Major Scale Super Highways
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ส.ค. 2024
- The Major scale is a fundamental musical architecture, and has been for centuries.
Getting this scale mapped to the entire fretboard isn't an overnight affair, but it isn't complicated either. Look at these 2-string 3 NPS patterns as the building blocks for an complete and comprehensive mapping of the scale to the entire fretboard.
00:00 Demonstration
00:32 Thesis
01:02 Introduction
02:52 Lesson
11:28 Wrap Up
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Amazing! I cannot believe that I've never thought of this. Even more so, how come no other lesson or book has covered this. THANK YOU!
You bet Vaughn! I'm really not sure why this isn't a more popular method either to be frank...seems so logical to me.
Mike Caruso Natural approach book....this is aGREAT LESSON THANKS
This channel is a GOLD MINE. Thank you!
So glad you’re enjoying it Salil!
That is the truth.
This channel is a platinum mine!!!
@@LiveToPlayGuitar Ha! I love it...precious metals all around!
🎯😉😊♥️🎸 🎸 🎸
returning to this vid after 2+ years to show my son as he is starting to get beyond the basics and diving much more into the full fretboard. This video hands down blew the barn doors off of my re-education after being a guitarist for 30+ years. I was decent before but a complete hack in terms of my full fretboard knowledge. This lesson will teach you every single mode in every single position simply by 'learning to fish'. Every guitarist needs to take this exercise and drill it into their brains and practice it till it becomes muscle memory and you can recognize how the pattern replicates not just up and down the fretboard, but across. This is the guitar equivalent of Mr. Miyagi 'wax on, wax off/paint the fence/sand the floor' - if you learn this exercise cold it unlocks SO MUCH and you are well on your way to the next level in understanding. Thank you Chris. A thousand times over.
You are so welcome, and thanks for this great comment too! This remains a significant way that I "see" the major scale fabric.
Why couldn't this channel be available in 1987 when I began to try to play the guitar lol?? Without a doubt the best instruction on the internet!
Thanks, Brian! At least we’re here now right!
I just discovered your channel and definitely my favorite. You pick sophisticated topics, you get right to the point of the lesson (no rambling). No ego ( some teachers just show off with little teaching). And your voice is very calming. You keep the guitar tone clean and your pace is perfect. Very happy to find you!! My new favorite!!!
Thank you SO much for your trust. I'm happy you're here and glad the channel is valuable for you.
Thanks Chris for another fantastic lesson.
Yet another fantastic video from you Chris. Thank you so much, you're a really great teacher. Namaste x
Thanks so much HnA! I’m so glad you enjoyed this one!
these vids are so so good, pure mana. i am excited to jump into this approach to the major scale instead of other channels who assume you don't know anything about scales or need a 12 week course. just really good nuggets of info and ideas. love it!
Hey Ameer, thanks. I’m glad you dig this approach. Once you’re done with this the only mystery of the major scales will be contextual.
Thanks Chris. Just love your lessons. Your approach always makes these concepts and applications feel accessible. Gifted is a person who can distill complicatdd concepts in way that a student can learn when they apply effort. You have that gift. Thanks again!
You're very welcome, Steve. I'm glad you're here and happy that there's value here for you.
Thank you Sir, you've become somewhat of a guitar Guru for me, and a you have a wonderfully relaxed teaching style.
Thanks George, happy to be here and glad this is working for you. Thanks for being here
This is great, thank you Chris. It's about time I joined your Patreon. Best teacher on the Internet. ❤
Wow, that means a lot to me, thank you!
Yet another brilliant lesson Chris. Thank you 😊
You’re welcome Darren, thanks for your support here!
There’s far more to this exercise than meets the eye. This is profound teaching indeed.
Thanks Eric. It was this mapping that finally got the major scale onto the fretboard for me. Hope it helps!
Another amazing lessons. Thank you Chris!
You bet, Claudio!
Pure gold is right! Very similar to the way you showed the pentatonic on 2 strings and how they fit like perfect puzzle pieces on strings 1&2, 3&4 and 5&6. This is like solving a bigger Rubik's cube, but the payoff is greater! Thanks for all you do Chris! It's not a mystery as to why your channel is growing! Lots of great insights in every lesson!
