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@nadhemjallouli1418

Жыл бұрын

Why is the 2 string (B string) an exception to the IV pattern? PS: your videos made me buy a guitar 😆

@brandonacker

Жыл бұрын

@@nadhemjallouli1418 Nadhem, I'm so happy to hear that! Wow. I didn't understand your question though. What is the IV pattern?

@nadhemjallouli1418

Жыл бұрын

@@brandonacker I meant each note is a forth after the note on it's upper string (5 semi-tones), except for the B string which is a major third higher then the G string ! Hope it's more clear now, i'm quite bad with the theory

@brandonacker

Жыл бұрын

@@nadhemjallouli1418 Gotcha. Guitars and lutes have always been tuned in 4ths with one third in the middle. I think its because its the formula that allows for the most comfortable playing positions for many chords. People simply tried many different tunings and stumbled upon this one. They kept it because it worked:)

@nadhemjallouli1418

Жыл бұрын

@@brandonacker okey i guess i'll get a better perception of this with more practice 🎸🎸🎸 Thanks for the info and keep the videos coming 🙏🔥

It's easy to memorise any number of things when you've lived for more than three centuries.

@linhnguyen6509

4 жыл бұрын

Lol best comment

@nextlifeonearth

4 жыл бұрын

Brandon the undying...

@taasinbinhossainalvi9173

4 жыл бұрын

Lmao he looks like a vampire

@JazzGuitarNoob

4 жыл бұрын

He has a painting in his attic that's aging for him.

@alnorelugo

4 жыл бұрын

And his fingers never stopped growing

You're one of the most wholesome music channels on KZread

@shadowspectrum

4 жыл бұрын

You're the most wholesome music channel on KZread.*

@taasinbinhossainalvi9173

4 жыл бұрын

Something very soothing about him

@Ntmoffi

4 жыл бұрын

Also one of the most underrated.

@IMarcoMI

3 жыл бұрын

@Sajad Sabor awe thanks!

This guy is the Bob Ross of guitar tuition. Encouraging, patient and positive.

@thomassawyer6523

Жыл бұрын

The guy who initially got me interested was William Alexander, another great. Brandon Acker is of the same cloth - not only very talented, but he can water it down with simplicity without losing the fine points. Easy going and articulate in these videos, I'll have to look into the website.

Me: *wake up, groggy, chained to a chair* Brandon: "Oh hi, I didn't see you there. Why don't I teach you some guitar while you're here"

@Stonefalconetti

4 жыл бұрын

Lol!!!!!!!! 😆😆😆😆😆

@miawyw

3 жыл бұрын

just like duolingo with the Spanish lessons

@bon3xprod

3 жыл бұрын

jesus 😂😂😂

@userenvy

Жыл бұрын

And your excited to learn so Im pretty sure you mean to say "thank you" .

Brandon always has the facial expression of a lvl 9 cult member who tries to convince you that murder is actually sacred.

@samrat447

4 жыл бұрын

I know right?

@MuayThaiSabaiSabai

4 жыл бұрын

@Todd Carney Thanks for the life lesson, sir. But in case you didn't notice: I'm making jokes here. 'Always' (see above) implies that I watch his videos more frequently. And FYI: I admire his work and play cassical guitar by myself,. Now we good?

@annachovhan

4 жыл бұрын

@@tcarney57 ok boomer

@BroadsideLock

4 жыл бұрын

@@annachovhan boomers don't understand humor

@Why-dd2xt

4 жыл бұрын

@@tcarney57 don't be so uptight. Cult leaders are very charismatic too. He shall take it as a compliment

One small realisation for me that simplified the fret board was that each note exists only once on each string, in the first 12 frets. So the E string only has one instance of C, the A string has one instance of C and so on.

@AlfredEiji

4 жыл бұрын

Yo. This is actually such a simple but amazing revelation. I used to play viola, but I was always stuck with translating the music sheet onto my instrument instead of understanding my instrument first and seeing how it fit on the music sheets. I’m trying to learn to guitar but with the opposite focus, learning how to be free on the instrument first instead of being bound by the music sheets.

