Matt Schofield does something using the same scale and chord in 'sitting on top of the world ' fewer notes but how he throws it in just gives you the shivers
@@saxmaster45 Hey Saxmaster45 I still have my Selmer C*80 alto mouthpiece from 57 years ago when I played in a stage band. We did all the big band music from the 40s. If you are still playing sax and want to here who I think was the best sax player of his generation, check out Jimmy Dorsey on the album, “The Fabulous Dorsey’s”.
@@riceflatpicking4954 life gets in the way sometimes. Widowed, retired, and just old. But still have not lost my passion for music. Unfortunately the learning curve is in a downward trend.
You can do it. I graduated a few years back with a drama degree and huge regret that I hadn’t done music. It wasn’t an easy journey but I work as a freelance guitarist and tutor these days. Keep pushing !! Believe in yourself
Sometimes you feel you are stuck in a particular rut and every time you pick up the guitar you play the stuff in different places on the neck! I find playing more complex chord sequences that change keys and then trying to solo over the loop until you know it inside out helps you discover new things. Great easy to understand video.
totally! I hate being in ruts. Sometimes just trying things completely opposed to your typical style is another good way to get outside of those ruts. I was disappointed when I went to your channel that you aren't the woman in your pfp lol... Is that a Bond girl or something? BUT, you have a Fender Lead 2! I was considering getting one over a strat player. Should I, or would you say just go for the strat? I already have a Casino and SG if that matters. Also the PRS silversky is supposed to be pretty nice... choices, choices.
@@JunkBondTrader Ha! Hi! That’s Britt Eckland! She was indeed a Bond girl. Regarding Lead 2, it’s a beautiful guitar if you already have a Strat but it’s pretty bright sounding and has only 4 voicings with the two pickups. The Lead 3 has 2 humbuckers and 7 voicings. The Player Strats are excellent, same neck is on the Lead series, but what kills them for me personally is the 2 point bridge and Pau Ferro instead of Rosewood on some models. I’d say try them all out if you can. Let your ears decide! Regards…
I was on my way to narrowing down the online RUclips guitar classes, but now I just added one more guitar player thanks for making the decision hard for me. I appreciate everything that I've seen and heard from you so far. 👍
One of my favorite guitarists. Came across his music in the late 80's. An early album that Robben is featured on is Tom Scott's- 'Tom cat' album from the mid 70's.
I have too many saved videos of guitar techniques and lessons of outstanding Guitarist on RUclips, but I've finally found the right channel for me and what I'm trying to achieve in my play. I'm definitely watching everyday.
Smokin Andy. I first heard him on a sound system in a record store in Texas in 1982 with the Yellow Jackets. I was like a hooked, been a fan since. You play very well and love the guitar. I have two of them myself, great instruments. Thanks for the great videos.
I just now stumbled across this channel for the first time. I like your teaching style. I like your choice of content. I like your playing style. I like your D'Angelico. I am your newest subscriber! How the hell do you get almost 55K views and only 9.2K subscribers? This stuff is GOLD!
Beautiful playing, very good lesson. Been a working musician all my life but never stop learning. It never ends. Played this great tune many times, but not with some of those voicings. Thanks
I love your music and what you are doing here. I happened to see an interview with Robben Ford where he said that he learned jazz chords from the Mickey Baker jazz guitar books, which I think shows in some of his choices (e.g., the Am11 to A♭7♭5, which is one of the first things we learn in that book). Guess Who guitarist Randy Bachman was a student of Lenny Breau and Breau used the Mickey Baker books in teaching Bachman. You can hear the jazzy influence in "Undun" (a.k.a., "She's Come Undone").
Mr. Dacoulis....most appreciative for this one...too good providing the chords voicing plus grid display....nice...as well as theory ...very kind thanks for sharing...in debt for slowing it down ..
Talk to your daughter was one of - if not the first - blues album I really listened to and for a a long time I was a bit disappointed that not all blues albums sounded like that.
You changed my guitar playing life with this video. Is there a complete transcription of all content in this video? I got the opening lick. Tasty is an understatement...
The very strong point of Robben Ford is his "DYNAMIC" that enhance every notes that he plays. I was stunned to hear him playing. Cherrs from Indonesia.
More of a mature style. Exactly. Amazing lesson and thanks so much for not playing that one played out blues box over and over again. That is so tired. Again, amazing lesson.
