How I Would Relearn The Guitar From Scratch

In this episode I discuss how I would learn to play guitar if I were to start over.

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[jordancook]

Justin Guitar is far and away the best basic guitar instruction on the internet. He knows exactly what mistakes you’ll make, tells you how to fix them, and gives you the fundamentals, all the way up to very advanced stuff. It’s obvious he’s been teaching for a very long time, as he’s a true pro. Go straight there and learn from him.

[planetag]

If you're a true beginner like me, you're still thoroughly lost listening to this.

[jazzybluesguitar]

Hey Rick…
Very cool subject. I just had a dual organ heart and liver transplant. I'm learning to walk AND play guitar again. The surgery took me back to square one and I feel like I'm discovering music all over again. I have no coordination between my hands so I can only play what I truly can hear and intend. It's an incredible learning experience, both a blessing and curse. Having no other option than approaching the guitar so basically is almost a meditative process. Thank you for your channel and sincere best wishes.

[liljammer]

2:36 Basic G Maj Chord
3:28 G Maj scale exercise (2 positions)
4:29 G Maj scale (next position down the neck)
5:00 Hammer-ons and pull-offs (faster than alternate picking)
6:38 Sliding between positions of G Maj scale
8:03 Arpeggios
9:11 Simple arpeggio fingering #1 (G Major)
9:25 Simple arpeggio fingering #2 (Piano fingering)
10:12 slow playthru

[bathtubbarracuda]

Dude. The concept of using spread triads to see the chord tones within a scale is an exercise that blew my mind! Really connecting everything together.

[andreasschmid]

1:01 Overview of today's lesson topics
1:17 Mention of upcoming shows
2:01 Starting with basic G chord and scale exercise
4:01 Importance of ear training
4:26 Learning G Major scale positions
6:04 Sliding between scale positions
7:24 Connecting scales and arpeggios
8:09 Importance of sliding between positions
9:09 Introduction to CAGED system and arpeggios
10:36 Exploring different arpeggio fingerings
12:13 Importance of learning piano fingerings
13:15 Exploring minor arpeggios
15:07 Introduction to spread triads
15:29 Demonstrating G Major spread triads
17:02 Learning major and minor spread triads
20:46 Importance of reliable fingerings
23:30 Exploring jazz chords and their arpeggios
27:13 Importance of muting unwanted strings
30:02 Muting techniques for clean playing
33:06 Importance of fluidity and accuracy in practice

[ABBYDOG]

Can’t imagine what it would have been like to have a Rick Beato for a Dad teaching me guitar as a kid. What a cool Dad!

[Colin-vq]

From a self taught perspective, you have to learn to play a few songs first. It should be fun first then you can dive into theory, scale exercises etc

[michaelp]

For me, I spent 2 months each day learning the G major scale from each of the CAGED method positions. Then i started transitioning between each CAGED position. this was very helpful. THEN you can just move all over very easiliy - just practice it everyday fr 10-20 minutes. you'll get adept very quickly.

[BillCrantsMusicVideos-ltil]

I love these tutorials as a 70 year old and also started playing in 1964 just after seeing the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan show, since I basically lived so far in the woods I had to come out to hunt there was no one to learn from, except Dad who knew 3 chords.

[Hodenkat]

I'd love to hear what beginners have to say about the "beginner bundle"!

[jimdepriest]

I am the same age as Rick, and I have been playing guitar since I was 8. My background is in bluegrass. I have been thinking about how I would learn guitar if I could start over again. I would start with ear training. I have only worked on ear training in the last year. It has made my guitar playing 100 times better.

[picksalot]

Leaning how to practice and what to practice will save you years of fruitless struggle. Good advice Rick. 👍

[nasiranwar]

I would give a complete beginner a guitar with just one string ('A' 5th string). I'd let them play that for a week or so. Learn the names of all the notes on that string and also the C major scale on just that string. After this is thoroughly learnt, I'd add the low E or D string and have them learn scales and note names and intervals on just 2 strings. I'd add another string and then teach them triads and their inversions.

[eddiepullman]

Rick, you’re an important part of music. Your knowledge, opinions, break downs, interviews are bar none. Simply put, thank you~ Edward.

[BryanSorensen]

As a kid, I learned guitar, piano and saxophone. What's interesting is that piano students (and other instruments) study scales and arpeggios almost immediately. For some reason, many guitar players will continue to develop dexterity and "lick based" vocabulary, only to eventually find out (often much later) that there are significant gaps in their understanding of musical theory and how it applies to the fretboard.

[TrevyTrev-andTheFunkyPets]

I gave guitar lessons for a summer out of my house. I had 3 students and I taught them the way I wished how I would’ve. We played acoustic, we learned the chords, if there was a song they wanted to learn we figured it out. My approach was to get them started to be able to play some things to make them excited to keep playing and not get frustrated . I figured they could learn theory from a better teacher if they stuck with it. I had a guitar teacher that I dreaded going to because he was all about reading music and Mary Had A Little Lamb lessons .

[cellospot]

Rick - I was a cellist, too! Was a music performance major for the instrument and went on to be an occasional teacher and orchestra and gig musician. It was fun. I also play piano, guitar and bass guitar. About seven years ago, I stopped playing following a wrist injury. But last month, my dad died, and I inherited his Ibanez acoustic guitar and bass guitar, really nice instruments. So I decided to get back into playing. My chops are rusty, but I'm really enjoying the beautiful, clear tones on these instruments and I look forward to playing with some people in my church. Jazz and classical music, folk and gospel -- it's all great. It'll be fun to come up with arrangements (something that I used to really love doing) for the enjoyment of my community.

[hammer_]

I'm so glad you mentioned the importance of muting the strings. I've been playing for many years and just realized last week that I had unwanted strings ringing. Working on it now.

[MikeKoopmans]

Very confrontational video for me but also motivating. 6 years ago I suffered a stroke at age 33, severely hampering my left hand. I was very lucky that the damage was almost completely limited to just this small thing as my left side was completely paralyzed for a couple or hours, but it totally smashed my guitar playing. I wasn't a great player but I had worked hard to get to where I was and it was completely wiped away from one moment to the next. It destroyed my motivation to pick up the guitar because all I had learned and could do was suddenly not within my skill range anymore. Learning from scratch has been in the back of my mind because I still love the instrument and the sound. Maybe this actually gets me going again. ❤