THIS is how you learn the PENTATONICS

[@MusicisWin]

You're good at guitar and most other things.

[@kripeshlama6827]

the only difference between you and paul is You crave for moneyy and views.

[@siddhartha1479]

@@kripeshlama6827 Why do you say that?? I think his videos are good and I don't understand why you said he craves for money and views...

[@gauraangsaxena3366]

You too! !

[@mistermonsieur7890]

It's becuz of the beard

[@benjaminharm2433]

Beard = tone

[@petermckay4362]

Great lesson, thank you

[@artinis1286]

The only confusing part that I caught onto was the tab being reversed. However I know that’s how it’s supposed to be. Thanks!

[@rockycaamino9768]

etcetera etcetera etcetera.. i loved it..

[@LeHadriel]

Each time i hear "easy" in this video makes me feel sad...

[@iiTray]

Same

[@SwapBlogRU]

Agreed, so far this is very difficult for me to follow, though it might be that I'm just an idiot.

[@lancewilliams6614]

LeHadriel just wait till you see the slap guitar tutorial Rob scallon

[@epidausxoxo8616]

Me too...sad

[@chrism8614]

Difficulty is relative, you're not an idiot

[@johannregalado8861]

Can we take a moment to appreciate how CLEAN that fretboard is at 4:10

[@caioaugusto6819]

My guitar necks looks absolutely disgusting, like a saturday night whorehouse alleyway. What a shame.

[@calebgiddensmedia6094]

wow

[@bluesyace9564]

@@caioaugusto6819 are you British, just asking

[@caioaugusto6819]

@@bluesyace9564 hell no, why?

[@bluesyace9564]

@@caioaugusto6819 that reply is quite British, but why's you go hell no

[@matthewdinsdale4782]

No wonder there’s a million subscribers. An utterly brilliant tutor.

[@guitarsdave]

Plus they usually buy advertisement time.

[@calebgiddensmedia6094]

utterly butterly

[@ronnietyler2135]

ive been watching his videos for ahilw but never subscribed....this video did it for me. Subbed for sure. Thank you Paul!

[@DaveTaste]

Now 2.4 million 😀

[@anitabonghit2758]

I dont play guitar. I just watch these videos to unwind

[@mfl8276]

Coming from a beginner, this makes absolutely no sense smh

[@backgroundbunch3534]

It does makes sense. He is basically telling you: 1. Learn the pentatonic scales 2. Know the root notes of each box 3. Learn CAGED so that you can find chords within the box you are in 4. Start by linking 2 boxes on improvisation 5. Learn to locate the notes you playing on a box within a different box along the fretboard 6. Combine all boxes without limiting the combination

[@alialam8532]

​@@backgroundbunch3534 thx ❤

[@tahabaig629]

Bro as a beginner fuck the theory and just start learning these 1st position as a map in your mind and then learn the second shapes of same scale and so on, if you just rely on theory without applying it you would be fucked just take your time and start with slow pace it would stick with you for life this way

[@kolapoanifalaje3925]

Lol I felt like that in the beginning. Don't stop

[@kinnusai4432]

You don't understand it. Yet. That's not the same thing as not making sense.

[@timothylevi]

Paul, thank you. After 2 weeks, i can now confidently improvise on the minor and major pentatonic scale. Ive learnt more about the guitar these past 2 weeks than i ever thought i would, what an amazing teacher. 👏👏

[@MarvelTile]

Holy shit this is perfect. Hot beverage time. And double watching. Thanks a lot :)

[@BL00DRIDER]

you lost me at the "box" part then i really zoned out when "caged" came in

[@user-vr3ex1fj7c]

i know this comment is old. But probably would be a good idea to read the first volume of fretboard logic before these concepts.

[@gregorixo]

I've been practicing these shapes for almost 20 years now, and when I'm jamming with my friends, all those patterns go out the window, forgotten, in the heat of the moment... lol

[@TheLillypad101]

Same here, why do you think this is the case sometimes?

