There is no short cut to being a Musician, you have to live and breath it all but watching Rick and buying into his teaching will speed up the process provided that you are dedicated and put in the practice that is required.
@xprs125711 ай бұрын
Speaking as a very amateur musician .. I really enjoy your channel.. Very interesting and informative.. Thank you from England
@rockers2rockers61611 ай бұрын
The knowledge this man shares is incredible. Im a novice but have been playing for a long time. But i still enjoy guitar and music very much.
@kamakaziozzie303811 ай бұрын
No one is amateur. We are all learning on the big arch of knowledge
@zcat100611 ай бұрын
X-Your honest self-proclaimed status as an amateur is a respected diagnosis because, only you know your "current" place and ability relating to your peers and influences available to you. That does not mean that if your bus stops at the next stop you should get off. Keep going and see where the music bus takes you. Or, make a sandwich! Ha!
@theeffyskateshop11 ай бұрын
Man Rick I’m really enjoying your channel and would like to get more out of my playing can you help me, please remember that I totally am a novice and want to understand music and how it’s all intertwined. Please help I hurt my back 14 years ago and it has taking everything from me accept guitar and I have a lot of time to learn. Btw love the Pantera video you did with Charlie, Rex and Zakk
@anuragsingh_1_10 ай бұрын
Get lost xprs
@gusdogbrownlab43511 ай бұрын
I started practicing (after I got the 5 shapes down) playing the pentatonic scale on one (each) string. I found this gives you the intervals between the notes and helps you find the scales either side of the shape you're playing
@masterbuilder316611 ай бұрын
I follow a lot of teachers, but Rick is my go to for laying a good foundation 💯💪
@jipes11 ай бұрын
Super nice way to connect the positions ! I found that learning one iconic lick in each position helps to remember how to navigate on the fretboard
@MyGuitartime11 ай бұрын
And this is exactly why I love your teaching you took the basic Pentatonic and started adding to it and then you are making it sound so different making us think outside that Pentatonic box! I love it!
@RelicOnMaui11 ай бұрын
Yep. Those are NOT cliche blues lines by any stretch of imagination. Knowing scales in every neck position, my first "huh?" was that so many phrases he demonstrated started on the V (or other scale degree) instead of the root. That alone perked my ear. Same notes, differing starting tone
@mikem557311 ай бұрын
The best explanation I've heard for how is it possible to hear intervals? If you were blindfolded in a room and 20 friends and family came in and took turns talking, could you identify each one? The common answer is, "Of course". It is the same thing identifying intervals. It's sound memory.
@RelicOnMaui11 ай бұрын
The first intervals I learned by associating them with common uses - major 3rd "ding-dong" of old doorbells, 4th "Om" of meditation or "taps" of military bugal. 5th - common Roman fanfare, etc. The rest follow from repetition. My sister is studying piano theory, and re-enforces her mental block whenever I mention ear-training or improvising. Yes, one day she WILL have that ability, but HAS to try... and experiment. My own teaching method uses MOSTLY doodling and familiarizing yourself with any instrument, by ear, once posture and sounding the instrument (and in rhythmic pattern), is correct. Play your favorite song *from beginning to end* using only one note without breaking rhythm.Scales, exercises and "theory" explanation come later, and even then, "doodling" for fun remains half of your daily practice. ANY instrument. I can often tell in seconds if someone can't play without sheet music/notation. That is a shame to watch, ESPECIALLY when it is obvious they've already learned the rudiments of posture, tone, and staff notation
@Paulnap11 ай бұрын
That would be like recognizing 20 different instruments, not intervals.
@ItsJustRyan8911 ай бұрын
Bad analogy
@kingbryn169211 ай бұрын
I’m glad you mentioned Eric Johnson cuz I was getting some serious Cliffs of Dover vibes from the backing chords mixed with those arpeggios, flat 6 and 13th notes. Love it. Thanks Rick! This is the video I needed
@dietcoke811410 ай бұрын
this video is a treasure. For me it's a complete package when it comes to pentatonic stuff + more musical application. Rick is so generous when it comes to sharing his wisdom. Thank you Sir!
