I've been playing guitar for 30 + years (never taking it all that serious) but frustrated that I really never saw much improvement. I've just started learning my scales and the fretboard in general and chord relationships. I have noticed a vast improvement in my playing and it's kinda reinvigorated my interest in guitar. Thanks for the video!

@BeowulfGaming

Ай бұрын

how do you start with theory and segment it and then put it together? ihave been playing for 2 years, i can learn a song, i know 3 shapes of pentatonic and i know how to improvise in any key, thats it. Whenever i try to learn theory, i can underestand 1 topic, then another one, but it never clicks together as a whole, i think i spent like 7 hours reading about CAGED method, and next day i dont know shit. Its just so frustrating and every website and learning material starts from different area or end

@stevec9972

Ай бұрын

It's a lot of info to take in. It took me a long while to absorb. Overlaying caged and pentatonic scales made a big difference. Just keep at it. ​@@BeowulfGaming

@StichMethodGuitar

Ай бұрын

Theory: The Circle Of Fifths Is MUCH BETTER Like This! Music Theory For Guitar and Beyond. kzread.info/dash/bejne/gnmXubyOnrK7dbw.html

Ай бұрын

I played for 20 before I finally dove into theory. I didn’t have a teacher, so I just went online and flooded my brain with as much info as possible. I was learning advanced level theory concepts, right along with beginner and intermediate level concepts as well, simply because I had no prior knowledge as to where to start. It was tough for me. I went through a lot of frustration and confusion before I could see the entire picture of basic music theory. Now I feel relatively comfortable with it, but I’d never call myself a master at it. I don’t think there really is such thing as a master anything. We all just keep learning until we die.

@garyrochussen3430

Ай бұрын

Agreed! And that's the beauty of it. We never arrive at the end. We just keep learning more and more and hopefully improving as we go.

I thought that I had an epiphany but it turns that it was just an Epiphone. Carry on. Seriously I'm looking forward to this lesson thanks..

@JasperHoMusic

11 күн бұрын

😭

@sidneybailey9217

11 күн бұрын

That was funny AF!

@stuartkennedy9347

4 күн бұрын

Laughed harder than I should have, thanks for that.

You gave me this breakthrough moment 11 years into my playing. Totally changed my playing 7 years later. I absolutely never thought I’d be able to do what I can do now. All thanks to your work Stich. 🙏

@Andrew-cs1td

25 күн бұрын

Pretty sure you did work as well. Don’t discount your efforts my man.

@rickystuart8

14 күн бұрын

@@Andrew-cs1td100% correct, I definitely put in a lot of consistent work. Thanks for the reminder.

Man you give the best FREE content ever. I'm so glad I found you. You have a very clear way of explaining things and I can tell you really care. Kudos to you brother. You're such an awesome person giving back like this.

Man, you’re my favorite teacher on here. I’m self taught, KZread University since 13, and the way you slowly break it down with clear simplicity has helped me tremendously. Thanks!

this was SO good. i’ve been playing for almost 25 years and these hugely solidified a bunch of mental models that i’ve been piecing together over the past few years as i’ve gotten past a plateau i was stuck on. sending this to all of my friends; thank you so much

Your formula sums it up perfectly! I’ve been playing on and off for 30 years and I used this exact formula all the time. Thanks for sharing professor!

Just here to say your Patreon membership is so worth it. I signed up several months ago. Best instructor out there if you want to learn more than just individual songs. Thanks for all you do, Ian.

Great video! Learning the fret numbers for chords is such a game-changer. It really does open up the fretboard and make music theory click. Thanks for sharing your breakthrough moment and all the helpful tips. Can't wait to put this into practice!

Stitch is absolutely (in my opinion) one of the most humble guys sharing his knowledge of playing guitar. Credit goes out to him for this. Thanks and KEEP ON STRUMMIN! Dallas

You are hands down the best guitar teacher on KZread. Thank you for your efforts.

Always love your videos! Thank you sir.

I’m trying to teach myself and listening to you talk about this is really opening my eyes and ears, I’m musically inclined and can play trumpet and piano, but find guitar still very difficult. Great video!

T watched all your caged chord videos and after about 6 months I'm very comfortable and grateful to you for the content, but wow this is like the next steps thank you , it took me 6 months but I did join another band as a bass player.

