Top 5 Things Every Intermediate Guitar Player Should Know

[@yourguitarsage]

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[@MiguelAmar1]

1. Bar Chords 2. The Caged System 3. Pentatonic Scale 4. Nashville Number System 5. Identifying the Tonic of the Song

[@bennyubub1582]

You're the real mvp

[@jsh6407]

Mike Amar thanks

[@undercrackers56]

Damn! We should have come straight here and save having to watch 16 minutes of narcissistic rambling. Thanks Mike.

[@lnambz]

Thank you, this video did not need to be 15 minutes long

[@quintas66]

Mike Amar "bar" chords lol You'd think after 30 years he would know how to spell basic music terminology. Also, I'm pretty sure this guy does not have a Ph.D.

[@telecasterbear]

I have been playing for 41 years now. I have never been the campfire or house party guitar player. I am either alone in my room, or with a band.

[@tonihorvat2747]

I haw been playing fpr meybe half a year and i love playing in my room and im really looking forward to playing im a band once and 13 btw edit:i meamt 13 sorry

[@reggiediaz5417]

That's what you called you are a soul player men It's either you don't like to share ur music to others or u are afraid to fail some notes to others. But ur soul in music is into you

[@DoublekillerX]

He looks like ben affleck and ryan reynolds at the same time

[@devoncarterburns]

One could say this qualifies as a super power...

[@fobster2000]

More Ryan Reynolds and James Hetfield!

[@kylecollins1045]

Crazy

[@metalgear7084]

Stephen dorff more like.

[@TKnuckles333]

Does he get you wet?

[@1taylorgibson]

The chord numbering system is the most important theory you will learn in playing the guitar. It's not just that the chords have a number, but they have a sound that harmonizes with that scale. And this allows you to figure out the chords in most songs and it gives you the tools to write your own songs. If you know the circle of fifths you are already halfway there. (Fcgdaeb)

[@yourguitarsage]

Indeed my friend! Thank you so much for the comment.

[@frigglediggle2]

After a year or two of hearing you mention that unstoppable guitar system, I'm so close to just giving you that one dollar. But I need to think it over. Talk to my financial advisor. So close though. I might say FUCK IT and just do it, but we will see

[@yourguitarsage]

David Soule Dude, I just love you man! Great comment!

[@3radHill]

David Soule You could call that adviser... but a $1 for David's advise is probably better spent then what a financial advisor will charge you for his "advise". lol

[@frigglediggle2]

Yea but 1 buck can also buy a hamburger at Wendy's or 4 gumballs so the possibilities are endless.

[@frigglediggle2]

Sorry can't talk now, chewing gum

[@3radHill]

David Soule Ah...Spend a few days going through old jacket pockets & checking your neighbours trash for beer cans. If that doesn't work, get brave. Stick your hands between the couch cushions. I know thats a bit risky but that's why its so rewarding. Just have a few bandaids on hand. Then treat your self. Buy that cheese burger and gum balls. Maybe not the best combination but to each their own. And when your satisfied and blowing cheeseburger bubbles maybe buy a guitar lesson.You're worth it. lol

[@chrisjetton1957]

Lots of good stuff on here. I've been playing for 30+ years and have done it all so there was nothing new on here to me, but still all good and correct information for the beginner. I don't understand (well, maybe I do) all the hate from the people that probably look a lot cooler than they sound. Teaching, mentoring and helping others down the path is an admirable quality. Keep up the good work.

[@yourguitarsage]

Thank you Chris. I appreciate your very kind comment and thank you for stopping by! e:)

[@geddy1001]

Love this. Have been stuck in a rut for years and just need to get back to basics . Videos like these breaking out certain aspects of playing at certain levels gets myself thinking again about having a purpose playing rather then mind numbingly playing the same things over and over again. Thanks again for all your videos/tutorials etc. Rock on 🤘

[@yourguitarsage]

For all those that get what I'm saying, thank you and I'm here for you. For those that just complain, thank you for making this my most successful video on KZbin. Those negative comment have given this video rocket fuel. Trolls rule. Thank you :)

[@drhoboftw1576]

YourGuitarSage you'r lessons are very informative but you do too much self-promotion it just ruins it

[@theitaliankid05]

This guy gets it. He's kind of condescending too.

[@robertrodgers3845]

Erich I am a life UGS member, I like to come over to you tube and watch your quick classes... Ha... If you have anymore of those Epiphone Accustics laying around, I would love to help you keep the dust knocked off them! LOL

[@ultracon3806]

Dr HoboFTW; your complaint makes absolutely no sense.

[@pixelatedparcel]

Don't need this video but it's been a while since I dropped-in and figured I'd say merry X-mas to you, since I'm here...Don't see many of those complainers turning an abstract goal into books, a learning system and 400k KZbin channel. Congrats to you, man. Keep on making that lemonade and merry X-mas.

[@malmqvist11]

Wait... So that John Mayer song was about slow dancing in a burning room? Just need to be sure...

[@malmqvist11]

+Faez Raen I was being sarcastic, seeing as he mentions and repeats it about 5-10 times... Oh and John Mayer is a complete douche. Great guitar player, slightly overrated, but awful lyrics and a singing voice that gets very tiresome, very quickly.

