Melodic Minor Scale Lesson | Essential Exercises

[@DevanBishop]

I’m still so amazed at incredible players whose sub count is low... bro you’re such a great player.

[@lucaonida7285]

dude, this video just enlightened me....thank you, thank you very much. I had the feeling i was missing something truly important in orther to understand how the melodic minor works in an actual progression and you just did the magic....thank, thank, thank you, kindly and from the deep of my heart

[@maximejerjise276]

Your videos are exactly what I was looking for, for soooo long, Rythm, Intervals, play over changes, melodic minor.. Amazing Thank you from France and keep going man, definitely gonna purchase your online lessons

[@jmar7732]

This dude here is an amazing teacher. I had to subscribe

[@infinitedaves]

I'm so glad I came across this video. As you mentioned, I was one of the people who was taught that the melodic minor scale differed depending of if you are ascending or descending, and I found it incredibly hard to incorporate it in my playing and just ignored it for years. This take on it seems so much more useful and I'm excited to finally start applying it

[@some_g333]

Do a video on Half/whole diminished scale or whole tone scale implementation. Also your approach to internalising and developing and integrating lick ideas and harmony concepts into your playing so that they become natural. Thanks.

[@neosoul40]

I would often hear melodic minor sound in Nick Johnston's music. Learning Nick's music would surely help, Especially, the album "Wide eyes in the dark". Thanks for the insight to melodic minor, Jack! Really appreciate it, man.

[@theericbeaty]

Very reminiscent of the outro solo of Nick Johnston’s Remarkably Human album, “A Sick and Injured Brain.”

[@StringMachine]

Not intending to troll around, but just wanted to mention that it might be useful to mention that in essence the first tetrachord of the mm scale is a standard minor scale whilst the 2nd tetrachord as a major scale. This is why this scale seems to constantly meander between minor and major and that gives it this amazing mystical yet uplifting sound. Other scales like harmonic minor, Hungarian or Neapolitan minor also have minor thirds and major sevens in their structure but sound completely different again.

[@alexmulembo8390]

beautiful and soulful playing

[@MisterManuva]

That solo was amazing! One of the best i've heard from you, IMO. It would be great if you could do a video analyzing the thought process behind your approach to improvisation. No music theory, just what you think while playing. Maybe you're humming a melody, maybe you are thinking of a specific lick, maybe not thinking at all! Which wouldn't really help haha! The biggest problem I have when improvising is that my brain just seems to turn off and I disconnect from the backing track, risulting in very bad playing

[@WuzzupDoc]

Hey that’s me too . Great idea 💡

[@ripcord93]

i hope more people upvote this for jack to see.

[@kalorakalora]

that is not from lack of soloing experience and know-how as it is from needing more rhythm experience. you need to have seamless rhythm to have the possibility for steady soloing. if you lose track of the backing track, you need to practice your rhythm until you don't lose track of it, whether soloing or playing chords. you need to be able to hear proper subdivisions of the beat... great lead playing is great rhythm playing applied to riffs, runs, licks, etc. from what you are describing and im guessing your general level, you need to be able to play in time first before soloing well. practice rhythm and simple licks. start with a simple lick to the metronome. try to play the lick in 4 beats, then 2 (doubling the speed... this is important to practice as versatile lead involves runs at different rhythmic subdivisions of the bpm, for example triplets). then try in 3 beats. then apply this to more and more licks until it becomes natural and you are instinctively able to play the licks in your arsenal at almost any speed in numerous subdivisions. then its just a matter of expanding your vocab later on once you are playing in time. it kinda sounds like you are thinking of what your playing needs in terms of vocab, fretting-hand techniques, fretboard knowledge... i used to have the same question/issue for years when i used to solo cause it never sounded quite right or like what i heard in my head. the thing i learned later on that i wish i was told a lot earlier is that you need to have your rhythm at a pretty reliable level as it applies to everything including lead before you can really dive deeply into soloing. think about it - a great rhythm player does not need to be a great lead player, but a great lead player MUST be a great rhythm player. Rhythm is the backbone of music... great lead is eloquent melodic runs that is well timed

[@MisterManuva]

@@kalorakalora thanks for the advice! I generally can play in time pretty well when I play a specific riff or lick, the problem I was describing relates more to having to come up with a melody AND kepping up with the backing track, it just seems too much for my brain. That said, I have recently changed my practice method and it seems to be working, so I'm making progress. Now it's just a metter of being consistent with training, which is what I have been laking the most since I have a full time job. But I'm managing to at least play 10 mins a day, and I can see decent results.

