What is your favourite Melodic minor sound? th-cam.com/video/DWRAJukOgTI/w-d-xo.html Content: 00:00 Intro 00:47 What the altered scale is for a dominant? 01:46 The 2 problems with the altered scale 02:24 How to get around that just by thinking a little bit differently. 03:06 Lines with Direction and Target Notes 03:44 Using the "trick" to make lines 05:06 More Diatonic Arpeggios 06:12 Non Diatonic Arpeggios 06:38 Triad Pairs 07:19 Quartal Arpeggios 08:04 Drop2 voicings 08:45 Sus4 triads 09:31 Melodic Minor is Awesome! 09:37 Like the video? Check out my Patreon page
You, sir, are the best teacher around! A 10 min video that would take years worth of daily practicing to unpack, and everything explained with perfect clarity!
I never realized how important the altered scale is in jazz. The examples you show of how to use altered scales, i feel like that is THE sound of jazz guitar. Its what gives a lot of jazz that particularly exotic feel
Jens, I wish to compliment you on such a noticable progress in the quality of your videos! I first watched your video made 5yrs ago on the altered scale and then this recent one. You now come across much more engaging in your persona and include colorful and imaginative comparisons bolstered by fantastic graphics. Your great jazz teachings just keep getting better and the videos more attractive. Kudos, and thank you so much for what you provide to people who are trying to learn jazz.
Thank you, Jens. One of the densest lessons you've posted. Less than ten minutes to suggest most of the arpeggios that you can use to "speak bop". Amazing.
Good presentation and examples on the "Altered" scale (melodic minor up a half step) from the root of the dominate chord... the most common usage. Upon studying Don Mocks book - Melodic Minor Revealed, you can also use melodic minor in several other applications to get some (less outside) sounds too... which I've personally found useful, and a bit easier to get started with the MM scale. Examples: G7 - use the MM scale up a forth (C melodic minor) you get G, A, B, C, D, Eb, F, G. This only has one outside note (Eb) So for ease of saying... it's the G Mixolydian b6 mode. G7 - use the MM scale up a fifth (D melodic minor) you get G, A, B, C#, D, E, F, G. Again, only one outside note (C#) Translates to the G Lydian Dominate scale. G7 - use the MM scale down a whole step (F melodic minor) you get G, Ab, Bb, C, D, E, F, G. Two outside notes (Ab & Bb) Not sure what 'dominate' name to call this... but it works well having the b2 (b9) & a b3rd. No major 3rd, but it's still up for grabs. lol Of course, the MM up a whole step has the root, 3rd, and b7th... which are "important" tones, plus all the altered tones.. b5 (#4) , #5 (b6) , b2 (b9) & #9 (b3). I've written numerous pages of my own melodic minor lines thru experimenting with all these ideas. Non the less... I like your videos, even though I'm not really a jazz player (more a rock guy that messes with all styles). But for a 'rock' guy', I know music theory. Imagine that? lol. Thanks!
I never really understood jazz until I started watching your videos. I knew the scales and chords, but you show me how to put them together. Thank you.
Long time lurker on your channel, just recently subscribed. Super glad I did. This had to be one of the best structured videos on TH-cam for tackling the altered sound. Efficient, dense, and practical. Thank you!
This is one of the best lesson that will change my playing forever. I'm so excited right now. So many substitute that I can use. So compact. Thank you master. Thank you. I can understand this because I already practice the melodic minor and 7th arpeggios all over the fret before. You are the best teacher. 🙏🏻🙌🏻
Another brilliant lesson. I could never understand why my altered dominant lines sounded awful when using the altered scale ! The key is the chord tones amd arpeggios. Great stuff.
Thanks, i was looking for a couple ideas for altered dom, but instead i gotta complete text book and months of ideas to practice. Pretty good bargain! Jens is best!
This is pro level stuff 😎 bravo this is one of the best videos you've made 👍.my theory is "If you play it quick enough with confidence its gonna sound good, did I mention I love the alt scale, I use it alot to sub out 5/7 chords ,
Awesome, very in depth compared to a lot of youtube hoohaa, I'm trying to get to those other planets you mentioned ! Thanks from county Devon, England.
