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1. Introduction: For yourself on the fret board. My name is Kayla G, and I'm a professional guitarist endorsed with vendor
musical instruments. My love for guitar began at the age of 11 and
has brought me to screens and stays as a live performance with
artists such as Stevie Wonder, our Linux, Victoria
Monet, and more. In this class, I'm unlocking a secret to play any
song in any key. We will start by learning how to borrow a chord and use the CAPM. Then we will move on
to the scales and the formula to be
able to play in any bar chords are for any level of player may
be on in their journey, will be using guitar amp, a quarter-inch cable,
as well as the tuner. I'll be showing
you all of what I consider the most foundational concepts on guitar that help you quickly sound proficient
on your instrument. If you've ever felt like the
guitar is too confusing, I will give you
the shortcuts are great sounding
guitar in the bunk, your doubts at the
end of this class, you'll be able to play
bar chords and scales, allowing you to utilize the neck more freely,
ready to learn. Let's get started.
2. Getting Started: You know your case gourds, also known as your
open position chords. But get ready to
open your mind up to an entire new world
of chords in sounds. Barcoding will help you
to be able to unlock the entire fretboard
and be able to play any chord you
want effortlessly. That's right. Barcoding
is a simple trick. I've got up my
sleeve to help you unlock the entire fretboard. Grab your guitar,
quarter-inch cable, AMP and a pic, get tuned up, and
let's get started.
3. Barre Chords: So let's jump into it. What is a bar chord? It is a chord that
requires one finger to press down on more than
one string at a time. So what do I mean by that? Let's look at a B major
chord, for example. As you can see, my index finger
is the one finger that's pressing down on
all of the strings except for the low E string. And then my ring finger is
pressing down on the D, G, and B strings all
at the same time, thus creating this effect. There's a familiar chord
shape within this chord that I think you might know
once I show it to you, a major, that's right. The only thing I did
was slid my image up two frets and then
added my first finger, it's a bar, the other
strings to create a B major. Next chord is literally played
anywhere on the fretboard. And it's always going to
be known as a major chord. Now, how do I know what the
name of these chords are? It is defined by my root note. Now the root note
is the pitch that establishes the tonality
of a musical key, cord, or scale, simply by knowing that I'm starting
my a major shape on an a. Let's me know or
can be not always, but can be a key indicator. This is my root node a. A establishes and defines the
chord in which I'm playing. This is why those cage
scores were so important. Those seven shapes literally
help you be able to play whatever it is that you want
anywhere on the fretboard. Let's try E major, for example. Now, we're going to
move to a G major, but this time we're going
to bar the G major. So all I want you to do is move this shape up three frets. So we're going to go one to three because we're going
to need our index finger. We're going to remove
our index finger and change the shape in a way that allows us to be able to bar
the fret behind our shape. And we're going to strum from
the low E string on down. What you just did is
called a modulation. And what a modulation is just
shifting up or down a key. So you took the route from me out of that key and
you shifted it up. It's a GI. Cage cores give you
a framework for how major and minor chord should look across
the fret board. They take the guesswork out of trying to figure out
what fingers do I put down and simply minimize it to being able to identify
what the root note is. If you can identify
the root note, you can play the chord so we
know the concept of barn. But how do I actually bar? Well, this definitely takes time and practice and a
whole lot of patients, it can come easy. It may take a
little bit of time, but with these tips
I'm about to give you, you'll be borrowing and no time. Number one, thumb support
the relationship between your index finger and your
thumb is so important. Your thumb helps to back your index finger and being
able to bar that cord. So what I want you to do is
I literally want you to take your finger and just
bar two strings. It is definitely going to take more effort than just
playing one string. By doing this, you
are establishing a relationship between your
index finger and your thumb. Now, I want you to try
doing three strings. For strings, five strings. And finally, all six strings. Do this until you're comfortable with barring all
six of the strings. Once you're
comfortable with that, then add the cage chord shape that you would like to apply. So in this case, we
have our E major shape. The next thing I
want you to do is check your wrist positioning. Your wrist is so important when it comes to playing guitar. And it definitely
is going to come in handy when you're
borrowing these chords. Your wrist is automatically
going to tense up a little bit when you're
trying to first bar, however, by keeping your
shoulders relaxed and allowing the thumb and the
index to do most of the work. You're definitely going to
achieve some bar chords. Last but not least, be patient with yourself. It is all k. This movement is not normal, so you have to get
used to it to be able to build up what's
called muscle memory. Your fingers will become more catalysts as well as
stronger in the long run, you'll build up more
dexterity to be able to switch between these
cores more fluidly. And you'll find yourself more confident the more you practice. Now before you joined
me in the next lesson, I want you to familiarize
yourself with the E major shape as well as the E minor shape and
the a major shape, as well as the a minor shape. Now, keep in mind that a
major and a minor might be a little bit easier because it's one less thing
you have to bar. But again, give yourself time. Be patient, and I'll see
you in the next lesson.
