0:53 THE FIVE CHORD FAMILIES 2:00 MAJOR JAZZ CHORDS Root on E-string 7:00 DOMINANT JAZZ CHORDS Root on E-string 12:30 MINOR JAZZ CHORDS Root on E-string 16:12 MAJOR JAZZ CHORDS Root on A-string 21:06 DOMINANT JAZZ CHORDS Root on A-string 23:57 MINOR JAZZ CHORDS Root on A-string 26:31 HOW TO APPLY JAZZ TENSION CHORDS TO YOUR PLAYING
I really like this approach but have trouble with all the "grips". Is there a comprehensive chord grid chart that co-insides with this lesson. Or is that a dumb question? I understand the importance of creating the chords from the degrees of the scale. I grasp the voice leading principle but I find myself "cheating" the chords and just hitting the melody which is fine but I never learn the whole chords. Therefore I struggle mightily to sound as good as I want, even though the melody is correct. I am currently learning "Blue Skies" so thank you for the excellent(best tutorials I have found anywhere). Any one out there who is more advanced than I I welcome your input.
@@jameswarren7133 What I would suggest is first, practice playing the chords by themselves. Any new chord takes time to get used to. The next step is to practice switching between 2 chords. It also helps to call out the name of the chord as you're playing it, that way you connect the name with the sound you're hearing. The final step is to pick a song to learn that either uses these chords or you substitute these chords into it. It's a combination of gaining the muscle memory and the ear training.
This is THE BEST jazz chord tutorial I've EVER seen. Bravo!! You just made sense of something I've been trying to figure out by ear *without playing my guitar for 13 years due to spine injury. NOW I understand how players choose what voicings and tensions to add to create so many different but similar voicings over ONE chord mentioned on a lead sheet or after figuring out the main progression from the bass player, e.t.c. What a fabulous lesson!! THANK YOU!!
@@GuitarversumSandraSherman No problem...thank you. Hey, do you know where I can Guitar Pro tab for the harmonic, altered, and diminished scales? I have this tool called a FretLite guitar, which lights up the fretboard using a Bluetooth connection to Guitar Pro 7.0+. The problem is that the company doesn't have much content so the user must go hunting for tablature (however I think that GP7 reads/imports PDFs. Keep up the good work...these lessons are top-notch and I really appreciate you sharing the knowledge.
Sandra Sherman I a business major finishing my Bachelors degree. I joke around a lot but deeply appreciate the ample amount of value you offer. Thank you.
Sandra, I have been playing guitar since I was 9 years old, nearly 50 years total. No one has ever explained things so clearly and directly to the point as you. Especially Jazz chords. And in this video you answered every question that came to my mind about chords, as if you were reading my mind. Don't change a thing about how you teach. You are an absolute natural! I just want to reach through the computer screen and give you a big hug and a kiss on the cheek to show my appreciation. And I have noticed I am not the only one that has said this about your teaching approach. You have been a true blessing to me and my quest to be a Jazz guitarist!
Same with me. I started playing 47 years ago; played everything by ear that I loved. Then I started listening to Zappa in my twenties. Anyway... Been studying jazz/ jazz blues for some time, and you are the best teacher; you, Robben Ford, and Tim Lerch: you're all master players and master teachers. Brava!! Eternal thanks for sharing your wisdom so freely. This lesson! Answered SO MANY QUESTIONS I've been trying to find the answer to for YEARS! (How do jazz players play so many chord voicings over one chord?? This is it! Yes! A!😅)
Vielen Dank! You answered Years of theory questions in half an hour. It is often said, "The most intelligent people explain things in the simplest way possible." I believe this is true. Based upon that, i believe you are the Einstein of jazz guitar teachers.
Simple and elegant explanation of music theory after J.S. Bach. I've learned as much from this video as I have from 3 Mel Bay books and 27 years of lessons. You say the same information as everyone else, but in a way that is concise and sticks in my memory. Simply the best.
Remley - I agree with you 100% and couldn't have said it any better myself. Sandra's Jazz lessons have been the best thing that has happened to me since my burning desire to learn Jazz guitar. That burning desire started 45 years ago!
You're the best jazz teacher i have ever come across...I am grateful to have such a great jazz teacher in this generation... I feel like God has send you into this world as a humble and dedicated jazz musician..
Hahaha!!!😂😂😂 The 11th (always fighting with the 3rd), is likea mother in law!!! That's PERFECT! 🤣 You are SUCH a great teacher! I cannot even really play now, due to spinal injury, and I watch all your videos. (I'm starting to play a little bit again... Maestro Vai taught me excellent warm up exercises. I tend to want to to start playing everything I played for 30 years, until 17 yrs ago... and everything I've learned since then... but my fingers on my left hand have nerve damage and my mind is two bars ahead "playing" in my mind... and my fingers are still working out the "how"... must be patient. Very patient. But until I can play again... Django used only two fingers... where there's a will!! Until then, I will continue watching you play. You're an excellent jazz guitar teacher. I never played jazz guitar (drums), but my main instrument is guitar, so... I'll still stop talking now... But dang; I used to teach my students intervals of the major scale using HOUSES (intervals 3&4 and 7&1[octave] have no grass between them; they're like my old brownstones in NYC). I LOVE the idea of half° and fully diminished (diminished) chords being small apartments where no one else fits! That's SUCH a brilliant visual. Thank you! And the 11th (4th) fighting with the 3rd, like a mother in law!!! 😂😂😂
Hoüe you'll fully recover to a point where you can play the things you already hear. Thanks for the brilliant metaphor with the houses without grass in between. Thais really cool!
