Wring It Out!

We are learning new things all the time. But are we getting all the gold from what we take on? In this video you'll learn the difference between deep and shallow learning cycles and how that effects your retention of the things you learn, as well as how choosing the right learning "depth" has a direct impact on your musicianship!

00:00 Thesis
00:30 Introduction
03:01 Lesson
10:11 Wrap Up

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Thanks for watching!
Chris

[LeeFKoch]

Hey, Chris, this video really nails it, in particular your statement: This is what turns you from a guitar player into a musician who plays the guitar.
I've been playing the acoustic guitar for about 30 years now, and I've been good enough for camp-fire sing-alongs and for playing in our church band.
I am a guitar player, but I want to be a musician who plays the guitar! Thanks for all your help and encouragement!

[chefdave]

Ive been playing 6-7 weeks and im 48 years old (so the hand eye coordination aint there like it was 😂) and finally got around to diving in. Bought a brand new strat and borrowed a les paul and a couple acoustics from my kids. This is my favorite channel by a vountry mile. This guy talks to us like a teacher would and thats exactly what i need. Great youtube channel! ☮️❤️🎸

[lamper]

The last note A (5:18) sounds too high when you just play the melody (or just maybe i've always heard it lower.) With the chords(7:49) it sounds fine. I'm thinking different people key in on different chord tones when they hear a chord or especially a chord progression? 19:57 Has anyone copyrighted that phrase GUITARCHEOLOGY?

[lakervoxx]

Well this absolutely blew my mind, just last night my mum asked me to play Let it Be, I knew the chords but fumbled with the turnaround.?!? I had the melody etched into my mind and ended up hacking through some double-stoppy, descending C maj scale that got praise from the old lady, but I died inside and knew I needed to go back and get it down. So to have you post this right now was some kind of divine timing!!! 🤯 Along with now having 'guitarcheolegy' in my vocabulary I'm a happy guy! Ha ha ha now I need to go back and figure out that whacky train speed problem 🤣

[ripudamansinghpalawat]

Hi sir,
just wanted to thank you since i've found your channel(props to marty) .i've been watching your vids day and night AND practicising. Me and my buddies have started a band and im in that band thanks to you Chris.

[stuartwertkin]

Thank you. Most of us guitar players just want to Play without thinking which is why we don’t make any progress! Thanks for showing how to get up the neck and out of first position. You’re a great teacher!

[gusblacksmith]

Damn that was incredible! It's crazy how you can teach by asking (and then answering) simple questions we're sometimes too afraid to ask ourselves as guitar players. Thank you for another great lesson!

[kdave]

This is why I was unable to continue in the band I created with my wife and why she still is concerned when I try to venture out to play with others am trying so hard to get this very concept under my time. I want / aspire to be a guitarist not another guitar player.

[TommySG]

Hi Chris,
Thanks so much for all your work making these great lessons, it's no surprise to me that Marty became so knowledgeable with guitar / music learning from you man. I'm in my later 50's and I picked the guitar back up about three years ago. I took lessons as a kid back in the late 70's and wound up hanging it up after one or two years sadly, I wish I had a teacher back then just half as good as you are because I probably would've never given it up in the first place.
Tommy~

[joeurbanowski]

Solid gold Mister Chris..!!!…but I’m not surprised..Thanks..!

[scottkidwell]

Thank you, Chris! 🙏🏻🤍
Trying to get back in the swing of things. As you mentioned in the beginning of this video, I've been learning just enough to get by, but not practicing enough.
I appreciate the kick in the shorts

Be good to you 🙏🏻🤍

[davidwood]

Yes, interesting and provocative.
Thanks loads.

[smoothpicker]

Ive actually been doing something similar for a while. Anytime i learn a new song i try to learn it in every key up to a point. Now i need to take it that step forward to include some walk ups or downs like you showed on this one. Just never occured to me before. Thats why i love your lessons you teach us how to get everything you can from something new! Thanks again Chris!🎉

[tone-glide]

Working on songs for a new band endeavor now!, and this is a great piece of knowledge to be able to use! As always! Chris! Your unwavering generosity in showing us all here the insight and tools needed to become an even greater musician! This all adds up to nothing more than Fretboard superiority ! Thank You!!!

[andyjales]

Absolutely awesome I ve been practising in the way you explained, and it s great to listen the explanation from you, an awesome teacher!!!!

[timsellsted]

Great lesson Chris! I definitely need to do more of this!

[ForTheLoveOfGuitars]

Awesome, cogent explanation. Well done.

[kemdo]

You are literally the Pep Guardiola of guitar theory

[christophervincent]

Very nice. I've been trying to get the chords and notes in the same areas without moving around so much. Because the cowboy chords doesn't work sometimes. So this is a huge help

[blakerunyon]

Love it. Very well said. Definitely try to see yourself as a musician who plays guitar, not just a guitar player.