The Most Important Scale For Jazz

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Jazz is not about learning 100s of Jazz Scales. In fact, there is just one scale that you should focus on in the beginning. That scale will give you a solid foundation.
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@kevindonnelly761 Год назад

When I used to teach, I would always tell students 'Everything comes from the Major Scale.' Most times they would stare back at me in disbelief - as if to say 'How can something as boring as a Major Scale give rise to melody, chords, licks, riffs, solos et cetera ?' I asked the same questions too once. Thanks for the video Jens. You explain things very well. Cheers, Kevin.

@JensLarsen Год назад

Glad you like it Kevin! :)

@danielbarry5547 Год назад

Everything comes from the chromatic, and from that you get two whole tones and from that you get 3 diminishes and then you get the major scale lol

@JensLarsen Год назад

@@danielbarry5547 You forgot the messiaen modes

@kevindonnelly761 Год назад

@@danielbarry5547That is true. My old teacher (the Late) Bruce Clarke taught me that the definition of a Scale is that it is - a Root, it's Octave and two or more pitches in between.

@danielbarry5547 Год назад

@@kevindonnelly761 Lucky, I'm self taught first was penta then the major scale and all the others came later for me.

@analogalien Год назад

Jens, you are by far and away the best jazz guitar teacher on RU-vid!

@JensLarsen Год назад

Thank you! :)

@pimpdaddy7327 Год назад

Thank you kindly Jens. What a great lesson Brother. This guitar theory is so important. I'm one of those guys who struggled for years getting stuck in nodes. Since I have been putting these guitar ethics into practice the quality of my solos has skyrocketed!. Thanks a million Jens!!!

@andywilberding6176 10 месяцев назад

I’m 70 years old and have been chasing jazz since the mid 70s. Your insights have finally got moving in the right direction. Now if you could just impart playing good chord solos. Thanks for everything!

@fullmetalfunk 7 месяцев назад

this was a real breakthrough for me! i was having a hard time understanding and visualizing what i should be practicing and how i should be thinking when approaching soloing over chords. in rock music you just play the minor or minor pentatonic scale in the key you're in and eventually you'll find something that sounds cool, but i was having issues with making sure i was playing the notes of the chord over the changes when trying to play along to jazz, it just wasn't sounding right. around 4:30 when you go over the chords as arpeggios it finally started clicking, it was an "aha" moment for me!

@boliston2354 Год назад

Congratulations, Jens, this is one of your best lessons yet. It's so clear and concise, and chock full of valuable information. I think this synthesizes very nicely several other videos you've done, with some great exercises. Thanks!

@_on_nicegram_DougHelvering Год назад

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@marcusaurealius6129 Год назад

Great lesson, Jens! Focusing on arpeggios and functional harmony helps me put practicing in a more workable context!

@burgerboi9926 Год назад

Thanks Jen’s. I was really struggling with trying to put together things but after I’ve watched this video a couple times and practicing for awhile I’ve finally been able to put something together that sorta sounds like jazz. I’m so happy I was able to do it and I can’t thank you enough

@JensLarsen Год назад

That is really great! Go for it! 🙂

@carlosrelampago2279 Год назад

One of the best jazz tutorial vídeo i saw until today. Bravo.

@jelmar.manuel Год назад

Hey Jens, I have been following you for years and sometimes did not understand some of the videos you made. But this one is crystal clear and very well done. I guess I have also grown. I can see this is, at least a three or four year program that you are describing here. One thing that I would love your take on is the following: All of these things are perspectives that are true and complementary. But its so hard to combine them. Much like that rabbit that's also a duck, but you cannot see them both at the same time, I find when soloing, either I am using a scale, a mode, a triad. They all interlock, but are so hard to keep in front of the minds eye (or ear!) at the same time.

@victorwong9622 19 дней назад

GREAT lesson. I’ve been practicing the major scale a lot, but it didn’t sound that jazzy. So I started looking at melodic minor and bebop scales. But this lesson and the examples make so much sense!!!