This is really great man. Thank you!

Your nuggets of wisdom are wonderful! This is a great way to thing for guitar.

I must thank you for this really great technique by remembering the fret numbers. I’m gonna definitely work on this. I’m struggling with some things and I think this might help me a lot . Thanks Stitch

Thanks for sharing your journey and knowledge I will try to put this into perspective and practice it

I like this perspective. I know a lot of the shapes already, but I will definitely start to think more about the numbers, to get an even better understanding of the fretboard. Thanks man!

Helped immensely. I definitely will get the patreon lessons. Thanks for hawking!

Thank you for your insightful observations

The original never lost video was still one of the biggest lightbulb moments for me. Stoked that you're still making great content.

Love to see this getting attention! Great videos

I get your Patron when I have time to practice it. I jump on and off as time permits. Please keep the content coming.

Man I dont even play guitar and i got this video recommended...... I enjoyed the vid a lot! I play keys and go to uni for music production and theory and i'm glad to say this video is the right path! In harmony classes we study the berkleey method of chord-scale theory from day one. This method is very controversial epecially on the internet with guitar players 😅 however I have found chord-scales to be a great method if you have the right mindset. This video lays out excactly why chord-scale theory rocks! Chords are very similar to scales like you said on the video, and if you learn to identify chords on your instrument (on the fretboard) you will ouluck the underlying harmony and music behind the notes! You mentioned that chords are broken up scales, this is true but in chord-scale theory we take it even further and say that chords ARE scales and scales ARE chords. This opens the door to internalize the "sound" of the music: instead of saying C to G7 we simply identify the Ionian to Mixolydian "sound" and we can generalize even more and think of it like an Ionian cadence "sound". This is usefull when composing for multiple instruments like on the orchestra. Instead of having a 3 note F triad spread amongs the orchestra with lots of duplicates you can simply think of this bar as a "lydian sound". The lydian scale has many more notes than the F triad so you can be more creative by spreading the lydian sound amongst all the instrumental families. The chord-scale-instrument relationship truly does unlock wonders! And i'm happy that more and more people are starting to see it! I'll subscribe and see what my guitarist friends are doing because inspiration comes from everywhere!

Wonderful clarity , insight and expression. Your enthusiasm radiates. Thank you sir.

Thank you so very much my friend!

Awesome. Thank you for sharing.

It’s funny. I learned this concept from you without you explaining it as such. I think it was your ‘Inside the mind of Bob Weir’ video when I realized that this whole time that I’d been fearing barre chords. I’d been fearing what would end up setting me free. I realized that my pointer finger was the nut. And it blew my mind. I started yelling and running back and forth around the house like “oh my god! It’s so simple!”. Your pointer finger is the nut and the E major shape is the major chord shape for the 1 for whatever key you slide your fingeycapo(trademark rn) to. But that was like the first part of the breakthrough. Then I saw that the strings are all each others 4. And then I saw that the annoying string (from a shape memorizing perspective) wasn’t really annoying. It’s actually genius to have it be a minor 3rd. And really tbh I’ll probably spend the rest of my life figuring out all the implications of that and how it sorta spins everything around like a 4D piano. It’s beautiful. It is math. It’s like a double helix almost. So is music itself. It’s almost a double helix or spiraling thing just as a strand of dna is.

@xavier4519

11 күн бұрын

this shit so deep i don't even need hallucinogens

Nice Firefly, I love mine! Thanks for the fresh perspective.

Great lesson and as always, you make it easier to understand than most other teachers. Thanks!

Man, I argue about this with my music teacher all the time. His brain is wired in a way that the letters are easiest for him, and he seemingly can't accept that my brain isn't like his. I'm entirely on your side-tell me where the degrees are relative to the root! If I need to figure out the note names afterwards, I can absolutely do it, but the difference between a tenth of a second and a second is life and death while I'm playing.

@StichMethodGuitar

24 күн бұрын

Exactly! Well said

SPECTACULAR! Thanks ✊❤

It’s interesting, I discovered the cage system on my own and when I showed a friend he said oh yeah cage system. When I discovered that if you move the E shape, A shape, C shape, G shape (no D shape) move up and down the fret board that’s when my guitar mind and music mind opened up. The idea music is the sound of math is so true. I bet if you showed little kids that they would jump all over math.

