Years of guitar frustration solved with one concept!

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7 күн бұрын

Many students have struggled with being able to navigate the fretboard until they learn to apply this concept quickly: fretboard landmarks. From just two strings we can find anything we need on the fretboard, whenever we need it -- scales, chords, triads, arpeggios, double stops, target notes, licks… pretty much anything you need! Mastering the fretboard IS something you can do! Guitar teacher Blue Morris will show you how, step by step.
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@GuitarLessonsVancouver 5 күн бұрын

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@tomcarmody5471 5 күн бұрын

I want to encourage all players to learn this stuff. However, don't get discouraged if this takes a LONG time. I have been working on fluidly moving through the 5 major and 5 minor shapes across the fretboard and learning all my triad shapes for the last 7 months. I am finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel but still have a ways to go. Next, I need to add 7th chords and triads. FYI, I practice for an hour 6-7 days a week. Don't be surprised or discouraged if this takes a year. Just keep going. Like anything else, progress takes hard work. Thanks Blue. Every time I watch one of your videos, I learn something. FYI, I bought your soloing book but haven't started yet.

@GuitarLessonsVancouver 5 күн бұрын

Thank you for the great comment! And for getting the book 😎👍

@jrb123able 4 күн бұрын

Truth

@ssm445 4 күн бұрын

Do you have practice routine suggestions for it?

@tomcarmody5471 4 күн бұрын

@@ssm445 First I assume you are familiar with the CAGED system. If not, watch some videos on that first. That will help a lot. I go through the 5 shapes for each key starting as close to fret 1 as I can(where the whole shape fits on the fretboard) and I go up and down the fretboard, (at least to fret 12 and back) Keep in mind that sometimes the C shape is the first one that fits, sometimes A(then you play AGEDC), sometimes, G(play GEDCA), etc.I do this for all 12 keys in the order of the circle of 4th's(It's just the circle of 5th's in the other direction. The 4th's just progress nicely up the fretboard.) I then I pick a common chord progression like a 1,4,5 (for instance G,C,D, but choose a different one every day). I start with G major and play that shape as close to fret 1 as I can that the whole shape fits, then the C major shape that fits in that same 4-5 fret area, then, D major shape that fits in the same area. Then I move over to the next G shape and do the same thing going through the chord progression while staying in the same area of the fretboard. I do this for all 5 G,C,D shapes. As I got better, I also played the chord within each shape and all the triads within each shape. You pretty quickly see how the scales, chords and triads fit together. When I got comfortable withe the major chords/shapes, I added in the minor. The minor shapes are the same as the major shapes, just moved over one shape although the root notes are in different places. So learning the minor doesn't take anywhere near as much time as major.This will make sense when you start doing it. I hope that helps. This routine has really helped me understand everything but as I said, it takes time and effort. I sometimes take a day or two break, to learn a song or solo to break things up but I'm not stopping what I am doing until I can do everything effortlessly. I have already made significant progress. If you have questions about what I wrote, reply and I will try to clarify. Blue, any comments on what I am doing?

@robinanderson1115 5 күн бұрын

So COOL , U REALLY MAKE EVERYTHING SO SIMPLE & EASY TO UNDERSTAND. THANK U AGAIN.

@GuitarLessonsVancouver 5 күн бұрын

Thank you! Glad it's helping!

@brianlarsen6242 5 күн бұрын

Thanks the videos. You fill a really nice niche on the web between song lessons and hard core theory. I really enjoy these!

@GuitarLessonsVancouver 5 күн бұрын

Great to hear thank you! More coming soon!

@coonpoon1 5 күн бұрын

Man dude, you're an awesome teacher! simple methods that other teachers complicate just to confuse students to bait and switch them to the paywall. You give great information with fully formed thoughts, and then state acall for action. Great content and your channel should take off like a rocket! A sincere thank you!

@GuitarLessonsVancouver 5 күн бұрын

Thank you that's great to hear! 👍🎸

@user-bi5gs8mj4d Күн бұрын

Great lesson! I would add, learn the Caged system. it will take a year or so get it down good, at least a good year… But once you start getting it down, it opens up the entire fret board and you can navigate freely!

@keithburnett-i7f 2 күн бұрын

I’m gonna give this a go. I have spent the last 6 months navigating the Fretboard using intervals & it has improved my playing ten fold. Maybe this is the final step that brings it all together? Thanks for the concept!👍

@youtubepremium3505 4 күн бұрын

There are shortcuts yes, but the best thing to do is memorize every note on your fretboard and all the notes in major,minor, and pentatonic and blues scales .

