"Have You Heard" is one of the most impressive pieces of music I can think of so far. As you say, Dr., everything unfolds in the solo. What a solo it is! Metheny goes from one apex to the next, before making a perfect landing as he gives it back to the band. What a journey! And yes, those chords preceding the solo, that sense of expectation they convey, is fantastic. The whole piece is just mind-blowing. Including the arrangement and the use of the solo vocalist. No pun intented, but I have never heard anything like it!
I love the "Every Summer Night" at the end. Thank you so much for your videos. I've been listening to PMG since 1986, I'm a musician and I always learn something from your analysis.
I don't understand most of what you're talking about but I love Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays. And I love hearing you explain the way their music is composed and breaking it down.
Congratulations for another great analysis, Guy! Loved the "spanish interlude" hehe I'm wondering if your next video will be related to that song you played in the end!
Thank you so much for your tutorials Ive been kinda waiting for somebody to analyse Pat's tunes to this depth. Keep it up! Can't wait till Every Summer Night!
Hi Eric, thank you! I'm planning to do a video On Every Summer Night sometimes soon. I've already started thinking about it. It has some tonal shifts but still sounds like one thing. Sometimes next month :)
Loved the video specially since you also touched on the time signature not to forget the drummers phenomenal cymbal work. Watched it many times already and will watch it again to absorb all that you mentioned. Then to play this live so flawlessly is just something else, out of this world.
Thanks a lot for the video, this is my favorite Path Metheny's song alongside 5-5-7 which is probably my favorite jazz song ever. Can you please analyse 5-5-7? that would be amazing. Very good spanish btw. Hasta pronto!!
A brilliant analysis of chords and harmony. It is amazing discover how PM and LM compositions work in different thematics in different albums and songs. Thanks for sharing and...gracias por tus palabras en español!
Thanks for this! The interludes before and after the solo(s) are some of my favourite parts. I like how you described it as "holding his breath" before the solo. The interlude after the solo sounds like the piece is "cooling down" after an intense solo, and it gives Pat a chance to do that after the solo before playing the fast melody again. I really love the chords there. This piece really shows what Pat is capable of as a composer and what a complicated piece he can write without Lyle's help (though Lyle's counterpoint line on the trumpet takes the head to another place). Do you think that the fast melody of this piece was inspired by early bebop tunes? The blues solo section gives the piece a bit of a hard bop sound too.
Estimado Dr Guy : su canal es lo mejor que he visto en UA-cam en muchos años, la calidad, excelencia y capacidad de enseñanza no tienen comparación. Muchas gracias por su mensaje en español , es un detalle demasiado amable y elegante , muchos éxitos
Maravilloso tu análisis de este hermoso tema de Pat. Ojalá sumes más temas de Letter from home. Gracias por tu saludo en español, soy de Argentina, la tierra del gran Pedro Aznar.
saludos desde colombia yo amo la musica de pat metheny y escribo arreglos de su musica para banda y bigband..you are a great teacher..I teach at university level too.....its been a blessing discover yor videos about methenys an mays music..I will follow you from now on...podrias hacer un video de ALWAYS AND FOREVER..Seria fabuloso
Very interesting observations as always, Guy, and continue to enjoy your style of presentation as well. How do you decide what to discuss "next" each time, with Pat and Lyle providing so many qualitatively different nuances that are so interesting to investigate and think about?
Thanks, Jim. I usually plan ahead having a few pieces in mind, playing them, thinking of whether I have interesting things to say, and then deciding which one to go for next. I'm planning 2-3 videos on Chick Corea soon (Three Quartets and Children's Songs)
Awesome Video and thanks for the analysis. Which Songbook by Pat Metheny do you mean? I couldn't find it. Are there even more books in which Lyle and Pat commented on their music and life? I would be very interested in that. Thanks Guy!
Greetings and thanks for the analysis (lessons). May I ask If possible sometime in the future(If you agree also) to do analysis to "James from Offramp" which is one of Pat Metheny's best songs for me :) ? Thanks again!
I have been fascinated by the Pat Metheny Group for several years and have been lucky to see the original group live a few times. I have also seen Pat in the Orchestrion setup. Your excellent videos with your rhythmical and harmonic analyses concerning also composing, are extremely interesting and have made me enjoy the works with more depth and renewed interest. Impressed also by the ease which you are able to play and demonstrate the works!!
@@larssol1 The Orchestrion is continuously playing in my car. I love this album. I'm glad to know that my videos are making you enjoy the music even more. These observations also help me as a composer to fix my own tunes - so this is maybe where the composition angle is coming from. Thinking of it now, perhaps I need to start a thing where my followers send over compositions for reviewing - I will have to think of the right format. Thanks a lot, again!
