I need graphics on the screen to help me understand what he's talking about.

I agree.

@@guitar09ful he will, it’s not even a question.

He's too advanced for many. Especially those who are beginner/intermediate.

I think this depends which level you are. Few months earlier, I would have no idea what he is talking about. Now those bits and pieces of random information I picked up seem to fall into their places and start making sense. Possible, that one day, I might say, boring, I need new things to learn but right now, thank you for helping me to get past yet another roadblock on my guitar journey.

Here, hear!

So truly said.

Thank you!

16 bar blues.

Thank you!!!!

Glad to hear That, but what is Telegram ????🤣

Thanks!

More important than learning the notes on the fretboard is learning all the scale degrees that surround the three main triad shapes.

@@nateo7045 Hi Nate..... that is exactly what confuses me. Can you expand on that a bit? Major, minor and.....? I dont expect a full theory class...lol. I just feel ive wasted years and years and ive overlooked the simple answers.

@@timdean1081 It's hard to type it out as opposed to just showing, but mapping out the 3 different inversions for your major triads and then seeing the surrounding scale degrees so you can form a chord off any of these and know where all your chord tones are at is huge. I haven't watched this guy's videos in a while, but look up Chris Sherland here on KZfaq. He has a couple videos about the circle of 5ths/4ths and another called "1 4 5 Triad Exercise" or something similar. Once you know where all the scale degrees are and how your chords lay on top of them, I think that's half the battle. After that, phrasing becomes the main issue. Jared Sound Guitar Lessons is someone I watch a lot lately who has videos pertaining to that. He's great too. I think getting a looper pedal is a must btw. So you can loop chords and then play over them. Then you can create your own progressions with different modes if you want and know exactly what's happening. It's expensive, but I bought one of these Lag Guitars with the Hyvibe system in it and it's been invaluable for me with the built in looping functionality. Also, there's an app called "Solo". REALLY great for practicing what I was mentioning before too and the creator has good videos. Knowing all of this is great whether you're wanting to improvise, write songs, or even create your own chord melody arrangements, something I never thought I'd be able to do as a self taught. But yeah, sorry if this is a lot or a bit all over the place. Just trying to outline some of the more pivotal or foundational parts of my journey. Hope it helps!

@@nateo7045 Thx...I'll check that out. I know its damn near impossible to explain this stuff. Unfortunately thats why Ive been looking so long lol. I know its just one of those things that once the light goes on, you get it.....

That's a common misconception with a lot of players. They think blues is just ripping off pentatonic licks and all the notes work. Not the case...not the case at all lol The more I learn about blues, the more I realize that the possibilities are endless. So many ways to reharmonize, superimpose changes, explore extensions, and the list goes on. It truly is the foundation of all music. That's the advice I always give to my students...learn the blues and really learn how to play the changes. Learning that early on opens up everything.

@@Scratch_Monsters_Golf you're absolutely right. I'd never thought about this before, but even the regular 1-4-5 with dominant 7 chords is strange harmonically. I don't think those chords are diatonic to any one scale, and the 7th in the 4 chord is a minor 3rd relative to the key you're in. For example, say you're in E major, A7 has a G which is basically a wrong note in that key. I suppose that's where the major/minor ambiguity comes from with blues. Funny how numbskulls like me can play guitar for decades and not think about the basic theory behind one of the most common progressions! 😂