*wife* You seem distant, what are you thinking about? *me* Hmm? Oh, well E and Eb are mirror images of each other...also C, A, and Ab are related in a very interesting way...
Ted's playing transcends knowledge to feeling .. his subtle volume spikes and vibrato like chimes ...he makes every song into sonic adventure wrapped in mystery RIP maestro
I've sometimes regretted people like Ted couldn't somehow leave the contents of their heads to science, for the benefit of mankind. These videos have got to be the next best thing... The people who post them deserve a medal!Thank you...
I owned this guiitar for a short time it was very loud acoustic wise Im sad I had to sell it but I did not do it justice and I needed to eat.. It was an honor to own it if even briefly.. These lessons are so appreciated what a GIANT MIND Ted had I wish I could have studied with him but it would have been over my head. Most of it still is Eric Johnson turned me onto Ted...
I love listening to these ideas. Thank you SO much for sharing these moments in video format! AND hearing a genius (Ted) reminiscing of another genius (Lenny) who have both passed over.... is something else man... God bless.
I realized a while back that most music goes "down." So I've been practicing my scales desc-asc rather than asc-desc. U may be surprised to know that in ancient India the raga parent scales were originally descending. In current day perf practice the Indian raga scales that have a different scales asc than desc are classified by the quality of the decending scale.
Thanks for posting this. I've always been a big Ted Greene fan. When I was 12 I bought 1 of his books called Modern Chord Progressions (still have it).
@@rodbuckle4167 Well, this book starts out with some diatonic chord progressions. Subsequently it shows how to change chords into non diatonic chords (usually dom. 7th replacements). Near the end of it there are many examples of 1, 6, 2, 5, 1 progressions with varying chord color, and in many keys..
I have only ‘discovered’ Ted a matter of months ago(2021) and I’m thinking great unknown player- Danny Gatton, Ted Greene!! Wish I’d heard them a loooong time ago…😔
I love the part about ascending vs. descending progressions. It's so hard to find musical education that talks about song structure, psychology etc. in a human relatable way instead of 2-5-1 "what are the correct scales to play over this progression..."
@Izicanplay The cycle of 4ths is how all the keys are laid out and corresponds to the order of sharps and flats. The Circle going clockwise will be 5ths apart, but going counter clockwise they will be 4ths apart.The paired keys concept he talks about is a wonderful way to memorize all the keys, Key of C, no sharps or flats, therefore C# has 7 sharps and C flat has 7 flats. Key of G has 1 sharp; F#, therefore the key of Gb will have 6 flats; Bb,Eb,Ab,Db,Gb,Cb...etc
@Izicanplay...to continue on previous comment, if you understand that concept, you will see how; musically speaking, all the keys follow a famillar progression when looking at the Circle....going counter clockwise you get the ii-V-I when you start on any of the keys. As far as using the paired keys for soloing??
Can someone explain this concept: the cycle of fourths AND the idea of "paired keys" better? Furthermore, does this idea of paired key work in a soloing type of concept? Like superimposition or something. Thanks! Ted is a monster.
The idea of paired keys is a way of memorizing keys. Ex: in the key of F, every note is natural except for Bb. So, in they key of F#, B is natural and all other notes are sharp. You can pair up D with Db etc, and so with all letters to find these mnemonics. The cycle of fourths is about visualizing all keys in a cycle in which the next key is a fourth above, it goes: B E A D G C F then goes Bb Eb Ab Db Gb, so we got all keys in two groups. The natural keys except for F (B E A D G C) have sharps in them, while F and the flat keys (F Bb Eb Ab Db Gb) have flats in them. In the natural keys, the number of sharps in each key descends (B=5, E=4. A=3, D=2, G=1, C=0), while in the other keys, the number of flats ascends (F=1, Bb=2, Eb=3, Ab=4, Db=5, Gb=6). These are just some of the mnemonics that you can use to memorize all keys (their sharps and flats), there are many more mnemonics.. the ideal thing is for you to spend some time making sense of these things yourself, it's easy after a short while.
interesting to think of key signatures in this way, but I would find it easier to learn the key signatures first. The order of sharps and flats is consistent and quite easy to remember. What a player and what an interesting thinker!
very kool but wish you had asked him to delineate those beautiful chords so we would know what voicings he's using...way easier than trying to work them out by slowing it down.
*wife* You seem distant, what are you thinking about?
*me* Hmm? Oh, well E and Eb are mirror images of each other...also C, A, and Ab are related in a very interesting way...
your wife didnt answer because she was busy washing the dishes or?
@@claymationwaves interesting comment.
@@heartpath1 edgy as ted greenes low tuned tele
Ted's playing transcends knowledge to feeling .. his subtle volume spikes and vibrato like chimes ...he makes every song into sonic adventure wrapped in mystery RIP maestro
This is a really fun lesson. I love how Ted thinks (and plays), and he's able to present the information so clearly!
thank you for recording this incredible stuff ...I learn so much from Ted ...rip
I've sometimes regretted people like Ted couldn't somehow leave the contents of their heads to science, for the benefit of mankind. These videos have got to be the next best thing... The people who post them deserve a medal!Thank you...
