7 FAST George Benson Style Lines
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- In this lesson I teach you 7 FAST George Benson style licks and ways of applying them to create your own fast licks. Click below to sign up for my jazz guitar academy and get this PDF for free. Or use the link to purchase the PDF.
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Thanks Chase. I just crept slowly past the age of 90 and you are a bright spot in my life. I play C/W and have been trying to learn jazz for several years. To me, music is a language and you are one of very few who seem to teach it as such. It is amazing how you and other greats speak your own language on guitar. Keep teaching and know that you are appreciated. You make it easier.
Thank you Imre, that means a lot to me 🙏
Chase. Read the Peter Farrell comments regarding criticisms of your approach to Benson lines featured in this lesson. I can only say I have viewed several of your jazz lessons -- and Peter's -- and have found elements in both -- that I find valuable and helpful. I support you both -- and hope that you continue to provide quality material for jazz guitar students like myself.
Thanks for the comment, Michael, and I'm glad you're finding parts of the lessons valuable 🤘
Chase, thank you for all the stuff you make available, knowledge you share, and all that for free. Don’t let any haters get you down, there’s a thousand times more silent admirers than people that feel the need to judge you
Thank you, Linus 🙏 No hater can get me down because my goal is focused on the people I can help 🤘
This is in response to the negative comments that Peter Farrell posted and then deleted. Hope it helps:
Peter Farrell made more than a few disparaging comments about this video and directed them at Chase. At the end of the day, come on Peter, this is just bad form. You're better than this. You don't need put down others. You don't need to put down other products to make your product look better. Consumers are smart enough to vote with their own dollars.
Peter, if you publicly disparage your peers and colleagues on social media like this, it just makes you look bad. It makes you look bad publicly to both your potential customers and your colleagues.
There is no "jazz police" or "George Benson style police". There is no authority on art. That's one of the best things about Art.
There is only paying customers and word of mouth recommendations or word of mouth negative reviews.
I have participated in some of Peter's Zoom calls, and I have also purchased some of Chase's lessons and participated with Chase on his recent Zoom meeting with Dan Wilson.
I like both Chase and Peter as people, but honestly I have found Peter's courses to be prohibitively expensive. If you look at some of the COMBOS on Peter's Website, the BLACK combos are $1,471 for all his PDF and $2,000 for all his videos for Black Friday. That's $3,471 for all his video lessons and PDFs. Peter probably considers this a heck of a deal, and he is free to charge whatever he wants, but I don't know anyone who would pay that much for any online guitar method. Over the last few months, I have checked out Peter's website and some Obsidian or Diamond combo was $15,000 or so. I just had to laugh. I don't know who he is marketing to but, hey he is free to charge whatever the market will bear. It is entirely his prerogative. He might get lucky if Elon Musk decides to learn George Benson style guitar.
Peter is a great player, and so is Chase. Both of you guys are just musicians trying to make a living, and you're both free to compete in the marketplace.
Both Chase and Peter are free to put out their products, and consumers like me are free to choose where we will spend our own money.
I chose Chase's products because I found value in them. I did not choose Peter's products because they are just prohibitively expensive. I understand that Peter studied under George Benson himself and that Peter says he teaches the exact fingerings and picking patterns George uses. However, even as enticing as that may seem, as a consumer/customer, Peter is just unrealistic in his pricing. There are just so many things I'd rather spend $3,471 on rather than a bunch of video lessons and PDFs on some website.
There are many guitar lesson websites that promise "lifetime membership and access", examples include Denis Chang's DC music, Daniel Weiss' Galactic Guitar, Chase's Jazz Memes, and Peter Farrell's George Benson method. But at the end of the day, none of those websites allow you to download their videos (understandably to avoid piracy). So if the website goes down or goes out of business, there goes your "lifetime membership".
I'm sure not going to pay $3,471 on Peter's Website to access all his videos and PDFs for a "lifetime membership", and I don't know many people who would either no matter how "authoritative" or "valuable" they are.
I like the business model of Tomo Fujita's Guitar wisdom. You pay a monthly membership of $15 per month, and you have full access to everything. Cancel anytime. Very reasonable. There is value there. Maybe Peter should consider a monthly membership business model, like how Tomo does it.
I also like Chad LB's JazzLessonVideos business model, where he just sells a lot of PDFs, and then offers personal lessons on top of that. Chad LB is an absolute monster that got down Michael Brecker's bag to a T, just like how Peter Farrell got down George Benson's bag to a T. Yet Chad LB is reasonable and realistic in his pricing and business model, whereas Peter is not realistic in his pricing.