Thanks Jay!
Thank you!!
I appreciate this lesson very much!
This is one of my favorites. Total fretboard freedom in this one!
Another stellar and on point lesson. Thank you
Very welcome, thanks for the views and comments!
Thank you so much for your knowledge and encouragement! You're the coolest!
You bet Andrew! Glad you're enjoying the channel!
Wow! That’s a lot. But I can see where this is so very useful. Great teaching Chris!
Thanks Denis, hope it's helpful!
This channel really is different. It's what I've wanted and needed but couldn't articulate it. Worth a Patreon subscription.
Thanks so much, so glad you’re enjoying it! Lots more available through Patreon too!
That was very elegant, thank you Chris.
You bet Eric!
I just had this “aha” moment in the last few months as I was working on modes. All of a sudden you can see pattern 1 or major, 2 or Dorian, 3 or Phrygian, etc...
All of a sudden I could see the pattern in the fretboard so much better!
Thanks for teaching
So glad this has helped!!
I’v just revisited this lesson Chris after making the decision to immerse myself within and orientate around the architecture of the major scale. A number of times you’ve shared that ‘the major scale is the master of all things’. Watching this video again I’ve had another one of those “no way!!” moments you mention in the ‘harmonising scales’ video. It’s made me see how beautifully the guitar is constructed and it’s opened another portal into the magical world of music...and propelled me more deeply into it. Words just can’t express how grateful I am to receive your love and wisdom. You are testiment to the adage: “When the student is ready, the master appears.” Thank you again Chris..and here’s to knuckling down and doing the work.
Hot dang! That's it Darren! I am so glad to help ignite this stuff for you!! Thanks for being here.
Can't believe Chris responds to every comment. He's a very dedicated teacher, wanting to encourage all his students. Really appreciate it Chris!
No comment!
Haha JK
Thanks QBRX2157! Glad you’re here!
Thank you Chris❣️
You are so welcome Audrey!
Great lesson, thanks for pointing me to it. The modes are here too!
Everything is in here :)
Amazing! This is brilliant! Thanks Chris!
You bet, Pete! Glad you enjoyed this one~
My homework for the next month..
Took me 30min to go through the first two strings.. second set just clicked on the first go.. magic.
Thanks Chris. Colm
Yup, that's how it goes. Nice progress report~
Mr Sherland when you get back to the digital world from enjoying family Tim’s in analog mode I hope this comment finds you. First off Family above all else! Enjoy your time under the stars camping with your son. As for this video simply thank you. You just put enough coal on this curious guitarist fire to keep the smoke coming out of my ears for probably the next month ot two or however long. These instructional videos should be preserved and handed out to any and every guitar player trying to find and express themselves thru music. Simply Thank you! #teamOneg
Wow, thanks Bob!
Camping was great, we had a wonderful time stargazing and hiking too. Thanks for this comment, it means a lot to me.
Your videos are very helpful 🙏
Also on a further note I love the way you don’t sugar coat it. I’ve been playing my whole life. I even played at buddy guys legends. But more of a singer and I was always a bit impatient with guitar because I could play enough to sing with it. But now I’ve dedicated myself to put the work in but need to know what work. I decided I’m gonna learn this lesson if it kills me. I have the patterns down. But coming up backwards I keep getting lost. I’ve been playing long enough to know there are no secrets it’s hard work.
Yeah you're close Robert....stick with it and it'll come into focus.
Great more HOMEWORK!!! I am still behind on some of the recent videos :P
I kid. I look forward to any homework you dole out Chris. Learned so much in such a short period of time, and it's not a race. I'll get to those altered triads once I master finding all the triads.
Now if only you can do a lesson on convincing your SO to let you buy another guitar....
I lucked out in that regard, my SO allows my collecting within reason mostly because I don’t have any other real hobbies!
Take your time with all of these lessons...it’s best to really soak in some of these subjects.
Thank you, I am 55 yo and have had a several guitars for years I always felt I was just good enough to be embarrassed lol because I was more disciplined at work.
But because of Covid/The Zombie apocalypse I had a thought to try the disciple route and work on my playing, your videos are excellent and have helped a lot. Thank you
You are so welcome! Thanks for being here!
