Master Teacher I've played jazz guitar professionally for over 45 year's, yeah I'm old, LOL. As a black musician our lives may have been different, maybe not, smile. Our mind's may view or approach thing's differently because of our hoods. The cool thing about jazz is that no matter whom you are or where you've come from, jazz people can work and enjoy music together, most of the time, lol. I've watched your videos and examples for year's and I think you're absolutely one of the top 3 jazz guitar lesson channels on RUclips. The thing that kills me is your truth in teaching, if I follow your exact instructions the pure sound goes out. It took me year's of playing to discover truths lthat you teach. Lastly, I'm still learning for your amazing teaching and PLAYING skills. It may seem to some like I'm blowing smoke up your ass, there always will be haters, smile. However people should be gaven their flowers while they're alive. Praise should be given out loud. Thank you for sharing your gifts and may God richly bless you and yours. Peace out. Smile Ps Nothing I've said was meant to be negative in any way.
Hi, i am new to Jazz and i have fat fingers. Mechanics fingers. I like you first tutorial and would like more of the lessons. I play guitar 5 out of 10 for theory. Played in a band for 5 years snd skipped 53 years. Catching up fast now. Cheers
I'm happy to see other people call the actual bottom notes the top notes because they're higher in pitch and from the players vantage point, they appear to be higher up when looking down on the fretboard. He says it at the 2:25 mark.
ça prend un Québécois pour avoir une Godin Montréal.:) Fantastique video, 32 ans de guitar rock et je comprenais rien au jazz, tes videos sont tellement clairs que le jazz commence a etre une petite partie de mon vocabulaire. Un immense merci.
Good job. Love the easy on the eye demos on the shapes and jazz chord progressions. Will be playing all my Xmas tunes using the jazzy style. Thanks. Alvin
greetings fron BC ,nice to see these diff voicings ...ya , i love triads , but agree these work well for arpeggios voxman hank ......altho the fingerings of scale arps are fun and interesting ..dang .its all good stuff for outlining the chord changes ...well , im working on that ...any videos on outlining Marc ???
4:42 That chord isn’t gonna happen for me. However, there’s a much easier way to play a C6 in this position. Simply play the C note on the A string at the 3rd fret with your index finger, and then use your ring or pinky finger to bar across the D, G, B, and high E strings at the 5th fret.
Good simplification for jazz beginners thanks. Two presentation conventions I feel could benefit from slight modification 1. Showing fingering charts in the vertical position when they would look more like what the player sees if they were rotated 90 degrees anti-clockwise. 2. Showing live play fingering as the student would see the teacher instead of rotating the video 180 degrees so that it matches what the student sees when playing. Both steps should be easy with today's flexible publishing technology. Jens Larsen argued against the idea with some drivel excuse about it being useful to learn by watching other players, yet he still posts scale diagrams upside down i.e. from the student's perspective. Watch any piano tutorial and the camera will be placed showing the player's perspective. Imagine making the student learn by having them look over the back of the piano at an upside down keyboard. Here's a chance for you to get one up on Jens. Maybe you could incorporate a rotate function and let the students decide which they prefer? Cheers from down under - where everything is upside down anyway.
@ 2:22, how do you play 3 strings with one finger and also avoid the open string? You'd have to be double jointed for the first and not strum for the second. Guitar arrives tomorrow, but I've played sax and piano for 50 years. Thanks.
You'll find is much simpler than it looks! You basically mute the string you don't want to play by slighly touching it with your finger, but not pressing down on the fret. So now when you strum, that string won't ring, so it won't produce any sound.
Yes! I'm a guitar coach and if you're interested, check out this video: ruclips.net/video/Wgc8bYt3w-Y/видео.html&lc=UgyVvbi8qB_-BETI7Nh4AaABAg You can also check out this page: www.jazzguitarlessons.net/new-offers
Cmaj7 contains the notes C E G and B. While C7 contains C E G and Bb. Both have a C major triad (CEG), but the 7th is different. The "plan C7" is called a dominant 7th.
Hi Paul, here is a list of my guitars I've used for the RUclips videos. I hope you check this out :) www.jazzguitarlessons.net/blog/marc-jazz-guitar-gear
Just found out about this video of yours... good stuff! Now, can I ask you if you have a video on how to use those exact same patterns in order to create "melodic chord progressions"?
