Phil Keaggy - Live - 2002 - "Shades of Green"

[spdcool11]

this is talent what a awesome guy

[katrinajustice07]

Very funny and very humble man! Great!

[Godsword10]

Funny he messes up and then laugh about it and still plays like the master he is.

[fenderboy88]

How awesome is this guy,his music should be enjoyed by everyone,not just christians,atheists would even like this music,

[diegokmoraes]

are you subtitling for people who cant watch the movie?

[MeHummala]

I think the most entertaining thing about watching Phil is his animated style. Stupendous guitarist, and he's hilarious to watch.

[rtoadietodd]

That's something you are born with, what a gift!!

[BenShotts]

woops I LOVE IT!!!!

[TheRealQuester]

Hey! There are two music classes and lessons: one from Phil and one form Smudge!

Thanks.

[sirdeangelitolokita]

just saw him at rev gen 08 simple amazing!

[italianstallion311]

what is the title of this song?

[Steve94560]

That is a good question. It sounds like a song from the album "Beyond Nature" but not sure.

[italianstallion311]

just found it. it's shades of green from his music to paint by splash album.

[guitarjcw]

@Steve94560 This piece Shades of Green is from Phil Keaggy's Music to paint by series. On the (Splash) CD. Great song!

[CCRkunk88]

@italianstallion311 Shades of Green

[patriotsundergod]

I went to see Phil Keaggy last year and his was by far the best I've ever heard. He is very personable too. Very humble guy.

[rabmusic]

Ok,I'm gonna click my heals three times and...

[marillionjenn]

GENIUS.

[Micheleeroo]

Phil Keaggy is the BEST! I just heard him live in Tacoma tonight. it was great from start to finish.

[saladorer]

yeah he's the master of guitar alright.. and a humble one too. play on Phil!

[crh094]

anyone know the scale that he does from 0:43 to 1:11? or better yet, does anyone know where tabs can be located?

[Smudgefizz]

It's a myxolidian scale, my favourite, same as used in the Beatles'"Norwegian Wood". It's got a flat 7th note in it, instead of a regular 7th. So compared to a major scale, it goes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, b7, & then repeats. Or in C# (which this tune is in) it's C#, D#, F, F#, G#, A#, B, C# (B is the flat 7th). Some other songs that employ it are: the vocals & lead guitar in Guns & Roses "Sweet Child O' Mine", the Allman Bros used it quite a bit with Duane & Dickey, Jeff Beck "Star Cycle",...

[crh094]

wow thanks so much for the detailed info. It helps very very much

[crh094]

oh, um, just curious...could you name some other cool scales? I can look them up and see what's unique about them. I have rarely found such amusically theoryized (fake word) person on YT

[Smudgefizz]

There's 7 different Diatonic modes of the major scale, mixolydian being one of them. These modes are often referred to as "scales", but technically they're modes. "Diatonic" refers to a scale or mode with 7 notes in it, as opposed to "Pentatonic", a stripped down version with only 5 notes. I'll continue this reply in separate comments (size limit), listing the 6 other modes besides mixolydian.

[Smudgefizz]

Before I list the other modes, remember: as a reference always take the major/ionian scale of "do, re, mi, fa, so la, ti, da" as 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,1 (the last 1 being the same note but an octave higher). The other mode formulas simply change some of these notes - like a flat 3rd (b3) instead the regular 3rd, etc...to give each mode their distinctive sound.

[Smudgefizz]

The phrygian mode is cool, played over a minor chord/key. It's a common scale for Flamenco music, similar sounding to an aeolian (minor)scale but slightly different, giving it that Mediterranean sound. It's formula is 1, b2, b3, 4, 5, b6, b7, 1. A good example of it on youtube is Willie & Lobo playing Sacromonte Sunrise.

[Smudgefizz]

The dorian mode is useful in some tunes, over a minor chord or minor 7th chord. Formula is 1, 2, b3, 4, 5, 6, b7, 1. Depending on the context, it can sound a little jazzy, or bluesy, or rock... Carlos Santana sometimes uses this mode a good example on youtube being Santana featuring Chad Kroeger-Into The Night, the lead guitar & vocals employing this mode.

[Smudgefizz]

The Aeolian, or minor mode is extremely common over minor key tunes, like Santana Black Magic Woman, & any number of other songs. Formula is 1, 2, b3, 4, 5, b6, b7, 1. The pentatonic minor is the 5 note version, which is THE most common scale used by rock guitarists, the formula being 1, b3, 4, 5, b7, 1. It can be used over both minor or major key tunes, depending on the genre, feel, & vocal melody (i.e. Stairway To Heaven solo).

[Smudgefizz]

The ionian mode, or major scale, is common as well, but has a happy sound to it, compared to the darker aeolian/minor. A good example on youtube is Andy Mckee - Rylynn, which is in the key of C major. The pentatonic major is the 5 note version, is extremely common, used in just about every country song in a major key! A good example is the solo in the Allman Brothers Ramblin Man.

[Smudgefizz]

Oh ya, as mentioned earlier, the formula for the ionian mode or major scale is simply "doh,re,me,fa,so,la,ti,doh", or 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,1. In the key of C the notes would be: C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C. The pentatonic version is C,D,E,G,A,C. There are two other modes, the locrian & lydian, which I won't go into here, as they're not very common - very "outside" sounding, more common in jazz.

[Smudgefizz]

Sorry for taking up so much space here everyone... To crh094, a couple more scales worth mentioning are the blues scale [look it up]& the HUNGARIAN MINOR, which is really cool - very middle eastern sounding (in key of A minor : A,B,C,D#,E,F,G#,A). Try playing this descending riff to get a better feel for it: Starting on the 4th fret of the high E string, play G#,A,G#; then F,E on the B string; B,C,B on the G string; A,G# on the D string; E,F,E on the A string; and C,B,G#,A on the low E string.

