Thanks. I play almost exclusively in Open D and it’s nice to have a video with something beyond “introduction to” open D. Also, that guitar sounds beautiful.
Tom- you absolutely are the best! At 68 I have had a couple of attempts to play, by wife, kids, jobs, etc always got in the way (not to mention she sold my LesPaul Jr). Decades later, retired, looking on this newfangled thingie and wa la! You be great
Tom than you for a fantastic and fun lesson. I have only just discovered open d tuning and your lessons on it are superb. I hope you are well wherever you may be at the moment. Whoever thought scales would sounf so good! many thanks Stephen
Hey Tom, thanks; you know I just got a little parlor guitar a Taylor GS mini mahogany and I'm learning to play in open D because it makes the little guitar sound huge, and the neck is kind of narrow and it's easier to make the chords when you can make simple stuff like open D and so I'm new to open D, I think a lot of us are and I really appreciate these lessons. 40 years of noodling on many different guitars, now I want learn to play right. New subscriber, thanks again!
hey Tom, Tommy here! I play guitar, I have been , for man years, and have all ways struggled with music scales, and theory , I learned my chords and all ways played by ear .This past year i have been trying really hard to learn scales and theory AGAIN! ,I struggle with numbers and letters on a daily basis ,even at my Day job. Math has all ways been real hard for me, so scales remind me of math and confuses me .... I WANT TO KNOCK DOWN THAT WALL NOW SO BAD ,I stumbled into this vidio, ,and i am giving it a try ,I play the Blues every day and now IM learning all my old blues heroes from the 20s and 30s country Delta stuf, lots of Finger picking and Slide I play mostly open D, and G ,and I Kapo for A and E, A and E works for my voice Im starting to sound good But I still feel if i understood and learned the basic theory and scales IT would open up a better understanding for what im doing..I was practicing theory 9 months ago, then slipped away from it .YOUR VIDIO IS SIMPLE TO understand, BASIC And to the Point .. it just inspired me To start practicing the theory, and The scales again. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, you are a good teacher ...
Becoming my favorite YT tutor. Much more out of band, creative and useful info than just "oh heres how to play a song" . HOWEVER...WHAT is that big patch of putty above the nut!?!?
I need to do a video about that. It’s foam. It keeps the strings behind the nut from ringing and creating unwanted overtones when recording short chord stabs. Did it to my main mandolin too.
Hello Sir. Thank you for this teaching aid it is very cool to learn new things. Although could you please tell me why the d pent and the g pent have the exact same notes? That is confusing me to no end yukadeeyukk,,,,, €:-)~
Hey Tom, big fan but something just clicked ... a light bulb moment. Seems like a ton of guys my age (60+) learned to play guitar as early rock caught on in the 1960’s. Some gave up and are returning to it as leisure time gains in popularity. A few have gone on and continued playing and some have gotten quite good but it is all by ear. My theory knowledge is non existent but I have played now over 55 years. I am satisfied with my diversity in music styles but seems like theory can enhance that skill especially with jazz improv. What might you suggest for this kind of player...
This! I'm in the same boat. But now I've got enough money to buy the best of what I've always wanted in music gear. I'm loving guitar again! And I love the sounds and songs I play. I have a masters in mathematics, yet music theory throws me for a loop. Go figure. I remember that for music students in college, music theory was a huge divider for those that were going to continue in their majors, many talented musicians did fail this course.
Ha ha, witty, funny and all-too-human (64 years-young/ex-surfer/notch above Beginner). But I need to say something... should I, maybe not... it's all been said before... no, it needs to be said... but does it really? Yes, I'm going to utter those two horrible words... SMALL HANDS !!!! Arrrrgggghhh !!! :)
OMG I love your channel! Do you realize that I am visual and you actually moved your fingers on the frets so I can see what the heck you are hitting? All of the other videos on other subscribers I am trying to guess where the fingers are hitting. Thanks.
It's 2023 & seems people are still getting their "learning on". Thank you! What a great & helpful Lesson.
Thanks. I play almost exclusively in Open D and it’s nice to have a video with something beyond “introduction to” open D. Also, that guitar sounds beautiful.
Thanks, Tom. I love your lessons and your wonderful enthusiasm.
Tom- you absolutely are the best! At 68 I have had a couple of attempts to play, by wife, kids, jobs, etc always got in the way (not to mention she sold my LesPaul Jr). Decades later, retired, looking on this newfangled thingie and wa la! You be great
She sold your Les Paul??? Behind your back or what? That's crazy
!! Your Wife SOLD your Les Paul !?! (are you still married? lol )
Wow! Thanks for showing us this awesome stuff!!!
Thanx for sharing this. Really great video for anybody who wants to learn without getting totally frustrated.
Thanks again! Appreciate your tutorials!!
Tom
than you for a fantastic and fun lesson. I have only just discovered open d tuning and your lessons on it are superb. I hope you are well wherever you may be at the moment. Whoever thought scales would sounf so good!
many thanks
Stephen
That was a fun Lesson! I had a blast checking out that D major blues scale Pentatonic! Thanks a bunch!
