The Most Important Piece of Music Theory: What Is a Key?

Подписаться 4,3 млн

Просмотров 160 тыс.

50% 1

Latest Content - linktr.ee/martyschwartz
Patreon - / martymusic
Website - www.MartyMusic.com
Merch - teespring.com/stores/martymusic
TikTok - / martymusic21
Instagram - / martyschwartz
Reddit - / martymusic
Twitter - / martyschwartz
Facebook - / martyschwartzofficial
My Favorite Guitar + Filming Gear at Sweetwater
imp.i114863.net/e4A326
Disclosure: I only recommend products I would use myself and all opinions expressed here are my own. The link above is an affiliate link, that at no additional cost to you, I may earn a small commission on.

Видеоклипы

Опубликовано:

21 июл 2024

Ссылка:

Скачать:

Готовим ссылку...

Добавить в:

Мой плейлист

Посмотреть позже

Комментарии : 346

@curiousguitarist 3 года назад

Thanks for having me on the channel again Marty! I really appreciate the opportunity to teach here, your channel is great and your community is amazing!

@sbpsychology1109 3 года назад

Great, clear teaching - something just clicked for me! Thanks Chris!

@curiousguitarist 3 года назад

@@sbpsychology1109 that’s great! Glad to help flip the switch!

@chrisfegan1282 3 года назад

Great tutorial and explanation , cheers guys!

@fawkesandhound 3 года назад

Chris and Marty, thank you so much for this lesson. I swear I have tried to understand clearly for years and with this, it finally clicked. I’m not kidding I almost shed a tear. Thank you.

@curiousguitarist 3 года назад

@@fawkesandhound Man that is the coolest comment ever! So glad this helped!

@thebrandonblom 3 года назад

Dude, you are just the coolest, most genuine, kindest person I think I've seen on youtube. Thanks for all the lessons over the years

@MartyMusic 3 года назад

I appreciate that!

@quincyfinnley2653 2 года назад

You all prolly dont give a shit but does anyone know of a trick to get back into an Instagram account..? I somehow lost the password. I appreciate any assistance you can give me

@gatlinwesson1756 2 года назад

@Quincy Finnley instablaster =)

@quincyfinnley2653 2 года назад

@Gatlin Wesson thanks so much for your reply. I got to the site through google and Im trying it out now. Takes quite some time so I will reply here later with my results.

@quincyfinnley2653 2 года назад

@Gatlin Wesson It did the trick and I now got access to my account again. I'm so happy:D Thank you so much, you saved my ass!

@orryrobb5160 3 года назад

I'm trying to learn guitar to pay tribute to my father. He was the greatest guitar player I ever heard. He knew it all. I wish I'd listened when I had the chance. He left me with his guitars and amps and pedals and the works, and it just seems like a crime not to learn - they're worth thousands. I tried to learn from you two years ago, and just learned the santana intros you taught, and then gave up after a few months. I got those back now, and honestly, Chris is a great teacher. Just today from you both I've learned triads and the major scales. Theory's a big scary thing, and I thought it would be boring, but today wasn't like I thought it would be.

@cavejelly Год назад

Similar story here although we sold most of his gear. Kept a few choice pieces and a new passion for learning and developing.

@danielthedude 10 месяцев назад

I'm sure your dad would be happy to know that you're carrying on his legacy. Godspeed in your guitar journey, friend.

@lukeflor_max4733 3 года назад

It's not simple for beginners to learn that , but it's important .

@liljessielove 3 года назад

Once again, thank you, Marty! for doing what you do and for introducing me to Chris! I'm now on Chris's website enjoying his help too, thank you very much, Chris. I'm an older, novice, disabled mentally and physically, couch player...it's been extremely difficult to learn guitar but I'm dedicated and these kinds of lessons are getting me closer to becoming a genuine guitar player. I'm now beginning to understand my fretboard and unlocking its joy. All the best to you both!!!

