Great video. I'm halfway through the Codex Book and 1000% satisfied. It's the most practical and educational chord book I have ever seen. Wish I would of had Jake's lessons back in the 80s. Also highly recommend his song writing course along with the Blues course and rhythm course.
I swear this is the best channel on RU-vid for guitar and theory. He compacts everything and makes it so easy to understand and actually apply. Also another thing, I found these patterns work very well for tapping
'I think the best way to learn this is to buy my book' - From anyone else, would sound egotistical and self-serving, but from Jake, it's just a factual statement. Thank you so much for filling in all the things I should have learned in Music Theory class, but didn't... :)
You just demystified Steve Howe's solo'ing of the entire classic Yes period in under 5 minutes. You a a staggeringly good teacher and I will pay-treon as soon as I can.
My guitar just asked me: "When do you start practicing frequently enough to actually start UNDERSTANDING all the theory you're consuming as entertainment?" That was of cause a needlessly personal attack so now it will have to stand in the corner while I watch another video.
@@BobbLobblaw Yeah? What is UP with that kind of nonsense? Is it too much to ask that a man just wants a guitar that will tell him everything will be all right?!?
Wow, sometimes I'm overwhelmed by what I don't know and how I'm going to...? It all. But I'm excited by it all so it's one step at a time and on to enjoy the journey. This is helping Thanks and thanks to the Patreon crowd. I'm elderly, and unable to participate in such, but I play in nursing homes and this helps! Thanks again ♥️🎸🎶
To remember that an 11 is essentially a 4, a 9 is a 2 and so on I just remember to add or subtract an octave, so 7 in numbers. So let's say you have a 2...add 7 and you end up on 9. Or the other way round 11....ok minus 7 -> it's a 4, gotcha.
@@smwallace2368 Well yes, more precise would be "add/subtract 7 in numbers so you end up on the octave of the original one" but I guess most people still understood my point.
I didn’t even know you started doing videos again, and I also just realized I wasn’t subbed! Good to see your vids again, and glad YT suggested this video.
Jake please keep making these videos!! These are seriously the best and watching your stuff throughout high school really made me a music theory nerd and you don't put me to sleep like Beato
I’ve been working on that economy picking pattern today, and the reason I think it’s so difficult is that for me, I’m fighting my own muscle memory. I tend to alternate pick, and I have to deliberately force myself not to do that. Great video Jake! Love your stuff!
Jake is really good at showing the concepts in a simple, easy to digest way. Excellent work Jake appreciate you. My fretboard knowledge has increased exponentially thanks to you
The reason the C "likes" the #11 in that chord progression at the end of the video is that the F# is the 2nd/9th in the key of E. When using non-diatonic chord changes, it's smart to try to connect the notes you play back to the original key. So a Lydian sound is going to make the most sense when playing a C chord coming from the key of E major. Because that way you have a bunch of notes in common with the original key. C Lydian would have E, F#, A and B in its scale. All those notes also work in E major. It's all about finding common tones in your melody writing.
Yep! I think of it like this though: adding #11 to IV is diatonic. So in relative minor keys, bVI gets the #11. Here, all I did was I introduce C, the borrowed bVI. Since I'm temporarily modulating into Em, I know that bVI add #11 is great choice!
Came here just to say I just saw a Sweetwater commercial, and when they showed the sales engineer, he had your ultimate modal poster on the wall of his cubicle! I hope to see more from you man, you're still my favorite, your specific sense of humor mixed with the straightforward and relevant info makes me refer to your videos all the time, I've passed plenty of this info on to my own students. You're doing good work!
I like these videos because they prove that I've been right in theory all my life and I could finally play guitar in my style. An essential video my friend. 🙏🙏🙏🤘🤘🤘
I know it's impossible, but watching this 2 in 1 lesson, I got a strange feeling as if it was made just for my needs. I will remember this lesson about the 11th and the tips on economy picking forever. (By the way, Jake, I've watched many of your video lessons, and this is the first time I've seen you play fast. I'm impressed.) Thank you very much.
Jake, could you make a video on what makes fusion sound like fusion? When fusion musicians such as Dirty Loops re-harmonize a song, what choices are they making and why, to make it fusion? What are the typical inversions, harmony choices and chord progressions in fusion? Would be a nice video to take a relatively boring generic pop song with an interesting melody, and remake it into fusion.
