joe pass guitar lesson part 2

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[sysphus13]

i like that he reminds us to keep it simple

[Guitarist2095]

the reason why Cmaj7 and Em can be substituted:

Cmaj7 - CEGB

Em - EGB

if you notice they both have the e minor triad in them. look at chords like that and that will really open up the door on chord substitution

[taildragger53]

@sysphus13

That's true..and yet he played some of the wildest and intricate chromatic passages at lightning speed.

He was totally a free spirit when soloing.

God bless him.

[mfbown]

@kreuzberg90210 Because he's Joe Pass ;o)

[tookurjaerbs]

@Guitarist2095 You have a really good point. I've been playing guitar for 10 years now, and I still suck. However, I'm taking lessons and learning music theory as it applies to the guitar and my mind is opening to so many more possibilities. There may only be a limited amount of notes, but you can combine them in so many different ways!

[jaredlynch25]

"I don't like to complicate my thinking up with too many uhh theoretical changes or too many changes that uh... that are, that are not. I think very basically, basically I think in terms of chords major, minor, and dominant."

[jaredlynch25]

@rayjr62 I'm thinking the bad quality is due to VHS format, not Joe's rig.

[GrauenausderTiefe]

i think he does it because he wants to go to A (minor or major) after the "C major" chord. so he uses C major 7 without the C (= e minor) and alterates the g to gis to have a V I movement. As you know on the V normally should be a chord with a major third.

[guitarcd]

@kreuzberg90210 It's because the next chord he's moving to is Amin: E maj (really E7, or "E dominant") is the V of the Amin, instead of E min being the same notes as C maj.

You can go nuts and work it all the way down E7 (V of A) -> A7 (V of D) D7 (V of G) and the G7 to C. (be aware of the melodic changes that can happen over this type of substituting)

[kreuzberg90210]

can anyone explain, why he later substitutes the e-minor by a e major?

[nickadams1992]

This is the coolest thing I've ever seen.