Alex, you are an excellent teacher. The step by step process makes it easy to practice. Your continued reference notes and chord construction perfectly reinforce music theory. Thank you!
Excellent site for guitarists all levels , great examples which include theory and help in picturing whats going on, its thoroughly enjoyable (with challanges) , which makes the lessons fun!
Thank you Alex another great lesson; not only licks, but you rightly emphasize the thought process (triads/chord tones/extensions) that formulate the licks and phrases. This moves us forward much more thoroughly than just lick examples.
Thank you for this great Jazz Blues lesson Alex. It was very insightful lots of light bulb moments on following the chord changes. Great playing and teaching much appreciated. Cheers
I could listen to you all day! I’m considering joining your patron ,but being in my early 70,s I’m not sure how much I can take advantage of your great styles.
Thank you so much! I really appreciate the kind words :) On the Patreon there's no rush.. you can just take on the pieces you like the best. There's a good community there and lots of extra curricular bonus content including recommended listening etc.
Great stuff, Alex! Your intro was giving me Barney Kessel vibes, as well! The key of F works so well for progressions like this, doesn't it? Whenever I encounter someone who's interested in learning Charlie Christian stuff, my go-to song is always his solo on 'Grand Slam' by Benny Goodman. That was the first CC solo taught to ME, back in the mid 90s by the great Richie Hart, during a summer's worth of lessons. It was hilarious...I was this 19 year old kid Hendrix/Nirvana fanboy who'd show up with his Fender Strat, after hours at Sandy Hook Elementary School (yup...THAT one 😢), and there was Richie, with his 15k Gibson Super 400 strung up with 16 gauge flatwounds, who'd attempt to teach me Charlie Christian solos and Wes Montgomery chord solos. It worked, though! I learned a TON from him & still remember it all. I even still have the cassette recordings of everything he taught me to refer back to, as he recorded each lesson! You sort of remind me of him, as you're also an excellent teacher who explains things in a slow, patient way that just makes sense. Thank you so much for yet another fantastic video! 🙌🙏😀
Wow, thanks Floyd, what a brilliant comment as always! Man, that’s so cool, sounds like Richie Hart was a fantastic teacher who clearly inspired you a bunch! Funnily enough, Grand Slam is one of my go-to solos for getting students into CC too! 😂 So sorry for what happened at your old school, what a tragedy that was.. must’ve been really hard for you having been a pupil there yourself.
Excellent lesson, Alex!! I have played a lot one similar solo you played on a IG video some time ago, so this lesson is perfect for me!! Thanks for sharing!
@@AlexFarranGuitar its become my signature song (most requested) sometimes we have a double bass ,dobro and flute with fiddles , best I heard was a woman with a classical early music recorder - some great solos on unusual instruments - However, I canot teach the group the Habanera minor section - i have simplified it because they are having fun and who am I to spoil it for them. Once th fun has gone - so has the interest ..but.. I can hear WC Handy spinning in his grave . in private I do all 3 sections properly to keep him happy - but no one hears it . one day . soon
Alex, this is a great video. It helps a lot. I have a question about your guitar... I also have a ES125 from 1946 (which is my birth year) and you have a great sound. What sort of strings do you use ? Flat or wound ? Do you have any recommendation for this guitar ?
That’s great! I love this guitar! I bet yours is fantastic too 👌🏻. Currently I have Thomastik “swing” flats in 12 gauge although to be honest, my favourite strings for this guitar are still the D’addario EJ21 pure nickel rounds. Most of my videos featuring this guitar would be those strings rather than the flats. 👌🏻
So much info my coffee got cold. Do you come up with theses leads on the fly and then transcribe? Or do you do your home work, break the chords down , work out a juicy bit for each chord and connect your lines? Or a bit of both. I ask as I’m only just beginning to add considered fills, intro, some lead etc, key word being considered. Using triads, country bends, arpeggios , thirds around each chord with out over doing it. I imagine these concepts shapes become more readily seeable as as you play the more you play with them. At your high level, what’s your balance between working stuff out before hand as opposed to just thinking ahead as your playing and executing? THanks v much .
Hi Adam, thank you for the comment and your kind words 🙏🏻 Great question too.. so, in the case of presenting a lesson like this, it’s certainly a 50/50 of ideas improvised in the moment, along with more thought out composed ideas where I have a particular concept or shape I’m making use of for a teaching example. I think starting out, you might want to take your time composing those juicy bits for each chord, and essentially coming up with your own “lead etude’s” as a way of collecting your ideas and playing them enough that the vocabulary becomes your own and has worked it’s way into your muscle memory. This is certainly how I’ve had my best success as a teacher and seen the most profound results in my students. Eventually, this stuff will just happen in the moment.. it takes a lot of time, practice and patience to get to that point, but trust me, you will do. 👌🏻 Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
@@AlexFarranGuitar thanks for you thoughts , I thought as much , nice to hear it from you though. I find as I work an idea up and leave it for a bit, it then starts to go around in my head and fine tune itself , iron out the bugs for the next time you get to pick up the geet and play it. A day off the guitar can do just as much for flow than trying to force something out ✌️ Thanx
Adam you are so right!.. sometimes these ideas have to marinate in the ears and the brain for a day or two before they’re ready to serve.. a fermentation process perhaps? 🤷🏻♂️😆
Hi David, the progression is the same one from Billie’s Bounce, here’s the lesson that covers those chord changes; Learn Jazz; Charlie Parker's "Billie's Bounce" - Ep1; Chords! Jazz/Blues with Bebop style ruclips.net/video/YhKrk6AAv-M/видео.html
I think you are an excellent teacher of the lead lines, melody and fills, but you name your chords quickly like "Amin7" and "C#min7" while you have 3 fingers visible on your fret board. I struggle to follow what you're doing with rhythm chords in those elevated 5th, 6th, and 7th positions. Thanks.
