George Benson playing along the neck
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- Опубликовано: 15 апр 2021
- George Benson guitar lesson from breezin lounge. George teaches his left and right hand techniques, playing along the neck. More vids here :
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“Less information for ‘the computer.’” Brilliant answer
George Benson: plays greatest guitar solo ever
Also George Benson: "You know, I never thought about that!"
George Benson is simply one of the best to ever pick up a guitar.
he says, 2:01 "now I can be thinking about something else.." and begins playing the deepest jazz line u ever heard.... legend....
I love George. A tremendous artist and a true gentleman. I was fortunate to spend a few moments with him at a Namm show. He even bought me a beer!
Breezing
This is such a great series. The interviewer is showing total respect for one of the greatest who ever picked up the instrument. Thank You !
Aside from his playing i love hearing George talk. he's so cool
His directional picking and raked arpeggios are cool too.
True. So eloquent and a nice tone of voice, too.
Dude is cool.I met him
"The right hand is the problem" that is hilariously honest. I burst out laughing. Listening to this el' natural virtuoso is completely entertaining and enlightening.
wow, when he emulates wes’ playing style. what a master, with so much deference and respect for another. ❤
George is always so humble.
Love this man!
What an absolute treasure getting to hear George Benson talk about Wes Montgomery ❤️
I found this by happenstance and very glad i did!. My sister turned me on to the "White Rabbit" album in the 70's and was impressed by George Benson's style and sound. Thanks George.
WOW - Free George Benson tips 'n tricks (with a Smile 😃) - how COOL is THAT ?
Thanks & Kudos to both of you - greatly appreciated.
George is a master
Thanks for these interviews. George is a great singer and guitar player. The things he plays on “Affirmation” just seem super human to me.
1:30 that is gold. it makes so much sense from a natural approach of the instrument.
Clearly a genius!
Pure Gold:) Thanks for Shring
Pearls of wisdom from one of the greatest musicians that have ever lived. Thanks.
George Benson. The Great One.
This is A+ as far as guitarist technique and individualistic approach is concerned.
Dude, you did something so great by sharing this. Believe me, you have no idea.. Thank you so much
That was a massively insightful tip on how to move along the neck when playing solo. Like the man said, it was an unexpected answer that will have him thinking and probably reevaluating his playing like everyone else who sees this interview.
what a beautiful guitar
Its magic whenever a guitar is put in his hands. During his dues paying years, it was obvious to all (Cannonball, Stitt, Monk, etc.) that he was going to be renowned and famous. The most underrated aspect is his phenomenal solo unaccompanied guitar playing.
It always amazes me when musical greats are not big on HOW they are making this beautiful sound. Like when he says 14th or 15th fret, or playing a non cutaway guitar.
I remember hearing an interview with Nile Rogers talking about Bernie Edwards. Someone had asked him what strings he used to get that fat sound. He looked at his bass and said "I dunno, what kind of strings come on a Music Man".
Mind blowing!!
Absolutely Fabulous, Mr. Benson!!!!!
Great stuff!
Man you're my hero, thanks!
Thanks so much for posting these gems!
What i've got from this whole series is "Jesus, George has gone through that whole process too". I have real issues using a pick and prefer thumb, would rather play horizontally because its just easier etc.. He's so candid and honest it had the same issues that we all have and got around it somehow. What a brilliant guy he is as well as one of the greatest players ever. This is the Uncle/Father/Neighbour you would dream about having.
I grew up with my family knowing the Benson family back in the 90’s. We used to go their house in Northern New Jersey. George and his wife, and their 3 sons were all very kind and classy, and very generous, always.
Such an amazingly simple concept that I’ve never thought of!!!
Insightful observations by George Benson. Thanks
A Solid Player.....Incredible ! Thanks.
fantastic player and man
Very humbled and thrilled to watch this thanks for the lesson Mr Benson
Fantastic video, learned a lot from it!
The master. And that GB model is the most gorgeous finish.
omg I’m watching all of these video with Georg… and there are sooo many things I’ve already learned 💪🔥thank you for that possibility. Great to see him in such an interview… with his guitar ready for plying
Just picked up my first jazz guitar..Ibanez AF95 w violin finish. (Can’t afford the GB model lol) but what a beautiful instrument. Watching the jazzy greats now 😁
What a great sounding guitar also.
