Mr.Rose, I'm a musician of over 35years and i'd just like to say your instruction style is phenomenal! the "lets do the fun stuff first THEN worry about how we got there" builds a confidence in the student that "hey , I can play that!" with out boring the student out of the interest of playing guitar with dry theory. I wish school teachers would follow this pattern.
+crabtrap --Thank you. I like the way Cromwell said it in an above comment..."all that's needed for a very important piece to fit into place is a simple lesson rather than a mass of information.,"
crabtrap that’s so true, been playing guitar for over 18 years on and off and I’m self Taught and learned all the fun stuff I could but I never understood why and how it sounded good. I was horrible at improv. Now I’m older and I’m loving learning music theory. “Learning how to talk before u read and write”
So true! There would be a whole lot more amazing piano players in the world as well, if piano teachers taught this way. I can remember it like it was yesterday. 1966, skinny little nine-year-old, piano teacher with a German accent in Eugene Oregon, “fundamentals! Play that scale again until you get it right!” Instead of, “what is your favorite Beatles song? Let me teach you that.” Get me hooked on the drug first and then show me how it’s made. Quit that nonsense after three years and picked up a guitar!
Totally!! I had a year of a boring piano teacher. I didnt get very far. Totally uninspiring. Bought a yamaha 18 months ago and taught myself a few beautiful songs on it. Now moving onto the jazzy stuff and creating my own music. Bought a guitar today and only want to learn the improv stuff for now. The fun stuff! Maybe buy a loop pedal soon...really get creative! Thats what music is ultimately about. Creativity and expression. Once I have an interest in something I will want to teach myself the fundanentals. But for now I want to learn HOW not WHY?
World class teacher, because simplification is the best route to learning as it keep one's interest alive. One of the best lessons i have seen on youtube.
Ditto. If you're not having fun you're not learning. Well, sometimes when you get a little more advanced you can practice some tedious stuff but at the beginning at least it should get you playing fast and easy.
Paul TheSkeptic I woodshed all the time. most of the time I am thinking or learning to sight reading better(I play keys). it's the little victories when one piece of knowledge ties into another.
@@glenrose7925 I also like your teaching style. Gives you some ideas without getting tooo specific what has to be done ("Play chords XYZ, or you will burn in E-minor hell!"). Have to check your other videos, maybe the first guitar teacher that doesn't wanna make me start rolling my eyes after 2 minutes ;).
I first saw this video when I was just beginning my guitar journey at 15. I am 28 now and I'm a professional musician. These chords opened the gateway to Swing, Bebop, Samba and Jazz fusion for me, thank you for uploading this. You changed my life, literally!
Really glad to hear that. Makes me smile. My simple examples in the book and video lesson are compatible and fit with all further jazz studies, if one goes in that direction.
Thank you MatkoCmilansky. So glad you dig it. It's a funny thing with this RUclips video lesson. it was a printed paper-back, book and video package first that got no attention. No music store distributor publisher would pick up. For five years the RUclips video went nearly un-noticed. About year six it took off and if anything keeps getting more popular as time goes by. It has been quite gratifying to have the book find its audients with talented guitar players looking for new directions that are easy to digest. I think I will repost this letter to you as a comment myself. By the way, a new book and video package for rock guitarist on Playing Jazz Blues will be out next month. Thanks again....Glen
I 56 years of age and playing guitar since I was 12. I believe it fair to say this is one of the best guitar lessons I have experienced. Yes, I still search out guitar tricks, bits and pieces. That's the beauty of the instrument, it allows you to find surprises around every corner. Thank you, Glen.
This is a compliment: your expression, your haircut, your clothes, your way of speaking, and your glasses make you look the quintessential jazz musician!
You're a good teacher too. I've been using the first 3 chord pattern trying to learn Girl from Ipanema and I prefer putting four fingers on the first chord too because it's easier getting to the next chord than from a barre.
so happy to hear! The book will show you a lot of easy to make variations on the dominant chord (the middle chord in the progression). Thats the one that makes all the cook jazz chords.
I've been wracking my brain trying to figure out how jazz progression works for literally years and this video solves literally all of my problems in like 4 minutes. amazing.
@@davidwatkins204 The purpose of Glen's video is not to fake virtuosity. It is to demystify the basics of jazz guitar, so that one can start on the road to improvement, and as improvement continues, and many years of practice, eventually virtuosity will come
Apart from this soulful and beautiful video and person, the fact that there are over 4 million views just restored my faith in humanity! Thank you Glen
I can’t believe this video is nine years old, I love it, he introduced me to jazz in such a fun and understandable way it opened my eyes to what I’ve been wanting to learn since I started playing, this video is fantastic
I'm a rock and blues guy who has been trying to dip my toes into jazz and this video helped immensely. Ive been learning a lot of common jazz chord voicings but this idea of putting them into blocks makes so much sense.
Wow, this concept of using chords in blocks has really clicked in my head. I've been trying to practice jazz chords for a month or so now, and this makes a ton of sense to me. This helps tremendously. Thank you so much.
@@glenrose7925 I’ve been playing since I was 12 and I’m 78 now and I’m still not through learning. I’ve learned tidbits from every guitar player I ever seen and I just learned something from you, you just added something to the guitar salad in my brain,thank you !
Ahhh! So very nice to hear. Hope it springs you into some new ideas. I have a new book coming soon," Understanding Jazz Blues for rock players." As a blues player, I hope you will dig that one too.