[@samme79]

+Erik Slot Malmqvist Awful lyrics lol. If you've listened to his newer songs you'd know better but I think you're still stuck to his 'Your Body is a Wonderland' era. But anyway to each his own

[@tehSteahdy]

+Erik Slot Malmqvist the only reason you think his lyrics are rubbish is because you haven't listened to his actual music his mainstream music is him sacrificing his craft to get a hit, he even says that

[@MrMusicM67]

+Erik Slot Malmqvist Clearly haven't listened to his music and his recent work with the Grateful Dead.

[@passion_flora]

+Erik Slot Malmqvist it's called repetition. Weird how he repeats it every chorus huh?

[@rashimandlik7393]

This is really encouraging for someone like me, I picked up the guitar without any training, just to cope with the pressure of medical school and now I can play full fledged covers thanks to your videos and many like them. Sending tons of love from India....❤️ Thank you so much .. Rashi

[@y047anuragyadav4]

Hey hope u r doing fine. I wanna know if u continued ur guitar practice? Where did u reach by now in guitar?

[@andrewsimms5636]

I started learning to play at fifty and just love the journey. At times it can be frustrating when progress is slow but the one thing I have discovered is that each skill becomes a building block to the next and one day the task that was so hard becomes simply part of the warm up. Thanks Erich your vids they are informative and have helped along the journey, if I have advanced past one I move onto the next like any adult would.... all I can say to the haters is if you already know what’s being presented then move on to the next one or chill out with some cat videos. Adios

[@nicostrong6691]

I have been stuck at intermediate for 30yrs never seeking out lesson. Thank you for turn me on to the number system and finding the tonic. Thanks again

[@TheCaseUK]

Damn Ben Affleck got old and good at guitar

[@jimjim3394]

Will Page Ben affleck now looks older than this dude

[@SalamiSlice]

I think you mean Paul Rudd

[@smolpp5316]

Looks more like Ray Liotta to me

[@kaizze8777]

your explanation of the Tonic makes so much sense, and I been studying music for over 15 years

[@donkeyhurley5290]

I can barely play Darude Sandstorm so maybe not ready for this lesson yet.

[@bigfootsdead]

you can still get into some of the stuff mentioned here, specially the pentatonic scale

[@JstBobby]

Donkey Hurley every song us darude sandstorm, so you've played it whether or not you realize it.

[@donkeyhurley5290]

LOL, good one Johnny! You are probably right.

[@calindosa1145]

Finally! A decent guy, decently and clarely explaining, and inviting people to decency. GREAT! Thank you, and respect!

[@yourguitarsage]

👊🏻🙏

[@itzfork6401]

I just watched your video on how to play he stopped loving her today. You said you have seen George? My uncle is an amazing country singer. He sounds just like GJ. He met George backstage. And sang with him. Everyone in my family said he could of done so much with his voice. But he can't stay sober and out of prison long enough. He went to Tennessee one time. Sang for a bunch of people and came back to Chicago with like 8 different peoples guitars.

[@itzfork6401]

He also had a chance back when George was still alive. To make a song with him.

[@yourguitarsage]

+xPuRiFiieD_FoRk that is super cool my friend! He was a legend!

[@emlyngriffith5846]

Good lesson and very clear....but I'd suggest it was meant for beginners as opposed to intermediate standard....most of this is basic keyboard knowledge.

[@yourguitarsage]

Thanks Ellyn. e:)

[@ZeroSum23]

The "Nashville Number System" sounds an awful lot like Music Theory 101. But you're right, it's super helpful when you meet someone else who knows Theory and you can tell them "This song is I, IV, V in the key of D." Makes it really simple to translate and pick up songs by ear once you can pick up how the patterns sound.

[@austinhernandez2716]

I'm majoring in music composition and theory so I can definitely relate. I've been taking guitar lessons for a year now and music theory has helped me so much. I think every guitar player should take like an introductory course

[@TheInvader123]

+ZeroSum23 I don't typically communicate the system through Roman numerals. You must be "advanced".. :p

[@ZeroSum23]

TheInvader123 You're right, I probably shouldn't have used the Roman numerals within the quotation marks. That's how it's written, but not how it's said. You caught me!

[@undercrackers56]

So, not actually a definitive lesson but more of a vague, rambling way of promoting your courses.

[@ouncy]

I thought it was a lesson on how to Google search.

[@maxhaufe4487]

He's gotta make money too ;) and hey why not :D it's his KZbin channel ^^

[@abelj.]

He didn't say its a lesson . He just wanna tell us :)

[@sameoldcarlos]

It's impossible to teach all these things in a short video. He is just guiding people who study guitar by themselves. And yes, it helps a lot!

[@ouncy]

***** I was with you for the first sentence, kinda lost me after that.

[@user-zr3yh9mu4l]

He's so stoic and cool about this whole guitar stuff that makes me chase away the mess in my head and motivation to learn comes back.. like that (snaps fingers) :)) I want to buy all his books literally, he does such a good job. Since I'm poor + use a foreign currency, I'll make sure to buy at least one, I swear.

