This Simple Pattern Tells You Every Chord In Every Key (this blew me away!)

Sdílet
Vložit
  • čas přidán 27. 02. 2020
  • ►► Free Mini-Course on Ambient Guitar Chord Structures: 🎁
    → www.ambientguitaracademy.com/...
    ►► Watch Part 2 of this lesson with extra tips and added chord charts, tabs and visuals:
    → • Simple Pattern To Find...
    I've met with an old guitar teacher of mine recently, and he taught me this simple pattern that is a real game changer!
    With it you can figure out what are the chords in any Major or minor keys!
    Usually, if you want to learn all chords, you have to study harmonization by knowing all the notes on the fretboard, knowing your tone semi-tone scale sequences, memorization the order of chord structures...
    But this easy pattern does it all for you! You can instantly know where are your Major, minor and diminished chords in your key within seconds.
    If you know how to play a power chord with 2 fingers, you can already do that stuff!
    This is going to be a trick I will teach a lot to my future students and especially beginners who want to start building their own chord progressions even if they don't have all the basics mastered yet.
    Tell me what do you think in the comments! Did you already know this trick?
    __________
    ► Full list of the pedals and gear I use to make music (these Sweetwater affiliate links support my work at no extra cost to you. Thank you! 😊)
    - Singular Sound Aeros Looper Gold Edition (get 10% off by entering ANTOINE10 at checkout): www.singularsound.com/product...
    - Strymon BigSky: sweetwater.sjv.io/rQqBPR
    - Strymon Timeline: sweetwater.sjv.io/JzvW0R
    - Strymon El Capistan: sweetwater.sjv.io/4PxqY9
    - Strymon Ola: sweetwater.sjv.io/21LJ6O
    - Strymon Iridium: sweetwater.sjv.io/zN5O2M
    - Mission Engineering VM Pro: sweetwater.sjv.io/6eQD4N
    - EHX Micro POG: sweetwater.sjv.io/eK5jjZ
    - EHX Mel9: sweetwater.sjv.io/m5J1NM
    - TC Electronic Polytune: sweetwater.sjv.io/PyvnnM
    - Vox AC15 with Alnico Blue speaker: sweetwater.sjv.io/QyvEE9
    - eBow Plus: sweetwater.sjv.io/4PxMoo
    - Mogami Gold Cables: sweetwater.sjv.io/XYvKBg
    - George L’s Patch Cables: sweetwater.sjv.io/OrvWjA
    - Arturia Keylab 88: sweetwater.sjv.io/ZQvR51
    - Arturia Keylab 49: sweetwater.sjv.io/AW1537
    - Focusrite Scarlett 18i8: sweetwater.sjv.io/AW155J
    - Shure SM57: sweetwater.sjv.io/VmvddJ
    - Shure SM7B: sweetwater.sjv.io/XYvE5y
    - Sennheiser MKE 600: sweetwater.sjv.io/0ZMzBY
    - Yamaha HS8 Studio Monitors: sweetwater.sjv.io/OrvELK
    - Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 4x4: sweetwater.sjv.io/R5NED2
    - Sennheiser HD280 Pro: sweetwater.sjv.io/4PxMBL
    - Pedaltrain Classic Pro: sweetwater.sjv.io/NkvEYP
    - Cubase Artist: sweetwater.sjv.io/Y9vKkK
    - Strymon BigSky Plugin: sweetwater.sjv.io/m5J1ky
    More lessons and music:
    ► Ambient Guitar Academy: ambientguitaracademy.com/
    ► My Studio Albums : monochromeseasons.bandcamp.com
    Subscribe:
    ►► czcams.com/users/Monochrom...
    This is the Ambient Guitar youtube channel of Canadian multi-instrumentist Antoine Michaud. Through original ambient music, chordal guitar lessons and tips on guitar pedals, Antoine is looking to educate and inspire aspiring ambient musicians to learn everything about the world of ambient guitar and chordal voicings on guitar.
  • Hudba

Komentáře • 2,1K

  • @AntoineMichaudGuitar
    @AntoineMichaudGuitar  Před 3 lety +98

    ►► Free Mini-Course on Ambient Guitar Chord Structures: 🎁
    → www.ambientguitaracademy.com/ambient-guitar-chord-structures
    ►► Watch Part 2 of this lesson with extra tips and added chord charts, tabs and visuals:
    → czcams.com/video/f9TLYLjuGxU/video.html

    • @oldrrocr
      @oldrrocr Před 2 lety +2

      Thank you sir! and your instructor too. Incredible to me the things I have learned since the lockdown has started - and this ranks right up there (with learning a new language)! Kudos!
      Since I prefer the "C-shape" of chords to the "D-shape" I find it easier to use that, keeping in mind that it is up two frets from your definitive note pattern off the 5th string (9:50)... Hope that makes sense...

    • @adarkimpurity
      @adarkimpurity Před 2 lety +1

      The importance of:
      I-IV-V-VII & i-iv-v-vii
      Combined to make a whole.

    • @joshnic6639
      @joshnic6639 Před 2 lety +1

      I’m sorry what instrument is that again? Baby steps.