[@allgamingnetwork9448]

@@TheLillypad101 nerves lol

[@anuragSingh-bz1sk]

@Rahul Mondal can anyone tell me what he meant by 5 Box.shapes rn I just know the f# minor penta scale so I'm new at this😅.

[@Fakmat0129]

Can you help me,how is that a minor scale i found on google be em shape? I am begging you to tell me

[@TheMimoza03]

​@@Fakmat0129I hope you figured that out

[@OneTheWhat]

i'm still confused af

[@yurimartins1455]

Same bro, wish I could ask some questions, and be answered

[@haydenashland5256]

@@yurimartins1455 Ive been playing for just over 2 years, and it finally clicked for me today. If you need any help, Ill try and do my best to explain it in a simpler way.

[@haydenashland5256]

@@yurimartins1455 The thing that really brought it all together was understanding that pattern 1 of the "Minor" pentatonic, is actually pattern 5 of the "Major". And that is due to the fact that every "Major" chord has a relative "Minor" chord associated with it. Meaning, you can use the Em "E minor" Pattern 1 (1-4, 1-3, 1-3, 1-3, 1-4, 1-4), over a G "Major" open chord. Thats why you see some people play a G "Major" with the two fingers on the bottom, because its in the scale of both Em and G "Major". The only difference being is what root note you start/end on. But that goes for every 5 Pentatonic pattern. (Em=G) (Dm=E) (Cm=D) (Am=C) (Gm=A). If you understand the CAGED system, start by looking up the "Major" pentatonic shapes, and go from there. If you dont know about the CAGED system, I highly recommend learning that, that was another topic that made so much more click for me! If you have any other questions, just reply to this comment and ill try and help ya out. Thanks :)

[@yurimartins1455]

@@haydenashland5256 Oh wow 😲, thanks my man, I learned about caged a time ago, but I started scales just now, I'm still confused about the boxes, like, I can play box 1 in any root note on the 6 string? Like he played the box 1 at the 5 fret and made the pattern, I can play the same pattern on the 10 and 12 fret on the 6 string?

[@haydenashland5256]

@@yurimartins1455 It depends on what you want your starting note to be is. If you start on the 5 Fret, 6th string, and play pattern one like he is on the video, then you are going to be in A Minor Pentatonic. If you start on the 10th fret, and play pattern 1, that is going to be the D Minor Pentatonic. So yup, whatever note you pick to start on you can use that shape! Here is something I didnt notice till a lot later, but the rest of the patterns, use the same format. 1-4, 1-3, 1-3, 1-3, 1-4, 1-4 *it might be switched up slightly due to what pattern you are in but its the same idea. So if you are in still in A Minor Pentatonic, and use pattern 2 this time. If you look at the "A" note, 7th fret, 4th string (Octave of 5th fret, 6th string). And look at pattern 2, its using the same 1-4, 1-3, 1-3, etc. I hope that made sense, a bit hard to type out clearly but I hope you got the idea. Just look up on google, "Minor Pentatonic shapes, and it should be a bit easier to understand. I hope that cleared up any issues you had!

[@PhillipNeal]

Bob Ross of the Stratocaster... Love this channel man...

[@ThorneyedWT]

Once you learn all 5 boxes, you just need to familiarize yourself with 33-222-33-222 pattern (which are minor thirds and major seconds). In every single box that pattern stays the same. For minor scale three seconds box in a row starts and ends with 4ths (which are bad to end lick on), but step up or down and you get perfect 5th or minor 3rd which are great semi-root notes. I am too lazy to learn that pattern for major scale (which is basically the same shape, but shifted) and play just by ear, but I know it would be fairly easy to figure. Right now out of my head I slowly calculated 33- box of that pattern as maj3rd-5th-6th-root. It took me whole 3 or 4 minutes (without taking guitar, which would speed up calculations by 10), but anyway, this is easy thing - basically just pair of easy patterns to learn and then know which steps are those 33-222.

