It is more important to have practical, playable and good sounding solutions in each position than knowing everything in all positions. What do you think? Content: 0:00 Intro 0:09 C major - Dm7 G7 Cmaj7 0:42 F major - Gm7 C7 Fmaj7 1:12 Bb major - Cm7 F7 Bmaj7 1:44 Eb major - Fm7 Bb7 Ebmaj7 2:16 Ab major - Bbm7 Eb7 Abmaj7 2:44 Db major - Ebm7 Ab7 Dbmaj7 3:18 Gb major - Abm7 Db7 Gbmaj7 3:48 B major - C#m7 F#7 Bmaj7 4:19 E major - F#m7 B7 Emaj7 4:49 A major - Bm7 E7 Amaj7 5:17 D major - Em7 A7 Fmaj7 5:45 G major - Am7 D7 Gmaj7 6:14 How To Use These and improve your Fretboard Knowledge 6:36 Practical Approach to learning the Fretboard and the "good stuff" 7:20 How Do you Use this material and work on learning Guitar Geography? 7:46 Like the Video? Check out my Patreon Page
I agree. I am not sure it applies, but when improvising I can sense the resolving nature of a II IV I ( or permutation) coming, and then knowing that sound in the position I find myself in is crucial. I do not have time to find a safe spot on the neck to resolve to, I must make it work where I am at the moment. I believe that in a past lesson you stressed understanding the II IV I in all keys from a position, and I really took it to heart. Thanks for your work again!
I think you're right, but I immediately started thing about playing the SAME lick in every key in the same position which would be a great exercise for me. I'm guessing that I will do well with the 5 or 6 where I know the fingering well and fumble with the others.
Sounding good honestly trumps everything. I've seen plenty of fast players with knowledge that are boring anyway. A person with 6 months of playing and a song in his heart can make more beauty than that.
As I have said, the fact that you do extensive work as this to show more possibilities for the guitarists to use in their Jazz playing really shows your legendary status amongst Jazz! Thank you for all you do!
Thank you Jens, this was a very useful lesson for me. The different ways you showed each lick being played, the camera shots, the slow downs, and the analysis afterward all had a synergistic effect. I think that your lessons show a refined pedagogy. Wonderful work!
Excellent lesson I will be returning to this for further study! Thanks for sharing. I wish you and your family a very happy, healthy and prosperous New Year!
This is excellent Jens. I need to figure out how I am going to use this concept more. Just constraining myself on a ii-V in one key in one position on a loop is enough of a workout for me right now! Happy new year. ~Mike
Recently I've been working on 251s trying to match each chord and its extensions up to the 5th, with the matching arpeggios all over the neck with hybrid drop 2 and 3 (the chords I can't play in drop 2, I play them in drop 3... ). Like chords from E string position 1(F): Dm7, FM7, Am7 following up with the matching arpeggios from E string to G string Dm7, FM7, Am7. And so on with G7 and CM7 It's pretty long, mainly at the beginning but pretty effective. I would recommend to work on one set of chords per day and not trying to squiz in the 3 chords from the 251 in one session... It took me more than 3 hours to go through at the beginning! I guess the time spent doing so may vary a lot according to the level where one starts. Well... I did that for like 3 weeks then I couldn't take it anymore :) I think, regarding the learning of the fretboard that it is necessary to be strategic going from one exercise to another and of course practicing improvisation. To me, just working by improvising is not enough because I tend to stay in my comfort zone. The type of exercise of your video or even mine help to get over that. Working on several keys helps a lot to extend the 'comfort zone'. Now I'm working on the A part of Misty I'm getting better! :)I try to vary my approach and going forward and backwards always over the same topic (in my case being able to play any major 251 instantaneously from anywhere on the neck), is working fine on me... Well... Merry Christmas to you all ! :D And a big thanks to you Jens. :)
I can get some of these but struggle with the triplets at tempo. My main method is To read the chord symbols and play the patterns they invoke in my muscle memory also the sound of each note leads to the next interval. I will memorise more 2 5 1 licks as you suggest as they also build speed.
@@JensLarsen ok cool how about a g#minor guitar scale is there one of those two cause i am trying to learn happy Birthday in that key. and i kind of asked the question wrote your wrong i am sorry.
@@m.charron ok asked someone that question and they told me to play in the E Major scale thats why i asked and I am trying to learn it bye ear and man its a pain in the butt.
