Blending Rhythm and Lead
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 มิ.ย. 2024
- Using both rhythm and lead techniques together brings harmonic and rhythmic movement to a guitar "part".
Mayfield and Hendrix pioneered the style in the 60s and 70s and it's now commonly used. In this video I'll present some foundational techniques and methods to get you started on this stylized rhythm technique.
00:00 Demonstration
00:46 Thesis
01:47 Introduction
02:44 Lesson
12:05 Wrap Up
TABs can be found here: / chrissherland
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Absolutely beautiful and wonderfully demonstrated. This is straight onto my practice list. A big thank you.
You bet John!
Somewhere, Jimi is smiling... Beautiful, elegant and clearly explained.
I think if he saw me doing this on a Les Paul he might not approve :)
Thanks for the kind words, and all your support Russell.
I'm the next Hendrix and this is beautiful playing in the intro. Like a painting
@@curiousguitarist
I don't comment often, but I have watched several of Chris Sherland's videos. While I am far from being an expert guitarist, I do have a musical background with several instruments.
Chris has an approach to teaching theory in a way that is so clear, concise and informative that he makes his lessons truly applicable. On top of that his delivery is very calming...almost zen-like.
I really appreciate all the insight provided and more importantly your selfless approach to sharing this knowledge. Thank you, Chris!
Thank you, David, I appreciate that. Let me know if there are subjects you’d like to see me cover or questions you need answered. Thanks for being here.
Your teaching style is easily one of the best on all of YT. Clear, concise, purposeful, and linked to a bigger picture within music theory that makes total sense. Incredible work!
Can't tell you how much that means to me, Tim. Very much appreciated and so glad you enjoyed this one~
I feel like every single youtube guitar teacher has commenters saying they're the Bob Ross of guitar, and I'm always like yeah maybe sure. But you sir, are the true one and only Bob Ross of guitar. I think that finally settles it.
Haha, I love that. Thanks for being here GigaBrowser!
Chris - thanks for the shoutout about the great Curtis Mayfield. I suspect many of today’s younger guitarists are unfamiliar with Mr. Mayfield’s wonderful playing and songwriting, although they’ve surely heard of Jimi Hendrix. I saw them both perform live in NYC - Jimi at Madison Square Garden and Curtis at the Felt Forum. Both were magnificent in their own way. I appreciate your straightforward, clear approach to teaching and playing. Also appreciate your mentioning Cornell Dupree. Cheers, Mate.
Ooooh would love to have been there with you! Thanks for the comment Roberto! Glad you’re here!
Great lesson! I have found that my timing and rhythm in general has greatly improved since I started incorporating rhythm and lead into the same measures and such. It also, makes me think and work more, which has the long term affect of vastly improving my ability to improvise. On top of that, it keeps me aware of the current chords that are playing, which I used to completely miss. Not to mention figuring out creative ways to get back in "the box" timing-wise. Thanks!
Wow, there's a list of benefits for you!
That's great Vaughn. Isn't it astounding how much impact a single idea can have on your capability?
Curiosity I say...that's the key!
My gosh these principles are so fun and beautiful. We are all so fortunate to have such a brilliant, talented, humble mind sharing this stuff. Thank you, Chris.
Thanks for that comment Ari, I really appreciate it.
Keep going Chris! You’re building a great library of super useful stuff here.
Thanks Colin! Lots more to come
Awesome @chrissherland. It was fun working through the last etude. Looking forward to working on this one too!
It's a gift when a person can demystify complexity and explain it plainly for the benefit of others. You have the gift, and we are grateful that you share.
Thanks John, glad to be here with you!
Chris your tone is so inspiring, I'm so jealous! What an incredible lesson, thank you so much.
Wow, thanks Steve! Glad you're here!
THIS...this is exactly why I appreciate Chris' insights and instruction. Hands down, Chris is in my top 3 YT instructors. As a newbie/intermediate level guitarist, the explanations and perspective Chris provides in his lessons is literally second-to-none. Just signed up to be a Patron (and I am not a fan of that company). Love the content Chris! Thanks so much!!
Wow, thanks so much for that John! I really appreciate the vote of confidence and the support. Thank you.
Wow, some beautiful playing. Wonderful writing. Something right about the choices.
Thank you.
Thanks Kevin! Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for the view and comment.