¡Benson is a true master!
Thanks for some fantastic information. I've been practicing for a year and am also callous free. I instinctively play light for a more glossy smoother sound. Now my only problem will be trying not to become too conscious of the technique.
Wow! the way he demonstrated Wes's thumb technique is fascinating.
When you are watching george benson and the youtube ad is like "Learn to play guitar in 6 easy lessons"...HA
A true master makes the simply profound ... profoundly simple . George Benson strolls through the forest of deep jazz . Glad I found this . Thanks .
This makes total sense to me. Always felt this way about arpeggio runs. Finally hearing someone like George verbalize it , puts me at ease lol.
No, it doesn't make sense. The real reason for moving excessively along the neck are the problems of the Standard tuning; it has a Major 3rd kink between G and B strings, which stops the pattern established in 4 lower strings, and stops and the shortest route across the neck to finish the phrase. It's awkward, and it forces the players to reach the same notes further up the neck because that is easier than establishing a whole new pattern for the strings G and B. And then when they exhaust the reach of strings E, A, D, G, they move down onto strings B and E.
If you could see the childish grin on my face every time Benson does a lick... GUITAR GOD NO QUESTION.
Glad to hear you're a Django fan. Nice one George.
The master
What George Benson is not telling Joe Diorio is that he is seeing chord shapes, that is why he plays up and down the neck from the head to the body. Scale guys play in 1 position a lot from the top of the neck to the bottom of the neck. Guys who see chord shapes play from the head of the guitar to the body of the guitar.
Good point
When I was growing up in the 70s -80s, I was spellbound by George Benson, including those “organ trills.” Starting off, I thought a fuzz pedal was necessary for soloing so I had a “big muff,” phase shifter, and the soul preacher (compressor which I still have). Around that time, “big mustached and afro" George r
comment got cut off damn!
How great do you have to be to have recorded terrific pop/R&B hits like “Turn Your Love Around” and “20/20 Vision” and “This Masquerade”...... and have it be nowhere near your best stuff!!!
I know, it's just crazy as a sackful of cut snakes, Benson is a genius a gentleman & musical giant.
Didyabringyabongalong Station, Central Queensland, Australia. Peace, respect, shut-up & play ya guitar!
Talent that 99.999999999999999999999999% of guitarist will never approach.
When you can ask George Benson questions about guitar techniques and he answers “I never thought about that”. More than once. You are digging deep.
No Just Means he Has Never Had Your Problems. LOL
@@theodorebenton5928 🤡
George Benson Plays Ibanez GB10. The best instrument of choice... in my opinion
He is unreal
The way they call it "vertical" and "horizontal" makes sense, but a lot of others inverse the two and call it the exact opposite. I wish guitar players would standardize that somehow
@@petedavid5127 You misunderstand me. The point is that many people call the two directions exactly opposite. Of course the directional nomenclature they are using here makes sense in a literal sense (vertical being up and down in space and horizontal being sideways). But many people call moving up and down the neck vertical playing and staying in one position horizontal playing, presumably a relic from other stringed instruments like the cello, stand up bass and violin (and perhaps even classical guitar). I find this extremely frustrating.
Edit: ruclips.net/video/nKFiEhaMGaU/видео.html here is famous RUclips educator Rick Beato using the exact opposite nomenclature
A little help for non or beginner guitarists here: most of what he is talking about, although it sounds simple, is what Usain Bolt would say about influencing factors like wind or temperature or what an astronaut would have to say about the importance of certain physical or mental exercises while in space. It may be relevant to them, but 99.99% of people have other things to worry about on our level. Like in this case: sure, it makes sense to play left-right rather than up-down, IF you freaking can.
The resonance on his guitar is incredible! I wonder if that guitar is steel plated?
Thank you for uploading this. Do you have more footage from this lesson?
OMG!!!!
To all benson fans you owe it to yourself to listen to the school he improvised on Little Train. It’s a such a great studio jazz guitar solo.
Does anyone know what George is playing towards the end? So beautiful
Can anyone say when george started to solo/scat unisono? From what album did it start? What year
Thanks so much for these interviews! I'm downloading every one because I've lost so many videos on youtube.... Just want to ask is there a way to contact you about Wes's Autumn Leaves recording that you have transcribed, I have a file of it albeit low quality that I could send.