Awesome video! To me Robben Ford was the first person to take the Mike Bloomfield style into a jazzier direction. That album changed my life too although I wish I had broken down some of that stuff the way you did back in the day. Regarding the lick, I can't really hear those first 3 or 4 notes you do in his solo before he does the bebob scale thing at 2:50. Anyway it sounds great. Great colors for the dominant 2 sound which I need to work on. Thanks!
Great lesson. For an indication where this jazz idiom emerged from have a listen to 'Conception' by George Shearing with Chuck Wayne on guitar. It's a 1949 recording and still sets a high bar today for any guitarist.
Good one.... I think that augmented ideas are very cool and many guys don't even think to use them except in a limited way ... nice blues lines too....
Andy, hello from Kansas City, Missouri. I like to think of it in terms of Tension and Release. Their's different Scales and Arpeggios depending on the Family of Chord, but for Dominant Chords, if you want Mild Tension, Superimpose a Mixolydian Flat 6 Scale. For Medium Tension Superimpose a Mixolydian Sharp 4 or Flat 9 Scale or a Whole Tone Scale. For Maximum Tension Superimpose an Altered Scale or Half Whole Diminished or Side Slip a Mixolydian or Other Scale a Half Step Below or Above. This also applies to the Arpeggios within these Scales. Charlie Parker did Some of this to a Certain extent. John Coltrane much more so. Blues Fusion Guitarists like Carlton, Ford, Scofield and Henderson also Superimpose like this a lot. For anyone that's interested, check out the Robbin Ford REH Books and Videos, their's also a book titled How To Play Blues Fusion Guitar. Thanks.
Please Andy…Any way you can do a quick lesson on the very first lick? Sounds so smooth with space and groove. I’m working on it but would love to hear your breakdown.
@@AndyDacoulis I’d love to get the rest of it too. I’m trying to find that whole section in the HAL Leanard book Guitar Anthology and on the Talk to your Daughter record, but I can’t seem to find that bit.
Hi. This is great and I’ll check out more of your videos. The thing that remains mysterious to me is how you would know to use that scale over that chord. I know the scale and I know the changes but I would never think to use that scale in that situation. Is that one of those rules you just have to memorize: “whenever you see a II altered dominant play melodic minor off the 5th?” Or is there more to the thinking? Beautiful guitar btw. Thank you.
Good question. The way that I approach it is "whenever you have dominant chord built off the 2nd degree of the scale (it would normally be a minor 7 chord), use the Lydian Dominant scale starting from the root of the dominant chord".
Good thorough analyses mate well done Yeah RF was way ahead back in 89b to 92 ish i guess youve seen an heard a live concert with him and Larry Charlton which proves not only are they both great gtr nerds with a lot of knowledge but they both actually have great ears feeding off of each other Ive not really heard such genuine interplay since ! But im sure your working on it with yr musical chums ? Its great to have hobbies cheers again
Hi David - yes, I have definitely seen the concert with Robben and Larry. It's amazing to see them interact with each other. Two masters. Thanks for the nice comment.
Great video! I could have sworn I skimmed past a video Andy did where he was playing sort of "neo-swing" licks...stuff that reminded me of Brent Mason and the more contemporary usage. Anyone recall Andy doing this?
@@AndyDacoulis I checked that video out. Great video...but no, that wasn't the one I "thought" I had seen. Whatever clip it was...it reminded me of Mason...and even Josh Smith's approach. I've always had "sitting down and working out some of their stuff" on my list. They both do something that sits between bebop and swing, but with a modern approach that fits well in a contemporary context.
Check out my 20 Smooth Jazz Licks Package: ruclips.net/video/UiNThR8U0ig/видео.html
Thanks!
Matt Schofield does something using the same scale and chord in 'sitting on top of the world ' fewer notes but how he throws it in just gives you the shivers
I hear your discovery of Robben Ford, and.. there could be my face in your video :)
that record came out and blues guitar changed for all of us.
Indeed, many people have told me the same thing!
After 30yrs as a Rock hack, never attempted a jazzy thing. So, thank you for initiating a noob... beautiful tone, and lesson.
give it a rip its great
That guitar tone!!!!!!!!! ... WOW
You are the reason I wished I’d taken Music at university instead of Geography. I know where I am in the world but not on the fretboard.😞
Better than many guitar players who can't seem to find the gig on time.
Keep at it bro
@@saxmaster45 Hey Saxmaster45 I still have my Selmer C*80 alto mouthpiece from 57 years ago when I played in a stage band. We did all the big band music from the 40s. If you are still playing sax and want to here who I think was the best sax player of his generation, check out Jimmy Dorsey on the album, “The Fabulous Dorsey’s”.
