I almost turned this video off immediately because the volume seemed low on your mic. Wow am I glad I maxed my volume and watched because it turns out that didn’t really understand how to write/modify chromatic enclosures until you explained it. You’re awesome 🙌🙏
Great lesson. Have you considered a series of lessons like this for minor, diminished, altered arpeggios, etc. It would make a valuable program to help students. In addition three more ways to do major arpeggios.
You have managed to cover such a wealth of information into 12 mins! As a former teacher your teaching style is excellent! Comprehensive content, excellent flow of delivery, obviously well planned and easily understood and put into practice at the level for which it was designed......I’m sure these sessions have caused quite a few to consider online private lessons with you! .....Myself included!.....Great work!
That was quite an insightful look at how to demystify the effective use of transforming an arpeggio into a beautiful sounding jazz line. Well explained and all that's needed is practice 👏 can be mastered in about a week. Great lesson 👍 thanks.
I like the way you bring the arpeggio’s to life in this lesson and I found the ‘front’ and ‘back’ loading concept really inspired me to use arpeggio’s in a more creative and musical way- thanks
the 6 viewers that disliked the video up till now, probably didn't apreciate your hair-cut or the color of your shirt....damn....how could them....ok....you have to know something about theory to understand the content, BUT, in terms of practical approach on Arpeggios and the instantiantion of it into the Jazz Language, this lesson is a life time gainer for introduction AND can be adapted to lots of instruments, as I am doing with my Low G Tenor Ukulele.....Thank You SO MUCH!
Greetings from Zambia? Some people are naturally born to make life easier. And because of this vid, I will start again to learn Jazz. Had stopped because my Danish friend, and coincidentally my boss at work, used to say negative things about Jazz. That it is for people who like to show off and boast. After a few hiccups of trying and lack of progress. I had stopped. But have just realised that I had stopped due to a combination of bad teaching from great Jazz players but who are bad teachers + negative vibes from my boss/friend. Have watched this video 9 times and practiced every part of it like 5 times or more and I think I am on track. Not quite like you, Maestro Chris, but enough for me and my boss to recognise the lines (close to yours) from what I recorded myself earlier (Nearly there). Bless you...sincerely, your newest subscriber...
Finally! Your break down and explanation of the approach is great. Most jazz musicians go way too fast and leave things out that they assume the student already knows. That was very chill and you didn't leave anything out. Kudos! Looking forward to checking out your other videos.
Thanks you Chris ever so much , that was an invaluable lesson., you have opened up doors for me with those examples, just from that I could hear many jazz lines flooding my brain!!
I paused it at 3:47 to write this comment: "this is the best music lesson I've ever seen! " looks customized for my level. I'll check your patreon, promised.
Thanks, Chris. This is the best explanation and example of how to make a line out of an arpeggio that I've ever seen. You have a real gift for teaching.
Definitely one of the easier to follow lesson than many others. The arppegios application is unpacked. There are so many gems in this lesson. Yes. Very useful.
When I was young I tried to get a jazz guitar teacher to show me this kind of thing to help make my solos more interesting but he either didn't know how or just refused and wanted me to learn tons of theory that wasn't computing since I'm self taught from records by ear. I can get mileage from simple concepts like this. Thanks and wish I could have found you decades ago!
Very good lesson. Many lessons get crammed full of too many aspects. This explains each new idea, so that they can be added to a player's "toolbelt". I've learned some great "licks" without the explanation of why it works, but this makes it applicable. You also have a great voice.
Hi Chris I’ve recently stumbled across your channel and have to say , ur a cool dude , and ur explanation and content is tip top,👍I’m now patron , and just nailing ur pathway trilogy👍thanks a lot pal 👍👍Johnny from old London👍👍
I am struggling to emerge out of being an intermediate player and am often drawn to lessons like this but only get half way through-But I got this ! Very useful , clear and accessible thank you
This was extraordinary lesson. I understood everything theoretical. thanks so much. No one has broken it down this way. Not only can u play well but your instruction is on the same level outrageous. Thanks so much..
@@ChrisWhitemanGuitar Thanks for the update I just purchased it from ur amazon link. How should I practice triplets as in this video example. I am pretty slow. thx again
@@rogerdorfield8233 Thanks Roger! I would start slowly with a metronome and put the triplet function on the metronome to make sure you are in time. Here is a free online metronome: www.imusic-school.com/en/tools/online-metronome/
This was very helpful. I've seen quite a few videos where they tell you to use arpeggios for soloing, but none of them showed how to do it, at least not as clearly as this video. Examples 7 through 11 really sounded like bebop lines. I am going to try this approach. Again, thanks for posting this.
