How To Play Chords Like Bill Frisell

Bill Frisell is one of my favourite guitarists so I wanted to share this trick to play voicings like him! Links to everything I do can be found below!
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[@JohnNathanCO]

Good lesson, thank you. As an older guy, I first got into players like Duane and Dickie, Clapton, Hendrix, etc, blues/rock guys. But I periodically take an interest in the virtuosity of players I can't even touch like Grant Green, Pat Metheny, George Benson, Taj Farlow; jazz guys. And of course, perhaps my all time favorite, Robben Ford who straddles both worlds. You've inspired me to check out Bill F. I'm digging the tight interval approach, reminds me of that tome of guitar genius, Chord Chemistry by Ted Greene. I'll spend a couple of years on it and report back!

[@mattfranceschini]

Thanks for watching and for the kind words! Enjoy digging into Bill Frisell, he's a beacon of light in the wonderful world of guitar/music with lots of Jazz, Rock and Country influence. Happy exploring with the chords, as you said, there's multiple lifetimes of work that can be poured into harmony on the guitar!

[@uberjam-sam8512]

Longtime Frisell fan; I've seen him live more than a dozen times and always been mesmerized. I found this lesson fascinating in part because I associate the min/maj 2nd interval with someone like David Rawlings who at times swims in dissonance rather than Frisell who I associate with many things but just not this. These chords do sound beautifully spacious btw...would like to know any specific tunes that may have inspired this lesson.

[@mattfranceschini]

This lesson was actually inspired by seeing Bill Frisell earlier in the year! Like you, I've been a longtime fan of his work and these voicings aren't necessarily pulled from any particular tune, just ones that I've noticed in watching live performances and listening. This video seems to be continually bringing in videos so maybe I'll have to go through and do some thorough transcription to pull some exact examples in context!

[@peterandrews7434]

Another great chordal guy was Ed Bickert

[@mattfranceschini]

Ed was incredible!

[@janjablonsky]

Don't play like other people, find your own voice...this is what Jazz is all about.

[@mattfranceschini]

I mean, yes you shouldn't directly rip off or plagiarize other players of course. But I would argue that most of the greats sound like themselves by being inspired by a diverse range of musicians and taking what they liked from each, forming their own unique conception and sound. This video is just trying to share how Bill Frisell sometimes approaches harmony, not trying to preach that you should only play things that Bill Frisell has played before. If people "only played like themselves" jazz wouldn't exist because it would be a completely amorphous blob of people not able to relate to and play with each other at things as essential as Jazz jam sessions etc. I see this quote thrown around online quite a bit and while it sounds super hip and cool I find it to be a pretty hollow statement when literally every great musician has sent hours studying the music of others be it listening to records or through the act of transcription.

[@janjablonsky]

@@mattfranceschini Good point Matt, but what prompted my comment was the trend that's going on where musicians more or less copy artists of the past note by note.

[@ppilasiewiczz]

Great lesson! Thanks :) That's the way of learning jazz language - my dream is to play on bass with Bill Frisell incredible feeling of harmony, time and sound. 🙌🏽🎸🎶💙