Thank you Chris!
You bet!
Yeah, I'm glad this isn't on vinyl... I'd have worn the grooves out in the first thirty five minutes (6:00 to 11:25 lasted twenty minutes). I'm 62 and just picked up a guitar in Feb of 2020 (the first of five) and I've come to realize my learning curve has flattened considerably. Thanks for taking the time to go over this in depth!
You bet Luke! Welcome aboard!
Great lesson again Chris.
I actually came across and memorized this main pattern when learning the modes of the major scale.
This is the one thing maybe you should mention: the main pattern is actually going locrian-ionian-dorian-phrygian-lydian-mixolydian-aolean-locrian
So, as a bonus, you're getting the bottom 5 notes of all the modes of the major scale.
Which is obvious, since the modes are exactly the scale, with a different starting point.
Yup, cool context!
This pattern, for me, is about memorization, then you can attach any context you want to it.
Nice 👍. I was taught these as mini modes. I think maybe the most useful way to make adjustments for the G and B string pair is by 👂. Thanks for posting
Dear Chris, your channel is absolutely fantastic! Your teaching style should be an example for everybody, not just guitar teachers. But besides that, you have a really calming and soothing voice that makes me enjoy just listening to you! I would like to ask you if you could do a video on structuring daily practice routine, as i find myself starting with some exercises and scales but then slip away to noddeling and playing same stuff over and over.
Happy Easter, hope you have a great one! Greetings from croatia!
Noodling is important but should not be a deep focus. Set goals for your self and push your routine into a shape that delivers results...even if it's only for 10-15 minutes. Map some progress and then allow yourself to noodle away!
Thanks for the encouragement and comment zo.
Thank you sooooo much! I'm definetly staying tuned to your channel!
@@zoadin Keep commenting too, it's good for me to hear what folks need.
Thanks @chrissherland! More work! More work! ::)
Indeed Tim! But anything worth attaining is worth working hard for!
Yet another eye opening lesson. It’s literally one after the other with you! My head was whirring while I watched this and I had to watch three or four times (once in slow mo) to see if what I thought I saw was really what I thought I saw, and then to ask my brain cells for a show of hands to decide whether I should really believe what my eyes thought they were seeing.
If I’m seeing this correctly, there are 7 shapes (not sure at the first few glances if they’re all unique yet, that will come). Generally speaking shape 1 always connects to shape 2, shape 2 to 3, shape 3 to 4 etc. and all the way back in a circle to shape 1.
So if I have, say, shape 1 on the D/G strings, then shape 2 (as well as being the next shape up on the same string set) should also always lie directly above shape 1 (i.e. towards the ceiling) on the E/A strings. By that logic, shape 7 (being the last in the ‘circle’) should always lie pretty much directly below shape 1 (i.e. towards the floor) on the B/E strings - obv with a half step shift to account for tuning on the B. The upshot of that would be shape 1 on the middle strings always has shape 2 next to it towards the body end of the guitar and again towards the ceiling, and also always has shape 7 next to it towards the headstock and again towards the floor - therefore forming a kind of cross with shape 1 in the centre.
Shape 2 on the middle strings would therefore form a cross with shape 3 (bodywards/ceilingwards) and shape 1 (headstockwards/floorwards). Am I on the right track with this - at least in terms of the E/A, D/G and B/E string sets? I’ve not looked at the A/D or G/B pair yet but, again, that will come.
Haha, I love that comment, thanks Cathal! So glad this is inspiring for you!
Ru crazy?
This will be fun!
Huge practical insight here. Thank you, Chris. You conquer the ‘overwhelmingness of the whole’ by going ‘tiny,’ with little fractal nuggets that expand themselves gracefully to cover the whole. This teased me further to explore applying this notion to pentatonic scales…no need for big clunky boxes…tiny sub-patterns are more portable and more useful on the fly. Keep up the great work. Cheers.
David, that's a great comment, thank you. That's exactly what my approach is going for. Glad you're getting some nuggets!
@@curiousguitarist it’s hard to convey how helpful this lesson is for me, when applied to 2-string pentatonics. They become a fluid ‘highway’ that connects triads and caged shapes (without thinking about triads and caged shapes). That may not be clear in words…but it’s great in practice.
