A lot of people seem to love to ooh and ah over more well known/famous players doing master classes/videos on this sort of thing*, but this is one of the best videos on this topic I've seen in years. There's no evidence of an attitude of, "Ah, they'll know what I mean" confuse-a-cat brusqueness where everything seems glossed over way too briskly, giving some viewers the impression that perhaps the admittedly great player in question has perhaps long forgotten just how clueless they were themselves when it was all new to them as well.** Very well presented! *In the comments anyway ... **Yes, this is passive-aggressive commentary about people who are great players but not very great teachers
@williamlangon56043 жыл бұрын
this is the first time I've seen anyone explain the diminished scale so I can actually understand it and use it. Thanks Jack!
@JackRuch3 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thanks William
@AlanScottBand2 жыл бұрын
Best Teacher I’ve seen for advanced guitar ideas. Love the tab and more importantly how this guy lays out the reason why the lines work- so you have a chance to transcribe and compose your own licks. Just grateful to have stumbled across this cat. I am a rock/ blues guy but always feel like jazz cats can “change dimensions “ and I can’t follow them. But I love how they pull that tension right back into the chords. This guy is slowing down a magic trick many guitarists never learn. Thanks again for breaking it down.
@JackRuch2 жыл бұрын
You're welcome Alan!
@winstonsmith8240 Жыл бұрын
Such tasteful guitar playing.
@johnpayne31343 жыл бұрын
People!People!People! Pay close attention, listen up. Take some time with these. Certainly several days if not several weeks. Work them slowly into and under your hands. Memorize. Then work on rhythm, feel, speed, context - then memorize again. Then work them into different keys. Invest in these every day. Put the work in. These are doable licks and incredibly important concepts laid out beautifully and simply by a master. These are true gemstones which will propel your playing to levels where even musicians stop and listen. It won't happen overnight but the work you put into this small lesson will pay dividends the rest of your life.
@JackRuch3 жыл бұрын
Agreed! Thank you John!
@marceloalcobendas63413 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much from Argentina !!! I've been trying for years to make the diminished scale work on my solos and never quite succeeded. You are very clear to understand, THANK YOU from the heart !!!!!!!!!!
@JackRuch3 жыл бұрын
Happy to help! Thank you Marcelo!
@theHELIOTROPES2 жыл бұрын
That's one beautiful and beautiful-sounding guitar you got there!
@GrantSchinto2 ай бұрын
I thought the same ...
@duanewilson39413 жыл бұрын
Man, I don't know what I love more, the lesson itself or staring at that beautiful guitar. Always loved a cherry 335. Thanks for that.
@JackRuch3 жыл бұрын
My pleasure! Thank you
@montes00772 ай бұрын
Thanks for hipping me to that Joe Pass "Intercontinental" album. What a beautiful tone he has on that and lines for days
@satchrules1012 жыл бұрын
Brilliant teaching! Thank you Jack.
@JackRuch2 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@sune88232 жыл бұрын
No way you aren't going down as a legend. Keep up the great work, and thank you for sharing your wisdom!
@JackRuch2 жыл бұрын
I appreciate that!
@nicholasrivelli69173 жыл бұрын
Really appreciate you taking the time to distill these concepts down in a way that only a true master can. Impeccable phrasing as always!
@JackRuch3 жыл бұрын
My pleasure! Thank you Nicholas!
@kevinhines34872 жыл бұрын
Very helpful, Jack. I re-watch this every week trying to fully absorb it.
@JackRuch2 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@joseywhails10 ай бұрын
i think a lightbulb just hit me in the head, i've watched this video before but something just clicked now. many thanks to my man Jack!!! btw, have some of his courses and they are well worth it, awesome teaching approach. ☮
@patrickcasey357 Жыл бұрын
You’re one of the better teachers out there. Keep the great lessons coming. Great explanation of IV chord dim. Going back to I.
@tobiaskarrer404211 ай бұрын
Holy cow, that's some awesome playing!
@jakemixd6 ай бұрын
Man your playing is so smooth, as well as your voice. I learned a lot from you. Thanks
@bijanalimohamadi53133 жыл бұрын
Brilliant lesson👌so logically and clearly explained. Cheers!
@JackRuch3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@delirium_X3 жыл бұрын
Hi Jack, your lessons and playing are amazing. Thank you for sharing with us. A big hug from Spain! 🤟
@JackRuch3 жыл бұрын
My pleasure! Thank you Nicolas!
@pelicanpineapple30919 күн бұрын
well, this is incredibly useful and very well explained, cheers Jack.
