GUITAR JAZZ FUSION LESSON: RHYTHM SECRETS

[pumpkinheadjrb]

Do you actually memorize the entire scale for the entire fretboard? My friends are all somewhat successful guitarists and they have advised me against this, as well as a few very successful guitarists. However, it seems like almost everyone else is saying to memorize scales. By that do you just want me to memorize the pattern of the scale? or the frets of the scale?

[Wallimann]

@pumpkinheadjrb Just learn a few and start using them. Eventually you will associate the sounds in your head with finger movements. You might be interested in my Applied Theory for Guitar Players bundle on my site guitarplayback(dot)com :-)

[HAPPYALID]

This definitely makes sense.. thank you soooo much! =)

[Wallimann]

@HAPPYALID Glad you found this useful, thanks!

[MrAlexGTV]

Thank you, I learn a lot from you!

[Wallimann]

@MrAlexGTV Thanks!

[mrfilipgnesin]

That was really learnful, thank you so much!

[Wallimann]

@mrfilipgnesin Glad you liked it!

[SamDunlopGlennie]

@bryanappleg8te Ah! You've caught me out there as of course I am, in fact, a "homo for dudes with hair."

Now let's just live with the fact that this video is a guitar lesson, not a tresemmé advert.

And as it happens I do work hard; on conditioning my hair.

[SamDunlopGlennie]

@bryanappleg8te You're practically Hitler, you should stop trying to live out your perverse fantasies of genocide on innocent hair.

Don't got no funk when yo don't go no hair. Don't got no pussay if yo don't got no funk.

LEAVE HIS HAIR OUT OF IT, HITLER.

[SamDunlopGlennie]

@bryanappleg8te You're practically Hitler, you should stop trying to live out your perverse fantasies of genocide on innocent hair.

Don't got no funk when yo don't go no hair. Don't got no pussay if yo don't got no funk.

LEAVE HIS HAIR OUT OF IT, HITLER.

[JoshuaVergara2777]

a steady pulse in the head and over the beat ^^ thanks a lot!



[MrSvjoe]

The backing track is not free :S

[seth3556r]

@bryanappleg8te lol

[seth3556r]

@bryanappleg8te and you need to delete your youtube account

[rmansyur]

wow i learn so much



[Wallimann]

@rmansyur Awesome! Thanks!

[Wallimann]

@bryanappleg8te No, I really don't know what cryptically means? I moved from France 6 years ago.

[Wallimann]

@bryanappleg8te Your words are too fancy for me. English is my 2nd language and I don't understand what you mean?

[Wallimann]

@bryanappleg8te You're absolutely right about that!

[alejandrobedoya666]

Great and excellent lesson man!! all that this dude is saying is what my guitar teacher would say in spanish lol.. but he really knows it, all is in the rythm XD

[Wallimann]

@alejandrobedoya666 Thanks a lot for the comment! :-)

[5ahzi]

dude....I love you...seriously man this lesson is a miracle for me; never learnt so much in such a short period of time.

[Wallimann]

@5ahzi Thanks a lot man!!! :-D

[skylinrg]

salut.

[Wallimann]

@skylinrg Salut!

[skylinrg]

@Wallimann Je suis impressionné par ton parcours. Félicitations :)

(et encore un bon gratteux venant d'aix en pce... wtf with this area)

Les bt for free dont tu parles ne sont plus disponibles sur ton site ?

m'en vais regarder toutes tes videos.

[Wallimann]

@skylinrg Merci! Effectivement, cette vidéo date d'il y a pas mal de temps... Les playbacks ne sont plus gratos..

Mais tu les trouveras sur mon site guitarplayback(dot)com

[apophis135]

Great video! It helped a lot. Thanks.

[Wallimann]

@apophis135 Thanks for watching!

[jarheadz96]

great video man, really helped!

[Wallimann]

@jarheadz96 Thanks!

