Larry Carlton - 335 Improv - The Diminished Scale - Blues Guitar Lessons

[lovemyhd1960too]

some of you clowns are trying to correct the MASTER???

Get a grip!!!!

[mark55spark]

very interesting

[lsmith869]

You only confuse people with that half/whole diminished stuff. A diminished scale ALWAYS STARTS WITH A WHOLE STEP. THERE IS NO FLAT 2ND IN A DIMINISHED SCALE!!!. The scale he is playing is called either D diminished, B diminished, F diminished or Ab Diminished.

[PanosIliou]

@lsmith869 "A diminished scale ALWAYS STARTS WITH A WHOLE STEP." Absolutely right my friend! You can call this also a Db Octatonic. Which is again a "diminished" sound.

[SmithlerOfDaFunk]

Can anybody recommend any more artists who use this kind of style? I absolutely love this kind of music, it would be lovely to have some of this type of stuff on my ipod! Cheers for the lesson :D

[sramirezsoprano]

@SmithlerOfDaFunk john scofield



[SmithlerOfDaFunk]

@sramirezsoprano Thank you :)

[JoeSzilagy]

@SmithlerOfDaFunk also Robben Ford from his Jing Chi band albums and some Mike Stern.

[SmithlerOfDaFunk]

@JoeSzilagy Cheers!

[dafuzzyguitar]

@ 1:16 that look pierced my soul.

[DrWrongPaul]

i dont get it

[GuiseppePipes]

i need to jam with this guy

[AllenPinchloaf]

What a gentleman! A true master.Thanks Larry for sharing your gift.I feel like like

I am taking a lesson from my best friend who happens to be the best guitar player on the planet.

[LastOfSixMusic]

This guy has been such an inspiration both musically and personally...

There's always something to learn from the Masters...!

[akahanga]

great teacher! thanks!

[buccigm]

Just amazing the way he teaches, plus information that us really helpful. I bought his Improv DVD's and if you likes this clip, you should buy it too.

[keysmank]

Amen to comment below.

[carstenneugebauer]

can you imagine a more relaxed, kind and personal, yet at the same time tremendously informative style of teaching? because i sure as hell can't... this guy should be a role model to every kind of guitarteacher and -player out there.

[mrkkitson]

Amazing guitarist and teacher...GREAT!

[niverent]

What is the raised 9? Is at the same as the 2? So E flat in this instance?

[kRIstAfAri89]

@niverent Its actually E bro. But the 9th is an octave higher than the 2nd.

[niverent]

@kRIstAfAri89 Thanks bro!

[woodie62]

Man, he is smooth with this teaching thing. . . I could do nothing but just listen and soak it in!!! No stress or strain whatsoever. . .

[geespar1]

This is pure gold, and so generous of the great LC to share this, thanks v much

[fawadrizvi]

Why dint i find you before Mr.Carlton..you are one of the best guitar trainers I ever watched on youtube..God bless you

[61DaveO]

Thanks for the input, friends. It helps! I'll look for the Don Mock book.

[Porly62]

All this music theorie makes my head spin...AAAARRRGH...

[61DaveO]

Someone help me out here. In all the theory books I've been able to find, a diminished scale starts on the tonic and then proceeds whole step-half step-whole step-half step, etc. So in Db, you should have Db-Eb-E-Gb-G etc. Larry is playing Db-D natural-E-F, which I believe is either a B diminished or D diminished scale. There's no doubt it works over what he's playing (Db7aug9) but from what I can find, that's not a Db diminished scale. Can anyone more knowledgeable clear this up for me?

[gonzogourmet]

@61DaveO

i dunno, its pretty complicated this diminished scale biz, but i just think of it a 'half step-whole step' scale, where the next note from the tonic is a half step up, then whole step, and so on. This is the one Larry uses in this example. So i look at it as two diminished scaled for Db. The other diminished scale you can call a 'whole step-half step' scale (whole step comes first), and it is used in a different context from larry's vid above.

[manuorchestra]

@61DaveO There are 2 modes for the diminished scale.

Sometimes you can find the "half step/Whole step" diminished scale named "Dominant diminished", because you have the chord tones from a dominant chord plus tensions : b9, #9, #11, 13.

The "W/H diminished scale" is used over Diminished chords.

Check out Don Mock 's "Symetric scales revealed" book

[capnovenmitts]

@61DaveO Hi Dave. Yes - he is using the half/whole scale here - not a diminished scale. Half/whole is a good choice over a 13b9 V chord in a II-V-I. However, try a melodic minor half step above the V chord (or a wholetone scale off of the root) if the chord contains a #5 and a b9.

