I hated music theory because I could not sit stoll without grazing the tips of my fingers on a guitar or the edges of the piano. I can actually listen to Paul and his soft and interesting lessons
This man has taught me more about theory than I ever learned in school. Simply explained, easy to follow and understand examples. I wish my music teacher was more like this!
I've been teaching for 15 years and I feel you are calming, direct, and just a perfect teacher man. Keep up the good deeds and work and may God continue to bless you
I've been avoiding music theory for these past tw years i've been playing the guitar cause it seemd boring to me but you just make it look and sound sointeresting thank you for that
yes, but music theory allows you to learn how to play more chords and patterns, scales, all that, so you can express yourself more. as others have said, most guitarists just learn the C A G E chord patterns and move them around the neck. there's always more to learn on instruments
Paul, I have been lurking on your channel for a while now but this explanation of triads and alternate voicing was so great I had to subscribe. Love your style my friend, keep sharing and we will all keep learning
One of the most interestingly profound & classiest lessons I’ve found online. When I saw it was free I had to do the monthly support thing for this channel. Really professional teaching teaching.
I've been teaching music for 5 months now and can only thank you for your clear explanations which I try to incorporate in my lessons. Thank you Paul, you've been an inspiration to me not just as a musician, but as a teacher.
One of my favorite open voicings is this Emaj9 that I kind of discovered for myself while trying to replicate the chords from Radiohead's Idioteque on a guitar. From low E to high E, it goes: 0-11-x-11-x-11 It has this awesome, mystical feeling to it, which is probably enhanced a bit by the fact that it's missing the 5th (optional for jazz chords, afaik). You can also do a really eerie Emin9(maj7) by lowering the III: 0-10-x-11-x-11 Try it!
Ive been playing guitar for years but never actually took the time to study the fretboard until paul's videos opened my eyes and inspired me to do so, his teaching has opened so many new doors and improved my playing big time and I am very grateful...
Can we just take a moment to appreciate just how amazing Paul is! The way he breaks things down so simply and makes every single video so entertaining to watch astounds me! Love you so much Paul keep up the good work!
i have spent about an hour playing this video over and over again and learning alot of stuff.Thanks so much for adding to my guitar knowledge.am so grateful.
THIS is the lesson I've been needing! it's simple yet so useful! When trying to write a song on guitar it's so hard to make it sound unique and interesting and this is something I will definitely use! I'm kind of a beginner btw.
After watching hundreds of videos of different styles and topics over the years I gotta say that in terms of sound and presentation this is among the very best of them.
I’m at the one year mark of playing guitar, and I’ve been saying I don’t need to learn any theory at all. Well after about 3 months of trying, I can BS my way through most solos thanks to endless backing tracks for practice. After this one video and hearing these beautiful chords, I know I need to go back and pick up all I missed. Amazing playing man, you’ve changed my playing so much in just 10 minutes.
I love open chords. I try to use them as much as I can esp the add9, 6th, maj7 and a few 11th and 13ths - it just adds so much character and can breathe real life into a song that just isn’t quite ‘there’ with standard chords.
Thanks Paul. These open voicings have a magical beauty that gives me goose bumps. I will have hours of enjoyment exploring these and learning the guitar neck at the same time. Can't thank you enough. Cheers, Steve
Its crazy that a lesson like this is free to access here on YT. I'm beginner at electric guitar and how Paul explain things is just easy to understand if you add hands-on practice.
Luar biasa, pemahaman saya selama ini tentang mayor dan minor hanya tentang do-mi-sol (1-3-5) antara mayor dan minor hanya berbeda di nada mi (3) tanpa pernah berpikir untuk membalik komposisi tersebut.. Great Paul.. Nice explaination👏👏👍👍 and nice sound finally👏👏👏
Great video, Paul! You've summarized the technique beautifully. For those that want a little more advanced application of it, I recommend checking out the work of Agustin Barrios (e.g. La Catedral, 2nd movement).
There's even a lot of usage, fun, learning, etc by adding notes to chords that you don't (yet) know how they fit in....just hear how they sound and if you like-em, then find which note (4th, major 7th, etc) you added.