Way more helpful than any other jazz guitar tutorial I've ever seen. I can't believe I finally found a tutorial that gives the viewer exactly what he/she needs to finally start... without mixing up some technical words and the slang that does nothing but only scare people away in the first minute hahaha! This is everything that I try to collect from an hour long video.. thank you so much for making my job a lot easier XD. I am really grateful.
I am honored to have a metal head check into my lesson.😁 There is a follow-on video series to this you might want to check out: "Play Jazz Standards with Just Six Chords." On the GlenRoseJazz.com website. That will really make you a mellow fellow.😁
What a wonderful teacher! I have read a bit of Mr. Rose's biography. He is steeped in musical notation and knows the chord names and formulas thoroughly-- and yet here he is helping us learn without getting confused by the chord names. Clear and generous instruction. I have tipped him in the past for this video lesson and encourage you to do so, too, if you can. Thanks Mr. Rose!
Thank you Drew. True, I am involved in the scholastic and erudite aspects of music and theory. But I also like to get lost and just play. Introducing jazz concept to talented self taught guitarist without the theory has been a special project of mine. It seems to be received well.
This is crazy. I watched this video when I first started really playing guitar 5 years ago and wanted to get into jazz. I’m just coming back to this video and am realizing this is such an intuitive lesson for secondary dominants! Absolutely amazing lesson. Learning something every time I watch this video.
What I love about this is that especially the first two chords are easy to play one after another. Too often with Jazz chords I've found the fingerings too difficult and so I never got round to practicing them. Moving blocks of just two, three or four easy-to-play chords over the fretboard opens up huge possibilities. Well explained!!
Wow! This incredibly simple lesson has totally sold me on this style of music and will absolutely enhance my playing, whether it be Jazz or not. Never in a million years did I ever think I would ever consider playing jazz, and now...
Wow after playing blues and metal for 45 years and watching jazz guitarists play I was always thinking its magic,,, now 30 min later I'm hooked! You made it sooo easy to learn my first blocks of wonderful sound. Now I can play this stuff on an acoustic in the lounge and it is so much fun ! Something wonderful to ease into for the next 10 years, Thank you so much !
Thanks, Glen! This Saturday, November 11th (2017), I'll be performing on stage with the Granite City Swing Band; I couldn't have done this without you. You're really an inspiration. I can't believe I'm going to be out there on stage and gigging again. And considering I thought I'd never be able to play ever again, this is an incredible mile marker for me. Again, I can't thank you enough! You're the best. Your friend, student, and #1 fan, Mark
Listen to the Micheal Franks tune, "Down in Brazil" on RUclips. He uses the three-chord, major jazz pattern for the entire tune. He uses it in six different places and that's the entire tune. You can do the same sort of thing.
Very educational, Glen! The jazzworld can seem like such a tough nut to crack for regular pop/rock players. Certain people like to promote it as high culture which sets a sort of barrier for anyone who wants to get into it. With this video you tear down these imaginary walls, and breaks it down the music to its simplest form, which makes it accessible to anyone. Even to people who are just starting out learning to play an instrument. Which is no small feat. Great work, Glen!
This is the most helpful guitar video I’ve ever watched, thank you for making it so simple, it was very easy to understand. It really shows that you don’t need to know all the terminology for jazz to sounds good, as long as you get the feel of the patterns it may be as simple as that. Thank you so much
I always wanted to play some Texas Swing music. It seems to be Jazz related. lol I've been playing guitar for over 50 years and there's always something new to learn. I learned to play guitar in the mid 60s. No RUclips, No internet. A chord book and a song book was what I had. Thank you Glen for posting!
I loved this video, the way that you explain all it's so simple, so relaxed, but at the same time is so beautiful. I were playing like for 6 or 7 years, but with no real progress, maybe since 4 years ago. Your video inspires me to learn new things again, thanks :)
Great video! You have an excellent method of teaching. This video is perfect for guitar players with a little experience, to just learn this sound really fast. One can tell very quickly you know what you're doing but you teach it in a way where anyone can learn whether they know the theory or not. Awesome.
0:41 When you take off your glasses I knew it was about to get real! Thank you so much for this video - you are an excellent teacher and the way you just really enjoy grooving while you play remind me why I'm learning jazz in the first place
5:17 "muy blah-hooey", a hidden gem within this great lesson! Glad to see this opened many many people's musical doors from years ago upto right now for this failed student of several instruments. Going to get up out of bed and try taking this lesson to my Low-G uke with odd pauses between chords to get back at my neighbors upstairs. Thank you Glen!
Hi Arnab, Happy to hear you still find it interesting and useful. I have a new guitar book coming out this month of a similar nature on understanding Jazz Blues Progressions.
thanks. i love how you explain it so clearly and precisely and without the names of chords. all those vids where people try to teach and yap on with long chord names and terms, its like going through a long maze to lerm something simple. but to know how to play it ad how it works first is so much quicker and better and then the names of the chords actually make sense and you remember them. great lesson. thanks.
I don't get it. So in the first chord (5th fret), he plays the notes A, G, C, E - that would be Amin7, ok. In the second chord, he plays D, F#, C, E - but isn't that is D9? And I don't get any clue about the third chord. It has the notes F#, H, D - Bmin? Can anyone explain that to me?
I see, that is supposed to be II-V-I. The "R" in (R)min7 confused me. The first chord is Amin7 which is the II so everything is in G. Then, D9, where D is V from G - check. The last must be Gmaj7 ... F# (is the maj7) H and D the third and fifth. OK got it.
Dear Glen, now I have your book and your video! You gave me the ticket into jazz world with your beautiful video and your amazing book. As I'm over 60 and never really learned guitar it is not easy to keep all these things in mind. But your attempt to this great musical area is my chance for a journey into something I never expected to do myself. Thank You for this, Martin.
