Amazing Interview With Robbie Calvo - Modes, Arpeggios, And Developing Simple But Memorable Melodies
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- čas přidán 14. 09. 2019
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In this lesson I sit down with one of my favorite guitar instructors Robbie Calvo.
Robbie is one of those few teachers out there who can take a complex topic like the modes and break it down into simple bite sized chunks that anyone at any level can understand.
In this hour long interview we cover a vast array of topics including the major scale, chord construction, modes, arpeggios, dynamics, developing simple but effective melodies, playing in a band, listening to other players, and the impotence of playing to a track to develop your sense of melodies!
This is the first of three videos to come! Sit back, grab your guitar, and learn from one of the best instructors out there. More lessons on the modes and intervalic playing coming soon!
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Man....this is chock full of guitar gold. Need to watch it a few times to get everything out of it. Robbie is so laid back. What a cool instructor.
Agreed! Glad you liked it!!
Theres no one better at teaching melodic soloing than Robbie Calvo. His courses on truefire completely changed by approach to soloing. Total gamechanger if you're stuck playing scales and you really want to play over the chords with complete control. Awesome lesson here too!!! Thanks.
Sure thing. Thanks for watching. More from Robbie coming soon!
OMG!!!! The lightbulb just came on guys . ...... thank you so much!! It's so weird how you can study something for a while and just not quite get it, then you see it from a different angle and everything clicks into place. Awesome!
Sweet! That is great to hear!!
Holy Cow!! 60% of that material (maybe more if I'm honest) was over my head but I feel inspired to dive into this video again and again until I get it. Brett, man, you are really hitting some home runs with these videos lately; Trapp, Congilio, and now Calvo are dishing out some real pearls. I know I sound like a broken record lately in the comment section but you really are doing a great job man! I've already bought your Caged Unleashed course (slowly making my way through it) and it's super helpful! Thanks for all you do!! God bless!!
Awesome man! Glad you are digging it. You will get it just keep at it!
That "fancy chord for instance was just a minute seventh in root D (or root 4) position. If you don't know your arpeggios that is a must as they are diatonic to the chord (contain all the notes of the chord)
I love Robbies playing and tones!! Helix forever!!
Robbie is amazing! That Helix is awesome!
I don't think I've ever heard a more beautiful and thoughtful player. The best lesson ever. Learn the logic. Feel the magic. Just wonderful stuff.
Yep Robbie is an amazing player and teacher. More coming soon from Robbie!
Wow this guy really hit home with multiple points. I haven’t even grabbed my guitar yet and this guy changed me as a player just watching this
Awesome! More coming soon!
Really enjoyed the lesson. Didn't know Robbie before this but his melodic playing style is exactly where I'd like to be. Thanks for sharing.
Sure thing! More coming soon!
Not heard of this guy before but wowza, so great. Golden nuggets of info and what a great tone.
Glad you liked it!
Thanks Brett and Robbie. I've bought many courses from you both, money well spent. You're both great teachers in different ways.
Thanks for the support!!
To get this knowledge and insight for free is amazing. Gotta love the internet sometimes. I will go and find something by you both to buy to pay you back. Thank you so much.
Awesome man! Thanks so much!!
I love this guy, just simplifies everything, thanks for bringing Robbie to us, love his lessons, makes you think about what you are doing!!!
Glad you liked it man! Thanks for checking it out!!
I'm with you on Robbie having a smooth voice. Super relaxing!
Totally!
Amazing lesson papi. Awesome guest. Never thought about playing the major 7 on Ionian but it makes sense . It’s the only mode with it
Thanks for checking it out!
I think one of the most important topics you guys touched on is so many of us “know” our abc’s. Few of us know how to write a good “musical sentence” on to paragraphs and chapters. I love Robbie’s playing and teaching. Thanks for elevating this Bret! Lately my practice has been exactly what Robbie suggests. I like using the EHX Freeze pedal to practice modes against the chords. Well done guys!
Awesome man! Glad you liked it!!
Robbie Calvo is easily the nicest, kindest musical genius in the business!! The man does not have a mean nor untalented bone in his body and will lift anyone's spirit.......musically as well as humanly!! In Robbie I most definitely trust!! Jim C.
Awesome man! He’s an insanely talented artist too lol!
Robbie really catches my attention. I really love the laid back style of playing, so melodic and emotional. Thank you, Bret.
You are welcome!
The acsent 👌 the phrasing 👌 the key points 👌
Thanks for watching!
For me the difference between this video and the last Guthrie Trapp video is that Robbie Calvo can articulate his ideas in a clear and concise way . Thanks so much !!!!