@ue4058 Год назад

Wish I had heard this lesson many years ago ... actually I say that quite often after one of your videos. Thank you so much!

@RadioactiveHax Год назад

Your video presentation improved. Been subscribed for 3 years and it's fun to see the evolution.

@dieterheinrich8377 Год назад

Great lesson! Very motivating. You make jazz approachable, less daunting.

@JensLarsen Год назад

Thank you! That is great to hear 🙂

@dougsmith8430 Год назад

This lesson is just what I need at this point on my Guitar path. I have been immersed in learning the Caged system and playing Blues. I met with local Jazz Musician/Instructor here in Denver. I showed him Jens lessons, told him that I love these lessons… He said he is well aware of Jens, and that he has his students practice Jens material. It is time to expand my playing…. Jazz will take me there! THANK YOU JENS!

@JensLarsen Год назад

That is great to hear! Say hi to your teacher 🙂

@dougsmith8430 Год назад

Jens, his name is Vic Dallahay. He told me I had a good ear by gravitating to your lessons. Thank you again Jens! I will give Vic your regards.

@brendanokeefemusic- Год назад

Jens it blows my mind how much wisdom you continue to share. It never gets boring lol. Thank you 🙏 sir!🔥❤️😎

@JensLarsen Год назад

Thank you 🙂

@Yoshtremendous Год назад

This is EXACTLY what I've been looking for. Thank you Jens!

@JensLarsen Год назад

Glad it was helpful!

@paulafranceschi Год назад

So much gold in this video! And I'm so proud of myself for beginning to understand almost all of it. Playing it is a work in progress. Thanks, man.

@JensLarsen Год назад

I never doubted you would get there 🙂

@svenjansen2134 Год назад

Great learning curve. I always loved and listened jazz but understanding jazz is a process yes.

@tomtoweli3827 Год назад

Music theory was always something I thoght I could never understand, but you have the ability to explain it in a way that it makes sense to me.

@JensLarsen Год назад

That really makes my day to hear! Thank you! :)

@accadaccass Год назад

Dude, such a holy thing you're doing here! I was playing gutar more than 30 years, crazy about jazz but so scared to start playing it. Every attempt turned into a nightmare , everything lookes so complicated and you just don't know where to start. But then I came across one of your videos and it was so 'juicy' than I've decided to try and damn.. it worked this time. You've just gave that push I needed. Now I'm spending hours practicing, using your tips and hey.. it sounds JAZZ now ! Bless you again, dear Jens.

@_on_nicegram_DougHelvering Год назад

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@j.r.goldman3279 Год назад

The Pivot and approach note help a lot. I had already leaned this but it was nice how you explained it. Thank you so much. This stuff to me Is really helpful.

@JensLarsen Год назад

You're very welcome!

@Capt-Cran Год назад

You and your channel are fantastic ... incredible practical information and learning for musicians ... well done ALWAYS!! .... keep them coming ...

@JensLarsen Год назад

Thank you! :)

@enggent5509 Год назад

This is the most no-nonsense, concise, easy-to-understand/digest music teaching video I have ever seen on RU-vid. The teaching approach of starting with simple concepts then adding layer after layer until you have simple and effective jazz tools is so useful and made me realise I knew a lot jazz ideas without realising I knew them. I will certainly now subscribe to this channel.

@JensLarsen Год назад

Thank you! Glad you like the video 🙂

@svenjansen2134 Год назад

Yes some things are already there from blues and rock and just playing experience. Seems like it all leads to jazz.

@mikeault Год назад

Thank you very much Jens! after playing music for many years I settled on learning the major scale intervals to determine major, dominant, and minor. This video us very helpful im many ways in that relation...many thanks!!

