Where have you been Chris...? I've learned more from you in the 3 or 4 videos than I've learned in an entire lifetime of lessons. Thanks so much for the insight and knowledge! You'll be at a Million Subs soon!
I have seen the interview and I agree with Marty regarding you as a teacher. And I say that because I can extract always knowledge from your videos. When I dont have the guitar around (lunch time ate work), I write notes on a paper from the video. The when I have my guitar I try to apply the theory and it just happens for me. Therefore is due to your experience and the way you expose the theory that we learn. I have two small kids who occupy my time at home, but having your videos I know for sure, that your video (and the notes I write on my block) will stay in my head untill I grab the guitar. And it will work! Thank you Chris!
I learned all the diatonic scale patterns thinking I would sound more melodic and I didn't. now I have been learning chords in as many places as I can and mixing them in the scales and i finally found what I was missing. Being aware of what youre playing over..Thanks for the lesson 👍
You're the best, Chris! I admire Rick Beato, but your lessons seem much more "real-world" based, cutting succinctly to core of what allows us intermediate players to grow and progress. Thanks so much!
Love your lessons Chris. I'm 62 years old and used to play guitar a little back in the 70's and early 80's but hadn't really played at all in 30 + years. When the pandemic hit last year I picked up a guitar and started playing a little again. Saw what an incredible tool for learning RU-vid is and started learning a few new songs from Marty Schwartz and some others and found you. Your lessons have helped demystify a lot of things for me and push me to fill in some more of the gaps in my musical knowledge. Thanks for helping me to get back into playing. I'll never be that good but it brings me an immense amount of joy to play the guitar again after so many years. Thanks brother, I do appreciate what you do.
Welcome back to six string Ville Jim! So glad these vids are helpful. Playing guitar in the 70s and 80s was a great time. Watching the evolution from Page, Beck, Walsh, Schon, Lukather, Van Halen, Vai, Satriani was quite a show!
WTF! I thought Marty's teacher would be some Zen figure floating around on a guitar shaped cloud, can't believe he is here in my life! Can't wait to learn from you man, this is exactly where I am at and what I need, I am genuinely really happy and excited, will definitely be checking out all your videos and patreon man, I have learned so much from Marty (been doing his courses), can't wait for this!!!
So glad Marty shared you with all of us. What a great teacher and wealth of knowledge you are. I knew what chord tones were but never understood the relationships between the notes and how to use them in my playing. I now have a clue. Thank you for this light bulb moment.
Wow, Chris! Seems so simple and yet I didn't grasp it until you explained it... As others have said, you are very talented at explaining these principles and skills in an efficient and understandable way. I can see your channel is going to blossom and blow up with followers. I'll spread the word for sure, as I'm sure others are. Keep up the excellent work!
I'm planning to do another target note video in the coming weeks to take it up a notch. @bryvale lease let me know what specifically are you looking for and I'll try to incorporate that.
@@curiousguitarist I’m slowly understanding the concept but I’m having a hard time understanding how to apply it. The idea of potentially changing from major to minor scales and knowing the triad or chord shapes and adding them to the chord changes is overwhelming. Maybe I need some application but is smaller chunks. Some simple chord changes in a major or minor key may help.
@@bryvale Yeah yeah. Makes total sense. Don't give into the overwhelm though, Stick with the major chords until you're comfortable. Then try this chord progression with 2 beats per chord: |: A D | Dm A :| Use the same triads from the example for the A and D, then, when you're playing the D chord, just move the note on the B string down a half step to change from D to Dm. Let me know if you need more info.
I really like these lessons. I’ve been stuck in the same place for a long time and these lessons seem like they are for someone like me. I struggle with things like target notes (chords just go by so fast!), playing fluently, picking technique, and finding notes that sound great outside of a scale. Keep up the great work!
Oh delightful! I'll take more of your shared knowledge on target notes and uses. I get it, but I'm no master of it and this type of video is gold to my current place in line. Thank you Chris!
Love your lessons. I especially liked your comment about getting out your guitar player toolkit. This series has helped me in my initial steps of moving away from just sounding like playing scales.
