This is it. This is one of the best videos to learn jazz guitar on TH-cam. It is so thorough and it gives away so many secrets and is straight to the point.
Again, great video. Definitely worth it. He does go kinda fast, because he knows it. The instructor provided the information. It's your job to find ways to use it. Oh, learn songs.
Pay attention everybody, this dude is an incredible musician with a successful youtube channel and hes playing a Squire, you don't need expensive gear to sound good and achieve your dreams!
I have a hard time talking instruction from someone with a harsh sounding voice, but I could listen to your voice and playing for hours. Liked and subscribed. Thank you Cecil!
For me these shapes are easier if I remove the 4th because then I fall back to the good old pentatonic and I just need to remember where the chromatism is. Great lesson Cecil, many many thanks for sharing
Goes to show the guitar itself and cost is not that important as long as it's playable. Wonder if he's using flats or has his tone turned way down...hmmm.
LOL I have a Squier in my collection of guitars also like I tell people if you change the strings out you can get a super cool tone out of it. I play it all the time and love it. Thank you for proving my point...
Also the amp is way more important than the pick-ups when it comes to electric tone. A great guitar played through a crummy amp is going to sound worse than a crummy guitar through a great amp
Hello. Not interessted by plyaing guitare but what you say is a good theory point for any instrument. Thx and you have good skills on this instrument. Whaouuuu
Assuming this is an earnest question, I think he's just plugged in direct to the preamp of his interface. If not... savage. 😂 Sick chops, and great communication, but not a tone I would chase.
Playing a Classic Vibe? YES!!! I'm so tired of people with their PRS, Suhr, etc. It's a really nice sound, too. Also, what about Charlie Christian? Wasn't he the father of Bebop guitar?
Admittedly Im totally ignorant to bebop jazz, but I've always been curious why guitarists in this genre don't really bend strings or use vibrato. It seems shunned, or maybe frowned upon? Why?
I’ve heard lots of people that don’t play or listen to jazz say this. Where are you getting that impression from? Lots of guys bend strings and vibrato definitely has its place. Bending is definitely less common but that’s partly just because it’s so hard to do on the kinds of guitars jazz guys use-try bending a flat wound G string in a 13 gauge set and you’ll see why. But it’s also just not idiomatic. If you transcribe some Bud Powell, he’s not gonna be doing any bending, and I bet you can guess why.
lots of guys actually do bend and use vibrato, maybe not in the same sense or as extreme as other genres though. i suppose it has a lot to do with the physicality of an archtop guitar and heavy gauge strings. im not saying you can't bend 13s or 14s but it will require significantly more finger strength. stevie ray vaughan, while not a jazz guitarist, used 13s, though he tuned to Eb. pat martino used vibrato and bends quite often and he used 15s. i suppose also the lineage of bebop electric guitar playing doesn't often include a lot of bending and vibrato, not to mention the fact that guitarists play chords often and it usually isn't a wise idea to bend a chord.
With exception of Tim Lerch, it's the first time I've ever felt compelled to actually pay for a course. Sadly, right now medical debt makes that impossible. I'll subscribe, comment, and give a thumbs up, and do what I can with your free content for now. Thank you.
Understanding anything about this is not a matter of copying and memorizing finger positions. Tabs will do NOTHING to help you to learn jazz improvisation. Understanding music theory and chord progression form and analysis apart from and without the guitar is what separates the guitar players from the musicians.
And this ladies and gents is the reason so many of us lose our desire to learn to play jazz. With me, every time I think I’d enjoy it, I get stuck on “why do we have to play ‘standards’ and why does every chord have to have a 7 to it?” and it goes down hill from there.
One of the defining characteristics of jazz is "complex" harmony. Jazz soloing and arranging requires an understanding of chords and progressions on their own without relating them to hand grips and finger positions on an instrument. Crossing that line is what separates the musicians from instrumentalists. Learning standards is a way to become experienced in following chord progressions in your mind as you are soloing. If you stopped a jazz trumpet or sax player at ANY point during a solo and asked, "What chord is the piano playing right now?" they would know.
