Wow! after battling for weeks, now I understood the very basic and the most important core of concept behind II-IV-I . Thanks for simplicity and educating approach.
Thanks Marc. You cleared up a few confusions for me. Now to start on those 12 keys. Guess with this world-wide pandemic I have time to do so. Stay well and safe.
Hey Marc, thanks for your lessons. Just bought my Godin 5th ave Kingpin because i want to learn jazz guitar. And what a way to introduce me to the world of jazz music by discovering your lessons. You have opened up a new world of opportunities for me to get started, so i thnakyou for that!
I love your delivery of the information ! I'm so glad I came across your channel. 99% of jazz "teachers" deliver the information like they were talking about calculus. Your delivery really makes me want to play again. Thank You !
Man, thanks for all classes that you've posted here. You explain slowly and an easy way. My english isn't perfect, but I can understand everything you explain. Thank you so much! :)
Hi Marc, this video could not have been more timely for me. I am almost through the painless scale positions course, and looking for a new challenge. Last night, I just started watching the first few Improv 101 videos, to get a feel for the upcoming course, and here, in my email this morning is this video. Thank you for this! My head is just bursting with all this new information, and I'm gonna have to watch this one a few more times to get it all down.
Wow! Thank you for that, Danielle! Remember it's not a race. :) I often find that it is most effective to work on one or two topics at a time for a good period. Otherwise, you don't really internalize things. :)
I'm glad that you reminded me that it's not a race. I think I'm a ways yet from finishing painless scale positions. The only way that I can make sense of assignment 15 is to write out tab for the remaining of the 60 positions. If I can see it in front of me, then I can make sense of it, follow along, and then memorize it. I also drew out chord charts for all of the chords in the course to work on. I can also begin to see now why you gave so many different fingerings and positions for the Dm7, G7, and Cmaj7. When I sit in on the office hours vids and the webinar, a lot of it goes right over my head, and I want to get a good understanding of it. That's kinda why I want to jump into the Improv 101 course as well. But maybe, I ought to "pull in the reins" a bit and get good at what I've already got to learn before I take on too much
Fundamentals are crucial. You will soon realize how the stuff that seems complex isn't all that bad if you get a strong hold of the fundamentals. You're on the right track. One of my theory teachers once said that one of the most important things in learning music (or anything, really), is to learn how you learn things. If you're a visual learner and making charts helps, great. If you learn by hands-on experience, great. You get the point. Feel free to write with any questions or comments! :)
Thanks Tommi, I love that guitar! I made a slight modification to it, if you're interested in reading about it: www.jazzguitarlessons.net/blog/marc-jazz-guitar-gear -Marc
Are you a medium? You read my mind !! I was just hoping you do this, yesterday ... : 0 Thank you!! ; ) And I will borrow the last so beautiful chords of your impro, if you allow me, please...
Can you make a video that shows how to take these combined with enclosures grace notes , pentatonics superimposed, Triad pairs , all that and how to combine them to make convincing improvisation along with how you make things that sound appropriate for that location on the bar how to make language from all these thanks much.
John -- it's hard to address all of those things at once. However, you're in luck, because I've created extensive materials on pentatonics, and we had a live session last week on pentatonics! Here: facebook.com/jazzguitarlessons.net/videos/2314799902144827/
One thing Long Tall Dexter always did is hit, say, the top note of the chord, then the bottom note, then the middle, or vice versa. It's another way to play an arpeggio that isn't obvious. I'm using this in my improv since I figured out what he was doing.
What a Killer tone! You've improved a lot, although your lessons were always top notch. I'm just saying you play a lot better. You've made more progress than me. I've been saving for a Godin Kingpin II or a Montreal, but I lost a bunch of money, I;m still not going to settle for something cheaper. It's Godin or nothin. I might trade someone cash and 74 Rickenbacker 4000 small body bass on Craigslist. Now Playing God Awful Ibanez ajf-81 Red thing that looks nice. Never buy one of those artcore junkers, they look great but SUCK.
Great foundation but learn a ton of phrases in 12 keys for 251 too and use knowledge of arpeggios and scales to understand why phrases work. Then you are much closer.
