it always is beneficial to come back to The Blues, no matter how many far-out styles we drift away to on guitar, it feels like Ground Zero of EVERYTHING. Listening to how hundreds of different original players put their own 'sauce' on these chords is insightful into answering the question 'What makes everybody's personality sound unique on the instrument?' Then you gotta wonder 'What were THEY trying to sound like? A freight train rhythm? A piano player from church? Listen to all the different artists and think 'oh cool, he did THAT there on that chord change, I'm gonna try that! Ok, what did he play there?" Or conversely," What does everybody play, and how can I sound different?" Mimic this & that and as much as you can feel-wise until a vocabulary of a natural language evolves through your guitar. From John Lee Hooker to Eddy Van Halen: music is as much the rhythm as it is the melody
I love your comment. It shows you get it what it's all about. You're probably a solid player and would make good guitar teacher (if you're not one already). Thanks for taking a moment to share your love for music. I'm pinning this as the top comment.
Thanks, Tyler. I spend a lot of time listening and thinking about this stuff. After you understand it, you have to figure out how to relay it; that’s tricky with more abstract concepts. I got a lot practice at that when I was teaching guys like Carson years ago.
Man, what another fabulous lesson! I subscribed after that last lesson on BB King and watched that so many times and milked everything you taught. Now I get to do the same here with this lesson. I realize your channel also includes product reviews so not every video will be a lesson but the lessons you provide are so so so excellent! Thank you so much for providing fantastic content. 👍👍
I appreciate the sub. I'm glad you've found the lesson videos helpful. I'll try to sprinkle in lessons periodically moving forward. Thanks for watching!
@@tonecast1 Also jealous of that Two Rock amp you got there! IMO, one of the best amps regardless of the models, they all sound incredible. You're a lucky man!
I just love your blues lessons man, really on point for me! I think being able count each beat is so important for getting this right so I appreciate you have that focus.
Another amazing lesson! Seriously, one of the best teachers out there! This guy taught me before I went to Berklee College of Music. If your serious about learning music, check him out.
Such a great lesson- both in technique and in overarching "philosophy". Some of the best players of all time take liberties with meter in various ways and it manifests interesting and highly musical results. As you said - Blues guys like Freddie King, Son House, Jimi, Albert (Collins and King) etc. etc. do this both with their rhythms and their melodic / solo lines. Also jazz greats like Dexter Gordon, Monk, Miles, Django, even some modern guys like John Scofield and Lionel Loueke and on and on. Sometimes players that push their compositions and recordings to the very limits of their abilities is what moves music along. You do such a great job explaining all of this in understandable, concrete terms. Great LP Special DC too! P.S. Don't make me buy that too!!
Yeah being able to play with a click is a great skill to have in your bag of tricks. However, having good internal time and feel independent of a reference is so important and musically useful. The guitar community doesn’t really talk enough about how to develop and refine that. You’re right you can definitely feel distinct time and feel in the blues and jazz greats. I’ve not listened to a lot of Monk, Gordon, or Loueke. I’ll have to check out more of their music and listen for their feel of time. Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Matt.
it always is beneficial to come back to The Blues, no matter how many far-out styles we drift away to on guitar, it feels like Ground Zero of EVERYTHING. Listening to how hundreds of different original players put their own 'sauce' on these chords is insightful into answering the question 'What makes everybody's personality sound unique on the instrument?' Then you gotta wonder 'What were THEY trying to sound like? A freight train rhythm? A piano player from church? Listen to all the different artists and think 'oh cool, he did THAT there on that chord change, I'm gonna try that! Ok, what did he play there?" Or conversely," What does everybody play, and how can I sound different?" Mimic this & that and as much as you can feel-wise until a vocabulary of a natural language evolves through your guitar. From John Lee Hooker to Eddy Van Halen: music is as much the rhythm as it is the melody
I love your comment. It shows you get it what it's all about. You're probably a solid player and would make good guitar teacher (if you're not one already). Thanks for taking a moment to share your love for music. I'm pinning this as the top comment.
Always impressed by your ability to dissect and communicate nuances that are typically only felt. AND then you can also play it. Well done
Thanks, Tyler. I spend a lot of time listening and thinking about this stuff. After you understand it, you have to figure out how to relay it; that’s tricky with more abstract concepts. I got a lot practice at that when I was teaching guys like Carson years ago.
Man, what another fabulous lesson! I subscribed after that last lesson on BB King and watched that so many times and milked everything you taught. Now I get to do the same here with this lesson. I realize your channel also includes product reviews so not every video will be a lesson but the lessons you provide are so so so excellent! Thank you so much for providing fantastic content. 👍👍
I appreciate the sub. I'm glad you've found the lesson videos helpful. I'll try to sprinkle in lessons periodically moving forward. Thanks for watching!
@@tonecast1 Also jealous of that Two Rock amp you got there! IMO, one of the best amps regardless of the models, they all sound incredible. You're a lucky man!
I just love your blues lessons man, really on point for me! I think being able count each beat is so important for getting this right so I appreciate you have that focus.
It’s helpful to hear you’ve found these lessons useful. I’m glad you’re finding some value in them. Thanks for your feedback & thanks watching!
Another amazing lesson! Seriously, one of the best teachers out there! This guy taught me before I went to Berklee College of Music. If your serious about learning music, check him out.
Thanks for the endorsement, Carson. Y’all check out Carson’s channel if you want to see some tasteful playing.
Such a great lesson- both in technique and in overarching "philosophy". Some of the best players of all time take liberties with meter in various ways and it manifests interesting and highly musical results. As you said - Blues guys like Freddie King, Son House, Jimi, Albert (Collins and King) etc. etc. do this both with their rhythms and their melodic / solo lines. Also jazz greats like Dexter Gordon, Monk, Miles, Django, even some modern guys like John Scofield and Lionel Loueke and on and on. Sometimes players that push their compositions and recordings to the very limits of their abilities is what moves music along. You do such a great job explaining all of this in understandable, concrete terms. Great LP Special DC too! P.S. Don't make me buy that too!!
Yeah being able to play with a click is a great skill to have in your bag of tricks. However, having good internal time and feel independent of a reference is so important and musically useful. The guitar community doesn’t really talk enough about how to develop and refine that. You’re right you can definitely feel distinct time and feel in the blues and jazz greats. I’ve not listened to a lot of Monk, Gordon, or Loueke. I’ll have to check out more of their music and listen for their feel of time. Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Matt.
This was an excellent lesson i loved it tysm
I’m glad to hear you found it helpful, Nico. Thanks for watching!
so tasty, jim! great lesson. excited for TONECAST. i like it. you're gonna get to 1K in no time!
I appreciate the encouragement, Dylan. As always thanks for watching. You rule.