@ a) I’m not mad, you magically pulled that out of your ass; b) this has nothing to do with wanting to “do the work”; c) you didn’t have to comment when you have nothing of substance to say; d) what do you care?
Jazz is just impossible man. I understood the theory behind most of what he was saying. But how is any person supposed to remember what scales, lines, phrases to use over the chords while soloing in real time? How can anyone possibly think that fast? It's just inhuman. Us mere mortals are stuck on one and two chords vamps or three blues changes. Ugh.
My jazz teacher’s teacher did that on purpose to see how his students would apply each concept on their own. That’s why Jazz Cliche Capers by Eddie Harris doesn’t have chords. I agree with you but sometimes they want you to explore.
@@JonMurray no. He showed the bebop scale starting from different degrees then gave a scale analysis for a jazz blues. Played an etude then analyzed a couple bud Powell lines. How is that going to help you improvise bebop. Those might be interesting things to do but it gets you very little mileage as far as learning how to improvise bebop
In the beginning of the vid you explain what bebop is assuming the audience is totally new to this style . After that you totally go crazy with chromatic scales and difficult concepts . This makes no sense from a teachers standpoint . The playing and material is very good though , but not at all for beginners ..
The channel needs an upright bassist, and an electric bassist. I would love to spend money on a mentorship relationship, lessons, but the channel does not have an bassist. I do love the teaching on the channel it speaks to my learning style. How can this channel help me as a beginning bass player that has some musical background? I am a beginner though. But I would love to hear back from you guys! Thanks!
I dont have 20 years at 8 hours a day to correlate those dots on the screen to the neck of my guitar. You should use tablature, theres like a 5 min learning curb
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I will be using this in metal soloing. Neoclassical + bebop + blues + thrash soloing is cool
This is it. This is one of the best videos to learn jazz guitar on TH-cam. It is so thorough and it gives away so many secrets and is straight to the point.
Cecil = superb guitarist / teacher. Thank you, Cecil !
Again, great video. Definitely worth it. He does go kinda fast, because he knows it. The instructor provided the information. It's your job to find ways to use it. Oh, learn songs.
Wonderful video! You get a beautiful jazz sound out of the Tele and your playing is great also! Bravo!
Great playing! I also love that he is playing a Squier.
And his tone is completely dope
dropped in just to say this
Simply the best jazz lessons on the tube, thanks guys. Bebop in 2025 feelsgood man. Cecil is the goat 👑 Happy new year everyone❤
Pay attention everybody, this dude is an incredible musician with a successful youtube channel and hes playing a Squire, you don't need expensive gear to sound good and achieve your dreams!
Yess, one of the best lesson on Tube. Great work, great playing, hot stuff 👏👏🎯🎸🇮🇹👋thank you Cecil👍
cecil is the bomb. love that he uses fender squires and jackson metal guitars…what a bad bad cat.
What an awesome video man. I’m gonna get what I can out of this video, and consider the course. Thanks man!
I have a hard time talking instruction from someone with a harsh sounding voice, but I could listen to your voice and playing for hours. Liked and subscribed. Thank you Cecil!
Where have you been all my life! lol. Loving the channel. Thank you!
For me these shapes are easier if I remove the 4th because then I fall back to the good old pentatonic and I just need to remember where the chromatism is. Great lesson Cecil, many many thanks for sharing
You make that Squier sound good! Great stuff, as always! 🙏
Goes to show the guitar itself and cost is not that important as long as it's playable. Wonder if he's using flats or has his tone turned way down...hmmm.
@@michaelgottlieb9083 Tone sounds turned down, at minimum.
@@michaelgottlieb9083i think I'm hearing overtones in there inherent to round wounds. Hard to tell with TH-cams compression
LOL I have a Squier in my collection of guitars also like I tell people if you change the strings out you can get a super cool tone out of it. I play it all the time and love it. Thank you for proving my point...