Wow this is your best "theory" video for me because I always experimented on the guitar and "found" these chords but never found out what they are called in theory (and thus I had no real ambition to learn the theory). Now it all got a name and I can link it to the other stuff. Thank you!
sounds beautiful and very simple explained... thanks :) I can identify these chords in several songs I've heard. very moody and this would also work for ambient, with an expression/volume pedal
Ahh - genius!! I’ve been playing guitar for years now & was getting bored; never thought of experimenting this way. Thanks so much for the inspiration 😊 love your guitar’s tone too!
I love how joyful you are in this video! I’ve been playing like this for a really long time, especially the technique of playing the third on the next string an octave higher and the fifth to frets lower on the string after that, found it on my own and found it was such a beautiful sound without ever knowing it was an open voicing. I love these videos of yours because they broaden my understanding of my own playing and help me see the next step to take in order to keep on learning. Also I love your voice, it’s so smooth!
Wow, this is my first time on this channel and it’s great. I’m happy you have a patreon, because I think it really allows you to spend more time on these videos and make them really good, which is what I see from this video. what a difference it makes to have a bit of funding in a channel like this.
Very useful lesson. Refreshing dusty knowledge and adding some new dimension and encouragement on them. Really huge thanks dude! Please keep on showing how simple in fact are those hard sounding things.
A friend of mine wrote a song with those chord shapes you were using around 3:20 and it is such a good progression! He wrote the song a few years before this video was published but it doesn't matter they have such a unique sound to them. Love it. If you want to check the song out the name of the band is "Bad Vegan" song is called "These Branches" they are on Spotify and I think Bandcamp
Great video, as usual. I wonder if you might do a video outlining some tips for those of us that are thinking of teaching guitar? Lesson layout, and possibly tips for teaching kids. Keep up the great work, I love your channel.
Just found your videos and you're an awesome teacher! The first person I ever bought a patreon for but its so worth it especially for the beginning! You're awesome :)
Hi Paul! Truly beautiful chords! Your videos are so inspiring, you've made me pick up the guitar again and it feels better than ever playing it. Thanks for showing me the way back to this incredible instrument!
You can create some really cool open chords by stacking 4ths and/or 5ths on top of each other. Fifths are hard to do on guitar, but it creates a really wide open sound
Nice lesson, but I think the most remarkable thing about this video is your guitar tone. Simply gorgeous! And I just noticed you're playing through a Kemper. Impressive.
Absolutely love the videos and how you incorporate music theory in as well. These videos make a rather hard subject that I studied seem even easier. Thanks and please continue to do more.
Thank you! I made a list of all aspects of guitar that I could name, and what my skill level in that regard is. I didn't even think about open voicings, because I've never done it intentionally! Thanks Paul!
You have a very natural ability to make theory sound fun. Beautiful.
i'd love school if my teachers were likr him...
I hated music theory because I could not sit stoll without grazing the tips of my fingers on a guitar or the edges of the piano. I can actually listen to Paul and his soft and interesting lessons
This sounds weird but the way this guy plays guitar makes me think about how he must absolutely have his life together.
lmao yeah
The way you do anything is the way you do everything
@@Christian-dr4gethis has to be one of the most wise comments I have ever seen on the internet
This man has taught me more about theory than I ever learned in school. Simply explained, easy to follow and understand examples. I wish my music teacher was more like this!
You know what I want before I even know what I want!
good comment :)
10/10 comment
Totally true!
Pretty much like Apple
That's the most accurate comment I've ever seen!
Day 657, cannot find a better guitar channel than this one...
From production quality to how genuine he is me neither
Try samuraiguitarist
there isn't one that does what he does, as well as he does it.
Killer vibe this one has!