@johnmcelhaney84908 ай бұрын
you sir are a BEAST! and by that I mean your guitar skills are incredible . I am saving this as a master class! thank you so much!
@johnathon30411 ай бұрын
This guy is an all round fantastic fellow and a boss musician 🎶 🎸
@xavriasagamemnou77467 күн бұрын
Mr. Beato , you are such a great guitarist !!!!... Thank you for the great help that you giving to us !!!... Keep going with that excellent job !!!!..
@stevekeller481411 ай бұрын
For different flavors, use the 3 pentatonics in each scale. For E Dorian, these are E minor, B minor and F# minor. Running patterns in each of these pentatonics over a E minor 7th chord, gives a nice way to float a pattern to different feelings.
@bryanharvey91611 ай бұрын
Kinda intrigued by this comment. Can you elaborate a bit more?
@RickBeato11 ай бұрын
This concept is explained in great detail in both my Beato Book Interactive and my Quick Lessons Pro
@stevekeller481411 ай бұрын
@@bryanharvey916 Rick’s video highlighted adding the 9th (2nd) and 13th (6th) for melodic color. One way to accomplish this, and give motion to the melody, is play a pattern in the Eminor penta, then play the same pattern in the B minor penta. This exchanges the 9th of E minor(F#) for the 3rd(G), the two pentatonics are otherwise identical. And/or, play the same pattern in the F# minor penta, which exchanges the F# for the G and the C# for the D, in E minor. This gives a kind of floating aspect above the Eminor chord, without actually leaving the key. Rick’s Beato book goes into this as well. (I LOVE this book!) All modes built off the major scale contain 3 pentatonics in this way, which means one can move freely between them to emphasize the different colors of each of the tones in the mode you are in. One ear exercise I spent a lot of time on, when I first started investigating modes, is to sustain the root of the mode, and play each of the tones in the mode over it, individually. Listening intently! I often spent 1/2 hour just playing long notes in this way (as a saxophonist, this helped my tone as well). This really locked in the sound of that mode for me, as I grokked the feeling of each note vs. the root. It’s all about feeling and color - after all, “mode” and “mood” are really the same word.
@chrisuk154111 ай бұрын
@@RickBeatohi Rick I already have the beginners course. If get the bundle. Am I just buying it again?
@tommyholtMN7 ай бұрын
Rick when you started saying how you could hear the 13th, it immediately reminded me of Christopher Cross’ “Ride Like the Wind” where the vocal melody and harmonies are doing the “ba da da da . . . “
@diggersid4567 ай бұрын
ive been playing for over 20 years and rick is great at teaching. maybe this lesson is not for me but its very informative
@PaulGillings11 ай бұрын
Superb advice, thank you Rick. Really helpful to connect and expand on those pentatonics!
@steveforwarduk11 ай бұрын
Sonic Shapes - 2 note per string pentatonics are super useful, great article Rick!
@RelicOnMaui11 ай бұрын
Love that you are playing phrases starting not on the relative minor root, but the 5th. It "sounds" more melodic that way. You only mention for a quick second that the Em uses notes of the G major scale -relative minor scales start on the 6th of the major. For some really incredible scale "exercises", check out the sitar handbook at the back of Ravi Shankar's large format paperback, "My Music, My Life"!!! But Hindustani music "notation" uses solfegg note names instead of Western staff notation. I'm sure you'll agree Ravi drops some bad-ass scale "patterns" usable in improvs, whatever scale mode you're based.
@AWM810 ай бұрын
When I saw the word “pentatonic”, I said to myself that it really must come from Beato. Because I'm not a big fan of this scale. But I learned a lot more than I expected. Thank you, it was worth it. Salutations!