Ey Marc, really dig your lessons.... i'm thinking about to start a own channel... so my questions is.... what kind of video editing software do you use, in specific for the intro... keep up the good work. Greetings from the Netherlands.
Thanks Rob -- I'm only using the (free) iMovie software that came with my Mac. LOL The intro thing was built about 5 years ago ... for $5 on Fiverr. I just gave the website URL and our slogan and then got this 3D rendering back. BTW, the music during the LOGO is mine :) marcandreseguin.com/
**Salut!! super video en passant ;) Je pose ma question en anglais pour que d'autre en bénéficie* : So for these interesting voicings that don't have the root note at the bass. How would you recommand memorising them. If i switch key, i'd like to apply these same voicing, so for example using the Dm7 (xx10-10-10-10) do you have to specificly focus on the 10ft of the e string, where the D note is, and remember that this particular shape has the root on the high treble string. Then, the other voicing (xx3535) you focus on the 2nd string where the D root note is... is that how you do it? ?!
Hi :) I want to ask question which probably nobody never asked. Everyone wants to play solos,they focus on scales etc but, how to create accompaniment for different musical genres? How to compose & arrange different musical styles? How freely move from one style to another? Where to start? Do You recommend any books? PS. ...or maybe You could make several videos about it ?
More specific,more specific...I use google translator to talk with You :D but I will try :> Check on YT this two tracks of Naked City: "Speedfreaks" and "The prestidigitator" When I mentioned about freely move from one style to another I was thinking about something like this. in other words,I feel I was stuck The exercise of scales is not a challenge for me I did not discover anything new in this and because I play scales mechanically without thinking it does not happen learning in the process of doing this. So,I stop focusing on scales and mindless playing them Now I would like to learn composition and arrangement of selected musical genres. Let others play solos* :D to foundations (Accompaniment / Composition) which I will create :) * I do not want do this any longer,it's too stressful and boring ;)
Or otherwise,another example. When I was a kid I got keyboard :> My colleague also had but different. On both we had demos of melodies It was enough to choose a style and press one key or chord Then keyboard start played accompaniment in selected style for one selected chord or a single sound/pitch c# or g. I could listen to accompaniment played automatically for one chord in many different generes :) I had different accompaniments than my colleague even if we choose the same genere and the same chord. You know what I mean?
I fear your question is just bit too complex to answer simply. If you want to study composition and arrangement, then seek the very best teacher and learn from that person. :-)
Hi Bill! You can find the PDF on the description of this video. I just checked it and it works for me, but if you are still having trouble please shoot us a message at admin@jazzguitarlessons.net and we can send the PDF to you
Hi, good question. It is indeed a Bm7b5 chord, but it can also be used as a rootless G7 chord. If you notice, all the notes are part of G7. B is the 3rd, F is the b7, A is the 9th (which in this case is substituting the root), and D is the 5th.
hi, i'm alex, i have a problem and i hope you can help me, it's about improvise on a jazz standard or any song, and don't get lost while doing it, i have been practicing a lot, my guitar teacher, show me how to practice with the metronome on 2 and 4 and i can do it, but when i'm improvising over any song i get so lost because i always start developing my solo, and there's no much problem but when i start thinking more about my solo i realize that i dont know where i am in the song, sometimes hearing the harmony helps but if i do it just me and my metronome after a few bars i don't know where i am, it's so hard thinking about the form of the song and also what i am going to do whit my solo whithout getting lost, sorry for my bad english, thanks
Ah yes ... this is normal. I would recommend you work on precise exercises that *clearly outline the chord progression*. In this way, you can't get lost since you're always playing a melodic line that is *in relationship* to the chord of the moment. See this: www.jazzguitarlessons.net/making-the-changes-on-all-the-things-you-are/
Honestly: depends on your hand structure. For example, some people are really good with out-of-position stretches, and other people prefer position-shifts to reach out-of-position notes. I'd encourage you to spend a lot of time on a variety of scale fingering methods, and then modify them or blend them to suit your specific needs. You'll find over time that you'll continue to make modifications based on whatever new material you're learning at the time, as well, so it's an ongoing process.