[lessonman335]

Larry Carlton is a genius and yet comes across as being so unassuming. He is among the smoothest players out there and very knowledgeable.

[TheHornet79]

Sir you dont deserve that Gibson. You deserve a Custom hand made guitar made exactly for you by Gibson.

[jwandhistools]

One baby step for Larry=one giant leap for all guitarists.

[GaryLawrence0]

"Outside of the tonality but it's still correct?". Ouch, my head hurts. I got confused there for a second.

[TruthSurge]

Sounds basically like raising your root 1/2 step so your temporarily soloing in D instead of Db. but the dim scale gives you some symmetry so you could almost just play that totally for a while and sound like you are the king of guitar. It's not unlike a magic trick because w/o knowing how, this stuff looks impossible but when it is explained, you go "I should have guessed!" Carlton is a king of guitar.

[cryan5280]

God im gonna sound like such a scrub but where does everyone learn all the buisness about A B C and naturals and whatnot. I cant crack any of this and I want to learn these scales badly.

[TruthSurge]

@cryan5280 Music theory. Just do a search. There are 12 notes in music A thru G sharp. B and E have no sharps. A, A #, B, C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, G AND G#. If you want to name a note flat, it goes down a 1/2 step. A flat is the same as G#. D flat is = C#. I don't use "natural" or flats really in naming because I don't play jazz or read music off of paper. D natural just means D (no sharps or flats). 10th fret, E string. That's ALWAYS a D natural in my book.

[Tbonetardis]

@cryan5280 - lol. yes know the feeling! An old teacher of mine used to say the first 10 years are the worst!! Like everything, best to take bite-sized chunks, like focus on a scale-type for a few months, apply it over backing (important) and then once comfortable, move on to another - another way is to learn some failry easy licks using a scale so you remember them!

[Visualundeath]

He's in such control of his dynamics. Perfect scale to give everyone a headache! (which is a good thing).

[willrock241]

1:17 haha look at his awesome guitar face when he hits the D natural over the Dbmin7.... awesome

[miro108]

master of masters

[eikels]

Great player ! Great Teacher !

[jwandhistools]

Simplicity is it's own reward. 3 freakin' notes! Larry, you are a genius.

[cheeseerox]

guys help...i just cant understand how diminished scale fits on the v7? i mean v7 is a pattern of R-2-3-4-5-6-b7-R, so half step up with diminished scale? i mean how? it doesn't fit....need ur ideas..

[squider98]

@cheeseerox V7 is a chord symbol. You have written a mixolydian scale pattern which is not a diminished scale but another scale choice for V7. If you play a V7 chord and build a diminshed scale first going a half step from its root you will see all the chord tones of a V7 chord are included. i.e Diminshed scale is 1, b9, #9, 3, b5, 5, 6, b7 and a V7 chord has the notes: 1, 3, 5, b7. Hope this helps

[Chromatype]

@cheeseerox Okay...I will answer your question. Take a diminished scale...and HARMONIZE it in Thirds...your answer will lie in the results of your efforts...you will understand it much better if you do the work yourself instead of someone handing you a carrot versus teaching you how to plant a garden.

[cm0220ster]

@cheeseerox It takes some work and stepping out of your comfort zone. The notes of the A dominant 7 are A C# E G I'll capitalize the chord tones spelling out the chscale. A diminished = A bflat c C# d# E f# G. FOr the record the notes of A minor are in there too. It's an unusual sound that takes practice to make it work and to accustom your ears to the sound.

[takman59]

He is a great teacher isn't he! Larry you are truly a master artist. and musician.Thank you so much for your generosity in posting this video!

[sandbarclam]

What a great teacher.

[jasmoism]

Mr Larry....Thank you kindly for this lesson !!! ......awesome !

[gphilamp]

who worote this tone```????

[gphilamp]

teh song BURNABLE  woooow so bliss bliss

[noisyneil]

what a tone. i have a 63 reissue. love to know what amp to pair it with. at the moment i have a mesa subway rocket but it's a little bit boxy....

[Twanger73]

Fender Super Reverb is a great match with the 335 IMO.

[cabenavisson]

que bueno!!!

[davshaw5]

Listen to "Don't Take Me Alive" by Steely Dan. Awesome lead guitar by Larry.

[exposurejd]

I remember as a kid listening to Steely Dan on the radio...You know, when they actually used to play music on the radio! This guy is the reason I became a life long SD fan. Preach on, Brother Larry!