www.ShutUpNPlayYerGuitar.com Video guitar lesson teaching the concept of chord scales and how understanding chord scales will help you learn all your favorite songs faster, and more accurately. This video clip is a sample from the DVD guitar course Shut Up ‘n’ Play Yer Guitar, by Adam St. James, author of “Logical Lead Guitar,” “101 Guitar Tips Stuff All the Pros Know And Use,” “101 Singing Tips,” “101 Recording Tips,” “Incredible Scale Finder,” “Picture Chord Encyclopedia,” and many more. For more information visit ShutUpNPlayYerGuitar.com or get free book downloads, an informative free lesson newsletter, and access to a jam-packed members-only lesson blog when you join the mailing list at http
Explaination of nashville numbers and a lesson on chord progression theory.
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great, this explained alot, thank you very much sir
cristal clear! thanks.
i’ve got the same guitar this guy’s holding o.o
great video.thanks a lot, and like the site name,shut up and play your guitar LOL
Fantastic lesson you explained this subject very well, thank you!!
some people look at it that way, a certain mode can be played over each chord but this is too complicated and doesn’t usually result in music. For a I-vi-ii-V progression in C we have C Am Dm G which means ionian over C, aeolian, dorian and mixolydian modes. Or just play in the key of C using c major scale over the whole progression.
ahhh but the mode of the song can change throughout the song probably …. ionion being the root key signature
yes depends on the key for c major no sharps/flats. d major has F and C sharp.
you don’t use mode names for chords so just d minor not c major dorian chord. this is why i hate teaching modes too confusing!
@wkriski so if you’re playing a chord scale there wouldnt be any accidentals? cause i mean if you play a d chord on a c scale , it should just be D F A right? cause you are not in the key of d major…. if you were id be D Fsharp A …. can you call this a cmajor dorian chord? modes are relaly confusing me sorry
I actually learned a lot, thanks dude!!
He is a good teacher, he makes sense.
He is a good teacher, he makes sense.
nice lesson. the vii chord is just Bdim (B,D,F) if you stick to 3 notes per chord as you did for the others.
I only write metal too
But that doesn’t mean you cannnot use mayor scales. Not at all o.o
But I guess ur missing lots of basic theory.
im stuck on where to move to for a chorus.
lets say i was playing in D and my scale is
D Ds Fs G A As, can i pick any one of those notes to move my chorus to or are there rules.
all this talk about 3rds and 5ths confuses me. i write metal so everthing i do is in minor scales, in fact i dont know any major scales lol.
what if a chord progression is like C,G,F,Am? how do they mix togeather?
Look it’s simple.
You take a scale. E.g. ..B mayor.
Then you take the 1st, 4th and 5th note of that scale, and play them as chords. That’s the general meaning of a chord progression; take scale notes and play them as chords. Though I don’t know the more detailed theory yet.
wtf is he talkin about
lmao im lost…
this was so good. really learned alot/ thanks.,billy
his teaching is awesome
sir pls comeout with more videos
which book he’s talking about,
wow this guy is an exellent teacher!!! I really like the way he teaches, btw what book is he talking about? I’m really interested in buying it>cheers.
this is probably the best explanation of chord scales i’ve seen on youtube. this guys a great guitar teacher!
Adam, Thanks for the lesson. I’ll try to work it out. btw – Happy New Year and Cheers! All my Best! Catalina Blues Jim
@JegasJames What part confused you? It’s really simple once you catch on. I think everyone should learn this stuff. It will make anyone an even better player. What part lost you? I might can help.
very good explanation. Not many people can simplify this stuff the way you have. Good going, bro.
“Once upon a time, you dressed so fine…” Dylan’s Like a Rolling Stone uses this method to the letter.
yo your the best one yet. made it so easy. thanks bro.
Cool accent. Are you from South Carolina??
dude, thanks so much!!!! this is the best explanation ever! thank you thank you thank you.. way to share your talent!
I’m so confused but I do have adhd..lol I’m never going to be able to learn this
dominant 5 would be better
Nice Job Aaron you do Teach very well….A small correction. When you actually document songs using the Nashville Number System, all chords are assumed magor unless otherwise notated with a dash. for example a 2 minor chord would be notated as 2-… I would be Honored if you would check out my book “Song Charting Made Easy” (Hal Leonard Publishing) is is becoming widely available, but is still new.
I was stuck on this stuff… this explained it, thank you very much.
@jcuchiara yea ive been studying alot of music theory. its helping alot. im having trouble with writing a great solo now. i can improve on anything and its ok. im feeling limited with what im coming up with though. most chords that just have the 1 3 5 and thats a major chord. anything you add on to that is just different voicings giving it another feel. i don’t use many plain chords in my songs. sounds to bland to me. he should do a lesson on advanced music theory
@Tranquil787 Good eye / ear. It is a c add 9 because of the d at the 3rd fret of the b string. It still gives a major type quality and is often thrown in as the 4 chord. This doesn’t take anything away from a solid explanation of diatonic chord theory. I would add that you can build those chords from the notes in the major scale, starting at the root of the chord and skipping every other note. Its easier to see this in the key of C ( CDEFGABC )1 CEG,2 DFA, 3 EGB, 4 FAC, 5GBD, 6 ACE, 7 BDF
a guitargod send !!
I’ve been following your videos…thanks for everything so far and please keep it up. These are excellent practical and theoretical lessons that are extremely simple to follow.
How do i give you money…i.e instructional vids?
awesome vid 5*
dude his c chord looks like a c add 9. is it just me?
If you’re not teaching music you should really think about doing it. Thanks
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Thank you for this clear and informative video. Now I know how to communicate at the next electric open mike nite.
Thank you very much (x u rock
Wow, this was wonderful… You are a great teacher!!! I have been taking lessons for a little over a year and nothing has been explained like this. Thank you sooooooooooooo much for your help through these videos, it is very, very, very much appreciated!!!
I took private guitar lessons for a year and never understood theory until you just explained it! thanks so much!
Once you have all the chords down and you are ready to create a chord progression, can you just throw in any of the chords at any order or does it have to be in a specific order?
thanks man this helps a lot!
wow dood much thx
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