Just wanted to let you know this video is still giving new guitarists huge breakthroughs 4 years later!!! Thanks!!!

@ScottPaulJohnson

Жыл бұрын

Thats so nice to hear! I just want YOU to know that I've been actively making courses and lessons for the past three years on Patreon. I've got nearly 200 lessons so far, a weekly like Q&A, and fun creative challenges for my community every two weeks. It's been a blast. www.scottpauljohnson.com/patreon

@lostmemories4894

Жыл бұрын

I spent 2 days trying to figure this out and u gave me the biggest piece of the puzzle. Thanks

@denro0

Жыл бұрын

I just made a breakthru here myself. Thanks for Sharing.

@nugrahayogakuncara

Жыл бұрын

Hey me too! Just bought a guitar and this is help a lot, thank you!

@jmc6995

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

no one else has broken it down like this. you, my friend, are a great teacher. thank you.

@ScottPaulJohnson

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Aleida!

@pataleno

4 жыл бұрын

Yep. Best one I’ve ever seen.

@lukas_wins

4 жыл бұрын

I was gonna comment just this so err +1!

@freefallin3693

4 жыл бұрын

This is the second video of his that I have watched. Straight to the point and simple. Love your stuff. Your making music theory easy to understand especially, if like me, you didn't start learning until in mid life.

@ridemx1416

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed! New sub and learned so much in the last 2 days when I discovered this channel. My playing has improved so much. Thank you Scott.

Guys we've found him, that person who can make us understand how pentatonics work

@andresjimenez419

4 жыл бұрын

true

@guitarnut9824

4 жыл бұрын

Ohhh yes !!

@ravenousman3319

4 жыл бұрын

Yup and i automatically subscribe to him, simple and short just how i like it

@johnnyboyt3423

3 жыл бұрын

the diagram really helps

@filipneubauer8971

3 жыл бұрын

so true

Your ability to understand where a person who doesn’t know music theory might struggle is unparalleled. You’re meant for this stuff man! 💯

@Masteroftee

7 ай бұрын

that is so true, i did not understand any other guitarist explain this.

anyone else notice how he went in and made his fingers transparent so we could see the neck better? great work/

@anodawla8918

3 жыл бұрын

But have also noticed his blush on??😄

@mnm4282

3 жыл бұрын

@@anodawla8918 im wondering why no one talkes about it lol

@yunikage

3 жыл бұрын

@@mnm4282 all youtubers who get good looking footage like this are using lights and wearing makeup, its just how it works. what youre noticing isnt that hes wearing makeup, its that the makeup wasnt applied well so its obvious

@mnm4282

3 жыл бұрын

Well I know it actually dont be angry, Calm down, Keep calm i dont want to start a war

@mnm4282

3 жыл бұрын

@@yunikage Well I know it actually dont be angry, Calm down, Keep calm i dont want to start a war 😂😂😂

Dude is so damn chill.... “there we go, that was fun. Let’s do another one”. Like the young Bob Ross of guitars.

@rossedwards3376

3 жыл бұрын

so true.x

@godtroll749

3 жыл бұрын

Don't compare the greatness of Bob Ross to this mediocre man

@carlos0915munoz

3 жыл бұрын

@@godtroll749 god damn that’s one hell of a way to put it 🤣

@bambampewpew32

2 жыл бұрын

@@godtroll749 I know your name has troll in it but shut up please

@donjtrump

2 жыл бұрын

Did somebody say bob ross?🧐🧐🧐

The editing is so unique. Made so perfectly for new guitarists. I wish people would do this style more often

@ScottPaulJohnson

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! It was a lot of work in the begining, but I've been perfecting the camera guitar on my online school. If you want 200+ lessons, tons of helpful homework and jam tracks, AND a weekly live Q&A featuring this camera guitar (yes I figured out how to do it LIVE) come check it out www.scottpauljohnson.com/

I actually have goosebumps. I've "played" self taught guitar for close to 20 years on and off. I was always a rhythm player because I just couldn't comprehend the traditional musical education, but this taught me so much in 7 minutes and I'm excited to try it and continue my actual education in learning how to play this damn thing

@alejandro80021

Жыл бұрын

I'm more of a rhythm guy too but today that changes

@chanism7

Жыл бұрын

I feel like you've just told my story. This video is about to change everything. Have you guys made any progress?

Never was 7minutes and 32seconds so productive in my life :D

@peteroconnor8687

3 жыл бұрын

OMG! OMG! I hear ya dude! Best explanation I've ever seen

@kurtmcclure1224

3 жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly

@dudebrodude4388

2 жыл бұрын

I said the same thing the night my son was conceived

@FlowerdyPilllow

2 жыл бұрын

100% agree! I have wasted HOURS watching guys talk way over my head - this guy properly nailed it in 7 minutes! Amazing!