Hi Glen, been practicing these locked chords for a couple of months now, and I've got it, quite fun to play up and down the neck. thanx for sharing, really good sounds.
thanks Steve. Glad you are getting creative with them. In case you don't already have them, there are more useful locked jazz patterns in the book and video
You're an amazing teacher I like how you keep it simple. I'm just learning jazz and its such a fun style haha. So many teachers wanna over complicate things for such a simple lesson but you are straight to the point! Great video keep up the good work it is greatly appreciated!
Hey Glen, I'm a Rock player, and I have been trying to get away from it just so I can grow as a player. This was the perfect 1st step. Great job, and thanks so much !
I've gotten so much positive attention and feedback from other people by learning and using what was taught in this video. I've gotten lots of enjoyment out of playing what I've learned here. Thank you so much for sharing and putting this out there!
And this is exactly how we all start learning to play the guitar. The backyardness of this video is in my opinion...the best way to learn. Hands down. I didnt learn what i was playing until much later on. Music is art...played with such a feeling cant be described or boxed in. Just play. Thats all i wanted to do. Ty for this vid. It made my day and brought me back to my roots.
You're a good teacher, Mr. Rose. As you were demonstrating those chords, it occurred to me that The Beatles' version of "Till There Was You" could serve as a nice "gateway" track for aspiring jazz players to listen to & learn.
Or how about The Girl From Ipanema, the original recording of which employs a guitar, and not much more, as vocal accompaniment. Of course, there are a number of key changes along with some altered chords, but nothing all that difficult if you have a chord manual handy, and the song is full of the types of chord groupings that you talk about. Plus, despite the fact that some real jazz guitarists (of which I, unfortunately, am not one) might roll their eyes and consider this tune to be just another standard that's been done to death, it really is a pretty damn good song!
thanks. after THIS VIDEO , I will consider dabbling with jazz .I always thought jazz too advanced for me as a beginner at this stage (I'M INTO BLUES ,COUNTRY AND CLASSIC ROCK, WITH SOME REGGAE, with two years of playing guitar). But the way you approached it (and they look like open chords A, B7 and "A minor" that I know), it made me ready to learn jazz right now. Thanks again
+Santiago Reil So when he was playing the "first chord" on the fifth fret, he was playing ii7-V7-Imaj7 in G major (capital Roman numerals = major chord, lowercase = minor chord). So in a major key the chords go: I-ii-iii-IV-V-vi-vii vii isn't actually minor, it's half-finished but that doesn't matter right now. The dissonances which go with each chord are: Imaj7-ii7-iii7-IVmaj7-V7-vi7-vii7 So as you can see, in the key of G, the chords are Am7, D7, Gmaj7.
My son tried this video and now he's doing nothing but drinking coffee, smoking, reading Kerouac, and speaking entirely in slang. Just yesterday he stated that my mac and cheese was the bee's knees. You should be ashamed of yourself.
Thanks Glen! I watch a lot of guitar vids and this was great.... not a jazz player, just a hacker who loves music... Hopefully I can use this and have fun!
Thanks Chuck. 4o years is a long time. I hope you will get some new ideas for your playing with the jazz chords. Maybe you already have it, but If you get the e-book it will also show you some ways to modify the middle chords for some very hip jazz sounds.
@Alex 0ut-Of-Magic Alex, I really enjoyed your little excursus. Nevertheless, I feel the urge to tell you that- in my opinion- doubting everything is equally as dangerous and stupid as believing everything. Truth doesn't have to be an everlasting entity in order to be helpful (and true) for us humans. What you write about Einstein suggests to me, that you maybe read a book about him (which is cool and all) but are not a physician yourself and didn't really study his works. He certainly was no-one who "made up shit" and "did not have to prove it" as you say, but a very conscientious and wholehearted scientist. That he was capable of realising the limitations of his theory (and mind) should not be used as an argument against those theories or himself. We should always doubt science, but I would be a bit cautious, otherwise you might end like this dude here ;) ruclips.net/video/Zgk8UdV7GQ0/видео.html
I've been playing guitar for years and of late have wanted to learn playing jazz progressions. This short lesson has opened a door for me. Thank you so much for sharing.
Thanks! I've been twangin' for half a century, and I still learn something new every time I pick up the old ax, and that's every day. I learned some worthy moves today and subscribed, as well, and I thank You! Ciao Bravo!
Thank you Stanley, someone wrote to tell me about the Micheal Franks tune, "Down in Brazil" on RUclips. He uses the three-chord, major jazz pattern for the entire tune. He uses it in six different places dropping down a whole step every time ( two frets) and that's the entire tune. A cool way to study the patterns and get a feeling for them.
You just made it much easier for me with this very helpful video, thanks so much! I am just getting into some jazz playing for something new to learn after playing other types of music for years just thinking jazz would be too difficult to even try, but I am finding out it is working well for me so far and I am having fun with it now.
Hmmm....not sure what you mean. 8 hours to process? YOu mean it took that long for you to understand it, or...? I can tell you that I made it in a hot sweltering hotel room in Cambodia without air-con. I was obsessed!
@@glenrose7925I'm sorry Mr. Rose, lol. Depending on the amount of data that needs to be processed it will take the video editing software a certain amount of time. Generally a greater amount of data will have an equal relation to time. The joke I made referred to the improvisation part, at which I implied that hours upon hours of soloing material at the given timestamp was cut from the video in order keep the explanation of the talked about concept concise. The joke was intended in the spirit that a lot of musicians have a tendency to walk away from the piece when they get excited about the story they tell with the solo. I hope my initial comment will make you smile as well. 😁 Thanks again and good luck in this C-major times. 💪🏾
My pleasure. i hope it adds to your guitar pursuits. There is a follow-on video series to this you might want to check out: "Play Jazz Standards with Just Six Chords." On the GlenRoseJazz.com website.
