"the 3 String Half Sweep" GUITAR LESSON by Morten Faerestrand

[thatguylb]

I'll be working on this for my weekend now. There's no way I can watch this and not try it.

[kc8ntp]

I have been a blues and jazz musician for 25-years and I still get a lot from your videos. I have to keep up with the playing techniques, since some of these kids are getting too damn good lately!

[guitarplayer1994]

That's sick! I love your tone! You're danish, ikke sant?

[peacemover]

You share some interesting musical ideas and techniques and clearly have a solid command of the fret board miles ahead of where I am at the moment. My only observation is that while the chromatic/sequential riffs can be interesting and have their place, to be effective I think they have to support a solid melody otherwise it just sounds like "noodling" to me. You get a very nice tone out of the instrument, by the way. Nice work.

[jakerowguitar]

wow man! You're an EXCELLENT teacher and performer!!! Thanks for sharing all your knowledge, and you know A LOT!!! God bless!!!

[DomosUruguay]

Gracias Mortensen, excelentes lecciones de guitarra, muy bueno!!! y gracias por la invitación de amistad!!

Thanks for the request!!

[TaurusBeats]

This is great Morten! I love your sound. Thanks for inviting me. I subbed too!

[thisdudechills]

great! thanks man, been itching to learn some jazzy technique. But you should do a close up on the fretboard so I would know where to press :D

[echo680]

wonderful stuff as usual ! brilliant !!

[ChadWork1]

Very nice playing and tone my friend! That hollow body is sick...

[sensei48]

Wonderfully well done!

[netlethe]

Your viewers are getting a lot for free here .. Brilliant.

Peace for all.

[Thringorr]

Some interesting ideas for me to play around with, cheers man! Love your playing too.

[threeamax]

geez did you sell your soul to the devil?

[xMiwah]

What kind of guitar is that on the left? I really like it!!!! Is there a difference between you guitar and a regular guitar? xD

[micktune]

Great stuff, thanks!

[gromshit101]

around 24 seconds it sounded like you did some chromaticy stuff, can you tell me wht you did

[MrXtamar999]

uff i like you syle! i get it.

[Biancavitta]

Very nice song

I like so much

*****

[joezjoezjoez1]

interesting, great sound and feel;) Very nice:)

[TheSuperMarioBros2]

i love this clean playing and the almost chromatic tapping!!

[veravidavegetariana]

O homem da guitarra . Parabéns pelo talento . Lindo

[frajo2008]

so great my friend...

[MsAnsjela]

TY form making me pase instead of run across you & miss the damn good music

[LocoPCtheoneandonly]

No excuse not to practise guitar guitar now!!!

Excellent offering to the world!

I am a subscriber

[MISTRQ1]

Moc dobře se poslouchá.

[jimmymccombs]

REAL NICE SOUND LOTS OF FEELING SOME GOOD WORK

[nishihoge11]

Oh...good idea!

It's like Pat Metheny's play but more original

thanks for your play　I think 3string half sweep is possible every scale

I practice at once

[amorevann16]

Thanks Morten! AmZING VIDEO! I`m PLaying right now! jeje

[Leon112006]

love the facial expressions. and the guitar playing.

[manueldlorenzo]

Morten, thanks for your videos, and music lessons

Guau.

Manuel



[stephanschwenk]

Hi Morten, great - I love this kind of music and the way you are performing...

Stephan

[keithlcooper]

Love the sound and the clean playing brother!

[Geepereet]

Very Inspiring how you play and present this, for a 'simple' player like me, omg, I want to hav at least some of your skills. Many thanks Morton!

[puddelruehband]

I have several books about Jazz guitar playing, but watching a professional and getting the stuff delivered like this, beats those.

[MortenFaerestrand]

@puddelruehband Yeah, I should think so! Glad it's gining you something, come join us at the masterclasses too when you feel for it! :)

[MortenFaerestrand]

@ciadude2 Cool, thank you!

[Samymakintosh]

U're sick man ! u're videos are pretty usefull ! thank you :)

[MortenFaerestrand]

@Samymakintosh Thanks!

[toozblues]

thanks man



[MortenFaerestrand]

@toozblues You're welcome:)

[kalchri]

Awesome

[MortenFaerestrand]

@kalchri Thank you!

[geogreg27]

Super cool song. You have an amazing style. flawless too.

Nice video..!!!

(( Awesome ))

[MortenFaerestrand]

@geogreg27 Thank you, glad you liked it!:)

[clearheadedness]

man great playing i am so jealous 

[MortenFaerestrand]

@clearheadedness

[v3nours]

Interesting pentatonic intervals ! i'll try, Thx :) sweet playing indeed ^^ walliman's got real taste, regarding to your skills ;) Liner.