@johnnyrockett978

2 жыл бұрын

I agree Ismail. I definitely agree.

You nailed it, so much better than other tutorials with a lot of BS.

@yinlee4084

2 жыл бұрын

这能碰见凯文我是没想到的hhhh

@aw2584

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly. Holy fuck those KZreadrs. Just came from a tutorial of that one guy called Paul... He makes a tutorial with the assumption everyone knows exactly what the scale is. Like if I knew why the fuck would i watch his shitty tutorial? Jesus christ

@Raz-lw9vi

2 жыл бұрын

@@aw2584 I mean his video isn't really explaining what the scale is its more how to use it better for people that already know what it is. But I agree most youtubers out there talk lots of bs this guy is goated

@helmsylvanian

2 жыл бұрын

hi kevin, love ur videos with jared, surprised to see u here!

This is truly the only channel where every single second is of complete clarity and value. I have not seen such teaching skills anywhere on KZread and you have officially cured my fears in approaching guitar theory. Thank you for being on KZread 🙏

All these guitarist on YT struggling with theory that theory this just to explain pentatonic while this guy be making 7 min and 34 seconds vid and helped 1.4 mil people just like that. Such a great man👍🏻

You've released 10 years of frustration on me wanting to learn how to start soloing. Best teacher ever. Thank you!9

@ScottPaulJohnson

4 жыл бұрын

Wow thanks!

@Amine-gr8xe

3 жыл бұрын

Same

@kaylastewart2458

3 жыл бұрын

im literally in the same boat haha

@hiuchungpong23

3 жыл бұрын

@@ScottPaulJohnson Love u buddy !

@Bstonz85

3 жыл бұрын

Same. Been playing 24 years and could never figure out how to tie scales together because frankly I never knew where notes were.

holy shit, I just went from not ever soloing to absolutely shredding on a backing track, thank you my dude

@romainrouiller4889

2 жыл бұрын

same...

@bambampewpew32

2 жыл бұрын

I can't wait to try this tomorrow

@SushiMooshy

2 жыл бұрын

@@bambampewpew32 howd it go

@bambampewpew32

2 жыл бұрын

@@SushiMooshy oh I completely forgot about this lmao it was ok I still like playing guitar with my dad the most cause he does chords and I play the scale and that sounds the best to me or maybe I just suck at playing to jam tracks

This guy is god. Over 2 decades with guitars, lessons, books...etc. This guy explains the pentonic scale better than all combined. My brain just exploded.

I've been playing for years, learned pro level songs, and you are the only person who has been able to make pentatonic scales make sense to me, thank you

This is the most valuable guitar lesson I have ever seen in my life - and I'm 66 years old. You are an answer to my prayers Scott. I'll never be able to thank you enough.

@boro6570

3 жыл бұрын

that’s great, just curious, when did you start playing guitar?

@YonathanMizrachi

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely!!!!! 🌻

@vaprex

2 жыл бұрын

Ditto... How has nobody else explained it so clearly??! I can actually play some semi-respectable solo's now...Well, I mean, at least I can have fun and jam along once I know what key the song is in... This is awesome.

@johnnyrockett978

2 жыл бұрын

@@boro6570 Sorry, Hazy, I just saw your question now. I started playing guitar when I was 13.

"So if I put my pinky here" - Boom ! That's all I needed. Thanks dude, awesome explanation.

@jonasrichardson5662

3 жыл бұрын

FACTS

Those solos of his are just so smooth. They make you want to knuckle down and learn this stuff. Thanks Scott.

I'm 44, and decided this past January to learn the guitar again after trying to when I was 20. This video has been extremely helpful. Thank you!

Finally, someone who's able explain the Pentatonic Scale the way every average human being could understand. Thanks a lot Scott. I'm sure you've touched the lives of so many aspiring musicians through this tutorial. More power!

That was one of the most useful, understandable lessons I've come across. I couldn't make sense of major and minor keys until you explained it. Fantastic. Thank you.