Ted is a player that fascinates me. So much he developed and passes on . Thank you for posting ...
Dave
Alberta
I owned this guiitar for a short time it was very loud acoustic wise Im sad I had to sell it but I did not do it justice and I needed to eat.. It was an honor to own it if even briefly.. These lessons are so appreciated what a GIANT MIND Ted had I wish I could have studied with him but it would have been over my head.
Most of it still is Eric Johnson turned me onto Ted...
I love listening to these ideas. Thank you SO much for sharing these moments in video format! AND hearing a genius (Ted) reminiscing of another genius (Lenny) who have both passed over.... is something else man... God bless.
What a lesson! This man gave the world sooo much. Thank you Ted
Ted was/is great. Thank you for posting all of these videos
I realized a while back that most music goes "down." So I've been practicing my scales desc-asc rather than asc-desc. U may be surprised to know that in ancient India the raga parent scales were originally descending. In current day perf practice the Indian raga scales that have a different scales asc than desc are classified by the quality of the decending scale.
15:23 looks like Albert Einstein's office ...the shear amount of stuff Ted read is mind blowing.
Thanks for posting this. I've always been a big Ted Greene fan. When I was 12 I bought 1 of his books called Modern Chord Progressions (still have it).
Joe Lach that book has given me great song writing inspiration in recent years. Can’t believe you got it so young !
Yes but have you ever managed to understand any of it?🤣
@@rodbuckle4167 Well, this book starts out with some diatonic chord progressions. Subsequently it shows how to change chords into non diatonic chords (usually dom. 7th replacements). Near the end of it there are many examples of 1, 6, 2, 5, 1 progressions with varying chord color, and in many keys..
I have only ‘discovered’ Ted a matter of months ago(2021) and I’m thinking great unknown player- Danny Gatton, Ted Greene!! Wish I’d heard them a loooong time ago…😔
I love the part about ascending vs. descending progressions. It's so hard to find musical education that talks about song structure, psychology etc. in a human relatable way instead of 2-5-1 "what are the correct scales to play over this progression..."
@Izicanplay The cycle of 4ths is how all the keys are laid out and corresponds to the order of sharps and flats. The Circle going clockwise will be 5ths apart, but going counter clockwise they will be 4ths apart.The paired keys concept he talks about is a wonderful way to memorize all the keys, Key of C, no sharps or flats, therefore C# has 7 sharps and C flat has 7 flats. Key of G has 1 sharp; F#, therefore the key of Gb will have 6 flats; Bb,Eb,Ab,Db,Gb,Cb...etc
Thank YOU!!!
Those book piles are awesome!
Gold.
@Izicanplay...to continue on previous comment, if you understand that concept, you will see how; musically speaking, all the keys follow a famillar progression when looking at the Circle....going counter clockwise you get the ii-V-I when you start on any of the keys. As far as using the paired keys for soloing??
Can someone explain this concept: the cycle of fourths AND the idea of "paired keys" better? Furthermore, does this idea of paired key work in a soloing type of concept? Like superimposition or something. Thanks! Ted is a monster.
The idea of paired keys is a way of memorizing keys. Ex: in the key of F, every note is natural except for Bb. So, in they key of F#, B is natural and all other notes are sharp. You can pair up D with Db etc, and so with all letters to find these mnemonics. The cycle of fourths is about visualizing all keys in a cycle in which the next key is a fourth above, it goes: B E A D G C F then goes Bb Eb Ab Db Gb, so we got all keys in two groups. The natural keys except for F (B E A D G C) have sharps in them, while F and the flat keys (F Bb Eb Ab Db Gb) have flats in them. In the natural keys, the number of sharps in each key descends (B=5, E=4. A=3, D=2, G=1, C=0), while in the other keys, the number of flats ascends (F=1, Bb=2, Eb=3, Ab=4, Db=5, Gb=6). These are just some of the mnemonics that you can use to memorize all keys (their sharps and flats), there are many more mnemonics.. the ideal thing is for you to spend some time making sense of these things yourself, it's easy after a short while.
@mrwanta Thank you!! Makes much more sense and what a neat trick.
Does anybody know what that wonderful song at 11:18 is please? That'll be much appreciated! :)
My One And Only Love
zu0832 Thanks a LOT, Mr. Zu! Much appreciated :)
+marco maria colombo It's actually "Someone to watch over me"
No, it's My One and Only Love.
11:12
interesting to think of key signatures in this way, but I would find it easier to learn the key signatures first. The order of sharps and flats is consistent and quite easy to remember. What a player and what an interesting thinker!
who cares... he is Ted Greene
OMG... now I'm at 6:41 and feeling like it should been over an hr. ago... WTF!?
was ted a hoarder?
very kool but wish you had asked him to delineate those beautiful chords so we would know what voicings he's using...way easier than trying to work them out by slowing it down.