@@riceflatpicking4954 life gets in the way sometimes. Widowed, retired, and just old. But still have not lost my passion for music. Unfortunately the learning curve is in a downward trend.
You can do it. I graduated a few years back with a drama degree and huge regret that I hadn’t done music. It wasn’t an easy journey but I work as a freelance guitarist and tutor these days. Keep pushing !! Believe in yourself
Mr. Dacoulis. Thank you so much for all the lessons you teach on you tube. You are unique the best.!!!!!!
Thank you for the kind comment!
Dude the tone is killer! Love Robben Ford as well. Great lesson.
Sometimes you feel you are stuck in a particular rut and every time you pick up the guitar you play the stuff in different places on the neck! I find playing more complex chord sequences that change keys and then trying to solo over the loop until you know it inside out helps you discover new things.
Great easy to understand video.
totally! I hate being in ruts. Sometimes just trying things completely opposed to your typical style is another good way to get outside of those ruts. I was disappointed when I went to your channel that you aren't the woman in your pfp lol... Is that a Bond girl or something? BUT, you have a Fender Lead 2! I was considering getting one over a strat player. Should I, or would you say just go for the strat? I already have a Casino and SG if that matters. Also the PRS silversky is supposed to be pretty nice... choices, choices.
@@JunkBondTrader Ha! Hi! That’s Britt Eckland! She was indeed a Bond girl.
Regarding Lead 2, it’s a beautiful guitar if you already have a Strat but it’s pretty bright sounding and has only 4 voicings with the two pickups. The Lead 3 has 2 humbuckers and 7 voicings. The Player Strats are excellent, same neck is on the Lead series, but what kills them for me personally is the 2 point bridge and Pau Ferro instead of Rosewood on some models. I’d say try them all out if you can. Let your ears decide!
Regards…
Thank you for including tabs, sharing and the work that went into producing this.
One of the best lessons I've ever watched on RUclips. There's just enough playing and talking to deliver true understanding to the viewer. Thanks!
Agree
Seriously, will be checking out more of his videos as a result
Same here. I hate videos where it’s just playing or just talking. You need both. You need to explain it AND show it.
Thanks for letting us know your musical background and your delivery is most insightful and fantastic in a relaxed confident fashion .Love it!
Sounds really good, Robben is a great combo of blues and jazz guitar, but he can rock out if he wants to.
I was on my way to narrowing down the online RUclips guitar classes, but now I just added one more guitar player thanks for making the decision hard for me. I appreciate everything that I've seen and heard from you so far. 👍
What a great comment! Thank you so much. I'm happy that you enjoy the content.
One of my favorite guitarists. Came across his music in the late 80's. An early album that Robben is featured on is Tom Scott's- 'Tom cat' album from the mid 70's.
Nice lesson with good production too. Seems to me that Robben used to play hipper, jazzier lines back in the 80's and 90's. 😊
I have too many saved videos of guitar techniques and lessons of outstanding Guitarist on RUclips, but I've finally found the right channel for me and what I'm trying to achieve in my play. I'm definitely watching everyday.
Just stumbled on the channel. Love everything about Robben. Subscribed!
Smokin Andy. I first heard him on a sound system in a record store in Texas in 1982 with the Yellow Jackets. I was like a hooked, been a fan since. You play very well and love the guitar. I have two of them myself, great instruments. Thanks for the great videos.
I just now stumbled across this channel for the first time. I like your teaching style. I like your choice of content. I like your playing style. I like your D'Angelico. I am your newest subscriber! How the hell do you get almost 55K views and only 9.2K subscribers? This stuff is GOLD!
That is indeed Robben Ford...Nice job. Robben is my favorite Blues/Jazz player.
Beautiful playing, very good lesson. Been a working musician all my life but never stop learning. It never ends. Played this great tune many times, but not with some of those voicings. Thanks
Excellent lesson Andy thank you and that guitar is quite beautiful to look at and listen to as well
Cool lick and great breakdown of these complicated concepts.
Robben is one of the GOATS. A channel that dissects and teaches Robbens stuff? im in! awesome work dude
I love your music and what you are doing here. I happened to see an interview with Robben Ford where he said that he learned jazz chords from the Mickey Baker jazz guitar books, which I think shows in some of his choices (e.g., the Am11 to A♭7♭5, which is one of the first things we learn in that book). Guess Who guitarist Randy Bachman was a student of Lenny Breau and Breau used the Mickey Baker books in teaching Bachman. You can hear the jazzy influence in "Undun" (a.k.a., "She's Come Undone").