Also the amp is way more important than the pick-ups when it comes to electric tone. A great guitar played through a crummy amp is going to sound worse than a crummy guitar through a great amp
Great lesson! Hoping you also add a de-esser on your vocal mic for future videos. the S's are really bad. Thanks for sharing!
Your lessons are fantastic!
Man, I just LOVE this! Thank you Mr. Alexander!
great lesson thank you Cecil
Wouwwww All this for freee. Thank youuuu
This is a very , very good video, and played by a very good musician😊
Yeah man. Sounds Amazing.
Awesome tone and playing there mate👍
Thanks for the lesson.
Killer video dude.
Wow, that's some info! Too much in one go for my tiny mind but great stuff anyway, Thanks! Now if I just quit work and played guitar 8 hrs a day....
Brilliant lesson ❤
you are the man
Yow teacher thanks very much my bro; I like the way you explain.very simply
Great lesson. Well done! Thx.
This is a nice lesson 👍
Thanks 🙏😉
Really nice man. Thanks a lot!
Isnt Yardbird Suite somehow similar to Lady be Good...?
Thank`s 👋🤛
Rockin' the Tube!
Hello. Not interessted by plyaing guitare but what you say is a good theory point for any instrument. Thx and you have good skills on this instrument. Whaouuuu
Yo nice work on this
Great Lesson Brotha!!
Yeah Baby! Top Draw.
Are you using a compressor? Tkx
so good!! just curious, why don't you mention the 2 chord in the bebop scales?
Good stuff!
Excellent❤
very cool!
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Did he change pickups? can't believe this is squier.
yesss sir
bery coul❤🎸😊
I got my own way of playing it. I call it Beslop.
Cecil definitely puts it on you sometimes, but we love him for it.
Which amp or modeler is used in this video?
Assuming this is an earnest question, I think he's just plugged in direct to the preamp of his interface.
If not... savage. 😂
Sick chops, and great communication, but not a tone I would chase.
Playing a Classic Vibe? YES!!! I'm so tired of people with their PRS, Suhr, etc. It's a really nice sound, too. Also, what about Charlie Christian? Wasn't he the father of Bebop guitar?
nice playing, your face looks like youre trying to stay awake after pulling two all-nighters in the intro video lol
I'll start to save money to buy this course ❤
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Admittedly Im totally ignorant to bebop jazz, but I've always been curious why guitarists in this genre don't really bend strings or use vibrato. It seems shunned, or maybe frowned upon? Why?
because saxophones don’t bend and use vibrato
I’ve heard lots of people that don’t play or listen to jazz say this. Where are you getting that impression from? Lots of guys bend strings and vibrato definitely has its place. Bending is definitely less common but that’s partly just because it’s so hard to do on the kinds of guitars jazz guys use-try bending a flat wound G string in a 13 gauge set and you’ll see why. But it’s also just not idiomatic. If you transcribe some Bud Powell, he’s not gonna be doing any bending, and I bet you can guess why.
lots of guys actually do bend and use vibrato, maybe not in the same sense or as extreme as other genres though. i suppose it has a lot to do with the physicality of an archtop guitar and heavy gauge strings. im not saying you can't bend 13s or 14s but it will require significantly more finger strength. stevie ray vaughan, while not a jazz guitarist, used 13s, though he tuned to Eb. pat martino used vibrato and bends quite often and he used 15s. i suppose also the lineage of bebop electric guitar playing doesn't often include a lot of bending and vibrato, not to mention the fact that guitarists play chords often and it usually isn't a wise idea to bend a chord.
Barry Harris maybe ?
With exception of Tim Lerch, it's the first time I've ever felt compelled to actually pay for a course. Sadly, right now medical debt makes that impossible. I'll subscribe, comment, and give a thumbs up, and do what I can with your free content for now. Thank you.
Ok..next time I ride in a lift I'll play that one...
the s’s on this vid go crazy
Hey Cecil, love you’re playing….I’m interested in your course….what model is that telecaster?