@valtheemokid400510 ай бұрын
I've been playing guitar for nearly a year and I just learned La Bamba for my Spanish class recently without realizing that it uses the pentatonic scale. Trying to learn the clean solo for Master of Puppets and that song made me love playing guitar even more ❤
@heikoschwammle465011 ай бұрын
Give me more! I already have your bundle but nothing beats playing along with your videos…just like that 😊
@JamesUnityFuchs10 ай бұрын
Hey Rick, I was wondering why you didn't discuss MAJOR pentatonic?. Its a great sound, and I was gonna do a video on my channel touching basics of pentatonic both Major and Minor, but show the sound of major pent and how its in our countries folk music from its origin. That, and of course the blues.
@randomlight106910 ай бұрын
Fantastic lesson Rick. I just had a "one giant leap" moment watching this one lol Thank you very much Sir. 😊
@sudhirchoudhary482311 ай бұрын
I am very thankful and big fan of Sir Rick Beato🙏🙏🙏god bless you with healthy and long happy life
@mijit.8598 ай бұрын
👍🏻 nice ! I love ❤️ it when you shift across the fretboard or move diagonally up etc 😨
@mijit.8598 ай бұрын
The A sus4 arpeggio sounds very beautiful !!! 🙂👍🏻
@johnnyrenfield11 ай бұрын
Just got the full course bundle and the book and really enjoying it, I never have had any formal lessons and it's really filling in missing pieces and finding places to go notationally when I feel lost 🤘💀🍻🔥🙏
@mattdavey39364 күн бұрын
Thank you Rick, in terms of getting this kind of knowledge out there, you are the man. I am sure that's what we all wish you well, having heard that you have been a little out of sorts lately. God bless you, big love, and be good, all perhaps be bad if you are better at that sometimes, lol...
@rayboc-ville113611 ай бұрын
Mr Beato … consistent with this lesson of pentatonic, I’d love to see an interview with a couple of predominant musicians who use this technique A) slash B) zakk wylde
@jeffro.10 ай бұрын
Hey Rick! Y'know, sometimes i wish i hadn't moved away from the Atlanta area, where i grew up. Moving back now would be prohibitively expensive, but maybe if I'd stayed, i would've earned more abd could afford to still live there. Anyway, besides giving up all my old friends (the ones who didn't move away also), i missed an opportunity to know you. Well, anyway,.i enjoy the videos, keep 'em coming!
@johnpick833610 ай бұрын
Congratulations Rick on your international successes.
@jmufkinr10 ай бұрын
I needed this.. learned soo much! Thank you!
@CaryChilton10 ай бұрын
The Beato bundle such an incredible value
@jacolon6110 ай бұрын
I got the Bundle and enjoying the education. On cool. you are using the blue Beato Signature Gibson cut away.
@jeffreydouglass711211 ай бұрын
When I was 13 Lyle Workman was my guitar teacher, I was so naïve and just wanted to shred, but I didn’t listen or pay attention. I didn’t listen, I should have but whatever. I listen very carefully to Rick Beatto, and wouldn’t you know it? Getting better every day (credit to Tesla for the phrase)
@petersmulders84137 ай бұрын
Thnx Rick, this is just what I needed..🎸😎👍🏻
@BertWald-wp9pz11 ай бұрын
I think there is another whole dimension to pentatonics that somehow I have never seen discussed and that is about the relationship to chords. Actually a singe pentatonic shape has two chords in it -say the root and the relative minor. The minor pentatonic is actually just a minor seventh arpeggio with an added fourth. In many styles of music like country you will see the pentatonic shifted up four degree at chord four or five degrees to chord five. In this way you can cover six of the seven chords of the major scale. Then you need a trick for chord 7/ dominant 7 sounds. The reason this shifting is possible is that the five notes of the pentatonic omit the two notes that would be modified to rotate the key one step clockwise or anti-clockwise in the cycle of fifths. I think of this as having key ambiguity on the fourth and fifth degree of the scale. You hear it in boogie woogie all the time as rifts shift with chords. Next over chord IV in a major key you often hear a change to a minor pentatonic in the same key to pick up the notes of the chord. In fact each pentatonic shape changes just one note with respect to the shape two inversions away so there is enormous tolerance for swapping shapes in one position. Often one note will be out of key. Say I want a dominant 7th sounding pentatonic, I can get the flat seven in the minor pentatonic but slipping in a passing major 3rd Chuck Berry Style. This blues use of pentatonics is incredibly rich. Also blues tolerates substitution of nearby pentatonic shapes because it is ok to slip in notes in passing that are not strictly in key as colour. The blues is made for this. There is a whole other discussion about minor scales - getting the raised 6 and 7 degrees - but too much for here. I love Eric Johnson but people now copy him too much and I dislike the machine like aspect that can come out of mimicking this style too literally. I am more interested in the blues nuances so important to players like Jeff Beck.
