I just completed your course and it was awesome. Really shocked at how fast I progressed in 3 days! thanks so much. When is the next course coming?

@PowMusic

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Daniel! You should join us for the "FretLIVE Fretboard Mastery Program"! The next live session starts end of August!

Okay so the best thing about this lesson is by 1 second in you're teaching. Holy shit that's refreshing.

@PowMusic

4 жыл бұрын

P*Funk thank you! I try to make it so that you can either watch 1 minute or the whole video and still get what you need

@ifensler

3 жыл бұрын

I agree, also check out Ricky Comiskey and Steve Stine here on KZread. Some of the best teachers i have come across.

this channel and Scott Paul Johnson's channel are the best top-notch material.

@ransombaggins9301

4 жыл бұрын

100% SPJ is AMAZING, too!

@gpadepedro

4 жыл бұрын

And also I forgot to mention Brian Kelly of Zombieguitar. Awesome lessons there

@TwoOnTheTar

4 жыл бұрын

Totally agree! I found this channel through SPJ 😁

@bs9031

4 жыл бұрын

Please ADD Paul David and Guitar pilgrim!!🎸🎶🎸🎶🎸🎶🎸🎶

@igordragoslav9672

4 жыл бұрын

@@gpadepedro agree

I have been playing guitar for 24 years. Three years ago I decided to re-approach the instrument with new eyes to actually learn how to use the thing, and I’ve watched so many videos and tried so many things… but this? I could IMMEDIATELY apply this over a variety of progressions and actually improvise musically. That has never happened to me before. Thank you so much.

This is the lesson that broke it all open for me!!!! I watched this lesson a few weeks ago and now I know the entire board major and minor.... THANKS

@PowMusic

4 жыл бұрын

P Rick that’s awesome! Please let me know other topics that you’d like to see using this format

Best “connect the dots” video about learning the fretboard. The house of blues alone is a game changer. Thanks so much!

@PowMusic

4 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped Holly! Thanks for the feedback

This is the best damn pentatonic across the fretboard method I've ever seen. Game changer, especially the E and A string root position epiphany.

The live fretboard is so helpful. And you teach effortlessly. Good job and thank you!

There’s also an upside-down House of Blues in shape 4 when you traverse backwards from shape 1 (or shape 5) to shape 4. I find this also helps a lot to find my way in that direction! Thanks again for the video!! Best one I’ve seen yet on the pentatonic scale.

You nailed it big time. with this lesson. Finally someone who knows how to explain navigating the five boxes of the pentatonic in a simple logical way. This would make a great series or follow up maybe in other scales like em . Well done.

@PowMusic

4 жыл бұрын

thank you Mr. Frank!

Your "solo for beginners" course was one of the best programs I have used to help me with my soloing.

@PowMusic

4 жыл бұрын

That is great feedback Terry!! Thank you!

It is great to find the kind of honesty and sincere effort to communicate among such a seasoned player.

Learned more in the first 30 seconds than I have the past 6 months watching KZread guitar videos. Bravo! Game changer!

@PowMusic

4 жыл бұрын

Brian Clements maybe my favorite comment ever - enjoy!! 🎸🙏🔥

This was a great lesson! It makes all the sense to use the HOB (a piece of shape 2) to connect 1 and 4. It's just bonus that I've learned the other shapes because now it all falls together.

This is great.. I've just memorized all the pentatonic shapes, and running into this video and course couldn't have been timed any better.

Thank you, that made a lot of sense to me especially on connecting the patterns and learning about house of blues box. Thank you 🙏🙏🙏

@PowMusic

4 жыл бұрын

good to hear - thank you!

I recently picked up the guitar for the 1st time in 33 years, I could only ever play basic chords, never been able to solo. I literally just learned the 5 pentatonic shapes 2 days ago and this video has helped me so much. All I ever wanted to do was a blues solo and it seemed so impossible to me, well this video was that literal holy shit moment where I couldn't believe what I was hearing come out of my amp. I practice 6-10 hours religiously every single day and I just wanted to thank you for making this video, I think I've found my new teacher.

@PowMusic

4 жыл бұрын

M L - thank you so much for sharing that! This kind of feedback is my fuel. Happy playing brother! -Gary

I really like how you explain your videos as they are straightforward, simple, and to the point. A lot of guitar instructors get all bogged down in theory and theory is good to learn to, but when you have some kid just wanting to learn how to play the guitar (such as my nephew), they want to play! They don’t want to listen to somebody run their mouth about something that has a greater than 90% chance of turning them off.