@Justin14379

Жыл бұрын

What a revelation

@moonasha

9 ай бұрын

a better way of phrasing this, is that 12 frets is an octave. Which makes sense, because we play music on a 12 tone scale. 12 tones between octaves. A little bit of music theory goes a long way ;)

Every Acid Dealer Gets Busted Eventually

@arnouddelporte8189

4 жыл бұрын

The Optimistic Metalhead love how your profile pic suggests both your status as an acid dealer and an acid dealer buster.

@theoptimisticmetalhead7787

4 жыл бұрын

@@arnouddelporte8189 I don't quite know how to respond to this. But I do love it, hahaha

@bunkiebunk

4 жыл бұрын

thank you

@psychoctapus8069

4 жыл бұрын

what do you mean 😭

@psychoctapus8069

4 жыл бұрын

is it cus he said tab?

"Demystifying the fretboard" *Shows all these fretted instruments* Those are a lot of fretboards to memorize

@brumm3653

4 жыл бұрын

3 kinds of lutes and 3 kinds of guitars - maybe not that much after all :)

@markg2861

4 жыл бұрын

Doesn’t rly matter it’s all the same notes

Dude I am at 1:32 and I had to stop to write this. I don't know about the lesson you are teaching here since I have not finished the video yet. But let me tell you this. Your camera work , your set design and your color scheme is out of the world. The deep blue background gives the video a rich look. Blue is my favorite color. The two yellow bulbs seen on both side of your face with their green yellow glow gives depth to the shot. The yellow lamp shade is a nice touch. The color of your shirt is in complete contrast to everything around you. And the fact that the light falling on you does not fall on and is not reflected by the background is excellent. I am an art lover. Apart from music I also love visual art. So I had to say this.

@factorynew8835

4 жыл бұрын

I love your comment and how detailed it is

@samrat447

4 жыл бұрын

@@factorynew8835 I am honored.

@hummer076

4 жыл бұрын

Thats how one makes quality videos 👌

@desi_anarch

3 жыл бұрын

I think if he was even 1% less godlike beautiful,you wouldn't have been writing this

@dooleyfussle8634

3 жыл бұрын

His videos are all well arranged/lit like this. I've tried to copy his look for my own videos. Not easy.

1:19 "In gamer lingo you might call it a cheat code" that sounded so wholesome coming from him

I've been 'playing' the guitar for most of my teenage and adult life. I'm 26 now, but due to a lack of money and problems at home I was unable to afford or even think about getting a tutor and up till now I was becoming fustrated at my lack of even basic guitar theory and general knowledge; I was considering giving up playing and my guitars due to this. I just wanted to say thank you for these amazing lessons Brandon, they're really helping me progress meaningfully. Your style of teaching is calm and measured, it really helps when learning even basic skills. You've got yourself another Patreon sub today.

@utakels6696

4 жыл бұрын

a tutor is not needed if you are willing to learn or let your self learn more then you will succeed

@PsiVolt

4 жыл бұрын

@@utakels6696 I agree with this, but also with the sentiment above. Brandon has truly inspired me as well to continue playing and has helped me reinforced all the basic form I learned as a kid, but now that I understand I can actually apply theory more effectively. He is incredible at delivering these key parts of guitar playing in precise and thoughtful ways that make it easy for anyone to understand. I think that is what makes a good teacher, being able to assume 0 knowledge, but having the respect to deliver all information needed understanding what it was once like to be in their place.

@omniyambot9876

4 жыл бұрын

@@utakels6696 ya, I've just learnt guitar about 3 months and while it's pandemic I've become very passionate at music. Internet is full of information you don't even need a tutor. What you need is determination. I could play classical pieces like Brandon does but of course not everything. And yes, at very impressive level and yes, 3 months lol.