Thanks for the comment buddy. Did you download the painstakingly thorough, and neatly typed out lesson materials with chord sheets, finger numbers, TAB and notation included? If so, and you’re still struggling to follow then fair enough. But if you haven’t downloaded those, then I can’t help you if you won’t help yourself my dude! 🤷🏻♂️
Wonderful exposition of the triads and beyond
Thanks for the comment, I appreciate that 🙏🏻
Top class. Thanks so much.
You’re so welcome mate 👍🏻
Alex, you are an excellent teacher. The step by step process makes it easy to practice. Your continued reference notes and chord construction perfectly reinforce music theory. Thank you!
Thank you so much John, that really means a lot to me. And thank you for joining my Patreon too! 🙏🏻❤️
& thanks for presenting these ideas so that the greater majority get a deeper perspective :)
You're so welcome!
Brilliant stuff Alex. Lots of ideas to keep us busy.
Thanks for the comment mate, much appreciated. And thanks for watching! 🙏🏻
Toe-tapping guitar solo! Love it, and your guitar! Gracias!
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it 🙏🏻
Excellent site for guitarists all levels , great examples which include theory and help in picturing whats going on, its thoroughly enjoyable (with challanges) , which makes the lessons fun!
Thanks for the kind words my friend! Really glad you enjoy the videos 🙏🏻
Thank you Alex another great lesson; not only licks, but you rightly emphasize the thought process (triads/chord tones/extensions) that formulate the licks and phrases. This moves us forward much more thoroughly than just lick examples.
Thank you so much for the comment Robert.. massively appreciate the feedback. Glad you enjoyed the lesson 🙏🏻
Thank you for this great Jazz Blues lesson Alex. It was very insightful lots of light bulb moments on following the chord changes. Great playing and teaching much appreciated. Cheers
So glad it was helpful! Thank you for the kind words my friend, much appreciated 🙏🏻❤️
I like it! very cool lesson!
Thank you! Really happy you enjoyed it! 🙏🏻
Love this Alex! Normally I already given up. Thanks a lot🤟🤟
My pleasure buddy! Stick with it! It only gets easier! 🙏🏻
I could listen to you all day! I’m considering joining your patron ,but being in my early 70,s I’m not sure how much I can take advantage of your great styles.
Thank you so much! I really appreciate the kind words :) On the Patreon there's no rush.. you can just take on the pieces you like the best. There's a good community there and lots of extra curricular bonus content including recommended listening etc.
Great stuff, Alex! Your intro was giving me Barney Kessel vibes, as well! The key of F works so well for progressions like this, doesn't it? Whenever I encounter someone who's interested in learning Charlie Christian stuff, my go-to song is always his solo on 'Grand Slam' by Benny Goodman. That was the first CC solo taught to ME, back in the mid 90s by the great Richie Hart, during a summer's worth of lessons. It was hilarious...I was this 19 year old kid Hendrix/Nirvana fanboy who'd show up with his Fender Strat, after hours at Sandy Hook Elementary School (yup...THAT one 😢), and there was Richie, with his 15k Gibson Super 400 strung up with 16 gauge flatwounds, who'd attempt to teach me Charlie Christian solos and Wes Montgomery chord solos. It worked, though! I learned a TON from him & still remember it all. I even still have the cassette recordings of everything he taught me to refer back to, as he recorded each lesson! You sort of remind me of him, as you're also an excellent teacher who explains things in a slow, patient way that just makes sense. Thank you so much for yet another fantastic video! 🙌🙏😀
Wow, thanks Floyd, what a brilliant comment as always! Man, that’s so cool, sounds like Richie Hart was a fantastic teacher who clearly inspired you a bunch!
Funnily enough, Grand Slam is one of my go-to solos for getting students into CC too! 😂
So sorry for what happened at your old school, what a tragedy that was.. must’ve been really hard for you having been a pupil there yourself.
Richie Hart is one helluva great CT jazz guitar player ... i have a cd of his called Blues in the Alley. Great lesson BTW
That's a killer solo, one of my favourites of Mr Christian.
This lesson is Gold, Alex!! You are a very good and patient teacher!! Thanks for sharing it!!
Thank you so much! Really happy you liked it 🙏🏻
Thanks! That was enough for me to study for a bit. Will be watching this a few times. Cheers!