@VipulChagotra3 жыл бұрын
i finally understood how to use Tonic diminished scale. Thank you Jack🙏🙏🙏
@JackRuch3 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Glad it was helpful!
@macaronisamsonite87913 жыл бұрын
Great lesson as always, Jack! I've been working on diminished stuff for months and this video cleared up ALL my misconceptions about it. Thank you! 🎸🎶
@JackRuch3 жыл бұрын
Excellent! I'm glad to hear that!
@steveo442 жыл бұрын
Such a great lesson and that guitar sounds so very sweet!. I've always loved the sound of the diminished scale.
@JackRuch2 жыл бұрын
Glad you like it!
@Sammywhat2 жыл бұрын
I keep coming back to this one. It's just so darn good!! Thank you, Jack!!!🙏
@JackRuch2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoy it!
@DannyBrooks12 жыл бұрын
You are without a doubt one of the most tasteful players that also has the unique gift to be an incredible teacher as well. Just bought your Truefire course. Thank You!
@JackRuch2 жыл бұрын
Thank You Danny!!
@geniodiez74323 жыл бұрын
That’s brilliant , bro ! I really appreciate it !
@JackRuch3 жыл бұрын
Happy to help!
@alward56782 жыл бұрын
Killer lessons Jack. Beautiful
@JackRuch2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@Devon_Rismay3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful stuff bro, joe is legendary, everything you played was smooth, got some studying to do.
@JackRuch3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@khtah852 жыл бұрын
you are truly a great great teacher.....I've been searching for years on how to break out of the 'box', and I finally am able to actually start doing it after just following just a few mins of your advice....thank you!!!
@robertscherer88603 жыл бұрын
This is so inspiring. Really appreciate your teaching. Thanks
@JackRuch3 жыл бұрын
You're welcome Robert!
@CroakyFoakie3 жыл бұрын
Great lesson, really appreciate it
@JackRuch3 жыл бұрын
My pleasure! Thank you
@allenchief63513 жыл бұрын
Once again Jack another fantastic lesson. I appreciate you so much and as I am just getting more into diminished scales this was a very clear but eye opening lesson. Thanks again.
@JackRuch3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Allen!
@camgreer2 жыл бұрын
Okay, you got yourself another subscriber. That was fantastic. You know how to make this stuff uncomplicated.
@JackRuch2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!
@johnsimmons61363 жыл бұрын
Thank you another excellent lesson that is well explained!
@JackRuch3 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it! Thanks John!
@mattisaario993611 ай бұрын
This guy is good. Just teaching without bullshit.
@RobertoDiPaola2 жыл бұрын
There are so many things to learn from your videos👍👍😊😊great
@yannicklambert-briere3 жыл бұрын
Wow ! Amazing lesson, thank you for all these ideas.
@JackRuch3 жыл бұрын
Glad you like them! Thanks
@RBZ33 жыл бұрын
Very well done Jack...thanks!
@JackRuch3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Brad!
@HMJohnsonGuitar3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful!
@JackRuch3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@Kobayashhi3 жыл бұрын
Tasty playing and great tone man !
@JackRuch3 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot!
@Fernando1462 жыл бұрын
Reliable as always taking me to another dimension on my solo playing great work Jack🤟
@j.r.goldman32793 жыл бұрын
Great lines
@JackRuch3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@nmnsaimemark1842 Жыл бұрын
💥Wow, is all I can come up with after listening to this for the 20th time.
@chrisclermont4564 ай бұрын
Great video!! Very useful ideas!! Good job!!
@thomasfulton195610 ай бұрын
Thank You so much Jack and you are a great Teacher
@benardanzweni45002 жыл бұрын
Great teacher I always understand you
@JackRuch2 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear that
@guitar93102 жыл бұрын
Fantastic less0n. Never th0ught 0f sliding in diminished 0ver the ch0rds changing like that!
@johncostigan6160 Жыл бұрын
What a beautiful sound!
@timpitts92562 жыл бұрын
Really cool, thanks for the tab in the examples. Love your lessons.
@JackRuch2 жыл бұрын
Glad you like them!
@tonyelkins29893 жыл бұрын
Great lesson man! I loved it 😁
@JackRuch3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Tony!
@jazzbluesrock212 жыл бұрын
Robben Ford gets a lot of attention for throwing in a diminished going to IV, (love Robben) but glad you mentioned Joe, the Godfather of guitar. The younger players need to know what an immense talent he was.
@JackRuch2 жыл бұрын
I agree!!