[@MisterManuva]

@elchema You don't get my comment. I don't ask for him to explain how his solo works but how he builds it WHILE IMPROVISING. "I play the 6th because I like the sound of it over that chord". Ok, that's great, but why are you playing it right there and not in the previous beat? How are you building up your solo, what story are you trying to tell? That's something that goes beyond music theory, it has to do with the personal style of the player and why they choose to use music theory the way they do. Many great players probably don't even think conciously while. Why would he play a fast lick right there, play an arpeggio just after that, play a series of dissonant notes on another beat? Musich theory explains WHAT you are doing, not WHY you are doing it.

[@BrockGuitar528]

Thank you so much!

[@brandonlewisguitar]

1st I was like oh… another brother with a free lesson… then as I was listening to the intro tune … then I was like wait on… this guy is F awesome … feel, touch, technique… nice

[@justrockbabykiss7400]

Man best teacher

[@beratsinani6356]

Such a brilliant musician yet so humble...thank you for these precious videos...

[@aryandeka291]

Best Guitar teacher ever I seen

[@MrHennity]

I only came across you a day ago - this is truly a beautiful piece of music...and the first time I have heard exactly HOW this scale can be used - rather than a lot of uninteresting and verbose lectures on the chords etc.

[@Liofigsguitar]

So beautiful and tasteful that jam at the start

[@wweiss3088]

Not many people teach with a headless guitar, thanks for the lesson.

[@benbullettmortlock]

Your content has become invaluable Jack. Really hope I get the opportunity to meet you one day!

[@ManuelMartinez-dy7gv]

Oh yeah you smashed this intro.

[@satchrules101]

Amazing lesson! Now i can get into Steve vai’s head . Sounds like vai uses the melodic minor a lot .

[@oli_dall-r4112]

You are a very good and easy to understand teacher ! Thank you

[@krisskross6135]

Awesime jack. Hope I can get your style.

[@lunseisuckatarpeggios6259]

Wow i learn something here ♥️♥️♥️

[@dimitrioszafeiropoulos673]

Nice guitar 🎸🎼🎶🎶🎶👍

[@timcat8382]

Brilliant lesson. Thanks.

KZbin suggested you to me and I subscribed when I started to listen opening solo. Dude it was unbelievably good

[@LarsBauer74]

Jack, this is such beautiful and very inspiring playing! wow!

[@malcolmguy7131]

This is so so helpful. Thanks. Clear and well explained plus some inspirational examples of solos over the MM key.

[@iromregal2468]

You really are great teacher👍

[@carlosmontoyamusic]

Great lesson, Jack. Wonderful playing as always. Hope everything's ok in this difficult times. Greets.

[@alward5678]

Great playing and Beautiful...

[@jimclestecharles9297]

Very useful lesson

[@dividedby5]

Very helpful as always! Thank you sir!

[@germali412]

Amazing lesson Jack!!!! Keep'em coming!

[@anthem7777]

your little improv was so tasty this post is an excellent example of melodic minor cheers from down under

[@rs700910]

Hey, I just found your channel... Glad I did!

[@dabhogm]

Absolutely outstanding lessons mate. This and the playing over changes video. I’ve never seen it explained as well.

[@steveincollins]

Super clear explanation! Thank you

[@samratbando]

You are such an inspiration Jack. Stay safe. Love from India. 💚

[@josemaricinco4642]

Awesome. Thank you for this.

[@bobfarmer9120]

Such a great sound ... dreamy

[@srwaite7]

Dorian with major 7 is nice way to look at it 👌🏻🕶👌🏻

[@dabhogm]

Loving these insights mate! Hope you and your family are keeping well.

[@jorgemory612]

Thanks!!! i like the way you explain concepts. Great video. Greets from chile.

[@easyguitar4466]

Makes me thinks of Mateus Asato soins and style of playing ! Beautiful!!! 😜

[@MarcelGrengs]

Yes

[@darrenl9355]

Great lesson again! I’m longing for next Friday’s lesson already. 😂 Also, would love to see some content on how you develop your vocabulary for fusion phrases if it’s possible!

[@suponglongkumer5393]

very professional lesson Sir... thank you very much

[@AndyIrwandyMesinTaip]

Beautiful ... Thank you for the great licks

[@absenceunk1586]

I may have missed this in the video, but if you had a progression with an F major and an A minor what would you play melodic minor over?