@@mattdelahunt301 if you play the E major scale starting (and ending) on G#, that's known as the phrygian mode - a type of minor scale. For the key of G# minor, it's relative to B major - they contain the same notes. Also, to echo Jens, people don't usually call tunes in G# major, they'll choose Ab. And the construction is the same as every other major scale. If you can sing "do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti, do" you've got it. For the natural minor, just start on 'la'.
It is more important to have practical, playable and good sounding solutions in each position than knowing everything in all positions.
What do you think?
Content:
0:00 Intro
0:09 C major - Dm7 G7 Cmaj7
0:42 F major - Gm7 C7 Fmaj7
1:12 Bb major - Cm7 F7 Bmaj7
1:44 Eb major - Fm7 Bb7 Ebmaj7
2:16 Ab major - Bbm7 Eb7 Abmaj7
2:44 Db major - Ebm7 Ab7 Dbmaj7
3:18 Gb major - Abm7 Db7 Gbmaj7
3:48 B major - C#m7 F#7 Bmaj7
4:19 E major - F#m7 B7 Emaj7
4:49 A major - Bm7 E7 Amaj7
5:17 D major - Em7 A7 Fmaj7
5:45 G major - Am7 D7 Gmaj7
6:14 How To Use These and improve your Fretboard Knowledge
6:36 Practical Approach to learning the Fretboard and the "good stuff"
7:20 How Do you Use this material and work on learning Guitar Geography?
7:46 Like the Video? Check out my Patreon Page
I agree. I am not sure it applies, but when improvising I can sense the resolving nature of a II IV I ( or permutation) coming, and then knowing that sound in the position I find myself in is crucial. I do not have time to find a safe spot on the neck to resolve to, I must make it work where I am at the moment. I believe that in a past lesson you stressed understanding the II IV I in all keys from a position, and I really took it to heart. Thanks for your work again!
I think you're right, but I immediately started thing about playing the SAME lick in every key in the same position which would be a great exercise for me. I'm guessing that I will do well with the 5 or 6 where I know the fingering well and fumble with the others.
maybe to make it even more comprehensive you could also play the chords in the same position before each lick?
Sounding good honestly trumps everything. I've seen plenty of fast players with knowledge that are boring anyway.
A person with 6 months of playing and a song in his heart can make more beauty than that.
I tend to try and make the next note a better choice than the current one given that I dont 'really know what I am doing
Merry Christmas to Jens and all those here who love his lessons.
Merry Christmas to you too 🙂
By far the best instructor on TH-cam! Thanks Jens!
Thank you 🙂 Glad you like it!
As I have said, the fact that you do extensive work as this to show more possibilities for the guitarists to use in their Jazz playing really shows your legendary status amongst Jazz! Thank you for all you do!
Thank you, RC. Merry Christmas 🙂
@@JensLarsen You are very welcome! Likewise to you too!
These are exactly the types of exercises I've needed for so long. Thank you!
Thanks, Jens and Merry Christmas! And a Happy New Year may all your dreams and wishes come true!
Thanks Cole! I hope you had a great christmas and have a happy new year too!
Thanks for the lessons. And the ideas to jump off from.
Glad you like them Roy 🙂
Thank you Jens, this was a very useful lesson for me. The different ways you showed each lick being played, the camera shots, the slow downs, and the analysis afterward all had a synergistic effect. I think that your lessons show a refined pedagogy. Wonderful work!
I'm still grokking all of this stuff.
That's a lot of goodies in there, thanks, Jens!
Thanks for all the hard work you put into your videos - Have a great 2020.
Glad you appreciate the videos, David! 🙂
Excellent lesson I will be returning to this for further study! Thanks for sharing. I wish you and your family a very happy, healthy and prosperous New Year!
This is getting saved... Don't play much jazz but love jazzy licks and love throwing them in with blues. Thanks!
Happy Christmas to you your family and friends, Peace!
Merry Christmas to you too Anthony 🙂
Excellent for More ideas thanks a lot !!!!!!
You are very welcome! :) Glad you like them!
great lesson. thanks!
Glad you like it 🙂
Nice lesson- very fun -
Thank you, Francesco 🙂
Como siempre una magnífica lección. Muchas gracias y le deseo un Próspero Año Nuevo !!!
