It's important to disregard any negativity from others about this player. It would be a completely excellent but an entirely humbling experience for many of us to be fortunate enough to find ourselves on the same bandstand as this cat. You are a one of a kind man. Thank you for sharing.
Perhaps the title of the video should be changed to "Insights into comping over Bluesette". It is not a great tutorial for beginner or intermediate players because he assumes his audience is at an accomplished level. It is more like a master class or an interview on how he approaches the subject of comping. It is a good video, and he is good jazz guitarist. The video needs to be cataloged properly.
Original jazz forum post for this video: www.jazzguitar.be/forum/jazzguitar-lessons/17957-practical-standard-group-new-song-selection-2.html#post181227
I for one appreciate the approach. any of these lessons can be slowed down and stopped at any point to study each piece. if there is a piece you don't understand, go study that concept. that's the fun of it. you don't get this stuff all at once.
Some people are great players but mediocre teachers. He is a good player and is probably a good teacher depending on the audience. This lesson implies more than a basic knowledge of music. For example he is referencing everything from Lydian mode to melodic minor (basic concepts assuming you have brought a theory book etc... No need to have gone to Berkeley). Also he is going too fast even if you understand theory (which I do). The bottom line is theory and harmony and analysis of a tune is not for everyone. Unfortunately guitarist suffer from short attention spans and lack the patience to try and even attempt to learn the foundation of a song... They just want to play it.
He's responding to a jazz guitar forum question from another musician regarding a breakdown and analysis of Bluesette and posting his responses on You Tube. I found an old lead sheet for Bluesette, reviewed the changes and checked out his analysis and approach to chord substitutions. Reg's analysis very helpful -- more so than other You Tube guitar lessons -- but it does require (at least for me, anyway) some homework and review or joining jazz guitar forum where other musicians join in on discussion and offer feedback.
@@mqblues It would be great if he started with the Real Book chords and explain each deviation, or substitution. There was little analysis to this video, just a barrage of substitutions that go by so fast you can't catch any of them.
Totally disagree with the comments here. It's not a beginner lesson. If you don't know what he's talking about, tritone subs, inversions etc, go study theory. It's harmonic analysis in relation to the key of Bb. You can also rewind and replay parts you don't understand. Isn't just a 3 6 2 5 at the end?
The song itself is somewhat daunting with its changing key centers. Adding all of these substitutions certainly makes it well beyond most who are new to jazz. I am studying this song, and most of this, while I recognize the chord shapes and sounds, are thrown together so quickly that I understand how or why. Great player, but this is an advanced class.
Realistically speaking, this tutorial is not meant for a beginning guitarist (not referring to anyone in particular, here). Not for the intermediate, either. It's not even for some advanced guitarists of certain genres. Reg523 certainly knows what he is talking about, but it does appear that each statement (many independent statements made in the analysis) is in reference to the immediate and possibly the previous two chords being executed at any time. Anybody expecting to get anything from this analysis, will have to already be well acquainted with modular scales (in any key or combination of keys), chromatic scales, chordal scales thereupon built, extended chords and harmonies, substituted chords, combinations of extended, substituted, augmented, diminished, dominant, subdominant chordal progressions. In turn, all this means is that the likely best benefited student from this analysis, is probably someone else who already knows these things, AND is also ALREADY very familiar with Bluesette▬such a student will be reinforced in the observance that someone else sees this jazz harmony guitar-centric musical knowledge in the same way. It really doesn't say much about note playing, and it seems to be all about chordal accompaniment. As far as comping is concerned, comping is both a rhythmic and harmonic (including substituted harmonization) technique. I see that Shekius asks about comping. I would refer him to a good classically and jazz educated pianist, or to a guitarist who speaks in UNIVERSAL musical terms (familiar to all musicians of all instruments; not only guitarists).
+L.A. Musiquero you really pigeonhole yourself when you make a lesson for very advanced players. newsflash, advanced players can read lead sheets and probably have a copy of the real book like myself. I need to figure out a chord melody for this song so I can graduate college, and there is nothing helpful on youtube.
