I Teach This To All My Guitar Students

This saved me a TON of brain strain when I was starting out. Memorize these 2 simple music theory fundamentals and stop the key conundrums and fretboard confusion! Link to FREE PDF below. LIKE & SUBSCRIBE
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[@timtaylorguitarnut]

Your studio is huge but so is your knowledge. Gotta love a guitar man that loves dogs, we have 3 dogs and I have a bunch of guitars. Rock on my friend

[@daithiwright9779]

I've watched hundreds of music theory videos and this onee is hands down the best by miles

[@timemerson2691]

It’s been under my nose the whole time and no one else has pointed it out. Awesome. Thanks very much.

[@nihalkhote512]

Every time I listen to your videos, I learn something new AND USEFUL! Thanks so much!

[@thunderace4588]

Thank you for making this clear and easy-to-understand music theory lesson for us Ricky.

[@KittyCat-dp4py]

Rick Hi, I’m a long time beginner and been trying to memorize the fret board. Extremely difficult until I ran across your lessons. You are an amazing teacher. I’m know how to find the notes but now I’m beginning to really remember. Thank you and I also purchased your book so I don’t have to keep rewinding. Writing the notes down also helped me memorize notes and seeing the comparison of let’s say the E-6 and A string side by side made the light bulb come on that they are basically the same only starting up one fret on the B. Thanks Again!!

[@vincemarino7105]

seriously, this was the first conceptual approach to learning the scales and chords i’ve ever seen! thank you so much!!!

[@longbui5430]

you are an excellent teacher. You know students have difficulty. You focus on these areas. Thank you

[@gregfountain9572]

You blew my mind. I’ve been playing guitar for 4 months. I have pieced some theory together. You just made it a lot simpler. Thanks!

[@robertakerman3570]

I envy Greg. Sir UR in the right place @ the right X!

[@JayGuitaristPlayer]

I just want to say that this was really the most in-depth explanation of music theory that I could’ve possibly hoped to find on the internet today, so thank you man :) you have gained a new subscriber in me...

[@tonipepperoni3424]

It's funny your timing is so perfect I was just recently googling about scales on guitar and I was kinda confused on how I should approach learning this since i struggled with understanding music theory for a long time

[@rickysguitar]

Eyup Toni! Did you find the video on Google or KZbin?

[@tonipepperoni3424]

@@rickysguitar I got a notification on youtube, thanks for this video, this really cleared up how to figure out scales and the chords in those scales, I'm gonna check out ur other theory videos since I'm trying to memorize some scales and chords, ur great at simplifying this stuff this was really helpful

[@rickysguitar]

Thanks Toni :)

[@TreyStegall]

This is absolutely great for beginners. Well done.

[@djsmartmonkey]

co wrote a track called L7 so it resonates well with this

[@montyray1]

Another great lesson, Thank you so much.

[@NDFlyFisher]

Amazing lesson and so clearly laid out. Thanks!

[@seandaly731]

Awesome and useful lesson. Thks

[@jammingdan]

Wow! Thanks for this great lesson! 👏🏼

[@suelarkin8982]

Brilliant as usual. Thanks Ricky

[@joycegrove5602]

Brilliant lesson, Ricky! I loved the L7 grid lesson you did a while back too, made everything so much simpler to visualise! Have a great week :)

[@colinbradford2671]

A nice learning tool. Thanks for posting.

[@ronaldosvedmanvertulfo7614]

Sir ,just letting u know, I've seen tons of tutorials on YT but you sir got my slow comprehending brain to understand this theory properly. I will follow u more and would not hesitate to go to your page soon. Thank you for your amazing job sir,Salute!!👍💯❤

[@MyAllTimeKaraoke]

Thanks for the lesson

[@LA-zc9rg]

Outstanding!

[@leeharris5135]

Brilliant stuff! I’ve just found your channel and the penny has now dropped for me for many aspects of music theory. Thanks a lot 😊

[@rickysguitar]

Great to have you here Lee!

[@markbarkntrunk102]

Explained very well I just may have to watch some of it again. Excellent

[@MusicManFernando]

Excellent lesson. thanks.

[@raymster8450]

Ricky, This was awesome! I got pencil and paper, followed you along, and did a couple of extras just to make sure the concept soaked. Then when you put it on the fretboard it really came together! I'm off now to get the guitar and try to apply what I have just learned. Favorite instructor!!!

[@ArthurWorth]

What great way to teach theese important basic Music Concepts! Fantastic Thank you Ricky!!

[@gusdogbrownlab435]

Excellent!

[@marcgeorge3602]

Thank you !!!

[@bealzibub4002]

Myself Not being very bright, I couldn’t get my head around this when you taught it me in a lesson but watching it back through it makes sense now 👍🏻 excellent!! Thank you

[@Sugrshane]

I felt the same way until this guitar god popped up in my feed!

[@itsjaysenofficial]

this was amazing!!!

