Minor CAGED System (All 5 positions!) Connect the minor pentatonic and natural minor scale - EP525

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  • čas přidán 31. 05. 2024
  • In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play minor chords, the natural minor scale, and the minor pentatonic scale in each of the 5 CAGED positions. Use this lead as a practice exercise.
    To view the Part 2 video, download the TAB, and the MP3 jam track for this lesson, visit: www.activemelody.com/lesson/m...
    0:00 - Intro (Song example)
    03:07 - Theory: What is a minor chord?
    04:21 - A minor shape (B minor chord)
    04:52 - A minor shape (Natural minor scale)
    09:00 - Relative major / minor scales
    11:09 - A minor shape (minor pentatonic scale)
    12:41 - A minor shape (lead example)
    15:59 - G minor shape (B minor chord)
    17:20 - G minor shape (Natural minor scale)
    18:39 - G minor shape (lead example)
    19:30 - G minor shape (minor pentatonic scale)
    19:56 - E minor shape (B minor chord)
    20:27 - E minor shape (Natural minor scale)
    21:47 - E minor shape (minor pentatonic scale)
    22:37 - E minor shape (lead example)
    25:09 - Conclusion
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Komentáře • 83

  • @Steviepinhead
    @Steviepinhead Před 10 měsíci +13

    Keep this cycle going, please!

    • @chrisray1567
      @chrisray1567 Před 10 měsíci +1

      Will the circle be unbroken? 😜

  • @mattiesmith5995
    @mattiesmith5995 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Hello! Brian, I'm a new comer to you ..Mattie from Ireland., I just know a few chords I learned myself..I think you're a great teacher, picking up a lot from you..just want to thank you...from an OAP..😊

  • @robertq8412
    @robertq8412 Před 10 měsíci +4

    I believe there's not many people in the world, who have truly found what they are meant to do. You have definitely found your calling. Your passion for teaching music is apparent!!! Please keep it up !!

    • @activemelody
      @activemelody  Před 10 měsíci

      Thank you 🙏

    • @jeffro.
      @jeffro. Před 10 měsíci

      Yes. Definitely!
      I saw a video for POW Music where the guy was teaching essentially the same thing. I considered (briefly) signing up for the class...it was in the context of learning the lead for a Hendrix song. But ultimately I decided that, while I think I'd learn a lot, I wasn't sure how useful it would be in terms of helping my overall music. He pointed out that, yes, we'll learn that lead, note for note, then it's "up to us" to figure out how to incorporate the lessons into our "style" or "voice."
      But this is LOT easier, more straight forward... and it immediately gets integrated into everything I play.
      With Brian, I don't have to "figure out" how to incorporate it while trying NOT to sound like Jimi, lol.
      Yeah, Brian teaches us Jimi licks and Keith licks, and that's fine. I can use them any time I want, and, yeah, someone might even recognize it as a Jimi lick or a Keith lick, but nobody will think I'm playing a Jimi lead (or song) or a Kieth song.
      Hope that makes sense.
      So, Brian's teaching is more useful and even easier, even though we still have to practice to get good. That part is required no matter who teaches!
      Brian's teaching is more useful and easier to learn, IMO.
      I guess that's what I was trying to say in this whole long epistle.
      Cuz he's good at it.
      So, duh, yeah, DITTO!

  • @jasonbrule7761
    @jasonbrule7761 Před 10 měsíci +3

    Maybe it's just my way of understanding things, but I have never had anyone explain modes and scales in a way that makes so much sense. These videos are so helpful. Thanks man!

  • @BurnleyNuts
    @BurnleyNuts Před 10 měsíci +5

    Great lesson especially including all the chord versions associated with the scale positions. This is the stuff people need when learning.

  • @iandawton6855
    @iandawton6855 Před 10 měsíci +6

    This is musical alchemy…light bulbs going off all over the place. Yes, please keep this cycle going ! 👍👍

  • @jimbivins4472
    @jimbivins4472 Před 10 měsíci +2

    Yes. This was a great follow up to last weeks lesson. A third lesson on playing over changes using the cage system would be great. No more than three changes please. Thanks again.

  • @carelmarsman1194
    @carelmarsman1194 Před 10 měsíci

    Another vote for a follow up playing the changes please Brian. Keeping it simple is an art. Keep it up!!