    • @willardjames8835
      @willardjames8835 Před 2 lety +1

    • @michaeldennis7029
      @michaeldennis7029 Před 2 lety +1

      That was Major! I would not in my head have been able to come up with that because I'm too busy calling things either scale patterns or lead patterns. But thank you for posting this because it is definitely a pattern that makes the understanding of theory and chord progression very simple!

  • @jvz773
    @jvz773 Před 3 lety +2383

    Over the years, I’ve come to realize that the notes on the fretboard just live where they live. They don’t move. They don’t DO anything. Learning to play is really a matter of discovering all the different ways to “see” the relationships between the notes. Eventually, this knowledge starts to build on itself and you start conceptualizing the same information in different ways. This is one such way, and it’s one I hadn’t really encountered before. Super helpful and very enlightening. Thanks so much! 🙏👍

    • @everlastingsaturnalia
      @everlastingsaturnalia Před 3 lety +59

      Another way that's helpful, if you start to learn modes, is that each string will be one of the modes of any given key. If the open string isn't a root of one of the modes, then shift that mode on that string up by one fret. This is super helpful I've been finding for open tunings as well. I just wanted to add this as an aside to your comment that the notes don't move. Which is true, because they don't, but as soon as you switch to alternate tunings this can trip you up. But if you visualize the six strings as six individual modes, then you can easily adjust to other tunings as well. Hope this made some sense.
      For example: E major is A lydian is D# locrian is G# phrygian is B mixolydian.

    • @TerryTinsel
      @TerryTinsel Před 3 lety +12

      @@everlastingsaturnalia Please explain this more... Kinda get it, kinda don't...

    • @melmel1071
      @melmel1071 Před 3 lety +7

      This!!!

    • @everlastingsaturnalia
      @everlastingsaturnalia Před 3 lety +40

      @@TerryTinsel I'll try..
      So in the example I provided, I used the key of E major. Notice the modes I highlighted were E major/ionian, A lydian, D# locrian, G# phrygian, and B mixolydian. I went in order of the strings for simplicity.. EADGBE.
      In E major, your open note on the D and G strings will not be part of the key. Thus, for those, you try building a mode from the first fret instead. Thus you get the D# root and the G# root for those strings. In E major, the mode that is built off of D# is D# locrian, and the mode built off of G# is G# phrygian.
      Alright. So if you look again, you can visualize the available notes of your key on each string individually by assessing which mode is built from that string's open position. Or the first fret in the exception cases like D# and G#.
      For example, the A string in this case (A lydian) would have the following frets available for this key. 0 (open) 2 4 6 7 9 11 12
      The D string is trickier since you're building from the first fret. D# locrian looks exactly like D locrian except moved up one fret.
      So like, D locrian would be...
      0 1 3 5 6 8 10 12
      But D# locrian is...
      1 2 4 6 7 9 11 13
      Using this method you can easily map out the notes of any key for each string. Once you memorize the relationship of modes across strings, it becomes easier. Ie: knowing that the modes always stack the same way across the strings in standard tuning.. Ie: if low E is phrygian, then A is minor, D is Dorian, etc.
      Finally, returning to the point about open tunings, this same formula makes mapping out open tunings a breeze.
      Example:
      DGDGBD - open G
      In this, you know that if you wanted to play in G major, your G strings will both be the major mode. Thus your D strings will all be the mixolydian mode. And your B string will be phrygian.
      So it would be like this in total:
      D mixolydian
      G major
      D mixolydian
      G major
      B phrygian
      D mixolydian
      Hopefully that clears things up further. Maybe one day soon I can make a video or something explaining this concept.
      I just added it to this comment because I thought it was interesting that they pointed out that the notes never move, which as I said, is true. But it's good to have some other methods in your pocket to approach alternate tunings which also then helps if you want to play like, mandolin or lap steel. This approach works well since it's a string by string approach and will work for any fretted instrument.

    • @TerryTinsel
      @TerryTinsel Před 3 lety +15

      @@everlastingsaturnalia That clears it up more, going to get my guitar and work this out. Thank you for replying and clearing it up further! If you ever do a video, let me know! Thanks.

  • @bradriccardo5461
    @bradriccardo5461 Před 3 lety +671

    Normally skeptical of videos called “one little trick” or “one simple pattern” but this is legitimately a very useful thing to know and very simple too.
    Great stuff

    • @nateiverson8681
      @nateiverson8681 Před 2 lety +1

      Yeah! This is what veritasium calls type I click-bait (some call it legit-bait). Nice job on creating a legit video with an engaging title. czcams.com/video/S2xHZPH5Sng/video.html

    • @megadave1197
      @megadave1197 Před 2 lety +3

      Why is this useful? Ive been playing guitar for twenty years and never learned Do, Ray, Me. I just can’t see the point in it. It just takes the fun out of music.

    • @friedcash9815
      @friedcash9815 Před 2 lety +2

      my reaction exactly!

    • @JMSGroovetank
      @JMSGroovetank Před 2 lety +3

      I agree, and its so nice to finally find one that lives up to the "one trick pony" description , I almost passed this over with a snort of disbelief but hit play and gave it a chance SOOOOOO glad i did. Learned the traditional way described and now having a light bulb moment.