[soul189]

Perfect



[Wallimann]

@soul189 Thanks man!

[raimagene]

yeah your right that's the key RHYTHM

[klauswhitedreamer]

right!...



[KazKylheku]

This type of diced up rhythm is applied by rappers in hip hop music. Play licks while pretending that you want to make your guitar rap.

[Wallimann]

@KazKylheku Exactly!

[lerlo]

OMG, you are right!!!! Your a genius!!

[Wallimann]

@lerlo Thanks man!

[martifingers]

Yes, inspiring and insightful.

[Wallimann]

@martifingers Thank you very much!

[bbmusic1]

Very good ideas for people. The bottom line is that amateurs play the notes and then hear them, pros hear the notes and then play them.

[deadithink]

@bbmusic1 Very pithy; I like it.

[RhythmSoundNoize]

thanks soo much for all your videos, they are very helpful... so you have a band or something?

[Wallimann]

@RhythmSoundNoize Thanks! At the moment I am in a local instrumental band. We don't perform yet, just writing... :-)

[Luvm3less]

Thanks



[lezardvaleth99]

Very nice! have you studied Konokol by any chance?

[Wallimann]

@lezardvaleth99 Glad you like this! I'm not familiar with Konokoi, what is that?

[lezardvaleth99]

@Wallimann

It's an Indian method of understanding and applying rythm, John McLaughlin did a very intresting Vid on it, well worth a look if you are intrested in fusion rythm.

[Wallimann]

@lezardvaleth99 Thanks a lot, I will check it out!

[94sprite]

don't relly listen tmuch to jazz, but i really like the leads.. really helpful! I am going to try to apply this to my death metal music XD ^^

[rhtaft]

@94sprite That could sound pretty cool. Too many DM leads are merely arpeggios, triplets, and whammy bar dives.

[LordPatrick123456]

I've been trying to get out of the typical guitar mentality. Thanks for sharing those precious tips, I'm going to try them out

[MrRyubusa]

Link is broken for the jam tracks :(

[Wallimann]

@MrRyubusa Oh yeah, thanks!

This was an old link. The free backing is no longer. But I updated the link to a bundle that can help...

[MrRyubusa]

@Wallimann Thanks!

[denisjalsovec]

This is very useful. Thanks!

[Wallimann]

@denisjalsovec Thanks for watching!

[jerefelis]

Merci pour tes plans, super intéressant!!

[KimFunkful]

you ve got serius tips, not the usual amateur stuff. Thanks for your effort!

[Wallimann]

@KimFunkful Thanks a lot Kim! :-)

[jwandhistools]

Are you speaking konnakol at 1:20?

Naw, just kidn'. good insight really...

With Govan, it really is the accent, though...9 fingers on each hand helps too, so he cheats anyway.(;-D

[Wallimann]

@jwandhistools Hahaha! :-)

[emjoemjo]

all the questions u ask is true.. all of that is my questions that i can't answer by myself and can't figure it out.. you answered them thanks Wallimann.. subscribed :D

[Wallimann]

@emjoemjo Thanks a lot buddy! :-)

[SHREDDER222X]

man i think i fell in love D:!!!!!! 

[mehtabb1]

Very helpful, thank you.

[beerbottlehead]

2 people just aint got rythm

[beerbottlehead]

2 people aint got rythm

[beerbottlehead]

2 people aint got rythm

[meatwad21121]

Sick video dude, really ispiring and i feel like this will help me a lot. Oh, and i subbed :)

[Wallimann]

@meatwad21121 Thanks a lot buddy! :-)

[verbotenco]

I think rhythm is the key to all music, don't you think? I mean you can take a chord progression specific to certain types of music and turn it into something completely outlandish, only by replacing the rhythm. You can spawn a cheesy ballad using a standard jazz progression ii-V-I, or a thrash metal song using standard 12-bar blues; and these happen continuously in popular music.

[Wallimann]

@verbotenco Very good point, I completely agree!