@HiredHands89

23 күн бұрын

I inadvertantly taught myself how to drop tune because it made sense when I was learning a song without tabs when i first started. My guitar teacher was amazed when he asked where I learned to, and I replied 'I just did it because it made sense and sounded right'!

This is a different way to look at the fretboard and it sounds simpler than memorizing notes. I’m going to do my best to learn this because I actually understand what you’re saying and it makes sense. Thanks so much for sharing your insights.

Thanks for the vid stitch. Let me preface this by saying how much your caged masterclass helped me. It really took a lot of the frustration out of my playing and gave me some solid fundamentals. In regards to learning the fret positions, is this mainly for players who like to use tabs? Im trying to (painfully) learn by ear these days. Would you recommend just intervals and singing the notes for this type of learning? or do the frets still have some value for this approach?? cheers man!

Stich I consumed so much of your content that I consider you one of my guitar teachers

I want to thank you because I am an absolute noob and ive been have been studying the fretboard. I see now that studying shapes and chords should be where i need to focus

I love humanity! I’m learning from amazing guy on some random video on KZread. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤! Ty for posting this

I had a similar revelation recently when thinking about how I can navigate without looking. So I decided to focus on where certain intervals sounded according to fret distance from string to string. Knowing triad shapes/voicings is everything too. Your way of thinking totally relates, just a bit more of a 5,000 foot view. All useful! ❤

The lesson on navigating with your ring finger was helpful! Tyvm.

Oh man, you are so spot on. In my case I see it geometrically. I see lines and shapes, but basically it's all math. Love your videos. Best regards from Portugal

Just to add to this - a lot of vocal melodies revolve around chords tones and the root chord tone, I’ve seen this a lot studying pop music and songwriting. So it makes sense to think of lead guitar like this too and use notes outside the chord tone as tension. Coldplay does the root power chord over the chords a lot, which is a similar concept (root chord over the chords). Many artists revolve around the root note too (one note melodies).

I’m going to give your method a go. I just subscribed so here goes my delve into becoming a more complete guitarist 👍🏻

Thanks for sharing how to recognise what Caged chord shape you are playing or improvising over the frets by looking at the tablature numbering system.

One of my fav lessons of yours. Signed up on Patreon to get it down. Thanks Ian.

OK, so I see the whole CAGED system benefit for understanding riffs and solos. Will definitely look into this. Thanks!

I am a beginner been at it for about 2 years. Just started taking lessons again. Being self taught mostly, I kinda had this idea when looking at the pentatonic scales. You cleared up what I thought I was seeing bit have no idea how to express it. The note names are arbitrary. Seeing the chord in tab was another one with the fret number. Thanks

Thank you for this One!

You are the best, man.

Thank you!

Yep. Stitches method is like a rocket taking off for guitar learning. It works!

Cool videos man, I dig your cheery enthusiasm! Quick question pls - I get that note-names are arbitrary but in that case aren't chord-names also arbitrary? Eg/ Since I'm usually tuned down a whole tone a D-chord is actually sounding a C-Chord and so on... Therefore should I even continue to call that a D-chord, an open D-Shape, a lazy-Dee or make up random nicknames for each of my hand positions like Pheobe from friends?

Good information. The is restating what is in the original Fretboard Logic books from nearly 30 years ago.

THANK YOU!

That was such a satisfying analogy: take a chord and *SNAP* a scale shape on top of it!! 😁

@Andrew-cs1td

25 күн бұрын

I’m really confident in my scale shapes across the neck so now I’m trying to snap the chords onto the scales that I already know so I can follow changes easier.

Awesome, I've always been better with numbers than words/letters, and it's been right there all along. Cheers man!

Great video

You peaked my interest. I’m not sure I totally got it. Got to go back to the guitar a play around with it. After years of dust on my guitars coming back to learn the chords & scales etc. but I think you gave me some light . Thanks Ginge

Thanks!

It took you SIXTEEN YEARS???? :) great show, thank you.

Stich! I knew there was a reason I liked you. The cello! I played the cello for 10 years. I’m watching this vid. Intervals are key. I love math too! Lol. Thanks man! 👍

was legit going to learn you enjoy myself today great minds think alike

@StichMethodGuitar

Ай бұрын

Look for all the arpeggios… the beginning is 100% arpeggios

5:24 "navigating by note name" ...... yep, paralysis from CPU overload, guaranteed.