@ScottPaulJohnson

2 жыл бұрын

So happy to hear that, AJ! Thanks for letting me know. Feel free to check back in as you make some more progress. Let me know how it's going

@ScottPaulJohnson

Жыл бұрын

@@artimmy1 1971 Fender Musicmaster with an aftermarket noiseless pickup. Can't remember the brand but it wasn't a well-known brand

Music theory stuff is tough to wrap your head around, and I struggle with many videos because I feel like they are not clear enough. How you explain things and especially how you visually emphasize them is great and makes it way easier to follow and understand the concepts. Thank you so much for the videos 👍

These are by far the best tutoring videos on KZread, hands down. There are other guys who are fun and informative but no one has done more for my playing than Scott. Thank you man for all your generosity and time, I absolutely cannot thank you enough. You are a true scholar and artist.

Have been practicing pentatonic for years without understanding it. Now you showed me its meaning. Suddenly able to solo with the jam track. Tears almost came out from my eyes. Can’t thank you enough.

@tongmeen

Жыл бұрын

same for me! that emotion I had was incredible when it clicked for me

Bro you literally just changed my life with the tip at 3:00. I never thought you could use the minor pentatonic over a major progression, even though I knew they shared the same notes. I guess I just never thought about it. Today for the first time ever, I was able to meaningfully improvise over a jam track. Thank you so much!

@felixhammerl2700

Жыл бұрын

mind = blown. No idea why i never considered this. And to do you one better, you can now effortlessly memorize the corresponding minor/major scales.

WOW! ..... I've been trying to understand this for soooo many years. Watching other tutors has not helped, but now I'm finally getting to understand scales and how it works with playing lead. What an amazing teacher. THANK YOU.

I know I'm 6 years late but this was an eye opener for me. I wish I learned this when I had guitar lessons back in the day. Would've made it so much easier and more fun. Best guitar lesson video I've seen yet!

I am 64 years old and I used to play lead guitar in many bands but I never learned the pentatonic scales! My next door neighbor told me about the pentatonic scales when I was 16 but he did not tell me what it meant!! You are the first person out of all the videos I have watched on how to play the pentatonic scale that allowed me to see what is being played. They would go fast and play it and not show how!! Thank you very much for being the first person in my life to show me in a way I could really see what is played. I became a really good lead player but memorized different Hendrix licks and basically played box style leads!! I always felt handicapped though when I would hear other guitarists play the scales and sound so good. My playing took longer to make it sound really good because of lacking the pentatonic scale. At 64 I can still play fast clean leads but now a whole new spectrum can be implemented!! Thanks again!! If any one wants to see me play my KZread video is keebonk’s shower curtain jam. I titled it that because I recorded the video in my bathroom. Only place I could be alone to do it!!

@italovidigal1990

4 жыл бұрын

Im 29 and i relate to this

@justforcrypto6734

4 жыл бұрын

@@italovidigal1990 you record videos in your bathroom too?

When I imagine what a guitar tutorial is like in my head, THIS is a perfect demonstration of that, explained fully, clearly, with no time wasted at all. I watched the whole thing and no questions were asked. Subscribed at first glance!

One of the best videos I've come across for solo jam sessions as a beginner. Thank you so much for the clarity and the way you edit

I absolutely love your style of teaching! You are so natural and so clear in your teaching. Thank-you!

I’ve been playing guitar for 20 years but I just couldn’t wrap my head around scales. This video just broke the dam holding me back. You are awesome!

Holy moly! I have never understood guitar until now. I have been trying for 6 years and no one has been able to break it down and make it make sense like you just did in 7 minutes. Well done. Thank you

Scott, this is the best pentatonic explanation I’ve ever listened to and I’ve been playing rythm chords for years. Thanks man!

Man, your guitar videos are the most comprehensive, simple, and approachable lessons on KZread. Thank you so much.

Dude, guitar teachers have tried to explain this to me for years, but you just showed it in a way so clearly I actually got it! The way you use technology, overlays, PDFs and charts is brilliant. Why isn’t everyone teaching this way? I will be watching all your videos and sending you money. Where have you been all my life!?

Just discovered this channel and am so glad I did. I've read or watched so many lessons over the years on all the basic music theory for guitar concepts, but always struggled with some and struggled to put it together. Somehow the way this guy explains it just makes sense. I got more from the handful of lessons here than I got from dozens of others. Really excellent. Natural teacher, well thought out and well produced.

@reezek3956

4 жыл бұрын

Also , the layout of video layout it s just awesoooome ! Rly that visualization on fingerboard helps a ton 👌best guitar music theory way of teaching in general

@jamie2930

4 жыл бұрын

Andrew Gilholm remind me of Victor，he said those who can't explain the music theories by ez ways just not knew them well. Im sure this guy know a lot.

I know this is an old video, but I can appreciate the amount of editing done to this to deliver the message just perfectly for people like me.

I just started playing guitar and Ive been trying to play songs by ear. You just absolutely blew my mind with how simple this is and I can't wait to keep using it and learning more. Thank you!

