How to Solo Over "Autumn Leaves" With the Blues (and Pentatonic) Scale | Adam Rafferty Guitar Lesson

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In this guitar lesson, I will show you how to solo over "Autumn Leaves" with blues and pentatonic scales!
Ok, I admit it...I don't actually play a "blues scale" - in fact, I don't even know what one is.
I just slip, slide and bend a few notes in and out of the pentatonic scale until it gets the right "flavor" and sounds bluesy:-)
If you are a blues-based guitar player, and you get freaked out by trying to solo over jazz guitar chord changes - this will help you get started!
1:11 How I discovered this!
2:26 II V I in G Major - chord voicings
3:24 Horizontal vs Vertical Soloing
3:50 What is a key?
4:14 The G Major Pentatonic Scale
5:45 Example solo over II V I in G
6:35 The E Minor Pentatonic
7:14 ii V i in E Minor - chord voicings
8:09 Example solo over ii V i in E Minor
9:03 Using Blues & Pentatonics on "Autumn Leaves"
9:54 Example solo over "Autumn Leaves"
Enjoy & leave a comment below!
Adam
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@adamrafferty 3 года назад

Questions? Leave a comment below - and also grab the FREE backing tracks & PDF. Made with love, just for you :-) bit.ly/2TVaIu8

@paulhicks3595 Год назад

This is just great! I’ve been playing Autumn Leaves for literally 50 years and just messing with the original melody and introducing bits of other tunes with similar progressions. However, now the penny’s finally dropped!! Thanks so much.

@adamrafferty Год назад

Have fun!

@davidcedarholm4309 Год назад

Thanks Adam! As a banjoist, I am always looking for new angles to approach tunes and found your explanations really helpful. Much gratitude to you.

@adamrafferty Год назад

Awesome, thank you!

@leeherdarchibald9556 3 года назад

Thanks for your teaching because it’s not every one can teach, I’ll make sure all my friends know about YOU. really love your teaching God bless you Bro one Love.

@adamrafferty 2 года назад

Leeherd- thank you so much 😊

@HaErBeSo 6 месяцев назад

Excelllent lesson. Love that bleus approach.

@aresssssa 2 года назад

Thanks master saw the hope!

@amypolonsky Год назад

This has been part of an ongoing discussion I’ve been having with my teacher. He’s a lefty and has never met a thumb pick he likes. They are just not made for lefties. He is encouraging me to not use a thumb pick-but hasn’t yet backed up his guidance with actual reasons beyond that-and that his favorite musicians were pick-less folks.

@adamrafferty Год назад

Amy if the pick speaks to you then use it. It's a personal matter. Ive used flatpicks, thumbpicks , fingersnails and now none of that. at all. Any tool can be used well. The main thing is - are you getting a good sound, and are you playing in good rhythm>. If so, then thumbpick away.

@goodyyy6171 2 года назад

Thank you

@adamrafferty 3 года назад

Heya - I hope you enjoyed this lesson! Have any questions? Leave a comment below - and don't forget to grab the FREE PDF and play along tracks! ❤ 😎

@stephenjames3640 2 года назад

What a sublime instrument

@WoodyGamesUK 2 года назад

This is what you can do for any non-jazz song, playing the minor pentatonic if it's in a minor key (or from the relative minor if it's in a major key), but you're right it's often overlooked for jazz songs, at least for a blues or pop treatment it's a valid option (provided that the key doesn't change all the time, which is common in jazz).

@jacoblanchett2796 2 года назад

Very cool and interesting lesson. Thank you Adam.

@danielebagni1804 2 года назад

Very nice and intersting lecture. Thanks a lot. I play sax, but I have found it really useful

@adamrafferty 2 года назад

Daniele - thank you so much 😊

@stephanegitton7456 3 года назад

great ! thanks Adam

@adamrafferty 2 года назад

Glad you liked it!

@ReedRobins 3 года назад

Every time I watch one of your videos, I miss Mike. I'll tell you though, wherever he's hanging out, he's proud of you Adam! Good lesson.

@adamrafferty 3 года назад

Thank Reed!s

@henryolsenguitar 3 года назад

Great video! Thanks, Adam!

@randyfreeman8232 3 года назад

Once again, Excellent bro. Forwarding on to my students.

@adamrafferty 3 года назад

Thanks Randy!

@RAYGERVATO 2 года назад

Nice lesson bro. Just learnt Autumn Leaves finally, just prior to seeing ur demo here. It turnt me onto a note I was leaving out in a chord that now compliments it perfectly! Thanx 2U. Smooth playing. (smoove ;) Peace.