Thanks Chris, a bit of inspiration from you was much needed and always a blessing to us all. That guitar is looking shiny and sounding sweet, sweet, sweet.
Fantastic, Chris! I sent this along to Slaughter and he said to tell you you are in big trouble....he says he now actually knows 4 and 1/2 jazz chords and to Watch OUT!!! EeeeeeeeeHaaaaaa! Hope you guys are great!! The usual to the usual recipients!
Chris, thanks much, I really enjoyed the lesson. I'm 68, started playing at 8, wish technology would have been there back then. Making up for lost time. Thanks again.
Supper lesson! Just tried the exact same interval patterns with dominant, minor and minor b5 and sounds great. I bet your viewers would love a follow up lesson disguising on those arpeggios but maybe with different front and backload phrases. Thanks!
Chris - I'm new to your channel. I found this lesson to be a very helpful way of augmenting arpeggios. Your presentation style is very easy on the eye and ear. Randall
Brilliant lesson thanks his has got through to me it’s the building blocks for making lines rather than just the lines themselves, also lovely guitar tone too ;)
Your insights are always informative and greatly appreciated......as well as all your great chord-melody standards !!! THNX This really helped me break out of an arpeggio rut and open things up.
Hey Christ do a lesson on that 8th example you put out in detail demonstrating the mapping of those lines through the blues form with explanation. I know transcribing is the way we are told but sometimes a teacher helps getting a solid foundation on the concept of not over playing to resolve complete statements.
@@ChrisWhitemanGuitar Just a quick question for you, Chris. Do you use flatwound 11s when you play these tutorials? I am experimenting with some right now, but with my bigger fingers, then seem a bit slick. I love your tone, and am trying to achieve a smoother fluid movement. The rounds on my acoustic seem to give my fingers a bit more 'grab'. Thanks.
Thank you for this lesson. It is very helpful to my progress as I have been learning the C major diatonic arpeggios for 6 months now. This shows what is possible on the one chord. Very well done and thank you.
Hi, I really enjoy the gems you share with us. It would be great if you could upload more of your live performances. Your playing is spectacular! I wonder how many guitars you have.....
It took a few years for Slaman to deliver that guitar. That was 5 years ago, so not sure what the wait is now. Here is a link to lesson info: www.chriswhitemanmusic.com/guitar-lessons
Chris this is an excellent lesson video! Additionally, I really am fascinated by your guitar in this one, too! I've googled all over the place for information on this guitar, as well as the pickup. Do you know what year the National is? Also, the pickup resembles some Charlie Christian pickups I've seen, but all of them seem to be a bar pickup, rather than the pole pickups illustrated in your video. Would you like to elaborate on this?
This guitar was built for me by the Dutch luthier Daniel Slaman. He calls it a slim sister, which is an offshoot of the sister series guitars he built for Pat Metheny. The pickup is a charlie christian that he modified and tapped for adjustable screws/pole pieces. Hope that answers the questions. Thanks!
I almost turned this video off immediately because the volume seemed low on your mic. Wow am I glad I maxed my volume and watched because it turns out that didn’t really understand how to write/modify chromatic enclosures until you explained it. You’re awesome 🙌🙏
Thank you!
No one breaks down the mystery of jazz improvisation like you Chris. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and patience with the Jazz community.
Thank you Steve!
Great lesson. Have you considered a series of lessons like this for minor, diminished, altered arpeggios, etc. It would make a valuable program to help students. In addition three more ways to do major arpeggios.
Thank Bob, and great suggestion!
dude your long video is just pure Gold.
can't thank you enough for these contents.
Glad you like them!
The best arpeggio into a line lesson I've seen, and I've been looking!! Great tone too!
Thank you
This is so simple and obvious once you know the approach but it will change my practising for good!
You have managed to cover such a wealth of information into 12 mins! As a former teacher your teaching style is excellent! Comprehensive content, excellent flow of delivery, obviously well planned and easily understood and put into practice at the level for which it was designed......I’m sure these sessions have caused quite a few to consider online private lessons with you! .....Myself included!.....Great work!
Thanks John, glad it was helpful!
That was quite an insightful look at how to demystify the effective use of transforming an arpeggio into a beautiful sounding jazz line.
