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www.ClassicalGuitarShed.com/cl... (free pdf below) Learn all about the five primary shapes of classical guitar scales in this video. Scales are great for the hands, and make everything you play better.
Get a free pdf of these shapes, as well as bonus videos (all free) at www.ClassicalGuitarShed.com/cl...
Right hand scale demo: • Right Hand Scale Demon...
Classical Guitar Shed is an exploration of music, skill, and daily endeavor on the classical guitar. Find articles, courses, tutorials and more at www.ClassicalGuitarShed.com.
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@ClassicalGuitarShed 5 лет назад

Learn more about the 5 Scales Shapes and get your Free PDF: www.ClassicalGuitarShed.com/classical-guitar-scales/

@nickrobinson938 4 года назад

I found it in the end.... but thanks. I love these scale shapes, I only wish I had them when I was much younger. Your teachings will influence many students in a very positive way. I recommend your method.

@Ollivier10x56 4 года назад

I hope you continue with this values videos, thank you so much bud

@manjitdhyani9878 3 года назад

@@nickrobinson938 ppppp

@dilligafwoftam985 3 года назад

Alan I'm a bit confused ... I'm using a book 'The Segovia Scales' (by Sean Thrower) and he, Segovia, has 24 major and minor scales from the Circle of Fifths which he then plays with 8 patterns. How does what you have here 'fit' with Segovia's work? Thanks in advance.

@DaviSilva-oc7iv 3 года назад

@@manjitdhyani9878 pianississississimo

@pierrefraser1562 8 лет назад

I've been at it for 2 years+, starting at 67 yrso. Wish I could afford personal lessons. In any case, I believe what you are giving away will eventually come back to you. Thank you so much.

@ClassicalGuitarShed 8 лет назад

Thanks Pierre! Best of luck with your music. Best, Allen

@Ax4400 6 лет назад

Same here 67 lol

@harrykuheim6107 6 лет назад

You Tube is full of free lessons you can watch 500 times if you want ... at any time of the day.... 24/7/365...just watch and practice...you can slow then down too by clicking on the gear Icon in the lower right hand corner of the Video....magic

@justinc9732 5 лет назад

I'm 36 just starting and hope I make it to 67 whilst playing guitar everyday.

@dougarnold7955 5 лет назад

Yes, RU-vid is awesome. If I'd had it 30 years ago things probably would have been different...but now is now so enjoy it!!

@SuperSavvyTravelersLLC Год назад

Thank you! As a violinist I could never get my head around that B string. Just moving it up a fret makes total sense and I can totally think with it.

@espelhogamer 5 лет назад

Been playing piano and got my music education and comprehension from the keys layout (for example to judge intervals my mind pictures the actual keys, etc). That said, this video has helped me a lot on the guitar, since the layout never made sense to me and I found it hard comprehending it. Thank you very much!

@russpalmeri 4 года назад

This is GREAT! I was just assigned these this week. Your video will be very helpful. Your presentation is terrific. It's like you're in the room for a lesson, speaking just to me. Thanks!

@jonathancordova718 2 года назад

Many years late but, at some point this video made everything kind of click in my head. I was so overwhelmed before because I couldn't understand the way scales interacted and moved around, but you explained it in a way that just made me understand. Thank you.

@TomHuntMusicTuition 9 лет назад

Have been working hard on improving my classical guitar playing lately and you have been a great help - thank you!

@ClassicalGuitarShed 9 лет назад

tomhunt107 That's great to hear! Happy to help, cheers, Allen

@leonechiro1 4 года назад

Love His personality and facial expressions, Very Authentic and genuine!! TY

@dromeus21 4 года назад

First of all I want to thank you for all your tips and advises, aside the lessons you give.🙏 About what you said at 5:10 I just started to learn scales and stuff, so yesterday I was practicing the open c scale, and almost by accident I learned to play an old french kid song!💡

@maxjensen5835 9 лет назад

thank you so much for putting up all these videos, they are very helpful!

@gavinbrown4655 2 года назад

just started playing classical guitar and this video has been extremely helpful! Thank you so much!

