Thanks for hipping me to that Joe Pass "Intercontinental" album. What a beautiful tone he has on that and lines for days

this is the first time I've seen anyone explain the diminished scale so I can actually understand it and use it. Thanks Jack!

@JackRuch

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks William

A lot of people seem to love to ooh and ah over more well known/famous players doing master classes/videos on this sort of thing*, but this is one of the best videos on this topic I've seen in years. There's no evidence of an attitude of, "Ah, they'll know what I mean" confuse-a-cat brusqueness where everything seems glossed over way too briskly, giving some viewers the impression that perhaps the admittedly great player in question has perhaps long forgotten just how clueless they were themselves when it was all new to them as well.** Very well presented! *In the comments anyway ... **Yes, this is passive-aggressive commentary about people who are great players but not very great teachers

Such tasteful guitar playing.

Best Teacher I’ve seen for advanced guitar ideas. Love the tab and more importantly how this guy lays out the reason why the lines work- so you have a chance to transcribe and compose your own licks. Just grateful to have stumbled across this cat. I am a rock/ blues guy but always feel like jazz cats can “change dimensions “ and I can’t follow them. But I love how they pull that tension right back into the chords. This guy is slowing down a magic trick many guitarists never learn. Thanks again for breaking it down.

@JackRuch

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome Alan!

Holy cow, that's some awesome playing!

Thank you very much from Argentina !!! I've been trying for years to make the diminished scale work on my solos and never quite succeeded. You are very clear to understand, THANK YOU from the heart !!!!!!!!!!

@JackRuch

3 жыл бұрын

Happy to help! Thank you Marcelo!

Brilliant teaching! Thank you Jack.

@JackRuch

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Great lesson as always, Jack! I've been working on diminished stuff for months and this video cleared up ALL my misconceptions about it. Thank you! 🎸🎶

@JackRuch

3 жыл бұрын

Excellent! I'm glad to hear that!

You’re one of the better teachers out there. Keep the great lessons coming. Great explanation of IV chord dim. Going back to I.

I keep coming back to this one. It's just so darn good!! Thank you, Jack!!!🙏

@JackRuch

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoy it!

Man, I don't know what I love more, the lesson itself or staring at that beautiful guitar. Always loved a cherry 335. Thanks for that.

@JackRuch

3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure! Thank you

Very helpful, Jack. I re-watch this every week trying to fully absorb it.

@JackRuch

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Such a great lesson and that guitar sounds so very sweet!. I've always loved the sound of the diminished scale.

@JackRuch

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you like it!

That's one beautiful and beautiful-sounding guitar you got there!

@GrantSchinto

2 ай бұрын

I thought the same ...

Brilliant lesson👌so logically and clearly explained. Cheers!

@JackRuch

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Great video!! Very useful ideas!! Good job!!

Reliable as always taking me to another dimension on my solo playing great work Jack🤟

Hi Jack, your lessons and playing are amazing. Thank you for sharing with us. A big hug from Spain! 🤟

@JackRuch

3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure! Thank you Nicolas!

i think a lightbulb just hit me in the head, i've watched this video before but something just clicked now. many thanks to my man Jack!!! btw, have some of his courses and they are well worth it, awesome teaching approach. ☮

Once again Jack another fantastic lesson. I appreciate you so much and as I am just getting more into diminished scales this was a very clear but eye opening lesson. Thanks again.

@JackRuch

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Allen!

you are truly a great great teacher.....I've been searching for years on how to break out of the 'box', and I finally am able to actually start doing it after just following just a few mins of your advice....thank you!!!

This is so inspiring. Really appreciate your teaching. Thanks

@JackRuch

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome Robert!

No way you aren't going down as a legend. Keep up the great work, and thank you for sharing your wisdom!

@JackRuch

2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that!

Man your playing is so smooth, as well as your voice. I learned a lot from you. Thanks

Very generous lesson.

What a beautiful sound!

You are without a doubt one of the most tasteful players that also has the unique gift to be an incredible teacher as well. Just bought your Truefire course. Thank You!

@JackRuch

2 жыл бұрын

Thank You Danny!!

Really cool, thanks for the tab in the examples. Love your lessons.

@JackRuch

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

Beautiful stuff bro, joe is legendary, everything you played was smooth, got some studying to do.

@JackRuch

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Great lesson, really appreciate it

@JackRuch

3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure! Thank you

superb lesson

Killer lessons Jack. Beautiful

@JackRuch

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Wow ! Amazing lesson, thank you for all these ideas.