Well explained and all that's needed is practice 👏 can be mastered in about a week.
Great lesson 👍 thanks.
I like the way you bring the arpeggio’s to life in this lesson and I found the ‘front’ and ‘back’ loading concept really inspired me to use arpeggio’s in a more creative and musical way- thanks
Thank you!
Superb teaching techniques: outline; sequential structure; modelling with an explanation.
High quality content. Thank you.
Thanks Geoff
Simple, but very useful. Thanks!
Thank you 🙏🏻
Excellent exercises that can be easily turned in to music. I am perplexed as to why your videos dont have hundreds ot thousands of views.
Thank you!
What a great lesson. Greetings from Bonn, Germany
Thank you Fred!
the 6 viewers that disliked the video up till now, probably didn't apreciate your hair-cut or the color of your shirt....damn....how could them....ok....you have to know something about theory to understand the content, BUT, in terms of practical approach on Arpeggios and the instantiantion of it into the Jazz Language, this lesson is a life time gainer for introduction AND can be adapted to lots of instruments, as I am doing with my Low G Tenor Ukulele.....Thank You SO MUCH!
Hi Rick, thanks for the kind words. Glad you found it helpful!
Greetings from Zambia? Some people are naturally born to make life easier.
And because of this vid, I will start again to learn Jazz. Had stopped because my Danish friend, and coincidentally my boss at work, used to say negative things about Jazz. That it is for people who like to show off and boast. After a few hiccups of trying and lack of progress. I had stopped. But have just realised that I had stopped due to a combination of bad teaching from great Jazz players but who are bad teachers + negative vibes from my boss/friend. Have watched this video 9 times and practiced every part of it like 5 times or more and I think I am on track. Not quite like you, Maestro Chris, but enough for me and my boss to recognise the lines (close to yours) from what I recorded myself earlier (Nearly there). Bless you...sincerely, your newest subscriber...
Thank you Chilekwa. Glad this was helpful!
Finally! Your break down and explanation of the approach is great. Most jazz musicians go way too fast and leave things out that they assume the student already knows. That was very chill and you didn't leave anything out. Kudos! Looking forward to checking out your other videos.
Thanks Josh, glad it was helpful!
Thanks you Chris ever so much , that was an invaluable lesson., you have opened up doors for me with those examples, just from that I could hear many jazz lines flooding my brain!!
Glad it was helpful!
I paused it at 3:47 to write this comment: "this is the best music lesson I've ever seen! " looks customized for my level. I'll check your patreon, promised.
Thank you Rodrigo, great to hear this!
Thanks, Chris. This is the best explanation and example of how to make a line out of an arpeggio that I've ever seen. You have a real gift for teaching.
Thank you Phil
Nice little examples to work with and expand on
Thanks! 😃
It’s a gift when the lessons that you think least apply to your style of playing, teach you the most, thanks so much.
Great to hear this Steve! Thank you
Definitely one of the easier to follow lesson than many others. The arppegios application is unpacked. There are so many gems in this lesson. Yes. Very useful.
Thank you for the feedback. So glad you found the lesson useful my friend. 😊
When I was young I tried to get a jazz guitar teacher to show me this kind of thing to help make my solos more interesting but he either didn't know how or just refused and wanted me to learn tons of theory that wasn't computing since I'm self taught from records by ear. I can get mileage from simple concepts like this. Thanks and wish I could have found you decades ago!
So glad you found it helpful!
Very good lesson. Many lessons get crammed full of too many aspects. This explains each new idea, so that they can be added to a player's "toolbelt". I've learned some great "licks" without the explanation of why it works, but this makes it applicable. You also have a great voice.
Thank you!
Excellent look at what can be done with arpeggios - great stuff Chris 🇬🇧!
Thank you Rick
great teacher, great lesson. no tension. thank.
Thank you
Hi Chris I’ve recently stumbled across your channel and have to say , ur a cool dude , and ur explanation and content is tip top,👍I’m now patron , and just nailing ur pathway trilogy👍thanks a lot pal 👍👍Johnny from old London👍👍
I recently struggled with this musical issue. This lesson helped me find a solution. Thanks Chris!
Fantastic!
That was excellent , not only explained the concept fantastically well but made it feel musical. Beautiful touch and tone also :)
Thank you very much!
Thank you Chris! Straight out of Wes Montgomery’s play book. I love it!
Thanks Tom
Hi Chris! Clear explanation, fantastic lesson. Thanks a lot and Greetings from Italy!