[@ViSLaPH]

Very helpful, thank you so much Sir Ricky!

[@Sugrshane]

You mentioned the gift of gab in a previous lesson that actually fits your teaching and personality perfectly!! I know it’s sounds cliche but 3 or more years of researching and just digging for theory that my brain could lock on to, you’re straight to the point with a lil humor hear n there is sure your the best fit for my music journey!!! Told you it sound cliche lol. Thanks for sharing your knowledge when you coudve just kept it yourself!! Again thanks brother!

[@sep69]

Thank you very much for this great video ! You are a great teacher Sir ! This was exactly what I was looking for. Explained concise, logical and easy to understand. Thanks again :)

[@Keepmelevel]

Ricky you are the BEST Music teacher out there. Your explanations are outstanding thank you for simplifying music theory.👍🏼 P.s. Battle Ended And Down Gos Charles‘s Father! I will never forget. 😂

[@jaycurtis6087]

Great stuff Ricky. Cheers pal 👍

[@tabboo5576]

Perfect! easy to understand explanation 👍

[@cammophatz1357]

Awesome knowledge in an understandable lesson.

[@MoeJoe974]

Thanks so much

[@hkaszowi]

love it! your the best! you really are the only one that helps me understand this stuff! Thank you!

[@hkaszowi]

I've watched so many videos but for some reason the way you taught it just clicked 💡 !

[@lightbluedev]

Thanks!

[@tonytechquuo]

Thanks Ricky

[@darylthompson744]

This was another great lesson.

[@TheDanhib]

Never understood the keys until this video 😱🤘 Thank you sir

[@davidatyson]

Excellent!!

[@rickysguitar]

Cheers David!

[@mo9620]

Wowww this was a very interesting video for me. A lot of questions solved in just 1 video. Made a list of the stuff I struggle with And it keeps changing every time I watch a video , problems get solved and new questions come up.

[@tonymajstrenko9428]

Enjoyed the intro with Joy & the tutorial. Keep up the great work, inspiring.

[@rickysguitar]

She's the best pup! Cheers Tony!

[@robertakerman3570]

@@rickysguitar Big Luv , as long as it's outdoor digging.

[@jimgodofbiscuits]

Your channel has become a goto for me. I understand your teaching methods far better than most...I thank and appreciate you for it. Plus you are a cool guy...it all adds up :)

[@rickysguitar]

Wow, thank you!

[@mrfomiatti5515]

Great lesson Ricky. Thankyou.🐨

[@rickysguitar]

Glad you enjoyed it! You might need to watch it a few times!

[@missandry5178]

Nice and easy to remember and work out. Until the last chord on fret board bit. I'll check it out on your other vid cheers👍

[@MorningCarnival]

Thanks. This has filled in a few gaps.

[@rickysguitar]

Polyfilla should be my middle name!

[@Mudplucker]

Relating the theory to the fretboard to instantly see what you’ve just learnt! Sounds obvious but other lessons I follow seem to imply memorising everything… Another eureka moment from Ricky’s guitar gold 👍🏻

[@rickysguitar]

Eyup Clint! There's no point learning theory if you can't apply it. Thanks for watching buddy!

[@robertakerman3570]

@@rickysguitar Wundrifly dun, Luv U Ricky. I like to tell others: "there's the Physical Relationship between B/C & E/F on keys-n-frets. Then there's the scales that We want." If they're still confused,see Ricky.

[@craigpetterson3962]

Great lesson really well put over you've got a new subscriber.Thanks

[@mapett71]

Mr. Petterson, you are everywhere!

[@drewspencer7918]

Great video thank you, any chance you could do something similar for the minor scale?

[@Aloysius1966]

Dude that was a lot in one video. I'm going to have to watch it again, and again. Good info. Thanks.

[@rickysguitar]

I don't know how you've seen it?! I haven't published it yet!! Bizarre KZbin stuff happening!

[@Aloysius1966]

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[@rickysguitar]

I'm really confused!!

[@Aloysius1966]

@@rickysguitar Did you figure out what happened?

[@BRIYONCE1]

@@rickysguitar HI Ricky. I have bought your book and I am going through your videos each day with it. There is something that confused me in this video. If you pause the video at 14:30 the C scale diagram has no minors but the tonality diagram has its minors. I am confused about the relationship between these 2..

[@MyGuitarThing]

that was really nice! information rich...the first two examples of C Major and G Major would make a great part1 of a "how to build the circle of 5ths" video

[@rustysilk685]

You are FANFUKINGTASTIC sir🎼🎸🎻😎💙👍👍👍

[@johnwrench4speed]

L 7 grid very good technique (You are probably not old enough to know L7 is code for a person who is "square").

