Ricky deserves a Nobel Prize!

Every Brilliant Guitarist Deserves An Encore

January 15, 2023, just as good as it was three years ago. Love the lesson.

New to the guitar and new to your channel. 60 yrs old. Never to late right! Love your style of explaining the whole concept. Thank you

Eyup' Rick, greetings from North Carolina USA, I'm a self taught guitar player and have never taken any lessons. BUT, I have reached the point of need to be taught . I have discovered ur videos and I absolutely love them! I'm a 46 year old man and I love to make music from my teen years as well as some new stuff as well (Greta Van Fleet) and I just wanted to say thank you for the time and effort that you give up to make these videos. You keep teaching and I'll keep learning, have a great day and thank you again

I just love your classes! No other lectures which I've listened to on KZfaq have ever worked for me, except yours.

Your lesson made more sense to me than just about anything else I’ve watched on KZfaq, and your genuine desire to help new students learn something you truly love is obvious - thank you so much!

Lol. I am your age so I totally groove on your teaching style at the white board. Thank you.

Thank you so much. I spent so much money on other guitar teachers. I learned so much from you.

Thanks,A REAL TEACHER 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸

I love you sir! Thank you so much!! You are the best teacher!!!😖

Thank you Rickey! I am relearning guitar after a 50 year gap! I played a bugle in a Boy's Brigade band (even at 'The Albert Hall' with its infamous echo!) and have learned a little clarinet and harmonica in between. I still remember some chord shapes but I never learned my scales :-(. This lesson was a bit too basic for me but I am determined to do it properly this time. I guess it was Bert Weedon's 'Play in a Day' that taught me "Even Ants Do Good Before Evil" and my father taught me "Every Good Boy Deserves Favour" for the lines on the treble clef. Many previous generations were forced to take piano (forté) lessons where a mistake resulted in a painful rap over the knuckles from a 12" ruler! I would also like to learn to sing (better than you?)! Back in the 1950s my UK primary school (5 - 10 years old) was keen on singing and recorder. My Secondary School Music Teacher was probably a good musician, he played lunchtime piano recitals at the Fairfield Halls in Croydon and taught us a lot about music theory. By the time I was in the sixth form we had a music teacher who was quite the opposite, a bit like you, he played his acoustic guitar, wrote parts for anyone and everyone who had an instrument (or could only sing three notes) and took his 'orchestra' in a coach adorned with the slogan 'Bill's Band' to win local school band competitions! In the 1980s my daughter was privileged to attend a tiny (70 pupil; 5 - 10 y/o) school where the headmaster was a keen musician and a member of the local brass band. I bought her a very nice £300 (year 2000 price) Yamaha acoustic but she refused to allow me to play it and later on stole my £200 Boosey & Hawkes student Clarinet. I reckon 'Stranger on the Shore' should be doable on guitar. Unfortunately, today in State Schools in the UK and USA it seems that music is forgotten. Today it is an 'extracurricular activity' for which the teachers receive no reward other than their satisfaction in developing a new generation of excellent musicians. Some 'older men' buy a sports car - I recently bought a Fender 2018 Player MIM! There are better guitars (e.g.your Pacifica) but I do not have to go through the pain, again, of a cheap, wide neck, high action classical acoustic that I made even worse by installing steel strings. Even though I bought this this 'Fender' from a reputable UK store it was not setup properly. My skills as a retired computer/electronic/mechanical engineer are serving my guitar well. Thank you for your lessons and your enthusiasm! Apologies for this overlong response but I really want young people to stick with their music, their guitar and with you. Alan

Brilliant Ricky ! I have never learned the basics properly. You make it easy to understand. Thank you !

Good for you, Ricky. Unlike many others you don't strive to be the matinee idol of guitar instruction but really teach what is important. Who cares about the lighting etc? This is not Hollywood but real guitar instruction. Cheers from the colonies!

Hi Ricky , I'm Mike Phillips and just watched my first video of yours. I've watched a lot of instructional videos, BUT you're the first to mention how the guitar is tuned in 4ths, with the exception of B-G in a perfect third. You don't know what this meant to me. I also like your style of teaching, down to earth like me. Thank you! (I'm not worthy!)