You are one of my favorite teachers in here. I am just a dummy but enjoy your lessons - wish I knew at least the 1/12 of ur skill and knowledge, Dear Marc :) and yes, Bob Reinlie mentioned ur guitar - very nice piece - is it a bit bigger than a normal Les Paul?
The root and 5th are optional, 3 and 7 are the important tones (generally speaking) so playing it without a root is fine. Bass player will play the root.
thank you so much, man. BTW, can I ask how come Dm7 chord can be xx 10 10 10 10 ? Dm7 should be DFAC, but xx10 10 10 10 is FCGD. same situation in other 2 chords. thanks
@@jazzguitar I mean i too new to jass say I'm starting brom Bm7/Em7/A7 then continuing to D7 G C f(god knows what those chords r in bossa thythm.... How do i locate the root and why 7 chords not 3 .... what do i play over them.... kind of !!
It could be! Sometimes the intonation on a cheap classical guitar is out - meaning even if the open strings are in tune, the guitar still sounds out of tune. It could also be the action is too high on your guitar! In any case, here's a list of gear that I use in case you are looking for a recommendation: www.jazzguitarlessons.net/blog/marc-jazz-guitar-gear Hope that helps! All the best, Marc
Wow! after battling for weeks, now I understood the very basic and the most important core of concept behind II-IV-I . Thanks for simplicity and educating approach.
Demo time at the end is solid gold. Beautiful, very musical.
Thanks, Dan! Very much appreciated. :)
Thanks Marc. You cleared up a few confusions for me. Now to start on those 12 keys. Guess with this world-wide pandemic I have time to do so. Stay well and safe.
Hey Marc, thanks for your lessons. Just bought my Godin 5th ave Kingpin because i want to learn jazz guitar. And what a way to introduce me to the world of jazz music by discovering your lessons. You have opened up a new world of opportunities for me to get started, so i thnakyou for that!
I love your delivery of the information ! I'm so glad I came across your channel. 99% of jazz "teachers" deliver the information like they were talking about calculus. Your delivery really makes me want to play again. Thank You !
I'm really glad it's worked so well for you! Thanks so much!
Definitely the best jazz 2 5 1 improv UA-cam lesson!! Thanks very much!!
That's a high compliment! Thanks so much.
- Marc
Man, thanks for all classes that you've posted here. You explain slowly and an easy way. My english isn't perfect, but I can understand everything you explain. Thank you so much! :)
Thanks to you! :-)
Merci beaucoup !!!! Très clair comme leçon, il y a tout ce qui est important comme bases pour progresser. Hervé de Paris
Merci, Hervé! Tellement heureux que vous avez trouvé ça clair et utile. :)
Your videos are great! Thanks for the lessons, Marc!
It's always a pleasure. Glad you like them!
Trying to learn jazz playing, love your tutorials.
Great! Glad you like the stuff.
you always provide the best explanation. Thank you.
Thanks for throwing in a little playing at the end of the vid...nice
Thank you Marc, very inspiring as always, especially the little impro at the end - music!
Thanks so much Otto! Hard to believe this was 4 years ago...
-Marc
I really enjoy the approach for the drop two chord, and using the diatonic to come to the two five one,it makes it easy to play on the guitar,thanks
Excellent video - much appreciated. Thank You!
Hi Marc, this video could not have been more timely for me. I am almost through the painless scale positions course, and looking for a new challenge. Last night, I just started watching the first few Improv 101 videos, to get a feel for the upcoming course, and here, in my email this morning is this video. Thank you for this!
My head is just bursting with all this new information, and I'm gonna have to watch this one a few more times to get it all down.
