If you like this lesson, definitely check out www.zombieguitar.com/ It is a one of a kind site dedicated to teaching guitarists to understand the fretboard inside and out!!

Man it blows my mind that your channel isn’t huge. I’ve checked out like every damn KZfaq guitar teacher and you for sure have by far the most digestible and comprehensive lessons on here. Your free videos are as good or better than what most of the other guys are selling in their paid programs

This dude is delivering some of the most valuable guitar instruction on you tube. Excellent! And thank you!

I played guitar for years relying on chord diagrams to play anything. Started playing piano last year and finally began to understand just how chords are built. It’s absolutely liberating undersatanding that. Wish I’d done it years ago.

This pt. 1 and pt.2 are the best instructions on chord constructions I have ever seen, especially in so short a time, And I am 67 years old . Great job!

ITS soooooooooo simple when u have A GOOD TEACHER.

Where were your videos 17 years ago? Wait...KZfaq just started then. Man, had i had access to today's videos when i was a teenager, i feel like I'd be much farther along. Just glad to find evenly paced tutorials in my adult years. Not the first video of yours I've seen, but I'm jumping into triads right now (apparently I've been playing them for years already to some degree) so I'm glad to have found this one!

Brian I WISH I discovered you a year and some back when I got back into playing and WANTING to LEARN the guitar, not just play it. These videos are the BEST out there, you are the closest person to come down to the level of the basic learner!

Nice lesson! In my experience with the CAGED system I have found the “D” shape to be almost impossible “For Me” and my extra wide hands to achieve. That is unless I just play that “D” shape as a triad on the high “E”, “B” and “G” strings only as opposed to trying to barre the chord with my index finger! After years of wondering, I now learned what is meant by the term “Inversion” love it when I learn something new that has driven me nuts previously!! I’m going to watch this over and over again!! Thanks Brian!

I’m a learner and all this is making sense, I’m not out to play in a band but I just love the sound on my Mg Marshall Amp and Head.

This one of my fave videos of yours, brilliant !!! After playing 40+ years this is very enlightening 🤟

Brian I feel like you enter my brain and unscramble what I think is hard. I know your good when I can learn from you without having the guitar in my hand. I shall go home and quietly apply this whilst the baby and wife sleep. Lessons like this are now learnt for life. Thank you

BRILLIANT !!! Thanks for helping this year start off to be the most productive year in music yet

Well done Brian. Thank you for such a clear concise organized lesson. No wasted chatter, just the 'fact's . Perfect ! Thank you

Brian, this is a great video lesson. I have been using your other lessons for some time and you have a gift for explaining all things guitar. Many thanks!

This is a GREAT lesson. It took me 20 years to make sense of this

Totally agree with previous comment. There are great teachers with millions of subscribers and cannot believe you are not one of them. Believe you are definitely in the top 5 on KZfaq. Good luck in your future and thank you.

Just had a moment where I was watching you talk about concepts I would normally switch off to... and I said out loud "that was easy". You're a decent teacher Brian if you can get that reaction. Bravo

I may not absorb everything from your videos but I always come away feeling like I've learned something really useful. Unlike some other "bigger" guitar teachers on youtube who often take ten minutes to stretch out basically nothing.

I love the way You explain.

Nice job again! Killer teacher!

Very useful knowledge as always sir. Bravo

Never ceases to amaze us, thanks again maestro Brian👏👏👏

Fabulous lesson

Thank you Brian for all what you doing 🙂🙏 do you ever smile 😃🤔✌️

Thanks! Wait for part 2!

Finally I've heard an explanation of what inversion is. Thanks. It makes sense inside this demo of breaking down caged shape chords

I got it, the concept anyway. I’m going to keep going, much more to learn, but I can actually visualize the fretboard. I sent your links to my 18 year old niece who picked up guitar after a visit from Oregon. She’s almost ready for this after listening to her playing. Kids pick this up so fast. Thanks, steve

It is good seeing the actual notes (and the 1/3/5 notation) being played in each shape. A lot of diagrams just show the finger number that should be playing them.