  • @sallysigler727
    @sallysigler727 Před 5 měsíci

    Hi All! It’s 11:07 here in Jacksonville, Florida, I’m Sally, and been singing and strumming since the 60’s, but lately tryin to learn to play some lead. Right now, I’m hospitalized without a guitar, but kicking back and enjoying some of your Active Melody lessons from my hospital bed. Thank you so much for all your free videos, and wondering the cost of your whole package especially related to playing blues. 🎸 thanks again!! 😍

  • @flylippfantom8425
    @flylippfantom8425 Před 10 měsíci

    I'm glad you are doing this lesson. The major scale is easier connect with the major chord shapes. It's a lot of stuff to adhere

  • @s.russell1856
    @s.russell1856 Před 10 měsíci

    This is an absolutely fantastic lesson, Brian. It unlocked the door to soloing over minor chords. Now I can connect the dots. Thanks so much. You're a treasure!

  • @jeffro.
    @jeffro. Před 10 měsíci +1

    Brian, this is great!
    Not only does it sound great, but it makes an excellent warm up exercise. And, it teaches.
    Thanks! 👍👌

  • @alessandrodilatte1659
    @alessandrodilatte1659 Před 10 měsíci

    Only for these two lessons the membership is worthy. Thanks Brian

  • @gilbertachsen4734
    @gilbertachsen4734 Před 10 měsíci

    Good day. You're very kind to make the time to illustrate these concepts. Cheers!

  • @RyanHeitz
    @RyanHeitz Před 10 měsíci

    Years ago, I took classical guitar lessons and the way my instructor taught the concept of relative major/minor scales was so much harder to understand than the way you teach it in this video. It's starting to make sense now 🤯

  • @brettrobinson4894
    @brettrobinson4894 Před 7 měsíci

    Pure Gold! Major is buried in all the positions!

  • @99vkh
    @99vkh Před 10 měsíci

    Sooper - yes we want a follow up lesson, not only one but 10 and more…👏👏🎸👌😊

  • @GuitarJoLa
    @GuitarJoLa Před 10 měsíci +1

    Brian, you're the 1st guitar teacher since Francisco Tárrega who creates the most beautiful exercises for his students! If I can just play your music, I'm happy! ♪💕

    • @jeffro.
      @jeffro. Před 10 měsíci +1

      I agree! I love playing these "exercises!" They sound great, and they're fun!

  • @lawrencejaubert9703
    @lawrencejaubert9703 Před 10 měsíci

    What a GREAT Lesson, Bryan, Yes, Please do a follow-up lesson!

  • @user-he6cz2ci7d
    @user-he6cz2ci7d Před 10 měsíci

    I found you on CZcams. I love your lessons they’re great.

  • @Xazertroncharlie
    @Xazertroncharlie Před 10 měsíci +1

    This is a great series. The minor scales are interesting. More lessons please.

  • @jeffro.
    @jeffro. Před 10 měsíci

    Just a tip: at 5:53 where you have the diagram on the screen... It might be helpful for some if you rotate it 90 degrees to the right, so it lines up with the fretboard we're seeing on your guitar.
    That way, we don't have to translate it in our minds while we're already translating the guitar from viewing yours (straight on) to our own fretboard, lol.

  • @mbaribea
    @mbaribea Před 10 měsíci

    These latest lessons are so full of light bulb moments.. Brian, keep these type lessons coming!!

  • @raymobbs732
    @raymobbs732 Před 10 měsíci

    Thanks Brian for another brilliant lesson, I have learned so much in a short space of time, and yes a part three would be great I now completely understand the modes with your fantastic lessons, including all the extras you get as a premium member.

  • @denisechetty4019
    @denisechetty4019 Před 10 měsíci

    The minor CAGED positions are really useful😀👍🙏 and I love that last lick🎸

  • @thetransonicford
    @thetransonicford Před 10 měsíci

    Hi Brian, this is super helpful. A third part would greatly appreciated.

  • @desertfox3860
    @desertfox3860 Před 10 měsíci

    Nice! I always learn from you Brian!

  • @m.vonhollen6673
    @m.vonhollen6673 Před 27 dny

    To connect the 5 CAGED boxes to chords, add the b7 to the chords to make them all Dominant 7 (1-3-5-b7); then add the major 3rd to the Minor Pentatonic boxes (1-b3/3-4-5-b7). Make sure to only go UP from b3 to 3, never down and way from a chord tone.

  • @kenhazlin5860
    @kenhazlin5860 Před 10 měsíci

    Great lesson Brian! Thank you !
    Would love to see a lesson on the importance of chords for part 3. Or whatever you feel would be beneficial for All.

  • @ACTIONANIMALSSERBIA
    @ACTIONANIMALSSERBIA Před 4 měsíci

    i discovered you today i love your style and sound ❤ I'm practicing already... like to see more amazing stuff...best wishes 😊

  • @subodhsdhakal2441
    @subodhsdhakal2441 Před 10 měsíci

    I saw this lesson coming in my dream yesterday.What an invaluabale lesson.Thanks B.