Altered scale is still a bit hard for me. A while back I figured out all the Diatonic 7ths. Still learning how to apply. Going to take some woodshedding..I'm currently working on this on guitar and piano. I think I need to go back into some of your earlier videos on this in the near future. Playing this over and over will help ingrain the theory. I saw why you went to the dominant tritone sub for G7.. Db7...
At 1:00 you had a easy to make chord. (R 3 b7 #9).. just an altered 9. In fact you could make a 9 and just put the pinky on ( Bb or A#). It really good to see that the basic notes (G B F) G7 are there. Just add the # 9 (#9).. basically I double check when I see a # 9.. I think b3 or min 3 note of the root in the higher extensions. The 9 is a A and the b3 from G root is Bb. Bb is on B string 11th fret..
I didn't understand at first why we couldn't put a G7 arpeggio in this solo. Then I realized that Duh..there is no G7 notes G B D F per se. G Ab Bb (Cb or B) ( half whole dim) then follow with whole scale (Db Eb F G).. No perfect fifth..like no soup for you ..no fifth for you..
I was making Bebop Scales out of each mode of Major and Melodic Minor and I ran into a problem on the Altered Scale. It has a b2 and a #2, so there's no way to create a Bebop scale that emphasizes the root, 3rd, b5th (or #5th), and b7th. The way I got around it is similar to the trick Jens talks about in to video. Over a G7alt chord I could use a Db Bebop Lydian Dominant Scale, and it works terrifically: Db Eb F G Ab Bb Cb C Db b5 #5 b7 1 b9 #9 3 4 b5 Over G7alt this Bebop Lydian Dominant scale emphasizes the b5, b7, b9, and 3, which really works. Now I just need a bebop scale for Lydian Augmented and my collection will be complete. If I put the passing tone between 3 and #4, it becomes a mode of Bebop Melodic Minor, and it emphasizes 1, 3, #4, and 6. Still getting used to the sound of Lydian Augmented in general though.
I usually think of it as Abmm, but breaking it down like this is really useful. I especially like using the quartal approach, although its not under my fingers as well as I would like. Thanks!
Glad you like it! I always found it tricky to think of something that is not what I hear in the music, but I do know that it is quite common to think the melodic minor scale.
Jens Larsen haha no, you didn’t use the maj 3rd of G to make a G7 arpeggio which you discussed it as 1 of the problems of the scale. I know that if you strictly stack thirds you don’t get the G7 but the note B is also available in the scale for you to use...
I generally wouldn't play an altered scale over a major ii-V-I. I don't like the way it sounds or maybe i haven't been able to make it sound good for myself. I generally used altered scales for a minor ii-V-i or when playing to a dominant 7th chord. i can get that to sound nice. i almost forgot to mention that if I use the altered scale, I very often used the altered arpeggio (G,Ab,B,Eb,F).
Hello Jens, many thanks for this tutorial and your very educational site. Unfortunately, my job really does not give me the time to work on the richness of the content. I would just like to buy this video "Altered Scale - How To Make It Sound Amazing". Is it possible to buy this course without tying myself to Patreon? Hoping it’s possible, congratulations. Georges, from France.
Thank you, Rob! Glad you like it! I have a few lessons on melodic minor that covers arpeggios, here is one: jenslarsen.nl/this-is-why-melodic-minor-is-awesome/
Hi, Jens. Thanks for your videos, I think they are great! I have one question (sure I´m not the first one): is that an 80´s AM205. I´m getting one next week!
Hi Jens, a couple of typos. At 2:51 you say Db7 altered but you mean Db7. In the notation shown in the same frame, E and A on B and E strings should be flat. Good video. Thanks.
I'm still introducing myself to melodic minor scales now, so I've got a bit of a question here about its application. So G altered, being the 7th mode of Ab melodic minor, can be played over a G7 chord. However, you can't just indiscriminately use the altered scale (which actually corresponds to a G half diminished when the 1 3 5 7 chord construction is done from the scale) but need to target the alterations the scale contains like the flat and sharp ninths, flat 13 and sharp 11th. This can be done by approaching the altered scale using arpeggios available from other notes in the scale that target these alterations to the chord themselves. Even though I'm limited because I'm learning, is this the right direction to be thinking in to begin with?
