Where to Start With Music Theory: Episode 2 - The Minor Scale & Minor Key Chord Progressions

[@modmartinez]

I have ADHD and I get really antsy trying to learn guitar on KZbin but when I sit down and watch your videos, I'm fully engaged and I feel like I'm sitting down with a friend who I trust and enjoy being with. Thank you for everything you share here.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

ADHD makes learning so hard! I'm glad that my vids work for you - some folks get annoyed by my digressions/jokes :-)

[@Juanito._._]

@@EricHaugenGuitar ADHD dude here, i love that yours tutorials are so funny and engaging , also im kinda bored of the same youtube guitar videos of how to shred or play faster baby boomer metal, im more of an alt rock guy and this channel is the stuff that i need

[@zappasmoustache23]

Same here, I always come away having learned more in one lesson from Eric than multiple videos on a particular subject by other guitarists. Eric just spells it out for you while showing how it works.

[@russellandrewbennett7849]

Couldn’t agree more. I feel much more relaxed with these videos. Everything else gets me really overwhelmed, insecure, and makes me feel like I’m super far behind. Ironically, I’m watching those videos to get better but end up getting discouraged and unmotivated. These videos make me feel like it’s not the end of the world.

[@corihiller7657]

You’re one hell of a teacher man. You put things in a simple and understandable way with enough humor to make it memorable. Thanks for doing your thing

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Thanks so much Cori! I really try to empower people, rather than intimidate!

[@tigershav]

i read this in jordan peterson's voice

[@roomybarracuda]

Eric, most of your content is aimed at players more advanced than myself, so I'm glad to see you doing a series that is relevant to me as a beginner trying to make the move to intermediate. As soon as I discovered your channel it became immediately obvious to me how much more your teaching style and attitude toward guitar really resonate with me than other guitar teachers on KZbin. Please keep the videos coming, they're all great.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Thanks so much Daniel! My aim is to show people that you don't need to go to music school to gain enough understanding of your instrument to play with more intention and vibe!

[@Schniggi]

Ich

[@Schniggi]

Und

[@Leel3ones89]

Truth... well put

[@coreytherockstarduh]

"Say its name, take away it's power...." lmaoooooo. Love it, dude!

[@theukuleleclub]

As a music teacher I can’t believe how great and watchable this series of theory videos is - I should be getting bored but I can’t stop watching them for all the nuggets of knowledge pitched at just the right level to keep you playing along..thanks Eric..

[@thomasachambers7318]

True- no ads with Eric… hadn’t clocked it but that’s one of the many reasons these videos are relaxed, enjoyable, and genuinely take you to educational insights. Great guy, appreciated

[@Bad.At.Guitar]

Commenting and rambling as I go. Had to write a lot of notes for this one. I heard my instructor once tell me in middle school that the notes without sharps spell "BE" and that always made it easy for me to remember.

[@tomscotland]

16:23 4-nobody home-443 is how I’ll always remember this now.

[@thomasachambers7318]

“Duality is everywhere in music”. Another gem! The yin-yang Taoist guitar teacher 😊 Lao Tsu Mustang

[@cymbaline87]

I think all of your videos are amazing and useful, but the "where to start with music theory" ones are exactly what I need. Thank you so much, Eric.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Yay! I'm gonna keep making these - hopefully they'll allow my subscribers to have a linear guide through what's ACTUALLY necessary to know :-)

[@anysuarni4853]

Bisa

[@themitchies]

“The KZbin algorithm is not a guitar teacher.” Love it.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

I think about this a lot. In it’s desire to keep us stimulated, it’s giving us some weird ideas about what guitar playing is. So. Much. Flash. I disagree with.

[@BGP_yt]

But it literally brought me this video at the perfect junction.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

it's LEARNING! hahaha I bite the hand that feeds me

[@ijwhite]

DEAD ON!

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

it's messing with our heads!