@CaptainCyril 3 года назад

Thank you, Adam! God bless!

@adamrafferty 3 года назад

You are welcome!

@rgsizoul 3 года назад

Cheers, top video.

@adamrafferty 2 года назад

Thanks 👍

@guitarjr 3 года назад

Brilliant!! Thanks so much

@adamrafferty 3 года назад

You're very welcome!

@ed_tomeyan 3 года назад

Great lesson! Thank you, Adam! 👍

@adamrafferty 3 года назад

You are welcome!

@MrGlowBaby 3 года назад

GREAT WORK!!! so cool 😎

@adamrafferty 2 года назад

Thank you! 😊

@simonhunt8896 3 года назад

Love the unvarnished approach. Like someone just showed me how to colour-in a maths book! Many thanks.

@adamrafferty 2 года назад

Simon - thank you so much 😊

@SecularSpinach 3 года назад

Holy Sh_@tz! I get that! Mind blowing b/c I just 'get it'. Like I just learned in 12 minutes more than what I'd learn in 2 years of listening to stuffy shirt guitar teacher rambling on and on... Beautiful !

@adamrafferty 2 года назад

Todd- thank you so much 😊

@grestyman 3 года назад

Hi Adam, good lesson, well explained and clear Thank you and I'm well impressed that you could sing Bb over that chord. Steve from NE of the UK

@adamrafferty 3 года назад

LOL! Thanks. I practiced stuff like that in college - sing 12 steps away. Crazy.

@sirfultonbishop 3 года назад

That’s great, thanks!

@adamrafferty 2 года назад

Thank you so much 😊

@dipakchoudhuri4629 Год назад

EXCELLENT

@Edson080866 3 года назад

Adam Rafferty, o melhor do mundo!

@adamrafferty 2 года назад

Edson - thank you so much 😊

@jacquesguez4825 3 года назад

Great lesson Thanks 🎸

@adamrafferty 2 года назад

Thanks & groove on! 😊

@mbmillermo Год назад

A friend who studied with Benny Golson told me that Golson told him a trick to soloing over the changes to "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat": you could always play F-minor blues over any of those chords. The melody is in F-minor blues, so that makes sense, but there are some notes that won't work over some chords. I wonder if Jeff Beck used this tactic in his recording of it.

@adamrafferty Год назад

I got to play with Benny once great dude! To your comment - YES, and no :-) There are many chord sequences, for examle F- Ab7 Db7 C7 - you can play "horizontally" meaning one scale or mode (or blues) will work just fine. Think of that as a horizontal wipe across several chords. I'm sure Jeff Beck used this (and I would too on "Porkpie" ) - so that it sounds bluesy and soulful. "Vertical" playing is where you relate to each chord or play directly on the changes as you solo. That will sound more like the typical bebop stuff (assuming the rhythm is good!) John Coltranes "Giant Steps" is an example of a tune where you play vertically (pretty much) - you can either hit each chords change or hit each key area. Interestingly, to get "outside" of the key sounds, one of many techniques is to play as if one is soling over Giant Steps - but on a static chord. I have heard Coltrane and Michael Brecker do this type of thing. Tunes like "Autumn Leaves" can go both ways, and it's great for a blues / rock based beginning jazz player to get started with...you can play the blues on this, yet hear chord changes go by. Time by time, one can then creep more colorful notes in, such as the D# on the B7, etc. Thanks for the comment!

@mbmillermo Год назад

@@adamrafferty -- I mostly have a vertical orientation, so your video was a helpful reminder that there are other ways of thinking about these tunes. Ultimately, I would like to be improvising melodies invented on the spot without having to think about what the chord is. I'm going to focus on blues for a year or two to see how well I can develop my ear. Thanks for all the great videos!

@MilesMusicChicago 3 года назад

Brilliant, Adam. Beats watching the news!

@adamrafferty 3 года назад

Thanks Michael!

@vitodonatone846 3 года назад

great adam...

@adamrafferty 2 года назад

Vito- thank you so much 😊

@markberns7512 3 года назад

Thank you!

@adamrafferty 3 года назад

My pleasure!

@marcivan548 3 года назад

Merci Adam !

@adamrafferty 3 года назад

My pleasure!

@freddylopez7536 3 года назад

Nice lesson. Easy to understand. Awesome thank you.

@adamrafferty 3 года назад

Thank you!

@jesseimpersonal 3 года назад

I'm just starting to study jazz guitar and found on my own that Autumn Leaves is very bluesy. The lyrics are bluesy too, very touching, and lend themselves well to a jazz/blues vocal. I like your take on this. Jazz guys don't usually bend notes like I do, but one can do it on this tune and sound good if it is kept tasty.

