Eric Johnson - Manipulating Chords

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[@brendanmcgeeney2468]

Eric: *Plays blazing fast licks with note choices that blow my mind* Also Eric: "All I'm doing is moving my fingers around"

[@nathanlee1161]

technically the truth

[@ryanmcelaney8069]

He’s just really humble like that

[@randompicks1131]

I swear I would pay just to see Eric Johnson create chord progressions all day. Anyone else?

[@foxhound5702]

I'd pay just to sit in front of him and watch him go up and down the major scale lol

[@4ndy652]

@@foxhound5702 HAHAHAH same

[@ryanmcelaney8069]

me too!!

[@ChristianThoresen]

Agree. EJ is a awesome chord master

[@davidramos4317]

Man I know playing guitar isn't a competition, but Eric Johnson is better than everyone.

[@lukeraynorguitar5885]

He knows more chords than Guitar George

[@foxhound5702]

The problem was he was strictly rhythm and he didn't want to make his guitar cry or sing....

[@troyancheta3803]

And he doesn't mind if he makes a scene. I heard he's got a day time job, he might be doing alright I suppose

[@Burnt_Gerbil]

Moral of the story: write a relatively simple chord progression and add these extensions. See where it goes from there with the extra notes.

[@danielbarry5547]

Lol right, studying jazz for about 4 years made me hit a ceiling on KZbin. It seems like everybodys teaches the same lessons somewhat

[@anynhi]

I believe it's the opposite of what you've said. But it's the same anyway. Here's my experience: I did study some jazz theory, but it does not matter how many articles or books I read, I still couldn't sound right. After all that time, I was getting tired and finally decided not to care about it at all and just play what I defined as jazz vocabulary myself. And it works good though I have not much idea what I was playing. I think those theory help understand the material behind the music, but music itself should come out from our mind without any interference. When looking back, we could apply things wrriten in book to refine our playing, but not more than that.

[@foxhound5702]

Eric inspires me to no end to become a better player. His playing is majestic

[@GRAFHC]

One of the greatest guitar players in history tells us all "I just move my fingers around" ... well no kidding, the problem is most of us can't move our fingers around like Eric Johnson can. The simplicity of genius level talent is memorizing.

[@garykcarpenter]

I'm always amazed by these self-taught methods.

[@GreenDistantStar]

The five people who gave this a thumbs down should take up the accordion.

[@claudevieaul1465]

@@FSAPOJake "when used properly" is key here 😉

[@hoppskippity]

"By just moving my fingers around I come up with all these chords." EJ

[@MorGuitarz]

Great tips & lesson... Keep giving us those gems!

[@marcodesimone6163]

I love Eric Johnson !!!

[@Tony78432]

What a master, I want the chops of Malmsteen and the chord understanding of Eric Johnson

[@nintony2994]

From one Tony to another. Same here I aspire to play like them :)

[@theshredguitarist25]

0:25 - 0:52 brilliant!!!

[@randallace]

A true master - sharing his genius -

[@alal6964]

Heaven to my ears

[@jptrainor]

Damnit, if the master says to move my fingers around then I'm going to take it to heart and just start moving my fingers around more and see what happens. It will have to be a leap of faith because lord knows I've been moving my fingers plenty and never produced a sound like Eric Johnson.

[@gregoryashumate848]

Wish I could just sit with you and just jam learn by actually playing I find it hard to pick up things without slowly watching and then doing. I don't know if that makes sense but it seems that I pick up things better by being with a person picking their brain. Lol You intrigue me ,Alex lifeson is another one that just hit that spot of how I want to play. I play by ear know my scales but it's that melodic way of playing that sounds so sweet you blow me away by your way of playing and the sound with that hint of delay and echo just blends in notes so forgivingly.

[@PawnShopRockers]

"It all comes from just a "C" chord." Ej- 2020 *Eric, that is so true!

[@morenodelosazules]

Thanks Eric

[@brettmarlar4154]

Every well said Mr. J. Hope you got some Deoxit 5 for that volume pot whilst you were at Sweetwater!😉😜

[@MattBrodeurMusic]

Right?! For a guy that can supposedly tell the difference between two different guitar cables you'd think that scratchy pot would be driving him nuts.

[@BoomerBends]

Proof positive that he's kind of mellowed out quite a bit with age.

[@ModernGolfer]

Hey, it's 'easy' to play like Eric! 'All' ya gotta do is play the right fret, at the right speed, at the right moment, at the right point in the song! Simple! 😃

[@charlesmataya8260]

Yes, I agree!

[@JavierCastillo-vp4mr]

Graet!✌

[@Garbrel80]

That little ditty he does at 1:05 - 1:06 is basically the chorus to "Baby Hold On" by Eddie Money.