Mr.Rose, I'm a musician of over 35years and i'd just like to say your instruction style is phenomenal! the "lets do the fun stuff first THEN worry about how we got there" builds a confidence in the student that "hey , I can play that!" with out boring the student out of the interest of playing guitar with dry theory. I wish school teachers would follow this pattern.
+crabtrap --Thank you. I like the way Cromwell said it in an above comment..."all that's needed for a very important piece to fit into place is a simple lesson rather than a mass of information.,"
crabtrap that’s so true, been playing guitar for over 18 years on and off and I’m self Taught and learned all the fun stuff I could but I never understood why and how it sounded good. I was horrible at improv. Now I’m older and I’m loving learning music theory. “Learning how to talk before u read and write”
So true! There would be a whole lot more amazing piano players in the world as well, if piano teachers taught this way. I can remember it like it was yesterday. 1966, skinny little nine-year-old, piano teacher with a German accent in Eugene Oregon, “fundamentals! Play that scale again until you get it right!” Instead of, “what is your favorite Beatles song? Let me teach you that.” Get me hooked on the drug first and then show me how it’s made. Quit that nonsense after three years and picked up a guitar!
Totally!! I had a year of a boring piano teacher. I didnt get very far. Totally uninspiring. Bought a yamaha 18 months ago and taught myself a few beautiful songs on it. Now moving onto the jazzy stuff and creating my own music. Bought a guitar today and only want to learn the improv stuff for now. The fun stuff! Maybe buy a loop pedal soon...really get creative! Thats what music is ultimately about. Creativity and expression. Once I have an interest in something I will want to teach myself the fundanentals. But for now I want to learn HOW not WHY?
World class teacher, because simplification is the best route to learning as it keep one's interest alive. One of the best lessons i have seen on youtube.
+David Bahar Agree completely
+Ian R 👌👍
Ditto. If you're not having fun you're not learning. Well, sometimes when you get a little more advanced you can practice some tedious stuff but at the beginning at least it should get you playing fast and easy.
Ditto. I agree totally.
Paul TheSkeptic I woodshed all the time. most of the time I am thinking or learning to sight reading better(I play keys). it's the little victories when one piece of knowledge ties into another.
"lets do the fun stuff first THEN worry about how we got there"
*this guy gets it*
Eggs-actly!
I've been playing guitar for 15 years and this might be the most educational 8 minutes of that entire time. Thank you!
Ha! SO glad to hear it. Keep with it. Soon you will be teaching me things.
@@glenrose7925 I also like your teaching style. Gives you some ideas without getting tooo specific what has to be done ("Play chords XYZ, or you will burn in E-minor hell!"). Have to check your other videos, maybe the first guitar teacher that doesn't wanna make me start rolling my eyes after 2 minutes ;).
I first saw this video when I was just beginning my guitar journey at 15. I am 28 now and I'm a professional musician. These chords opened the gateway to Swing, Bebop, Samba and Jazz fusion for me, thank you for uploading this. You changed my life, literally!
Really glad to hear that. Makes me smile. My simple examples in the book and video lesson are compatible and fit with all further jazz studies, if one goes in that direction.
@@glenrose7925 thank you sir for your help, seriously you changed my life path with this video and I'm eternally grateful!
Wow! 9 years later and this dude is still replying to comments, what a legend. Thanks for the lesson btw
Thank you MatkoCmilansky. So glad you dig it. It's a funny thing with this RUclips video lesson. it was a printed paper-back, book and video package first that got no attention. No music store distributor publisher would pick up. For five years the RUclips video went nearly un-noticed. About year six it took off and if anything keeps getting more popular as time goes by. It has been quite gratifying to have the book find its audients with talented guitar players looking for new directions that are easy to digest. I think I will repost this letter to you as a comment myself. By the way, a new book and video package for rock guitarist on Playing Jazz Blues will be out next month. Thanks again....Glen
@@GlenRoseJazz oh thats cool! Glad to hear your lessons are doing well, they are really fun and u deserve it
@@GlenRoseJazz Wow, can't wait...
I 56 years of age and playing guitar since I was 12. I believe it fair to say this is one of the best guitar lessons I have experienced. Yes, I still search out guitar tricks, bits and pieces. That's the beauty of the instrument, it allows you to find surprises around every corner. Thank you, Glen.
Michael N. Green I have spent thousands of hours woodshedding. Its part of the process. Non musicians don't understand it.
PIANOSTYLE100
"Yo-Glen Rose": I have MAD Respect for your DELIVERY -- You are EXCELLENT. Thank you, I am looking for a nylon string classic guitar now.
Very cool Thanks. nylon isnt for everybody. I'm just a nut on the Brazillian sound.
This is a compliment: your expression, your haircut, your clothes, your way of speaking, and your glasses make you look the quintessential jazz musician!
You're a good teacher too. I've been using the first 3 chord pattern trying to learn Girl from Ipanema and I prefer putting four fingers on the first chord too because it's easier getting to the next chord than from a barre.
Agreed
That made me smile. I guess I am. A life of jazz will do that to you I suppose.
Perfect! Good thinking
Every few years when I want to learn more chords and arpeggios I search for you and find these lessons every time .
so happy to hear! The book will show you a lot of easy to make variations on the dominant chord (the middle chord in the progression). Thats the one that makes all the cook jazz chords.
