Slowly but surely I'm starting to get it . Jens is a great teacher and the tabs are super helpful. I can't read notation but learning how to read chords. Thanks Jens for sharing your knowledge. 👍☮️🎸
This is such a classic tune every guitarist I know wants to play it. This version gives us a look at the jazz potentials with this piece. Your teaching is invaluable. Thanks so much.
@@JensLarsen I definitely will. I just subscribed to the email newsletter and got the PDF, and I just requested access to the Facebook group. I'm going to focus on a tempo that allows me to play it correctly, and then try to increase my speed gradually.
I can get through the first part, but the last several bars have been such a challenge for me. I have moved away from studying jazz guitar for the time being, because the difficulty of it was damaging my confidence, and I have focused on basic blues study.
The transitions you've outlined flow so effortlessly. Thanks very much for this arrangement! It's an awesome starting point for a jazz beginner like me.
I really like the way this was broken into steps. Thinking of the treble and the bass as separate, referencing the need to practice shell chords first, and explaining that it's a call and response. A lot of people do videos about how to perform a song, but the ones that chunk things into parts are the higher quality ones.
Hi Jens As many have already said previously, this is a really good yet straight forward arrangement. I am a mature aged beginner jazz fan and teamed up with a young lady jazz singer in a duo format so now I can play a solo in the middle of the song she sings. Mag ic for me. Thankyou.
@@JensLarsen Long time ago, at the beginning of my guitar learning I took up some lessons with jazz guitarist. I was too young to appreciate jazz and music reading back then. Now I'm 35 and I strongly feel the lack of music theory. I have a relatively good hearing and can play, but without theory I feel like I'm missing something. Do you think it's not too late to learn all of this?
Perfect arrangement for my level!!! This has given me so much more confidence and I’m already working of varying the arrangement a little. Thank you Jens.
just venturing in jazz and bass too so always a renew pleasure to follow your clear advice on diverse songs chords etc thanks for just having a nice smile and relaxing manner as all matters! so cheers jens :-))
Thanks, simple and nice..I try to make my own arrangements since few months. I think it’s a very good way to connecting scales, melody and chords and really learn a tune..
Jens, I 've been following your Jazz videos for almost a year now,(i.e. .Very challenging!), but with a lot of woodshedding, I've learned a lot from them all, but this Autumn Leaves video using shell chords is starting open my mind to other sounds and allow my ears to hear & feel the jazz I'm playing.. I'm basically self taught, and been playing off & on seriously for about 10years and love to improvise, but my problem was, the next time I attempt to play what I created the first time , I could never play it the same way. Watching the stuff in your lessons, along with your Jazz theory, Standards, and the combination of music notes /w tabs, has allowed me to learn why and what I'm playing now in Jazz. Thanks Dude!
Wow Jens, thank you so much for this video. This is a serious game changer, so simple in some ways but seeing how you connected the shell voicings with the melody made some big light bulbs pop in my head. Was able to slowly play through a chord melody for "There Will Never Be Another You" just now thanks to this. I was always so intimidated by chord melody solo jazz arrangements but this makes it so much more accessible. Grateful for your content!
As a beginner guitar player, I started learning jazz guitar since last week. It lead me here and I ordered the Modern Jazz Guitar concepts: Cutting Edge Jazz Guitar Techniques with Virtuoso - Jens Larsen. Waiting for the the book to arrive in 2 days.
The hardest part for me is the Bbmaj7 to Am7b5...I feel when I get that perfect I'll be able to play anything...lolz...thank you for taking the time out to provide us with this lesson!
Just started looking into Jazz. I note the use of your right hand is finger style which as a predominently plec player is something I guess I need to develope.
Jens, yes, I do make my own arrangements and I really enjoy it. I think it's an important part of really learning a song well. Stripping it down to shell voicings is an important skill, rather than trying to use lots of extensions and not understand them. I appreciate that this method allows for harmonic, melodic and rhythmic development simultaneously. It's a strong foundation for looking at other arrangements and understanding the differences. Again, another winner! Great job :-D
Great that you make your own arrangements! It is indeed important to focus on getting the melody across and adding chords where it is possible. We get lost in complicated chords really easily 🙂
Hi Jens, as always excellent job! Thanks for your videos. I've been wondering lately how to increase the speed of playing solo with a guitar pick, in order to smoothly transition between notes but also play certain notes quickly in my solo. Have you perhaps recorded a video on this topic, or would you consider doing so?
