I've Found a New Baby; Charlie Christian. Killer minor key Jazz soloing! Bebop Guitar lesson

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  • Опубликовано: 24 дек 2024

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  • @maineguitarists
    @maineguitarists 10 месяцев назад +12

    I'm a tone junkie. Of course technique is important but the tone you get from your fingers and heart onto the fretboard of that vintage Gibson is perfect for this style of jazz and or blues. Great inspiration for new guys like myself with this genre.

    • @AlexFarranGuitar
      @AlexFarranGuitar  10 месяцев назад +5

      Thank you so much buddy. I appreciate that 🙏🏻 The secret is in the picking hand to get that fat, punchy vintage tone. Rest strokes where possible and strong bias towards downstrokes 👍🏻

  • @37BopCity
    @37BopCity 10 месяцев назад +8

    Wow, fantastic! This is such a great tune. It's just one of many amazing Charlie Christian solos that anyone familiar with Charlie's recordings know very well. There is just nobody like him, in my opinion. He operates on a whole different level. What is even more amazing about his recording and performing career is that it all happened in about 5 or 6 years, and then he was tragically gone at the age of 26. An entire generation of the greatest names in jazz guitar history from Barney Kessel to Wes Montgomery and many others, have all bowed down to his enormous talent and influence.

    • @AlexFarranGuitar
      @AlexFarranGuitar  10 месяцев назад +2

      Absolutely my friend!.. he was an enigma! Played with such confidence, articulation and conviction in every note. So much to learn from his short career 🙏🏻

  • @Tremolo100
    @Tremolo100 10 месяцев назад +10

    Alex is truly a gifted teacher helping those of us who aspire to play at a deeper level and - at least for me, newer to jazz guitar - so much packed into each of these episodes - thank you, Alex!

    • @AlexFarranGuitar
      @AlexFarranGuitar  10 месяцев назад +1

      Thanks Mark, that’s very kind of you 🙏🏻 I am passionate about both playing AND teaching so that means a lot. 🍻

  • @Taildragger56
    @Taildragger56 10 дней назад +1

    Wonderfully done! Love the sound. Beautiful guitar that is..... After listening to this one track of CC for the past 55 yrs now I still regard it as one of the finest electric solos ever done. It has everything. I've listened, like so many others i'm sure, to thousands of other guitar players from all genres yet I still come back to Charlie's stuff from what seems like 100 yrs ago. The choice of notes, the melodic approach plus the timing is insurpassable. I always think it's such a shame no film footage exists of him nor many other recordings with him on it . He only did a few recordings really, in comparison to Django. Once again, you've handled it beautifully and I thank you.

    • @AlexFarranGuitar
      @AlexFarranGuitar  10 дней назад

      Thank you for the comment and for the kind words my friend, I really appreciate it. I totally echo your thoughts on Charlie, he had such a driving energy to his playing, truly fierce and inspiring. I wish he’d recorded much more too. 🙏🏻

  • @matthiasscheffler548
    @matthiasscheffler548 10 месяцев назад +4

    Alex - I love the seemingly plain but totally genius and seminal early jazz guitar style Charlie Christian played... and you are teaching this perfectly well!

    • @AlexFarranGuitar
      @AlexFarranGuitar  10 месяцев назад

      Thanks buddy! Yeah totally agree.. there’s something so exciting about Charlie’s playing, the way he drives forward with so much momentum and purpose from note to note. 👌🏻

  • @portsideguitar1981
    @portsideguitar1981 10 месяцев назад +3

    Man, I’m always so impressed by your mastery and deep dives on all my favorite genres and players. I’ll never know how you know so much but I’m immensely grateful you are sharing it all!

    • @AlexFarranGuitar
      @AlexFarranGuitar  10 месяцев назад

      Ah thanks so much my friend, what a lovely comment! 🙏🏻 The answer is an obsessive mind and a life dedicated to music 🤪 Not something I’d necessarily wish upon someone else 😂
      Thanks for the comment buddy 🙏🏻

  • @duyle8921
    @duyle8921 5 месяцев назад +2

    I think this might be the best lesson on Christian's style. Thank you, Alex.

