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.

Speaking as a very amateur musician .. I really enjoy your channel.. Very interesting and informative.. Thank you from England

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

I follow a lot of teachers, but Rick is my go to for laying a good foundation 💯💪

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

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!

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.

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

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!

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!

This guy is an all round fantastic fellow and a boss musician 🎶 🎸

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 !!!!..

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.

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 . . . “

ive been playing for over 20 years and rick is great at teaching. maybe this lesson is not for me but its very informative

Superb advice, thank you Rick. Really helpful to connect and expand on those pentatonics!

Sonic Shapes - 2 note per string pentatonics are super useful, great article Rick!

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.

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!

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 ❤

Give me more! I already have your bundle but nothing beats playing along with your videos…just like that 😊

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.

Fantastic lesson Rick. I just had a "one giant leap" moment watching this one lol Thank you very much Sir. 😊

I am very thankful and big fan of Sir Rick Beato🙏🙏🙏god bless you with healthy and long happy life

👍🏻 nice ! I love ❤️ it when you shift across the fretboard or move diagonally up etc 😨

The A sus4 arpeggio sounds very beautiful !!! 🙂👍🏻

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 🤘💀🍻🔥🙏

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...

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

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!

Congratulations Rick on your international successes.

I needed this.. learned soo much! Thank you!

The Beato bundle such an incredible value

I got the Bundle and enjoying the education. On cool. you are using the blue Beato Signature Gibson cut away.

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)

Thnx Rick, this is just what I needed..🎸😎👍🏻

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.

Well looking forward to the dom interveiw, nice one rick 🤘🏼

Thank you Rick. You have stretched my brain again!

2 steps forward, one step back, up & down the major scale all positions. Pinky dexterity separates the pro’s from the Joe’s.

16:41 just learning this would help you be better by 200%

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

Please come to Gothenburg SWEDEN and play!!! ;) Great video as always!

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

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

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.

Great video Rick 👍

Sounds great ,Rick ,your finger's seem tireless!!

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

Thanks that opens up the guitar fretboard a bit , i didnt quite understand how you can play a a lick in em pentatonic

Man you are killing it on your channel. Really appreciate all your content brother.

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.

sir, you are the master

Really helpful..thank you Rick!!

Man, I appreciate you so much! I need to upgrade my Beato Book.

I relate to whatever you’re saying naturally. You’re the greatest. Cheers.

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.

Had you for half the lesson and then I'm lost😅 love all you do! Thanks 👍

Hello Rick! Love your videos!!

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 😊

I just purchased the Ultimate Bundle! Can’t wait to get started!

Hi Rick. Have Fun in Berlin! 👍🏻🎸 Johannes

As always Rick excellent stuff !!

your nuno episode was lit, loved hearing him play

Happy Sunday Rick

watching at 50% speed to get some details right and just loving the lesson and how drunk you sound like. Learning and having fun.

Most excellent

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!

Not a Mozart or Beethoven expert, but I'm glad you're coming to Austria! 🎉

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.

Rick youre one hit wonder Cars not so Are friends electric was a top 20. Thx

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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.

Interesting, watching later but it's a Sunday so ... happy Sunday everyone!

Best teaching video EVER !

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! 🎉👍🏿😊🎸

Nice!

Loved your band Billionaire I hope to see you play live someday

Beethoven and Mozart. Not an expert but I really have got all their albums. Looking forward to seeing that video.

I loved The Billionaires demo, Rick!

At the end of your show, everyone in the band should step up to the microphone and say "like that!"

You rock man

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.

Thank you ,that was awesome!

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?

Great lesson wow factor 100%...RocknRollflat5

Whenever you play over those chords, I need to hear a Like That at the end.

Beautiful. Superb!

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

Thanks Rick .

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.

Great stuff as always.

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.

Awesome!

My secret weapon , made by Rick F...BEATO ! thanks

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 !

🔑 awesome lesson.

Thx!

Let us know when you're performing in Viena, be cool to see you.

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.