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  1. Chris Johnston

    Chord progression challenge

    Haha I get you man! it's uber tricky :LOL: I think it all depends on context with that one too, like how long you can get away with sitting on the chord it resolves to (not long in this case) and the rhythm of your progression. Like jumping to the E minor for 1 beat and back sitting on the...
  2. Chris Johnston

    Chord progression challenge

    Glad you like it man! and That sounds interesting, it'll be cool to hear it!
  3. Chris Johnston

    Chord progression challenge

    Here's my take on an F# Locrian Progression. I tried to do some voice leading so that there was a melody on top too. Although it goes back to the F# Min7b5 at the end of each round of chords, I can't help but feel like it's leaning more into C Lydian just before it goes back. Locrian is so...
  4. Chris Johnston

    Chord progression challenge

    Just gave this a bash for F# Locrian. This should be fun!
  5. Chris Johnston

    Fretboard memorization! Get into this folks!

    Great video! 😍 A simple way to think of it too is remembering that EF are stuck together and BC are too, for anything else you have to go up 2 frets to get the next Natural note 😊 Another cool thing to remember is that the notes 'inbetween' the natural notes can have more than one name...
  6. Chris Johnston

    So when does papa gates tell us how to shred with the CAGED system?

    Hey Adamardigo! The best advice I can give is that your way of playing will only come from you. It sounds vague but hear me out: So you have scale shapes or arpeggios that you want to sound musical? The best way to get that result is the same way you learn to paint with loads of...
  7. Chris Johnston

    Advanced Fun Altered Chord Hack for ii V I

    It really is a great hack! 😍 And that's the thing that amazed me about it...it seemed to work using the Wholestep method Jody used, but also moving it in the halfsteps inbetween that he wasn't using (if that makes sense?) It's almost like you can stick that voicing anywhere and it still voice...
  8. Chris Johnston

    About Overview of The Major Chord – Lesson 8

    I'm really glad I could help Akos! ❤ It is tricky to get your head around and I can totally sympathize with wanting to give up on theory (5-6 years ago at college I was in the same boat haha) but it honestly just enhances your playing and gives your ears an explanation/understand of what you're...
  9. Chris Johnston

    Pick story time

    That makes a lot of sense though 😂! It's got to be a case of trial and error
  10. Chris Johnston

    Pick story time

    I find that I'm the same man! My issue tends to come when I've been playing on a worn pick for a good while and my muscle memory is set into the 'give' of that particular pick. Then when I switch to a brand new pick, I feel a lot more resistance that can be off-putting. Depending on what it is...
  11. Chris Johnston

    Pick story time

    This forum post is the story of my life :ROFLMAO: I continually have to change to a brand new pick especially when playing/practicing metal.The weird thing is that I hold my pick pretty lightly, but with the amount of pick contact I get from the string I get the pick feeling different/used very...
  12. Chris Johnston

    BIG NEWS REGARDING AWARD!

    Amazing! <3
  13. Chris Johnston

    Comment by 'Chris Johnston' in media 'Original Song Intro + CHORD ANALYSIS'

    Sounding nicer every time I hear it man!
  14. Chris Johnston

    About Overview of The Major Chord – Lesson 8

    The chord formula is 135 (That's the 1st 3rd and 5th notes of the scale : C,E,G) - What PG plays for the C major chord is : C, E, G, C, E - 1,3,5,1,3 - It's still using the same chord formula/harmony because he hasn't added any new notes, just using 1 3 5. That's why it's still a C major chord...
  15. Chris Johnston

    Hello! I come to learn and share !

    Welcome man! 😍
  16. Chris Johnston

    Pentatonic XIV

    There aren't really 'Modes' per say, but there are 5 different shapes/positions. The pentatonic scale is just taken from the Major Scale 😊
  17. Chris Johnston

    CAGED System – Playing Over Three Chords – D C & G – Lesson 30

    Hey Machinima! There's a solid simple theory behind how to do what you're asking. It looks complicated typed out - but in practice it makes sense!) Here's how I think of it all - I've attached a picture to help) - The Pentatonic Scale has 5 notes in it, therefore it has *5 shapes/positions*...
  18. Chris Johnston

    Comment by 'Chris Johnston' in media 'Playing around with D minor'

    Great stuff man! :love:
  19. Chris Johnston

    Pentatonic scales

    Hey Joshua! You're technically not wrong at all. It all depends on the context. For example, if I were to plot out the C Major Pentatonic & A Minor Pentatonic on the guitar neck, the shapes made would be identical - Because both scales share the same notes. But whether the sound your making...
  20. Chris Johnston

    Let's Take A Break To Workout And Get Our Health In Shape

    There's something really nightmare inducing about that mash up 😂
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