I'm an educator, author, session guy, transcriber, theory geek and long time guitar mag contributor (Guitar Techniques, Total Guitar, Guitar World). I've created this channel for guitar lessons and general guitar-geekery, but also to build a community of like-mined players and avid learners. If you feel like supporting the channel, please consider checking out my buymeacoffee support page and don't forget to like & subscribe! 🎸🤘🏻
Did you attend Musician's Institute? At open counseling, Scott used to hand out his handwritten flowchart you showed at 01:18. I still have it over thirty years later. The paper has yellowed of course, and I have it digitized, but when that popped up it gave me a great thrill. Your channel is excellent and I just subscribed. DD
I had the opportunity to see Scofield with a couple buddies, he had Dennis Chambers on drums. We talked to him for a few minutes after the gig and helped him break down his rig, what a down to earth guy, very generous with his time, talked about Miles, etc...one of my all time favorite players, such great tone!
I hope this video gets accurate auto-captions in Portuguese and reaches Brazilian viewers as well. It's a very clear presentation with solid fundamentals. When I first tried learning Bossa Nova and Samba with Brazilian content on RU-vid, I found it a bit challenging (due to my own limitations as I learn better with theory and not as quickly just by ear). Thanks for sharing, Steve! Some tips for other students-these might be helpful for those exploring what we hear a lot growing up in Brazil: 1) Brazilian music typically has a strong swing and fluid feel, so experiment with moving those 16th notes slightly ahead or behind the beats shown in the notation to find the groove that makes you want to dance. 2) Also, try muting or deadening the notes with your left hand. Adding dynamics and percussiveness can greatly enhance the music by not always playing all the notes too clearly. We call this leaving a 'sujeirinha' (little dirt) in your playing. 3) In addition to João Gilberto, I'd recommend exploring Baden Powell (my favorite guitarist). 4) If you're still interested in Brazilian music after reading this far, check out Choro and Samba styles-they are the foundations upon which Brazilian Jazz was built! Cheers!
Hey thanks Eder - I learned a lot over a decade ago from a great Brazilian percussionist in London - Bosco de Oliveira! I love that 'little dirt' thing - I've never heard that before - interesting how it's a little different to how Funk/Blues refers to grease for adding more looseness in the time feel. Thanks for the great comments! 🙌🏼
I saw Robben Ford on the Supernatural tour in 1999, long before smartphones. My brother recorded the show with a mini disc recorder. “Nothing to Nobody” is one of my favorite tracks… you can hear my shouts of approval on the bootleg. Thanks for bringing me back!
Incredible ideas here - I’m getting Scofield vibes as well. Can’t wait to try this all out. Thinking of a Gmaj arpeggio is great way to avoid that natural 4 over F.
this just blew my mind. to be fair, most of my fretboard is dead lol and this just made the whole "learn your scales" thing SO much more interesting. for the first time i'm actually motivated to figure out the neck, because this makes so much sense
@@SteveAllsworth Do you plan on making more videos for beginner-intermediate level players in the blues/rock/funk territory? your teaching style is pretty unique!
Your phrasing is immaculate. Have you ever considered coming up with a funky blues fusion kind of instrumental guitar album? I could listen to your style all day! Cheers 😊
Awsome video. Please. What is the kind of sound you use as a backing track ? Some kind of string / keys ? Can't find thoose kind of patch in my banks...
Bro, you gained a new subscriber. managed to really convey the Robben Ford vibe, without sounding like a copy. Robben is on my top list. There are some videos on my channel where I try to improvise, and Robben was the guy who showed me that it's possible to improvise without being exclusively dependent on licks.
Great lesson Steve. I’m going to work on this. First thing I need is a Dumble amp and a tele to even sound that good. Oh and some talent. One thing at a time. 😊
God, I'm obsessed with this chord, trying to play it with bass for Cm, Bm versions etc. Quite a challenge tbh, but it's worth if for such beautiful voicing. Thank you for inspiring, sir