[@gokukakarot6323]

thank you

[@sasmitroy5480]

Ok

[@Chrisilibrium]

Didn't really get it, but probably because of my bad english. Can somebody explain it in other words? This seems helpfull :D

[@mr5039]

Please tell me there is a video on YT that shows this. I believe this is what I’ve been looking for but haven’t found and unfortunately I’m not at a level that I’m grasping what this comment is conveying

[@SketchEtcher]

I think he is is just talking about the full major scales, which is really the same as the pentatonic but with a few more notes. You can change from the box pattern to 3 notes per string, or even 4. Try googling the major scale shapes.

[@DKLundoe]

I have to say Paul, I've followed a bunch of guitar channels and the likes in the hope of learning how to play. I lost motivation and didn't find the time to play guitar, but I kept coming back to your channel. You have a presence, charisma even, and a knack for editing and teaching that just draws me in. Keep putting work in, the result is an absolute delight to witness, even though I don't play myself!

[@samroyproductions3476]

This channel is great but just visit guitar mastery channel that will be as good as this

[@guitarmeetsscience]

You can do it Kristian! I have faith!

[@joojoosasa]

I ran into trouble with motivation 10 years ago. Now, 10 years on, I just purchased a new guitar and amp to give it another go. My appreciation for music has grown tenfold in the past ten years to the point of it becoming a passion and hobby of mine. I hope to return to this comment and reply sometime in the not-too-distant future with an update. If I can do it, you can do it too! Never too late to give it another try!

[@umop3plsdn]

@@joojoosasa Alright i'm gonna give it a shot as well and cementing my next attempt in a comment to look back on in the future and laugh at.

[@bobravenscraft5376]

I came here for advance chords that people don't bother with. Guys like me scales scales. Never learned all the chords now I know all the 7ths its all about confidence fellas

[@ashleycraiglozada2550]

Of all the videos i've watched, this the most understandable. Thanks Paul

[@darklinkforever506]

but u play piano lol

[@ashleycraiglozada2550]

I do. But I love music

[@tobbgoblin]

Thank you for that ‘PEN TA TO NIC SCALE’ intro complete with ‘BOIIIIIIING’ sound.

[@danielgisborne3469]

You're welcome

[@meirfivenight3442]

Daniel Gisborne it wasnt you!!!!

[@mickyd3509]

5:43 "I don't think alot of us play that chord". That's such a good subtle joke. I heard the chord and I was immediately was taken back to my days of working in a guitar shop

[@the_screen_addict24]

The starting of a forbidden riff😅

[@testla976]

Im surprised no one commented the forbidden name of it

[@scorchedearthdj]

GD stairway

[@RogerBarraud]

@@scorchedearthdj Sssshhhh!!! ;-)

[@heron9580]

@@scorchedearthdj to

[@TomasMichaud]

Your videos are always a pleasure to watch Paul.

[@kbjami]

I should’ve known this already, but him explaining the importance of knowing and playing around the root notes almost felt like some sort of hidden knowledge. I myself really have only been focusing on learning the patterns and shapes instead of the notes that are at center of the scale.

[@kennethsundling176]

So frustrating for a beginner..in my opinion. I feel like in a lot of tutorials, I am good for like 4 min and change and then after that it’s like…WTF is going on here.

[@BrettPapa]

Great vid! But then again they are always great! Way to go.

[@MrRioso-ry1hb]

That is right. I found another great video about that subject: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y2XGkIysZ5ifZq8

[@frankie-tr6gf]

you say what but not how - we all know what

[@Musicology1975]

Paul the time has come to hug you in a brotherly way.

[@SimonDewCarpFishing]

Next can you do a video called “this is how you grow an awesome beard” that would be great thanks

[@biwarayoganata]

I saw the notification and immediately grabbed my guitar while I watch your video Edit: Thank you for the love man, and also I had a problem the "root notes" for a long time so this video kinda give me some insight. The pentatonic scale itself is easy, but the applications to connect with the chords isn't. Godspeed Paul Davids!

[@TeslaPhotographer]

324 people were trying to do this on a violin

[@joepratt9987]

Man this is super awesome for someone like myself that has a pretty good understanding of chord structure but has no knowledge of music rhythms! I was only marginally aware of these scales and not playing them correctly so thanks so much!

