Understanding notes and tones is the key...You always make it look so easy! Mahalo!!!!!

@curiousguitarist

3 ай бұрын

Mahalo for all your support! KD!

yes, licks are def. what I tune in for (typically) but this...this is what I NEEDED! Thank you Chris

@curiousguitarist

3 ай бұрын

You bet! After a bit you can’t unsee the fretboard this way…then the licks take on new horizons!

Sweet exercise, didn't think about doing it two notes per string.

I love this new way of getting my brain out of the old rut! What a relief. Thank you Chris! 😃

@curiousguitarist

3 ай бұрын

You're very welcome, glad it was insightful!

@thegroovytrvbe

2 ай бұрын

Bro Idk what’s goin on tonight bt it’s clicking FAVTSS

Such a great teacher, thank you!

@curiousguitarist

3 ай бұрын

You're very welcome, Matthew. Thanks for the kudos!

This is one of the most meaningful and important things you have ever put out. Trust me, this is not a lightly statement to make. To me, this is absolutely everything in movement and translation of what I want to say.

@curiousguitarist

3 ай бұрын

Wow, thanks Christopher! So glad this one landed well for you, I had a blast making it.

Great lesson!

Wow, that modes excercise is a real brain engager. I'll be sitting over here practicing if anyone needs me.

@curiousguitarist

3 ай бұрын

Right? I can still get lost in this for a while just exploring

I joined your patron today. Very excited to learn from you

@curiousguitarist

3 ай бұрын

Welcome aboard, Mark!!! Looking forward to working with you!

@markcafebrown2883

3 ай бұрын

Thank you. I just mastered your newest scale from low E 3rd fret G to 12 fret high E and been playing over all the backing tracks. Light bulb moment for sure 👍

Thanks for taking your time to do these lessons Chris.

@curiousguitarist

3 ай бұрын

My pleasure, I'm glad you enjoy them!

Excellent presentation

This is really a useful and important lesson, many thanks Chris! Really helps to understand different scales structure.

@curiousguitarist

3 ай бұрын

And you cannot un-see this level of detail. Glad you enjoyed it, pj

Loved this one!

@curiousguitarist

3 ай бұрын

Glad to hear it, thanks for the view and comment!

Thanks Chris. I like that these keep me in some kind of contact. I seexa lot of what we worked on. Your content is consistently the best

@curiousguitarist

3 ай бұрын

Thanks, Ed, and thanks for your support!

Brilliant! Thanks Chris!

@curiousguitarist

3 ай бұрын

My pleasure!

Thanks so much, Chris!

@curiousguitarist

3 ай бұрын

Sure thing!

Another good one Chris! Ima have to spend some time with this one fersure.

@curiousguitarist

3 ай бұрын

Have fun, Tim! I know that learn something new every time I do this type of thing. Thanks for your support, it really means the world to me, Tim.

Fantastic exercise for getting even more dialed into the flavors of each mode. Thank you, Chris.

@curiousguitarist

3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, Ari. Hope all is well!

I love this..! It’s giving me a new outlook on the major scale.. a clearer picture of the intervals… Thanks once again Chris..!👍🏼❤️

@curiousguitarist

3 ай бұрын

My pleasure, Joe! Thanks for being a great part of the tribe!

@thegroovytrvbe

2 ай бұрын

Bro when he shifted the scale my mind blew

Love the lesson, learning the scale degree is so big in knowing where your target notes are. Thanks for all the knowledge you share with us.👍😎👍

@curiousguitarist

3 ай бұрын

My pleasure, Bubba, keep on tuggin'!

Fabulous Chris. I love your way of teaching the fretboard, Cheers from Oz.

@curiousguitarist

3 ай бұрын

Many thanks, Anthony! Glad you're enjoying the channel!

Definitely changes your view of the scales.. Challenging exercise for sure! Thank you sir!

@curiousguitarist

3 ай бұрын

My pleasure, Tone! Thanks~

Oh wow. I dig this! Thanks man

@curiousguitarist

3 ай бұрын

You bet, Josh!

Wow! Mind blowing! Thanks

@curiousguitarist

3 ай бұрын

You bet, Marvin. Glad you enjoyed this one!

