Chord Melody Made Easy - Jazz GUITAR LESSON by Morten Faerestrand

[darthfocus]

khalid sheikh mohammed? Hope you can take a joke, nice playing.

[trengaramfana]

like it

[777mrmusicman]

you're so awesome. thanks so much!

[MortenFaerestrand]

@777mrmusicman Thank you!

[pabzum]

Well done! This chord melody style is very useful. It's derived from the major bebop scale: A B C# D E F F# G# (in your example). Pianists and brass arrangers use it a lot, in a style called "four-way close" (actually not possible on the guitar, the voicings are too close together). The voicings on the guitar are a little more open, but sound great all the same.

[MrVvan69]

Wow !!

[MortenFaerestrand]

@MrVvan69 :--)

[UliOnGuitar]

I love it!!!

Nice greets

Uli

[MortenFaerestrand]

@UliOnGuitar Thank you!:)

[AzinGuitar]

Hey man. Could i pleeease get that BT ? i really want to develop soloing over chords and stuff. im playing around with modal stuff. what else should i be practising on? thats hard to answer but :) Cheers. ur a great player!

[MortenFaerestrand]

@AzinGuitar Thank you! Actually, this particular BT is for the subscribers on my "2011 Summers special" only. You're more than welcome to join of course!:)

[AzinGuitar]

@MortenFaerestrand Aaah ok. i would Love to join!, but i have absolutely no cash at the moment. im a broke boy who lives at home.. ^^

[MortenFaerestrand]

@AzinGuitar that is why the masterclasses are so cheap... :-)

[GeneralEisenhower]

this is very good !!

[MortenFaerestrand]

@GeneralEisenhower Thank you:-)

[kingsandannie]

I'm a big fan...signed up..thanks for the lessons man..slick!

[MortenFaerestrand]

@kingsandannie Fantastic, welcome aboard!! :-)

[vecernicek2]

Cool lesson. I sometimes use a minor chord whole step above (G# minor7 in this case) to harmonize dorian scale.

[MortenFaerestrand]

@vecernicek2 Yeah, that works great too! Similarly, on this F# aeolian Bm7 and C#m7 would work too, would make it a bit more "pop":)

[SatansVenom]

Jazz guitar is my guilty pleasure, I'm no where near your level but I long to possess your skills one day keep it up with the videos very inspiring to my guitar playing. Beautiful chord progressions, thank you!

[MortenFaerestrand]

@SatansVenom Hey, thank you! Good luck with the jazz!!! :-)

[WASD9ox]

that is some real nice reverb are you using it from the amp or a pedal? great video by the way i really enjoy them! great playing! :)

[MortenFaerestrand]

@WASD9ox Thank you! The reverb is from a roland VG-99 and probably some added in mixing from Logic.

[scullshot]

you got very interesting ideas in all your videos thanks a lot for sharing

[MortenFaerestrand]

@scullshot Glad you apreciate them, thanks for watching! :)

[tokugijoo]

I always love your videos, man. Great playing, great lessons.

[MortenFaerestrand]

@tokugijoo Glad to hear it!!! You ain't seen nothing yet! :-)

[sermorel]

Another great lesson ! Thanks for sharing your talent,my friend !!

[MortenFaerestrand]

@sermorel NP, thanks for watching! :)

[skyke12]

thx for this!

[MortenFaerestrand]

@skyke12 You're welcome:)

[marcohung313]

i think your style is quite similar to Eric Johnson's one. Nice sound and skill mate!! keep going!

[MortenFaerestrand]

@marcohung313 Thank you! Who knows, maybe som EJ sneeks in here and there.. :)

[kostasjazz]

@MortenFaerestrand i would say Pat more....



[MortenFaerestrand]

@kostasjazz Absolutely! Pat and Frank are probably what's most obvious. But Many things sneek in, all from Gary Moore, Steve Vai, Wes Montgomery, Kenny Garrett, Tuck Andress, Wayne Krantz, Mike Stern, Scott Henderson, Larry Carlton.. I even did something in an improvisation recently that was clearly in a Satriani vibe! I'm just the melting pot! I have some custom spices of my own too though..;-)

[kostasjazz]

@MortenFaerestrand I totally love your playing...every day i check ig u have a new video on....thanks !!!!

