Probably a great explanation. I’m totally lost as a beginner.

@jasonbourne488

Жыл бұрын

Makes a lot more sense on a piano keyboard which is much easier to learn first rather than guitar fretboard.

@patriciajrs46

Жыл бұрын

I believe it's very important to understand a piano keyboard first. The relationship between notes does not change from a piano, to a guitar, to a flute. The letters of the notes are always the same; the steps and half steps are always the same, and the relationship of sharps, flats, and naturals are always the same. Where it's played matters. A guitar nut is equivalent to the beginning note on that string: an open G string should play a G note equal to a piano G, on the middle section of keys. An open A should correspond to an A on the piano. The higher piano notes of those same letters, will of course, be found when you place your finger on the string at a point farther up the neck. If you can pause his video, where it shows all of the notes on the neck, screen capture and print it. Maybe this will help some.

@Sinehmatic

Жыл бұрын

As a non-beginner, I too am totally lost.

@tomdaniels3392

Жыл бұрын

As a beginner, want do you want to play?? best to start with your goals then learn what method gets you to your goals. this is an advanced lesson, if you want to play simple blues and rock, this is TMI !!!!!!

@tomdaniels3392

Жыл бұрын

@@patriciajrs46 learning your intervals is way easier. every major scale is whole,whole,whole,half,whole,whole,whole,half c major for instance C D EF G A BC. its relative minor is A minor intervals allow you to start anyplace on the fretboard and know the distance between the notes regardless of instrument this works and is straight forward

This was very well explained. Let me process for a decade.

I self taught myself guitar a long time ago. Eventually got to the point of playing in a band for well over a decade playing rhythm and lead and for the life of me, I cannot wrap my brain around this. Even after watching this, I'm totally lost. It's always been such a point of personal frustration for me to not understand this. I'm going to watch this a bunch of times hoping it will finally click for me.

@GroundbreakGames

10 ай бұрын

I'm right there with you man. Keep going!

@mechacrane2262

9 ай бұрын

Learn basic piano. Then it’ll make sense.

@Chrsly

9 ай бұрын

@@mechacrane2262 I've been playing piano for 48 years, and I'm having issues with the fretboard. My problem is I see the fretboard as six different keyboards.

@mechacrane2262

9 ай бұрын

@@Chrsly lol yeah that's an issue, I mainly said it bc i learned piano and then guitar much later, and piano is a much easier way to visualise note relativity. On a guitar the note relativity is in large jumps and it looks like an upside down cartesian grid.

@sam10poly

9 ай бұрын

Ask ChatGPT-4 to help explain it to you. I NEVER understood Circle of fifths until I did that.

Oh my god dude where was this video all my life, as someone who’s a huge visual learner this is so helpful

@user-dj9iu2et3r

11 ай бұрын

What exactly did it help you with? It definitely taught the circle of 5ths well and also what the major scale is but the color wheel stuff and the blending of colors didn’t seem beneficial to me at all. Maybe I just don’t get it. That’s why I’m asking!

I have never seen the circle of fifths explained this clearly. Please don't stop teaching.

@dezkightz

Жыл бұрын

I came here to learn the notes on the fretboard and I feel like I learned way more than I bargained for. This video is gonna be a heavily rewatched one for me.

I picked up the guitar 11 years ago. Sending love to Marty Schwartz. This video, amongst 11 years worth of guitar related KZread videos, blew my mind. You just answered questions I’ve had for so long that I didn’t know how to ask. I couldn’t even articulate what my questions were. I mean I knew I needed clarification, I just didn’t know what I needed clarified. You have a real talent for breaking things down and making connections that really help visual learners like me. I mean I’m a diagram maker myself. A proud one (Visio love). I’m severely impressed with your work. Thank you.

@ACDC267

Жыл бұрын

Same....SAME

@notlekon2704

Жыл бұрын

Can you please explain what the colors mean?

@loumason6120

Жыл бұрын

I'm a drummer and also have been playing rock/metal guitar for 40 years and i still don't understand the fret board ..this video makes it even harder to understand, need to watch it a few times.. but i can still ALMOST play eruption by VH and noodle around very fast..it's crazy

@user-dj9iu2et3r

11 ай бұрын

Can you explain what this video clarified for you? It SEEMS like he’s giving useful information but he doesn’t give any examples for how these color relationships might actually benefit you in practice. Surely, he doesn’t expect everyone to tape these things to their fretboard, right?

