The Problem With Modern Blues Guitar
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Jack I started playing guitar in 1958 and I'm 73 years old now and I had a great career in music until I retired a couple of years ago. And you are right man it's not about what you play but what you don't play. A very important lesson here on your Channel for the younger guys coming up in the in the music business. I love you Channel and you are an awesome teacher and thank you for your wisdom in this lesson.
Yes, and I think that "it's not about what you play but what you don't play" has been often said about Miles. A perfect example
of that! I saw him live once and he'd come out on stage with his back to the audience and just wait, and then play just the right notes....
@@CC-yq8nyObviously if you want to be professional it is more complicated but if you like your style you don't have to change it because others don't.
Even when Jack tries to play poorly, to make a valid point, its still pretty amazing...
Apparently Jack’s incapable of playing poorly.
Thought the same thing! 😄
Yep I thought the same thing too 😊
I was just about to say that this was the worst demo of bad playing ever 😂😂😂
Hey Jack, I wish I could play as badly as you, man
I love his dynamics . Not only the space but the picking volume changes . I don’t get the human feel in today’s music as much.
*Jack still casually playing the absolute shit out of the pocket even when leaving no space* 🤣 Killer lesson
This is an excellent subject right now. I appreciate you for doing this Jack. I would humbly add one more idea for those guys who want to fill every single space with a note: yes, break it up with rest and space as Jack expertly demonstrates here... but also, don't always play the first note of the next lead line on the 1st beat. Every once in awhile pause and allow the 1st beat to pass by and then take off on the 2nd beat of the measure or somewhere else. In the same way, don't always end the lead phrase right on the 4th beat... end it after the fourth beat. Try mixing it up this way to lure your listener way over the top of the beat. The effect is to float them there in the higher space above. You dont want to always be locked too tightly in that 1,2,3,4 pattern.
Blues comes from the heart. If you don’t feel, you ain’t playin’.
Amazing lesson today. I appreciate this! This also goes for bass too. I've been picking it up more and more, and this seems to be one of the biggest things bass instructors talk about for those of us coming from guitar. "Make Space"
Singing the lines in your head or out loud even really helps with this. I think of the phrasing as a conversation. And if it don’t sound good in your head or when you sing it , it won’t sound good through your instrument. Great lesson Jack 👍🏆
One should look at the Joe Bonamassa solo of I'd Rather Go Blind with Beth Hart. His solo is a repeat of what and how Beth Hart just sang.
Aside from the great lesson here, I love Jack’s PAF “snap” on the downbeats. So great
Nice advice, thank you. Been playing and performing over 60 years now and never to late to learn and get better. I learned and was reminded to compose leads/solos with some thought and purpose instead of a mindless shred licks and runs. Mostly, on-the-spot improv leads / solos / fills is what I'm doing most. Sometimes it's quiet and smooth like this, or sometimes high energy. Not always rock and blues.
Love your videos, thank you. I think audiences really appreciate space as well, as it allows other instruments to come into focus, adding depth and variety to the sonic experience and highlighting the pocket created by the band.
I completely agree with everything you said here. That’s why JJ Cale is one of my all time favourite players. He was a master of utilising space in his phrasing, combined with sweet tone and beautiful note choices too of course.
I personally love space and repeated motifs in my soling, I tend to hit fewer bum notes that way! Beautiful lines as ever man! I got notification from TrueFire there is a new course about to land. I can't wait to get stuck into it! Thanks for all your work here of UA-cam Jack.
Hi Jack,
You're making a great point. I've been focusing on space a lot more this past couple of years. I like to go balls to the wall, but I also love leaving more space. It sounds more like something that could be sung and thus more melodic, note choice aside.
Thanks for the great videos!
Cheers!
Thanks, Jack. Great info and I can't get enough of your playing. I didn't realize that you had a TrueFire course...time for me to register!
Great explanations. The space really jumped out at me on a feeling level too. I remember seeing the rests on sheet music. Thanks for the important reminder. I am smiling.
Great playing Jack! “Jimi Hendrix came from the blues, like me. We understood each other right away because of that. He was a great blues guitarist.” Miles Davis
This is exactly what advanced players need. Fabulous stuff Jack. You are so right.
I completely agree with your assertion.
This is why I love, love, love the beginning of Pink Floyd's 'Shine on You Crazy Diamond', which has a strong blues element The reason it's so cerebral is because of the brilliance of the space in between the notes and the way it takes its time.
Beautiful tone, touch and feel, sir!
Not only the way you play,
also the way you talk and your voice inspires me.