@HebaHosni 9 лет назад

Thank You Allen! you are a great teacher the only one I find clear and practical

@ClassicalGuitarShed 9 лет назад

Hi Heba, Thanks so much! I hope it helps. Cheers, Allen

@rc0mplex 2 года назад

Love this video. Thanks so much - your tips helped me learn these 5 scale patterns in just a few days.

@mugensamurai 7 лет назад

Thank you Elrond, for sharing how to play classical guitar scales in the elven way.

@silver-glass 4 года назад

That's Lord Elrond...😉

@arlarl5122 4 года назад

I’m not sure why he’s referring to them as “classical “ guitar scales - they’re just scales; the only thing classical is the picking technique.

@DaviSilva-oc7iv 3 года назад

Elven way? You mean the way the elves did?

@fernandavillalvazo2329 9 лет назад

I really like your videos!. You are a good teacher and I do like that you take the time to explain the exercise before and how you do it.

@AllenMathews11 9 лет назад

Fernanda Villalvazo Thanks Fernanda!!

@callahlalnr 7 лет назад

I like the name you gave some chords cowboy, that is where I see them used the most on country songs.

@beastlybombers 5 лет назад

Great job. I am grateful to you for your very informative videos. Thank you.

@lynpalm8952 4 года назад

Thank you Allen for sharing this very simple method of memorizing scales, extremely helpful.

@captainred441 3 года назад

Thanks for the video! I'm a pianist, so you can imagine it's not too easy numbering one's fingers differently - still battling to see my ring finger as no.3. And to remember that the e-shape starts on f sharp, the d-shape on e, etc, took some translation. But it took me about 6 days of learning a little bit every day and now I can play all 5 shapes reasonably. Thanks so much for the helpful video, I'm going to start on the one for the right hand action today.

@ClassicalGuitarShed 9 лет назад

Enrico Alighieri Thanks so much for the kind words! Glad to hear your practice is going well. Cheers, Allen

@dpwsworldoffunstuff6901 9 лет назад

+Classical Guitar Shed can you do one of these on the segovia scales? im learning them in class. much appreciated!

@ClassicalGuitarShed 9 лет назад

+bobby smith Hi Bobby, here you go: www.classicalguitarshed.com/courses/learn-segovia-scales/

@prithvirajputhli4525 7 лет назад

Classical Guitar Shed hey man. I'm metalhead but I'm amazed by jazz and classical. any tips or scales

@blackops9572 7 лет назад

Arent scale shapes simply supposed to help play a scale all around the fretboard. Whats withe the c a g e d shapes soooo confusing

@victorpavlov5140 6 лет назад

+Classical Guitar Shed This was great, thanks, been searching for "five major scale patterns" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Ever heard of - Vonizabeth Strumming Magnitude - (should be on google have a look ) ? Ive heard some decent things about it and my brother in law got cool results with it.

@arijitguha8037 Год назад

I must say this has been a super useful lesson for me. You have simplified the complex. Thanks a ton !

@DannyEye2704 2 года назад

this is excellent, just getting into classical guitar after sheer bewilderment of this wondeerful instrument, i plan on watching all your vids thank you!

@Snowy0123 8 лет назад

I've never thought about the position changes like that, compression shifts. .thanks, makes total sense. .

@deonal 7 лет назад

OMG!!! The warp refraction threshold!!! like a dream come true :)

@jodyguilbeaux8225 3 года назад

i thought WRT was a space time shift between rosen bridges caused by a jump in the cosmic glide drive path system. just saying

@MrSmithOriginal 3 года назад

2:35 about scales. The best lesson I ever got was this advice. Thank you.

@kevinkosmatka7923 3 года назад

True

@4c00h 6 лет назад

I know nothing about guitar but play the piano .. this is most definitely helpful with understanding the guitar, thanks!

@OrdealofCody 7 лет назад

You are very good at explaining things, easy to digest the knowledge you are communicating to us

@bariswheel 8 лет назад

Great exercises, thank you for sharing these!

