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As an octogenarian who, unfortunately due to an accident, stopped playing Jazz guitar over half a century ago, this is the most enjoyable presentation I have ever come across on TH-cam. Beautiful in simplicity, tuneful demo and instructive advice. “The music of the years gone by”. (Stardust). Well done!
I think George intends that you use the pentatonic as start to jazz soloing but I really like his emphasis on rhythm and swing which is so bang on! I think Grant Green is a great example of someone using pentatonic but with huge swing and development. Thanks for this it's given me a lot of confidence in something I had thought of but hadn't seen expressed!
Yes, that’s it exactly. Most people learning jazz can already play some style reasonably well. It’s a great starting point. Adding notes is the easy part and can be done step by step.
Really useful lesson George-for the most part I play guitar in a big band and IF you get a solo it's usually only 8 bars long. You don't have time usually to hear much in your head so this is my go-to approach also. As Joe Pass once said-"You can't play and think at the same time".
In his book, "Writing A Novel", John Braine states that "writing is thinking"; you might equally say, in the context of improvisation, that "playing is thinking".
Thanks George, you're right...!... It took me a long time to come to believe that, any "basic" scale or a simple chord even, could be practically infinite in its emotional-aesthetic possibilities of expression...!!! Not to talk about of a song of three or four simple chords...!!!.... I suppose that's what Hendrix discovered intuitively at a very, very young age and that, accompanied with a real deep inner sense of rhythm that primitive blues gives, made all the difference in his own style so... Even only the "simple" pentatonic scale plus dinamics, bendings and leading tones in a "very own personal style" which means, to be able to trust in your own sound even so simple at first but with endless hours of "repetition" and "extension"and "alteration" of your own licks and chords can make... A whole new universe of possibilities every time you practice and then apply it to a specific melody idea or a "basic" song... Musical Theory is good but you must trust and believe also in your own instinct by ignoring sometimes the rules... I suppose that's what Hendrix and Beatles did from the beginning and... Pat Martino and Joe Pass have talked at times somewhat deeply on those approaches to come to develop something that could be called, an "original" or more individual Style... So... I agree with you in that we could ignore the rigid rules sometimes in order to trying to develope a more individual, personal or original style of playing... In fact, that's what the great guitar heroes in every style did from the very beginning of their musical careers... Thanks again George...
@@GeorgeHessMusic Exactly Right... A lifetime process but... In Every kind of "real approach" to any form of art, (and maybe any human activity), there are those who come to discover at first, in the midst or at last, that, maybe the infinite, endless evolution is our real goal here, before and after our physical lives, and this discovery can be taken as a real proof of that endless evolution line... what just remain to us is to show that infinite is real and everyone can find it if just try it by his own resources even if they are so humble at first and... Your work and approach is obviously helping to open the doors of evolution to more and more people and... That's Fine George... Congratulations!
The title of this video is pretty misleading. "Forget Chords and Scales" sounds great, but at 10:05 into the video, he says to make sure you know your scales. And he talks about scales at several other points in the video as well. And the solo he plays in the first part of the video is based on the pentatonic scale. So I don't think "forgetting" chords and scales is gonna work, for this approach.
The assumption is that you already know the Em pentatonic scale as it’s usually the first scale most of us learn. So there are no new scales or chords to think about.
@@josdurkstraful.. begiiners, yes but... I lasted... I mean, It took me a long time to come to believe that, any "basic" scale or a simple chord even, could be practically infinite in its emotional-aesthetic possibilities of expression...!!! Not to talk about of a song of three or four simple chords...!!!.... I suppose that's what Hendrix discovered intuitively at a very, very young age and that, accompanied with a real deep inner sense of rhythm that primitive blues gives, made all the difference so... Even only the "simple" pentatonic scale plus dinamics, bendings and leading tones in the "very own personal style" which means, to be able to trust in your own sound even so simple at first but with endless hours of "repetition" and "extension"and "alteration" of your own licks and chords can make... A whole new universe of possibilities every time you practice or play on stage... Musical Theory is good but you must trust and believe also in your own instinct at ignoring sometimes the rules... I suppose that's what Hendrix and Beatles did from the beginning and Pat Martino and Joe Pass have talked deeply on those approaches to come to develop something that could be called an "original" or more individual Style... So... I agree in that, we could ignore the rigid rules sometimes...