@@davidhallowell3457 it is so clear! Isn’t it amazing what you can see now? And that info was there all the time? It always gives me joy to rediscover this through another student of the glorious instrument!
This is genius! Thank you so much for making me see this.. Once you see it, you can't un-see it. also how the 6th&5th string pattern is just one 'pattern' ahead of the 4th & 3rd string pattern.. awesome. Everyone needs to check this out. i'm amazed :)
That is EXACTLY how I felt when I first saw this! I'm so glad you got some value out of this one. Cheers~
@@curiousguitarist i do! thank you so much :) But i gotta ask, why are you starting the patterns in this video on the 7th pattern instead of the Root one of that G major scale?
@@TheLegendaryOfficial I see the 7 and 1 pattern as the same position, I see the 3 and 4 pattern the same way. This is where the 1/2 steps are in the major scale so it makes it very easy for me to see the entire key “hanging” on the low E string.
That said, playing the 7 as the first note supports a very handy 3 NPS pattern right off the bat.
@@TheLegendaryOfficial the primary reason is to support the 3NPS pattern and keep the intervals at or below a minor third stretch.
i've been overwhelmed in my past attempts to climb the music theory mountain. (too much "cognitive load! :)) I LOVE your approach. Reducing cognitive load, stop thinking in vertical stacks, thinking about notes "nested" in the chords!!! I'm in.
Thanks Tom, I'm glad this style works for you, and I'm glad you're here.
Godbless ya , Chris
Thanks for the great info!
Hang in
Still trying to absorb the dyads video, your content is so rich lol. Thanks Chris!
You bet Jake! These will be here when you’re free :)
Wow, that was a long chain! Excellent lessons!
Thanks Michael!
This is one of the golden Aha moments for me! I already know the 3nps scales (or modes) but never thought to apply them like this.. So basically your first pattern is how the locrian starts, the second is the ionian, third is dorian etc. This does not teach us just the major scale... All the 7 modes are in this!!! It's a superglue that connects so many missing pieces together!!! Visualizing the entire fretboard is finally within my grasp.
Isn’t it something? I never really got the fretboard until I saw this. Now wait till you start seeing all the triads inside it! That will really bake your noodle!
Great lesson thanks!
You bet!
Seeing the string pair superhighways on the guitar is a game changer in my opinion. If the big 3NPS patterns across all six strings are scale molecules, then they’re composed of two-string atomic patterns. Bonus: there’s a lot more regularity to those atomic patterns. A curious guitarist can try applying this decomposition technique to pentatonic and hexatonic scales too.
EXACTLY! When this hit me it was like a ton of the most beautiful bricks I'd ever seen :)
Thanks for this Chris! I've memorized the pattern you demonstated, and am now trying to figure out how to apply it in various keys, etc. Lots to unpack in this one. I'm wondering now if there is a Minor scale superhighway too :)
It's the same exact matrix, the only difference is the context. So this EXACT same matrix is also Eminor (Aeolian), as well as A Dorian, B Phrygian, C Lydian and so on...
Like I said, 90% of the work is done with this study.
@@curiousguitarist ahhhh...Light. Bulb. So, depending on which is your starting note, the pattern yields different interval placements...just like the modes? Makes sense. Thanks again for this. Your videos are exactly what I’m needing these days, and I love the way you explain and break things down.
@@mmumford9899 You bet MM!
This video is a GAME CHANGER. After years of being coddled by TH-cam with in depth lessons and tabs, I finally ran into a song I have to somewhat teach myself (Andalucia by Johannes Linstead, check it out!). Without this knowledge I'd be completely lost, but I'm slowly getting it down 😄
Yes!!!
Another smoothly packaged concept / lesson, thanks so much Chris. Truly gifted! Could you take the same approach to mapping the blues scale with two notes per paired strings or is there a more efficient way of looking at the blues scale?
Great suggestion! The blues scale is a 6-note structure so it should map out evenly, but it does have 2 half steps in a row so I'll have to check it out.
Cool idea!
Thanks so much for checking it out Chris. As always appreciate your lessons immensely!
