5 Things Guitar Students Often Forget

As of this month, I've been teaching guitar now for 14 years. Over the years, a teacher starts to notice some common things from students. Too many of us guitar players get so focused on the specific music, solos, riffs or songs that we love to play, that sometimes we actually forget some of the basic fundamentals of guitar.
For example, I have had students who could tear up the solo to Stairway to Heaven, but can't remember how to play an open C chord. And trust me, Jimmy Page knows how to play a C chord.
Here are five things that many guitar students tend to forget, including open chord shapes, how bar chords work, pentatonic shapes outside of shape 1, easy shape, how to use landmarks on the fretboard, I IV and V chords, and general fretboard knowledge that will help us all to become better guitar players.
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[@herkyacuff]

How about a video on avoiding, getting rid of bad habits in playing, like, posture, placing fingers one at a time for chords, not tuning up... etc etc...

[@stevecrockett6619]

Thank you Blue! Great explanation about why I-IV-V is so powerful. I've been learning all the chords in the major keys lately and it's such a useful tool for learning songs, just like you say. One of these days, I'm gonna drive up to Vancouver for a lesson 🙂

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Cool! If you're in town let me know we can set up a lesson 😀

[@HRJ1411]

Feeling quite pleased with myself, played for about 40 years, and I’m ok with all of these! 😁. Another great vid, thanks

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Nice! Great work! 👍

[@andylaird]

Fantastic Lesson as always Blue. Congratulations on 14 years of Teaching.
I’m two years in and feel like out of everything I learn, I forget 90% of it as time passes. I am hoping the 10% I retain will build up over time going forward.
Hopefully your Computer problems are behind you and I look forward to your next lesson.
Thanks again.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thank you, on some level, forgetting things and then reviewing them is also a normal part of the learning process 😀 just means we have to keep using the things and reviewing them until they are stuck forever 😀

[@PapaPedro99]

Great videos. Clearly explained. Inspiring. I don't play and lead or licks... but you are making it seem less daunting. Thanks! 😊

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks! You can do it!

[@georgerichardson7728]

Another great lesson man, thanks

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Glad you liked it! Thanks!

[@simple-security]

Golden rules to live by.
Beautiful summary thanks!
key > chord progression > pentatonic shapes/CAGED > major/minor > root notes > root-third-fifth all over the keyboard > landmarks/riffs

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thank you!

[@almitritzigane]

Thanks amigo, another great thing about knowing the 1-4-5 (Intervals) method Is that if a singer doesn’t have the range to sing a song as we know it, Easily we can change key so we adapt to the singers voice. Buen día a tod@s!!!

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Absolutely! It makes key changes so much easier 😀

[@capearkona1989]

Great again, thanks. I really have to work on the chord- number system. I have heard about that before but honestly never even cared about it.😅
So I´m exited to see how it will help me to get even better.🙂

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Great thanks! It's worth it but takes time to get used to thinking I IV V etc.

[@colindayo]

Damn! So much to learn, so little time. Greetings from th UK. I liked the video before I’d even watched it. Another great lesson - thanks Blue!

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thank you! You can do it! Learn something new each week, it adds up fast 😀

[@dfaber56]

Very good lesson. Lots of very good information. I’m looking for more stuff on intervals, I try to at least get an understanding of what I’m going to be understanding before I dive into it. Also anything on playing arpeggios within the caged shapes as they fit into the five positions of the pentatonic scale. I know which chords major and minor go with each shape I just don’t know what common ways to best use arpeggios. After that I’ll just sit back and wait for Eric Clapton to call me for advice 😉🤔

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Cool thanks for watching. Sounds like you're making good progress

[@dannyadkins4212]

Thank u

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks for watching 😀

[@charlesfellows8130]

Sound advice Blue. Maybe next step would be triads and inversions?

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks! Those are great next steps for sure

[@atom-by5ur]

Sir, I'm 57 years old learning to play the guitar, my brain can't handle all this.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

I have students much older than that. You can do it. It's a step by step process for everyone

[@claymathes2701]

You always go back to the basic

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@justinvzu01]

Those are some weird looking power chords. (I'm a metal guitarist)

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Haha, turns out there are more chords than just power chords, but I do understand some of these points don't apply to all genres :)