[@DavidLaFerney]

This lesson really hits the target for me - and gives me the perfect material to work out on my new looper. Which I should have bought long ago. "Find...no, KNOW the roots." Well put.

[@danielschafhautle1691]

Yepnlooper is reeealy good for learning scales or making your own backing track. A looper can realy boost you forward

[@redSectorA]

Ah, thanks for the tip. Now I know what to ask for my birthday in a few weeks!

[@FalkHe]

Unfortunately, there is a huge gap between understanding the theory of 1-4 (pretty easy) and realizing (or even understanding) tip 5. 1-4 is like learning the alphabet and 5 is like being a skilled and experienced poet. :/ Where did all the notes suddenly come from?

[@DoodleBugLisa]

Paul, Paul, Paul! I barely understood a word you said except that I could play the scales in different order and...and... I did and I made beautiful music. With Am pentatonic I did like a 1-4-3-3-3-4-1. I repeated and played quarter, half and whole notes randomly until I was playing a beautiful song. Paul I’m a little over a month into playing, but because I learned the scales from the beginning, I did what I think you said and WHAT JOY! My guitar made a beautiful sound with my hands, shucks I’ve got tears in my eyes writing this. No wonder you have so many followers! Thx

[@gordonmilligan8847]

Very helpful Paul, thank you. I realized that i find it best not to number the five boxes as "1,2,3,4,5" but instead to think "1,3,4,5,7" as being the note position from the minor scale which any box starts at. Then it is easier to count up around in that number loop, know where the root is and also be aware of which number combinations I am playing in any riff. Also, having a little knowledge of what piano scales look like in terms of black and white notes, I can picture that if I'm playing the third note of a C minor pentatonic then it must be Eb, without necessarily knowing that on the guitar directly. I suppose there are different variations for learning and everyone can find their own best way.

[@jesseskander]

Necro posting here to thank you for this simple yet brilliant idea! (Like so simple I’m embarrassed it hadn’t occurred to me 😂) I find it difficult to number them or even think in terms of CAGED on the fly. But have been concentrating on really understanding what intervals I’m playing within the pentatonic and it really takes things to the next level. I can see how once these are absorbed, you can move from here to adding the M2 and m6 to fully grasp the minor scale.

[@tingtongtone]

he seems like he would be an awesome person to hang out with

[@mikehill3426]

All the box graphics were backwards to what I'm used to seeing. My brain hurts.

[@PaulDavids]

I don't know where you find your boxes. If you Google Pentatonic boxes, each and everyone is like this. This is pretty much the standard. Maybe you've been playing them backwards haha!

[@kittavares4334]

haha same here. Maybe it's because we didn't see these boxes in a long time and just play the thing on the guitar.

[@macleanclassics]

The diagrams are as they should be, but it gets confusing when you see a guy playing beside it.... because the neck in the diagram is now opposite to Paul's neck in the video..... Even threw me off for a second....some beginners are probably confused right now.

[@NolanTyrrell]

Paul Davids Yes you are correct Paul but I have the same problem. Visually your guitar has the bass string at the top of the image and the nut to the right, but the diagram has the bass string to the bottom and the nut to the left. This means a mental rotation of 180 degrees or a shift from top to bottom and right to left.

[@koendelvaux]

I just rotated my iPad 180 degrees. Problem solved.

[@ADITYA-if5pz]

Wthell is happening i think i should come back later 😂

[@EdArmGuitar]

Awesome lesson! I like your system! I'm working on three octave pentatonic scales. Kind of not easy

[@ralph40]

That is an understatement, kinda not easy is right.. how much I dont know. Bodisafa (spelliing?), I think means 'teacher' , & can't remember the language. Good tune by Steely Dan, well, thanks for the comment. I couldn't help but chuckle to myself because of how true it was. Cheers Sir. Time?

[@BlueCollarLogic]

@@ralph40... Bodisattva. Sanskrit is the language.

[@MrRioso-ry1hb]

That is right. I found another great video about that subject: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y2XGkIysZ5ifZq8

[@ParanormalResponse]

You are a great editor. I like your video skills as much as your guitar skills. It really engages you and keeps you interested in what you are trying to teach in the lesson. You should have more subs. Do you have a photography or video channel too? Your skills are right up there with Peter Mckinnon.