Every time I search for a concept, boom there’s Marty with a concise and insightful video at the top of the list

THANK YOU, FOR THIS AWESOME, SIMPLIFIED VIEW OF THESE ESSENTIAL PENTATONIC PATTERNS!! THIS IS INCREDIBLY HELPFUL!! 💝

I’ve been playing guitar for well over three decades now and trust me when I tell you; when it comes to learning how to solo on a guitar this is by far one of the few lessons out there that explains it the best. All too often a lot of these soloing lessons you find here on KZread get too bogged down in theory, linking together different types of scales and just plain old gobbledygook and jargon that will turn someone off who’s trying to take their guitar playing to the next level. I have a few people I know who are just starting out playing guitar and was looking for some videos to send them to help them out. I just subscribe to this channel and sent them your videos. Thanks for posting! 🙂

You are a hero and the work you've obviously put in shows. I hope you have the most contended life.

After lots of dead end streets of lessons not really explaining much beyond 1 concept . It was a total joy to discover your posts and start learning how all these relate to the whole neck , various pentatonic boxes and notes in between. Bravo . The best tuition for guitar I’ve yet to find. It really joined all the dots ( and boxes) for me . Great work! Will be subscribing to the website . Thanks . Steve

@PowMusic

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Steve! I'm glad the lessons are helping!!

I know im 3 years late on this video, but that's KZread. I never comment on videos, but this one... this one I need to thank you for. I'm a recent drummer-turned-guitarist, teaching myself... AND I have ADHD so it's kinda tough. Either way, something about the way you explain stuff in this video clicked something in my brain and it all made sense. Complete sense. I know my open chords and basic stuff, but until this video, I've been reluctant to call myself a guitarist. Yes... that's how much this video helped me. Holy crap... thank you so much. I'm a F'ing guitarist!

been playing 15 years and i watch alot of "teacher" youtube videos. sometimes its refreshing but the way you actually showed the concept as soon as the video started rather than talk for 35 minutes then show it.. is a new approach and it works greater. keep that up.

@PowMusic

4 жыл бұрын

thanks, Tony!

Brilliant lesson lots of soloing material with covering the whole fretboard and the blues house. l like the way you keep it simple, thanks Gary.

Your vids are packed with information, I feel like I’m learning so much.

Just found your channel this is amazing thank you I get it after 35 yrs of trying to get scales and soloing I finally get it. Your methods and the graphics are spot on. 👌 new subscriber here. And I will be signing up to your Patreon page. A Christmas present to myself.

Been trying to study scale soloing for a year and your video just answered so many of my questions. Thank you my goodman. Great instruction.

@PowMusic

4 жыл бұрын

great to hear. Thank you!

What an incredibly useful video! I'm always looking for new, easy ways to visualize the pentatonic scale. Cool!

Thanks for explaining this in full, i actually have stumbled upon this accidentally and you pretty much sorted all my thoughts around it

Man, you are my personal hero. Afters years of trying to "see" my scales and trying to improvise, i finally made it !!! Playing along now for 2 1/2 yours to all kind of backtracking jams. I am so happy. Man, thx a lot, also for your pdf's.

@PowMusic

4 жыл бұрын

Heribert Harant that’s great to hear! Enjoy, and thanks for your support!

Be healthy friend !!! Your lesson, and especially this one, literally opened my ears and eyes to me, just what I was looking for !!! You show the best lessons on how to play BUES. I'm literally crazy about Blues rock! Many thanks. I'll probably buy some lessons.

I was following some other people and there's two I really like, I learned alot but they seem to leave things out. But not you..you took it to the next level of learning. You are what I truly was looking for. Your free stuff is really good and you give a lot of info. For that reason I subscribed to you and I will definitely purchase your course. Very soon! Thx

This Channel is fantastic!!!! Everything is explained in detail and really make sense. Thx!!!!🤘🎸

Gary is the absolute best guitar instructor. Period end of story. I love the magic lighted note fret diagrams they are so helpful. Truly an amazing man and channel. That is why I became a Patreon Member.