    • @bradriccardo5461
      @bradriccardo5461 Před 2 lety +3

      @megadave
      1 second ago
      For some people I imagine this is almost pointless, if you are good with your ears and can find other chords in the key you’re playing in without any theory or by using a pattern like this one then maybe you don’t need this. My first 2 years of playing however my ears were totally useless so understanding the chords that should work via theory was my way of knowing the options available.
      How do you go about finding other chords to play alongside your 1 chord? Is it just trial and error or do you have a system of your own?

  • @aniket80
    @aniket80 Před rokem +47

    Are you kidding me???? you have no idea how easy you made my playing and jamming with folks....this is incredible.

  • @brianway3216
    @brianway3216 Před 2 lety +272

    Dude!!!!!
    I've been playing guitar now for about 15 years, and have NEVER seen this relationship between major/minor chord-shapes and positioning. I feel like I understand it a whole lot more now, and am so appreciative of this tip you received and am so grateful you shared it with the world. This is big for me, and I hope it's helpful to others. THANK YOU!!!!!!

    • @joyoffilming9500
      @joyoffilming9500 Před rokem +6

      It is! Same with me here.

    • @Elvis-dw7ux
      @Elvis-dw7ux Před 4 měsíci

      Me too....

    • @brianway3216
      @brianway3216 Před 4 měsíci

      @@Elvis-dw7ux Dude you should check out Ricky Comiskey on youtube. He goes super in depth about the L7 shapes (this concept) and how it's relative to keys, scales, soloing, theory, and how to actually make sense of it!

  • @carlcizek2189
    @carlcizek2189 Před 3 lety +335

    35 years I’m playing the guitar and I never knew that, absolutely brilliant.

    • @minnesotajack1
      @minnesotajack1 Před 3 lety +3

      Me either

    • @andershaggbom2721
      @andershaggbom2721 Před 3 lety +12

      I figured it out after 28 years
      But its only because i basicly practised technics and theory every day the recent years. When i saw the pattern i thought jeeze im stupid why i havent seen that before.😀

    • @thegamebeforethemoney4960
      @thegamebeforethemoney4960 Před 3 lety +5

      EXACTLY the same as me.....about 35 years of playing and I never thought of it and I never heard anybody ever point it out....

    • @robrush54
      @robrush54 Před 2 lety +4

      Hell, I've been playing since 1972 and never knew that!

    • @Metalwheel
      @Metalwheel Před 2 lety

      @@robrush54 😃

  • @phlooney
    @phlooney Před 3 lety +339

    This is the greatest video ever posted on CZcams.

    • @arenmoore2516
      @arenmoore2516 Před 3 lety +4

      Proud to be here at only 374k views. Motion third-ed.

    • @paulnr27
      @paulnr27 Před 3 lety +7

      Probably not. But it is very clear and complements a vid on scales i saw a couple of days ago. Maybe I'm a geek but I find music theory fascinating how it all fits together mathematically. The more you learn, the simpler it gets. Why can't beginners get the "This is what you need" at the start? Anyway Antoine has done an awesome job and i look forwards to more.

    • @TheBassplayah
      @TheBassplayah Před 3 lety +3

      ABSOLUTELY

    • @bobgh2368
      @bobgh2368 Před 2 lety +3

      Easily!

    • @AndresCastroGuitar
      @AndresCastroGuitar Před 2 lety +2

      Period

  • @cavedwellerstudio
    @cavedwellerstudio Před 2 lety +90

    After studying music and guitar theory with several different teachers for about 20 years none has ever conveyd this simplex and effective way of looking at the fretboard. I'm blown away!

    • @sethforesi307
      @sethforesi307 Před rokem +4

      @Pete Testube guitar is a life long learning experience

    • @Silvermoonscorpion
      @Silvermoonscorpion Před rokem +2

      I'm thrilled I found this after being in the theory world less than a full year & 1\2.. ish...
      I'll need to re- watch and actually apply to the fret board but I think this will help expedite the process. Immensely grateful.

    • @Insane-Saint
      @Insane-Saint Před měsícem

      Then tell them all!
      So they will have a better time teaching music, and flattening the learning curve for all the student!

  • @dapeep6704
    @dapeep6704 Před 2 lety +64

    Damn dude. This one elevated my playing immediately to the next level. Finally my fingers are able to match what my ear tells them to do! A beautiful feeling

  • @Ch0k
    @Ch0k Před 3 lety +45

    This was uoww, 15 years studying eletric guitar and I never think in that way, thanks a lot

  • @RinnNetherton
    @RinnNetherton Před 3 lety +717

    Intro 0:37
    Pattern for major keys 2:08
    Pattern for minor keys 7:58
    Pattern from 5th string 9:51

    • @Centomila
      @Centomila Před 2 lety +26

      Thanks. You are the hero the internet needs.

