These exercises are exactly what I need, thank you so much, Jack. If it's possible, please do more content about "Soloing Over Chord Changes" , it's something I've been wanting to improve but struggled for a LONG time.
so what im getting from this is, if i have a chord progression like: |Am7|Dm7|Fmaj7|G7| - you could either use an A minor scale which would fit all chords, or you could pick scales and arpeggios for each chords, which would follow the chord change better? so like for Am7 i would use A aeolian / A minor pentatonic / Am7 arp and for Dm7 - D dorian / D minor pentatonic / Dm7 arp Fmaj7 - F lydian / F pentatonic / Fmaj7 arp and so on
Exactly it's easier on paper though, the thing is you need to do that instinctively :( that's the hard part if you're improvising, if you are writing music on the other hand, it helps write better and more melodic music :)
Yep, that’s right but do remember that A aeolian, D Dorian and F Lydian are all the same notes, the harmony just sounds the way it does because of the chord under it.
This is one of the best lessons, I've ever found on RUclips! This is a REALLY great way to approach those "unsolveble" riddles of improvising conciously! Man, this is great... I will practice this for the next hour. Just Em7 to Gm7 in this endless up and down fashion, where it always lands on different beats. Jack, thank you!!! Keep it going and please stay healthy! Crazy times... but great times on RUclips. ;)
i have been stuck on the same stuff for a long time... As i got a bit older and mature, i started to lose the fear of going for something new and challenging thank you very much jack for your lesson. I will definitely use it and learn all these exercises. Thanks for inspiring me.
Who could dislike this???are you there guthrie??...(just kidding..guthrie is a humble gentleman who could never dislike but motivate and support) You are such a master!! Keep it up GENIUS
Great Video. My question: Do you (pre-)hear all the notes in your head before you play lines? If so how did you practice this and does this also work on very fast lines? Greetings from Austria
Seriously one of the coolest lessons I've ever discovered on RUclips. Established a simple goal and fun exercise to develop towards it. You play how I wish I could lol, subscribed, looking forward to more.
I always watch your video.. Thank you somuch ..I learn much from you.. But if I can request, can you share about your guitar sound, or to get clear guitar tone even when use a distortion. I'm interesting with sound like you, plini, or arron marshall..thank you
I have a question Can I use Dorian and Phrygian at the same time? For example I'm going to borrow notes from D Dorian and D Phrygian While I'm soloing or playing around in D minor chord ?
Toshiki Shibata Many thanks dude! 🙏 The same to you and your family man! Are you in Japan? I’m hoping to be there in October if it doesn’t get cancelled. Would be great to catch up!
@@JackGardiner Yeah I'm in Japan! A lot of difficulty is happening now but I'm keep telling my self "everything gonna be ok" lol So yeah! see you in October!
But then Jack how can I develop phrasing like modern day great guitarist like mateus asato,tim henson and you?I have been practicing this but can't come up with interesting phrases and lines.And like always thank you for an awesome tutorial.your calm voice seems to make all these videos even more easier to understand.
To play like Henson you replace every other note by its octave, if possible open string or harmonic. For Asato you play a triad between each note of the melody and a pentatonic fill every 4 bars. Jack... I don't know, he's an alien 😂
@@JackGardiner i noticed it too, it happens again at :57. I think it's safe to say 'the lick' should really be called 'the rhythm', cause i think any group of notes will sound like 'the lick' if you use that rhythm. Haha
Love being able to come back to these lessons, Jack. Super helpful for what I am looking to improve upon in my own playing. For far too long I’ve been too comfortable with the 3 note per string approach 😂
John Erick Marzo You don’t ‘have to’ use key changes/chords from outside of diatonic harmony, but the idea of fusion is quite synonymous with chord changes influenced heavily by Jazz music! My best advice is to listen to a lot of it and try to work out the chord changes to some of your favourite songs! You can sound ‘fusion’ playing over diatonic stuff using things like different scales/sounds, playing ‘outside’, chromaticism etc, but a lot of that involves implying chords that aren’t actually there in your lead playing! Try and explore as much as you can man! 🙏
Hey man! Every song has chord changes in it unless it’s a drone. 😉 In terms of key changes, anything that’s not straight ahead, diatonic pop tends to have key changes. If you want to explore lots of key changes/chord changes, Jazz and Fusion would be a good place to start. Check out Chick Corea, Brecker Bros for more classic Fusion or check out Dirty Loops for a more modern sound!