[@vw9659]

"We don't need to worry about the circle of fifths to know .... the chords in a key". Hallelujah. Too many teachers just teach the circle of fifths because they had to learn it. They forget that the same information is all there, much more simply, on the fretboard - the place where it's actually going to be used.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Yeah! Everybody's different, and there's no 1 right way to do things. But this works so much faster for me :-)

[@meglittle15]

As a long-term pianist who's trying to get my head around guitar, it's so helpful to have the theory actually taught as it relates to the fretboard! Helps me to see the notes and patterns as they are on the guitar, rather than translating everything in my head to how it looks on a keyboard. Really excellent, easy to follow videos. Thanks man!

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

I always think of guitar as the redneck cousin to piano! It's so weird the way there's no white keys and black keys - makes it so easy to be lost!

[@rolandjgutierrez7737]

what you said borrowing from the miner key just opened my mind I never knew that thank you or I should of said opened the frit board to newer sound and fillings for me...Roland J Gutierrez from Magdalena New Mexico USA 🇺🇸

[@merovekh]

Wow - what a beautiful looking Mustang. I don't think I've ever seen a natural wood Mustang yet.

[@meeno_the_man]

Dig the way your mind works. There’s gold in that ramble. Stay golden.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Thanks man! Do you know the movie "The Outsiders?" - my friends used to call me "Pony Boy." "Stay gold" is from that :-)

[@AlexAlexAlex111]

I just want to say thank you for continuing to upload these videos. There is a tremendous amount of value in your lessons, i pick up something new with every re-watch. I think the world needs more people like yourself.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Thanks so much Alex! I really try to empower people, rather than intimidate them :-)

[@ampensgoalie35]

I love the honesty of character you have. Being genuine is something you can’t fake, and it is evident the joy you get from bringing others to your table. I hope you know that it is helping a random internet dude enjoy learning again after a period of guitar burnout. Feels good to be back.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Thanks Andrew! I always keep it real - sometimes to my own embarrassment :-) And I love to hear that my vids are inspiring people to get more joy out of their lives through music - that's really what I hope for!

[@Mac_kish]

You remind me a lot of the guy who taught me guitar 16 years ago. Love the videos and how easily you explain things!

[@EddieJWestMusic]

these r super helpful. ik my guitar and theory but can never put them together and these videos r helping them stick and work together so thank Eric

[@erickt1974]

As an intermediate/advanced "PLAYER" these videos are perfect. I always heard and could apply these ideas but wasn't able to fully understand why it works. I jumped the gun I guess. Besides fully explaining what I already know via muscle memory and song knowledge, these videos are also opening a lot of new avenues for more complex theory like modulation, substitutions, etc. I'm gonna watch these religiously

[@Juanito._._]

This video made me make a song idea using the progression of G#m7b5 - C#7- F#m my progression is F#m-Bm-G#m7b5-C#7 and its sounds amazing, thank you for the good videos

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Oooh I just tried that - nice one!

[@andy196414]

Eric I love your way of teaching! I think my mind and approach is in sync with you, its just I've struggled so many years trying to make sense of everything. You've convinced me to keep working so I can become the guitar player I want to be. Thanks.

[@trevorkuborn7416]

These videos are the missing piece my algorithm knew i needed 😉 thanks!

[@kaff567]

Great videos. But when the chord progressions come up, like at 10:30, why are there 'b' in front of some?

[@justinburnett2173]

I think its because it is in relation to the major scale degrees (I ii iii IV V vi vii°) so the notes in the natural minor scale degrees in relation to that is to flatten the 3rd, 6th and 7th degree hence the bIII, bVI and bVII but those chords are major in this context so its giving you the full picture.. Kind of new to this so a shot in the dark but makes sense to me plus I heard the best way to get an answer online is to post a wrong one first. Goodluck!

[@pausikov]

I have been playing guitar for over a year, I learnt many songs and got some "feel" for the notes and patterns in music however I noticed the lack of theory is limiting me to progress. This series is so far the most comprehensible on KZbin, mainly because it is very clearly explained how it relates to guitar. Thanks a lot.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Congrats on the progress you've made so far! This is a perfect time to start thinking about keys and chords - that's the stuff that makes us like the song!