Hello! I just want to make sure I understand your question correctly. Are you interested in chord melody? So for example playing the melody of a tune at the same time as playing chords under it. Or you are more interested in accompaniment? So playing chords behind someone while they are playing a melody or solo.
Hi Marc - I'm coming to your videos as a rock guy. As I'm practicing some of these I find myself fretting the 6th string with my thumb, a la Jimi Hendrix. Is this okay to do or is this going to cause me problems down the line if I get comfortable doing it? Thanks for the videos!
Hi Chris, thanks for reaching out! It is a matter of preference and control. For some ocassions, fretting a note with the thumb will be very helpful, but for other occassions it can be very problematic. So it is all just a matter of having a good control over both techniques in order to switch between them as you play.
i've learn guitar and piano and i think to recognize chord in guitar is harder than piano which i can remember that every chord in piano is so simple to see as pattern
Yes! The PDFs are available in our Skool community for free: www.skool.com/jazz-guitar-fellowship/classroom/c0bcefb9?md=b8e88bd27eca43a294e70370a4d770f4
I would say so just for a couple of reasons: - triad arpeggios have more awkward fingerings on guitar - the triads are CONTAINED within the larger arpeggios. so if you know your chord tones, you'll be able to "see" and hear the triads. We've actually got a lesson on just that coming out in a couple weeks so be sure to keep an eye on this channel or the blog! www.jazzguitarlessons.net/blog -Marc
Hiii, I was trying to follow up your class but my guitar at the 8 frat sounds very different. I am assuming tuning. But the guitar tuned according to the automated tuner in it..I wish You could have showed us the first string in tune to follow the sounds…：（
The guitar is the video is perfectly in tune at A note, 440Hz. I recommend you check with an online tuner or app. www.google.com/search?q=guitar+tuner+google&rlz=1C5CHFA_enCA774CA774&sxsrf=ALiCzsaQPodzAQvVUt7EiESVk-f_uljF6Q%3A1657242132369&ei=FILHYuSMFpaqwbkPmYOHwAY&ved=0ahUKEwjk5uyEjOj4AhUWVTABHZnBAWgQ4dUDCA4&uact=5&oq=guitar+tuner+google&gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAMyBQgAEMQCMgUIABCABDIGCAAQHhAWMgYIABAeEBYyBggAEB4QFjoHCAAQRxCwAzoHCAAQsAMQQzoLCAAQgAQQsQMQgwE6BAgAEEM6CggAEIAEEIcCEBQ6CggAELEDEIMBEEM6BQgAEJECOgUIABDLAToICAAQHhAPEBZKBAhBGABKBAhGGABQ2gJY-Alg5ApoAXABeACAAa4BiAHXBZIBAzUuMpgBAKABAcgBCsABAQ&sclient=gws-wiz
It's generally not recommended because it tends to be a lot less precise. Also, its very easy to lock your wrist while doing so, which makes it much slower to "get out" of the position to play something else. (Plus if you are using a wide neck some positions are close to impossible to pull off with average sized hands)
@@jazzguitar I def can't do it with my nylon string guitar, plus the thumb tends to mess with intonation but my Jag is super easy to do. Thanks for the reply! Love the vids. Recently signed up for the email list.
Hi Marc, nice video! The C6 with the root in the 5th string doesn't work for me, though. The stretch is impossible for my hand... Instead of x3525x, I'd use x3221x - it omits the fifth but is doable.