I've been wracking my brain trying to figure out how jazz progression works for literally years and this video solves literally all of my problems in like 4 minutes. amazing.
"How to Sound like you're playing Jazz without actually knowing what the heck you're doing" Brilliant
The foundation of my entire career.
for sure it sounds brazilian bosa nova lol
It's ironic ,cuz jazz does alot of improvising,so we know how to do as much as pro jazz musicians lol
Yeah man, but don't be taken in, " there are no shortcuts to virtuosity. Don't be a fugazi.
@@davidwatkins204 The purpose of Glen's video is not to fake virtuosity. It is to demystify the basics of jazz guitar, so that one can start on the road to improvement, and as improvement continues, and many years of practice, eventually virtuosity will come
This is ingenious teaching. It's great to see people making music so accessible...not always easy. Former band director here. :-)
Thanks John. Nice to hear from a former band director.
Apart from this soulful and beautiful video and person, the fact that there are over 4 million views just restored my faith in humanity! Thank you Glen
LOL! Made me laugh on that one. It's a nice break from political news.
@@glenrose7925 I hear you :)
wow this is the easiest jazz guitar video to follow yet!! king of jazz guitar for dummies 🙏🏻
Ha! 'Jazz guitar for dummies," I like that. Pass me another jazz chord, will ya?
As a player for 50yrs plus, I knew this. You explained all much better than I ever could though. Well done sir.Thank you.
I can’t believe this video is nine years old, I love it, he introduced me to jazz in such a fun and understandable way it opened my eyes to what I’ve been wanting to learn since I started playing, this video is fantastic
Thank you Rome. Really feels good to hear you say that.
It`s simple and amazing tutorial , you`ve just opened my mind in one go after years of turns arounds.
Thanks a lot Sir.
So happy to add to your perspectives.
Truedat!
I'm a rock and blues guy who has been trying to dip my toes into jazz and this video helped immensely. Ive been learning a lot of common jazz chord voicings but this idea of putting them into blocks makes so much sense.
Cool. You got it.
It’s like watching Bill Nye the jazz guy. Very helpful.
yep, caught me in my nightlife
Wow, this concept of using chords in blocks has really clicked in my head. I've been trying to practice jazz chords for a month or so now, and this makes a ton of sense to me. This helps tremendously. Thank you so much.
Glad it got you. Things can be so simple when someone shows you the way.
Glen Rose Cool. It's just the mainline jazz stuff explained simply without tech/theory talk.
I've been playing guitar for 24 years and here I am learning still. Thank you
Always more to learn
@@glenrose7925 I made a song learning jazz chords. It's in my page called "Its good to be home" have a listen if you have a moment
@@glenrose7925 I’ve been playing since I was 12 and I’m 78 now and I’m still not through learning. I’ve learned tidbits from every guitar player I ever seen and I just learned something from you, you just added something to the guitar salad in my brain,thank you !
More i discover RUclips, more genius guitarists i Find... Sir, you're amazing!
agree..and look what nonsense usually is on the "front page"... but we know where to find the real stuff :)
As a jazzaphobic, this may be the best video iv ever seen, will donate!
THANK YOU STEVEN. So glad you get something out of the lesson for your own playing and creative ideas.
Great lesson. Finally someone who simplifies things. So many lessons , people ramble and you end up not getting it! Thanks
Honestly the only jazz guy who gives me hope of deciphering the mystery of jazz, food for the soul of this 3 decade bluesman !
Ahhh! So very nice to hear. Hope it springs you into some new ideas. I have a new book coming soon," Understanding Jazz Blues for rock players." As a blues player, I hope you will dig that one too.
Way more helpful than any other jazz guitar tutorial I've ever seen. I can't believe I finally found a tutorial that gives the viewer exactly what he/she needs to finally start... without mixing up some technical words and the slang that does nothing but only scare people away in the first minute hahaha! This is everything that I try to collect from an hour long video.. thank you so much for making my job a lot easier XD. I am really grateful.
Bill Nye, the jazz theory guy
Lmao 😂
BILL BILL BILL BILL BILL BILL
Ok, so it’s not me lol
Bill Nye is not a real scientist. This guy can actually play.
Bill Nye, the jazzy guy
Super helpful for this metal head trying to mellow. Although I’ve always enjoyed listening to jazz. Thank you!
I am honored to have a metal head check into my lesson.😁
There is a follow-on video series to this you might want to check out: "Play Jazz Standards with Just Six Chords." On the GlenRoseJazz.com website. That will really make you a mellow fellow.😁
What a wonderful teacher! I have read a bit of Mr. Rose's biography. He is steeped in musical notation and knows the chord names and formulas thoroughly-- and yet here he is helping us learn without getting confused by the chord names. Clear and generous instruction. I have tipped him in the past for this video lesson and encourage you to do so, too, if you can. Thanks Mr. Rose!
Thank you Drew. True, I am involved in the scholastic and erudite aspects of music and theory. But I also like to get lost and just play. Introducing jazz concept to talented self taught guitarist without the theory has been a special project of mine. It seems to be received well.
This is crazy. I watched this video when I first started really playing guitar 5 years ago and wanted to get into jazz. I’m just coming back to this video and am realizing this is such an intuitive lesson for secondary dominants! Absolutely amazing lesson. Learning something every time I watch this video.
Very cool. We all keep learning all the time
What I love about this is that especially the first two chords are easy to play one after another. Too often with Jazz chords I've found the fingerings too difficult and so I never got round to practicing them. Moving blocks of just two, three or four easy-to-play chords over the fretboard opens up huge possibilities. Well explained!!