[@ButterFlyWeed-w4s]

Thank you. I love the simplicity and opportunity your video's give me to fill any gaps in knowledge

[@mikedialect]

Man, if I was in a close time zone would love a lesson once a month. I'll keep re-watching these theory videos for now.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

I do online lessons too! Monday through Thursday - you can book on my website :-)

[@mikedialect]

@@EricHaugenGuitar Maybe next month. I'm currently in Korea and my work/classes are happening when you are open or it's 6-7AM where you're at. I'll check again for open times in the next few weeks. I'm off for 5 weeks AFTER next week.

[@シンガーダニエル]

Eric, dude... thank you. I have been playing guitar for 10 years now and I have been beating my head against the wall that is music theory for the last 6 of those years. I have tried multiple teachers, I've heard all the acronyms, I've tried convincing myself that I'm actually having fun and that everything was alright. *insert dog sipping coffee in hell meme* It wasn't alright, and I fucking hated it. The way you break this stuff down is so concise and clear, and it's like I'm hearing it for the first time in a language that makes waaaaay too much sense. I've spent the last 3 days on your first video and this one just rebuilding the foundations, and the amount of scaffolding and connections I've made IN JUST 3 DAYS is incredible. Thank you so much!! I do have two questions if I may?: 1. Why are you calling the (2) chord a "m7b5"? I'm struggling to understand why it's not just a "regular" chord (i.e. "B" or "G"). I can get the minor aspect comes from the scale, but where's the 7b5 coming from? 2. What's the outro song on this video called? Again, thank you!!

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Aha the song at the end is a jam I did over Drive-by Truckers "Goddamn Lonely Love." The ii chord in A minor is a diminished, when it's just a triad. B D F However, those are very hard for guitar players to grab so he add the 7th, the A. Thereby creating the m7b5 chord. It's annoying and very confusing!

[@ethanstockleyyoung5958]

First video I’ve ever watched where it doesn’t make music theory seem like quantum theory to an avocado.

[@elbiggamehunter]

I love your videos man! I played guitar growing up and kinda stagnated, and got bored. But your videos make me want to play again, and really sink my teeth into music. Thanks for all your content and for making music so approachable! Keep it up!

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

That's what I love to hear!

[@barnBR5-49]

I watched your series on Truefire and was happy to find your KZbin channel. Great job on the videos and thank you for your music insights.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Cool! Welcome to my hang zone - I love working with Truefire, but I miss having my plants in the shot :-)

[@dalecooper5841]

Hello from France! I discover Episode 1 yesterday (I'm following your channel by accident habitualy) congratulation for that "perfect clear" explanation of what I get a feeling for but without a map to find my way... Great guitars and Amps collection. I'll follow your episode progression regarding theory with great pleasure, and now I suscribe your channel. Thank you

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

I have French cousins!

[@dalecooper5841]

@@EricHaugenGuitar Great, where are they living?

[@mbaaden]

Eric-You are a phenomenal teacher; not just a phenomenal guitar teacher! Thank you for your passion and insight!

[@KidDozzi]

This was EXCELLENT. I like that you crack yourself up but also how much you trust your audience. A lot of online guitarists teaching either are talking down or are full of ego. This method is awesome and I'm going to watch them all. THANKS FOR MAKING THESE!

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Thanks Ian! Humor is key - I can never take anything too seriously, including myself :-)

[@rubenthegoblin]

Just wanted to say that this series is great!! I've been playing guitar for about five years now and I felt like I was sort of in a block progression wise. Took the time to go back to some basic theory that I never wrapped my head around and this series has been INSANELY helpful. Great videos man.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Yay! That makes me so happy to hear!

[@troyoswald5683]

congrats on 100k !

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Thanks Troy!

[@dominickdagostino469]

You're a legend, dude. You teach the perfect amount of theory and it is amazing and simple to understand. Thank you.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Yay! I try to keep things as simple and practical as possible!

[@Admirable14]

You absolutely deserve the best in life. Thank you so hard.