@timlock 6 лет назад

Supremely useful video. Thanks so much!

@bradleymaroney 9 лет назад

the warp refraction threshold! how epic! i love it. keep up the good work.

@ClassicalGuitarShed 9 лет назад

Bradley Maroney Right? I found it hilarious!

@sharon7382 6 лет назад

I finally get it! I've been struggling to understand how these shapes 'work' for a long time. Thank you!

@adaccordify 9 лет назад

Great, Allen! Thanks so much for your helpful and clear lessons. I'm learning a lot with your help!

@AllenMathews11 9 лет назад

Hey, thanks for the comment! I am glad to hear they're helping! Cheers, Allen

@cheryllakin3077 6 лет назад

Very good instruction on scales !! Thanks mucho !! I may have to back this up several times to take it all in 'cause I'm a bit rusty, but I'm happy to have stumbled upon this : )

@captainheinie6355 7 лет назад

When I first started to play the classical guitar, (10 years ago), In short. I took advice and payed for many, many lessons. After a while, I realised my playing was not improving, so I decided to carry on learning by myself, with the aid of books. I still have not improved, I have however, looked at some of your videos, and I can see that I was taken to the cleaners with the lessons I had payed for. Your instruction and explanations FAR out way what I have been paying for before. Many thanks for your time and instruction. Respect to you and your craft.

@antoniopuccini2066 9 лет назад

This is the most useful, well-presented and indeed, essential, video I use, out of all the resources and videos available on RU-vid and other websites. Returning to classical guitar after 30 years of strumming and singing, I needed to unlock the mystery of "the rest of the guitar", having been strumming chords on the first four frets. I need to wear out some frets above G! It is hard repetitive work but after just a few days at an hour a day, I am really beginning to feel a lot easier and certainly more confident. I mix the exercises with repetitive arpeggios and then have a go at some simple studies to finish with. Thank you for this brilliant video.

@TheSalahGaul 3 года назад

the way you explain things really helpful for me! thank you!

@masterbuilder3166 Год назад

Thank you for giving this formula. I’ve been trying to figure these out and this settles it 👍🎸💯

@teresalynch864 9 лет назад

Brilliant. Really useful. Thank you

@vincentvanpot4333 4 года назад

I've only watched your lessons a few times and I'm already and motivated to begin lessons with you. My 'stimulus check' should be here next week, I'll be purchasing a classical guitar then.

@girlgeniusnyc272 4 года назад

That's what I did!

@vincentvanpot4333 4 года назад

@@girlgeniusnyc272 I love New York and New Yorkers, I spent 18 days in Manhattan! It was heaven. Love their accent and their sense of humor is so funny.

@TheAsianGuyGaming 3 года назад

Thank you classic guitar shed for the scale it to eazy and wonderful thank for this scale

@TheAsasinIsBack 5 лет назад

Great video really helped me develop my finger movement!!

@melaniedelacruz7685 2 года назад

Thank you so much for the video. I am practicing!

@ninaogaz6159 3 года назад

Thank you. This is very cool. And, you are a very good RU-vid teacher. You made it clear and simple. Now, to practice.

@ThomasCTownDesigns 7 лет назад

This is a Brilliant Video thanks very much !

@jasonwilliamparsons846 8 лет назад

Thank-you Mr. Matthews! I think this is the most informative and helpful video that I have seen on MeTube! You are an excellent teacher and I am very grateful and excited to be your serendipitous new student/subscriber!

@ClassicalGuitarShed 8 лет назад

+Jason William Parsons Thanks Jason!

@nickrobinson938 5 лет назад

Thanks for all the great work. Extremely helpful and well explained. I was wondering if there are minor scale patterns in a similar style to this chart. Thanks

@ashishawasthi4350 7 лет назад

thanx so much... this was just what I was looking for... no pretentious self glory.. pure teaching of scales.. just like a teacher...

@ClassicalGuitarShed 7 лет назад

Thanks, Ashish!

@micanut48 9 лет назад

this is what I have been looking for. Great!

