Wes Montgomery Single Note Soloing - Techniques and Concepts

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In this episode of Everything Music we explore the Single Note solos of the great Wes Montgomery! We discuss how he develops his phase structure, motifs and how he plays into the chord change. I will examine in great detail the solo from "The Days of Wine and Roses" from the Boss Guitar record released in 1963 on Riverside records. This is one of the greatest guitar solos of all time and unlike most of Wes guitar solos, is all single note playing with no octaves.
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  • @JensLarsen
    @JensLarsen7 жыл бұрын

    Awesome overview of the solo and the lines and great observations on his melodic ideas and the connection from Wes to Metheny! Really enjoyed it!

  • @johnsmith7140

    @johnsmith7140

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Leonard Thaddeus lol

  • @winstontripp8027

    @winstontripp8027

    2 жыл бұрын

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    @winstontripp8027

    2 жыл бұрын

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  • @winstontripp8027

    @winstontripp8027

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Ronnie Rayan It worked and I actually got access to my account again. I'm so happy! Thank you so much you really help me out!

  • @ronnierayan6610

    @ronnierayan6610

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Winston Tripp you are welcome :)

  • @sermorel
    @sermorel5 жыл бұрын

    This solo made me cry for many times. This is a piece of art. Wes was a genius ! Thank you for posting.

  • @garysimons3361

    @garysimons3361

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yes... it is so moving... absolutely beautiful solo.

  • @thetonelockerstudio2414

    @thetonelockerstudio2414

    4 жыл бұрын

    I'll second that - it's right up there with "Malibu Shark Attack', truly brings a tear to the eye.

  • @DavidHendersonMusicChannel
    @DavidHendersonMusicChannel7 жыл бұрын

    Every Wes solo is graduate class in improvisation, yet they always sound so melodic and simple.

  • @louisvillechimneyrepair676
    @louisvillechimneyrepair6766 жыл бұрын

    brother, your encyclopedic knowledge, your depth of understanding, your passion for the art of music as presented through the six strings of guitar is nothing short of inspiring. I know I'm not alone in saying heartfelt thanks for all of this(from Frampton to the Dan to Wes- and all points in between.) Thank you for paying the beauty forward :)

  • @TauntonGuitarLessons1
    @TauntonGuitarLessons17 жыл бұрын

    Rick, this is the best online content ive ever seen. I've learned so much that I didn't know that I didn't know since discovering your channel 3 days ago. thank you for the killer content.

  • @ceili
    @ceili7 жыл бұрын

    I been listening to this solo for years and it still knocks me out! One of the best solos ever

  • @MrMikenstein
    @MrMikenstein5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much Rick. This was very inspiring to me and I wanted to appreciate the significant time and attention you devoted to carefully transcribing one of Wes Montgomery's masterpieces. This video really changed my life intellectuallty as a guitatrist. Thank you so much for explaining the inversions and/or substitutions as you describe them. Bless you for taking the time Mr. Beato.

  • @dangreenwood
    @dangreenwood7 жыл бұрын

    I love these, thank you for the time, effort, and selflessness you pour into making these videos.

  • @petersparker
    @petersparker6 жыл бұрын

    Excellent video! Informative, relaxed, fast moving with no long-winded or stammering over explanations. To the point, filled with useful breakdowns and observations on the solo, and Montgomery's playing overall. The chord changes appearing on screen are greatly appreciated. Just Incredibly helpful and useful knowledge for a player like myself. This is how you do it. Thank you so much!

  • @seags937
    @seags9377 жыл бұрын

    The quality of your videos is getting better and better. Hard pressed to find jazz lessons this clear anywhere on youtube. Great work!

  • @jdt1581
    @jdt15816 жыл бұрын

    Rick, I can’t say enough how glad I am that I came across you on KZread. This was a master class on a Wes Montgomery solo! Thank you.

  • @alainvosselman9960
    @alainvosselman99605 жыл бұрын

    Great video. Love how you break up the lines and explain in detail both the functional aspects in Wes's playing as well as the incredible beauty he creates when all these motives are stacked upon one another, sounding so complete like endless strings of musical lyricism. It's an art to explain that the way you do in this vid !

  • @garysimons3361
    @garysimons33614 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant study of this absolutely beautiful piece of improvisation.... love it.. love it.. love it... thank you Rick.

