Sometimes I wonder if Ted & Lenny are sitting somewhere, laughing at all of us trying to figure out what they've done that looks so easy, sounds so beautiful, and is nearly impossible to duplicate. Wow. Thanks again, Barbara!!!
Lenny was a true Canadian hero in my eyes. I bought his" fingerstyle jazz guitar" book about 8 years ago and it really helped me get my chime harmonics together. Also a really terrific player and one of the few solo jazz guitar guys I really enjoy listening too.
for what I know the "chime chord" as he called it is a chord where one of the notes is a (usually artificial) harmonic. Lenny Breau and Ted Greene (but also Genil Castro, check out his Stella for Lenny for a great demonstration of the technique) used it to play close intervals (like minor and major seconds) used by pianists like Bill Evans that are very simple to play on a piano and extremely difficult or impossilbe to use normally on a guitar in standard tuning. The chime chord has also a peculiar sound, because as you can hear even in this video it sounds more like an electric piano like a fender rhodes (while playing the harmonic in a arpeggio it sounds more like a harp for some strange reason).
The book, "Visions, a personal tribute to jazz guitarist Lenny Breau" gives full info about this, and a great deal more of Lenny's approach. Here is the link: www.angelfire.com/az2/jazzcorps/index.html
@@ptose i think partially why it sounds like a Rhodes is due to it being played together as in a "block" which from what I heard is what chords sound like on a Rhodes (the voicing commonly used), and sounding like a harp played a wide range of arpeggiation with every thing ringing out. Similar Tambre really accented when applied in both instances.
8:40 If you close your eyes, those "chime chords" sound like a Rhodes electric piano. Guitars can''t normally do voicings like that with all the notes that close together. It sounds awesome.
Vai inspired me to get Ted Greene's CHORD CHEMISTRY book; the best chord construction / interval theory book ever written. The fretboard turned inside out upside down backwards: but taught with such simplicity. The book contains a million chord ideas. Not for the faint of heart-- but worth every second of study. I learned more in the month I've owned this book than in the past 30 years. RIP Ted. Thanks for sharing all of your fretboard knowledge. Your music and lessons will live on forever. :)
Wow. Not only was Ted Greene a genius of a player, he was also like a top notch musical forensic investigator of styles. That bit about Chet Atkins and BB King was hilarious.
+Geoff StocktonEntendre et organiser toutes ces voix qui se croisent , s'additionnent ,se superposent ou se décalent ,Harmonie et Contrepoint sur un instrument aussi complexe par son accordage et le jeu des 10 doigts qui ne peuvent pas faire les 10 notes simultanées si faciles sur un clavier .....en pensant comme et au delà d' un J.S Bach .....c'est quand même invraisemblable ......
They knew each other. I studied with Ted for a few years. Lenny had already been gone for a long time then, but he told me a story about Lenny coming over to play (this is when Ted was living with his Grandma) and apparently Lenny helped himself to some of Grammas pain medication. Like, raided the medicine cabinet. At least that's how Ted described it to me. Ted was such a pure soul I think. Lenny was such a tragedy.
Did I just hear him say "it would be nice to get those sounds without having to work hard."?? Ted...your book "Modern Jazz chord Progressions" was one of the first books I bought to try and learn guitar! TALK ABOUT HAVING TO WORK HARD!!! GEESZEE!!
Ted worked incredibly hard. I remember once during a lesson he went to the fridge to get me a Fresca or Aspen (or some other 70s brand soda I thought was long gone) and I was tuning up. He didn't only know which note I was playing, but on which string and (obviously at that point) which fret. I said "Man, you make it look so easy." He was a bit offended and then explained just how hard he'd worked. And he also couldn't play all the chord progressions in that book or chord "catastrophe" as he often referred to it. They weren't all meant to be played perfectly but to get the reader thinking harmonically. That was the real magic I got from studying with Ted vs just reading his books. The motion and learning to do good voice leading.
those chime chords reminds me a lot of a fender rhodes. Truly a fascinating technique, and the one that intrigues me the most in the music of Lenny Breau.
lol ill tell lyou a weird thing, i played this video on my brothers computer in the hall and on the couch my bro said "is that a fender rhodes... wait I though t you were... "no this is a guitar!"
