1 Shape = Entire Fretboard Freedom! (with backing track)

-Join us at the main lesson site for the other two forms to complete your fretboard journey. Flying around the entire fretboard can be this simple and logical.
Thanks!!!

[littleguitarontheprairie]

Im a member of your website, I like your teaching style, you explain how it feels to play something, as opossed to a dry exercise. Works well for me and this is a master level lesson, keep them coming...

[thrash]

Man... after doodling for a while with this 'shape', what came out is basically Fear of the Dark. Even the prelude to the solo, the main riff and more... I feel like a genius and a dummy at the same time. Thanks, Mike <3

[Batmacik]

I love how you're a complete virtuoso and still can explain these things for beginners to understand.

[iamdylanavery]

I read the comments and I didn't want to believe it... but...

A month ago, I watched this video because I knew I needed to open up my abilities.

Today, I can do things I never thought I'd be able to do, and I've just finished recording an album that's been brewing in my head for a decade.

Thanks my dude. I hope this video and your channel get all the views.

[johnmcaleese]

It amazes me that you know the guitar this well and then do lessons for the drums
You have natural talent brother !

[viennapalace]

Mind blown!
I've been playing since Xmas & I've got to say, I've learned SO much from you in the last month or so that I feel I owe you a beer or something.
I've spent my whole life avoiding the guitar (I used to joke the last thing the world needs is another mediocre guitarist) thinking it was too complicated & wasted my life on wind instruments but I've discovered it's actually kind of easy, thanks to YouTube (this channel in particular), bloody-minded obsessiveness & the way the guitar is laid out.
Thanks again for demystifying an old nemesis.

[taku_sasazaki]

Only just started guitar almost 2 months ago and every time I'm ready to progress, you come through ready for my next step! Absolutely brilliant thank you Mike.

[bkebradley]

Real talk, the reason I keep coming back to your lessons is mostly your tone, real full sound while still sounding like it would work in a mix

[RecycledRocker]

OMG 😳 you just opened my eyes to the Fretboard … I have been playing for over a year . And with just this one video I feel like I improved 100 times ! Thanks

[squishy]

Love this. I'm going to have to give it a go. I've been playing for 20 years and mostly just noodle around now and then. This looks like something that will be good exercise for my hand and help me learn the fretboard more accurately. I used to play the tenor saxophone when I was in school, and could play every note and follow along with sheet music and do all of that. Then I started playing guitar, and it just felt overwhelming, as there's so many note opportunities. I learned power chords and that's about where I plateaued. I did write some cool songs though.

As a side thought, I've always wondered why there aren't any teachers that use a go-pro or similarly mounted camera to look at the fretboard as you see it while playing (I haven't actually looked, but I'm sure there are a few). I think that might help a lot of people have aha moments. The traditional way, some people have a hard time translating the mirrored movements into their own hands. From a player POV, they could learn and see it as they would play it. It's an interesting concept that might catch on. Anyway, thanks for all you do!

[zoocru]

Damn!! I've been playing rhythm for years and struggling with trying to play lead and tried just about everything, this helped me more than ANYTHING EVER!! WOW!!! 🙏❤️💥🔥🔥🔥🔥Thank you thank you thank you thank you. Just AWESOME!! It was a blessing to find you my friend, you have a new subscriber and follower for life!!!

[GregoryLPolk-vlyy]

This tip will help guitarists all over the world navigate the fretboard and reach new heights... From those same guitarists, thank you for making our lives a little bit easier 🎉🎉🎉. I wish I had this information years ago when I started playing.

[sgdk]

Started this lesson this morning and it is an excellent way to help me break out of the pentatonic of which I play quite well. My brother who is just beginning to learn guitar is doing well in your beginners course that he signed up for just a couple of weeks ago. Can't wait for him to get to the level when we can play together and your course is just the ticket! Thanks!

[HansOellerich]

From the perspective of someone who has been a professional guitarist for 24 years, well done! I love watching your videos. You are a great teacher, and you deliver interesting content, in general. I feel like your channel is making a great contribution to our instrument. I pick up a thing or two from you. You rock!

[theofficialdiamondlou]

I like the you teach straight time before “trilling”, or speed picking.

[JiggyMacJiggy]

Damn that’s really cool and it makes sense as well, I broke my left hand 2 weeks ago and have been watching a lot more theory videos, can’t wait to get all my fingers back on my fretting hand to try this.

[JustSpark]

Excellent lesson! If you are a rhythm player, and want to be stand out, if you do only one thing, learn this lesson!

[nathanrocks]

I've been watching for a few years Mike, and my playing has been more off than on, but while playing through this exercise, I started to hear familiar notes. After a few minutes I was trying to play a lick from sweet child of mine, strictly from memory since I've heard it so many times, and impressed my own self!

[flurng]

When you play the solos at the end, I kick the playback speed up to 1.75 & it sounds AMAZING!

[USAF_Vet_]

so just using the first 6 notes of the Aeolian mode and shifting. Its little things like this that help open up the fret board. You can take the first 6 notes of any mode and just repeat and have some pretty cool sounds. Like taking the first 6 of the Phrygian and playing the root chord as a minor. That opens up some real Flamenco and Neo Classical type sounds! great video!