  • @TomClarkSouthLondon
    @TomClarkSouthLondon Před 10 měsíci +1

    Awesome thanks 🙏🏽

  • @mattiesmith5995
    @mattiesmith5995 Před 10 měsíci

    Keep it going..it's great..a great teacher 👍 👏 👌

  • @HelterSkelter736
    @HelterSkelter736 Před 10 měsíci

    Your best video so far in my opinion !! Saw that you did another one for mixolydian, which is great. Would be great to have another video with the same format, but using the major pentatonic and major scale!!

  • @jeffro.
    @jeffro. Před 10 měsíci

    I can't wait to get good at this, and to practice it often! So far, I've got the first two positions pretty much down.
    (This is my 3rd time listening to it, cuz I keep practicing wrong melodies, lol. But there's a lot that sounds good in this key.)
    It's got so much in it!
    That's why I want to learn it & practice it often.
    Thanks, Brian!

  • @richardcrilley11
    @richardcrilley11 Před 10 měsíci

    Of course there is an interest. I’ve watched 525 plus of your videos and haven’t seen one yet that I wouldn’t want to watch again.

  • @Blalack77
    @Blalack77 Před 10 měsíci +1

    That at the very beginning sounds a lot like the things my grandpa used to play - maybe not perfectly, exactly the same but highly reminiscent. He was a Chet Atkins super fan. But that's the kind of stuff I'd like to be able to do someday. I can basically only do regular chords, power chords and tabs - basically just rhythm. I've never got into the fancy lead stuff and scales and such lol.. That's what he would always try to start with when he'd try to teach me but I had too much ADHD as a kid - plus I didn't get scales and how they related. I only began to understand how it fits together in the last several years but now, it's a lot harder for me to learn since I'm in my late 30's. I don't absorb information the way I used to. But I wish I had another chance to let him teach me as an adult. It was sad to watch him slowly decline and stop playing guitar, stop working on his old cars, stop working in his garden, stop taking walks in the woods, etc. But my left pinky apparently got broke when I was a kid and it kind of locks up at the middle joint kind of like an upside down 'L' or 'r' shape - like the first two segments of my pinky lock up straight and I can only move the fingertip - like if you think about it, your pinky should basically be flat with the tip holding the string down but when I try that, the middle joint bends backward to nearly a reverse 90 degree angle - like I can't get it to resist and push against the string - I can force it to bend right but when I use it on a chord, it snaps and defaults to that position - so I have trouble with some chords - especially B chords and F to some extent. I know how to form B and Bm but I rarely ever use them when I'm just strumming and playing around. A lot of stuff I can just use my index, middle and ring finger - and hold two strings with my ring finger. But I wish I could switch my left and right pinkies lol.. I know Tony Iommi from Black Sabbath was missing his fingertips and still became one of the most iconic guitar players of all time but I can't figure out a workaround for my pinky the way he made artificial fingertips lol... Like I've been thinking I need to lock it into a semi-bent/relaxed position. But speaking of Tony Iommi, maybe there should be an "Iommian Mode" lol... But you put this information in such a way where it makes a lot more sense than from other sources - like how it all fits together and relates and everything.

  • @EDGARDOUX1701
    @EDGARDOUX1701 Před 10 měsíci

    Mind opening!! Please continue and thank you!

  • @weps2097
    @weps2097 Před 10 měsíci

    Please keep it going, not to be selfish but this is working for me and it sounds cool too!

  • @user-lx2ln5rr8r
    @user-lx2ln5rr8r Před 10 měsíci

    Очень хорошая тема. Продолжай в том же духе.Спасибо, ты лучший преподаватель.

  • @flylippfantom8425
    @flylippfantom8425 Před 10 měsíci

    Thank you Brian

  • @charlieswing6771
    @charlieswing6771 Před 10 měsíci

    Love this series. More please!

  • @philippeweber3293
    @philippeweber3293 Před 6 měsíci

    Many thanks for this lesson! You guive us very very interesting material thanks for all your work ;o)

  • @biagiocastelo4527
    @biagiocastelo4527 Před 7 měsíci

    Wow such a great lesson

  • @julianmetcalfe1070
    @julianmetcalfe1070 Před 10 měsíci

    cor blighme thats one nice Strat ,you sure do make it sing great lessons ,thank you,keep up the good work

  • @ghflcity
    @ghflcity Před 10 měsíci

    Love ❤️ the graphic overt the frets!