How did you determine A minor pentatonic is a good shape to fit around this, just from A being the tonal center? Any connection between the chords being major vs. minor and that scale?
@@Jake66564 hey Jake! The minor pentatonic is only a 5-note scale so it is extremely versatile. But even with less notes it still dictates the structure of the IV when played from the tonal center (A in this example). This is because the A min pentatonic scale contains all the notes in the D maj chord. D F# and A
Thanks Chris! This seems like a little insight to "THE ASSIGNMENT" Well Done! When you expand this lesson I hope you get into soloing the Blues 1-4-5 in seventh chords.Thank You!
Hey Chris! These are some great videos (I'm already doing the strength/dex-excercise daily) Although I'm a total beginner (on it for about a year), your explanations are clear enough for me to follow, and enormously intriguiing and insightful. Really looking forward to this hopefully successful new guitar-channel
Sir i used to watch your student's channel martymusic but when i get to know that you're his teacher then i started watching your videos too it's great i love it❤ Would you please upload video on how to find the solos of any song as well as video on scale of guitar
Glad you’re here! Learning solos is not easy, but I’m filming a series called “Solo Breakdowns” if there is a specific solo you’d like to see me learn and analyze let me know. As far as scales go, do you have a specific scale you want to learn?
@@curiousguitarist thank you sir for replying me I'm very glad🥰 As my family doesn't support me on my music So far from beginning i learned guitar through youtube so i don't know specifically which scale should i learn. So you suggest me the best scale to learn for mastering guitar at a high level and hope you will put videos as per. As far as i have learned CAGED system's pentatonic shapes fully but i am not getting used to play it on. Yeah i need to learn a solo from a song ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-EXekDwgsS6I.html this is the song if you can get time then please make a lesson for it. Thank you sir I'm gratefull
@@curiousguitarist i will be glad if you read my comment and suggest me how to complete this guitar course like what should i learn serially please mention it i will go as you show me the direction.
@@susamjungthakuri5159 if you already understand the CAGED system the next step is to apply the major scale to that same foundation. But to be honest, if you just explore the CAGED system, that alone is enough information for years of application. It sounds like you need more time playing and applying the info you have now than adding new or additional information.
@@susamjungthakuri5159 that is a cool solo. I can learn it and TAB / notate it and post that on my Patreon page if you’d like. www.patreon.com/posts/linear-pattern-42973750
I first ran into you on Martys channel an I couldnt remember your name for a few months. Finnally saw your video yesterdayan ended up binge watching your lessons an I am really impressed how much I improved seeing things more clearly in just 1 day of study. An at the end of the night I started improvising on a progression without a backing track. An I cant tell you how much better and moved around more calculated than I ever imagined I could. That being said the student is ready an I am going to get on your patron an get the 5 a month deal. I realize your very busy but I was wondering if there is a way to contact you an ask a question or 2 now an agian. Well thanks for the great information an proper way to approach lead playing.
Hi Chris. Great lesson. If I were to encounter the A C D G chord progression in the wild, I'd want to use G or D minor. What made you decide on A minor? Also, I saw that you posted your video late at night. I bet that if you posted it at the same time once a week on the same day, you would get more views. I found your channel from the Marty interview you did. I can tell that your videos are going to be very helpful. Keep it up! Thanks.
Thanks for the tip on the time to publish. I did not know that was a thing. I chose the A C G D progression for two reasons. 1) They are all major chords: easy to track 2) This progression has a key change: the primary function of target notes is to call this out. As long as you can find the minor triads in a progression with minor chords in it, the system works exactly the same. :)
So, Chris, when you say target notes is a study equivalent to learning the scale patterns, what would you suggest as a practice routine for target notes? Like what to do first for a couple weeks, then once we've got that, then.....and then....
You’re welcome J! I did not want another red guitar after I bought my Les Paul, but this red Strat just sounded amazing. So in order to break it up a bit I put that sticker on. It’s a quote of the 1967 LeMans Ferrari 330 images.app.goo.gl/33ESMBJQMg92vzWJ8
Awesome insightful lesson! I really enjoy this format of teaching. I have been playing guitar for little under a year and for the past couple months I’ve been dedicating a lot more time to practicing. However, I don’t have a properly laid out plan and I find myself just noodling around the neck for hours and making no progress at all. What can I do to be more consistent/efficient with my playing? Where would one start?