Thank you - Uli
Thank you for your amazing lessons Jack! You have such a great way of explaining concepts, and laying out a step-by-step path to progress musical ideas. And you play f*cking killer! Nice to see your subscriptions going up!
Finally the algorithm recommends something amazing! The feel, the tone, the playing are all some of the best I’ve seen on youtube. Not to mention Jack seems like a cool and knowledgeable dude. Definitely subbed!
Great stuff. Thanks for articulating something that's been on my mind a lot as I watch even some of my favorites!
Been working on this concept for while. Well timed lesson for me Jack.
One of the most important lessons I have heard‼️
Thank you for this lesson. I feel like this has given me a new perspective on story telling in solos and definitely something I need to practice.
Great video. Thank you Jack!
Love the tone ....of your voice brother! Tasty playing man, love it.
Brilliant, insightful lesson, Jack. Thank you!
More of these videos please. I love your insights
If I may :) , it's also helpful to "think like a singer", like creating a melody for a song, something that could be "sung", as with many many classic solos that are memorable. A singer's melody wouldn't just be a run off series of melodies. A song's melody has all these elements Jack explains so well! TY sir!
Tough to find a better way to spend 7 mins, and damn your dynamics and touch give me something to aspire to. Thanks as always for posting these.
Excellent advice, im glad someone is making sense when it comes to space and room for notes to breath. Bravo !
Man your stuff sounds great my ears needs no rest from your playing.
My GOSH!!!! Your playing is Flipping amazing!!! Absolutely love your feel and tone !! Stumbled across this video , so happy I did. Thank you Sir
Nicely played!
Thanks Will try this right now!
Man this is such a relevant lesson. Thank you
Perfect explanation Jack ❤
I've been playing 40 years and that was really helpful. Gonna pinch some of them riffs . Thanks.
Great video, Dane!
ha ha - I really love the first "solo with no spaces"... :-)
Great video, great lesson, great theory, and excellent playing. 🙌🏽
Fantastic guitar playing right there.
So true Jack, the phrases should mimic singing, with breathing in between. Looking forward to your new TrueFire course 😀
Wow that ES sounds incredible 😯
PREACH! This is truly one of the most effective ways of sounding like you know what you are actually doing on a guitar! 😂 Perfect thumbs up for this one Mr. Ruch!
Very well communicated. Thanks Jack!
Beautiful!
Jack, you are an incredible teacher and content creater 🙏
Great lesson Jack. I totally agree with you the blues is about space letting things breath and playing from the heart not about flash or who's better who's best. Loved your Bloomfield lesson you did now thats real blues playing. Cheers
Same for bass as well. Space/rest makes the bass line. Also, playing behind the beat is super cool. When I play guitar I play on and ahead of the beat.
It's not just space and phrasing, but a great demonstration of the value here
this is sick! thanks for sharing this lesson helps a lot
Jack's on another planet. Might be the best ever...
This Is pure gold
Great lesson ... Thank you
Spot on advice Thanks a lot
Great video! I did an episode last week on exactly this for the Blues Guitar Show podcast
Killer tone Jack...again
Those big long connected phrases I call "going bebop." It may not be so much doing 16th-note arpeggios with enclosures but the vibe of just going for it, full hot.
Paul Gilbert calls it "breath dynamics". It's basically the concept that sorta like how you pause between sentences to literally take a breath for the next one you should do the same as a guitar player. That is exactly what I personally try and do because all my heroes done it as well. My favorite player ever is Clapton and he just always seems to serve the song and perfectly phrase things that are criticized for being "simple" but in reality it's not as "simple" as it sounds. It takes great precision. Gilmour is also a total master of it as well. Obviously Clapton and Gilmour are influenced by all the truly great blues players like Albert, B.B., and Freddy.
Thank you very much for this master class.
Nailed it!
Really great man. i appreciated this very much, in a world that says faster and more is always better.
What a fantastic video have a wonderful day 😊
That was an awesome lesson Jack! Reminds me of a nugget I got off Tommy Emmanuel; he said: listen to singers, they have to take breaths ...he gave couple an example he likes like Frank Sinatra. Listen to his phrasing; it just incredible. Listen to multiple singers...an example I like a lot cause I sand his songs for a living in the 80's is Bob Dylan. His songs have so many lyrics some songs 15 long versus. His phrasing is unbelievable as is Frank's. Of course use who ever....just awesome advise from Mr. Emmanuel. So appreciate this video Jack and love your channel and ideas. Take care!