  • @brottiermarie-aimee2751
    @brottiermarie-aimee2751 Před 10 měsíci

    Still great : I learn so much ! Thanks Brian .🤩

  • @leroytonge3424
    @leroytonge3424 Před 6 měsíci

    Thanks always inspiring

  • @hit-and-run760
    @hit-and-run760 Před 8 měsíci

    I found this very useful.

  • @edmoss2020
    @edmoss2020 Před 10 měsíci

    This is awsome stuff thanks sir.

  • @luispedroso6213
    @luispedroso6213 Před 10 měsíci

    Excellent!

  • @wulfrache
    @wulfrache Před 10 měsíci

    Thanks great video!

  • @anthonykinrade8642
    @anthonykinrade8642 Před 10 měsíci

    Yes please, great stuff......😊

  • @hrxy1
    @hrxy1 Před 10 měsíci

    thank you so much, with your example I have finally given up trying to play guitar, after 40 unsuccessful miserable years. with your lessons I see now I have no music in me. thank you again for helping me realize how much time effort and energy I have wasted in the pursuit.

    • @activemelody
      @activemelody  Před 10 měsíci

      Just put it down for a few days and come back to it. We all feel that way at some point. Remember, it’s the journey, not the destination

    • @GuitarJoLa
      @GuitarJoLa Před 10 měsíci

      If you have a heartbeat, you have music in you!

    • @hrxy1
      @hrxy1 Před 10 měsíci

      @@activemelody I'm not enjoying the journey

  • @bartleenboute-debel3239
    @bartleenboute-debel3239 Před 7 měsíci

    Thank you for pointing out the blue note on 23:40. Can you do a lesson about those? Greetings from Belgium ❤

  • @buckywharton3594
    @buckywharton3594 Před 10 měsíci

    Yes yes, more of these.

  • @seanthanksfortheinspiratio5538

    Love these wee licks , finding it a bit challenging , brilliant .where do I get part 2?

  • @laurasbuddy
    @laurasbuddy Před 10 měsíci

    Ya,ya,ya! More please!

  • @JB-se2ef
    @JB-se2ef Před 10 měsíci

    Yes please more 🎸🤟

  • @lloydskidmore
    @lloydskidmore Před 10 měsíci

    Good video like the scale charts, music had a chet atkins windy&warm flavor to it in the beginning

  • @geraldmiramonti1667
    @geraldmiramonti1667 Před 10 měsíci

    part three yea!

  • @rizalomar4377
    @rizalomar4377 Před 10 měsíci

    ❤keep it up

  • @kevinhines3487
    @kevinhines3487 Před 10 měsíci

    Very nice lesson, Brian. You're getting a sweet Mark Knopfler tone with that in between position on your Stratocaster. What strat model is that?

  • @alexs.2221
    @alexs.2221 Před 10 měsíci

    So tastefully presented!

  • @juniorrodrigues9978
    @juniorrodrigues9978 Před 10 měsíci

    Muito bom!

  • @James.D
    @James.D Před 10 měsíci

    Brian is a GOAT

  • @bobpate2030
    @bobpate2030 Před 9 měsíci

    Love this stuff So how can i get the tab for the whole thing & backing track

  • @ClinToneCust23
    @ClinToneCust23 Před 10 měsíci

    Seems if I just play the C shape over any minor A shape chord it’s Aolien?

  • @famvanmansom6595
    @famvanmansom6595 Před 8 měsíci

    🎸mooi

  • @jeffro.
    @jeffro. Před 10 měsíci

    10:54 I finally GOT it! Your minor and relative Major are just different STARTING points in the same scale! (I think... Right?)

    • @nickedmans5770
      @nickedmans5770 Před 10 měsíci

      Yes - exactly! How weird is that?

    • @jeffro.
      @jeffro. Před 10 měsíci

      ​@@nickedmans5770It's weird, I guess!
      So...modes:
      Does that mean B Aiolian mode (spic I'm sure) is the same as D whatever (Major) mode?

    • @145rural
      @145rural Před 24 dny

      I just spent some time mapping these out to the modes.... it looks like this with the caged system
      Major
      C - 2nd String - Phrygian
      A - 5th String - Mixolydian
      G - 3rd String - Aeolian
      E - 1st String - Ionian
      D - 4th String - Dorian
      Minor
      C - 5th String - Phrygian
      A - 3rd String - Mixolydian
      G - 1st String - Aeolian
      E - 4th String - Ionian
      D - 2nd String - Dorian
      hope that helps

  • @steben53
    @steben53 Před 10 měsíci

    Brian, pink?