So i dont understand when he says for emi7 play e pentatonic and then gmi7 play g pentatonic because if u just play a scale for each chord it might not sound good as some notes dont fit within the overall song, ie song is in a minor key and you play the sixth note of an e7 chord scale (which sounds super off key)
Yon Yi Hey man! If you play E Minor Pentatonic over an Em7 then every note will ‘fit’. If you play G Minor Pentatonic over a Gm7 chord, every note will ‘fit’. I’m not saying just play the scale up and down - you phrase with the notes from that scale. 😉 I think you’re misunderstanding the point when you say ‘6th note of an E7 chord scale’ - theoretically I don’t know what your trying to express?? If you play a pentatonic, there are only 5 notes in the scale! I think it may be best to start with just going over what Pentatonics are in terms of intervals in relation to the root notes of each chord. Hope this helps!
The exercises are very good, finding the closest note , in an exercise is very easy, but it is not in a real context. in a real context there is a phrase, or a motif, you must listen to the chord, make the motif and change it just in time... but this is only in jazz. In a rock or fusion context we take the root note of the clave as a reference, we listen to the harmonic progression, we execute the motif and we listen to the chord changes to do what is truly important. maybe there is nothing important to highlight, nothing happens... David Gilmur plays like that and nothing happens.
What I have never understood in jazz lingo was playing over 'chord' changes. The phrase seems to imply no tone center or key signature. There is a very large portion of jazz that just sounds like my grandpa with Alzheimer's let loose on the keyboard. Yet, I was under the impression that it had a kindof sortof pattern to it where if you harmonized the Mixedupolocrian scale you could play bad notes all day and they would sound good. {or at least like you INTENDED to play the bad notes} Jack even brought up the topic of Modes but they were apparently two different modes for the two different chords as if there was nothing in common with the progression even in nonatonic scale where you could fudge chromatically to cover them all. This gives me the impression that jazz is nothing but those little gnats that jump around frenetically on hot summer pavement never quite landing. Is jazz then structured a-tonal madness? There has to be some sense to this because when I listen to pianists and sax players improvising they either have access to parts of their brains that only long term heroin use can provide or they know something that someone like me who despises math even if it is hooked to music doesn't yet see.
These exercises are exactly what I need, thank you so much, Jack. If it's possible, please do more content about "Soloing Over Chord Changes" , it's something I've been wanting to improve but struggled for a LONG time.
One of the most underrated topic on guitar playing that is essential/natural on other instruments. Great lesson. Love all your content ☺️
Andoni Diaz Many thanks man! 🙏
Jack I love the way u teach . Do u have any course’s on this kind of lesson ? Thanks
Jack Gardiner, the man who gives the most awesome RUclips lessons for free, and thanks us for learning.
BEST short yet extremely precise lessons on RUclips i've ever seen! Keep it up Jack!!
so what im getting from this is, if i have a chord progression like: |Am7|Dm7|Fmaj7|G7| - you could either use an A minor scale which would fit all chords, or you could pick scales and arpeggios for each chords, which would follow the chord change better?
so like for Am7 i would use A aeolian / A minor pentatonic / Am7 arp
and for Dm7 - D dorian / D minor pentatonic / Dm7 arp
Fmaj7 - F lydian / F pentatonic / Fmaj7 arp
and so on
Exactly
Exactly it's easier on paper though, the thing is you need to do that instinctively :( that's the hard part if you're improvising, if you are writing music on the other hand, it helps write better and more melodic music :)
Yep, that’s right but do remember that A aeolian, D Dorian and F Lydian are all the same notes, the harmony just sounds the way it does because of the chord under it.
This is one of the best lessons, I've ever found on RUclips! This is a REALLY great way to approach those "unsolveble" riddles of improvising conciously! Man, this is great... I will practice this for the next hour. Just Em7 to Gm7 in this endless up and down fashion, where it always lands on different beats. Jack, thank you!!! Keep it going and please stay healthy! Crazy times... but great times on RUclips. ;)
That improv in the beginning was ILLEGAL! Jesus Jack awesome stuff!
i have been stuck on the same stuff for a long time... As i got a bit older and mature, i started to lose the fear of going for something new and challenging thank you very much jack for your lesson.
I will definitely use it and learn all these exercises. Thanks for inspiring me.
Love the whammy bar squeal at 3:03 😂
03:02 trem-bar hinge sound made me smile a bit :)
10:28 I'm gonna steal this for sure
Hi Jack: Fantastic lesson again, but what's up with the "swingset" wammy bar squak at 3:03? Notwithstanding, it did give me a bit of a chuckle. 🤗😉✌️
Everytime I watch one of your videos you keep getting better and better, you are awesome!
Finally a breakthrough. man, this and the "interval" way of thinking is opening doors. Also that guitar is gorgeous, tell it i said hi lol
This is the best explantation for - Playing over the changes. Actually all your videos, both, teaching and playing are AMAZING. Guitar HERO. Regards
Another awesome offering. Many thanks for sharing this with us all. Stay safe in this crazy world
Who could dislike this???are you there guthrie??...(just kidding..guthrie is a humble gentleman who could never dislike but motivate and support)
You are such a master!! Keep it up GENIUS
Excellent stuff. That's unlocked something for me! Not had it explained like this before. Thank you.