Fantastic tutorial. First a hack I use to immediately know the alt scale. It has been called the diminished whole tone scale. . The only dim scale that fits is the half whole diminished scale. See below. Ab A# Db D# G B F G NOTICE. FROM THE MAJOR 3 TO THE OCTAVE ALL WHOLE TONES.
I see now, if you try to treat the B (Cb) as the third of the G… it kind of breaks everything. Sequences, playing the scale in thirds, guide tones, etc. It all gets weird if you try to treat a flat-4 as the major third, even though it’s the same pitch.
@@JensLarsen Makes sense. Thanks Jens. I'm still learning how to see/hear these concepts in a simplified way... I just thought that thinking of the F# Major scale, but starting on the G# (Ab) looked easier than thinking of Ab Melodic Minor.
@@seanonel That is a lot of steps, you have to think F# major but change the F# into G and then use another root? That sounds very very complicated to me, compared to just learning the scale and using it.
Good day to you. Sorry, but I can't find pdf addition of this lesson on your download page. Looks like pdf files are going ahead. "Walking bass" is already in the list. Seems to be your next lesson after minor 2 5 1 :)
On piano I've only learned inversions with the major third or the seventh in the bass. I've thought that that's the only two inversions. What have I missed? 0:59
what is a good way to learn to read music. Im an advanced player, I understand a good deal of theory but my reading is lacking. Is there a course or a direct way, or specific books to get?
Hard to say, I would just find some easy melodies and read those, maybe read in position as well because that is better for ear training if you are reading tonal music
Great teaching and great playing although I think I’ve finally decided Jazz isn’t for me. I admire you’re incredibly vast knowledge but realised that I actually don’t like the sound of Jazz composition. I think I just fell in love with the round full sound of hollow & semi hollow body guitars. I think you’re are genius. Thanks from Oz.
@@JensLarsen wouldn't I just add the dom 7th? It's great that you answered btw, I really like your approach, some just goes over my head though, but I am getting there :)
Yes, but if you plan to hear melodies with it then I'd suggest just knowing it and not thinking about how it is constructed (like pretty much anything you want to make music with :) )
@@JensLarsen I agree . In the first time it was so hard for me to learn this scale (i tried for years) because if i practise it for its own it sounds so unmusicaly . But with this little trick i got it . And now i can go further and try making music out of it . And thank you for everything .
What is your favourite Melodic minor sound?
th-cam.com/video/DWRAJukOgTI/w-d-xo.html
Content:
00:00 Intro
00:47 What the altered scale is for a dominant?
01:46 The 2 problems with the altered scale
02:24 How to get around that just by thinking a little bit differently.
03:06 Lines with Direction and Target Notes
03:44 Using the "trick" to make lines
05:06 More Diatonic Arpeggios
06:12 Non Diatonic Arpeggios
06:38 Triad Pairs
07:19 Quartal Arpeggios
08:04 Drop2 voicings
08:45 Sus4 triads
09:31 Melodic Minor is Awesome!
09:37 Like the video? Check out my Patreon page
You, sir, are the best teacher around! A 10 min video that would take years worth of daily practicing to unpack, and everything explained with perfect clarity!
Thank you very much, Francesco 🙂
Agreed!
I never realized how important the altered scale is in jazz. The examples you show of how to use altered scales, i feel like that is THE sound of jazz guitar. Its what gives a lot of jazz that particularly exotic feel
Jens, I wish to compliment you on such a noticable progress in the quality of your videos! I first watched your video made 5yrs ago on the altered scale and then this recent one. You now come across much more engaging in your persona and include colorful and imaginative comparisons bolstered by fantastic graphics. Your great jazz teachings just keep getting better and the videos more attractive. Kudos, and thank you so much for what you provide to people who are trying to learn jazz.
Thank you, Chris 🙂
Thank you, Jens. One of the densest lessons you've posted. Less than ten minutes to suggest most of the arpeggios that you can use to "speak bop". Amazing.
Thank you 🙂
What an incredible lesson. I wish I had this 30 years ago. Will be sharing with my students. Thank you Jens!
Thank you, John! :)
The trick of using the various arpeggios over the altered scale is one of the best lessons I have learned of late. Your lessons are excellent :)
Glad it was helpful!
I don't know how you do it but you just keep getting better in every way! Thanks Maestro!