  • @pnojazz
    @pnojazz7 жыл бұрын

    thanks Rick, for sharing your knowledge and breaking down this superb solo from an icon of Jazz Guitar! More like this!

  • @swedenstu
    @swedenstu7 жыл бұрын

    I think I speak for a lot of people when I say how incredibly greatful I am for these videos - the amount of time, effort and insight you've invested to give us something this valuable is remarkable. Thank you!

  • @medicineman1202
    @medicineman12026 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the deep analysis of Wes...you have some serious knowledge and thanks for sharing it with the world!

  • @ericswolgaard1808
    @ericswolgaard18087 жыл бұрын

    I appreciate you touching upon the quality of Wes Montgomery that sets him apart from all others- his beautiful use of simple melodic lines that. when playing over complex changes and subs, create such a feeling of natural warmth and rightness.

  • @johnd.4536
    @johnd.45366 жыл бұрын

    Great guitar lesson! Seeing where you play runs in relation to the chord shape and the solo melody is super helpful. The guitar with the P-90s has a great sound as well.

  • @acejohnson448
    @acejohnson4487 жыл бұрын

    Please do George Benson!!

  • @robertferraiuolo2322
    @robertferraiuolo23227 жыл бұрын

    Hello Rick, Thank you for taking the time to thoroughly explain this work. Extremely helpful.

  • @stevebadachmusic
    @stevebadachmusic7 жыл бұрын

    What a beautiful solo to go through. Thanks a lot

  • @ThatOtherRaccoon
    @ThatOtherRaccoon4 жыл бұрын

    Hey Rick! I was listening to Wes Montgomery at work today and KZread popped this gem up in my recommended videos. Thank you for this Rick.

  • @hunterjessup
    @hunterjessup4 жыл бұрын

    My favorite album, my favorite song, my favorite artist, my favorite writer, and my favorite KZreadr reviewing it

  • @liefLeif
    @liefLeif7 жыл бұрын

    Wes, Joe, Pat, all my favourite players!! Please do Django Reinhart!!!

  • @alphabeets
    @alphabeets3 жыл бұрын

    Great video, Rick. You amaze this jazzer with your breadth of knowledge.

  • @cristianb4502
    @cristianb45027 жыл бұрын

    This was the first solo I triscribed from a jazz album! It is amazing

  • @sunburntaquaticape6694
    @sunburntaquaticape66946 жыл бұрын

    Famtastic video and analysis Rick, great playing and observations too! I really enjoyed this, and will probably watch it again! A couple of times! I just cant get enough of listening to wes! Thanks again!

  • @dondraufi
    @dondraufi6 жыл бұрын

    Days of win and roses makes me cry tears of joy sometimes. Thanks for the concepts!

  • @taopagan
    @taopagan7 жыл бұрын

    Your presentation is fantastic. Just brilliant! I'm really enjoying learning this stuff since I discovered your channel. Thanks!

  • @Bronco541
    @Bronco5414 жыл бұрын

    thank you so much! I just started listening to We Montgomery; what an amazing guitarist!

  • @jackdellad4602
    @jackdellad46023 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant stuff. Very helpful for me as a rock soloist and trying to understand the apparent 'changes' one can acquire by, (simplified version), moving a half-step up or down at the right time.

  • @amorfati9861
    @amorfati98617 жыл бұрын

    Love your video on Wes man :-) thanks for transmiting your love for music !

  • @foggy4180
    @foggy41805 жыл бұрын

    Rick, I'm sorry to say that I don't know a thing about theory but I enjoyed every moment of it. In the second part tears were rolling down from my eyes, there's so much beauty in it. It sounds like Wes could go on and on and always find a resolution, no matter where he was on the neck of his guitar.

  • @robertraines8518
    @robertraines85186 жыл бұрын

    Really outstanding understanding and teaching. Superb! Thank you!!

  • @TKMajor-TK
    @TKMajor-TK4 жыл бұрын

    A really informative, helpful lesson. Just what I needed right now. Might take me more than a while to absorb it all, but more's the value! There's a whole lot of info -- and a lot to think about -- in this vid.

  • @DaveZula
    @DaveZula7 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Rick, I found this really helpful.

  • @rogerball6265
    @rogerball62656 жыл бұрын

    Rick you have done an excellent job in your analysis and presentation two thumbs up

  • @johndettra8958
    @johndettra89583 жыл бұрын

    Yeah Wes! Now you're talking about one of the truly great guitarists. That solo is also one of my favorites. It shows that you can really swing without speeding up the tempo.

