Hey fellow drummer, I'm 2 months in on my guitar journey. I'm loving it. It gives a new perspective in rhythm from the drums. This guy is really great, I only hope to get good enough to play some music. Good luck.
I've been playing for about 20 years but never took any formal lessons or anything so i never really learnt anything to do with theory. I've been slowly learning on my own, but it's quite overwhelming sometimes. This is really helpful 👍👍
YO WTF? This is literally the best video I've seen in my 3 years of constantly watching Guitar videos on CZcams! Thank you so much for this amazing lesson Bradley!
Great video! Quick note: That’s A pentatonic scale (because it has five notes) but not THE major Pentatonic Scale. The minor pentatonic scale is 13457 and the major pentatonic scale is 12356. The standard pentatonic scales are modes of each other and characteristically have no tritones which is why the 4th and 7th degree of the major scale (2nd and 6th of the minor) are absent.
That's true for conventional major pentatonic scales, yeah! Though "pentatonic" is really just a general term for a 5 note scale, so in this context I'm just referring to a cut-down version of the major scale for the sake of consistency and clarity!
@@beanleyhallsworth of course! I just wanted to add clarity so people learning theory won’t get confused. I personally really like messing with different pentatonic scales. One I like playing with is 12356 but with the notes from Dorian. It has a cool flavor. Anyway, keep up the great work! Love your videos!
I've watched a few of your videos Beanley and It's rather impressive to see that you and I think so much alike when it comes to visualizing the fretboard and how I learned to memorize the fretboard myself. Octave shapes are your best navigation tools ever!! If you don't already do this, you should do a lesson on triad Stacking across the fretboard to teach people to learn the different inversions of the Major and Minor Triad shapes!! This method has been one of the biggest game changers in my playing!
Thank you very much for explaining and sharing tabs. I think the last exercise was exactly was I was missing. Thank you very much Mr. Hallsworth and greetings from germany 😊
This is incredible, thanks for sharing. Never considered the idea that the relative major fills in the gaps; this makes the fretboard a lot easier to wrap my head around
Excellent explanation! After doing this I would say try and train your ear to understand the intervals between notes so you know what things sound like relative to each other. This helps when you start somewhere in the middle of the next and need to find your way around, without getting stuck into boxes.
Looks like he may be Bradley's alter-ego... You know, the well behaved and put together, organized, eloquent, smarter, willing to help others... yes, exactly that one!
dude i've been playin for 12 years and this is the first time some has explained this in a way that is fun and easy to implement! cheers from Chile bro!
hey man! Love your vids, super educational with this one and I'm considering sending it to a student of mine who has been struggling to understand the fretboard (you explain it far better than I do) , but quick observation: I think you may have mixed up the notes of the major pentatonic scale? every diagram or demonstration ive ever seen my entire life has shown major the pentatonic notes as: Major I, Minor II, Major III, Major V, Minor VI, back to Major I. These notes would be the same notes used in the relative minor pentatonic in a different order, or you could look at minor pentatonic as "box #1" and major as "box #2" and then there are 3 more, all of which use the same notes. I'm sure you are very familiar with all the boxes as you are an excellent player, I am just wondering where you had gathered the info that the major pentatonic scale was as you presented it I suppose :)
That's true for conventional major pentatonic scales, yeah! Though "pentatonic" is really just a general term for a 5 note scale, so in this context I'm just referring to a cut-down version of the major scale for the sake of consistency and clarity!
Dude. I didn't even know that first box that you said most people know. But now I do. And I know all the other stuff in this video, too. Yes, cogs indeed! The relatives thing is so awesome. I figured it out before you said it. It is... No one has ever explained this stuff so simply before. You have a knack for simplifying things. It really isn't as complex as I thought. Thank you for giving this away for free when you totally should charge for it. I'm going to be a better guitar player now for watching this. Thank you.
I had a basic knowledge of the intervals between minor & major relatives but always thought it was only an easy way to find a familiar minor pentatonic pattern to play over a given major chord... this makes way more sense now, thanks mate!
I think more lessons like this regarding how to construct or resources to phrase a better solo are personally a little more useful than technique lessons. Great lesson
Sick! Its that simple...Jesus ..This will help my improvisation immensely... This is actually explained to the simplest degree. Now help me find my triad s as easy ..lol..Thanks
That's true for conventional major pentatonic scales, yeah! Though "pentatonic" is really just a general term for a 5 note scale, so in this context I'm just referring to a cut-down version of the major scale for the sake of consistency and clarity!