[MortenFaerestrand]

@v3nours Thank you!

[ilkka2205]

Very good!

[MortenFaerestrand]

@ilkka2205 Thanks!

[tdartista48]

Great guitar playing, I enjoy it!

[MortenFaerestrand]

@tdartista48 Cool, thank you!

[sixfir]

Great feeling !

[MortenFaerestrand]

@sixfir Thank you!

[marty051892]

Fantastic playing. I like the pick technique that you featured in this video.

[MortenFaerestrand]

@marty051892 Cool, hope it's helpful!

[lostandfound3]

Thumbs up man.......

[MortenFaerestrand]

@lostandfound3 :)

[thismika18]

I really love the lick at 6:41 - 6:43. This video is very helpful thanks :)

[MortenFaerestrand]

@thismika18 That's awesome!:)

[toodance]

i loved watching this 'deconstruction', (figure 4, my fave). and also how you hold the position your left hand..

you are an extraordinary musician!!

[MortenFaerestrand]

@toodance Thanks man, glad you liked it!

[Bobby211100]

Ayyy I like that! Love the playing in the beginning.

[MortenFaerestrand]

@Bobby211100 Awesome!

[marian444]

Very nice !

[MortenFaerestrand]

@marian444 Thank you!

[marinhomarape]

GREAT!!!

[MortenFaerestrand]

@marinhomarape :-)

[CraigTheMusicDude]

I got friend request from you, and at first was like "who is this?" then I watched this video and was like "IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO THIS IS, HE IS AMAZING GUITAR PLAYER."

[MortenFaerestrand]

@CraigTheMusicDude Cool, thanks for watching!:--)

[MortenFaerestrand]

@ljdg100 Thank ou, glad you enjoyed it! :)

[ripliudip]

Amazing playing man! Greeting from Finland.

[MortenFaerestrand]

@ripliudip Thank you Finland, greetings back from Norway!

[ThePreciousguitar87]

Great playing, awesome feel!

[MortenFaerestrand]

@ThePreciousguitar87 Thank you! :-)

[benbmusic88]

Holy crap the improv at 2:49!!!!! Oh my gosh!!

[MortenFaerestrand]

@benbmusic88 Thank you! :-)

[capoman1]

Great technique, some good crisp sounding music at the beginning.

[MortenFaerestrand]

@capoman1 Thank you, glad you enjoyed it! :-)

[flewincnowokayx12]

A Beautiful style you have my friend...

Nice lesson,..Thanks! :-P

[MortenFaerestrand]

@flewincnowokayx12 Glad you liked it! :)

[willibear7]

Thanks for the great lesson!!

[MortenFaerestrand]

@willibear7 Thaks for watching! :)

[felipecei]

Nice

[MortenFaerestrand]

@felipecei Thanks!

[777i2i]

you shouldn't have time for making videos - you should be out on the road ;)

[MortenFaerestrand]

@777i2i Thank you! :) well, it's really comfortable working from home you know.. ;)

[Bjorlin1]

hey are you swedish? we should totally jam lol !

[MortenFaerestrand]

@Bjorlin1 Norwegian... but, sure! :)

[albann90]

Just found your channel and I've got to say, this is really great stuff! good work! :)

I have a few questions about your setup though, since I'm trying to get my own jazz guitar sound good!

What strings do you use? what fx and amp? what mic is on your guitar? also were did you get the covers for your f-holes?

Hope you'll have time to answer a few of these! :)

Best regards, Albin.

[MortenFaerestrand]

@albann90 Thank you, that's great to hear!

Strings: d'addario chromes, a 0.11 set, but with a 0.12 on top.

FX: just a little compression, EQ, reverb and some delay.

The amp I use for most my videos is a Carvin Legacy 2, for jazz I also like Fender Twin, and just recently I tried a small Hendriksen amp which also was awesome (And weighs about a tenth of what the carvin does!!)

The mic on the guitar is a Kent Armstrong HANDMADE, don't know the model name.

f-hole covers from dougs plugs. BUT..

[MortenFaerestrand]

@MortenFaerestrand One VERY important part of MY tone is the pick, I use a really thick Red Bear Pick, and for me that has helped me A LOT, not just because the tone is pleasant to listen to, but because it inspires me to play better!

[albann90]

@MortenFaerestrand

Thanks a lot! very kind of you to answer those questions :)

Now I'm gonna go experimenting with my sound.. Recently bought an Ibanez pm35 and trying to figure out how to make the most out of it! :)

btw, do you happen to know where to get those picks in sweden? I understand that you at least live pretty close to swe.