@JackRuch

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them! Thanks

People!People!People! Pay close attention, listen up. Take some time with these. Certainly several days if not several weeks. Work them slowly into and under your hands. Memorize. Then work on rhythm, feel, speed, context - then memorize again. Then work them into different keys. Invest in these every day. Put the work in. These are doable licks and incredibly important concepts laid out beautifully and simply by a master. These are true gemstones which will propel your playing to levels where even musicians stop and listen. It won't happen overnight but the work you put into this small lesson will pay dividends the rest of your life.

@JackRuch

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed! Thank you John!

i finally understood how to use Tonic diminished scale. Thank you Jack🙏🙏🙏

@JackRuch

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Glad it was helpful!

There are so many things to learn from your videos👍👍😊😊great

That’s brilliant , bro ! I really appreciate it !

@JackRuch

3 жыл бұрын

Happy to help!

Thank you another excellent lesson that is well explained!

@JackRuch

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! Thanks John!

Thank You so much Jack and you are a great Teacher

Very well done Jack...thanks!

@JackRuch

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Brad!

Great phrasing !!!

Fantastic!! 👌🏻

Great lesson man! I loved it 😁

@JackRuch

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Tony!

Tasty playing and great tone man !

@JackRuch

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!

Beautiful!

@JackRuch

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Okay, you got yourself another subscriber. That was fantastic. You know how to make this stuff uncomplicated.

@JackRuch

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

Great content sound lesson editing etc etc ty !

Really appreciate you taking the time to distill these concepts down in a way that only a true master can. Impeccable phrasing as always!

@JackRuch

3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure! Thank you Nicholas!

Excellent lesson.

@JackRuch

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

Great video

Great lines

@JackRuch

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Really tasty playing! Great stuff! Excellent, informative lesson! Thanks!

@JackRuch

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Great teacher I always understand you

@JackRuch

2 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that

Fantastic less0n. Never th0ught 0f sliding in diminished 0ver the ch0rds changing like that!

This guy is good. Just teaching without bullshit.

great lesson thanks

@JackRuch

2 жыл бұрын

You bet!

Dude - this is sick!

@JackRuch

3 жыл бұрын

Thank You!

Thank you!

@JackRuch

Жыл бұрын

You bet!

Great lesson

@JackRuch

3 жыл бұрын

Thank You!

fantastic

@JackRuch

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

After a few passes I really like the dim lick as a lead intro for G melodic minor over the four chord C9

💥Wow, is all I can come up with after listening to this for the 20th time.

Thanks!

@JackRuch

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Thank you very much!

Would love to see a vid on playing ‘outside’ over one chord vamps (minor and dominant) if taking suggestions. Love the vids tho man and real tasty playing 🍰

Gorgeous playing!! Enjoying over a delicious cup of Ethiopian!!

This guy playing live is insane! Such a good player! When you sign up do you get the backing tracks and tabs? I wanna play some of these tunes!

Robben Ford gets a lot of attention for throwing in a diminished going to IV, (love Robben) but glad you mentioned Joe, the Godfather of guitar. The younger players need to know what an immense talent he was.

@JackRuch

2 жыл бұрын

I agree!!

Intro solo.. cool🇩🇰

Wow, you shone a light in some dark corners there Jack

@JackRuch

3 жыл бұрын

Cool! Good to hear

Great Jack! This reminds me of a vid I did about Mix b2 ( from Harmonic major ). Very similar uses are possible, I believe. BTW Your sound production is premo!

@JackRuch

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

My rule of thumb for locating the right half-whole diminished scale over a dominant chord is: look at the dominant's five-one motion notes on adjacent strings, for example C and F for a C7 chord. There's a WHOLE step that forks the target F on both sides, skipping over the F.

Read, lesson man!

Hi Jack can you do a lesson on , knowing wheee you are in the measure.? how you always land right on time .

Who is this guy? What took me so long to find him? Very musical examples. Reminds me that old Jeff Pecaro instruction video. Anything he played sounded musical & not like an exercise lol 😂

@JackRuch

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Interesting that 4 keys share each of the 3 diminished scales and flattening one of the dim 7 chord notes there are the 4 5 chords of the the keys. It must have something to do with how there are those sub dominants in keys.

I want be Jack when I get adult....I am 50 year 🤣!!!! Awesome lesson Jack, once again . Thanks 🙏

@JackRuch

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man!!

