Jazz Guitar lesson # 5 (CONTINUED)

[37no37]

It would be helpfull instead to see progressions building up on the scale. Why doesn't anyone take a song first and explain how to armonize or build a progression for a song? To have a progression and after try to use it, is like having a shoe and a star looking for a foot. I rather know my foot and look for the shoe.

[freddym223]

@37no37 that's not what this is about . i'm just introducing people to jazz chords,and i'm trying to make it interesting by making an intro. harmonizing on a scale is a whole different can of worms . if people learn all the chords i'm showing ,they will be able to play backup on almost any tune .

[37no37]

you are great, may I ask you something?

[freddym223]

@37no37 thank you ! ask away .

[twelvemeister]

love your lessons freddie . you make it fun . and evryone knows jazz is like hard sums

[freddym223]

@twelvemeister thx for letting me know you like the lessons . and yes . it should be fun !

[7Masthan]

am so glad i found ur vid's on youtube :) thanks a lot.... :)

[freddym223]

@7Masthan I'm also glad you found my videos ! i hope they help !

[Swiftkillah1300]

what is the name of that song u seen at the end "You see this guy this guys in love with you.."

[freddym223]

@Swiftkillah1300 it is called "This Guys In Love With You" (by Burt Bacharach)

[minconsin]

dude these videos are awesome. and thanks for the impromptu comedy too.

[freddym223]

thx minconsin ! comedy is my main thing dude ! the hell with the lessons ! LOL ! but i hope they help amigo !

[ollywatkins]

those annotations are so mean man :(

[freddym223]

@ollywatkins  i did the annotations . just kidding around . thats me nature .

[misterguitar1967]

i wish i had your papers to fumble over myself thanks a lot freddy great lessonss



[freddym223]

@misterguitar1967 you don't need to fumble with papers because the papers are all on the video . besides, i probably fumble better than you ! lol !

[zevon1964]

I wish you were in PA so I could be your student! These are very helpful.

[freddym223]

thx zevon1964 ! but i'm in AZ .

[LudoWander]

che bello che è !

[freddym223]

@LudoWander  GRAZIE !

[meromiro]

@LudoWander

Thanks fellow , You are the best.

[srssantana]

I just stumbled on your videos tonight and i just wanted to say thanks for these lessons. Ive been playing guitar for about 2 years now and i always wanted to make a jazz song but i had know idea where to start. I really appreciate these videos and hope to see you make more

[freddym223]

thx for commenting srssantana ! i hope the lessons help and thx for subscribing !

[valandsound]

Incredible lessons! thanks a lot, they are helping me a lot these days. The first part of the lesson number 5 doesn't load partially it's a pity, a couple of months ago I remember it worked well.

Thanks once again

[freddym223]

i'm really glad you like the lessons.valandsound ! but i don't understand why you can't get all the lesson on your computer. it works fine on all 4 of our computers.

[valandsound]

I just checked it right now and it seems to work perfectly well, maybe yesterday there was a problem with the server or with my computer... anyway freddy, great work with all the videos and everything, incredible sounding chords and very clear explanations.

Thanks from Spain,

[gonnaplayguitar]

Great lessons, wonderful improvizations and perfect guitar sound!

But unfortunately it looks like I can't find lessons 1-4 on the channel? Do they exist at all?

[freddym223]

thx gonnaplayguitar ! i removed 1-4 because i didn't use diagrams.i put them in a better order in the other lessons.

[thanapon2519]

I love your teaching, but I wonder why Bbdim consistes of G note. How is it related with b3 and b5 of being diminish chord. Please give me explanation. I am interested in your lesson.

[freddym223]

@thanapon2519 //// G is the b7 of Bb /// dim chord = R - b3rd - b5th - b7. some people call it a diminished 7th.

but most times it is just written Bbdim.

[thanapon2519]

@freddym223 Thanks a lot for your explanation. I am practicing them.

[bigboy8338]

thanks for these videos - they have been really helpful. I was wondering if you could do a lesson on ur amp set-up and how to produce that classic 'jazzy' sound that a lot of players get...?

[freddym223]

hi bigboy8338 . check out my videos on "autumn leaves" and "this masquerade".i give my amp and settings under more info.

[Area51JD]

forgot to say that i'm always interested of course in the changes you would suggest if you have time ;-) many thanks and have a nice day !

[Area51JD]

perfect Freddy, i'll give it a try ! thanks !!

