3 Mistakes Self-Taught Jazz Guitarists ALWAYS Make

[@JensLarsen]

What is the most difficult thing about learning Jazz? 😥 Don't do Bebop scales: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKPMkmethc6qmqM

[@jazzterboi1]

Hi Jens, do you have a current contact email.? I tried your info@ but no reply. Please PM me here.

[@jazzterboi1]

My questions are about your Patreon subscription. Ron D.

[@JensLarsen]

@@jazzterboi1 I didn't see any mail from you, maybe try again?

[@JensLarsen]

@@jazzterboi1 It is not possible to DM people on KZbin

[@jazzterboi1]

@@JensLarsen I just sent you a new email.Ron

[@artompkins7958]

Every week, and another semester’s worth of material. Thank you so much, Jens!

[@JensLarsen]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@johnpereira2910]

Great lesson, a masterly reverse-engineering of certain bebop techniques. i didn't know that you could throw a bunch of notes around just for the heck of it. What fun!!!! My inspiration Jimi Hendrix knew all of this.

[@mdreid]

🎶 All of me, this applies to all of me 🎵

[@JensLarsen]

😁

[@billa6348]

Jens, as always, your "timing" and "phrasing" are impeccable--that is, your timely delivery of the topic and the way you present it! Yes, you've covered this topic (in one way or another) many times before, but--thankfully--you're wise enough to know that there are those of us so dense that presenting the information in a yet another context might lead to our finally "getting it." This gem validated my progress (thanks, in no small part, to you) and presented new challenges. Thank you for your generous and prolific contributions to my musicianship.

[@JensLarsen]

Glad you like the video, Bill 🙂

[@Sparksnorthern]

Jens, this is great video that covers a topic that doesn't get enough visibility, so thank you for putting this together. For beginner jazz guitarists like myself, while I want to consume as much vocab as I can and then get it into my playing, it's important to see the big picture as well and ensure that the vocabulary comes out in a way that suits the overall story and connects well. Great stuff!

[@JensLarsen]

Glad it was helpful! 🙂

[@bebopisthetruth]

Had to laugh when I heard the part about ending phrases with the 2 note bebop tag - I just finished my first pass through Jens’ Modern Concepts for Jazz Guitar book. It’s a fantastic book, but in each of his ii-V-I exercises O rewrote the endings to replace a long note with the bebop tag. Cheers!

[@icarusi]

Jazz tunes are often based on an actual song, so the length of an end note relates to a lyric, not an arbitrary choice. For a solo you can follow the lyric rhythm, or not, but the variety of short note phrase endings should relate the the lyric, unless you deliberately want to mess with the style as a statement? If the tune has no lyric, the style will probably imply a lyric, so better to consider that. Lyrics have often been written after a tune is already established, such as Jaenine and Laura, so consider them also.

[@vullnetdyla]

Man, you read me to filth with this video haha. Rock/blues self taught guitar player entering jazz and running into aaaaall these problems 😂

[@JensLarsen]

😁🙏

[@stephenbryan219]

I think the last line of the video was the most important "learn jazz, make music". My first thought was you can't do both.then I thought back over 2 decades ago learning blues, rock and metal licks. I was frustrated for a long time that what I was playing didn't sound like real music, my soloing attempts always sounded terrible. Then one day something clicked into place. I don't know what changed but I suddenly sounded competent. Learning music isn't enough to be able to make music. You've got to learn, practice, make a lot of mistakes and learn some more. And if you're lucky something might click for you.

[@makisGibs]

So easy and basic information that actually are the most important steps towards the advanced concepts of Jazz. Thanks again for presenting all these things 🙏🎸🎶🎶🎶🎶

[@JensLarsen]

Glad it was helpful!

[@0xSLN]

You've really leveled up your videos Jens, great stuff! Educational and entertaining.

[@JensLarsen]

Glad you think so!

[@chriswing7273]

Great lesson! I really appreciate your lessons on phrasing. And explaining how "bebop" is a direct reflection of the phrasing; that was an eye (and ear) opener! Thank you Jens!

[@JensLarsen]

You're very welcome!

[@ricklaino6385]

Always a great lesson..... Thanks Jens.......!!!

[@JensLarsen]

My pleasure!

[@Sekowone]

super le montage plein d'humour ! ^^ (et la vidéo of course)

[@JensLarsen]

🙏🙂

[@phantomforester9337]

Thank you.

[@JensLarsen]

You're welcome!

[@guitarhans]

Great lesson. Love the Epi.

[@JensLarsen]

Glad to hear it!

[@steellemonstudios]

Great lesson, Jens!

[@JensLarsen]

Thank you, Daniel

[@steellemonstudios]

@@JensLarsen Pst, it’s Nick, but I still love you. 😂

[@JensLarsen]

@@steellemonstudios sorry 😁

[@cbolt4492]

Always great 😎

[@JensLarsen]

🙏

[@ELMENDORFX]

I was having trouble focusing on this very valuable lesson until added was Sponge Bob SquarePants. Thank you

[@JensLarsen]

Glad it was helpful! 😁

[@MrFractalito1]

great video Jens saludos ¡¡¡

[@JensLarsen]

Thank you 🙂

[@chrissguitarshow206]

A video you could make that would be extremely popular in my opinion would be how to perform the really fast speed burst of notes on a turnaround.

[@tomcripps7229]

Thanks!