@ImThe5thKing

Ай бұрын

Marty is a real OG

13 years of music...and I finally understand the purpose and how the circle of 5ths work...... Thank you!

I’ve watched countless videos on KZread and never felt the desire to comment. I’m a retired AF pilot with multiple degrees and am an avid “self taught” student of many skills. Not bragging just making it clear that I love learning and have been in school pretty much for the past 50 years. Having said all that… I rarely come across instruction that is clear, concise, visual, audible, and enjoyable all in one. Bravo! I thoroughly enjoyed this video and felt my mind, body and spirit all illuminate over the information by how it was presented! Thank you, I’m truly grateful!

I have had a guitar since I was 12. I have learned from orchestra directors, friends, other players but I have never had a lesson that connected the notes, circle and scales like this one. Subbed.

that slide at 7:45 blew my mind. imagining chords and just looking at the colors and major/minor symbols on the fret-board completely explains why they "belong" together. Why they work. Amazing video!

@user-dj9iu2et3r

11 ай бұрын

How do the colors show the relationships? I didn’t understand beyond the fact that two similar colors mean they’re part of the same section of the circle of 5ths…

@thefattestbaby420

2 ай бұрын

The g flat on the bottom of the fifths wheel is a d in this video and it killed me

coming from a visual art background, I can now SEE what makes notes, that add up to chords, and the much easier, way to make music! Isn't that what we all want? Thank you Mike.

The relationship between color and music while seeming random actually has a plesent explination thats defidently worth hearing. For humans what we call colors is our representation of the visible part of a spectrum of light waves called the electromagnetic spectrum. Music or notes is likewise the hearable parts of a spectrum of waves that travel through our air and sometimes other mediums. Both light and music are waves which we can represent and do calculations with through sin waves. Every sin wave within certain frequencies represents one of infinite notes or colors we group similar sounding sin waves together by notes such as b or c# and with colors such as red or green. Things get intresting when you mix colors or notes together. Sin waves found in nature are rarely uniform, and are often combinations of infinite sin waves all pitching in at different magnitudes, this is called a fourier siries. Forier siries are mostly random sort of like sunlight which might look like a squiggle not a uniform wave. With the correct combination of individual sin waves destructive or constructive interference occurs in order to create truly beautiful things. Finding out which sin waves are good together is all there is to both creating good sounds and colors and this is where kusic theroy meets physics. Our brain will then do complex things to break down the forier siries back into its parts of individual sin waves as best it can and intrepret the information in the form of music or color whichever were talking about. The only difference between sound and light is that without a medium for the sound to travel through nobody will hear you scream. If you shine a light into space the very small portion of that light that escapes the atmosphere and misses clestial bodies will tavel in a straight line forever. Keep in mind that every time you go outside the light from the sun bouncing off of you and making its way into space is sending a message so far into the future time has no relevance telling the universe you were here in that way you are immortal because it will always be possible to see you. When you look into the stars you are seeing the stories of millions of galaxies long dead for billions of years still shining a light on us. If you went to that distant galaxy you see instantly, and turned around to look for earth you would see nothing, not because its too far to see but because the earth does not exist yet the earth will not exist for billions of years after the sun your standing on is dead. Music, light, time, gravity the universe was built perfectly and intentionally for your enjoyment and on a final note of peferct forier harmony please enjoy it the best you can.

It's finally clicking! I've known chords for rhythm for years but now scales and fingering are starting to make sense. Thank you dude!

This changed everything for me, moving from piano to guitar and this made everything fall into place. Thank you!

Dude this video is freakin’ spot on. I’ve been trying to get someone to explain it this way. Thank you.

This is fantastic. Loved the circle of fifths as a color wheel. There is a typo at 8:24. The upper circle has 2 D-flats, and no G-flat. Really cool visualization

@ClaudeLeRoux

Жыл бұрын

That typo tripped me up too. :p

Thanks for the enormous amount of work you put in for this video. May you be blessed!🙏🏽

I must say… I never truly understand these types of videos but the format you do them in is so understandable. The figures you used and the sounds to complement what you were explaining simultaneously was awesome. Thanks

I must be really dumb, I found this ridiculously complicated. It seems like a really easy to understand simplified way of explaining something.... to advanced people who would understand it easily. Appreciate people like you though.