I really enjoyed this. Jazz guitar is completely new to me but I spent hours on this song yesterday and after tabbing this out for myself with pen and paper, new lights are popping on in my head about how to put jazz chords to use. I am still overwhelmed but this video really helped. Now the question is, how many hours and days will i spend trying to figure out licks that Charlie Christian mastered 80 years ago. You guys make this look way to easy.
Autumn leaves Chord Melody with drop 2. I have been working on Autumn Leaves for a while. Printed it out a while back. I actually play very close to this style. I will be suggesting this video. Also people should download the PDFs..Last night I was working on the scales to use over the various b9. chords. Seems the Phrygian Dominant scale works...5th mode of Harmonic minor also. So I determined to work it out in C.. as the flats and sharps would stick out. So there is a lot harder way to do this. C Phrygian is just E to E, using the C scale. E F G A B C D E.. But a Dom. chord always has a major third. in this case a major third of E would have to be there to be a phrygian dominant scale. E F G# A B C D E . Now E G# B D. That's a E7..E dominant chord E scale E F# G# A B C# D# E. Now I don't normally do all the extra stuff but it's good to see. E F# G# A B C# D# E E F G# A B C D E Phrigian Dom.scale degrees 1 b2 3 4 5 b6 b7 8 Also this in extensions: R b9 3 11 5 b6 b7 R This way of figuring out may seem confusing..but if we work with C when learning the modes..it is much easier. C D E F G A B C C IONIAN D E F G A B C D D DORIAN E F G A B C D E E PHRYGIAN F G A B C D E F F LYDIAN G A B C D E F G G MIXOLYDIAN A B C D E F G A A AOLIAN B C D E F G A B B LOCRIAN
I love your video but you're really an advanced guy giving lessons that I don't understand. But still somehow I love how you present the things. Subbed.
Jens Larsen not for this one, cause I have been learning this jazz standard, so now it makes some sense. You teach absolutely great, just straight to the point. I'm digging this.
Dear Jens, could you please come up with some more in deep lessons of solo guitar comping and. (I know, you already did, but some more would be great). I sometimes accompany a saxplayer and a singer. The main problem for me is the arrangement. How to keep it tasteful with all harmonical informations, but not too fat, so there's still room for a guitar solo without loosing dynamics and intensity. This would help me a lot.
@@JensLarsen This is a good lesson... for my new Ibanez (335). So far I've only played one of my western guitars and practiced mountains of chords with fast changes. I've only been playing guitar again for less than a year. Most recently before 1976 ... on concert guitar, the simple hitting chords.
Would diatonic arpeggios be a good daily practice to have to be more comfortable playing/learning songs? Thanks for your videos by the way. I'm an average guitar player but fairly recently I've been growing a love for jazz guitar and your videos have been helping a lot!
Years ago I worked out the C Diatonic 7 arpegio in 4 frets vertically down then up. C maj7 Dmin7 .....Bmin7b5. The first I did it was slow. I found it extremely helpful. I do it all the time.
It's hairband that I use as a mute for open strings, but it does not really do anything when it is behind the nut- I sometimes use it while recording or practicing legato.
Hai Jens, kun je nog meer classics op deze manier uitwerken. Ik speel pas sinds enkele maanden en dit is de eerste song die ik in zijn geheel kan spelen...bedankt daarvoor
Thank you for this video and the supporting documents - I am having so much fun learning my first chord melody arrangement. This is a great way for a beginner such as myself to enjoy making the jazz sound. Two questions 1. The chord melody arrangements do not seem to be listed in the Google Docs list of Patreon files or am I just missing them somehow? 2. Is it possible to categorize the current list of chord melodies on the Patreon page from easier to more advanced? These seems like a great way to get into playing jazz and it would be nice to have an idea on what to consider learning next. Thanks Jens
Hi Barry! Glad you like this! I did not try to make search functions for more video types, yet. Since I have to make it implement it myself with the help of one of the patrons. As for an order: To be honest I don.t remember but most of them you can just watch the video and see how difficult they are? Some of the early ones are a little simpler like Polka dots, the first stella arrangement and Last Train Home. If you want to and have the time of course, then you could make a list of links in a Google doc and then I can implement that as a search function on my site.
@@JensLarsen Thanks Jens, I have done that. I've told you before, but I'll tell you again - thank you so much, these are the most informative lessons and so well done.
I've gotten through the first few bars of this. It's a little sloppy. Should I work on that part until it's clean? Or continue onto the next bars? Thanks!
That is very difficult to judge from a YT comment, but maybe take the 1st A part and get that to a point where it is playable, then go on (then you have half of it covered.