If you don't change the shape of your 3rd and 4th finger, switching from the 2nd to the 3rd is even easier.
Finally! Someone who explains jazz chording in a way without my brain immediately shutting down. Seriously. Thanks so much!
You are a genuine teacher. Great ability to sense what will be the best way to convey something to the listener. And an easy patience. Thanks!
Thank you J.P.
This is hands down the greatest video on RUclips
Wow! This incredibly simple lesson has totally sold me on this style of music and will absolutely enhance my playing, whether it be Jazz or not. Never in a million years did I ever think I would ever consider playing jazz, and now...
Right. It's always nice to get turned onto something new in music.
Glen Rose, Excellent lesson! Thanks and good job!
Glen Rose the illuminati will be at your door soon 😂 great video !
Damn, I had the exact same feeling!
I'll really like playing around with that concept :D
I'm keeping my porch light on so they can find me if they show up in the night.
"You can sound like you're playing jazz without knowing what the heck you're playing". Superb, I love that part :).
I love your common sense, handyman approach to Jazz. It takes the mystery out, and makes learning fun! Bravo! I'm a subscriber!
Wow after playing blues and metal for 45 years and watching jazz guitarists play I was always thinking its magic,,, now 30 min later I'm hooked! You made it sooo easy to learn my first blocks of wonderful sound. Now I can play this stuff on an acoustic in the lounge and it is so much fun ! Something wonderful to ease into for the next 10 years, Thank you so much !
Great, New doors get opened
OMG!!! Totally blew my mind when I started thinking of jazz chords this way. I was making way harder than it had to be. Thank you Glen!!!
So many angles to look at things
Wow!!! You are a very very good teacher. Wish I coild meet you in person to upgrade my guitar playing but i'm on another continent
that´s the beauty of the internet :)
Thanks, Glen! This Saturday, November 11th (2017), I'll be performing on stage with the Granite City Swing Band; I couldn't have done this without you. You're really an inspiration. I can't believe I'm going to be out there on stage and gigging again. And considering I thought I'd never be able to play ever again, this is an incredible mile marker for me. Again, I can't thank you enough! You're the best.
Your friend, student, and #1 fan,
Mark
meathead death metal guitarist here. Have been a rut for a long time. This opened up my mind big time. Thank you.
Ah! So gald to hear about that.
I've never seen so much explained in such a short video. You actually got me playing jazz in minutes. Your a brilliant teacher. Thanks so much.
You have changed my life. I can see now that some of my favorite indie music uses these same jazz patterns
Indeed. And maybe some that you ill write yourself
Listen to the Micheal Franks tune, "Down in Brazil" on RUclips. He uses the three-chord, major jazz pattern for the entire tune. He uses it in six different places and that's the entire tune. You can do the same sort of thing.
Very educational, Glen! The jazzworld can seem like such a tough nut to crack for regular pop/rock players. Certain people like to promote it as high culture which sets a sort of barrier for anyone who wants to get into it. With this video you tear down these imaginary walls, and breaks it down the music to its simplest form, which makes it accessible to anyone. Even to people who are just starting out learning to play an instrument. Which is no small feat. Great work, Glen!
+Molde Fan --
Thanks, I keep trying to find ways to make understanding jazz easier.
Molde Fan
These videos are always gold because it is so straight to the point.
I try. Thanks.
This is the most helpful guitar video I’ve ever watched, thank you for making it so simple, it was very easy to understand. It really shows that you don’t need to know all the terminology for jazz to sounds good, as long as you get the feel of the patterns it may be as simple as that. Thank you so much
You actually need to know the terminology after that
This is awesome and I’ve just been recommended this video 10 years after it’s release
Dig it. Glad to hear it. Maybe it's timeless. You think??
I always wanted to play some Texas Swing music. It seems to be Jazz related. lol I've been playing guitar for over 50 years and there's always something new to learn. I learned to play guitar in the mid 60s. No RUclips, No internet. A chord book and a song book was what I had. Thank you Glen for posting!
So glad you get something from the lesson
I loved this video, the way that you explain all it's so simple, so relaxed, but at the same time is so beautiful. I were playing like for 6 or 7 years, but with no real progress, maybe since 4 years ago. Your video inspires me to learn new things again, thanks :)
leaveovertheriver
So glad to be of some inspiration. The book and video will give you more info you may find interesting. You can get it at : glenrosejazz.com
So glad to hear it. Nice to connect with the creative flow.
Same
Same for me
6:14 "you can actually sound like your playing jazz without having any idea what the heck your doing". I wouldn't have it any other way!
Great quote!
Lmao
I read that right at the same time he was saying it :o
Matías Natanael me to...
Honestly tho
WOW...That was Great !
THANK YOU SO MUCH ...you just opened up a whole new world for me!
I feel the same way! :)
What a great little find...You made jazz instantly accessible, fun and simple. Good on you!
Cool . Glad you got it
To me, the guitar is most beautiful when it's played like this. Bravo.
Thanks skwaab...!
Great video! You have an excellent method of teaching. This video is perfect for guitar players with a little experience, to just learn this sound really fast. One can tell very quickly you know what you're doing but you teach it in a way where anyone can learn whether they know the theory or not. Awesome.
0:41 When you take off your glasses I knew it was about to get real! Thank you so much for this video - you are an excellent teacher and the way you just really enjoy grooving while you play remind me why I'm learning jazz in the first place
Someone said they couldn't find the URL to get the video. Here is is: gatewaytojazz.com (or you can see it on the ukulele site www.jazzyukulele.com)
5:17 "muy blah-hooey", a hidden gem within this great lesson! Glad to see this opened many many people's musical doors from years ago upto right now for this failed student of several instruments.
