Common Melodic Outlines

[@dartor]

Hi mikko, Bert Ligon has a book dedicated to this outlines concept, it's called Connecting chords with linear harmony. He elaborates more with licks etc.

[@Mikkokosmos]

I have to get that book!! 😮

[@GlennMichaelThompson]

I was looking to buy Connecting Chords With Linear Harmony by Bert Ligon on amazon just last night, and I think it may be out of print. I could only find used copies at outrageous prices. Perhaps there's a better source through which to purchase a copy.....? I'm going to search for it some more. Does anyone know which company published this volume? That might help. Thanks for the lesson Mikko!!!

[@cellardwellerproductions5125]

Glenn, Houston Publishing Distributed by Hal Leonard

[@Mikkokosmos]

@@GlennMichaelThompson I ordered one from sheetmusicplus 😎

[@dartor]

@@GlennMichaelThompson They have it at better price at book depository and always free shipping,

[@robertzullo8707]

Another great lesson! It takes years to find the important things to focus on to master this instrument. I really appreciate someone who can find the core concepts that help us to that end. Thank you Mikko

[@laurielyon7740]

HI Mikko.............I stumbled upon your channel today and have very much enjoyed what you’ve had to say. I’m a (73 year old) clarinet player, not a guitarist. I returned to my instrument about 8 years ago after decades of absence. Your information, musical insights and knowledge cross whatever boundary might exist between between my instrument and yours or, I suspect, all instruments. Music is after all music and the process of improvisation is, at least to my simple mind, transferable. And to top it off, besides being a damn fine guitar player, I congratulate you one being an excellent communicator. Thank you!!

[@joycesanders4898]

Are we not all jazz students struggling over the changes?...🤔🤯

[@romainbertrand253]

This book is really brilliant at many levels. Explanation are simple but accurate and powerful (= things presented in the book can be used for real playing). Practicing melodic outlines intensively is a great way to know your fretboard in a musical way. Bonus : what you learn can be applied to any songs.

[@davidj6008]

Very, very useful Good post

[@oscarradzom6173]

Man, your so cool. I would give you my old lamp and stuff.

[@mikelaperribay1102]

Thank you very much Mikko for teaching us how to function within jazz standards ... which I have always dreamed of ... you have saved me hours and hours of guitar teachers, who never quite clarify where I am and where I am going in jazz. .. therefore your faithful followed and soon yours patreon

[@Mikkokosmos]

Thank you for your kind words

[@aronhidman1]

As soon as you said "It's hard to make music with guide tones" I thought "All the Things You Are" but you went there before I could write it in a comment. Good stuff!

[@Mikkokosmos]

Ha I beat you to it 😎👍

[@birdrichards8374]

I wish I would be an advanced player in 30 years, lol!!! Mikko, thankl you for reducing this 30 years!!!

[@marcobonetti5791]

Thanks so much and the video is very Clear! Ciao from Como.

[@DovidM]

A student of Bert Ligon’s pronounced the surname as Lig (rhymes with fig) and Gon as in the last syllable of polygon. The G was pronounced at both the end of the first syllable and at the start of the second. Whether this is how Mr. Ligon pronounces it, I don’t know.

[@grewalparminder2003]

Great channel

[@Mikkokosmos]

Thanks 😀

[@JosephusDalrymple]

Apparently I have a long, long journey ahead of me. ;)

[@joycesanders4898]

..yes.🎸🎶🎼💞👣

[@MetaphysicalMusician]

Me too....maybe I need to pack a cooler..

[@bungorogers7067]

I just treat "the long walk" as a daily meditation and stopped beating myself up for slow progess.

[@MrMewsique]

Bert Ligon also has another book that deals with this as well called Comprehensive Technique for Jazz Musicians. Highly recommended. Check them out I'm sure you'll be impressed. I predict another video dealing with his books. Love your stuff Mikko. Keep it coming

[@Mikkokosmos]

so many books to get :-O

[@MrMewsique]

@@Mikkokosmos No kidding! Really good ones as well.