Thanks again! I'm a big fan of your vids! :)

[MortenFaerestrand]

@albann90 Thanks man, I'm sure the PM35 will sound awesome! The only way (I think) to get the red bear picks is to order them on their website, since they hand make them for you! Besides the 6 week waiting list, that's works great:-)

[67HALO69AMARILLO]

good.

[actionvid1]

Excellent work!! How to go! Keep on making your good stuff. Your fan, Barry.

[jacobe888]

I truely liked to find or buy that backing track dear Morten. Is it available ,pls reply .

[MortenFaerestrand]

@jacobe888 Hey man, sorry, I did reply on your comment on my website, I thought you would be notified! Anyway, I put a link there, right below your comment:-)

[jacobe888]

@MortenFaerestrand

Thanks man! , I bought it :-)

[MortenFaerestrand]

@jacobe888 cool, how about you posting a video respons to this video with you playing on the backing track? :)

[jacobe888]

@MortenFaerestrand

Hmm, I might do that for you if I cheer up a little some day dear Morten.

[RockinReeseBoyd]

Phenominal music here Morten! Thanks so much for the invite. - Mike (Reese's dad)

[MortenFaerestrand]

@RockinReeseBoyd Thank YOU, Reese's dad;-)

[TheBassioso]

This actually made me really practice sweeping ;) I´ve never done that much because I´ve allways considered that technique being kind of "boring" in the meaning that your ears are not able to hear what notes being played... it´s just "bluuurp" and then it´s over. To me it´s only a way to "show off".

But! This three string thing is much more interesting and leads me in to a more melodic approach.

So thank you for bringing me inspiration Morten!

[MortenFaerestrand]

@TheBassioso Glad to be of help:) Many of my students has had the same problem with sweeping as you describes, those of them who do what I tell them to usually starts using the technique in a more musical way.. :-)

[ItsMeTheBadGuy]

I think that's the one with 4 parts or something? I better stick to composing some random songs. Some things aren't just meant to be ;)

I've only recently picked up composing after 10 years or doing not much with music. And even before that I almost never finished any songs. When I get back from vacation I'll try to pick it up again.

Take care.

[MortenFaerestrand]

@ItsMeTheBadGuy no, it's the one with the London Orchestra:)

[recordsare]

thanks - beautiful stuff - bless you

[ItsMeTheBadGuy]

Maybe if you listened to some songs of my page you'd understand what a weird composer I am ;)

I have to record some of the improvisations of piano that I do sometimes. I hardly have knowledge of the guitar though but I'm going to listen to these lessons of yours some more.

[MortenFaerestrand]

@ItsMeTheBadGuy I heard the one with the aeroplane, sounds nice!! You could check out Pat Metheny's record Secret Story, it's a little similar, maybe you get ideas on how to play guitar on that type of music.

[ItsMeTheBadGuy]

I've listened to quite some jazz but I just can't figure how you play the notes differently. I tend to stay safely to what the chords exist of.

When I play together with some people I usually lay the base of the song with it's chords and stuff, because for me to solo on someone else on just listening is terrible for me.

And from when I was young I never wanted to copy any songs so my insight on how songs are played by other people is pretty low.

[CanaldoJotaH]

very nice.

you is realy good.

[MortenFaerestrand]

@CanaldoJotaH Thank you!

[BrokenWingman]

Love that intro!

[MortenFaerestrand]

@BrokenWingman Cool! :)

[ItsMeTheBadGuy]

I wish I could get a quick start in understanding what it takes to play jazzy grrr.... Is the only way to play endless scales and chords. Or could I start with a set that would give me some basic insight.

Cuz no matter how I solo, it's still blues or rock alike, sometimes a bit jazzy but it's like using a b-flat in an e-minor scale and stuff.

[MortenFaerestrand]

@ItsMeTheBadGuy It is definately NOT the way to play endless scales and chords! All answers are in the music. When you say jazzy, what do you mean? Who do you like? Listen to that player you like, and figure out what they are doing, THEN analyze, or get help analyzing. And most importantly - listen listen listen listen!!

[JAHSHBTV]

great playing.

[MortenFaerestrand]

@JAHSHBTV Thank you!!

[jacobe888]

Is it possible to get that backing track you here play over very well?

[MortenFaerestrand]

@jacobe888 I'll make it available on my website.

[manuelanorga]

Hey!!. Great video!.  Regards From Peru!

