Just found your channel today looking for some jazz introduction to guitar /been playing for a long time already/ and must say I am impressed not only by the knowledge but also by the elegant, easy and concise manner you share your wisdom. Thanks for that + Best regards from Poland.
Nice recap. That "descending thing" (I think) is what I've heard called the "descending tritone" as it is a well known ending. Also, you implied it with the "up three frets, up four frets trick", but I think of the m7b5 voicing as a synonym for dom9 and for m6 so you get three times the voicings for the price of one! (Em7b5=C9=Gm6).
Thank you for these videos... An amazing resource and also a lot of fun. Quick thing to add related to your 7 half dim diatonic discussion: I often think of the 7 half dim chord as a substitute for the 5 chord, as it's a 9th chord without a root. For example the B half dim is a G9 without the G. That may be a bit basic, but I thought I share it..
Mark Cassano Yes - I think of vii half-dim as a sub for V7(9) as well. Bret Willmott’s ‘Complete Book of Harmony, Theory, and Voice Leading’ covers many such substations. A great resource.
Thanks Adam... Great applications from an absolute pro. Love your shirt too 👍 God Only Knows has one of my fave uses of a half-diminished (A#)... more simplistic/pop relative to your chord progressions, but love the way the song's melody sounds against them.
I love that song! There's a few special chords in "Caroline No" as well. One, midway through the bridge, is clearly half-diminished. The last chord of the bridge is a minor IV (iv), which is a cousin of iimin7(b5). Such a tear-jerker.
My guitar is a 1959 Gibson ES-330, strung with Thomastik flatwound Jazz Swing strings (.012-.050). I shot this in a classroom at LACM in Pasadena. I'm not sure which amp I used. Most likely a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe III.
Just found your channel today looking for some jazz introduction to guitar /been playing for a long time already/ and must say I am impressed not only by the knowledge but also by the elegant, easy and concise manner you share your wisdom.
Thanks for that + Best regards from Poland.
Thanks! I'll be playing in Warsaw & Wroclaw in April and again in Wroclaw in May. I'll soon post the details here: adamlevy.com
Nice recap. That "descending thing" (I think) is what I've heard called the "descending tritone" as it is a well known ending. Also, you implied it with the "up three frets, up four frets trick", but I think of the m7b5 voicing as a synonym for dom9 and for m6 so you get three times the voicings for the price of one! (Em7b5=C9=Gm6).
What a nice approach ,very generous thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Thanks so much, Kevin.
Thanks Adam !!!
I like your song intro. Very welcoming.
The tip on the half-diminished chord is well taken. I recommend for pop music fans the opening riff of The Guess Who's jazzy single, Undun.
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I was today‘s years old to discover this gem 💎 of a song (am in my 50s). This comment section is a mother load of info 4 the curious guitarist!!! Ta
Wonderful! great! Greetings from Paris
Thank you for these videos... An amazing resource and also a lot of fun. Quick thing to add related to your 7 half dim diatonic discussion: I often think of the 7 half dim chord as a substitute for the 5 chord, as it's a 9th chord without a root. For example the B half dim is a G9 without the G. That may be a bit basic, but I thought I share it..
Mark Cassano Yes - I think of vii half-dim as a sub for V7(9) as well. Bret Willmott’s ‘Complete Book of Harmony, Theory, and Voice Leading’ covers many such substations. A great resource.
The half-diminished sound is used extensively in 'The Blues', it is interchangeable with 7/9 chords, your more sophisticated Blues tunes have this.
Thanks Adam... Great applications from an absolute pro. Love your shirt too 👍
God Only Knows has one of my fave uses of a half-diminished (A#)... more simplistic/pop relative to your chord progressions, but love the way the song's melody sounds against them.
I love that song! There's a few special chords in "Caroline No" as well. One, midway through the bridge, is clearly half-diminished. The last chord of the bridge is a minor IV (iv), which is a cousin of iimin7(b5). Such a tear-jerker.
Cool! Wuz gonna ask why only Dim7... didn't have too...
This sounds great. Thanks for lesson/tip, please tell us about amp gear etc Thanks.
My guitar is a 1959 Gibson ES-330, strung with Thomastik flatwound Jazz Swing strings (.012-.050). I shot this in a classroom at LACM in Pasadena. I'm not sure which amp I used. Most likely a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe III.
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Haha!