Thanks, just learning open d. Good lesson
Hey Tom, thanks; you know I just got a little parlor guitar a Taylor GS mini mahogany and I'm learning to play in open D because it makes the little guitar sound huge, and the neck is kind of narrow and it's easier to make the chords when you can make simple stuff like open D and so I'm new to open D, I think a lot of us are and I really appreciate these lessons. 40 years of noodling on many different guitars, now I want learn to play right. New subscriber, thanks again!
Thank you Tom for teaching and sharing wisdom, Looking forward to the transcription video you mentioned . Good Health, Happiness and Success!
Thanks! This and the open D chords video helped a lot. Recently getting into slide and open tunings... This helps a lot!!
Thanks for this concise, information-packed video! I subscribed and look forward to more of your great lessons.
Awesome, thank you George. I'm live most MW&F's at 9am Pacific. Join the group.
Just started with Open D thank you !!!
So good this video, very enjoyable, congrats man
Great lesson
Thank you!
Very helpful. Thank you.
Very clear thank you.
hey Tom, Tommy here! I play guitar, I have been , for man years, and have all ways struggled with music scales, and theory , I learned my chords and all ways played by ear .This past year i have been trying really hard to learn scales and theory AGAIN! ,I struggle with numbers and letters on a daily basis ,even at my Day job. Math has all ways been real hard for me, so scales remind me of math and confuses me .... I WANT TO KNOCK DOWN THAT WALL NOW SO BAD ,I stumbled into this vidio, ,and i am giving it a try ,I play the Blues every day and now IM learning all my old blues heroes from the 20s and 30s country Delta stuf, lots of Finger picking and Slide I play mostly open D, and G ,and I Kapo for A and E, A and E works for my voice Im starting to sound good But I still feel if i understood and learned the basic theory and scales IT would open up a better understanding for what im doing..I was practicing theory 9 months ago, then slipped away from it .YOUR VIDIO IS SIMPLE TO understand, BASIC And to the Point .. it just inspired me To start practicing the theory, and The scales again. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, you are a good teacher ...
Deliverance
Sei un grandeee
thank you.for a great and useful video
Thank you so much :-)
Awesome lesson. You have a striking resemblance to Matthew Lillard.
you da man!
Great lesson! Thanks!! Maybe a little less coffee before the next lesson ;-)
I wish, Starbucks puts crack in it or something, need to get it every day.
Lol. Thought I was the only one who found him a bit "speedy".
Finally! Open D scales sooo simple even a Caveman can do it...
Becoming my favorite YT tutor. Much more out of band, creative and useful info than just "oh heres how to play a song" . HOWEVER...WHAT is that big patch of putty above the nut!?!?
I need to do a video about that. It’s foam. It keeps the strings behind the nut from ringing and creating unwanted overtones when recording short chord stabs. Did it to my main mandolin too.
@@TomStrahle NICE! great idea!
I thought it was a dust bunny from storing your guitar under your bed, but what do I know?!?!
He has a great sounding guitar in open D
Very nice tutorial, can you say dueling banjos? I need to learn some theory now.
Another great video, inspiring this 50 year old! Looking forward to upcoming videos. Subbed ya' :-)
Hello Sir.
Thank you for this teaching aid it is very cool to learn new things. Although could you please tell me why the d pent and the g pent have the exact same notes? That is confusing me to no end yukadeeyukk,,,,, €:-)~
Do you play Stephen Stills?
I have played some of his songs through the years.
@@TomStrahle Have you done videos of these songs? BTW an excellent lesson that works well on an electric.
Great lesson for people that know how to read music. Not so good for people that don’t. 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
Huh? There's no music in that video. Only guitar grids.
Hey there friend thanks for the scales sure wished you had a print out of them I would buy them 👍
Hey Tom, big fan but something just clicked ... a light bulb moment. Seems like a ton of guys my age (60+) learned to play guitar as early rock caught on in the 1960’s. Some gave up and are returning to it as leisure time gains in popularity. A few have gone on and continued playing and some have gotten quite good but it is all by ear. My theory knowledge is non existent but I have played now over 55 years. I am satisfied with my diversity in music styles but seems like theory can enhance that skill especially with jazz improv. What might you suggest for this kind of player...
This! I'm in the same boat. But now I've got enough money to buy the best of what I've always wanted in music gear. I'm loving guitar again! And I love the sounds and songs I play. I have a masters in mathematics, yet music theory throws me for a loop. Go figure. I remember that for music students in college, music theory was a huge divider for those that were going to continue in their majors, many talented musicians did fail this course.
It helps me to remember the G major scale by imagining the diagram as a bow legged man
Haha.
Ha ha, witty, funny and all-too-human (64 years-young/ex-surfer/notch above Beginner).
But I need to say something... should I, maybe not... it's all been said before... no, it needs to be said... but does it really?
Yes, I'm going to utter those two horrible words...
SMALL HANDS !!!! Arrrrgggghhh !!! :)
OMG I love your channel! Do you realize that I am visual and you actually moved your fingers on the frets so I can see what the heck you are hitting? All of the other videos on other subscribers I am trying to guess where the fingers are hitting. Thanks.
Thanks Gayle. So glad you like it. I've also been live streaming MWF at 11pst if want to ask me anything. I try to keep it pretty simple.
Voglio imparare beneee
E-Z peezy. Unless you want to hit the Frets AND the correct Strings at the SAME time. "The Confessions of A Chronic Beginner". !!!