  • @j_drichmond
    @j_drichmond5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this... this solo is what got me into Wes

  • @StanBobbyJacobs
    @StanBobbyJacobs7 жыл бұрын

    Hi Rick , I really enjoyed the way you have taught this lesson , great tone and clarity in your playing , also your video on hard work and the result You achieved is capital COOL. I also enjoyed your break down of Wes Montgomery chord soloing and other videos you have posted. God Bless Stan

  • @jazzchromaticdulcimer4223
    @jazzchromaticdulcimer42236 жыл бұрын

    What a great lesson of one of my favorite solos!

  • @guilhordas
    @guilhordas4 жыл бұрын

    thats a awesome song and lesson, wonderfull melodies, very touching, thanks rick, youre a genius

  • @billreeve3245
    @billreeve32454 жыл бұрын

    Awesome. One of my favorite solos.

  • @seglord1960
    @seglord19607 жыл бұрын

    I'm gaining so much from watching you teach....thanks Rick 👍

  • @RichardLloyd1951
    @RichardLloyd19516 жыл бұрын

    Tremendous knowledge and awesome videos. Thanks so very much.

  • @acialist
    @acialist7 жыл бұрын

    I just, love this channel, and you, so so so much

  • @lionelcampos9868
    @lionelcampos98686 жыл бұрын

    Rick im very happy I found your channel great teaching and great player.......

  • @chrismcdermott7766
    @chrismcdermott77665 жыл бұрын

    I agree about this solo! I learned it about thirty years ago but forgot the reharm. Great analysis!

  • @jimwalsh2001
    @jimwalsh20014 жыл бұрын

    Outstanding. My favorite: "Four On Six"...

  • @ssomnaed2720
    @ssomnaed2720 Жыл бұрын

    Great job Rick. Amazing!

  • @NelsonRiverosMusic
    @NelsonRiverosMusic7 жыл бұрын

    hi Rick thank you for this amazing analysis of Wes's solo on Days and Wine and Roses! I know this solo well since I transcribed it many years ago as well as other songs by Wes. it's so happens that at the end of the summer I'll be going to Bogotá Colombia to play a concert or two as well as do a couple of workshops. Part one of the workshops, I want to focus on the solos of Wes Montgomery. I'm planning on featuring a couple, analyze them and figure a way to teach them. I'm also shedding 10 Wes tunes for a gig next week!

  • @waloacme
    @waloacme4 жыл бұрын

    Wes always blows my lid off.

  • @johnmcgrath8886
    @johnmcgrath88864 жыл бұрын

    A most rewarding video to study - thank you.

  • @joeecorsomusic
    @joeecorsomusic7 жыл бұрын

    Thank you !!! Rick fantastic lessons

  • @young0804
    @young08043 жыл бұрын

    Really really good lesson. Feels like Wes sitting right by my side

  • @ailtonalves145
    @ailtonalves1456 жыл бұрын

    Great work Rick I loved !!

  • @motorcitysmitty
    @motorcitysmitty3 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic analysis, as usual Rick!

  • @gusbarros
    @gusbarros7 жыл бұрын

    Really great job! Cheers from Brazil.

  • @alanwilson2089
    @alanwilson20897 жыл бұрын

    Great lesson, Rick...thanks.

  • @jujutay
    @jujutay7 жыл бұрын

    very helpful analysis - thanks!

  • @seanmunding9577
    @seanmunding95773 жыл бұрын

    Outstanding Rick!

  • @artestra
    @artestra2 жыл бұрын

    hahaha omg, i’m learning this song i can’t believe you love this much as i do. i’ve only got half way through the solo. nice one rick 💖

  • @seglord1960
    @seglord19607 жыл бұрын

    Rick thanks for this analysis 👍

  • @kevinsspanish
    @kevinsspanish Жыл бұрын

    Fantastic lesson here!!!

  • @vincentparrella3424
    @vincentparrella34247 жыл бұрын

    what a great lesson,your amazing, great ear,great teacher,great player.

  • @nkhmd

    @nkhmd

    2 жыл бұрын

    my sentiments EXACTLY (just too shy to type that out!)

  • @doradalvi
    @doradalvi7 жыл бұрын

    Awesome lesson! Thank you!

  • @icymars
    @icymars7 жыл бұрын

    A great lesson absolutely, thanks a lot!