[Area51JD]

thanks for putting East of the Sun on your list. i understand you have many requests. i will try with these chords i've found on the internet ;-)

/GMa7 /C9 /Bm7 Am7/D7

/GMa7 /C9 /Bm7 /E9 /Am9/ Am9/Cm7 /F9

/Am7 /D7 /F#7 B7/Em7 /A13 /Em9 A7 /Am7 /D7

/GMa7 /C9 /Bm7 /E9 /Am9/ Am9/Cm7 /F9

/Am7 /F9 /Em7 /A13 /Am7 /F9 D7 /Bm7 /Bbm7

/Am7 /Ab7 /G6 /Am7 D7

[freddym223]

@Area51JD okay.this will work.i would make a few changes though. i hope you know that the first 4 bars is the intro.the tune starts on the 2nd line

[Area51JD]

Great lesson, thanks !! Can you please post a video or the chords you use for East of the Sun ?

[freddym223]

thx Area51JD ! i'll put on it my list.but i can't promise anything as i have tons of requests.keep going on the lessons and you might find some interesting things that might help.

[silverfrost1]

I can see that doing jazz solos would be easy just by making arpeggios from each of these chords. Is that how you do it?

[freddym223]

@silverfrost1 I guess that's one way to do it. but i just jazz around the melody.read my profile and check out my lesson #10 where i try to explain it.

[FrankRMusic]

Hi Freddy, how can someone thumb down, when everything is for free? I don´t like that rating stuff, never did ;-) Good lesson, handmade, with the experience of decades - and that´s what counts.

See you, Frank

[InThisCenturyBand]

Just wanted to say you are the best teacher, and these are the best jazz lessons on you tube. Thank you an please keep them coming.

[freddym223]

thank you very much InThisCenturyBand ! i think you just made my day !

[MrBillybillyjack]

Your lessons helping a young musician a lot, thank you for not being a narcissist musician but a great teacher

[MrBillybillyjack]

Thank You, you make all more simple. More objective & you're not loosing your time.

thank you!

[deeppurple123456]

Hi! Thanks for your great lessons. Realy appreciate your way of teaching. Greatings from The Netherlands.

[freddym223]

@deeppurple123456 thx for the nice comment and also for sub ! :-)

[milowagon]

great lesson very straightforward and informative you are a great teacher freddy thanks

[freddym223]

thx milowagon ! i hope the lessons help

[swanski100]

thanks for this man, this helps a ton! I've been playing for a couple of years and I've started to try my hand at Jazz, your stuff is great

[freddym223]

thx for letting me know the lessons help swanski100 !

[koolhandvuk]

Freddy, you're too cool. Great lessons. Great sense of humor and very laid back. I enjoy your lessons very much.

[freddym223]

thx koolhandvuk ! glad you also like the humor ! i get some flak for the annotations,but lifes to short to get to serious :-)

[jadekokoro]

@freddym223 dont beat yourself up so much! youre an amazing teacher and player. thank u soo much for the inspiration :)

[freddym223]

thx jadekokoro ! i'm just having a little fun with myself ! i just have a weird sense of humor :-)

[jennyomalley]

Thanks Freddy.

[freddym223]

your very welcome jennyomalley !

[franekjanekbanek]

i got it :) thank you. your lessons are truly making this easier for me. im used to breaking it down and writing out how the major turns into a diminished and having it all in front of me but with practice i can just hear and tell. awesome lessons i truly mean it !

[franekjanekbanek]

true. i was wondering as to what settings you use on ur amp and for some reason im having a hard time learning the chords in this video :/ i have all of the other ones down but not these, its weird to me :P

[freddym223]

@franekjanekbanek anything new will seem weird.you have to work at it.different amps will need different

settings.i give my amp settings on"this masquerade"and "autumn leaves"under more info.by the way.my wife learned every chord in my lessons in 3 months, and can back me on any tune i play

[franekjanekbanek]

hey i was wondering, i can never get a good tone :/ ive been trying and trying but i cant get a nice deep jazzy tone :/ please help. your videos are fantastic!!

[freddym223]

thx franekjanekbanek ! use the neck pickup only and pick close to the neck.but so much depends on the amp,pickup,guitar and touch.

[DidavG]

Thank you Freddy very helpful and inspiring lessons, great stuff

Didav

[freddym223]

thx DidavG ! i'm always glad hear that !

[martyjarvis]

Great lesson freddy-thank you. love your humour too.