[iviaverick52]

@verbotenco 100% true, the rhythm is absolutely what makes a genre of music what it is. Just take 2 chords like Eminor and Cmajor, and see how many different styles of music you can produce from those 2 chords simply by changing your rhythm and dynamics in playing. All music is simply a beat with notes behind the beats (or in the case of death metal there's 1 note behind the beat haha)

[DUILIOHL]

Thanks!! :)

[jesusgnr12]

I have some knowledge of theory and know about scale and chord construction, but only on a basic to intermediate level. It's not until I get to those crazy jazz chords that I get lost. I just need some help understanding what mode to choose to solo over progressions. Like that backing track, once you said it was A Dorian, I was able to come up with some cool licks, but not before. Do you have any pointers? Thanks! Oh, and humming's no godd for me :(

[Wallimann]

@jesusgnr12 Hmmm.. Yeah.. I'll do a video on this as soon as I can. :-)

[jesusgnr12]

@Wallimann

Thanks man! I think it's all about ear training, but it's hard to distinguish whether a song's in major or minor sometimes, especially in progressive metal (my favorite), because those guys seem to switch modes and keys and even time signatures like nothing.

[Wallimann]

@jesusgnr12 Yeah, I know. Sometimes all this can get quite confusing!

[MDefsquad9]

mannn I have to say this amazing lesson ..so simple taught and well understandable and make a huge difference in your playing...Thank you..i think i finally got over that Hill for so many months(maybe years)

[Wallimann]

@MDefsquad9 Oh thank you so much for the nice comment!!!

[MDefsquad9]

@MDefsquad9 Your Very Welcome but Thank you More..i have Question..you see pro guys like you and other traveling up the neck in so many ways and angles..what do you do like just learn a scale pattern..because i know a scale and I stay in that box maybe in 1st position but i I want to fly over the neck..like i use this lesson to help me get out side the box but i just cant seem how to fly over the neck i dont know where im at..it like oh oops wrong note wrong key.

[Wallimann]

@MDefsquad9 yeah, it makes sense...

I feel that way too often actually. :-)

What needs to happen is to develop a strong connection between what you hear in your head and what your fingers play. It happens overtime.

A good exercise to speed up the process and not sound just like you are playing mechanical scales is to set your guitar down, listen to a backing track, sing until you find a melody you like and then reproduce that melody on your instrument.

[MDefsquad9]

@Wallimann Yesss man those mechanical scales even u can produce some nice sounds but it limits your ability at the most..but ima listen to a few backing tracks and and sing/hum/whatever in the head or mouth until come up with a phrasing/melody..thats really the key what your saying to produce those wide range of unlimited melodies/fusion sound..its all in the head =)

[MDefsquad9]

@MDefsquad9 I dont if im making any sense its kinda hard to exlpain

[rafaelnery]

Thanks for the tip! Very useful!

[Wallimann]

@rafaelnery Thanks a lot for watching this!

[Bassistboy777]

never thought of doing it that way! gnarly.

[Wallimann]

@Bassistboy777 Glad you like this!

[roryrockssocks]

Very nicely done!

[Wallimann]

@roryrockssocks Thanks!

[diegoescolochog]

WOW man.....

Very very very very..... helpful!

Thanks a lot.... keep it up!

[Wallimann]

@diegoescolochog Thanks!

[Chewbacca121314]

very helpful! will help me a lot to replicate fredric thordendal's leads

[Wallimann]

@Chewbacca121314 Thanks! Glad you like this!

[blaze363]

all your lessons are extremely helpful! rock on! =)

[Wallimann]

@blaze363 Thanks a lot!

[gabluesdude]

Good lesson man. I`m gonna check out your website.

[Wallimann]

@gabluesdude Thanks man! I'm glad you like it! :-)

[EstevanMusic]

Govan!!! I <3 UNCLE SKUNK

[Wallimann]

@EstevanMusic Govan is the best!!!! I love that song too!

