How Intervals Could TRANSFORM Your Playing and How to Practice Them

[@bestboy897]

this is a spectacular lesson makes everything sound so tasty and not like any boring scale runs

[@meljohnson5579]

Again. You demonstrated a technique with theory that I can practice abd actually use. I'm 60 and self taught with no formal musical training. I came up in an era with no youtbe or internet. Just listening to records then cassette tapes over and over. I play good but not great. However I have always heard the comment you definitely have your own sound. Thus I have never sounded what I would call melodic. I am always blown away how you and other talented young players just on the fly improvising sound so put together and melodic. I excited .I think this lesson/concept is going to really help right away. Thank you. You definitely have a gift for teaching.

[@davidsummerville351]

Hey Mel, I'm 68 and I'm loving the stuff I'm picking up on KZbin!

[@brandonmoore7797]

Man! The diatonic thirds is a lesson from the only lesson book I ever used when I was 16 (25 years ago) and it's the only one that stuck under my fingers. Sadly it only stuck in my fingers and ears and I had no idea what I was doing intellectually. Time to revisit this concept now that I'm (much) older and (barely) wiser. Thanks as always John

[@elkuervojuarez1890]

As always john. As always fantastic content. Great lesson y love the descending 6 thingy. I am always very grateful for the knowledge you so kindly and in such a humble way you share with us. Very cool lesson 👍

[@michaelmoss-dans2191]

Incredible phrasing. When i listen to your playing, i feel as if it conveys such a hopeful and grand theme...Epic

[@1jennifer]

this is PERFECT as I am trying to find how to better practice and incorporate intervals/arpeggios/scales! thank you

[@WickBeavers]

Great ideas- especially the one on starting high!

[@ansmfella]

This is great.. Much gratitude 🙏

[@davidsummerville351]

Cool stuff. I'm still loving the 156341 across the strings exercise from a few weeks back. Might be I'll develop it over time. Thanks

[@chrisgmurray3622]

Great idea! Funnily enough, I've started running sequences like these, but up and down the neck rather than in one or two positions vertically (ie, mostly in four fret boxes). I think it started because I was making scalar (kind if harmonised scales) with chordish arpeggios, which in the end, make the kind of sounds you were doing but your visual is sort if east/west on the fingerboard rather than up/down, and you end up doing a simikar thing across more positions. Now I've seen what you're doing here, it's made me think of doing what I was, but using different intervals in the process, which will add a lot of variation to the plain two patterns I was doing. Thanks👍

[@timbilichi]

Thanks John

[@thejuggernaut5327]

JNC- love this channel! Thanks for all of your excellent content.

[@bestboy897]

incredible playing

[@unstabilizer]

Love 6ths! The descending lines had a very Eric Johnson feel I think? Lovely stuff

[@LakesideLofi]

This sounds so good. 🔥

[@ryanwalker3015]

Very cool. Thanks for teaching this one. Has a very "Bring on the Night" intro vibe.

[@thereaper987]

My favorite kinds of videos. Thanks!

[@TLMuse]

The "diatonic thirds" exercise I think is better known as "broken thirds;" those interested will find examples under that name. I don't know from where I learned it. I've been doing it for years, and-d'oh!-it never occurred to me to do it with 4ths, 5ths, etc., so thanks for that idea. That staircase exercise is cool-and a bit tricky! -Tom

[@zoharkiks]

Beautiful as usual

[@kin4351]

Love the bit where you say ‘that’s new to me’ and then start sketching out how you might gain from that.

[@kane6529]

Thought you were setting us up for a joke that you meant the Band Intervals 😂 the jam did have that kind of vibe

[@taylorailshie6440]

Might

[@TheWorldAccordingToArf]

Excellent.

[@PerryCodes]

Thank you!

[@Melfi11]

First I thought you're speaking of a band Intervals :D :D :D ...glad you didn't

[@joemiller9856]

Tom Quale’s Solo app is a great tool to learn intervals.

[@ksharpe10]

I already know this ones going to be Good. Thanks in advance. The Cordy TrueFire Lessons. My new Monitor, I could reach out and take the Guitar right out of his hands, just like I am in the Room with JC. Where is the dogs so I can pet them??

[@Phoboss32]

Beside timing and rhythm Intervals are the building blocks of music.

[@paoloschiano9900]

Good lesson! Have you ever tried Barry Harris chromatic scale?

[@RobbenBanks153]

Which preset were you using for the drill? I could get lost in that tone..

[@ksharpe10]

These are very Musical.

[@slicksalmon6948]

You must have monster-sized hands.

[@fisch723]

Great as always, John. I’ve enjoyed your playing from day one, but I have to say the one thing I’ve always thought was that your lead playing could use more intervallic phrasing as opposed to the scalar lines you do (and do so well). I like bigger skips (octaves, 4ths, 5ths, 6ths, etc.) too. Good to see someone as good as you constantly improving.