15 Scales Every Guitarist Should Know (In Order)

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Published 2024-05-27
Here's my roadmap for scales!

Minor Pentatonic deep dive:    • How to Play The Pentatonic Scale (Ful...  
Major Pentatonic deep dive:    • The SECOND Most Important Scale on Gu...  

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All Comments (21)
  • @hazybunk
    0:16 A huge respect for this guy not waiting us for 12 minutes to find out the answer
  • @robbaldwin2402
    My friend is "helping" me understand music theory, and he will go from 0 to 100 in two seconds when he "explains" how that chord I just played can be transformed by using the Autobot/Decepticon Modes with their various fourths, flat fifths and perfect tits. This video made a lot more sense than that.
  • @yume3166
    Dude, you should know that your YouTube content is some of the best stuff I've ever seen. Definitely in the guitar space, but also in general. You do a great job getting to the point and being honest, rather than making people wait until the end or promising a magical beginner to pro exercise. It's a real breath of fresh air on this site. Really glad I found this channel.
  • @JimmyHimself
    Can we get an ear learning video, please?? 🙏 🙏 I've been struggling a lot learning songs by ear, and you are the only teacher i understand
  • @wayneswan3092
    Not going to lie, the "click bait" method worked! Cause i was like, " wait, 15??, what did I miss?" Thank you for the info! While I already know OF these, you reminded me to get back to practicing and memorizing them again.
  • @con3728
    Kevin is such a G. Started playing guitar 2 months ago and his vids really help me out
  • The guitar messenger of the guitar gods back at it to enlighten us with some knowledge! Since I started watching your videos, i can see some improvements in my practice. Thank you very much! 🙏
  • wow this guy really knows his stuff!! great teaching and great video buddy :)
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  • I’ve been playing drums for years and recently been diving into guitar and these videos have been a god send thank you kev!
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  • @babiikakes7922
    Started playing 2 years ago. This was extremely helpful. Thanks!
  • @chefdave12118
    This video is so helpful to me. I can not thank you enough for this breakdown. I'm only 2 months in and have been doing the Am Pentatonix ONLY not really know why or what to do with it. Just saw a YT vid doing the Am Pentatonix and did it. I can not wait to watch this video after work and go over them all and add a bunch to my practice
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