@MikefromAlabama 3 года назад

Anyone getting into intermediate or advanced levels, Chris is a teacher you want to follow. Thanks Marty!

@curiousguitarist 3 года назад

Appreciate that Michael!

@chinmayanaik1380 3 года назад

I am such a trash that the dustbin is disgusted by me😭

@esanjuan212 3 года назад

Damn this one was great. I cannot progress as a guitarist without approachable theory like this. Thank you Chris and Marty for this Sunday Gold!

@curiousguitarist 3 года назад

You're so welcome Erik! Applying theory takes almost all the barriers away!

@christopherobrien6570 Год назад

Whilst I'm pleased with my progress so far, I don't think I'm ready for this lesson yet🤣😂, but it gives me something to aim at, and more importantly, reminds me that I'll always have more to learn. The delivery is superb, and when I'm was ready to understand it, I know I'll enjoy it.

@larrybegnaud7811 3 года назад

Hats off to Chris and Marty for this great lesson. I’ve never seen guitar theory put so simply. I’ve struggled with theory due to lack of interest and patience in applying the info. This simple starting point enables me to intuitively use chord shapes in the scale to experiment with creating music and learning other people’s music, similar to learning the blues in different keys. Excellent lesson.

@curiousguitarist 3 года назад

Thanks Larry! Glad this type of approach works for you!

@virginiamckay2814 3 года назад

Hey Marty this is Trevor I've been watching your videos for years and I have learned so much you teach music better than anyone I have ever seen on the tube just wanted to say thanks man you do a wonderful job teaching.

@Seekaywastaken 3 года назад

Gotta go to work, but I'm anxious to practice this when I get home.

@gohjohan 3 года назад

And reward yourself with a good guitar end of this year when you mastered this part. That's what I did last year for Christmas when I made progress during the lockdown.

@alexhargiss9890 3 года назад

I’ve been looking for someone to teach it at the pace and in-depth way that you just did! I finally kind of get it! I appreciate you, thanks for taking the time :)

@curiousguitarist 3 года назад

You bet Alex!

@joepulltab6355 3 года назад

Just stumbled upon your channel. Getting serious about learning theory after fumbling around my fretboard off and on since the 90’s. Thank you and I can’t wait to get started!

@nathansutherland9085 3 года назад

Thank you so much! Really helpful for any young musician learning. Back when I was a fresh beginner, I remember to this day how stressed out I was because I didn’t know what a key was! Thanks again Marty!

@michaelmerrullo2043 3 года назад

I’ve subscribed to Chris’s channel and really happy to have him in my arsenal of great instructors to inspire and learn from everyday. He has a very special way of breaking things down

@curiousguitarist 3 года назад

Thanks for the plug Michael!

@giglehart 3 года назад

Wow this is absolutely what I needed. Now I’m going to memorize my circle of 5ths and put these two together! This pulled so much together. Love you Marty and thanks for sharing your mentor!!!! Peace!

@Zain.Basi1 3 года назад

The intro quality was so good I forgot if I was watching a YT Video or a movie. And that SG is looking 🔥 just perfect.

@bryansbestwax 3 года назад

Between your channel and Beato, I learn more in weeks that I did in years 20 years ago. My son has a real edge in getting good over his pops.

@andrewdescant4996 3 года назад

This has helped me understand so much more. Thanks so much Marty and Chris!

@kevmcd72 3 года назад

Thank you Marty! The light is starting come on; after wandering into the land of intermediate for a while, from learning shapes, to the fret board, the theory side of the course tied it all together. Now if I can train my fingers to match the notes in my head. You explained it best, with a little spice and a topping of cheesy humor. Carry on!

@JB-ov2el 3 года назад

Chris is phenomenal! Love his teaching approach and loved the intro he played, using the chords in the key with some arpeggios! He does a wonderful job explaining all of what he teaches!

@curiousguitarist 3 года назад

Thanks JB!