Where could I get the chord diagrams for these lessons? Mr. Ted Greene is the single most influential person in my life. He taught me what the guitar is all about. I still have the four books I bought from the 70's and I want to say to my mentor Jesus bless you Sir and Friend, Harlan Parrott Sr.
He may have seemed troubled from the outside, but I'm 100% sure that man was happy with nothing but a guitar in his hands. Quite a feat of human achievement, with that much information stored up there. Look at the data he had stored everywhere; books, magazines, VHS tapes (or was it Beetamax?!) now my question would be...what if Ted were alive today with the Internet as it is now?
@M2AX sometimes it is better to ignore what "other people say" even more so if they have never actually met Mr Greene - such are those that cause "trouble from the outside"
@@BernieHollandMusic I think they are misinterpreting his demeanor but noticing 'something' that might be worth noting, although it could be a coincidence and I'm noticing something different. He seems perhaps a bit unhealthy to me. I'm not sure when this video was made, but how did he die? Did he happen to suffer from seizures?
Woooooow, thanks! I'm so excited and I haven't even started watching yet :). Peace and love to yall, keep it cozy in the sheds and step out for a walk every now and then!
I agree. MCP is a great book which actually puts the chords in context. I also just play through the changes letting the chords wash over me allowing them to enter my brain via osmosis..
This is so incredible. Question for anyone, Q: What happened to Teds materials? legend has it and it shows behind him Ted had the most insane library of materials pertaining to his craft, I'm sure to the uniformed his teaching studio would look almost like a hoarder situation BUT we know there was a reason for the collection of all books, video, LP's, tapes, and more items, electronics etc...
he definitely didn't "hammer" as Don Ross does... Lenny used artificial harmonics if I'm not mistaken.. Which is plucking while gently touching 12 frets above the fretted note.
That's exactly what Lenny did. I saw him many dozens of times back in the day in Toronto. There were times when it was just me and my wife (girlfriend) at his shows. Unbelievable. A true genius.
jazz guitar players were experimenting new sounds or ways to approach lines and chords since the 1920..but the true is that some of them just adapted lines and chords from piano arrangements or string arrangements...
Sometimes I wonder if Ted & Lenny are sitting somewhere, laughing at all of us trying to figure out what they've done that looks so easy, sounds so beautiful, and is nearly impossible to duplicate. Wow. Thanks again, Barbara!!!
They were too kind to laugh at us, except maybe that we were making such a fuss. Beautiful human beings as well as great geniuses they were.
Lenny was a true Canadian hero in my eyes. I bought his" fingerstyle jazz guitar" book about 8 years ago and it really helped me get my chime harmonics together. Also a really terrific player and one of the few solo jazz guitar guys I really enjoy listening too.
one genius talking about another... thank you very much, this is wonderful stuff!
Priceless. Sonic nectar from Heaven.
New practice material, oh boy!
I wish I could crank it up, but when I do the speakers fall apart! geeze....
Cool sound. His guitar sounds like a Rhodes ekectric Piano.
What ailments did Greene have? It looks like he might have suffered from tremors.
Don't know. But I have read he died of a heart attack.
Does anyone have any sort of definition for a chime chord? A 4 note chord played as blocks and...?
for what I know the "chime chord" as he called it is a chord where one of the notes is a (usually artificial) harmonic. Lenny Breau and Ted Greene (but also Genil Castro, check out his Stella for Lenny for a great demonstration of the technique) used it to play close intervals (like minor and major seconds) used by pianists like Bill Evans that are very simple to play on a piano and extremely difficult or impossilbe to use normally on a guitar in standard tuning. The chime chord has also a peculiar sound, because as you can hear even in this video it sounds more like an electric piano like a fender rhodes (while playing the harmonic in a arpeggio it sounds more like a harp for some strange reason).
