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I used to look at other online tutorials, but you are among a handful of the best teachers on youtube. I have been playing for about 6 years, and i have never learned as much as i have until ran into your videos. Thank you.
triad lessons like these are awesome ...and the arpegios have really helped me identify the major and minor third ...thanks for another great excersise that actualy sounds musical
Finally! Someone who didn't skip over the diminished chord! When every other teacher gets to the 7th chord in the scale, they say, "Don't worry about that one for now."
I understand not wanting to confuse beginners, but the diminished chord is pretty spectacular and really not all that complicated to explain. Glad you enjoyed this, thanks for watching!
Hi Rob,thanks this is a great starting point for filling in between chord changes and adding a different chord voice when playing with two guitars,all good stuff
Hey brother I'm 65 and I'm getting with the program. The end of my fingers are all nice and calloused over start out with some Tom Petty song he has some pretty simple chords but great songs. Becoming a good rhythm guitar player. Practice makes perfect age has nothing to do with it not unless you have arthritis in your hands and other parts of your body. Here's some Tom Petty songs I've learned. You don't know how it feels to be me. Free Fallin, swinging
Great lesson. Really opens things up outside the basic scales. I also love this guys accent as well. Being from the UK im not sure what region its from but i like it.
Sounds great taught so very well. This will help others a lot and also his other videos.. He makes it easy to become a better guitar player .. Thank You!!!
Hey Tommy, thanks so much! Due to the hurricanes that shoot got pushed back to January. I’ll be posting a course on my own in the meantime and continuing my Daily Player Series on Patreon. Thanks again for your interest and positive feedback! -Rob
Excellent, I play piano, only using guitar for singing. As I know harmony and theory quite a bit, this approach and method is really helping. Though I knew all these simple chords shape (D Maj/min form), still in the way you put it, it seems new and very useful to find routine exercise in order to make the brain and fingers agree on something that is proper to the guitar "musical configuration". Thank you very much. This is also for advanced musicians that don't know guitar well. By the way, I like the fact that the ring finger always stays on the same string and can be use as a guide. If I may, and only for those that like composition and harmony and are not familiar with the guitar neck, when playing a minor form, adding the pinky on the third string, following case, is interesting. For example, when in E minor (B, E, G), the middle finger is on a B. If you put the pinky (case 6) it becomes a C# (C#, E, G) which is a VII that of course sounds like a V7 (the fundamental note is not required, nor the 5th). In this example you have a very simple way to make a II V I in a pocket. If you apply the same on the III, you get a V of II or a nice way to go to the IV or even to modulate to another key (E min or Maj, G, as it is a diminished chord after all). Etc. On major chords, the pinky makes a minor chord (VI, if you consider the base as I) at root position : D becomes b, G>e and A>f# (VI II V I in a pocket, you can even find a way to keep the index on case 2 while doing so). Once you're on minor root position, the pinky is free. If you put it on the 4th string case 5, you have major chords 7maj. G 7M starting from D>b to stay on the same key as only I and IV are 7M in a given key. Just sharing my quick findings, not trying to make a headache from a very nice video. Cheers
Ok I consider myself a beginner still. I mean I know my open chords up near the headstock and can play some basic strumming songs but at my age 49 learning isn’t as easy as it might have been if I had started 30 years ago. Having said that, thanks to this lesson I now know from memory and can play all the chords in the key of D as you have shown which is something I absolutely had no idea about 30 minutes ago so to now know this and actually play them is a win for me! I’m working on the Arpeggios now also and I find that it is coming much easier than I anticipated! Thank you for the lesson! Can you do a similar lesson in the other keys as well? Thank you!
I have recently picked up a Les Paul, a Telecaster and a Stratocaster so I’m trying to make time and put in the effort to learn more on the electric guitar!
Great lesson (as always) thank you very much. To my ear you create a Mike Oldfield sound/vibe with arpeggiated triads. If Mike is watching perhaps he'll post a comment :-)
Great lesson, I love triads and feels a bit like cheating to play melodic leads this way. Maybe because I used to go listen to Eric Johnson playing in Austin clubs many decades ago. Keep up the great lessons!
Thankyou so much for so helpful knowledge but please tell me what to do if the scale is not Dmaj..how can i use this technique for the other scales..Please make a lesson on it if possible... .ill be highly thankful.. 💐💐💐
How correct you are about scales. All really you need to know is major and minor/blues scale. There are some players who think you have to know eight or more 'X Y Z' minor scales. It just adds to confuse themselves. Play over the chords, as you say, mainly.
ive been soloing for 20 years .. i have no idea what the major scale is...one day along time ago a guitar player told me ...you are only a half step from being right ...so i figured that out
Oh yeah... this is what I need a lot of.. I know the claes and arps, just cant make them sound like music. So can you post up way more of this? I know, I am cheap, I am a poor struggling broke musician living on prayer and peanut butter. I cant pay for jack doodle now, until I get it happening. No safety net.