I liked this video very very much! The melody sounds smooth and very progressive as you aply the chord changes. I always love to ear the long-short strum of the chords and of course the lead phrases which here were very well thought to connect them and make the blend. Incredible technical and challenging in my view. Well it is time to study or to keep studying! Thank you Chris!
You bet Fernando! Thanks for all your support!
This is exactly what I've always wanted to understand! Thanks Chris. The hardest part for me is not losing the chord changes
Yup, that's a thing. The great news it that it's totally a developed skill, so the only thing between you and success is time and effort.
Often when I come across a new piece I run it with triads, up and down the neck, and say the changes out loud. This helps the info sort of "seep in" to my brain a bit. I find it easier to tack after doing this.
Dang, I didn't know what I've doing all along was an actual technique I was allowed to explore...I have permission now. I feel relieved thanks for the clear explanation 🤙
You bet JC! Thanks for the views and comments!
Thanks. Really helpful. I’d watch this again & again over different chord progressions.
Thanks J. Glad you enjoyed this one!
Your Tone Settings there,are Perfect...I think that would be good to show the viewers
Great suggestion...it's just this Les Paul through a Yamaha THR10. More than anything that amp is almost impossible to make bad sounds with :)
Simply exquisite Chris. 🤩 Watching and listening to you play is mesmerising. I love how you teach a premise and bring it to life. I particularly love how you create the tension and inspiration for me to become a better guitarist, as well as a better musician and artist.
Thank you so much Darren, and thanks for your support! I'm happy to be on the journey with you.
I really like that clean tone you have going. Another great lesson, thanks Chris
Thanks Benjamin!
You make everything sound so beautiful. Can’t wait to rush home every day and practice 🙏🏼
Thanks Dan!
Beautiful little piece. Just looking at that guitar makes me happy.
Thanks, mate, love the orange bus!
I'm not sure what it was but this just clicked so many things together for me. And your riff felt so peaceful when listening to it. Amazing work!
Thanks Ryan, glad this clicked a few things together for you.
One of the best lessons I've ever seen on YT. For real.
That is so great to hear, Craig. Thanks for being here and I'm happy this one was helpful.
Thanks Chris, great ideas explained here. I'm going to study this further. I very much like this cool clean piece that has an ambient feel to it.
So glad you enjoyed this one, Jay.
E major gives a lot of possibilities in that kind of playing. Sounds awesome and reminds me of Slow dancing in a burning room by John Mayer. Thanks a lot Chris
Brilliant lesson, lead and rythmn is what I'm into and creating my own licks it makes for great fun, many thanks Chris.
You’re so welcome, Victor.
Loved this demo piece you used to illustrate the techniques - got a very Purple Rainy vibe to it. Will try this out tomorrow (nearly 1am now here) on some chord progressions to see how interesting they can be made by just applying a little curiosity in mapping the path from one chord to the next. Thanks for opening another door, Chris.
You bet Cathal! Go to bed!!
Love your teaching style. Thank you for sharing.
You are so welcome, thanks for watching and commenting jivster01!
Very helpful. Exactly what I was looking for.
Excellent! Glad it was helpful
I’ll definitely be watching this one a few times over. This is something I really want to be able to do confidently. Thanks again Chris for putting this idea on the fretboard (where it belongs) lol😅
You bet, Adrian, glad you enjoyed this one
Best explanation I've heard for what Mayfield, Hendrix and others were doing.
Thanks, Uzi, glad you enjoyed this one! Thanks for watching.
08:20 I love how this note leads into the next chord! Gorgeous!
Thanks again, Chris, what an amazing break-down of your technique! BEST teacher!
Folks, go subscribe to his patreon!!!
Yeah, that target note pre-bend/release is one of my favorite tricks :)
Thanks Joyce!
Very helpful info. Sounds great!
So glad you enjoyed this, Tim! Thanks for the views and comment.
Great lesson Chris!!
Thanks Skip! Glad you enjoyed it.
Love this! And a huge thank you! Sounds amazing 🤩 very enlightening as well!
Thanks Robin! Glad you liked this one. I always find it refreshing to break down something like this into 2-3 ideas to pursue in order to build a new skill.
Thanks for watching!
Great video for learning some new technique
It is a beautiful lesson. Something I have been looking for. Thanks
You bet, Gad Tan.
Beautifull man,i gonna practice this love it
That tone is perfectly superb
Thanks man! Really appreciate that!
Incredibly helpful!!! Thank you!!!
You bet!