[@yourguitarsage]

So kind. Thanks my friend. Here is a link for free access to my first 30 lessons. www.yourguitarsage.com/30

[@user-zr3yh9mu4l]

YourGuitarSage The reply from You feels almost like an autograph. Yes Erich, sign me up for 30 free lessons!! :)

[@kolobcanyon8920]

Why do you call it the Nashville number system? Isn't it the Roman Numeral system from Tonal Harmony?

[@arrythmic_sonnet]

I never knew these pentatonic scales will be so helpful. Thanks man, I appreciate your work.

[@yourguitarsage]

+Saurav Tripathi You are so welcome Saurav! BTW Tune into my live Q & A event on my FB Page to answer all your questions this Saturday - March 19, 2016 at 11AM Central Standard Time! facebook.com/events/594737640680311/

[@beninglis8097]

Is there some way you can incorporate cats jumping around in your guitar videos?

[@bp3957]

Hahahah

[@pinklemonade6597]

This is so helpful! I’ve been playing guitar for a few months now but i didnt feel like i was improving bc i didnt know what to do next!

[@yourguitarsage]

👊🏻 www.yourguitarsage.com/30

[@juancpgo]

The most important thing he didn't mention: know all notes in the fretboard.

[@thatpennyyoufindonthegroun5855]

lol that's more difficult to do. youd have to study even more music theory to catch up on his chord figures and then understand whether it's a major or minor. I'm a total beginner and all I could do is just play tabs lol

[@juancpgo]

That Penny You Find On The Ground I’ve been playing guitar for years, and I can tell you that it's much much easier than how we see it at first. The problem is that at the beginning it's too much information at once: your fingers are totally not used to the fretboard, your mind is not used to thinking in note terms, your ears not used with intervals, and so on. There are too many layers of knowledge to absorb at once. Trust me, it doesn't take long for you to be hugely less intimidated by it. There are thousands of chords, but you need only a few shapes to play really any song. Also, you learn how the chords work, and from any one chord you can get to many others. For example, you learn to turn a major chord to a minor, 7th, m7, maj7, 9, 6, etc... just by moving one or 2 notes. I would advice you to learn how the SYSTEM works. Learn how chords work, instead of just learning a bunch of shapes. Then it all becomes as simple as you can't even imagine yet.

[@thatpennyyoufindonthegroun5855]

Juan thanks but I can't afford a teacher and most of these KZbinrs confuse the crap out of me when it's comes to theory. They say one thing then contradict themselves.

[@juancpgo]

That Penny You Find On The Ground Yes, I agree. To teach is a very rare quality, it requires a special ability to organize knowledge and present it to a beginner. Go to websites and youtubers till you find one that can explain easily. There is a lot, a lot, a lot of them. Just find the ones that make you understand. There's no excuse today to not learn something, unless you don't have internet. For theory applied to the guitar, you need to know a few things (if you don't want just ignore it haha): 1) Memorize the musical alphabet (12 notes: A, A#, B, C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, G, G#). As you may have noticed, there is not B# nor E#. It's just one of the exceptions in music theory (there is a few exceptions here and there, seems confusing at first but you get used to it). Learn how these 12 notes are laid out in the guitar's fretboard. The open strings correspond to the notes E A D G B E (starting from the lowest sounding note). Any note you play on the guitar is one of the 12 above. When you press one note in the guitar and move it 1 fret higher, you moved 1 note in the musical alphabet. Ex: F → F#, B→C, etc. 2) Then learn the major scale, because from the major scale you understand where chords come from. A major scale uses 7 notes of the 12 above. You can build a major scale starting from any of the 12 notes above. So, there are 12 major scales you can build. Ex: there is a C major scale (C D E F G A B), a G major scale (G A B C D E F#), a D major scale (D E F# G A B C#). etc. Although these scales have different notes, they all sound alike, they all sound familiar, because the spaces between the notes are the same. 3) Then learn how chords come from the major scale. A major chord (the default chord) is simply the notes 1 3 and 5 from the corresponding major scale. Ex: C major chord is (C E G), a G major chord is (G B D), a D major chord is (D F# A). To create a minor chord, just take a major chord, then lower its middle note to the previous note in the musical alphabet. Ex: a C minor chord is (C D# G). A major 7 chord is simple a major chord adding a note in the 7th position of the scale. Ex: A Cmaj7 chord is simply (C E G B). The same thinking applies to C9, C6, etc.. That's most of the complexity. If you understood these 3 points, you got most of it. It's really not as complicated as it seems.

[@thatpennyyoufindonthegroun5855]

Juan oh yeah now it makes sense. I know the notes but what confuses me is what really is music? Is it made up or organized in perfect sequential notes to make it be music like if your writing a riff do you follow theory to make it into a song or just stack a bunch of cool sounding chords to make it into a song.

[@meganb6054]

Never played scales and all that. I've played for 6 years, I'm now 17. I've played a Fender Sonoran for 5 years and damn your guitar is beautiful. Barre chords are my baby- it's my favourite thing to play! I can do CAGED but pentatonic scales are a mystery to me.