Jon Lewis instructing is what Robbie does. Guthrie is a working musician who’s just now getting into teaching.
Robbie has been teaching a long time! Both are great at what they do.
I have a million questions but I'll just set back and enjoy the video and say Thanks!
Thanks for checking it out! More coming soon!
I think Robbie Calvo is one of the the best guitar teachers on CZcams as well as being a great player.
For sure!
Really enjoyed this. I just learned about Robbie from this video. Outstanding teacher and player.
Agreed! Robbie is awesome!
Should have alot more followers for the quality of these interviews/lessons.
Thanks! Feel free to share the vids!
Man! I have to agree with some of these other guys! You have really been bringing the heat with some of the players you've shown us. Guthrie Trapp, Robbie Calvo, etc. Wow. This one is great because Robbie really does bring order out of the chaos that is modal playing. This has really opened some doors for me! Thanks!
Glad you liked it! More with Robbie coming soon!
Totally mesmerized. Couldn't stop watching. Thank you!
One of the best lessons In musicality more please
More coming soon!
Been a subscriber to both of you guys and both have been an inspiration for years now. Great collaboration! Getting Robbie for an hour... wow!
More to come soon!
Yo Bret! This is the best lesson on Modes yet! You're doing a fantastic job getting these guys like Guthrie and now Robbie to participate in your channel. This was really the best lesson on modes and he patiently covered it all, that's fantastic. great job man.
Thanks glad you liked it! Much more with all of them coming soon!
I have been playing for years and after watching the first 25 minutes of this it was mostly like a jet at Mach 20 flying right over my head.
Thanks for introducing Robbie.................sounds like a conversation revealing the inside track on a sort of magic.
Haha! I love magic!
love all of robbie's courses on true fire. incredible teacher and such a tasteful player.
For sure! I agree!
Brett, this is your best vid ever. Robby is such a class act and has given a ton of great advice here. Love it.
Wow man that’s awesome! Glad you liked it!
Robbie Calvo is crazy good. Brett you interview the best and your stile of interview as a guitar lesson is brilliant!
Thanks man! Nice to see you again! Glad you liked it!
Brett, you're definitely on the right track with these videos digging deep into playing over the chords and weaving everything together. I don't know how you do it, but you make it pulling us into the theory very educational and a ton of fun with all the different talent and perspectives. Best from Texas!
Awesome! Glad you are liking them! More coming soon!
Brett, Thank you so much for introducing this diamond of knowledge to the fan-base. I learned so much from this video. I've watched it 2.5 Xs and amazed at all the BIG & little nuggets of knowledge Robbie put into this 1hr sitdown. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!
Haha! You are welcome! Much more with Robbie coming soon!
This guy explains it correctly so you can easily understand it. Thanks Brett for having Robbie Calvo on your channel. I seen you loving this killer lesson too. Lol!
Sure! More Robbie coming soon!
This lesson is awesome- finally getting some time to sit down and study this. It's taking me awhile cuz my family is driving me nuts but it's all good. lol. Thanks Papa!
You are welcome! Just did another one yesterday. Should be up soon!
This has so much good info! What a melodic thinking man’s player! Thanks!
You are welcome! Thanks for checking it out!
This is exactly what I’ve been practicing for months.try to learn 3or4 different voiceings for each chord.arpeggios up and down the neck.and the scale up n down.really helpful
Good idea! It’s the key!
Great!! Really makes a lot of sense. Thanks guys.
Sure thing! Thanks for tuning in!
Wow Brett this was an absolutely amazing video! You and Robbie really hit this one out of the park! Thank you so much!
You are very welcome!
Loved this lesson, Brett... its style reminded me a bit of those "The captain meets..." videos that Lee Anderton does on his shop's channel. Plenty of conversation... no rush... very easy to watch and enjoy this one. Well done.
Thank ya sir! Glad you liked it! More coming soon!
Thanks Robbie and Brett. Awesome and inspiring stuff.
Sure thing! Thanks for watching!
I love this - and I love this guy. Brett, you are already our boy and all, but you go bringing your killer-chop friends around and our minds are blown - wide open! He's delightful and this view is so very helpful. There are some, like Rick Beato, who point out that there might be better ways to contain and use the information we think of as CAGED. Rick's perspective is much closer to this modal view. He has a great exercise he got from a teacher early on: practice that position 1 of the major scale, then, follow with that major penta position. Wash. Rinse.Repeat. Do that for each position. So, in A, as above, when you go to 2nd position of the major scale, you are starting on B, so there's your minor ii chord (your Dorian). On and on, just as Robbie is describing. I think Rick goes on to say it, but if he doesn't he says it plenty: now, go focus on the arpeggios in those positions. Again, paying attention to the major scale position AND the corresponding penta. Learn those roots, 3rds, 5ths. Now, in CAGE system's defense, you will still "see" those open chord shapes. All of it together becomes more visual as the comfort level begins. And it really does help you hear the sound of the modes.