Thanks for your comment. You’re right, to someone who knows, it does sound like a blues-rock player. But I wouldn’t call it bluffing, it’s meant as a starting point for someone who is making the transition to playing jazz. There is more to jazz than notes. The style, groove and phrasing are all essential parts of it. If I played that solo for the average audience, they would think it was jazz. And if I played it in a blues context, blues players would say it sounds like a jazzer trying to play blues. That’s because it’s not consistent with that style. As a teacher, I try to meet my students where they are, not where I want them to be. Most come from the blues/rock tradition, so they know the pentatonic scale and have some chops. They can learn to play like this fairly quickly and start having fun playing jazz. Once they can play convincingly in the style, it’s a simple matter to start adding in the notes. In Autumn Leaves, the next step would be to catch the raised 3rd on the V chord and then expand to the natural minor scale.
@@GeorgeHessMusic I agree with you 💯! I was just going to say it before I read your response to his comment!!! What you were playing is a good starting point.
I think it actually sounds like jazz rather than rock blues. however I don't know if it's in key. And the timing is not that good. You're not matching the beats and the recording isn't that good It sounds like two separate recordings and the backing track is too loud in terms of the mix. But I think his soloing (e.g. licks and phrasing and overall jazz tone) sounds pretty good to me it sounds a lot like jazz
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Great lesson class act this guy knowns what he's talking about thank you Freshwater Records
Thank you, James
As an octogenarian who, unfortunately due to an accident, stopped playing Jazz guitar over half a century ago, this is the most enjoyable presentation I have ever come across on TH-cam. Beautiful in simplicity, tuneful demo and instructive advice. “The music of the years gone by”. (Stardust). Well done!
Thank you!
I think George intends that you use the pentatonic as start to jazz soloing but I really like his emphasis on rhythm and swing which is so bang on! I think Grant Green is a great example of someone using pentatonic but with huge swing and development. Thanks for this it's given me a lot of confidence in something I had thought of but hadn't seen expressed!
Yes, that’s it exactly. Most people learning jazz can already play some style reasonably well. It’s a great starting point. Adding notes is the easy part and can be done step by step.
I recently added a tube screamer to my acoustic guitar for my jazz sound and I’m liking it
Cool. Most great guitarists are immediately recognizable by their sound. There are no rules.
Really useful lesson George-for the most part I play guitar in a big band and IF you get a solo it's usually only 8 bars long. You don't have time usually to hear much in your head so this is my go-to approach also. As Joe Pass once said-"You can't play and think at the same time".
Yes, learning not to think while playing was one of my biggest challenges.
In his book, "Writing A Novel", John Braine states that "writing is thinking"; you might equally say, in the context of improvisation, that "playing is thinking".
Thanks George, you're right...!...
It took me a long time to come to believe that, any "basic" scale or a simple chord even, could be practically infinite in its emotional-aesthetic possibilities of expression...!!! Not to talk about of a song of three or four simple chords...!!!.... I suppose that's what Hendrix discovered intuitively at a very, very young age and that, accompanied with a real deep inner sense of rhythm that primitive blues gives, made all the difference in his own style so... Even only the "simple" pentatonic scale plus dinamics, bendings and leading tones in a "very own personal style" which means, to be able to trust in your own sound even so simple at first but with endless hours of "repetition" and "extension"and "alteration" of your own licks and chords can make... A whole new universe of possibilities every time you practice and then apply it to a specific melody idea or a "basic" song...
Musical Theory is good but you must trust and believe also in your own instinct by ignoring sometimes the rules... I suppose that's what Hendrix and Beatles did from the beginning and... Pat Martino and Joe Pass have talked at times somewhat deeply on those approaches to come to develop something that could be called, an "original" or more individual Style...
So... I agree with you in that we could ignore the rigid rules sometimes in order to trying to develope a more individual, personal or original style of playing...
In fact, that's what the great guitar heroes in every style did from the very beginning of their musical careers...
Thanks again George...
Thanks, you definitely get it. And to be clear, this is just the starting point. Jazz is a life long pursuit.
