Share how you use triads in your solos or coming! 👍😎 The Best exercises to practice and learn triads, check out this video: ua-cam.com/video/Buta15gu64Q/v-deo.html
Jens, I can't thank you enough for all the wonderful content on your channel. Yoy are a great teacher. I'm a beginner jazz guitarist... Fooled around with the guitar in the past but was recently looking for a place to really start learning a style of guitar I've always enjoyed and admired. I've found my guitar school home with your YT channel. Best, Chad Boston, US
your videos are not only one of the most educational guitar videos on youtube but also one of the most high quality when it comes to video editing and visualisation Thanks alot man
Triads have been so useful... make my improv sound like jazz and simple things like spread triads... and enclosures make them sound even more interesting:)
This is one of the most helpful lessons I’ve watched in a long time! I really don’t know my triads as well as I should. Thank Jens, you seem to always be shedding light on what I need to be practicing!
Real nice Jens, my late father studied theory prior, an during WW2, during Big Band era times, nice to see similar from you, different, but very Cool, he lived it. Thanks!
Great stuff. I'll show this to my students. I find it kind of ironic that the more triads I use in my Jazz playing, the more modern it sounds. And if I use chords with lots of extensions it can sound dated. Seems to me that modern players use a lot of triads, espessially open triads.
Thanks Mikko! I completely agree that a huge chunk of the "modern" sound is triads and open triads. I especially get that from what I have transcribed from Lage Lund and Rosenwinkel.
Wow!!! This covered a LOT of ground really fast!!! Everything said seems very right and insightful ... but I am not yet so versed in music theory that I understand about "borrowing" notes from other scales. There's probably a way to think about this that I'm not familiar with yet, but it seems like a bit of a black art to me now. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, even as it is trying to get a sip of water from a fire hydrant!
Thank you for a good insight on how to pick fitting triads over a specific chord. I've been playing for some time with approach of borrowing Major/minor of the chord , C fo for Am an vice versa and sometimes using fifth, but it never occurred that you can just use triads of all the notes, including the extensions. This goes directly to my training routine tomorrow, thanks!
Thanks so much for this video Jens... that's me in my man cave for the next 3 months at least! :) As everyone else has mentioned, top quality content, editing... simply he best!
Thanks very much Jens , I find your hints and suggestions most helpful if I look over YT tutorials. Could you please possibly shed some light on your playing great jazz standard “ Misty”? Best !!!
Another great lesson Jens. I still tend to be stuck thinking 7ths - so I end up using triads as pieces of 7ths. The front or back end of a 7th, but I feel im missing a bit. I have to try some of the material here.
Whats up Jens! You are the Best here. But, I'm in love even it's for your guitars! I know, they are Not for sale . You Already told me that. Hugs from Brasil
just had a minor (pun intended) breakthru while watching this vid! for years i’ve been playing a descending minor arp with a maj 7 over maj7 chords and had no idea why it sounded cool til now. also, i suddenly get why dim arps off the 3rd 5th and b7 of the V chord sound cool instead of the V (or instead of the mixolydian scale) thnx jens!! ps: agree with other comments about how great your vids look now. check out the Demos In The Dark channel for cool use of darkness to create a Caravaggioesque lighting effect.
I really am inspired and love this lesson, but overwhelmed. Once I learn the structure of this what’s the structured clear path to using it creatively?
There are 2 different topics in the video, but for the first part you could do like this: 1 - Take a chord progression you know. 2 - Explore diatonic triads for the chords using the method in this video 4 - Make lines using the triads. Focus on making lines with several triads or inversions to get a shifting rhythm on top of the meter. Does that help?
Great video as always Jens! I was wondering, do you have any advice on how to stop relying on scale / arpeggio shapes and focus more on the notes you're playing when you're improvising? Thank you for the amazing content :D
I think you build that awareness by practicing structures in scale and arpeggios, but in general I would not recommend actively trying to think notes while you are playing. Nobody does that, you rely on what you have practiced.
Hi Jens, generally i use triads(and its different order:we say in Italy "rivolti" ) not in vertical way but horizontal way..the reason about my preference is think about all the neck like a piano(Goodrick school). It is not common to see today in a modern jazz guitar triads in a box... Anyway i know is a personal choice , just a way! But i use in vertical position "the six notes scale".. This scale has the same notes of 2 triads(VII-I): diminished triad- major triad on dominant chord... Exemple:C7(C-D-E-F-G-Bb-C)... Is a sort of midway between diatonic and pentatonic scale(without one note).... Fluid like pentatonic but more colored!!! What do you think about? Do you know this approach? Very useful from american jazz players
You know the clip in that video you did with Produce Like A Pro about top 10 Jazz guitarists, where you were playing Night and Day? Do you have the rest of that footage? I really enjoyed listening to it and I was hoping to hear the whole thing. I searched your videos and I saw that you have some Night and Day videos but they are not that same one. I've just been listening to that clip over and over. Are you able to upload that footage on its own?