Awesome lesson, pure magic sound... Thanks
Thank you Sandro!
Everyone says the same thing, but I’ll repeat… love the way you teach, Chris. Thank you!
I love the mellow Hendrix vibe you have going on here. Beautiful!
Thanks, Aucs, I appreciate it!
Sounds really good to my ear
Great lesson!
How best to blend melody and chords is probably my favorite guitar-related topic. Thank you!
The dyads at 5:30 remind me a bit of Bowie’s China Girl. Very cool.
Very nice Chris. Thank you!
You bet Rob.
Great lesson Chris! Thanks
My pleasure!
Just commenting so this blows up. You are a great instructor and I hope these videos get a huge audience. You channel should grow and hopefully that allows for the next level in your production. Thanks for the great content!
Yeah I need some next-level production for sure!! Hahaha!
Thanks for being here and the comment Santiago!
@@curiousguitarist KISS principle works. Your video's are authentic. This video is an awesome piece. I assume a lot of long term hackers are like myself where we know the bits but need someone like yourself to pull it together and show in a relatively simple piece, the relationships between the chords, the relevant pentatonics and use of triads/dyads for a bit of spice.
@@age-hall Glad this is working for you A Ge-Hall...thanks for the views and support here!
The color on that guitar is so sharp.
The marble table top one though, 🔥💯. That thing should be in a museum haha.
Excellent! Very helpful.
This has been one of my favorites :) Glad you enjoyed this one jmoorcarrers.
Sound advice! Thank you much!
My default is to see the diatonic around everything, but not everything is in a key, so I'll work on this a bit for sure.
Yeah diatonic is great (even for THIS progression), but pentatonic is safe through the vast majority of changes.
You gave me a lightbulb moment here Chris. Been struggling with the application of CAGED for ages, now I can see it. Thank you so much! Namaste x
Hey Humans, I’m so glad this one got in! These light bulbs are important moments. While CAGED is great for some folks, it actually gets in the way for others. Happy you’re here!
@@curiousguitarist Thanks Chris. Really really helped me mate. Love your channel; very adult approach to teaching.
Thank you Chris.
Very welcome
Well done Chris, enjoyed this very much. I use a similar way of integrating leads and fills into the chord structure/progression. After a while you just start to see where it's safe to go and what your options are. The chords will tell you. As usual your lesson has me looking forward to my practice and jam tonight.
Thanks Mark, I'm glad you're here.
No questions on this one Chris, just gotta say that was some beautiful intro playing and thanks again for you insight 👍
You bet Charles! Thanks for being here!
This is awesome Chris. I love this style. I'm a huge fan of Southern Rock, like Lynard Skynard and many more
Glad this one hit the spot, John.
Once again exactly what I was looking for! How do you manage to do that? Awesome lesson as always! By the way, I love that you describe everything you did in terms of the scale degree and the chord being played. So much more useful in understanding how and why you’re creating the noise you’re creating than fret numbers! So many other online instructors explain almost exclusively in fret numbers, it’s hard to connect that with practical use, and WAY harder to actually take something from it. Thanks for the awesome lesson Chris! As always.
You bet Andrew! Thanks for the view and great comment, I'm happy to be helpful!
exactly what want to learn.
great lesson
Great timing John!
Beautiful intro to the video ❤
Thanks so much!
I wish I had found your channel years ago. And I wished, that all guitar teachers in the world were obliged to use your didactic way of teaching guitar. It's only now, that dots really really connect, after watching some of your videos.Especially those about triads.
I am so glad to hear that! Thanks, and welcome!
Great lesson, you really know how to teach and make us want to play better. Thanks 👏🏻👍👏🏻
You bet!
Inspired. So good.
Thanks it was very useful
Brilliant lesson, lead and rythmn
Glad you enjoyed it, Victor!
Beautiful thank you
You’re welcome
Thanks for a great lesson! It's something I've been working to resolve over the last few months - how to blend rhythm and lead. From looking into the topic, I've seen there are MANY ways to do it. I've chosen to stick to 2 ways for myself. The first way is going from bigger chords down to double stops (using double stops as melody lines). Another way is reducing the chords to double stops, then playing double stops and single note runs together...this works well for the same way that the first way does - it finds a way to make the chords and melody lines not too different from each other. I've seen Eddie Van Halen go from full chords down to single notes seamlessly, but I think for most people it sounds much more fluid going from either full chords to double stops, or from double stops to single notes. Ofcourse you can also slowly transition within the same song, from full chords, down to double stops, then down to single notes. I've noticed two general tips that help when mixing rhythm and lead (however you choose to do it), is to stay hyperaware of the beat, and to think about ways to mute unwanted strings ringing out when transitioning from chords to double stops or single notes. Thanks again for the lesson, it's given me some new insights!