@FuriousGeorge_

4 жыл бұрын

@@omniyambot9876 uuh yeah you don't need a tutor. But calm down saying you can play classical pieces like Brandon. I've been grinding for a bit over a year and no I definitely can't play classical pieces like him. Be humble

@omniyambot9876

4 жыл бұрын

@@FuriousGeorge_ George D hello, I'm humble enough. I just want y'all to be aware of our limits. Yes, I can play suite in D minor, nocturne by chopin, yes I do play it neatly, yes I also play many fingerstyles he did not covered. I'm on my way learning clean tremolo and will practice alhambras. If I would get paid to upload a video to prove it, I will.

This is so wholesome it almost makes me uncomfortable

@John-pp8qv

4 жыл бұрын

This level of wholesome makes Mr. Rogers look like Hitler.

@richorichards4655

4 жыл бұрын

I was uncomfortable at first, but damn old mate is a great teacher

@bawatsering5185

4 жыл бұрын

Wonderful ..To Be or Not To Be, by Shakespeare.

@David-nu3dr

2 жыл бұрын

What the heck do you mean, “wholesome”? What do you want him to do, take his shirt off and scream at you? You are all nuts!

@clacclackerson3678

2 жыл бұрын

He's a bit creepy imo

I'm really worried about Eddie.... :(

@bandit7447

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@paws27

3 жыл бұрын

It's been 20 years Captain, you have to let Eddie go.

I refused to learn how to do this until a polished man in a crisp white shirt told me how. Now is my time

I've been playing guitar for about a year. I'm completely self taught and usually only play covers with basic chords. I feel like this just opened my eyes to how the guitar should be played. Thanks

@osamabinladen824

4 жыл бұрын

Bowby Zep Same here. I'm self-taught.

@rickf6375

4 жыл бұрын

yes. learning all the notes on the fretboard in standard tuning by heart will open up a lot of new possibilities even tho one might not see them right away. also then proceeding to learn all (or the most common for a start) interals in relation to a root position will also go a long way and function as a solid foundation to build on. Simply add 10-15 min. of fretboard memorization work to your usual practice routine every day. Even though it might just seem like mundane memorization work at first over time you'll have a solid map of the fretboard hardcoded into your brain. Intervals and root note positions are literally THE foundation to everything else.

@rickf6375

4 жыл бұрын

p.s. to memorize the notes I can recommend this note randomizer found under: random.bretpimentel.com It's a simple, quick web-app and also comes with a built in timer and a variety of other customization options regarding the notes displayed

@mtnvalley9298

4 жыл бұрын

@@rickf6375 Thanks Rick. Cool tool, I'm trying it, and setting my goals to the next level of playing.

@thegamingguy1

4 жыл бұрын

So happy you've found such a great learning tool so early into your journey!

another thing that worked for me was memorizing where b/c and e/f are on every string. once those notes are memorized navigating the fretboard become very easy

@multiquantumwell

3 жыл бұрын

That tip sounds great!

When I teach guitar, I use the Eddie Ate Dynamite Good Bye Eddie as well! Also, when teaching bass - it gets a touch darker: Eddie Ate Dynamite - Good! Oh! Also - those of you running your scales (major, minor, modal) say your note names out loud as you play them! Then you can find each and every F# or B natural on your fingerboard!

I’ve been reading sheet music for 15 years, playing brass instruments, but have always used Tabs for guitar because it seemed so intimidating (6 strings and 19 frets versus 3 brass valves). Thanks for demystifying it! Life changing!

@brandonacker

2 жыл бұрын

In glad you found it helpful, thanks!

You are one cool dude. Playing for 53 years, still learning. You have a gift from God.

Someone give this guy a medal!

You're such a classy gentleman, I feel like I'm in a fancy place when I watch your videos. Keep going, I love your content!

He's the guy for whom Petrucci wrote The Count of Tuscany.

@LyndonLong

4 жыл бұрын

Saatwik Katiha let me introduce... MY BROTHER

@amanaggarwal9876

4 жыл бұрын

@@LyndonLong A bitter gentleman - HISTORIAN!

"Battle Ends And Down Goes Charles Father": helps me a lot to memorize the fretboard.

You are the best teacher on KZread

How can you not love this guy? He's passionate, handsome, knowledgeable and skilled!