These videos are so great! Will you ever do a video on “And Then I Knew” by PMG? It has a big build up after the guitar solo that is complex in the same way that the build up from “Minuano” is. Do you know if this build up was also composed by Lyle Mays?
Hey David! Thank you! You know what's funny, I've been thinking of this brilliant part (Lyle's for sure) and wanted to do it on my Instagram account. But maybe also here. it's amazing isn't it :)
No Sabía que además hablas español!. genial video, como siempre Guy, Creo que Pat y Lyle deberían estar muy contentos de como enseñas y analizas sus composiciones !. Espero ver más de tus videos.
Hablo un poco el idioma, vivi dos años in Madrid :). El aproximo video sera sobre 'You' (2002). And many thanks! (I invite to suggest a specific topic or a piece)
Thank you! Regarding my course, it teaches the basics of harmony and voice-leading, as well as jazz chords, the 9, 11, 13. Modes, types of modulations, diminished and altered scales. If you’re looking for specific jazz guitar you might want to look elsewhere. However, if you feel that you have gaps in your knowledge and you're looking for a comprehensive way to fill those in, then this course is for you.
I don't understand most of what you're talking about but I love Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays. And I love hearing you explain the way their music is composed and breaking it down.
Mac the lovers of this music who are not trained musicians are so important to me when I'm making these videos. It's like me watching a fine movie or a painting. I don't know much about the technicality of it - yet I can be totally absorbed by it. Thank you for this comment! :)
@@dr.guyshkolnik_composer You're welcome. One other thing I've always felt about their music is in most cases their song titles are so fitting for the music itself. What I mean is that I can't imagine the song title being anything other that what they decided to call it. And when I came across your video on Close To Home it made me think that maybe I'm not the only person that thinks this.
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Have you heard of Dr. Guy Shkolnik?
He is amazing!
Thanks Doc!
Thanks Tobías :)
"Have You Heard" is one of the most impressive pieces of music I can think of so far. As you say, Dr., everything unfolds in the solo. What a solo it is! Metheny goes from one apex to the next, before making a perfect landing as he gives it back to the band. What a journey! And yes, those chords preceding the solo, that sense of expectation they convey, is fantastic. The whole piece is just mind-blowing. Including the arrangement and the use of the solo vocalist. No pun intented, but I have never heard anything like it!
Most UA-cam videos are one and done. Dr. Shkolnik, all your videos deserve multiple views!
Thank you
Thanks, Emilio!
I love the "Every Summer Night" at the end. Thank you so much for your videos. I've been listening to PMG since 1986, I'm a musician and I always learn something from your analysis.
Thanks Robert
Dude, your piano at the beginning made me appreciate this song even more. Amazing stuff.
I don't understand most of what you're talking about but I love Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays. And I love hearing you explain the way their music is composed and breaking it down.
excellent analisys of this beatiful songs 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Overhead cam is awesome. Dr! 👌🏻
Finally got that tripod :)
Keep going! Play the whole album Lyle! I mean Dr. Guy 😉
:) I plan to do some more from this album, yes.
The way you play it out on a keyboard reveals the chordal brilliance of Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays!
They are brilliant. And thank you ! :)
Have you heard by your piano is... Extremely beautiful!
Thank you for your performance !
Thank you so much!!! 🙏
Good stuff Doc! These two albums ( Letter From Home and Still Life Talking ) are some of my favorites.
Hey Derryl, Thanks!
Thanks Doc! Loving the overhead piano view.
Thanks Anthony :)
This analysis was incredible, as always. You put all the essential things in this music within reach ... thank you very much.
Cheers from Chile!
Gracias Andoni :)
Congratulations for another great analysis, Guy! Loved the "spanish interlude" hehe I'm wondering if your next video will be related to that song you played in the end!
Thanks buddy, yes, I plan on doing this song maybe after the next one (it's time to complete Slink!)
Thank you so much for your tutorials
Ive been kinda waiting for somebody to analyse Pat's tunes to this depth.
Keep it up! Can't wait till Every Summer Night!
Hi Eric, thank you! I'm planning to do a video On Every Summer Night sometimes soon.
I've already started thinking about it. It has some tonal shifts but still sounds like one thing. Sometimes next month :)
Really loved this song for its 7/4 rhythm and melody , thx for the analysis
Thank you Xiaokai :)
Loved the video specially since you also touched on the time signature not to forget the drummers phenomenal cymbal work. Watched it many times already and will watch it again to absorb all that you mentioned. Then to play this live so flawlessly is just something else, out of this world.
