How To Improve Your BEBOP LINES and Phrases with DONNA LEE | The Ultimate Bebop Guide...

Learn how to improve your bebop lines and phrases by studying "Donna Lee." First, learn the correct melody, then take apart Donna Lee and learn the concepts and phrases. Finally, apply it to your improvisation!
Donna Lee Melody: 0:55-1:43 (Skip if you know it)
In this week we are looking at the famous bebop tune, "Donna Lee." This melody is such a great tool to learn how to improve your bebop lines and phrases. First, I'll show you how to play the melody (with correct notes), then we will take apart the lines in this tune and talk about how to put them into your playing! Learn the secrets that often times go over looked, with Donna Lee!
Download my new CD HERE: nathanborton.b...
LEADSHEET and LESSON PDF: nathanborton.c...
Enclosures part 1: • How To Use Enclosures!
Enclosures part 2: • How To Use Enclosures/...
Major Bebop (Diminished Scale): • The Most Useful Scale ...
Channel Sponsors (affiliate links):
Stringjoy guitar strings:
I play the broadway pure nickel's and you can buy those here: stringjoy.com/...
Henriksen Amps:
Buy a Blu 6 (or anything from Henriksen) and Use Code "Borton" at checkout for 5% off. Your purchase will directly support the channel: www.henriksena...
My Gear that I Use (affiliate links):
Guitar Pick: amzn.to/3q2Qz9i
Video Camera: amzn.to/3QjXjtO
Camera Lens: amzn.to/3KlaA1w
Talking Mic: amzn.to/3rSsEK8
Guitar Pre Amp (DI recording): amzn.to/452UVvC
Guitar Compressor: amzn.to/45rvy7h
Guitar EQ: amzn.to/3rT47EP
Guitar Cable: amzn.to/3QkEdnF
Recording Interface: amzn.to/3ODJuFF
I'm a proud Benedetto Artist/Educator and am playing a Bravo Deluxe. (benedettoguita...)
Check out my Social Media Links:
Facebook: / nborton1
Instagram: / nborton1
For more content make sure to like and subscribe!
KZbin Channel: / @nathanbortonmusic
#JazzGuitar#Lessons#Transcriptions
If you have any suggestions of future video topics leave you comments below!
Thank you for your support!

[@6StringsTheory]

Hi Nathan. Thank you for your videos. I am also a Jazz Guitarist quite a bit older than you are. I’m glad you are keeping the tradition alive. One day may be in 100 years. People will begin to appreciate the genius of this music.

[@NathanBortonMusic]

Appreciate you watching, thanks! Jazz is such an amazing genre… I’m just wanting to help spread the word

[@blex9125]

my ears are blown out after turning it up to hear you play and then

[@godgolonka]

Great lesson! Love how you break down the melody into core ideas that are approachable and easy to practice independently but still sound great!

[@NathanBortonMusic]

Thanks so much! Appreciate your support!

[@HoratioLindez]

Awesome, as always👊🏻 Greetings from Denmark

[@thirdcoastswing5334]

Excellent line Nathan ! Dude what an incredible amount of great material you have amassed ! Congrats man. Will contribute for sure

[@NathanBortonMusic]

Hey! I appreciate that :)

[@bobartur1386]

Great lesson as usual! Thanks Nathan!

[@NathanBortonMusic]

Thanks Bob! Glad you enjoy them!

[@salvadorgarcia8661]

Excellent lesson. Thank you very much teacher..

[@NathanBortonMusic]

Thanks for watching!

[@bwbillwilliamsbw]

Really clear as always.

[@NathanBortonMusic]

Thanks Bill! Appreciate your support!

[@fouroutoffour]

Awesome lesson!

[@NathanBortonMusic]

Thanks so much!! Glad you enjoyed it

[@lukebauer5495]

I clicked past this video the first time cause of the suit in the bedroom, was also the first video of yours i had seen tbf. That being said, great stuff!

[@NathanBortonMusic]

Thanks for watching! The suit was because I wanted to be present myself as professional, as I wear suits for my gigs why should I not for lessons? However, I noticed people on the internet don’t really care haha 😂

[@steveprager7862]

Thanks!

[@NathanBortonMusic]

Hi Steve! Thanks so very much for your tip towards the channel! I really helps :) If you want some free instructional PDF's send me an email through my website (as a thank you!) Or I can just email you a copy of my CD!

[@frankvaleron]

Great analysis

[@NathanBortonMusic]

Thanks!

[@jameserenberger3425]

I hope everything is alright Nathan. I don't mean to be rude, but you look exhausted. Thanks for the lesson, and keep up the great work! It's appreciated.

[@NathanBortonMusic]

hahaha, you know I'm tired a lot! When I filmed this video I was teaching at two different colleges, now I'm full time working on my DA. It never stops! But the KZbin must continue! Appreciate you watching

[@RanBlakePiano]

If we

[@joepalooka2145]

??? Low volume due to copyright? I've never seen this before and can't possibly understand why volume has anything to do with copyright issues. There's numerous other lessons on this tune on KZbin and nobody else is turning the volume down.

[@NathanBortonMusic]

Hi Joe. When you upload a video KZbin scans it for copyright material (such as melodies). If you have one it puts restrictions on your video. It does this by the volume of the material. My channel was recently made part of the KZbin partner program, after years of work, and as such I can now earn a little bit of bread per video. As I don't do this full time, and actually put a far amount of hours into making these, I want the ability to keep the video monetized. Hope you can understand. If you turn up the volume you can play along during that part or you can just skip and go onto the lesson.

[@cpchris2]

Great vid and analysis. Love bebop .. btw what software are you using to get notation and tabs to scroll .. I would love to be able to that as I have many concepts to share too .. I have guitar pro and MuseScore.. Is finale and Sibelius good for this stuff .. thanks so much

[@NathanBortonMusic]

At this time I was using Sibelius and using screen record to capture the notation. Thanks for watching!

[@cpchris2]

Thanks 🙏 keep up the great work 😊

[@Mortezakoroghli]

Question: Eb7alt is Secondary dominant of A Maj 7?

[@elninojustino]

Can hardly hear your guitar.

[@FathysalamaOfficial]

Why not leave the written transcription on screen all the time!!!

[@hycus4292]

Sound issue ?

[@hycus4292]

Aah, Copyright...

[@NathanBortonMusic]

Yea.... don’t want to get to many copyright claims :/ appreciate your understanding! If you turn volume up enough you can playing along! PDF is available through link though

[@Mortezakoroghli]

Great lesson. Makes Simple of complicated concept 🫡