[gango13]

i agree, your melodic vocabulary helps improvising but if it doesn't groove it ain't cool :-)

[Wallimann]

@gango13 Vert well said! :-)

[miqueldapena]

Sometimes you post little pieces of masterclasses, unraveling best kept secrets of music and guitar playing. This is one of them. Félicitations

[Wallimann]

@miqueldapena Thanks a lot!!! :-)

[Patrickthe1st]

So going to try this thank you. Found myself chuckling away at this also very funny :)

[Wallimann]

@Patrickthe1st Thanks Patrick!

I'm glad you like this! :-)

[NotSoSuperJerk]

Oh I am soooo going to try this out with my band =)

[Wallimann]

@NotSoSuperJerk Awesome!

[albooher1]

Good lesson David! I always have trouble trying to figure out a lead and then even more trouble trying to remember it well enough to replicate it.... :(

Thanks for your help man!!

[Wallimann]

@albooher1 Thanks a lot for watching them man! :-)

[monkeyy992]

youre lessons are aaaawesome dude !!!!

but please get a different backround ^^

[Wallimann]

@monkeyy992 Man, I agree!

But I am in a tiny little office (closet really) with no window...

Hopefully that will change soon! :-)

[mraggrovator]

Love these fusion lessons.

[Wallimann]

@mraggrovator Glad you do! Thanks so much for watching them! :-)

[beejaystrings]

thank u maann!! i learned alot of lessons from u.. can u make some fusion chords!! sorry i requested again haha! man.. thanks for this video

[Wallimann]

@beejaystrings Hehe! Sure man, I'll try to come up with something. :-)

[Arrow9100kj]

@Wallimann Great video! I second what beejaystrings asked. Some lessons on the chords will be helpful. I find that when I use static chords, melodies come to me REALLY easily! I like the chords in this backing track too, they sound very.....smooth xD!

[col33145]

yeah good one Dave, this helps , a grate way to think when your soloing ,,\m/ 

[Wallimann]

@col33145 Glad you like it Colin! :-)

[udsahn]

Love the explanation. Let the rhythm do the talking and accent the rhythm rather than dominating it with the melody. I can definitely agree that one needs to let the notes they hear in their head voice out rather than simply deciding what to play and where. Hearing the music is always awesome :).

[Wallimann]

@udsahn Thanks buddy! You said it very well too! :-)

[udsahn]

@Wallimann Would you believe that I once didn't believe the whole 'feel the music' vibe? I remember always thinking it odd when my guitar instructor (Miss her! She was awesome!) always said to 'feel the music'. Then I played guitar for awhile and bam! Little melodies started popping up out of no-where in my head...or ear...or some unknown otherworldly place. Odd how that happens (LOL).

[JoaoNGoncalves]

"not even zi aczent!" and "should always be on the back of your head" *looks back* made me laugh, A LOT!

Really nice stuff! I always loved the technique of playing outside but never thought about why does it work if it is theoreticaly wrong. Guess I got it now: it's all about the rhythm!

[Wallimann]

@JoaoNGoncalves Thanks a lot for the comment Joao! :-)

I'm glad you like this!

[LordSkuzworth]

you're such a bear!

[Wallimann]

@LordSkuzworth Roar! :-)

[Hetriani]

beautifully explained...oh how often lead players ignore the rhythm in this sence...or don't concearn themselves with making a lead interesting and full of life...seems so many get caught in the "speed trap" they lose any potency their playing may have had!

[Wallimann]

@Hetriani You should take my place man!

You said it very very well! :-)

Thanks so much for watching this!

[Smokon]

So simple, yet so effective. Thanks for opening my eyes, David!

[Wallimann]

@Smokon Thanks Tolek! Glad you enjoy this! :-)

[6stringbadger]

Helpful.

[Wallimann]

@6stringbadger Thanks buddy!