[@laurielyon7740]

Good day Eric…..I stumbled upon your channel the other day. I don’t often-in fact almost never-click on guitar clips because I’m a 73 year old clarinet player. But your clip on the secondary dominants triggered my curiosity. Then today I enjoyed your clip on the Mixolydian mode. The long and the short of it is……I’ve subscribed. The clips I’ve seen are very informative and well explained. Good job! And I can’t imagine the odd person hasn’t said you remind them of a youthful Donald Sutherland. Your appearance……not your guitar chops.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

hahahaha I know exactly what movie you're talking about! Kelly's Heroes!

[@SpookieVonDookie]

Thank you for making videos that apply music theory in a practical way, they’ve really helped me improve my playing. It doesn’t hurt that we like a LOT of the same music. Keep things cookin’ in the riff kitchen, buddy!

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Yay! It really is true that there a handful of concepts that we NEED to know, and a whole bunch of academic jargon that's not necessary. The problem is that many jazz and metal teachers fail to see this, and speak to all students as though they are like themselves. Lucky for you, I'm a hipster luddite! I grew up on classic rock, and then got into weirdo indie stuff :-)

[@broncoxy]

Man, and again I've learned so much and with ease and fun; it goes to show how much a good teacher can do and you sure as hell are one! I get so easily bored or distracted or confused by others, but I could listen to you talk and actually understand stuff all day long (ok maybe not all day long, but you get me). Seeing things like the minor and major (and weirdo) chords from the major scale here, but in a slightly shifted manner, really makes for 'wait a minute, I think I got it'-moments, and those are the best ones. Also just playing around with that little theory that I've learned from the two videos so far is so much fun and lets me create such cool things; i - ii - iv - iii/v (the last ones share a bar) sounded really nice to me and just playing with it and trying to play them in different keys was a blast. Simple stuff, but for me its all new and magical. I really have been missing out with theory and I'm glad that I can now learn a little tiny bit. Thank you so much!

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Yeah! Chord progressions are magical!

[@Doctor-en8dj]

Man this series is great. Just got onto it. And on top of the great learning content, holy moly the tones in your gear... awesome.

[@zachkaeser8320]

You're awesome Eric. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us. Your instruction method is so considerate of your students - many times I feel like music teachers take a lot of theory for granted when trying to teach, either because they are too lazy to fully explain everything or because they are truly incapable of getting down to their students' level. You always take plenty of time to explain every detail, and what's more, you explain your method too. You have respect for your students and it definitely comes across in these videos. Thank you!

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Thanks Zach! Yeah! The whole "know your audience" thing! That's what many music teachers miss! I totally get that many of my subscribers will never go to music school, and they don't have to! There's a core chunk of music theory that's useful for rock/blues/alt. And then there's a sea of academic jargon! We'll just skip that and leave it for the jazzers :-)

[@jrp4485]

Eric is a great teacher. I have been playing guitar for years and these videos are really helping to make sense of theory👍🏼

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Yay! I'm so glad to hear it! Understanding WHY we like the stuff we like is so huge!

[@micsunday14]

Whao that escalated quickly from ep 1. Love it

[@micsunday14]

Really enjoying this series Eric . Getting alot out of it and also a great collection of tutes out of your back catalogue.

[@mikericciuti5996]

Eric: Just so that you know: these are very, very helpful. thanks

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Yay! That's what I love to hear!

[@frankjodouin8134]

You’re a great teacher man, I’ve been playing for 30+ years and I’ve been able to expand my knowledge based on some of your tutorials, very concise and informative delivery, good on you man

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Thanks Frank! I try to keep it real and to the point! I grew up in NJ and I swear it made me this way :-)

[@frankjodouin8134]

@@EricHaugenGuitar yeah I’ve herard you New Jerseyians don’t mince words lol, either way man it’s great to learn a new concept/trick and incorporate it to my musical arsenal, sometimes I plateau and and feel stagnant which can be very uninspiring, keep putting in the work Eric and I’ll keep watching and thank you 🙏

[@lazlomattachine8334]

Great show Eric. I’ve been turning on some of my students on to your content and they’ve found them really useful for continued geeking out on the guitar- well played sir!

[@Judsonian]

Lovely outro song, Eric. Always nice spending time with you and your guitar!