@mongofan1 6 лет назад

Today, I learned of The Warp Refraction Threshold. Thank you. :)

@murphy903 5 лет назад

Very clear and articulated. Thank you

@dougarnold7955 5 лет назад

I'm gonna come back to this one. At first I didn't get the scale diagrams but by the end of the video I was like 'oh! Okay...' I love Classical guitar but I'm not very schooled in it. I saw Sharon Isbin live in Shreveport in 92 she was amazing. I've played guitar since 77, I'm 53.

@LynnePedigoRidayReiter 8 лет назад

Gotta have scale practice no matter the instrument. I am transferring from piano and folk guitar to serious interest in learning classical guitar. Good teaching, I will be using this video a lot.

@Achase4u 5 лет назад

The G shape is the most interesting to me. I have now seen this done three ways(thanks to you, my teacher and Tim May). I really like this one you show with the pinky use and shifts. It's quite natural. The other two use a stretch and a jump. One goes 4, 1, 3, 4, 1, 3, 4, 1. The other is 4, 1, 3, 4, 1, 3, 1, 1.

@mikelennox3157 8 лет назад

Excellent stuff to learn. Thank you.

@ClassicalGuitarShed 8 лет назад

+Mike Lennox Thanks Mike!

@Unmaleable 5 лет назад

This is exactly what I needed thanks

@JumpingJimmyJet 4 года назад

wow, thank you. This was very well presented and easy to follow.

@chandler_short 5 лет назад

Very Helpful Video! Thank you!

@annanikia7949 Год назад

Very helpful, thank you so much!

@GeorgeDakki 7 лет назад

the article you were referring to was the same one i've read. i think it was guitar player, he was talking about chord inversions.. great lesson here.. cheers!

@dorisl6428 7 лет назад

I love your channel, Allen! It has really inspired me to improve my playing!

@ClassicalGuitarShed 7 лет назад

Thanks Doris!

@taur611 5 лет назад

I wish I had an instructor like this when I was younger instead of some heavy metal weirdo.

@davidfangz 3 года назад

LMAO

@kaanpiyano1 2 года назад

LoL

@prateekguleria 5 лет назад

You are coolest teacher buddy ...cheers

@RJorge 6 лет назад

Thank you very much for the video!

@jadeowenhamblyn4405 4 года назад

It's so interesting how different people visualise and utilise scale shapes on the fretboard. For example when you first started talking about an "E shaped" scale pattern I immediately visualised what I thought that was, then you showed it and it was completely differentl from what I visualised! Personally, I have the fretboard memorised in what I think of as "2 position clusters", and within those 2 position clusters I can visualise a heap of different chord and arpeggio "shapes" superimposed within them. I've come from a 3 note per string base, and from there gradually mapped the fretboard in it's entirety. Depending on what I'm playing I visualise scale shapes in different ways within the total grid of the first 12 frets. Anyway, this is a subject that I find endlessly fascinating for some reason haha!

@jstanley011 9 лет назад

Great exercise, just working up and down the neck with these. Thanks.

@ClassicalGuitarShed 9 лет назад

Jeff Stanley Thanks Jeff!

@chuckHart70 6 лет назад

Holy crud been playing for a while know a lot of scales but never really clicked on the shape relation to the cowboy chord! Thanks!

@jodyguilbeaux8225 3 года назад

also superimposing scales over triads helps see those patterns. just saying

@nickrobinson938 5 лет назад

Yes, most helpful and very enlightening. I was one of those classical guitar students to be introduced to the Segovia scale method in my first year and I hated it. This system is much more fun. Where were you in my early days... Thanks for posting. I think you do a great job of introducing students to the classical guitar world and making it look like fun. I always tried to avoid the Segovia Scale practice and get on with the pieces of music. :)

@suzannfulbright5652 4 года назад

Piano is a linear mode while guitar playing is on a matrix. Can't imagine how one would transition from piano to violin where there are no frets! Still fingering is more than important here, not sure in the beginning that it is clear that numbers correspond to fingers.