Wow! I've been playing for years and this has REALLY helped me understand the fretboard so much better. Thank you!

One of the most clear and concise music theory tutorials out there. Bravo good sir

I’ve been playing blindly for 20 years! This is what I’ve been looking for! Thank you! 🙏🙌

This was an incredible explanation. The visuals and animations made it extremely understandable and approachable.

As someone who was really confused with black dots and letters, I can now say I am confused with colors too

THIS MAKES SO MUCH MORE SENSE OH MY GOSH. I’ve been struggling with understanding music theory and how to apply it on the guitar, but this video laid it out so clearly ! Thank you!!

Absolutely amazing! Such clear instructions and helpful tricks.

Thanks for this great walkthrough

Wow, that was powerful. First time I heard of the color analogy. Thank you for doing this.

man after 10 years of playing and struggling to truly internalize music theory concepts, this was awesome and gives me hope. i still need to study more but this was the best explanation i've seen so far.

Wow…. It’s just so enlightening I consider myself a beginner, with some KZread videos as my teacher And I understood everything AMAZING ❤

Thx Mike! So glad I landed on your channel. I’ve been having a hard time grasping this for the last 20yrs and your explanation finally made sense 🤯

Insane production value, this is stuff many people have shown me over the years but never so well

Heard this stuff a million times and this is one of the clearest, most concise lectures on the fretboard and circle of fifths. The geometric diagrams inside the circle of fifths are the best!

I've been playing for over 20 years and this is THE most concise, intuitive way to learn guitar and theory at the same time. If I had this when I was 15 I would have been a monster.

i’ve spent so many hours trying to figure this out. the barrier to entry is so hard but once you have it laid out in front of you like this it makes so much sense. thank you!

I have that exact same plant. It's such a peaceful plant and gives off great calming energy.

Having self learnt for about 2 decades I've totally mastered the Map and beyond...it's everything I need to know

🤯 I have been studying theory for months and then I stumble upon this video that just lays it out in 12 minutes 😂. Great job!

I haven't seen how much depth way of EXPLANATION....!!!! Great video... Thank you bro... After watching this video...I couldn't stop myself from pressing your SUBSCRIBE button...!!!!! 😅👍🏻

Oh thank you for this. The video, your explanation and the visuals were spot on ❤

Mike, What a brilliant presentation of the basics of Music Theory. I've been playing by ear for years; and, at seventy-eight, I decided it was time to learn theory. I loved the logical structure of your video and your graphics really helped me to grasp all the interrelated concepts. Thank you for your generosity in putting so much passion into sharing your knowledge with the rest of us. Randall

Loved the connection between color and music, awesome video!

@AndreBeauman

Жыл бұрын

Really? That’s where this video lost me. What do these colors mean? How do they help?

@quant1

Жыл бұрын

@@AndreBeauman for me, I think getting to associate colors to a certain sound and then remembering what color is assigned to that sound can help when trying to visualize something in your head rather than trying to hear it. I prefer to visualize things than trying to scramble struggling to pull out what something sounds like in my head, if that makes any sense.

Insanely well explained and produced. Fantastic.

This is an exceptional video. I have been searching around for something like this! Thank you so much!

Wow. Been playing for 30 years. Wish I had seen this 31 years ago. Brilliant. Liked and subscribed!

That was crazy cool. I had it in my head forever and just couldn’t pull it out. With you saying colors then noting the 5th reference, I couldn’t believe I’ve missed it this whole time. It really is the difference between book learning, where you simply memorize, and being able to drive the guitar like a pro race driver brain surgeon. Very nice. Favorited.

@user-dj9iu2et3r

11 ай бұрын

Can you explain what you mean by the “fifth reference?” I know music theory at an intermediate level and I’ve been playing guitar for over 10 years but this video just seemed overly complicated and filled with “woo woo” like “putting the energy of music into the notes.” I’m not really sure what we’ve learned from watching it so I’m genuinely asking people.