@@GeorgeHessMusic Exactly Right... A lifetime process but... In Every kind of "real approach" to any form of art, (and maybe any human activity), there are those who come to discover at first, in the midst or at last, that, maybe the infinite, endless evolution is our real goal here, before and after our physical lives, and this discovery can be taken as a real proof of that endless evolution line...
what just remain to us is to show that infinite is real and everyone can find it if just try it by his own resources even if they are so humble at first and... Your work and approach is obviously helping to open the doors of evolution to more and more people and...
That's Fine George...
Congratulations!
Sounds like jazz to me with use of a lot of bluesy lines. What's wrong with that?
Great lesson George, thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it
Yes, learn the tune
I would add “the right way and in the right order.”
Good Stuff. . . . ! 👍🏿
Thanks, Larry
Hard bop
The title of this video is pretty misleading. "Forget Chords and Scales" sounds great, but at 10:05 into the video, he says to make sure you know your scales. And he talks about scales at several other points in the video as well. And the solo he plays in the first part of the video is based on the pentatonic scale. So I don't think "forgetting" chords and scales is gonna work, for this approach.
The assumption is that you already know the Em pentatonic scale as it’s usually the first scale most of us learn. So there are no new scales or chords to think about.
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"Forget scales">>>>>>>>>>"Here's the link to the scales".
Well, the point is don’t think about a lot of scales. I assume you already know the pentatonic scale.
@@GeorgeHessMusic Yes I do, I teach guitar and the pentatonic scale is the key to all diatonic scales for beginners.
Go ahead and download it. You might find it interesting. There are fewer patterns than most recommend
@@josdurkstraful.. begiiners, yes but... I lasted... I mean, It took me a long time to come to believe that, any "basic" scale or a simple chord even, could be practically infinite in its emotional-aesthetic possibilities of expression...!!! Not to talk about of a song of three or four simple chords...!!!.... I suppose that's what Hendrix discovered intuitively at a very, very young age and that, accompanied with a real deep inner sense of rhythm that primitive blues gives, made all the difference so... Even only the "simple" pentatonic scale plus dinamics, bendings and leading tones in the "very own personal style" which means, to be able to trust in your own sound even so simple at first but with endless hours of "repetition" and "extension"and "alteration" of your own licks and chords can make... A whole new universe of possibilities every time you practice or play on stage...
Musical Theory is good but you must trust and believe also in your own instinct at ignoring sometimes the rules... I suppose that's what Hendrix and Beatles did from the beginning and Pat Martino and Joe Pass have talked deeply on those approaches to come to develop something that could be called an "original" or more individual Style...
So... I agree in that, we could ignore the rigid rules sometimes...
@@octavio-blues-sound3022 I totally agree 😀
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1:31 wow that’s nice
Thanks. Almost entirely pentatonic.
No, it doesn't sound like jazz. It sounds like a blues/rock guitarist trying to bluff jazz. That's why you shouldn't "forget chords and scales".
Thanks for your comment. You’re right, to someone who knows, it does sound like a blues-rock player. But I wouldn’t call it bluffing, it’s meant as a starting point for someone who is making the transition to playing jazz. There is more to jazz than notes. The style, groove and phrasing are all essential parts of it. If I played that solo for the average audience, they would think it was jazz. And if I played it in a blues context, blues players would say it sounds like a jazzer trying to play blues. That’s because it’s not consistent with that style.
As a teacher, I try to meet my students where they are, not where I want them to be. Most come from the blues/rock tradition, so they know the pentatonic scale and have some chops. They can learn to play like this fairly quickly and start having fun playing jazz. Once they can play convincingly in the style, it’s a simple matter to start adding in the notes. In Autumn Leaves, the next step would be to catch the raised 3rd on the V chord and then expand to the natural minor scale.
@@GeorgeHessMusic
I agree with you 💯! I was just going to say it before I read your response to his comment!!! What you were playing is a good starting point.
I think it actually sounds like jazz rather than rock blues. however I don't know if it's in key. And the timing is not that good. You're not matching the beats and the recording isn't that good It sounds like two separate recordings and the backing track is too loud in terms of the mix. But I think his soloing (e.g. licks and phrasing and overall jazz tone) sounds pretty good to me it sounds a lot like jazz
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Great but it’s not what I expect when I read jazz soloing.
Not jazz!