BRILLIANT! Thank you so much,Gary! Tanya

His instruction and videos are the best at helping me understand the fretboard. thank you so much

Honesty one of the best teaching videos I’ve seen. Thank you! I feel like it clicked and for the first time ever I worked up and down whole fret board

@PowMusic

3 жыл бұрын

thanks, Eric!

In 10 minutes this lesson taught me more than pretty much every other lesson I've watched on the pentatonic scales put together.

@PowMusic

3 жыл бұрын

that's great news! Happy for you! :D 🎸

You and Scott Paul Johnson explain the pentatonics better than anyone else on KZread.

@PowMusic

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kulahit :D

Man this is what I was looking for! Your channel is great brother!

This is by far the best lesson on the internet. Thank you

@PowMusic

4 жыл бұрын

haha - thank you!!

Just what I've been looking for, thank you!!!!!!!

Thank you soo much!!!! I went from not knowing anything to knowing what im Doing now, with your videos!!!!

Wow, great concept and great teaching! Thank you!

I have memorized the 5 shapes a long time ago, but thank you for this video because it has given me some sort of reference on how to play the scale properly instead of just mindlessly playing the 5 shapes.

You are a fantastic teacher! Thanks for being so very helpful!!!

Excellent lesson mate. Way to simplify the fret board with an easy explanation. Keep it up. I'm a fan. 💪😁👍

Fantastic video. So easy to understand 👍

Another awesome video. The graphic that he uses is amazing and super helpful. I feel like I unlocked a cheat code.

Thank you for making this content; clearly a lot of work went into it. Also I will forever be calling that shape the house of blues from now on. 😊

Amazing lesson! I have played for years, and when soloing, almost exclusively used"box 1". I was FINALLY starting to try to link shapes together. After a few false starts. I had just realized that I didn't need to learn the other four boxes all at once, and had started adding the "Albert King box" to my noodling when I stumbled across your video...which was EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED to see...it both validated what I was thinking and told me where to go next...THANK YOU. I subscribed immediately.

@PowMusic

4 жыл бұрын

awesome Mike!

You made it incredibly easy. I am inspired to explore the blues. Thankyou so much.

Gave up guitar 7 years ago started piano which I love getting quite confident with the piano now.Recording songs needed some guitar solos but lost all my confidence because I haven't played the guitar for so long but after watching this lesson I'm going to give it a shot.Thankyou this is the best lesson I've seen on pentatonics awesome.

@PowMusic

3 жыл бұрын

thanks awesome to hear David - thanks!

Wow! Absolutely brilliant presentation and explanation. Impressed. Thank you so much. Great job.

Wow dude, this has been eye opening!! Great explanation and the PDFs are superb. Been playing for a month but this is going to sky rocket my progress. Thanks again man!!💯🤘🏻🤘🏻

@PowMusic

4 жыл бұрын

great to hear! thank you!

very nice, informative, easy to follow and in short one of the best lessons. Subscribed.

Wonderful teacher! Thanks a million times 🙂

Subscribed! Love the visuals! Really helps to see where those notes are going. Hope to see more of your lessons!

@PowMusic

4 жыл бұрын

thank you!

Seriously love your videos. So helpful. Thanks!

Would just like to say thank you. The two shapes and house of blues shape really put some perspective on things for me. Have been playing around with the 5 shapes really not knowing what to do with it. This helped... Thanks

@PowMusic

4 жыл бұрын

Richard Holland great to hear! Enjoy!

Great solid stuff! Straight forward, functional, & fun! Helped this older newbie connect a few dots I was missing & see the fretboard a little differently w/great HOB “bridge” & tips to get in & out of shapes! Love it! Thank you🙏 Liked & subscribed!

@PowMusic

4 жыл бұрын

thanks for the comment! Glad it helped!!

Thank you for this video. I was waiting for a video like this that explained the pentatonic scale.

@PowMusic

4 жыл бұрын

thank you! glad it helped :D

Precisely as I mentally map the fretboard. Sorry I didn't have this mental map years ago. Kudos.

Another lesson I have saved to get into extensively bro you are providing the material I have been seeking thank you when I ready who knows possibly further situation on a personal level.. still got my dreams to attain on a personal level I'm just old and trying to find my life in a situation to be able to its not conducive were I currently live. Thanks bro

Thanks Bud that was very useful all the best good luck.