[freddym223]

thx martyjarvis ! glad you like the annotations ! just my weird sense of humor kicking in ! lol !

[VinniePaah]

Hello Freddy, thanks for the lesson and hope you are having wonderful Christmas holidays. I searched in the past comments for the answer to my question and found only: "...don't think... it's just an intro...play, use your ears". That's a good answer but anyway, would you bother to explain the harmonic function of the "diminished tonic # chord", like C#dim? Does it simply provides a smooth move to the II (Dmi7) chord?

[freddym223]

hi VinniePaah . check out lesson # 10. it goes along with this lesson. the dim. chord works on it's own on some tunes. it also acts as a b9 chord like when you go from a b9 chord to a dom.7th chord.this might become more understandable if you go through all my lessons

[jokel05]

very nice i learnd a lot i hope i could have a jazz teacher like you....

[freddym223]

thx jokel05 ! just keep going on my lessons and i'll be your teacher for 7 more lessons

[rocksclo]

i watched a lot of high tech guitar lesson videos. I think your lessons are just as good. Very fundamental and nice progressions.

[freddym223]

thx rocksclo ! i hope the lessons help !

[catgumart]

thanks for helpful tutorials.

[freddym223]

thx for letting me know the lessons are helping catgumart !

[emjoffre]

Thanks!!!!Really Thanks!! a friend from Puerto Rico!!!

Joffre

[freddym223]

@emjoffre muchissimas gracias mi amigo !

[emjoffre]

@freddym223 "Todo un honor tenerlo como maestro". Hope you and your wife can visit Puerto Rico in a near future: "mi casa es su casa", Again: "THANKS"

em joffre

[freddym223]

@emjoffre thx for offering your hospitality to us my friend ! 

[jorgemaddera]

Excellent Freddy! You are the best! I'm your friend Jorge from Ecuador.. God Bless You

[freddym223]

@jorgemaddera thankyou for commenting my friend !

[06guitarist]

I just want to say these videos are helping me out tremendously!!! I have played guitar for about 6-7 years but have only played hard rock and metal. Here recently I have been wanting to broaden my playing by getting into a little jazz and I tell you...these videos have been a great help! I just want to thank you for taking your time to post these excellent lessons to help people out, keep up the great work!!!

[freddym223]

@06guitarist thx for letting me know the lessons are helping ! it means a lot !

[shaaimsax]

I love what you do, Thanks

[freddym223]

thx for nice comment shaaimsax !

[shango02005]

Hey Freddy! I have been practicing really hard and I discovered something interesting since I've been following your lessons. I have been playing guitar for 13 plus years now and I've always been a pick kind of fella. Well, with these chords and progressions, I find myself using fingers more than my picks! It just sounds and feels better to me this way. Any thoughts?

[freddym223]

@shango02005 if it feels good do it.i have nerve damage to my right hand and cant move my fingers.so have to use a pick.that being said,i prefer the sound of a pick on steel strings

[abdef]

Wow Freddy. Just got back. been on the road a lot. This is a really easy method to make great music.

Your old coot pal.

JP

[freddym223]

thx abdef ,you old coot ! now get on that axe and make some music ! :-)

[spapanek1]

Hi Freddy,

whole world is looking at you. Or at least one guy from Prague, who would like to thank you. I play guitar for half of my live and I never got into jazz. Now I learned from two of your videos in one hour more then in those 15 years. I will need to watch all your work here.

Thank you very much for all your videos they are very appreciated.

Thank you,

Martin

[freddym223]

@spapanek1 - thx Martin ! i hope you get something out of these lessons

[gschupfter]

wow sounds so beatiful! The only problem I have is muting the strings... Do you have got any tipps for me ? :)

Thanks Freddy!

[freddym223]

@gschupfter -I wish i had explained this.to block the 5th string,use the finger thats on the 6th string and let it touch the 5th string to dampen the sound.to block the 1st string,run your pick into the first string to stop it without sounding it

[andrew625]

thank you :))))))DDDDD

[freddym223]

your very welcome :-) andrew625 !

[viniguitarjazz]

thanks !

[freddym223]

thx for visiting viniguitarjazz ! and your very welcome

[Pavloskosteki]

Thank You Mr Freddy for your lessons. I almost gave up my guitar playing, but now I think I'm staring up again with your help and I polish up my knowledge. Thx.