My pleasure! 🙂
Good presentation and examples on the "Altered" scale (melodic minor up a half step) from the root of the dominate chord... the most common usage. Upon studying Don Mocks book - Melodic Minor Revealed, you can also use melodic minor in several other applications to get some (less outside) sounds too... which I've personally found useful, and a bit easier to get started with the MM scale.
Examples:
G7 - use the MM scale up a forth (C melodic minor) you get G, A, B, C, D, Eb, F, G. This only has one outside note (Eb) So for ease of saying... it's the G Mixolydian b6 mode.
G7 - use the MM scale up a fifth (D melodic minor) you get G, A, B, C#, D, E, F, G. Again, only one outside note (C#) Translates to the G Lydian Dominate scale.
G7 - use the MM scale down a whole step (F melodic minor) you get G, Ab, Bb, C, D, E, F, G. Two outside notes (Ab & Bb) Not sure what 'dominate' name to call this... but it works well having the b2 (b9) & a b3rd. No major 3rd, but it's still up for grabs. lol
Of course, the MM up a whole step has the root, 3rd, and b7th... which are "important" tones, plus all the altered tones.. b5 (#4) , #5 (b6) , b2 (b9) & #9 (b3).
I've written numerous pages of my own melodic minor lines thru experimenting with all these ideas.
Non the less... I like your videos, even though I'm not really a jazz player (more a rock guy that messes with all styles). But for a 'rock' guy', I know music theory. Imagine that? lol. Thanks!
Jens, this is something like the perfect video on the altered scale. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
I’ve been terrified of the altered scale for a while and this made it waaaaaay easier. Thank you🌱✨
Glad it helped!
I never really understood jazz until I started watching your videos. I knew the scales and chords, but you show me how to put them together. Thank you.
Thank you! That is really great to hear 🙂
Using all of these different kinds of scales will definitely help in learning new sounds and melodies! Awesome work as always!
Thanks RC!
@@JensLarsen You are welcome!
Long time lurker on your channel, just recently subscribed. Super glad I did. This had to be one of the best structured videos on TH-cam for tackling the altered sound. Efficient, dense, and practical. Thank you!
Thank you, Chase. That is really great to hear 🙂
Fantastic, I was playing around with the altered scale to try to get into it about an hour before you posted this.
Great! Glad the timing worked out :)
This is one of the best lesson that will change my playing forever. I'm so excited right now. So many substitute that I can use. So compact. Thank you master. Thank you. I can understand this because I already practice the melodic minor and 7th arpeggios all over the fret before. You are the best teacher. 🙏🏻🙌🏻
Best teacher!
Thank you! 😃
You are my favorite jazz wizard 🧙♂️ thank you for this great lesson!
My pleasure, António!!
Great video Jens! You’re always a great encouragement! Specially giving me the courage to launch my own TH-cam journey!
Thank you! Go for it 🙂
Another brilliant lesson. I could never understand why my altered dominant lines sounded awful when using the altered scale ! The key is the chord tones amd arpeggios. Great stuff.
You really nailed it. And I searched a long time before. Thank you so much. Very generous of you.
You're very welcome! I am glad you like it! 🙂
I´ve learned so much from this channel, thanks for sharing all this
Happy to hear that!
Great job 👍I love the alt scale,you're a great jazz guitarist
Love your lessons and wish you a very merry christmas!!
Thank you! You too!
Just the lesson I needed! Thanks a lot Jens!
You're very welcome! I am glad you like it! 🙂
Thank You so much Jens. You have opened a lot of door for me.
You're very welcome! I am glad you like it! 🙂
Thanks, i was looking for a couple ideas for altered dom, but instead i gotta complete text book and months of ideas to practice. Pretty good bargain! Jens is best!
This is pro level stuff 😎 bravo this is one of the best videos you've made 👍.my theory is "If you play it quick enough with confidence its gonna sound good, did I mention I love the alt scale, I use it alot to sub out 5/7 chords ,
Glad you enjoyed it!
@@JensLarsen 👍
Great stuff! Liked and subscribed, now I gotta go practice!
Thank you, I hope you find something you can use 🙂
You're a great teacher Jens, and have made things really simple for me. Thank you!
Glad to hear that 8
really good Jens. The breaking the lines down into arpeggios really helps to absorb whats going on, thanks Jim
THANKS, JENS!
