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THE BEBOP SCALE: MAJOR SCALE WITH ADDED SHARP 5 00:48 The bebop scale: major with sharp 5 added 2:02 Treat sharp 5 of the major bebop scale as flat 6 (2:18) and name the scale MAJOR SIXTH DIMINISHED 3:38 All 7th chords built on degrees of this scale are root position or inversions of C6 and Bdim7 05:19 c major sixth diminished scale on 1st string 06:00 С6 voicings 06:22 block chord -》drop2 voicing 6:37 block chord under G 6:42 convert to drop 2 7:34 drop 2 with 5th on 1st string 8:04 four C6 voicings 8:16 drop 2 with root on 1st string 8:20 drop 2 with 3rd on 1st string 8:04 drop 2 with 5th on 1st string 8:10 drop 2 with 6th on 1st string 9:00 backup track to practice moving between C6 shapes 2:234:15
i learned this many years ago from the van moretti chord melody courses. he was a good player even at an older age, very fast and knowledgeable of the theory and fretboard. he is now deceased and his dvds and instructional material can not be found. there is a lot of memory work involved in learning chord melody, but i believe it is worth it.
Hello, Jody great to hear from you. Yes, I agree there’s a lot of work involved in chord melody style on guitar but it’s totally worth it to be able to “carry the can all by yourself” and present a complete rendition of a song on solo guitar. It’s a big challenge however the sense of achievement far outways the effort. All the very best with your guitar playing!
Saved this a while ago, but finally beginning this series. Thank you for all the hard work in putting this together ! First lesson already is making me think differently about the fretboard, and finally escaping my most commonly used grips.
Hi Mike! Just want to say that I'm enjoying watching this series like a good movie :) The information is really well explained and nicely paced :) Is this the same as the Barry Harris scales? For now, there are 6 videos, are you going to continue this series? Thank you so much for your work!!
Hi Telmo, I’m glad you are enjoying the series there are more videos on the way so yes I will be continuing the Chord Melody series. The scales I have presented in the series so far are the scales used by musicians such as Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell, and Barry Harris they represent one way to approach Chord Melody on guitar the interesting thing will be when we look at other ways to harmonize and reharmonized music and you have the opportunity to “mix different colors”. Ultimately we’re working toward the guitarist finding their own unique musical voice on the guitar. Best wishes with your guitar playing and sonic adventures.
Hello @MikeHayesGuitar, it is really underrated playlist I have to say. This is the first time ever I am donating to someone. I just did 1-7 without stopping and learned a lot of new concepts. It is really fascinating that you have guided practice and connections to the previous material. But I have a question about the fingering of the chords. What can you suggest for a smooth and fast transition from chord to chord? I think I should use a fingering that I don't have to pull for the next chords. But it would be great to learn the right one from the beginning.
Hello Ivan, regarding fingerings I go for the fingering that creates the smoothest connection between chords my objective is to keep the guitar 'singing' therefore the choice of fingering is dictated by the musical phrase I am playing. Quite often I'll play different fingerings for the same chord in different sections of the same song. In summary: " I let the music take me to the technique". I hope this helps. All the very best. Mike
Hello Jocelyn, yes you can begin working on the Jazz lessons anytime. Some of the chord shapes require significant stretches that would be challenging for the beginning player however you can always substitute any easier chord shape e.g., substitute "C" for C6, etc., I hope this helps. All the very best. Mike
Hello Eric, regarding C6 or C 6th either way will work I think C6 is a good musical shorthand way of writing the chord. Thanks for your question. All the very best. Mike
Hello Kay, when constructing chords the traditional method is to layer the scale in 3rds. Therefore the the notes of the C6th chord would be as follows: (C) - D - (E) - F - (G) - G# (A) - B - C - chord tones shown in brackets. I hope this helps. Warm regards, Mike
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I learned more in 11 minutes than in 11 weeks with this video alone. Brilliant!
Hello Jonathan, my best wishes to you in your continued musical success on the guitar. Warm regards, Mike
THE BEBOP SCALE: MAJOR SCALE WITH ADDED SHARP 5
00:48 The bebop scale: major with sharp 5 added
2:02 Treat sharp 5 of the major bebop scale as flat 6 (2:18) and name the scale MAJOR SIXTH DIMINISHED
3:38 All 7th chords built on degrees of this scale are root position or inversions of C6 and Bdim7
05:19 c major sixth diminished scale on 1st string
06:00 С6 voicings
06:22 block chord -》drop2 voicing
6:37 block chord under G
6:42 convert to drop 2
7:34 drop 2 with 5th on 1st string
8:04 four C6 voicings
8:16 drop 2 with root on 1st string
8:20 drop 2 with 3rd on 1st string
8:04 drop 2 with 5th on 1st string
8:10 drop 2 with 6th on 1st string
9:00 backup track to practice moving between C6 shapes 2:23 4:15
i learned this many years ago from the van moretti chord melody courses. he was a good player even at an older age, very fast and knowledgeable of the theory and fretboard. he is now deceased and his dvds and instructional material can not be found. there is a lot of memory work involved in learning chord melody, but i believe it is worth it.