Hi Jack. I love your playing full of flavor. When you will add some more aggressive or happy play? For example some Freddy King style? If I lived in the USA I would definitely be a student of yours. Regards from Costa Rica.

ha! i was literally trying to figure out the difference between the HW and WH diminished in practical usage after going back and trying to really re-learn my diminished theory these past few weeks and that wh vs hw thing was driving me nuts--no one really explains it anywhere that i could find. Robben Ford is the king of this sound and he kinda doesn't explain this fundamental aspect at all--he only talks about the HW version. Others distinguish the two forms as being used over dominant vs minor but not sure why. Anyhow, thanks jack! I'll be digging deep into this lesson. PS that JWG "335" giving my collings' i35 a run for the money! PPS: please get a headphone cable extender! It looks like you're gonna pull your computer off the desk. LOL. PPPS: Joe pass "Intercontinental" is a killer record.

@JackRuch

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm glad my explanations are helping you understand. That's always good to hear

@jeremyversusjazz

3 жыл бұрын

@@JackRuch hey jack--if u see this reply, wondering your set-up on the JWG Mockingbird? I am in LA visiting family and i saw where LA Vintage Gear had several in stock so i went to check them out but i was kinda not digging the way they were set up--11's with what i consider somewhat uneven, tense action--i tried all 3 they have and all felt the same--kinda stiff and not very inviting to play. wondering how yours is set up and if u encountered this issue and tweaked yours? it almost felt like what everyone says about josh smith's guitars and i know he's also a JWG guy so maybe Josh Williams ships all his set at a Josh Smith feel??

Idol

Great lesson. Thank you very much. Where can i find the backing track?

That Mockingbird sounds so sweet in every video. What are the pickups? Fine guitars.

Thanks Jack!! Fantastic lesson. Is the backing track available on patreon?

Great video so i would like to know in your opinion whitch scale we can use to go from the fifth chord to the One chord of the blues after the turnaround Thanks

You know, I’ve been playing a long long time and when other people play this style of guitar it sounds glorious but I JUST DON’T HEAR IT IN MY HEAD when I try to play it. It’s weird. I had a country guitar player tell me that he just doesn’t hear the blues when he plays guitar which stunned me because it’s so natural to me, plus he’s a very good country player. Does this mean my brain is a trench??

I fall right into the zone and get amazingly lost in the solo. I gotta get this down before tomorrow or I'll never sleep.

@JackRuch

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Johnny!

Jack can you add the backing track of this lesson in the patron posts?

I'm sure you've covered this before but what backing tracks do you use OR do you just make your own?

@JackRuch

2 жыл бұрын

I make my own

Sorry to go on and on about this video but please notice that tasty Cmaj7/F#m7b5/Gmaj7(from the third) arpeggio - all on that 10th measure D7 of the intro solo? There are beautifully hip phrases in that solo that should be recognized, memorized and utilized. Jack - is that a Joe Pass lick? An entire master class could be made from this one little solo.

@JackRuch

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you John!

At 3:23 you mention that you can move up 4 frets of down 4 frets in ¨minor 3rds¨...but isn't it a move of 3 frets and not 4? I'm a bit thrown. Maybe I'm missing something. Can you kindly clarify? Thanks.

hi that first lick come from Joe'es blues from Intercontinental album ? :p

@JackRuch

2 жыл бұрын

Yes!

Wouldn't a minor third move be a 3-fret move rather than 4?

Great lesson Jack! ❤❤❤ Isnt it easier to use diminished arpeggios instead of the entire diminished scale?

@JackRuch

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! You can use both. They each have their own sound. The diminished scales give you more note options, but I use both all the time.

@Dcba964

3 жыл бұрын

@@JackRuch ok i get the idea....and i will try to add the blue note , the major third and the b9 to the minor pentatonic to get that diminished sound...👍 I feel better with intervals than with note for note scales...😊

That's a nice mockingbird

@emoningka

2 жыл бұрын

Jack do have the backing track for this lesson ? Best regards Elfin

Joe Pass was a great player.....no question about that but believe me I prefer Jack's playing. Perfect phrasing and choice of notes (Robben Ford influence?) And then there's that gorgeous TONE he always manages to dial in. Probably 95% of guitar videos are unlistenable to me for one reason or another but Jack is a rare exception.

I want a 'Mockingbird' .....

@ivegotcheesehere5914

Ай бұрын

What if that Mocking bird doesn't sing?

Always play in the scale of G demolished...

I see what you’re doing but how on Earth do you remember and recognize all those intervals up an d down the neck…..I’m baffled

But it's not melodic, just sounds like you're playing scales, that's the trouble being too theory oriented it can't compensate for artistry and creative talent

Jack...you rule...couple of my friends help build those instruments...