@Matt-Hurin11 ай бұрын
Well looking forward to the dom interveiw, nice one rick 🤘🏼
@guismth8 ай бұрын
Thank you Rick. You have stretched my brain again!
@snapfinger111 ай бұрын
2 steps forward, one step back, up & down the major scale all positions. Pinky dexterity separates the pro’s from the Joe’s.
@kamakaziozzie303811 ай бұрын
If you watch live Jimmy Page, he doesn’t use his pinky as much as you would think. Yet he can perform blistering, thoughtful solos that will make you weep instantly
@headkickko6099 ай бұрын
16:41 just learning this would help you be better by 200%
@michaeldennisguitarlessons10 ай бұрын
E minor & G Major pentatonic ⑥ G A B - ⑤ D E - ④ G A B - ③ D E - ② G A B - ① D E - every 2 strings is an "identical" pattern ⑥ D E - ⑤ G A B - ④ D E - ③ G A B - ② D E - ① G A B - every 2 strings is an "identical" pattern E minor pentatonic + F# + C# = E Dorian E minor pentatonic + F# + C = E Aeolian E minor pentatonic + F + C = E Phrygian E minor pentatonic + F + C# = D Melodic Minor G Major Pentatonic + F# + C# = G Lydian G Major Pentatonic + F# + C = G Ionian G Major Pentatonic + F + C = G Mixolydian G Major Pentatonic + F + C# = G Lydian Dominant
@Godemanstudio11 ай бұрын
Please come to Gothenburg SWEDEN and play!!! ;) Great video as always!
@CutmeMick11 ай бұрын
Wow man! So stoked! actually just wrote a new ‘note’ type of riff-connecting the bottom of the 2nd and third positions with these scales.. it’s kinda loose but in harmony and I would say a cross between Pigs In Zen and Whores-Jane’s Addiction- Dave will always be my absolute favorite guitar player-I have so many live bootlegs of Jane’s from their heyday and I swear he is just flawless-the live in Chicago 1988 has got to be one of their best shows captured live-I’ve had it on cd since 91-92..Perry’s high voice mixed with Dave’s composed “leads” just one of a kind guitar player that never got the recognition he deserves..I think Don’t know if you caught them but if you did you know about Dave thank you for these lessons Rick -so glad I found your channel-have a great reunion gig and stay safe in your travels God Bless
@mitchellhall166111 ай бұрын
Rick. When are you going to do a vid on the war on drugs. The greatest band ever. Trust me. Watch under the pressure live at glastonbury. Please. Thank you. Love your work
@Iron_Grizzly_Heavy_Metal11 ай бұрын
Thank you, Rick. very good and was just what I needed. I've been playing all day and was looking for something to decorate this F sharp tune I'm creating, very cool... pattern of 5 and include the 9 and the 13 every now and then.
@joshuasydnee11 ай бұрын
Great video Rick 👍
@edwardippoliti62611 ай бұрын
Sounds great ,Rick ,your finger's seem tireless!!
@jevers12311 ай бұрын
this is a good lesson Rick is showing you how to use your pinky finger ...and that is a must when it comes to playing guitar the same math applies when playing right hand or left guitar its a thing study it
@ryan1966iffy11 ай бұрын
Thanks that opens up the guitar fretboard a bit , i didnt quite understand how you can play a a lick in em pentatonic
@jasoncrump188610 ай бұрын
Man you are killing it on your channel. Really appreciate all your content brother.