Hello, Jody great to hear from you. Yes, I agree there’s a lot of work involved in chord melody style on guitar but it’s totally worth it to be able to “carry the can all by yourself” and present a complete rendition of a song on solo guitar. It’s a big challenge however the sense of achievement far outways the effort. All the very best with your guitar playing!
Haven't heard this explained as clearly as this. Thank you very much Mike
Thank you, Benjamin I'm glad you found the video helpful. My best wishes to you in your continued musical success.
Great stuff, will be following the whole series
Thank you, I'm glad you are finding the videos helpful. Cheers, Mike
Saved this a while ago, but finally beginning this series. Thank you for all the hard work in putting this together ! First lesson already is making me think differently about the fretboard, and finally escaping my most commonly used grips.
Hello Itsahsah. Thank you for your interest in our series and I'm glad that you are finding them helpful. All the very best with your guitar playing.
If you want to play chord melody style on guitar or simply want to improve your harmonic knowledge of the fretboard, this is the place to start.
Thanks!
Thank you Ivan, Your support means a lot, thank you for watching!. All the very best. Mike
Thank you very much. It's very helpful information.With love from Russia
Hello Айрат, thank you for your comments I'm glad you found the information helpful. All the very best from Australia!
This is just what I was looking for! Thank you 🙏
Thank you, I'm glad you found it helpful.
Exactly what I’ve been looking for to explain this concept.. thank you
Excited to work through the series
Thank you for your interest in and support of our lessons I hope you get a lot out of them. Warm regards. Mike
Truly amazing teacher
Thank you, I'm glad you found the lessons helpful. All the very best! Mike
Hi Mike! Just want to say that I'm enjoying watching this series like a good movie :) The information is really well explained and nicely paced :) Is this the same as the Barry Harris scales? For now, there are 6 videos, are you going to continue this series?
Thank you so much for your work!!
Hi Telmo, I’m glad you are enjoying the series there are more videos on the way so yes I will be continuing the Chord Melody series. The scales I have presented in the series so far are the scales used by musicians such as Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell, and Barry Harris they represent one way to approach Chord Melody on guitar the interesting thing will be when we look at other ways to harmonize and reharmonized music and you have the opportunity to “mix different colors”. Ultimately we’re working toward the guitarist finding their own unique musical voice on the guitar. Best wishes with your guitar playing and sonic adventures.
This is incredible, thank you for the lesson.
Thank you for your interest in our lessons. All the very best with your guitar playing!
Great lesson!
Hi Robert, glad you enjoyed the lesson. Cheers. Mike
Love this series please keep it up!! I’m learning so much
That's great. More on the way. Cheers. Mike
This is really helpful. Thanks.
Thank you, Gordon, I'm glad you found the information useful. All the very best with your guitar playing. cheers. Mike
Great content and well explained! Exactly what I am looking for. Now subbed...Thanks!
Thank you for your interest in our lessons. Wishing you all the very best with your guitar playing. Cheers. Mike
Thank you sir
Thank you Electra, all the very bestt!
Hello @MikeHayesGuitar, it is really underrated playlist I have to say. This is the first time ever I am donating to someone. I just did 1-7 without stopping and learned a lot of new concepts. It is really fascinating that you have guided practice and connections to the previous material. But I have a question about the fingering of the chords. What can you suggest for a smooth and fast transition from chord to chord? I think I should use a fingering that I don't have to pull for the next chords. But it would be great to learn the right one from the beginning.
Hello Ivan, regarding fingerings I go for the fingering that creates the smoothest connection between chords my objective is to keep the guitar 'singing' therefore the choice of fingering is dictated by the musical phrase I am playing. Quite often I'll play different fingerings for the same chord in different sections of the same song. In summary: " I let the music take me to the technique". I hope this helps. All the very best. Mike
Hi, Mr Mike! I love guitar. I have watched your channel. I like a lot. Have you got any guitar class online I can joy. Many Tks to you.
Hello Quoc, I'm glad you have found our lessons helpful, at present we do not have any online classes only the RUclips channel. Warm regards, Mike
Hello Mike, can we use the jazz guitar lessons to supplement the express guitar, or should we finish the express guitar first? Thank you
Hello Jocelyn, yes you can begin working on the Jazz lessons anytime. Some of the chord shapes require significant stretches that would be challenging for the beginning player however you can always substitute any easier chord shape e.g., substitute "C" for C6, etc., I hope this helps. All the very best. Mike
Great lesson series ! Why do you write C 6th rather than C6 ?
Hello Eric, regarding C6 or C 6th either way will work I think C6 is a good musical shorthand way of writing the chord. Thanks for your question. All the very best. Mike
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C6th = C-E-G-A
C D E F G Ab A B C
Wont 6th should be Ab instead of A as per the degree??
Hello Kay, when constructing chords the traditional method is to layer the scale in 3rds. Therefore the the notes of the C6th chord would be as follows: (C) - D - (E) - F - (G) - G# (A) - B - C - chord tones shown in brackets. I hope this helps. Warm regards, Mike
I would call all those Am7, and a different voicing of Fmaj9
Hello Phil, yes, these chords can have many functions/names e.g., you could also think of them as a D9sus etc. Warm regards, Mike