Thanks for checking out the vid! More Robbie coming soon!
another great video stache...i really like how you have evolved with the interview approach
Thanks! Glad you like them! They are super fun to do!
This drastically helped my phrasing! Thank you for sharing. I was having trouble getting out of that muscle memory rut. You guys are awesome!
You bet! You are welcome! Glad ya think so!
Awesome. Have taken many of Brett Papa's courses. Great stuff. Keep making great videos. Awesome teachers.
Awesome man! Thanks for the support!
Robbie is one of my favorite musicians! Great lesson.
Thanks for checking it out!
Thanks for sharing this great info. I've always tried to target every chord change. I really like the idea of targeting the tonal center only as it sounds so fluid! At least when Robbie does it.
You are welcome!
I'm realy enjoying your guest theory/ways of looking at playing videos. keep em comin. :)
Will do!
I appreciate the 'I understood about 30 minutes of it' comment. So very true.
Two of my favorite instructors !
Thanks for checking us out! More coming soon!
Awesome! What a Sweet, Soulful player! Serve the Song! Thanks Robbie! Telemeister for sure!
Yep!!
Two of my all time favorite guitar guys in the same video... Winning!!!! This was awesome and unlocked some of the concepts I have had a hard time grasping. This teaching style is brilliant!...Thanks immensely...!!! Can't wait to get home and review this with guitar in hand
Haha! Thanks! He has a wonderful course on my site with two more coming soon! Great stuff just like this but way more in depth.
Fantastic!!
Glad you liked it!
Oh my that is so cool. Robbie is one of my favs. So cool you gets more attention through your channel papastache!!!!!
Thanks for checking out the vid! Glad you liked it!
Yes two of my favorites!
Yes!!
This is the lesson I've been looking for
Glad you found it. Thanks for watching!
I've been following from the start of your caged rage the from the start of your Nashville days and I'm glad I did , I was totally bored of your last channel great reinventing your self Brett and thanks for bringing all these dudes in ..!!!!
Sure thing
This is amazing. Thanks!
Sure thing!
Thanks again for another bada$$ video. Appreciate the fact that you try so hard o help others better their playing. You're a good dude, Keep it up. Totally digging that Tele's vibe !
Sure thing! More Robbie coming soon!
WAY COOL!!!! Thank you!
You are welcome! Thanks for checking it out!
1. Beautiful playing 2. Great lesson. 3. I wasn't watching at first, just listening and it was like Boromir teaching guitar! Which made it even more awesome haha
Haha!
At 17:00, I get excited because Robbie says each mode has a characteristic note, wow. I didn't realize that perspective. I want more...but Brett takes us back to the pentatonic....we already got the pentatonic. C'mon Papa, it's time! Lol
Haha! It’s a very easy reference for people who are intimidated by the modes.
this was fantastic. Lightbulb moment for me. More like this, sir!! :-)
Awesome! Will do! More on the way soon!
Absolute gold here! And it get''s pretty meta around the 40:30 mark - excellent life advice as well as musical
Thanks for hanging in there haha! Glad you liked the vid!
That was awesome!
Glad you liked it Charlie!
Awesome Awesome ... l’ve have a few of Robbie’s TrueFire courses, they’re great, but it’s also great to learn stuff in this more informal chatty setting. Cheers.
Glad you liked it! More coming soon!
Dude! Where have you been??? I finally got 'it'. Best lesson this side of the sun! Thanks!!!
Glad you liked it!
WOW, this really sinks in after a few years of scratching my head, just awesome , ok I'm going over to to True Fire
Awesome! Stay tuned Robbie and I are releasing an awesome course soon! More to come as well.
🤯 Okay I sat and watched this without a guitar and got taken to school. Going to watch it again with a notepad.
Nice! Glad you liked it!
Super Lesson, very enjoyable indeed !
Sweet!
@@BrettPapa lol !
Sweet tone!!
Glad you liked it! He gets great tones out of that Helix.
This was very helpful and enjoyable. Thanks very much for putting these interviews together. Robbie is great. I own most of his courses and have learned more from him than any other instructor.
I take his online True Fire Double Stops and man is he good!!!
Yep! Great stuff!
also, your guitar playing in other videos are nicely done to support and accommodate the person you are featuring in your videos.
Thanks!
