George Benson The Art Of Jazz Guitar chunk 2

[Rebellion0915]

i watched this video for about 5 or 6 times and up to now i still can't understand anything he's teaching

[bboysedo]

wow tenderly!

[jonasboner]

So humble. So amazing. So much feeling. So great technique. The best.

[TheVinciol]

great player and singer but a bit messy as a teacher !!!

[GrooveWorshipper]

Ordinary people don't just start shredding harmonically sophisticated (and totally soulful) jazz at 19.

He is a master of flow

[GrooveWorshipper]

Ordinary people don't just start shredding harmonically sophisticated (and totally soulful) jazz at 19yo.

He is a master of flow

[GrooveWorshipper]

George Benson is an ascended spiritual being

[hunterlpdc94]

Look at that. He tuned it to drop D with out playing a sequence of barred power chords. I wish that popular musicians played more like this. Maybe I wouldn't get so much shit for listening to "elevator music." Don't you just hate when people call it that?

[buccigm]

I would like him to slow down a little and have a more relaxed way of playing it. He seems to be more like a bumble bee and always playing to busy. He is the best there is, but I would like a little slower and prettier style at times.

[tMint0891]

im really puzzled as to why he says im not a technical man, meaning i dont believe george benson has a week theory background? hes some kind of monster

[morrealev1]

very unique

[guitarreilly]

my god jazz guitarists depress me, they know everything and if you can play jazz you can literally do anything on the guitar its the ultimate musical form i dont think i will ever be able to play it 

[ckahle33]

@guitarreilly get the real book. and learn scales thru chord shapes. youll be suprised. hes probably got 30 yrs on you too ...

[besamemucho5]

if i can't play like that at least i can enjoy it....thank god....

[Tallsmilingtree]

Did he really expect us mere mortal guitar players to understand everything he said? Well, I didn't. But it sure was amazing to see and hear!

[donphonica]

I don't even know what to begin practicing after watching this. There're so many things for me to learn...

[brothaman34]

That Johnny Smith lick at 3 34 is beautiful

[shandcunt]

@JamesCornelisonMusic Buy the DVD man, its got all the lessons in slow mo with close ups of the finger board and strumming hand

Really useful and enjoyable

[dpapaioannow]

he can play what he sings...and sing what he plays

[siva115]

9:00 "I never think about that, I'm only trying to relate to you... (mere mortals)"

[hunterlpdc94]

my head is spinning trying to comprehend what he is doing. This is an amazing guitar player.

[pnojazz]

a question to you guitar players: how does one begin to develop the thumb technique and accuracy in both directions. I can understand downward thumb control, but to see George with such thumb control in an upward motion is mind boggling. Does one pluck somehow with the side of their thumb on an upward stroke? thx!

[andrewkeen24]

@pnojazz It will be difficult to find an answer because it is such a rare technique.

[jazz1bro]

@pnojazz

Chcek out Jim Mullen on youtube. I've never anyone play faster with longer phrases with their thumb without using legato.

[flashjazzcat]

Particularly nice passing chord in Tenderly at 02:39. Seriously, the man is so full of surprising, spontaneous melodic ideas. Just incredible. That take of Tenderly is one of my favourite pieces by George.

[William102582]

That's tritone substitution! He's doing it all by Ear hahahah NICE!!! what a master this guy!

[MK88Ultra]

"now im not a technical man"... haha

[mattdd05]

my heart melted.

[thagoodosn]

All the things about adding color are really helping me. You can learn chord changes in a book, you can't learn instrumental personality in it. Still, I was hoping he'd go into Deeper Than You Think.

[jsem94]

George Benson is a true genius. What a player.

[MikeTheGuy00]

I don't give a fuck if he's not teaching dammit!!! This playing of his is inspiring me and giving me ideas to add to music.

[G3r0n1mo]

Without pick..

Amazing speed and technic!

[Kaitano94]

10,001st viewer yippeeee

[CaptainJazz92]

@Kaitano94

who the hell cares?

[totyjazz]

Emotional to watch such an incredible talent. Bravo George!

[Torfinnmadssen]

Why is he talking about the 2-5-1 progression when he's talking about the blues? I thought the blues was 1-4-5?

[funkifyyourlife]

@Torfinnmadssen Blues is quite elastic and can be improvised. Actually, blues is really defined by improvisation. There's so much more that can be done with a blues than I-IV-V. Tons of great blues tunes use a I-vi-ii-V as the turn-around. "The Thrill Is Gone" uses bVI-->V7-->i (GMaj7-->F#7-->Bm). Try this instead: GMaj7-->C#m7b5->F#7-->Bm. Not blues? Absolutely cool and very much blues.

[Torfinnmadssen]

@funkifyyourlife Gah, and here I thought I had the blues all figured out. Thank you for your elaborate response :)

[funkifyyourlife]

@Torfinnmadssen No problem, man. Check out Robben Ford and his blues. He's particularly good at using "jazzy" scales and chords, but still keeps the blues raw and legit.

[JamesCornelisonMusic]

the only critique i have of this is there is more gb playing then teaching even tho i do enjoy his playing

[jrr619901]

@JamesCornelisonMusic Him playing is better than teaching, try learning what he plays, you will learn more that way than trying to figure out what to do by him telling you.

[holobody]

@JamesCornelisonMusic He said he, himself, did not take lessons but rather listened to greats and analyzed what they were doing. This IS a GB lesson.

[leadimprov]

Please make the sounds of that awful guitar stop. That classical sounds like crap.

[pakvanjdam]

8:22

[Aleksi32]

great =)

[pakvanjdam]

8:23

[pakvanjdam]

8:24 name of the song please?