@brazilgriller6073 5 күн бұрын

You're the best!!!! Love Saturday lessons

@GuitarLessonsVancouver 5 күн бұрын

Great to see you here in the comments. Thanks for your support!

@garygregg4597 5 күн бұрын

This help me ALOT!!! Thanks! Your Awesome!

@GuitarLessonsVancouver 5 күн бұрын

Glad to hear it! Thank you!

@JoinHerArmy Күн бұрын

This is gold. Thanks!

@guitartommo2794 Күн бұрын

Thanks for the great video. Really useful info presented well. I’m not sure now how I learned to remember where chords are in the first place but definitely learning and recognising the 3 string triad shapes on EBG and BGD are really useful. These mini chords are used regularly in guitar music. Learning the change of shape with a progression like a I IV V e.g. G C and D on the EBG strings all along the neck is really useful and helpful to progress. Then you see the sequence of shape change becomes a pattern itself that is easy to remember. Do same for BGD and they become recognisable in all sorts songs rhythm and lead guitar parts.

@macjam9090 Күн бұрын

excellent lesson i have learnt so much thank you

@fabionieves27 5 күн бұрын

Thanks Blue, Great summary that helps to carry on improving! Theory is great and necessary to understand and progress but as you say several times... when playing, and that's what really makes fun, it flows much better if you just have clear landmarks to know where you are and what to do with theese concepts and shapes that work well to make it all simpler...

@GuitarLessonsVancouver 5 күн бұрын

Thank you! Much appreciated!

@greghuff3316 4 күн бұрын

Great explanation and concepts. Simple and useful.

@GuitarLessonsVancouver 4 күн бұрын

Thank you! Lots more guitar lessons on the channel!

@shonema 3 күн бұрын

Fantastic lesson - thank you

@GuitarLessonsVancouver 3 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting!

@KyLesCaster 5 күн бұрын

This is absolutely essential!! Can't thank you enough for this lesson, man. Break through moments

@GuitarLessonsVancouver 4 күн бұрын

Great to hear thank you! Lots more guitar lessons like it on the channel!

@frankm2588 3 күн бұрын

I'm a patron, I have the book. With some of us with no talent (yes, that's a thing), and the memory capacity of a gnat, still years of frustration. But we keep plugging away.

@GuitarLessonsVancouver 3 күн бұрын

Thanks for your support! You can do it!

@MoeJoe974 5 күн бұрын

Great lesson. I have been getting such valuable knowledge from your videos. Thank you so much.

@GuitarLessonsVancouver 5 күн бұрын

Glad to hear it, thank you!

@ivan_talivan 5 күн бұрын

This is the kind of video we really love!!! Thank you so much

@GuitarLessonsVancouver 5 күн бұрын

Great to hear thank you. More like it coming 😀

@johntaylor9048 4 күн бұрын

Without doubt excellence

@GuitarLessonsVancouver 4 күн бұрын

Thank you! Lots more lessons on the channel and our Patreon www.patreon.com/guitarlessonsvancouver

@teleplayer7081 5 күн бұрын

This is definitely the kind of stuff we need! So many people learning guitar are always struggling with...should I learn scales...pentatonic...caged...etc...including myself. We need something all in one basket to understand. Thank you so much ❤❤❤❤❤

@GuitarLessonsVancouver 5 күн бұрын

Thank you! More like it coming to the channel 👍

@yudipitre5720 5 күн бұрын

You are an awesome teacher.

@GuitarLessonsVancouver 5 күн бұрын

Thank you! 😃

@wagonet 5 күн бұрын

It sounds so beautiful

@GuitarLessonsVancouver 5 күн бұрын

Thank you for saying 👍🎸

@dennisk5082 5 күн бұрын

Fantastic as always😊

@GuitarLessonsVancouver 5 күн бұрын

Thank you for your support 😎🎸

@josealbaposse 5 күн бұрын

Gracias x tu aporte Blue!! Otro gran video!!!

@GuitarLessonsVancouver 4 күн бұрын

Thank you for your support José!!!!

@gopilotmusic 4 күн бұрын

"How a guitarist's mind works" or "Inside the guitarist's mind" could be good subtitles for this (awesome) lesson. (Both a little ripe for satire, I realize, but that's alright.) Levelling up!

@GuitarLessonsVancouver 4 күн бұрын

Thank you! Much appreciated!