Thanks for the comment! Really glad you enjoyed the lesson 🙏🏻
Excellent lesson! Thanks so much for this.
My pleasure! So glad you enjoyed it! 🙏🏻
Great lesson Alex, and I look forward to the next one 👍
Thank you my friend, so glad you enjoyed it! 🙏🏻
Very like yours video's.Thank you for shearing music!
Thanks buddy, very glad you like the videos! 🙏🏻
Excellent lesson, Alex!! I have played a lot one similar solo you played on a IG video some time ago, so this lesson is perfect for me!! Thanks for sharing!
Awesome! Thanks my friend, I appreciate your comment 🙏🏻❤️
Powerful lesson ~ thanks Alex
My pleasure, thanks for watching! 🙏🏻
Sounds like St Louis blues? At beginning … my go to song every Thursday evening .. marvellous … I play it on mandolin.. I need to switch
I love that tune too 👌🏻
@@AlexFarranGuitar its become my signature song (most requested) sometimes we have a double bass ,dobro and flute with fiddles , best I heard was a woman with a classical early music recorder - some great solos on unusual instruments - However, I canot teach the group the Habanera minor section - i have simplified it because they are having fun and who am I to spoil it for them. Once th fun has gone - so has the interest ..but.. I can hear WC Handy spinning in his grave . in private I do all 3 sections properly to keep him happy - but no one hears it . one day . soon
Haha, I get you George, yes that latin minor section is great fun!
Alex, this is a great video. It helps a lot. I have a question about your guitar... I also have a ES125 from 1946 (which is my birth year) and you have a great sound. What sort of strings do you use ? Flat or wound ? Do you have any recommendation for this guitar ?
That’s great! I love this guitar! I bet yours is fantastic too 👌🏻. Currently I have Thomastik “swing” flats in 12 gauge although to be honest, my favourite strings for this guitar are still the D’addario EJ21 pure nickel rounds. Most of my videos featuring this guitar would be those strings rather than the flats. 👌🏻
So much info my coffee got cold. Do you come up with theses leads on the fly and then transcribe? Or do you do your home work, break the chords down , work out a juicy bit for each chord and connect your lines? Or a bit of both.
I ask as I’m only just beginning to add considered fills, intro, some lead etc, key word being considered. Using triads, country bends, arpeggios , thirds around each chord with out over doing it. I imagine these concepts shapes become more readily seeable as as you play the more you play with them. At your high level, what’s your balance between working stuff out before hand as opposed to just thinking ahead as your playing and executing?
THanks v much .
Hi Adam, thank you for the comment and your kind words 🙏🏻
Great question too.. so, in the case of presenting a lesson like this, it’s certainly a 50/50 of ideas improvised in the moment, along with more thought out composed ideas where I have a particular concept or shape I’m making use of for a teaching example.
I think starting out, you might want to take your time composing those juicy bits for each chord, and essentially coming up with your own “lead etude’s” as a way of collecting your ideas and playing them enough that the vocabulary becomes your own and has worked it’s way into your muscle memory. This is certainly how I’ve had my best success as a teacher and seen the most profound results in my students.
Eventually, this stuff will just happen in the moment.. it takes a lot of time, practice and patience to get to that point, but trust me, you will do. 👌🏻
Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
@@AlexFarranGuitar thanks for you thoughts , I thought as much , nice to hear it from you though.
I find as I work an idea up and leave it for a bit, it then starts to go around in my head and fine tune itself , iron out the bugs for the next time you get to pick up the geet and play it.
A day off the guitar can do just as much for flow than trying to force something out ✌️
Thanx
Adam you are so right!.. sometimes these ideas have to marinate in the ears and the brain for a day or two before they’re ready to serve.. a fermentation process perhaps? 🤷🏻♂️😆
When you go 4 minor to the 1 are you thinking of the 4 minor more like Dorian or melodic minor?
Great question!.. Definitely melodic minor on most occasions, that major 7th on top of a minor 6th chord is the magic ingredient 👌🏻
@@AlexFarranGuitar Cool, thanks
@@justinpaquette224 anytime!
What’s the chord progression? Or did I miss a lesson. Thanks
Hi David, the progression is the same one from Billie’s Bounce, here’s the lesson that covers those chord changes;
Learn Jazz; Charlie Parker's "Billie's Bounce" - Ep1; Chords! Jazz/Blues with Bebop style
ruclips.net/video/YhKrk6AAv-M/видео.html
@@AlexFarranGuitar Thank You 🙏 Good work my friend 🎸
I think you are an excellent teacher of the lead lines, melody and fills, but you name your chords quickly like "Amin7" and "C#min7" while you have 3 fingers visible on your fret board. I struggle to follow what you're doing with rhythm chords in those elevated 5th, 6th, and 7th positions. Thanks.
Thanks for the comment buddy. Did you download the painstakingly thorough, and neatly typed out lesson materials with chord sheets, finger numbers, TAB and notation included? If so, and you’re still struggling to follow then fair enough. But if you haven’t downloaded those, then I can’t help you if you won’t help yourself my dude! 🤷🏻♂️