[MortenFaerestrand]

@manuelanorga Thank you! Regards from Norway!

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[ItsMeTheBadGuy]

Cool stuff there, bro!

[MortenFaerestrand]

@ItsMeTheBadGuy Glad to hear it man!

[SpaceGuitar69]

Great!

[MortenFaerestrand]

@SpaceGuitar69 Thanks!

[1957People]

Thanks, Jaz Gripen! You are guitar-virtuozo!))) I liked!))

[MortenFaerestrand]

@1957People thank you very much!

[thatguyfromImpanema]

Wow! Guess I'm listening to every Pat Metheny CD I own for the rest of the week!

[MortenFaerestrand]

@thatguyfromImpanema Good plan! ;-)

[esurfer26]

Very beautiful.

[MortenFaerestrand]

@esurfer26 Thank you:-)

[PilferMusic]

WOW! Fantastic!

[Jigov]

very smooth :)

[kaputmonkey]

Hey thanks for the invite! You are a great player and that tone you have on the Martin is god-like. :) Do you teach anywhere?

[MortenFaerestrand]

@kaputmonkey Thank you! :-) I teach a little where I live, in Norway, and there's a rapidly growing lessons section on my website - mortenslessons

[joezjoezjoez1]

Great work/sound:)

[RafaelCliveguitar]

god!! theme!!



[brwnhornet59]

Great ideas Sensei! I have used example's 1-3 in the past. Examples 4-5 are sweet. I will be getting on em asap!!! I loved what you did with example 5.

BTW, will you be continuing the Kenny Garret improv soon?

[MortenFaerestrand]

@brwnhornet59 Thank you, great that you liked them! :-) We'll see about KG, I have some other videos I'm gonna do first.

[gusthebroken2]

I love everything you are doing in this vid ... a pleasure to see it all !!! gus

[MortenFaerestrand]

@gusthebroken2 Great to hear bro! :-)

[doctorwhoi1]

which one did you record first

[MortenFaerestrand]

@doctorwhoi1 the clean one. Why?

[doctorwhoi1]

@MortenFaerestrand no real reason I was just wondering

[MortenFaerestrand]

@1212surface no problem! I use a plug in called Superior Drummer from toontrack which is really fantastic! They also have a budget version, EasyDrums which I think is quite good too. 

[MortenFaerestrand]

@shuedue no, that's not me.. Thanks for commenting anyway! :-)

[organicshadows]

NICE!!!!

[MortenFaerestrand]

@organicshadows THANKS!!!!

[brethunt77]

Awesome dude! Thanks for share... Great playing man!!!

[MortenFaerestrand]

@brethunt77 Thank you! and you're very welcom! :-)

[D3R3K1600]

Cool technique, I like how you used it in your solos. You didn't make it sound like an exercise but rather something really musical. I've been trying to get my picking hand more comfortable with doing this upside down. Altogether down sweeps feel more awkward than up sweeps.

[MortenFaerestrand]

@D3R3K1600 Thank you, that's great to hear! That's really interesting what you say about up vs down strokes, to me it's opposite, down is easier then up! I've been trying to do this pattern the opposite way, and to me that is really hard! You should make a video of your variation on this technique, would be interesting to hear! You can post it as a video response to this video if you want..

[D3R3K1600]

@MortenFaerestrand I just might do that...

[FrankRMusic]

Very nice job. Some good ideas. And "ideas" is the key, as we both know;-))

Good video!

Frank

[MortenFaerestrand]

@FrankRMusic Thanks bro! :)

[geetarnut]

Excellent work,, so nice to hear a fresh approach to both right and left hand playing technique! Wonderful! It's very refreshing to hear something other than the "typical jazz techniques that get so overused!!! Keep up the good work!

[MortenFaerestrand]

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

[FriPilot]

Morten, what is the solid body you're using in the right hand side of the video?

Fri

[MortenFaerestrand]

@FriPilot it's a Roland from the early 80's. They stopped making them many many years ago, wich is to bad, it's a really great guitar!

[walrus261]

Really cool!! thanks!

[MortenFaerestrand]

@walrus261 Thank you:)

[raljazz]

Wow....this is nice!!



[MortenFaerestrand]

@raljazz Glad you're "wowed"! ;-)

[luishomeroremohsiul]

sick drum beat!

[b4she]

Great Playing!!!! Amazing!!!

[MortenFaerestrand]

@b4she Thank you very much!:)

[Frommii1]

Det lyder sgu frækt (;

[MortenFaerestrand]

@Frommii1 hærligt frækt;-)

[festersbabe]

You are amazing Morten. Thanks for sharing.