@jameswilson56833 жыл бұрын
Really tasty playing! Great stuff! Excellent, informative lesson! Thanks!
@JackRuch3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@billroseman81662 жыл бұрын
Excellent lesson.
@JackRuch2 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@jfender8023 Жыл бұрын
After a few passes I really like the dim lick as a lead intro for G melodic minor over the four chord C9
@johnmac80843 жыл бұрын
Wow, you shone a light in some dark corners there Jack
@JackRuch3 жыл бұрын
Cool! Good to hear
@Jondohmusic3 жыл бұрын
Dude - this is sick!
@JackRuch3 жыл бұрын
Thank You!
@chrisjuergensen2 жыл бұрын
Very generous lesson.
@thepartimemusician6511 ай бұрын
superb lesson
@ChrisArlesMusic Жыл бұрын
Great phrasing !!!
@jfender8023 Жыл бұрын
Great content sound lesson editing etc etc ty !
@MB-rv9dx2 жыл бұрын
Would love to see a vid on playing ‘outside’ over one chord vamps (minor and dominant) if taking suggestions. Love the vids tho man and real tasty playing 🍰
@simonebrian892 жыл бұрын
great lesson thanks
@JackRuch2 жыл бұрын
You bet!
@belo19713 жыл бұрын
I want be Jack when I get adult....I am 50 year 🤣!!!! Awesome lesson Jack, once again . Thanks 🙏
@JackRuch3 жыл бұрын
Thanks man!!
@yzimsx2 жыл бұрын
My rule of thumb for locating the right half-whole diminished scale over a dominant chord is: look at the dominant's five-one motion notes on adjacent strings, for example C and F for a C7 chord. There's a WHOLE step that forks the target F on both sides, skipping over the F.
@EdwinDekker71 Жыл бұрын
Great video
@mojotronix3994 Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@JackRuch Жыл бұрын
You bet!
@protonman89473 жыл бұрын
Great lesson
@JackRuch3 жыл бұрын
Thank You!
@satchrules1012 жыл бұрын
Hi Jack can you do a lesson on , knowing wheee you are in the measure.? how you always land right on time .
@lpgoog3 жыл бұрын
Who is this guy? What took me so long to find him? Very musical examples. Reminds me that old Jeff Pecaro instruction video. Anything he played sounded musical & not like an exercise lol 😂
@JackRuch3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@brownsfan77533 жыл бұрын
Gorgeous playing!! Enjoying over a delicious cup of Ethiopian!!
@MB-rv9dx2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic!! 👌🏻
@marcoorozco39533 жыл бұрын
Hi Jack. I love your playing full of flavor. When you will add some more aggressive or happy play? For example some Freddy King style? If I lived in the USA I would definitely be a student of yours. Regards from Costa Rica.
@mojotronix3994 Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@JackRuch Жыл бұрын
You're welcome! Thank you very much!
@francescolaur20643 жыл бұрын
fantastic
@JackRuch3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@marco_cee_ Жыл бұрын
That Mockingbird sounds so sweet in every video. What are the pickups? Fine guitars.
@TheRealSandleford3 жыл бұрын
Interesting that 4 keys share each of the 3 diminished scales and flattening one of the dim 7 chord notes there are the 4 5 chords of the the keys. It must have something to do with how there are those sub dominants in keys.
@SilverthorneA27 Жыл бұрын
This guy playing live is insane! Such a good player! When you sign up do you get the backing tracks and tabs? I wanna play some of these tunes!
@honey10music2 жыл бұрын
Great lesson. Thank you very much. Where can i find the backing track?
@johnnydeeme3 жыл бұрын
I fall right into the zone and get amazingly lost in the solo. I gotta get this down before tomorrow or I'll never sleep.
@JackRuch3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Johnny!
@hassenElberkennou Жыл бұрын
Thanks Jack!! Fantastic lesson. Is the backing track available on patreon?
@musicalexcursions3 жыл бұрын
Great Jack! This reminds me of a vid I did about Mix b2 ( from Harmonic major ). Very similar uses are possible, I believe. BTW Your sound production is premo!
@JackRuch3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@jidijiber2 жыл бұрын
Intro solo.. cool🇩🇰
@emoningka2 жыл бұрын
Jack can you add the backing track of this lesson in the patron posts?
@MartinBlasick Жыл бұрын
Read, lesson man!
