simple three note chord, comping, and shell voicings aren't just a way for beginners to start playing jazz rhythms . Artists like Freddie Green, Herb Ellis, & Sonny Clark mastered the art their entire careers
Love it. Shell voicings are amazing especially for playing fast and improvising. I end up just adding little melody notes on the high strings automatically. Sometimes they're extensions, sometimes they're alterations. Something I read in a Ted Greene book that I abuse is that "you can approach any chords by the same chords type a half step above or below." Combine that with interesting rhythm and you're cooking with gas, and hardly straining your brain at all. I always like to say the rhythm aspect of playing is your passion/soul, and the fret hand is all brain.
Good stuff! This is a new way of thinking about music for me. Stop thinking about fancy chord progression and theory, just have fun navigating around one chord idea! It sounds simple, but these music ideas can really catch your interest and sound very "full" if that makes sense.
2:43 This part got me thinking about something tangential. I feel like it's a really good idea to learn a simple monophonic instrument for things like that. Sometimes, a really great song that you love will have the simplest melodies that are so clear when you learn them on an instrument that doesn't require string skipping- idk how to explain this completely lol. Playing a 3 note melody feels different on some instruments and makes it easier to pull that back to the guitar I have been learning the tin whistle and it reminded me of that. There's so much that can be done in 1.5-2 octaves when that's all you got. When I play a wind instrument or a monophonic synth for a while, the guitar neck suddenly looks like a wide open expanse of ideas
@@els1f I think it's similar to the idea of putting restrictions on how you play - paradoxically, it makes you think *more* creatively when you have those constraints.
@@JensLarsen very good point 🤣 I guess I was taking a very tangential thought and making it way too specific lol 😋 Like @jeremiahandrews4841 said in his reply, I was more thinking of how restrictions can force you to think a certain way. "Learn an entirely different thing" probably isn't a great idea you're right lol. Maybe more listening to other instruments can make you see your own different 🤷♂️
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simple three note chord, comping, and shell voicings aren't just a way for beginners to start playing jazz rhythms . Artists like Freddie Green, Herb Ellis, & Sonny Clark mastered the art their entire careers
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Love it. Shell voicings are amazing especially for playing fast and improvising. I end up just adding little melody notes on the high strings automatically. Sometimes they're extensions, sometimes they're alterations. Something I read in a Ted Greene book that I abuse is that "you can approach any chords by the same chords type a half step above or below." Combine that with interesting rhythm and you're cooking with gas, and hardly straining your brain at all. I always like to say the rhythm aspect of playing is your passion/soul, and the fret hand is all brain.
So simple and yet a real game changer. Thanks Jens for this great lesson.
Glad it was helpful 🙂
Awesome Jen. Love you teaching style 😎
I have actually watched your channel for years ... not only am I a better guitarist ...your teaching is as always is top of the game
thank Jens 🎸👍🇬🇧
Makes my day to hear that! 🙏
What a lovely and simple lesson! Even I can manage that. Such effective use of basic chords to make great music. Thanks you Jens!
Glad it was helpful!
Incredibly interesting and helpful ! Thank you so much for sharing !
Glad it was helpful!
Thanking you in advance. because I have not finished, I'm on #9, and I know I needed everything you explained in this session. 😊
You are so welcome!
Yet another useful lesson….thanks again! 👍🍷
My pleasure!
Good stuff!
This is a new way of thinking about music for me. Stop thinking about fancy chord progression and theory, just have fun navigating around one chord idea!
It sounds simple, but these music ideas can really catch your interest and sound very "full" if that makes sense.
Great lesson.
Glad you like it!
Great lesson Jens! I also love the sound of that Epiphone.
Thank you 🙂
Thank you Jens ..Very Much!!
Thank you!!!!
You're welcome!
Great lesson Jens
Thank you
2:43 This part got me thinking about something tangential. I feel like it's a really good idea to learn a simple monophonic instrument for things like that. Sometimes, a really great song that you love will have the simplest melodies that are so clear when you learn them on an instrument that doesn't require string skipping- idk how to explain this completely lol. Playing a 3 note melody feels different on some instruments and makes it easier to pull that back to the guitar
I have been learning the tin whistle and it reminded me of that. There's so much that can be done in 1.5-2 octaves when that's all you got. When I play a wind instrument or a monophonic synth for a while, the guitar neck suddenly looks like a wide open expanse of ideas
Great that it works for you, I am not sure it is a solution that works for everyone 🙂
@@els1f I think it's similar to the idea of putting restrictions on how you play - paradoxically, it makes you think *more* creatively when you have those constraints.
@@JensLarsen very good point 🤣 I guess I was taking a very tangential thought and making it way too specific lol 😋 Like @jeremiahandrews4841 said in his reply, I was more thinking of how restrictions can force you to think a certain way. "Learn an entirely different thing" probably isn't a great idea you're right lol. Maybe more listening to other instruments can make you see your own different 🤷♂️
Always helpful......
Thanks Jens......!!!
Thank you, Rick
Thank you Mr Larsen.
Glad you like it!
My big difficulty is to find a practice routine, I am jumping from lesson on chord, on jesson theory etc...
Go for it!
Merci 😊
Yes, great lesson. Tusind tak, dank je wel.
Graag gedaan 🙂
Watching this one live... 😎
Great! Hope it was useful!
good stuff
Thank you!
Jens Larsen, great content I really liked it
Thank you! Glad you like it 🙂
Thanks!
Thank you for the support, Tom
@@JensLarsen I took an in person guitar lesson t'day Jens.
@@tomcripps7229 great!
Nice
Thanks
What exercises worked for you with Jazz Chords?
3 Basic Jazz Chord Exercises That Will Change Your Playing in 2024
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This makes me think of the song "I want to be loved by you" with Marilyn Monroe
oh wait, i can....
See, it's not that difficult