@johnphillips4033 4 күн бұрын

I totally agree but I’d like to add knowing the notes on the b string as well. This was a game changer for me as it allowed me to easily visualize all the D and C shaped chords. So if you know the notes on the low E and A strings, you also know the notes on the high E string. Just adding the notes on the B string really opened up the fretboard for me.

@GuitarLessonsVancouver 4 күн бұрын

I agree, the notes on the B string can give us some good triad shapes :)

@bb9938 5 күн бұрын

Another excellent video blue. Teaching us to fish, rather than giving us a fish etc. I'm so in agreement that getting those E and A notes memorised opens up the fretboard so much more to try to put these ideas into practice..

@GuitarLessonsVancouver 5 күн бұрын

Thank you again! 😎

@derekseed 5 күн бұрын

Great video. Thumbs up, indeed!

@GuitarLessonsVancouver 4 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting! Lots more lessons on the channel :)

@jeffro. 5 күн бұрын

Blue, every video you make is helpful, even though I'm an intermediate player. I use those same landmarks all the time. The more I learn "complicated" passages, the more dexterity I develop...and the more shapes I remember relative to each other... ...using landmarks! (Like chords or triads with licks & dbl-stops.) Thanks for continuing to do these videos! Keep up the excellent fun! 👌 👍 🤪

@GuitarLessonsVancouver 4 күн бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate you watching these videos and commenting. More coming!

@user-wp2ej5mn4c 5 күн бұрын

Good stuff thank you

@GuitarLessonsVancouver 5 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching. Lots more guitar lessons on the channel 👍

@user-wp2ej5mn4c 19 сағат бұрын

I've been working on that lick. Having fun with it. Is it rock?

@adambrunner9462 5 күн бұрын

Blue my man you are a most excellent guitar teacher! You have a way of turning lightbulbs on in my head and after starting to finally get serious about guitar in my 40's about idk 7 years ago I have learned thats not easy. Lots of mindless noodling if Im not focused on a task. Thank you, I highly recommend your patreon page! I would love to see you do a deep dive on Yellow Leadbetter by Pearl Jam!!!

@GuitarLessonsVancouver 5 күн бұрын

Thank you very much! Yellow Ledbetter is a good idea. I'll put that on the list. See you on Patreon 👍🎸

@victorformosa228 5 күн бұрын

Love that Tele.

@GuitarLessonsVancouver 4 күн бұрын

Thank you! It's a unique tele but very handy to have that extra pickup for sure.

@victorformosa228 4 күн бұрын

@@GuitarLessonsVancouverThe first solid body electric guitar. I have a squier Tele, do you know how they came up the name of Telecaster ?

@dawin6710 5 күн бұрын

loved this lesson. Here's an idea for a future lesson. I'd love to see a lesson if possible to show me the 3rd , 5th and 7th degrees in the "Funny B" shape and the shape 3 "Triple stack". You have done already for the the easy shape. Thanks

@GuitarLessonsVancouver 4 күн бұрын

Good idea thank you! Target notes on shape 3 is a good idea. I'll add that to my list.

@JonSimonSid 3 күн бұрын

The best system without doubt

@GuitarLessonsVancouver 3 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@jimantonino4394 3 күн бұрын

Nice looking Tele.

@GuitarLessonsVancouver 3 күн бұрын

Thank you! American Professional Nashville Telecaster

@jeanetteaurelio4207 5 күн бұрын

Like your Maui Shirt & most the lessons

@GuitarLessonsVancouver 5 күн бұрын

Thank you! I love Maui. Wish I could go there evert year.

@djbny2la 4 күн бұрын

FYI At the end of the video 14:35 you have an Arrow pointing to blank space (No video link for "cool" links... )

@GuitarLessonsVancouver 4 күн бұрын

Oops thank you. Fixed now. Must have forgotten to add the licks video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r6iRebuentHJm2w.htmlsi=izrdAdoYR2Ub5Yzr

@djbny2la 2 күн бұрын

@@GuitarLessonsVancouver P.S Love your content! EXTREAMLY helpful!

@GuitarLessonsVancouver Күн бұрын

@@djbny2la thank you very much!!

@DenisMorissetteJFK 5 күн бұрын

It looks easy when someone else does it. But the video has stopped and you have to remember what you need to do, that’s a different game. Don’t be ashamed to watch the video a dozen of times before you’re starting to get it.

@GuitarLessonsVancouver 5 күн бұрын

Thanks! Indeed there is a lot covered in this video. Thanks for watching 😎👍