[@theshredguitarist25]

Wow i hear it too haha

[@josephpadgett9664]

1:51 Volume pot is scratchy and may need to be examined.

[@skipneumann1]

Sounds like I might like this jazz thing if played by Eric

[@KamilKisiel]

Crackly volume pot @1:50 :)

[@paulauksztulewicz4803]

That was hard to miss. Can use a little Deoxit on the pots! Guitar likely sitting around at Sweetwater for a while.

[@amritjanardhanan]

We all have the same problems man....

[@mgammill]

Chord master :)

[@yaxization]

greates guitarist alive.

[@jasonkeith9317]

Possibly.

[@jasonkeith9317]

Tommy Emmanuel is also a beast!

[@kxmrock]

Certified Guitar Player

[@eliotoole]

🤘😎👍

[@byfaithalone3529]

👍

[@joeconti3599]

Yea but does it djent tho....

[@larryseyer]

Nice chords... and useful information for sure.... but... is that a scratchy pot I hear?

[@chrislestermusic]

Larry Seyer He had dirt added to the pot. It improves the tone. I’m kidding. I love Eric.😁

[@theshredguitarist25]

@@chrislestermusic😂😂😂

[@tnleverett]

I was pretty much lost from about :31 on.

[@eight7777777]

Tommy Leverett Not your fault, as much as I love EJ, this is not a very clear explanation of Chord Theory. Learning intervals is foundational. Look up Intervals, then look up Chord Theory and that should help to clarify things a bit. This video is like Jeff Bezos saying “Making money is easy” and then showing a phone booth with money flying around.

[@mauricebelec7237]

Wow! Amazing free shared info from a pro and peeps bitching about a noisy pot! wtf!

[@spiritotheking]

some rust fryin' in that volume pot

[@pschroeter1]

It helps that Eric has long skinny fingers made out of rubber.

[@tylerdowns8191]

“All I’m doing is moving my fingers around” 💀

[@Mrguitarcovers]

I never learn anything from Eric Johnson because I’m too busy listening to his playing and not what he’s saying

[@AxemanMessiah]

Make it simpler for us Eric. You are a legend and my personal favorite, but your lessons confuse me :(

[@adamkincaidmusic]

Awesome video! Check out some of the funky chords on my channel too!

[@kamealex]

Sure, you only have to move fingers around. That's all it takes. If you already are Eric Johnson, oc.

[@sunburststrats]

I miss his old rig and old strat .....Eric where have you gone :(

[@antioche6276]

Forward

[@sunburststrats]

apakep not in my book.

[@AndrewAmado]

Honestly his new Virginia Signature start is very close to his original '54 in feel and sound, I know cause I talked to him about it in person recently. As for his rig, his last tour before this most recent one (before it was canceled) had his entire original Ah Via Musicom Rig from his original FX rg, Twin Reverb/Dual Showman Heads, & his Marshall Lead 50 and 100. the only main thing that was different was the addition of a Two Rock Traditional Clean to for his Rhythm Drive tones. But honestly regardless or what guitar or amp Eric uses he still sounds like "EJ" no matter what. Heck, a year ago I saw him play a tune using a killer '76 Gibson Explorer that he had picked up on the road during the AVM tour, and it was a sight to see/hear!

[@sunburststrats]

@@AndrewAmado I'm not going to argue with you because I'm really tired of it. yes he has a 54' but his main guitar was a 56' or 57' (alder) for a very long time. I know because I've played it. I did sound for Eric years ago. I've played his rig and his guitar and I've played all his fender signature models since they've come out....yes and the new one.... and I've played truck loads of pre CBS strats...I mean look at my account name...I've been working in music stores for 20 years. I know what an old strat sounds like believe me...these sound pretty good..but don't hold a candle. But go ahead and buy all the new fenders and leave the old ones to me ...I would love that. a killer 70's Gibson lol ... yeah you know what your talking about... keep walking kid and leave me alone. 99% of 70's Gibson guitars are boat anchor waffle dung piles. I will agree that Eric will always sound like Eric even if he played a Squire strat...but thats not the friggin point. SMH

[@lancehutchinson8976]

@@sunburststrats his lead sound seems to have changed over the years. Less sizzle and bite nowadays, a lot more mellow and smooth. What changed?

[@silverpairaducks]

You are a rhythm instrument FIRST.

[@guyandkirstydavis775]

Terrible camera angles

[@dmc549]

This is an amazing explanation by Eric ruined by a series of terrible camera angles by the videographer

[@grumblefier]

Sorry, but the educational value of this is zilch. You just move your fingers around - well don’t give up the day job Eric