[freddym223]

please don't give up Pavloskosteki ! give these lessons a chance

[webandbarn]

Great Lessons Freddy...thanks so much. Learned loads in a couple of hours..the diagrams are very helpful.

Keep making the videos!

[freddym223]

glad to hear that webandbarn ! thx for letting me know

[88Opeth88]

I appreciate you spending the time to pass on your wisdom. Thank you very much sir.

[freddym223]

thankyou 88Opeth88 ! that's always nice to hear . i hope it helps :-)

[menteton]

Hi Freddie - I cannot believe how good you are. I'm going to be in the States for a month in October - any good guitar clubs you know of around the Florida area? All my mates think you are such a professional you should be famous.

[freddym223]

thx for the kind words menteton ! i live out west about 3000 miles from florida,so i dont know the clubs there

[billysfender]

YOU ARE THE BEST.NO SELFISHNESS.JUST SIMPLE AND EASY.THANKS

[billysfender]

YOU ARE THE BEST.

[arkrob89]

What type of effects are you useing. Do you have some minor delay and a good touch of reverb. I have a little Roland cube 30 that has a nice tone but you can't use reverb and delay at the same time. Any tips?

[freddym223]

@arkrob89 -with the cube 60 i use delay only.it's like your cube 30 in that respect

[BossGaldon]

hey! great video! i actually learned a lot. but i dont know how to play bflat diminished. someone tell me -.-

[freddym223]

@BossGaldon Go to 2:24 .the diagram is there.watch the whole vidreo.all you need is there.just slide the G#din up 2 frets

[JoseppyMD]

Thanks!! Having a fun time learning them all.

[freddym223]

thx JoseppyMD ! glad to hear your going through all of them!

[paddymanz]

if your like a basic to intermediate player would you recomend learning the blues / rock n roll ect before jumping in to jazz i being playing a year and keep getting drawn to like jazz as apposed to rock and stuff do you think it would be wise to learn more first

[freddym223]

@paddymanz -hi.if you can make these chords,go for jazz .it isnt that hard.just take it slow

[paddymanz]

if your like an basic to intermediate player would you recomend getting familiar with bues and rock n roll ect before jumping in to jazz or do you think its irrelivant what you learn first cheers freddy

[carlosfragosomalato]

...from Portugal a great thanks for you Freddym !!! very good the information you gave us!

i'm beggening my learning and very interested in your way :)

Carlos Malato

[freddym223]

@carlosfragosomalato thx for commenting Carlos ! i hope you enjoy the lessons

[voodoochild12889]

hey man.. I just wanted to say thanks! This stuff is really helpful and insightful.. keep up the good work!

Im 20 right now and practice nearly everyday.. I just added a new routine ;)

[freddym223]

good voodoochild12889 ! practice hard !

[jrmhrpr]

I love you man! Always wanted to learn this stuff. Now thanks to you I am learning, slowly but surely. Thanks a bunch!

[freddym223]

thx jrmhrpr ! hope this helps

[TheHop]

What a great guy you are. I wish I knew you. You actually remind me of a great man I studied guitar back in the early 70's God bless you Sir.

[freddym223]

thx for the kind words TheHop ! i'm just trying to keep jazz alive

[terryrich7]

hi freddy, hope you and your wife r ok. back with you,after flying

through the ash cloud. find your videos very intresting, regards terry.

[ninner9]

you're my new hero freddym223!

[freddym223]

thx for commenting ninner9 !

[LAURENTGIANEZ57]

SUPER JE COMPREND TOUT MERCI - GIANEZ

[freddym223]

thankyou LAURENTGIANEZ57 ! i have been enjoying your channel.your a great musician !

[LAURENTGIANEZ57]

@freddym223 you have the conscience PEDAGOGIE my problem is ACCORDS GUITARE merci je regarde votre cours avec grande attention et j ecoute le langage americain musicalement MERCI freedy LAURENT

[bigtoemangod]

wow. nice one!

[freddym223]

thx bigtoemangod !

[bulkeris]

thanks, freddy. It's so much easier to learn from you than from theory books.

[freddym223]

thx bulkeris ! i hope these lessons will help you !

[SCNP]

I'm interested in studying more of your videos. I see you have "Jazz Guitar Lesson #5, #5 (continued), #6, #7, #8. Is that it? Do you have any others? They are really good.  Very clear, easy to understand. I really appreciate them.