Thank you so much for the outstanding scale chart .pdf!! It'll take me a while to wrap my mind around all this.

Thanks so much for sharing this! I’ve always used the regular old pentatonic scale and the “house of blues” , but adding the next scale that you show in this video opens up so many more cool things for me…see ya later, I'm going to go practice now!!

@PowMusic

4 жыл бұрын

awesome!

Very cool 😎 love the visuals and logical approach. Very useful is an understatement…

Outstanding vid! Thanks for the lesson

Cool lesson and wonderful course for beginners. i'm realy glad that i've got it). Thanks a lot Gray!

Extremely useful video. Thanks!

tnx a lot this starting shape is a mind doorway. so helpful/ God Bless your talent

This really helped me get my head around this. Thanks!

i just signed up for your soloing lessons! your way of teaching is fantastic and love all the visuals! so happy i found your website POW!!

@PowMusic

3 жыл бұрын

thank you!

Thanks man!! All I work on - tying one section of the fretboard to the next!

I keep coming back to this i use this with my hexatonic so good thanks Bro

Wow. I've only been playing shapes for a few months, so this is a really great thing to learn. Very glad I found your channel. I've subscribed and look forward to studying more of your videos! Love the graphics as well, it makes learning so much easier. Great job, and thanks again!!

@PowMusic

4 жыл бұрын

great to hear Jack - thank you!

Great tips, good learning, must practice. Thank you very much!!!

House of Blues! Thank you for that. I love learning stuff like this.

I was totally lost with 5 positions 😢 until I stumbled upon your tutorial n my goodness...with just 2.5 shape...every thing came together 🎉🎉🎉....you the man!!! Thanks a million

Thanks so much, the tip about soloing in the first position and using the extension then the fourth position was a very helpful first step for me. I was labouring in all five positions and that was becoming frustrating for me. Thanks again.

@PowMusic

4 жыл бұрын

glad i could simplify things for you! Thanks for checking it out!

Was a limited box player decades ago. Recently became disabled(can't work anymore) so, at 55 bought a new Pro Strat and a Mesa Mark V 25 amp to get back into some playing. Finally a well explained way to extend my fretboard ( and enjoyment ) Love it ! Subscribed before you were even through !! Thanks.

@PowMusic

3 жыл бұрын

thanks, John!

Just watched the Let it Be solo video on you web site. The graphics and the finger colors are such a big help. Your teaching style is amazing. I'll definitely be buying your Soloing video. I have no doubt it will be well worth the money. God bless you for sharing your gift!!

@PowMusic

4 жыл бұрын

thanks Jack - sorry it took me forever to see this comment.

Very good. Easy to understand. Thx

Great stuff. The teacher shows up when the student is ready. I’m so ready! Thank you. Going to sign up for your course ✌️

@PowMusic

3 жыл бұрын

thank you David!

amazing presentation of scales this help a lot thanks!!

An interesting simplification, I'll have to play about with this. 😊

@PowMusic

4 жыл бұрын

dr-nerd thanks for watching - let me know how it goes!

Excellent and nicely presented. This will help a lot of people. With this and a reasonable arsenal of licks everyone is off & running.

@PowMusic

4 жыл бұрын

thanks Mike! I agree! Really happy to be hearing how helpful it is for people.

love it, excellent approach

Great lesson, Thank you very much!

2:21 You are so right, this is exactly how i memorized them at first.

@PowMusic

3 жыл бұрын

Joel Stoecklin yep! So many students I See spend far too much time upfront trying to get all the patterns instead of learning how to really phrase within the most useful , practical, and tried and true areas of the fretboard… Not to say eventually you don’t want to get all that but you don’t want the tail to wag the dog so to speak :)

Thank you for sharing. Inspiring.

Man this is just what I needed thanks!

Great lesson. Really unlocked a lot for me as far as how everything is connected. We could also move from house of blues to bb box right?

Awesome help!! Thanks 👌🙏

I felt stuck with learning scales and this helped a lot!

This is such awesome teaching, I wish I saw this 40 years ago when I started playing, I remember it took me awhile to get the caged system shapes down

@PowMusic

4 жыл бұрын

I'm trying to make it as simple as possible while also helping people level up :D

One of the greates lessons I've ever seen for beginners. Congrats. 🤘🤘🤘

@PowMusic

4 жыл бұрын

thank you!