Jazz Connection - Group Lesson


Support: Michael Johnson is today's instructor, next Monday will be Don Mock Michael: yes, I'm covering jazz guitar basics tonight Michael: kind of a jazz guitar primer for Don's lessons Michael: here's an example of a I - VI - II - V progression Michael: or other words: 1, 6, 2, 5 progression Michael: notice the chords of the progression Michael: you also move the scales as you play Michael: our scale for tonight is G Major (Ionian) ... Michael: G, A, B, C, D, E, F# guitarguy: should you start in 3rd position teacher? Michael: yes, the tab shows the 3rd position Chris: ouch...s t r e t c h !! Michael: Chris I'll send the tab showing the fingers Michael: here's the same scale showing the 1, 2, 5, and 6 notes Support: you will see the 1, 2, 5, and 6th notes highlighted on the guitar neck when you play back the tab (if you haven't figured that out already) Tom: what is the trick in a good clean electric guitar "jazz" sound..neck pickup? Michael: yes tom that's right Michael: and you can roll the treble down on the tone knob Michael: see how the highlighted notes show the main notes of the progression? Michael: now for a common jazz progression you play it in this order torr71: are we just working major scales Michael: I - VI - II - V Michael: we'll use the modes in a minute Michael: can you tell me what the notes of that progression would be? Patty: G A D E torr71: g c am d Tom: gead Michael: good patty, but in the order I just showed you Michael: correct tom Michael: here's our jam track you play over Michael: I'll send you phrases you can practice over it pam: G Am D Em Smitty: Are the E and A minor chords in this progression? Michael: yes Smitty pam: G em am D Michael: basically the last progression is based on G maj7, Em7, Am7 & D9 Michael: I'll send you the chords torr71: e blues scale works Michael: that works Michael: notice I subtly change the 2nd chord Michael: I'll send you the pictures guitarguy: teacher, in the 1st wave file, are you using the G maj scale as a solo? Michael: guitarguy I use the G major and a few other modes Patty: ugh... D9 is tough Michael: that one is a bit of a stretch Michael: ok you can play the related modes for each of the key tones of that progression Michael: here's the tab for each of the scale patterns torr71: em gmaj am torr71: throw in a gmaj7 arpeg... Michael: do you have questions on those scales Chris: is that GMaj7 chord using a Bar with the middle finger? Michael: yes Chris you barre the middle two strings witht the second finger torr71: one scale four modes guitarguy: what of scale is the d mixolydian? Michael: all related modes torr71: g maj Michael: the Mixolydian is the 5th mode of the G major scale Michael: notice all these scales consist of the same notes Michael: in otherwords they are "related" fergy: so each of these "modes" is just a different position of a scale? Michael: yes fergy Michael: ok now you can break each of these modes into triads or arpeggios Michael: here's an example fergy: it really doesn't look like any of th 5 positions I know...confusing fergy: 5 positions of the same scale? Michael: it's playing the patterns on the 5th string Michael: but starting on a different note, which within the context of the scale pattern has a different sound or mood Michael: mode = mood wg99nyr99: i use triads to improve my speed and dexterity Michael: they are great exercises Smitty: Pretty cool how each note fits along as you play notes that are in the G scale... Michael: yes for each mode or scale torr71: pick an arpeg and run it up and dn the neck Michael: do you understand the formula of a triad? Michael: I'll send the arps next torr71: 1 3 5 Smitty: I III V Michael: do you know the pattern for an arpeggio? Bill: g b d Michael: by the way you can play the triads in rhythm torr71: add the f# Michael: here's an example Bill: f # to g b d is a major 7th Michael: here's an example of the arpeggio Michael: the patterns can be a challenge to some Michael: see how the triads, arpeggios, chords are all related to the scales Michael: it's a series of specific patterns torr71: repeat and moveable Michael: even the various chords voicings relate Michael: I'll send you some chord examples Michael: here's how the G maj7 chord is constructed Bill: G B D F# Michael: so you have the : G, A, B, C, D, E, F# Michael: the pattern is 1, 3, 5, 7 for the maj7 Michael: now you can use the same formula with the other chords Bill: WHICH IS G B D F# Michael: yes Bill Michael: here's the minor scale Tom: this is great stuff, filling in some gaps I had in my theory! Groy: the lead note are played to the chords? Michael: yes Gory Bill: teacher , if you get rid of the F# note aren't you playing the C Major scale Michael: in theory yes, because you have no flat or sharp notes Bill: I thought so Michael: well it's time to go Michael: I'm glad it helps you to understand the theory better	<< load notation from left
	<< load audio from left	<< load audio from left