[@mastervolume1508]

+M & Sonoran "Pentatonic Scales are a mystery to me". I think with a little research on you tube and other places you can solve that mystery. 'Penta" means 5, which means there are only 5 notes in the scale. So they are relatively simple. That doesn't mean they don't take practice. Just work on the first position he showed, where the root note is on the Low E String and follow the pattern from there. Once you get comfortable running up and down that position you can work on the other 4 positions before they start over again an Octave higher,. There are millions of KZbin Videos on how to best use the Pentatonic Scales and I am sure his are fine. But you can get them for free all over the place as well if you want. What's the specific thing stumping you on Pentatonic scales? I'm sure many viewers of this video can help with the confusion.

[@meganb6054]

Master Volume It's not that they're difficult, sure they're fairly simple, but it's not something I've ever needed for guitar nor learnt, and I've played for around 7 years now, therefore they're counted as a mystery to me because they're not something needed in the basics of guitar, in my opinion. I can play finger picking, chords and more.

[@mastervolume1508]

+ M & Sonoran - Yeah, they are basically for soloing or doing riffs. So if you don't play a style that requires either of those things and don't plan to or want to. They won't be of much use. But I would still suggest working on them

[@TheDaft2011]

+M & Sonoran there is much more to being a guitarist than playing chords and finger picking patterns over them. Imagine driving a car, but not being able to turn. That is where you are without knowledge of basic scales (pentatonic, major, and minor)

[@yourguitarsage]

I do have some penta vids here my friend.

[@chusssMusic]

Did anyone tell you before that you look like James Hetfiled? Maybe looking from some certain angles! :) Kool video and stuff.. greetings from Egypt

[@yourguitarsage]

Thank you my friend! Yes, I get that a lot.

[@raymundslanislav7889]

Omg he could be James's younger fitter brother or even play him in a movie 😁

[@mohamedhabib8982]

WoW ---- Chussss amazing for meet here i'm one huge fan of your works , Master

[@michaelharvey1701]

Combination of Kevin Costner and James Hetfield.

[@PeteWizzle]

James Hetfiled maybe, but he looks nothing like James Hetfield.

[@Jucelbruce]

I had a guitar teacher for about 6 years and I know nothing about guitar theory. Gonna check out your ebook and website now, thanks!

[@yourguitarsage]

You are so welcome! Honestly, with a little bit of guitar theory you can do a whole lot! Check out my other video Channel YGSguitarlessons. I have a lot of theory stuff there.

[@mrsir2007]

Some of these I honestly haven't even thought much into it. I'm glad you make these videos every week. Your Guitar videos are the cliff notes version of learning to play lol. So much easier to follow, and understand. Thanks a ton!!

[@yourguitarsage]

I love that! The cliff notes.

[@martyandann2956]

Thanks Erich, the light bulb just went one about the caged system..no one explained it like you did, thank you..I finally got it.

[@mrjamesgrimes]

ive been playing/studying music 25 years and never heard it called a Nashville number system

[@MoneyBooBoo]

Same here lol

[@seenochasm7101]

Where have you guys been?

[@ericm8333]

Not in Nashville obviously.

[@NorthWriter]

Me neither. But it sounds like basically a simpler explanation of music theory, which makes sense. Anything that helps music theory make more sense can't be a bad thing. :)

[@kennyvdh]

indeed..

[@prayerwarrior96]

So... i saw this video last year and today i was trying to learn randomly and bumped into this. i remember when i watched this video for the first time and it was all news for me, made me feel good with myself. thanks Sensei greetings from Angola.

[@Coltzaboss]

I'm pretty sure roman numeral analysis of keys has been around long before Nashville was even founded...

[@morelandlesswater8656]

But was it around before the Romans?

[@Torkspork]

Love these top 5 videos you've been putting up. They're giving me a lot of new goals to shoot for

[@yourguitarsage]

Thank you so much Tyler! Please let me know if I can help you in anyway on the guitar.

[@keep_it_real26]

Thanks for your awesome teaching, very much appreciated Erich...I wish I had come across your video 18 momths ago, but better late than never.. I started to learn guitar at 15 yrs old and learnt all the chords including BARRE chords but only in the E & A formation which are of course the most commonly played and I was like you say a basic guitar player, with little or no understanding of even the basic music theory. I dabbled with learning scales but didnt progress far at all with that, but never lost the ability to play chords and could bash out a song.. Anyway about 18 months ago I started to get serious about learning some music theory and improving my abilities, so I slashed out and purchased a Martin acoustic albeit a lower end model but still the best sounding guitar I have ever played.. You tube has been my teacher and have spent hundreds of hours searching various lessons, learning songs ect but I had no real direction as to where to devote my energies, but stumbled on to the CAGE SYSTEM..of course I new about PENTATONIC scales and started to learn these but only recently I have worked out the coalition between minor and major and how you can play them separately or play a mixture of the two...wow big eye opener that was..I also learnt about the TONIC, triads and how songs build and resolve..Finally I learnt the number system..I have by no means mastered any of this but it has unlocked the mystery of how music and the guitar is structured..also have been learning some songs in open tuning and using the capo in both standard and open tunings, and I understand how it all works thru these 5 things.. For anyone who is serious about learning the guitar...learn these 5 things..your eyes will be opened.. thanks again and i have subscribed to your channel..