Great lesson as usual

This was my approach too , but I just kept it to the Emaj and Aminor :-D open chord shapes in the open position to start with (an easy beginner's jump) , and these forms are the skeletion of how I use the neck, . I also omit the low root, and play rootless chords, with the lowest note in the chord being the 5th for super easy shapes. The 7th, min7th, maj7 etc variations follow, often also with a half barre omitting the root note. . These basic Emaj and Aminor shapes, with the root note, also give power chords on the lowest 3 strings ie Root -5 -Octave. I am just a songwriter and do basic covers, so that is enough for me, but I am also adding the D shape and variations up the neck for funky playing. I chose to ignore the C and G open shapes as they are the hardest to play as barres on the neck and if you can find an easy chord, why play a difficult chord? I also never play those jazzy moveable chords that need me to skip a string in the middle of a chord fingering. and that's how it rolls for me. Thanks for the cool lesson. .

Just awesome! 👽💛👌👍

Big thanks Brian ,what a great teacher you are ,your explanation is so easy to understand , i must say it's done by a master of the guitar. I always had problems understanding that famous cage system , now because of you it's very clear, just need to practice it now.Thanks again brother.I started to play only this past summer and i love it, but i'm not using chords at all , , i just know my notes on the fret board by just following h.step and f. step,i put a backing track on ,and i do the melody note by note ,and its going great up and down the fretboard ,but now i will practice my chords from your lessons and add some when i feel and hear that its sonds good.

Brilliant info x

...Thank you,my Brother,for talking me thru this!!!...I may re-play it a million times,but I need it!!!...Peace...

Cool chord tutorial Brian especially from major chords to the minor's etcetcetc👍😊

I love the new look of everything. Nicely done! Thank you!

Thanks , I learned very much

Great channel Brian, I just love your approach to guitar playing! Looking forward to part 2! Cheers! 🍻

Many thanks very helpful!

Solute to Brian's Brain 🧠 God bless

Nice to seeing you play the acoustic Brian 👍

Cheers Brian, great lesson as always 👍🏻 loving the new look too buddy 👍🏻🇬🇧🎸

Excellent.. Thank you.

Great lesson brah, learning alot from you from Aztec, new Mexico. Thank you sir!keep on,keeping on 👍😎😊👽

I love your lessons.. Such a great teacher you are. 😍

Sefu brain you're a Shaolin technique is excellent always an awesome video love the way you explained it 👍

Thank you buddy...I always seem to find/learn from you..I appreciate you ...this lesson was amazing as was the circle of fifths

Great lesson, I’m doing 2 today. Thanks Brian, love the videos.

You're the only person that has been able to make this make sense to me👍

Glad to see you again brother. Needed this lesson

Thanks so much, Brian. I've learned so much from you. You made guitar theory so easy to understand which had always been daunting to me. Now, as always, it's a matter of practicing and applying it and that's the part that I have to do. Thanks again and happy new year.

Nice lesson

Thanks....very good

Wish i could make sense of this.. but this is the first video that i can start to grasp it. i'm new to this

I think I just got my mind blown by this lesson and became a "Zombie"Guitarist😳. This was an amazing lesson! Thank You Sir👍🍺

Great lesson Brian.

Brian, this is an area that I have a great interest in because I want to be able to use more of the CAGED chords for playing up the neck. I use the E, Em, A, and Am shapes as barre chords very easily but need to learn how to use the other shapes. Of course, I don't want to have to use the full D, G, or C shapes. What you talk about in your video logically makes sense to me. The issue I have is knowing the notes on the fretboard and in the chord. I could probably advance more and/or faster if I had that down.

I knew this stuff, but deduced it all slowly and painfully on my 'guitar journey. ' For anyone who hasn't made it to that point yet, this IS the guitar. Watch this over and over. This is a master giving major knowledge.

