Eyup! I'm Ricky Comiskey, founder of Ricky's School of Rock Music School and RickysGuitar.
I've been a guitar teacher for over 30 years and I have lots of cool guitar lessons for you. I like to keep the lessons waffle and pitch free and straight to the point.
Check out my playlists as I like to build mini guitar courses that target specific aspects of learning guitar like fretboard memorization, pentatonic scales, practicing guitar, and lots of cool stuff for beginner guitar players.
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send me an email mal! [email protected]
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I’m disappointed I missed the live stream, I’ve already learned so much from you and can’t wait for the next lesson.
Have the book. Really great and all worth it !!!
Ricky, your obsession is healthy and highly contagious. Keep up the great work!
Nice one again RC looking forward to the cycle of thirds, love it when it all ties together 🤘🏻😁
Laughing at my own sheer ignorance. At 06:50 my head exploded when roman numerals were connected with letters. Huh? While I'm literate with roman numerals and also comprehend the names of the strings, I'll have to do some delving today to recognize their connection. Glad for the rewind feature on these vids and for Ricky's FREE and intensive tutelage. [When I was taking flying lessons at the turn of the century, these unforeseen speedbumps in the learning process would've been costing $89/hour. Bank the plane at a 45 degree angle, increase throttle and pull back on the yoke to make up for lost lift in order to maintain the correct altitude, watch the Turn Coordinator bubble on the dashboard to manipulate the rudder pedals with my feet at the same time so the plane isn't skidding through the turn, keep an eye on the bank indicator so the turn isn't too steep nor too shallow, watch the compass to ease out of the turn onto the new heading...] Ricky teaches us all this guitar stuff for nothing! (After payday, I'm going to buy his book.) This 10 AM lesson on a weekday morning is EXACTLY why I recently bought an arcane monstrosity called a guitar after living a lifetime without sensing any need for one. It's so enigmatic that it keeps me both interested and puzzled on a daily basis. Sometimes I only want to have Marty Guitar teach me a familiar riff. Some days, I want Ricky to teach me fretboard theory so I can "think" in these notes/frets/strings as I learn this language. While my fingers and brain put up fierce resistance, these insights are so valuable to both my guitar and life journeys. Good on ya, Ricky!
Ay up! Great to hear a guy from God's own county explaining in simple terms what I have struggled with for 4 months.
Ok great lesson but you lost me when you went outside of the 5 r 3? How do I solo around those? Like why do I need a North Star if I’m not going anywhere? Is that a separate lesson. You went Bing Bing Bing Bing Bing Bing and hit all these other notes but didn’t tell me why you were hitting those. Lost me at the end. Please respond.
Short, sharp and straight forward...as easy as A, B, C, 1, 2, 4...oops...lol
Eyup Ricky. Again another informative lesson. However, when I seen the screen...the mirror image, it then became a little difficult. Although I am left-handed I cannot look at another ;eft-handed guitarist... don't know why. But I have always been like that...and that's been years. I cant seem to see what they are playing...chord or lead positions. For example...Paul McCartney, Jimi Hendrix, Kirk Cobane even Tony Iommi. I am not sure if that is weird or what or if anyone else has the same problem. I can look at a right-handed guitarist and not have a problem. Anyway just some useless information
Thanks for the lesson
Continuing to progress through the tutorials, I find the visual aid of the fretboard exceptional. The display of the 3 minor pentatonic shapes in sequence is impressive, and I believe I've also observed the major pentatonic shapes. I am delighted to follow these tutorials sequentially as outlined in your excellent booklet.😉 Would they be the minor pentatonic with their relative Major within the same shape?
Yet another excellent tutorial. To be honest, I had never encountered the 'B E A D G C F' method before. It's quite straightforward and, as with most things, it requires time and effort to learn and comprehend. Eventually, the mnemonic becomes unnecessary. Practice makes permanent.
Good morning, Ricky. Another excellent tutorial. I'm progressing through your booklet, following the tutorials in sequence, and they are fantastic. They're so straightforward, brimming with enthusiasm, and easy to follow and comprehend. I love it...
Keep them coming. Thanks
That's... quite effective wording for the example, actually. If you aim for behind the string, you'll naturally hit the string along the way. Same thing for the head.
Thank you Ricky.
Thank you my friend :)
Happy thumb says punch for the back of the head , hammer time😜
Wax on, wax off!
According cycle of 3rd, B dim 7 is BDFA; however it is BDFAb?
If you're using the notes from the key of C Major, BDFA spells out a bmin7(b5) aka ½ diminished. There is a Major 3rd between the F and A.
Oops...accidentally deleted my last comment by hitting the wrong key. Time to start over...lol. Hey Ricky, I recall the start of my guitar journey; it was quite overwhelming with so much to absorb. The first thing that struck me was the fretboard, plastered with notes - 6 strings, each with 12 notes in different colours. It was daunting! I doubted I'd ever get the hang of it, or at least that it would take an eternity. I felt pretty clueless. But as you've mentioned, having the musical alphabet laid out on your 'Alphabet Street' is an excellent visual tool. It allows you to spot the sharps (#) and flats (b) easily, without a cluttered fretboard. By beginning with the natural notes, identifying sharps and flats becomes straightforward. I'm a fan of visual aids; they pique my interest, engage my mind, and make learning more enjoyable. Thanks for that. And when you say 'Si'thee'... I hope it's something pleasant...lol
Good morning, Ricky. Another excellent tutorial. Being informed about the scale notes is one thing, but I find your visual aids immensely helpful, especially for newcomers to the guitar like myself. They are more approachable and simpler to grasp. Onto the next lesson...
