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no clickbait, straight to the point and easy to understand. You're the real MVP

@Samjamguitar

Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated 👌 welcome to the channel!

@Titus357

Жыл бұрын

What's the point of inverted guitar, upside down?

@davelanders163

Жыл бұрын

@@Titus357 I think because that's how you view it while playing

@Samjamguitar

Жыл бұрын

Yup

The bass is so easily ignored in the majority of songs, yet by simply paying attention, one can figure out a song structure quickly

@Samjamguitar

Жыл бұрын

Very true👍

@Matthias1386

Жыл бұрын

Trying to explain this to people is unnecessary difficult

@jrviade85

Жыл бұрын

easily ignored by you!! maybe 😎

@prodjova

Жыл бұрын

People ignore bass?

@jacobstewart6014

Жыл бұрын

The bass is litterly the most important thing to listen to. If you have the bass soprano and the chord quality then you can figure out what the chord is.

That's how a video should be made, straight to the point, 5 minutes length. Tired of watching 15-20 minutes of length videos which could have been explained in just 4-5 minutes. Great work 👍

@Samjamguitar

Жыл бұрын

Exactly! Glad you think so too👍

@codforlife

Жыл бұрын

agree, no filler!

@Blakeadam52

Жыл бұрын

or 20 min videos that dont actually seem to be of any help, this was GREAT

@scottlapier4797

Жыл бұрын

Same

@josephkangah5824

Жыл бұрын

I'm a beginner and I need to repeatedly listen and watch your video to understand clearly what you mean. However, it seems to me that you were straight to the point.

brother i dont even know what a key is

@Prodbycell

19 күн бұрын

😂

@-darknight-1161

18 күн бұрын

how tf do you open yo door

@keek1337

16 күн бұрын

I’m with you 😂

@zupppzuppp7963

11 күн бұрын

Bro ur not yet a guitarist

@Ary746

9 күн бұрын

😂😂😂​@@zupppzuppp7963

ask the Drummer

This was freaking awesome. The guy painted a visual so perfectly. Well done

@Samjamguitar

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Why doesn't this channel have a gazillion views and subscribers?!!!? The information on this channel is pure GOLD!!! People need to wake up!!!!!!!! YES, DO A VIDEO ON HOW TO FIND THE CHORDS OF A SONG!!!!!!!!!!!!

@Samjamguitar

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Deltafour1212!!! The Video on Working out the chords in a song by ear will be next👍

@carlodave9

Жыл бұрын

I didn’t expect this to be helpful, but it was. Subscribed.

@allboutthemojo

Жыл бұрын

@@Samjamguitar fantastic explanation to keep it simple. Theory is so intimidating. Thanks you!

@commentfreely5443

Жыл бұрын

Try note E and how it relates, or Bb. if you know circle 4th 5th

@jadomarwignal4183

Жыл бұрын

I learnt this playing on church

I love the “this will sound bad” warning lol. Really shows how we’re naturally programmed to listen for “good” sounding patterns

Note: I'm a voiceover agent. I have to say, your vocal delivery over the content is perfect. You have the right tone, speed and pacing. You're very easy to follow. Great editing as well.

@JoeKoOhNo

Жыл бұрын

Sounds like a robotic response.

@ROOKTABULA

Жыл бұрын

@@JoeKoOhNo Irony.

As a novice guitar player, this is the most useful video I ever watched

@Samjamguitar

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

10 months after you posted this video, I was looking for this subject matter across KZread. Not only this particular video but all your channel videos are a godsend to help develop my guitar playing to much higher plane. Thank you.

@Samjamguitar

Жыл бұрын

You're very welcome!

Excellent video! About as clear as can be. Love the key icon. These types of videos are insanely useful for me. Please make more videos. You obviously have a great talent for making them.

@Samjamguitar

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, will do!

Some of the best 5 minutes a new musician could ever spend on KZread. Sensational video!