Hi Jake, i came across add 11 chords today reading your book "chord progression codex". Very comprehensive read and an impressive piece of work, a joy to read. Well done 👍. Grtz from the Netherlands
Great stuff as always. Your Codex rules. i've checked out a lot of theory courses and yours incorporate guitar (and bass) in a unique way. I recommended it to a friend and he loves it too. You're a great educator. ✌✌
Another great video Jake, I'd made the leap to start practicing maj min and diminished arpeggios across all string sets. Will now start with 11ths and 9ths. Not sure what your eating over there in the states my friend but stick to it. Your teeth and eyes pop out of these videos. You look brand new man! Thanks again for the info.
I'd love to see a video that breaks down the full process for writing interesting chord progressions at the level of like, 70s pop. Lot's of slash chords and borrowed chords and modulations. Going into detail about the thought processes and how to practice writing those longer sequences would be great. Paul Gilbert's "Argument About Pie" is a good example of the type of complex, moving chord progressions I'm thinking of.
You could call this “oh when the saints” lesson. :). Now I get why the add 4 of the Four chord has to be sharpened. Cause if you don’t sharpen it, it is non diatonic. Amazing lesson!
When I'm thinking about upper extensions like 9ths, 11ths, and 13ths, I just subtract 7 to make it easier to understand. So really we're talking about the 2nd, 4th, and 6th notes of the scale.
You are a better teacher than Rick Beato. He probably has more knowledge than you, but you explain things better. And I say this as both a person with a B.Ed. and a massive Rick Beato fan.
Love this one, super useful... I'm tired of playing the same crap every day. Thanks Jake for the incentive to pull the guitar out of the closet for a few!! 🧙🏻♂️🎸
I'm pretty sure all of his synth sounds come from the software Reason. That type of synth patch is usually called electric piano, EPiano, or DX piano in various synths.
To make arpeggios like these sound more musical and less like a repeating pattern, I'll often view them as either a four note scale or a five note scale by adding the 7th. With the 7th, you can stay diatonic or mix it up. The pentatonic scale everyone knows is basically a m7add11 arpeggio.
As I learned chord construction, Add 2 or 4 is acceptable. Sus chords are typically triads as I-IV-V where Add chords are I-III-IV-V in scale tones. I might've misunderstood it but there it is.
Great Lesson! This may not be the most exciting topic, but a video talking about the legality and financial issues that a music/song writer may have to face and tips to getting started in the business.
Thanks again Jake for explaining and showing how this works. So many people have confused me with theory and definitions for years. Turns out most of them were wrong and did not understand themselves. Best explanation for knowing theory is like driving somewhere new. You need a map or you’ll be bumbling. As for me I can write good progressions now (thanks) and I’m learning melody through your lessons. I have some ideas and a track to bounce off you with your next Pateron live. Thanks again Joel ps what are your thoughts about the PreSonus Studio One 6 DAW. Additionally I’m over RBS finally . I just say to myself “Armed and Dangerous” press the Red button with a one measure lead in.
Listening to these videos while I brew beer is so nice. Learn some theory, brew some beer. Makes me wanna go practice though. Jake idk where you are but if you drink nice beer let me know, would love to send you some
As usual, a very good lession. I wanted to order the book, but its a pitty, it is only available as kindle-ebook in my region. So i will never become a superstar at guitar! ;-)
Is it really common to call an add4 an add11 and vise versa? I mean yeah it's the same note, but I thought add11 implies that you're using a higher octave
In my experience, yes, 11ths and 9ths are still called 11ths and 9ths regardless of their octave location. It's one of those things you just gotta get used to. But like I said, if you'd like to use add4 to be more specific, I'd personally find that easy to understand and more clarifying, and I'm sure many other readers would too! Just expect some theory nerds might yap at you and say "actualllllyyyy, 4ths and 2nds are for suspended chords, not extensions!"
@@SignalsMusicStudio Heh, I thought someone was gonna make this joke. That tune is from the game among us (or at least a parody song), and people say things like "sus" if someone is suspicious. I'm a Zoomer and the tune has been so engrained in my brain it immediately jumped out at me, kinda like the jazz lick but for gamers I guess.
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