    • @PyrometalResurgence
      @PyrometalResurgence Před 2 lety +2

      king

    • @jeffro.
      @jeffro. Před 2 lety +2

      @@PyrometalResurgence yeah, boy, I never would've followed that video, it's a good thing you posted the "shortcuts." (Not! In case you couldn't tell, I was being sarcastic.)

    • @cmp7234
      @cmp7234 Před 2 lety +5

      Thx man, hate “shortcut” videos where they talk too much instead of learning and showing.

    • @milkycloud.
      @milkycloud. Před 2 lety

      Thanks

  • @azarealbheri6876
    @azarealbheri6876 Před rokem +13

    I knew this. Learning guitar by memorizing patterns and not notes is the key to faster growth, and in my opinion the only right way. The first time i learned this just like you my mind was blown! A fresh new perspective was unlocked for me.

    • @TheIgnoramus
      @TheIgnoramus Před rokem +1

      That’s why I’m doing it this way! Learned piano and drums, and knew theres a cheat in learning guitar faster. CAGED system plays this, and learning basic box scales, and your set to grow!

  • @MrWilkat1
    @MrWilkat1 Před 2 lety +12

    Simply brilliant--I'm self taught but never came across this trick before--thanks!

  • @RobSoundtrack
    @RobSoundtrack Před 3 lety +38

    My brain exploded. Decades later, first I've ever heard of this! Bravo!

  • @Christian-ql4vw
    @Christian-ql4vw Před 3 lety +25

    One of the best music theory lessons I’ve ever seen on CZcams

  • @Free-pw1xg
    @Free-pw1xg Před 2 lety +6

    Thank you so much for posting this! I just sat down and started to play with the shapes, and notes started to jump out at me from songs that I’ve already played. I’m a beginner but it help me piece together things and in one practice session, I was able to figure out 5 songs based on the sound of those chords. Power chords! This is outstanding and really helps bring a lot of things to life for me. Thank you so much again!!!!🇺🇸

  • @richardstones6445
    @richardstones6445 Před 7 měsíci +2

    This is so awesome. I have played guitar for 27 years, and I'm still amazed at the "secrets" that live in the patterns of this wonderful and weird instrument. Thank you so much!

  • @UnforgivenIV
    @UnforgivenIV Před 3 lety +141

    Now that line "You check out guitar George, he knows-all the chords..." in 'Sultans Of Swing' makes sense!

    • @1Ma9iN8tive
      @1Ma9iN8tive Před 3 lety +27

      Mind, it's strictly rhythm he doesn't want to make it cry or sing

    • @jklavz
      @jklavz Před 3 lety +16

      Left-handed old guitar is all he can afford

    • @dalel101
      @dalel101 Před 3 lety +15

      When he gets up under the lights to play his thing

    • @dfurmans
      @dfurmans Před 3 lety +7

      The same song phrases across through my mind once I have heard - he know all the chords ....
      Love it

    • @wackman2k1
      @wackman2k1 Před 3 lety +12

      And Harry doesn't mind if he doesn't "make the scene."

  • @vincet68
    @vincet68 Před 3 lety +53

    Learned this the hard way over 40 years, but I’ve never heard it articulated this way, thanks Antoine!

  • @phelinephrenzy2358
    @phelinephrenzy2358 Před 2 lety +3

    Omg! I'm blown away! I can apply this to my bass improvisation!! Dedicated bass players are so inundated with using the right scales in or out the pocket when supporting the guitarist. I haven't played for awhile and dreaded starting from scratch. This will be like getting back on a bicycle!
    Thank you soooo… much.

  • @JamJockey
    @JamJockey Před 2 lety +94

    This is such an incredible lesson for beginner players trying to figure out how to play chord progressions based on major/minor scales using Barr chords. I’ve just recently learned (and am still honing) my Barr chords and had little to no idea what to do with them till I found this vid 😂 thanks a ton for the tips!

    • @user-yf7mx9ly9e
      @user-yf7mx9ly9e Před rokem +1

      Awesome Teacher

    • @haroldgranger4888
      @haroldgranger4888 Před 6 měsíci

      yeah i bet you quit playing too 😂😂😂😂🤓😂😂😂😂🤓😂😂😂😂🤓😂😂😂😂🤓😂😂😂🤬😂🤓

    • @johnp.johnson1541
      @johnp.johnson1541 Před 5 měsíci

      What?! 15 years and you did not see this? What else have you missed?

  • @johnhhh3591
    @johnhhh3591 Před 3 lety +51

    Dude, Your level-of-analysis plus the translation to English, plus musicality, so refined!

  • @741246
    @741246 Před 3 lety +109

    There are sooo many CZcams guitar vids that have a title like this: "learn this simple trick it will make you a genius in 17 seconds..."
    This is one of the rare ones where that's not false advertising. This is really helpful.

    • @AntoineMichaudGuitar
      @AntoineMichaudGuitar  Před 3 lety +17

      Thank you! It's always a challenge when creating content. You want people to click, but you want to be truly helpful at the same time. That's not always easy to get the right balance! Cheers :-)

    • @masterfroods8571
      @masterfroods8571 Před 3 lety +1

      @@AntoineMichaudGuitar I have watched hundreds of guitar theory videos. I have never come across this trick. This is soooo helpful.
      Thank you!