That book was a staple in my early days of learning jazz.
Hey Andy, I really like your guitar, the tone is killer and it's really good looking. Nice playing too. Just wanted to throw that out there
Thank you!
Mr. Dacoulis....most appreciative for this one...too good providing the chords voicing plus grid display....nice...as well as theory ...very kind thanks for sharing...in debt for slowing it down ..
OMG! Your guitar sounds like "Beautiful Smooth Pop Rocks! What amazing tone you have SOOO MUCH kNOWLEDGE!
Talk to your daughter was one of - if not the first - blues album I really listened to and for a a long time I was a bit disappointed that not all blues albums sounded like that.
You changed my guitar playing life with this video. Is there a complete transcription of all content in this video? I got the opening lick. Tasty is an understatement...
Hello - glad that you enjoyed the video! All the notes of the opening solo are available for download on my website if you are interested. Thanks
Your licks are so clear. Very nice.
The very strong point of Robben Ford is his "DYNAMIC" that enhance every notes that he plays. I was stunned to hear him playing. Cherrs from Indonesia.
That’s Beautiful D Angelico. Had a 335 style one that was turquoise. Beautiful guitar. Played it at one gig and I was tuning every 5 seconds.
Excellent lesson well explained my head is exploding love it..
Dave Workman sent me here to see this !
I owe him more coffees...
More of a mature style. Exactly. Amazing lesson and thanks so much for not playing that one played out blues box over and over again. That is so tired. Again, amazing lesson.
Gorgeous tone, brilliant lick! 🙏
i love that recording! and that lick too!!
👌🏻excellent Andy!!!
This is great. I love these analyses and how important a particular phrase was. I've got a few myself. I'm glad I found your channel.
Great video! This lick also stunned me when I first heard it. Robben has always been a huge influence.
Γεια σου από Ελλάδα Άντυ!!! Πολύ χάρηκα που πέτυχα το κανάλι σου!!!
This lick blew my mind too, thank you very much for the explanation!
Awesome video! To me Robben Ford was the first person to take the Mike Bloomfield style into a jazzier direction. That album changed my life too although I wish I had broken down some of that stuff the way you did back in the day. Regarding the lick, I can't really hear those first 3 or 4 notes you do in his solo before he does the bebob scale thing at 2:50. Anyway it sounds great. Great colors for the dominant 2 sound which I need to work on. Thanks!
Very cool. Love the chill, methodical way you broke that down. Thanks for the lesson.
You are a gifted teacher
Fabulous lines!
Great lick, great player, great lesson.. thanks for sharing!
That D’Angelico sounds great, I know it’s more you than the guitar, but I’m impressed!
Great presentation of guitar instruction! Thx
Great lesson.
For an indication where this jazz idiom emerged from have a listen to 'Conception' by George Shearing with Chuck Wayne on guitar. It's a 1949 recording and still sets a high bar today for any guitarist.
Great knowledge & playing. Good tone too. Thank you for sharing!
Beautiful tone.
That's sweet, I respect your honesty
Love Robben Ford.
This is great! And wow.. I have a lot to learn 😳
Great album. Ford's tone on Talk to your Daughter is beautiful
Good one.... I think that augmented ideas are very cool and many guys don't even think to use them except in a limited way ... nice blues lines too....
Thank you! Yes, the augmented ideas can lend themselves to a variety of colorful sounds, I agree.
@@AndyDacoulis Just subscribed.... thanks
Great lesson. Perfect for music school graduates with 20 plus years of practice and experience.
Beautiful. Great work. Robben's playing is SO attractive!
The golden touch right there.
I would pay for an entire first 32 secs lines at the beginning of the video. Can you please post the entire improvisation on that?
Gorgeous tone, velvety playing 👍🏻
Very well described and a great sound 👏. I think that Larry Carlton did something similar with his solo on Kid Charlemagne - sounds like it anyway.
Subscribed in literally less than 10 seconds of this video starting.
Really excellent stuff man.
Andy, hello from Kansas City, Missouri. I like to think of it in terms of Tension and Release. Their's different Scales and Arpeggios depending on the Family of Chord, but for Dominant Chords, if you want Mild Tension, Superimpose a Mixolydian Flat 6 Scale. For Medium Tension Superimpose a Mixolydian Sharp 4 or Flat 9 Scale or a Whole Tone Scale. For Maximum Tension Superimpose an Altered Scale or Half Whole Diminished or Side Slip a Mixolydian or Other Scale a Half Step Below or Above. This also applies to the Arpeggios within these Scales. Charlie Parker did Some of this to a Certain extent. John Coltrane much more so. Blues Fusion Guitarists like Carlton, Ford, Scofield and Henderson also Superimpose like this a lot. For anyone that's interested, check out the Robbin Ford REH Books and Videos, their's also a book titled How To Play Blues Fusion Guitar. Thanks.
