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CAGED Soloing | I - IV Progression (4) • E Shape

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Watch in this order:

(1) C Shape

(2) A Shape

2020-08-30 13:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post

CAGED Soloing | I - IV Progression (3) • G Shape

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Watch in this order:

(1) C Shape 

(2) A Shape

(3) G Shape (cu...

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CAGED Soloing | I - IV Progression (2) • A Shape

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Watch in this order:

(1) C Shape 

(2) A Shape (current lesson)

(3) G ...

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Not live! | 10: But still homework

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Hi Everyone,

On Monday I started driving across the U.S. with my girlfriend, Taylor, and her dog, Ernie, who you may have seen in the background of a few videos. We left Seattle on Monday morning and are currently in the middle of Minnesota, hoping to camp in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan tonight.

Somehow I thought I would figure out a way to at least get ...

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CAGED Soloing | I - IV Progression (1) • C Shape

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Watch in this order:

(1) C Shape (current lesson)

(2) A Shape 

(3) G ...

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Music Theory Monday | 10: Dominant Chords (So Important!)

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Where to Start • Lesson Archive • Recommended Lesson Plan2020-08-24 13:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post

Rubik's Cube Followup | Applying Shapes to Rhythm Guitar

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Hi Everyone,

This is less of a lesson and more of a demonstration. In this video, I'm messing around with a little groove on Logic Pro X (recording software) and walking through a few different ways to approach chord voicings for the rhythm part. Its a little more informal compared to my t...

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Live Stream | 09: Melody Making Week 3 | AUG 19, 6PM PST

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The audio and video got so messed up for this video, many patrons felt it was unwatchable. I agree, but I'm leaving it up as a reminder that everything takes practice: https://youtu.be/GfDfBgYDjxA

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Hi Everyone,

Please note: this week I'm using a new live...

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Music Theory Monday | 09: Mode Clarification

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Where to Start • Lesson Archive • Recommended Lesson Plan2020-08-17 20:43:53 +0000 UTC View Post

Live! Aug 12, 6pm PST • Melody Making Week 2

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Hi Everyone,

Last week was the first week of melody making lessons! We went over some simple melody making "rules" and this week we'll be building on those foundational skills. Watch last week's live stream here<...

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Music Theory Monday | 08: Dorian Mode

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Where to Start • Lesson Archive • Recommended Lesson Plan2020-08-10 22:54:09 +0000 UTC View Post

Rubik's Cube | 05: G Shape

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In this lesson we'll take the G shaped chord and move it through this order:

  • Major
  • Minor
  • Diminished
  • Maj7
  • Dom7
  • Min7
  • Half Diminished
  • Fully Diminished

From there we'll discuss how easy or difficult it is to use t...

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Live Stream | 07: Q&A • August Homework Assignment

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Hi Everyone!

Last month I did my livestream at 11am every Wednesday but this month I'm going to experiment with the time a little bit. Tomorrow I'm going on at 6pm and next Wednesday I haven't decided yet.

I'll start the stream with exciting updates and talk a little bit about the homework from last month.

Then I'll reveal the theme for this month, giv...

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Live Stream | 06: Final Week of Chord Prog Homework

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Hi Everyone!

If you're not able to access it via Patreon for some reason, try this: https://youtu.be/7PZ5gaTl9c0

I uploaded a new version of this lesson with a message at the end because we had a technical issue with the audio at about the 1hr mark! This was a fun livestrea...

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Rubik's Cube | 04: E Shape

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In this lesson well take the E shaped chord and move the chord through this order:

  • Major
  • Minor
  • Diminished
  • Maj7
  • Dom7
  • Min7
  • Half Diminished
  • Fully Diminished

From there we'll discuss how easy or difficult it is to...

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Rubik's cube | 03: A Shape

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In this lesson well take the A shaped chord and move the chord through this order:

  • Major
  • Minor
  • Diminished
  • Maj7
  • Dom7
  • Min7
  • Half Diminished
  • Fully Diminished

From there we'll discuss how easy or difficult it is to...