@Samjamguitar

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

INSANELY underrated channel

@Samjamguitar

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Great lesson, as always! Yes, please, would LOVE to see a video explaining your method for finding the chords -- and, if you're up for it, the melody -- of a song. You walk us through these things so clearly. Thank you!

@Samjamguitar

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Boomer Dell! Great idea! I will add figuring out melodies by ear to the list👍 thanks for watching!

@newtonlkh

Жыл бұрын

transcribing chords is much more advanced than transcribing melodies

Tip for beginners: sometimes you may find it easier to use this exact method, but on your treble E string instead (E1). The dissonant notes stand out more as the wrong notes, and the right notes sound more "right".

@whatifschrodingersboxwasacofin

Жыл бұрын

Excellent tip! I did have a little trouble with that, and I can see how this will help. Thanks! 59 yo and ‘playing’ for only 3 years. Finally can move my barre chords at a decent pace. On a good day. 🤷🏼‍♂️ But I still can’t play along in chords. 😵‍💫 Single notes are easy for a long-ago trumpeter, and far less uncomfortable. I (edit: obviously) have no self-discipline and an easy-going teacher. 😊 Have a great day!

@JoeKoOhNo

Жыл бұрын

Any chromatic scale will do.

perfect for my adhd, now just play subway surfer on half the screen and we're all set

Interesting way of explaining it. I'll definitely be sending this to other guitar friends as I've never been able to explain how I do it. I do a similar process but usually will just start playing some notes and instantly know what key a song is in based on where the note I played is in the scale. For example if the song is in D and I hit a G note, I will instantly know (from practice) that that G is the IV of the key that the song is in which means the song is in D. And if I hit a note that definitely isn't in the key, I'm only one note away from a "correct" note and can instantly still work it out from there. Knowing your Roman numerals really helps. If you know it well enough it also means you can easily play chords along with almost any song

When you finally piece that puzzle together. 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

Your channel is helping me grow as a guitarist, brother many thanks.

@Samjamguitar

Жыл бұрын

That's awesome!

This might be my favorite guitar information channel on KZread. The videos get right to the point and the approach is very easy to follow. Thank you for doing this! You have another subscriber.

@Samjamguitar

Жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks!

Great tip. Other than playing the full pentatonic scale you can pay attention to the note right bellow the root note. I.e. you found out that 10th fret (D) sounds like a main (root) of the scale. However before you stumbled on 10th fret you've also listened to 8th (C) and 9th (C#) fret. C would be the 7th note in D minor scale, while C# would be the 7th in D major. In other words, if you found your root key, and half step bellow it doesn't sound good - it's probably a minor scale and vice versa. That works if we are not talking about modes ofc

Nicely done. More like this please. Short, sweet, effective. A+ instruction. Subscribed!

This really made my day, wish I had known about it sooner. I tested this right away on a couple of songs, and strangely enough the first 3 were in C# key. I really thought I was doing something wrong until I googled the chords, but it was correct. What a strange coincidence lol! Will absolutely recommend this video if I see someone struggling with this. Thank you!

This is a great video! Short and precise! Really good, nicely done

@Samjamguitar

Жыл бұрын

Thank-you it's very much appreciated!

You are a genius and always on point...you are easily the best guitar teacher in the world...Thanks for helping in my guitar journey

@Samjamguitar

Жыл бұрын

Happy to help👍

Great video in every way! Straight to the point and very instructive! Bravo and thanks a lot!

Straight to the point. Beautiful

this was the most straight-forward, fully answered approach that i've seen from the perspective of a guitar player. Thank you so much!

@Samjamguitar

6 ай бұрын

Hey! Thank you very much!!

I've never seen a technique explained so clearly. Much appreciated

@Samjamguitar

Жыл бұрын

You're very welcome!

that full chromatic scale from E to E at 4:05 just to find the root... sounded amazing as an intro for that song!

you are a life saver. i had to come up with a guitar solo and didn't know where to start, this helped so much. thanks :)

@Samjamguitar

Жыл бұрын

No problem! Perhaps check out my playlist Lead Guitar Tool Box: kzread.info/head/PLcIs25jv9P96vFf7mfO0z2HBdYRoqYfWq you should find plenty of helpful lessons on how to play guitar solos!