Going to get up out of bed and try taking this lesson to my Low-G uke with odd pauses between chords to get back at my neighbors upstairs. Thank you Glen!
Thanks Sir. I practiced all of these and came back again to this video. My mind is free now.
Hi Arnab, Happy to hear you still find it interesting and useful. I have a new guitar book coming out this month of a similar nature on understanding Jazz Blues Progressions.
thanks. i love how you explain it so clearly and precisely and without the names of chords.
all those vids where people try to teach and yap on with long chord names and terms, its like going through a long maze to lerm something simple.
but to know how to play it ad how it works first is so much quicker and better and then the names of the chords actually make sense and you remember them.
great lesson.
thanks.
I love how you're still replying to comments 10 years later. Thanks for the video Glen
Might as well....the comments just keep on-a-coming in. I am really quite happy that guitar players still find and learn from the lesson....Glen
(R)min7 (R)9 (R)maj7
(R) be the bass note. In case anyone needs :), happy jazzing
Cool!
thank you. was wondering what happened to the naming of the chords
samn grg thank You
I don't get it.
So in the first chord (5th fret), he plays the notes A, G, C, E - that would be Amin7, ok.
In the second chord, he plays D, F#, C, E - but isn't that is D9?
And I don't get any clue about the third chord. It has the notes F#, H, D - Bmin?
Can anyone explain that to me?
I see, that is supposed to be II-V-I. The "R" in (R)min7 confused me.
The first chord is Amin7 which is the II so everything is in G.
Then, D9, where D is V from G - check.
The last must be Gmaj7 ... F# (is the maj7) H and D the third and fifth. OK got it.
Dear Glen, now I have your book and your video! You gave me the ticket into jazz world with your beautiful video and your amazing book. As I'm over 60 and never really learned guitar it is not easy to keep all these things in mind. But your attempt to this great musical area is my chance for a journey into something I never expected to do myself. Thank You for this, Martin.
Thank you, Martin. Nice to hear my humble offering has brought you some amwakening inspirations.
Top class vid, for someone w no jazz theory, thanks
cool
Hi Glen, been practicing these locked chords for a couple of months now, and I've got it, quite fun to play up and down the neck. thanx for sharing, really good sounds.
thanks Steve. Glad you are getting creative with them. In case you don't already have them, there are more useful locked jazz patterns in the book and video
I know those three notes. I play those three notes. But, never knew how to use them like you did. You just made it look professional and easy.
Cool! You get it. Write some jazzy songs now. Why not?
This is so helpful. A simple way to teach yourself a lot of music. THANK YOU!
So glad you like it.
THIS. is called TEACHING.
Awesome explanation
Thanks. Happy to hear you connect with the info.
I think this video will help me a lot as I dive deeper into indie jazz style writing, thanks for an awesome video!
Glad to hear you have some creative ideas from it
You're an amazing teacher I like how you keep it simple. I'm just learning jazz and its such a fun style haha. So many teachers wanna over complicate things for such a simple lesson but you are straight to the point! Great video keep up the good work it is greatly appreciated!
Thanks a million, TheGoat Frusciante. I dig your name.
Its amazing how this allows to see the big picture w the scale vs learning one octave and procesing an octave only
Cool . Glad you like it
Hey Glen, I'm a Rock player, and I have been trying to get away from it just so I can grow as a player. This was the perfect 1st step. Great job, and thanks so much !
Glad it helped!
i have an awesome second step for u bra
@@MuriMorello
Ok Muri, I'm game. Lay it on me.
I've gotten so much positive attention and feedback from other people by learning and using what was taught in this video. I've gotten lots of enjoyment out of playing what I've learned here. Thank you so much for sharing and putting this out there!
Always nice to hear. Thank you....Glen
And this is exactly how we all start learning to play the guitar. The backyardness of this video is in my opinion...the best way to learn. Hands down. I didnt learn what i was playing until much later on. Music is art...played with such a feeling cant be described or boxed in. Just play. Thats all i wanted to do. Ty for this vid. It made my day and brought me back to my roots.
Great Anna, glad you get some good inspirations from the new ideas.
You're a good teacher, Mr. Rose. As you were demonstrating those chords, it occurred to me that The Beatles' version of "Till There Was You" could serve as a nice "gateway" track for aspiring jazz players to listen to & learn.
Yes. Good idea!
"There were strings on a hill but I never heard them chording,
´til there was Jazz !"
Or how about The Girl From Ipanema, the original recording of which employs a guitar, and not much more, as vocal accompaniment. Of course, there are a number of key changes along with some altered chords, but nothing all that difficult if you have a chord manual handy, and the song is full of the types of chord groupings that you talk about. Plus, despite the fact that some real jazz guitarists (of which I, unfortunately, am not one) might roll their eyes and consider this tune to be just another standard that's been done to death, it really is a pretty damn good song!
Feel like I've been looking for this lesson for my whole life
Such a great video that gets things moving . A kind of Instant success. Thank you very much.
Thanks a lot, it will change my guitar playing concept in good way. Best teacher ever
My course teacher taught me this! I was just browsing and found this video and heard the first pattern which made me feel happy!
thanks. after THIS VIDEO , I will consider dabbling with jazz .I always thought jazz too advanced for me as a beginner at this stage (I'M INTO BLUES ,COUNTRY AND CLASSIC ROCK, WITH SOME REGGAE, with two years of playing guitar). But the way you approached it (and they look like open chords A, B7 and "A minor" that I know), it made me ready to learn jazz right now. Thanks again
+Ato Cox The chords are II - V - I, as it says in the video. to be exact it is IIm7 - V7 - Imaj7 .
