Man you nailed that one so well, I love charlies interpretation of this standard and you do it so well. He is, next to django, probably the greatest influence on modern guitar. His mastery of the electric guitar was what set him apart from his predecessors. Rose room was the standard that Benny Goodman called at his audition and Charlies legendary imptov impressed Benny so much he got the job, the rest is history and what a history it has been.....from swing to bop......he was so far ahead with his phrasing he is still blowing brains apart to this day.
Thank you Adrian. Your niche is perfectly aimed at folks who have decent basics and who are ready to follow you to the next level. From an ex-teacher (now lawyer, sigh) your teaching style is grounded and your communication is both humble and generous. Keep it up sir.
I have a few old Benny Goodman 78 records in my family from before I was around. Of all the crazy records I have , everything from acid rock to comedy 78 rpm, my copy of ' Rose Room ' is one of my very favorite records. It is the perfect tune. All you need now is someone on vibraphones.
"Don't fear the jazz"? If you're a serious guitar player there are no boundaries when studying the great geniuses of the instrument. And Charlie Christian is definitely one of the greatest and most influential electric guitar geniuses of all time. And he died at the young age of 26. If he had lived he would have gone on to make even more wonderful music. If you can play a Charlie Christian solo, you have definitely achieved a lot.
I would say, he is a fierce player, (as friendly as he sounds?).. there is a hostility there...subtle, but like a " try playing this", if you can...type of thing ....
I have been checking out multiple UA-cam videos on jazz guitar and this is the most thorough and informative that I have seen in a year of studying jazz. I have found my favorite jazz guitar channel. Thank you very much for sharing sir.
Thanks for a great lesson, Adrian. I have been working on my Charlie Christian licks and I like the way you point out his shapes. He was a brilliant position player and makes a lot out a little. Thanks for breaking it down so clearly.
i don't know what it is about your fret board hand Adrian! But it's the easiest to follow I've ever seen, I can always tell exactly the chords and finger positions you are using.
Only just discovering your channel, but I have to say you're a great player with great taste - and more importantly a great pedagog. Makes such a huge difference - and makes these videos so useful. Thank you!
Great work Adrian. I been looking for a way into jazz guitar for years and this is very accessible - and the best place to start is Charlie Christian. Linking the notes to chord shapes is spot on.
Beautiful playing! Great jazz tone from that tele! And another great lesson! Now I've got some major homework for the next week or two. Thanks so much Adrian for your lessons and all the work you put into them! Much appreciated!
Awesome video Maestro and great tone from that Tele. I would expect to see you with a big, fat, hollowbody with humbuckers but you nailed it. Well done Sir!
A great lesson Adrian thanks. I bought an old reliced es175 recently and it's making me want to get some jazz licks learnt , this is just the ticket cheers.
Long-time lurker, first-time comment :-) Nothing that hasn't already been said & that says a lot right there! The range you cover is ridonculous & proves that tapping into all genres only enriches your skills/playing. Speaks volumes that I'm yet another guy caught the passion for Charlie's playing some 80-odd years later and you indeed nail the voicings, shapes, lines & tone. That tele thru the super champ comes damn close to THE tone - and I've got a 125 thru a 150 amp! Especially spine-tingling on the double stop - you really know how to fatten up the single coil. Got my tip thru PayPal for sure - wish it could be more!
Amazing lesson, Adrian! I love playing jazz in my Tele but can't get a fat tone like yours! How do you do that? Could you please share your set up? Thanks!!
Nice video! It would be fantastic to include a chord chart on your site. That would make it very easy to learn the chords without having to skip around the video (I'm a bit slow!)
Thanks Robert! The music/tab to the solo (with chord symbols) is up on my site for free, but the rhythm music/tab is only available through my Patreon page.
Supposedly CC also knew Junior Barnard and Eldon Shamblin from Bob Wills & the Texas Playboys, they were all from the eastern OK/TX Panhandle area, all heard each other and stole each other's licks.
This one was a bit of a challenge since I very rarely do any Jazz Style stuff, but as you said in your intro a good place to go to challenge yourself!! Cheers Adrian!
Yes, it might be nice but I'm not really skilled in doing all that on screen graphics stuff, and it takes ages to do right. All the info is in the tab on my site if you need it.
this is the first jazz tune ive tried to learn by ear and I thought my ear wasnt bad but it turns it is because I hear the first 251 as F7 Bb7 Eb7.. could you help me understand why my ear is doing this haha I have looked at lessons like this to find out it is indeed in Ab7 and I play those chords over the original tune and it kind of sounds right to me but somethings feels off to my ear...thanks
Thank you for this. Another creator did a similiar video and could not stop talking theory. Really, who cares, I just want to play it and add it to my vocabulary.