Hi Jens, I've been watching several of your videos, as I am a total beginner to Jazz. They are great ! Although, sometimes I do find your lessons difficult to understand. No worries. Just curious: in all your lessons you have that blue fuzzy thing wrapped around the nut of your guitar - does it have a purpose or is it just decoration? Thanks !
Thank you Vince! It's hairband that I use as a mute for open strings, but it does not really do anything when it is behind the nut- I sometimes use it while recording or practicing legato. 🙂
Jens, thank You for this lesson. I really appreciate it! But am I wrong if there is a mistake in shell voicing when root is on 5th string on Ao chord which has minor 3rd whereas it should have +4? Best regards!
Jens Larsen Ok! Now I got it. It is simillar to voicing on the 6th string so there is only root, 3 and 7. Of course I could play root, #4 and 7 but it would be not typical shell chord. Thanks! 😄
Hi Jens. Thanks as always! This is a great way to learn standards. My favourite part of this video is the circle of fifths Gm7-C7-Fm7-Bb7 - such small changes in these chord qualities really strike my ear nicely. Do you recall having more material on such small reharmonizations? Cheers and regards! Jz
@@JensLarsen Perhaps I'm not using the term correctly. What I mean is that in Bb, the diatonic chords would be Gm7 - Cm7 - F7 - BbM7, and they've changed: Cm7 to C7, F7 to Fm7, BbM7 to Bb7. It didn't feel correct to call them "extensions" -- perhaps "substitution" would be a better word. If I were thinking about this as a series of ii-Vs, then they'd feel like: Gm7 - C7 (to FMaj7, but we go to Fm7 instead) Fm7 - Bb7 (to EbMaj7, but we go to Gm7 instead, the iii of EbMaj ... not sure if that's a "right" or useful way to think about these harmonizations) I have trouble coming up with a good "mental mnemonic" to help learn such substitutions, and also would like to explore using them in different scenarios. I find these extremely interesting and natural, and yet I have trouble hearing these things myself as I'm working on pieces. I'd like to introduce such gentle changes in my own arrangements and improvisations. Cheers and with gratitude, jz
@@jz4901 I don't see them as substitutions. Let me try to explain: The song is in Gm, not Bb. At that point in the song it is resolving to Gm and then in the next line it needs to go to Eb (or in some realbooks Aø). A basic set of chords would then be Gm and Bb7. These are then turned into Gm C7 Fm7 Bb7, because that is a nice sequence but the C7 and the Fm7 are really just embellishments. So, in reality, it isn't really in F major, we just messed around with the Gm chord. Hope that helps a bit.
@@JensLarsen Hi JL, thanks very much. Yes Gm, not Bb! That does help. The series of ii-V's is nice, and with those chord qualities there's a nice chromatically descending note in the middle, which is what my ear was picking up (the line is F, E, Eb, D, for the four chords Gm C7 Fm7 Bb7; that line jumps out more if the chords are all in the same register). Thank you again for following up on this comment thread! jz
@@JensLarsen ah thanks so much! I thought so… i really love that song, is there a way i can work up to it in your opinion? Like, which songs i should learn first before trying to learn that.
Thanks Jens, fantastic lesson! I''m just getting into Jazz having played a lot of blues/country - I've listened to the original version of autumn leaves sung by Yves Montand and it seems to be in the key of F major/D minor, is this correct? I've read everywhere that the most common key for this song is G Minor, but I can only seem to find versions in E Minor and D Minor although I probably haven't looked hard enough! Could you point me towards some G minor versions best suited to match this lesson? Again much appreciated, cheers!
Hi Jens, Another wonderful lesson on Autumn Leaves... Muchas Gracis ;) BTW, what is that blue wrap around on your neck nut??? Greetings from Tampa Florida, Juano...
Thank you Dorian! It's hairband that I use as a mute for open strings, but it does not really do anything when it is behind the nut- I sometimes use it while recording or practicing legato.🙂
Jens- what is a good progression for learning. I am a mediocre player, 6 years, 2nd year college music student, so I read music and understand your theory. I was thinking scales, chords -7ths, all keys and shell, and songs. Practice, practice, practice. Any other suggestions?
Hey Jens, during the melody section, what chord are we considered to be soloing over? Most of the chords are a 5-1 so would it be the 1 that we are headed to right after the little melody sections? Hope my question makes any sense :D
Check out the updated version of this video:
ua-cam.com/video/3UvUr3FOuVk/v-deo.html
Are there other songs you would like to see an arrangement of?
@Jack Grady glad I could help xD
I got a beautiful one Fly Love
Slowly but surely I'm starting to get it . Jens is a great teacher and the tabs are super helpful. I can't read notation but learning how to read chords. Thanks Jens for sharing your knowledge. 👍☮️🎸
Go for it!