Nice! Love that one as well. And yes the original voicing is a bit of a hard stretch at first... I recommend trying this shape on the higher frets at first (ie not on C) and working your way down. Best of luck with everything! -Marc
Hi, good question! m7b5 chords (or half diminised chords) come from a diminished triad, but just adding a minor 7 to the chord structure. If we expand a bit further, we can find a m7b5 chord on the VII degree of the major scale. So let's take the C major scale for example. If we build chords out of every note in the scale, we will find that on the VII degree (the B natural note) we have a diminished triad formed by B, D, and F. If we add another DIATONIC third up from there, we get an A natural note, so the 4 note chord is a dimished triad, plus that A natural, which is the minor 7th of B. There are other uses and scales in which we find this chord quality, but that is a bit of background theory to help you understand where it comes from. You can check out his post if you want to expand a bit further on the subject: www.jazzguitarlessons.net/blog/beginners-guide-jazz-chord-progressions
Check out this gear page, there are links to all my guitars! Not sure about Kenya availability though, unfortunately... www.jazzguitarlessons.net/blog/marc-jazz-guitar-gear
C6 . 2nd pos. is a nonsense for small hands, especially for smooth change.. Trust Jazz to make things difficult and for teachers not to show an alternative. Teach did well up to that point.. Worked out the alternative noted by someone else further on for myself..
To get a chance to play notes that are before the barred fret! So for example, if we want to play a min11 chord, or place the min 7th on the top voice for a chord melody. It's basically just to free our options regarding which notes we want in what register of the guitar.
You can start by listening to jazz standards to get a grasp of jazz music. This lesson can be a great starter for aspiring jazz guitarists, take it slow and don't rush it :) Check out our blogposts here for more references: www.jazzguitarlessons.net/blog
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6-string root
1:10 Cmaj7
1:25 C7
1:40 C6
2:00 Cmin7
2:42 Cmin7b5
3:17 Cdim7
5-string root
3:52 Cmaj7
4:11 C7
4:42 C6
4:50 Cmin7
5:05 Cmin7b5
5:20 Cdim7
5:48 Practice suggestions
6:55 The most common keys are F, Bb and Eb - the horn players' game 😃
Master Teacher
I've played jazz guitar professionally for over 45 year's, yeah I'm old, LOL.
As a black musician our lives may have been different, maybe not, smile.
Our mind's may view or approach thing's differently because of our hoods.
The cool thing about jazz is that no matter whom you are or where you've come from, jazz people can work and enjoy music together, most of the time, lol.
I've watched your videos and examples for year's and I think you're absolutely one of the top 3 jazz guitar lesson channels on RUclips.
The thing that kills me is your truth in teaching, if I follow your exact instructions the pure sound goes out.
It took me year's of playing to discover truths lthat you teach.
Lastly, I'm still learning for your amazing teaching and PLAYING skills.
It may seem to some like I'm blowing smoke up your ass, there always will be haters, smile.
However people should be gaven their flowers while they're alive.
Praise should be given out loud.
Thank you for sharing your gifts and may God richly bless you and yours.
Peace out.
Smile
Ps
Nothing I've said was meant to be negative in any way.
Wow, thank you for your kind words. I appreciate it :)
Very nice comment (bagsbrickerman), I can really feel the love, passion and professionalism - awesome positive vibe from your comment! Neno 😎 🎸
This video is the holy grail for jazz beginner
The entire channel
Hi, i am new to Jazz and i have fat fingers. Mechanics fingers. I like you first tutorial and would like more of the lessons. I play guitar 5 out of 10 for theory. Played in a band for 5 years snd skipped 53 years. Catching up fast now.
Cheers
You got this, Oliver! Have you joined the community yet?
I have a Godin classical guitar. You're the first person I've seen with a Godin. Like it a lot.
I'm happy to see other people call the actual bottom notes the top notes because they're higher in pitch and from the players vantage point, they appear to be higher up when looking down on the fretboard. He says it at the 2:25 mark.
Yep. Higher means higher in pitch. Always.
ça prend un Québécois pour avoir une Godin Montréal.:) Fantastique video, 32 ans de guitar rock et je comprenais rien au jazz, tes videos sont tellement clairs que le jazz commence a etre une petite partie de mon vocabulaire. Un immense merci.
Merci! Faire partie de votre voyage signifie beaucoup pour moi
This is agreat help as it teached two different posiions with two bass notes. It is a lot of great info broken down to make it digestable
Glad you enjoyed it!
Good job. Love the easy on the eye demos on the shapes and jazz chord progressions. Will be playing all my Xmas tunes using the jazzy style. Thanks. Alvin
greetings fron BC ,nice to see these diff voicings ...ya , i love triads , but agree these work well for arpeggios voxman hank ......altho the fingerings of scale arps are fun and interesting ..dang .its all good stuff for outlining the chord changes ...well , im working on that ...any videos on outlining Marc ???