[@yourguitarsage]

+keep it real.. Cheers my friend. Thank you for the comment & sharing your experiences. e:)

[@Svergara1]

Good stuff for beginners turning into intermediate players! Love the number system... Just can't remember the progress for every note.

[@victormccoy5511]

You never explained how to find the tonic or tonal center of a song did you?

[@2011littlejohn1]

+Victor McCoy I would think it is where the piece resolves. (Not meaning that you always do resolve it of course).

[@yourguitarsage]

No, I don't going to detail in this video, however I have videos that do go over this in detail. The video would be way too long otherwise.

[@stephenelijah5974]

Its in other videos as he's stated in this video you fucking moron.

[@BabyBoomerChannel]

It's rare that someone does a promo video but also includes valuable information and content. You've done both. Well done. I'l headed over to your website right now.

[@yourguitarsage]

Welcome Baby Boomer! e:)

[@Pi5hvi]

First 2 mins and I instantly subscribed... U are really comfortable on camera... This feels so much like live 1on1 teaching

[@yourguitarsage]

+Pi5hvi ---- Thank you my friend. I appreciate that very kind comment! e:)

[@Ayonbuddy28]

+Pi5hvi me too instantly

[@yourguitarsage]

+Ayon Manna awww! Thank you so much my friend

[@ImJEllisAF]

That painting metaphor was beautiful.

[@yourguitarsage]

Thanks Jake. Metaphors make things easier to understand.

[@leonardcrainie9928]

That caged thing was cool

[@yourguitarsage]

+Leonard Crainie Glad ya liked it! e:)

[@davidbecareful7397]

I usually never write comments but I really wanted to thank you. This was exactly what I needed to get to the next level from where I've been stuck for quite some time. Thank You!

[@thomsonkhogres2184]

Tbh im new with this channel. I saw this video after a long time i didnt touch my guitar. After seeing this vid, i learned a lot and i know that there is a lot of things to do more. I thought i was a intermediate player. Thanks YourGuitarSage for letting me know the truth🙆‍♂️ P.S.: After watching this vid, i train my guitar skill almost everyday too!!!

[@joshuasin944]

Another Awesome Video! I'm practicing the Pentatonic Scale right now but I'm having trouble with stretching my 1st and 4th fingers. Any advice on how I could improve this?

[@yourguitarsage]

Thank you so much Joshua! Yes, drop your thumb behind the back of the neck closer towards the bottom. Then, just practice it a lot. In time you will get this!

[@matthieucedilotte9723]

+Joshua Sin Pratice

[@LadyConchord]

I've been playing for 4.5 years and you explained a lot I finally understood!

[@ThrasherDge]

You're turning into James Hatfield aren't you

[@christianpomrening5522]

that's what I was thinking too lol

[@isuriftw1910]

holy shit youre right

[@valkarcy]

*Hetfield

[@grayson5285]

its hetfield

[@utkarshsingh3099]

you sir are a blessing to people around the world who have the passion to play the guitar.. thankyou for the time you take to teach..

[@yourguitarsage]

Thank your the kind comment my friend! e:)

[@deeman524]

I went to go and find some cats jumping around and even the cats thought that was boring, so I came back to listen to you. You failed to mention that there are 2 versions of the pentatonic scale Major and Minor

[@ChinchillupaGuy]

+DEROY CREWS bro, it's all the same notes lol once you know the minor, you know the major, and vice versa

[@deeman524]

Chinchillupa Guy I know the 3 frets down or up technique,to go from Major to Minor; Fred Sokolow Taught it to me

[@ChinchillupaGuy]

DEROY CREWS yeah it's super easy stuff, but i suppose he could have mentioned it

[@jubjub905]

+Chinchillupa Guy not to mention you also have 5 other modes as well

[@ChinchillupaGuy]

jubjub f yeah in retrospect, he didnt cover much about the pentatonic scale at all, but wasnt that the point? he wants you to increase the views on the videos where he teaches each subject individually.

[@bilalnachabeh]

Been playing guitar for 9 years and learnd new things from this video thanks. subscribed 👍

[@yourguitarsage]

For the kind words my friend :-)

[@bloozedaddy]

#6 : "it's always the B string"

[@yourguitarsage]

Hahah!! 😂. Truth! Great #6!

[@jrt20able]

you're a gift to the world, thanks for the positive message at the end and caring about humanity :)

[@yourguitarsage]

Thank you my friend. In the end, that is what really matters! e

[@yamahagh]

i think there is a lot of good info in here but i have to say that the endless plugging turned me off. apologies to Mr Sage if this comes across wrong , i mean well,

[@voidautopsy1645]

That really makes sense to me. I’ve never heard anyone explain the caged system like that.

[@DarrenGWhite]

Good stuff! How's that amplifi amp?? I've been interested in those for awhile.

[@yourguitarsage]

Thank you so much Darren! I really love it. It's really versatile and a great all-around amp. I love tubes, but I love gadgets also.

[@playlists1168]

woah!! I am 15 year old, I play guitar for 1 year now, then i found you! you're amazing!! thanks for tips and songs!

[@tnzlr]

Thumbnail says "Top 5 intermediate guitar players," gave me a good laugh.

[@yourguitarsage]

oopsie!

