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Way to rip someone else off
Brilliant. Thank you!
You're welcome David, glad you enjoyed it!
If you can’t play the scale, one time through at the beginning of the video, I don’t have the patience to watch
2:35
Trying not to get distracted dialling that particular tone in 😆
Haha 😅
Good job 👍
Thank you! Cheers! 🎸
Subscribed
Whoop whoop yes my man!
Do you have your Funk book available in USA?
Hi Oleg - yes, it's on Amazon US
Very interesting Steve !! But I can't download the PDF. When I give my email the only PDF that I can download is the Lydian Dominant worksheet.
Thanks Thierry - just sent you an email! 🎸
wow! this really knocks me out! so many great ideas brilliantly presented. so much music, so little time...
Many thanks Tim! Haha, yes that's something I can relate to!
What a KILLER sound! Thank you! I appreciate how when you start playing, the theory instantly becomes musical and melodic. Instant sub!
@astrofreq many thanks - glad you got something out of it! 🙌🏼
wow. really great! thank you!!
You're very welcome Tim! 🎸
Did you attend Musician's Institute? At open counseling, Scott used to hand out his handwritten flowchart you showed at 01:18. I still have it over thirty years later. The paper has yellowed of course, and I have it digitized, but when that popped up it gave me a great thrill. Your channel is excellent and I just subscribed. DD
Unfortunately not! I'm sure it was a great experience - and fantastic that you still have it (mine's from the old VHS box!)
I've always loved the sound of the chords in this style!
I had the opportunity to see Scofield with a couple buddies, he had Dennis Chambers on drums. We talked to him for a few minutes after the gig and helped him break down his rig, what a down to earth guy, very generous with his time, talked about Miles, etc...one of my all time favorite players, such great tone!
Sounds like a great experience - Sco's one of my absolute favourites!
I hope this video gets accurate auto-captions in Portuguese and reaches Brazilian viewers as well. It's a very clear presentation with solid fundamentals. When I first tried learning Bossa Nova and Samba with Brazilian content on KZread, I found it a bit challenging (due to my own limitations as I learn better with theory and not as quickly just by ear). Thanks for sharing, Steve! Some tips for other students-these might be helpful for those exploring what we hear a lot growing up in Brazil: 1) Brazilian music typically has a strong swing and fluid feel, so experiment with moving those 16th notes slightly ahead or behind the beats shown in the notation to find the groove that makes you want to dance. 2) Also, try muting or deadening the notes with your left hand. Adding dynamics and percussiveness can greatly enhance the music by not always playing all the notes too clearly. We call this leaving a 'sujeirinha' (little dirt) in your playing. 3) In addition to João Gilberto, I'd recommend exploring Baden Powell (my favorite guitarist). 4) If you're still interested in Brazilian music after reading this far, check out Choro and Samba styles-they are the foundations upon which Brazilian Jazz was built! Cheers!
Hey thanks Eder - I learned a lot over a decade ago from a great Brazilian percussionist in London - Bosco de Oliveira! I love that 'little dirt' thing - I've never heard that before - interesting how it's a little different to how Funk/Blues refers to grease for adding more looseness in the time feel. Thanks for the great comments! 🙌🏼
I saw Robben Ford on the Supernatural tour in 1999, long before smartphones. My brother recorded the show with a mini disc recorder. “Nothing to Nobody” is one of my favorite tracks… you can hear my shouts of approval on the bootleg. Thanks for bringing me back!
Wow that's something I'd love to have seen! Glad to have brought back some good memories 😄
This is an amazing lesson! Thank you for breaking it down in a simple way!
You're very welcome! Cheers for watching 🙌🏼🎸
Great vid. Thanks
Glad you enjoyed it - thanks Jimmy!
FANTASTICO!
Thanks Mauro! 🎸
Makes me think of The Fez by Steely Dan.
Incredible ideas here - I’m getting Scofield vibes as well. Can’t wait to try this all out. Thinking of a Gmaj arpeggio is great way to avoid that natural 4 over F.
Fantastic - glad it's inspired!
bravissimo, Steve!!! Top!
Thanks! 🙏🏼
Fantastic Skills! Great explanation of the how and why! Thank You Steve!
Very welcome!
Out Run! Classic arcade game! Had a cool background soundtrack 🤓
Haha yes! 😀
this just blew my mind. to be fair, most of my fretboard is dead lol and this just made the whole "learn your scales" thing SO much more interesting. for the first time i'm actually motivated to figure out the neck, because this makes so much sense
@drumrit that's amazing!! Thanks 🙏🏼
@@SteveAllsworth Do you plan on making more videos for beginner-intermediate level players in the blues/rock/funk territory? your teaching style is pretty unique!
@@SteveAllsworth PS your surname reminds me of Allan Holdsworth
Keep up the outstanding output. Super clear on advanced harmonic concepts
Cheers Rob! 🙏🏼🙏🏼
melodic minor concept 1/2 step above c11 chord to f maj7
Absolutely!
The turn around run was tasty!
Cheers!
Huge thanks, sir. Your lessons are treasure 💙
My pleasure! 😊
Awesome! Great lesson.
Thanks! 😃
You’re so damn good
🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Are you miking your cabinet, or going direct?
Into a Two Notes Torpedo with a Fender Twin IR 👍🏻
What a cool sound! what were you using?
I think it was the Strat into a King of Tone pedal into my Fender amp - delay was some analog unit on Logic - can't remember now!
@@SteveAllsworth thanks for replying! 🙏
Excellent Lesson!
Thanks Nick! 😃
That video is killer
Cheers! 🎸
Impeccable lesson....
Thanks Pedro 🙏🏼
Also works very nicely over back door dominants in jazz.
Absolutely - this one sounds great 💪🏼
You have a great sound. What amp and overdrive pedal did you use?
Thanks! All details in the description 🎸
Your phrasing is immaculate. Have you ever considered coming up with a funky blues fusion kind of instrumental guitar album? I could listen to your style all day! Cheers 😊
That would be cool! You might just have planted a seed....
Awsome video. Please. What is the kind of sound you use as a backing track ? Some kind of string / keys ? Can't find thoose kind of patch in my banks...
Cosmic Strings (ES2) 🙌🏼
@@SteveAllsworth Thank you ! :)
Or you could forget about all the theory and just lower the E in the A minor pentatonic to Eb and play that scale over the F7. ;-)
Haha that works - I guess if it's good enough for SRV! But then I'd have nothing to talk about 😅
Bro, you gained a new subscriber. managed to really convey the Robben Ford vibe, without sounding like a copy. Robben is on my top list. There are some videos on my channel where I try to improvise, and Robben was the guy who showed me that it's possible to improvise without being exclusively dependent on licks.
Awesome Rafael - great to have you on board! 🙏🏼🎸
Great lesson Steve. I’m going to work on this. First thing I need is a Dumble amp and a tele to even sound that good. Oh and some talent. One thing at a time. 😊
Haha, nice one Tim - that elusive talent booster pedal will come out one day! 😂
@@SteveAllsworth I’ll be the first in line for a talent booster pedal. Keep up the great work.
Fire videooo!
that opened a whole new box of musical wonder i always wondered what i heard in my head
That's great to hear!
God, I'm obsessed with this chord, trying to play it with bass for Cm, Bm versions etc. Quite a challenge tbh, but it's worth if for such beautiful voicing. Thank you for inspiring, sir
Fantastic - glad to help!
Well Done ! Much gratitude
My pleasure! 🎸
That is Robben Ford!
Cheers!
Great Job Man 🎸🎸🎸
Thank you! 🙌🏼