Thanks Marc - very helpful, constructive, logical presentations
I found my new favorite channel!!!!!! 🖤🖤🖤
Thanks for watching! :)
Thanks Marc! I love the genre, and your teaching too.
i watched this video and i liked it you have avery simple and understandable approach.thanks
Glad to hear that! :)
Your intro is dangerously close!
This video was really helpful!
this is a very good intro for jazz chords
Thanks Mark
Very welcome
4:42 That chord isn’t gonna happen for me. However, there’s a much easier way to play a C6 in this position. Simply play the C note on the A string at the 3rd fret with your index finger, and then use your ring or pinky finger to bar across the D, G, B, and high E strings at the 5th fret.
Quand apres 30 secondes j' entend le Queb!😂 , vous allez directement dans ma liste jazz tutorials ,merci!
Another great video ❤! Thanks Marc!
My pleasure :)
Thank you so much for this lesson!!! I made screenshots of all of the chords! Thank you.
This is a 10/10 for helpfulness
Thanks!
Just discovered your channel and blog. Thank you so much for what you do
GREAT TEACHER
Thank you! 😃
Good simplification for jazz beginners thanks. Two presentation conventions I feel could benefit from slight modification 1. Showing fingering charts in the vertical position when they would look more like what the player sees if they were rotated 90 degrees anti-clockwise. 2. Showing live play fingering as the student would see the teacher instead of rotating the video 180 degrees so that it matches what the student sees when playing. Both steps should be easy with today's flexible publishing technology. Jens Larsen argued against the idea with some drivel excuse about it being useful to learn by watching other players, yet he still posts scale diagrams upside down i.e. from the student's perspective. Watch any piano tutorial and the camera will be placed showing the player's perspective. Imagine making the student learn by having them look over the back of the piano at an upside down keyboard. Here's a chance for you to get one up on Jens. Maybe you could incorporate a rotate function and let the students decide which they prefer? Cheers from down under - where everything is upside down anyway.
Sehr gut Mark, danke !
Great lesson
Thank you, I've got it. Very helpful :)
Thank u sir..very good lesson
Thank you so much!
Nice tutorial...nice and slow for beginners.
Merci!!
🎸😎👍
Glad you liked it!
M felisitew frèm pou bèl kou sa.
awesome tutorial easy to follow
very good! thank you
Thanks!!!
@ 2:22, how do you play 3 strings with one finger and also avoid the open string? You'd have to be double jointed for the first and not strum for the second. Guitar arrives tomorrow, but I've played sax and piano for 50 years. Thanks.
You'll find is much simpler than it looks! You basically mute the string you don't want to play by slighly touching it with your finger, but not pressing down on the fret. So now when you strum, that string won't ring, so it won't produce any sound.
Very nicely done. Bravo
How can I make chord scales from this, I need a practical approach to connect the chords
Hi Mark, I really enjoyed your introduction video. Do you offer on-line lessons, if so, what are your rates?
Thank you,
Neno 😊
Yes! I'm a guitar coach and if you're interested, check out this video:
ruclips.net/video/Wgc8bYt3w-Y/видео.html&lc=UgyVvbi8qB_-BETI7Nh4AaABAg
You can also check out this page:
www.jazzguitarlessons.net/new-offers
Thank you sir
Wts different between cmaj 7 and c7 both r major right?? Plz explain tqq 🔥
Cmaj7 contains the notes C E G and B. While C7 contains C E G and Bb. Both have a C major triad (CEG), but the 7th is different.
The "plan C7" is called a dominant 7th.
Your lessons are great , thanks a lot, you are fantastic.
Very nice video 👏
Thanks, I'm in!
Nice
Hello,
What guitar are u using?
Hollow?
Semi-hollow?
Center block?
Appreciate your input 👍
Much blessings 🙌
Ty
🎸🎸😎👍
Hi Paul, here is a list of my guitars I've used for the RUclips videos. I hope you check this out :)
www.jazzguitarlessons.net/blog/marc-jazz-guitar-gear
Thank you for your free sheets🌔❤️❤️❤️❤️
Could you please link me to a similar video about 9, 11 and 13 chord extensions? Thanks.