4. Half Barre Chords: Alright, so we know
what barcoding is, but what if we're not ready
to borrow the entire core? It is okay, because I have
a method for that too, and it is called
the half bar chord. Now remember, a chord is just three or more
notes sounding together to make a harmony. If we only need three notes, that means that we don't need to play all six strings, right? With the half bar chord, you're able to achieve the same message with
just minimal effort. So what do I mean
by half bar chord? I want you to play
your E major shape. I want you to slide it up
a half step or one fret. Remember, we're changing
the positioning of our fingers to make it so we're able to use
our index finger to bar. So what I want you to
do is I want you to only bar the B and high Eastern. Then I want you to
remove your pinky and bring your ring finger
down one string. This is what's called an
F half bar chord shape. This shape is also movable
anywhere around the fretboard. So we have an F, G, and I can keep going from there. You can play this anywhere
on your fretboard. And it is still considered
a major chord shape. Beautiful, isn't it? Yes. Takes the pain away. Okay, so what if I want
to play a minor shape? All I would do is remove my middle finger and then
bar the three strings, which is the G, B, and high E string, and play from the D string down. That simple movement changed the entire dynamic of my cord. Remember, a major
and minor chord are defiled by their
chord quality. And the difference between a major and minor chord
is literally one note. Keep that in mind
because that's going to help you in case
you ever forget. Onenote can literally
change everything. Let's try are a major shape. This time, I want you to
shift it up a whole step. And your index
finger is going to go to Fred's behind your shape. Now, this chord can
be played two ways. You can play it as irregular, a major shape using your
middle ring and pinky finger. Or you can borrow the cord with your ring finger like this. And this case it's
whatever works for you. So we're going to do
the same thing that we did with our f half bar shaped. And we're going to
remove the a string and only play the high E
string on the second fret. Strumming from the D on down. Or you can play it like this. Alright, so what if I want
to play an, a minor shape? Simple. All you're gonna do is
make an a minor shape. Move it up a whole step. And we're going to
remove the a string and only play the second fret
of the high E string. So remember, we have a major, or in this case we're
playing B major, but this is the a major shape. And then this is
the B minor shape. Okay, I hope this really,
really helped you. Here's some questions
that you can ask yourself to make
sure that you're playing the bar
code properly and your notes are
coming out clearly. Number one, is my thumb and index finger properly supported? That means is my
thumb placed behind the neck in a way
where I'm able to properly support
my index finger to be able to press
down on the strings. Number two, how
does my wrist look? Am I comfortable in my tenths? Am I allowing my risk
to position itself in a way that gives my thumb
enough strength to bar. Next, ask yourself,
are my fingers properly placed on
the fret board? Are they on the
fret too far behind the fret or sitting
right next to the fret. In order to achieve clear notes. Then I want you to ask yourself which chord shapes
are my weakest. Being able to point out your
weaknesses allows you to be able to know what it is that you need to be practicing. That 15 to 20 minutes a
day can be spent doing which you don't feel comfortable doing rather than
what you already do. And last, I want
you to try playing your bar chords and a different position
on the fretboard. Typically playing them higher on the fretboard is a little bit easier than playing it lowered. Now, I want you to practice these shapes on the upper
part of your fretboard. At the 12th fret, your notes begin to repeat as
they were in the beginning. The 12th fret is literally an octave away
from the open chords. So practice your
cage chord shapes. Then take that same shape
and move it to the bottom of the neck and try to achieve those same shapes from the
first fret to the fourth fret. As always, keep on
practicing and bar on.