Music should be about expression of something in your soul that others want to experience, not about surprises. I mean of course experimentation is important but it shouldn't be the main driving force behind music.
This is great. But I’ve got a question. Thinking about G7b9 this way (diatonic triads of C harmonic minor) excludes the Fdim triad, right? Is it better to think of using Ab melodic minor over the G7b9. I know that also implies b13, but you get the Fdim triad which you lose when thinking C harmonic minor.
It doesn't exclude it, but you don't get it immediately like this. The notes are still there thoug and that happens for a few things in Harmonic minor, just like Altered does not have a G7 chord. Ab melodic minor is a different sound and actually more of a reharmonization, so it is not better, just different and maybe a little harder to hear in the context.
I’m able to do melodies of a song but knowing where to place the harmony cords is still a problem. Any suggestions? Do you have a video on it? I really enjoy your videos.
@@JensLarsen I’ll see if I can make this clearer...as we look at a sheet of music, above the notes of a measure we will sometimes see an actual cord, say Am7 cord. The melody seems to be in the arpeggio (in the measure, the individual notes). And the cords themselves seem more about harmony, or another way to play the melody, shifting from arpeggios to cords. (I also play cello...and we play mostly arpeggio). So in guitar, where do I place these very visible cords that usually sit atop the beginning of a measure? Sorry about the fogginess of this question.
@@rsavage42 Maybe check this out: jenslarsen.nl/how-to-learn-jazz-chord-melody-study-guidehow-to-use-arpeggios-in-jazz-beginner-study-guide/ and possibly also this post: jenslarsen.nl/how-to-learn-jazz-guitar-suggestions-to-begin-studying/
I think we can be fairly sure that first one person began singing, then people sang along and THEN somebody came up with a second voice. What do you think?
Share how you use triads in your solos or coming! 👍😎
The Best exercises to practice and learn triads, check out this video: ua-cam.com/video/Buta15gu64Q/v-deo.html
Jens, your lessons are pure dope : 5 minutes tutorial for 5 days of practice.
I wish I had a second life ahead of me!
Greetinx from Istanbul.
Thank you! Glad you like them 🙂
Jens, I can't thank you enough for all the wonderful content on your channel. Yoy are a great teacher. I'm a beginner jazz guitarist... Fooled around with the guitar in the past but was recently looking for a place to really start learning a style of guitar I've always enjoyed and admired.
I've found my guitar school home with your YT channel.
Best,
Chad
Boston, US
Great, great lesson again ! Jens, you are always my “ICHIBAN SENSEI” which means No.1 teacher in Japanese. Tons of thanx. Masaki, Kobe JAPAN🤩🤩🤩
Thank you! 😃 Nice of you to say so :)
Another great lesson thanksfor showing us
My pleasure!
your videos are not only one of the most educational guitar videos on youtube but also one of the most high quality when it comes to video editing and visualisation Thanks alot man
Wow, thanks! I'll pass that on to my editor!
Great video! You are an excellent teacher with very professional videos 👏
Fantastic lesson, thank you!
Glad you liked it!
Terrifically helpful, thank-you
Thank you 🙂 Glad you found it useful
What a superb lesson! So clear. So useful. Thanks Jens.
Thank you, Larry! Glad to hear that 🙂
Works Great. Greetings, Tom
Thank you! Cheers!
Such a great lesson!
Thank you 🙂
So many golden nuggets in every video. Thank you, Jens.
Thank you Rene! I am glad you found it useful! 👍
Triads are a blessing indeed. Always appreciate the work man
No doubt!
@@JensLarsen Yeah!
Another really wonderful lesson. You just have a knack for bringing out something I need to hear!
Awesome, thank you for checking it out!
Just discovered this channel. Good stuff!!
Awesome, thank you!
Wow thanks for the great insights here!
Thank you Vince M I am glad you found it useful! 👍
Triads have been so useful... make my improv sound like jazz and simple things like spread triads... and enclosures make them sound even more interesting:)
Indeed, great to explore spread triads as well :)
On simpler terms, your lesson blends so we in regards to vamping.
I learned guitar from a horn player, over 50 years ago, Sax guy, he was as accomplished with a sax, as guitar, goes full circle, to this day. Thanks.