Hi! This post here might be useful to you: www.jazzguitarlessons.net/blog/guitar-chord-theory
@@jazzguitar Thanks.
Very good teacher. I like the talking. I'm only worried about inversions
So am I. ;)
Just found out about this video of yours... good stuff! Now, can I ask you if you have a video on how to use those exact same patterns in order to create "melodic chord progressions"?
Hello! I just want to make sure I understand your question correctly. Are you interested in chord melody? So for example playing the melody of a tune at the same time as playing chords under it. Or you are more interested in accompaniment? So playing chords behind someone while they are playing a melody or solo.
@@jazzguitar The first one... chord melody! Let's say I create a one-note melody. How would I play it "on top" of chords?
Great video. Well done. I subscribed!
Your guitar sounds great! Do you mind sharing the model?
Thank you! It's a Godin Montreal Premiere
Awesome
Hi Marc - I'm coming to your videos as a rock guy. As I'm practicing some of these I find myself fretting the 6th string with my thumb, a la Jimi Hendrix. Is this okay to do or is this going to cause me problems down the line if I get comfortable doing it? Thanks for the videos!
Hi Chris, thanks for reaching out! It is a matter of preference and control. For some ocassions, fretting a note with the thumb will be very helpful, but for other occassions it can be very problematic. So it is all just a matter of having a good control over both techniques in order to switch between them as you play.
I should have looked at the video years ago!
Glad to be the 700th like!
i've learn guitar and piano and i think to recognize chord in guitar is harder than piano which i can remember that every chord in piano is so simple to see as pattern
The guitar is built in a weirder way... kind of 😁
any printable chord shapes of this lesson ?
Yes! The PDFs are available in our Skool community for free:
www.skool.com/jazz-guitar-fellowship/classroom/c0bcefb9?md=b8e88bd27eca43a294e70370a4d770f4
Marc, would you advise that these chord arpeggios would be more adventitious to know over the basic Major and minor triad arps?
I would say so just for a couple of reasons:
- triad arpeggios have more awkward fingerings on guitar
- the triads are CONTAINED within the larger arpeggios. so if you know your chord tones, you'll be able to "see" and hear the triads.
We've actually got a lesson on just that coming out in a couple weeks so be sure to keep an eye on this channel or the blog! www.jazzguitarlessons.net/blog
-Marc
I can’t play shapes like the Cmin7. My ring finger won’t bend at the joint like that. My other fingers will bend a little, but not that one.
With time, the ligaments and tendons stretch and allow for the proper fingering to happen effortlessly
Hiii, I was trying to follow up your class but my guitar at the 8 frat sounds very different. I am assuming tuning. But the guitar tuned according to the automated tuner in it..I wish You could have showed us the first string in tune to follow the sounds…：（
The guitar is the video is perfectly in tune at A note, 440Hz. I recommend you check with an online tuner or app.
www.google.com/search?q=guitar+tuner+google&rlz=1C5CHFA_enCA774CA774&sxsrf=ALiCzsaQPodzAQvVUt7EiESVk-f_uljF6Q%3A1657242132369&ei=FILHYuSMFpaqwbkPmYOHwAY&ved=0ahUKEwjk5uyEjOj4AhUWVTABHZnBAWgQ4dUDCA4&uact=5&oq=guitar+tuner+google&gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAMyBQgAEMQCMgUIABCABDIGCAAQHhAWMgYIABAeEBYyBggAEB4QFjoHCAAQRxCwAzoHCAAQsAMQQzoLCAAQgAQQsQMQgwE6BAgAEEM6CggAEIAEEIcCEBQ6CggAELEDEIMBEEM6BQgAEJECOgUIABDLAToICAAQHhAPEBZKBAhBGABKBAhGGABQ2gJY-Alg5ApoAXABeACAAa4BiAHXBZIBAzUuMpgBAKABAcgBCsABAQ&sclient=gws-wiz
Total noob here, but is there a reason we're not using our thumb over the top for the chords with the root on 6th string?