@jeremyversusjazz3 жыл бұрын
ha! i was literally trying to figure out the difference between the HW and WH diminished in practical usage after going back and trying to really re-learn my diminished theory these past few weeks and that wh vs hw thing was driving me nuts--no one really explains it anywhere that i could find. Robben Ford is the king of this sound and he kinda doesn't explain this fundamental aspect at all--he only talks about the HW version. Others distinguish the two forms as being used over dominant vs minor but not sure why. Anyhow, thanks jack! I'll be digging deep into this lesson. PS that JWG "335" giving my collings' i35 a run for the money! PPS: please get a headphone cable extender! It looks like you're gonna pull your computer off the desk. LOL. PPPS: Joe pass "Intercontinental" is a killer record.
@JackRuch3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I'm glad my explanations are helping you understand. That's always good to hear
@jeremyversusjazz3 жыл бұрын
@@JackRuch hey jack--if u see this reply, wondering your set-up on the JWG Mockingbird? I am in LA visiting family and i saw where LA Vintage Gear had several in stock so i went to check them out but i was kinda not digging the way they were set up--11's with what i consider somewhat uneven, tense action--i tried all 3 they have and all felt the same--kinda stiff and not very inviting to play. wondering how yours is set up and if u encountered this issue and tweaked yours? it almost felt like what everyone says about josh smith's guitars and i know he's also a JWG guy so maybe Josh Williams ships all his set at a Josh Smith feel??
@EaglePitStudio2 жыл бұрын
Great video so i would like to know in your opinion whitch scale we can use to go from the fifth chord to the One chord of the blues after the turnaround Thanks
@darrellsandmoen85234 ай бұрын
You know, I’ve been playing a long long time and when other people play this style of guitar it sounds glorious but I JUST DON’T HEAR IT IN MY HEAD when I try to play it. It’s weird. I had a country guitar player tell me that he just doesn’t hear the blues when he plays guitar which stunned me because it’s so natural to me, plus he’s a very good country player. Does this mean my brain is a trench??
@Geotubest Жыл бұрын
At 3:23 you mention that you can move up 4 frets of down 4 frets in ¨minor 3rds¨...but isn't it a move of 3 frets and not 4? I'm a bit thrown. Maybe I'm missing something. Can you kindly clarify? Thanks.
@allstargloryАй бұрын
Idol
@Dcba9643 жыл бұрын
Great lesson Jack! ❤❤❤ Isnt it easier to use diminished arpeggios instead of the entire diminished scale?
@JackRuch3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! You can use both. They each have their own sound. The diminished scales give you more note options, but I use both all the time.
@Dcba9643 жыл бұрын
@@JackRuch ok i get the idea....and i will try to add the blue note , the major third and the b9 to the minor pentatonic to get that diminished sound...👍 I feel better with intervals than with note for note scales...😊
@johnpayne31343 жыл бұрын
Sorry to go on and on about this video but please notice that tasty Cmaj7/F#m7b5/Gmaj7(from the third) arpeggio - all on that 10th measure D7 of the intro solo? There are beautifully hip phrases in that solo that should be recognized, memorized and utilized. Jack - is that a Joe Pass lick? An entire master class could be made from this one little solo.
@JackRuch3 жыл бұрын
Thank you John!
@utahprepper89252 жыл бұрын
Wouldn't a minor third move be a 3-fret move rather than 4?
@JackTheSkunk Жыл бұрын
Joe Pass was a great player.....no question about that but believe me I prefer Jack's playing. Perfect phrasing and choice of notes (Robben Ford influence?) And then there's that gorgeous TONE he always manages to dial in. Probably 95% of guitar videos are unlistenable to me for one reason or another but Jack is a rare exception.
@raphaelmatthey36712 жыл бұрын
hi that first lick come from Joe'es blues from Intercontinental album ? :p
@JackRuch2 жыл бұрын
Yes!
@michaelsmisek14253 жыл бұрын
I'm sure you've covered this before but what backing tracks do you use OR do you just make your own?
@JackRuch3 жыл бұрын
I make my own
@physiciansassist13 жыл бұрын
That's a nice mockingbird
@emoningka2 жыл бұрын
Jack do have the backing track for this lesson ? Best regards Elfin
@dekalbes335 Жыл бұрын
I want a 'Mockingbird' .....
@ivegotcheesehere59142 ай бұрын
What if that Mocking bird doesn't sing?
@josesolismusic3 ай бұрын
Always play in the scale of G demolished...
@ronkresch92282 жыл бұрын
I see what you’re doing but how on Earth do you remember and recognize all those intervals up an d down the neck…..I’m baffled
@djizzah3 ай бұрын
But it's not melodic, just sounds like you're playing scales, that's the trouble being too theory oriented it can't compensate for artistry and creative talent