5. The Capo: All this talk about barcoding
makes me a little tired. And I know sometimes
when you're practicing your fingers might need
a little bit of a break. So in those times, I like to use a cable. Now, a Khenpo is a client that's fast and across all
of the strings, that helps you to raise the
tuning by chosen amount. So what do I mean by that? Now remember how we talked about your first finger borrowing
across all of the strings, and then you forming the shape. This allows you to be able to cheat in such a way where
you don't have to bar, you just simply
clamp it down like that and play your chord shapes. We have E major, E minor, a major, a minor. We can even play D major
if we move up two frets. We've got our C major shape. We move up four frets
on the low E string. We can achieve our G shape. This device also
helps to further take the guesswork out of trying to achieve your major
and minor chords. It also is easy and fun
if you want to sing along to a song and you don't want to worry
about having to bar, simply just place a Caple on your desire for it
and play along. Now, if I wanted to modulate or move to a higher
or lower key, all I would do is
simply take the K50 and fasten it on my desire for it. Or if I want to lower it. See effortless. Now if you want to
give that index finger a break and keep practicing, just slap a cable
on and rock out.
6. Practice with a Song: Now I mentioned before, one of the best ways to
be able to transition between chords is
by learning a song. That's right, we are
learning another song. This song has more of
an R&B feel to it. So if you're feeling it, let me know first things first, we're gonna look at
our core charts. Familiarize yourself
with your core charts before moving on to the tabs. As this is going to help
you be able to easily identify what notes it is
that you're playing on. Each measure, both
the core charts and tabs located in
the class resources, and they're there to help
you whenever you need it. Okay, so let's get started. First things first, we are going to play an, a minor shape. We're going to shift it
up literally three frets. That's a lot. That's a
whole step and a half. That is known as
a C minor chord. Next in our progression, we have a G minor chord. So all we're gonna do is we're going to remove
our middle finger, shift up a string, strum from the E string on down. Remember we're utilizing
those techniques that we learned to help us
easily transition. Pay attention to what it
is that your fingers are doing and you're going to
know where you're going. Now we're going to shift that same shape
down a whole step. So down two frets Here we go, 12 to an F minor shape. And last, we're going
to play what is called a B flat major chord. And all that is, is just shifting these
fingers down one string. We're going to make
that a major shape. Remember you are more
than welcome to bar like this using your
ring finger or play the a major shape using
your middle ring and pinky and were strumming
from the a string on down. So let's try playing that
progression together. Ready? We've got our C minor. Next is our G minor. Next we're shifting
down to our F-minor. Then we're coming back up, but straight to
our B-flat major. And we're going to repeat
that chord progression enough times until we have
it down fluidly. That's right. So once you have your chord shapes
down, What's next? Next we're checking for
rhythmic notation, right? So we're checking for
those whole notes, half notes and quarter notes. In this case, we
have a whole note that we're starting off
with using RC minor chord. So here we go, 1234. In the next bar we
have another C minor, but this time we're only
playing it for a half note, so just two counts. Okay, So that sounds like this. My 234, again, 12. And then we're going to move to the G minor shape for
a half-note again, 12. And then we're moving back to the F minor shape for
a whole note, 1234. And then we're shifting up
to that B flat major shape. One to hold it for a whole note. 34, very nice. So let's try that again. 12341234. 12341234, very nice. And that is the
entire progression. I want you to practice this and practice it
enough until you are confident to be able to play different strumming patterns are picking patterns
while you're playing. Okay, so what does that mean? That means that
we're going to try instead of just
playing whole notes, try implementing some strumming, some plucking. So
let's try that. So we could go to 34. You can literally try anything, switch it up, have
fun as always. Now this tab is located in the class resources along
with your core charts. So please do me and yourself a favor and
have fun with it. I'll see you in the next lesson.
7. Scales: Does that sound familiar? This is what we call a scale. Scale is seven notes that come together in a sequence
of frequency and pitch. Scales are important
because they help us to be able to
play fluids solos, as well as melody lines. They're also important because
they help keep us in key. The starting point for
our scale is contingent upon the pitch or
key that it is in. So what does this mean? It means that we are going back to that root node
and identifying the starting point at
which we're going to play what we know as our scale. So how do I know where
the root note is? If you don't know your notes, of course you can't
find your key. So one way to do that is
by knowing our note names. So how do I know where my
notes are on the fret board? First, we got to know
the basis of theory. Now, in Western civilization, music is comprised of 12 notes. Now I'm going to
bring up a piano. If you notice on the piano, it is made up of 12 notes
that are repeating. We have an a, we
have an A-Sharp, also known as B-flat.