    • @SketchEtcher
      @SketchEtcher Před 3 lety +2

      It’s a cool trick. Another way is to just play the 3 Notes Per String method, which is every other fret like this:
      123
      [move to next string, same frets] 456

    • @silvebackmgmt.8929
      @silvebackmgmt.8929 Před 3 lety

      @@SketchEtcher Your method helps in understanding the scale & Antoine's method helps in giving you the Major & minor 1-4-5 of the key; both are useful when speaking music...

    • @AlexAquarius963
      @AlexAquarius963 Před 3 lety +1

      @@silvebackmgmt.8929 He gave you All the chords in Every key in one trick.

  • @grayxjones
    @grayxjones Před rokem +3

    I've learnt more in one day that all my years of reading multiple articles, watching videos and fumbling around has taught me in over 5 years. This helped me abkle to acompany any song I play to in an instant. Now time to spice up the chords!!!
    Thank you!

  • @Heysarge99
    @Heysarge99 Před 2 lety +7

    You have got to be kidding me!! 15 years and I have never seen this! Thanks! I appreciate it!

  • @OCONNORindustries
    @OCONNORindustries Před 3 lety +15

    "My God. It's Full Of Stars!"
    I don't tend to toss around the phrase "mind-blowing," but I've been playing guitar (badly, mostly) for decades, and I've NEVER heard of this. I don't think anyone I learned from knew about this.

  • @NJTRAF
    @NJTRAF Před 3 lety +8

    15 years on and off playing the guitar and... my mind is blown! That is SUCH an easy way to memorize!

  • @sophiemilton5939
    @sophiemilton5939 Před rokem +1

    This is brilliant.
    I've played guitar for 50 years and had not "seen" this.
    It certainly does make it really easy to know the chords in any key (= diatonic chords) in a swift and intuitive way.

  • @SteveMeiers
    @SteveMeiers Před 2 lety +4

    Absolutely elegant! Like many other comments, I too have played for decades and should have known this. It's truly magical! Anything that simplifies the game this much is magic.

  • @jeffreygrantsr4525
    @jeffreygrantsr4525 Před 4 lety +16

    This lesson was an amazing little trick that will help me immediately and cut the time and effort of the standard way of studying. Thanks Antoine!

  • @charleyedwards3056
    @charleyedwards3056 Před 3 lety +11

    ok... started playing guitar when I was 5. Blue Grass, hit my teens in the late 60's, so it was all about garage band rock. In my over 50 years of playing, never even considered... Good Job! Thanks... Another lesson, we never stop learning in music... Bravo indeed! Peace... Keep going!!!

  • @richardwelkincraft8260
    @richardwelkincraft8260 Před 9 měsíci +4

    Yeah! Among the thousands of "tricks" that promise you to "unlock the secrets of the fretboard" this is a very good working shortcut.
    Even when you haven't heard of relative keys it gives you a feel of things to come.
    Very practical.
    Thank you for sharing that!

  • @maxkelter3561
    @maxkelter3561 Před 8 měsíci

    These chord qualities are awesome. Beautiful how it works out in any key. Never knew this. Great teacher.

  • @tonytypesalot
    @tonytypesalot Před 3 lety +20

    okay, i have to say this probably would have every old-school music theoretician flabbergasted at how easy it is to open the world of harmony to more people. Plus, this video is wonderful for keyboardists who want to get more comfortable with the relatively nonlinear guitar. Kudos, man!

  • @kashivishwanath7603
    @kashivishwanath7603 Před 3 lety +5

    Great tutorial. Such an easy way to memorize. Wish I had seen this video 25 years back. Never too late.

  • @schecterdiamond177
    @schecterdiamond177 Před 2 lety +81

    I’ve been playing for most of my life. Self taught and can really play almost anything if I practice it enough. However I don’t know theory and have a very basic knowledge of chords and that’s over stated. This video is wonderful and I will use it to broaden my knowledge of chords AND scales. Thank you for sharing.

    • @Tom3013
      @Tom3013 Před 2 lety +6

      Same here, I can play over 1,000 songs almost note for note. But don’t know shit about music theory. But the 3 most important rules are: 1. there are no rules, 2. play music, not notes and finally, 3. see rule #1

    • @AimingWanderously
      @AimingWanderously Před 2 lety +5

      Same here man, same here. I've been a 'play blindly until it sounds right' player. Theory has always been tough for me despite a plethora of fantastic teachers. It's like learning to speak Russian. A little bit at a time.

    • @killingspencer6416
      @killingspencer6416 Před 2 lety +3

      @@AimingWanderously right. Might as well try to read a book written in wing dings. I'm never going to remember the names of every chord or this ones diminished and oh stop please......takes the fun for some of us. Like I know my scales by ear. I'm good with that personally. I feel like it's a lot of extra words.

    • @teddmented
      @teddmented Před 2 lety +3

      Same here. Music theory is intimidating but really rewarding. The minor pentatonic sounds great but doesn’t cut it. It’s very limiting. It’s very specific to the original blues-rock genre. I didn’t know it was minor or what that meant. I’m trying to learn it in stages, but focusing on music theory for music I want to play or else its too much. I really don’t want to have to know what every note is on the fretboard, but it helps a lot.