Thanks for your observation, Michael. The Robben Ford REH videos are a must. I learned a lot from them. Thanks again
In my previous comment I forgot to mention that if anyone is interested, Robbin Ford has also made a number of TrueFire videos. Thanks.
Great lesson, great playing, and what a tone! I learned something from this. Thank you 🙏
World class playing foreal!
New to this channel. You’re a stellar player. Awesome tone, great feel.
Thank you!!
such a cool chord progression
Whoooooweee that run at 0:23 is it!!
Thank you from New Zealand!well presented, great teaching. Cheers I’ve subscribed and following
Top lesson. Thanks a lot. Love Robben Ford
Great setup story❤
Great information thank you for sharing. I didn’t quite understand where the cord progression goes after the altered C ?
Awesome class! Thanks
What a great lesson!! Thank you!
This was so good and so insane! Thanks!!
Yes!!! Great video Andy! 👍
Thank you Carlos!
Please Andy…Any way you can do a quick lesson on the very first lick? Sounds so smooth with space and groove. I’m working on it but would love to hear your breakdown.
Hi Marcel - send me an email at ad@andydacoulis.com and I will transcribe it for you.
@@AndyDacoulis I’d love to get the rest of it too. I’m trying to find that whole section in the HAL Leanard book Guitar Anthology and on the Talk to your Daughter record, but I can’t seem to find that bit.
You said it. Blues is great to learn the guitar, but if you want to move forward, jazz is the ticket. 👍👌😊
Very nice sound
love that record stil blast it out at work when i get a chance
Wow, that's a cool lick to emulate. Thanks
Superb analysis of the theory behind the lines!🙌🏻🙌🏻🍎
Robben plays outside and sounds inside..( that’s the trick,ay..?)…
I play inside… but sound outside…WAYYYY outside..!😩🤣
Thanks for this..!👍🏼
I totally agree, Scott Henderson plays outside and sounds outside, lol. Still love both.
Wonderfully well explained
Great Job, thank you so much!
Great, as usual. Many thanks !
Thank you so much !
Beautifully explained Andy.
Wonderful lesson!
Thanks man. Nice lick. So I subscribed.
Thank you!
absolutely gorgeous guitar and playing too ;)
Great amazing player and instructor. Truly masterclass!❤🙏
Hi. This is great and I’ll check out more of your videos. The thing that remains mysterious to me is how you would know to use that scale over that chord. I know the scale and I know the changes but I would never think to use that scale in that situation. Is that one of those rules you just have to memorize: “whenever you see a II altered dominant play melodic minor off the 5th?” Or is there more to the thinking? Beautiful guitar btw. Thank you.
Good question. The way that I approach it is "whenever you have dominant chord built off the 2nd degree of the scale (it would normally be a minor 7 chord), use the Lydian Dominant scale starting from the root of the dominant chord".
Good thorough analyses mate well done Yeah RF was way ahead back in 89b to 92 ish i guess youve seen an heard a live concert with him and Larry Charlton which proves not only are they both great gtr nerds with a lot of knowledge but they both actually have great ears feeding off of each other Ive not really heard such genuine interplay since ! But im sure your working on it with yr musical chums ? Its great to have hobbies cheers again
Hi David - yes, I have definitely seen the concert with Robben and Larry. It's amazing to see them interact with each other. Two masters. Thanks for the nice comment.
that's a very interesting analysis, thanks
Oh yes, this tune was my gateway into jazz blues. Turned me on to John Scofield.
Supremely super-pro excellent production! Also beeYEWteefull
dangelico and tone.
Great video! I could have sworn I skimmed past a video Andy did where he was playing sort of "neo-swing" licks...stuff that reminded me of Brent Mason and the more contemporary usage. Anyone recall Andy doing this?
Hello - I had done a transcription of a Brent Mason solo on a Mavericks song. Maybe that was it?
@@AndyDacoulis I checked that video out. Great video...but no, that wasn't the one I "thought" I had seen. Whatever clip it was...it reminded me of Mason...and even Josh Smith's approach. I've always had "sitting down and working out some of their stuff" on my list. They both do something that sits between bebop and swing, but with a modern approach that fits well in a contemporary context.