Part 2 - Miles Davis/McLaughlin "Right Off" Chords Lesson

[@rogerramjet6615]

I listened to that album so many times that now 30 years later I can still sing all of Miles' notes from memory. Thank you for the break down of McLaughlin's playing. He's still my all time favourite guitarist.

[@FrostByte_AC]

This video. Was a technical nightmare to make. Thanks to Dan’s solid takes and undying patience, it was a success.

[@bunk95]

@danielrettbergpeter is terrible at explaining how to play. He should’ve just written down what he was doing and not over complicated the language so less understand this but ya technical nightmare.

[@bunk95]

Also why are the two videos presenting the song out of order where again he’s over complicating it. Did you edit this?

[@wallyb55232]

@@bunk95let’s see you do a better job showing how to play JMs chord work in Right Off

[@DanielRettberg]

@@bunk95 ⁠​​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠considering JM reached out himself telling me how much he liked the video, I will consider your opinion completely void. Not to mention the thousands of views/hundreds of comments thanking me for taking the time to explain everything. The fact that you have no videos of your playing tells me everything that I need to know. And the videos are out of order because of the overwhelmingly positive response to the first video, so we decided to create a second video to include the other song portions. You have contributed absolutely zero to the KZbin community, and I’d like to congratulate you on showcasing your total ignorance for the world to see.

[@GOGOLH]

JM's classic solo that ends the Right Off side is ferocious! What an album - it should have been huge...Another great video, Daniel!

[@DanielRettberg]

Thanks a lot, man! I'm glad you like it.. Thanks for watching!

[@ivonsmith3095]

Again, Daniel! You nail a precious gem that most people will never hear! John is my all time favorite for 35 years and I have struggled to work out what he was doing so much. You did another brilliant job of explaining what I believe are the seeds of the playing that was unique to him for the coming 40 years after this recording. When you start to talk about the "Pete Townsend chord" you play a chord shape that down on 2nd position with open 6th E is Em11 that he moves up a tone then further up the neck in Follow Your Heart from My Goals Beyond. The A7 you show a little hesitancy about in 2nd position is almost certainly that since much of John's Mahavishnu stuff uses that: A beautiful example was Trilogy from In Between Nothingness live album. Then that pull off chordal thing (Pete T again) I think he used and exapnded on that later on the Adventures in Radioland Mahavishnu album and much if his nylon solo acoustic live stuff) when he does like a 4 x 1/32nd beat chordal pull off thing that always makes him smile on stage! I always saw the births of his later techniques and motives in My Goals Beyond but this track analysis shows many of the beginnings of what John would use for decades later! Its wonderful to see your genuine passion for his music and to study it well enough to help us all out in understanding a very complex guitar player! Thank you again!!

[@DanielRettberg]

No problem at all! My Goals Beyond is a great album.. He's my favorite guitar player. He has so many dimensions to his playing, and I consider him very ahead of his time. Thanks for watching, and thank you for your insight!

[@bunk95]

You sat here and watched his chopped up, disordered video with no explanation of how he’s building those chords and commented thanks for the help? You clearly didn’t need to watch the video or went insane and looked at it frame by frame and picked out what frets he was fingering. He didn’t explain anything. There’s lots of guitar teachers that don’t teach at all and you’re helping them ruin it for students.

[@gabrielguerra2935]

i just love that you spent 40 minutes get into all the nuances of one most improvised, less-composed guitar works ever. It sounds like i'm being ironic, but i truly feel amazed by the dedication, "Right Off" is one of the few tunes that i had an epiphany by the first time i heard (i still believe that Miles lick at 3:33 is the greatest moment in recorded music) and McLaughlin guitar is the antithesis of jazz guitar musically-wise and tone-wise.

[@DanielRettberg]

Wow, thank you so much for your comment. John is my favorite.. So much amazing playing over a nearly 6 decade career. Some people don’t realize how incredible and groundbreaking he is. This particular album is a hidden gem.. It’s crazy how many people haven’t heard it. The fact that this is a “jam” is a testament to the caliber of musicianship from that era..

[@peterthomas5922]

Nice analysis. My favorite guitar track of all time. Thanks for the post.

[@DanielRettberg]

No problem, man! Thanks for watching!

[@jasonandrewbeale3810]

Thanks for doing this. Great insight and lesson

[@AliciaandScott]

Wow, what a resource! Hours of practice material in here! Thanks for posting this

[@DanielRettberg]

FattyCorpusle No problem, man! Thanks for watching

[@SwampEye1]

great lesson Dan ....

[@Hiwatt100W1]

Dan, have you ever thought of working up Binky's Beam from Extrapolation? Some really interesting chord voices as well. John's work with Graham Bond was also really good (not a lot of recorded material, but great).

[@drno2141]

love ur work mate..

[@naagulhadovinilentrevistas1605]

excellent lesson. Good job!

[@thormusique]

Wonderfully brilliant, thank you! I loved your detailed explanations, the excellent video editing, and perhaps most of all your obvious passion for this music. I agree that Jack Johnson is possibly the greatest unsung guitar album ever. And JMcL has been my lifelong guitar hero, so it's wonderful to see your appreciation for what he's done here. There's a wealth of excellent material that McL plays in this one tune that could provide any of us with a lifetime of study and experimentation. As you've said, the most important thing that was happening in that session was some top-notch listening on the part of every player. If you're ever so inclined, I would love to see you revisit this tune eventually, possibly breaking things out into even greater detail. But in any case, I applaud what you've done here, and your playing and feel are excellent. And thanks for reminding me about this great record!