This is such a classic tune every guitarist I know wants to play it. This version gives us a look at the jazz potentials with this piece. Your teaching is invaluable. Thanks so much.
You're very welcome! I am glad you like it! 🙂
Jen……you NEVER cease to AMAZE/INFORM me !!! THNX bro.
Glad it is useful!
Jens, everything you play sounds perfectly jazzy.
A real and serious inspiration for me, still learning in the age of 73
Thank you 🙂
"Easy" is a relative term. I hope that one day this is easy for me, but I'm not there yet. Thanks for the lesson!
Easy is relative, but with a bit of practice you might surprise yourself 🙂😎 go for it
@@JensLarsen I definitely will. I just subscribed to the email newsletter and got the PDF, and I just requested access to the Facebook group. I'm going to focus on a tempo that allows me to play it correctly, and then try to increase my speed gradually.
@@danieli.9252 That's great.
@@danieli.9252 did you learn it?
I can get through the first part, but the last several bars have been such a challenge for me. I have moved away from studying jazz guitar for the time being, because the difficulty of it was damaging my confidence, and I have focused on basic blues study.
The transitions you've outlined flow so effortlessly. Thanks very much for this arrangement! It's an awesome starting point for a jazz beginner like me.
Glad you like it T W! :)
I really like the way this was broken into steps. Thinking of the treble and the bass as separate, referencing the need to practice shell chords first, and explaining that it's a call and response. A lot of people do videos about how to perform a song, but the ones that chunk things into parts are the higher quality ones.
One of the best teachers/players out there. Chapeau.
Thank you 🙏
Thank you Jens. This song was my dream. God bless you.
I was just learning the chords to the song. Your melody lesson came right on time!
That's great Jordan! Hope you can put it to use :)
Great great great!!!!! Thank you so much for putting theses lessons online! They are fantastic!!!!
Thanks Jens, my first chord melody that my wife recognized. For me and my goal this is perfect.
Great! 🙂 (tough crowd?)
0:54 Great arrangement and advise ! Love your Autumn Leaves. Thank you.
You're very welcome! I am glad you like it! 🙂
Not a single thumbs down! You really are the man!
Thanks Chris!
Hi Jens As many have already said previously, this is a really good yet straight forward arrangement. I am a mature aged beginner jazz fan and teamed up with a young lady jazz singer in a duo format so now I can play a solo in the middle of the song she sings. Mag
ic for me. Thankyou.
Glad you can really use it! 😎
this video makes more senses compare to the others ;) Thanks Jens Larsen. I luv your website too !!!
Glad you enjoy it!
the shell is a revelation to me omgthanks!
Cool! Don't forget to check it out as arpeggio as well 👍🙂
so good and just my level! took a few days but I finally managed a walk through. thanks Jens!
Great job!
Thank you so much, you're a very good teacher.
and a great player.
You're welcome! Glad you think so!
I love that you encourage us to make it our own arrangements. That's great stuff and a great lesson!
Yes! It's all about putting it to use 🙂
Loving these lessons Jens. Thanks for all the work you put into them to provide us with some jazz guitar knowledge!
You're very welcome! I am glad you like it! 🙂
First time I hear about shell voicings. Now I am addicted! Thanks Jens :)
You're very welcome! You can do really a lot with them though!
Fantastic! Always wanted to learn Autumn Leaves, but I'm lame in jazz guitar. This is perfect for my abilities.
Great! Go for it 🙂
@@JensLarsen Long time ago, at the beginning of my guitar learning I took up some lessons with jazz guitarist. I was too young to appreciate jazz and music reading back then. Now I'm 35 and I strongly feel the lack of music theory. I have a relatively good hearing and can play, but without theory I feel like I'm missing something. Do you think it's not too late to learn all of this?
@@KingfisherLtd not too late!!
Great video! Will be following up/using this one!!
Glad it was helpful!
Perfect arrangement for my level!!! This has given me so much more confidence and I’m already working of varying the arrangement a little. Thank you Jens.
You're very welcome!
Thank you so much, this was extremely well put together and the arrangement is lovely for a beginner! :)
You're very welcome!
How could you 'unlike' this? Madness. Great video mate.
just venturing in jazz and bass too so always a renew pleasure to follow your clear advice on diverse songs chords etc thanks for just having a nice smile and relaxing manner as all matters! so cheers jens :-))
Amazing lesson, with you I am really able to learn how to play jazz properly! Thank you so much!