@DocBree13

3 жыл бұрын

and that hair!

@RavishingSailor

3 жыл бұрын

Seems like you got a crush. Just messing around or maybe not. Be well and keep playing.

@RavishingSailor

3 жыл бұрын

Brenda Paduch he does have great hair.

Erik Satie in the background is a nice touch

Thanks Eddie for taking one for the team

A practice that really helped me memorize notes all over the neck was identifying B and C everywhere for like 2 weeks every day, and then moving on to E and F since they're the only natural notes that have no whole step between them. From there D, G, A become easier to spot in relationship. But you still wanna practice them because it will only set you up to move on to the sharp and flat key's much easier, and it's all easier said than done, so take it one step at a time. A little bit everyday goes a long way.

@beckyp9633

4 жыл бұрын

I started with G like a month ago on ukulele, guitar and guitalele. (I call this "Find the Note") Definitely has been progress on the fretboard. I have a long way to go. --- It's slow because my memory has always been trash for anything like this, but I agree taking it a step at a time definitely does the trick. --- Starting with the two odd notes out, like you did, is a good idea. I did G just because G is so important to be able to play high G arrangements on low G ukulele.

Your 'Demystifying', 'Goals', 'Practice' videos are certainly some of the best I've seen. You're concise, to the point, and with a kind encouraging voice that can give a learner confidence. I (we) appreciate the time you put in to delivery quality lessons.

As someone who learnt music theory on the keyboard and is now learning a guitar this is extremely useful , exactly the thing i was looking for

Another tutorial which might be useful would be to introduce a Circle of Fifths chart, a capo, describe each and then-drawing clockwise & counterclockwise arrows on the CoF with a particular number-demonstrate the effect of placing the capo on that indicated fret.

This information is very important. For really learning and remembering the notes on the fretboard, I used guitar flash cards and tested myself with the flash cards every day. After you see the notes on the flash cards enough times, you can look at a piece of music, see a note, and know immediately where that note is on the guitar. Testing yourself with the cards that show each note and the name of each note was the most effective way for me. They’re sold on Amazon.

I've been voraciously consuming guitar content over the last month as I learn to play, and I have to say...This was one of the most informative and exciting tutorial videos I've watched, bar none! There's a ton of content out there focusing on chords, finger position, and strumming patterns, but having an 8 minute video bust the door wide open to some beginner music theory has been a huge step to my learning of the instrument. Your attitude, video quality, and easily accessible lessons despite your mastery of the instrument make watching your videos a delight! Thanks for the content.

Oh, demystifying, I thought you meant 'demistifying' because I found an old guitar in my grandfather's basement and last night a black-red mist started coming out of the sound hole and there's a choir chanting whenever I look at it, so this is not the tutorial I was looking for. Still neat advice though!

@JTBringe

3 жыл бұрын

😆

Brandon & Bernth are the best YT channels for guitarra

@Cms7899

4 жыл бұрын

Good to see some love for Bernth. He's One of the best teachers on KZread. I also like Signals Music Studio for music theory.

I am into 7 months of playing and luckily I learned this right away and have the fret board memorized. I find that many guitar players simply do not start with fundamentals and theory because they work from Tab. Then they at some point have to learn theory and the fundamentals later. I knew to get to that stuff from the get go. I still have much to learn but I am confident in my process.

I don’t know if you’ll see this Brandon Acher, but you’re the spark that ignited my passion for classical guitar. It’s as though something has awoken Inside of me, an absolute instantaneous realization that I was meant to play this gorgeous instrument. Thank you so much! When life gets back to normal after the virus, I’m signing up in conservatory even though I’m 23 years old. You’re impeccable mannerism is inspiring, keep doing what you’re doing and many thanks!

@Bobbyjeo2

4 жыл бұрын

You go gurl! It’s a super rewarding instrument :D

This is quiet possibly the greatest channel on KZread. Thank You, Brandon!

I had a shock face watching your video. You remind me of my college Math professor who made calculus sooooo easy.