The book, "Visions, a personal tribute to jazz guitarist Lenny Breau" gives full info about this, and a great deal more of Lenny's approach. Here is the link: www.angelfire.com/az2/jazzcorps/index.html
@@ptose i think partially why it sounds like a Rhodes is due to it being played together as in a "block" which from what I heard is what chords sound like on a Rhodes (the voicing commonly used), and sounding like a harp played a wide range of arpeggiation with every thing ringing out. Similar Tambre really accented when applied in both instances.
Thumbs down guys got lost looking for Slash videos
Ted had Aspergers.
In theory, never diagnosed..
Doesn’t everyone?
Lets just call it genius.... but yeah probably he did..
@@spb7883 I love you !
8:40 If you close your eyes, those "chime chords" sound like a Rhodes electric piano. Guitars can''t normally do voicings like that with all the notes that close together. It sounds awesome.
Ted Greene talking about Lenny Breu... A god talking about another.
Vai inspired me to get Ted Greene's CHORD CHEMISTRY book; the best chord construction / interval theory book ever written. The fretboard turned inside out upside down backwards: but taught with such simplicity. The book contains a million chord ideas. Not for the faint of heart-- but worth every second of study. I learned more in the month I've owned this book than in the past 30 years.
RIP Ted.
Thanks for sharing all of your fretboard knowledge. Your music and lessons will live on forever. :)
Wow. Not only was Ted Greene a genius of a player, he was also like a top notch musical forensic investigator of styles. That bit about Chet Atkins and BB King was hilarious.
+Geoff StocktonEntendre et organiser toutes ces voix qui se croisent ,
s'additionnent ,se superposent ou se décalent ,Harmonie et Contrepoint
sur un instrument aussi complexe par son accordage et le jeu des 10
doigts qui ne peuvent pas faire les 10 notes simultanées si faciles
sur un clavier .....en pensant comme et au delà d' un J.S Bach .....c'est
quand même invraisemblable ......
They knew each other. I studied with Ted for a few years. Lenny had already been gone for a long time then, but he told me a story about Lenny coming over to play (this is when Ted was living with his Grandma) and apparently Lenny helped himself to some of Grammas pain medication. Like, raided the medicine cabinet. At least that's how Ted described it to me.
Ted was such a pure soul I think. Lenny was such a tragedy.
A new Ted video!
What a wonderful day, thanks for posting.
Kind regards,
Pedro
The harmonics have my jaw on the floor. I've heard it before but seeing this is awesome
Seeing it is knowing we'll never play it....I don't have enough years left....
Did I just hear him say "it would be nice to get those sounds without having to work hard."?? Ted...your book "Modern Jazz chord Progressions" was one of the first books I bought to try and learn guitar! TALK ABOUT HAVING TO WORK HARD!!! GEESZEE!!
Ted worked incredibly hard. I remember once during a lesson he went to the fridge to get me a Fresca or Aspen (or some other 70s brand soda I thought was long gone) and I was tuning up. He didn't only know which note I was playing, but on which string and (obviously at that point) which fret. I said "Man, you make it look so easy." He was a bit offended and then explained just how hard he'd worked.
And he also couldn't play all the chord progressions in that book or chord "catastrophe" as he often referred to it. They weren't all meant to be played perfectly but to get the reader thinking harmonically. That was the real magic I got from studying with Ted vs just reading his books. The motion and learning to do good voice leading.
@@jmaisel THAT is a treasure, that he couldn't play all the voicings in the book.
those chime chords reminds me a lot of a fender rhodes. Truly a fascinating technique, and the one that intrigues me the most in the music of Lenny Breau.
lol ill tell lyou a weird thing, i played this video on my brothers computer in the hall and on the couch my bro said "is that a fender rhodes... wait I though t you were... "no this is a guitar!"
Beautiful playing
Absolutely amazing! I don't have much of an idea what he is explaining but I could listen to him noodle for days!
Where could I get the chord diagrams for these lessons?
Mr. Ted Greene is the single most influential person in my life.
He taught me what the guitar is all about.
I still have the four books I bought from the 70's and I want to say to my mentor Jesus bless you Sir and Friend,
Harlan Parrott Sr.
Not sure about this lesson but the ted green forums website has a lot of his tab
fantastic ! 5*****stars !