In the end, the products will speak for themselves, and consumers will vote with their dollars.
Consumers are pretty smart when it comes to their own money. They know what they want.
Thanks for your comment, Michael 🤘 I agree with you that ultimately the market will decide what approach is most valuable and people are free to charge what they want and reap the risk and rewards. Also, I don't plan on going out of business, but if I did know that I would make sure you received downloads of any courses you paid for "lifetime access" because I take my word seriously 🙏
@@ChaseMaddox Hi Chase, I appreciate that. Thanks for taking care of your customers!
It's the right thing to do 🤘
What? Hahah. Ok i did not see the comments that Peter wrote, but i can imagine. Who the hell would pay that much when there is guys like Barry Greene online and way cheaper? Also Chase keep up the good work!
I thank the Montreal jazz festival for the memories of a 1989 BB King and George Benson double bill. What I think may have been so inviting and accessible for many guitar music lovers is that Benson had both feet in the jazz and pop world. He did not discriminate between the two and what he was able to showcase within each helped serve the song, the music and the listener. As great as BB was, George did not need King as a last name. Thank you for sharing his secrets. 🙏
Thanks for your comment and support! 🙏
Tasty licks but doesn’t Benson use economy picking? So for lick 1, he would start on an upstroke but then play another one as he moved to the next string and then use an upstroke every time he got to a new string. Seems a lot easier than ‘jumping over’ each subsequent new string to get on top of it as your hand moves across the strings from high to low. Or doing alternate but starting on a down quickly turns into the same thing.
Not exactly, depends on the kind of line, but this approach is most common for these types of lines without descending arpeggios.
He used an downward pick slant on the upstroke, so the pick is in the air ready for the next down pick on 2nd string. 🤓
Just awesome Chase! Thanks so much, hope you have the best weekend!
Glad you thought so, Doug! Same to you 🤘
Chase, take it as a compliment ! There are many ways to approach the material. This is your interpretation and method for playing the George Benson style. As a matter of fact, your teaching method is so much more informative and easy to understand than other teachers out there. Take any such criticism with a grain of salt and let it roll off your back and pay it no mind. Keep doing what you are doing, which certain others AREN'T DOING, and that is building a community of players that are motivated and appreciate the fresh approach to teaching that you are so good at !
Haha thanks Chuck! I already let it roll off my back and have too much to do in helping people that want to be helped to bother with any hater 🤘
What was the criticism? Just saying something isn't correct without an explanation of specifically why is not a criticism. It's clear from his comment, which he quickly deleted, that his goal was not a critique but a personal attack to try to diminish the reputation of my teaching method. So, no. I don't ascribe any validity to someone who needs to personally attack another and then can't even stand by what they wrote.
Oddly enough I've been messing with Breezin' here lately and it's like "oh ok this is approachable..." and then all of a sudden he just explodes and I'm like "Uhhhh...." LOL! I love George Benson though. He flat out has one of the most distinct jazz tones ever.
Haha I love when he does that 😄
Chase Maddox is an innovative teacher who makes learning jazz guitar interesting and exciting. Working through his tutorials have helped me a great deal. I've been playing jazz for over 40 years.
Thank you for the support Liam, really glad you’re digging the lessons 🙏
I think you're doing great job helping guitarists to find their OWN way of expression and after all that's what it matters.
Don't get discouraged by nasty comments.
Thank you, Stelios! That's my goal, and I won't be discouraged 🤘
Chase, I closely follow several guitar instruction channels on TH-cam and find your materials and approach to be top-notch. Most recently I've memorized your book of ii-V-I licks in all keys and it is a centerpiece of my practice routine as I work to develop a vocabulary of jazz phrases. I really appreciate your approach and find that you have much to offer aspiring jazz guitarists such as myself. Thanks and I look forward to continuing to learn from the content you create and share.