[@originalfacefilms]

That is flat out the best explanation of The CAGED system I’ve ever seen. Thank you!!🙏🏾🎸

[@Onedarknight]

4:09 - 4:16 is the most old guy thing I've ever heard anyone say on KZbin...

[@tolgadamar4341]

I liked the you explained and defined complex things such as CAGED system in a very short way for someone who doesnt know a thing about it

[@yourguitarsage]

+tolga dammer Good to hear that Tolga. I appreciate your comment. e:)

[@thesweetdude]

0:52 hahahahahahhahahahah

[@yourguitarsage]

Thank you, thank you! I'll be here all week!

[@ErikGiovani]

Hugh Topchik laugh. Point and laugh. 😂

[@1ChristopherCampbell]

Damn I died, I like this guy though!

[@JCloyd-ys1fm]

These are all essentials. That's for sure. I know all that stuff, and I still feel like a beginner. I don't think I"ll ever know enough about music.

[@adeadgirl13]

Is the Tonic of a song the same thing as the key of the song?

[@chrishall2594]

yes. tonic is c it means key of c (major or minor)

[@OwlShape]

Yes, unless a mode is used other than that of Ionian. Ionian means you are treating the first note in a major scale as tonic. You can treat any note in the major scale as tonic and get many different flavors out of the scale that way. For example if you treat the sixth note in the major scale as tonic you are now playing a mode called Aeolian, most people call it the Minor Scale, (and minor key).

[@jeffsReed]

The tonic note is the first note in whatever key you are in. The key is found by analyzing the harmony since all the harmony (diatonic) is derived from the notes of the key. I think you are using the word tonic in place of the word key? I feel the caged system merely puts an acronym around 'moveable chord forms'. The C shape and D are part of the same figuring making this approach a bit confusing to some of us. Better to just learn the forms through use (must know the root of the chord to move shapes effectively) imho.

[@atlgator1928]

or, you can watch some cats jumping around. that's fantastic!

[@yourguitarsage]

:-)

[@Dragon34th]

Thanks Guitar Sage. As a newbie, I am naturally obsessed with the 5 blocks of the pentatonic scales across the neck. I think scales are everything as without them, it's impossible to solo & know which notes to emphasize on or avoid. The diatonic, the blues & expanded blues variations ect... I find all these tonalities amazing given the genre. My short term goal is to master all penta-diato-blues scales & their relative root notes & sharpening my ears so I can identify progression keys. In my view, intermediate level comes down to a solid beginner foundation of scales & chords & if you one has a good foundation, the smoother the next stage. The so called systems, i e:CAGED & Nashville, Modes etc... can be considered intermediate level but really are just housekeeping exercises to say yeah I've arrived at intermediate level but for me the hardest stage of guitar learning stage has to be the beginner stage which includes: Triads, Bare chords, Scales across the neck, on time, clearly sounding & with confidence.

[@caseyescobar4732]

lmao 0:52 "theeth ah the top five things..."

[@anonymousgrime5192]

You taught me chords about 8 years ago with a tom petty song. Glad to see you're still teaching .

[@cavedwarf91]

I don't understand all the hate. Well, i will start learning bar chords.

[@greenbun]

I hope you do an advanced lesson soon. After studying theory tirelessly and playing guitar for years, you start to search relentlessly for deeper content, like an addiction of sorts, but discovering that new lessons and advice is few and far between. Great video to watch and great to catch up on a few things! 👍🏼

[@yourguitarsage]

I have tons of advanced lessons my friend. Take me up on the one dollar trial of the unstoppable guitar system for 14 days. You can find that at www.unstoppableguitarsystem.com. See you inside!

[@Fraket]

What's wrong with boobies and cats? I love guitar, but I also love boobies and cats.

[@tim8602]

quadrinity?

[@user-wj6eq1cx7x]

@@tim8602 Heheheh.

[@EpicurusWasRight]

This was a fantastic description of the CAGED system. Up until a couple years ago I based all my barre chords off the A and E 1st position chord shapes. I wish I had thought of it this way back then so I didn't feel like I was going back and learning things I should already have down. Barre chords to me are the simplest way to learn notes on the fretboard, especially if I start down-strokes on the root note.

[@yourguitarsage]

You got it Thomas :-)

[@Keyakina]

when you talk about how you "instantly" know what the tonic is, you explain nothing that helps.. and that the only thing i really need to learn..

[@nandana6636]

+Conall16 but how do you figure out what the tonic is? or the key of the song is? i know what ' tonic' and ' key' mean and understand those terms well, but how do you figure out what key a song is in?

[@guitarmechanics8650]

If you don't have a written version of the song with a key signature you play though the chords and figure out what your harmonic environment is, based on the chords in the sequence (or progression) and how they should be harmonized. Again the root (in a major key) would be major and the 2-7 chords (or triads) should be (in series) minor, minor, Major, Major, minor, minor and flat5 (or diminished triad, both terms are correct). You look at the comparison of all the chords and their function with one another and it becomes clear, most of the time. There are some composers that write tunes that pass through several key centers, through out the entire piece. All the Things You Are, an old pop ballad written by Jerome Kern, is a great tune to learn and is written in 4 different, but connected, keys. Blue Bossa Nova, by Kenny Dorham, is a really standard jam song in most cities across the globe and, though it is simple, it has to key centers that give the player some very cool spaces to expand and explore during soloing. It's what makes the language rich and performance exhilarating. You can find these songs and versions of these songs all over You Tube.

