Autumn Leaves part 2 (jazz guitar comping lesson)

[NemanjaGuitar]

thanks so much!

[HumblePie76]

Do you have tabs for the lesson which demonstrates soloing over these changes? Thanks!

[djkerrrrr]

These chords are beautiful!

[TheBeatlesCom]

Not only tabs, and ear. people need to get in the habbit of reading music. I know its what guitarist lack most the time but it pays off. It really helps you see how music really works. The theory though, Thats just manditory. Disagree? Fine, go off and sound like every other pentatonic abusing guitarist,

[crazyorganiser]

Great style ! Congratulations.

[thrashinthursday]

Where do you get the drum beat to play along with?

[Sivaks9]

I have been playing guitar for a couple of years now and I never used tabs. Initially I would play the guitar by ear (not really...just press random notes till I find the correct one) then I learned to read. I never used tab so I find reading from tabs impossible. People don't understand that using tabs is actually a lot more frustrating that learning from sheet music. I don't hate tabs but I highly recommend people to read since it is much easier

[dorne]

Can't find the tabs on your website.

[Carthsgtr]

@whiteej21

I understand you completely and I think that's one of the people really love the Hendrix type "groove". Regardless of that, I wouldn't go as far to say "it is swung" because quite frankly although it has that type of feel to it, it most certainly isn't swing simply because it has the word in the title.

[Carthsgtr]

@whiteej21

Sultans of Swing isn't swung.

[Carthsgtr]

@whiteej21

Nothing you couldn't listen to and play? If that was even remotely true, I would know you from the world stage. Funny enough, I don't, because you are a mother fucking lier.

[Carthsgtr]

@whiteej21

Because learning simply by ear is fucking ridiculous and will get you no where unless you are Jimi Hendrix or John Mayer.

[Carthsgtr]

@whiteej21

Classical musicians don't learn by ear.

[redwashre]

Always been stubborn about taking lessons but had the chance to take study with the late great Sal Salvador i jumped on it and you know what he did wrote down some chord progressions and gave me his book about chord substitutions. Sal,god bless him could only fit so much into a 45 minute lesson so basically i am reinforcing same thing 25 years later with the help of you tube,tabs,traditional nomenclature,anything i can get my hands on to be happy about what i play.

[redwashre]

I never used a tab in my life and learned to read some classical before i ever started. Whatever gets me down the road to being a better musician quicker im all for. Ive payed my dues figuring out songs by dragging my thumb on the edge of an album or backing a cassette player up 1000 times. I love you tube,tabs,whatever.Lets me move on to something else quickly.Good to learn by ear once in awhile but be surprised how just being a better player facilitates this.

[guitar908]

@whiteej21 i agree with you there but i sometimes cant work out certain songs by ear and i do look for tabs but what i do is i try to understand a tab e.g if im learning a solo for a song i dont just learn it play it and then leave it after a while i try to understand what key its in, what scales the artist is playing in, master some of the licks and use them in my own improvisations etc. i think thats what other people should try and do as well if they cant work out a song by ear.

[yimmiytube]

lovely

[chavruta2000]

It's not BS, it's part of being a musician.

[chavruta2000]

Tabs are just not an efficient way of learning or reading music, and a person can't understand music theory without reading music. It's like reading a translation vs. learning the language.

[esdenaze]

@chavruta2000 what a load of elitarian bs. Tabs are just another way of writing down music, the only thing bad about tabs is for instance a pianist can't see what you are playing.

[mclaudtt]

Thanks a lot for great introduction into wonderful world of live jazz. It is really undescribable when just from simple progression you can get such variety of intonations... The most fantastic thing that all your modifications sounds right only when they follows inner structure of theme and use symmetry. It is simple mathematics - it is NOT pseudointellectualism at all.

[Carthsgtr]

@whiteej21

I think we shall simply have to agree to disagree on this one. I have been playing for about two years and have the ability to play almost all the music that I listen to on guitar. This simply would not have even been remotely possible if I didn't have Guitar Pro.

Even in five years time when I can instantly pick up on what chord or scale pattern is being used, I still think I will use tabs because I know I will learn it faster.

[Carthsgtr]

@whiteej21

Learning by ear is a pseudo-intellectuals way of convincing themselves they are somehow better than those who use more efficient methods such as tabs. Obviously any good musician knows you need to know your chords and basic theory at the very least, but if you want to learn your favorite songs, tabs and a knowledge of the chords you are playing is all you need. You will learn things a lot faster that way.

It's a big waste of time and I honestly feel sorry for those who waste tabs.

[TarheelAl10]

@Carthsgtr tabs will teach you how to play your favorite songs the way they were originally played. but that's about it. it baffles me that people want tabs for something like this. it's a lesson about comping. also, tabs are not a substitute for being able to play by ear, nor is it a "more efficient method". and there is nothing ridiculous about playing by ear, you can't play jazz (at least not well) without having at least some ability to do so. Period.

[Carthsgtr]

@TarheelAl10

Totally agree, but if someone wants to learn a relatively complex song like "cliffs of dover," or "ain't got nothing but the blues," then you simply have no hope doing it by ear. Even if you do learn it by ear, you will not gain the knowledge of how to use the fretboard like those guys do.

Ever good guitarist will tell you that having a good ear is comes first when it comes to learning music, but theres nothing won simply through learning some things the hard way.

[TarheelAl10]

@Carthsgtr don't get me wrong, I think tabs are good learning tool. But when I say play by ear, I don't mean working on notes individually, you're right that's inefficient. Cliffs of Dover is fast but with a good ear, you will know that it is made up of basically minor pentatonics with added hexatonics. From there, you already know all the notes that are being played! Work the rest out from there and you not only learn how to play the song but how EJ adapts those concepts.