We have our B. Now we have a C,
we have a C-sharp, also known as D-flat. We have a d, we have a D-sharp, also known as E-flat. We have an E, we have an F, We have an F-sharp, also known as G flat. We have a G, and then
we have a G-sharp, which is also known as a flat. And then what happens is it repeats and we go
through it again. The white keys are
our natural notes. They're not sharpened,
nor are they flattened. The black keys are
sharpened or flattened. What do I mean when I
say flat and sharp? Flat is when a note is lower
than its natural note. So an example, we have B, and then we have B flat, which is a half step
down from B sharp, is when a note is higher
than it's natural note. So when I say a sharp, I mean a, and then going a
half-step up to a sharp. The same concept applies
to your fretboard, except the notes may seem to
be a little out of order, but no worries, I have
a trick for that too. We want to start with our low E. Next, we're going to look at the piano and we're
going to see what comes after E. There is no black
key between E and F, which means that there
is no E sharp or flat. We're just gonna go straight to F. Next is F sharp or G flat. Next is G. After that, we've got G sharp or a flat. Now we're gonna go straight to our open string and play a. Then we're gonna play B-flat, also known as ASR. Then
we're going to play B. Then we're going
to play C Again, no black key and between
the B and the C, So we're going straight to C. C sharp, or D flat. D flat. No black keys, so F-sharp. Now remember, I mentioned
to you that mean, I mean these are the same. So you can either skip the fourth fret and go
straight to the open string, or you can play the
fourth fret and jumped straight to your first
fret of the B string. Otherwise, you're gonna get the same note and jump
straight to the first fret, which is C. C sharp, or D flat, D, D-sharp, E-flat, E, F, F sharp, G. Then we have a
flat or a G-sharp. That's a lot to remember. And knowing that it
does go and order up to a certain point is
definitely going to help you be able to
memorize or be able to go through your notes
one-by-one in sequence. So remember, I promised
you that I will give you a tip to be able to know
where your nodes are. If I wanted you to be able
to identify a another, be on the fretboard between
frets one through four. What would you do?
Well, I will find my B. I know this is a
right, that's open. A. If I come up a half-step, sharp or B flat, and then if I come up another
half step, that's my being. So identifying a note that is closest to another note
can help you with this. Now here's another tip on
identifying a different B. All I want you to do is go up a whole step and then
shift down to strings. Hey, congratulations,
you found your Octave. Now this works anywhere
on the fretboard when you are between the
E and a strings, the DNG strings to find relationships
between those notes. Now what if I told
you to find an, a flat that is the same note, but a higher frequency, meaning it's at an octave, then I would tell you
to find your A-Flat. What's closest to A-flat G, I would do is add my index
finger to the first fret. And this time I want you to
shift up three frets, 123. And then I want you to shift
down to strings again. 12. Same note,
different frequency. Now let's go backwards, shift up two strings, go back three frets, and then use your pinky
to play that octave. And again, you have
found the octaves. Now, octaves are a
great way to be able to identify your notes quickly
when you're in doubt. I tell my students typically to work on the E and
a strings only. Then work on your
D and G strings. Finding relationships
between the strings will help you with
fretboard memorization. Now that we know are nodes, let's talk more
about major scales. So I want you to find g. So we have a low E, F, F sharp. Jean. Very nice. Now there is a scale
formula to help you easily identify your G major scale. And for right now, I
just want you to focus on the top three strings. And then we'll add the
bottom three strings. Okay, I want you to start with your middle finger on the third
fret of the low E string. That I want you to
move up a whole step with your pinky to
the fifth fret. Then I want you to play the a string second fret
with your index finger. Then we're going to
move to the third fret with our middle. Then we're gonna move to the
fifth fret with our pinky. Then we're going to move to the second fret of the D
string with our index. Then we're going to move to the fourth fret with our ring. And then we're
going to finish off with our pinky on
the fifth fret. Want to cycle
through that again? Fred. Fred string, second fret, third fret, fifth fret. String, seconds. Fourth, friend. Fifth fret. Very nice. I've got a tab for you in class resources to help
you with memorizing that. But now let's add the
other three strings. Now, all this is, is just the notes repeating, but the form looks a
little bit different. So we've gotten this
far. What's next? We're going to
play the G string, second fret with our index. Then we're going to play the
fourth fret with our array. We're going to play the
fifth fret with our pinky. Now, we're going to
play the B string, third fret with our middle. We're going to play the
fifth fret with our pinky. We're going to come
to the high E string and play the second
fret with our index. And then we're
going to finish it off with our middle finger on the third fret of
that same string. So let's play that
together one time. Here we go, starting on
the fifth fret, second, fourth, fifth, third of the B, fifth, second of the high IQ. Third of the high IQ. Okay, let's try it
backwards. Second. Here we go. When you stretch into
that fifth of the G, coming down to the forth, coming down to the second, and back to the fifth. So let's try combining it if you think you've
got both of those, okay, we're starting
on the third fret of the low E string. Here we go. Let's go backwards. Very nice. Now I want you to practice that the tab is also located
in the class resources. And I want you to
meet me back here in the next lesson
where we're going to discuss minor scales.