It's like starting over, it makes a lot of sense though. I've always known about the chord shapes being moveable, but never thought of it numerically before.

If anyone is to watch ONE video on how to “crack” the fretboard, it is this. I had a similar revelation, and once you can see all the CAGED shapes and their associated scale shape, it has a huge impact on your playing and improv.

@etherneedle

7 күн бұрын

Yea I learned the CAGED system n then realized all of the chords click together like a puzzle then Nashville numbering system opened my eyes for real then got into JAZZ n learned abt that 2-5-1

Stich, first of all great video, but I also loved that part of the video where you were talking about YEM because that’s exactly how I think about music after getting my eyes opened by your videos. I too hear Trey do something and ask “why?” Instead of how I used to think he was just gifted his musical abilities by god and Jesus themselves. Keep up the good work, and also I liked to hear you ramble about music at the end you should post more videos that are less structured and just kind of you blabbing about what guitar thing you are thinking about at the moment. Great stuff!

I am tired on constantly trying so many things your teachings will be my only focus from now on.

@StichMethodGuitar

28 күн бұрын

Make sure you watch my Caged Primer Playlist and you will be good I promise….

@bluwng

28 күн бұрын

@@StichMethodGuitar will do. Thanks for helping us.

I never learned chords I started with tabs big mistake. I was trying to learn sweet home Alabama and the intro kept killing me so I gave up then some one taught me chords and bam it all made sense and that opening was a d chord so simple. You should be in a high school teaching guitar and recording those classes for all to see your a great teacher.unlike my teacher in high school that gave us a book and set in his office all day all those kids wasted a year.

Practicing arpeggios helps with that understanding too. After decadds of playing, I've only started looking at chord shapes to come up with melodies and improvisation. The scales almost fall into place after that. If only I had time to really practice.

Ian, I love how you support the videos with the Patreon practice sessions, but where do I begin? Is there a recommended or implied sequence for the series of learning you have put together with practice sessions, or are they independent from one another? I would love to have an idea of a sequence to attack the learning properly. Even of it's do this first then this one, then that one? Thank you!

@StichMethodGuitar

Ай бұрын

First off... Thank You!!! That was such a kind gesture. To answer your question, I would start with my CAGED Primer Playlist, which has some Patreon support on the later videos, and also my Pentatonic Mastery Playlist. Once you have done those... any video of mine will introduce different topics and approaches you can incorporate into your playing. Did that help? Also this might help with understanding how to navigate Patreon if you are interested. vimeo.com/731166602

@trinity95624

Ай бұрын

@@StichMethodGuitar Excellent-- exactly what I needed. I know that topics can be complimentary. I also know that you probably have the best idea of what sequence would serve best. Now we each know. I caught the Vimeo on how to track down those specific topics & practice sessions also. Much appreciated!

I'll stop talking lol. Great vid man 👍

11.27 is the timeline that video ended and you played a riff or rhythem to the end. That distorted or over driven or what ever yoy call it, what effects did you use? Thank you Stich!

Long live Patreon.

Ok this is way over my head, I can't follow the path towards my own epiphany but that's on me. Thank you for sharing to the many more who do follow and "get it"

@StichMethodGuitar

19 күн бұрын

Honestly, watch my caged primer playlist. It starts off gently and will take you to where you want to go. I promise

Holy shit, this is extremely helpful

Dude!! 🙌🏽 🔮💡

I currently don't have a car, does that mean I can still learn this stuff? Great lesson, I just started playing for 5 months and I think this is going to help a lot too. I'm diving deep into the theory stuff as well so I already can follow and understand most of the concepts you explained. Thanks a lot!