Go for it 🙂
Really useful and complete intro to what I find a really difficult area in jazz. Thank you.
Really glad you like it! 🙂
It’s an “ah-ha” moment. Thanks, Jens. I finally get the cord melody idea. 😄👌
Thank you very much! From France!
You Sir are amazing. Thank you for this lesson.
Glad you like it 🙂
Thank your for your lesson. I was just learning the chords to the song.
Great! Go for it 🙂
Great arrangement. Thanks for putting the tabs together which really help a lot.
You're welcome Tim! I take it you saw that you can download the PDF for free on my website?
Yes, thanks so much. I subscribed to your channel so will check out your other lessons. Appreciate it!
That's great Tim! I hope you find something you can use! Don't be afraid to ask!
Another great video, you're gonna learn me some jazz whether I like it or not! Thanks
Thank you so much for making these videos. Your channel is awesome!
You're the man Jens.
Thank you! I am glad you found it useful 👍
This is great, Jens!! Greetings from Cape Verde!!
Thanks, simple and nice..I try to make my own arrangements since few months. I think it’s a very good way to connecting scales, melody and chords and really learn a tune..
Thanks Franck! Very cool that you make your own! I also think it is a part of learning a song on guitar!
hey jens! love your content, it really helps. keep up the good work!
Thank you, Burak! :)
Thank you so mutch for this Lection!
You're very welcome!
@@JensLarsen/ i studied the first part
Is wonderful
Jens, I 've been following your Jazz videos for almost a year now,(i.e. .Very challenging!), but with a lot of woodshedding, I've learned a lot from them all, but this Autumn Leaves video using shell chords is starting open my mind to other sounds and allow my ears to hear & feel the jazz I'm playing.. I'm basically self taught, and been playing off & on seriously for about 10years and love to improvise, but my problem was, the next time I attempt to play what I created the first time , I could never play it the same way. Watching the stuff in your lessons, along with your Jazz theory, Standards, and the combination of music notes /w tabs, has allowed me to learn why and what I'm playing now in Jazz. Thanks Dude!
Glad to hear that Chaz! It's great when things connect and becomes music! 🙂
@@JensLarsen 🎵 "Die Welt ist Klang" J.E. Berendt de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joachim-Ernst_Berendt?wprov=sfla1
Love your Autumn Leaves Jens, shell voicing chords are inspiring!
Thank you very much Bill! Glad you like it 🙂
I like shell voicing. Easy to play after practicing a bit. Put the melody in sometimes and it really starts sounding great.
Love the juxtaposition of the Cookie Monster scrunchie atop the traditional jazzbox :)
Thank you Rob A! 🙂I do my best!
Bravo Jans Larsen, molto chiaro
Amazing videos with a lot of (clear) information !! thank you.. another nice little challenge for me , almost there :)
You can do it!
Outstanding. Thank you.
You're very welcome!
Jens..thank you for this video. Like the.chord diagrams.
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Wonderful lesson, Jens, really nicely put together, very useful, and fun!
THank you very much Philip! 🙂
This guy looks like jazz. Great lesson.
Thank you 🙂 (on both counts)
Jens this is great thanks for the lesson!
You're very welcome Stuart! Great that you find it useful!
Wow Jens, thank you so much for this video. This is a serious game changer, so simple in some ways but seeing how you connected the shell voicings with the melody made some big light bulbs pop in my head. Was able to slowly play through a chord melody for "There Will Never Be Another You" just now thanks to this. I was always so intimidated by chord melody solo jazz arrangements but this makes it so much more accessible. Grateful for your content!
As a beginner guitar player, I started learning jazz guitar since last week. It lead me here and I ordered the Modern Jazz Guitar concepts: Cutting Edge Jazz Guitar Techniques with Virtuoso - Jens Larsen. Waiting for the the book to arrive in 2 days.
This book is excellent; I’ve almost completed my first pass through it.
Thank you for the instruction
You are very welcome! :)
I was searching this year's goal. Thank you.
Go for it! :)
@@JensLarsen Does the second chord, 888, mean picking the D and G strings ?
@@oxydol3456 You need to give me a time in the video :)
@@JensLarsen At 1:49 are you picking 3rd and then 4th string?
Nice..easy..jazz chords quite challenging and interesting ..
Go for it 🙂
@@JensLarsen haha I need to lower my guitar action some more..trying on acoustic..😁
@@HL-OOI they are not that difficult? 😁
@@JensLarsen ya this one is easy..the Em7 version is harder..lol..lots of barre chord..😁
@@HL-OOI then you are doing it wrong, you should be able to do that without bar chords 🙂
Thank you for this Jens!
