As a non working engineer i exactly need mathmatical reasoning and solid background to learn too now i understand clearly why you are the only guitar teacher that i can really and easily learn and understand guitar theory from
Another good book to look into is Jazz Improvisation for Guitar-A Harmonic Approach by Garrison Fewell. It is 100 pages of various harmonic situations that you encounter playing jazz standards. It shows the proper scales to use in different chord progressions and the "mathematics" behind it.
Can't wait to see how to integrate more out of key notes in an upcoming lesson, even though you covered this before. For example switching the IV & iii note using the circle of fifths, etc.
yeah i mean that sounds cool...but i guess i am a "what key are we in and write to it" kinda guy i just have noticed here as of late that i dont need to know everything to make great music.But!!! having said that i have had a great teacher thanks Brian for all your hard work,i will keep watching and trying new things
Thanks for the recommendation. "Music theory is a never ending journey." Yes, yes it is. It reminds me of that line from one of the Godfather movies "Just when I thought I was out they pull me back in." I totally agree with the calculus analogy. Diatonic is pretty straight forward for me but the non diatonic stuff is a rabbit hole.
Fantastic! Sorry, but have you done a video on the blues where you look at easy harmony version in C then harder and harder versions in C? Eg, is it true that in a major key, the subdominant chords (chords ii & IV) can be used as a sub for each other and then dominant chords (V & vii) can sub for each other but then tonic chords ( I, iii & vi) can actually all sub for chord I and can also be made major) -,I mean, even if I understood that right, that would be far too advanced for me and I’d prefer to start by getting to grips with ‘since there is 2 bars of C (I) could I add some variation before it changes to F (IV) by doing a ii-V-I (in the key of F e.g. Gm7-C- F) as filler as how can I make any such change sound less stale in terms of voicing (ps I’m watching your vids primarily as a piano player for your superb theory breakdown - I have such difficulty with the practical element of even very basic guitar impro so I mainly focus on piano, also because it’s my strength) ❤ Any help, so much appreciated ❤
I jam with a friend who is a highly trained classical pianist. He is so deep in theory that it is honestly scary. If I play a simple blues progression on guitar he can go outside, upside, downside around the progression. I ask him to explain what he’s thinking and he simple said “ I’m sequencing intervals according to the minor / major scales and adding flats and sharp’s. There you go, simple.
@@zombieguitar Brian, love your videos mate. Your an excellent teacher brother. I think in the end we all develop our own way of using this stuff but you have to learn it first. Keep them coming please.
i was literallly going to ask you to do a video on tritone subs and secondary dominants yesterday. i hope you do, id like to hear you explain it in your way. i grasp it but need more help. books are great, ive bought 4 this month lol. buy books people. cheers brian!
