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all this is so sharp and so relevant! wonderful
Isn't the picture at 7:15 should be 'i' rather than 'I' ?
Theory is just a must. Even if someone is gifted. You have to develop that, and theory can accelerate that process. I believe CAGED system is very important to know as well. Someone can move afterwards to the 3Notes per Strings system, but understanding and practicing the CADED was very helpful to me. Understanding the fretboard. Then Intervals should not be underestimated……as well as sequences exercises.
Thanks!
Thank you!
I think this is the most logical, concise and direct to the point analysis out here. My struggle is with the las 4 bars, because the chord leading up to it and pointing to Gm, while they can be explained away, are difficult to "organize" when it comes to soloing. I got to the point today, where I feel that it just goes chromatically down from IV (Ab) to I (Eb Maj) where the last chromatism (#I) suggesting a Tritone of V, could be replaced with the "correct" V. If that makes sense. I don't know (and by far no way as much as you). But those last 4 bars would certainly make a nice subject to discuss how to approach soloing over them without burning a hole out of one's forehead.
That was really great, could you do more of those.......lessons. I downloaded this one, as I know that I have go back, and check it out again.
Awesome, thanks!
Jazz guitar is such a scam! You don't even have as many fingers as there are notes in most of the chords!
The amount of dudes flexing their theory knowledge or Berklee degree or “I’m a pro but…” is hilarious 😂 I appreciated the video and it’s making me go back to milk more out of these standards that I didn’t understand when I first approached them. Thanks!
1. My favorite things *2. giant steps* *3. soul station* 4. bird with strings 5. Coltranes sound 6. jazz in orbit 7. Sonny side up *8. Blue train* 9. Moanin’ *10. kind of blue*
Hi, I have a question. At bar 25, why do you say it's unresolved? It seems to resolve on the Dmin7? Thanks for clarifying :)
Excellent pedagogy! I was a little surprised by #3, but I agree. #4 must be “How High The Moon” and #5 . . . Ornithology” for obvious reasons. -Steve, jazz educator (emeritus). YOU ARE DOING GREAT WORK. Keep it up.
Actually defining words! That is good teaching. seems so obvious but a lot of teachers don’t know that a single good definition is a valuable foundational building block.
Very understandable. Thank you!
Muy Bueno!!!
How did my brain understand this and did this without ever really understanding what it did with my voice?
I was struggling with a high tempo reggae piece that I have to solo over. I found this brillinant video. I saved it in bookmarks. I'm going to apply it to my rock and reggae soloing. Thanks !!!
That's great!
Awesome man, love your lessons.
Glad to hear it. Thanks!
thank you - it is so good to wake up some brain cells that have been asleep since I left Berklee 50 years ago.
This is amazing! Focusing on how skills from one standard can transfer to another is so smart, definitely watching more
“It’s the falling 5th, which is possibly why they started calling it the cycle of 5ths which has stuck around for a long time, that term, even though it’s really 4ths. BTW, most pragmatic beings look at it and, if they’re unbiased, they go well C’s going to F. That’s a 4th. Why are they calling it a 5th? They say well, C is the 5th of F, but why are they calling it according to where we just were? Why don’t we talk about where we need to go next? That’s how we drive.” ~ Ted Greene
Great video. What kind of guitar is that? Looks beautiful and sounds fantastic.
Thanks! It's a custom-made Victor Baker. You will find more details about it in this video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/q6FmusR6hqefdcY.html
at 6:44 thats not dm7, or am I wrong?
Yeah I think I'm right. Your playing a d9
Very well presented! Easy to understand!
Number 10. WHO?
They all start with A
lot of theory .....and then you should learn to play seriously
Finally some clear application! Great teaching ❤
Thanks!
Think of F#m7 as an altered version of Chord VI (F#m7b5) in A melodic minor, going to chord IV (D7). The C# instead of C makes the transition from the preceding chord (B7th) smoother. For me, it's more to do with the voice leading rather than thinking in terms of chord functions.
Really helpful video! Especially the stuff about enclosure! 🙂
Thank you!
I think Stella By Starlight should have been your third super standard, and was quite surprised you did not include it. Called just as often as the first two at jam sessions, it also has a few special nuances the others don't cover so well in turning "pro".
Great advice - really helpful. Would be even better to have a guitar TAB along with it.
holy shit, I finally start to understand jazz thanks to you. keep up the amazing work, you're a channel is a gem!