Super, TY Brian!

Another good lesson, two weeks, if I’m honest, I’m still not ready for part 2, having enough trouble with the 5ths. I’m getting it though.

Awesome brother! More please!

So simple I love it Thanks you are the best.

Legend!

I’m using about half of the content of 3 of your videos here. I get it, but I’ll be putting it into my daily routine as I’m kinda combining a couple methods. Writing them out seems to help. My wife is happy because she knows where to find me. The reason it took until my 60s to get to this is because it took that long to develop a strong technique. (I’m a lefty who plays right handed and it’s more difficult for me anyway.) I just wish I had more than 6 hours a day. Oh yeah Brian, I would like to see the circle of 5ths tattoo you have.

Memorizing the entire fretboard,knowing each key's notes(maj/minor),chord formulas and triads are so important yet so tiring 😩😧

Awesome

Thanks man 👍I have learned so much from your lessons

Great video Brian.... :-)

man... inversion brought my chord progressions to life!

I should have learn this lesson too many ago. Finally got it. Thanks!!

Awesome lesson as always thank you 😊

Woaaaahh, thank u Brian for this, loving your videos

Thank you for everything you do I have learned so much from you brother Love you!

This is a gem.

Yet another awesome lesson to start the year off, the way these tutorials are all presented and praised cannot be considered as "luck" ..... it's complete "skill" on your behalf. Looking forward to Part 2 ...... If I know Mr Brian Kelly esq as I believe I do, the current background set-up is possibly just a temporary part of your future studios' production plans/surroundings, but congratulations on the first NEW STUDIO video.

Brian - loving the background and piano etc way to go brother

Great lesson Brian. Now how are the guys that don't like the lessons from this dude?!?!?!

Great, useful lesson

Good stuff. Thanks.

Thanks soo much bro

Waiting for next one tnx Brian

9th day I think? I’m getting it!

That was epic

Nice instruction Brian. Nice cleeeeean background as well. Observation: The video seems lower resolution / distorted when zoomed into the fretboard.

Good lesson 👍👍

This is great info. Do you have any exercises or methods to practice this stuff?

Very good basic lesson. I wish people wanting to play the guitar would learn the fretboard, which you give a good lesson on, otherwise they are not going to be able to play this triads automatically. Just ten minuits a day playing all the notes in their six positions across the fretboard would do it so it goes into muscle memory,yet people seem not to want to practice the basics and then wonder why they cant play more complex stuff.

Nice 👍

This is gold!! You have the skill to really explain this really clear.. Thanx !! BTW.. I'm having trouble playing those major chords with te root on the A string. do you have any tips on that?

Hi iam left handed person can i know how to play right hand guitar with out changing wires pliz reply

I wished I had learned the "C" shape bar chord decades ago at the same time I learned the "E" and "A" shaped bar chords.

You’re just so freaking good. Why didn’t my teachers point out the same logic all those years ago. Perhaps they were imposters. 👍

Hi Brian I been checking out your videos and they are very good. I also checked out your website. Before I join I have a question, I see that you have the video backing tracks, but do you also have backing tracks for down loading.

At 5:25, I really wished for you to strum those strings 😅

Are you using a mic on your guitar? It doesn't sound plunky like mine when I plug in.

That D shape has always been the odd one out. I heard it is Trey Anastasio’s fave.

So these shape are only for the D major cords?

Happy Father's Day!

I know you're too busy for at least 2 weeks, but hey please help me with the issue I've brought to you down here (whenever you're free of course:) Here's the issue: I was trying to build minor chords using 1,b3,5 method you just mentioned in your video, if I use minor scale notes for example A natural minor ABCDEFGA, I have to take 1,3,5 instead of 1,b3,5 Why?! Should I only build chords out of Major scales? Even minor chords must be built out of Major scales?!