This Is The Most Important Guitar Skill You Can Have and NOBODY TALKS ABOUT IT!!

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If you want to become a more versatile guitar player, you should spend a little bit of time on the exercise I'm sharing with you today. Trust me, it's probably the most important skill you can acquire.

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[joemasse]

I have played guitar 43 years, never had a lesson, You are absolutely correct, I don’t usually have a plan, it is spontaneous usually, and the more I think of the music, and not the guitar, is when I’m playing best, you have to have a clear mind to really get into playing guitar!

[ZJLove]

This is why he's probably my favorite teacher so far. Music, to me, is supposed to be soulful and expressive than anything. Being technical, I personally believe, falls by the wayside when thinking about the whole thing, but can also be useful. Music (not to be cheesy) is life, in a way.

[DodgeDartSongs]

This is so valuable. The basic truth is that music comes from a person—not an instrument or a book or a sequencer or-or-or. It comes THROUGH these but is originated by the person.

[MrWillSolly]

I almost passed over this. So glad i didn't. A breakthrough in a few minutes for me. Thanks so much David

[eaydme]

I've always said "sing it and play it."
Numbers, solfeggio, fingers.
Concept, relations spoken/sung, physical manifestation.
All 3. Added bonus: instant backing harmony.

[IamQuintin]

This is good. I have always felt disconnected because of my finger would just autopilot on the fret instead of the mind expressing on the guitar.

[joeym.delgado]

Simple and effective. Thank you David. You make guitar fun.

[kennienielsen]

Yea, pretty much this.
It also highlights that singing jazzy scales is something I totally should practice.

[jasonwissa]

Really good stuff. I’ve watched way too many Satch videos and he talks about this in almost every one. His high school music teacher taught him to sing the Ionian scale to himself. I started doing it everyday for 5 mins. Then skipping intervals. Backwards. Forwards. Adding minors. I thought I knew it. I don’t know it. But I’m starting to now.

[SethLoweakaSquid]

That’s the best way I’ve heard ‘visualisation’ explained... thanks 🙏🏽

[Bad.Rabbit]

Definitely the most important skill. Once you get good at it, music theory and guitar knowledge kinda go out the window and you just put the music in your soul on the fretboard. No need to even know what key you're in.

[davidschertler]

David, I totally agree with you in pointing out what is the most important skill for a musician (not only for guitar but any instrument). There are some guitarists who pointed that out (like Joe Pass did), but only very few help you to get on this path (like Chris Standring). You do it from the bottom in an easy way. That‘s really precious!👍🏻

[MustafaBaabad]

Thank you very much for bringing things back to what really matter; which is expressing melody from our mind through the instrument.
You mention southern France, I used to stay couple of months in Pau (when I was working for Schlumberger) and spent week ends on Pyrene or in Biaritz.
Cheers from Indonesia.

[talal-music.]

Every single backing track you put out is simply beautiful and filled with EMOTION

[snartzzb]

Something left out of most guitar lessons, congrats. This is the introduction of really playing head and hands together. 👍

[jimanderson]

It's being in the moment, not thinking and letting it flow. I can't read music and I don't play very well either but I can right songs somewhat. Visualize and blend cords and notes together, I find it very relaxing.

[KipIngram]

Wow, David, this is a fantastic video. That whole bit about thinking of guitar playing as just another way of speaking - EXPLICITLY - that's inspired. Very, VERY nice lesson.

[Vunsunta]

Wow this simple concept is remarkable in its application. Thanks!

[mikecarroll]

I do not recall anyone ever mentioning singing their solos (scat) to put in their head what their fingers are doing in the box pattern so that one can improv variation without hitting a poor note soloing. Pretty slick subject to bring up. Nice.

[Dougs-Ear-Hole-Entertainment]

I like the fact your teaching me to play by ear. This is what I want and need thanks.