[@JensLarsen]

Thank you Tom!

[@narcispr]

Regarding these #3, #4, #5 patterns that you show at the end of the video, is there any of your videos explaining them as a building block to create lines? I know that there is the "patterns for jazz" book that presents some of these standard movements but this book is too dense for me 😅

[@JensLarsen]

No, I never made videos on those specific patterns but I did do a lot on Bebop and that way of thinking about vocabulary.

[@robertdalin]

🎉🎉🎉 great video

[@JensLarsen]

Thank you 🤗

[@uwebritfeld4369]

Jens, as always, great lesson. One question, though. Why are the Barry Harris licks called 5, 4, 3, and 2? I can't see anything in the licks that relates to those numbers.

[@JensLarsen]

There is no real logic as far as I know 🙂

[@williamlaven]

@@BonjosPocket I did a search as you suggested. One page that appears is a course on Barry Harris taught by guitarist Chris Parks who was a student of Barry's. Chris also has his own KZbin channel called Things I've Learned From Barry Harris, but I've not found the "short" I think you are referring to. Would you mind finding it and posting the link here? Thanks.

[@BonjosPocket]

@@williamlaven kzbin.infoMV3zuOA7mqw?si=QUO3ni3uxwUdxNLy

[@BonjosPocket]

@@williamlaven kzbin.infoMV3zuOA7mqw?si=QUO3ni3uxwUdxNLy This one

[@BonjosPocket]

@@williamlaven channel called openstudiojazz, latest short section, the one you need is 11th from top. I wrote like 3 times already, it keeps disappearing

[@Hhenriette]

the *Jazz Guitar Roadmap* is so worth it. It is as all Jens' Utube videos: funny, incredibly well thought thru, helpful, dependable and worth not only for jazz but to learn about music, the fretboard, music theory. it gets you from beginner to intermediate in no-time. highly recommanded 5 stars! ***** this video is a great lesson too and funny and so much information you share, @JensLarsen just forever grateful. thank you

[@JensLarsen]

Thank you Henriette! That is really great to hear

[@robertkahn4284]

I gave my email and name to get an 'invitation' to the Roadmap course. I've gotten two emails but no information about the Roadmap course. Will I eventually get an email about the Roadmap course?

[@JensLarsen]

@@robertkahn4284 send me an email [e-mail]

[@robertkahn4284]

I gave my name and email to get information about your Jazz Guitar Road Map course. I’ve received three emails but no information about the course I’m interested in. Did I miss something?

[@JensLarsen]

Send me an email [e-mail]

[@lucapoggi8803]

Hi Jens, I like your jazz guitar video! I would like to ask a question about the Abersold 29: Is it normal that in the Tablature of solo the editor puts notes to paly on open strings? Thank you !

[@JensLarsen]

Aebersold? I don't understand.

[@lucapoggi8803]

@@JensLarsen it is an american book of sheet music.... the number 29 is one with Jimmy Raney

[@JensLarsen]

@@lucapoggi8803 ok, I don't know about the tabs in that book, sorry.

[@PedroMiguel-if3ll]

Hey Jens, nice tips as always. Which Epiphone you're using here?

[@JensLarsen]

Thank you! This is my Epiphone Sheraton: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mHq0moqcmrx_d5Y

[@HermitusVesuvius]

I like to think like I'm singing on the guitar, even when playing chords or comping

[@JensLarsen]

In a way you are 🙂

[@salviescribal]

Good hair

[@BonjosPocket]

Why d harmonic minor over e7🙃

[@steellemonstudios]

0:12 A Harmonic Minor over E7 is also E Phrygian Dominant (E F G# A B C D), which is one way to handle playing over E7 in this context, but there may be simpler ways to approach this. 😉

[@BonjosPocket]

@@steellemonstudios 💀💀💀 guess i'm gonna stick to the drums..

[@steellemonstudios]

@@BonjosPocket Ha ha ha, I’m sorry! Just take this stuff a little at a time. Piano (for learning notes/theory/harmony) is a good way to go if you play drums, too.

[@BL55]

observation... too much spongebob, not enough plankton... just sayin'

[@JensLarsen]

Noted! 😁

[@augmented2nd666]

My only problem with jazz is the stupid drop chords and inversions, way too much crap to memorize, and chords with muted strings in the middle are super annoying unless its 3rd diads and i'm playing baroque influenced stuff. I've tried learning some Allan Holdsworth chords and phrases, he's the extent of the jazz I'll listen to, ironically I cant stand horns despite Allan's love of them and wanting to play one, so I dont really listen to "real jazz" I just like really colourful lead and good legato.

[@gssong7111]

"only problem" and then lists 10 problems...better stick to your power chords, bud!

[@JensLarsen]

You don't have to learn Jazz if you don't want to 🙂

[@augmented2nd666]

@@JensLarsen I just want to understand more of what Allan Holdsworth was doing, unfortunately giant steps still sounds terrible to my ear, but I love Allan's music. Weird huh?

[@augmented2nd666]

@@gssong7111 Nah, drop chords with muted strings in the middle are all one thing. I learned Tokyo dream though, lots of power chords in that one.

[@dijonstreak]

Be=Bop is NOT my bag....to me it is VERY boring and very predictable....no matter HOW you cut it, Apple Pie is STILL abn Apple Pie. !! but YOU are a GOOD Teacher.... thank YOU !!