Glad it was helpful!
Awesome, very in depth compared to a lot of youtube hoohaa, I'm trying to get to those other planets you mentioned ! Thanks from county Devon, England.
Glad it was helpful!
************ and thumbs up....... Didn't understand it all, but will be working on it
Excellent lesson. Always find your videos illuminating, thanks Jens.
Love these 2 5 1 videos thanks jens
Glad to hear that Chris!
Altered scale is still a bit hard for me. A while back I figured out all the Diatonic 7ths. Still learning how to apply. Going to take some woodshedding..I'm currently working on this on guitar and piano. I think I need to go back into some of your earlier videos on this in the near future. Playing this over and over will help ingrain the theory. I saw why you went to the dominant tritone sub for G7.. Db7...
Learn extensions...your see that it has All the altered extensions..think in chords not scales. Learn chord tones
@@brandonmalone1893 Which forms of do you recommend? Get back when you can I'm working on the 101 jazz guitar licks you must know by Wolf Marshall.
THANKS JENS LARSEN!!! Time to get back to study and practice 😜
What a usefull and clear concepts here....really thank you for sharing your deep knowledge of jazz 🥰
At 1:00 you had a easy to make chord. (R 3 b7 #9).. just an altered 9. In fact you could make a 9 and just put the pinky on ( Bb or A#).
It really good to see that the basic notes (G B F) G7 are there. Just add the # 9 (#9).. basically I double check when I see a # 9.. I think b3 or min 3 note of the root in the higher extensions. The 9 is a A and the b3 from G root is Bb.
Bb is on B string 11th fret..
Thanks Jens ❤
Glad you like it 🙂
Amazing Chanel. Thanks for it
Glad you enjoy it!
Thank you Jens, I am from Brasil like your scales.
You're very welcome! I am glad you like it! 🙂
=)))) I'm new to jazz so this is really... overwheming. But yes, excellent lesson. Can't find any better instructions anywhere on youtube.
Always Great Jens.
Thank you, Paul
Man ilove the sound of it, could you point me to any records or artist that use this kind of thing a lot?
John Scofield, Pat Metheny, Joe Pass, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Peter Bernstein :)
I didn't understand at first why we couldn't put a G7 arpeggio in this solo. Then I realized that Duh..there is no G7 notes G B D F per se. G Ab Bb (Cb or B) ( half whole dim) then follow with whole scale (Db Eb F G).. No perfect fifth..like no soup for you ..no fifth for you..
I was making Bebop Scales out of each mode of Major and Melodic Minor and I ran into a problem on the Altered Scale. It has a b2 and a #2, so there's no way to create a Bebop scale that emphasizes the root, 3rd, b5th (or #5th), and b7th.
The way I got around it is similar to the trick Jens talks about in to video. Over a G7alt chord I could use a Db Bebop Lydian Dominant Scale, and it works terrifically:
Db Eb F G Ab Bb Cb C Db
b5 #5 b7 1 b9 #9 3 4 b5
Over G7alt this Bebop Lydian Dominant scale emphasizes the b5, b7, b9, and 3, which really works.
Now I just need a bebop scale for Lydian Augmented and my collection will be complete. If I put the passing tone between 3 and #4, it becomes a mode of Bebop Melodic Minor, and it emphasizes 1, 3, #4, and 6. Still getting used to the sound of Lydian Augmented in general though.
love from India sensei ❤️❤️🇮🇳🇮🇳
Glad you like it!
I usually think of it as Abmm, but breaking it down like this is really useful. I especially like using the quartal approach, although its not under my fingers as well as I would like. Thanks!
Glad you like it! I always found it tricky to think of something that is not what I hear in the music, but I do know that it is quite common to think the melodic minor scale.
Excellent, as always
Amazing artist; thank you for sharing.
You are very welcome 🙂
Jens, I really appreciate your video production! The video sub-divisions really make a difference :)
Love the Rick and Morty cut!
Thanks Marcus!
The tab bar is covered by TH-cam's transport bar. Time to brush up on reading the treble clef. Thanks for your videos👍
Try watching it in full screen. That usually does the trick 🙂
You included my favorite show Rick and Morty!!! 😄😄😄
It's a great show!
Great video Jens, and I understand everything except why you didn’t use the B note, which is available in the scale?