13457 minor = EGABD. 12356 major = GABDE. Same notes, so still same pentatonic just starting on different note as you move up neck. Awesome visualization to see them as alternating major & minor
Why did no one tell me that the Circle of Fifths is just 1 ½ steps up or down and has nothing to do with memorizing? Also, I don't know how I didn't catch that earlier myself, lol. But thank you, greatly informative video. I can play some pretty technical stuff by learning from tabs, but my theory is on level 1.
Why confuse the subject and not just play the traditional major pentatonic that does not involve the 4th and 7th intervals. This can be very confusing when someone goes to learn all the major pentatonic positions and they comeback to compare with your video. otherwise great video keep em coming!!
I'm self-taught and play by ear. My problem has been linking these patterns. I get lost. for this reason I hate improvising. I get lost very easily when trying to shoot up to another position. I don't play piano, but to me, piano seems easier since you have one set of notes, in essence, just one large guitar string, know what I mean? The same notes 5 frets up on the next string and overwhelming linking of different patterns throw me off. So, is practicing literally mean sitting in your room for hours just linking and memorizing and playing them over and over and over again? If that's the case, I'll forget, since I don't have much time and don't have daily time. So I'm afraid I'll forget what I learned. For this reason I stick to playing by ear and shapes. Does this make sense? I'll be taking your course soon Bradley, just overwhelmed. You are a great teacher and of course player!
doesn't learning the 5 pentatonic shapes help you play through the entire neck and leave no gaps either? I know the 5 pentatonic shapes and I'm not sure if this lesson will help me
Dude… just learn all the minor pentatonic boxes to fill the gaps on the fretboard. Way simpler than thinking a minor scale as a mixture of a minor and a relative major 🤷🏻♂️ this way you have to think at two scales to just play one
I'm completely lost. Your guitar has no dots and it's upside down and your switch is out on a limb, holy traveling foul batman. Lets play majors, that will give you one more E. Minor major minor major, The Jaws scale.
I hope you guys found this helpful! You can find other FREE lessons like this one over at my Guitar School 👉www.patreon.com/bradleyhallguitar
They are great lessons
no. Mlehh. Simple my pimple. Not simple at all mr. AND teach POV you fool!!!!! Common be a regular guy. nyuck
Apart from watching the lessons free on patreon, nothing is available without a paid sub?!
@@AdamRandom138its $5 bucks Ya cheap Bastige
Thx for all of the help
10 mins?? But the video's 14 mins long bro....
Haha
XD a
THANK YOU FOR EXTRA 4 MINUTES
That's why I stopped watching about 2/3 of the way through.
I want my money back! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
As a drummer learning guitar just for fun all by myself, I see this as super helpful. Thanks a lot!
Sweet, good luck on your guitar journey my dude!
Hey fellow drummer, I'm 2 months in on my guitar journey. I'm loving it. It gives a new perspective in rhythm from the drums. This guy is really great, I only hope to get good enough to play some music. Good luck.
I've been playing for about 20 years but never took any formal lessons or anything so i never really learnt anything to do with theory. I've been slowly learning on my own, but it's quite overwhelming sometimes. This is really helpful 👍👍
YO WTF? This is literally the best video I've seen in my 3 years of constantly watching Guitar videos on CZcams!
Thank you so much for this amazing lesson Bradley!
Great video!
Quick note: That’s A pentatonic scale (because it has five notes) but not THE major Pentatonic Scale. The minor pentatonic scale is 13457 and the major pentatonic scale is 12356.
The standard pentatonic scales are modes of each other and characteristically have no tritones which is why the 4th and 7th degree of the major scale (2nd and 6th of the minor) are absent.
Commented a similar comment myself. True, he wasn't playing a major pentatonic at all.. :P
That's true for conventional major pentatonic scales, yeah! Though "pentatonic" is really just a general term for a 5 note scale, so in this context I'm just referring to a cut-down version of the major scale for the sake of consistency and clarity!
@@beanleyhallsworth of course! I just wanted to add clarity so people learning theory won’t get confused. I personally really like messing with different pentatonic scales. One I like playing with is 12356 but with the notes from Dorian. It has a cool flavor.
Anyway, keep up the great work! Love your videos!
I love how this expands on the "when in doubt octave it out" method which is common.
Great lesson and very well explained. Thanks.
