knows what he's talking about and presents it simply and clearly- sign of a good teacher!

I know all this but the way he explains this is eye opening!!! Great teacher plus he’s funny.

John is an incredible guitar player as well as an amazing educator.! I learned so much from him while studying in Berklee. Thank you John.

Thank you so much. I've been playing guitar for so many years and have gotten in the habit of using mainly the "middle four" strings. I will play the straight chords and invert them though I believed playing in this way was more beautiful because it utilizes one of the bass notes. I recently went to a jazz camp and was quickly and politely challenged on that. A great teacher said: "So, I know you play solo so using your low A and low E work great with that. But for ensemble work, I'd like to challenge you to use your top four strings with a focus on the 3rd and 7th chords." It's sent me back to the drawing board in a way and watching this chord puzzle has me smiling ear to ear. Thanks or giving us the tools.

The "puzzle" method he does at the end is magic for memorizing these. I'm getting a ton of mileage out of that method of practice.

This video is a gift from the gods! Thank you!

what a lesson! it was great, I really learned and understand the concept, thanks!

That was a lot of info. Awesome. Gonna need to watch it 1000,000 more times to get it to sink in but everyday is a school day :)

@MrSatriani77

5 жыл бұрын

intersweat uuh ji

Starting to learn jazz guitar (theory) now and this really helps my head hurt way less😃 thank you a ton!!!

Amazing Video. Just what I was looking for. Thank you!

Excellent lesson. Thank you!! 😊🎸

Great lesson, great teacher

Great lesson!

This guy is good!...love this!

Great! Thank you very much!

he's a very nice teacher i knew all but i couldn't resist to whatch em all

This is a way better lesson for learning about inversions that ricks.

a good lesson, but i learned the inversions of chords , extensions , and altered tones many years ago from van moretti. he explained it all in a little 20 page booklet and mel bay put out a book about all the chords deriving from the major and minor inversions. i am older now and as i look back, i am glad i did my homework back then. mr john is right, there is a ton of memory work to play jazz guitar or reharmonize a tune.

It’s crazy that there is all this theory behind stuff I sat in my room and figured out as a kid. I could never commit to learning how to read music or even understand anything beyond what the chords were. I’m gonna have to watch more of these.

@petermuller161

5 жыл бұрын

drop 2 chords are really great to know

wow what an eye opener. Sparkly chord is my favourite too! haha

@joffle86

4 жыл бұрын

Dion Patrick I call it the repetitive strain injury chord

key takeaway for solo player: 1. inversions in lower 4 strings: keep in mind the root 2. inversions in higher 4 strings: keep in mind the last note

"Who cares?! that note is meaningless except for it's an integral part of the chord" hahah

@oscarmorales1621

3 жыл бұрын

Lol that was gold!

This is Money!

Its like the C.A.G.E. system.

Woah i’m having a raging nerd on right now

Isn’t the maj6 chord just a m7 inverted?

@tedspencer6212

4 жыл бұрын

Jesse Carpenter it’s a substitution

@handdancin

4 жыл бұрын

maj 6 and minor 7th have same notes, as do half dim and minor 6

@mid2139

2 жыл бұрын

I have the same question, I don't understand why he says it has a major chord quality when he is literally playing an Emin7

@bokai77

Жыл бұрын

@@mid2139 it has a major chord quality because the 6 and the 9 are colors you can add to a maj7 chord, and he is not literally playing an Em7, because his bass note is different, although the shape is the same (it's all about the bass).

I’m 46 seconds in and I’m totally lost,

@ChristianVirial

4 жыл бұрын

yes, this requires a bit of knowledge beforehand hahaha