Thanks sir , lots of love from india . Now my guitar makes sense ! I was unhappy for 3 decades

Thank you very much, I did learn a lot. I never knew what lay beyond the 12th fret. Excellent.

Ricky you are an inspiration, im so greatfull for all the free guitar lessons you provide, Thank you God Bless! :).

JAMES SCOTT NICHOLSON,ONTARIO, CANADA 🇨🇦 ANOTHER PNEUMONIC FROM HIGH E TO LOW E EASTER BUNNIES GET DRUNK AT EASTER. FOR PEOPLE WHO START ON HIGH E TOP LEFT 💜 LOVING YOUR TEACHING METHODS

I really enjoy these videos for learning what I can

Good solid teaching, thank you.

Ricky, just caught this lesson in a review of your videos and I am so glad I did. I finally understand what the "C" on my electronic guitar tuner means. NOT Cello, NOT Clarinet, but Chromatic...and what a difference that's made to the sound of a "well tuned guitar!" Thanks Ricky! Waiting patiently for your Book! 👍🏾👍🏽🎯🕊

Thank you

Excellent class, you are a great teacher

Hi Rick. I have just found you on You Yule. I am just starting out on guitar and found your lessons on the theory very very good and am enjoying learning through them. I like the way you teach in a fun way that inspires me rather than somebody that is stern. I am 72 and want to play for my own pleasure and keep my brain active so would just like to say thank you very much for the video’s. kind regards. Chas.

Preach Ricky!!!

I can't thank you enough for the wonderful videos. Honestly. Iv played for a long time and tried numerous times to tackle theory and the fretboard and your tips and guidance have been the most helpful thing I've had. Thank you and please keep making these awesome videos ☺️

yes buddy youre great🐤

Brilliant, I knew there was logic, now I understand it, cheers Ricky!

Enjoyed the teaching. Great explanation. Can't wait to learn more!

Thank you so much, my favorite teacher all the time

Thank you!!!

I’m loving you Ricky! 🤟🏼👏🏼

God bless you!!!! You r the best......

ThNk you kind man

Great teacher and video...I have learned a great deal so far...looking forward to more...THANK YOU !

lovin the lessons ive learnt so much from you !

Thank you sir. I've watched two of your videos and I am now subscribed. Be well.

Thank s buddy

Thank you for sharing your personal insights, Ricky. Can you please share the brand of clip-on tuner you were recommending?

Hello from Minnesota. Thanks for the lesson!

I thought this was the same as one I saw before, but it is different, but it was the pretty lady thumbnail that brought me here. Good info on the tuner, I always wondered what those Letters were for.

Thank you so much for the informations you put up on KZfaq. can you please post some videos about ear training? Again, thank you

I love it. I've already shouted the accolades of your site so I want to ask - is that a Cortina on your shirt? My mom had two different models of that beast here in the US (late '60s)

Great video. Wish I saw this 30 years ago. Subscribed. Do you have any pdf exercises?

Thank you for doing this...looking forward to more videos. subscribed.

I was wondering when you were playing ‘here comes the bride’ and the others, which precise notes were you strumming?

Rewarding

Good morning ricky Iv just come across ur vlog and its amaing so thank u so much 4 inspirering me to try Iv got dyslexic and iv wanted to play since years ago when i were young Iv just bought a martin w101 acustic guitar and need all the help i can get Please do u have a print out of the freet board u put on ur white board so i can print it off and learn it? I think now u exaplained the string thing EADGBE which im saying over and over so it goes in my head I understand now what a fret board thing is Can u exaplain to me when it says play an e 1 i thought i wood have to put a finger on the e on the bottom thin string but i think u put 2 or 3 fingers on different ones (sory if its a stupid question)? Can u help me as i put 1 finger onn string many times but when i put the next finger it goes a horrid sound i havent tried loads of times and cant get desent sound what am i doing rong? Iv just liked ur vlogg Thank again 4 inspirering me do try

So what you're saying is is that we should learn all the natural notes before you go beyond because I'm learning the pentatonic scale G Blues minor scale😎😎😎?

riff = Rudolph the red nosed reindeer?

Where's the fretboard diagram?

You didn't tell about memorizing technique?😢

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