That’s great stuff Nathan, excellent context!
Great video thanks😊
You bet, Mike. Glad you’re here.
It's so Ironic this was recommended to me today, as I spent around 4 hours figuring this out organically yesterday. Still I loved every second of your playing.
It must have been "in the air" ?
Thank you Chris, This is all fitting nicely into my journey to be a better guitar player. High-five!
So glad you enjoyed this Daniel!
So helpful for me!
Great to hear James!
Dang Chris, good to see you doing these videos! Used to play music with you back in the day. Kind of funny that I stumbled upon this. Hope you are doing well man.
Long Live Saucey Jack my friend! Hope you are well!
Thanks!
Love your instruction, thx u
You're welcome!
Nice.
Another great lesson Chris! Blending rhythm & lead is a good way to enjoy a 6-pack! LOL
Haha!!
Clear, beautiful, view of your work on the fretboard. Easier to watch and pick up your technical. TH-cam guitare teachers don't do that. Great job 👍. You can learn a ton from your clear fretboard filming.
Thank you Robert!
@@curiousguitarist Ben eller can't do it, Chris Stine can't do it. You must have special lights to light up your fretboard. Hopefully, the other teachers wake up. Eller knows a lot, but poor videos, hurt his work. Same for James James.
@@LaTrec9 Ben Eller and Steve Stine are such great players. Ultimately it's all about preference I guess.
There are so many ways to see it, learn it, develop your sound and capability. Some resonate better than others with each of us.
I'm glad that what I do helps folks, but every now and then I gotta go see Uncle Ben for a good dose of why I might still suck at guitar :D
I watch his Sails Of Charon video about every few months or so...still have a hard time with that piece and he makes it seem so doable!!!
This has got to be my favourite lesson after many years of trawling the tube + real life lessons. Thanks Chris, truly enlightening and inspiring!
Glad it was helpful, David. I had a blast doing this one too!
Interesting. I've just found math rock and they do a lot of tapping within the major scale too!
That guitar looks hot to the touch 🔥
It really is fading into a cool orange color :)
Are the tabs on your patreon site printable? Great lesson and calm description of what you are doing 👍
Yes Michael, the TABs are all done in PDF are printable and have a link to the video for reference as well.
I was wondering when we’d get a double stop lesson!
Well the Dyads video was largely the "101" for double stops...but I do have a follow up planned eventually Area Man...probably in the Summer.
@@curiousguitarist I probably missed a couple. I trust you to show the way! 😁
Hey Chris, can you do a Mr. Crowley solo lesson at some point? Would love to see some Randy Rhoads
Oooooh wow! I love RR! And Mr Crowley has long been a fave too. Will add that to the list!
Another fabulous lesson Chris 👍👍 ,do you mind me asking what gauge pick you use for this ?
I use Dunlop Tortex 1.14mm (Purples). I have a heavy right hand and so I really don't want any pick sag getting in the way.
Thanks!
@@curiousguitarist thanks Chris ,I’m bound to have one of them down the back of the couch somewhere ☺️cheers 👍
Really awesome and straightforward. That’s making music. That little piece really had a beautiful, bluesy Hendrixy feel in the pentatonic scales. Does it change character if throw in notes from the minor scale? Would it work as well or change the feel? I guess better try it!
Hey, Dan. Glad you enjoyed it.
That piece is in the key of E major. The second chord in the song is a C#minor and I'm using minor pentatonic over that chord every time it comes around.
@@curiousguitarist Thanks Chris! This is exactly where I get confused about modes. I guess what I’m asking is can you use the natural minor scale there (Aeolian mode?) and will that change up the feel altogether? Am I making any sense or am I confused? Really appreciate your teaching!
@@Dan-zq5wt yup, this particular piece is “diatonic” (in one key) and uses chords and notes from the natural minor scale, Aeolian.
You’re right on track!
