Whit, I have followed you for two decades as you played for HCOC. I also watch LOTS of instructional vids here on YT. I truly believe you are one of a very short list of guitarists who play this style well and know it thoroughly enough to teach. Thank you for keeping swing alive and sharing your knowledge. You unpacked a month of information for this intermediate guitarist with 26 years of playing!
Yeah, I used to write instructional materials, and teach writing at a college., dont play jazz guitar any more my archtop has been in the case for about 15 years, but I just love watching Whit's tutorials just for the common sense of them. Would love to have him do an acoustic album. Would buy that fellow a drink or two if he came in the bar after covid Just makes me feel good to listen to him . And Yeti blue users have to stick together
Google has an extension called video speed controller that works well. It slows down videos and pitch corrects them back to the original pitch. S slows down by a set increment, d speeds it up. G will speed up to a set speed. All of these are programmable. I have mine set to increase and decrease by 10%. It's a great tool for guitar players. Oh, and great stuff as usual, Whit.
Wow! I have been struggling for years to figure out the relationship between chords and scales. Hours of videos, tons of books. And I just now got it from watching this video!!🤯 Thank you! I hope to see you and your cohorts soon in ATX!
Excellent video. These chord moves exercises can be found on Mel Bay's Jazz Guitar Method by Ronny Lee part 2 and also on Mickey Baker's book. Whit Smith sure makes them come alive
Great stuff. And if you carry the Bb run on you get the start to My Baby Just Cares For Me. Don’t think I’m capable enough to work the rest out though.
One reason you might have had trouble with this is because the chord isn't Bb through the whole run. As an aside, the line originally(?) comes from Eddie Vinson's 1947 Kidney Stew Blues, one of my favorite recordings from the decade. I imagine a young Nina Simone listening to that R&B hit growing up: /watch?v=Tw2IMWa7aQE Here's what I came up with using shapes everyone knows! Hit the note of the line before striking each full chord for that jump effect. Not sure if it will format correctly: x x x x x x x x x 6 6 6 x 8 6 8 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 5 8 8 7 8 7 5 8 8 7 8 7 7 x x x 8 6 5 x 8 x 6 6 6 6 x x 8 x 6
Whit, I have commented on another of your fine videos how much I (we) appreciate your no-nonsense approach to teaching. I don't think I have ever replayed anyone's video lessons as much as I have yours! Simple question really, can you tell me what that instrument is? I can tell it's very old and probably a Gibson product but can't identify it for sure. I have an array of instruments with different voices. The closest I have to that sound is a 1937 Gretsch Hawaiian. It's very old and does not lend itself to much adjustment so it's a little hard to move smoothly along the fingerboard. (no truss rod even!) I am searching for an acoustic instrument (no pickup) that has a nice rich voice like that with good projection for small club gigs. Probably more than I can afford but would like to know just the same. Thanks again for your excellent work.
Thanks for your interest and your message. The guitar in the video is a Gibson L-5. Its from 1929 but has been refinished to natural and all the hardware was replaced. Best wishes Whit
@@stringdevil A beauty for sure. Not in my price range unfortunately. My luthier is an Eastman dealer and suggested their AR 610 CE. I have it home with me now. Bought it after playing it less than one hour at his shop. Plays like a dream, sounds like something punching way above it's weight and weighs less than 7 pounds. Did a little set up work on the bridge but the intonation, neck relief and rod adjustment are right on the money. I've been impressed with Eastman's instruments. I also own an Eastman mandolin and their solid body single cut SB59. The L5 is a desert island dream. Someday maybe...... You take good care of her now! Thanks for getting back.