@darrylrouch9193 4 года назад

I think that that "scale-melody" method of instruction is why I never really learned to play.

@mialmastaposeia 4 года назад

thank you for the class! really useful

@rachelconnor2327 4 года назад

Thank you so much, this is invaluable.

@christiannianiaris2584 7 лет назад

just picking up the guitar again after 7 years. you're awesome, brother. thanks

@ClassicalGuitarShed 7 лет назад

Thanks so much, Christian! You're awesome.

@user-lp9sn4ju8l 5 лет назад

best tutorials ever👍 respect from one guitarist to other 🙏

@richard21995 7 лет назад

Brilliant explanation.

@christysmallwood8032 6 лет назад

Finally. I found you. I somehow lost my subscription from you and after looking and not remembering your channel name I gave up. So, now at 2.30 am I decide to practice and thought I really need to learn all the scale shapes to use. I actualy have probably used them all at one time or another, but not really classically educated in music, but have played electric rock guitar for almost 40 years. But, I love classical music and some of tbe haunting modes, etc and need to study more theory, so some of your lessons are great. Thank you for putting them up and sharing.

@dwighta8655 7 лет назад

I love your DMV comment. I WISH the DMV would have a classical guitar player on site, it would make the wait a lot more pleasant.

@amandahardy886 8 лет назад

I'm about to start college, and one of the courses I'm taking is a classical guitar course. I've been playing normal acoustic and electric guitar for years but I wanted to challenge myself in learning a new style to better my playing and extend my knowledge. This was extremely helpful for me in learning my scales, which previously had totally confused me but I had to learn in order to take the course. Had some trouble with the video not keeping up with the audio but I think it was just my laptop. Thank you so much!

@ClassicalGuitarShed 8 лет назад

Thanks for the note, Amanda. Good luck at the new school!!

@amandahardy886 8 лет назад

+Classical Guitar Shed Thank you so much!

@JosepSotoMusic 4 года назад

Fantastic video. Congratulations!!!

@JeanClaudePeeters 3 года назад

You are a fabulous teacher!

@victoriancarwash4393 5 лет назад

Very helpful video!

@renaissancestrings9264 6 лет назад

Wonderfull stuff Allen :)

@suncfs 7 лет назад

Great Job , thank you very much, so easy to follow too.

@ClassicalGuitarShed 7 лет назад

Thanks, Tony!

@loonaya 4 года назад

Thanks Allen!!! I like the video. The exact same shapes would be used for natural minor, and most or all modes but beginning on a different note. Obviously harmonic and melodic minor change the shape a bit, what about modes? Which ones, if any use a different shape?

@ayembongski76 6 лет назад

Thank you sir!

@MrAyanvimal 9 лет назад

Hi Allen.your video lessons are great.if you have video describing minor,pentatonic and blues scales and their applications and code relations pls upload.thanks a lot for your lessons a lot it is helping me a lot as a beginner. T

@AllenMathews11 9 лет назад

tonson mathew hi Tonson, thanks for the note. I don't have videos explaining these, as I mainly stick to classical guitar videos, and those scales are more used by more improvisatory styles. Thanks for asking though. There are tons of great players out there with videos of that kind, so I stick to what I'm strongest at: classical guitar technique and playing. Cheers, Allen

@kevinmaillet4712 3 года назад

Thank you for this!!!!

@jamalfakhory6984 9 лет назад

Great exercise . Thanks.

@expertranch 6 лет назад

Man you're a great teacher. I wish you lived near me so I could take lessons from you. I'm having such troubles because I've been a power lifter / bodybuilder my whole life (I'm now 53 and still love working out) so left hand position is torture for me to get my palm horizontal and I have smaller hands so when I have to use my pinky finger on the 6th string, it pretty much mutes all other strings. I just got an instructor who is very nice and accomplished (trained with rodiruquez or someone like that) but my lessons are very unstructured (I;m a structure kind of person) and so far they are WAY too hard. I had more motivation when I was practicing by myself with the Aaron Shearer classic guitar technique book.

