Trey Anastasio's "From C to Shining C"

[@jpaw1325]

I could sit and listen to Trey talk about music and guitar every day for the rest of my life.

[@analogalien651]

Beautiful imperfect yet amazing man. I like his talking voice and what he says is gold!

[@Primus-ue4th]

Trey: The solution would be to identify all the C notes Guitarists: Fuck that

[@johnoflong]

I missed you man, so glad to see an upload ❤

[@toddkoelmel]

Thank you for posting this. For some reason, it seemed unapproachable back on Instagram. This version on a bigger screen, with the added graphics is really helpful. Kind of like commentary on an old religious text.

[@PhishGuitarLessons]

Hey, thank you for checking it out and I'm happy it helped!

[@stash7714]

Fun to hear Trey talk theory. I know where my notes are but connecting them still a challenge in real time.

[@PhishGuitarLessons]

I really like his philosophy on keeping it simple with the three chord types! And yeah, connecting the dots is a never ending journey. Thanks for watching!

[@manwebi]

That painting looks like Pikes Peak viewed from out on the plains. Love the magpies! And thanks for the lesson Trey!

[@modelcitizen1977]

Dude, fireside guitar lessons with Trey are just the best. I’d listen to him read the Mel Bay books, but instead he takes the time to explain the absolute treasure trove of useful nuggets that explain so much about how and why he plays the way he does. What a gift.

[@raymonddunne7153]

Talk about taking a teaching position with some credibility😅

[@daviddelucia9507]

Many Thanks! for adding the neck visual and putting this in a place where its easier to toggle the time.

[@PhishGuitarLessons]

Happy to help!

[@mtorrence27]

This was awesome. Would be great to see this tabbed out to every major and minor scale, like Trey eluded to later in his original video but thank you so much for taking the time for C!!

[@PhishGuitarLessons]

Thanks for watching!

[@danielmyers5897]

Love the 3 kinds of chord break down.

[@analogalien651]

Hello from Humboltd California!! Love you all!!

[@MysticOracle]

The mirror's secret is he's losing his hair.

[@lawnboy9224]

WOW amazing to hear right from the master

[@PhishGuitarLessons]

It truly is.

[@RobiRaw]

Love it. What is the next level of this lesson.

[@PhishGuitarLessons]

Thanks for watching! Here is a full playlist of the lessons Trey posted to his instagram: kzbin.info/aero/PLk3q7H-SIjS23rR7SIHc3rmnd7jgcOOqC&si=K_tl7gk9cKCpEw0-

[@Lightningph]

Thanks!

[@PhishGuitarLessons]

Absolutely!

[@Stellings4]

Nice to have Languedocs as your best friends..

[@PhishGuitarLessons]

Ha must be nice...more on that in a coming video...

[@denisblack9897]

Wow dude, coming from bass, where i distinguish 5 kind of chords, to this minor major dominant vision is liberating

[@PhishGuitarLessons]

Yeah, I love the simplicity of Trey's perspective on chords. What are the five kinds of chords that you would usually consider?

[@wallysroom]

Thanks Trey I’m going to start doing this

[@analogalien651]

Trey saying don’t play so many notes! Complicated… this guy, whatever will we do?? ❤❤❤❤

[@thenut1212]

I don’t even care if that’s a laminate (pretty sure it’s not), that’s one hell of a maple top there!

[@ScottS986]

How does this exercise translate into how Trey plays over chord changes?

[@PhishGuitarLessons]

Great question! I think that what ends up happening when you take an approach like Trey has laid out here, playing over changes (especially with something like AC/DC Bag, Sample etc) becomes much easier because you will clearly see the chord/chords all over the fretboard. You will be doing less thinking, which I always find to be ideal when improvising.

[@DublinSeafoodInc]

Thank you for this

[@PhishGuitarLessons]

Absolutely, thanks for watching!

[@YEM_]

When he said there's only 3 chords I thought he was going to say major minor and diminished. To me dominant is just a type of major with a favorite color added... But I get his point though.

[@PhishGuitarLessons]

Yeah it's an interesting point of view! Do you tend to think of chords like you listed above, major, minor and diminished?

[@Dawg93]

Is he just viewing a diminished chord as a minor chord with a flat 5 you think?

[@PhishGuitarLessons]

It would be really cool to hear how he would answer that. One view on diminished chords could be that they are a derivative of dominant chords (I kind of see/hear them this way...). How do you think of diminished chords?

[@jpaw1325]

@@PhishGuitarLessonsI’m pretty sure in a different lesson he referred to Diminished chords as dominant chords because they are leading you somewhere. It’s a very fascinating way to think about chords! I think it simplifies music theory very well.

[@sabbathkennedy]

Thanks man

[@PhishGuitarLessons]

Thanks for checking it out!

[@gailpazin7397]

Is there a print out for the C notes you are showing that I can use?

[@gnawbabygnaw]

Look what I found. 🤙🤙

[@PhishGuitarLessons]

Thanks for checking it out!