8. Minor Scales: So we know our major scale. And what is the opposite
of a major, a minor, just like our core shapes, scales also have what's
called a minor scale shape. And today I'm going to show
you exactly what that is. Now we're going to use
our G minor this time. And the reason why
I want to stay in the same key is I want to show you the minor differences. You like what I did there. I know the minor differences between the major scale
and the minor scale. So remember when I
was talking to you about arcade shapes and how the difference between
a major and minor is literally one note, that note is known
as a flat third, each node in each scale has
a number assigned to it. So in the case of
our G major scale, there's literally a number
that is assigned to each note starting on
G, that'll be one. Your next notice to next notice 3456, seven. And then we have our
octave, which it repeats. So that will also be our one. Finding the third note in
the scale is as easy as 123. So what do I mean? 123? So if I told you to
flatten that third note, what do I mean? Take it down a half-step. So that would sound like this. It gave you a completely
different perspective on your scale, didn't it? I know it did me. It made me
feel a little bit different, a little eerie, a little sad. So instead of reaching
back and playing this third note right here, we're going to simply just play the sixth fret of
the low E string. So starting from 123. Then all we're gonna
do is we're going to work up from there. We've got four, which is the
third fret of the a string. We've got five, which
is the fifth fret. Going back to that sixth fret, we're going to skip
to the D string and play the third fret. We're going to play
the fifth fret. That is it. That's
your minor scale. If you shift up two strings and back two frets, you've
got the octave. So again, we've done it on
the first three strings. What about the bottom
three strings? So we left off on
the fifth fret. Right? Now all I want you to
do is just shift back and go to the second
fret of the G string. This is a little bit of a reach, but again, with practice, it can be achieved. So let's try it again. We've got our fifth fret. We're shifting back to the
second fret of the G string. We're going half step
up to the third fret. Whole step up to the fifth. Remember we're leading with our index finger back into
the position we were before. Okay, next we're going to
play half-step up six fret. And then we're ending
on the high E string. Third fret. Very nice. Let's try it slowly one time, starting from the third
fret of the low E string, feel free to pause
anytime in practice this, and then come back and try it with me so we can play
it together. Here we go. Six friend, skipping a. Remember we're shifting back on the high E string. Third fret. Very nice. Now, as always, let's do it the other
way. Here we go. Now we're leading with our
pinky this time to the fifth. And we're going back
into that position. So you're going to want to
stretch your ring finger to get that fifth
fret of the D string. Okay, Remember we go
into the third friend, Pinky on the sixth, third, six, and the
low E string fifth. And we're ending on the
third of the low E string. Great. Now see how much of a
difference OneNote can make. I want you to practice this. This also is a tab that's
located in class resources. Practice this scale. Get it down in your fingers. Practice shifting from
this third position back to the second position
and meet me back here so we can go into the next
lesson where I'll show you the most essential guitar scale that you'll ever needs to know.
