Great stuff! Any serious musician needs to be able to write out all 15 key signatures, without hesitation. There’s 12 notes so there’s really only 12 keys but C#=Db, Cb=B, and Gb=F#; so those 3 keys have 2 names (as they are ENHARMONIC).- You have to get so down with it that if I say “b7 in the key of A?”, you immediately know it’s G. Waste no time! It’s doable and essential. Also be able to name any note on the neck, without hesitation.
Yes, it makes sense... thank you so much! I FINALLY got it thinking in straight lines down or up, rather than a circle. I guess that's how my brain works best.
@@dannirodgers2703 Man! I’m sooo glad this helped you. Thinking linear first to me makes more sense first. Especially if you are a guitarist or pianist. Also, once you see and know why and where the sharps and flats are coming from, THEN the circle makes more sense. The circle doesn’t show you the whole picture. It’s supposed to be a shortcut AFTER you learn the ins and outs, so to speak.
With all due respect, in my opinion, there is a much better way to learn about the harmonic field. This technique, developed by Johann Sebastian Bach, is highly underrated but is more efficient than any other method. I have a sample of it on my channel.
@@renanxavier6826 I’ll check it out. This is designed for the person who is confused about the Circle of 4ths/5ths laying out everything to see that the circle is missing. I’m guessing maybe you didn’t watch it? Maybe you did..
I second this... and yes... NOW I finally "got" it. It seems for me it's easier to think "linaear" in a straight line up or down, rather than the circle. Thank you so much.
must be for piano, seems different on guitar, I just watched a video of a guy using the notes all on a fretboard it seemed different, he wasn't using the 4th note each time he started over he just used the next note in sequence was it? of course I cannot find the bookmark..
It’s not instrument specific. This is information that can be used on any instrument. Apply it to guitar by cycling through in 4ths and 5ths, one new string each day. You’ll remember the cycle if you practice the order of sharps and flats and how to remember it as I talk about in the lesson.
It might be more clear if i could actually read the whiteboard on my phone. Maybe if i was watching this on my laptop i could see it better, but most videos i watch on my phone. No, there is no Cb. You never explained why moving in 4ths. This is all confusing to me. I've learned SO MUCH theory, but the circle of 5ths (or 4ths) seems too complicated to remember. Don't get me wrong, in can use it for all kinds of things, (seeing the I, IV, V, etc, the relative minor/ Major, all sorts of things...), but I can't remember the actual order of the letters. Yeah, I can figure a lot out, cuz I know all the notes of all the chords. And, when reading music I can figure out the key by using that stupid circle by counting sharps going clockwise and flats going counter-clockwise (from the top). But I just can't remember the stupid circle! And I can't count in 5ths (or 4ths)! I guess I have a mental block when it comes to that confounded "cycle."
I am so glad that I discovered you! This a very good lesson and your delivery of this information was spot on. Please keep do what you are doing and know that you are making a positive difference.
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The formula for Major scale is easier, at least for me, to remember 2 bits or segments (i know there's a word for it) of W, W, H that are joined together by a W. That way, it's symmetrical.
It sound like you are saying tho practice your scales in notes and not in patterns. If so then can you explain how to practice in notes? I always easily go to patterns.
I think the best way to start is up and down each string first, starting on the lowest note in the scale on each string. It doesn’t have to be always the root. And yes, think note names, not patterns.
one can add that the interval btwn the 4th degree and the 7th degree form the tritone that confirme wich key you are in. Those mouvements of 4th and 7th set a new tritone each time therefore a new key.
Once you got this learned how long did it take you to learn the location of the notes on the neck? How did you learn it well enough to have immediate recall to aid in improv
First off, thanks for watching. By having to find notes to play chords, scales, improvising, and especially reading music, you simply know the fretboard having to locate all the right notes. But there are some things that you can do to shore up grey areas or speed up the process. I have a running 10 Challenge to learn your fretboard you may want to check out. Here’s the video: 10 Day Challenge: Learn your fretboard once and for all! (Let me help) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-84FIsQDdeIc.html You can sign up for it here: bit.ly/3ucZhUn Totally free and you’ll automatically be emailed a new lesson each day to work on learning your fretboard.
I understand it, but hurts my head just thinking about it. Learning one line or 2 not a problem. I'm 65 years old and this as a whole is over my head. I appreciate the effort you made to lay this out for everyone.
@@mikga45 I can understand that if any theory is new to you. But I would not give up if I were you. Pick one new string every day and play all the scales in order on that string: adding one flat each time or and one sharp each time like I taught you. You’ll learn it by applying it, doing it rather than only thinking through it.
excellent explanation! I was wondering if you have some kind of a technique to memorize those formulas on a fly? What I mean is: I met musicians that are able to spell out every scale with the notes telling you what notes are flats and sharps instantly without pausing for a moment, would love to be able to do that, needless to say that I'm always thing and calculatings in order for me to do so.
Thanks! There’s only one formula for a major scale. The best way to learn the scales is practice them in the order of flats and sharps because it forces you to learn the notes in them. As long as you practice them all from memory and not looking at a cheat-sheet of some kind. Just follow the concepts I laid out in the video, you’ll be fine.
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