Chris. I like your lessons and style. My question on this lesson is why is this so good? It doesn’t seem like the way we play. And without really thinking of the intervals in the pattern, I feel like it is just a “run through the scale (starting on the M7) on two strings”. I’m not trying to knock the lesson, I’m just trying to integrate how it helps during playing. Thank you so much.
You bet.
This lesson maps the architecture to the fretboard. How you play the scale, musically, should really have nothing to do with how familiar with the architecture you are. At least that’s how I look at it.
I never play the major scale in a musical application like this, unless I’m using it to get someplace.
But knowing this architecture as well as I do I’m free to apply any context to any area of the neck at any time .
It’s about technical freedom I guess :)
Hope that helps!
You revealed the motorway. Thank you!
You bet!
this is also a good introduction to modes
Well, somewhat, but since it's so pattern based it really does not help to convey the sound of each mode very well.
However, once a mode is selected, this framework remains completely valid.
I spent five hours watching this video and playing guitar today, but I've got the pattern down lol so cool
Nice! Took me about 5 years!
@@curiousguitarist Thank you! I meant the first pattern on the first set of strings, but now I can transpose it well enough to the next set. Will take me at least five years to do it smoothly like you tho haha. This video plus the one of finding octaves have been so so helpful!
Big effort is kinda an understatement. However this is golden and really pretty.
Once you’re done it’ll be worth it, promise.
@@curiousguitarist I believe! I believe! 🥺
Easy to follow well constructed lesson. I found this is great for running scales around everywhere. I guess ways of utilising it in a practicle situation is up to me or is that another lesson?
When you drill something like this it's really about fretboard familiarization. You won't have to wait long for this to sneak into your playing naturally. Any time you're using a major scale shape, this will start to become accessible to you. Think of this as a drill, or going to the gym. You're not going to do push ups at work, or out with friends, but any jam Jar that needs opening better watch out! See? The application is not the exercise here. Does that make sense?
You'll see...it'll start to just "happen" for you, yak! :)
@@curiousguitarist Thanks for your response and yes I get what you are saying and have already used it to hit the right notes in a jam,( even got complimented). I think the powerfull thing with this is that learning two strings at a time is more manageable than six. Cheers
@@yak9147 facts
That guitar is so beautiful, the color, geeesh. Looks like a countertop haha.
Yeah Looks like a stone countertop
@@SyntagmaStation Haha yes.
It is! It's actually made of stone :)
Nice 👍
Thank you! Cheers!
I’m a new player just learning the minor pentatonics and reading these comments is making my head spin😂 perhaps I will come back to this video when I’m more experienced
Try this one: Pentatonic Scales: The Easy Way!!
th-cam.com/video/kvmUQ-mb0OY/w-d-xo.html
@@curiousguitarist thank you! I’ll check it out. Seeing the amount of people that say your methods are incredible makes me super excited I found you early haha. I appreciate your channel and how much you want to help new guitarists.
Playing and learning alone, I find myself in a knot, all closed into whatever I’m learning. This exercise expands my playing and style…well that’s what I thinks gonna happen after I untie the pattern.
I’ve taken the time to read music, and for me it’s been an excellent endeavor. I think it helps me with memorization. I’m not sure it related to this topic, but somehow everything seems easier the more I know my fretboard.
Really great lesson!
Hey Lisa,
Yes the more you see how the fretboard works, the more any and every musical structure becomes available directly on it.
Once you map the major scale structure across the entire fretboard it becomes the foundation to attach anything to.
Thanks for the views and comment!
This is the way to know every fret on the guitar. Thanks for helping the masses, Chris!
What to see: the 4th has no perfect 4th, but an augmented 4th (raised half step), and the 7th has no perfect 5th, but a diminished 5th (lowered half step). So these 2 are always at a diagonal; 1 string and 1 fret apart. But every other note (incl 7th's 4th, and 4th's 5th) is a perfect 4th/5th (a perfect 5th is always 1 string lower same fret, a perfect 4th is always 1 string higher same fret, except for that B string tuning, of course).