[@andrewjohnson3098]

oh my god man that solo you played in the beginning.... dude.... that's what heaven sounds like im sure of it. what are the chords ur playing over

[@MorganPettersson]

Great lesson Jack

[@ElevatedLevetator]

Wooow sick solo at the start dude

[@winstonsmith8240]

I've only just discovered your channel. Where have you been all my life? I absolutely love your playing, and I've pretty much heard them all. Beautiful. Thanks. I think of it as Dorian with a natural 7 too. So did Pat Martino, so you're in good company.

[@Joonsik_e]

Thinking melodic minor as Dorian with major 7th was really mind breaking for me! I have been practicing it as major scale with minor 3rd, but thinking it as an Dorian makes much more sense and helps me understand the sound much better!

[@slickwillie3376]

That sounds so cool that I wonder what happens when you add a ninth.

[@toqueosacordes]

Master.

[@GeorgeMariosofficial]

Love your vibe man - The sound of a man in love....Great videos :)

[@moraddoukkali8683]

I was always wondering, and sorry for my lack of knowledge, but how can you tune this kind of guitar, without tuners ?

[@jewishmusicrevolution6546]

Thanks for this lesson, I’m trying to learn how to incorporate the melodic minor into my playing right now so this is perfect! Please do some other modes of mm like altered or Lydian Dom... awesome playing and tone as usual!

[@ten5ionator]

Great video, subbed!

[@abhishekguharoy6540]

Sir greetings!your lesson is very useful..can you make a lesson on how to switch between melodic minor scale and petatonic or maybe a simple minor scale over a minor chord..is it possible to switch between these scales on the same chord

[@tomandmarley]

Beast of a lesson that la 🤘🏼

[@pramesh.gurung]

thank you for the lesson man .. amazing player and teacher too :)

[@Laguitarradejuancho]

Beautiful man, such a nice phasing with that augmented vibe and chromatic passing tones

[@evanpyndiah3020]

its awesome

[@zalll8170]

Explain the mood

[@MaciekCzwartos]

Such a great and tasty playing. Very inspiring and I love your phrasing :) Cheers!

[@VannyTonon]

Amazing !

[@hilaryhahn]

very good lesson and impro . Thumb up and suscribe !!

[@80Days]

Jack, I’ve heard you talk about how your approach to learning/playing changed when you started thinking about intervals. Have you done a lesson what this means? It all sounds a little nebulous to me and I’m trying to make sense of it.

[@80Days]

Scrub that - I’ve found it kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJWXqZpmnZ2pmqM

[@sampatsinharoy271]

You're awesome

[@willgoodfellow3144]

Hey Jack. Do you have a donate page set up? I'd like to help out if possible.

[@galacticpills]

Wow you really ARE a "goodfellow" 😆

[@PhilDoughty]

Tasty ideas bud. A way to think of your intro vamp groove is keeping the key centre as C throughout all. Because the progression is (for the most part) hanging around C major & Csus with a suggestion of Fmin. I hear that Fm as C Mixolydian b6. Does that make sense?

[@JackGardiner]

Phil Doughty Thanks man! Whilst that totally works for some people, I really like to treat each chord separately - thinking of the intervals in relation to the changing root notes/chords. I just fear doing it the other way could lean into the ‘D Dorian is all the white notes’ kind of vibe 😉

[@PhilDoughty]

@@JackGardiner Gotcha & I agree with the 'Dorian all white notes' thing is not a particularly good way to learn/hear modes. It wasn't until I started learning each scale on the same starting note (ie:5th fret, low E string) that I could finally differentiate the characteristics of each mode. I'm looking forward to more vids of melodic minor modes

[@alexsegura9639]

@@JackGardiner really cool video !!! where can i by this lesson with the two backing tracks for practice it ?? thank you so much :)

[@JPT00]

hahaha played some of this scale in the canvern club before the quarantine

[@Federico-fd5xf]

..so ..which scale is the opening solo? [from the beginning to 1:24?] thanks!!