Love Robbie from TrueFire!
He is awesome!
Robbie love your courses on TF a little off topic but with regards to the Helix and the whole subject of Amp and effect modeling, Where I get stumped is what to play through, What do you play through, When you perform do you plug Directly into the PA? Do you use the looping device on the Helix or do you use a seperate looper. I was fortunate to have modes introduced to me early on, to me it makes everything easier Thank you!
If there is a more tasteful player than Robbie I haven't heard them.
I bought "Modal Alchemist" and the three "Power Play' (Min, Maj, Dom) instructional videos from Truefire, they are a great learning resource. Robbie is a great teacher and I would highly recommend his courses.
No I am not his mom. lol
Haha! He is awesome and his courses are great!! More with him coming soon!
@@BrettPapa Be looking forward to it, this was a great vid. Many thanks.
More videos with Robbie Calvo 😍
More coming soon. There are two left from this session!
No way!
Robbie is a killer player
Yes he is! Very tasteful!
I was taught to change modes for each chord, when playing A chord use Ioian, when playing C#m play Phrygian, etc. and when playing over each chord and within each mode your in you should Target chord tones.
Beautiful ! 😁✌
Thanks!
"He's everybody in town's favourite player... He has the chops, but he knows when to use them". You're writing a new verse for Sultans Of Swing :)
Haha!
Hey Brett, these Robbie Calvo lessons are brilliant. Can you please put them on your site so we can avoid all the advert interruptions. Thanks.
Good idea!
Hallelujah!! At last, explained in a way i click with........sweet
Awesome man! Way to go!
Gold dust thanks
Sure thing!
"Birds singing in the background". Thanks for posting this video.
Sure thing! It was a beautiful day outside haha!
Hey Bret. Here's a suggestion: I see a lot of videos and the one thing that I notice is not many really get the camera angle above the players first knuckle so you can actually see where the finger tips are all that well. It leaves a lot to guesswork and for those who don't already know all the modes etc, and perhaps don't have their ears tuned up yet, this would be a valuable improvement. You just need to raise the height of the camera so the line of sight to the tips of the players fingers is clearly visible.
Anyway, thanks again for a great video, you're a huge asset to the guitar community (and as an aside, I'd love to hear some of the music you may have done in bands past or present).
Great suggestions. Thanks for checking out the vids! Lots more coming soon. I'll post some stuff of mine when I get around to finishing some of it! Thanks for tuning in!
Regarding that "fancy chord" which is a MIn 7 in root d or root 4 position , while it's bread and butter for us jazz players i find most rock player have never learnt root 4 chords or different chord voicings around the neck.
This video is prett good I say
Thanks for checking it out!
WoooowowowowGrande Papastache! !!!
Haha!
Thankyou for this, it would be really useful if there were tabs available for this also.
Sure thing. All of the courses we have done together come with all of that and jam tracks too. Check it out on my website brettpapa.com
Great video, lots of excellent insights, he has a very calming voice, perfect for a teacher!
A question, why does harmonizing the major scale create A major 7, and not just A major?
Major 7,is just an extension of the triad.1-3-5-the 7 is major because it’s a major scale of course.you can keep building major 9,major 11,major 13.you can extend every chord in the key
You don’t have to make it a seven,it’s totally up to you,just a way to get different sounds.spice it up
Hi Tim, It creates both...when you harmonize the major scale you can build 3 note chords called triads Root, 3rd, 5th) or 4 note chords, which are called 7th chords (because you've added the 7th (Root, 3rd , 5th 7th).
Ah I see, thanks Michael and Robbie. Looking forward to more videos with Brett!
I need to move to Nashville
Everyone else is too. Better hurry before there is no room left haha!
What?! Where's the Revstar?!... Then again, Robbie could make any guitar sing... His TF stuff is amazing, excellent instructional content... I think the course he's talking about @ 21:00 in is called 'The Power of Five' and I definitely recommend that one... Another course I recommend is 'Lick Logic' for melodic development in your playing...
Haha
who else had a light bulb moment and realized they could just watch this over and over along with the other soloing over chords and just be pro!
That’s awesome man!
How do you guys think Robbie would approach a standard E blues 12 bar shuffle? Just curious...
Hi Dean, Thanks for the Question...when I solo over blues I use a combination of Dominant arpeggios mixed with chromatics, the Blues scale and double-stop ideas...
can you still do it over a 1 4 5 resolving to the key note
If Robbie is selling this exact tone for HX Stomp, can you please post a link to it in the description. If he is not selling it, he needs to! ;)
I know he sell them. Go to his site and check them out.
guys lav mic sounds great
Thanks!