Another excellent tutorial, Adrian, but maybe it's just my attention span or poor short term memory but after the lick at 11:09 - 11:14 you veer off by explaining the arpeggio underneath it then move on to the next part too readily! Or is it just me? I had to 'rewind' over and over just to get this lick under my fingers :-(
Thanks! Yes, I might have skimmed over a few things a bit too quickly but hopefully with the tab and the slow down function you can get it. I get a lot of comments saying I talk too much, and it's just a question of getting the right balance between making things clear and not having unnecessary waffling!
Did Django know about Charlie?.. he must have..its hard to imagine any of that century's great guitar players, not drawing from that well?.. ( and so have we all, by proxy?).
CC was quite young when he died but still managed to cram a lifetime's worth of mastery into a relatively short time, with no internet, fewer instructional books, no tapes, no UA-cam, CDs or MP3s to slow down and/or jam with so ........ assuming he had encyclopaedic knowledge of music theory and chord structure ...... where'd he get his knowledge from?? This has always (maybe naively) puzzled me - there would have to be some intense learning from somewhere; or was it all intuitive and "by ear"??
I've thought that same thing myself and all I could ever come up with was that someone like Charlie quite literally help to make up the sound of jazz guitar as we've come to recognize and love so it's possible that if he had played other riffs and licks we'd probably just as likely consider the other licks to be the defining sounds.
thanks for that I am just knocked out by both Charlie and Django and their ability to weave solo lines through complex chords this lesson really brings the magic in their soloing! As for your comment on jazz guitars they start at over two thousand pounds and even then you are not guaranteed that it is going to have THAT sound .I think your guitar sounds really nice and the amp is a classic.Perhaps the jazz guitar sound we all know and love is a product of recordings of the time, I have no desire to buy a guitar that is so expensive that you are nervous of taking it out on a gig.
Sorry Adrian but I've persevered with this one to no avail. I hate to say this but I'm going to look up other tutorials for this song. You play the licks too quickly, meander for several minutes on theory, play the licks again a few more times too quickly then move on to the next one :-( Sorry....
In the last five minutes or so of the lesson there's a slow run through of the solo in its entirety. What I tend to do is re watch the parts I'm unsure of many times until I've nailed it. Pause - rewind - play it - repeat : )
Man you nailed that one so well, I love charlies interpretation of this standard and you do it so well. He is, next to django, probably the greatest influence on modern guitar. His mastery of the electric guitar was what set him apart from his predecessors. Rose room was the standard that Benny Goodman called at his audition and Charlies legendary imptov impressed Benny so much he got the job, the rest is history and what a history it has been.....from swing to bop......he was so far ahead with his phrasing he is still blowing brains apart to this day.
Great breakdown.
It’s my turn now to have one putting this together .
Good Job 👍👏🍻
Thank you Adrian. Your niche is perfectly aimed at folks who have decent basics and who are ready to follow you to the next level. From an ex-teacher (now lawyer, sigh) your teaching style is grounded and your communication is both humble and generous. Keep it up sir.
I have a few old Benny Goodman 78 records in my family from before I was around. Of all the crazy records I have , everything from acid rock to comedy 78 rpm, my copy of ' Rose Room ' is one of my very favorite records.
It is the perfect tune.
All you need now is someone on vibraphones.
"Don't fear the jazz"? If you're a serious guitar player there are no boundaries when studying the great geniuses of the instrument. And Charlie Christian is definitely one of the greatest and most influential electric guitar geniuses of all time. And he died at the young age of 26. If he had lived he would have gone on to make even more wonderful music. If you can play a Charlie Christian solo, you have definitely achieved a lot.
I would say, he is a fierce player, (as friendly as he sounds?).. there is a hostility there...subtle, but like a " try playing this", if you can...type of thing ....
clearly explained as always !! thank you Adrian, I keep returning to this lesson to practice jazz swing rhythm
I have been checking out multiple UA-cam videos on jazz guitar and this is the most thorough and informative that I have seen in a year of studying jazz. I have found my favorite jazz guitar channel. Thank you very much for sharing sir.