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Thanks Judson! That jam is from Drive By Truckers "Goddamn Lonely Love." That solo was from a vid I never posted on KZbin, here's the insta clip: instagram.com/p/B73g0rvHETe/

[@Judsonian]

@@EricHaugenGuitar Thanks, man! I was already trying to figure it out so this will help.

[@southpawOO7]

Always glad when I end up here. Some things I know but I'm always finding holes in my knowledge. Thanks for filling my holes Eric.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Me too! I love how there's always a plot twist with music theory - when you discover that minor and major are brothers - DUN DUN DUUUUUUUUN!

[@jordanbeblow9634]

Really enjoy your teaching style. Been playing a long time and am able to glean useful information from your teaching. Thank you!

[@ditchgator1]

True👍😎❤🖖

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Yay! I'm happy to help, Jordan!

[@robertsimpson436]

Hi Eric, decided to follow your theory ideas/lessons... very useful... your style of teaching is very good as is your sense of humour!!

[@lofideltaguitars8484]

I have a passel of old Mustangs. NONE of them sound this good (LOL). Love your lessons man. Great job!

[@carloscarlito73]

Oh yeah Mr. Haugen, those theory videos are really helpful! Like really really really helpful, merci bcp!

[@station2station544]

These gentle theory videos are liberating!

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Yay! You know that's what I love to hear! I HATE the way music teachers sometimes lord their theory knowledge over the "philistines." UGH. It doesn't have to be that complicated! It's just a cookbook!

[@Kali-eq3lr]

Your nuts! That’s why I keep watching.👍🙏

[@BinnisRetro]

Yeah this is exactly what I need. I may just a book a lesson!

[@Salehieh]

I thoroughly enjoyed your part 1 and was hoping for a second part, and now I'm excited and happy :)

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Yay! Stay tuned - I'm going to empty my head as linearly as possible. Basically, I'm sharing in-order the bits of theory I put together over the years. Next up - when to use the relative minor scale! (twang mode)

[@Salehieh]

@@EricHaugenGuitar Your vast amount of experience is extremely valuable, you should know, learning from it is but a privilege. Looking forward to it! :)

[@iduncanw]

Your videos are definitely helpful Eric and your tone always sounds so good. I've still got so much to learn, so probably need to watch some of your videos a few times, but that's the same with many new skills. I'll be slowly exploring this theory series. Thanks for making ad free content, it makes it much more conducive to learning 😎🎸

[@tim.casey.11]

I loooove this series, and your delivery of it, Eric. Thank you SO much for making these and with such great humor, lol. 😁 I bet George Harrison would refer to Bm7b5 as one of the “naughty chords”.. 🌞🐞

[@joellacey7318]

As someone who's spent many years learning songs without really ever finding a good in-roads to theory, this along with some of your other videos has been the thing that finally got me in there. Appreciate you Eric! I Immediately recognized that [ ii*, V7, i ] appearing in one one of my favorite songs, Irene by Rodrigo Amarante.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Thanks for supporting me on Patreon Joel! Yeah - that ii* V7 i shows up everywhere - so slinky!

[@Pedro28725]

Wow I love Rodrigo Amarante too dude! (just wanted to share that bye)

[@Shotzeethegamer]

I don't know where I'm at or what I need to know, but I think I'll get there.

[@LennySugiono]

9:28 Eric is lit fam

[@simondevine1657]

You always keep me inspired to keep looking forward with my playing 👍

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Yay! That's what i love to hear! Empowering people to play rather than intimidating them with hot licks - I'm so done with the flash :-)

[@99vkh]

Hey Eric !! I totally enjoyed this lesson. 😊🎸 I am really getting addicted to your lessons. What a wonderful rendering, the way you phrase and deliver... absolute pleasure and how stylishly you play the guitar 🎸!! You definitely made me happy and added to that I learnt something nice and motivated me to pick up my guitar and play. Keep up the beautiful work and your looks are also getting better and better 👍👌👏👏

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Thanks buddy! I'm really am a zealot about playing slow and cinematic, and knowing enough about what you're doing to FEEL it. That's the stuff!

[@99vkh]

@@EricHaugenGuitar you’re amazing !! 👍

[@Crazijames]

You’re a well of knowledge Eric. Certified “Damn” moment

[@geoffb9999]

Very helpful and informative. Thanks Eric

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

I'm happy to help, Geoff!