Glad you find this type of stuff useful! I'd suggest taking lessons from a good teacher. Someone who can see where you are and where you want to be and help draw up a mini course to get you there. If that's not a possibility then I'd suggest writing down a big hairy goal and break it down into smaller milestones and try to tackle them one by one. And give yourself some pressure by tagging them with due dates :)
Thanks Chris, this is really helpful. After much study & trial & error I started doing this & it has moved my playing forward. Please do more vids like this one. Maybe sometime you could take a look & listen to the solo from Canadian guitarist Jerry Doucette's, Mama Let Him Play. It was a huge hit here in Canada in the late 70s. He plays part of it at a blistering 135 bpm. I am learning it and analysing how he put it together. Take care.
@@curiousguitarist Yes Chris I have seen this video a week or so ago. I have some work to do to get it up to tempo, but that is part of the fun. Thanks, and I look forward to more of your lessons. :)
I found this a very interesting video in that it gave me a good conceptual understanding of what is going on with the concept of targeting, BUT I found it a bit overwhelming for the non-advanced player in that it referenced triads, voice leading, bending, string constraints and many chords. May I make a suggestion for a video starting at the beginning (for me at least - lol)? We all may know for instance, the first position pentatonic shape/scale. How do we start to learn how to hit the target notes for say, a simple two chord progression using just that shape (maybe we even start off with just one chord and then move to two chords)? In other words, how do we just start to practice moving from random playing of the pentatonic "shape" to playing with the target notes being used without a lot of added complexity which of course will come later. I would love to know what to do the learn this VERY FIRST STEP and don't mind being asked to do some work, but I would love you as a teacher to assign me this first step and of course demonstrate the process for me to use. I think this would be massively popular and useful since so many of us are stuck exactly at this spot. I think a good title to the video expressing this spot and the need to advance would attract a huge amount of attention. Thank you for the opportunity to contribute an idea.
Target notes dictate that you must understand what you're targeting. Here is your assignment. Your chord progression is Aminor to D7. Here's a backing track. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-hP3xVMx8jMU.html Play the Aminor Pentatonic scale over this track but end your phrases on ANY note in the D7 chord when that change happens. Use the D7 Barre chord on the fifth fret Hope that helps get you on board. If not, then definitely spend some time mapping out triads on the neck. You really cannot map much of these concepts to the fretboard without good old triads!!
@@curiousguitarist Awesome fast response. OK, I see, that D7 barre chord at the 5th fret will show me where the chord tones are visually. I think I now know what to do. Exciting!! Great way to start. Thank you so much for your generous reply!
That voice leading stuff you mention can be melody of the solo and we can come to that melody time and again. Correct me, If I am wrong? Great stuff dude cheers!
Chris, I have learned the scales, modes, etc. However, watching someone solo all over the neck seems way more in-depth. For example, you're soloing and are down the neck then quickly skip to way up the neck. Are you seeing the scale patterns or the notes on the neck or a combo, etc.? This is where I'm stuck and frustrated. I hope my question makes sense? Also, again, thanks for your videos because I have become unstuck in a lot of areas since watching them.
It’s much more about seeing the patterns of both scales and triads. That’s the primary method I use to move around. Overlaying scales and triads is a holistic system that shows you all the available notes and combinations…and it’s move able.
@@frannyd1217 if you haven’t watched the major scale superhighway video that one might help! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-hgluAV46Rx4.html
Does anyone know what key this is played in? The chord progression is A C G D. He mentions it's not played in the key of A which by looking at the circle of 5ths it isnt, as C would be C#m. My guess is that this is in the key of G with the second being made a Major hence the A being Major. So it kinda becomes 2 4 1 5. idk where else to go with this info, does anyone have any ideas on how to expand on this? I was thinking you can switch the 2(A) into minor every couple of bars to "spice" it up.
You’re right, progressions like this exist perfectly without being “in” a single key. I intentionality used a progression that was not in a single key to highlight the point that the concept of target notes is independent of keys, scales etc 👽