I've watched a few of your videos Beanley and It's rather impressive to see that you and I think so much alike when it comes to visualizing the fretboard and how I learned to memorize the fretboard myself. Octave shapes are your best navigation tools ever!! If you don't already do this, you should do a lesson on triad Stacking across the fretboard to teach people to learn the different inversions of the Major and Minor Triad shapes!! This method has been one of the biggest game changers in my playing!
love this LESSON, thanks Beanley!!! cheers
Cheers man, happy new year!
your videos have been instrumental in gettinf me inspired to practicing again
This is EXACTLY what I've been looking for ! Thank you!!!
Woooooo
Thank you very much for explaining and sharing tabs. I think the last exercise was exactly was I was missing. Thank you very much Mr. Hallsworth and greetings from germany 😊
0:03 heyy i am not silly
Equal parts handy and dandy! Saved this one for future exercises. Many thanks!
Really helpful, cheers man.
Thanks man! Really helps! 🤘🤘
Great lesson. Thank you for sharing this.
Excellent lesson, Thanks for sharing.
fantastic lesson, I learnt a lot. cheers beansley
Thanks so much dude. You’re a great teacher.
I love your videos, I always learn something and leave inspired.
Great lesson thank you 🙏
This is incredible, thanks for sharing. Never considered the idea that the relative major fills in the gaps; this makes the fretboard a lot easier to wrap my head around
great lesson, thanks
Been playing 30+ years. Never have I had this explained to me. You have simplified it. Now it finally makes sense to me. Thanks bro.
Very useful. Thanks man 👊😎
Excellent explanation! After doing this I would say try and train your ear to understand the intervals between notes so you know what things sound like relative to each other. This helps when you start somewhere in the middle of the next and need to find your way around, without getting stuck into boxes.
Ive been playing off an on for 15yrs, this is the most useful and informative lesson ive ever seen
Thanks mate, this is exactly where I am and what I needed in relation to my playing
1:52 that double pluck on the two open E strings from the 12th fret with the left hand was sneaky cool
Wait, you look like bradley hall without glasses and the 🎩!
Looks like he may be Bradley's alter-ego... You know, the well behaved and put together, organized, eloquent, smarter, willing to help others... yes, exactly that one!
That's actually amazing, thanks so much
Great lesson
Absolutely Wow... An eye opener, after of years and years playing guitar at last i found it ,the holy grail of mastering fretboard thanks Beanley ...
Bloody brilliant 👏
I just started guitar and i've been learning from videos like this!! Thanks man!!
I subbed to you!
This is very helpful for newbies such as me
dude i've been playin for 12 years and this is the first time some has explained this in a way that is fun and easy to implement! cheers from Chile bro!
That's awesome to hear man, thank you!!
You should make more videos like this!
Starting to make more educational videos yeah!
Yeah! The videos are really cool it teaches me a lot! Keep the gud work going!!!
Wow…. I am really impressed not only with your unique method, but also your excellent bedside manner
hey man! Love your vids, super educational with this one and I'm considering sending it to a student of mine who has been struggling to understand the fretboard (you explain it far better than I do) , but quick observation: I think you may have mixed up the notes of the major pentatonic scale? every diagram or demonstration ive ever seen my entire life has shown major the pentatonic notes as: Major I, Minor II, Major III, Major V, Minor VI, back to Major I. These notes would be the same notes used in the relative minor pentatonic in a different order, or you could look at minor pentatonic as "box #1" and major as "box #2" and then there are 3 more, all of which use the same notes. I'm sure you are very familiar with all the boxes as you are an excellent player, I am just wondering where you had gathered the info that the major pentatonic scale was as you presented it I suppose :)
Commented a similar comment myself. True, he wasn't playing a major pentatonic at all.. :P
That's true for conventional major pentatonic scales, yeah! Though "pentatonic" is really just a general term for a 5 note scale, so in this context I'm just referring to a cut-down version of the major scale for the sake of consistency and clarity!
Thanks
Great video! 🎉
Dude. I didn't even know that first box that you said most people know. But now I do. And I know all the other stuff in this video, too. Yes, cogs indeed! The relatives thing is so awesome. I figured it out before you said it. It is... No one has ever explained this stuff so simply before. You have a knack for simplifying things. It really isn't as complex as I thought. Thank you for giving this away for free when you totally should charge for it. I'm going to be a better guitar player now for watching this. Thank you.
That's sick to hear man, I'm glad it helped ya!!