    • @imaseeker100
      @imaseeker100 Před 2 lety +1

      @@Tom3013 No rules in music? A 5 year old can pick up a cello and make sound but that's not music.

  • @chrispysaid
    @chrispysaid Před 2 lety +4

    WOW this is actually a massively cool trick, I'm using this when I teach guitar from now on! Such a good way to wrap a beginner's head around harmonization!

  • @szymonz4981
    @szymonz4981 Před 3 lety +4

    That just saved my and my band’s gigs and Jam sessions 😂😂 we play a lot but sometimes someone comes in with a song i don’t know the chords to and i waste lot of time on trying different combinations.... this is just wonderful 😍

  • @archermercantile5418
    @archermercantile5418 Před 3 lety +10

    I can actually play in a band now, Genius!! thats all I needed to know, Thank you soooooo much. what a break through, many years of struggle, 10 levels up in a day after years.

  • @jorditoTX94
    @jorditoTX94 Před 7 měsíci

    I absolutely love these little shortcuts on the guitar.
    They only seem to come around every so often, but oh boy when they do.
    This lesson is a cheat code.

  • @joemartin224
    @joemartin224 Před rokem

    Been playing for nearly 20 years. This is so so great to know at any level! Thank you!!

  • @shanwhit15
    @shanwhit15 Před 3 lety +18

    Aside from this being extremely informative, I love the tone of the guitar

  • @Kushb4an
    @Kushb4an Před 3 lety +5

    This is one of the best thing happened to me in my guitar journey.

  • @mainlyoctober
    @mainlyoctober Před 7 měsíci +2

    This is brilliant! 20 years of playing and I never realized this! Thanks for sharing

  • @beefbuns2000
    @beefbuns2000 Před 9 měsíci +7

    Perfect, i was always struggling with what chords to change too when writing tunes. You've made playing so much easier!

  • @GavinMorris1
    @GavinMorris1 Před 3 lety +8

    This is a marvelous little tool I'd never heard of before.

  • @andredracar
    @andredracar Před 3 lety +9

    This is the greatest tricks I've ever learned on guitar thanks a lot man, you deserve all the success

  • @gabopalacios2028
    @gabopalacios2028 Před rokem +21

    This lesson is so simple that even I, with my limited theory understanding, got it! Thank you for unlocking this knowledge for us! I only wished I had my guitar with me right now 😢

  • @gGXGUITAR
    @gGXGUITAR Před 2 lety

    I was on this journey with barre chords in the Key of G and C and playing the pentatonic scale with arpeggios. This video just made it to my best video list. This is awesome thank you.

  • @blueboy3492
    @blueboy3492 Před 3 lety +32

    As someone who cant really pay for lesson and that is learning with no musical background this blew me away. You should have 3x the amount of subs that most guitar youtubers have thank you so much. Ambient isn't my thing but will definitely be checking out your course

    • @blueboy3492
      @blueboy3492 Před 3 lety

      Muse is my favorite band and just found out you have a video for them checking it out now!!!!

    • @AntoineMichaudGuitar
      @AntoineMichaudGuitar  Před 3 lety +5

      You'll love the Muse lesson! Thanks for checking my channel out :-)

    • @claudialopez1318
      @claudialopez1318 Před 3 lety +2

      Even if you could afford lessons tbh it’s not worth paying a bunch of money it’s better learning on your own

  • @gleslie44
    @gleslie44 Před 4 lety +4

    Antoine, this is well worth the price of admission! It’ll be sharing this with all the guitar students I work with! Thanks so much for the video!

  • @rsrana6781
    @rsrana6781 Před 2 lety +1

    wonderful lesson on chord progression in a particular key without memorizing the sequence explained ever! Great!

  • @dukeofearl4117
    @dukeofearl4117 Před 2 lety +6

    Wow, I’ve been playing guitar since 1965 and this would have made my life so much easier.
    I see an application of this concept for the bass also. Thanks soooo much!

    • @Jihadbearzwithgunz
      @Jihadbearzwithgunz Před 2 lety

      Watching this as a bass player can concur. But as I play guitar for tracking this helps in many ways

  • @coldwar1977
    @coldwar1977 Před 4 lety +12

    I've been following your vids for a while now. You gave me the impulse to pick up guitar again. Hadn't touched one for seven years but now I'm back on the road for good!!

  • @kevinbonthuis646
    @kevinbonthuis646 Před 3 lety +3

    Thank you Antoine. Simple is genius on the fretboard. You have done many a favor with this video.

  • @xali_
    @xali_ Před 7 měsíci

    ive been playing guitar for 5 years at this point, and this is single handedly the best trick ive ever learned, period.
    legitimately thought id never remember or conceptualize chords, but this is just awesome

  • @leocubiasmusiclifestyle7460

    Wow this is without a doubt the most helpful video I have come across , definitely using this to teach my students… thank you for sharing this !