+Blackout Media If you're graduating college and you can't arrange a simple chord melody, or read a lead sheet of chords at pace, well... I dunno how you're graduating, putting that as nicely as I can. Learn the melody, learn the chords, put them together, play it over and over and look at it inquisitively, things will reveal themselves. Better changes, interesting movements, that sort of thing. Spend some good time with it.
Well I'm an audio engineer not a performance major, so don't really appreciate the insult. just think you slow down a little and maybe learn how to display chord names on the screen at least.
Funny. After 40+ years of amateur guitar playing, and playing through Bluesette a few hundred times, I'm proud to say that I can follow what you are doing and it helps me. So that's one person for you. But if you want more people to get it, snort less coke before you do the lesson. ;-) But 34,000+ views is pretty good. Maybe people have to watch it over and over to be able to understand you. ;-)
@@ShilohMcGroovelooks like this was posted in response request from a forum, it wasn't intended to be teaching lesson for anybody. I would have also liked to get full lesson, but I think with pausing and careful watching I'll be able to decypher everything he's doing.
To be fair, I think "for Jazz Guitar Forum" probably means "for professional jazz guitarists", and decidedly not for beginners. I think he is trying not to say too much because he doesn't want to seem condescending and he doesn't want to bore them with a lot of stuff they already know. It's a good lesson, I would say.
why bother putting such an awful video. Any jazz musician would understand what god Reg is trying to convey yet be appalled by the absurdity of the analysis presentation.
It's important to disregard any negativity from others about this player. It would be a completely excellent but an entirely humbling experience for many of us to be fortunate enough to find ourselves on the same bandstand as this cat. You are a one of a kind man. Thank you for sharing.
Perhaps the title of the video should be changed to "Insights into comping over Bluesette". It is not a great tutorial for beginner or intermediate players because he assumes his audience is at an accomplished level. It is more like a master class or an interview on how he approaches the subject of comping. It is a good video, and he is good jazz guitarist. The video needs to be cataloged properly.
Thank you🙏
Original jazz forum post for this video: www.jazzguitar.be/forum/jazzguitar-lessons/17957-practical-standard-group-new-song-selection-2.html#post181227
I for one appreciate the approach. any of these lessons can be slowed down and stopped at any point to study each piece. if there is a piece you don't understand, go study that concept. that's the fun of it. you don't get this stuff all at once.
Easy to follow. Cool break down Reg.
Hey Reg, what kind of guitar is that? Sounds amazing.
I tought a guild artist award just like mine!
Some people are great players but mediocre teachers. He is a good player and is probably a good teacher depending on the audience. This lesson implies more than a basic knowledge of music. For example he is referencing everything from Lydian mode to melodic minor (basic concepts assuming you have brought a theory book etc... No need to have gone to Berkeley). Also he is going too fast even if you understand theory (which I do). The bottom line is theory and harmony and analysis of a tune is not for everyone. Unfortunately guitarist suffer from short attention spans and lack the patience to try and even attempt to learn the foundation of a song... They just want to play it.
He's responding to a jazz guitar forum question from another musician regarding a breakdown and analysis of Bluesette and posting his responses on You Tube. I found an old lead sheet for Bluesette, reviewed the changes and checked out his analysis and approach to chord substitutions. Reg's analysis very helpful -- more so than other You Tube guitar lessons -- but it does require (at least for me, anyway) some homework and review or joining jazz guitar forum where other musicians join in on discussion and offer feedback.
@@mqblues It would be great if he started with the Real Book chords and explain each deviation, or substitution. There was little analysis to this video, just a barrage of substitutions that go by so fast you can't catch any of them.
Totally disagree with the comments here. It's not a beginner lesson. If you don't know what he's talking about, tritone subs, inversions etc, go study theory. It's harmonic analysis in relation to the key of Bb. You can also rewind and replay parts you don't understand. Isn't just a 3 6 2 5 at the end?
Usually 3-6-2-5 with tritone subs for the 7 chords always keeping the F on top -- Dm7, D♭7, Cm11, B7♭5 is typically what I'd do there.
Outstanding.
Are you still in the Bay?
I'm in Sacramento and would love to study with you.
I'm sure this gentleman is having a good time here, but I wonder if he realizes that nobody is listening to him after the first minute.
