Jazz Guitar Lesson: Simplifying the 2-5-1 Using the Major Blues Scale 

I couldn’t find a jazz teacher in Jacksonville FL so I will start learning here 🎉 thanks

I m a french guitariste and your lesson is simple and wonderful in the same time.

Thanks for the breakdown of soloing over 2-5-1 progressions! Great presentation!

Fantastic lesson Chris! Great playing and lesson.

Sometimes we forget. Especially after the Nicholas Slonimski book! Cool playing

Happy new year, Chris! I always love how you lead the “jazz horses” to water, and encourage them to drink👍. Thanks!

Those examples are great. Wouldn't have guessed it's just the major blues scale.

This is very timely Chris as I work through my 2-5-1 practice which I've been focusing of late, in one position though based on chord tone / arpeggios which can be a bit challenging! Brilliant use of the major blues pentatonic scale, BTW! When improvising jazz, I often resort back to the pentatonic when I get lost with the chord tones; though my approach is VERY predictable and boring since I seem to play the pattern rather than really be creative with it. Here you have shown me ways on how to approach it "creatively" with your examples. I am looking forward to more advice and lessons here and at your Patreon site! Happy New Year and here's looking forward to your channel and Patreon page in the year to come! Cheers!

Love your tutorials Chris. Your teachings are so valuable. All the best in the new year to you and your channel 🎶🤘🙏

Way too cool guitar, happy new year. God bless one and all.

Nice one, Chris! I'll be watching for your following lessons. Thank you!

Thanks for the good Mood!

Excellent lesson Chris ,thank you and happy new year

Superb lesson, Chris, excellent teaching approach, lastly, and best of all, great playing. Solid foundation for the aspiring jazz musician. Much gratitude & best wishes ❤

Lovely melodic phrases with a hint of blues! I’d noticed rather than aiming for the dim scale over the 5 most of the time it works well just to stay in the major scale to mix it up but hadn’t used the flat 3, thanks so much 🙏

Excellant ! Great use of a simple scale.

Nice playing, man, and some insightful information. Thank you!

Dude you have a chill voice

Besides a great guitarist you are an amazing teacher Chris!

Inspiring as usual Chris! ❤

Waouh votre façon d’enseigner est simplement parfaite. Merci.

Bravissimo!

Gracias Gran sensei !

Great lesson!

exactly brother.

thank you for the lesson, been trying to transition to Jazz from a pentatonic blues background also, man your speaking voice alone is jazzy too. haha subscribed!

Sounds like Benson 😎 Thanks for sharing the great stuff!

Great Lesson for someone just dipping their toe into jazz. But I’m wondering what makes it jazzy if you’re playing the blues scale? Thanks

No argument, those licks sound good!

Good!!

wooooooo the best lo mejor q escuche amigo....

Yes!!!

incredible on par with benson

what the f else do u need!? those lovely simple lines are killin. we dont need no stinkin modes. barry harris didnt so…

Not exactly on-topic and I’m guessing you have answered this question somewhere else before, but if you don’t mind: I have an ES-125 and a Princeton reverb reissue, any suggestions on settings for both? I don’t think you’re playing through the Princeton on this video but you always have excellent tone, so I thought I would ask anyway. PS big fan!

iinthis 2 5 1 is he using the c chord as the 1st or 5th degree?

Chris, there you are! How are you, pal? Happy New Year. Cool lesson.