  • @stephenhinde6585
    @stephenhinde6585 Před 3 lety +4

    1985 I started playing and first time anyone has told me that - thanks a lot. (I did spend ten years in-between listening to House!)

  • @CoffeeConversationMusicGear

    OMG!!!! I learned the other way which I still struggle with sometimes as far as theory is concerned; learning tones, semitones, harmonization and this here changes the game! This pattern is so cool! Definitely something to add to the practice.

  • @djsandy303
    @djsandy303 Před 2 lety

    THANK YOU this is a really useful way to memorize the locations of major and minor chords in every key.

  • @snippard1793
    @snippard1793 Před 2 měsíci

    This is the best way I've ever had it broken down to me. Thank you so much. Incredibly useful

  • @haraldliesk9410
    @haraldliesk9410 Před 3 lety +4

    I'm playing guitar for a long time and I had some "wow moments" but this has to be one of the biggest! It's so super easy and it works within seconds! This is one of the things that you never forget!! Thank you very much for this lesson; it's stunning....

  • @robertfraser7199
    @robertfraser7199 Před 3 lety +3

    This is the greatest guitar lesson I've even seen ever. Anywhere. Ever.
    Ever.
    Ever.

  • @fomofreddy7306
    @fomofreddy7306 Před rokem +1

    Bro this is nuts, it’s so easy yet explains so much.

  • @stuartwertkin4977
    @stuartwertkin4977 Před 3 měsíci

    You’re a great teacher! As I’m learning the vocabulary things become easier

  • @TheVacuxamumu
    @TheVacuxamumu Před 3 lety +11

    Gentleman, this was the most important lesson that I had in my whole life, thank u soooooooo much !!!!!!!

  • @Mboogie69
    @Mboogie69 Před 3 lety +9

    That’s a brilliant trick for new or older players that haven’t learned this the hard way already.

  • @charlesarmstrong5292
    @charlesarmstrong5292 Před 2 lety +2

    Simply amazing. What a great lesson. Thanks so much.

  • @jaymcdermid3476
    @jaymcdermid3476 Před 2 lety +1

    Whoa! This is mind blowing for me. And so relevant. For anybody who wants too write songs or just jam and improvise over chord progressions or create there own backing tracks this is a must. Amazing!

  • @wissman1968
    @wissman1968 Před 3 lety +11

    1 word mate, Brilliant! such a hard topic explained in such easy way.

  • @stevewhitefalcoln
    @stevewhitefalcoln Před 2 lety +16

    1st guitar tutorial I've watched all the way through, so easy to listen to and precise, thanks for sharing this tip... 10 out of 10 ✔

  • @augustleo7434
    @augustleo7434 Před 2 lety +1

    I love this! Thank you so much for this easy to understand tutorial - it is immensely helpful!

  • @KipIngram
    @KipIngram Před 2 lety +1

    Dude. Why have I never seen this in any other guitar instruction video? What a simple "device" for keeping it all straight. The rest of my family is still asleep, so I can't, but I'm wanting to run across the room and fire up my Strat and start messing around with this RIGHT NOW. Very nice.

  • @jpeaston477
    @jpeaston477 Před 3 lety +36

    Oh wow, 25 years and I've never learned this before!

  • @Tomtoms-tomtoms
    @Tomtoms-tomtoms Před 3 lety +4

    Brilliant and clear instruction, there are MANY guitar teachers charging a lot of money every week, that will never show you this easy fix. Excellent lesson 🙏☘️☘️☘️

  • @jeremyp5210
    @jeremyp5210 Před 2 lety

    You made this way less complicated than most other channels.
    Subscribed. Thank you sir

  • @prashvet5859
    @prashvet5859 Před rokem

    🙏🏽 thanks a million. This was so obvious but i never figured it out till I saw your lesson ! I’m playing chords all over the board in just a minute after seeing this video. This approach is awesome.

  • @anthonybags2626
    @anthonybags2626 Před 4 lety +3

    Beautifully simple. Thank you.

  • @thomasbyrne7372
    @thomasbyrne7372 Před 3 lety +53

    This is a really cool trick. And something else I noticed earlier when messing around with it. If you go three frets UP instead of down and do the same L shape you get the 3 major chords of the scale (ie. from C major we get Eb major) you are allowed to borrow chords from. Or, to put it another way, your 3 major chords from your original key (for instance C) are the 3 minor chords of the key you are allowed to borrow chords from. Because you are allowed to borrow chords from the parallel key (C major is parallel to C minor).

    • @streetbl
      @streetbl Před 3 lety +1

      Oh really

    • @javiertaramona5982
      @javiertaramona5982 Před 3 lety

      Fascinating 👏

    • @thesighcompany
      @thesighcompany Před 3 lety +3

      The lesson that keeps on giving

    • @jaezryl
      @jaezryl Před 2 lety +2

      Yes, this is really good if you borrow from a parallel minor. Nice trick

    • @yak9147
      @yak9147 Před 2 lety +1

      Or to put it another way Eb , Ab , Bb are the relative majors (3 frets up) if you turn the 1, 4, and 5 of C into minors ( which is the parallel key idea).