@JensLarsen Год назад

Glad you like it 🙂

@astorina Год назад

Dear jens First I wanted to say how much respect I have for your RU-vid videos This one is really particular as it touches on the core of the solo , the rights first tools a student must know before thinking to do more « special » things One thing is clear to me now (after many many years of learning jazz not seriously enough) is that a serious student must analyse the tune but also MUST know the progression by heart not only digitally but also know the chords sequence and the important moments (modulations or outside tonal center chords) in order to be capable to anticipate them and eventually hit a good/coloured note at the right moment This can only be achieved , to me, by not looking at the score , otherwise your brain is too busy with symbols and cannot be free enough to keep a decent timing and targeting these notes/moments/motives all at the same time. As an intermediate student I believe it is very important to learn the chords sequence , eventually by reading it while listening to a recorded version but without the instrument I am almost sure that you did a video on that To summarise , jazz is being in the moment but involving also your memory of what will come next harmonically and rhythmically Thank you for Barry tips , I will practice that with some chromatismes as you suggested Brgds

@JensLarsen Год назад

Yes, you need to know the songs by heart and have everything internalized to be able to use it 🙂

@ComplexConfiguration 6 месяцев назад

So nice to see a fellow Dane teaching music/jazz guitar on youtube.

@martyklapper5170 9 месяцев назад

Hi Jens I’m pretty new to jazz guitar and this is probably the most useful video that I’ve ever encountered. Specifically your “holistic” approach to the major scale over the 2-5-1 is a cool new way for me to look at this Thanks

@JensLarsen 9 месяцев назад

You're welcome! That's great to hear! There is a a post with some advice on my website as well if you want a link let me know

@jfm4708 Год назад

Great video Jens! I think the same about that "thinking in modes" thing, I find it is more a problem than a useful tool.

@_on_nicegram_DougHelvering Год назад

𝙃𝙚𝙮 ☝️𝙔𝙤𝙪'𝙫𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙣 𝙖 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙯𝙚 🎉..

@guicasoamillo Год назад

Good work master, thank you very much. Best regards from Spain

@thorstenneumann667 Год назад

thank you so much for this lesson. its hard to catch up this universe...but this one surely is the one for me at that very moment. I´m getting a glimpse now...after following you without really understanding. bless you!

@JensLarsen Год назад

You are so welcome! Go for it!

@christinae8062 Год назад

awesome explanation, thank you so much for all these beautiful helpful insights , all the love

@JensLarsen Год назад

Glad it was helpful!

@varshoeb9817 Год назад

This video was so clear thank you!

@JensLarsen Год назад

Glad it was helpful!

@zinuru2707 10 месяцев назад

This is such a great lesson! Thank you 🙏

@JensLarsen 10 месяцев назад

Glad it was helpful!

@boredflamingo1313 Год назад

You are amazing! Thanks sooooo much. A fantastic roadmap.

@JensLarsen Год назад

You're welcome! Glad it is useful!

@davidbingley6734 5 месяцев назад

This is so good, because, it includes the scales, the chords, the phrasing and it's easy to understand. 😊

@JensLarsen 5 месяцев назад

Thanks so much!

@hasinai 7 месяцев назад

Outstanding! Thank you, Jens!

@JensLarsen 7 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@chrisegonsearlemusic Год назад

For me, this is your most useful video to date. Thanks!

@JensLarsen Год назад

Glad it was helpful!

@rickcardo4716 Год назад

Excellent, it's really helpful. Thanks for the video!

@JensLarsen Год назад

Glad it was helpful!

@clintstewart6627 Год назад

Excellent video! Very clearly explained, effective material with great potential for practical application.

@JensLarsen Год назад

Thank you very much!

@AManCalledAidan Год назад

Wow - incredible teaching clarity and great examples

@_on_nicegram_DougHelvering Год назад

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@michaellozano936 Год назад

Elsker dig, Jens 🫶🏽

@triguna7692 Год назад

Hello Jens your explanation is just great , that improves my insights in understanding and practicing better. so from no on you are my guru.thanks namaste

@_on_nicegram_DougHelvering Год назад

𝙃𝙚𝙮 ☝️𝙔𝙤𝙪'𝙫𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙣 𝙖 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙯𝙚 🎉..

@jmoorecareers Год назад

Excellent foundational material. Thanks!

@JensLarsen Год назад

Glad it was helpful!