It's generally not recommended because it tends to be a lot less precise. Also, its very easy to lock your wrist while doing so, which makes it much slower to "get out" of the position to play something else. (Plus if you are using a wide neck some positions are close to impossible to pull off with average sized hands)
@@jazzguitar I def can't do it with my nylon string guitar, plus the thumb tends to mess with intonation but my Jag is super easy to do. Thanks for the reply! Love the vids. Recently signed up for the email list.
Hi Marc
How did you make the "blackscreen" in the Video? Thank you Manuel
Hi Manuel, it's actually just a black sheet in my studio! I guess it looks a little "more" black because of the colour correction.
-Marc
@@jazzguitar Hey Thank you
so are these chords able to be played up and down the neck? As far as shapes are concerned
Yes -- they're all moveable chord shapes. Played at any fret, in any key :)
Well now. I say, well now. Thank you. Damn, this is good.
For a part 2 to this video, how about taking all 6 cord shape and take them through all the inversions up and down the neck? Great video
that would be great! like this one was
Many thanks guys! Probably won't be a "Toolbox" lesson (too advanced for this series) but I will add it to the calendar for a future date :)
-Marc
Hi Marc, nice video! The C6 with the root in the 5th string doesn't work for me, though. The stretch is impossible for my hand... Instead of x3525x, I'd use x3221x - it omits the fifth but is doable.
Nice! Love that one as well.
And yes the original voicing is a bit of a hard stretch at first... I recommend trying this shape on the higher frets at first (ie not on C) and working your way down. Best of luck with everything!
-Marc
Jazz Guitar Lessons thanks Marc, for you too!
Why ? In the video , 12 essential jazz guitar chord , in the Cm7b5 , the grade V is b ? Why ?
Hi, good question! m7b5 chords (or half diminised chords) come from a diminished triad, but just adding a minor 7 to the chord structure. If we expand a bit further, we can find a m7b5 chord on the VII degree of the major scale. So let's take the C major scale for example. If we build chords out of every note in the scale, we will find that on the VII degree (the B natural note) we have a diminished triad formed by B, D, and F. If we add another DIATONIC third up from there, we get an A natural note, so the 4 note chord is a dimished triad, plus that A natural, which is the minor 7th of B. There are other uses and scales in which we find this chord quality, but that is a bit of background theory to help you understand where it comes from. You can check out his post if you want to expand a bit further on the subject: www.jazzguitarlessons.net/blog/beginners-guide-jazz-chord-progressions
Good!!!
Thank you! Cheers!
how do i get that guitar in Kenya?
Check out this gear page, there are links to all my guitars! Not sure about Kenya availability though, unfortunately... www.jazzguitarlessons.net/blog/marc-jazz-guitar-gear
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What is that 5 th string root c6 .. that's impossible..
Is it jazz guitar or classical?
C6 . 2nd pos. is a nonsense for small hands, especially for smooth change.. Trust Jazz to make things difficult and for teachers not to show an alternative. Teach did well up to that point.. Worked out the alternative noted by someone else further on for myself..
Walter rodriguez
shred
4:38 this one really hurts lmao
Ah yes -- stretch between fingers 2 and 3 ... not easy. But it comes with time.
Still looking for a reason not to bar the min7
To get a chance to play notes that are before the barred fret! So for example, if we want to play a min11 chord, or place the min 7th on the top voice for a chord melody. It's basically just to free our options regarding which notes we want in what register of the guitar.
Let’s keep the chord chart up a little longer. Just when I’ve almost got it the chart disappears
You can pause the video
How are the Godin’s treating you?
So far so good! I just changed both pick ups to SH-55s and it's fantastic.
@@jazzguitar I just got an Epiphone ES-175
@@jazzguitar are you using flatwounds?
Please I don't really understand sir
I'm really knew to jazzy work and Guitar in general
You can start by listening to jazz standards to get a grasp of jazz music. This lesson can be a great starter for aspiring jazz guitarists, take it slow and don't rush it :)
Check out our blogposts here for more references: www.jazzguitarlessons.net/blog
Funny, each chord is recognizable and familiar from amy Winehouses music
nice chord progressions but way, way, way too much talking; it detracts from the "sound"
Thanks for your suggestion! :)
Confusing to follow
🤷🏻♂️
This isn’t really a beginners lesson.