[anggitarako]

awesome tone!

[MortenFaerestrand]

@anggitarako Thanks!

[jclp81]

absolutely sick!

[MortenFaerestrand]

@jclp81 :)

[brwnhornet59]

Great job Sensei. I am totally geeked for you Master Class to start!!!

[MortenFaerestrand]

@brwnhornet59 Fantastic! I'm getting there, have done test broadcasts today:-)

[highintel]

Just got the Email!! Thanks Morten!! great stuff ;)

[MortenFaerestrand]

@highintel Cool, welcome aboard!:)

[stringlov]

All your guitar info is no.1 thanks ! This sounds like the key of A ?

[MortenFaerestrand]

@stringlov Thanks man! :) Would work in A, but this track is in F#minor

[duffy123123]

You should totally write sections for guitar magasines, your lessons seem to give me more actual information and usefull stuff than what is in some magasines (I stopped buying them regularly because of this).

[MortenFaerestrand]

@duffy123123 Thank you! Writing is boring though, videos are much more fun! ;-)

[duffy123123]

@MortenFaerestrand Star Video then! (from guitar techniques mag)

This months issue featured Steve Lukather in which he played a bunch of licks.......... that was it, very little to take away from the "lesson". Your videos have an actual topic/technique/idea, rather than the focus be on a bunch of licks.

[r0kas]

i like your phrasing. by the way you remind me Frank Gambale somehow :) RJ

[brwnhornet59]

@r0kas Imagine that!!!

=)

[MortenFaerestrand]

@r0kas Well, what can I say, he is a very handsome man.. ;-P

[viniguitarjazz]

fantastic 5*

[MortenFaerestrand]

@viniguitarjazz Thank you 5*

[Gseckerfers]

your guitar sound is very smooth...what the rig do you used(amplifier,efx,etc)?

[TheHeraldic]

@Gseckerfers this guitar has the efx built in I think

[MortenFaerestrand]

@Gseckerfers in this vid it's a Ibanez Jemini Overdrive Pedal and a Carvin Legacy 2 amp. Plus some reverb and delay.

[oswa0714006]

Thanks, Morten.

great teacher.

If you come to Cartagena

some day you will have a friend here.

[MortenFaerestrand]

@oswa0714006 Good to know:) My dream (one of them) is a holiday house in Altea Hills! ;-)

[rmoraespinto]

Thanks, Morten. I have just subscribed to you site. Great lessons!

[MortenFaerestrand]

@rmoraespinto Great! Welcome aboard:)

[rdlubi]

Thank you very much!!!!!!!!!

That´s exactly what I was looking to learn...

I´m aplying this on some brasillian style that I am studying...

I just signed up in you mailing list...

[MortenFaerestrand]

@rdlubi Fantastic! Good luck with it:)

[Bach45ex]

Thank you very much Morten. You are a fantastic guitarist...Greetings from Italy. Bruno

[MortenFaerestrand]

@Bach45ex Thank you Bruno, greetings back from Norway!

[mazzarri00]

Thanks, it is a good idea to put the dim7 chords between the inversions, it sounds so good, thanks!

[MortenFaerestrand]

@mazzarri00 Cool, thank you!

[bygota]

You're awesome, Morten...

[MortenFaerestrand]

@bygota Thanks:)

[highrollerzzz]

amazing playing, progressing onto the lesson itself :)

[MortenFaerestrand]

@highrollerzzz Cool, good luck with it! :)

[UliOnGuitar]

Great!!!

Nice greets

Uli

[MortenFaerestrand]

@UliOnGuitar Thank you!

[PhilipPorter]

wonderful stuff! your sound and playing is pure class!

[MortenFaerestrand]

@PhilipPorter Thank you, glad you liked it! :)