The illustraitons and animations are near perfect, highly appreciate the output!

Love this. I’ve been looking for a video that encapsulates the idea into one simple piece. This is it. I started to understand more when I would find each note on the piano. And back to the guitar.

This is amazing. I cannot even imagine how much work you have put into this. Thank you so much.

I've been playing guitar for 15+ years. This is incredible. I get it now.

you’re the first person to explain this in a way that i can genuinely understand

I’ve been playing for 25 years and this is the best I’ve ever seen this topic explained. Amazing job!

Began learning music theory on guitar at 10 years old and after 4 years, quit to learn how to only play/cover songs because of how confusing music theory was. This video reinvigorated my interest and inspired me to pick up my guitar that laid dormant for 6 years. Thank you.

@user-dj9iu2et3r

11 ай бұрын

Let me just reassure you: learning songs is the most valuable thing a musician can do. I grew up just learning my OWN bands’ songs and even though I know theory now, I HIGHLY regret not having a library of songs to play at will.

I watched the whole thing and have no idea what I was supposed to be learning here 😭

This video needs to blow up. Incredible stuff

By far the best and most understandable version of music theory that I’ve seen and heard. Bravo! Thank you very much

So now it is even more confusing.

@manofthepeople2165

Ай бұрын

Honestly, I have never met a serious guitarist with all those ridiculous colorful stickers on their fretboard. He basically took 11 minutes to explain what a C major scale is and painted it like it was the secret sauce to songwriting.

@robertcanedo7607

Ай бұрын

Not to worry, you will get it as you continue practicing and looking.

@KIMPOY971

Ай бұрын

😂😂😂

Very Easy to understand and grasp especially since I started teaching my self piano first, seeing the fretboard map, its just a piano really. this will help me with my music journey cheers champ.

I've never seen a video that goes this in depth in such a short amount of time. very helpful, thanks!

i’ve watched so many videos on scales and this video was the one that finally make sense!!! thank you!!

As a singer and new beginner guitar player (as of a week ago), this is extremely helpful! I mean, I've already been doing lessons watching JustinGuitar and some from Marty Schwartz, but I have to say that this is really awesome and beneficial for any new player. I'm sure my hubby will think the same thing as he's also a beginner himself. Us newbs over 40 gotta stick together with this lol... Thanks for this information!

Very interesting - I have never seen it explained this way - I think I actually understand this - time to pick up my beginner guitar again and start fresh - thank you

@tomdaniels3392

Жыл бұрын

pick up that guitar and have to put stickers all over it first to use his method, you will have to remember this entire method using colors and stickers that are not found on a guitar. so once you start playing without the stickers, you will be back to having to remember the method using the traditional dots found on the guitar, so why not just start with a traditional method first, trust me, you will have to relearn everything once you remove those little colored stickers, this is also making guitar even more sight oriented and you will find that learning by ear is better training your hand/EAR coordination is more important than your hand /eye coordination ( which is what this method is)

Wonderful tutorial as someone who had an ok understanding of music theory to begin with. Definitely feel my knowledge of it a lot more sharpened. Great visuals and explanation!

I have been discouraged from learning guitar fully my entire life because my ADHD ass could never wrap my head around music theory, much less how it related to the fretboard. In 13 minutes you solved 20 years of blind wandering, learning songs with no real comprehension of how and why they work. I am so grateful. Thank you thank you thank you

This just completely blew my mind. Best lesson I've heard in 30 years of playing the guitar.

I never realised the frets were the circle of fifths! - Amazing!🎉

Totally unlocked another level of understanding. Definitely delivers on the promise in the description. Great video 👍🏾

I managed thru a couple of college level music theory courses and not once did an instructor provide such a great explanation.

This is mind blowing. I'm going to have to watch it a few dozen times to totally grok it, but for the first time this all looks theoretically (ha) accessible. Now, if only I had a guitar that had all those colored, labeled squares on the fretboard...

I made a similar visual back in the day. but it was made of circles that had 45 degree sections filled in based on its progression through a certain letter key.