@klew5988 3 года назад

Thanks Marty and Chris. Keep these lessons coming

@jhite4058 3 года назад

This is such a good lesson. Holy moly, that tied a lot of things together for me! Thank you!

@abdalrahmanshananier3515 3 года назад

Man this video is released just as I’m learning chords within keys, and I gotta say it really ties thing up nicely! Thanks a lot Marty and Chris

@curiousguitarist 3 года назад

You bet! Putting it all together early is a huge plus! Glad you enjoyed this one!

@BrandonCardoso12 3 года назад

Man this just made all my progressions make so much sense. I always knew what I wanted to play next but never realized why I was going to those chords. Really appreciate this video

@curiousguitarist 3 года назад

That’s excellent Brandon!

@jamesherdfan6863 2 года назад

Easy to understand.... thanks Marty and Chris!

@harbingerx1412 3 года назад

After playing guitar off and on for several years (I still consider myself a rookie) I have seen hundreds of guitar videos but this what is finally staring to make things click. After learning this pattern I realized it can be repeated literally anywhere on the neck.

@RC32Smiths01 3 года назад

Music theory is really a blessing, whether it's learning how to compose music, or just feel a sense of appreciation!

@curiousguitarist 3 года назад

I agree, it helps stitch everything together

@RC32Smiths01 3 года назад

@@curiousguitarist Indeed!

@richardrahl7531 3 года назад

This was perfect, exactly the lesson I needed! It all makes sense now.

@Talking_Records 2 года назад

Just started trying to expand my knowledge of guitar besides just songs and this guy has made it incredibly better than I thought it would be

@billplace8463 2 года назад

Great lesson, Chris , you make me want to learn more.

@jc6721 3 года назад

Great video! Chris, I wish I had been a better student back when I was taking lessons from you. Now that I much more interested in more than just noodling around this is exactly the type of video I am interested in. This made so much sense, but I never heard this before. Can you suggest a series of videos that take the noodler like myself and teaches them the next steps in music theory? Where should someone like me go from here? Thanks so much!

@jameslabs1 3 года назад

I appreciate the constant review while teaching. Very good lesson. Thank you

@MartyMusic 3 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@AV-cx7ob 3 года назад

New studio background looks great!

@boadosheavy6137 3 года назад

Incredible and so useful lesson Mr Kris!! Thanks a lot!! I hope you Marty invite him again soon! That really helped me out!

@curiousguitarist 3 года назад

Thanks! So glad to be invited back!

@boadosheavy6137 3 года назад

@@curiousguitarist ou yeah!! Me too!

@TxCwby 3 года назад

Nice tip, coach! Super helpful, Marty and Chris!

@curiousguitarist 3 года назад

You're welcome Dan!

@GaleaLee 3 года назад

After countless of videos explaining what is a key, this was the only one that stuck. Thank you!

@spieseeboi820 3 года назад

Free music theory lessons are always appreciated

@gohjohan 3 года назад

I was going through this with my mentor last Friday over dinner. It's a useful trick for us electric guitarists so that we don't move our hands too far away from the root note.

@mattconroy3357 8 месяцев назад

Wow great video so helpful. Thanks.

@scottstevens9323 3 года назад

Marty, I now understand why you’re such a great teacher! Because you had a great teacher! Chris is all that and more!

@curiousguitarist 3 года назад

Thanks Scott!

@thedragonofthewest5789 3 года назад

Chris Sherland is a great teacher. He explained it super smoothly with the major scale, and I learned it. Thanks, Chris!

@curiousguitarist 3 года назад

Of course TDOTW!

@markquiroz3460 3 года назад

Thank you Marty Thank you Chris! This really has helped me with understanding and switching between Major and Minor modes as a strumming guitarist! Do you have a video for my Next step is to put that concept into Soloing or adding short guitar riffs while strumming?

@gilbertlufc 2 года назад

Thanks Chris. FINALLY, I get this!