Great video; you got amazingly great tone out of the Tele for this style. With a Telecaster you’ve got all the bases covered. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for a great lesson, Adrian. I have been working on my Charlie Christian licks and I like the way you point out his shapes. He was a brilliant position player and makes a lot out a little. Thanks for breaking it down so clearly.
i don't know what it is about your fret board hand Adrian! But it's the easiest to follow I've ever seen, I can always tell exactly the chords and finger positions you are using.
The man really knows how make a guitar lesson video.
smooth as sunshine. reminds me of sitting at a cafe in st germain, paris. thanks, adrian
Thanks, and there's a lovely image!
Your great taste in music is very refreshing.
Only just discovering your channel, but I have to say you're a great player with great taste - and more importantly a great pedagog. Makes such a huge difference - and makes these videos so useful. Thank you!
Great lesson. I had a book on Charlie Christian a long time ago. You make it much easier.
Great work Adrian. I been looking for a way into jazz guitar for years and this is very accessible - and the best place to start is Charlie Christian. Linking the notes to chord shapes is spot on.
Beautiful playing! Great jazz tone from that tele! And another great lesson! Now I've got some major homework for the next week or two. Thanks so much Adrian for your lessons and all the work you put into them! Much appreciated!
Cheers! Glad you enjoyed it.
I have seen your lesson on Kenny Burrell White Christmas , pleasant surprise finding this one here , you have a very good teaching style
Excellent work my brother!!
Thank you! Jazz is a mystery to me but lessons like this help me a lot!
Awesome video Maestro and great tone from that Tele. I would expect to see you with a big, fat, hollowbody with humbuckers but you nailed it. Well done Sir!
A great lesson Adrian thanks. I bought an old reliced es175 recently and it's making me want to get some jazz licks learnt , this is just the ticket cheers.
Long-time lurker, first-time comment :-) Nothing that hasn't already been said & that says a lot right there! The range you cover is ridonculous & proves that tapping into all genres only enriches your skills/playing. Speaks volumes that I'm yet another guy caught the passion for Charlie's playing some 80-odd years later and you indeed nail the voicings, shapes, lines & tone. That tele thru the super champ comes damn close to THE tone - and I've got a 125 thru a 150 amp! Especially spine-tingling on the double stop - you really know how to fatten up the single coil. Got my tip thru PayPal for sure - wish it could be more!
Thanks so much for the kind words, and for the donation. Much appreciated - hope you continue to enjoy some of my videos.
Killer lesson!! Great stuff!! Thanks from Brazil!!
Nice soloing!
Every rock player should know a little bit of Charlie Christian
Just transcribed it last year. I’m still ingraining the language.
Charlie is one of those guys, that make it sound hard, not easy...
Excellent. Very well done. Thank you.
Thanks! this video really help me to play this great charlie christian solo!
I'm not really into Jazz but I enjoyed playing along with this, Thanks, Adrian !
Glad you liked it Andrew!
Another good lesson. I find your approach very easy to watch and listen to and have learned a great deal. Keep up the excellent work.
Thanks John, glad you liked it!
Brilliant work ... thanks
Great !! More Charlie Christian please ! I am practicing this song ;D
Adrian, thanks for this. Just for the chords progression this tutorial is gold! I'm mesmerizing my jam band mates right now! :) Cheers.
"Don't fear the jazz." That's an instant t-shirt!
Very nice, Charlie used the minor flat 5 arpeggio and the soul scale both full, major and minor.
Great lesson! How about one on Django?
I like that idea!!
Great playing man
Sounds fantastic
Thanks Hayden!
Great video. Thanks for sharing.
CC influenced Barney Kessel as well as the list you gave. BK was the only student CC ever instructed in Oklahoma.
Sweet!
Love what you do, how about a Billy Duffy or Steve Stevens lesson, two great guitarists from the eighties
Thanks. Yes, both great players. I'd love to do a bit more rock as it's something I've neglected a bit. So...maybe!
Very cool, thanks man :)
Amazing lesson, Adrian! I love playing jazz in my Tele but can't get a fat tone like yours! How do you do that? Could you please share your set up? Thanks!!
I like how I never knew about the guitar solo being like, famous? I only pairs attention to the clarient since I'm also a jazz clarinetist but wow
There were actually guitarplayers playing amplified guitar and soloing before Christian. George Barnes is one.
Nice video! It would be fantastic to include a chord chart on your site. That would make it very easy to learn the chords without having to skip around the video (I'm a bit slow!)
Thanks Robert! The music/tab to the solo (with chord symbols) is up on my site for free, but the rhythm music/tab is only available through my Patreon page.