My pleasure!
Really nice breakdown of often overlooked building blocks. Thanks Chris!
Thank you Joe
You are a very good teacher, thank you so much.
Thank you William!
I am struggling to emerge out of being an intermediate player and am often drawn to lessons like this but only get half way through-But I got this ! Very useful , clear and accessible thank you
Thanks William
Lovely video Chris, thanks so much.
Thank you Lee
More Borys And A Slaman...
Beautiful...As Well As Your Tone Chris!
Thank you!
Thank you for your great Patience in teaching the different scales/ arpeggios
My pleasure!
Chris Pontuis has calmed down a bit after his days in Jackass!
HA!!!!!
its not funny tho
This explains so much. It demystifies some of the improv issues for me
Great!
This was extraordinary lesson. I understood everything theoretical. thanks so much. No one has broken it down this way. Not only can u play well but your instruction is on the same level outrageous. Thanks so much..
Thank you Roger!
My new album is out now chriswhiteman.hearnow.com
@@ChrisWhitemanGuitar Thanks for the update I just purchased it from ur amazon link. How should I practice triplets as in this video example. I am pretty slow. thx again
@@rogerdorfield8233 Thanks Roger! I would start slowly with a metronome and put the triplet function on the metronome to make sure you are in time. Here is a free online metronome: www.imusic-school.com/en/tools/online-metronome/
Great lesson Chris. Thanks for de-mystifying these runs!
Thank you Russell
This was very helpful. I've seen quite a few videos where they tell you to use arpeggios for soloing, but none of them showed how to do it, at least not as clearly as this video. Examples 7 through 11 really sounded like bebop lines. I am going to try this approach. Again, thanks for posting this.
Thank you John!
Thanks Chris, a bit of inspiration from you was much needed and always a blessing to us all. That guitar is looking shiny and sounding sweet, sweet, sweet.
Thank you Paul, I appreciate your kind words
Fantastic lesson! Thank you, and well done!
Thank you!
Fantastic, Chris!
I sent this along to Slaughter and he said to tell you you are in big trouble....he says he now actually knows 4 and 1/2 jazz chords and to Watch OUT!!! EeeeeeeeeHaaaaaa!
Hope you guys are great!! The usual to the usual recipients!
Thank you Jake!
Simple yet amazing lesson 😊
Thank you! 😃
Excellent lesson
Thank you so much
Thank you Salim 😊
Thank you. That was very practical, melodic and helpful. I will get to practicing!
Wonderful!
Word of the day: Glissando
Great lesson. I'm always learning so much from you. Thanks Chris keep up the great lessons.
Thanks Jed!
Beautifully constructed Chris and graphically portrayed. Thank you for your love and generosity.
Chris, thanks much, I really enjoyed the lesson. I'm 68, started playing at 8, wish technology would have been there back then. Making up for lost time. Thanks again.
Thank you!
Great ideas for building on basic arpeggio lines.
Glad you like them!
Supper lesson! Just tried the exact same interval patterns with dominant, minor and minor b5 and sounds great. I bet your viewers would love a follow up lesson disguising on those arpeggios but maybe with different front and backload phrases. Thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
Chris - I'm new to your channel. I found this lesson to be a very helpful way of augmenting arpeggios. Your presentation style is very easy on the eye and ear. Randall
Awesome, thank you! Randall!
Great lesson thank you
My pleasure!
Great lesson Chris. Really clear and understandable ideas that can be applied to all arpeggios.
Thanks Bruce
Brilliant lesson thanks his has got through to me it’s the building blocks for making lines rather than just the lines themselves, also lovely guitar tone too ;)
Thanks Lee
Thanks for your informative content I really enjoyed 😍
Thank you 🙏🏻
Real nice presentation and some grounded ideas for developing phrasing.
Thanks Jay
First time here!...Loved the tone on your guitar, right off!... Immediately....subscribed! :)
Thank you very much!
Great lesson Chris.
Thanks Jade
As always, Chris, you're an excellent teacher and a top-notch guitarist. Thanks so much for sharing.
Thank you Ed
Thank you for the lesson Chris! I eagerly wait for these videos.
Glad to hear!
Thanks Chris
My pleasure!
Excellent lesson Chris, THANKS!
Glad you liked it!
That was great! A lot of good stuff packed into this lesson.
Thanks Brent!
Thank you for the lesson .. I’ve been trying to compose my own arpeggio runs .. and your demonstration really helped
Glad it helped!