9. The Pentatonic Scale: Okay, So you know
the major scale. We know our minor scale, but what about the
pentatonic scale? The pentatonic scale is the most essential skill that you'll ever need to
know as a guitarist. So many guitars use
this scale to achieve great solos and have been
using it for decades. And today you're
going to learn it. So what is the
pentatonic scale or the minor pentatonics
yields to be more specific. It literally sounds like this. Using any of these notes went in a certain
key will help you to be able to achieve phenomenal solos and impress
all of your friends. So let's see what it consists of given the name
penta, meaning five. There's only five notes
in this scale versus just the seven notes
you need to know in a major or minor scale. So let's see what
those five nodes are. We have the first
note of the scale, the flattened third
note of the scale. Then we also have a flat seven, meaning the seventh note
of our scale is going to be flattened or
lowered half a step. Now, let's actually play
the minor pentatonic scale. Again, we're using
G as an example, as this scale can also work
anywhere on your fretboard. So we're starting on the
low E string, third fret. This time we're skipping
straight to that flat three. Okay, or the flat third. We're moving to the a string
third fret with our index. Then we're going to
play the fifth fret with our ring finger. Okay, so already
we've got the first, the flat third, we've got the, got the fourth, the fifth. So now we've got the six on
the D string, third fret. Then we're getting to that flat seven right here
on the fifth fret. Then we're going to the
third fret of the G string. We're going to go
to the fifth fret. Then we're going to go to the
third fret of the B string. We're skipping to the sixth
fret of the B string. Go into the high E string, plan that third fret. Then we're staying on a string and go into the sixth fret. So we've got third,
third, third, third. Now there's no shame
in just remembering that shape is such
an easy shape to achieve to where I
feel confident that you'll be able to be
playing solos in no time. Okay, so let's try that
going the other way. We left off on the high
E string, sixth fret. We're going to jump back
to the index finger on the third fret of the B
string on the sixth string, fifth, third, D string, fifth, third, a
string, fifth, third. We've got the low E string six. And then we've got
that third fret that we're finishing
it off with. Let's try it slowly together. Again. You are more than welcome to pause at anytime and practice any of the things that
I'm saying to you as I know I'm moving at
a consistent pace. This stuff takes time. So do what works for you. Okay, So let's start on the
third fret. Here we go. Come in back, 553. And just like on
the high E string, we're playing this six
and then the third. See how easy that was? Oh my God, I could feel it in my bones that
you're gonna be playing awesome
solos in no time. So practice that there's a
tab in class resources with the minor pentatonic scale attached to practice
this more efficiently, I want you to play
a G minor chord. And I want you to
practice playing this scale over that chord. Now how do you do this? You can simply take your phone, go into your voice recordings, record over and over
and over again using a metronome and play this
scale over that chord. This also can be achieved with your major scale by
simply playing G major. You'll be able to hear exactly what it would
sound like if you were playing in that key,
you know what to do. Practice to the metronome and meet me back here
so I can give you a mini tour of the circle of
fifths. See you next time.
10. The Circle of Fifths: We know our major, minor and minor
pentatonic scales, but now we're going
to learn what notes are actually
in those scales. There's a method that
musicians use in order to know exactly what
notes we're playing. When we decide to play, say, a G major scale, there's something
called the circle of fifths that helps you to be able to know exactly what you're playing
and when to play it. So the acronym that I want you to familiarize yourself with is fat cats go down
Alleys Eating Bacon. I know it's silly, but I learned it
when I was younger and it never left me sent. So I'm hoping that
it never leaves you. What does that mean? F, C, G, D, a, E, B. This is the order of which the sharps and flats
go and how you know how many sharps
and flats and what sharps and flats In your scales. So let's take C major
for an example. C comes second, and
the sequence, however, C has no sharps and no flats, is simply just C, D, E, F, G, a, B. And then we're back to C. Now, we're gonna move on to G. Now here's where the fun begins. G has one sharp. That sharp is F. So that's going to
sound like G, a, B, C, D, E, F sharp, G. Now let's move on to D. D has two sharps, F and C. That's going
to sound like this. D, E, F sharp, G, a, B, C-sharp, D. Now
let's try a major. So a has three sharps. You got it? And what are those sharps? F, C, and G. You see what's happening here? Yes, it is a circle. All of these notes come to
form what we call the scale. So what's NRA major scale? A, D, C sharp, D, E, F sharp, G sharp. A. Very nice. Now let's do E. E
has four sharps, F, C, G, and D. So let's apply
that to our plane. And if you've been practicing, you know your note names by now. So we'll be able to find
these notes more efficiently. Let's go back to
our G major scale. Now how many sharps are in G0? One exactly. And what is that sharp? F sharp. Let's start with
our third fret of the low E string are lovable G. Then we have a as
our second note. We've got B, we've got C, we've got D, we've got E. Now we've got F sharp. This is where we
have to implement what we know from the
circle of fifths. If we know that the
third fret is f, then we also know that the
fourth fret is F sharp. And then if we go
a half step up, we're back at G. This takes some time to
be able to memorize. However, once you get it down, you'll never doubt yourself. Even if you have to take
some time to slow down, just slow it down a
little bit and actually recognize what it is
that you're doing. What notes are you playing? You'll be able to
quickly identify which notes you should be playing while you're playing.