@furst2b1210 ай бұрын
First let me say I think you, your content, your interviews, everything you put out is the pinnacle of your domain. I am a huge fan and grateful for all you do. With that in mind my comment is I think using a G major pentatonic diagram when you're talking about Em could be confusing for those that most need this information. I know they are the same notes but for someone who is trying to make sense of the, at first overwhelming logic of music, showing the blue root on the third fret of the sixth string in second position when the root should be E and not G just thickens the cloud of frustration instead of providing clarity. Surely you have a Em pentatonic diagram in your bag of tricks showing the root as E in every position. Not trying to be a smart ass, or draw attention to myself, just a simple opinion.
@TheBukester10 ай бұрын
Frankly, its really counterproductive for someone like myself. I was watching and immediately went to comments to see if I wasnt crazy ...
@tomask.398310 ай бұрын
You´re not a smart ass - It seemed to me that "the wrong diagam must have been shown". The concept of root notes is very important and the experts know it. I am sure this charismatic gentleman has a lot to teach us about music and guitars, but from a beginners perspective this didn´t start out well at all.
@tomask.398310 ай бұрын
@@TheBukester Haha, same here!
@TheBukester10 ай бұрын
@@tomask.3983Kind of would be nice if he read the comments and replied. The dude cranks out so much content, free content, that it's hard to complain.
@KennyHenrick11 ай бұрын
sir, you are the master
@timhodson36811 ай бұрын
Really helpful..thank you Rick!!
@MattFromAmerica11 ай бұрын
Man, I appreciate you so much! I need to upgrade my Beato Book.
@fifigigi11 ай бұрын
I relate to whatever you’re saying naturally. You’re the greatest. Cheers.
@andrerangel824310 ай бұрын
Hello Rick. I am a hobby musician, but I now some people who studied music at the University (mozarteum) in salzburg. I can ask some people if you want.
@rustichairman11 ай бұрын
Had you for half the lesson and then I'm lost😅 love all you do! Thanks 👍
@user-wx8su4nn9v2 ай бұрын
Hello Rick! Love your videos!!
@halohat228611 ай бұрын
Gotta say, I'm gassing for one of your RBSig guitars. I've always loved the feel of that model and I've never owned a P90 so, saving and praying 😊
@kejung111 ай бұрын
I just purchased the Ultimate Bundle! Can’t wait to get started!
@Hannes9211 ай бұрын
Hi Rick. Have Fun in Berlin! 👍🏻🎸 Johannes
@johnknowlton581911 ай бұрын
As always Rick excellent stuff !!
@mikarasila531211 ай бұрын
your nuno episode was lit, loved hearing him play
@bludworm111 ай бұрын
Happy Sunday Rick
@amaurykie3214 ай бұрын
watching at 50% speed to get some details right and just loving the lesson and how drunk you sound like. Learning and having fun.
@newriver2590111 ай бұрын
Most excellent
@nautilus175311 ай бұрын
Rick, if you'll be in Salzburg (assuming...maybe?) about the Mozart video, PLEASE take the ti.e to visit Hallstatt. Totally worth it. Have a nice time in Europe!
@Simon-ct9it11 ай бұрын
Not a Mozart or Beethoven expert, but I'm glad you're coming to Austria! 🎉
@almires69457 ай бұрын
I never think of pentatonics as a scale alone…they are all fragments of full 7 note scales or mode. The major scale contains 3 the melodic minor contains another etc.
@tonywalker760211 ай бұрын
Rick youre one hit wonder Cars not so Are friends electric was a top 20. Thx
@kevink239810 ай бұрын
ty
@johnbelfiglio56211 ай бұрын
I have the exact issue you described. I’ve been a drummer for 42 years and now I’m learning guitar. I’m struggling with connecting the modes and positions.
@edelcorrallira10 ай бұрын
Interesting, watching later but it's a Sunday so ... happy Sunday everyone!
@Floyd03711 ай бұрын
Best teaching video EVER !