  • @AthelstanEngland
    @AthelstanEngland Před rokem

    Brilliant. One of simplest ideas Ive seen for getting sround the fretboard. Thank you

  • @mikek1348
    @mikek1348 Před 2 lety

    CLICK!! This concept that has confused & eluded me for years has all FINALLY "clicked" to make sense. It's analogous to the old saying, "having the right tool for the job". This is the perfect, most simple explanation for this concept. You're abolutely right to say this is mind-blowing. I've never seen or heard this concept presented this way. THANK YOU for sharing your knowledge with everyone.

  • @joshistyping
    @joshistyping Před 3 lety +9

    What's also nice is taking that pattern and finding a way to rearrange it. If you play 1-4-5 on the 6th string, you can start one fret down on the 4th string to play 6-2-3 and now you can harmonize from a different set of positions without thinking too much more.

    • @kevgamble
      @kevgamble Před 3 lety +1

      Great point!

    • @robertdenney519
      @robertdenney519 Před 3 lety

      Excellent point and one that would likely improve the voice leading as well.

    • @DaVinci0963
      @DaVinci0963 Před 2 lety +1

      Thank-You Josh! And the 7 is the diminished, correct?

    • @RobbieM72
      @RobbieM72 Před 2 lety

      @@DaVinci0963 as a triad it is Diminished as a full 7th chord it is a Minor 7b5 chord

  • @blackie5566
    @blackie5566 Před 3 lety +4

    What an impressive lesson - thank you so much, very, very helpful!!!!!

  • @awehkun
    @awehkun Před rokem +2

    This was how I thought in playing bass, and I have been using this on building my riffs

  • @spamoniouspontonious3768
    @spamoniouspontonious3768 Před 2 lety +1

    Very useful and helpful…definitely going to be doing this more. Thank you 🙏

  • @StratmanDarrell
    @StratmanDarrell Před 3 lety +6

    Mind blowing. I wish I learned this 30 years ago. Analogous to learning to doing calculus by simple arithmetic. Merci beaucoup mon ami.

  • @echobase6372
    @echobase6372 Před 3 lety +5

    This actually reminds me of how the Stradella bass system works on accordion. The bass buttons are arranged around 4ths and 5ths and so scales are played similarly to how you're playing the chords in order within the key. Interesting!

  • @robertmilbury7216
    @robertmilbury7216 Před 2 lety

    nicely done. what an amazing short cut

  • @user-yf7mx9ly9e
    @user-yf7mx9ly9e Před rokem

    Your a good teacher and wisdom to teach comes from a good soul

  • @jackobert
    @jackobert Před 2 lety +4

    This is the video that got me over the rut of intermediate guitar playing. I can now confidently play in a key!!

  • @adabofeverything7120
    @adabofeverything7120 Před 3 lety +9

    Being autistic has always kept me from understanding keys,scales, sheet music, tabs, etc.
    But I can play classical music like no other, and can learn almost anything by ear.
    This is the first video, like this, that I have ever been able to more properly understand. Thank you for sharing!

  • @toddterrace153
    @toddterrace153 Před 7 měsíci

    Perspective is everything. Great vid

  • @nathanielomoruyi2683
    @nathanielomoruyi2683 Před rokem

    You're good Teacher
    Remain Blessed

  • @upuiaropati6839
    @upuiaropati6839 Před 2 lety +7

    This is a very amazing demo and very comprehensive way to learn the major and minor chords that are related. Can’t thank you enough. Thank you heaps.

  • @jasonsan9517
    @jasonsan9517 Před 3 lety +3

    One of the BEST guitar lessons EVER!!! Thank you thank you!!!

  • @josephbiancorosso3179
    @josephbiancorosso3179 Před 2 lety

    Beautiful lesson. Blew me away also. It's another way to look at the harmonic chords scale.

  • @paulcostelow7713
    @paulcostelow7713 Před 2 lety

    Thank for the shortcut, very cool!

  • @karlpet96
    @karlpet96 Před 3 lety +3

    I've been playing for several years but I always found it difficult to find the chords of certain keys. This is really helpful, not only for beginners!

  • @nohabloemojislosiento4930
    @nohabloemojislosiento4930 Před 3 lety +224

    I feel like these simple pattern recognition tricks are what prodigies and savants natural see and the rest of us idiots have our minds blown when we finally get it. Thanks for the video.

    • @zooarmy23
      @zooarmy23 Před 3 lety +4

      LMAO

    • @RogerBarraud
      @RogerBarraud Před 2 lety +2

      Savant is the New Normal - Pass it on!
      ;-)

    • @BOBANDVEG
      @BOBANDVEG Před 2 lety +7

      The toaster gives me difficulty

    • @Kipchoge475
      @Kipchoge475 Před 2 lety

      😄 yeah, it's mindblowing for idiots like us.

    • @chrisdubay02
      @chrisdubay02 Před 2 lety

      Nothing comes natural when it comes to guitar

  • @jimharringtonsr.2793
    @jimharringtonsr.2793 Před 2 lety

    Just learning the keys with my teacher, this is mind blowing. Thanks.