You're very welcome John! I am glad you found it useful 👍🙂
The hardest part for me is the Bbmaj7 to Am7b5...I feel when I get that perfect I'll be able to play anything...lolz...thank you for taking the time out to provide us with this lesson!
You'll get there 🙂 Glad you like the videos
You are the Man!!
Wonderfull!!!Thanks a lot for this vidéo...Good Job ;)
Very glad you like it , Eric 🙂
Excellent, thank you.
Your explaination are very clear, nevertheless a lot of practice is recommended; thanks for lesson and I waiting for one on MISTY for example.
Thank you, I can't practice for you 😁
Just started looking into Jazz. I note the use of your right hand is finger style which as a predominently plec player is something I guess I need to develope.
It is not super difficult so just go for it 🙂
nicely done love it
Nice basic arrangement. I love your lessons, Jens. Thank you.
Thank you John! I am glad you found it useful! 👍
Jens, yes, I do make my own arrangements and I really enjoy it. I think it's an important part of really learning a song well. Stripping it down to shell voicings is an important skill, rather than trying to use lots of extensions and not understand them. I appreciate that this method allows for harmonic, melodic and rhythmic development simultaneously. It's a strong foundation for looking at other arrangements and understanding the differences. Again, another winner! Great job :-D
Great that you make your own arrangements! It is indeed important to focus on getting the melody across and adding chords where it is possible. We get lost in complicated chords really easily 🙂
Great advise and lesson!
Thank you Brad! 🙂
Great job. Thanks!
Thank you Francisco! I am glad you found it useful! 👍
Hi Jens, as always excellent job! Thanks for your videos. I've been wondering lately how to increase the speed of playing solo with a guitar pick, in order to smoothly transition between notes but also play certain notes quickly in my solo. Have you perhaps recorded a video on this topic, or would you consider doing so?
Thank you! Maybe this playlist: ua-cam.com/video/3SupjtzAUVA/v-deo.html
@@JensLarsen thank you so much, I will have look asap 😀
I really enjoyed this. Jazz guitar is completely new to me but I spent hours on this song yesterday and after tabbing this out for myself with pen and paper, new lights are popping on in my head about how to put jazz chords to use. I am still overwhelmed but this video really helped. Now the question is, how many hours and days will i spend trying to figure out licks that Charlie Christian mastered 80 years ago. You guys make this look way to easy.
Just go for it and have fun playing, then the rest will come with time.
A neat little trick is putting the note next to the tab. Makes it easy later on.
Autumn leaves Chord Melody with drop 2. I have been working on Autumn Leaves for a while. Printed it out a while back. I actually play very close to this style. I will be suggesting this video. Also people should download the PDFs..Last night I was working on the scales to use over the various b9. chords. Seems the Phrygian Dominant scale works...5th mode of Harmonic minor also. So I determined to work it out in C.. as the flats and sharps would stick out. So there is a lot harder way to do this. C Phrygian is just E to E, using the C scale. E F G A B C D E..
But a Dom. chord always has a major third. in this case a major third of E would have to be there to be a phrygian dominant scale.
E F G# A B C D E . Now E G# B D.
That's a E7..E dominant chord
E scale E F# G# A B C# D# E.
Now I don't normally do all the
extra stuff but it's good to see.
E F# G# A B C# D# E
E F G# A B C D E Phrigian Dom.scale degrees
1 b2 3 4 5 b6 b7 8
Also this in extensions:
R b9 3 11 5 b6 b7 R
This way of figuring out may seem confusing..but if we work with C when learning the modes..it is much easier.
C D E F G A B C C IONIAN
D E F G A B C D D DORIAN
E F G A B C D E E PHRYGIAN
F G A B C D E F F LYDIAN
G A B C D E F G G MIXOLYDIAN
A B C D E F G A A AOLIAN
B C D E F G A B B LOCRIAN
I love your video but you're really an advanced guy giving lessons that I don't understand. But still somehow I love how you present the things. Subbed.
Thank you! Did you find this hard to follow as well? ☺️
Jens Larsen not for this one, cause I have been learning this jazz standard, so now it makes some sense. You teach absolutely great, just straight to the point. I'm digging this.
P. S. Do you have any idea on how I can play the outside notes on this tune?
Yes of course, try whole tone scale or Augmented scale on the Gm? Or turning the Bbmaj7 into a Bbmaj7(#5) or a Bbmaj7(#9#11)
Jens Larsen thanks Jens! Keep'em coming. From India.
Nice!
Thanks!
Thanks!
Thank you so much for the support, Mitch!