@akinoshoko425811 ай бұрын
Interesting stuff, but I'd have been happier with the root note highlighted as E rather than The G.... Just sayin' Hi from the uk, really enjoy seeing someone run around a guitar neck so freely and intuitively - great stuff! 🎉👍🏿😊🎸
@IDGAF_PLUS10 ай бұрын
Nice!
@busplunger11 ай бұрын
Loved your band Billionaire I hope to see you play live someday
@kevsumner206411 ай бұрын
Beethoven and Mozart. Not an expert but I really have got all their albums. Looking forward to seeing that video.
@daveogarf11 ай бұрын
I loved The Billionaires demo, Rick!
@unclestubs837711 ай бұрын
At the end of your show, everyone in the band should step up to the microphone and say "like that!"
@Music_head6896 ай бұрын
You rock man
@andrewhammill614811 ай бұрын
Ever think about doing a gig in San Antonio or Austin? Would be cool if you spread your wings further than GA, NY and Germany.
@charlieekstrom332411 ай бұрын
Thank you ,that was awesome!
@evan.k11 ай бұрын
Question: Rick, regarding the Major Scale, given that the Lydian Mode is considered the brightest mode, and that the Locrian Mode is considered the darkest, when played parallel is there any significance to the fact that the Augmented 4th and the Diminished 5th both give these modes their brightness and darkness respectively, but are also in fact the same note?
@rolandjgutierrez77377 ай бұрын
Great lesson wow factor 100%...RocknRollflat5
@damon_aaron11 ай бұрын
Whenever you play over those chords, I need to hear a Like That at the end.
@timothywebber740411 ай бұрын
Beautiful. Superb!
@pietroborgesparri11 ай бұрын
Hello, Rick. Do you mind on doing a "what makes this song great" about a brazilian song? Our Wonderwall here is called "Só os loucos sabem", by Charlie Brown Jr. Please give it a chance, it is a great song. Maybe you could enjoy it (even not understanding the lyrics) and do a video about it. You have a lot of fans in Brazil
@RelicOnMaui11 ай бұрын
For me, memorizing Portuguese lyrics (which is far from similar sounding Spanish) stumps me. Mas Que Nada, is one of my favorite Brazilian songs. Would love to do a hard blues/rock version, but without the lyrics, HALF of the song is missing.
@pietroborgesparri11 ай бұрын
@@RelicOnMauiI agree, the lyrics are very important (specially if is charlie brown jr) By the way, if you never heard the song I talked about, I recommend it Just close your eyes and hear it, it sounds super positive and happy
@brucefraser280311 ай бұрын
Thanks Rick .
@CalvinLimSH-ld5le11 ай бұрын
Your basic ear training for beginner sounds more interesting to me. How we can develop this skill to recognize the music note interval being played by various instruments as a amateur musician.
@sjdanthem11 ай бұрын
Great stuff as always.
@murdock806811 ай бұрын
My stepbrother gave me(before internet) the pentatonic scale but im at the horizontal stage but have plateaued there. I can improvise decent solos but would like to progress from there but dont know where too.
@masterbuilder316611 ай бұрын
Check out “ Building a Better Guitar Scale “ there are five videos. Transformed my playing almost over night . The absolute best approach to mastering the fretboard. 💯 gold
@thomas907911 ай бұрын
Awesome!
@fabtone111 ай бұрын
My secret weapon , made by Rick F...BEATO ! thanks
@fabtone111 ай бұрын
We have a super extra here coz is not half an hour but one hour , use the half speed button for more comprehension and time wtih rick !
@jesusislukeskywalker429411 ай бұрын
🔑 awesome lesson.
@robertdintsch15837 ай бұрын
Thx!
@freddyheigl11 ай бұрын
Let us know when you're performing in Viena, be cool to see you.
@MICKEYISLOWD11 ай бұрын
What signal path are you using @23:20 mark..? It is so similar to Vinnie Moore's tone from his Time Odyssey era. It has just the right gain and clarity in the mids. Perfect.