Thank you, Craig! I appreciate all your support and also your own dedication to studying jazz guitar 🤘
Hey Chase - Well, as an educator [not of music unfortunately] , I can say that we are all different kinds of learners, and different types and at different stages of development, Therefore, i reckon that the different characters and characteristics of guitar instructors all suit us differently at different times - SO!!! WE are all valuable and recognize each other as "brothers" and not perhaps be unconsciously dominated by our "ego-Id" conflicts and start going for each other's jugulars - To me, anyone doing so, is just demonstrating to the world that you are still "stuck in your inner child"! - So, would be brothers - Check out that mirror; see yourself = Calm down and "shake hands" with your brother musicians - WE are all on this boat together, and have to make it across this ocean of musicality. :)
Thanks for your thoughts 🤘
Thx Chase - speed has always been my kryptonite, very frustrating. This was helpful. Thanks again for all your hard work! Love the channel
Had been for me too, Chris! So, I'm trying to share the things that helped me. Appreciate the support and feedback 🙏
@@ChaseMaddox I need to revisit your "I could never play fast until this..." Video. You had great tips in there. Have a great day my friend!
You too, Chris! 🤘
Chase you are expressing and teaching your interpretation of George Benson music and talent. I for one appreciate you a lot for what you have been sharing on helping me with my playing and understanding of musical theory. As the saying goes, the dog barks, as the caravan goes on. Keep up the good work.
Haha I have never heard that expression, but I like it! Thank you for the support 🙏
I’ve visited both channels, Jazz Memes & Mr. Farrell’s. In my opinion, the material on Jazz Memes is better organized and more accessible.
I'm glad you think so Marcus! Thank you 🤘
Please transcribe The Cooker in full ...Id pay for it 🙏💖
Excellent info as usual. I love that you slow down to show us the fingering. Many channels do not do that. Cudos!
The fingerings and picking make a big difference when playing fast in my opinion, so I feel like I need to show them. Appreciate the support 🤘
Great lesson, thank you!
Thank you, Edward! 🤘
Can't wait for this one ;D
You guys are so talented! I admire you so much as musicians and as people. There's nothing these guys don't know. They are professionally trained musicians. You can just watch and listen. They hold their own and are quite successful musicians in their own right. My husband and son have been taught by Chase. They are the best! Bar none.
Thank you so much, Michelle! 🙏🙏
I am always fascinated by listening pros like you explaining how to read and execute lines from great musicians like GB (my favorite, by the way). By listening to many interpretations and way of looking at it I am learning a lot. Thanks for this great video
GB is my favorite too. Thank you for your support, Alessandro 🙏
Hey Chase, thanks for the excellent content.
As a player of over 45 years I have learned some valuable things from you.
Thank you Michael! That's my hope! 🤘
Chase I really appreciate what you’ve been sharing. It has made a difference in my playing and my concept of music. Keep sharing my friend you are making a difference.
Thank you for the support, Bobby! As long as I can make a positive difference in people's playing and enjoyment of the guitar, I'm more than satisfied 🤘
Peter who? Lol. I’ve been following Chase’s channel from the beginning. Instantly connected with his teaching style and content. I follow many TH-cam channels but consider Chase’s one of my main sources for weekly insight, lessons, etc. Also have purchased many of his online books. All combined the information has pushed my playing to new levels. And he has never touted that he’s an expert on other artists playing or techniques but rather gives listeners ideas to use as a springboard. Chase if you have people criticizing your work you know you’re doing something right! Keep the killer content coming!
Lol 😂 Thank you, Nick. You've been a supporter from the very beginning and your comments honestly encouraged me to keep sharing these videos even when they were getting a few hundred views max. I'll keep the content coming 🤘
man your playin too much notes ! lol and on brodway G m penta is Bb maj penta ! benson plays B m penta and B M penta ! and benson plays the right notes lol ! thats why he's benson !
That’s a lot of exclamations
All your lessons have been clear and understandable. You've given me new insight into concepts I've struggled with for years. Keep up the great work!
Thank you, Duane! I appreciate your support 🤘
Hi Chase - What do you use for your color correction/LUT? Thanks
Just good lighting 😄
Looking forward to it! 🤘
Love your lessons. Clear, concise, high quality video recording plus tab, explained well and practical. I subscribe to many guitar channels on TH-cam and watched many more. Yours are some of the best. Keep up the good work!
Thank you for the support and kind words 🙏
You have some of the best content on guitar I am aware of.
I appreciate you saying that, and am glad you think so, Dr. LeRoy Henry 🙏
Classic George, nice.
Yes indeed 👍
Crystal clear explanations ! Basically u're the champion of shortcuts, very useful !
Thank you, Olivier! I like to think about it as getting to the essence of the idea with as much clarity as I can. Not a shortcut since you still have to put in the practice 😁
@@ChaseMaddox Yes ! exactly what i meant by "shortcut" : not shortcut in terms of time or practice, but shortcut because we see clearly the most direct and efficient path !