+Santiago Reil So when he was playing the "first chord" on the fifth fret, he was playing ii7-V7-Imaj7 in G major (capital Roman numerals = major chord, lowercase = minor chord).
So in a major key the chords go:
I-ii-iii-IV-V-vi-vii
vii isn't actually minor, it's half-finished but that doesn't matter right now.
The dissonances which go with each chord are:
Imaj7-ii7-iii7-IVmaj7-V7-vi7-vii7
So as you can see, in the key of G, the chords are Am7, D7, Gmaj7.
My son tried this video and now he's doing nothing but drinking coffee, smoking, reading Kerouac, and speaking entirely in slang. Just yesterday he stated that my mac and cheese was the bee's knees. You should be ashamed of yourself.
BananaSquid huh
BananaSquid This comment is the bee's knees.
BananaSquid Cool cat.
This comment was fun on a bun.
Same
Superb information here. Expertly " unexplained" The music does the talking. Thanks for sharing 👍
Recommended for me. I rarely comment but this really is the most accessible intro to jazz playing ive seen. Amazing teacher. Cheers
Thank you Joseph. Glad you found something new in it.
Brilliant! Just picked up a jazz box. This video couldn't be more timely. Beautifully done. Thank you!
Cool. Write some jazzy tunes
Thanks Glen! I watch a lot of guitar vids and this was great.... not a jazz player, just a hacker who loves music... Hopefully I can use this and have fun!
Good goal. Confucius say...." Useful ideas good for increase creativity!"
Same here ...very nice video thanks!
You’re a kind man, this is doable and looks like fun ...
Thank you kindly. I try to make it easy
Thanks Chuck. 4o years is a long time. I hope you will get some new ideas for your playing with the jazz chords. Maybe you already have it, but If you get the
e-book it will also show you some ways to modify the middle chords for some very hip jazz sounds.
40/4o
This might be the single best guitar lesson online. Absolutely amazing! I've added this to my permanent repertoire. Thanks for posting this!
Glad you like working with the jazz chords and patterns.
i was 10 when u upload this and know i’m learning so much from u :)) thx u
Wow! I am happy to hear this. My contribution is only the beginning. Much more to learn from others
phenomenal lesson. I need someone like this to teach calculus and trig.
LOL! Got me laughing on that one! I could use the same. I'd like a little help with the Milky Way also.
Richard Feynman
Great teacher! Really learned a lot thank you
_"You do not really understand something until you can explain it to your grandma"_
*-Albert Einstein*
LOL! Right. I taught my grandma at 82 and she's playing in smokey jazz clubs now.
he is grandpa
LOL!
@@15_andikapratamap.74 har har har
@Alex 0ut-Of-Magic Alex, I really enjoyed your little excursus. Nevertheless, I feel the urge to tell you that- in my opinion- doubting everything is equally as dangerous and stupid as believing everything. Truth doesn't have to be an everlasting entity in order to be helpful (and true) for us humans. What you write about Einstein suggests to me, that you maybe read a book about him (which is cool and all) but are not a physician yourself and didn't really study his works. He certainly was no-one who "made up shit" and "did not have to prove it" as you say, but a very conscientious and wholehearted scientist. That he was capable of realising the limitations of his theory (and mind) should not be used as an argument against those theories or himself. We should always doubt science, but I would be a bit cautious, otherwise you might end like this dude here ;)
ruclips.net/video/Zgk8UdV7GQ0/видео.html
I've been playing guitar for years and of late have wanted to learn playing jazz progressions. This short lesson has opened a door for me. Thank you so much for sharing.
Thanks! I've been twangin' for half a century, and I still learn something new every time I pick up the old ax, and that's every day. I learned some worthy moves today and subscribed, as well, and I thank You! Ciao Bravo!
Thank you Stanley, someone wrote to tell me about the Micheal Franks tune, "Down in Brazil" on RUclips. He uses the three-chord, major jazz pattern for the entire tune. He uses it in six different places dropping down a whole step every time ( two frets) and that's the entire tune. A cool way to study the patterns and get a feeling for them.
You just made it much easier for me with this very helpful video, thanks so much! I am just getting into some jazz playing for something new to learn after playing other types of music for years just thinking jazz would be too difficult to even try, but I am finding out it is working well for me so far and I am having fun with it now.
Thanks, so glad to show you a door in.
4:18, rumor has it that it took 8 hours to process the cut of the improvisation from this video.
Thanks very much sir!
Hmmm....not sure what you mean. 8 hours to process? YOu mean it took that long for you to understand it, or...?
I can tell you that I made it in a hot sweltering hotel room in Cambodia without air-con. I was obsessed!
@@glenrose7925I'm sorry Mr. Rose, lol.
Depending on the amount of data that needs to be processed it will take the video editing software a certain amount of time. Generally a greater amount of data will have an equal relation to time.
The joke I made referred to the improvisation part, at which I implied that hours upon hours of soloing material at the given timestamp was cut from the video in order keep the explanation of the talked about concept concise.
The joke was intended in the spirit that a lot of musicians have a tendency to walk away from the piece when they get excited about the story they tell with the solo.
I hope my initial comment will make you smile as well. 😁
Thanks again and good luck in this C-major times. 💪🏾
How lucky am I to have come across this video!
GREAT lesson. Thank you so much for this.
My pleasure. i hope it adds to your guitar pursuits. There is a follow-on video series to this you might want to check out: "Play Jazz Standards with Just Six Chords." On the GlenRoseJazz.com website.