1:13 My right hand is the problem!
We should all have such 'problems', LOL!
Wes Montgomery had Ehler-Danlos?! I had no idea.
What is the name of the Wes Montgomery song he plays near the end?
Is this part of a one hour broadcast?
4:09
What happened to the other guys Ukelele?
𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐭 💋💋
2:12
Anybody know what tune he’s strumming into at the end there?
@@davidjones3520 thank you for that my friend! So lovely!
Hello, the tune you are talking about at the end is called, I've grown accustomed to your face. Wes play it his way, beautifully.
1:05
1:43
This will seem like an odd thing to say, but George has always struck me as having some energy a little bit similar to Muhammad Ali
Does anybody know what Wes Montgomery song he’s playing at 9:28?
While we 're young
@@MattBlackParis thanks!!
Could you please re-post these Benson/Bezos vids with the volume turned up? It's almost impossible to make out what they're saying. And George tends to talk rapidly here, so the CCs are tough to keep up with too, even at 0.75 of normal speed. Thanks!
my parents second date was at a george benson show. guess what that means
@F M benson would not fuck with the energy you’re bringing homie
Means you were created that night. Bwa ha ha ha
@@markl2757 that was the joke mark... thank you
They like George Benson?
less information for the computer!
For me, I started playing a bass first. A lot of what I learned was one string at a time. Even though it could be played vertical, it came to me easier by just moving up and down one string. Now when I try playing guitar I find myself wanting to play more finger style than actual notes that sometimes feel overly complicated. I think a guitar is a kin to singer more than an instrument. A singer can be part of the chorus or be a lead singer of any type of music. Just like every singer, the guitar aches to be a lead instead of the chorus. I am horrible at all types of guitar playing but I have an urge to make it sing. I can’t play through something if I make a mistake… I have to get it right and start over, for whatever reason. That’s my downfall because it causes me to lose momentum and get frustrated to the point I spend an hour just trying to fix that one thing, never getting more than a few notes in. If I knew how to play and had the basics down, that flaw could lead me to be a great guitarist. Sadly it makes me feel like I failed an want to set the guitar down out of frustration, which leads to more time between picking it up again to give it another go. I hope I can teach my son to be better. Maybe by sending him to classes of whatever instruments he chooses he’ll not develop that trait.
Dommage que la définition de l'image est très médiocre, sinon vidéo intéressante
This footage is from the early 2000’s
Too bad he didn’t talk about his solo on “The Cooker.”
Is that really Jeff bezos
I hear very little repitition in George's playing. It sounds like he really is creating most of his solos on the fly. I've always considered him a musical genius rather than "just" a virtuoso.
Excellent point
Running out if room based on key doesn't make a ton of sense...it's a transposing instrument
Imagine Benson playing a dreadnought. That would be cool to see.
no it would not
Excuses, excuses. The real reason guitarists like "running along the neck" is because of the serious impediments of the Standard tuning. But they never thought about it more seriously. When improvising, they unconsciously avoid crossing the awkward Major 3rd kink between the G and B strings, or going 'downwards'. Because the kink breaks the patterns established in 4 lower strings (E, A, D, G, all Perfect 4ths apart). George explains that with “the notes go up, but I'm going down". But if “going down” after the G string was logical, he would do it the same way he was doing it before in strings E, A, D, G. So he can do in strings E, A, D, G, but something happens afterwards. So instead of crossing over the Major 3rd kink, they reach the same notes further along the neck, to keep the patterns. THAT'S the real reason. Or, if they start playing on top, on strings E and B (Perfect 4th apart), they keep it there, until notes are exhausted when going down towards the nut; then, they move the hand quickly up the neck, to reach the same notes on lower 4 strings, and then go down towards the nut, never really playing with strings G and B at the same time.
THAT is why there is excessive moving ALONG the neck - it is like going in a wide circle around a roadblock. As an accomplished guitarist, George Benson SHOULD HAVE known that. But I guess he too went with 'the flow' of others..
In the first place he's not playing on one string.... he's playing diagonally.
He's staying on one string longer than you would vertically
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The picture quality is atrocious. This could be Mohammad Ali for all I know!
I love the bluesiness that he infuses in his jazz lines....I always have.
But that guitar is hideously ugly.