From the Sound Guy perspective you are doing highly important work to educate. The melding, balance, for the guitars to combine in a fruitful manner commands a serious undertaking. Building pockets for each to ride in whereas there is mutual reinforcement achieved. I often think of the two as one giant instrument. To have everyone working toward the same goal is imperative. Thanks.
Hey Chris, great video, this is my ultimate goal for guitar. This was clear, but my one question is how to know what pentatonic scale shape to throw on the chord? You said use the corresponding scale, but not sure what that means. For example, when you went to the A at one point, you used box 3, but I would have thought to use box 5 (the box you used for the C#m chord). My thinking is because in the key of E, I’m using box 2, and sliding down to the 5th fret area brings me to box 5, landing with my first finger on the fourth fret.
You'll always be safe using the major pent. over any major chord, and the min pentatonic over any minor chord. The actual "positions" don't really matter that much as long as you can find them and play them.
Maj = maj, and min = min. That's the simple rule.
@@curiousguitarist ahh got it. I know you mentioned that, but it didn’t click until I tried it just now. Not going to lie, I’d love it if you made a series on this! So much to learn. Thanks for all the help as always.
Another great lesson. So, if the progression is A Major to D Major to E Major--so Major Blues, but the vocal melody has a flat 3 and a flat 7 in it, when I solo over this, major and minor pentatonic both sound pretty good, but major sounds a little better...which to choose??
Choose the one that will make the sounds you’re after :)
Thanks Chris! Does this work only with the minor pentatonic or major pentatonic?
I'm using major pentatonic over all the major chords and minor pent over the minor chords.
Hope that helps!
Thanks Daniel!
Chris I'm a huge Hendrix fan and other than making it easier to bend, what's the theory behind half step-down tuning. Also, it sounds awesome
Some folks feel like the Eb tuning resonates better, many say it's easier (as you stated) to bend heavier strings (which is what many Strat players prefer).
It's all too much of a hassle for me, but I get it...if it feels right, it's right!
You are the Bob Ross of guitarists
Again with the Bob Ross analogy! Wow, there's something here I guess. :)
@@curiousguitarist It's all those "happy little dyads" ;)
@@joycegrove5602 😂
@@MikeyBakerMusic Truth!!
whats the model and colour of your guitar? *It's so breathtaking*
Thanks! This is a Gibson Custom Shop Les Paul. The model is 1957 reissue and the color is “Sweet Cherry”
This is a great lesson, however can you combine the E minor pentatonic scale with the Emajor scale over an E major chord. It seems to work but I don't know why as far as theory goes. Do you do This?
That example works best over a Dominant 7 chord. The minor pentatonic scale can work over a straight major chord but it introduces both the flat 3rd (minor indicator) and the flat 7th. So ultimately these two notes force a very minor tonality over the major chord. Where as the dominant chord has the flat 7th in it already and the flat 3rd simply becomes a “blue” note, especially when slightly raised.
Hope that helps!
Love the curiosity!
Sounds like playing your o2n version of purple rain by prince.
Yes! Same progression!
How do you play your rythym/ melody while improvising? Are you aware of or planning ahead what rythym you're using while you go? For example are you choosing to play a triplet, followed by a half note, followed by 2 16th notes and a 16th note rest, etc etc?
Wait on....If you have a collection of licks or "sentences" of notes, then you can just determine how long the total sentence or lick goes for, eg 1 bar, 2 and half bars, or half a bar etc, then you can string these blocks of notes together, so you don't actually have to count every little micro time interval. 🤯
That stuff comes a little bit more from intuition and "preference" rather than thinking through the rhythmic subdivisions.
Perfectly explained :)
@@curiousguitarist cheers :)
how do you get your great tone? pls share thanks
That's just the Les Paul through a Yamaha THR10. It's actually hard to make that amp sound bad. :D
I think classical guitarists were playing chords and melody together even before the examples that were mentioned.
You are so right on Adolfo! I guess I've been disconnected from the classical guitar world for a long time. But now that I think of it, acoustic "Rag" style and Jazz "Chord/Melody" styles also use the core concept of blending.
Thanks for being here!
Hi Chris, Is there a full tab for this lesson on your patreon page? I can't find it.
Message me there and I’ll get you the link. Have you tried searching for “Blending”?
@@curiousguitarist thanks Chris I have not tried searching for blending. I will as soon as I can get back on the site.
@@michaelkilduff1885 I sent you the link on Patreon too.
where can i find the TABS didnt see it on your Patron site ?
I'll send them to you on Patreon right now...