[freddym223]

thx SCNP ! theres more-#9-#10-#11-and #12.i'll send you #12

[SCNP]

Thx, Freddy. This was really educational, fun, & easy. Made good sense too!

[freddym223]

thx for nice comment SCNP ! means a lot !

[yayadenial]

this guy is awsome!

[freddym223]

thx for the plug yayadenial !

[alepsis]

amazing really amazing and thanks for posting videos to help us all.

[freddym223]

thx alepsis ! glad to be of help !

[dealer205]

Hi Freddy I keep going back to your fantastic lessons and keep getting something each time. really appreciate your time and ability.

[freddym223]

thx dealer205 ! glad your getting something out of these lesssons !

[njdkidd1231]

truely great videos. very informative and helpful! haha love the commentary to its hilarious

[freddym223]

thx njdkidd1231 ! glad you like the commentary !

[AlexZamora1234]

nah man you have a really nice voice for singing!

[freddym223]

thx Alex ! but i'll stick to guitar . lol

[rstudio11]

ye but analyzing this chord progression, forget the scales, where this chord progression fit? how do you do it ? how do you explain in teory ? how do you know that you can use this 2 modal diminishing chord?

thank's

[freddym223]

forget theory.just use your ears and play to the progression.its just an intro.just make a diminished run over the diminished chord

[freddym223]

just make arpeggios over each chord to start with to get the sound in your head

[rstudio11]

i don't understand what Scalethis chord progression is.

i know the major, minor, melodic and harmonic, and this chord progression don't fit in anyof then..

it look like the G major C.H. but that diminish chord don't fit..

can you tell me why ?

[freddym223]

this is an intro. play notes that fit the chords,not scales.check out lesson # 10

[69seguin]

hey that lessons was really helpful, i had fun and also the comments where really funny .. did you wrote those ???? jajajajajajaj well done , maestro

[freddym223]

thx 69seguin ! and yes,i wrote those funny comments. LOL !

[MrCamproad]

Awesome!

[freddym223]

thx for favorites MrCamproad !

[freddym223]

thx symodiezel ! i truly hope these lessons help you ! jazz is not that hard to learn

[symodiezel]

This is exactly what i needed to learn right now, i really like your teaching style, fast paced and to the point but most importantly how you apply this all to make music. These lessons are great for guys wanting to play Jazz like myself and we all appreciate you making these excellent vids they really help keep em coming.

[xracingdude]

I'm 45 and a total beginner on the guitar (3 months) and i like jazz alot and dont have the patience or the liking to rehearse triads so am going for the 7ths and beyond reight away lol anyway been looking around Youtube for "quick and dirty" lessons about jazzguitar and Freddy U are then man! hope u can learn us abit about chord leading etc, too as maybe its good for songwriting I am really happy about what u share with us!

[freddym223]

thx xracingdude! i hope these lessons help you.and i hope they wont be to hard.jazz aint ez

[rockofgibralter91]

do you think it would be good for me to learn this in all twelve keys?

[freddym223]

hi rockofgibralter91! i would suggest first going thru all my lessons to get an overview.then come back and work on what interests you most

[rockofgibralter91]

thanks, I'm in a vocal jazz ensemble, but I'm trying to learn jazz guitar, your videos are a big help!

[ccsitaround]

another great lesson thank you--wondering where lessons 1,2,3 and 4 are?

[freddym223]

they were removed and replaced in later lessons in a better order.you've missed nothing ccsitaround

[clewi1091]

great lessons freddy. alot of chords but just a few hand positions because they are moveable. wish i has a guitar that sounded like that.

[freddym223]

thanks clewi1091 ! you can play most tunes with just the chords in all my lessons

[davi1982ca]

I choose you for my first jazz lesson!Thanks freddy!

[freddym223]

thanks davi1982ca ! i'm honored

[Jazz6268]

@freddym223 , I enjoy these lessons and I keep going back to it over time. I can't really read music, so this is really perfect for me.  I also enjoy your other videos too.

Keep it coming . Thanks again

[freddym223]

hi Jazz6268 ! thx for letting me know you enjoy my channel !

[zambert008]

thank you very much

[freddym223]

your very welcome zambert008 ! and thanks for favorites

[mp52n07]

Freddy!

Where have you been all of my life?

I'm so glad to have stumbled onto your video lessons the other day and I've been singing your praises since.

Thank you so much...

[freddym223]

thanks for the nice comment mp52n07 !

[FlashCE]

Wow thanks for these lessons. Keep making them, mate!