  • @Shuzies
    @Shuzies6 жыл бұрын

    So sweet...This is a great video lesson...one of your best...ron castro

  • @paulgibby6932
    @paulgibby69327 жыл бұрын

    You talking about Wes Montgomery is about as good as it gets for a student like me. Thanks

  • @richdaigle
    @richdaigle6 жыл бұрын

    That Dbmaj7 in the turnaround is c’est magnifique

  • @stevekellar1403
    @stevekellar14036 жыл бұрын

    GREAT LESSON ! THE BEST EVER ! WONDER FUL GUITAR SOUND TOO !

  • @connordunckel8544
    @connordunckel85444 жыл бұрын

    I really like the solo for here's that rainy day, mostly single notes except for the octave parts

  • @Horus18303
    @Horus183036 жыл бұрын

    Awesome !! Thank you for this video. Wes is my favorite jazz guitar player since I was a tennaged boy. I wish some day you can do the version of "Bésame mucho " in the same album "Boss Guitar".

  • @obus4186
    @obus4186 Жыл бұрын

    Wes created his own melodies within his solos, melodies that seem to be influenced by the era or region that inspired the song. Nica's Dream and Besame Mucho (Boss Guitar) are my favorites

  • @ArnaudSiemons

    @ArnaudSiemons

    8 ай бұрын

    Besame did it for me.

  • @50CJAZZ
    @50CJAZZ7 жыл бұрын

    tremendous breakdown.....Thanks

  • @jeboccuzzi10
    @jeboccuzzi107 жыл бұрын

    Great video. Thanks.

  • @KevinODonnelltelebanger
    @KevinODonnelltelebanger7 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for your channel

  • @stevepomeranz4712
    @stevepomeranz47124 жыл бұрын

    Rick, this was a fantastic discussion. I've been working out this solo for the past for weeks so this was a perfect piece for me to further understand what he was doing. Here is an added thought: Much of what Wes is doing is about enclosures. For example in the Bbm7 in the 7th measure (not including the intro) the 3rd note (Db) goes to A natural and up to C. We see this in other places too. (14th measure-----the Bb13 to the G13---- -the triplet- (F-D#-E). What do you think? Thanks for your excellent work.

  • @jimshelton115
    @jimshelton1153 жыл бұрын

    Watch Wes on Nica Dream he has to constantly tell the rhythm sect what beat sound he wants . Wes was a genius so one thing you have to know he’d lead you into what he wants to feel & this how Wes played by feel & his fantastic ear . I’m glad Wes never sounded anything like you’re to analyze.

  • @Robbannno
    @Robbannno7 жыл бұрын

    thank you for everything you do! at the moment you make my life haha!

  • @trabrex7697
    @trabrex76976 жыл бұрын

    Debussy always change dominant chords to minors. This is something that Wes always did also.

  • @travelingman9763

    @travelingman9763

    5 жыл бұрын

    Trumpet players too!

  • @hififlipper
    @hififlipper2 жыл бұрын

    This is gold.

  • @Len_J_
    @Len_J_6 жыл бұрын

    What a breakdown of a song. Thank you so much. Amazing video. I’ve always found Wes to create the most amazing melodic solos and what is fascinating is the footage when he plays. There is no locking into positions. It’s very horizontal playing and I think the way he views the neck is incredible. His sounds, subs, and tonalities are just amazing. Also if you notice, Wes rarely uses his pinky, no evidence of a CAGED system at all. I think that by not using his pinky, his tones always sound great, because these are strong fingers to use on the neck, the pinky is the weakest and can sometimes sound it too, so he never suffers from that. Thank you once again for this break down. I don’t think there will ever be another Wes. Just a true master musician.

  • @FranciscoBIdo
    @FranciscoBIdo7 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely brilliant. Thank you. Did Wes know how to read notation or some degree of music theory? I'm thinking, i could be wrong, that he did it all by ear which is pure genius in my mind. He had incredible ears, like yours, for sure.

  • @RickBeato

    @RickBeato

    7 жыл бұрын

    He knew music theory very well. There's a video kzread.info/dash/bejne/rKeXsbWmfLfLmrQ.html Start at 15:00 Wes explains all the key changes and sub chord changes as they rehearse the tune. People think that because Wes didn't read music (like many of the great guitar players) he didn't know anything about theory. All great jazz players understand theory. By ear and to explain it.