[@WBUSCH49]

Hi Mikko, would it be possible to play even Autumn leaves or Alone Together with just one Hand grip, like a m7 shape(3 strings???)

[@salvadorgarcia8661]

Muy buena la lección. Muchas gracias.

[@JensLarsen]

Break given, you should have said his name in Swedish. But I am from Europe too, so maybe it doesn't count?

[@Mikkokosmos]

Bärt Ligön 🇸🇪

[@JensLarsen]

@@Mikkokosmos And of course, I need to probe that I am very advanced so: 6th diminished Quartal Harmony Inversions with the 3rd in the bass

[@Mikkokosmos]

@@JensLarsen I was just gonna play that chord

[@rockstarjazzcat]

@@Mikkokosmos lol

[@JensLarsen]

@Simon Hudson You should find Mikko on Facebook 🙂

[@irishmuso7129]

Brilliant!

[@bishalghimirey2993]

Hello, nice lesson. I am a classical guitarist about grade 6 level(Trinity College London). I saw so many books about jazz and as you can predict i am overwhelmed. My interest in pursuing jazz music would be to learn fingerstyle jazz as all the technique learned so far will be easily transfered to jazz playing technique wise. I read in the sample of the book jazz comprehensive training by the same author, he says that the three books that he has written will provide enough material to be a jazz musician what do you think? Could you suggest book so that i could start learning chords required for jazz music from fingerstyle approach. Sorry for writing so long......

[@robthemobthegreat]

Great stuff Mikko - bopscales is the way to go - since it sounds more like real music 🎶 👌. Keep it up Mikko 👍

[@bobdeluxeandtheideals1356]

Cool

[@5pqrt5t3r6]

"common melodic outlines" explanation starts at 11:19

[@jansen_music]

Always good to hear you.. do you have "The Serious Jazz Practice Book " by ex. Miles Davis guitarist Barry Finnerty ? If not check it out its a killer./Don

[@Mikkokosmos]

No but that sounds very interesting I will check it out

[@jansen_music]

@@MikkokosmosStrongly recommend it!

[@Mikkokosmos]

@@jansen_music I just ordered it. I love his playing with the Brecker Brotheres. Apparently there is a book about him and his life that seems hilarious

[@jansen_music]

@@Mikkokosmos Yahss its called "Start" ..Barry himself reads the audio book ...great listen ...very entertaining and funny.

[@jansen_music]

@@Mikkokosmos I hung out with him a couple of times in San Francisco and Boston.. I remember him telling me that "there's no faster guitar player on the planet than Joe Diorio"..

[@alirezababaei4377]

thanks

[@MetaphysicalMusician]

All the things you Are .QUOTE nice

[@ivo4137]

Hi Mikko from Colombia and Venezuela

[@Mikkokosmos]

Hello 😎🇸🇪

[@kukumuniu5658]

How can you tell which notes are guide tones in harmony?

[@Mikkokosmos]

Good question. The guide tones are usually the 3rd and the 7th of the chord. It works best with Jazz standards especially if the chord move in fifths like Autumn Leaves etc

[@kukumuniu5658]

@@Mikkokosmos if the chord move in fifths, but if they don't then we have problem ? :) or we just use 3rd and the 7th of the chords (no matter if the chords are diatonic or no,what interval is between them) ...or there is some other advanced method?

[@Mikkokosmos]

@@kukumuniu5658 chords usually move in fourths or seconds in Jazz standards. If it's a modal tune or more modern progressions. Such as non functional harmony I would not use guide tones. The point of using guide tones is to bring out the harmony when the harmony is moving by guide tones. In other words tunes that use a lot of ii V I movement which most Jazz tunes do. If I play for example 500 miles high the harmony is not based on guide tone movement. Hope that helps.

[@seanbryner5534]

Not nerds but jazz is about to expand not to stand on one things

[@phillwilliams7563]

Wow this is like the missing link

[@nhklog674]

Another scalewise exercises ...😅

[@joycesanders4898]

..maybe they being something to it...wouldn't that be a lark?

[@joycesanders4898]

..that guitar has too many pickgaurds on it...