Holy! This is exactly what i needed. Makes sense now. Thank you!

@Samjamguitar

Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped! Check out my other videos for more like this👌

This was the most important guitar lesson I have had in my entire life, it works, thank you!

@Samjamguitar

6 ай бұрын

Glad it helped!

Great lesson. I came up with the same procedure on my own once I learned the major scale positions and I use the hight E because it cuts through the mix much better

I taught myself to play decades ago and along the way I was able to train myself how to hear notes to place me in the right key. I didn't know any method to do so. This is one that I picked on my own along the way but always wondered if there is a better way. It's great to know I wasn't off in the weeds somewhere. Thanks.

This was so helpful in so many ways. Really puts things into perspective. Thank you!

@Samjamguitar

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Pretty nice description for beginners. Eventually you get to the point where your ears and your hands have the muscle memory to just jump to the key w out you barely thinking about it, but that's easy for me to say bc I've been playing over 30 years. But that started to happen for me about 5-7 years after I began playing.

@Samjamguitar

Жыл бұрын

Yes this is definitely the case.... I would practice the above method in this video on adverts/commercials between TV shows as a kid and after a year or so I could jump straight to the key without any thought pretty easily. I feel most musicians that have been playing for a few years generally are all capable of this but for those who are not yet able to then this video will certainly teach you how to approach this useful skill.

This is super helpful thank you! I have a horrible musical ear, but a great sound one! I know chords really well but it takes a LONG time to hear keys and stuff. This perfectly sits into how i hear and my strengths with my ear. I’m an audio engineer and am pivoting more towards other areas in music. I know theory pretty decent too, but my knowledge holes are huge when it comes to musical ear and playing along with others (i don’t have much experience i mostly wrote midis by myself in scoring software since i was a kid). Most people followed along with me in the end and I’d like some more push and pull when working with others.

I usually skat sing or hum the note, either physically or in a monologue type way. And usually I can find the root no with no issues. Practicing finding the note and singing it seems to help a lot, also improvising as well. I usually put on some pop songs and play over or along with them sense they're not technical and fairly easy to fill in.

Do this at home, but don't be annoying in a jam band session. Just looking at what chords someone is playing is faster, quiter and more useful in most cases.

Sounds very good. Figuring out the key of the Law.

This video was so helpful. Thankyou !

Thank you for your explanation, it has been of great help to me.

Used to be really be amazed when people could find the key of a song so quickly and easily. Stumbled upon your video today through my recommendations and I must say I've learned a lot today. Slowly getting the hang of this, thank you!

@Samjamguitar

11 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you!

Not sure if you already made the chord video or not but I would love to see it. This video was so helpful

Awesome not only it explains well but it clarifies other thing as well.. great expansion !

@Samjamguitar

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

wow the simplicity, it's so good thank you

@Samjamguitar

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like it!

Concise and to the point. Well done. You have a new subscriber.

@Samjamguitar

Жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

Just now learning guitar. This surely will be a great help👍

@Samjamguitar

2 жыл бұрын

Great to hear! Keep it up👍

Eye opener. Thank you. Just made a breakthrough

Great video, Sam. Very useful. Thank you.

@Samjamguitar

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

WOW! This is the ONLY channel that makes Me actually feel confident I can actually learn stuff that always seemed obscure to me!

@Samjamguitar

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Matteo Giberti! Glad you enjoyed this one as the idea came following our chat on a recent community post! so you could say this one was for you👍

@matteogiberti3297

2 жыл бұрын

@@Samjamguitar Thank YOU for this GREAT video! As I said before, your unique way of teaching guitar stuff makes me really understand what other videos and even guitar lessons I've taken in the past never did. Now I just have to train my ears and practice!