[@compendium0050]

Good work man! And it s not just about Your skills... It s the way you make me feel confortable with Your lessons. It s like an old friend that shows you how to play. Respect. I m italian, so: 1) forgive my bad English 2) it s /ˈkapo/ (in italian "capotasto" )

[@leggoego]

These videos really make me hate my ADHD brain.

[@giulioevangelisti8634]

Since you started the music theory series, Paul, I learned much more than I ever thought I'd be able to do by myself. I love how you are able to explain in these videos, in an effective way, the basics of theory. Everyone of you videos give me inspiration to play and also makes me a better player. I will always be grateful to you for this. Thanks again

[@reudigerhund8366]

Me: Playing A,A,A Like him Paul Davis: It's an amazing SONG

[@humpenjhang]

Paul you're simply the best. Your videos are funny, definetly not boring than many others and you're able to explain things shortly in such an easy way. please don't stop making videos. 🙂

[@Nitzkey]

i feel ashamed at my personal guitar tutor this man is literally teaching me guitar for free better than a paid tutor

[@NickMK]

6:45 "City of stars..."

[@SamB-fv6su]

I’m a beginning guitarist and while I liked your video and teaching style, I found it a little too fast for me to use as a legitimate training tool

[@Rayuga99]

Being a beginner its hard bro...i know.. My advice.......take it SLOWLY

[@jimmaculate5]

Agreed. However, I play it over many times and study it. I listen to it doing the dishes, even, that helps to hear and not see. Try that.

[@andrewwoods7348]

be kind. rewind. a lot.

[@GucciPlayzBoi]

Sam B did you get any better

[@daveshaffer4593]

Thank you Paul for all the hard work and passion you put into your lessons - you are helping so many people. You are brilliant my friend!

[@plseyt7041]

a pro, trying to learn noob guitar is a idiot. u gatta say what the roots is and stuff. i just get confused

[@imannonymous7707]

Im probably guilty of some of the things you mentioned , ouch But you make sense , ill try to incorporate your suggestions, i like the same riff in every box excersise for example. So thanks, c u soon

[@felixhoezen3935]

0:08 This was exactly what my last two braincells needed at 4am😂

[@sebastiankroneder2774]

Paul Davids- makes playing the same notes sound amazing :'D

[@realarv]

Can someone tell me why a guitarist should learn a pentatonic scale? I am mostly into fingerstyle songs and I was hoping to know how learning this can improve my knowledge base....

[@ricardojtcorreia]

The pentatonic scale is the base. The trick is to use it like it does not sound like the pentatonic scale hehehhe

[@reineh3477]

I have tried to master that for many years. When I play the pentatonic it sometimes sounds boring. When Hendrix played pentatonic it always sounded great.

[@ricardojtcorreia]

👍🎸 after mastering the technic, you have to put the soul in it

[@12mercyjhon]

Thank you for the tip! Is it necessary to start and finish playing the root note?

[@reineh3477]

@@12mercyjhon I don't want to call it necessary but to start and finish on a chord note will make the solo sound less random.

[@Arvid_Sundin]

I have 2 questions! If I for example play the 5th pentatonic scale pattern with G as my root, how do I know if it is a minor or major key. And also, how do I figure out what other keys that exact shape represents besides G major/minor.

[@joaofpl]

Apart from being a very good guitar tutor, you should have your own TV show man! You're an amazing communicator!

[@EsquireR]

came for pentatonics, stayed for nice shirt

[@bigchillinboss]

In A minor 4:24 Box 1: Root note on bottom E String (Em shape) 4:50 Box 2: Root note on D string (Dm Shape) 5:23 Box 3: Root note on A string (Cm shape) 5:57 Box 4: Root note on A string (Am shape) 6:20 Box 5: Root note on G string (Gm shape) Thanks so much for sharing this with us Paul! -Eric

[@thepainter1956]

WHY CAN'T I UNDERSTAND THIS!!?? I'm trying my best but I don't understand what he is actually talking about. I don't understand what he means by boxes and he showed A minor high up and low down on the fret board and said they're the same shape yet he had his fingers in a different patter. I just can't seem to grasp this!