Does that follow any general rule 0ne major then 2 minor then2 major does this sequence repeat, like a major scale on one string 2 full steps then a half then 3 full steps
Great lesson. What shapes are you using to find those extra notes during the solo? It seems like the arpeggios are only 4 or 5 notes but you use more notes during the solo
Sure, as I mention in the video, you can also consider different varieties of chords for added notes or just experiment through trial and error. Of course, these techniques aren’t meant to replace scales, the two can be used in conjunction to reveal more melodic possibilities. The real power here is the concept of visualizing the chords you’re playing over, highlighting their tones and allowing scales to take a back seat from time to time.
He is good but I live in Mexico 22 years I wish I could figure out how to add it to what I have learned all those years down there to what I am Learning from him. Been able to apply some things on my own but sometimes you just need a live teacher to help get it together
Sir I'm at beginning level and i practice regularly for learning lead specially. I follow your lessons its very helpful for me but i dont understand from where should i start in your lessons. There are lot of lessons in your lead section. Can you give me some advice? Thanks in advance.
You should start with the 5 pentatonic boxes/positions. I didn't find any lesson about them on this channel. Google them. After you learn the pentatonic boxes try learning the CAGED positions for guitar.
This is true, but I’ll add that using just scales can be someone limiting. Visualizing chord shapes, arpeggios and borrowing from their harmonies is another big piece to the puzzle.
Hey friends,
I'm now offering select lessons on the powerful Soundslice platform! Learn essential techniques with scrolling tabs as you control playback speed and loop your favorite sections. Check it out!
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Please make (316 by van halen) tutorial please. Thank you😊😁
I used to look at other online tutorials, but you are among a handful of the best teachers on youtube. I have been playing for about 6 years, and i have never learned as much as i have until ran into your videos. Thank you.
I absolutely love this lesson. Possibly the best guitar teacher on TH-cam.
I farted
@@jimmybright1652 Good push
For real this guy has a way to teach naturally it's a gift
Best guitar teacher on youtube
triad lessons like these are awesome ...and the arpegios have really helped me identify the major and minor third ...thanks for another great excersise that actualy sounds musical
Possibly one of your most valuable lessons here. Thank you good sir.
The best guitar lesson and the best teacher
this guy is something when it comes to teach guitar chords... keep it up
Your lessons are gold!
Finally! Someone who didn't skip over the diminished chord! When every other teacher gets to the 7th chord in the scale, they say, "Don't worry about that one for now."
I understand not wanting to confuse beginners, but the diminished chord is pretty spectacular and really not all that complicated to explain. Glad you enjoyed this, thanks for watching!
I betcha teachers who say that never use the diminished chord so they don't understand it therefore can't explain it.
Agree. I practice the dim arps all over the neck cuz it is such an interesting element.
Just want to say - Your tutorials are awesome. I've learned more watching some of yours than many many others. Thanks!
1:07 beautiful arpeggios. Thanks for this lesson (without scales: very interesting) 🎶🎶🎶
Thanks Nicole, I’m really excited to share this technique. Enjoy your practice!
Hi Rob,thanks this is a great starting point for filling in between chord changes and adding a different chord voice when playing with two guitars,all good stuff
There are some good teachers on youtube, but this guy is certainly one of the best. Shame I am getting a bit old now
Hey brother I'm 65 and I'm getting with the program. The end of my fingers are all nice and calloused over start out with some Tom Petty song he has some pretty simple chords but great songs. Becoming a good rhythm guitar player. Practice makes perfect age has nothing to do with it not unless you have arthritis in your hands and other parts of your body. Here's some Tom Petty songs I've learned. You don't know how it feels to be me. Free Fallin, swinging
Antony Webster. And loss of short time memory.
Hey you are never too old.
Your never too old Morgan freemam didn't make it big till 55
@@Haydenthemaker1000 AND, Morgan Freeman does seem to be a gentleman, not hostile birdbrain.
Great lesson. Really opens things up outside the basic scales. I also love this guys accent as well. Being from the UK im not sure what region its from but i like it.
Nice demonstration,easy to understand ,love your tutorials ,that adds a bit more to my arsenal of tricks 😆,thank you!!!!
❤ this is what I call a guitar lesson.... Thank you
Thank you. Playing it on my acoustic
You are the best bro cheers from Ireland 🇮🇪 I’ve learned so much from you and it’s much appreciated thanks lad
I like the way you teach on a step by step lesson. Very interesting. 🤙🏼
Sounds great taught so very well. This will help others a lot and also his other videos.. He makes it easy to become a better guitar player .. Thank You!!!