So most of these are double stops above/below each other, which makes it easy to grok. Dealing with the 4+7 means 3 of the 7 patterns with have the "diagonal" and if you see and know this, it helps to create the fretboard visualization in your mind.
Using this 3nps pattern, you will note three 1x2x3 patterns (1 being a major root/tonic of the 1, 4, or 5 chord, x = open fret), two 12x3 patterns (3rd and 7th minor chord root/tonic), and two 1x23 patterns (2nd and 6th minor root/tonic).
Happy guitaring all!
Great hijack of Chris’s lesson.
@@denismguitar1552 Hahaha. Was I bad? Chris and I both passionately love talking guitar theory. I love adding on viewpoints and he seems to enjoy my additions. Happy guitaring, Denis!
Chris, if I'm cutting into your Patreon or giving away too much, just say the word and I'll drop simple 'thankses' comments instead. :)
Great context Timmy!
Agreed!
Please engage any way you want to Timmy!
Could this principle be applied to the pentatonic in the same type of vertical pattern and working off of octaves?
Indeed! As a 5-note structure the pentatonic is a bit different, but check out the "reprogramming" video on pentatonics here: th-cam.com/video/LVpACUv7nto/w-d-xo.html
That might get you started!
Makes me wonder why we don’t always just start with the seventh when we learn and practice the standard major scale pattern, since it’s only one fret above the root and is part of the scale anyway. This is pattern is a great tactic to think a bit differently about it.
I know! This is the way I learned all the scales in music school...makes more and more sense as time goes on
for the simple reason of making it symetrical (124 - 124). but since you know it is the 7th major, it´s all in your head already, you nailed it.
This is also a helpful bridge between scales positions.
Indeed! Links up the modes too!
Nice
Golden
thanks Chris and very good lesson. 1 question (which may seem dumb): why a 6 note pattern instead of the 7 notes in the scale?
Three notes per string allows for a symmetrical pattern, which is easier to see and memorize.
This exercise is less about the scale and much more about the pattern and position information.
Great question!!!
Again, great video. I feel like the major scale should be the first scale aspiring guitarists should tackle. Couple questions, though. I may have missed it, but did you mention what intervals of the scale you are playing sequentially with this exercise? Three notes per string, moving up the fretboard this way (W-W-H-W-W-W-H). Is that F# supposed to be the root note of the scale you are starting with? Also, I am asking a lot of questions, is there a tip jar I can throw money into? I realize this is your job, so I don't want to mooch. Thanks!
No worries!
Since this is the major scale, ANY of the 7 notes can be seen as the root of one of the 7 modes. This entire exercise should be considered technical and non-musical initially. What we're after here is technical mastery of the scale across the entire fretboard. Once we have THAT, we can freely set the context. This whole structure could be used as Ionian, or Dorian, or Phrygian, etc... Hope that helps. Tip jar here: www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=E8HDTDGCQUCTY
Thanks in advance!!!
-Chris
@@curiousguitarist Gotcha. Assuming I can use the same link, I'll throw more your way soon. Wish you well and keep it going, I love the videos.
@@KASKASM I'm so glad these are helpful! Thank you for the support.
Hi, could you please do a video how the super highway, the 5 pentatonic shapes, and the CAGED system are connected? That would be a great video :) (like this one)
Thats a great idea.
Connecting CAGED and the vertical scale shapes for pentatonic and the major scale would be an easy video to make, and I'm sure mine would join a long list of videos that are already out there, but the super highway idea is actually designed to push us out of positions.
It's a great suggestion, I'll put my brain on it and see if I can put something together. Thanks!
@@curiousguitarist Woooo!! So hyped :D
Btw I love the super highway, it’s a great way to get out of the pentatonic shapes! I’m very grateful
here is the video break downs patten by pattern for dummies like me, sorry I corrected a mistake: it was G, not E:
- 6:25 first pattern, D and G symmetrical: 4,5, and 7.
- 6:45 second pattern, D and G, also symmetrical: 5,7 and 9
- 6:55 third pattern: D: 7,9 and 10. G: 7,9 and 11
- 7:06 fourth pattern: D: 9, 10 and 12. G: 9,11 and 12
- 7:16, fifth pattern: D: 10, 12 and 14. G: 11, 12 and 14.