@MayukhVerma 4 месяца назад

Thank you for this!

@JensLarsen 4 месяца назад

Glad it was helpful!

@dakinmaher4522 Год назад

I just learned & understood so much from this video. From what a dumbass I am (I got those modal scales down) to the other triads above the 2-5-1. To melody is very important. Thank you again for an epic lesson

@JensLarsen Год назад

Great that it was useful, Dakin! 🙂

@thebaddest_soulstress 4 месяца назад

I love this video, so helpful

@JensLarsen 4 месяца назад

Glad it was helpful!

@MattWatsonHarmonica 7 месяцев назад

My playing improved when I stopped playing and thinking about scales. I feel the major scale is useful and the chromatic scale to start out learning where the notes are. Then start transcribing your hero’s.

@jamescopeland5358 Год назад

Great video Jens, I will work on this in the morning

@_on_nicegram_DougHelvering Год назад

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@bullcrapitis Год назад

Man! Really good stuff here. This is something I can really sink my teeth into and spend some time with. Thanks.

@_on_nicegram_DougHelvering Год назад

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@yesto9676 Год назад

Wow, great video Jens!

@JensLarsen Год назад

Thank you 🙂 Glad you like it

@murfdog19 6 месяцев назад

I love yputube guitar lessons. I've been playing for 35 years, and I'm still learning new tricks. No matter how good you are, there is always more to learn.

@JensLarsen 6 месяцев назад

Glad you like the video!

@kendallspinas605 Месяц назад

It's crazy how difficult it is to find good advice on soloing over chord changes. Thank you for this.

@JensLarsen Месяц назад

Happy to help!

@NinetyRalph 8 месяцев назад

This is so useful, thank you so much, saved me a lot of time in the future

@JensLarsen 8 месяцев назад

Great to hear!

@lushpatiogardencreationsre4414 Год назад

I've studieduncountable concepts online, and learned some, but they were scattered. This video of yours integrates most of them in a strong milemarker toward my goal-to make music. Bebop is the next mountain to climb

@kevindonnelly761 Год назад

Jens is the best Music Educator online.

@JensLarsen Год назад

Go for it!

@johnnieguitar5724 Год назад

Excellent idea for me as a rank beginner that has no theory but an ear for what sounds good. Thanks!

@JensLarsen Год назад

Glad it was helpful!

@mrsnakepit Год назад

Thanks alot sir jens

@JensLarsen Год назад

Always welcome

@mandyoberle 2 месяца назад

very helpful and well teached dear Jens ! Thanks - also for a Professional like me one big step more to go with your Tipps and Licks ... ! 😘👌👌

@JensLarsen 2 месяца назад

Thank you! I am glad you find the videos useful! 🙏

@VitoGaarin Год назад

Very useful, thanks👍👍

@_on_nicegram_DougHelvering Год назад

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@clyderichardson6475 Год назад

Great lesson!

@JensLarsen Год назад

Glad you liked it!

@sagarbantawarai672 Год назад

Thank you sir for this wonderful video ❤❤

@JensLarsen Год назад

Glad you liked it

@1233farhan 9 месяцев назад

you're lifesaver Jens !!

@JensLarsen 9 месяцев назад

Glad it was helpful 🙂

@hearpalhere Год назад

Thanks for another great lesson Jens. I personally need the repetition when learning these concepts so it's really helpful to get similar information but from slightly different angles. Congratulations on reaching 400k subscribers! Very well deserved.

@JensLarsen Год назад

Thank you 🙂

@viniciuscaravalhodossantos1023 11 месяцев назад

Very good. A lot of information in such a short time. As a intermediate player as i am i unerstood 90% and it was super userfu❤

@JensLarsen 11 месяцев назад

Glad it was helpful!

@carota_yt8563 6 месяцев назад

The way you explain things makes it more interesting and (I don't want to say easier but you know what I mean) easier to learn theory.

@JensLarsen 6 месяцев назад

Thank you! I really appreciate that 🙂

@lorenzomorgoni524 Год назад

It's absolutely true, but I'd add minor melodic scale and diminished scale as equally important for our choice of notes. Almost everything else can be derived from this. Oh and the pentatonic of course but in the end it's a subset of those.