    • @AlexFarranGuitar
      @AlexFarranGuitar  5 месяцев назад

      Wow thanks buddy! I plan to do one specifically outlining his most commonly used “shapes” very soon 👍🏻

  • @uberjam-sam8512
    @uberjam-sam8512 10 месяцев назад +4

    And I quote: it's all about keeping track of the beat. Staying in the pocket. That is what it's all about another great lessons fun to listen to you play and explain (on its own) as well as learn. Cheers!

    • @AlexFarranGuitar
      @AlexFarranGuitar  10 месяцев назад +2

      Thanks buddy, absolutely! All about being in the pocket and making those notes really land. I’m glad you enjoyed the lesson! I appreciate the comment 🙏🏻

  • @Vadik-r2b
    @Vadik-r2b 2 месяца назад +2

    I beleive that sunny music will save the world😊

  • @greatvanzini
    @greatvanzini 10 месяцев назад +3

    Wow! Something about Charlie I can actually understand. Thank you so much.

    • @AlexFarranGuitar
      @AlexFarranGuitar  10 месяцев назад +1

      My pleasure! Glad you found the lesson useful mate 👍🏻

  • @maineguitarists
    @maineguitarists 10 месяцев назад +3

    I listened to three other guitarists on RUclips play this number. You played it with more pzass or bounce than they. You have blues and jazz in your soul! tom

    • @AlexFarranGuitar
      @AlexFarranGuitar  10 месяцев назад +1

      Wow thanks Tom, that’s very kind 🙏🏻

  • @IsaacSmelcZhan
    @IsaacSmelcZhan 6 месяцев назад +3

    I have a 59’ Es125, it is great to see other people using ES125s to cover one of my favorite guitarists, Charlie Christian.

    • @AlexFarranGuitar
      @AlexFarranGuitar  6 месяцев назад +1

      Very nice.. congrats on the sweet guitar! Play that thing at every chance! 👌🏻🍻

  • @ericmintz6689
    @ericmintz6689 10 месяцев назад +2

    Thanks, Alex. Great tune, great rendition, great lesson. (And as soon as Louis appeared, the algorithm cut straight to an ad for cat litter. He's earning his keep!)

    • @AlexFarranGuitar
      @AlexFarranGuitar  10 месяцев назад +1

      Haha that’s amazing 😂 Thanks for the comment Eric, glad you enjoyed it 🙏🏻

  • @Jonobueno
    @Jonobueno 4 месяца назад +1

    Cool lesson mate ! Just bought the transcription. Cheers.

    • @AlexFarranGuitar
      @AlexFarranGuitar  4 месяца назад +1

      Ah thank you my friend, I really appreciate that! 🙏🏻

  • @jimc6687
    @jimc6687 10 месяцев назад +2

    Excellent live stream new course and interaction this morning, Alex..........hungry kitty and all!! Getting my friend Chris Mullin's attention is a great positive direction for your site as he has quite a few good connections and influence!! Jim C.

    • @AlexFarranGuitar
      @AlexFarranGuitar  10 месяцев назад +1

      Thanks Jim! I appreciate you my friend 🙏🏻

  • @daithi48
    @daithi48 5 месяцев назад +1

    Love the way you casually, nonchalantly rip this brilliant solo off 😀👍

  • @peteandrews7169
    @peteandrews7169 5 месяцев назад +1

    Brilliant lesson Alex, you explained and simplified Charlie's characteristic chord based licks and ideas. Thank you, all the best, Pete.

  • @frankvaleron
    @frankvaleron 10 месяцев назад +2

    Brilliant lesson, really looking forward to the breakdown of CCs trusty shapes that he returned to again and again

    • @AlexFarranGuitar
      @AlexFarranGuitar  10 месяцев назад +1

      Thank you Frank! I appreciate the comment buddy 🙏🏻

  • @justinpaquette224
    @justinpaquette224 4 месяца назад +1

    Your videos really make jazz feel accessible to me

    • @AlexFarranGuitar
      @AlexFarranGuitar  4 месяца назад +1

      That’s so good to hear! Thanks for the comment matey! 🙏🏻

    • @justinpaquette224
      @justinpaquette224 4 месяца назад +1

      @@AlexFarranGuitar It also helps that the styles of jazz that you are playing are styles that I resonate with. I feel like the more modern jazz gets, the less I'm into it. Would love some videos on old 1920's New Orleans stuff

    • @AlexFarranGuitar
      @AlexFarranGuitar  4 месяца назад +1

      I'm totally with you there man, and yes indeed some proper 20's tunes coming very soon!