Not to say better, but rather equally gold-content valuable, check rick beato
I've been teaching for 15 years and I feel you are calming, direct, and just a perfect teacher man. Keep up the good deeds and work and may God continue to bless you
Guitarist of 18 years, and the way you explain theory is so peaceful and intuitive. Thank you
I've been avoiding music theory for these past tw years i've been playing the guitar cause it seemd boring to me but you just make it look and sound sointeresting thank you for that
Nikola Bosevski i leared a lot of music theory out of andrew huang
yes, but music theory allows you to learn how to play more chords and patterns, scales, all that, so you can express yourself more. as others have said, most guitarists just learn the C A G E chord patterns and move them around the neck. there's always more to learn on instruments
Paul, I have been lurking on your channel for a while now but this explanation of triads and alternate voicing was so great I had to subscribe. Love your style my friend, keep sharing and we will all keep learning
One of the most interestingly profound & classiest lessons I’ve found online. When I saw it was free I had to do the monthly support thing for this channel. Really professional teaching teaching.
When you added the Major 7 I got chills. Lovely lesson. Gave me some great ideas for a song my band has been working on! Thanks!
I've been teaching music for 5 months now and can only thank you for your clear explanations which I try to incorporate in my lessons. Thank you Paul, you've been an inspiration to me not just as a musician, but as a teacher.
This is great! As an ambient guitarist, chords are always a huge step towards finding harmonies that are so expressive.
One of my favorite open voicings is this Emaj9 that I kind of discovered for myself while trying to replicate the chords from Radiohead's Idioteque on a guitar.
From low E to high E, it goes: 0-11-x-11-x-11
It has this awesome, mystical feeling to it, which is probably enhanced a bit by the fact that it's missing the 5th (optional for jazz chords, afaik).
You can also do a really eerie Emin9(maj7) by lowering the III: 0-10-x-11-x-11
Try it!
Wut
That is not an Emaj9 tho, you play E-G#-A#-D# no nine in there.
Building upon your chord... try this! Barre the first 5 frets with your index finger so you can play this: 0 - 11 - 13 - 11 - 12 - 11 !
@@leone4310 The notes of his chord are E G# x F# x D# . It's an Emaj9. Jazz musicians often leave out the fifth (B).
A reverb tone makes these chords even more beautiful.
I love playing them with the reverb tone on!
Paul Davids is some beautiful fusion between ASMR and video lessons, with awesome hair+beard. What a man.
Ive been playing guitar for years but never actually took the time to study the fretboard until paul's videos opened my eyes and inspired me to do so, his teaching has opened so many new doors and improved my playing big time and I am very grateful...
Can we just take a moment to appreciate just how amazing Paul is! The way he breaks things down so simply and makes every single video so entertaining to watch astounds me! Love you so much Paul keep up the good work!
i have spent about an hour playing this video over and over again and learning alot of stuff.Thanks so much for adding to my guitar knowledge.am so grateful.
THIS is the lesson I've been needing! it's simple yet so useful! When trying to write a song on guitar it's so hard to make it sound unique and interesting and this is something I will definitely use! I'm kind of a beginner btw.
I think Mr Paul Davids is actually the best online guitar tutor - so Bravo Mr Davids for no fuss detailed to the point instruction.
After watching hundreds of videos of different styles and topics over the years I gotta say that in terms of sound and presentation this is among the very best of them.
Your joy for the instrument really translates. I was intrigued throughout, looking forward to more.
I’m at the one year mark of playing guitar, and I’ve been saying I don’t need to learn any theory at all. Well after about 3 months of trying, I can BS my way through most solos thanks to endless backing tracks for practice. After this one video and hearing these beautiful chords, I know I need to go back and pick up all I missed. Amazing playing man, you’ve changed my playing so much in just 10 minutes.
You always have the nicest tones.
All your guitars sound stunning.
Great video,and some beautiful chord shapes.
Very good lesson. Enjoy learning so much. Thanks a lot. Cheers from Bangkok, Thailand.
I love open chords. I try to use them as much as I can esp the add9, 6th, maj7 and a few 11th and 13ths - it just adds so much character and can breathe real life into a song that just isn’t quite ‘there’ with standard chords.
"Lovely shapes" I couldn't call them better than that ❤
Thanks Paul. These open voicings have a magical beauty that gives me goose bumps. I will have hours of enjoyment exploring these and learning the guitar neck at the same time. Can't thank you enough. Cheers,
Steve
I'm learning so much from you. Even English cause I'm, net als jij een Nederlanderr. Thanks for all the lessons and keep it going !!