@filthymcnastyazz

Жыл бұрын

Post it up man

I have been stuck with my guitar learning for a long time now and I even took a break due to frustration and confusion I am so very happy to say that you have explained this in a way I can understand and I couldn’t be more grateful hands down the greatest explanation I have ever seen

This makes sense! Thanks for taking the time to lay this out. I’m a saxophone player so I have music theory but I’ve never understood how and why a guitar is setup how it is. You finally connected those dots for me.

I am an intermediate guitar player, i tried finding videos on how to get better, then i searched how to learn the fret board, you showed me my first scale!! thank you!!

@user-dj9iu2et3r

11 ай бұрын

I don’t think you were intermediate if you didn’t know a single scale… that’s more like beginner, I think.

@valiantthompson6868

11 ай бұрын

@@user-dj9iu2et3r Well I’ve never been taught scales, i’ve been self taught my entire life. But yeah there are some things I have to do. I just don’t know where to learn scales Also a famous guitar player named Jimi Hendrix never learned music theory, lol

Such a great way to explain this and break it down into an easy to understand way. Btw. - there's a TYPO: at 7:44 in your circle of fifths above the fretboard there's a "Db" in the box between the "B" and "Db" circles instead of a "Gb"

@francesclarke6808

Жыл бұрын

Yes I spotted that too.

@akiram6609

Жыл бұрын

Also another typo in the circle of fifths @5:20, is it supposed to be A instead of F, in between G and D? Also how the circle of fifths is obtained could use a more detailed explanation.

@haroldprice1030

Жыл бұрын

@@akiram6609 Ditto. Lucky for us, we know the Circle of Fifths. I like watching these KZread videos from time to time to stay on top Music Theory, etc.

@mimmidauria5405

9 ай бұрын

@@akiram6609i saw that too! it was so confusing at first i didn’t understand why it went backwards from G to F 😅

One of the best intro summaries I’ve seen. I’ve been playing by feel for many many years. I’m excited to have found this as I foray into theory. Some exercises to reinforce the concepts would be very helpful

Dude! I’ve never seen this explained so well. I will watch this video over and over again. Thank you! Amazing!

I think, given the right amount of time/study, this will prove very useful, so thank you. On another point, the artwork/animations are very impressive and clear. I’d be interested to know which app you use to demonstrate your vids, thanks.

@evi6707

Жыл бұрын

i thought so too. i loved the animation!

@Princesskeywest

Жыл бұрын

Look up 8 steps to understanding music theory video and get that nailed and then come back to this you will immediately understand at least the basics of it. I’m so ecstatic rn I’ve been playing 9yrs

By far the simplest yet detailed and easily digestible method of learning! I loved this content Mike; Thanks so much for creating such insightful video on learning the fretboard theory. It is more than a decade I kept seeing my guitar lying in a corner of my home, eventually cleaned up and put back again in the same place. Now I am again becoming hopeful to restart my learning after getting encouraged by seeing this video. Thank you once again!

@nuberiffic

Жыл бұрын

I'm very curious, What exactly did you learn from this? What can you do / understand now that you couldn't 2 weeks ago?

@JuanGuzman-op3hw

Жыл бұрын

@@nuberiffic buy the fuitar fret color map and start from the 1 at of his videos

@nuberiffic

Жыл бұрын

@@JuanGuzman-op3hw ...what?

@yesicalicht4882

Жыл бұрын

@@nuberiffic yeah, I wouldn't say it's that beginner friendly. It's more for Advanced knowledge when you already have a Basic coordination of left and right hand and have various songs under you.

@nuberiffic

Жыл бұрын

@@yesicalicht4882 I have advanced knowledge though. I already know all this stuff, but I learned it a very different way

This was incredibly eye-opening! Thank you so much!

This is the single most helpful thing I’ve watched on the fretboard, thank you so much.

Most folks want to learn the top and bottom layers of theory and implementation, but this approach is kinda like the mortar between. I am really enjoying your approach. Keep it coming

I’ve just started learning guitar, coming from the gateway instrument, Ukulele! 😂 Just learning chords rote was clearly only going to get me so far and I was interested to get an understanding of music theory. Your video is by far the best explanation I’ve seen! Thank you so much!