Short attention spans. It's more complicated than blues. It modulates !
I agree.
The song itself is somewhat daunting with its changing key centers. Adding all of these substitutions certainly makes it well beyond most who are new to jazz. I am studying this song, and most of this, while I recognize the chord shapes and sounds, are thrown together so quickly that I understand how or why. Great player, but this is an advanced class.
Hi Reg523! Have you posted a video of this song without the talking. Would love to see/hear..
Hi Greg,
Great material. Were you playing it in 4? Sounds good. thanks!
how do you learn to comp? this is great i wish i had a good teacher, the only thing i can comp is the blues :(
dude, slow down during these lessons!! Us mediocre players cant catch what youre talking about...
Realistically speaking, this tutorial is not meant for a beginning guitarist (not referring to anyone in particular, here). Not for the intermediate, either. It's not even for some advanced guitarists of certain genres. Reg523 certainly knows what he is talking about, but it does appear that each statement (many independent statements made in the analysis) is in reference to the immediate and possibly the previous two chords being executed at any time. Anybody expecting to get anything from this analysis, will have to already be well acquainted with modular scales (in any key or combination of keys), chromatic scales, chordal scales thereupon built, extended chords and harmonies, substituted chords, combinations of extended, substituted, augmented, diminished, dominant, subdominant chordal progressions. In turn, all this means is that the likely best benefited student from this analysis, is probably someone else who already knows these things, AND is also ALREADY very familiar with Bluesette▬such a student will be reinforced in the observance that someone else sees this jazz harmony guitar-centric musical knowledge in the same way. It really doesn't say much about note playing, and it seems to be all about chordal accompaniment.
As far as comping is concerned, comping is both a rhythmic and harmonic (including substituted harmonization) technique. I see that Shekius asks about comping. I would refer him to a good classically and jazz educated pianist, or to a guitarist who speaks in UNIVERSAL musical terms (familiar to all musicians of all instruments; not only guitarists).
+L.A. Musiquero you really pigeonhole yourself when you make a lesson for very advanced players. newsflash, advanced players can read lead sheets and probably have a copy of the real book like myself. I need to figure out a chord melody for this song so I can graduate college, and there is nothing helpful on youtube.
+Blackout Media If you're graduating college and you can't arrange a simple chord melody, or read a lead sheet of chords at pace, well... I dunno how you're graduating, putting that as nicely as I can.
Learn the melody, learn the chords, put them together, play it over and over and look at it inquisitively, things will reveal themselves. Better changes, interesting movements, that sort of thing. Spend some good time with it.
Well I'm an audio engineer not a performance major, so don't really appreciate the insult. just think you slow down a little and maybe learn how to display chord names on the screen at least.
Great
Liquid nails?
Realy realy i want to learn sr whith you......great moves. Can you give me some tips,? Mozambique.
Funny. After 40+ years of amateur guitar playing, and playing through Bluesette a few hundred times, I'm proud to say that I can follow what you are doing and it helps me. So that's one person for you. But if you want more people to get it, snort less coke before you do the lesson. ;-) But 34,000+ views is pretty good. Maybe people have to watch it over and over to be able to understand you. ;-)
Make it simple? Seems like you're not really that interested in teaching really..
Very good perfomer though, no offence intended
Tulula James yeah, he's saying what he's doing but he's moving so fast for everyone aside from semi pros and up
@@ShilohMcGroovelooks like this was posted in response request from a forum, it wasn't intended to be teaching lesson for anybody. I would have also liked to get full lesson, but I think with pausing and careful watching I'll be able to decypher everything he's doing.
To be fair, I think "for Jazz Guitar Forum" probably means "for professional jazz guitarists", and decidedly not for beginners. I think he is trying not to say too much because he doesn't want to seem condescending and he doesn't want to bore them with a lot of stuff they already know. It's a good lesson, I would say.
Não entendi nada,as mesmo assim concordo 🤘🤘
j'ai rien compris!
. Its a garbled mess.
why bother putting such an awful video. Any jazz musician would understand what god Reg is trying to convey yet be appalled by the absurdity of the analysis presentation.