Its crazy that a lesson like this is free to access here on YT. I'm beginner at electric guitar and how Paul explain things is just easy to understand if you add hands-on practice.
The musician is calm and teaches consistently and clearly. Very good.
Thanks Paul, this was just what I needed, inspration-wise and technical-wise. Perfect!
This is the most relaxing guitar lesson ever!
Guitar version of bob ross
The accuracy of this comment is unparalleled.
actually one of the biggest possible compliments
@@garrettlarue6334 OMFG YES
Haha, every time I watch this channel I just think this guy is Conor Mcgregor and Pewdiepies son lolol
He looks like Ethan Becker- but just guitar
Wow. Taking what seems complex and making it seem simple! Thank you. Don’t know how anyone could thumbs down this...
Luar biasa, pemahaman saya selama ini tentang mayor dan minor hanya tentang do-mi-sol (1-3-5) antara mayor dan minor hanya berbeda di nada mi (3) tanpa pernah berpikir untuk membalik komposisi tersebut.. Great Paul.. Nice explaination👏👏👍👍 and nice sound finally👏👏👏
love how some of the titles and thumbnails are barely clickbait, but the videos are worth it
After 22 years of playing I'm still not tired of open voicings.
Straight from school onto this video.... this is my priority
Great video, Paul! You've summarized the technique beautifully.
For those that want a little more advanced application of it, I recommend checking out the work of Agustin Barrios (e.g. La Catedral, 2nd movement).
This is my basic approach to writing on guitar, it’s all about the voicing. Great content as usual and great teaching style
This is just fantastic, Alan Watts of guitar tuition, keep calm and keep it open
There's even a lot of usage, fun, learning, etc by adding notes to chords that you don't (yet) know how they fit in....just hear how they sound and if you like-em, then find which note (4th, major 7th, etc) you added.
Wow this is your best "theory" video for me because I always experimented on the guitar and "found" these chords but never found out what they are called in theory (and thus I had no real ambition to learn the theory). Now it all got a name and I can link it to the other stuff. Thank you!
sounds beautiful and very simple explained... thanks :)
I can identify these chords in several songs I've heard.
very moody and this would also work for ambient, with an expression/volume pedal
Ahh - genius!! I’ve been playing guitar for years now & was getting bored; never thought of experimenting this way. Thanks so much for the inspiration 😊 love your guitar’s tone too!
I love how joyful you are in this video! I’ve been playing like this for a really long time, especially the technique of playing the third on the next string an octave higher and the fifth to frets lower on the string after that, found it on my own and found it was such a beautiful sound without ever knowing it was an open voicing. I love these videos of yours because they broaden my understanding of my own playing and help me see the next step to take in order to keep on learning. Also I love your voice, it’s so smooth!
Wow, this is my first time on this channel and it’s great.
I’m happy you have a patreon, because I think it really allows you to spend more time on these videos and make them really good, which is what I see from this video.
what a difference it makes to have a bit of funding in a channel like this.
Very useful lesson. Refreshing dusty knowledge and adding some new dimension and encouragement on them. Really huge thanks dude! Please keep on showing how simple in fact are those hard sounding things.
Thanks Paul Davids for all your videos and sharing your knowledge!
Solid video. Really loving how you pique people’s interests and give us a taste for something different. Keep it up!
Rick Beato calls these spread triads, but you take them to another level.
You just blew my mind. I've been wanting to learn these types of chords for years but I never knew what they were called. Thank you!!!!!!!!!
Just recently discovered your channel. It's just excellent--thanks for all the great content!
Your sound is excellent. Your teaching ability is superb. You are gifted. Actually, you are a gift to us who play.
Great! Thank you Paul.! Always reassuringly confident and full of essential information. Love it 👍
A friend of mine wrote a song with those chord shapes you were using around 3:20 and it is such a good progression!
He wrote the song a few years before this video was published but it doesn't matter they have such a unique sound to them. Love it. If you want to check the song out the name of the band is "Bad Vegan" song is called "These Branches" they are on Spotify and I think Bandcamp
Great video, as usual. I wonder if you might do a video outlining some tips for those of us that are thinking of teaching guitar? Lesson layout, and possibly tips for teaching kids. Keep up the great work, I love your channel.