[Carthsgtr]

@TarheelAl10

Cliffs of dover may be simple in terms of the notes used, but as in most Johnson songs, the fingering and shapes used are not, and it's worth learning how someone like him uses the board. And by the way, calling the blues scale the "hexatonic," was one of the most pretentious things I have heard in my life. Not only that but it it could imply whole tone, or the tri-tone scale as well.

[Carthsgtr]

@TarheelAl10

Ultimately, I think the people in the hardcore jazz scene are making a big deal about the negative impact of tabs. Classically trained musicians don't play by ear and use sheet music for the writing music. This is for a good reason. It's just a lot simpler and more efficient. I could spend 20 years learning to play anything I wanted with my ear, or I could use sheet music, learn some necessary theory, and in it take me half that amount of time to do that.

[TarheelAl10]

@Carthsgtr you've gotta be kidding me, the hexatonic note that EJ throws in there isn't just the blue note. But by all means call me pretentious for calling something that isn't a blues scale something other than a blues scale.

[milkmannnv]

Great video,I liked it so much I tabbed it out myself,It took about 4 hours,but was worth it,

[milkmannnv]

Oh yeah,Thank you for posting this awesome lesson,it has really helped my chord solos,voice leading, and comping flow more smoothly!

[docbop]

Very cool lesson thanks for posting.

[fishqwer]

If you're trying to play jazz, and you're asking for TAB you may as well light yourself on fire... If any gigging jazz musician hears you mention TAB he'll probably scream-laugh at you for about 15 minutes, then tell you to fuck off.

[alalange]

AAAAAAAGGGGHHHHH

can't find the damn tabs and score on his website!!!

can anyone help?

[ociosu]

Great guitar lessons for a clumsyguitarplayer trying to learn some jazz. Thanks!

[tubefexs]

That was an incredible lesson. I have a B.A in jazz . You covered alot of ground here with great ideas.

I wish my prof would have explained it like that o me . I kind of had to learn on my own. The biggest help for me was learning to harmonize a melody line with as many variations as you can think of. You really demonstrated voice leading very well.

[PurplePlayer99]

Hey man, thanks a lot for this

[stringcordeta]

yeah, nice! thanks for sharing, good work!

[then00best]

@whiteej21 He's also showing you the chords, that's like half the battle already

[monkeys350]

I think the people asking for tabs simply haven't gotten much into theory yet but have stumbled upon things like this where most people who do understand it know theory.

[panatha1308]

what do you mean "block chords" ?

[kaseyWtrumpet]

@panatha1308 1357 with no inversion.

[fishqwer]

@kaseyWtrumpet That's not true at all. Block chords are (on the guitar) usually referred to as a 4-note chord on 4 adjacent strings. Since closed voice chords are not very conducive to the guitar, drop-2s (in any inversion) are the most common. Think Wes' chord soloing.

[TheGrooveAk]

I agree. Tabs are good for structure, but "owning" the part can be honed by listening I guess. Most auto-didact players play by listening. The combination of theorie/tabs and listening will give that little extra. The combination works , but takes some effort. Playing for year by listening was always always "close enough", the combination helps me hitting exactly the essential notes within a chord.

[DrShankums]

@whiteej21

Well, anyone can pick stuff out by ear but I think the reason is because it's easier to understand what is going on by looking at the music.

[boundtogetdown]

i will look like a fool if there is another guitarist as good as you signing up for the jazz ensemble

[mcgruppian]

the vast majority of jazz musicians we know and love today learned everything with their ears. if you can't use your ears and eyes to figure out what this guy is doing in this excellent demonstration without tabs, then you might need to stick to nirvana and green day (not that there is anything wrong with nirvana and green day)

[formaldehyde28]

OW OW!

[timwarneka]

Fantastic! Thanks so much!! :-D

[TheBeatlesfan1991]

what setting do you need to get that sound?

[turnagegp]

why do you guys need tabs? he showing what position the chords are in. all you have to do is copy him. i think the lesson challenges us for a reason. you don't learn anything if you dont have to do any of the work.

[pinoyhellahoy]

honestly, people who need tabs shouldnt be on this video at all

[PerthComputerRepairs]

I cant find those tabs on your website, its all in another language and hard to understand.. can you please post the tabs or chord diagrams?

[GeoffHoare]

This has to be the best jazz comping tutorial I have found to date. Using the ideas you're teaching I'm actually beginning to discover some of my own. Now that is GREAT teaching!

[SIRONEDRAGON]

Super Cool !!  @@ : )

[Iceman400BK]

Great lesson! Helped me a lot!

[intgoatbreeder]

Thank you for the awesome lesson. You are a great educator. I appreciate you taking your valuable time in mapping out all of the chords. Very gracious of you. Keep them coming!

[barcia475]

GREAT!! Thanx

[Seamusism]

Respect.

[SpinBoldak]

Thanks. This is exactly what my instructor has me working on for today. If only it was in Cm. Oh, well. One more step.

[piemalicho]

thx for the demonstration

[birdzz]

Thanks so much. You mention tab is coming, that would be the icing on the cake. Lovely tone, sweet voicings :-)

[thunderb4]

Thank you a great lesson: I am abit baffled as to chord equavilants due to chord theory but always wonder why some of them worked .....once again look forward to more lessons thanks

[Gminor7]

A maestro at work.

[mojoejazz1]

Thank you!

[elpaso12345]

Excellent lesson!

[lkb3rd]

Very nice. This is a cool lesson format too. Watching it, with text describing what is being done... which I guess everyone watching has figured out lol :P

[sohnrog]

Nicely done. Keep em coming!

[cmartinjr2]

This is awesome, love these chords... :) Thanks..