Let's try C. We want to start on C. Okay? Moving into D, E, F, G, a scene, no sharps, no flat. We now know the circle of
fifths using our natural notes. Now what if those notes
are flat or sharp? How will we know what's in, let's say an, a
flat major scale. We simply reverse the circle
and go the other way. This time, we're going
to start with B, and naturally it's going
to now become B flat. Now, looking at our
circle of fifths. What is the first flat
that we're going to incorporate an a B flat chord. Now of course we
have B-flat already. However, what's the next
note in the sequence of B, E, a, D, G, C, F is E. So now we know that
if we were in B-flat, then we would play B-flat, C, D, E flat, F, G, a, B-Flat, C is
the same concept. Except for this time
you get to actually start with the
very first letter, which is B flat. If I were to tell you
to play E flat major, what would that look like? Of course, we have
B-flat, E-flat. So what we have next? A flat, Great job. Now, what about if I told you to play the a flat major scale? I think you're
getting this concept. It's making a lot
of sense, right? Exactly. In all we
would do is take this scale and apply
it to our fretboard. Now, if I go beyond
the fifth fret, what happens is, is that
this A-Flat becomes a. And then I can find B-flat right here on my sixth
fret of the low E string, all I have to do is shift up to the sixth fret of the
low E string, okay, and apply that same
major scale shapes that we've been using
through the fretboard. This time we're
calling out our notes. Okay, so we've got B-flat, E-flat number, we got
B-flat and E-flat, F, G. We've got a, and then
we're back to our octave. This technique can be
applied in any situation, the circle of fifths
allows you to know exactly what sharps and
flats are in a major scale. Now of course, we already
know if we wanted to make any of these keys minor, we would flatten
what the third note exactly and apply that same
scale shape to our guitars. So now you know what the
circle of fifths is. You are able to know exactly
what nodes are in a scale, whether they're flat, sharp, or just plain old natural. I love this because it
allows you to be able to communicate with other musicians because you'll know
what key you're in, you know what
chords are playing. If asked to take a solo, you could do it without
really thinking too hard. Practice taking your time and learning exactly what notes
are on your fretboard. Go beyond the fourth
fret this time, try to create your
own mnemonic devices to be able to remember exactly what nodes are
where on the fretboard, record yourself,
hear yourself back. Practice trying to
be able to hear the difference between a
major and a minor scale. As always, practice,
practice, practice, practice. I can't say it enough. And I'll see you soon.
11. Final Thoughts : It's official. You have begun to
learn music theory. By breaking down these
fundamental concepts, you'll be able to easily
form building blocks in order to understanding
more complicated content, thus making you a
better musician. I want you to download
the PDFs of the major, minor and minor
pentatonic scales. Practice playing the
scales over the songs that were already provided and you learned in previous lessons. I want you to have some fun
experiment with these scales. I just want you to get
more comfortable with hearing these nodes
over various cords. And I want you to, using the formulas that we
know and the circle of fifths, write out your major
and minor scales and upload them to
the project gallery. As always, I want you
to enjoy yourself. This is fun. This is
the building blocks to freedom and
creative expression. Share this with a friend, tried teaching another
friend which you've already learned sometimes
just by teaching, we end up learning. Have fun, enjoy yourself. And I will see you
in the next class.
Taylor Gamble, Professional Guitarist
