[BrandonK]

Thanks Beatric,

I am trying to learn the basic Pentatonic Scale because I saw a video about improving and they talked about finding the base note using the low e string. Then playing along using the base Pentatonic Scale. Which in the video they did not go through the scale, they just played.

This is why I was asking to if Tony in one of his training videos did he walk through a basic Pentatonic scale.

[BrandonK]

Taking everyones advice, I am trying to only do TAC 10 minutes a day, that is it. If I don’t pick it up then just mark it complete and just move on. It’s personally frustrating because I feel like I did not technically learn anything. I am going to trust you all that it eventually will come together.

I’m still going to do my 1:1 guitar lessons per week and the 30 minutes of practice he has me doing each day.

Thank you for all your advice.

[BrandonK]

Thanks Albert,

You are right I can play the A minor and E minor as well, I totally forgot. The F chord and barre chords is something I am still trying to figure out.

Cross my fingers by the end of this year I can play around the campfire.

[BrandonK]

Thanks Albert, I appreciate the response. It’s hard when you don’t know what you don’t know. It would be nice to know what questions I answered wrong at least so I can review the videos to find the right answer.

Right now I have no clue what I answered wrong. It sounds like I need to copy all questions and answers down and go through each of them one by one while watching the videos to see if I can figure it out.

Not a very efficient way of learning.

[BrandonK]

Thank you @Bill_Brown for your response. I am doing that because the Daily Challenges are too hard for me right now and the other resources are keeping me moving forward ie

Gibson App

1:1 Lessons

MasterClass

YouTube – Lauren Bateman and Gibson Channel.

TAC – currently going through Fretboard Wizard and just watching the Daily Challenges.

Doing it this way for me being an applied learner I have been able to create a daily practice routine for myself, learn my mistakes from strumming and starting to get two songs that I can kind of play.

As you know it’s a work in progress.

[BrandonK]

Hi Bill,

That is exactly what I am trying to do. I was watching “MasterClass” with Tom Morello. He was the one who recommended the pentatonic scale once I find the lower e string that that matches the lowest key in the chord.

To use the pentatonic scale chords to riff with the song because the chords in that range should sound good no matter which one I or multiple I play with the song.

Going with what you are recommending playing the major or minor scale. I see the Major Scale Formula, I use do not see the Minor scale one. Does Toni teach the Minor Scale?

Also, does Toni teach the skill to find the note like we are talking about and how to riff?

Thx,

[BrandonK]

Hi Bill,

Let me clarify. The pattern I am looking for is called the Pentatonic scale. My goal is to be able to try to find the base chord when listening to a song off the radio for example. Once I find the base chord I should be able to play the Pentatonic scale to which will be in tune with the song.

[BrandonK]

Thanks JumpinJeff,

I might have to go back through the video to better understand what you are referring to as “the bar”….etc.

[BrandonK]

Hi Beatrice,

I will start watching the Fretboard Wizard videos. I hope that is what I am looking for.

[BrandonK]

Is that the Pentatonic scale or just the scale Tony is showing for that exercise?

[BrandonK]

That’s pretty cool.

[BrandonK]

Thank you for sharing your journey. At least you are now coming back to it and hopefully you are having fun.

[BrandonK]

Thanks for sharing,
That’s great to hear you are at the point you are not scaring customer service reps lol. Keep up the great work, it sounds like it is coming along.

Sounds like you have been trying to play for some time now?

[BrandonK]

Thanks Tom

[BrandonK]

Hi John,

As I mentioned, if I was supposed to just say I am successful watching the videos versus actually being able to do the skill Toni is teaching in the Daily Challenge. Then you are right.

If I am actually supposed to see progress in the skills challenge, then there is an issue.