Thanks! Did I accidentally use a B note that is not in the scale?
Jens Larsen haha no, you didn’t use the maj 3rd of G to make a G7 arpeggio which you discussed it as 1 of the problems of the scale. I know that if you strictly stack thirds you don’t get the G7 but the note B is also available in the scale for you to use...
yes, but it is effective to try to use the arpeggios we already know before making up new ones
I generally wouldn't play an altered scale over a major ii-V-I. I don't like the way it sounds or maybe i haven't been able to make it sound good for myself. I generally used altered scales for a minor ii-V-i or when playing to a dominant 7th chord. i can get that to sound nice. i almost forgot to mention that if I use the altered scale, I very often used the altered arpeggio (G,Ab,B,Eb,F).
That's perfectly fine. I think you'll find that the dominant in minor that sounds more natural to you is in fact harmonic minor 🙂
@@JensLarsen Joe Pass often played altered over a major 2-5-1 but somehow he got it to sound smooth.
@@gregmcnair4272 then start with a line you transcribe from him
Hello Jens, many thanks for this tutorial and your very educational site. Unfortunately, my job really does not give me the time to work on the richness of the content. I would just like to buy this video "Altered Scale - How To Make It Sound Amazing". Is it possible to buy this course without tying myself to Patreon? Hoping it’s possible, congratulations. Georges, from France.
Hi George! Thank you. This one is only on Patreon, sorry.
Ogni video è un appuntamento con un amico...
Thank you! that is very kind of you :)
Great insights
Thank you 🙂
Thanks man
Great lesson Jens,I start mostly with guide tones all over the fretboard.Is there a lesson about melodic minor appergios?
Thank you, Rob! Glad you like it! I have a few lessons on melodic minor that covers arpeggios, here is one: jenslarsen.nl/this-is-why-melodic-minor-is-awesome/
Love the Rick And Morty reference! :)
Thank you, Cliff 🙂
Even when it was out it sounded great still lol, when it's targeted with the tritone arpeggio it sounds too nice...
Thanks! :)
Hi, Jens. Thanks for your videos, I think they are great! I have one question (sure I´m not the first one): is that an 80´s AM205. I´m getting one next week!
Glad you like the videos! My guitar is an Ibanez AS2630 :)
@@JensLarsen It´s even older than mine! Thanks for the repply.
Hi Jens, a couple of typos. At 2:51 you say Db7 altered but you mean Db7. In the notation shown in the same frame, E and A on B and E strings should be flat. Good video. Thanks.
Good video. I have a question. I have seen in another video the Next formula
: 1, b2, b3, b4, b5, b6, b7
What is the question? 🙂
Creaaat! Lessom!! 🙏🙏
Thank you 🙂
Ah I love Rick and Morty-- nice transition!
Thanks Eric!
Great! Thank's!
What about adding another note to melodic minor to make an 8 note scale to make more bop-style lines?
You can add chromatic notes to anything without having it in the scale 🙂
thank you
You're welcome 😊
I'm still introducing myself to melodic minor scales now, so I've got a bit of a question here about its application.
So G altered, being the 7th mode of Ab melodic minor, can be played over a G7 chord. However, you can't just indiscriminately use the altered scale (which actually corresponds to a G half diminished when the 1 3 5 7 chord construction is done from the scale) but need to target the alterations the scale contains like the flat and sharp ninths, flat 13 and sharp 11th. This can be done by approaching the altered scale using arpeggios available from other notes in the scale that target these alterations to the chord themselves.
Even though I'm limited because I'm learning, is this the right direction to be thinking in to begin with?
Fantastic tutorial. First a hack I use to immediately know the alt scale.
It has been called the diminished whole tone scale. . The only dim scale that fits is the half whole diminished scale. See below.
Ab A# Db D#
G B F G
NOTICE. FROM THE MAJOR 3 TO THE OCTAVE ALL WHOLE TONES.
Why do we use the tritone sub?
Love soloing on dom chord with b7maj7 to b7half-dim. Great video!
That is indeed a great combo. Benson does that one quite often as well
Jens Larsen - Ah, I did not know that Benson used that one. Thanks for mentioning that!
"Skipping to another planet" 🤣👍
🙂
Is this the scale that modern jazz fusion guitarists like tom quale shreds on?