[@guitarmechanics8650]

Read the reply to Nandana just below. Hope it helps.

[@guitarmechanics8650]

Read the reply to Nandana below. I hope it helps.

[@markus-hermannkoch1740]

usually a good hunch for guessing the tonic including "major" or "minor" flavor is presented by the final chord of the song. The next step is which scale is used. Often that is just basic major (ionian) or minor (aeolian). But that's not a given. E.g., I played the folklore classic Scarborough Fair wrong for a long time being sure its just basic minor. Only recently discovered that the wrongly-assumed VI minor is busted up to VI major (dorian). The mere tonic won't tell you that. But knowing it is necessary.

[@iSonikYT]

Playing for 10 years now, but still a good refresh.

[@Mel0KinG]

If this is intermediate i'm a freakin' expert.....

[@yourguitarsage]

Show us bro!

[@mrheadlessa]

@@yourguitarsage and there were silence.. 😂

[@e1iseo]

It’s been 4 years, where’d you go bro?

[@wonderingRonin47]

@@mrheadlessa I smell bitch in here It's been 5 years 😂😂

[@johnnygault365]

I highly recommend david walliman he covers all aspects in a fairly unique way I have found there is something for everyone ps .....After learning chords and my favourite riffs and licks I learned major and minor intervals ....this opened up so many options and improved my playing and understanding dramatically 54

[@marcoa.cortezano5214]

Didnt know James Hetfield had a youtube channel :D

[@wv2100]

Haha I'm glad I'm not the only one 😀

[@greeneking77]

+Marco Lopez nah that's Ben Affleck bro

[@calebar98]

+greeneking77 Ben Hetfield

[@yourguitarsage]

+greeneking77 Yup...that's me! e:)

[@alexwales8914]

Jen Hetfleck

[@nikhilgupta7532]

I have these Equipments for Live performance - 1. Fender Acoustic 100 - 100-watt Acoustic Amp 2. Boss RC-30 Loop Station 3. Yamaha Acoustic guitar 4. 2 Mics (1 is Sennheiser and other is Behringer Ultravoice Xm8500 Dynamic Vocal Microphone, Cardioid) I need some advice on what settings should I set in the Amp, looper, and Guitar for best live sounds. Any advice on getting some more instruments for enhancing the sound quality? I like to play Ed-Sheeran songs and would really appreciate any tips.

[@jammjd1066]

Felt like I was watching an Ad.

[@truthof7382]

Jamm JD Becuse you where.

[@timwoosley4838]

These are great tips, Erich. They are measurable benchmarks for every beginner to aspire to learn for themselves.

[@yourguitarsage]

Thank you so much Tim! :-)

[@michaelkashimbode7988]

+yourguitarsage Still remember your Eddy Ate Dynamite Good...Bye Eddy thing the first time I ever touched this awesome instrument. Hopefully I can call myself an Intermediate Player now. Thanks a lot from Namibia.

[@yourguitarsage]

+Michael Kashimbode you are so welcome Michael.

[@billybigdinners7407]

I am the Walrus coo coo cajoo.

[@billybigdinners7407]

And Your bird can sing !

[@brozoski]

+will ro Hey! the Walrus was Paul! ~ standing on the cast iron shore yeah Lady Madonna trying to make ends meet yeah ~

[@slewy6351]

Goo goo gjoob

[@Dr_Grape]

I could'nt figure out if this was an ad or a lesson.... If anything it scared me off on signing up more than made me want to sign up to your website.

[@yourguitarsage]

You don't have to sign up for anything my friend. I have 800 or so free videos. I give away over a thousand dollars worth of guitar gear every month and give nearly a hundred thousand dollars in cash and lessons away every year to charity. I'm here to help people and animals.

[@booradley32]

You're like Tai Lopez with a guitar, instead of books

[@TeamNuclear2011]

Billy Hardebeck not books K N O W L E D G E

[@holololp]

Billy Hardebeck NALEGE

[@claudeborges]

Billy Hardebeck I can't stand to see this tai Lopez anymore!

[@lawrencefidel4228]

Been playing for almost a year, all I knew was the barre chords. Thanks a lot for this! It would be a great help with my learning experience..

[@ScatteredCells]

0:52 thee tha thu. Lol.

[@silverdude1]

Nice vid. Thanks for posting. I need to start playing again and watching your videos is the best thing I could do. Thanks.

[@yourguitarsage]

Do it silver dude! Please let me know how I can help.

[@martinjacobsen5974]

I'm just going to point a little fact out here. Knowing music the way he explains it will make song writing a whole lot easier but it will also limit you a great deal. Everything this will teach you is to follow a patten that has been repeated for centuries and just in case you had no idea we only use 12 tones in western music so we are already pretty limited. Knowing these pattens will make it harder to look outside the box and everything you write will start to look the same. It's good if you wanna do that but not great if you wanna create something totally original.