Your lessons are always extremely helpful my friend thank you 🙏

@curiousguitarist

3 ай бұрын

That means a lot to me, you’re welcome and thank you!

@thegroovytrvbe

2 ай бұрын

Let’s get this Nigga sum coffee tm I SWEAR I THINK THIS THAT CHANNEL WHERE IT ALL MAKES SENCE

A really useful lesson.

@curiousguitarist

2 ай бұрын

Ah! Glad you enjoyed it!

🤯.... as always finding things useful and essential Thanks!!!!

@curiousguitarist

3 ай бұрын

You are so welcome, thanks for all your support... CLIFF!?!?!

@thegroovytrvbe

2 ай бұрын

Bro just taught me how to move the minor joint and Dorian in two minutes

@curiousguitarist

2 ай бұрын

@@thegroovytrvbe nice! I love when it all starts to click…and you cannot unsee this stuff

Thanks!

@curiousguitarist

3 ай бұрын

Thanks!!!

Thanks

@curiousguitarist

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! And you're so welcome.

OK, so what I just watched was what I’ve been interested in for a few years now…Modes! How you began your lesson by restricting to two notes per string forces the player to find the correct notes in other areas on the neck. Unfortunately I’m away from my guitars for a while so I can’t try your methods. Anyway long story short this lesson is Outstanding! Thanks!!! PS: where do I find the information on playing each mode? “I Do Prefer Lydia Mix Ales Locally” is my Nemonic Device for remembering the names and order of the modes!

@curiousguitarist

Ай бұрын

I have a few modes lessons here on the channel. This one is pretty informative: kzread.info/dash/bejne/qGRl0qmLeMfUl5M.html I'm also ironically just wrapping up a live modes workshop over the next couple of Saturdays.

What a fantastic video have a wonderful weekend ❤❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊😊

@curiousguitarist

3 ай бұрын

Thanks! You too!

Very sound, pardon the pun, lesson. Intervals work for me best I think. All the best.

@curiousguitarist

3 ай бұрын

Intervals are a beautiful measure, I’ve done a couple of interval vids here too. Thanks for the comment.

Solid gold, thank you! I recently have been playing with starting the modes on their corresponding scale degrees in order to understand and keep the order of W and H steps. In other words, if the major scale (Ionian)is counted 1-2-34-5-6-71 does it stand to reason that the Dorian could be counted 2-34-5-6-71-2, the Phrygian 34-5-6-71-2-3…etc, just moving the starting point down the count in order to keep the W/H step formula. Crazy?

@curiousguitarist

3 ай бұрын

I love that stuff SO much! Your example is right on!

I like to keep my comments positive (so hopefully these will fall under appreciative and constructive). I really like that someone like you is out there teaching the structure of music (that is valuable). My concern is that I want so badly to enjoy these lessons due to my respect for what you are doing but each time it falls short. I was thinking this would be different from prior time and I was cruising along on the major scale from the D string and learning about how the degrees are useful rather than the static pattern But... then per normal it went from a very positive learning moment to things speeding up and adding complexity in a major quick way = feeling like a University Chemistry exam on the Grateful Dead (and I like the Dead by the way but am nowhere near that skill set). Just a feeling from one older learner who really wants to learn and practice but feels information should trickle not firehose.

@curiousguitarist

3 ай бұрын

You should take what you can and know the rest is waiting down stream. The concept is the important part here. I have to demo a range of application to try and reach a large-ish number of people, but I always start out as simple as I can. Stick with the concept, reduce it to the smallest example you can really see and play. Then expand later. No need to swallow it all. Thanks for the comment and feedback! I appreciate it.

@PaulJonesy

3 ай бұрын

@@curiousguitaristin my experience the way to learn is to combine a new discovery, a new piece of learning with a new question, kind of like taking another step on the journey. If a lesson left you with no sense of direction for the next step it wouldn’t be as useful. I think you do this well Chris.

@curiousguitarist

3 ай бұрын

@@PaulJonesy thanks, Paul. That’s what I strive for in these. Teaching, for me, is all about curating information as carefully as possible, and formatting the lessons to allow for discovery.

Yes!

@curiousguitarist

3 ай бұрын

Thanks, LoG!