[Smudgefizz]

crh094, if you like Phil Keaggy, check out Adrian Legg, Martin Simpson, & Don Ross!

[bjossus]

This guy is nothing but amazing

[jonahsdive]

THE MAN!

[shaggyguitarist]

awesome, Oh how I wish I could play that mistake he made at 4 seconds in.! And the way he said oops, was fantastic. Such a humble guy.

[GabbyHayz]

absolutely mindblowing! I saw him p[lay at the Dallas Guitar Show about 5 years ago and it was jawdropping from beginning to end, great stuff!

[bradolph333]

I too saw him long long ago at Houghton College Ny. He asked me was I ok? Man what do you say to such as he! He is always Great! In 1978

[winnerandloser]

I am absolutelly blown away by him and his playing!!! Kind of similar to Tommy Emmanuel, but whole lot of different as well. His loops are great, and the bell :)

[bigcoolviking]

wow !

[JRBain7]

Phil Keaggy is amazing. His playing is inspired (look at his enthusiasm, and the imagination behind his playing, which is technically superb), and in turn, he is inspiring.

[lxlandia]

Wonderfully amazing!...This kind of musical ability is not by chance....it must be, it has to be, a God given gift.

[Esbenmad]

He's great!

[drbcook]

GENIUS FOR JESUS !

[bootymeatboy]

How can you call that noodling?

[tommyleebee]

Ah! The many different styles that Phil plays is ASTOUNDING! You oughta here his electric sounds - especially w/ Glass Harp! And his c.d. "220."

[RedmoonReVera]

phil is AWEsome... just.. AWEsome!!!!!! I wish i was his apprentice.

[iconoclast616]

Nice work. But, it would be nice he would get back in to song writing rather than "noodling" on the guilar - although it is very beautiful.

[thecelloking]

what you call noodling is an amazing ability to improvise on the spot. His "noodling" is genius by all means.

[linuxguru1968]

Playing scales as "filler" between cords sound beautiful, but it's not improvisation. Improvisation starts with a familiar melody and builds on it. Rather than using loop tracks I which he'd get back to writing songs in an ensemble. IMHO, it did his best work in that arena.

[thecelloking]

improvisation is playing something unrehearsed. He makes this stuff up on the spot.

[linuxguru1968]

Random notes in the wrong key could be unrehearsed...that would not make it musical though! Improvisation begins with an established melodic line and then builds on varitions that seldom depart very far from the orginal. Playing cords and then filling in with scales is geometry ... not music. Check out the Joe Pass videos!

[katanamanatee]

"Improvisation:

noun

1. a creation spoken or written or composed extemporaneously (without prior preparation)

2. an unplanned expedient

3. a performance given extempore without planning or preparation "

It is not a defined musical term. So improvisation suddenly means something different within a musical context than every other context? What you speak of is variations on a theme which is a kind of improvisation, but not the only kind.

[katanamanatee]

Furthermore, tell a jazz musician that he is not improvising if he is not playing variations on a melody, he/she will probably fall over laughing.

[iconoclast616]

A lot of the hyped up 70s fusion guitarist basicly played scales over cords with little relation to melody lines. Contrast that with great black artists like Count Basie, Art Tantum or Louis Armstrong - I think you see what I mean. Playing scales is cold geometry; improvisation based on a melodic line always reminds the listener of the song they is being improvsied on like Joe Pass' Misty for example.

[katanamanatee]

True, but even using patterns is still improvisation at the end of the day. It is just that there is good improvisation and bad improvisation. :p

What if a person mixes seeminly random scalar or apreggiated licks along with variations? Would these other licks then not be improvisation? I'm just arguing that even bad improv is still improv at the end of the day.

Bad improvisation is still improvisation none the less.

[iconoclast616]

True, once recorded as a work of music scale or arrpegios played become melodic in that particualr context and therefore are musical. I guess if it sounds like practicing scales then its not musical! Peace!

[peaceloveoverpass]

We can agree though that he is absolutely amazing right? I mean, I don't care how hard something is or how musical it is. If it sounds good, play it! And keaggy does just that: flawlessly

[iconoclast616]

Agreed. His music is a blessing from God. It has been the sound track of my life. God Bless you Phil for all you have done for me. Glory be to God!

[peaceloveoverpass]

Its refreshing to hear someone who has the same love for Christ as i do. God bless!

[get30inc]

icon you must be a really good musician, I would love to hear your stuff

[linuxguru1968]

Perhaps one day you will.

[kilo54]

EXACTLY

[bruhe]

Limiting him to scaling between chords is extremely unfair. I just put in a comment comparing the song "water day" to the first track off Find me in these fields. You see him do a lot of planned things - rehearsed for concert and duplicated. But then trot out Cajon pass for a listen and tell me he is doing his best work right now. i guess i find it hard to critique these performances.

[josiahgust]

I just saw him 2 weeks ago..............I have nothing to say that would ever do him justice

[crownstupid]

The name of the song is Shades of Green if you want to put it in your description.

[bootymeatboy]

insane man, imagine having phil as a guitar teacher... talk about a dream come true man....

[ptbenton]

sick.....

[Steve94560]

Why would you say that?

[ptbenton]

he's amazing

[Jolly4jc]

It's a compliment, silly!

[javvieh]

"sick" is the new "bad", which is the old "good". uh-huh.

[teachingfeller]

Love it!

[arroligavideos]

@Steve94560 in case you haven't learned in the last two years, when someone says "sick" these days it means they really liked it.

[azarias777]

Magnifico!

[kazbianco]

Loved it!!! Please Phil come to Australia, I would be at your concert in a hearbeat, love the improv, this is a man truly passionate about music and the Giver of music.