I had trouble learning the frets past fret 5. I knew the mathematical relations. I tried playing scales, name the notes on the frets as I played them, but I never really GOT it, to be able to look at a fret and instantly feel its note. That change when I decided to try learning the 6+ frets like I did with 1-5... by simply playing music. I took Sor's Opus 60, 5-10, and simply played it using frets 6-10, just by looking at the regular sheet music. This taught me the notes almost instantly, within those 5 songs I had them all memorized by heart. I'd recommend this method to anyone having trouble memorizing the frets. Also with frets 1-5, just suck it up, dump the tabs, and play sheet music for something simple, like Sor's Opus 60 1-10. You never have to go past the 5th fret. Each fret within the first 3 frets corresponds to a note on the treble clef

Like the practice video, Brandon again explains this skill and knowledge in a way that applies to all instruments. in the most logical way as well. Something all instrumentalists, including me, should always think about regardless of level!

@SchrelloClassic

4 жыл бұрын

(also forgot to say) Thank you Brandon for this!

No tab for me. Since I play cello and violin, learning the notes on the guitar was not so difficult. Tab is actually very difficult for me. Thank you for your videos. I absolutely love to hear you play and teach. Teaching is a gift and you are very gifted.

I love how chill your videos are.

2:29 even though I saw it coming, that moment brought tears to my eyes. Yes, all with the same 12 notes.

My personal favorite is Every Acid Dealer Gets Busted Eventually

@John-ic6zo

4 жыл бұрын

Every Brilliant Guitarist Deserves An Encore ....

@Muttonchop_USA

4 жыл бұрын

Every American Democrat Gets Biden's Emails

@gigno1485

4 жыл бұрын

I learned it as "Elvis And Daffy Get Baked Early"

@pestoriusj

4 жыл бұрын

The first four strings are like those of a viol, and the final three are a second-inversion e minor chord. That's how I remember it.

@anactualbucket1082

4 жыл бұрын

Idk, Yadd Gibby worked for me

man , what a perfect timing to post this.... i just started to use sheet music to learn songs / pieces on guitar ... thanks man

Those lights behind you are pretty much what goes on in my head when I watch your videos

I know I'm 2 years late, but NEVER stop making videos. Even when it's about something, I already know, I still learn something. Love your voice and your skills and the straightforwardness and the simple background and the audio quality and everything about your videos. Thanks.

You are very calm and humble. Thank you for these exercises.

Man I cannot thank you enough. I have been playing guitar since I was 12, I am now 35 and I have never learned this. I know I have never looked for it before, but that was for the reason of not looking stupid. Knowing this is going to help me reach another level and I really appreciate how simply you broke this down.

Bach with the glasses caught me by surprise, and I like it.

My brain gets meldet from this . Feels good .

One more video in which you miraculously manage to make me as an absolute amateur feel like I could actually really learn how to professionally (or at least more professionally) play the guitar. You are so inspiring. As a teacher I know how much a pupils success depends on the confidence that your teacher beliefes in you. Now, giving someone that feeling is something you can't learn or practice, it is a gift. So you are a truly gifted teacher. Also: 2:27...me:having a 4-chords song flashback - lamao.

This was super helpful i fully understand all the notes of the guitar know, really appreciate it!

I learned more in 8 minutes than I did watching hundreds of videos on KZread Thank You! You got my sub

You’re such a good teacher.

Wow, the first person on KZread who talked about the work required to learn the fretboard. No crazy tricks or shortcuts. A recognition that it takes work and commitment to reach a goal. I find that to be very refreshing and the sign of a true guitarist.

I love your way of teaching, so tranquil and precise. It corresponds well to Satie's background music.

Simple and effective, thank you very much🙏🏻

This. Right here. Is why I needed you TEN YEARS AGO! That's when I realized that the guitar was a piano! But... was alone and could not find the notes. So I played "the power cords" in the first 4 frets. Now, I am starting all over.. *THANK YOU*

This is just an amazing series of videos you are making for us here, its some priceless knowledges that will save us a lot of time. Thank you so much for sharing this with us and i cant wait to see more of your videos.