I love the way you play guitar. Awesome.
Great Video. My question: Do you (pre-)hear all the notes in your head before you play lines? If so how did you practice this and does this also work on very fast lines? Greetings from Austria
I freaking love this! Your a beast Jack!
Loved this lesson. If you can make more about this subject it will be awesome of you. Cheers
Awsome as always.. would like to see your aproach to Phrygian Dominant and Lydian Dominant too... you're excelent explaining those elements
This is very helpful. Thanks for the lesson. How can I get a private lesson from you ?
This exercise is what makes you a great player, excellent lesson
What i want to see next is about fusion playing or legato phrases that we can use and practice from
Thanks
hi jack- thanks a ton, this video unlocked much needed flexibility for me! I am so relieved I watched it - can't wait to use this stuff.
hi, jack. how ‘bout some melodic minor ideas on soloing?
Seriously one of the coolest lessons I've ever discovered on RUclips. Established a simple goal and fun exercise to develop towards it. You play how I wish I could lol, subscribed, looking forward to more.
I always watch your video.. Thank you somuch ..I learn much from you.. But if I can request, can you share about your guitar sound, or to get clear guitar tone even when use a distortion. I'm interesting with sound like you, plini, or arron marshall..thank you
that whammy bar squeak lol Great video - really enjoyed it.
Is your backing track from the intro available at all? It's absolutely gorgeous and we'd LOVE a copy of that to practice over
easiest to understand thank you brother
For me this is the best soloing over chord changes tutorial ..it helps a lot!
epic 😎
Telling the importance of basic scales and the substantial use of appropriate notes ..
i appriciate u dear
Wow, that was very helpful. Thank you so much, Jack!
Beautifully played mate 👍🏻
Hey Jack...Please make a part 2 of this
Pretty killer guitar soloing technique there! Keep up the awesome work and keep these content coming 👍🎸🎶😄
I have a question Can I use Dorian and Phrygian at the same time? For example I'm going to borrow notes from D Dorian and D Phrygian While I'm soloing or playing around in D minor chord ?
Brilliant lesson delivered well.
Great vid! Hope you are safe and well Jack!
Toshiki Shibata Many thanks dude! 🙏 The same to you and your family man! Are you in Japan? I’m hoping to be there in October if it doesn’t get cancelled. Would be great to catch up!
@@JackGardiner Yeah I'm in Japan! A lot of difficulty is happening now but I'm keep telling my self "everything gonna be ok" lol
So yeah! see you in October!
But then Jack how can I develop phrasing like modern day great guitarist like mateus asato,tim henson and you?I have been practicing this but can't come up with interesting phrases and lines.And like always thank you for an awesome tutorial.your calm voice seems to make all these videos even more easier to understand.
To play like Henson you replace every other note by its octave, if possible open string or harmonic. For Asato you play a triad between each note of the melody and a pentatonic fill every 4 bars. Jack... I don't know, he's an alien 😂
As always: superb content!
Great lesson Jack. Thanks for sharing👌
❤️❤️❤️🇮🇳🇮🇳 i would love to have a lesson video from you about using fast sequences or multiple arpeggios stacked together to create a phrase
Hello Jack Gardiner !!!! awesome lesson as always, where can i buy this awesome youtube lessons extended with the backing tracks ?? thank you
The topic/lesson that I think I am missing. Subbed!
Some awesome content and value here Jack, very insightful. Thank you!
Long life to Jack!
Excelente Contenido, Estaré Prácticando, Gracias
So nice, lesson man!! it is possible to have the backing track? I'll pay it if I have to... Thanks
Hi jack! this Lesson is amazing!!! where I can buy the backing track to practice?
Gracias por compartir !
Awesome !!!
Sensible and head on.
Awesomeness..
Cheers!
Aye man, this tutorial sick and all, but your intro.... you killed that one yo, crazy haha
This is great thanks 👍
Just Amazing !! Another great lesson !! May I ask you Jack how to get the backing track ? Thanks a lot :-)
que pedales usas me gusta el sonido que le sacas a la guitarra?
Jack, the world need your solo album right now!
Beautiful lesson!🎸🎼🔥💪👍😃
0:37 ooop, he did it 🤣
zerosiii Holy shit - well spotted! 😂
@@JackGardiner i noticed it too, it happens again at :57. I think it's safe to say 'the lick' should really be called 'the rhythm', cause i think any group of notes will sound like 'the lick' if you use that rhythm. Haha
Good ears🫡💯
genial !°
Baking track?
Love being able to come back to these lessons, Jack.