  • @Anashwaran

    @Anashwaran

    7 жыл бұрын

    A pity! This video is not online anymore.

  • @j.miquelmontagut5966
    @j.miquelmontagut59667 жыл бұрын

    Thank you.

  • @seanronan4726
    @seanronan47266 жыл бұрын

    great explantion

  • @coachwillridley1374
    @coachwillridley13745 жыл бұрын

    Learning / struggling how to play lines that lead into the chord

  • @rodrigomgart
    @rodrigomgart Жыл бұрын

    awesome!

  • @shon_e
    @shon_e6 жыл бұрын

    Very nice analysis! Do you think Wes think about all this techniques and concepts when soloing? Or does he just play without even thinking much?

  • @Anashwaran
    @Anashwaran7 жыл бұрын

    Great analyses. You have a great ear! How long does it take you to get into such a solo? I love your videos and make publicity for your Beato book (which i study right now) on my Facebook. It's really full of knowledge at a fantastic price. You deserve a place in the pantheon of music!

  • @mbmillermo
    @mbmillermo4 жыл бұрын

    Claim: Wes never used his pinky finger in single-note lines, only in chords and octaves. What do you think? This is my conclusion after watching several videos of him.

  • @NotRightMusic
    @NotRightMusic7 жыл бұрын

    How come Rick Beato doesn't have more subscriptions and views? This is masterful stuff!

  • @RickBeato

    @RickBeato

    7 жыл бұрын

    +Not Right Music Because I have only been doing this for 6 months. It will take 6 more to really get going.

  • @NotRightMusic

    @NotRightMusic

    7 жыл бұрын

    Gotcha - well, good luck!

  • @aimlessbutblameless2290

    @aimlessbutblameless2290

    6 жыл бұрын

    Not Right Musi

  • @PrashantSamlal
    @PrashantSamlal7 жыл бұрын

    Of the many 'new' directions in jazz i find the style of players like Avishai Cohen (bass) , Tigran Hamasyan , Shai maestro very interesting . Do you think you could do a video about something like that?

  • @rpeterssaxprof
    @rpeterssaxprof7 жыл бұрын

    Great lesson! And I'm a sax player....

  • @nickyjames1430
    @nickyjames14305 жыл бұрын

    Rick, thanks for another awesome video. Wes was so incredibly gifted and you clearly explained what he did from start to finish. I had to laugh at the 23 thumbs down. They probably also think that Leonardo Da Vinci was no big deal and Oscar Peterson played too many notes.

  • @kwamethver2.033

    @kwamethver2.033

    4 жыл бұрын

    He did play to many notes

  • @ruggerobelloni4743

    @ruggerobelloni4743

    10 ай бұрын

    Those who can't become critics. Aesoph nailed it in his fable The Fox and the grapes.

  • @davidbeckertribune607
    @davidbeckertribune6074 жыл бұрын

    That's because as Joe Diorio told me, "Wes was always thinking sounds made up from major, minor, augmented and diminished triads and chord shapes combined with chromatic and diatonic passages". He wasn't thinking scales!

  • @rupertlay7684

    @rupertlay7684

    4 жыл бұрын

    Soo true soo true...lots of us (guitar players) try to reference scales...but Wes was operating on harmonic content all the time...well said Becker.

  • @LowCPro
    @LowCPro7 жыл бұрын

    Awesome video Rick! Grant Green's solo on 'People' (from the series of albums he recorded with Larry Young and Elvin Jones) is one of my all-time favourite solos. Would be awesome if you could also break it down. Thanks!

  • @gyorgykovacs3688

    @gyorgykovacs3688

    7 жыл бұрын

    Wes Montgomery was the best improviser and has developed very good system very soon . His playing is very difficult, mor e the George Benson etc..

  • @LeoTorresGuitar
    @LeoTorresGuitar5 жыл бұрын

    Lovely tone, Rick ! What string gauge are you using ? Are they flat wounds ? Thanks

  • @auralfixxation6702
    @auralfixxation67025 жыл бұрын

    Wes Montgomery? Now there's a name that rarely comes up. I tell people about Barney Kessel and I get that look like, who? Great seeing an old master get some air time. Thanks again for what you do.

  • @mariojorgeferreirapinto167
    @mariojorgeferreirapinto1676 жыл бұрын

    FANTASTIC AN ALIZE THANKS

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