2:13 Someone Like Prelude in G Major That so awesome! Full song please!

been banging my head soo hard on this one, you just made this soo easy, basically MAGIC. you're the BEST

When I started playing guitar at the age of 14 I was so thrilled that I didn't really have to care too much about what notes I played anymore, and I quickly learned to play by ear. On the guitar everything I felt I needed to learn to get around was shapes and patterns, and thus the need to memorize intimidating scales with a lot of sharps or flats I had struggled with before just vanished, and I've always hated playing after notes. No matter how much I stare at a piece of music score, it's ALWAYS my ear that want to dictate what I'll play, unless I deeply and thoroughly analyze it first. I've known basic music theory (note names, rhythm and reading easy notes in treble clef) for far longer than I've been able to play an E minor chord on the guitar, so the note names or basic music notation has never been a problem for me to understand. But for the things I was interested in playing, mostly chords and pop/rock/jazz rhythm guitar, I basically only had to memorize the note names on strings 5-6, a few shapes and patterns as mentioned, and use some basic harmony theory to figure out virtually every chord I encountered. It's now 31 years ago since I started playing guitar. I speak jazz harmony like a native tongue since decades back, and some people say I'm an amazingly skilled musician. Still, I'm very much intimidated by sheet music and I struggle with knowing what notes I play on the guitar except for the root notes. Ask me to play a phrygian sound and I'll show you it in seconds, but ask me to say or write down what notes I played, and you probably won't be patient enough to wait while I do that. So... I've known all relevant theory needed to learn the fretboard for longer than I've played guitar, but to actually be able to learn it so that it's second nature has proven extremely challenging. So I regret to say this video didn't bring anything new to me. Regardless, I would like to end this overlong comment with saying that I'm a big fan of you Brandon since a month or two, and a detail I want to especially mention is that I absolutely love your sound. I'm no fan of the sharp high tension nail sound that is so common, your sound is far more pleasing to my ear. I will definitely buy a low tension set next. 🙂

Thank you so much for this Brandon! 🙏

Thanks everyone! Please SUBSCRIBE if you want to see more. For exclusive Behind-the-scenes content, early viewing and digital downloads, consider becoming a patron: www.patreon.com/brandonacker

@bleakflouw930

3 жыл бұрын

thank you so much for the awesome content! you´re a wonderful musician !

@einarabelc5

3 жыл бұрын

Old problem, the real problem is putting notes together. Learning note names is somewhat easier. Intervals, Intervals, Intervals.

I have to say this is a great video. Very nice and easy to understand. I have not ever played an instrument and had only a couple months of music class in school. I recently started messing around with the guitar (well not so recent...lol as it's been about 10 years ago) and was trying to figure this out and could not so I like most ended up working on tabs and well I ended up getting frustrated and just gave up. After recently running across your channel and seeing just a small handful of your videos, I enjoy your content because of the way you speak and give these kinds of tips and teachings to make even the lamest beginner an understanding on how to play. Thank you for what you do, and thank you again for this video!

Bro, u just taught me more on the guitar in 5 minutes then i've learned in 20 years. Like u said, i knew what a number of them were up to the 6-7th fret, in my case, the first 2 strings up to the 9th fret cuz that is where ur index finger falls on power chords, and i knew there was a sequence to them repeating but didn't know how they repeated, or until now, how easily they repeated. This is what i've always known i needed to know in order to for instance: playing solos, hammering and pulling off to other strings but to the same notes as ur buddy plays/switches those same notes/chords. Not only that, knowing this will allow me to further advance my playing further then once again: anything i've learned in 20 years. I am eternally grateful for this. Moreover, it made me feel like i can still progress and learn and for that I can't thank you enough. Subscribed. Tru story, when i "got it", when it hit me, i jumped out of my seat, literally repeating in my head: "I now know every note on the fret board, omg". Or more precisely, i've been given a tool to be able to "find" every note on the fretboard and can therefore memorize, something a true sensei does instead of just giving u a blatant sheet with all the notes. U are a true Master, i am the apprentice and i think i may be about 12-13 years older then u. Proving that it isn't about age. Thank you so much, I'm done now, lol.