Wow! Thank you for that, Danielle! Remember it's not a race. :) I often find that it is most effective to work on one or two topics at a time for a good period. Otherwise, you don't really internalize things. :)
I'm glad that you reminded me that it's not a race. I think I'm a ways yet from finishing painless scale positions. The only way that I can make sense of assignment 15 is to write out tab for the remaining of the 60 positions. If I can see it in front of me, then I can make sense of it, follow along, and then memorize it. I also drew out chord charts for all of the chords in the course to work on. I can also begin to see now why you gave so many different fingerings and positions for the Dm7, G7, and Cmaj7. When I sit in on the office hours vids and the webinar, a lot of it goes right over my head, and I want to get a good understanding of it. That's kinda why I want to jump into the Improv 101 course as well. But maybe, I ought to "pull in the reins" a bit and get good at what I've already got to learn before I take on too much
Fundamentals are crucial. You will soon realize how the stuff that seems complex isn't all that bad if you get a strong hold of the fundamentals. You're on the right track. One of my theory teachers once said that one of the most important things in learning music (or anything, really), is to learn how you learn things. If you're a visual learner and making charts helps, great. If you learn by hands-on experience, great. You get the point. Feel free to write with any questions or comments! :)
Thanks for clarifying some concepts! I also loved how you apply those concepts in your improv at the end.
Straight up Clarity of Explanation!!! Just great.
V I is where it's at, to me not ii V I.
Thank you, Ceri!
Was trying learn some Jazz... ! Good that I found you... .... Amazing..! Cheers..!
:-) Thanks! Be sure to subscribe to our channel for more great lessons!
Fantastic! Now I need to woodshed!
Thank you so much.
You're very welcome John! :)
Marc, I was excited to see you are using a Godin guitar. I just purchased a Godin 5th Ave. Beautiful instrument!
Thanks for you excellent teaching!
Thanks to you :-)
Is that the guitar he is using, a Godin 5th Ave?
Thank you for this video, I liked your old one as well. I appreciate your time and I really like your Godin guitar, it sounds and looks great
Thanks Tommi, I love that guitar! I made a slight modification to it, if you're interested in reading about it: www.jazzguitarlessons.net/blog/marc-jazz-guitar-gear
-Marc
Excellent lesson! I will be studying this for a few days.
Aioaoaooa
marc you are amazing teacher thanks for the video.
Thanks! Glad you liked it.
Thank you so much for the lesson 🙏
Thank you for watching! 🙏
Perfect lesson for beginners! Thanx a lot!
Thanks you! I am glad this video could help you! Thanks for watching!
I just now subscribed. Thanks for the lesson.
Glad you liked it, John!
You have very good time Marc.
Thanks, clarkewi!
Thank you very much. Very helpful lesson
Excellent! Glad it was helpful.
Great Lesson ..... very helpfull !!! Thanks
Are you a medium? You read my mind !! I was just hoping you do this, yesterday ... : 0 Thank you!! ; )
And I will borrow the last so beautiful chords of your impro, if you allow me, please...
Lol! Be my guest. We are all learning here one way or another :)
Thank you.
Apparently the stranger things opening is just a big CM7
eh ?
yup it is
Can you make a video that shows how to take these combined with enclosures grace notes , pentatonics superimposed,
Triad pairs , all that and how to combine them to make convincing improvisation along with how you make things that sound appropriate for that location on the bar how to make language from all these thanks much.
John -- it's hard to address all of those things at once. However, you're in luck, because I've created extensive materials on pentatonics, and we had a live session last week on pentatonics! Here:
facebook.com/jazzguitarlessons.net/videos/2314799902144827/
One thing Long Tall Dexter always did is hit, say, the top note of the chord, then the bottom note, then the middle, or vice versa. It's another way to play an arpeggio that isn't obvious. I'm using this in my improv since I figured out what he was doing.
Neat! Thanks for sharing :)
What a Killer tone! You've improved a lot, although your lessons were always top notch. I'm just saying you play a lot better. You've made more progress than me.
I've been saving for a Godin Kingpin II or a Montreal, but I lost a bunch of money, I;m still not going to settle for something cheaper.
It's Godin or nothin. I might trade someone cash and 74 Rickenbacker 4000 small body bass on Craigslist. Now Playing God Awful Ibanez ajf-81 Red thing that looks nice. Never buy one of those artcore junkers, they look great but SUCK.
Great foundation but learn a ton of phrases in 12 keys for 251 too and use knowledge of arpeggios and scales to understand why phrases work. Then you are much closer.
great video
Thank you! :)
thank a lot really helpfull!!!
Glad you liked it! :)
Great lesson thankyou
My pleasure! Thanks for tuning in as always!