@_on_nicegram_DougHelvering Год назад

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@hl4468 5 месяцев назад

Very informative!!

@JensLarsen 5 месяцев назад

Glad you think so!

@donatlopr Год назад

Nice info... Thanks

@JensLarsen Год назад

Glad you like it!

@Zithy Год назад

Brilliant stuff

@_on_nicegram_DougHelvering Год назад

𝙃𝙚𝙮 ☝️𝙔𝙤𝙪'𝙫𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙣 𝙖 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙯𝙚 🎉

@congamike1 Год назад

Awesome!

@JensLarsen Год назад

Glad you think so!

@robbieyates1685 Год назад

I wish I had been taught these simple concepts years ago. I wasted countless hours trying to memorize modes and their application which did nothing for my improvising. It was like trying to learn a language by memorizing the translation of every word instead of learning phrases and how to apply them in every day life. Better late than never.

@_on_nicegram_DougHelvering Год назад

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@thijs199 Год назад

This scale is of major importance

@damonnomad3846 Год назад

Spoiler alert 😅

@TaylorJohnHardin Год назад

It could be dominantly important too!

@defh2o Год назад

Deviation from this would be minor

@grobertabidbol4005 Год назад

Very clear !

@_on_nicegram_DougHelvering Год назад

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@withershin 11 месяцев назад

All the modes are for BASS people... keys too. Love your channel.

@pontakornkladniam637 4 месяца назад

Thanks you so much

@JensLarsen 4 месяца назад

Happy to help

@jocknarn3225 Год назад

Just the swift kick in the backside 2 "unlearn wot i have learnt" .. sigh, i get it .. makes perfect sense .. here goes🫣 .. & thx 4 posting.

@mikea75201 Год назад

This is a great advertisement for your Jazz Roadmap course!

@_on_nicegram_DougHelvering Год назад

𝙃𝙚𝙮 ☝️𝙔𝙤𝙪'𝙫𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙣 𝙖 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙯𝙚 🎉 ...

@ginsealark7523 7 месяцев назад

It’s been something like five years since I started watching your videos. If I’m doing things, right, I feel like everything is just a variation on the C major/ a minor scale😁😁😁😁😁😺😺😺😺😺 the videos that I worked on, especially that first year, were mostly in the key of C and I flat out was completely lacking in the skills of just finding a, B, C, D, E, F, G! From there, it’s just a matter of associating all those letters with not only single notes, but thirds, the triad, the seventh cord arpeggio, the sixth, the shell… lastly, being able to position these sounds that I now know, on the third of the chord, the fifth, the seventh… :-)

@NickWeissMusic Год назад

Modes are great hand exercises, and a good way to start improvising and understanding the notes over different chords, but indeed, advanced players are more thinking about the key/ major scale of the moment than the chord/mode of the moment.

@_on_nicegram_DougHelvering Год назад

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@l6srob990 Год назад

Great lesson

@JensLarsen Год назад

Glad you like it!

@baseballmunch9 6 месяцев назад

Awesome video

@JensLarsen 6 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoyed it

@rectify2003 Год назад

Thanks

@djizzah 7 месяцев назад

cool guy with great tips

@JensLarsen 7 месяцев назад

Glad you think so!

@thestratman7903 Год назад

I couldn't agree more about your take on the modes...I could never understand why people stressed the modes SO much when it's just the Major scale starting on a different degree.. That said, they each have a sound to them but that "sound" of the modes can be found in the Intervals that define that certain mode...