Thank you for your wonderful analysis!
My pleasure, Roberto, thanks!
Thanks a lot for the video, this is my favorite Path Metheny's song alongside 5-5-7 which is probably my favorite jazz song ever. Can you please analyse 5-5-7? that would be amazing. Very good spanish btw. Hasta pronto!!
Yes, 5-5-7... I listen to the album, and when it starts, it's always a special moment. I will make a video on it. Gracias Y hasta pronto! :)
I love your channel. Any other medium / website you’re more active on these days? Truly one of a kind content at this depth, I love it ❤
A brilliant analysis of chords and harmony. It is amazing discover how PM and LM compositions work in different thematics in different albums and songs. Thanks for sharing and...gracias por tus palabras en español!
Thanks Mike! They gave their absolute best in writing this music!
Thanks for this! The interludes before and after the solo(s) are some of my favourite parts. I like how you described it as "holding his breath" before the solo. The interlude after the solo sounds like the piece is "cooling down" after an intense solo, and it gives Pat a chance to do that after the solo before playing the fast melody again. I really love the chords there. This piece really shows what Pat is capable of as a composer and what a complicated piece he can write without Lyle's help (though Lyle's counterpoint line on the trumpet takes the head to another place).
Do you think that the fast melody of this piece was inspired by early bebop tunes? The blues solo section gives the piece a bit of a hard bop sound too.
Amazing as usual, best channel in UA-cam!
Un placer haber descubierto tu canal. Una gran joya de la corona. Thanks, sincerely.
Muchisimas gracias! Happy to have you here!
Grande Guy! Muy agradecido desde Buenos Aires, Argentina, por el trabajo que te tomas y por compartir el análisis de esta música increíble!
Great teacher and pianist, thank a lot mr.Guy
Thank you so much, Angelo! :)
Gracias por tus análisis sobre la maravillosa música de Pat! Un abrazo desde Argentina :)
Gracias Juan Pablo, es un placer! :)
Wow. First time around here. Great analysis! Greetings from Peru.
Thanks very much Bryan!
Absolutely love this, thank you so much for this great content! May many more subscribe to you!
Thank you! :)
Estimado Dr Guy : su canal es lo mejor que he visto en UA-cam en muchos años, la calidad, excelencia y capacidad de enseñanza no tienen comparación. Muchas gracias por su mensaje en español , es un detalle demasiado amable y elegante , muchos éxitos
Muchas gracias Marco! Lo aprecio mucho!
Nos encantan tus vídeos... Los compartimos con amigos. Gracias
Me alegro mucho oír eso, muchas gracias y saludos!
Maravilloso tu análisis de este hermoso tema de Pat. Ojalá sumes más temas de Letter from home.
Gracias por tu saludo en español, soy de Argentina, la tierra del gran Pedro Aznar.
saludos desde colombia yo amo la musica de pat metheny y escribo arreglos de su musica para banda y bigband..you are a great teacher..I teach at university level too.....its been a blessing discover yor videos about methenys an mays music..I will follow you from now on...podrias hacer un video de ALWAYS AND FOREVER..Seria fabuloso
Gracias !...Dr. muy buena tu explicacion y saludos desde Buenos Aires...
Muchas gracias Leo, ustedes conocen el PMG personalmente:)
Very interesting observations as always, Guy, and continue to enjoy your style of presentation as well. How do you decide what to discuss "next" each time, with Pat and Lyle providing so many qualitatively different nuances that are so interesting to investigate and think about?
Thanks, Jim. I usually plan ahead having a few pieces in mind, playing them, thinking of whether I have interesting things to say, and then deciding which one to go for next. I'm planning 2-3 videos on Chick Corea soon (Three Quartets and Children's Songs)
Awesome Video and thanks for the analysis. Which Songbook by Pat Metheny do you mean? I couldn't find it. Are there even more books in which Lyle and Pat commented on their music and life? I would be very interested in that. Thanks Guy!
me sorprendiste con tu profundo análisis y buen español... gracias por compartir esa experiencia.
Muchas gracias!! 😊
Greetings and thanks for the analysis (lessons). May I ask If possible sometime in the future(If you agree also) to do analysis to "James from Offramp" which is one of Pat Metheny's best songs for me :) ? Thanks again!
I will do James for sure!
Agreed concerning James. Your analyses are very interesting!!
@@larssol1 Thanks Lars!!