Thanks a lot 🙏🏽
Glad you enjoyed!
Super Helpful...Thank you. B
I am glad if it is helpful to you!
Hi, thank you very much for the lesson. Just what stuff do you use to plug your guitar in to get that brilliant jazz sound?
Ey Marc, really dig your lessons.... i'm thinking about to start a own channel... so my questions is.... what kind of video editing software do you use, in specific for the intro... keep up the good work. Greetings from the Netherlands.
Thanks Rob -- I'm only using the (free) iMovie software that came with my Mac. LOL
The intro thing was built about 5 years ago ... for $5 on Fiverr. I just gave the website URL and our slogan and then got this 3D rendering back.
BTW, the music during the LOGO is mine :)
marcandreseguin.com/
**Salut!! super video en passant ;) Je pose ma question en anglais pour que d'autre en bénéficie* :
So for these interesting voicings that don't have the root note at the bass. How would you recommand memorising them. If i switch key, i'd like to apply these same voicing, so for example using the Dm7 (xx10-10-10-10) do you have to specificly focus on the 10ft of the e string, where the D note is, and remember that this particular shape has the root on the high treble string.
Then, the other voicing (xx3535) you focus on the 2nd string where the D root note is...
is that how you do it? ?!
Hi :) I want to ask question which probably nobody never asked.
Everyone wants to play solos,they focus on scales etc but,
how to create accompaniment for different musical genres?
How to compose & arrange different musical styles?
How freely move from one style to another?
Where to start?
Do You recommend any books?
PS. ...or maybe You could make several videos about it ?
Well ... it's difficult to answer in one line in a UA-cam comment like that. :-) Could you be more specific?
More specific,more specific...I use google translator to talk with You :D
but I will try :>
Check on YT this two tracks of Naked City:
"Speedfreaks" and "The prestidigitator"
When I mentioned about freely move from one style to another
I was thinking about something like this.
in other words,I feel I was stuck
The exercise of scales is not a challenge for me
I did not discover anything new in this and because
I play scales mechanically without thinking
it does not happen learning in the process of doing this.
So,I stop focusing on scales and mindless playing them
Now I would like to learn composition and arrangement of selected musical genres.
Let others play solos* :D
to foundations (Accompaniment / Composition) which I will create :)
* I do not want do this any longer,it's too stressful and boring ;)
Or otherwise,another example.
When I was a kid I got keyboard :>
My colleague also had but different.
On both we had demos of melodies
It was enough to choose a style and press one key or chord
Then keyboard start played accompaniment in selected style
for one selected chord or a single sound/pitch c# or g.
I could listen to accompaniment played automatically
for one chord in many different generes :)
I had different accompaniments than my colleague
even if we choose the same genere and the same chord.
You know what I mean?
I fear your question is just bit too complex to answer simply. If you want to study composition and arrangement, then seek the very best teacher and learn from that person. :-)
Route 66 theme Nelson riddle guitar solo Dm7
Hey Marc, where are the PDFs that you reference? When I click on the link in the video, it goes to a completely different lesson, and no PDF.
Hi Bill! You can find the PDF on the description of this video. I just checked it and it works for me, but if you are still having trouble please shoot us a message at admin@jazzguitarlessons.net and we can send the PDF to you
great
Thanks! Glad you like it.
How is BFAD (4'42) a G7 chord? It is a Bm7 flat 5 'substitution'.
Hi, good question. It is indeed a Bm7b5 chord, but it can also be used as a rootless G7 chord. If you notice, all the notes are part of G7. B is the 3rd, F is the b7, A is the 9th (which in this case is substituting the root), and D is the 5th.