@qjarman7753 3 года назад

What a fantastic teacher and lovely guy

@TheMadra12000 2 года назад

Thank you Marty you understand the principle of standing on the shoulders of Giants. Chris is also a brilliant teacher. Thank you for this.

@harlow0917 10 месяцев назад

im a teenager in my school music program and im super intimidated by the other students skills. awesome video super easy to understand thanks so much!

@judih.8754 3 года назад

Thanks, I've subbed to Marty and Chris!

@rickcheehy8387 3 года назад

Classy move Marty. Awesome video! I’m gonna go get hip on Chris’s channel. Thanks!

@curiousguitarist 3 года назад

Thanks Rick, look forward to seeing you there!

@malakai5328 3 года назад

Hey Marty, long time fan I've been watching your videos. Infact, you have liked one of my comments in the past. Just wanted to say that without your videos I probably wouldn't know much guitar. Always watching you with different account's. thanks again

@richardbladehartstewart8675 2 года назад

Wow what a great lesson. Super well explained. So well in fact I actually understood it. 😂🤣. Thank you 😊 🤙

@PaperDrummer240 Год назад

What a great, foundational video. I wish I would have learned this when I first started!

@sstearns2 3 года назад

Nice explanation... connected some dots for me. Thanks.

@curiousguitarist 3 года назад

You're welcome!

@luiscastro9933 Год назад

Awesome video. Enjoy learning something new.

@darthkang_ Год назад

Thanks for introducing us to your teacher Marty!

@scuzzbucket8485 3 года назад

Awww Chris even has a poster of Marty on his wall!

@johnmirabile3535 3 года назад

lovin" that les paul! its like the fender fiesta red! very different! sounds great too! btw always get something from your lessons!

@Ben59910 3 года назад

For me the most helpful thing right now is the thumbnail that emphatically say's "STOP OVERTHINKING!"

@Germoney2000 3 года назад

This is a bit much right now... I got a lot on my plate (music wise)... but I'll get around to it eventually. Thanks for the Tip!

@BubbaGee56 10 месяцев назад

Very cool. Now, if he only explained what a key is...

@apostoloskritsianis 3 года назад

Wow really great advice!!! If you are up for it i'd like to see some 'Royal blood' tutorial on this channel KEEP ON ROCKING MAAN !!!

@MostSimple 3 года назад

Who needs to know the keys when you can just watch Marty shred

@chriscollins2647 3 года назад

Thankuou guys so much always so so helpful

@spleefdowny 3 года назад

Best approach to this I’ve ever seen! Please do the same on minor keys.

@curiousguitarist 3 года назад

That’s great to hear, glad this approach works for you! Minor keys next!

@berryzbridge3210 3 года назад

Great lesson!

@SullenMorbius 3 года назад

great lesson, thx!

@simpilot001 6 месяцев назад

Thank gosh Marty made a tutorial for this too

@Redheadedlady55 3 года назад

~Marty....( you ) are a wonderful teacher....because being aware of us that try to learn.....we are not there as of yet.....plz continue to show us your way..Marty.

@EMB-vj7yi 3 года назад

Please tell me how to use a plectrum ? I try to use it but it feels like its destroying my snares while strumming up and down.. i dont understand how to use it..

@donakahorse 3 года назад

Thank you for all that you do Marty, it's helped me tremendously, If I'd have had you when I first started playing I would be much better than I am

@dburton7929 3 года назад

Good stuff.... as always, thanks 🙏

@ewljr 3 года назад

A long time ago I was a big fan of Joe Satriani. He talked about who he dubbed to take over his teaching studio bc he couldn’t teach anymore. They taught diatonic theory and how all the modes and chords fit on each other like a puzzle. How the root note of each mode had a corresponding chord that fit over it. It completely changed the way I look at the fretboard. In all my years I never see anyone teach diatonic theory and I’m not sure why. It makes the whole “theory thing” so much easier to digest. That you for beginning to show people with this lesson Chris.