    • @justinpaquette224
      @justinpaquette224 4 месяца назад

      @@AlexFarranGuitar Great, looking forward to them

  • @johnpandolfino8663
    @johnpandolfino8663 10 месяцев назад +3

    Love Charlie's playing.....he wrote the book.....a long time ago ...great lesson Alex 👏👌⛄🔥🇺🇸😎💪👍💰🦫

    • @AlexFarranGuitar
      @AlexFarranGuitar  10 месяцев назад

      Agreed my friend! Thanks for the comment 🙏🏻

  • @JazzStrat781
    @JazzStrat781 10 месяцев назад +2

    Wonderful video and playing, just like always! Keep up the great work 👍🎸

    • @AlexFarranGuitar
      @AlexFarranGuitar  10 месяцев назад

      Thanks so much my friend, I appreciate that 🙏🏻

  • @stevenmeger3798
    @stevenmeger3798 10 месяцев назад +2

    The only one more interested in this lesson is Louie! Thanks much for a another great one. Looking forward to the upcoming Charlie Christian lesson, there's so much to learn from his playing.

    • @AlexFarranGuitar
      @AlexFarranGuitar  10 месяцев назад +1

      Haha thanks Steven! Louis is clearly a big C.C fan too 😂

  • @tjesson92
    @tjesson92 2 месяца назад +1

    Fantastic lesson. Appreciate the content. For a beginner Charlie Christian nut this lesson was exactly what I needed. Now just got to bring it up to speed 😅

    • @AlexFarranGuitar
      @AlexFarranGuitar  2 месяца назад

      Thanks for the comment my friend, really glad you liked it! 🙏🏻

  • @davidwilkinson7519
    @davidwilkinson7519 6 месяцев назад +2

    Absolutely fantastic lesson
    Thank you so much
    So detailed 👍

  • @MandolinSecrets
    @MandolinSecrets 8 месяцев назад +1

    Thanks! I find this very helpful as I'm working on this tune. Just bought the transcription and now it's time for study. Great content!

    • @AlexFarranGuitar
      @AlexFarranGuitar  8 месяцев назад

      Awesome to hear it buddy! Thanks for picking up the transcription too.. have fun! 😎🍻

  • @eohippusone
    @eohippusone 10 месяцев назад +2

    Thanks! CC is a true inspiration!

  • @WillyPDX94
    @WillyPDX94 5 месяцев назад +1

    Lovely and smart video but the kitty made my day. ✌❤

    • @AlexFarranGuitar
      @AlexFarranGuitar  5 месяцев назад

      Hehe thanks buddy, Louis will be happy to hear that! ;)

  • @jbowerman50
    @jbowerman50 4 месяца назад +1

    I've been playing guitar at least 50 yrs, I've heard many praise CC, some try to tell you all about his playing, but very very few can reproduce his sound , tone , and technique quite like your examples. Thankyou

    • @AlexFarranGuitar
      @AlexFarranGuitar  4 месяца назад

      Wow thank you so much! That really means a lot mate 🙏🏻🧡

  • @jukejointjack
    @jukejointjack 10 месяцев назад +2

    Love this jam
    Crucial thanks brother

  • @JasonSmith-pv1ff
    @JasonSmith-pv1ff 10 месяцев назад +2

    Thank you for the fantastic content, very well done and exacting what I'm looking for

    • @AlexFarranGuitar
      @AlexFarranGuitar  10 месяцев назад

      I’m so glad you enjoyed it buddy, thanks for the comment 🙏🏻

    • @JasonSmith-pv1ff
      @JasonSmith-pv1ff 10 месяцев назад +1

      I even heard Allan Holdsworth say he was a Charlie Christian fan.