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Live Stream | 05: Week 3 Chord Progression Homework

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Post your homework HERE : https://community.scottpauljohnson.com/t/live-july-22-week-3-creat...

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Black History and the Guitar | Travis Picking/Cotten Style

In light of the ongoing protests against police brutality and systemic racism, I feel that now would is an especially important time to dig into a few history lessons about black musicians in the U.S.

In this article, I'm going to focus on "Travis Picking" - a fingerpicking style credited to Merle Travis - and how it should probably be credited to black guitarists like Mississippi John Hurt, Elizabeth Cotten, and Arnold Shultz.

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This channel is first and foremost about l...

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Circle of fifths | Practice No. 2 | Movable Shapes

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This is the 2nd practice video that accompanies Music Theory for Guitar • Lesson 4 • Circle of Fifths 

In this exercise, we'll play through all the Major Scales in the same order as Practice No. 1, but we'll only use...

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Circle of Fifths | Practice No. 1 | Open Position Scales

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This is the 1st practice video that accompanies Music Theory for Guitar • Lesson 4 • Circle of Fifths 

In this practice video, we'll work through all the Major Scales in the order that the circle of fifths gives us. Starting with a C Major Scale, we'll move through all the possible sharp scales...

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Circle of Fifths | Homework

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This is the homework that accompanies Music Theory for Guitar • Lesson 4 • Circle of Fifths 

This homework gives you worksheets to create every possible major scale using simple rules to remember how the scales gradually add more sharps or more flats.

Feel free to post your questions or a...

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Music Theory For Guitar | 4 | Circle of Fifths

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Where to Start • Lesson Archive • Recommended Lesson Plan2020-07-15 20:15:16 +0000 UTC View Post

Tune in today at 11am PST! Weekly livestream with fun homework and updates

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Hi Everyone!

It's Wednesday which now means its livestream homework assignment day! From now on, I'll have a homework assignment every Wednesday. If you can't catch it, I'll link it here within an hour or two afterward so you can watch it later!

I'll have updates about what lessons are coming up and I'll assign some new homework related to last weeks chord p...

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Live Stream | 03: The First Weekly Homework Assignment

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Hi Everyone!

Here is the link (in case it doesn't play above): https://youtu.be/ZKeXb29f-UI

This is big news. From now on I'm going to have a weekly livestream every Wednesday. I'll hand out some homework at the beginning of every month, and every week I'll check in on the progress, talk ab...

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Interval Practice 2

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This is a fun little exercise for playing thirds and sixths up and down the neck. This practice lesson pairs with Music Theory for Guitar • Lesson 3 • Intervals.

Download the PDF below for tabs and diagrams.

Download the mp3s below for incrementally faster...

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Interval Practice 1

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This is a twisty exercise for learning the interval shapes in an octave starting on the E, A, D and G strings. It will make a little more sense after watching Music Theory for Guitar Lesson 3 • Intervals.

Other lessons in this series:

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Music Theory For Guitar | 3 | Intervals

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Where to Start • Lesson Archive • Recommended Lesson Plan2020-06-24 03:09:10 +0000 UTC View Post

Octave Shapes | Memorizing The Fingerboard

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In this lesson I talk about how to speed up the "counting up from open" method of figuring out what note you're playing. We talk about BEAD at the 7th fret and some ways to use octave shapes to explore the fingerboard a little more. This GIF is a cool look at the octave shapes and how t...

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Song Analysis | 02: "Can't Help Falling In Love" Pt. II (Melody Analysis)

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We already broke down the chord progression in the previous lesson. Now it's time to analyze how the melody harmonizes with the chords. This type of breakdown is helpful for both songwriters and lead guitar players who want to understand how soloing and other lead lines work over chords. ...

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Common questions!

Hi everyone! I get a lot of good questions on here and I want to make sure I answer them in a way where everyone can learn, so here is a set of questions that people have asked in comments and private messages that I'll post here with appropriate links and whatnot. This is to benefit everyone and I hope this is a helpful way to answer a lot of common questions as we move along.

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Question 1

On the video D Shape Ru...

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