This guy has officially done what I want to do in life. Make an impact on people’s lives. This video is the key to making great guitar players and im excited to see how they’ll turn out. Including me!

@janjansen7983

Жыл бұрын

Beautifully put. Living for oneself is so empty, so is playing guitar, which is kinda the same thing

Here we go again! I spent an hour last night watching a ton of videos trying to learn about key and what it all means. I came out of it mostly more confused and definitely more frustrated. In walks Scott and 3 minutes and 30 seconds into a video on the pentatonic scale the lights pop on and I finally get something about keys that never clicked before. Of course, the pentatonic scale also makes way more sense and feels much more practical now, too! I've now watched two of Scott's videos and in a matter of minutes have learned more than hours and hours of other guitar videos and books. Thanks Scott! Can't wait to watch the next one! Let me add: the split camera views, text, and graphics are a HUGE help for me, being a visual learner and beginner. It's obvious you know something about learning styles, given that you are crushing verbal, written, and visualized in one simple video. I know that can't be easy or fast to do but I'm so grateful you have been able to do it so far. Thanks!

@kamak5678

4 жыл бұрын

Totally agree with you. I also find it so structured and ..."digestable"!

@JRMooreMusic

4 жыл бұрын

100% agree

You are total guitar teaching genius!!! So many thanks and so much gratitude!!! The light bulb finally went on for me! I’ve been practicing for 14 months and so much of the guitar theory I’ve been learning is all coming together with your videos!! So thank you 🙏🏻 🎉😊

@ScottPaulJohnson

Жыл бұрын

SO happy to hear that! If you'd like 200+ more lessons from me, I've been building my online school for the past 3 years. www.scottpauljohnson.com/

Your vibe is amazing and just general demeanour make you a great teacher. So relaxed

don't know what else to say, best lesson on KZread if you ask me, after seeing tons of high sub number channels, no one beats SPJ......you are the best, man!

@ScottPaulJohnson

4 жыл бұрын

THANK YOUUUUUUU

This guy deserves so much more appreciation than he has

I love how you cut to the chase and say what my ears want to hear. Not to mention how you master the art, science, and technology of presentation. Thank you.

This video completely changed the way I feel about the guitar, I've learnt from tabs for a while and can play a few songs but after watching this I played to a backing track like you suggested and my God thats the first time I've been able to express myself through the guitar, thankyou

Oh My! i knew this pentatonic and were practicing it for 2 month from the first day i bought my PRS. But i did not know how to use it. Yesterday i was watching this video and thinking about a little jam session in G major. And today i tried it... My wife was stunned and shocked that i could play a bluesy melodies after only 2 month of guitar playing! Thank you! now i can feel like a guitarist! Sorry for my English. Hugs from Russia!

I've been picking these chords for years but it never sounded right when I would strum in a chord. Bingo Scott, you just showed me what I had misunderstood. I didn't realize the 1st finger was a Minor Chord indicator, and the 4th a Major. Sweet, and I was able to play along with you in all the different keys at the end. You have made my day. Thank you so much.

Gotta say, this tutorial is amazingly easy to follow and understand. The visualisation is great in helping to learn and put things into context. I've come from another tutorial which was head scratching but this is much simpler to understand the basics.

Thank you. The simplest and most direct information about pentatonics and how they work.

"I hope you found this useful" I sure as hell did. Thanks.

2 years late but in 7 minutes this man has taught me what 15 years of having a backround in music could not

This guy descended like an angel of 'make things easy'... It was so struggling with understanding the pentatonic scale and solo playing secrets... Thank you so very much...

Great video, thank you. I've been playing for 19 years and never really explored the theory of this. You've made it look so simple

useful? this was the best lesson i've ever watched. it has changed my perspective. thank you!

when he did that first change of key I literally screamed, it all makes sense now, great lesson!

Ok that’s one of the best most straightforward pieces of advice I’ve ever seen. Bravo. Soooo cool

beyond helpful, every other video i’ve seen on this has only ever “taught” me the shape and that it’s good for solos. nothing more. tysm

Best lessons ever seen - you combine and explain all in the way I've been looking for so long! Plus the fretboard and notes display is awesome. Thanks fo that.

@armagan72

3 жыл бұрын

This is a really good tip, thanks a lot! Learning the names of the intervals will be the next challenge ha! Cheers!

Obviously this guy didn't get the memo from those who've made understanding the Pentatonic scale seem like something reserved for the Special Few. Thank you for this simple lesson! And, if The Special Few catch up to you, and you need a place to hide out, let me know!