@Samjamguitar

2 жыл бұрын

+Matteo Giberti Brilliant! Really pleased my videos are helping 🙂

Your mechanism of teaching is just mind-blowing...the voice over with great illustration is very helpful...i have learnt a deal from you... 🙏

@Samjamguitar

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

never has it been so easily explained!! thank you

@Samjamguitar

4 ай бұрын

No probs! Cheers!!

Good job. Really easy to understanding. Thank you so much

I’ve been doing exactly this for some time, but man this would have been helpful when I was in that long, drawn out discovery phase. Thanks for reinforcing it for me!! 👍🏼👍🏼

@Samjamguitar

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@whatifschrodingersboxwasacofin

Жыл бұрын

That phase is where I’ve been stuck! I finally get to take the next step. Phew. Thanks for the comment from someone who’s been here, Alex. I thought it was only me. 👍 (Ok, i know we all have, but still… 🤷🏼‍♂️😉)

@robertgodhard3248

Жыл бұрын

Simple?Yes.And so is a bicycle. Once you see it.

This is something I figured out myself after years of practice, but it would’ve been super nice to have known it earlier.

@Samjamguitar

Жыл бұрын

Great to hear!

This was such an easy and straightforward video without any fluff or ad or long ass intro. THANK YOU!!!!

@Samjamguitar

7 ай бұрын

No Fluff, no filler! That's what this channel is all about!

Great lesson! Thanks

Thanks for the lesson. It’s perfect! Also It would be an awesome video about how to find the other chords. I have problem finding different Chords sounds, like F5+, sus, etc. Thank you so much!

@Samjamguitar

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Learning how to identify the basic chords in a key will be coming up soon and after I will definitely put together a more advanced video that explains hearing different chord types/qualities other than major and minor 👌

You're video's are nothing short of brilliance so clear and easy to understand thanks .keep them coming .

@Samjamguitar

Жыл бұрын

Cheers...and yes I will keep them coming your way👌

Great use of examples. It would be interesting to see how the progression towards the key center sounds as you make your way around the circle of 5ths. I might try that out myself...

Visually and audibly concise. Pretty much a perfect tutorial.

@Samjamguitar

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Great tutorial! Please do make the next video about finding the chords of a song!

@Samjamguitar

Жыл бұрын

Will do! It's in the works 👌

Nice and short, concise, to the point, ... Well done. (I've been playing music for years.) Count me as a new subscriber.

@Samjamguitar

Жыл бұрын

That is very much appreciated Micheal!

The best video on key and scale i have seen in last 20 years I always wonder how some people instantly tell the scale of the song and i am not able to do that . I thought don't have musical sense thankyou so much brother

amazing work brother highly appreciated!

So, many people have asked me how I find out the song key and I wasn't always able to explain to them properly but you have expressed it in a simple understandable manner, Great job! Imma send this to everyone who have asked me or will ask me in the future. Great video man

@Samjamguitar

Жыл бұрын

Brilliant! Yes it can be difficult to verbalise/explain something like this so I'm glad to help👌 thanks for watching!

Like the video and would love to see more on figuring out the chords also.

@Samjamguitar

Жыл бұрын

Working on it!

@MLaci

Жыл бұрын

@@Samjamguitar we are eager to get it!

Thanks Sam your great videos have helped me enormously.

@Samjamguitar

7 ай бұрын

Happy to help!

Man that was great, simple and easy to understand. Thanks!

@Samjamguitar

Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

Bro I tried this out and it worked first time. The key was F Minor and i googled it turned out it was correct. Thanks bro! Also, please make a melody and chords one, that would be super helpful!

@Samjamguitar

2 жыл бұрын

Great! And the more you do it the better/quicker you will become at it! I will follow up with a Chord + melody version soon👌

If anyone ever asks me again how to identify the "key" of a song, this is the video I'm sending them. Awesome tips!

@Samjamguitar

Жыл бұрын

Cheers!