This is one of the most helpful lessons I’ve watched in a long time! I really don’t know my triads as well as I should. Thank Jens, you seem to always be shedding light on what I need to be practicing!
You're very welcome, Ben!
I'd have to agree that they're more amazing when YOU play them.
Haha! Thanks, not sure that is true though
@@JensLarsen - It's totally TRUE Mr. Larson because of your experienced hands from years of playing them.
Excellent, thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
Awesome lesson! :)
Glad you liked it!
5:23 Neat part ( turning into actual chords )
Thanks Jari! :)
Real nice Jens, my late father studied theory prior, an during WW2, during Big Band era times, nice to see similar from you, different, but very Cool, he lived it. Thanks!
Great stuff. I'll show this to my students. I find it kind of ironic that the more triads I use in my Jazz playing, the more modern it sounds. And if I use chords with lots of extensions it can sound dated. Seems to me that modern players use a lot of triads, espessially open triads.
Thanks Mikko! I completely agree that a huge chunk of the "modern" sound is triads and open triads. I especially get that from what I have transcribed from Lage Lund and Rosenwinkel.
@Jens Larsen yes! do you know your fellow-countryman Jakob Bro? Triads de luxe 😀👍
@@Mikkokosmos True! I do know him, yes. He is pretty amazing, especially his compositions
I liked this style and editing 👍👍
Glad to hear it! I work with a really good editor!
Wow!!! This covered a LOT of ground really fast!!! Everything said seems very right and insightful ... but I am not yet so versed in music theory that I understand about "borrowing" notes from other scales. There's probably a way to think about this that I'm not familiar with yet, but it seems like a bit of a black art to me now. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, even as it is trying to get a sip of water from a fire hydrant!
Thank you for a good insight on how to pick fitting triads over a specific chord. I've been playing for some time with approach of borrowing Major/minor of the chord , C fo for Am an vice versa and sometimes using fifth, but it never occurred that you can just use triads of all the notes, including the extensions. This goes directly to my training routine tomorrow, thanks!
Go for it 🙂
Agreed
Thanks so much for this video Jens... that's me in my man cave for the next 3 months at least! :) As everyone else has mentioned, top quality content, editing... simply he best!
Thank you Chris! I am glad you found it useful! 👍
Thanks very much Jens , I find your hints and suggestions most helpful if I look over YT tutorials. Could you please possibly shed some light on your playing great jazz standard “ Misty”?
Best !!!
Sempre illuminante!
Thank you! :)
Another great lesson Jens. I still tend to be stuck thinking 7ths - so I end up using triads as pieces of 7ths. The front or back end of a 7th, but I feel im missing a bit. I have to try some of the material here.
That's just a question of time until you can think a chord and have many options in terms of arpeggios. You'll get there :)
Whats up Jens!
You are the Best here.
But, I'm in love even it's for your guitars!
I know, they are Not for sale . You Already told me that.
Hugs from Brasil
Please Make a video about Wayne Shorter and the way he plays!
Awesome video as usual ✊thanks 🙏
My pleasure!
Another great video! 👍🏼
Glad you enjoyed it, Nick!
Love the content, and the lighting. Sort of an Anthony Hopkins vibe there...
Thank you Jeremy!
Nobody packs as much valuable information into a short video than Jens. And the lighting is pretty sexy, too.
Thank you!
just had a minor (pun intended) breakthru while watching this vid! for years i’ve been playing a descending minor arp with a maj 7 over maj7 chords and had no idea why it sounded cool til now. also, i suddenly get why dim arps off the 3rd 5th and b7 of the V chord sound cool instead of the V (or instead of the mixolydian scale)
thnx jens!!
ps: agree with other comments about how great your vids look now. check out the Demos In The Dark channel for cool use of darkness to create a Caravaggioesque lighting effect.
Another great video. Will have to give it a try
Have fun!
superb
Glad you like it 🙂
I really am inspired and love this lesson, but overwhelmed. Once I learn the structure of this what’s the structured clear path to using it creatively?
There are 2 different topics in the video, but for the first part you could do like this:
1 - Take a chord progression you know.
2 - Explore diatonic triads for the chords using the method in this video
4 - Make lines using the triads. Focus on making lines with several triads or inversions to get a shifting rhythm on top of the meter.
Does that help?
I like the reverb you're using! What is it?
Thanks! That is reverb and delay from my Fractal FM3
Great video as always Jens! I was wondering, do you have any advice on how to stop relying on scale / arpeggio shapes and focus more on the notes you're playing when you're improvising? Thank you for the amazing content :D
I think you build that awareness by practicing structures in scale and arpeggios, but in general I would not recommend actively trying to think notes while you are playing. Nobody does that, you rely on what you have practiced.
