If only all YT guitar lessons on Steely Dan are presented this way (CHORDS and/or TABS ON SCREEN), we'd all be inspired to learn more. Thank you for Mr. Jonathan Eli!
Jonathan, this the most by far the most accurate and user-friendly Steely Dan tutorial that I've seen on RU-vid. Thank you for taking the time and effort to share your knowledge. Really well done and very much appreciated.
As an intermediate player, I used to (still do) find their songs some of the most beautiful and mysterious. It's been a dream come true getting to a point where I'm actually capable of learning how to play them. Thanks.
Best teaching format for Steely Dan chord progressions I’ve ever seen. So succinct. The tandem white board tab is so much better than trying to see finger placement for more unusual “mu” chords. Thanks so much for this!
wanted to let you know that watching these steely dan covers from you is really helping me get better at guitar. watching you play and having the chord diagrams are a godsend, these videos are absolutely awesome. thank you very much!
Jonathan Wonderful way to learn some masterful tunes from a beyond brilliant artist. Your depiction is so spot on and the tabs complete the journey. Can’t thank you enough.
I like how you display the chords and tabs while you play! Seems like a lot of people like using this video to learn the song and i can see why. Great job!
well done, one note: the A13 chord you have shown is one note off. You are playing it correctly (A7#5) from low E to high E (frets 5X566X) but the notation is showing 5X567X
A(b13) theoretically contains a perfect 5th (E). But on the guitar, you can't always play all the notes like on a piano. Furthermore, jazz chords are usually played without a 5th because it's not a very interesting note and it's often played by the bass. So on the guitar, this shape is used for both A7#5 and A(b13). And if no other instrument plays a perfect 5th, both names are right.
The joy you put across as your playing is just beautiful dude , I love watching the happiness you exude with every chord . So positive and inspiring. Thank you SO MUCH .
So sweet, love this tune... Love your tutorials, this is exactly what I’m looking for in a lesson, play it, show the fingerings, and don’t complicate things. Thank you!!
Really great tutorial!! Fantastic playing and your presentation may be the best I've seen on You Tube perfect to follow along, just awesome, congrats and thanks!!
I've been learning a lot of Steely Dan songs lately, mostly by watching a guitarist and then creating my own tabs. Your on screen tab notations have been so helpful. I've able to take screen snaps and then create a doc with the chord changes. Thanks for adding them - much easier than freeze framing and trying to figure out what chord is being played.
Jonathan, I was wondering how you learned the Steely Dan songs that you cover. Are you figuring them out by ear? If so, that's pretty impressive considering some of the chord changes. Just wondering. Thanks
Thanks Jonathan awesome guitar prowess and upbeat presentation showing the chords cause its hard to see exactly what a guitarist is playing from simply watching plus I really like Steely Dan as well as Hank Easton (Steely Damned) but I could never figure out chords so Thanks and keep on keep'n on - Nice Guitar!
I have serious difficulty playing the first Chord. Stretching my little finger to the 10th fret I always end up muting the high E. I’m trying to find an alternate way of fretting it but no luck so far. Otherwise, no major problem with this song. Thanks for the tutorial. You do a great job with these Dan lessons. Cheers!
Please keep doing steely Dan tutorials, yours are the best on RU-vid! Love the format and it's fun seeing you get into the music 😁 ever thought about doing bad sneakers or Boston rag ?
Thank you. I really appreciate your showing the chords - and I'm a trumpet player, not a guitarist. Aside from a tenor solo, I haven't heard many horn players blow on this; not sure why; the changes are really interesting. One thing though: that first chord is not a Bbmaj7; it's a dominant 9 #11.
Are these type of songs written on the guitar or piano? If they are written on guitar then it is pure genius and Walter Becker should be up there with the very best guitarists in history.
I love your vids ! Thank you for sharing with us ,these tunes are no joke! Im wondering if you would do some off of Don Fagan Nightfly? The Goodbye Look? or Maxine? both great songs. Thank you so much for your great tutorials! During lockdown we musicians have time to shed before our gigs ....whenever that is!
Jonathan Eli .. thanks. One slight error with the on screen chords. The A7 (13) which is behind the 'One of these' melody ..... the pinky plays an F on the 6th fret and your chord shows it as an F# on the 7th fret.🙂