0:17 ok... you don't have to attack me :) teach me sensei
I had a basic knowledge of the intervals between minor & major relatives but always thought it was only an easy way to find a familiar minor pentatonic pattern to play over a given major chord... this makes way more sense now, thanks mate!
Woooo awesome!
I watch these videos and it looks like black magic. Music players, you are amazing!
Well done
AWESOME! 🤘🏻
I think more lessons like this regarding how to construct or resources to phrase a better solo are personally a little more useful than technique lessons. Great lesson
BRILLANT !!!!!!!
Sick! Its that simple...Jesus ..This will help my improvisation immensely... This is actually explained to the simplest degree. Now help me find my triad s as easy ..lol..Thanks
I found it easier to think in 3 patterns. there are videos about that even from dovydas :D
Small note:
Major pentatonics dont follow the same 1, 3, 4, 5, 7 pattern of the minor pentatonic.
They consist of the 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6th degree.
That's true for conventional major pentatonic scales, yeah! Though "pentatonic" is really just a general term for a 5 note scale, so in this context I'm just referring to a cut-down version of the major scale for the sake of consistency and clarity!
13457 minor = EGABD. 12356 major = GABDE. Same notes, so still same pentatonic just starting on different note as you move up neck. Awesome visualization to see them as alternating major & minor
Anohter amzing vidoio mate!
Nice Bro!! Soon we all play like Malmsteen,,,,,,
Why did no one tell me that the Circle of Fifths is just 1 ½ steps up or down and has nothing to do with memorizing? Also, I don't know how I didn't catch that earlier myself, lol. But thank you, greatly informative video. I can play some pretty technical stuff by learning from tabs, but my theory is on level 1.
Why confuse the subject and not just play the traditional major pentatonic that does not involve the 4th and 7th intervals. This can be very confusing when someone goes to learn all the major pentatonic positions and they comeback to compare with your video. otherwise great video keep em coming!!
I'm self-taught and play by ear. My problem has been linking these patterns. I get lost. for this reason I hate improvising. I get lost very easily when trying to shoot up to another position. I don't play piano, but to me, piano seems easier since you have one set of notes, in essence, just one large guitar string, know what I mean? The same notes 5 frets up on the next string and overwhelming linking of different patterns throw me off. So, is practicing literally mean sitting in your room for hours just linking and memorizing and playing them over and over and over again? If that's the case, I'll forget, since I don't have much time and don't have daily time. So I'm afraid I'll forget what I learned. For this reason I stick to playing by ear and shapes. Does this make sense? I'll be taking your course soon Bradley, just overwhelmed. You are a great teacher and of course player!
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Cheers!
Thanks Beanly! Your are so much better than Bradley..he is so silly. I would like to see a guitar battle against him.
Cool beans! Also don't be shy and tell 'em kids, that you've just taught them modal scales! :)
We need a SpongeBob metal cover with that SpongeBob guitar back there 🙃
Is my dream coming true?? That's what I'm feeling after watching this video 😂
I'm glad you're not playing in dropped D
Time to hack my fretboard, plug it into a mission impossible computer
I dont even know the first couple easy "solo" positions...ya i suck dude 😂
My edibles just kicked in but this seems like a legit hack
Disturbing lack of beans in this
doesn't learning the 5 pentatonic shapes help you play through the entire neck and leave no gaps either? I know the 5 pentatonic shapes and I'm not sure if this lesson will help me
I'm a silly sausage
Hmm...I shall see if this works with bass...
I tried but my guitar only has 4 strings, wtf mate!?
Why isn't he wearing his hat and monacle today?
I was hoping you'd start shredding the shit out of that guitar in the last step to make people lose hope once and for all. xd
9:02 Afaik, Major pentatonic is using notes 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6, so you're playing and teaching it wrong :P
Dude… just learn all the minor pentatonic boxes to fill the gaps on the fretboard. Way simpler than thinking a minor scale as a mixture of a minor and a relative major 🤷🏻♂️ this way you have to think at two scales to just play one
I think teaching this is a case where using a guitar with regular inlays is actually better, just saying :)
First seen
Bruh the thumbnail literally just changed wth is this lol why???
I hope my girlfriend knew how to use her neck...
Thumbs up on the lesson. Thumbs down on the lime green guitar.
I'm completely lost. Your guitar has no dots and it's upside down and your switch is out on a limb, holy traveling foul batman. Lets play majors, that will give you one more E. Minor major minor major, The Jaws scale.
Scales are sucks we just need senseless sweep picking
Thanks