[@stormbreaker4571]

Thank you so much Paul ! After about a 6 year break ( im 20 now ) Ive managed to get better than i ever was and i'd expect myself to be. You helped me out a lot by your Videos. Thank you so much dude

[@MikeMichaels1987]

You are very impressionable Mr. Davids, you're going to turn this 55 year old geezer into a rock god wannabe hahaha Thanks for the upload Paul. I'm starting to see sense now.

[@geralejuarez]

I dont understand any of this

[@Harry_Kuntz.]

Dont worry bro. I didn't get it either at first but as time passed, I gained more knowledge and some of these things begun to come together. So dont lose hope and keep searching💪🏾💪🏾

[@ashmit_gautam7271]

I see paul davids in my notification.i click.i enjoy😊

[@kennethm.380]

This guy always seems more interested in showing off then actually teaching you anything. This video is a perfect example. It didn’t touch on major versus minor Pentatonics. He seems bored with the five shapes. They all sound the same. Yada, yada, yada. I don’t recommend this guy at all.

[@musinjefilms]

wow just amazing av always wanted to learn the easiest way to learn pentatonics . Paul's videos av really helped me alot with guitar. he has even mortivated me to open my own channel. visit it and see my progress. Thanks Paul . keep giving us more amazing videos .

[@mwambalcsfamily4095]

Indeed this video has made playing pentatonic scales so much easy and much interesting .

[@musictheorymadeeasywithlaw6370]

true that I can't agree less .Paul is just amazing. Thanks for making guitar learning and playing much easier. 😊😊😎

[@johnrichardcalunsag138]

Dammmmm your so fucking cool not just a youtuber, but as a teacher as well. You have no idea how fucking grateful I am for making me more fundamental for seeking knowledge on guitar❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@devencollier2193]

I have to say Paul, I've followed a bunch of guitar channels and the likes in the hope of learning how to play. I lost motivation and didn't find the time to play guitar, but I kept coming back to your channel. You have a presence, charisma even, and a knack for editing and teaching that just draws me in. Keep putting work in, the result is an absolute delight to witness, even though I don't play myself!

[@rocksteady309]

i’m really confused now?

[@xDieselxXx]

Love your teaching. Just wanted to mention that the way the picture of the scale box on screen looks backwards against the guitar is confusing. Keep up the awesome work.

[@Paul-mn8ql]

This is definitely NOT how you learn pentatonics! The principles are correct but the demo's are so out of range for any beginner you may as well turn off the video. If you can play a guitar as well as Paul you definitely already know all the pentatonic scale shapes and can improvise around the shapes. Not helpful for someone who's just trying to figure out what they are, how to play them, how to practice them etc

[@pushtyeekah]

Thank-you for your unique, friendly and informative style of teaching! One challenge I had in your courses was exemplified by your comment at 2:45 where you explain that people learn the five shapes up and down the neck without ever learning what they mean; and you then simply go on to Tip 2, without ever explaining what they mean.

[@Martin-jn1tr]

as in which shape in which position is which scale, so if you play box 3 with a differnet root are you aware of the new scale you are in and arent just shifting through the ppatterns

[@xanaxehon8517]

Hi. Your vidéos was the first that is saw. And I told myself that it was a good idea to see others. All roads lead to Paul Davids. You are serious, clean, and you started your videos straight away without "hello, welcome to bla bla" (I definitly know where I am;)). I love it. The sound is excellent and the viewing angles are perfect. Your explanations are clear, speak to you slowly and each video makes me laugh each time even if my mother tongue is French. Thanks Mr Davids to be your work. Thank you for doing your job with so much professionalism and passion, it's contagious. Mayby my sentenses are not perfect (use Reverso translator and my knowledge ;)). Think that I would translate all of this whit my guitar, but I want to be understood clearly all at once. I will eagerly follow your channel and watch all 366 videos. Thank you from a nowhere from Quebec.