Thanks!
Your hybrid 2-5-1 is sometimes called a Cole Porter 2-5-1. That’s my favorite term for it.
There is no such thing as a "cycle of 4ths." There is only a cycle of 5ths. You can go around it in either direction, but going around it in reverse doesn't make it a "cycle of 4ths," it's just the cycle of 5th in reverse.
A 5th and a 4th are the same thing. There’s no need to specify, and there’s no need to nitpick.
@@KieraQ0323 They are not the same thing--they are the reverse of each other--and have different effects both in a melody and in a chord. It was known as the circle of fifths by "classical" composers for hundreds of years. It's only recently that pop musicians have started calling it the circle of fourths in ignorance because they use the circle in that direction. When your entire musical world consists of a guitar and three chords, I agree, it's a waste of time to nitpick.
Hey there! To clarify, cycling in 4ths is not the same as the term Circle of 4ths. The use of that term was made in reference to how chords often move in common jazz standards.
@@moo639 4th and 5th intervals have very very similar effects, much like 3rds and 6ths. That's why the subdominant is named after the 5th.
Oooooh you just explained something. At first I wondered why the 2 in minor had a diminished fifth. But then I realized, in G minor, the 2, which is A, indeed has a minor fifth, E flat. Aha! Thank you!
This is probably the greatest explanation ive ever seen. thank you so much
enjoyed this, but it didn't quite go far enough. For example - you didn't really explain *why* the emin7 could sub for the amin7 in your first example. You just said it was 'popular' but it would be better to know *why*. Then the viewer could find the subs on their own. But well done.
Do you have PDFs available for download of your color coded analysis of the keys of these tunes? Thanks for the great lesson!
Hi, thank you for your interest in the PDFs. Sorry, the color-coded analyses are exclusive for the Inner Circle members. However, we have some materials on our website learnjazzstandards.com that are available for free, though they are not color-coded.
Words can only approximate my gratitude for your outlining a common sense, well organized and superbly sequenced curriculum for learning a tune. Your examples are exemplary-the two chord tone mapping illustrations and directions demystified the entire process. I am a fan. Absolutely fabulous. Thank you!!!
Thanks so much!
WEIRD ENDING!!!!1 there i said it.
Are these videos available if I join the Inner Circle of the Learn Jazz Standards site? I was a member for a month or so, but it seemed overwhelming. These videos are cogent and accessible. Maybe I didn't give the Inner Circle enough time..
Hey there! Our KZread videos aren't inside of the Inner Circle because they are our free content you can find on KZread. Our Inner Circle membership does have courses and studies that will teach you all of that stuff, but our focus in there is to help you get true long-lasting results with systems and frameworks for practicing, instead of one-off lessons like this. I'd encourage you to jump back in again, and start with our Inner Circle Power Plan course. That will get you headed in the right direction, and then consider diving into one of our practice program courses or learn a new jazz standard each month with us, which is the main thing we do. Cheers!
Hi, thank you for your question. These videos are not available in the Inner Circle. What we have there are step-by-step courses with their own set of tutorial videos and complete materials. I suggest you join the Inner Circle again and take the Pathfinder Quiz to guide your way around the different courses.
I had a lesson with a teacher who is a great player. In short, after an hour, he told me to learn this song. You have done his job for him and done it in a well, broken-down fashion that was super easy to follow. My only wish, and I told this to the teacher as well was, even though I love the colorful substitution chords that you played over the changes, it's easier for my beginner ear to hear the most vanilla versions of the voicings to follow along. In any case, thank you! You've earned a sub.
merci, très pédagogique.
Danke!
Thankyou!
This is the grammar of music and this is where I fall
I don't necessarily share this view, but I can't hear or think of a ii-V-I/ii-V-i without recalling Frank Zappa saying that to him, that chord change was "bad white people jazz". When you play anything on your guitar in this video, I'm reminded of Spinal Tap; you're a musician, you've seen that movie, right? *right?* Nigel is talking to an interviewer and the subject of jazz comes up. He says something about how jazz guitar players have that dark tone and he asks "What are they hiding?" So, what are you hiding Mr LJS?
It might be nice to keep the chords as simple as they are on the sheet when you're talking about basic concepts. I'm fairly sure you keep playing a D7#9 in the minor iiVi, which, especially when talking about major and minor, can be quite confusing to the beginner's ear.
Intermediate here. I'd like your spin on Corcovado.