This video was uploaded 6 years ago and it still helps a lot of folks. Thanks for this. You are a blessing.

you have no idea how thankful i am for this video MY EYES HAVE BEEN OPENED

This is the most useful guitar tutorial I've ever seen wow

WOW, this was the BEST explanation of scales I’ve come across.

This video is so underrated. There's so much pentatonic junk on KZread but this guy just somehow nails it effortlessly. Bless you sir. 🙏

The beauty of "if you understand it enough, can't explain it simple enough" so many dont understand.... Thank you so much

Finally! After going through the whole of KZread and watching almost all these guitar scale explanations/tutorials. I finally find the video that helps me immediately! This really helped so much. Really appreciate it!

I am a mostly a self taught musician and felt like I was hitting a wall with guitar playing and expanding. Thank you for opening the other possibilities and getting me excited to play again!

Awesomely clear guide on how to immediately apply major & minor pentatonic scale to your solos. Top stuff!!!

Glad I found this video !! Perfect blend of straight to showing and playing, every other Chanel talks for an hour or over does it.

I’m very impressed with your teaching skills. I’m 57 years old, have had quite a few teachers and watched a ton of KZread videos on the pentatonic scale. This is the very first tine the pentatonic has ever made since to me especially when you explained it sharing the same notes. You have won me over!!!

Without any doubt. Smartest guitar lesson videos out there! Genius way of teaching. Hats off

you don't know how much confusion you just cleared up for me as a beginner guitarist you're such a good teacher

Man that was the greatest and coolest way I've seen someone break down the pentatonic scale it really helped a lot

Scott just......just thank you so much man. As a visual learner this is exactly what I needed.

I have watched many video's on KZread and this is the first one that explained where I should start my solo from when playing over major chords, it has opened up a new chapter in my playing thanks from the UK.

Dude your teaching style is so good! From the screen setup with all the info to showing the scale in action with the jam tracks. Makes it very clear and easy to implement. Appreciate it :)

This content is great. I find the way you explain things extremely straight forward and very easy to digest. The topics you are covering right now are exactly what I am looking for to push my playing to the next level, great videos and editing and entertaining as well!

I’ve watched several videos but yours gave me the “aha!” Moment. Thank you much!

i love you bro, i've been a long term beginner for 3 years and you saved my life.

Your simple, clean way of explaining is so refreshing from others. Many thanks!

After years of playing. I wish I watched this before; this makes so much sense. Your a star

Extraordinary. What a clear, cogent and beautifully-illustrated explanation. Brilliant, thank you! 🙂

Omg this guy in two videos has turned more lights on for me than dozens of others. Thank man . Subscribed

Where were you when I started learning? I've watched 2 of your videos and understood more of why I was doing scales and how to combine them. What a great teacher.

The best instruction I have seen or heard ever. I took years figuring this out on my own, mostly by trial and error.

This was great on filling in some gaps I had with the pentatonic scale. I knew the shape of it, but not how to move it around. I agree with the other comments as well - great editing and I like the way you explain things. Great work, keep it up!

I’ve been playing for 30 years. But your lessons are the best I’ve seen. Simple basic and effective! Starting with guitar, start here!

your videos are so helpful! you're so calm, understandable and visual. this is also the best video i've seen on the pentatonic scale. thank you

Thank you for taking the time to clearly communicate and display the scale with tablature and closeup of the fret while playing and posting it for us. You are a true gentleman.

I have watched so many videos about pentatonic scale and this is the very first one that was simple enough to tell me what I need to know. Thank you!

After months of struggling to understand caged and how to use the pentatonic, you summed it up in two videos for me in a way I could follow along with. Thank you!

Your tutorials are fantastic. Some of the best I’ve seen. Clear, understandable, and presented so well. Thanks.

OMG. I just subbed based on this video. I'm 56 years old and have owned guitars just because I like to buy nice instruments and pretend that I can play them better than 3 chords. With this Covid-19 $#it going on, I'm re-dedicating myself to practicing guitar. I've been trying to learn all 5 Pentatonic shapes in every key but this just made so much sense to me. Thanks a ton!

This. This is what I needed to hear. I'm now one step closer to understanding. Thank you.

I have been watching scale and theory videos for a year...and it has went over my head for the most part..you teach like a teacher and not a know it all guitarist..Thank You i got it !!😊

You’re awsome, I’ve mastered finger style through tab but never understood how keys, or pentatonic scales worked until you, your a life saver man, honestly. ROCK ON! 🎸

Great lesson. Thank you! I was doing everything backwards now it is so clear. You are doing a great job...