@alward5678 3 года назад

Adam, you are such a great musician/guitar player. 😊

@adamrafferty 3 года назад

Thank you!

@dasom_live 3 года назад

so interesting~😍👍 Thank you!!

@adamrafferty 3 года назад

You are welcome!

@pktf75 3 года назад

Hi! I've just found your channel and I'm loving it. Great lesson! Thanks for sharing! I've already become your fan! Thanks again! (I'm gonna devour all your videos!!)

@adamrafferty 3 года назад

Thank you!

@j.r.goldman3279 Год назад

Adam I havent seen ya In a while I hope you are well.

@sveltland 3 года назад

Great stuff Adam! As Always! Guitar Pro files are where it's at, PDF is great but GPX will appeal to even more! Both is best! Thanks for making these tutorials!

@adamrafferty 3 года назад

I will check it out!

@cymrogygo1759 3 года назад

Guitar sounds amazing!

@adamrafferty 3 года назад

Thank you! :-) I'll tell the builder Daniel Zucali!

@cymrogygo1759 3 года назад

@@adamrafferty and tell Daniel, greetings from Christian 😉

@user-qb8uj4hv8s 3 года назад

Adam regards from Siberia!

@adamrafferty 3 года назад

Hey - stay safe over there! Thank you!

@alessandrotesser6841 2 года назад

Hi Adam I'm a fan of yours since ten years. I'm trying to study jazz together with fingerstyle songs. I attended jazz lessons for one year on the 2018 than now I want to start again. Can you suggest me a method o some books that can be useful and simple to study alone please? Thanks a lot and keep doing your wonderful music.

@adamrafferty 2 года назад

What do you want to learn exactly?

@ruiplas 3 года назад

Also some Lee Ritenour, Larry Carlton’s playing has this technique

@tombillotto6335 5 месяцев назад

Beside being a terrific player, you're a great explainer, Adam. Thank you. My I ask - what kind of nylon string guitar is that?

@adamrafferty 5 месяцев назад

Tom thanks ! It's a ZUCALI - here is my review - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-TKFWE3_upUI.html

@MikeDavid_Davideos 3 года назад

Thanks for sharing this

@adamrafferty 3 года назад

Thank you! :-)

@andyquelch662 2 года назад

Good lesson man, thanks .... how would you treat the iv7 chord and the run down at the end? 👍🙏

@adamrafferty 2 года назад

I’d have to go into greater detail with you and I am not sure what you mean by “run down” 😀

@DavidTrevors 3 года назад

Cool...Sounds tasty like George Benson!

@adamrafferty 3 года назад

Hey David! Yes, GB does this - that's where I learned it I think!

@danilojoaquino 6 месяцев назад

What is 251 beat or chord number

@wchphoto 3 года назад

"What if I told you that sounds great." Too funny! But, isn't that jazz? ;o) Great lesson AR!

@adamrafferty 3 года назад

Thanks Bill!

@cothedo 3 года назад

Hi Adam, I very much enjoyed this guitar lesson. I'm a classically trained guitarist who switched over to fingerstyle a long time ago. This is a nice introduction to coming to grips with jazz improvisation. I noticed on the sheet with chord changes that goes with this lesson, that the last chord for the final two measures is B7b9, but shouldn't that be Em or Em6 or something like that?

@adamrafferty 3 года назад

Thanks - yes the song ends in E minor. The lead sheet is a rough guide, don't worry too much on the detail of the chord quality - should simply be a variant of B7 to E -. :-)

@cothedo 3 года назад

@@adamrafferty Yes, I understand. Thank you. In the last line of the lead sheet provided with this video, in the third to last measure it lists B7b9, and the next measure, the second to last measure, it lists B7b9 again, which I think should be Em instead--that's what's being played in the sound samples you provided. :-)

@MikeDavid_Davideos 3 года назад

Would you like to make a video about the Fake Books VS y Real Book(s)? Thanks a lot

@adamrafferty 3 года назад

Oh gosh, I thought they were the same thing. :-)

@Tiago-oe6dh 3 года назад

Adam Rafferty referência eterna de feeling. Sua alma fala através do instrumento. A você uma singela homenagem! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LaLuhwDYqf0.html

@leeherdarchibald9556 3 года назад

Thanks for your teaching because it’s not every one can teach, I’ll make sure all my friends know about YOU. really love your teaching God bless you Bro one Love.

@adamrafferty 3 года назад

THANK YOU!