@fretscience

3 ай бұрын

Hey look, two of my favorite channels in one comment thread! LoG, you always show me something new and worthwhile, and Chris, your explanations are some of the clearest and most applicable on KZread. Cheers! (I was totally and pleasantly surprised to see a couple of my diagrams scroll by in the Studio vignette 🤣) -Keith

@curiousguitarist

3 ай бұрын

@fretscience I was wondering if you’d notice :)

@fretscience

3 ай бұрын

@@curiousguitarist I definitely did a double-take…wait, what?! I just hope whoever posted it did so because they found it useful. In all seriousness, love your channel…much respect. 🫡

@curiousguitarist

3 ай бұрын

@@fretscience if you'd like I can edit that out of the video if it's bugging you. Happy to do that. Let me know.

Heya Chris! Hope all is well with you and yours. I have one question: Been doing more finger style. In your opinion, is it a good technique to anchor with your pinkie on the pick guard area? 🤔

@curiousguitarist

3 ай бұрын

That's what Tommy Emmanuel says, and he's the best IMHO. I'm still trying to get his approach down!

@mattprince9204

3 ай бұрын

@@curiousguitarist thanks! I watched a finger style instructional video by Justin Johnson. He’s a big advocate for the pinkie finger anchor as well. Joan Baez is also amazing at it. 👍

Hi, on this video, guitar you use, what fender is it? What pickups does it have? It sounds beautiful.

@curiousguitarist

3 ай бұрын

This is a K-Line "Springfield" and is the best strat type I've ever played. It's hand-built in St. Louis MO, and comes with custom-wound pickups. I have two Fender custom shop strats, and this guitar slays them both. k-lineguitars.com/guitars/springfield/

@samv5810

3 ай бұрын

@@curiousguitarist Thank you Chris. If they have a website and if you can put a link that will much appreciated.

@samv5810

3 ай бұрын

@@curiousguitarist I actually found the website. Thank you so much.

@curiousguitarist

3 ай бұрын

@@samv5810 so glad! I put the link in that initial reply as well. That same guitar from the Fender custom shop would be 2x more.

I found that 3nps worked better for me as far as learning the scale

@curiousguitarist

3 ай бұрын

All methods work well, but some are better for different learning styles. The 3 NPS stuff really allowed me to map the scale well, but it did nothing for my understanding of them. But hey, that's just me :) We all learn differently!

@hkaszowi

3 ай бұрын

@curiousguitarist yes sir.same here. I like the method in the video which I'm going to work on

I need to find some way to break out of always thinking either “Santana” or The Doors’ “Riders On The Storm” when I hear the Dorian mode. 😂

@konarain

3 ай бұрын

No need to break that..Carlos is hooked on it.. A-l-o-h-a (thanks for the rider's heads up..I'm an old drummer..no ear) AlohAz

@curiousguitarist

3 ай бұрын

Oh heck, I'd suggest leaning into that...and add in Frampton!

Chris, I’ve missed you for a while. Sorry, I was doing time, unfortunately it wasn’t in jail!

@curiousguitarist

3 ай бұрын

Hope all is well, and I'm glad you're back!

@marions.120

3 ай бұрын

@@curiousguitarist -Yes sir! My comment was a bit tongue in cheek, but I’m just getting back! You know, life of a musician. Keep doing what you do!

Maybe too much time on the pentatonic scale “cough cough Marty” 😂

@curiousguitarist

3 ай бұрын

cough cough, me too!

@thegroovytrvbe

2 ай бұрын

Marty giving me this channel I swear to god sooooo much just clicked I can’t wait to plug into my amp Tm

What the hell is “understaing”?

@kevinrich5312

3 ай бұрын

Putting knowledge to work!

@curiousguitarist

3 ай бұрын

Fair question as I would guess that 90% of the human experience is crap we actually make up :)

eye opening, I got it when you moved the Major scale and it became clearer on reforming into a minor for example by # or b note out of that major form, but you lost me when you shifted it to start from different modes (like from the root note of the Dm chord) will rewatch...

@curiousguitarist

Ай бұрын

Yeah, take it slow. Scales are confusing, so stick with what stuck initially, and don't overreach. All that info will still be here when your brain is ready. Same EXACT thing happened to me as well. All is normal... SNAFU :D