Super helpful for what I am looking to improve upon in my own playing.
For far too long I’ve been too comfortable with the 3 note per string approach 😂
Thanks David! That’s awesome to hear!
Haha - the 3 note per string curse eh?! ❤️🙏
Thanks for the lesson, Jack! Did you use drums samples to record the backing track? Would love to know which one!
awesome fusion!
underrated lesson
Bro what was that lick at 0:44 it sounded great
He’s sweep-picking arpeggios
Love it!
wow Amaaziiing..... You are a Master
Mate, real time watching this, you're actually so sick.
Kool thanks
what kind of chord progression is that? if you used E minor Key the next chord is G Major, so do you used Two keys?
It’s chords from different keys man! That’s the whole idea of Chord Changes with non-diatonic harmony ☺️
@@JackGardiner ah, if im going to play Fusion style do i need to use multiple keys or Chord Changes from different keys
John Erick Marzo You don’t ‘have to’ use key changes/chords from outside of diatonic harmony, but the idea of fusion is quite synonymous with chord changes influenced heavily by Jazz music! My best advice is to listen to a lot of it and try to work out the chord changes to some of your favourite songs! You can sound ‘fusion’ playing over diatonic stuff using things like different scales/sounds, playing ‘outside’, chromaticism etc, but a lot of that involves implying chords that aren’t actually there in your lead playing! Try and explore as much as you can man! 🙏
I wish I could play like you, really cool
YES JACK!
Is it just Em7 and Gm7? I hear other chords in between. The 2 and 4 are chords? Any idea
shit mate you listened! thanks!!!
Trem is angry..How to fix those noise ??
Can someone suggest me some bands/songs which contains major key changes.
Hey man! Every song has chord changes in it unless it’s a drone. 😉 In terms of key changes, anything that’s not straight ahead, diatonic pop tends to have key changes. If you want to explore lots of key changes/chord changes, Jazz and Fusion would be a good place to start. Check out Chick Corea, Brecker Bros for more classic Fusion or check out Dirty Loops for a more modern sound!
Every time he just played the pentatonic box top to bottom it felt like a personal attack
hmmm i think i get it
Guthrie Govan clone Teaching on his own terms. Awesome and Salute!
So i dont understand when he says for emi7 play e pentatonic and then gmi7 play g pentatonic because if u just play a scale for each chord it might not sound good as some notes dont fit within the overall song, ie song is in a minor key and you play the sixth note of an e7 chord scale (which sounds super off key)
Yon Yi Hey man! If you play E Minor Pentatonic over an Em7 then every note will ‘fit’. If you play G Minor Pentatonic over a Gm7 chord, every note will ‘fit’. I’m not saying just play the scale up and down - you phrase with the notes from that scale. 😉 I think you’re misunderstanding the point when you say ‘6th note of an E7 chord scale’ - theoretically I don’t know what your trying to express?? If you play a pentatonic, there are only 5 notes in the scale! I think it may be best to start with just going over what Pentatonics are in terms of intervals in relation to the root notes of each chord. Hope this helps!
You are a fucking Beast man!!!!!!!!!can i make online lessons with you?one on one
The exercises are very good, finding the closest note , in an exercise is very easy, but it is not in a real context. in a real context there is a phrase, or a motif, you must listen to the chord, make the motif and change it just in time... but this is only in jazz. In a rock or fusion context we take the root note of the clave as a reference, we listen to the harmonic progression, we execute the motif and we listen to the chord changes to do what is truly important. maybe there is nothing important to highlight, nothing happens... David Gilmur plays like that and nothing happens.
You know that it would be untrue
You know that I would be a liar
If I was to say to you
Girl, we couldn't get much higher
What I have never understood in jazz lingo was playing over 'chord' changes.
The phrase seems to imply no tone center or key signature.
There is a very large portion of jazz that just sounds like my grandpa with Alzheimer's let loose on the keyboard. Yet, I was under the impression that it had a kindof sortof pattern to it where if you harmonized the Mixedupolocrian scale you could play bad notes all day and they would sound good. {or at least like you INTENDED to play the bad notes}
Jack even brought up the topic of Modes but they were apparently two different modes for the two different chords as if there was nothing in common with the progression even in nonatonic scale where you could fudge chromatically to cover them all. This gives me the impression that jazz is nothing but those little gnats that jump around frenetically on hot summer pavement never quite landing. Is jazz then structured a-tonal madness?
There has to be some sense to this because when I listen to pianists and sax players improvising they either have access to parts of their brains that only long term heroin use can provide or they know something that someone like me who despises math even if it is hooked to music doesn't yet see.
Okay, so you're an idiot. Thanks for informing the world of your condition.
Your playing is so tasty man
Guthrie Govan vibes
Ok I suck
Plan before u record
Ugly guitar