This is excellent Jens. I need to figure out how I am going to use this concept more. Just constraining myself on a ii-V in one key in one position on a loop is enough of a workout for me right now! Happy new year. ~Mike
This is how lessons should be taught.
That really depends on what you want to learn :)
I like the break down that is presented.
Perfect ! ....Thank You... Jens Ron
Thank you, Ron! 🙂 Glad you like it
Gran video..
Beautiful
Thank you 🙂
Amazing licks, Jens! Do you have keys where you feel more comfortable?
Thank you 🙂 I don't play that much in B and E major since they are less common, so I guess I am less comfortable in those?
Recently I've been working on 251s trying to match each chord and its extensions up to the 5th, with the matching arpeggios all over the neck with hybrid drop 2 and 3 (the chords I can't play in drop 2, I play them in drop 3... ).
Like chords from E string position 1(F): Dm7, FM7, Am7 following up with the matching arpeggios from E string to G string Dm7, FM7, Am7.
And so on with G7 and CM7
It's pretty long, mainly at the beginning but pretty effective. I would recommend to work on one set of chords per day and not trying to squiz in the 3 chords from the 251 in one session... It took me more than 3 hours to go through at the beginning! I guess the time spent doing so may vary a lot according to the level where one starts.
Well... I did that for like 3 weeks then I couldn't take it anymore :)
I think, regarding the learning of the fretboard that it is necessary to be strategic going from one exercise to another and of course practicing improvisation.
To me, just working by improvising is not enough because I tend to stay in my comfort zone. The type of exercise of your video or even mine help to get over that.
Working on several keys helps a lot to extend the 'comfort zone'. Now I'm working on the A part of Misty I'm getting better! :)I try to vary my approach and going forward and backwards always over the same topic (in my case being able to play any major 251 instantaneously from anywhere on the neck), is working fine on me...
Well... Merry Christmas to you all ! :D
And a big thanks to you Jens. :)
I can get some of these but struggle with the triplets at tempo. My main method is To read the chord symbols and play the patterns they invoke in my muscle memory also the sound of each note leads to the next interval. I will memorise more 2 5 1 licks as you suggest as they also build speed.
I m a sax player but I will work on your stuff,thank you
Go for it 🙂
Hi Jens, you are awesome man.
i`m trying to improvise here
| A13 | D9 | A7(add6) | Em9 - Eb9 |
| D9 | D#º | A7(add6) - G13 | F#7 (#5/b9) |
| Bm9 | E7(b9/13) | Amaj9 - A#º | Bm9 - E7(#5/#9) |
could you give me some advice?
That's a Blues in A. I have quite a few videos on Jazz Blues, just search the channel :)
Hi Jens, what is your string height? Do you have low action?
I think I have pretty low action, but I don't know exactly what it is 🙂
@@JensLarsen Thank you, Jens. Happy New Year greeting for you and your family! :)
Where can I post an MP3 or MP4 for critique (75 yo retired CPA trying to play Jazz instead of the futures market)
Hi Bart, maybe upload it to TH-cam and share the link?
Jens Larsen can I upload to your Facebook page.?
@@bartsjazzman446 No, to your TH-cam channel :)
@@bartsjazzman446 No, you can't.
You could try to upload it to your facebook profile and share it in the group, but it is more complicated.
Hi Mr Larsen i know this isn't a guitar jazz question but is there such a guitar scale called the G#scale?
G# major? Yes, but since it has 8 sharps we mostly talk about Ab which has only 4 flats
@@JensLarsen ok cool how about a g#minor guitar scale is there one of those two cause i am trying to learn happy Birthday in that key.
and i kind of asked the question wrote your wrong i am sorry.
Yes, but... it will usually have a qualifier. For example, G# major scale, G# minor scale, etc.
@@m.charron ok asked someone that question and they told me to play in the E Major scale thats why i asked and I am trying to learn it bye ear and man its a pain in the butt.
@@mattdelahunt301 if you play the E major scale starting (and ending) on G#, that's known as the phrygian mode - a type of minor scale. For the key of G# minor, it's relative to B major - they contain the same notes.
Also, to echo Jens, people don't usually call tunes in G# major, they'll choose Ab. And the construction is the same as every other major scale. If you can sing "do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti, do" you've got it. For the natural minor, just start on 'la'.
First!