Hey folks, "Jazz Blues Improvisation in Bb" is included in my Jazz Blues Starter Pack, with 5 easy Blues TABS (+ Backing tracks + Guitar Pro Tabs) for a very low price! Learn Jazz-Blues improvisation and comping: guitarversum.com/shop/#!/starter-packs/jazz-blues-starter-pack-538.html
I ask my friends to check your stuff out, not trying to be sad, just no friends, they are more than capable, just miss the feeling for it. They do listen, just to play with me, thanks.
You have a gift for teaching. Clear and precise in a way I can understand (although english is not my native language). Thank you once again for your effoets to make me a better player.
Grrrreeeetings from France Sandra, back to this video I'll sure work on , hearing you in background washing up the dishes. Had a big smile for your 'Voila' on 28'14 ;-) Seriously, thanks you once again for all your amaizing work and pedagogy. Thumbs UP Forever.
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James -Bordes I'm from Nederland: Dear Sandra Sherman, you are my hero the way how you give jazz lesson , I learn many things of your lesson , thank you bay,bay greeting from Holland , grrrr...James.
What I like about this is that it resolves a problem that I have had for a long time. This mixing of the Blues Scale and Mixolydian Scale, when used "right" captures the sound that I am after. To me, is sounds elegant and with those Blue notes, gets a little dirty sometimes. Like someone talking to you using proper language, and then using more aggressive or pensive language to emphasize the words. I love that back and forth and I can hear it in these licks. Wow! Finally! I am not a fan of some of the older Blues language, with that Major Blues sound because it often sounds a bit dated to me and kind of leaning toward Country Blues.
Glad to be of help. Next step (if you can target the chord tones) is to try to bring some other scale tones and chromatics into them. Check out my scale lesson playlist, where I feature licks for various chords / scales.
To me, this was a "beast" of a lesson. Excellent explanation and integration of chords, scales and modes - much clearer now. The documentation is excellent. There is so much packed in here. I spent as much time on the theory side as I did learning the solo. Once I got the mechanics of it, I slowed the RU-vid video down to 75% to focus on the phrasing. Great job Sandra. Thank you!
1:02 The Blues Progression 1:12 Bb Chord Progression (pause to view) 1:17 How To Improvise Over The I7 Chord 3:15 Example 1 4:31 Example 2 6:23 The Blues Scale 6:56 Example 3 8:41 Example 4 10:06 How To Improvise Over The IV7 Chord 12:02 Example 5 13:00 Example 6 14:18 The Diminished Chord Example 7 16:14 How To Improvise Over The VI7 altered Chord 17:54 Example 8 19:20 Soloing Over The II7 Chord 21:33 Example 9 22:34 Improvising Over The V7 altered Chord 23:29 Example 10 24:55 Improvising Over A Blues Turnaround Example 11 29:12 Putting it all Together 29:40 Jazz Blues in Bb
Very clear and very informative video I do not have a very high level of English, but this lesson on improvisation in jazz / blues is one of the most useful on YT thank you very much
Think I ask too many questions, but you do a good job. just listening creates as it did with me, Glen Gould really cool concert Pianist, back in the 60's, I was chosen by a friend of mine in metallurgy/ to do stuff, an award, nothing I deserved, didn't win, but included, that why your music cool, it's up there, thanks.
Was never abought me, whether abought anything, so long ago, your channel cheers me up, is all, ego , needs to be absent, when you care. keep up your hard work.
Sandra, you have an incredible talent for explaining such a difficult subject as Jazz in such an inspiring way that people can follow and understand. Thank you so much. I learn a lot of music theory from you, you open my mind, and what you offer musically is great. Currently I dig into your Jazz blues in Bb - solo and comping. I love it ! Using your pdfs while following your lessons is so useful. Thanks also for the beautiful backing tracks. You and your outstanding videos will keep me busy for years. Again thank you so much for your Jazz passion. By the way, I bought other lessons from you, not to learn them all at the same time, but to follow the videos again and again, looking at the tabs, only memorizing rhythm and melody before I learn the whole thing later.
Easy and useful licks ... in my humble opinion you should either name the notes (or even better the intervals of the chord) instead of the fret numbers. If somebody wants to play jazz, at some point has to forget about tabs ...
Otra gran lección.Voy a comprar los PDF porque me servirán de gran ayuda. A pesar de que no hablo ni entiendo el inglés oral, con las partituras y el vídeo ya aprendo muchísimo con estas lecciones sobre solos. Muchas gracias Sandra!!
Good stuff. Been trying to "jazzify" Red House and was fumbling by ear -- sloooowly. This lesson will be a great help in that particular misguided mission and nerding up my playing in general. Hope you keep crankin out material for many years. To that end, I've bought the full package for this lesson and will surely buy many more.
Thank you, very well explained. I always knew mixo as "playing in the 5" (heard Wes Montgomery use it) - what I had previously worked out gels nicely with the progression and its a blend of minor blues , mixo, dim, and Tritone. So I feel pretty good about now.
@@GuitarversumSandraSherman Hi Sandra... you have a great (now) a great "how to comp" jazz blues in major plus this wonderful lesson on how to go about soloing ib Bb. I am also studying your great "chords/comping a minor blues" so I guess the obvious would be to "complete the duet" here.... soloing in a minor blues. I confess I am swamped getting your existing lessons under control - as much thinking as playing - but minor soloing comes to mind. I got hooked on your style doing the Charlie Parker licks being an ancient bebop freak... the Bird always Flies. Thank you again.
@@brentwheeler2087 But I DO have a Soloing lesson on minor blues up here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-opZFen59-HY.html It uses substitutions, but you can play it over a regular minor blues anyway. The thing is, if you have like two or more measures of the same chord you want to solo as if there are more chords (chord substitutions). So when you play, say, over 4 bars of Cm, during soloing you think of it as if it were Cm7 I Dø G7b9 I Cm7 I etc. You basically put II-Vs in between. The rhythm section may or may not play those II-Vs, but YOU do and thus create a melodic flow, that has an arc of tension and release. Cool eye? 😊
@@TheLowbob55 Komme aus Österreich, wie Sandra. Bin einer ihrer Rockschüler ;-) Spiele ein bisschen Jazz, um das Tonmaterial in mein Rockspiel einzubauen. Und manche Jazzsongs gefallen mir in der Zwischenzeit richtig gut.
Hi Sandra, another nice lesson! I mainly play "Blues" Blues as you put it in this lesson and trying to learn about "Jazz" Blues - can you suggest some famous standard Jazz Blues tunes that are in Bb so I can extend the knowledge I have gained from this soloing in jazz blues video. In the meantime I am downloading this lesson and getting into it
I recommend the most famous one, which is Tenor Madness by Sonny Rollins. I made a video on that 😊. Just type Tenor Madness Guitarversum in the YT search box. Blue Monk by Thelenious Monk is also in Bb. For the key of F you should check out Billies Bounce.
@@GuitarversumSandraSherman Thanks I found you Tenor Madness video now so I will give it a try - looks good. Thanks for the rest of the suggestions as well
"Jazz nerds", please no. I prefer " Future Jazz Aficionados"....lol. So many great lessons, so little time for working amateurs. I'll eventually get to them all. Continued thanks for all the time and effort you put in to help me/us learn and enjoy jazz guitar. Actually, jazz nerds is probably the right term. Thanks again