That’s the goal! 🙌🙌
Nice class!
Glad you think so!
Good insight and information on George Benson’s technique. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Wilbert! My pleasure 🤘
I suppose "that guy" thinks he's a purist and in my opinion believes he's protecting his buisness interests by slamming others that want to share their point of view of a famous artist's approach to this art form. It's just not helpful to what we as players aspire to. Here's the thing in this instance, He's not George Benson, you're not George Benson. George is the artist and those of us that have been touched by his prowess as a musician may not have the ability to attempt to demysitfy what he is doing . If any of us have the ability to share personal insight into what we interpret, in this case, George is doing, it is a benefit to the community and we in the community decide what we garner from that point of view. Chase, you have an audience that applaudes you. Don't give creedence to the one dude in the audience that boo's. Keep doing what you do.
Thanks Ken, will do! 🤘
Good man 👍🏿
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What a great lesson/lines !!! Thank you very much !!!
You're very welcome! Appreciate your support! 🙏
Chase...your videos are informative and inspiring, really opening the fingerboard and ways of approaching musical ideas, phrasing, techniques, the whole palate to draw from. all good things, and very much appreciated. it's a serious effort to communicate the complexities modern jazz guitar, and some Benson style licks are a fair subject for exploration and interpretation. what's not to like? if I may borrow a phrase from a different genre 'keep on 'chooglin'.
Thanks William, I'll keep on! 🤘
Thanks Chase for all the musical ideas you have shared. I especially like your friendly attitude. it's a bit like seeing a pleasant doctor who gives you confidence and makes you feel a bit better rather than a haughty condescending one. (Sorry, analogy is not one of my strong points)
Making people feel more confident on guitar through what I’m teaching is my top goal. Thank you 🙏
Hi Chase , You're a great teacher and a great player. 👍 that's why I'm on your site. Your playing and knowledge speak for itself. Let him talk. It means absolutely nothing to me. Blessings 🙌 your student. K
Thank you for your support, Kenyatta! Glad you find value in what I teach 🙏
Chase, many thanks for this again being clear with this lessons and having such a prgmaticstyle, showing a detailed step by step approach. I learned and enjoyed you demonstaring what is going on with a clear interpretation of George Benson's playing. I would consider you as one of the very best teachers for this very reason not only Benson but other inspiring guitarists. Whilst many others have incredible playing skills, they often struggle to break things down systematiclly and in an articulate way ,with a structured approach and great support material. I also believe that you respect your peers and whilst you may disagree with some of them, you always maintain that others also have valid opinions/approaches. I think your method focuses on the outcome for students and helping them achieve with clear goal for each lessons, not on you and your playing!It has certainly helped me considerably. Many Thanks Sibbs
Breaking down the ideas and playing of the greats in an understandable and approachable way is my goal with these kind of lessons, so thank you David!
Chase You don’t claim to be a George benson expert rather you share what you appreciate about his playing. Peter should know better. George is an amazing person in all aspects (he’s a member of my religion) he’d never resort to that. However peter is an amazing player …perhaps he feels he’s the only person to be able to talk about George. But we can all talk about what we appreciate and what we learn from George. It’s a free country
Thank you, Nic! 🙏 As you said, my goal with these types of videos is to share what I've learned from these masters and hopefully help others who enjoy the same musicians approach their style.
We are all self taught. Your lessons are better than most. Thanks for that. What I take from any teacher is my job. Kept doing what your doing, please.
Will do Jesse, thanks 🤘
Since subscibing to you, I have learned so much! BTW there are many ways to approach the GB sound! Yes, he may have his way of doing it and people who studied under him may know "that way" but in the end of the day brother, it is "HOW YOU SOUND" regardless of technique, if you make it sound like GB, you have achieved your goal! More power to you! Remember it is the end product that matters! I have a friend cannot pick that well as he has right finger issues yet if you hear him play Sultans of Swing, you would swear it was Knopfler yet his picking style isn't near knopfler's at all! Case in point there so haters, please grow up!!!
Thank you Christopher 🙏 I agree that it’s about achieving that end goal of how you sound.
Unfortunate to see the hate (particularly from that source), but rest assured, the work that you're doing and the community that you're building matter buddy. Thanks for what you do Chase!
