Giant Steps Improvisation Strategies - Matt Greif

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  • Two basic and effective strategies for navigating the modulations in the Giant Steps progression.
    00:00 Introduction
    01:17 Analyzing the chord progression
    02:33 Using major scales
    04:07 Step-wise exercise demonstration with backing track
    05:25 Using major scales with more freedom
    05:57 Major scales with freedom demonstration with backing track
    07:10 Using pentatonic scales
    09:12 Pentatonic demonstrations with backing track
    matthewgreif.net/lessons
    Guitar: Heritage H-535
    Strings: D'Addario
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  • @daviddilaz
    @daviddilaz Місяць тому +1

    great lesson😊

    • @MatthewGreif
      @MatthewGreif  Місяць тому

      Glad you got something out of it!

  • @jazzman9224
    @jazzman9224 3 місяці тому +2

    Top content 👌

  • @thormusique
    @thormusique 2 місяці тому +1

    I love your approach here! It makes the whole learning process much less daunting. So glad I stumbled upon your channel, cheers!

  • @tom87856
    @tom87856 3 місяці тому +1

    Splendid!

  • @barryo5158
    @barryo5158 Місяць тому +2

    My strategy is I V all the way at one bar each using b5 subs.
    | B major | B mel minor | Eb major | Eb mel minor | G major | G mel minor | B major | B mel minor |
    |Eb major | Eb mel minor | G major | G mel minor | B major | B mel minor | Eb major | E mel minor ||
    This is easy and it sounds quite colorful. Justification for bar one and two, D7 is III7 in B major, Gmaj7 is a relative major of II of b5 sub in Eb major.

    • @MatthewGreif
      @MatthewGreif  День тому

      There's a lot of cool colors that come out of that.

  • @gongqi67
    @gongqi67 3 місяці тому +1

    thank you Matt!

  • @petercurtis7324
    @petercurtis7324 3 місяці тому

    great stuff maestro!

  • @MattiasBrahammar
    @MattiasBrahammar 3 місяці тому +1

    Good stuff! Very clear and well explained. I recognize your "strategies" from my own (perpetual 😅) study of Giant steps. Another "trick" I've found is to play B penta - C penta - D penta - Eb penta - F penta. That also gives you a quick and schematic pattern that though moves in the half tone / whole tone sequence, and gives more of an angular sound.

    • @MatthewGreif
      @MatthewGreif  3 місяці тому +1

      Thanks! Yeah, that's a great pentatonic scheme that you mention there.

  • @user-mf9ok6rx4l
    @user-mf9ok6rx4l 2 місяці тому

    👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

  • @tomgamblemusic
    @tomgamblemusic 3 місяці тому

    Great vid! Giant Steps is always a challenge, but it doesn't have to be!

  • @jamdanz
    @jamdanz 3 місяці тому +1

    👋👌👍🤘

  • @doriantamarra936
    @doriantamarra936 3 місяці тому +1

    could you post videos on where to start with jazz, if you come from a more rock, and blues standpoint. id be interested to see what insight you have and some advice

    • @MatthewGreif
      @MatthewGreif  Місяць тому

      I'll try to do that at some point. Off the top of my head, you could try some modal tunes like So What or Little Sunflower. They don't change keys too quickly and so it's easier to manage the improv. Also jazz blues tunes like Blue Monk or Straight No Chaser have just a few more chords than a rock blues would.

  • @petercutismusic
    @petercutismusic 3 місяці тому

    great stuff maestro (from the right account)