@curiousguitarist 3 года назад

You bet! And I could not agree more!

@oneeyemonster3262 3 года назад

Axis pitch will make more sense if learn MORE DIFFERENT scales You'll have to get the 7 basic down pack becuase you're basically going to WARP them via shifting ONE or TWO notes Chords ( arpeggios) will also give you a GUIDE to SEEing the entire fretboard at a glance..The BASIC...ROOT to OCTAVE..playing toward the BRIDGE and towards the NUT....sort of like playing the Open C MAJOR verse C Barr chord....and the BASIC of tuning your guitar...the 4 lower strings are tune to perfect 4th or INVERTED 5th... In a nutshell.....Learn the BASIC of playing the Arpeggios SWEEPING patterns. i know and see the C MAJOR/Amin throughout entire fretboard It just depends how your mind works or what you been expose to in your life. i worked at power plants, electronics or even design video games as a hobby. My brain is used to seeing and processing MULTI LAYERS of blue prints, schematics...ect...ect In 3D gaming design software....Im sued to seeing the models' mesh...flip/rotate forward, backward. upside down and inside out. So...mirror such as IONIAN is PHRYGIAN...Mirror descending make sense to me.... So lessons such as N6 chord...or inserting the Db chord as possible Lyd #6 is easier for me to process.... becuase C Harmonic min b2 is just Phrygian , maj7 = Db lyd #6 I had to apply it everyday...even if I wasnt playing my guitar..In a nutshell My brain will see multiple patterns layered on top of each other....ROOT NOTES are always my first point of REFERENCE anyways.... i use these 3 basic scale as guide...when I wing it. Playing blues or whatever I dont THINK about it..if i do, it'll miss a beat. It still comes back to the basic of what my Father told me from moment I wanted to play lead....target and play around the arpeggios....kid. Becuase I havnt learn different scales nor master fretboard, YET. X= option notes MAJOR pentatonic 1..x...2...x....3............5...x....6...........8 Minor penta 1...........b3..x..4...x...5............b7..x...8 DOMINANT 1...x...2.....x...3............5........b7...x...8 ( not popular...but hey I better than most people) it was a BIETCH to learn at first...becuase I kept missing the maj3 on the B string...But hey The guitar was a Bietch to learn at first... So PRACTICE....PRACTICE...PRACTICE... SLOWLY without wanting to noodle.lol will..... Harmonic min b5 and melodic min b5 = FULL dim ( W/H) dor b2, #4 and Lyd dom b2 = FULL dim ( H/W) The trick is you can also stack MAJOR, min or DOMINANT chords every b3 intervals too.... or like this ( these are just modes from various scales) example...if you ask me to wing it in 1. 4. 5 12 barr blues A7......D7......E7 Im simply going to use the DOMINANT pentatonic as a GUIDE over each TONE center 1,3,b7, #9.....or 1, #2, b7, 10 ( maj3) is EASY for me i also know.....3, 5, b7, b9 = FULL diminished. mix mix #2 mix #4 Mix b2 mix b6 mix b2, b6 mix #2, #4 Mix b2, #4 phry b4 loc b4 aeo b4 dor b4 or they;re just VARITIONS of whatever the hell within the 12 NOTES. like the sat said.....the ROOT note as the AXIS eveything else is OPTIONAL.lol

@renoman6340 Год назад

Music theory always scared me it always sounds too hard, just want to play. Just want to have fun, pull out my guitar and be the life of the party, despite being handy caped from war injuries. i have limited mobility in my left hand, makes it very difficult to play. BUT i can do the bar and power cords. I have great difficulty with normal cords and doing riffs. I still have fun doing the simple stuff. I'm in therapy to try to get more mobility back, but it's a slow process. I love your videos with simple songs to play, I hope you continue them for people like me that have served their country and have the joy of playing the guitar.