That is one sweet guitar...Looking for a Haar right now! Those tones are to die for...!
Good lesson. I love taking common cowboy chord progressions like I, IV, V and substituting different voicings.
The last three cords looked like "The Eagle Will Rise Again" by The Alan Parsons Project. Very beautiful video!
Just found your videos and you're an awesome teacher! The first person I ever bought a patreon for but its so worth it especially for the beginning! You're awesome :)
Love how much u appreciate the beauty of music and the joys of exploration. Another great vid. Thanks Paul
This is actually Helpful. Please keep maing more videos. Finally straight to the point.
Love your lessons. They improve my guitar playing and help make it beautiful
Hi Paul!
Truly beautiful chords! Your videos are so inspiring, you've made me pick up the guitar again and it feels better than ever playing it. Thanks for showing me the way back to this incredible instrument!
Your way of explaining this is great, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge.
Bro got me "oooh wow now i get it" on every single video i watch. master teacher!
This guitar set up/tone is so satiny smooth. Love it.
I must say you are definitely the guitar youtuber that has given me the most useful information in my guitar experience, thank you so much for that.
Have been playing guitar for years, finally understood where the 7th and 9th comes from. Thanks!
Really enjoyed ur video and the chords I will use them later in a song 👍🏻🎸
Great stuff Paul!! Especially the add9 chords are beautiful!
how do you have your amp setup? It sounds so warm and dreamy
pretty shizzle that it's a reverb pedal
I think the warm sound is because he has the neck pickup on, cant beat a good lipstick coil.
Or sounds David gilmour-y
Yeah neck pickup on a telecaster is pretty much ideal for warm clean tone
Well get a Tele first of all
I've been looking for an explanation on this for yeaaaars. Finally, I've found it! Thank you Paul, for such a brilliant lesson
You can create some really cool open chords by stacking 4ths and/or 5ths on top of each other. Fifths are hard to do on guitar, but it creates a really wide open sound
Finally! All the other videos made voicing sound so confusing and vague, as if it was some abstract thing. Thank you!
Nice lesson, but I think the most remarkable thing about this video is your guitar tone. Simply gorgeous! And I just noticed you're playing through a Kemper. Impressive.
I was missing that beautiful Telecaster!
Great Lesson! Thank you very much!
Cheers from Mexico!
I needed a video like this! Thank you so much!
Ik leer hier zoveel van, dank je Paul!
I'm now finally starting to understand how chords are constructed, thank you so much Paul!
Absolutely love the videos and how you incorporate music theory in as well. These videos make a rather hard subject that I studied seem even easier. Thanks and please continue to do more.
As a rhythm guitarist, this is very helpful!
I feel like I could show this to someone I was teaching and they wouldn't be that lost but it's also not boring for me, great tone too!
I genuinely believe Paul is the best guitarist on youtube
This guy is amazing, all of his playing chords are so great!
Man....things just really clicked for me with this video! Thanks so much! You’re content is fantastic!
Watching your videos from my office where I dont have my guitar is a torture! You are just amazing. Thanks for this :D
I unlocked my third eye...
I just busted up laughing. Thank you. Watch Adam Neely's video on musical fractals. Mind blown.
Al jolson
He pried open your third eye
daniruls123 pervert
Laughing my but off!!!!
Thank you! I made a list of all aspects of guitar that I could name, and what my skill level in that regard is. I didn't even think about open voicings, because I've never done it intentionally! Thanks Paul!
Such a beautiful sound. So clean
Man, I play the guitar for like 5 years (not profissional, just for fun) but i learn so much with your videos! keep the good work :D
Very tasteful, applicable and rewarding videos, this guy
Great video as usual. So clever and inspiring. You are one of the best teachers out there.
ang mga pakpakan tlaga tinatangko ang payo sa gitara!! ata iyo pangakal pa an kaan oh ay ata iyu
Best explanation of this I’ve seen. You’ve got a new subscriber.
Your voice is as soothing as your playing. Great content thnx
Has to be the best theory session you can find online.
So much colour and space. Love ya Paul!