You’re welcome. Your UA-cam videos and Jazz Roadmap course are superb.
Dear Jens, could you please come up with some more in deep lessons of solo guitar comping and. (I know, you already did, but some more would be great).
I sometimes accompany a saxplayer and a singer. The main problem for me is the arrangement. How to keep it tasteful with all harmonical informations, but not too fat, so there's still room for a guitar solo without loosing dynamics and intensity.
This would help me a lot.
Vielen Dank ! 😊
Glad you like it!
@@JensLarsen This is a good lesson... for my new Ibanez (335). So far I've only played one of my western guitars and practiced mountains of chords with fast changes. I've only been playing guitar again for less than a year. Most recently before 1976 ... on concert guitar, the simple hitting chords.
@@wolfgangdankwarth7312 go for it 🙂
Would diatonic arpeggios be a good daily practice to have to be more comfortable playing/learning songs? Thanks for your videos by the way. I'm an average guitar player but fairly recently I've been growing a love for jazz guitar and your videos have been helping a lot!
It certainly would ( a must actually...)
Years ago I worked out the C Diatonic 7 arpegio in 4 frets vertically down then up. C maj7 Dmin7 .....Bmin7b5. The first I did it was slow. I found it extremely helpful. I do it all the time.
Thanks for the great lesson, i am just curious about what guitarbrand your playing. And what is thw blue thing near the nut on your guitar
It's hairband that I use as a mute for open strings, but it does not really do anything when it is behind the nut- I sometimes use it while recording or practicing legato.
Hai Jens, kun je nog meer classics op deze manier uitwerken. Ik speel pas sinds enkele maanden en dit is de eerste song die ik in zijn geheel kan spelen...bedankt daarvoor
MHai Jens, can you more songs like these....that was the first Jazz song I learned from you
Thank you for this video and the supporting documents - I am having so much fun learning my first chord melody arrangement. This is a great way for a beginner such as myself to enjoy making the jazz sound.
Two questions
1. The chord melody arrangements do not seem to be listed in the Google Docs list of Patreon files or am I just missing them somehow?
2. Is it possible to categorize the current list of chord melodies on the Patreon page from easier to more advanced? These seems like a great way to get into playing jazz and it would be nice to have an idea on what to consider learning next.
Thanks Jens
Hi Barry! Glad you like this!
I did not try to make search functions for more video types, yet. Since I have to make it implement it myself with the help of one of the patrons.
As for an order: To be honest I don.t remember but most of them you can just watch the video and see how difficult they are? Some of the early ones are a little simpler like Polka dots, the first stella arrangement and Last Train Home.
If you want to and have the time of course, then you could make a list of links in a Google doc and then I can implement that as a search function on my site.
Great channel Jens, you'll make a jazz player out of me yet.
From your website it says there will be a link to PDF version at the end of the page, but it is not there. Please check? Thanks
Hi Caleb, it is if you enter your email in the "Get The PDF" section, it will be sent to you
Good old Jim Hall :-)
What is the blue fuzzy thing at the end of the guitar? Also love this video so much ❤
Hi Jens, I love your videos. There doesn't seem to be a tab to download the PDF of this lesson on the page for it on your website (I am subscribed)
It is there just scroll down to where it says get the pdf and enter your e-mail, then you will get a PDF
@@JensLarsen Thanks Jens, I have done that. I've told you before, but I'll tell you again - thank you so much, these are the most informative lessons and so well done.
I love your lessons, this one helps with someone just applying these methods, do you have any outside resources available?
I've gotten through the first few bars of this. It's a little sloppy. Should I work on that part until it's clean? Or continue onto the next bars? Thanks!
That is very difficult to judge from a YT comment, but maybe take the 1st A part and get that to a point where it is playable, then go on (then you have half of it covered.
@@JensLarsen thank you! I'll get there.
So for the intro to the bar, are you playing the melody on beats 2, 3, 4 and then playing the chords on 3 and 4 of the next bar?
Yes, though the first bar is actually an upbeat?
Hi Jens, I've been watching several of your videos, as I am a total beginner to Jazz. They are great ! Although, sometimes I do find your lessons difficult to understand. No worries. Just curious: in all your lessons you have that blue fuzzy thing wrapped around the nut of your guitar - does it have a purpose or is it just decoration? Thanks !
Thank you Vince! It's hairband that I use as a mute for open strings, but it does not really do anything when it is behind the nut- I sometimes use it while recording or practicing legato. 🙂
Jens, thank You for this lesson. I really appreciate it! But am I wrong if there is a mistake in shell voicing when root is on 5th string on Ao chord which has minor 3rd whereas it should have +4? Best regards!