OMG! I realized this about one month ago--note names and theory are what we use to "discuss" what we're doing." But thinking that while playing is cognitively debilitating. It is ALL about INTERVALS. I read music too, and, ugh, "tab." I have played music my entire life, but on guitar I believe tab and music notation (and rote patterns) inhibit growth and expression--they are crutches. Instead of reading tab, find the notes on your guitar then the chords. Yes, it is challenging---at first. You play what you practice and if you rely on tab/music notation to play, then you will become adept at playing what's on the page. If you want to improvise and play in your own "voice," lose the crutches and train and trust your ears. Hear what it sounds like to move from one chord in a progression to the next. Hear the interval between a root and a fifth, etc. Play and develop motifs (musical ideas) using chord tones in a two chord progression, I IV or three chord, ii, V, I, etc. Trust that your fingers will synchronize with your ears. This is HUGE and I don't know why it isn't being stressed enough online. Aim for this "epiphany" and your approach to guitar and playing will change forever. Analysis/intellectualizing is the creativity growth killer. I spent years looking for a logical explanation/method for how to improvise on the guitar. I drilled triads. scales, modes, arpeggios, etc., thinking it would become "music." I missed the point: You play what and how you practice. Huge! Thank you for validating my epiphany, Stich!

Wonderful to hear as an intermediate player and will certainly be applying this way of thinking. Thank you!

most of us would play a lot better if guitar backing tracks including vocals, can you imagine the difference it would make

Hi Ian! How are you doing? Please, are your StichMethod Blues Master Class Parts 1 and 2 still available on Udemy? Cheers, John

You bees dat pinball wizard of guitar! TILT!

This is a strange request but could you at least give us a total shot of the guitar for just a few frames so we can appreciate its beauty ? That’s a perfect guitar man. I love the dark fret board .

I’m m an architect so I see the note relationships on the fretboard as geometry or structural shapes, not ‘notes’. Depending on wherever you’re at, you can teleport all up and down the neck, in any key - even if you don’t know the key, if you apprehend the structure that always is the same….its a real epiphany

saw a video once where the guy broke down the fretboard using 8th grade algebra. It was eye opening. It's all math and patterns.

Please stich give us advice for begining jazz player

❤

Even simpler, scales are inside of chords. If you think of playing across the chord in question it really simplifies playing. Essentially movable chords. This is a technique used in country music for decades.

New 335, Stitch?? Great lesson, as ever...

Ian, a touch of gray kinda suits you anyway.

@NateBreidenbaugh-gg7fs

Ай бұрын

He will get by.

Hey Stich have you considered putting together a guide for using the interval method for figuring out when bends will work and when they won't?

@StichMethodGuitar

26 күн бұрын

Already have… look for my CEO of the Major pentatonic video and my Minor pentatonic melody jam band video

@gamekyuubi42069

26 күн бұрын

@@StichMethodGuitar Awesome I'll check it out!

I would change that master formula to have the human element over the chords as well….its all over the chords….great lesson btw…

I'll check out the Patreon practice sessions, but what puzzles me is when you say memorize the fret numbers, they are going to change depending on what key you are in, so that's a lot of numbers.

@StichMethodGuitar

29 күн бұрын

Not really… you’ll see they are all relative to each other. Sign up and let me know how it goes

In Danish, and I guess in German as well, the B is called H. Just a little thing that cause much confusion.

Hello if you was a beginner . with what you know now how would you go about it. (In what order)

@StichMethodGuitar

23 күн бұрын

My Caged Primer Playlist will help. How much of a beginner are you?

Kind of like knowing 144 is a gross and 365 is a year and 5280 is a mile. Numbers and relativity--relate ability. Just something else to know and realize--good stuff--now to class. Thanks Groovy One!

@StichMethodGuitar

Ай бұрын

Well said!

I rap in a band. And I produce music on laptop in my bedroom. Is it helpfull to get the course. I had guitar lessons when i was 8 but as soon as i learned easy chords I started to write songs. I now have real life lessons with the solo guitarist from my band. Would it be helpful to get the course?

@NoSpang-official

6 күн бұрын

My goal isn't to play better but to understand music more so I can produce better

A weird thing is the guitars strings EADGBE has no sharps or flats so its natural tuning surely is really C?

Quick Question....remembering the chord numbers (eg for C Chord 32010) do you remember the X for the string's you don't hit for some chord's ? Asking for a friend ;-)

@StichMethodGuitar

22 күн бұрын

So, if you are digging this lesson, this is discussing the physical arpeggios, which are the ones associated with the physical chord shape. My two hour Masterclass has ALL the arpeggios associated with each shape, meaning where you would want to put the X as asked in the question there really is a 0 and a 3. So once you get this idea under your belt, check out my 2 hour masterclass and you will learn all the numbers associated with each chord. Let me know if that makes sense….. to your friend😉