Hi Ricky. Another great tutorial. Just a wee question, not important, just being curious. The Hz for each string...E string = 82.41Hz and the A string = 110Hz. Mind you some 'geek' would refer to that just to show off...if you add all the string Hz together would they add up to 440hz as the guitar is tuned to? Again, not important as the the E A D G B E works fine for me and every other guitarist. Great tutorials.
Eyup Ricky. Having just completed this tutorial, it's beneficial to review the material. Thank you very much.
Eyup Ricky. I'm already part of your 'Fretboard Fraternity' group, which I absolutely adore. I've bought your book, and it's fantastic. I've had an idea - maybe a stroke of genius, or perhaps not (ha!) - to compile all your online tutorials and synchronize them with your book. D'oh, this link was already on the fraternity site; I only found it after a tip from another member. I think I need to go back to Specsavers for an eye test...lol. Although this means going back to the basics, which is advantageous, as it's easy to miss things as one progresses in their musical journey. Also, I really enjoy your weekly live sessions; they are full of comprehensive tips, ideas, and contributions from other members. Keep up the excellent work. I shall drop you a comment as I complete each tutorial...keep safe.
Use the 2 videos together together.
This system is pants It's what you are used to well good for you but realistically it's pants The x y z system is best no confusion no notes just 3;basic shapes with the 1st 2nd and 3 notes of each scale Tone tone is x 145 (5frets) major Tone semi is y 26. (4 frets) Minor Semi. Tone is z 37 (4 frets) minor Simple job done 2 rules apply Rule 1 moving from the last X to y 4 Lydian Move up one fret from moving X to y Rule 2 move up one fret on string 2. So as a big rule is that if doing Lydian the last X on string 3 when moving to string 2 is the only 2 step move than 1 on any other note on 2nd string. Simple
You have a gift...thanks fore sharing your plethora of amazing lessons. Your book is spot on!
Thank you very much for this lesson Mr Comiskey.
Thank you for the great lesson 😁 I love how you also teach us the mindset behind playing on the guitar :)
Thanks. Ricky
Do this with modes! Maybe start with Mixolydian or Dorian?
You gave me another “Ah Ha” moment showing how the brackets fit together! I am going to need to watch again to digest that 6th note Pentatonic scale part. Thank you from Wyoming.
Why isn’t the spiral available on Amazon??
They don't do spiral print on demand unfortunately. Lulu is the best I've found that can.
@rickysguitar thanks for getting back to me! I’ll order it from lulu then!
Thank you sir, your lesson helped me a lot ...
Nice! I was about to say standard guitar tuning dream about in line with phrygian and phrygian dominant. In Spanish guitar in Flamenco. Largely came from there!!
Oh yeah this automatically gives you a nice phrygian box at the 7th fret on the a string where you can use the low E string for a drone or a nice phrygian box on the low E string at the nut, using only natural notes that correspond to the white keys on the piano
You're very close with the phrygian mixolydian thing except for it's actually phrygian is the opposite and in terms of quote light and dark modes to ionian. Lydian is the brightest then ionian which is slightly less bright than mixolydian. It's actually mathematical you can go through all seven modes according to fifths or fourths all the ways between locrian at one end and lydian at the other end
Locrian is a palindrome to lydian. Phrygian to ionian. And aeolian to mixolydian. Dorian is its on palindrome and is in the center as it is spelled identically backwards or forwards. You can actually go through all seven in order from locrian to lydian by only changing one note and keeping the root fixed.
You can do this with chords too... chart all the notes for any chord, you can find a lot of ways to play that chord.
SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!! Connected triangle patterns. This is GOLD for us visual types!!!! Thanks yet again, RC!!!!!
You Gotta Move, you gotta move, you gotta move Child , you gotta move, But when the Lord gets ready, you gotta move ..........................Mississippi Fred McDowell You gotta move ,Take the elevator .........Ricky Comiskey Great Lesson ,thanks R
ricky knew i had to go a different route......
I think I got it. I was confused by the circle of 3rds though. I need to dive into that deeper. I believe the circle is just the way it is……well, because that’s just how it is, major or minor interval. Similar to the circle of 4ths & 5ths, that’s just the way it is. The circle might become clearer and make more sense when I look at the notes on the staff/stave paper. Lots of good info to absorb here. Thanks!
Wow. Great lesson... dig those triangles.
Fun group this chat
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See! I’m glad I’m not the only one! Thank heavens for ikea!
Great insights very well presented. Thank you sir.
The triangles share the note acdeg
Peter from Cape Town
Eyup Pete!
Your statement on censorship earned my subscription.. Thank you.