Thank you! 🙏 It definitely is disappointing, but not unexpected 🤷♂️
Chase, you do a great job and I value your teaching and channel! I’ve purchased a couple of your products. Keep up the good work and ignore the noise:)
Thank you, Steve! I appreciate all of your support 🤘
Chase, I appreciate so much how you teach and how you so freely share with us. I had learned a lot from Peter's videos but simply couldn't afford any of his lesson packages and honestly today would not purchase them if they were affordable after reading his messages to you. Really disappointed in him, will just leave it at that. Best to you brother, keep up the incredibly good work 🎸🙏
Thanks for your words of support, Doug! I'll do my best 🙏
You are definitely one of the better TH-cam Jazz instructors out there. Ignore the negative feedbacks and keep it coming. I’m always learning things from what you teach, after all Isn’t that what it’s all about.
That is what it's about on my channel! Thank you for the support 🤘
Chase, thank you for so many valuable lessons and tools. Your style and technique are impeccable. Keep 'em coming!
Thanks, will do! New lesson tomorrow! 🤘
I am not usually one to comment, but I do thoroughly appreciate Chase Maddox’s approach to the guitar. The nuance and detail he includes in his lessons is unlike anything I have ever really come across. I am working through his PDF on arpeggios and I feel like it has made me a better and faster player.
Thank you Andrew 🤘 I appreciate your comment and I’m even more glad that you’re feeling like your playing has improved.
Keep up the good work Chase. Props and respect. Cats get skinned several ways. Grace and understanding is one way to skin a nay-saying cat.
Thanks Harold, I appreciate the support 🤘
Thanks for your lessons, especially the George Benson sounds. We touched on some of his licks at GIT years ago, but it’s always great to add some of those concepts!
Thank you Kevin 🙏
This is really interesting! Appreciate your insight and the valuable lessons you provide regularly. Kudos!
Thanks for the kind words Tito and your support 🙏
Maybe you can talk to Peter Farrell to see just what he thinks you are doing wrong and you and he can make each other better teachers we all should be able to be teachable not just with guitar lessons but in life as well.
LOL Peter wouldn’t be open to talking based on the fact that he quickly deleted his comments after seeing people support me.
Don’t sweat it Chase. The man himself would be positive and supportive, and so are we!
Thank you Ray! I appreciate it 🙏
Chase, I enjoy your clear and applicable lessons. Thank you. Keep them coming!
Thanks John! I will! 🤘
Great work on this video Chase. Just purchased the matching pdf and excited to add in the ascending arpeggios! Keep up the great content!!
Thank you Rick! Enjoy 🤘
Chase, you are a great player and teacher. Keep the great stuff coming. We are all learning a lot from you. I love your GB lessons and remember, no one has a corner on George's great gift of music to us all.
Thank you for the kind words! As long as you guys are learning and enjoying it, I'll be here teaching 🤘
There is not much to say, just to keep it up and thank you for sharing your experience with everyone 🙏
Thank you, Daniel 🤘
Thanks so much for this wonderful video Chase!! I have learned so much from you. Please keep doing what you're doing, especially with respect to the George Benson style of playing. I have listened to a lot of Benson's work. You are totally spot on with your instruction!!! Can't thank you enough!
Thank you Mike! I’ll definitely keep doing what I’m doing and talking about Benson 🤘
@@ChaseMaddox Awesome!!!
Who in the world could say that your lessons are not full of useful and interesting stuff, we all can learn tons of things from?
Well apparently Peter 😂 But, thank you for the support Wolfgang! 🤘
Keep up the great work Chase. Accessible and helpful as ever.
Thanks Stuart 🤘
I see helpful advice about playing in the style in this enjoyable lesson.
Thank you, I'm glad! 🤘
Chase, just keep on playing and teaching - maybe he spend some time with GB, but have a problem to transfer that without a confusion
Also, I'm not a big fan of GB, there are so many jazz players (not only guitarists), you should include in your posts
All the best
Thanks Ale! Who else would you like to see me cover?
@@ChaseMaddox Just follow your plan with enthusiasm you have, and don't worry
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Listen to this man... he knows what he's talking about.
Haha thank you 🙏
Thank you dear Chase for spending your time and energy to teach us😇
Thank you for all your support!
Always a pleasure to see your tips and ideas, thank you Chase !
Thank you! 🙏
A very useful and practical lesson.
Thank you! 🤘
i always find your lessons intuitive.
Thank you David 🙏
Keep on swinging in the free world!
Yes indeed! Thank you 🤘
Great lesson, love your method!
Thank you, Jan! 🤘
Rocking bro!!!
Thank you! 🤘
Good stuff!
Thanks Andrew! 🙏
Great
Thanks Thiago! 🙏