 3rd string then the pinky on the B string). That form I think works better than stretching from the Eb note on the B string to the G note on the B string in your second example. It also keeps your own rule mentioned earlier intact - that of keeping the diatonic scale fingering within 4 frets. BTW the Amin7b5 works perfectly over the Cmin6 as the half dim is just an inverted min6. Even though I learned all this stuff back in the 70's it was a pleasure watching it spelled it out again. Great job.

[@djpvma]

This video inspired me to tune my acoustic to every string tuned to the 5th fret. I've never done this before. Sounds cool. Easy scales. No funky offset to trip you up. This gets some interesting sounds. You should try it.

[@jamesbay7534]

I have had 1 guitar lesson in my life. I am 60 and I just figured out what I have been doing is kinda on track lol!!! Thank you

[@firstthessalonian6889]

wow this is just what i needed rick, so much fun finally recognizing how to intuitively think about piecing the fret board together. Guitar technique is so important, so dont give up and start incredibly slowly, playing the scale in thirds (meaning after playing the first note G on the 2nd fret 6th string, play the third note, which is the B on the 5th string 2nd fret. Next, play the A on the 6th string 5th fret then the C on the 5th string 3rd fret, and so on.) Gradually tick up your metronome to higher speeds. muscle memory will come, and you will be shredding after many hours lol.

[@mdu2112]

4:34, yes, include the low 7th before the root when visualizing the major scale shape!

[@user-hm3ur3yq8c]

You are great Rick

[@BushidoPhoto]

I've been playing since 1988 and haven't learned many arpeggios. I hope to learn this concept now.

[@joejoepop]

I recommend one week per position, playing everyday, improvising, memorize where the roots are, play around with eighth note, triplet and 16th note patterns, etc. Doing this before learning the next position really sinks the pattern deep into your memory. I really don't think it's useful to try to learn the entire fretboard worth of scale positions, either diatonic or pentatonic, all at once. Once a player has even one position deeply memorized, they can start to play with modes, and all kinds of exciting things.

[@danroth3514]

When I grow up I want to be Rick. 😅

[@MegaChoo2]

Beato is freaking great!

[@spkay31]

Glad you left in the beginning! Everyone forgets the mute button eventually :-) Great lesson. The best way to introduce modes is simply learning the positions for the major scale. It's very easy to understand and practice. Modes than become pretty easy to understand as simply taking the 1st note of the position as root for the "mode" of that position. Focusing on using your ears is so important. Music is easier to learn when ear training comes first.

[@1badsteed]

Rick, at 4:15 you literally said this was your first guitar lesson. At 10:13 you said you didn't say this was a first lesson. I believe people are getting confused. Not everyone goes and gets lessons right off the bat. I believe I've heard you say before that you started out on your own. THEN you got a teacher. I never had a teacher and other parts of life were more important (to me) than being a guitar god. So if I went out and got a teacher, MY first lesson wouldn't be a beginner's first lesson. Keep up the EXCELLENT work. Your knowledge is invaluable and the free content is so appreciated.