Maybe ask Tom? 🙂
I get that if you take every other note, you get G half dim, but the B natural is in the scale. So why not just use G7b5 instead of the tritone sub?
Maybe give it a try? The 3rd of the chord is kind important 🙂
I see now, if you try to treat the B (Cb) as the third of the G… it kind of breaks everything. Sequences, playing the scale in thirds, guide tones, etc. It all gets weird if you try to treat a flat-4 as the major third, even though it’s the same pitch.
2:27 I find it easy to think of the altered scale as a b9 Dorian scale. What are your thoughts on this?
I prefer thinking something that fits with what I hear, and I don't hear a m7(b9) chord in the music
@@JensLarsen Makes sense. Thanks Jens. I'm still learning how to see/hear these concepts in a simplified way... I just thought that thinking of the F# Major scale, but starting on the G# (Ab) looked easier than thinking of Ab Melodic Minor.
@@seanonel That is a lot of steps, you have to think F# major but change the F# into G and then use another root? That sounds very very complicated to me, compared to just learning the scale and using it.
Good day to you. Sorry, but I can't find pdf addition of this lesson on your download page. Looks like pdf files are going ahead. "Walking bass" is already in the list. Seems to be your next lesson after minor 2 5 1 :)
This one is on Patreon, as it says in the video description 🙂
uh different camera angles and shit, noice.
I try 🙂
On piano I've only learned inversions with the major third or the seventh in the bass. I've thought that that's the only two inversions. What have I missed?
0:59
These are more than inversions, and a chord can have many voicings 🙂
what is a good way to learn to read music. Im an advanced player, I understand a good deal of theory but my reading is lacking. Is there a course or a direct way, or specific books to get?
Hard to say, I would just find some easy melodies and read those, maybe read in position as well because that is better for ear training if you are reading tonal music
Ok I am confused. Db Lydian Dom has different Triads that G altered ?
Why do you think that?
Jens, what do you mean with "non-diatonic" @6:28 (R, 3, b5, b13) ?
Not a stack of 3rds in the scale
Very helpful
Glad to hear that
This seems like a lot to think about...
Take it one thing at the time. If you want to use it then you need to know it so that you don't have to think about it 🙂
JEN, WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE FOR YOU PLAY AN ALTERED SCALE IN A KEY WITHOUT ALL THE FLUFF,,,,,,,,,,
Maybe try this video around 3 minutes in: th-cam.com/video/OesxTbtIQFA/w-d-xo.html
Nice Rick and Morty reference. I see you are a man of culture
Thank you 🙂
RUN, MORTY, RUN! It's the Altered Scale !
Hahaha!
We are doing tritone substitution for gmin flat7(dflat7) or g7?
how do i get a jazzy tone?
Try this one, but the whole playlist could be useful: th-cam.com/video/-XXTNv5W3GE/w-d-xo.html
3:40 I actually like this line more than the proper one. Is there anything wrong? help
Great teaching and great playing although I think I’ve finally decided Jazz isn’t for me. I admire you’re incredibly vast knowledge but realised that I actually don’t like the sound of Jazz composition. I think I just fell in love with the round full sound of hollow & semi hollow body guitars. I think you’re are genius. Thanks from Oz.
This guy would have been the scariest guitar hero boss
I'm abit confused as to why there isn't a G7 arpeggio?
Do you know how to construct an arpeggio in a scale?
@@JensLarsen 1,3,5 I thought :)
@@JensLarsen wouldn't I just add the dom 7th?
It's great that you answered btw, I really like your approach, some just goes over my head though, but I am getting there :)
@@bernardwhite4365 you stack 3rds in the scale, try to do that in the altered scale and see what you get G Ab Bb B Db Eb F G 🙂
@@JensLarsen Thank You Jens.
Thanks for the Rick and Morty scene
A way to learn altered scale is to play ionian and raise the root a half step . Thats easy .
Yes, but if you plan to hear melodies with it then I'd suggest just knowing it and not thinking about how it is constructed (like pretty much anything you want to make music with :) )
@@JensLarsen I agree . In the first time it was so hard for me to learn this scale (i tried for years) because if i practise it for its own it sounds so unmusicaly . But with this little trick i got it . And now i can go further and try making music out of it . And thank you for everything .
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