@ArneWidding

Жыл бұрын

Do you realise if you put a capo on the fifth fret of a guitar the first 4 strings become a ukulele? ;)

This is an awesome presentation. I feel like I'm a little bit closer to understanding how it all works. Thank you.

All my time spent on KZread has just become worthwhile from this video alone. Thank you!

If you go around the circle of fifths in the opposite direction, you get the circle of fourths. Since guitar strings are tuned a fourth apart, I find it easier to think in terms of the circle of fourths to go across the strings in the low to high direction.

@patriciajrs46

Жыл бұрын

That's an interesting comment and idea.

@SalimSivaad

Жыл бұрын

Going counterclockwise around the Circle of Fifths (i.e. in 4ths) gives you every ii-V-I progression by reading 3 letter names in order. For example: start on D and go counterclockwise you find G then C. That’s the ii-V-I in the key of C (Dm7, G7, CMaj7). Go to the Eb; you get: Eb-7, Ab7, DbMaj7.

@hansenmarc

Жыл бұрын

@@SalimSivaad that’s a great example of how to apply the circle of fourths. If you go just two steps extra, you can extend to the also popular iii-vi-ii-V-I progression (for example, Em7-Am7-Dm7-G7-CMaj7)

this is an exceptionally well made presentation. barvo

Easily the clearest explanation of the circle of fifths I’ve ever watched! Keep doing your thing! Great work!

Mannn it was so good, i played guitar in the middle school but always struggled with this, now im in college and ready to pick up my guitar again. Once again kudos to you for putting this level of dedication in making the video.✨

It's a bit of a stretch for me, but I can see how this could be useful for certain learners.

I feel like the video ended where it was about to get interesting. Still very cool, but I don't get how these colors or shapes work outside of just identifying identical notes. Maybe I just gotta dive into the PDFs. Still, dope vid.

I've been trying to understand music theory and the circle of fifths for quite a while now and it has never clicked... until this video. Unbelievably good explanation! Please, keep making videos!

Recently started learning guitar and could literally not follow any other tutorial on tears in heaven, but with your one everything is so clear. I can't describe how grateful I am!! Thank you so much!! :)

Brilliant ! Love how you used Sacred Geomatry, Colors! Very Well Explained. Thank You !

I memorized the pentatonic chords years ago. This made a ton of sense because of that. That, and knowing how these keys work on a keyboard visually helps when it comes to half steps.

Very nice . im playing over 20 years and i always had it in my muscle memory - very accurate and detailed explanation .. thanks!

The circle of fifths explanation here was the best I’ve seen. Love the color coding. I’ve learned piano scales, chords, etc so this all makes much more sense but…I wish you’d pause on some of the heavier concepts. Sure I can, but I get left behind fast. You do a good job of explaining things, but your delivery is fast and there’s no chance for a learner to soak it in. Relying on pause isn’t a good UX. Just my 2 cents! I’ll be watching your vids though! Great stuff

@danieljames626

Жыл бұрын

pause is great ux because when you are looking back again for refreshers after pausing your way through in your first few times through the video, it doesn't move too slow. pause is just a spacebar away and there is also the function to slow the video down.

@user-dj9iu2et3r

11 ай бұрын

I feel like the video fell off a cliff after he explained the circle of 5ths. I don’t really think the color coded system he put on his fretboard is any different/better than just memorizing keys and intervals and KNOWING what notes work in which keys (as all jazz musicians must).

Sorry. That just added a layer of complication to an already complicated thing.

@CPSOUNDBEATS

7 ай бұрын

Do as I am doing find a structured online course and do 15 minutes a day. Eventually things will start to make better sense.

@MrCleverOnion

23 күн бұрын

Welcome to music

I’ve been aimlessly playing guitar for NINE YEARS and just recently started really being dedicated again and delving into the theory. Nothing has helped to crystallize theory in my mind as majorly as this and the 8 Steps to Understanding theory vid (not in that order) I finally feel like I’m starting to understand. I could cry rn

You have laid this all out in such a way that I can finally understand the guitar and how you would apply the circle of fifths. I actually couldn't stop pausing this video to stop and smile at the realizations firing off in my brain about music. I have decided to try and learn to play guitar at 30 so this video has been a gift. thank you!

This not to be easy, its not a quick tip, this is pure theory, do what you want with it