    • @AlexFarranGuitar
      @AlexFarranGuitar  10 месяцев назад

      @@JasonSmith-pv1ff man, I wouldn’t doubt it.. being a man of taste an’ all 😉👌🏻

  • @tbluesboye
    @tbluesboye 10 месяцев назад +2

    Way cool Alex!

  • @DavidSchneiderIP
    @DavidSchneiderIP 10 месяцев назад +3

    Excellent as usual!!!!

    • @AlexFarranGuitar
      @AlexFarranGuitar  10 месяцев назад

      Thanks David, always nice to see you around my friend 🙏🏻

  • @frakognome4434
    @frakognome4434 10 месяцев назад +2

    This Is faboulous, there's no jazz guitar w/o Charlie Christian. Fuzz your awesome cat!

    • @AlexFarranGuitar
      @AlexFarranGuitar  10 месяцев назад +2

      Thanks man! I agree dude, C.C and Django laid the groundwork for us, and they laid it very well indeed 👌🏻
      P.S; Louis says “hi” 😂🐈

  • @arvo56
    @arvo56 Месяц назад +1

    I learned this watching another tutorial, & need to get speed up. You play it perfectly & thanks for putting chord changes in,-so helpful for me, as I'm weak as hell when it comes to jazz chords. Thanks a million. PS I actually play few first notes in same position as you do,-the other guy played it around the 6-8th fret position. I just bought an Altamira Django type,-sounds great but action seems a bit high for me.

    • @AlexFarranGuitar
      @AlexFarranGuitar  Месяц назад

      Thanks for the kind words buddy, glad you're working on this great solo! Personally I've always liked high action on my gypsy guitars.. it really helps with the tone and projection. If you're up for some gypsy stuff, check this video out next;
      ruclips.net/video/4zt4raxN3ls/видео.htmlsi=3xtlI4FiAZCCsGlo

  • @mrcatfishjohnson
    @mrcatfishjohnson 10 месяцев назад +2

    Beautiful playing

  • @stephenbrayfield4135
    @stephenbrayfield4135 10 месяцев назад +5

    Wonderful low key teaching style. Keeps his composure when lesson is interrupted by his cat

  • @tonypersson9998
    @tonypersson9998 6 месяцев назад +1

    Really good stuff! Thank you!

  • @jakedejongh9453
    @jakedejongh9453 2 месяца назад +1

    Such great stuff thanks so much man.

  • @aminahmed2220
    @aminahmed2220 10 месяцев назад +2

    What a fantastic video have a good weekend Alex also last night was my friend's birthday ❤😊

    • @AlexFarranGuitar
      @AlexFarranGuitar  10 месяцев назад +2

      Thanks buddy, really glad you enjoyed it! And happy birthday to your friend! 🙏🏻🧡

  • @manuelfornies1667
    @manuelfornies1667 9 месяцев назад +1

    Wonderful Lesson, Alex! Love your youtube lessons!

    • @AlexFarranGuitar
      @AlexFarranGuitar  9 месяцев назад

      Thank you my friend, I really appreciate the comment 🙏🏻🍻

  • @riblanc
    @riblanc 10 месяцев назад +2

    carry the torche, as they say. well done.

    • @AlexFarranGuitar
      @AlexFarranGuitar  10 месяцев назад +2

      Thanks buddy, I appreciate the comment 🙏🏻

    • @riblanc
      @riblanc 10 месяцев назад +1

      Yeah! You feel it man! God bess

  • @youngandrew66
    @youngandrew66 5 месяцев назад +1

    Love this solo

  • @vivito-
    @vivito- 7 месяцев назад +1

    Another great lesson !

  • @youngandrew66
    @youngandrew66 5 месяцев назад +1

    And you've 'nailed' as they say, the sound

  • @teiltje
    @teiltje 20 дней назад +1

    Thank you for this C.C.class Alex.Unfortunately I can't read notes and you might as well speak Chinese to me instead of naming the minor and major chords. But I can hear and see what you are doing, that's how I learned to play so far. The explanation of this simple song might be just what I need to make a step to jazz guitar. Thank you so much.