What beautiful solo. What a beautiful guitar. What an amazing teacher❤️❤️👍👍🎸🎸
Is it me, or does the nut on that guitar look really narrow for the neck? Or maybe the binding makes the E strings look inset too much...
That was an incredibly informative lesson!
As always thanks Rob, your lessons are phenomenal. Eagerly awaiting your next course on Blues via TrueFire man, can’t wait.
Hey Tommy, thanks so much! Due to the hurricanes that shoot got pushed back to January. I’ll be posting a course on my own in the meantime and continuing my Daily Player Series on Patreon. Thanks again for your interest and positive feedback! -Rob
@ thanks so much for taking a moment out to reply Rob, much appreciated!
My best, Tommy~
You have got to be one of the best tutor's, on you tube.
Hey Mike, thanks so much, I’m trying my best. Have a great day of practice. -Rob
@@swiftlessons thank you.
He is for sure, he never disappoints. You can't fault him.
Fantastic tutorial. He is the most underrated. Really appreciate his sharing of knowledge. He makes it all so accessible.
I like the way you teach
Amazing video! I can't wait to try this out!
A great love from India ❤️❤️love your videos
Thank you Rob.
You're very welcome Rajen, thanks so much for watching. Take care. -Rob
Thank you so much! Awesome lesson. I've learnt so much in the past 20 mins.
You break this stuff down really well! Blessings from Oregon 🙏🌱✌
Excellent Lesson!
that was beautiful, to the ear i wish you had more of that
Excellent, I play piano, only using guitar for singing. As I know harmony and theory quite a bit, this approach and method is really helping. Though I knew all these simple chords shape (D Maj/min form), still in the way you put it, it seems new and very useful to find routine exercise in order to make the brain and fingers agree on something that is proper to the guitar "musical configuration". Thank you very much. This is also for advanced musicians that don't know guitar well. By the way, I like the fact that the ring finger always stays on the same string and can be use as a guide.
If I may, and only for those that like composition and harmony and are not familiar with the guitar neck, when playing a minor form, adding the pinky on the third string, following case, is interesting. For example, when in E minor (B, E, G), the middle finger is on a B. If you put the pinky (case 6) it becomes a C# (C#, E, G) which is a VII that of course sounds like a V7 (the fundamental note is not required, nor the 5th). In this example you have a very simple way to make a II V I in a pocket. If you apply the same on the III, you get a V of II or a nice way to go to the IV or even to modulate to another key (E min or Maj, G, as it is a diminished chord after all). Etc.
On major chords, the pinky makes a minor chord (VI, if you consider the base as I) at root position : D becomes b, G>e and A>f# (VI II V I in a pocket, you can even find a way to keep the index on case 2 while doing so).
Once you're on minor root position, the pinky is free. If you put it on the 4th string case 5, you have major chords 7maj. G 7M starting from D>b to stay on the same key as only I and IV are 7M in a given key.
Just sharing my quick findings, not trying to make a headache from a very nice video. Cheers
Excellent choice
You are the very best teacher 👍👍👍🎉
Once again, great stuff!
Thank you Rob, an outstanding lesson.
He was a great guitar teacher. Thank you sir for sharing your knowledge. I appreciate well.
Wow that was excellent. Thank you so much period first time I'm seeing you on here
Exclusively useful lesson for me. Many thanks!
Great lesson.
That's how Marty Friedman/ Jason Becker plays.
Great lesson.
Glad you’re enjoying this John, thanks for watching! -Rob
Great lesson. Love it!
You are the best teacher brother congratulations keep it up God bless you ❤️
Great lesson… really well put together. Love the building blocks 🙏
what a beautiful guitar！
Hey man! tu es le meilleur. Merci beaucoup pour cette leçon.
wonderful playing !
Ty
Thanks buddy !your the man!
Great lesson, thanks.
Thank you so much,your the greatest😍toturial👏🙏
I subbed bc of your barre chord video but I didn’t look at your channel; this is awesome! Now I just need to get that electric I’ve been eyeing 🤣
Ok I consider myself a beginner still. I mean I know my open chords up near the headstock and can play some basic strumming songs but at my age 49 learning isn’t as easy as it might have been if I had started 30 years ago. Having said that, thanks to this lesson I now know from memory and can play all the chords in the key of D as you have shown which is something I absolutely had no idea about 30 minutes ago so to now know this and actually play them is a win for me! I’m working on the Arpeggios now also and I find that it is coming much easier than I anticipated! Thank you for the lesson! Can you do a similar lesson in the other keys as well? Thank you!