@kevinhayes8806 2 года назад

Very helpful stuff

@mikechurchill1071 3 года назад

This was a great video now I’ll be able to do some better leads as my dad plays rhythm now that I know some of the notes in the major keys. Now you should show a minor one

@mnett6610 3 года назад

I’m a right handed guitarist, my fretting hand is good with all the shapes and chords and is getting up to speed, can you make a technique video about rhythm and how to properly strum

@BurnleyNuts 3 года назад

Every now and then I like to retest my theory knowledge and this just did it perfectly Marty and Chris so many thanks.

@curiousguitarist 3 года назад

You bet!

@emiliogalvan2532 11 месяцев назад

Considering picking up a guitar for the 1st time at 37 years old, seeing this video explained as "simple" has my head spinning and second guessing this whole idea

@willbrundle8881 3 года назад

Hey Marty Thanks for all the tutorials you've done, learnt so many songs from you. could you do some Ziggy Albert tutorials please.

@michaelmyers1270 3 года назад

Well done! Easy to follow along with that. Nice to see where all those scales come from, or is it vise versa?!

@BryanGuzman-uo7zx 7 месяцев назад

yup

@arthurvandelay7677 3 года назад

That's the lesson I've been looking for! I've been playing for a long time, but never really "got" what people who actually know theory were talking about when they said, "One-four-five progression." Yeah, okay, whatever...how does it go? I felt pretty dumb, but I can play OK. I can even read music. I just didn't know much about how to express what I was doing. I believe a person like me can play better and be more flexible with a little actual knowledge of the fretboard. Many thanks to folks like you guys who post these videos!

@curiousguitarist 3 года назад

Glad this one was useful Arthur!!

@BorkenGarage 3 года назад

Sounds like he is playing that song from Something About Mary where the guys keeps popping up singing little songs as a sort of musical narrator.

@jimsmo4927 3 года назад

I'm working on learning the scales. My problem is if a song is in the key of say A how do i play leads out of the box of a position? Another Words how do I move up and down the neck to make it sound good with the different chords the rhythm is playing. I've tried and tried to get this explained to me but nobody can get it through my head. It's really holding me back, like I've hit a wall.

@keithk3567 3 года назад

Thanks Marty and Chris. Have a wonderful day!

@curiousguitarist 3 года назад

You bet!

@thehappycamper7360 Месяц назад

How do you find where to start the chord ? Is at the route note in the scale? Im a noob so excuse me

@marksava8617 3 месяца назад

huge thanks

@ethanlayne6491 3 года назад

Hey Marty, thanks for all the content you're putting out! I can actually say I know how to play 2 songs without looking at any sort of notes haha. I was wondering if you could do a video on Billy Joel's "And So It Goes"?

@sethjohnson6539 Год назад

Hey that was fantastic Marty thanks Marty you rock dude

@djekse 3 года назад

Great lesson Marty, please get Chris to do us an ear training session.

@curiousguitarist 3 года назад

Ooh I like that idea!

@savagewakolee2116 3 года назад

Marty you're extremely underrated you're a great player and instructor thank you so much!!!

@pr0d Год назад

Even though I don't know any of the chords it still kinda makes sense ig. It's sound does. I'm still learning barre chords but I'm preparing for music theory

@millionairesplendor2751 3 года назад

This video could not have come at a better time. Thank you!

@curiousguitarist 3 года назад

You bet MS, glad this was useful!

@Marc76tub 3 года назад

How cool! Very cool teacher!

@liamalfaro8929 3 года назад

Love you Marty!!! Octopus Garden soon?

@EternityRecordsUSA 3 года назад

Love the Chris videos. Thanks Marty

@curiousguitarist 3 года назад

Thanks Charles!

@EternityRecordsUSA 3 года назад

@@curiousguitarist No worries mate. Your videos have taught me a lot about music theory. It's something I have always wanted to dive into to help with my soloing. I'm looking forward to more. Thanks again.