Great video I would say the audio on the vocal mic needs a desser really bad each one of your sibilance whistles really loud. Just fyi no disrespect
tab pls !
Understanding anything about this is not a matter of copying and memorizing finger positions. Tabs will do NOTHING to help you to learn jazz improvisation. Understanding music theory and chord progression form and analysis apart from and without the guitar is what separates the guitar players from the musicians.
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HELP ME 😢
And this ladies and gents is the reason so many of us lose our desire to learn to play jazz. With me, every time I think I’d enjoy it, I get stuck on “why do we have to play ‘standards’ and why does every chord have to have a 7 to it?” and it goes down hill from there.
Yoo this is not for starters
One of the defining characteristics of jazz is "complex" harmony. Jazz soloing and arranging requires an understanding of chords and progressions on their own without relating them to hand grips and finger positions on an instrument. Crossing that line is what separates the musicians from instrumentalists. Learning standards is a way to become experienced in following chord progressions in your mind as you are soloing. If you stopped a jazz trumpet or sax player at ANY point during a solo and asked, "What chord is the piano playing right now?" they would know.
That’s how you learn it’s hard and it makes you a better musician
So you’re mad because you don’t want to do the work?
@ a) I’m not mad, you magically pulled that out of your ass; b) this has nothing to do with wanting to “do the work”; c) you didn’t have to comment when you have nothing of substance to say; d) what do you care?
Nice😃👌🏼👍❤️💫🎵🎸 Regards from Sweden
Ultimate is stretching pretty far. 😂
Retitle video: some random jazz theory stuff i'm feelin' today
Jazz is just impossible man. I understood the theory behind most of what he was saying. But how is any person supposed to remember what scales, lines, phrases to use over the chords while soloing in real time? How can anyone possibly think that fast? It's just inhuman. Us mere mortals are stuck on one and two chords vamps or three blues changes. Ugh.
This is the problem most advanced players have when they try to teach. They give you a boat load of material without showing you how to apply it.
My jazz teacher’s teacher did that on purpose to see how his students would apply each concept on their own. That’s why Jazz Cliche Capers by Eddie Harris doesn’t have chords. I agree with you but sometimes they want you to explore.
He literally spent seventeen minutes showing you techniques, tips and suggestions on when to use them.
Bro... literally 17 min of FREE material. Stop complaining
@@JonMurray no. He showed the bebop scale starting from different degrees then gave a scale analysis for a jazz blues. Played an etude then analyzed a couple bud Powell lines. How is that going to help you improvise bebop. Those might be interesting things to do but it gets you very little mileage as far as learning how to improvise bebop
This is for advanced players obviously…and also not a masterclass
Negative comments, get a brain.
No one is going to remember that much info ridiculous
Yes, the information isn't "wrong", there's just too much of it.
Don’t be a 😖. Its a sintesis of a course. Its a material for deep studies over time.
You don't have to , you are free, to take, what you want. 😂
Uhm, break it up into bite sized pieces.
In the beginning of the vid you explain what bebop is assuming the audience is totally new to this style . After that you totally go crazy with chromatic scales and difficult concepts . This makes no sense from a teachers standpoint . The playing and material is very good though , but not at all for beginners ..
The channel needs an upright bassist, and an electric bassist. I would love to spend money on a mentorship relationship, lessons, but the channel does not have an bassist. I do love the teaching on the channel it speaks to my learning style. How can this channel help me as a beginning bass player that has some musical background? I am a beginner though. But I would love to hear back from you guys! Thanks!
I dont have 20 years at 8 hours a day to correlate those dots on the screen to the neck of my guitar. You should use tablature, theres like a 5 min learning curb
it should definitely be everyone else and not you putting in the effort man that's a good call
You don’t play tabs in jazz you play notes
@halfabreadstick8633 you don't play a pen or paper either. Whats your point?
If you’re too lazy to learn how to read music, this lesson is not going to be very useful to you anyhow
There are "some" tabs in this video so you can get out of it what you will
explain it to me like i'm 5