    • @AlexFarranGuitar
      @AlexFarranGuitar  18 дней назад +1

      Thanks for the comment mate, glad you enjoyed it. Let the theory stuff gradually sink in. I’m fully self taught and knew no theory at all for the first 15 years of my playing career! But it does open soooo many doors, especially in relation to jazz. 🍻

    • @teiltje
      @teiltje 17 дней назад +1

      @@AlexFarranGuitar Thanks so much for your encouraging reply. There is hope 🤠.

  • @marinolorrai855
    @marinolorrai855 4 месяца назад +1

    another great lesson!! thank you Alex, say hello to your cat!!!

    • @AlexFarranGuitar
      @AlexFarranGuitar  4 месяца назад +1

      😺 I will do for sure!.. thank you matey! 🙏🏻🧡

  • @DeGroove
    @DeGroove 10 месяцев назад +3

    Hold on to your hats, this is going to be smokin’. ❤

  • @maineguitarists
    @maineguitarists 10 месяцев назад +1

    The licks are simple in a way since there isn't any long reaches, string skipping etc. I do find playing them up to speed and keeping time is my most difficult challenge. I"m learning it slower first. I'll get it. The way you break things down help alot. :)

    • @AlexFarranGuitar
      @AlexFarranGuitar  10 месяцев назад

      Thanks buddy, really glad you’re working on these phrases! 🙏🏻

  • @mattwoodsrootsmusic
    @mattwoodsrootsmusic 7 месяцев назад +1

    outstanding breakdown, thank you!

  • @jaguarsunburst1570
    @jaguarsunburst1570 9 месяцев назад +1

    Really Great Once Again !!
    Thankyou. ❤❤❤❤❤

    • @AlexFarranGuitar
      @AlexFarranGuitar  9 месяцев назад

      My pleasure buddy, thanks for the comment 🙏🏻

  • @petemetcalfe4385
    @petemetcalfe4385 7 месяцев назад +1

    Great video Adam with much insight into Charlie's world and by the way, where did you get that hat.

  • @akfisher7138
    @akfisher7138 10 месяцев назад +2

    great lesson. Do you visualise shapes or do you just know all the notes? I have learnt a lot from somebody called Tim Lerch, and you. I like the way you and Tim call out the intervals. He just calls out 3, 5 etc rather than thinking about shapes. And yet I am a very visual person and I like shapes too. Should i learn triad shapes or focus on notes...or both...or caged ...? How do you look at the fretboard, or a better question would be how did you, when learning, look at the fretboard? Hope this makes sense!

    • @AlexFarranGuitar
      @AlexFarranGuitar  10 месяцев назад +1

      That’s a tough question! There’s a bit of everything going on really I think.. like anything, you need to come at it from every possible angle to get a real 3 dimensional awareness and understanding of it. Certainly started thinking more shapes, but anchored off a particular landmark interval.. ie; play this shape off the third of the chord, or play that shape off the fifth of the chord etc.
      Eventually you do just know where these things are as you get faster at recalling the information. Hard to explain but hopefully that makes some sense!

    • @akfisher7138
      @akfisher7138 10 месяцев назад +2

      @@AlexFarranGuitar Thanks for replying. I suppose listening too as your fingers go there semi automatically. Am sure there is a PhD there as the guitar is wonderfully complex in terms of learning strategies. Your playing is beautiful. Thank you

    • @AlexFarranGuitar
      @AlexFarranGuitar  10 месяцев назад +2

      @@akfisher7138 absolutely!.. all of the practice you put in mapping out the fingerboard should be done slowly and clearly as you’re training your ears along the way also. Eventually you’ll hear the sound you’re after and find it immediately. 🙏🏻

  • @Tamarind1
    @Tamarind1 10 месяцев назад +2

    Wow. You the best!!

  • @karllongbottomguitars9192
    @karllongbottomguitars9192 10 месяцев назад +2

    A jazz cat with his jazz cat 😺

    • @AlexFarranGuitar
      @AlexFarranGuitar  10 месяцев назад

      😂😂 absolutely spot on buddy! 🍻

    • @RyanHeitz
      @RyanHeitz 10 месяцев назад

      More Louie 🐈

  • @greenati
    @greenati 6 месяцев назад +1

    Nice video, beautiful guitar, great playing, lovely sound.
    What strings are you using?