Great .Could be the one ...For Me
Great! Glad you like the stuff.
i love your craziness
LOL Thanks. I think... :P
I didn't see any craziness.
hi, i'm alex, i have a problem and i hope you can help me, it's about improvise on a jazz standard or any song, and don't get lost while doing it, i have been practicing a lot, my guitar teacher, show me how to practice with the metronome on 2 and 4 and i can do it, but when i'm improvising over any song i get so lost because i always start developing my solo, and there's no much problem but when i start thinking more about my solo i realize that i dont know where i am in the song, sometimes hearing the harmony helps but if i do it just me and my metronome after a few bars i don't know where i am, it's so hard thinking about the form of the song and also what i am going to do whit my solo whithout getting lost, sorry for my bad english, thanks
Ah yes ... this is normal. I would recommend you work on precise exercises that *clearly outline the chord progression*. In this way, you can't get lost since you're always playing a melodic line that is *in relationship* to the chord of the moment. See this: www.jazzguitarlessons.net/making-the-changes-on-all-the-things-you-are/
jazz guitar lessons thanks a lot, i'll check it out
Could a person modify the caged forms to incorporate the sevenths or would that be inconvenient To play? Thanks in advance
Honestly: depends on your hand structure. For example, some people are really good with out-of-position stretches, and other people prefer position-shifts to reach out-of-position notes. I'd encourage you to spend a lot of time on a variety of scale fingering methods, and then modify them or blend them to suit your specific needs. You'll find over time that you'll continue to make modifications based on whatever new material you're learning at the time, as well, so it's an ongoing process.
04:35 - isnt it 353433?
That's correct! Thanks for the catch and sorry for the mistake!
You are one of my favorite teachers in here. I am just a dummy but enjoy your lessons - wish I knew at least the 1/12 of ur skill and knowledge, Dear Marc :)
and yes, Bob Reinlie mentioned ur guitar - very nice piece - is it a bit bigger than a normal Les Paul?
second 'G7' is in fact a G9 (without a G)
Yes, it is.
Jazz police at its worst !
how can a G chord not contain a G?
tim hitt It has all the other notes in the key, implying the G
The root and 5th are optional, 3 and 7 are the important tones (generally speaking) so playing it without a root is fine. Bass player will play the root.
Jen Larsen is a much better Jazz teacher he never sends you off to his website it's all up on the screen and a much better jazz player by far
Alright- so don’t waste your time here and go watch Jen’s videos 😎
thank you so much, man. BTW, can I ask how come Dm7 chord can be xx 10 10 10 10 ? Dm7 should be DFAC, but xx10 10 10 10 is FCGD. same situation in other 2 chords. thanks
10 10 10 10 is FCAD
CFAD....b7, b3, 5, R
The link for the PDF is not working
Thanks for notifying us, we are working on fixing the problem!
U should have demonstrated these arpeggios over 2-5-1 rhythm progression
You should have watched the whole video! ;)
@@jazzguitar I mean i too new to jass say I'm starting brom Bm7/Em7/A7 then continuing to D7 G C f(god knows what those chords r in bossa thythm.... How do i locate the root and why 7 chords not 3 .... what do i play over them.... kind of !!
first 'G7' is in fact a G6/9 (with a G)?
Nope, just a G7 :)
the pdf does not work
Hi! Thanks for letting us know :)
Here's the updated link: www.jazzguitarlessons.net/hubfs/three-basic-chord-scales-for-jazz-guitar.pdf
@@jazzguitar i appreciate you!
Pdf not working but good video
PDF seems to download fine on my end! Email me at support@jazzguitarlessons.net with the link to the video and I'll help you get the PDF.
@@jazzguitar Marc, I tried a different browser and it worked. But thank you for the offer.
This is a fantastic video for me just starting jazz guitar.
PDF link no longer works
Thanks for letting me know! I'll take a look into it and see if I can get it up and running again. Please check back in a few days!
You're a great teacher,but why can't i grab and use on my playing,is it because of a cheap classical guitar
It could be! Sometimes the intonation on a cheap classical guitar is out - meaning even if the open strings are in tune, the guitar still sounds out of tune. It could also be the action is too high on your guitar! In any case, here's a list of gear that I use in case you are looking for a recommendation: www.jazzguitarlessons.net/blog/marc-jazz-guitar-gear
Hope that helps!
All the best,
Marc
you are very fast sir
scales in the morning , scales in the evening
At lunch time too? ;-)
Scales are not used to playing music
the same as the alphabet is not poetry.
if u dont have condoms u dont get to boom boom shakalala
its suppertime
Great Lesson...Thank you.
Thank you and thanks for watching!