5 Shapes of Major Scale and Modes

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[Bryant.Defiant]

Learning guitar is the equivalent to opening the last door in a game and finding 10 more levels lol

[CaptainBrash]

E: 35 578 7810 1012 121415
A: 235 57 7910 91012 121415
D: 245 457 7910 91012 1214
G: 245 457 79 91112 111214
B: 35 578 7810 101213 121315
E: 235 578 7810 1012 121415

Dunno how many people this makes sense to but it's how I've written it out for me.
Each shape is the column going down.
The very beginning on the G root note has a silent 2 before it.

[jimmyweinstock]

Anyone else forcing themselves to study this during quarantine ?

[lam-lam]

2:22 second shape
4:12 third shape
6:05 fourth shape

[ev.n]

Marty Music! Shout out to you for 7 years of teaching me how to play guitar! Now I am just making a career out of my musical talent and I am super happy to be one of your students. You helped me grow as a musician and I will always remember you!

[Charlieboy]

I learned this by mastering the 5 pentatonic and Aeolian shapes. Then I realized the whole fret board and every scale is connected by these repeated shapes that just lay right on top of each other and interweave with each other from scale to scale. Thats why he says, once you know this, you know all the modes even if you dont know it, every mode lies within each shape.

[erichemard]

As a self taught player, I find it constructive if..instead of memorizing fret positions, call out the notes. This we’ll help you learn where all the notes are on the fret board. Randomness is your best friend, close your eyes, slide to a position and run the scale from there. If you get lost, look for the octave, example if your on the A on the 6 string and you need to find the next A it will be on the 4th string octave.

[LetArtsLive]

I love the way you teach it makes it simple. And you do it slow. I've seen people do what you do but they play regular speed and you can't see where their fingers are going but with you you can.

[ruskeaavenetta]

When you REALLY want to learn, Marty is the best teacher on youtube hands down! Only one who teaches slow enough for beginners 👏

[jons]

This is the ultimate “ah-ha” video of all time. Huge thanks to Marty

[jokezspeedruns]

Okay, learned all of it, *perfectly* .


What was it that I learned?

[JohnCoffeeMusic]

a few years back i started learning guitar with your videos. now i just discovered u got a new channel. im really glad you are back. its like my guitar teacher returned from a long long holiday.
by far the best guitar lessons on YT! makes me understand so quickly.
big up from germany!

[HasanWarrior]

I’m a bass player and my friend, you are helping me out tremendously. Thank you very much.

[jpscott]

Hands down best explanation of scale positions on the internet. Thank you, Marty!

[kebman]

Been playing guitar for over 30 years. Yeah, so I thought today might be a good day to learn scales! :D

[sbpsychology]

Marty ; you are a natural teacher. Im 'middle of the road' kind of level with no theory whatsoever and for the first time, I have come across someone that is teaching in a way that makes the link between theory and practical...and doing it with style! You're right...it is good for me! Thanks!

[christopherwloczuk]

Dude wtf!!! I know im late and neglected shit like this for way to long .... but thank you so much for your time and music knowledge!! Helped me big time for years now!!

[Jacob_ThisLife]

It took me 13 years to finds this holy grail of a video, I've always been clueless about scales as to how to play it, i know theory but this video is all one needs to master to have a kick-ass start to soloing journey,
I owe you a lot Marty, seriously thank you brother .

[rockinroger]

Dude, just putting it out there, I've been jamming for a long time and totally enjoy your simplistic approach to various categories. Very informative tutorials!! It definitely shows one can always learn something new - or in this case, WOW! I never thought of it like that!! Thanks, Marty You ROCK!!!!

[RayRainz]

You have no idea how much this helped me!