[@robbynaumann439]

It's nice to see someone point this out. The only thing I know on this list is bar chords, it almost makes it sound like I can't be a decent guitar player without these 5 things, which is nonsense. I've learned most things on my own and I don't have any real head knowledge about music. I just use my ears. I have a friend who's a composition major and he will admit that his struggle is thinking outside the box. He is a great musician but can't break free from what he's been trained to do.

[@johnnywebb2652]

+Robby Naumann I know a level 6 classical pianist that can't play anything without sheet music, not even ba ba black sheep. What a joke. I also know many brilliant musicians who can't write a decent melody or song. Look at all the wonderful artists and bands from the rock era (1960's on) Most of them cannot read or write music. It's all in their musical heads and their imaginations are not restricted by the rules of music or what's supposed to fit with what. cheers.

[@martinjacobsen5974]

Alex G I just have some small questions before I really answer your comment if that's alright with you. 1. Do you study music or have studied music? If yes then where and when. 2. Do you compose personal and original pieces and in what genre? 3. Are you saying that one is not limited by following rules? If so then how, since rules are restrictions? Sincerely Martin Jacobsen.

[@martinjacobsen5974]

***** Well I can really only speak for myself in this matter. So what I say is not necessarily the truth just my opinion based on my knowledge. I study music in depth and I am by no means by the idea that studying music is somehow a bad thing. I do not fear to lean about music and the theory behind it otherwise I probably wouldn't be studying it. But what is refereed to in this particular video are patterns that have been used for a long time. You say they open up new possibilities? But I fail to see how since you surely just are unknowingly copying something already written. The thing is Everything these days is a remix of a remix. Everything we create is based on something we already know. It works by all means! All I'm saying is that if you wanna create something new a clean slate will in some cases be the way to go. AND THAT'S THE HARD WAY! Everyone can learn how to make a melody using these lessons. What is really impressive is making something completely new. Thanks for reading.

[@javierolmedo4927]

Martin - the concepts explained here are mostly "structural" and specific to the guitar. He shows common voicings and patterns that work for "guitar music". Will these concepts make you a genius songwriter/composer? Probably not, that's reliant on your creativity (not to mention years of practice). While I don't disagree with what you are saying, this is an intermediate guitar video (as mentioned above) - not strictly a music theory or songwriting one - so I don't think your comments apply here necessarily.

[@micahbrill]

Really great video! Many guitar teachers do not give a clear outline for Intermediate Guitar Players...they tend to be focused on Beginners or Experts. You learn the basics and then have to figure it out for yourself at the Intermediate stage. You bring focus, direction, and manageable goals to the Intermediate Guitar Player. Thanks!

[@yourguitarsage]

+micahbrill Than you so much for the comment micahbrill. Appreciate it! e:)

[@faz1991]

"booby girls" lool

[@faresbmw]

i am nearly an intermediate .. loved this video ! .. will be checking the website and all your other videos soon !

[@gilleyandbrianshow]

i made it 5 minutes in. I'm gonna go watch some cats now.

[@yourguitarsage]

Ouch

[@soulvaccination8679]

This was absolutely the way I want to learn..Perfect.I am the kind of guitarist that wants to know every last bit of information about playing..I want my guitar to be an extension of my arms..

[@yourguitarsage]

That's the spirit!

[@guitarado]

dont have time for this jibbajabber too much talking. rather play

[@coledenny6247]

But you have time to make a comment rather than play

[@anie887]

Sometimes is good to sit back and listen

[@naomiesther8812]

i’ve been playing for nearly a year now and every time i think i understand something i realize how much i still don’t know 😭 thanks for this though, gonna learn the number system now!! 🙏

[@yourguitarsage]

Love that! Start here, my friend: www.yourguitarsage.com/30

[@ImmOldGreg]

Lol "booby girls"

[@princeicio]

Been a guitarist for 14 years and I know this stuff, and yet I still watched the entire video

[@jurajhadzala951]

Claire Redfield so did i

[@glennkrzeminski7539]

Another purposely misleading title. "Lessons for beginners if they ever hope to become intermediate players" would be more accurate. Barre chords? Can you really be an intermediate player and not know barre chords? Nine of ten musicians don't know the tonal center? Ridiculous. Here's a more accurate stat, nine of ten musicians have never heard of the "Nashville" system but all of them know what a chord scale is. Move on intermediates, nothing to see here.

[@claire.morgan]

Great video! Very applicable to my situation right now actually. I also want to say that the color analogy to the pentatonic scale makes a lot of sense. Thanks!

[@yourguitarsage]

Thank you so much my friend! I am so glad that that analogy helped out :-)

[@yourguitarsage]

+Russian Niño Who DAT?

[@mallorymcavoy4991]

Oh man, this is the video for me right here . Dis is where I'm at . I know how to do the pentatonic scale and make it sound good but those other lessons is what I need in my life . I just went to tour website to get the more in-depth lessons and there was an error . I'll try again later tho! Thank you so much

[@yourguitarsage]

Thank you so much Mallory! Also, feel free to check out my free series at: www.yourguitarSage.com/30

[@winspire1]

Good points. Without those 5, I would have never been good enough to do a CD I was proud of. For any that might be interested in original, advanced guitar instrumentals designed to inspire, you might look up Tim Hillwood.

[@yourguitarsage]

Thank you so much Tim.