@ClassicalGuitarShed 6 лет назад

Thanks! If you're interested in learning with Allen, I would suggest you check out our Woodshed program. You can find more information here www.classicalguitarshed.com/ws-learn-classical-guitar-2-2/

@Tacomaholic 8 лет назад

Great video Allen. As a beginner I can say that this is a good tendon exercise as well. The backside of my palm gets tired quickly doing one of these scales several times.

@ClassicalGuitarShed 8 лет назад

+boogie3478 Thanks Boogie! That's great so long as it's muscle tiredness and doesn't get nervey. If so, make sure that your wrist is not overly bent (just a bit bent, not at right angles or anything). Good luck!

@Tacomaholic 8 лет назад

+Classical Guitar Shed Absolutely. I'm keeping my wrist and fingers in "proper" classical form. The focused movements are just new to the left hand fingers and hand, so they fatigue easily for the time being. I've noticed that when I practice these scales using only my left hand, my left hand fingers are easy to control and keep from drifting too far from the strings. However, they begin to drift farther from the strings when I combine the left hand with the right hand IM alternations. Is that normal?

@ClassicalGuitarShed 8 лет назад

+boogie3478 Ah, interesting! This may be a couple of things. First, it may be that when you add your RH, you attention wanes and the LH gets wiley. To test this, use just your thumb in your RH, and focus all your attention on the LH. Second, it may be a tension crosstalk between hands. For any type of troubleshooting, the first step is to simplify things. Again, just the thumb the RH. You may also just play 1234 in the LH instead of the scale pattern, for simplicity. Focus on the tension in your body, face, hands, tongue, wherever, and gently release it. In time you'll gain more awareness of things like this. It just takes practice. As you get comfortable with one combination, gradually introduce in more complexity (scale pattern, RH I and M, etc). Good luck! Cheers, Allen

@Tacomaholic 8 лет назад

Classical Guitar Shed I'll definitely stick with it. Thanks Allen.

@jordansmith2647 Год назад

Really insightful lesson I shared it with my girlfriend who's learning guitar thanks dude 😎

@MarcassCarcass 5 лет назад

E, A, D, G, and C shapes. E, A, D and similar and G (starts on E string) and C (starts on A string) are similar.

@davidemoreo5394 8 лет назад

thank you for the lesson nothing less, nothing more, just thank you for this really useful lesson...I'm exercising right now!

@ClassicalGuitarShed 8 лет назад

Thanks Davide!

@iggykarpov 3 года назад

Hi, Allan. Nice overview. I noticed a typo in your A-shape diagram. The last '4' finger on the high-E string should not be there - it represents a note, which is not in the scale (A in this case for a B scale). You are not playing it in the video, actually. Regards!

@ademishqiptari 3 года назад

Came to the comment section about this to check that I wasn't crazy lol

@LongTrout 2 года назад

Like them mechanics yo. Good lesson

@TsumaIsaacNewton Месяц назад

Very helpful ❤. Nice.

@johnpoe8887 7 лет назад

Thanks, it gives me a place to start...........

@Cabronosidad 6 лет назад

Thanks. Been playing classical for over 30 years and never got round to learning scales, or didn't have the patience more like. Excellent.

@henry_daher Год назад

Great video

@KrishnenduHari 6 лет назад

Thank you so much for these pattern. Can you please show me more scales pattern like Minor, Pentatonic and etc. scales patterns?

@ChristopherKarl 5 лет назад

For the minor, just lower the 3rd of the scale (in C, the E becomes Eb). Pentatonic isn't really a scale - it just means '5 notes'. Those five notes can be applied to anything..

@urwholefamilydied 8 лет назад

11:15 totally cool trick that I've done for awhile. You don't have to do it that way, and no one taught me that... just seemed to make sense. Also, per my comment below: I'd suggest teaching that scale first. Makes a lot more sense to beginners. Start with pentatonic... add the major notes... and you have a whole row of notes on one fret. The "E shaped scale" as you call it for whatever reason I rarely use. I generally use the pentatonic with the added major notes when I need them for whatever style I'm playing in.