- 7:25: Sixth pattern: D & G: 12, 14 and 16.
- 7:37: seventh pattern: D & G: 14, 16 and 17.
- 7:55: eight or first pattern again: D&G: 16,17 and 19.
(edit) Thank you Chris! I am doing it! thanks to you
Thank you, Mia!!!!!
Long time beginner here. Not seeing it enough to be excited, but I'm gonna learn the pattern anyway. Can't be much harder than the vertical scales. My fingers learn faster than my brain.
Same for me. Don’t forget to bring your ears along too!
@@curiousguitarist Fingers seem to be learning where to find the right notes without my brain telling them where. Better than I was anyway.
The system transposes per other notes?
I’m overloaded. I keep doing to much and when I’m getting it I move on before I really learn it. So this might be a simple question but how do I change keys and on what root do I start it at ?
Robert,
This lesson is really just about getting the patterns down. Once you can see this from any angle, THEN worry about changing keys!
@@curiousguitarist on the minor and major pentatonic I know where the root is. On the major it always seems to start on a sharp ?..??? I inow a lot of these scales up and down. But I like this lesson because I’m seeing patterns repeating everywhere
What amp/tone settings do you use here?
Yamaha THR10 on “crunch” setting, super mild gain setting.
is that a countertop body and/or headstock?
Yup, made of a VERY thin veneer of actual stone
Cool ....The 10/11 on D/G on the 3rd to 5th steps moves down in position so saying to yourself Bridge/Middle/Nut on the 10/11 thru those steps helps. After the 5th step you're back to symmetry.
The B string explan however wasnt an explan!
Hey J j, I did a video on the B string that explains why it’s tuned down and how to manage it.
@@curiousguitarist I shall go straight to that B class, thanks Chris. Like your method of communication without patronising learners 👍
@@Jj-ff9vq I’m glad you’re here J j!
Super!!!Thanks🫶🔥
You bet! Glad you enjoyed it!
Which key are you playing in that scale? Is the starting note is the root note?
That’s G major, starting on the 7th degree (F#) on the 2nd fret if the low E string.
However the real point here is how that architecture lays out on the fretboard, and less about what scale it is. That entire demonstration at the top could have been used as A Dorian, D Mixolydian etc… the idea here is that once you get the pattern down all over the neck you can use it whenever you have a diatonic scale opportunity.
Does that help?
@@curiousguitarist Thank you for turning back on me. One question is that how we can make some music out of that shape? Another question is that what is the shape of Minor pattern if you don't mind? cheers!
@@yongchaozhao8449 "making music" is an interesting term :)
I use this architecture to "move" along the neck with a scale, this is an exercise more than anything.
If you play this same shape you are already playing the following scales:
G Major
A Dorian (Minor)
B Prhygian (Minor)
C Lydian
D Mixolydian
E Aeolian (Minor)
F# Locrian
It's all about the context. For now try the same scale over an E minor chord :)
@@curiousguitarist Thanks for your notes! I guess I just have to get the basic down first.
Chris how is this a g maj scale when the starting note is Gb? it sounds modal, i don't understand it, sorry..
Yes indeed if you start the G major scale on F# and end on F# you are hearing the Locrian mode.
However this exercise is about mapping the scale, not the musical context. These three note per string patterns allow you to easily map the entire fretboard with the major scale. Once you map it, THEN you can use it for any musical context.
Hope that helps!
@@curiousguitarist thanks so much!
@@adriancodrea2684 of course!
I notice more and more that artists are including a venmo payment option to just send a few$$ , are you thinking of doing anything like that soon?
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I'll start linking that in the video descriptions. Thanks a ton dj!
Good lesson Chris. I am a self-taught intermediate player struggling with tendinitis issues. Is your armband worn for a similar reason? Do you find it helps? Coincidentally, I developed a fretboard mapping system in 2017 I called The Fretboard Superhighway, making t-shirts about it for the Strawberry Music Festival that year. Send me your contact info and I’ll send photos of the shirts. Again, good approach to understand the fretboard. Appreciate your lessons.
Mine is tennis elbow, but on my left arm. Some violinists get this as well. It is helping but the stretching and strengthening exercises are really driving the improvement.