A shell voicing would usually not have a 5th and certainly not a #4?! Maybe give me a timestamp in the video?
Jens Larsen Ok! Now I got it. It is simillar to voicing on the 6th string so there is only root, 3 and 7. Of course I could play root, #4 and 7 but it would be not typical shell chord. Thanks! 😄
Hi Jens. Thanks as always! This is a great way to learn standards.
My favourite part of this video is the circle of fifths Gm7-C7-Fm7-Bb7 - such small changes in these chord qualities really strike my ear nicely. Do you recall having more material on such small reharmonizations? Cheers and regards! Jz
Glad you like it!
I don't consider a row of II V's a reharmonization, at least not in this case.
Why do you think it is a reharmonization?
@@JensLarsen Perhaps I'm not using the term correctly. What I mean is that in Bb, the diatonic chords would be Gm7 - Cm7 - F7 - BbM7, and they've changed: Cm7 to C7, F7 to Fm7, BbM7 to Bb7. It didn't feel correct to call them "extensions" -- perhaps "substitution" would be a better word.
If I were thinking about this as a series of ii-Vs, then they'd feel like:
Gm7 - C7 (to FMaj7, but we go to Fm7 instead)
Fm7 - Bb7 (to EbMaj7, but we go to Gm7 instead, the iii of EbMaj ... not sure if that's a "right" or useful way to think about these harmonizations)
I have trouble coming up with a good "mental mnemonic" to help learn such substitutions, and also would like to explore using them in different scenarios. I find these extremely interesting and natural, and yet I have trouble hearing these things myself as I'm working on pieces. I'd like to introduce such gentle changes in my own arrangements and improvisations.
Cheers and with gratitude, jz
@@jz4901 I don't see them as substitutions.
Let me try to explain:
The song is in Gm, not Bb. At that point in the song it is resolving to Gm and then in the next line it needs to go to Eb (or in some realbooks Aø).
A basic set of chords would then be Gm and Bb7. These are then turned into Gm C7 Fm7 Bb7, because that is a nice sequence but the C7 and the Fm7 are really just embellishments. So, in reality, it isn't really in F major, we just messed around with the Gm chord.
Hope that helps a bit.
@@JensLarsen Hi JL, thanks very much. Yes Gm, not Bb! That does help. The series of ii-V's is nice, and with those chord qualities there's a nice chromatically descending note in the middle, which is what my ear was picking up (the line is F, E, Eb, D, for the four chords Gm C7 Fm7 Bb7; that line jumps out more if the chords are all in the same register). Thank you again for following up on this comment thread! jz
Jens, what do you think is the harder jazz standard? Autumn Leaves or Days of Wine and Roses?
Days of Wine and Roses has more complicated harmony, in my opinion
@@JensLarsen ah thanks so much! I thought so… i really love that song, is there a way i can work up to it in your opinion? Like, which songs i should learn first before trying to learn that.
@@theshredguitarist25 Find some easy songs, the more you know the easier it is going to get :)
I don't know which ones you already know
Thanks Jens, fantastic lesson! I''m just getting into Jazz having played a lot of blues/country - I've listened to the original version of autumn leaves sung by Yves Montand and it seems to be in the key of F major/D minor, is this correct? I've read everywhere that the most common key for this song is G Minor, but I can only seem to find versions in E Minor and D Minor although I probably haven't looked hard enough! Could you point me towards some G minor versions best suited to match this lesson? Again much appreciated, cheers!
Hi Jens, Another wonderful lesson on Autumn Leaves... Muchas Gracis ;) BTW, what is that blue wrap around on your neck nut??? Greetings from Tampa Florida, Juano...
Thank you Dorian! It's hairband that I use as a mute for open strings, but it does not really do anything when it is behind the nut- I sometimes use it while recording or practicing legato.🙂
I like how you have the tab at the top. When you pause the video it's not covered by thumb nails.
Thanks! :)
amazing
Thank you Lisan De la Cruz! 🙂
Jens- what is a good progression for learning. I am a mediocre player, 6 years, 2nd year college music student, so I read music and understand your theory. I was thinking scales, chords -7ths, all keys and shell, and songs. Practice, practice, practice. Any other suggestions?
Keep it simple. Practice scales and arpeggios for 20 minutes every day and work on learning songs. That will pay off! 🙂
Hey Jens, during the melody section, what chord are we considered to be soloing over? Most of the chords are a 5-1 so would it be the 1 that we are headed to right after the little melody sections? Hope my question makes any sense :D