[@aldojosue3210]

4:10 Damn that guitar looks so delicious, that ebony fretboard looks so playable, so, so beautiful, very good looking guitar.

[@rcnabho]

What guitar is it?

[@BrljoMrljo]

First ever video about pentatonic scale that make sense and I can uderstand!

[@EricRennerYT]

10:45 BOOM thats what all the CAGED haters need to understand. You don't get "stuck in a box" unless you decide not to put the work in to fully understand the concept.

[@Emily-kn7iw]

This guy needs to move to the 🇺🇸 ...to my state..... to my town.... he is brilliant. Much respect. Only teacher on you tube imo. Perfect videos..

[@MDogg1960]

I'm new at this but I wish the scale displayed was the same as when your looking at the neck, instead of upside down

[@FEvogelfrei33]

...coming full circle on your vids Paul. Great stuff. Really would like your course, unfortunately unless someone sponsors my 30 yr. Hobby, I won't be affording it too soon. Perhaps once you sell a gazillion of your courses you could break them down and sell bits of the course. Then maybe one could pick smaller sections of the course that would seem to be dedicated to some part they would like further instruction on.... Etc., Etc. Any way I think you catch my drift. One more thing, does everything sound like the blues? Or is everything just the blues?

[@JDoactive]

4:57 Who else heard Stairway to Heaven?

[@scottt3100]

yup

[@Verigo]

just the first 2 notes lol

[@paulcooper5748]

Theres a lady thats sure all that glitters is gold.

[@JDoactive]

@@Verigo 5:44 and 6:36 too hahaha

[@sinjaychakraborty5818]

That's why he said "I don't think a lot of us play this chord" because that's a forbidden song

[@abraxas511]

Typical internet teachers with no clue how to teach. Learn box one, slowly, learn the roots. Then he says, now play box 2 and goes on a solo with zero explanation or anything. Just mind bogling he could have 2.65 subs.

[@koendelvaux]

Finally, after watching all these videos! At 6:02 Paul botches a note. Yes, yes, yes, he’s human after all.

[@rockarena666]

Koen Delvaux no, that was a bit of jazz! ;)

[@PTkortbroek]

I don’t know if I can continue to try to understand this stuff. It has killed off my creativity and joy of guitar. Almost too afraid to touch my guitar.

[@jackgreene4868]

Ya just know as soon as Paul uploads a video your gonna Lear something regardless of how long you been playing, cheers buddy

[@petikovacs8109]

Damn this vid opened my eyes after 7 years of memorizing random guitar songs to now kinda understand wtf is a guitar OMG

[@iamrichlol]

Why are you foreign, guitar Peter McKinnion?

[@aidanfernandes2560]

Did 5:44 almost sound like the beginning of Stairway to Heaven or is that just me?

[@fupipupi]

I'm starting to play my guitar again. This video is so helpful for someone who just learn online.

[@Cdswjp]

yeah but... what are we supposed to know about those different boxes... ? skipped too many steps

[@salsacustica]

Classic cool edit! Love the effects and sound on Paul's videos 😌

[@TinashecultureMafola]

I would love to start learning each lesson from the start I don't know how help me please

[@gusade4833]

00:10 Turn on the english (auto-generated) caption

[@andrewcarrillo4814]

PANASONIC SCALE

[@victormota4945]

How can I downloaded this written in paper. I am slow learner. Saludos

[@thomasrichards8055]

5:44 you're totally playing Stairway to Heaven!

[@gezor20]

gaaf man! Awesome playing @11:30 and very informative...will be returning to this vid!

[@cannonbrunsvik7370]

Dude, love the channel! Coming from playing piano, I understand a relatively decent bit of theory, but it can be difficult to translate everything to guitar. You explain things in a way that just makes everything click, and suddenly I have a bunch of different avenues to pursue with my playing. I’m excited to spend some time putting all of this together!