The term pull really clicked with me. Thank you! :)

Great video , would definitely like to learn more 🎸👍

Great video. Not something I really need personally, but this is a question that comes up on online forums quite often, and it's important to have a video that explains (and demonstrates) this concept in a really simple way. It's difficult to communicate this through text. I mean, this is one of the most important concepts about music theory IMO. People talk a lot about keys, but I think a lot of people don't properly understand the most important thing about a key that is the tonal center. And if people don't understand tonal centers and can't hear them, then the concept of keys will make little sense. I've been looking for a video that would demonstrate this in an easy way, but hadn't found one before this. Well, there was another video that touched on the topic that was decent, but this one is much simpler, and also shows an easy method for finding it that isn't just "feel it and sing it" - which BTW I don't think is bad advice, but not everyone can do that instantly. The method shown in this video on the other hand helps with practicing hearing it if one can't find it instantly.

@Samjamguitar

Жыл бұрын

Thankyou! this was definitely the intention of this lesson!

Thank you so much for this video. I have been playing guitar on and off for over 40 years and listening to music for even longer than that and this is the first time I have been able to easily discern the key of a song! I haven't looked yet, but I am going to see if you made that video on how to figure out the chords of a song.

@Samjamguitar

Жыл бұрын

You're very welcome! The video is in the works!

Great! Thank you so much!

@Samjamguitar

Жыл бұрын

Cheers no worries 👍

This is well done simple easy and to the point

@Samjamguitar

Жыл бұрын

Cheers!

what a great video! I would love to see a video explaining your method for finding the chords - or have you already done so? I couldn't find it!

@Samjamguitar

Жыл бұрын

Coming soon!

@SteakOSaurier

Жыл бұрын

@@Samjamguitar i'm excited!

3:42 Did not think i would stump on a meme in a middle of a lesson. This is gold

Great video, thanks for the guidance! I’ll be incorporating this ear training later today. Instant like and subscribe, looking forward to watching your other videos 👍

great lesson....no bs...just learning great teacher...

Well done explaining this technique efficiently and straight to the point. This is a method I’ve used as a backup for decades but wasn’t even self-aware that it needed explanation until teaching my son guitar - so thank you again very much for the assist! We don’t know what we know until we know what they don’t know!

@Samjamguitar

Жыл бұрын

Glad to help!

lol i misread the title and was like why is he only teaching for the key of A

@Samjamguitar

7 ай бұрын

🤣

@Toader21

7 ай бұрын

Something tells me he titled it that way intentionally… 😐

Ive been practicing guitar for almost 2 years as a hobby. I never knew how to find keys in songs or what they really referred to. I saw this video in my recommendations. So, I wrote down the notes and used it in about 4 different country songs (cause their easy for beginners and my novice ears) and holy cow! I was able to find the key by the 2nd song. I had to listen to the songs a few times but this tip was 1000% worthwhile. Also being able to tell if its a major or minor, makes it fun to fingerpick the scale during the song. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

@Samjamguitar

Жыл бұрын

No probs, I'm glad the video helped you out! Welcome to the channel👍

I've been looking for a video like this for 7 years😂❤❤

@Samjamguitar

Ай бұрын

Better late than never!

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Priceless data and presentation You rock. Thanks for everything

@Samjamguitar

26 күн бұрын

I appreciate that!

Perfect video. i didnt understand a thing cuz im a drummer. but still made me watch every second of it

Love it.

Utterly brilliant 🤩 thank you

@Samjamguitar

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks 👌

I'm following music and studying music theory sine I was young, I read lots of books, however the way this channel explains is totally different and makes it so easy. Thanks a lot for your excellent videos

@Samjamguitar

26 күн бұрын

Happy to help!

The best video on finding the key of a song on the internet period

OMG so Easy . Thank you 🙏🏽 for that

@Samjamguitar

Жыл бұрын

no probs👌

It really helps me .Thanks man and keep it up

@Samjamguitar

2 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Amazing video! Thank you.

@Samjamguitar

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

Thank you! This was very useful.

@Samjamguitar

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!