I have recently picked up a Les Paul, a Telecaster and a Stratocaster so I’m trying to make time and put in the effort to learn more on the electric guitar!
thank you
Great lesson (as always) thank you very much. To my ear you create a Mike Oldfield sound/vibe with arpeggiated triads. If Mike is watching perhaps he'll post a comment :-)
Zabardast cheers from Toronto.....Like the Chart on the Top, for people with Hearing problems!
The arpeggios in this scale reminds me of El Paso by Marty Robbins
Great lesson, I love triads and feels a bit like cheating to play melodic leads this way. Maybe because I used to go listen to Eric Johnson playing in Austin clubs many decades ago. Keep up the great lessons!
Very very excellent 👍
Now i found great teacher online...
Very nice!!!!
Awesome ❤❤❤
Thank so much, please share if you have a chance. Enjoy! -Rob
@@swiftlessons
Absolutely 💯
This is something very useful ❤️👍
Thankyou so much for so helpful knowledge but please tell me what to do if the scale is not Dmaj..how can i use this technique for the other scales..Please make a lesson on it if possible... .ill be highly thankful.. 💐💐💐
How correct you are about scales. All really you need to know is major and minor/blues scale. There are some players who think you have to know eight or more 'X Y Z' minor scales. It just adds to confuse themselves. Play over the chords, as you say, mainly.
This is a great lesson.Even though I've been practicing these chords already, the application of them was missing, thanks!
Question about about switching Major to a minor
Couldn't we do a minor scale first then A major?
I like this one - Thanks a lot
Excellent 🙏🏻🇫🇷👍🏼🍒
Thx brother!!
It’s an absolute pleasure Chris!
Awesome
This is beyond science.
I like the way you teach!Can you make a lesson on "Wishful thinking by Earl Klugh" please!I like his guitar style!
Great video
How do I play in a different key like E minor?
Very nice sir
Thankyousomuch
Nice 👍
Thanks a lot, very useful
Good video
Great!! Thank you bro..
thankssssss
Hi Rob whatta nice beautiful guitar is it a Gibson es339 Memphis or es335 ? I cant see if it has 2 knobs or 4 thank you great lessons...
Você bom profesor valeu 👍👍👏
ive been soloing for 20 years .. i have no idea what the major scale is...one day along time ago a guitar player told me ...you are only a half step from being right ...so i figured that out
Brilliant thank you!! Quick question to anyone, how do I shift it to different keys and between maj and min? Im struggling to work it out. Thanks! :)
Oh yeah... this is what I need a lot of.. I know the claes and arps, just cant make them sound like music. So can you post up way more of this? I know, I am cheap, I am a poor struggling broke musician living on prayer and peanut butter. I cant pay for jack doodle now, until I get it happening. No safety net.
that was fun
So glad to hear that, thanks for watching and leaving some positive feedback.
Does that follow any general rule 0ne major then 2 minor then2 major does this sequence repeat, like a major scale on one string 2 full steps then a half then 3 full steps
Hi, John. I’m no expert, but I think you are correct. This is the major chord progression for any key. Maj, Mn, Mn, Maj, Maj, Mn, Dmn, Maj.
love this👆😍
Great lesson. What shapes are you using to find those extra notes during the solo? It seems like the arpeggios are only 4 or 5 notes but you use more notes during the solo
Sure, as I mention in the video, you can also consider different varieties of chords for added notes or just experiment through trial and error. Of course, these techniques aren’t meant to replace scales, the two can be used in conjunction to reveal more melodic possibilities. The real power here is the concept of visualizing the chords you’re playing over, highlighting their tones and allowing scales to take a back seat from time to time.
Hi it seems very interesting your guitar lessons, i'd like to get thr tabs printed please.
Hey Jean, sure, everything is available at Patreon.com/Swiftlessons. Enjoy your practice! -Rob
Is that a Chibson?
Bird brain..
He is good but I live in Mexico 22 years I wish I could figure out how to add it to what I have learned all those years down there to what I am Learning from him. Been able to apply some things on my own but sometimes you just need a live teacher to help get it together
What about Dm?
Sir I'm at beginning level and i practice regularly for learning lead specially. I follow your lessons its very helpful for me but i dont understand from where should i start in your lessons. There are lot of lessons in your lead section. Can you give me some advice? Thanks in advance.
You should start with the 5 pentatonic boxes/positions. I didn't find any lesson about them on this channel. Google them. After you learn the pentatonic boxes try learning the CAGED positions for guitar.
Scales are very important on guitar And every instrument you can`t really solo Well without scales.
This is true, but I’ll add that using just scales can be someone limiting. Visualizing chord shapes, arpeggios and borrowing from their harmonies is another big piece to the puzzle.
nice.
Can't see the headstock....what make is the guitar?
Chibson