Great lesson here! Thanks for sharing!
My pleasure!
Great food for thought here... thanks Chris🙏. Stay safe👍😄.
Thanks Barry
You're such a great player. Great skill plus I always love the way you dial in your guitar tone!
Thanks a lot!
Very good....Thanks so much
Most welcome
Great lesson, beautiful phrases! Thank you!
Thank you Alexey
This is a really cool and clear lesson! thank you Chris. I also really like your arrangement of 'You've Changed'
Thank you Peter
Thank-you!!!
You're welcome!
This is fantastic
Thank you!
you have really good content here, i appreciate much
Glad you enjoy it!
Thanks so much for this new lesson. It really helped me out quite a bit.
Glad it was helpful Jeffrey!
Your insights are always informative and greatly appreciated......as well as all your great chord-melody standards !!! THNX
This really helped me break out of an arpeggio rut and open things up.
Glad to hear that this was helpful Michael!
Hey Christ do a lesson on that 8th example you put out in detail demonstrating the mapping of those lines through the blues form with explanation. I know transcribing is the way we are told but sometimes a teacher helps getting a solid foundation on the concept of not over playing to resolve complete statements.
Great suggestion!
Thank you, Chris!
My pleasure!
@@ChrisWhitemanGuitar Just a quick question for you, Chris. Do you use flatwound 11s when you play these tutorials? I am experimenting with some right now, but with my bigger fingers, then seem a bit slick. I love your tone, and am trying to achieve a smoother fluid movement. The rounds on my acoustic seem to give my fingers a bit more 'grab'. Thanks.
@@seahark1 Yes, I am using flatwounds on this guitar
Excellent lesson, thanks for posting Chris!
My pleasure!
Thank you Chris! Super lesson.
My pleasure!
Great video! Thanks so much
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for this lesson. It is very helpful to my progress as I have been learning the C major diatonic arpeggios for 6 months now. This
shows what is possible on the one chord. Very well done and thank you.
Thank you
Man, this is great. Just subbed.
Awesome, thank you!
Easy and beautifull !
Thank you
Great lesson thanks Chris!🙏🏻
Thank you
Thank you, Chris, simple and beautiful 🎸👌
Thank you
Thank you!
You're welcome!
A lifetime of practice ahead 🤠 keep the good stuff coming, Chris! 👌🏼
Thanks! Will do!
Excellent Chris
Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it
Hi, I really enjoy the gems you share with us. It would be great if you could upload more of your live performances. Your playing is spectacular! I wonder how many guitars you have.....
Thank you !!! I am always buying and selling in search of the magic guitar
Very interesting this kind of tutorial video. I hope you follow this line.
Thank you, I will
Beautiful guitar! How long is the wait time to buy one?
Do you offer Skype lessons?
It took a few years for Slaman to deliver that guitar. That was 5 years ago, so not sure what the wait is now. Here is a link to lesson info: www.chriswhitemanmusic.com/guitar-lessons
Love this!! Many of use know there arpeggios but struggle to use the musically
Thank you
Thx Chris you gave me a nice clear way to look at it)) Well thought out
Glad it was helpful Antar!!!!
Excellent Chris, this lesson is really usefull and very clear. It will bring some light on "the dark pass for improvisation" ;-)
Thank you, Glad it was helpful!
Thank you, Chris, really interesting lesson 🙏🎸
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great, as ever, thanks!
Thank you
Chris this is an excellent lesson video! Additionally, I really am fascinated by your guitar in this one, too!
I've googled all over the place for information on this guitar, as well as the pickup. Do you know what year the National is? Also, the pickup resembles some Charlie Christian pickups I've seen, but all of them seem to be a bar pickup, rather than the pole pickups illustrated in your video. Would you like to elaborate on this?
This guitar was built for me by the Dutch luthier Daniel Slaman. He calls it a slim sister, which is an offshoot of the sister series guitars he built for Pat Metheny. The pickup is a charlie christian that he modified and tapped for adjustable screws/pole pieces. Hope that answers the questions. Thanks!
@@ChrisWhitemanGuitar Thanks, Chris! Yes that does answer the questions!
Very well explained, sweet and to the point, thank you, Chris! :):):)
My pleasure!
Hey instant usability of that lesson. Thank you so much. My little arpeggios are sounding much cooler now. Also agree with other posters, great tone.
Great to hear! Thank you!
Great lesson!! Thankyou :)
Thank you