I really need to go through this. Have had teachers talking about this as well, and it seems a bit like a hot fix for your jazz lines. Very good, no-nonsense lesson with clear practical application of the technique.
Hey Chase - I wonder if you'd consider making a video where you list solos that everyone should learn (Specifically covering Jazz, Blues, Jazz-Blues, Gypsy etc styles) that will improve your vocabulary? 100 solos should cover it !! (1 solo per player, no repeats!) haha!! Not guitar specific. I'd find it really useful to hear your thoughts on this.
Jokes aside, this is a great idea, maybe not 100 but there's certainly merit in having as many as reasonable, maybe explaining the vocabulary one can learn from that solo
My friend from jazz school told me to just play chromatically between the scale (on the off beats) and the more I learn about jazz guitar the more I realise that he was right. It's amazing how an understanding like that can be transmitted in a sentence and just clarifies the whole thing. I understand that there are a few caveats to that approach but as long as you have a decent ear it really does make improv relatively easy. Basically that's what I'm seeing in a lot of these videos in regards to chromaticism. I don't see the need for making it overly complex, I think you presented these ideas well without getting too theoretical. There are a lot of players who just know the fretboard and how stuff sounds, some of the greats included. I know my theory but eventually it became less and less important because I can just play what I want to play.
Haha I was talking about banjo jazz in my April Fool’s video 😅 I do play a little bit of banjo but I was joking about actually applying jazz to it…I think it’s a small audience that would care
@@ChaseMaddox ok I’m not crazy. Well, I feel like I’m in the middle of the ocean with no help. I’ve been trying to develop pedal steel licks but blowing over jazz tunes, Cherokee, All the Things, Oleo, Impressions, you get the idea (poor man’s Buddy Emmons) If you ever want to discuss the banjo thing( I have a ganjo) let me know seriously. Jimmy
Thanks! Louis Armstrong's method of embellishment is interesting because it's pre-bebop, so the enclosures aren't quite as chromatic as Bird. Maybe something to get into in another lesson...
Was watching Carol Kaye talk about playing jazz, and she was saying that those people never thought about playing scales over chords...they played chord tones over chords...what are your thoughts on that? Thanks.
You will hear lots of players talk about using scales but in most cases that’s because they think that’s what they’re supposed to say or they haven’t really introspected how they are actually improvising. Even saying that you play chord tones over chords isn’t exactly accurate. The goal is to play musical ideas and phrases like we use words when speaking.
Chase my man the way the camera zooms in and out every other phrase is somewhat irritating and makes the video hard to watch. Otherwise, great content as usual!
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I really need to go through this. Have had teachers talking about this as well, and it seems a bit like a hot fix for your jazz lines.
Very good, no-nonsense lesson with clear practical application of the technique.
Thanks! Let me know how it goes 👍
Little secrets of the great masters, thank you very much.
Thanks for watching!!
Fantastic lesson
Thanks Shawn! 🙏
Hey Chase - I wonder if you'd consider making a video where you list solos that everyone should learn (Specifically covering Jazz, Blues, Jazz-Blues, Gypsy etc styles) that will improve your vocabulary? 100 solos should cover it !! (1 solo per player, no repeats!) haha!! Not guitar specific. I'd find it really useful to hear your thoughts on this.
Jokes aside, this is a great idea, maybe not 100 but there's certainly merit in having as many as reasonable, maybe explaining the vocabulary one can learn from that solo
Thank you for this wonderful lesson chase.
Thanks David, glad you enjoyed it!
Super cool video Chase! Back in the day I knew a drummer that got me interested in Jazz and Bebop and he would always say "Bird is the word!"
Glad you dig it!
thanks for the pdf!
You're welcome!
My friend from jazz school told me to just play chromatically between the scale (on the off beats) and the more I learn about jazz guitar the more I realise that he was right. It's amazing how an understanding like that can be transmitted in a sentence and just clarifies the whole thing. I understand that there are a few caveats to that approach but as long as you have a decent ear it really does make improv relatively easy. Basically that's what I'm seeing in a lot of these videos in regards to chromaticism. I don't see the need for making it overly complex, I think you presented these ideas well without getting too theoretical. There are a lot of players who just know the fretboard and how stuff sounds, some of the greats included. I know my theory but eventually it became less and less important because I can just play what I want to play.
Your last sentence sums it up!
super cool! Thanks.
Thanks for watching!
Awesome content as always Chase 🎸👍 thanks so much for all that that you do here, it's always appreciated
Thanks Doug!
Very nice little lesson. And 'tache
Haha thank you!
Always, always, always a great lesson. Thanks!
Thank you! I appreciate that 🙏
Wow! I’m glad I stumbled on to this video
SUBBED!
Welcome! You have a lot of good videos to catch up on! 🤘
Nice idea and I appreciate how you used 3 different sources to get your results. Great post
Thanks Jimmy! Glad you enjoyed it!
@@ChaseMaddox btw, was it you who talking about some country material w/jazz or banjo w/ jazz or am I mistaken?
Haha I was talking about banjo jazz in my April Fool’s video 😅 I do play a little bit of banjo but I was joking about actually applying jazz to it…I think it’s a small audience that would care
@@ChaseMaddox ok I’m not crazy. Well, I feel like I’m in the middle of the ocean with no help. I’ve been trying to develop pedal steel licks but blowing over jazz tunes, Cherokee, All the Things, Oleo, Impressions, you get the idea (poor man’s Buddy Emmons) If you ever want to discuss the banjo thing( I have a ganjo) let me know seriously. Jimmy
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great video!
also a shout out to louis armstong who was a master of embelishment! (bird loved him)
Thanks! Louis Armstrong's method of embellishment is interesting because it's pre-bebop, so the enclosures aren't quite as chromatic as Bird. Maybe something to get into in another lesson...
@@ChaseMaddox I love how bird has this eternally modern feeling . ( and Coltrane )
Great video!
Thank you!
Was watching Carol Kaye talk about playing jazz, and she was saying that those people never thought about playing scales over chords...they played chord tones over chords...what are your thoughts on that? Thanks.
I think she knows what she’s talking about 👍
@@ChaseMaddox I'm new to all this. Played by ear all my life. So it's hard to know what's fact/fiction/opinion or a mix of all of the above.
You will hear lots of players talk about using scales but in most cases that’s because they think that’s what they’re supposed to say or they haven’t really introspected how they are actually improvising. Even saying that you play chord tones over chords isn’t exactly accurate. The goal is to play musical ideas and phrases like we use words when speaking.
@@ChaseMaddox great, thank you!
Chase, fine lesson, but the SECRET of Bebop is still uncovered 😀
Indeed 😄
Ascending hromatic befor ?
Descending hromatic above?
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Good job!
Mmmmmmmonster!
Thanks for watching, Tim! 🤘
"Chromaticism is the improviser's best friend." - Gary Burton, vibraphonist, composer and jazz educator
Chase my man the way the camera zooms in and out every other phrase is somewhat irritating and makes the video hard to watch. Otherwise, great content as usual!
Thanks for the feedback!