[@markhall3323]

This one didn’t help me at all sorry, maybe too much crammed into one video

[@stsmma4544]

Nothing was clear in this video just overly edited and hard to grasp what your actually saying I'm sure you won't read this but please just stop overly editing every thing you say it's really frustrating and also you are going way to fast for example box 1 was brilliant it was slow and easy to get but when moved on to box 3 and 4 and 5 I don't even know what you were saying " forget about the cm no one plays it then"

[@shashankchauhan5009]

Kindly do not look at this as a hate comment!!! Been following you for a long time and it’s a really sad realisation for me that after the last drop of novelty finally wore off, I can now only see you as a really good guitarist making “cool” videos to stand out from the rest of the “online guitar tutors” but at the end of the day, you all have one thing in common; you never teach the last step- the how! Allow me to demonstrate: For eg. throughout the entirety of the video, you kept mentioning different shapes E minor, etc., Caged system, etc. The only thing salient about this video was, “you need to know where your root notes are” and then your playing them! That’s it! But, you don’t mention any ways with which you can choose to memorise root notes throughout the fretboard and what all needs to be practised to achieve it (and yes I have seen the rest of your videos addressing CaGED and fretboard memorization, etc and no they don’t help because while you ‘sometimes’ explain what we are supposed to do you ALWAYS, ALWAYS, leave out the how); same for the rest of the videos and the rest of the “online tutors.” This is what I mean when I say that all “online piano tutors (free of charge)” just give us enough to keep us on the hook, but when it comes time to really understanding it, we are left to our very own “uninformed” devices. That sucks! We’re happy to pay, but going around in circles, only to realise we, at the very last step, will need outside help, SUCKS! Also, I would like to tell you that even your free videos that I keep getting the links to, are the same! Not in content, but in their essence! For all the time, I invested in trying to learning from people like you on KZbin, I would have come a long way had I invested in an actual guitar tutor! And every time I think about it, i ticks me off to no end! Now allow me to thank you for the only thing I have learned from your videos in the past year or 2; Playing e major chord in three positions without understanding how they’re formed. I do understand how they came to be the way they are now, but it was no thanks to you is my point! Thank you, in the most sincere form imaginable, for the best lesson any human can ever give a fellow human; “DIY (Do it Yourself), dumbass!” (Unsubscribed) God bless 🙏

[@shaunm1983]

That's why I love the Active Melody lessons. He plays a piece of music each week and shows you exactly how to play it, while explaining how it works.

[@danielskrivan6921]

Before watching this video, this is the plan I am in the middle of executing, as far as how I want to learn the pentatonics: 1. Print out the 5 shapes for the Minor Pentatonic scale. 2. Learn the Am Pentatonic scale shape in Shape 1. 3. Repeat step #2, but focus on all of the A notes in the shape. 4. Improvise within this one shape. 5. Repeat steps 2-4 for Shape 2. 6. Move back and forth between Shape 1 and Shape 2. 7. Repeat step 5 for shape 3. 8. Move back and forth between all of the shapes I know. 9. Repeat steps 7 & 8 for shapes 4 & 5. 10. Add in the rest of the shapes in higher or lower octaves (where I can find them). 11. Play "find the root note" across all shapes. 12. Move on from Am and work on the other 11 minor pentatonic scales. 13. Repeat (hopefully faster) for the Major Pentatonic scales.

[@bryanmannoia8410]

good plan. when I was learning the scales I took on 1 shape per week. every week I would learn the new shape and connect it with the other(s). it worked, I know them inside and out. good luck. hats off to a great teacher. Paul is one of the best without doubt.

[@RickWilleyOMC]

@Daniel Skrivan I'm stealing your plan!! THANK YOU & THANK GOD >>>SOMEBODY

[@ginayuzbasioglu390]

I love your videos and I know this is too advanced for me but any chance of rotating the diagrams 90deg clockwise? If they were upright it would not be such a mental jump to relate them to the neck of your guitar on screen but would still conform to common chord depictions. Could you number the base fret too? Thank you. You're the best.

[@aaronbennett1266]

I've been playing for 20 plus years Paul, and it amazes me how much I still learn daily! The guitar has been such a beautiful stress relief for me. Ty for being such a great teacher my friend 🙏👊