Bach/adele spliced together in there. You. Are. Amazing....

I just know the fifth fret are made up of the notes ADGCEA so when going up the fretboard thast is my reference. E shapes become A chords A shapes become D chords D shapes become G chords G shape become C Chords C shape become F chords...

@AlfredEiji

4 жыл бұрын

That’s the CAGED system. Don’t know if you know of it, but there’s an awesome video about in on KZread with a guys explaining it really well. Edit: the one with Scott Pail Johnson is the best at explaining it.

I have tried to play for 50 yrs and did not know that, no wonder my guitar weeps. Thank you for that.

The lighting is on point here. Wow!

Just picked up the guitar again after ~38 years (Lessons at 10yo and got bored) about a week ago. Forgot the tuning of each string except #1 & #6, but oddly remembered how to tune off open E down thru without a tuner... and C in full and simple chord. LOL. My mnemonic I created to remember is Every Alligator Does Get Breakfast Eventually... because I obviously forgot what I was taught in that fashion (knowing how to tune off E). Excited.

@samrat447

4 жыл бұрын

Your comment is giving me inspiration. I picked up the guitar 16 years ago. Had lessons for 3 months then stopped. I pick up the instrument every now and then with the gap between two successive sessions ranging from 2 months to 2 years. Its like a torrid love affair. Sometimes it feels like she loves me sometimes she is cold as ice. 16 years and I am still a beginner.

Do you like Phil Collins? I've been a big Genesis fan ever since the release of their 1980 album, Duke. Before that, I really didn't understand any of their work. Too artsy, too intellectual. It was on Duke where Phil Collins' presence became more apparent. I think Invisible Touch was the group's undisputed masterpiece. It's an epic meditation on intangibility. At the same time, it deepens and enriches the meaning of the preceding three albums. Listen to the brilliant ensemble playing of Banks, Collins and Rutherford. You can practically hear every nuance of every instrument. In terms of lyrical craftsmanship, the sheer songwriting, this album hits a new peak of professionalism. Take the lyrics to Land of Confusion. In this song, Phil Collins addresses the problems of abusive political authority. In Too Deep is the most moving pop song of the 1980s, about monogamy and commitment. The song is extremely uplifting. Their lyrics are as positive and affirmative as anything I've heard in rock. Phil Collins' solo career seems to be more commercial and therefore more satisfying, in a narrower way. Especially songs like In the Air Tonight and Against All Odds. But I also think Phil Collins works best within the confines of the group, than as a solo artist, and I stress the word artist.

@johnmdoll

4 жыл бұрын

Did you know that Whitney Houston's debut LP, called simply Whitney Houston had 4 number one singles on it?

this is better than actual guitar lessons

In addition to this great explaination : "an almost right method i have" That on the 5th fret the note is the same of the open string below it (so the 5th fret of the stringE is A) On the other hand, the 7th fret is the opposite, so the note on 7th fret is the same as the open string above it. (7th fret of the A string is E) Sure there are some exceptions you can figure them out by yourself it's easy (like the 5th fret of the G string is C, not B )

Loved the lesson. Can you also do a demystifying the notes now? Which ones work together and how what is the 3rd and the 5th?

@marshalltaylor6303

4 жыл бұрын

Adwitiya Dixit the terms refer to the intervals between notes in terms of the lower note’s major scale

for the people in the comments, he’d explaining ho the fret works...that’s what desmistifying means... there is no shortcut for learning the notes, but study and practice, practice and practice... learning, anything, has no shortcuts... different learning techniques, but at the end it all comes to memory and practice

The most amazing 8 mins guitar tutorial i seek for my entire life.

I'm convinced this is a vampire who only films at night and is an insanely awesome guitar player who's lived through the centuries picking up all the perfect teachings of the guitar. Your awesome man!

Holy mother of god THE VEINS in your hand are bigger than some people fingers...