"rests need to be played".....Jack that is a fabulous description!
Wow the world really is full of amazing players
Omg! Amen- Preach it, Brother Jack! 🙉
It’s takes some confidence to criticize everyone, yet you back it up. That’s some wonderful playing.
Excellent content, thank you! I'm really missing the SG Special from the latest videos :(
right on this is a great point!
👍🏻great lesson, always inspiring just to hear your Tone❤ 😊,
"question and answer"- method also works great for leaving space.
I am a shredder, not a blues player and I find this video very enjoyable
Great observation , here. Nice tone!
Very cool thank you.
2:42-3:10 Anyone else feel like they can’t breathe when his playing doesn’t? 😂 Great lesson, Jack!
I had exactly the same thought. I need to breathe!!!
I questioned if that was supposed to be the “busy” line or not!?! Ha sounded sweet to me.
I have thought Jack should add some firey-ness to his playing at times!!
Thanks Jack for this excelent lesson. This woke me up from too much note and speed.
This opens up another way to look at lead. Approach it like a vocal line or some call and response. Generally playing lead over vocals is frowned upon, yet another important thing to look at, leaving space for vocals and finding your space in the pocket.
There's an element of blues that really defy's technique. And that's what I like to see/hear. When a player closes his eyes, takes a deep breath and pulls from his soul/heart whatever the moment dictates. Most times it's magic for both the player & listener. A perfect example is when Carlos Santana shared the stage w/ several younger players who were "trying" to impress the audience and Carlos (I guess) with how flashy and fast they could play. Carlos waited for every one of them to blow their loads...then held & massaged ONE note! Which brought the house down and surprise & smiles to everyones faces!
I liked all 3 of them. You're just a good player)
Thanks!
you are one of the amazing and talent player jack
Keep on preaching and teaching the way that you do. Just because things change doesn’t mean you lose the essence of what it was. Honestly, the space is really the most important thing.
Excellent lesson! resources widely used in Jazz too.
One of the best lessons for guitarists I have seen. Yes. Less is often more. Relaxing, getting into Alpha space, and feeing more than thinking ii what makes great music. Oh, and forget theory and such for a while. Too much thinking and not enough feeling will just cramp you up when you're trying to say something meaningful on an instrument.
The problem is that so many of us know too much guitar to play the blues authentically. Those old blues players were not technical players. They played what and how they felt and knew only a few riffs and such, the great ones coming up wit original passages that became the standards. However, what they did with what they had made them special and made us want to play like them.
Unfortunately, the hardest, maybe impossible thing to do is to unlearn and unhear something.
As an example and with the fewest of exceptions, once you've figured out "Cliffs of Dover" and can play it reasonably well (even the intro), forget about playing real blues on guitar. You know too much.
Space! The final frontier...Cheers Jack!!
Couldn't agree more. I play like I run and when I run I have to stop a LOT to catch my breath 😀
Bang on!! “So much talent. But not so many rock stars!” Discuss.
Alway salways thought the same, hard to forget some times but is vital for blues cause it came from singers
very good!
That's perhaps what I like best about Jack's great blues guitar lessons.........they're not just great blues guitar lessons..............They're intelligent great blues guitar lessons! Jim C.
Beautiful tone man, we are investigating this
I read somewhere an amazing story -- warning: bad memory, details prob mangled -- where a famous black blues guy (sorry, not sure who) was at the house of a friend (or maybe producer or manager) whose dad was a cantor, and when the player heard some davening he said "hey, that's blues phrasing!" and when the dad heard some blues he said, "hey that's our liturgical phrasing!".
The problem with modern blues is that it’s not blues. Even this lesson was kind of like jazz/blues fusion. Nothing wrong with it, absolutely incredible playing, very Robben Fordish… but it ain’t blues.
Jazz, country, R&B, and blues have been fused for a long time. Just look at the recent version of Tennessee Whiskey which comes across as country yet is instrumentally similar to I'd Rather Go Blind which is a blues song.
I absolutely agree. No blues in what is called blues these days.
It's not blues anymore.
Very true
I get it. Beautiful 335 man.
Scrolling UA-cam. Tuned in for the 335 😊
Nice lesson too.
Nice Jack
The analogy of not talking continuously(like an acuctioneer, for reference)., but rather carrying a conversation at a measured pace, and allowing for “rests” for effect makes all the sense in the world…
I’ll try jamming to a backing track tonight, and try to be mindful of letting the phrasing “breathe”, and not just continuously string various notes together without stopping
Great lesson Jack! Definitely have me some food for thought…