Email me at chris at curiousguitarist dot com
@@curiousguitarist I’ve struggled with elbow, forearm and wrist on fretting hand. Such a drag. Complicated by a lifetime of rock climbing, golfing and shoveling too much snow.
Sir I gave a doubt
Why can’t we achieve the same by use the “WWHWWWH” formula which we use to play Major scale within the octave
You totally can, as long as you know exactly where in the scale structure you are at all times, WWhWWWh works perfectly.
Frankly I only think of the H's. One in between 3/4 and the other between 7/1...that allows me to use W everywhere else :)
I'm curious as to why this pattern is starting on the 7th of the G major scale? Is there another secret buried here?
Starting on the 7 allows for the 3NPS pattern to play out a little more efficiently. And the focus here is on the architecture mapping here, not the musicality of the scale itself.
Once you map it all out, THEN you can apply any context to it. Perhaps start on the 2nd, or whatever. If you think of this mapping as independent of any musical context it’ll help.
I guess that's to keep the middle finger on the root. But it raises a question, that don't most 3 note per string systems let you start off on the 1st finger. For example, on the E and A string sets, you could start off w/the 1st finger and play frets 3-5-7, on both, then 7-8-10 on E & 7-9-10 on A then you would have consistent patterns on both strings again of 10-12-14 then consistent patterns once again of 14-15-17. Then repeat the 2nd pattern again.
@@frankm2588 I love that! That’s the curiosity pushing a new solution forward
Music theory aside, that's a B.E.A.utiful fretboard...
Thanks :)
great! but..... (there is alway a butt lol) ding the reverse way is also very helpful.
So true Ricardo!
@@curiousguitarist your channel is better than others who do mostly the same. You are beyond the sameness of other teachers (they are good too). great job and thankyou. As soon as I can I will join the patreon.
I dub this the Julie Andrews exercise!
..the hills are alive? ...
What’s the connection? I’m dying to know!
@@curiousguitarist when I play any major scale in short segments I j hear “doe a deer” in my head 🤣
I guess I don't really get it. You play F#, G, A then B, C, D, then leave out the E. Then you play G, A, B and C, D, E then leave out the F#. Not sure how this is a super highway.
These 3 NPS shapes allow for accurate mapping of the scale, easy sequencing, and even-note groupings to allow for fast and efficient string changes with your picking hand.
Play with it for a while to see if it works for you. Everyone I've ever seen use these 3NPS patterns has experienced massive improvements in scale comprehension, technical fluidity, and fretboard knowledge and confidence.
I hope it works for you!
I really don't understand the application for much of these videos to be honest. I just feel like I'm memorizing things aimlessly...
I was like that. Didnt want to waste time on irrelevant boring patterns.
You dont know what you dont know. Memorize the major scale is the basis for so much other stuff, definitely worth the effort
Understood. This stuff is really reserved for those that realize the pain of not knowing is greater than the pain of learning.
@@curiousguitarist I don't have a problem taking the time to learn it, its just that without examples of practical application it can be difficult to mentally categorize the information and apply it in a meaningful way and I find that all the patterns and shapes just blend together (cognitively speaking) in a disharmonious way.
@@JSCG12 this lesson specifically is all about putting the fabric of the major scale down onto the fretboard as holistically as I can imagine.
There is a gold mine in this mapping, and I use it everyday. Sometimes to reinforce my understanding of the major scale fabric, and sometimes to extend the context of any thing diatonic that I am using, or exploring.
Perhaps the latest video is better suited for you? A practical application of triads?
@@curiousguitarist I will certainly check it out. I realize you may use many of these techniques often but those of us who don't have as much skill or experience could use a bit more guidance in the practical application and integration of these techniques so they stick better. Do you have a practical series delving into such aspects?
pattern starts at 6:25...why so much rhetoric?
I'm just trying to provide what I think is the proper context, It's just my style I guess. Hopefully the chapters help!
These people all over TH-cam .there got dollar signs in there head. & Carnt even play
Hope you got something out of the video, Tiler. Thanks for checking out the channel!
what a joke
Which part is funny?
Thank You Good Sir! 🎸🎶🔊🤘
Of course!