@DrDothraki

4 жыл бұрын

A doctor's dream!

@harrykelly4651

4 жыл бұрын

It's all the extra blood he's got from being a vampire.

@awertyuiop8711

4 жыл бұрын

Brando is Buckethead confirmed.

@miguelmarquez4192

3 жыл бұрын

Imagine the pecker! Lol

@OfficialMyxomatosis

3 жыл бұрын

My phlebotomy skills are drooling.

Having played chords my whole life, finally this makes sense to a beginner like me. Thanks a stack.

Superb guy. Simplified tutorials with a quiz for a bonus. A true legend!

No one: Brandon: I'm gonna do what's called a pro gamer move.

Never seen a vampire play a guitar so beautifully before

Really good teacher

I'm so glad I found this channel. You deliver information so easily and in very pleasant way. Thank you!

I see Brandon i click like. Period

Also, the same note in the same octave usually appears multiple times on the fretboard. For example, the 7th fret on the A string is E 3, as is the 2nd fret on the D string. How do you decide which one to play?

@duran3d

4 жыл бұрын

Usually the one that is easier (i.e. closer) for your left hand position at that moment.

@joshwoods7641

4 жыл бұрын

@@duran3d That should work in theory, I've personally never been able to sort it out, though. On a piano, I have exactly one key that'll sound E 3; on a guitar, I've got 4 different ways to play the same note. Maybe I'll give it another try when my arm heals and I can play again. Cheers!

So simple, so helpful, and so awesome. Brandon you are incredible!!!!

Thank you Brandon - I bought a guitar at the beginning of the pandemic and have now been at it for just over three months. I feel so much better from your instruction now that I have some idea that the guitar is not just strings and frets and TABs! Your explanation made what seemed complex, very simple, a sign of a true professional!

But what is the difference between the same notes in different strings? How do you know which one to play?

@chongshaohong2969

4 жыл бұрын

The tone is different, and your left hand can only stretch so far on the fretboard.

@stratocactus

4 жыл бұрын

Note is the same but they don't sound exactly the same (same frequency but not same harmonics). Generally, the context of the note will tell you which one to play. For example, you play a G on 6th string 3rd fret. Next note is a D. You can play it on 5th string 5th fret OR 4th string open. Try it and you'll hear the difference. And depending on the following note after those G and D, you'll find one of them easier to articulate all together. I'm no professional but that's what works for me.

@jgrossma

4 жыл бұрын

Same note on different string will have a slightly different tone. Which string you play on is often obvious by context of where the other notes in the piece are being played. If unclear, sheet music for classical guitar may indicate which string a given note is intended to be played on by a number with a circle around it. If not, its up you to YOU the guitarist to decide which way works best for YOU based on technical ease of playing or tonal considerations. All else being equal same note in lower positions generally sounds better and is preferred.

He sounds like the Bob Ross of the guitar

I used to have a job where I would have to sit around for hours basically just monitoring things to make sure nothing went wrong (which was rarely). Incidentally, I had a lot of free time and thought I would try to get a better working knowledge of the guitar fretboard, as I tend to struggle with it at times coming from piano where everything is literally laid out before you in black and white. I had these lined notebooks where I just drew out my fretboard for all 6 strings and proceeded to write in all the notes for every single key. Not like one master chromatic sheet...but diatonically for each key. It was a good exercise, and then I could use them for easily navigating scales no matter where I was on the fretboard. I think in the end I had like 20 or so sheets (being the theory nerd that I am I wrote out different ones for C# and Db etc and even a few novelty ones just for brain teasers like or E# or Fb because...like I said, it was a pretty boring job)

very clear explanations, thank you

Oh man, why didn't you make these videos earlier?

Me: *first time watching video from this person and channel* Brandon Acker: welcome back *_*smiles*_* Have we met before?

Brandon Acker is a pedagogical wonder. He should be teaching at Juilliard. This is brilliant in its simplicity. Kudos to you - and many thanks!

Thank you so much for this, Brandon. I've never had someone explain music to me in this manner and it has opened my eyes. Much appreciated!