[@DanielRettberg]

Thanks a lot, man! I really appreciate your kind words.. The interesting thing is, there are a few details that I overlooked.. Almost a year after making that first video, there's still little things that I'm noticing that I haven't heard before lol.

[@thormusique]

@@DanielRettberg Yes, I hear you. There's so much there! And so much is about the feel and vibe. I'm finding this to be a great tool for practising my rhythm chops in general (something many of us guitarists tend to relegate to the back burner). Cheers!

[@billcooper5831]

Thanks for this! I remember reading somewhere that Miles told John to play like he just learned how to play guitar.

[@DanielRettberg]

No problem, man! Thanks for watching!

[@shirleymental4189]

That was said during the recording of 'in a silent way'.

[@peterthomas5922]

This is great work. Don't worry about the number of views, real players are listening.

[@danwallach8826]

Amazing! Just like Part 1. Is there any way to get a tab for all that?

[@JamesWoolleyGuitar]

Thanks for these videos!

[@DanielRettberg]

No problem, man! Thanks for watching

[@pbhouk97]

Awesome deep dive!

[@paigeandderson]

Glad to see you back!

[@DanielRettberg]

Paige Andderson thanks man! I’m glad you like the videos!

[@ivonsmith3095]

Have you got any other Mclaughlin/Mahavishnu breakdowns? Trilogy would be wonderful! Lila's Dance? Such great compositions...

[@DanielRettberg]

You know what? I actually learned Lila's Dance from another video on KZbin lol. There are some good breakdowns already out there. I thought about doing a "harmonic" breakdown of In A Silent Way, but right now I'm busy with a lot of things. My goal is to make more videos like this in the future. Thanks Ivon!

[@fintanwardell]

Fantastic.

[@DanielRettberg]

Fintan Wardell Thank you, my brotha!

[@theworldsoldestdog]

Hey man really appreciatw what you are doing. No one else is doing this. For a while I have been puzzling over the chords Pete Cosey plays in a similar modal vein in HE LOVES HIM MADLY and calypso Frelimo, maybe my favorite tracks of all time. Don't know if you are a Cosey fan but if you ever dig into that stuff please share your insights!

[@DanielRettberg]

Thanks a lot, man! I really appreciate it.. I'm pretty busy right now, but I'll definitely listen to it. Thanks for watching!

[@gopie555]

This is it!!

[@gavriloprincip11]

VOTE FOR MILES !!!!!!!!!!!! more more more '70s Miles please please please ...every sane guitar player on the planet own Bitches Brew but there are no tabs /lessons for that era anywhere else (Pete Cosey lessons would be cool too)

[@canalluckylucianodiscos7234]

Bom cara muito, bom!

[@lorraineb682]

You said (4:49) that for the 18:45-20:30 section, that he sounds like he's playing it a little bit differently each time. However the bass player sounds like he's playing in unison. So probably it's in a pattern, but a longer pattern, spanning several bars. So it would have had to have been rehearsed like that. This (and the couple of weird chords from 18:30-18:45) reminds me of other fusion where the guitarist is doing something like a solo, except it's not improvised, the bass player is playing in unison (eg. Uzeb)

[@jfloressr]

very nice lesson yes how do you play those chords and riffs ?

[@psychomafia]

You've got the tone pretty close. What are you using? And more importantly do we know what John was using? Great video btw.

[@KellyScott-no5nf]

What’s the first chord before the E? Could you give fret numbers for the voicing? Thx man,great video!

[@DanielRettberg]

Thanks a lot! Very first chord before the E is = x on low E, 4 on A, x on D, 2 on G, open B and open high E. You might be able to include the open low E in there if you want.

[@PedalScience]

Thank you so much for this!

[@DanielRettberg]

No problem man! Thanks for watching!

[@CarefulObserver]

Thank you so much for this !!!!!

[@DanielRettberg]

You're very welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@jperryfan]

Love the R & R Ain't Noise Pollution reference. No wonder when I do it it sounds like Keith or AC DC. It's not that much of a reach

[@pbanders]

Really points out how McL used his thumb on the low E. A lot of guys have trouble with this!

[@ae3898]

Did John M use a tele on this track? Are there any sources that speak to this? I read somewhere that he was using a Fender Jaguar on "Bitches Brew", and I've also seen photos of JM and a Jag with Lifetime.

[@DanielRettberg]

Andreas MacAllan Hey man. John did not use a telecaster on this track. It’s kind of a mystery, but it sounds like he either used a Jaguar or a Mustang/Duo-Sonic. Thanks for watching!

[@ae3898]

You could always e-mail him and ask; I see from the comments in your 'Part 1' video that you and he are pen pals. LOL.

[@AlexBunardzic]

Thank you for doing this. Not only are you a great guitar player, you are also a great presenter :) Would you be able to make a tutorial on McLaughlin's chords on Miles Davis track "Duran" (kzbin.info/www/bejne/nX_CnWCtpK-InZI)? Also, if you'd be so kind to tell me which notes are you playing in the 'Pete Townshend chord'?

[@DanielRettberg]

Hey man, I'll check out Duran when I have some free time. The notes in the Pete Townshend chord are open A string, 4th fret on D string, open G string, 3rd fret on B string, and open E string. Thanks for watching!

[@johnmcquiggan9509]

nice try