@@JensLarsen Ok I suppose that makes sense. Thank you for the advice!
Hi Jens, generally i use triads(and its different order:we say in Italy "rivolti" ) not in vertical way but horizontal way..the reason about my preference is think about all the neck like a piano(Goodrick school). It is not common to see today in a modern jazz guitar triads in a box... Anyway i know is a personal choice , just a way! But i use in vertical position "the six notes scale".. This scale has the same notes of 2 triads(VII-I): diminished triad- major triad on dominant chord... Exemple:C7(C-D-E-F-G-Bb-C)... Is a sort of midway between diatonic and pentatonic scale(without one note).... Fluid like pentatonic but more colored!!! What do you think about? Do you know this approach? Very useful from american jazz players
You know the clip in that video you did with Produce Like A Pro about top 10 Jazz guitarists, where you were playing Night and Day? Do you have the rest of that footage? I really enjoyed listening to it and I was hoping to hear the whole thing. I searched your videos and I saw that you have some Night and Day videos but they are not that same one. I've just been listening to that clip over and over. Are you able to upload that footage on its own?
Thank you! It is something I shot for Instagram a few years ago, and it is on Instagram but you have to go back to 2019.
Music should be about expression of something in your soul that others want to experience, not about surprises. I mean of course experimentation is important but it shouldn't be the main driving force behind music.
How would you structure a lesson going from "an expression of something in your soul" to using arpeggios from the 3rd of the chord?
This is great. But I’ve got a question.
Thinking about G7b9 this way (diatonic triads of C harmonic minor) excludes the Fdim triad, right?
Is it better to think of using Ab melodic minor over the G7b9. I know that also implies b13, but you get the Fdim triad which you lose when thinking C harmonic minor.
It doesn't exclude it, but you don't get it immediately like this. The notes are still there thoug and that happens for a few things in Harmonic minor, just like Altered does not have a G7 chord.
Ab melodic minor is a different sound and actually more of a reharmonization, so it is not better, just different and maybe a little harder to hear in the context.
I’m able to do melodies of a song but knowing where to place the harmony cords is still a problem. Any suggestions? Do you have a video on it?
I really enjoy your videos.
Glad you like the videos Ron! I don't really understand what you are asking?
@@JensLarsen I’ll see if I can make this clearer...as we look at a sheet of music, above the notes of a measure we will sometimes see an actual cord, say Am7 cord. The melody seems to be in the arpeggio (in the measure, the individual notes).
And the cords themselves seem more about harmony, or another way to play the melody, shifting from arpeggios to cords.
(I also play cello...and we play mostly arpeggio).
So in guitar, where do I place these very visible cords that usually sit atop the beginning of a measure?
Sorry about the fogginess of this question.
@@rsavage42 are you asking how to harmonize the melody or just how to play the chords?
@@JensLarsen how to harmonize. And thank you.
@@rsavage42 Maybe check this out: jenslarsen.nl/how-to-learn-jazz-chord-melody-study-guidehow-to-use-arpeggios-in-jazz-beginner-study-guide/
and possibly also this post: jenslarsen.nl/how-to-learn-jazz-guitar-suggestions-to-begin-studying/
Jens I have out of topic question i.e. can we altered scale over minor chords?
Not really, but everything is context dependent
Could you explain why for Dm7 you use the C maj scale at 2:29 ?
Because it is the II chord in a II V I in C major in all the examples.
Does that help?
@@JensLarsen yes thanks. I guess I wasn't thinking of it in the context of that 2 5 1 for some reason :)
@@zaqintosh no worries 🙂
Why do it borrowed from the c scale in 3rds?
Because it is the II chord in a II V I in C major
Do notes come from chords? Yes
Do chords come from notes? Yes
Chicken, meet egg.
I think we can be fairly sure that first one person began singing, then people sang along and THEN somebody came up with a second voice.
What do you think?
no bozo gave a thumbs down after over 800 thumbs up, hmmn , there may be hope 4 this world after all
Haha! He is probably on holiday and will be back later 😁
@@JensLarsen hahaha omg so far so good !!!
Great Lesson Jens! Video looks great too!!!
Thank you Nathan! Great to see you here!
@@JensLarsen of course! I also check out your videos!
Really interesting material to work on! Thanks Jens!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Good lighting! And good lesson. 😊👍
(P.s Jens, please enable subtitles😓 )
Thank you! Subtitles are enabled (they always are, so that may be a YT glitch if they don't work)