@_on_nicegram_DougHelvering Год назад

𝙃𝙚𝙮 ☝️𝙔𝙤𝙪'𝙫𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙣 𝙖 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙯𝙚 🎉

@nikolajsteen1097 9 месяцев назад

Hej Jens. Det er bare nogle fede ting du viser, tak for det! Og så virker det meget mere overbevisende, når du lyder så godt, som du gør ;-) Jeg må en tur til Holland og have en time eller to af dig en dag. Vh, Nikolaj

@JensLarsen 9 месяцев назад

Tusind tak! Fedt at du kan bruge det til noget

@codydafoe2951 Год назад

thank you for replying

@JensLarsen Год назад

Which Scales are the most important? (and why?) ✅ 5 Solos That Will Teach You Jazz Guitar ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-K7OO-s31pOU.html

@HanfM 9 месяцев назад

thankyouuuu!

@JensLarsen 9 месяцев назад

You're welcome!!

@mickbee7227 Год назад

saw a jimmy bruno thing a while back and if I recall he said he only learned the major and harmonic minor and then just learned the sounds of the rest of the notes.

@JensLarsen Год назад

I guess he would agree with this then 🙂

@thijs199 Год назад

I don't practice all modes seperately. I've learned the major ánd minor melodic scale over the neck. In close and 3nps forms. I only am learning about orientating them, it gets confusing with melodic minor because of the different spacings between the degrees

@bonusfat110 8 месяцев назад

One of the greatest jazz lessons on RU-vid. Heck of the greatest music lessons on youtube. The major scale is the premise of all western harmony and melodies. And he is right, prioritizing “modal correctness” isn’t music. Real life jams and gigs arent grading you theyre waiting to be moved musically. Thanks for hammering on this Jens.

@SoulmateParis 10 месяцев назад

Ten minute lesson = 1 year work ahead ! Thanks !

@JensLarsen 10 месяцев назад

You are welcome!

@mikel917 Год назад

I like the humor!

@JensLarsen Год назад

Thank you!

@thijs199 Год назад

So for instance, I got a song in E. I recently learned, I gotta play A melodic minor, then I'm playing, note,in general, mixolydian b6

@whoeverofhowevermany 5 месяцев назад

The only scale I need is the chromatic scale, cause I've memorized all the intervals well enough by now 🙂

@thomashogan1985 6 месяцев назад

Wish i had this resource when I was 18

@JensLarsen 6 месяцев назад

Well, I made it as fast as I could 😁 ( and thank you!)

@nadimbakhshov4245 Год назад

Excellent

@JensLarsen Год назад

Glad it was useful!

@nadimbakhshov4245 Год назад

@@JensLarsen I have been playing music for years but never grasped Jazz - i.e. properly, understood its internal logic, until I took a simple stacked chord based on fourths (from Bill Evans, I think) and then using chromatic improvisation began to understand the richness of the music. Then stumbling one day into your RU-vid stuff has been a delight - your remarks about modes vs scales, the importance of the Major Scale + variants, etc really make sense. Thanks.

@JensLarsen Год назад

@@nadimbakhshov4245 that is great to hear! Glad it's useful 🙂

@linqua1728 Год назад

It might be interesting to compare songs to see what chords are behind each word in the song, then practice shared chords associating words with each chord, then you begin to develop your own riffs.

@msnbmnt 6 месяцев назад

Facts

@benkatof5852 Год назад

I love exercises like the ones you show toward the end of this lesson - so practical and rewarding! Question: which in your opinion is a better use of time for exercises like these... practicing the same key in different positions, or practicing in different keys? I've been doing some exercises in Eb, Bb, F and C alternating string sets. Any thoughts?

@JensLarsen Год назад

Thank you! That's so what I get into in the extra video on Patreon. As for your question : why not both? That's what I do

@benkatof5852 Год назад

@@JensLarsen yeah, it's just about time and prioritization. Im trying to increase my repertoire without sacrificing other practice time. I will check out your patreon page lessons. Thanks Jens.

@stumpshot70 Год назад

Thank you Jens! With 9 out of 10 of my students they completely underestimate the major scale, its modes and diatonic arpeggios as anything useful in "jazz"....it's my job to point out that harmonically this is where it all begins and arguably ends. Jimmy Bruno once pointed out that all he needs is the major scale and associated harmony...well if Jimmy says it then hmmmmm maybe he's onto something. I will instruct my students to watch this video.