    • @AlexFarranGuitar
      @AlexFarranGuitar  6 месяцев назад +1

      Thanks man, I appreciate it! Check the “tone talk” section near the end of the video for a list of all the gear including strings 😉

    • @greenati
      @greenati 6 месяцев назад

      @@AlexFarranGuitar
      Missed that for some reason..

  • @lastofthe4horsemen279
    @lastofthe4horsemen279 5 месяцев назад +1

    Anyone that loves animals is a friend of mine.New subscriber.

    • @AlexFarranGuitar
      @AlexFarranGuitar  5 месяцев назад

      We certainly share the same sentiment there buddy, cheers 🍻🧡

  • @iainmackenzie-j2u
    @iainmackenzie-j2u 9 месяцев назад +1

    Love that you're a cat man!

  • @h.sinclair
    @h.sinclair 10 месяцев назад +2

    smoking man 🔥

  • @LPManic
    @LPManic 5 месяцев назад +1

    Hi Alex what guitar are you playing? EDIT: Ah! I see from other comments it is a ES125!

    • @AlexFarranGuitar
      @AlexFarranGuitar  5 месяцев назад +1

      That's it.. my 53' es125. (I always do a "tone talk" section near the end of my videos where I go into some detail on the gear used) 👍🏻

    • @LPManic
      @LPManic 5 месяцев назад +1

      @@AlexFarranGuitar I am looking at getting a 125 or a 175. Do you have any preference or advice?

    • @AlexFarranGuitar
      @AlexFarranGuitar  5 месяцев назад

      You can't go wrong with either, but if you're going vintage, the 125 is much better value for money. Tonally, in my experince, the 125 is a darker, more percussive guitar than the 175 which tends to be a little more bright and resonant.

  • @brendantindall805
    @brendantindall805 9 месяцев назад +1

    What guitar is that please

    • @AlexFarranGuitar
      @AlexFarranGuitar  9 месяцев назад

      Hey dude, check out the "tone & gear talk" near the end of the video. It's my 1953 Gibson es125

  • @johandonceel5294
    @johandonceel5294 9 месяцев назад +1

    Wow indeed!! And tnx so much Alan. I'm a little new to jazz (-blues) but I learned a lot from these
    chord approaches. I really appreciate the lessons you're sharing. Regards from Belgium.

    • @AlexFarranGuitar
      @AlexFarranGuitar  9 месяцев назад

      Thank you for the kind words, really glad you’re enjoying the lessons 🙏🏻🍻

  • @augustusbetucius2931
    @augustusbetucius2931 10 месяцев назад +1

    Simple, sure, although that depends on who you are. But even if they are CC was so d*mn musical, and every line he plays connects to what came before and what will follow. For Jazz, one could almost argue that all you need is CC, Wes Montgomery and Jim Hall.

    • @AlexFarranGuitar
      @AlexFarranGuitar  10 месяцев назад +1

      Man, include Django in that list and I’ll agree wholeheartedly 😂

  • @ewancowleymusic
    @ewancowleymusic 3 месяца назад +1

    2mm. A medium pick!

    • @AlexFarranGuitar
      @AlexFarranGuitar  3 месяца назад +1

      @@ewancowleymusic haha, compared with the 4mm Wegen gypsy jazz picks I used to use, I would definitely call this one medium 🤪

    • @ewancowleymusic
      @ewancowleymusic 3 месяца назад

      @@AlexFarranGuitar lol. Beautiful playing Alex. I found your video as I'd heard of Charlie C buy knew nothing about him. I know more now!

  • @timjbd
    @timjbd 8 месяцев назад +1

    D Minor.. that's the saddest key of them all..
    -Nigel Tufnel

    • @AlexFarranGuitar
      @AlexFarranGuitar  8 месяцев назад

      😂 wise words indeed .. Kafkaesque 👌🏻

  • @petemetcalfe4385
    @petemetcalfe4385 7 месяцев назад +1

    Sorry Alex!!!

    • @AlexFarranGuitar
      @AlexFarranGuitar  7 месяцев назад

      No worries buddy, thanks for the kind words. The hat was a lovely gift from a student of mine. It's a U.S Stetson Stratoliner.. a lovely hat 🧡