TED IS MY FAVORYT GUITAR !
MAGNIFIC
He may have seemed troubled from the outside, but I'm 100% sure that man was happy with nothing but a guitar in his hands. Quite a feat of human achievement, with that much information stored up there. Look at the data he had stored everywhere; books, magazines, VHS tapes (or was it Beetamax?!) now my question would be...what if Ted were alive today with the Internet as it is now?
"He may have seemed troubled from the outside" - I'm curious what you are basing that assertion on. He doesn't seem troubled to me at all.
@M2AX sometimes it is better to ignore what "other people say" even more so if they have never actually met Mr Greene - such are those that cause "trouble from the outside"
@@BernieHollandMusic I think they are misinterpreting his demeanor but noticing 'something' that might be worth noting, although it could be a coincidence and I'm noticing something different. He seems perhaps a bit unhealthy to me. I'm not sure when this video was made, but how did he die? Did he happen to suffer from seizures?
YES YES YES.... this is great... more stuff on lenny and harmonics..... I have been studying "chord chemistry"... just brilliant....:D
At 11:24 "I hear piano players doing it." I was thinking of Bill Evans and Miles.
Ted's playing and knowledge is the ultimate goal.....
Back to the woodshed!
Utterly astonishing guy.
Woooooow, thanks! I'm so excited and I haven't even started watching yet :). Peace and love to yall, keep it cozy in the sheds and step out for a walk every now and then!
that guitar tone makes wanna stick my head inside his amplifier...
Ted and van eps Lenny : the triple chocolate Shake!
The amount of beauty in his examples alone is staggering.....
Guitar Gold !!! Thanks so much for sharing this...
Great knowledge of chord forms / voicings! Lovely tone.
But, perhaps you may wish to convert all those VHS tapes to lighter MP4 format [just kidding].
I agree. MCP is a great book which actually puts the chords in context. I also just play through the changes letting the chords wash over me allowing them to enter my brain via osmosis..
reminds me of Tal Farlow when he is playin chord solos...really intimate and cool ...thx !
Tal Farlow - my favourite !
no doubt, he was genius...
I love those block chords with harmonics. I would rather hear or play that than harp harmonics.
Does anyone know if Ted is just raising the bass note of his chords with a chime or does it depend on the chord?
what a nutbar! Genius! A level of guitar playing I'll never understand...
I love Ted..
wow thank you so much!
This is so incredible. Question for anyone, Q: What happened to Teds materials? legend has it and it shows behind him Ted had the most insane library of materials pertaining to his craft, I'm sure to the uniformed his teaching studio would look almost like a hoarder situation BUT we know there was a reason for the collection of all books, video, LP's, tapes, and more items, electronics etc...
1st! Thank you for everything!
Yes, but Lenny played a 6 many years before he got his first 7.
Wonderful!!
No Telecaster?!
Such an underestimated player. Quite incredible at times. Most times. Rip. ❤
he definitely didn't "hammer" as Don Ross does... Lenny used artificial harmonics if I'm not mistaken.. Which is plucking while gently touching 12 frets above the fretted note.
That's exactly what Lenny did. I saw him many dozens of times back in the day in Toronto. There were times when it was just me and my wife (girlfriend) at his shows. Unbelievable. A true genius.
@lightcharge1 SECOND..! You are welcome.
bb king 14:56
@junka22 haha, ohh I've seen this before but still as exciting to watch :P
WTH is his small E tuned up a 3rd ..this b crazy to figure.
Is there a sheet transcription of this lesson?
7:49
I see.
jazz guitar players were experimenting new sounds or ways to approach lines and chords since the 1920..but the true is that some of them just adapted lines and chords from piano arrangements or string arrangements...
Absolutely brilliant but can’t hear what he’s saying.
just wondering how come some clips on you tube can be very long, here's an example see Zeitgeist Addendum over an hour long
He´s great but seems kind of troubled if you ask me.
13:00
Better yet , is this lesson on tab ???
wade jones Learn to read, you'll be better off that way.
Damn man play something beside a bunch of minors and diminishes, 9ths
If that's all you can hear - then you need to seek help