The best videos I've seen on youtube for beginner/intermediate jazz guitar lessons. You've cleared up things I've been confused about for years. Thank you!
I cant get enough of your teaching. You make everything so palatable. I really enjoy the taking apart and building these jazz chords. You are super fantastic! I work along with you with a permanent smile on my face!😊
Greetings from up a cold Spanish mountain. Thank you for an excellent lesson. I have struggled with chord names for years but you have made it all much clearer although I need to watch the video a few more times! You have a great teaching style and I am learning a lot from your videos.
This is the clearest jazz chord tuition that I have ever seen. I love your videos, always superbly structured and clearly presented. I wished that I had this tuition many years ago.
I am just seeing this video. I am glad it is still around. You really are a very good teacher, so straight forward and logical in the way you explain things. I also appreciate that I can pay by individual lesson and song.
Great lesson by a really good teacher, both in terms of knowledge and communication skills. I picked up a couple of new things, but this was mostly review for me. I'd love to see two things: 1) some more advanced topics, and 2) see you cut loose and show off some of the hot licks I'm sure you play with ease. In addition to the knowledge you share, I get a lift just from knowing that there are caring, sharing people like you who enjoy helping me along my musical journey. BIG THANKS!
David Gerber Thanks for your feedback David. It's very much appreciated. I'll create more advanced lessons soon. Stay tuned! Thank for watching and the compliments.
I stumbled across this channel a couple of days ago, brilliant. I’ve seen so many people refer to comping and finally somebody demystifying it. Thank you! You are really helping me from making that transition from playing “Sweet Child of Mine” and “Honky Tonk Woman” to Jazz... you and Jens Larsen have got me hooked!
A Eu percebi nessa aula muita coisa que eu já fazia intuitivamente , usando bem o ouvido . Esses conceitos novos foram bons para identificar teoricamente, obrigado .
That's exactly what I need in my life, tension! 😄 I'm looking forward to this lesson when I have time over the weekend. Sounds like I'll be learning a lot again, from your careful, and well chosen approach to helping us intermediate level players. Thanks for all!!!
This really takes time! Often a few months later, when you learn a different topic, suddenly the light bulb moment is here and you understand the connection.
Vielen Dank Sandra! I am no jazz player but I want to incorporate some jazzy elements in my music. Your explanation was the perfect mixture between theory and practice. Grüße aus Berlin ^^
I really like the vibes in your videos. Like sometimes i get lazy but you really motivate me to just practice and practice. I think that's what makes a good teacher, who actually makes you wanna pick up your instrument.😊
Thumbs up Sandra!. Greeting from Southern California. Best Explanation i've ever seen on youtube. I've learnt a lot from you. Thanks so much for your post!
Huan Doan Thank you so much! Trying my best to keep it simple. Not always that easy, since I'm a non-native speaker. I tend to babble and stutter a lot, lol.
Correction - your command of English is excellent. I cringed when you mentioned an open 'C' chord as a "Cowboy" chord. My teacher of forty (or more) years back used that exact phrase when I first auditioned for him. I did the best chord solo in my repertoire, and he said, "Kid, you have to forget that cowboy music!" You brought a tear to my eye today as well as teaching me something new.
Spent this morning with this lesson. So many to catch up on, but I'm enjoying the process thanks to you. I really appreciate the clarity of your explanations and asides. Thanks once again for adding tension to my life :) From a New York student (and subscriber of course).
I would love to hear you explain the families with bass on the D string. Sometimes it is good to carry the melody there. And more vertical movement options. Thank you.
Hey Sandra .... I had a lot of fun with your "Tension Chord Lesson" ... what a fantastic lesson.. How about doing one with "Altered Chords"? Thanks for listening. All the best from Germany to Austria. Stephan
If only those captions be omitted from the screen coz it's annoying and very distracting, people can't see what you're doing on the fingerboard ! You're a good teacher.
I don't have captions in my video, lol. You have to turn them off in your RU-vid settings. Click the CC symbol and they're gone. They're tourned off by default. I guess you tourned them on for some other video and that's when your settings changed.
Thank you Sandra, I just discovered your channel - you have such a great approach with your explanations - I learned a lot by watching this today - I'll be back for more!
@@GuitarversumSandraSherman Thank you for the prompt response Sandra, I'm going to dig into more of your lessons having to do with building great lines and taking a target-tone based approach to improvisation. To my level of understanding at this point in time, there's nothing like having an extensive knowledge of chords and how they're constructed, as well as knowing how a particular scale relates to the position of the chord and the tones contained within. From there, understanding the relative tension and importance of those tones in building your improvisation really helps to develop an "ear" for what tones sound right and where they fit in a given progression, all while making it rhythmically interesting. It's a lot to comprehend and we all bring our own unique style and abilities to the process, so thanks again for doing a great job in serving such a large and diverse audience with an obvious joy for what you do.
@@GuitarversumSandraSherman Actually, I do have a couple of requests - if you haven't done so already, can you show to apply these chords to an example lead sheet while holding up the rhythm, and can you also show how you could build a walking bass line as well? Thank you
"We ain't got no fingers left..." Story of my life! I know all these forms, and building above the first octave, but have never had anyone explain where and what substitutions could be used, and why. Thank you.
I am lost.... These last years I am getting bored & I play & play the same...however I love music & willing to get better. . Thnks for your Videos...I just learned about U few days ago..........Andres