[@kukumuniu5658]

How about harmonic Major/ionian b6? Do You know why noone teach about this? Ubiquitous taboo about harmonic Major but harmonic Major is very interesting for several reasons firstly, we have a few rootless dominants in it not only in the seventh degree (but these roots are nondiatonic,what opportunities does it give us?) second, we have several different tonic chords for one scale degree (on few degrees,not all) if we omit the rule of 3rd chord construction. For example C harm Major,iii degree we have chords: e,g,b - minor chord e,a-flat,b - Major chords for the same scale e,a-flat,c- augmented chord 3 chords for one scale what scale is this?Minor or Major? Minor phrygian,Major phrygian and augmented phrygian? or dimminished phrygian scale? Because we have b2,b3 and b4... Harmonic minor was created to solve the problem of natural minor - ok melodic minor was created to solve the problem of harmonic minor - ok who,when and what for create harm Major? (if noone use it,no songs etudes etc,even for teaching)

[@rochard1]

Opening solo is my souls music.

[@jamesrobinson529]

This is a great video on Melodic Minor! Does your One Chord Grooves, An Improvisation Class, video address all of the Melodic Minor modes? If not, some videos of how you use the rest of the Melodic Minor modes would be very cool! For example, what's your advice on using Mixolydian b6, Lydian Augmented, Dorian b9...etc?

[@DenisLogicCertified]

The song at the begining of the video reminds me of Joe Satriani's "Flying in a blue dream"...

[@Mixa_742]

i need that pickguard

[@bonaqua123]

That strandberg looks pretty sweet, have been thinking about getting one myself. Any "have to get used to it" type things regarding guitar shape, fretboard, balance etc? Love the content btw.

[@williamtomlinson4322]

It’s really not as big a difference as you might think. It can make chords slightly more uncomfortable high on the neck due to the edges becoming sharper on thumb side due to the diagonal middle section. if you play with a wrap around thumb but if you play classically thumb on the back of the neck it’s superior for lead. Just gives you a little more leverage and your thumb won’t slip. I really like mine. Never have to tune it even after using whammy, it’s always in, light as fuck and looks awesome. It’s a pain to get in tune but given it rarely needs tuning it’s not a big deal.

[@TheAxeMonger]

Solid lesson! Any chance of you explaining the melodic minor modes? Also, any chance you gonna share the backing track you play on in the beginning of the video? :D

[@Nick-ox6gz]

ya, i wish to have it too 😊

[@AceBambam]

i love it over a Major to minor chord change, but my fingers can't seem to pinpoint the notes on the fret board

[@Burnroses]

Fa-maj7 is not in the C minor armonic scales?

[@ricardoanasgo7537]

where can I get that backing track? love the phrasings!

[@toothpick6675]

backing track please😁

[@fauzanhamdani8746]

Idola saya 0:24 🇮🇩 Indonesian

[@octaviosobrero6325]

Hi man! thanks for that excellent lesson. I want to ask you exactly how is your approach to learn a tecnique to play it really relax and how you build your speed from that point. I mean, exactly how much time do you spend playing some lick or song in a slow tempo and how much time do you spend building your speed. I wanna know your opinion on that subject cause I'm in a point where I can't keep playing like the way I used to cause I tend to tension a lot (especially my right shoulder and right side of my neck) and it's really frustating to me to get back to a slowers tempos and focus on relaxing my hands and shoulders. I am really triyng, I do that for like a week and then my rutine falls apart. Please I need help or some advice in that matter to know that I'm doing the right thing. Cheers and thanks!

[@octaviosobrero6325]

also, I've been playing the guitar for 14 years and I'd never been in this position

[@Nick-ox6gz]

😍 hi every one, where to get this backing track..? 😊

[@baraments]

Is it possible for us to download the intro backing track?

[@obi-wannabekennotbi2418]

0:06 the lick?

[@saurabhbatheja]

haha good one

[@evetsnitram8866]

Well my mind just opened up! Each diatonic scale has a set of seven modes. I know quite a few but for some reason didn't put together that each has sets of modes to go with them. Just when you think you're starting to know something............

[@matthewivanpanes3895]

hey jack! i have a confusion here i hope you can help me.. i tried playing the melodic minor and harmonic major scale..and they both have they same sound...melodic minor has flat3 and harmonic major has flat6... is melodic minor really similar to harmonic major? in terms of sound? if not i would appreciate if you can help with their differences...

[@NeilAnobaArt]

Thank you for this lesson. You showed arpeggios, pentatonic and intervals in just one area of the fretboard. Can you show us how you approach improv melodic minor scale lines all over the fretboard. Like are you connecting all the shapes? Just like what you create those lines at the end.

[@absenceunk1586]

Yo what is the backing track

[@archievaughan]

What are those yellow Speakers, Jack?

[@simonanthonymusic6992]

Rokit g4 or g3

[@heyman3752]

can you apply the melodic minor to any chord progression? and how?