[@garethbyrd5860]

I'm really loving this series, it's really helping my progress. I had to stop halfway through and write a 2-5-1 jazz number. Then I finished the lesson. Thanks Eric.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Yay! The 2 5 1 is EVERYWHERE in jazz! Ever wonder where all those damn extra chords come from? It's 2 5 1 of whatever the next chord is - it's totally a reverse engineering trick!

[@MrKevbo82]

Annnnd now I’ve got Del Shannon’s runaway stuck in my head for the day. Guess there’s worse fates! Great video as usual 👍

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Aha yeah that's another example for sure! Now it's stuck in MY HEAD!

[@metalfuryskulls]

HELLO SUNSHINE! Can't wait, love SFA :-)

[@johnpittman6]

Cool Super Bee amp!! I love Carr’s.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

They're a great group of fellas! Steve, Phil, Dave, Warren & Lou - it's cool to know that when people are buying those amps they're supporting a real small American business :-)

[@callummoir1452]

Love this , very explanatory and simple to understand. SUBSCRIBED

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Yay! Welcome to my chill and informative riffkitchen™ :-)

[@ThomasArques]

Great vídeo Eric. Amazing lessons, great guitar, beautiful tone...and nice jacket 🎶🎸🤘🏻

[@nicko7238]

Well said...oh wait you forgot the hat! ;P

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

As you know, my youtube brother, it's all about what may generate the more appealing thumbnail image :-)

[@ThomasArques]

@@EricHaugenGuitar 😉🎸🎶

[@ThomasArques]

@@nicko7238 😂 ...and nice hat too 🧢

[@christopher-miles]

Not joking it’s best when you go a stray from your notes It’s actually hella useful. ...just to reference and refresh my brain haha Great stuff. Would love to see more theory in depth. Cheers

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Thanks Christopher! I like doing these "....Eric Empties His Head" vids - and there's definitely a bit more to discuss. Modes, Secondary Dominants, Diminished, Relative Majors, & Color Chords. It's not infinite, though! It really is just a menu at a restaurant - at a certain point you know the dishes you like and avoid the stuff you don't care about.

[@christopher-miles]

@@EricHaugenGuitar Honestly, I think if you even did an hour of this I would watch every second til the end. I think most people would. There’s a lot of little bits in there that I’m like “oh, shit... that’s awesome”. Appreciate

[@ewym5408]

Perfect timing!! After feeling comfortable with the tasks in your first episode a couple of weeks ago, the next stage. Thank you again Haugenomics!

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Yay! Next up, I'm gonna talk about the slow-going process of looking back at all the songs you know and analysing them - a real test of patience!

[@johnandre5558]

Tom Waits was one of the best shows I have ever seen. Random thought...drums explained to guitarists. I love your Ribotisms but it’s your groove that glues it all together.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Aha! I play drums too - I have a vid about EXACTLY that subject! kzbin.info/www/bejne/rGe5i2lqlqZni80

[@johnandre5558]

@@EricHaugenGuitar I only wish I played drums but I knew you played from a few of your other videos. I think a course on basic drum grooves and what to listen for as a guitarist would be really cool and you’d be perfect for it. It’s no coincidence that a lot of great musicians either started on, or also play drums.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

So many great singers! Steven Tyler, Chris Cornell, Iggy Pop! I think having a good rhythmic foundation really helps with lyrics.

[@johnandre5558]

@@EricHaugenGuitar Now that I did not know. Very cool.

[@brianb5594]

What is the song at the end Eric? Love it!

[@PushBacon]

Im really discovering things with this!

[@art-van-delay]

Allright, got it :-) F is the 6th Chord in in the A Minor Scale, so I can play F Lydian or F Major Pentatonic (wich is within Lydian) wich is all the same as A-Aeolian. So I can play technically a Major Scale within a Minor Song. I guess that‘s what I meant in the other Video. Thank you! Opened my mind!

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Yes! With one caveat: playing chord to chord to chord only works when there's plenty of TIME on each chord. If the progression is moving fast, your brain will explode trying to keep up!