Supposedly CC also knew Junior Barnard and Eldon Shamblin from Bob Wills & the Texas Playboys, they were all from the eastern OK/TX Panhandle area, all heard each other and stole each other's licks.
This one was a bit of a challenge since I very rarely do any Jazz Style stuff, but as you said in your intro a good place to go to challenge yourself!! Cheers Adrian!
Very nice……great song….☮️🎶🔛🌎
Do you have flatwounds on that? What guage? Sounds fantastic.
More Jazz please ! :D
Great lesson! Could you please also include some graphics of the progressions?
Yes, it might be nice but I'm not really skilled in doing all that on screen graphics stuff, and it takes ages to do right. All the info is in the tab on my site if you need it.
Super!
Dont fret about the tele, some of the best ive heard (jazz) was played neck p/u on a tele..
great
this is the first jazz tune ive tried to learn by ear and I thought my ear wasnt bad but it turns it is because I hear the first 251 as F7 Bb7 Eb7.. could you help me understand why my ear is doing this haha
I have looked at lessons like this to find out it is indeed in Ab7 and I play those chords over the original tune and it kind of sounds right to me but somethings feels off to my ear...thanks
Thank you for this. Another creator did a similiar video and could not stop talking theory. Really, who cares, I just want to play it and add it to my vocabulary.
Another excellent tutorial, Adrian, but maybe it's just my attention span or poor short term memory but after the lick at 11:09 - 11:14 you veer off by explaining the arpeggio underneath it then move on to the next part too readily! Or is it just me? I had to 'rewind' over and over just to get this lick under my fingers :-(
Thanks! Yes, I might have skimmed over a few things a bit too quickly but hopefully with the tab and the slow down function you can get it. I get a lot of comments saying I talk too much, and it's just a question of getting the right balance between making things clear and not having unnecessary waffling!
I think youll find we all have to rewind a few times when learning something.Not everyone gets it first time,unless they are a genius;)
Hi Adrian, could you do 'Penelope Tree' by Felt please?
How is bar 27 counted. Thank you
How do you get that tone?
Most people don't realise that there's a secret Jazz guitar hidden inside every Tele. You just have to know where to look for it 😉
Did Django know about Charlie?.. he must have..its hard to imagine any of that century's great guitar players, not drawing from that well?.. ( and so have we all, by proxy?).
20:29 slow practice
CC was quite young when he died but still managed to cram a lifetime's worth of mastery into a relatively short time, with no internet, fewer instructional books, no tapes, no UA-cam, CDs or MP3s to slow down and/or jam with so ........ assuming he had encyclopaedic knowledge of music theory and chord structure ...... where'd he get his knowledge from?? This has always (maybe naively) puzzled me - there would have to be some intense learning from somewhere; or was it all intuitive and "by ear"??
I've thought that same thing myself and all I could ever come up with was that someone like Charlie quite literally help to make up the sound of jazz guitar as we've come to recognize and love so it's possible that if he had played other riffs and licks we'd probably just as likely consider the other licks to be the defining sounds.
It is very harmonically sophisticated ;but it has a real similarity to Django Reinhardt whom Charlie Christian learnt from .
Yes, definitely some Django-esque stuff in here!
thanks for that I am just knocked out by both Charlie and Django and their ability to weave solo lines through
complex chords this lesson really brings the magic in their soloing! As for your comment on jazz guitars they start at over two thousand pounds and even then you are not guaranteed that it is going to have THAT sound .I think your guitar sounds really nice and the amp is a classic.Perhaps the jazz guitar sound we all know and love is a product of recordings of the time, I have no desire to buy a guitar that is so expensive that you are nervous of taking it out on a gig.
Geez, you swim effortlessly from the blues to primitive rock to jazz ...what's next, Andrés Segovia Torres?
Haha, yes I do my best to mix it up stylistically. Segovia would certainly defeat me though.
God, it’s so delicious.
Sorry Adrian but I've persevered with this one to no avail. I hate to say this but I'm going to look up other tutorials for this song.
You play the licks too quickly, meander for several minutes on theory, play the licks again a few more times too quickly then move on to the next one :-( Sorry....
In the last five minutes or so of the lesson there's a slow run through of the solo in its entirety. What I tend to do is re watch the parts I'm unsure of many times until I've nailed it. Pause - rewind - play it - repeat : )
@@vendettavendetta6490 I'll watch till the end then! (I shoulda done that in the first place....ahem)
TU parles trop c'est lassant je préfère entendre tes tutos
It's kinda the point of these things that I talk a lot and explain stuff.
Sweet!