I have been fascinated by the Pat Metheny Group for several years and have been lucky to see the original group live a few times. I have also seen Pat in the Orchestrion setup. Your excellent videos with your rhythmical and harmonic analyses concerning also composing, are extremely interesting and have made me enjoy the works with more depth and renewed interest. Impressed also by the ease which you are able to play and demonstrate the works!!
@@larssol1 The Orchestrion is continuously playing in my car. I love this album. I'm glad to know that my videos are making you enjoy the music even more. These observations also help me as a composer to fix my own tunes - so this is maybe where the composition angle is coming from. Thinking of it now, perhaps I need to start a thing where my followers send over compositions for reviewing - I will have to think of the right format. Thanks a lot, again!
¡Muchas gracias a ti Doctor, por tus increíbles videos!!!! Por acá ya estamos listor para ver a Pat en marzo de 2020!!!
Gracias Leo! Espero qhe sea un concierto fenomenal con la musica tambien del nuevo disco!!
Great!!! Excellent analysis!!! As you said, PM harmony and melodies is strongly influenced by Brazilian music (Milton, Clube da Esquina)
These videos are so great! Will you ever do a video on “And Then I Knew” by PMG? It has a big build up after the guitar solo that is complex in the same way that the build up from “Minuano” is. Do you know if this build up was also composed by Lyle Mays?
Hey David! Thank you! You know what's funny, I've been thinking of this brilliant part (Lyle's for sure) and wanted to do it on my Instagram account. But maybe also here. it's amazing isn't it :)
No Sabía que además hablas español!. genial video, como siempre Guy, Creo que Pat y Lyle deberían estar muy contentos de como enseñas y analizas sus composiciones !. Espero ver más de tus videos.
Hablo un poco el idioma, vivi dos años in Madrid :). El aproximo video sera sobre 'You' (2002). And many thanks! (I invite to suggest a specific topic or a piece)
Great !. Do you have a channel´s or your email to send a little doc with ideas ?
@@SergioValenzuela guy.shkolnik@gmail.com
@@dr.guyshkolnik_composer Great. Thank You!.
Your channel is so helpful and informative! I'm glad I found it :) Aprecio el reconocimento latino
Hola! :) Thank you! I'm glad to hear this from you!
Fascinating discussion of my two favorite PM albums. Does your course benefit jazz guitar at all?
Thank you! Regarding my course, it teaches the basics of harmony and voice-leading, as well as jazz chords, the 9, 11, 13. Modes, types of modulations, diminished and altered scales. If you’re looking for specific jazz guitar you might want to look elsewhere. However, if you feel that you have gaps in your knowledge and you're looking for a comprehensive way to fill those in, then this course is for you.
Nice work amigo
Thanks man!
Que legal! Parabéns! Amei sua análise, suas explicações! Muito bom mesmo! Vou melhorar meu ingles! kkk Gostei muito.
Hablo Español asi que entendí todo! :) Muchas Gracias Roberto!
Felicito al Dr. Guy por sus análisis de los temas de Pat. Desde Argentina, saludos.
Saludos y muchismas gracias!
Make a video of Spring Ain’t Here.
I think it’s a very interesting song to study it.
Beautiful!!!!!
Thanks Walter ! :)
you are a genius!!!
Gracias a tí.👏
Great
Thanks Daniel!
Debería haber una traducción al español para ampliar el análisis hacia un público que admira a Pat Metheny en América Latina y España.
Gracias muy exelente tank
Muchas Gracias Victor!
I,m guitarrist,i love Pat Metheny,i love this Channel
Where are you from? (I,m from Spain)
Hola Gabriel, Thank you! I'm from Israel. Saludos!
Excelente!!!
neil kremer Gracias!! :)
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תודה יניב!
What are the intro chords? I need to know
It's Cm7 - Fm7 - Gm7 - Abmaj7
@@dr.guyshkolnik_composer Muchas Gracias!!!
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I don't understand most of what you're talking about but I love Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays. And I love hearing you explain the way their music is composed and breaking it down.
Mac the lovers of this music who are not trained musicians are so important to me when I'm making these videos. It's like me watching a fine movie or a painting. I don't know much about the technicality of it - yet I can be totally absorbed by it. Thank you for this comment! :)
@@dr.guyshkolnik_composer You're welcome. One other thing I've always felt about their music is in most cases their song titles are so fitting for the music itself. What I mean is that I can't imagine the song title being anything other that what they decided to call it. And when I came across your video on Close To Home it made me think that maybe I'm not the only person that thinks this.