Great Matt, that's what I've always been looking for. I know and can play the blues on acoustic lapsteel. But this rock blues thing is something completely different. More of that please.
Hi! I came across your mk 1.5 demo, loved your playing, and now I'm digging into your lessons. Something I'm interested in is how to think about scales as one is playing over chords. In this video I believe you're suggesting to always be thinking of the scale degree. So when on the IV chord you're thinking 4--b6-6-2-b3. Do you ever find yourself thinking 1-b3-3-5-b7 of the IV chord instead? When you're playing the major third of the IV chord do you find yourself thinking major third or just "6" but with a certain feeling because you're on the IV chord? I ask because I have difficulty internalizing this stuff to the point that my ear directs me as to how I should be "thinking" about it. It's my impression some players are heavily scale focused, like Clapton, Trucks, Page, etc but they possess an intuitive sense about hitting the chord tones. Whereas somebody like Brian May seems to focus on chord tones and intuitively connects them with mostly the scale and a few chromatics. Perhaps I need to focus more on the scale degrees that need to be played over all the chords. I've resisted doing this as it just seems crazy to do so; like every note you play has two numbers to identify it, not to mention a letter. I don't think this is how Elton John plays piano. I think that most piano players probably approach things like Brian May. Anyway, sorry for the complexity. I hope it makes sense to you. I'd love to hear your thoughts on it. I'm going to check out your video "Playing the Changes" and perhaps I'll understand more of your approach that, incidentally, really works beautifully for you.👍
@@yiranimal I also happen to have a video called how to use scales. That one may answer your questions exactly. At least how I think about it. This is all very subjective, and I would encourage you to find whatever way suits you best.
Well, I guess mostly intent. But I can grab the same note on the 3rd fret of the first string, the 8th fret of the second string, the 11th fret of the third string etc. So really, it's what am I going to do next, as opposed to what area of the board I'm on.
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Great Matt, that's what I've always been looking for. I know and can play the blues on acoustic lapsteel. But this rock blues thing is something completely different. More of that please.
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Hi! I came across your mk 1.5 demo, loved your playing, and now I'm digging into your lessons.
Something I'm interested in is how to think about scales as one is playing over chords. In this video I believe you're suggesting to always be thinking of the scale degree. So when on the IV chord you're thinking 4--b6-6-2-b3. Do you ever find yourself thinking 1-b3-3-5-b7 of the IV chord instead? When you're playing the major third of the IV chord do you find yourself thinking major third or just "6" but with a certain feeling because you're on the IV chord?
I ask because I have difficulty internalizing this stuff to the point that my ear directs me as to how I should be "thinking" about it. It's my impression some players are heavily scale focused, like Clapton, Trucks, Page, etc but they possess an intuitive sense about hitting the chord tones. Whereas somebody like Brian May seems to focus on chord tones and intuitively connects them with mostly the scale and a few chromatics.
Perhaps I need to focus more on the scale degrees that need to be played over all the chords. I've resisted doing this as it just seems crazy to do so; like every note you play has two numbers to identify it, not to mention a letter. I don't think this is how Elton John plays piano. I think that most piano players probably approach things like Brian May.
Anyway, sorry for the complexity. I hope it makes sense to you. I'd love to hear your thoughts on it. I'm going to check out your video "Playing the Changes" and perhaps I'll understand more of your approach that, incidentally, really works beautifully for you.👍
@@yiranimal I also happen to have a video called how to use scales. That one may answer your questions exactly. At least how I think about it. This is all very subjective, and I would encourage you to find whatever way suits you best.
I've got one for you: So what's going through your head when you decide to move around? First 5 frets vs frets 6-10 vs 12+/octave?
Well, I guess mostly intent. But I can grab the same note on the 3rd fret of the first string, the 8th fret of the second string, the 11th fret of the third string etc. So really, it's what am I going to do next, as opposed to what area of the board I'm on.