[@michaelmunday6808]

@artvandelay as an Architect how do you have so much time for music theory

[@kaitodesire]

Dude I love your vids. Thanks for this

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

My pleasure man!

[@geoffardell6003]

Really enjoy your channel, and love this series 👍

[@1114gabby]

lots of great info in there...Im just getting back to your videos. So Bmb75 is moveable. I saw you using different fingering for this chord.

[@camhaines5482]

Yes good lesson. I really have trouble making my solos sound nice- flowy - work with chord changes - etc etc. Got the scales need the feels now.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

My main advice - and I gotta make a vid about this: play cinematic! Think thematically and soundscapey, and listen to what you're doing while you're doing it - try to get away from the desire to sound like a bad mofo and just play pretty notes!

[@matthogan-jones117]

Another brilliant lesson - I can feel my brain powering up 👍

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Yes! That's what I love to hear! I try so hard to use minimal jargon, and de-mystify music theory - to me it's just a cookbook!

[@t3601f]

Excellent

[@blues61]

Extremely useful survey of minor scales and chords. The chord progression material definitely augmented my understanding. Thanks man! I play a fingerstyle arrangement of "Jockey Full of Bourbon" based on John Hammond's version. And, Dutch Pink is actually more of a yellowish color - who knew? Need to dust that song off today. :-)

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

"augmented my understanding" :-) Nice one, Steve!

[@blues61]

@@EricHaugenGuitar Ha! Unintended pun. :-)

[@Scriibble4]

These are VERY helpful

[@69moooooo]

This is tremendous.

[@RJCruz-uw6vf]

Great lessons Eric! thank you much appreciated!!!

[@azarealbheri6876]

Can anyone tell me where to find the solo that was played @20:59? Such an amazing sound and emotion!

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Thanks Azareal! That's from an instagram post I made: instagram.com/p/B73g0rvHETe/ A tasty little solo over Drive-by Truckers "Goddamn Lonely Love." :-)

[@tcuttrissweb]

10 months later (only just discovering your excellent content, already subscribed, cause yeah) BUT, THAT GUITAR DUDE! Gorgeous! I love it. Tell me more about it, or do you have a video on it somewhere?

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

My trusty 66 mustang! I've had it since high school :-) kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqOmdIWHm5KJj7M

[@davidstrong1401]

Good lesson Eric and great hat. Can you do something about string damping one day? I know my scales now (thanks to you) but I always get the previous string ringing out

[@tephros19]

I struggled with that too! A few things that helped me out: 1) Slow down your scales and really focus on transitioning without noise. 2) This video from Justin kzbin.info/www/bejne/aoSzmId3ds6DrZY

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Yeah! As Tyler suggested, slowing down is key (also I'm sure Justin's vid is good too). I've gotta do a vid on fretting hand thumb/wrist placement - I notice some students who were mostly self taught have a very tight grip, and can't open their fingers. Guitar is a stupid weird wonderful instrument to play, but there's all sorts of tiny errors with body movement that can really hamper smooth playing. Keep it slow and loose :-)

[@stevepughlandman]

Love that 2 5 1!

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Oh yeah the minor iim7b5 - V7 - i - so sneaky!

[@ditchgator1]

Had a Carr Mercury when they 1st came out...GREAT amp👍😎 The longer the chord name = easiest chord to play🤣👍😎 👍😎❤🖖 Love brother

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Ooh yeah the Mercury's are great! Steve let me borrow a Lincoln a while back - his el84 vox type thing - that amp was DEADLY!

[@tarafernandes9382]

Excellent job

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Thanks Tara!

[@mattylyons6471]

Was that God Damn Lonely Love on the outro??!? Very nice!

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Thanks Matty! Years ago I did a cover of that on insta: instagram.com/p/B73g0rvHETe/?

[@joshuamichael4312]

When Eric looks over his glasses, ladies and gentlemen, he's not messing around. Listen to what this dude has to say!

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Uncle Eric gettin' S E R I O U S

[@jocharlesworth]

This is great, thanks Eric

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Yay! I'm happy to help, Jo!