[@LawrenceOdida-ho3ei]

Thanks

[@rickysguitar]

Eyup Lawrence, I really appreciate this, thank you. Ricky

[@stevedexter2964]

Hi Ricky, I enjoy your videos being a beginner I find some very helpful. I was wondering if you could do a Ronnie Milsap track “why don’t you spend the night”. It’s a favourite and I thought it might be an easy one to learn. Many thanks Steve

[@danielle2451]

This is neat, but I want to hear the sound too understand as well. I'm half way through. Hopefully you'll play each of them at the end

[@bobspamphlet]

great

[@Travacaster]

I got into allooooooot of trouble with your House entering advice, two restraining orders in one week.

[@rickysguitar]

It might have been the ski mask and crow bar that did it...

[@finuxOnline]

back to the pen and paper again i see Ricky, i must have made you nostalgic jk. Thanks for a great lesson chap, as always it's greatly appreciated

[@garrobond0017]

How bizarre Ricky, Steve stine explains this on his videos and didn't get it.. Watched your video and totally understand the mechanics of what you are telling the viewer.. Keep up the good work and let's do it for the North. Legend peace ☮️

[@donk.5730]

Great lesson Rick , Thank you. What I don't understand is where the minor chords fit on the fretboard- because where you have Dm in the Bb-example , that fret location is actually a C. So, I have some confusion about that part. I get the Major progression: I-IV-V fret position, but miss something with the minor part. Any time to answer this, I'm sure I'm not the only one here asking....Cheers, Don.

[@eastcoastwilly1373]

Hi Rick he should have drawn the L7 patterns one string lower on the A5 string rather than the E6 string.

[@theelephant2887]

Good lesson. I guess the only thing missing for me is what dictates the uppercase and lowercase Roman numbers you added below each scale

[@rickysguitar]

Uppercase Roman numerals indicate Major tonality. Lowercase indicate minor tonalities.

[@theelephant2887]

@@rickysguitar Ricky, thank you for taking the time to answer my question. My question wasn't clear enough. What is the reason behind notes 1, 4, and 5 becoming major chords, and notes 2, 3, and 6 minor.

[@walshydpo]

Thanks Ricky. A couple of budgie bells gone off in my exhausted brain. I've tried to stop and learn some theory dozens of times but I inevitably get lost, give up, open a beer and and play Chuck Berry and Little Richard chords. My I, IV and V Major chords as I now recognise them. You explain things well, I'll Stick with. Thanks again from Lee ,aged 55 and a half.

[@robertakerman3570]

Hi Lee, It seems to look like a pie-wheel to Me. As I see different keys, the pattern remains; just starts in a different place. Needs research. Cheers

[@Lillywright501]

Describes well

[@noodlesiis]

Got some of it… Up to the Roman numerals then it went a bit Pete Tong..

[@thesunnysheepguy]

How do other keys structure and relate to the fretboard?

[@rickysguitar]

The L7 Grid is a movable framework. Just slide it up or down the neck to your desired key. This lesson digs into chords in the grid BUT also what you need to memorize until you just KNOW it like your birthdate!

[@stefanronda3092]

M A G I C

[@angurishudesu]

18:00

[@KevTCC]

Lots of teaching on the chords of the Major scale but why can I never find the same teacing for the Minor scale?

[@rickysguitar]

That's coming soon!

[@Mexxx65]

....but I don't really think if a musician knows the distance interval between the motes in the major scale, will help them in anyway, in producing good music, by just using their ears.

[@rickysguitar]

ah using their ears....what if they can't use their ears? You need to know this to understand music theory so you can apply it to your instrument. I can assure from teaching for over 30 years you need to know this stuff so they don't spend YEARS fumbling for notes and chords.

[@ceciliamackie]

I love you! Reach out to me.

[@kevkonk]

A bit confused by you putting bflat on the fretboard where I think F should be towards the end, so guess I need to watch L video?

[@rickysguitar]

Ah yes! I should have written the 6th fret position number. The whole L7 shape is applied at the 6th fret for Bb!

[@salkinfamilychiropractic3142]

you did major here. what about minor?

[@rickysguitar]

That's another video

[@kofblz]

Are there really guitarists out there who don't know this very, very basics of music?

[@rickysguitar]

Yes. More than you can imagine

[@sandradosscomedy]

I didn’t understand that L7 part

[@rickysguitar]

No worries Sandra it’s in this video here kzbin.info/www/bejne/a2azepmoZdWhmNUsi=-rtJb8nZtymwS8R4

[@NuGundam_]

He lost me when he got to the L7 key grid. 😅

[@rickysguitar]

The L7 grid is the application of the music theory to the guitar. It enables you to accurately and predictably find any key you wish to play in. There’s a video at the end of this one that goes into what the L7 grid is in depth

[@NuGundam_]

@@rickysguitar Thank you for the reply!! All your videos are extremely helpful! I will check out the video you mentioned!

[@markdickens6426]

Completely lost me at the 7 and L shapes.

[@rickysguitar]

It's super useful to know Mark! This explains the L7 Grid kzbin.info/www/bejne/a2azepmoZdWhmNU