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[@JackRuch]

The chord at 1:57 is a G7 not an E7. My bad!

[@jeremyversusjazz]

was just about to post same…this is such a great progression to work on these concepts and phrasing! thnx jack!

[@samnewton5959]

Thanks Jack, I thought I was going crazy...

[@twelvemeister]

thanks man even .i spotted that one .. i did second guess myself though till i saw your correction . ha ha lack of confidence isnt it ..

[@burrencrawler]

Was about to say....

[@martynspooner5822]

What Jack calls simple melodic lines are just so tasty and something I dream about playing like one day. Thanks for sharing with us all.

[@DungNguyen-fw5ku]

Me too. Thanks Ad❤❤❤ ❤

[@johnnorris1983]

Not as simple as me obviously.

[@TheDesertRat31]

The other "money" note to target in solos is the 7th. That note determines if the chord is dominant or not. The 3rd and 7th are known as "guide tones." You could play an entire tunes chord progression and only use the 3 & 7 and not lose any swnse of tge harmony, especially when the bass is taking care of the roots. Alternating between the 3 and 7 creates the "gude tone line" and allows for very smooth and melodic voice leading.

[@bruiserdan]

Love the way you make it so straightforward. Look for the 3rds major or minor and highlight by landing in them. Thank you always

[@toploadtele]

5-Stars! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Your demeanor, teaching style and playing are simply outstanding!

[@tmo7734]

Jack, you have a beautiful touch when playing the guitar. Dynamics is so important to bring emotion, regardless of the song. Thanks.

[@seanfitzpatrick7878]

The first (Pentatonic based) solo sounded amazing. A testament to how well you know the fretboard and to your incredible ear.

[@tbluesboye]

Well done Jack! Keep them coming!

[@travisrichmond905]

You’re a great teacher! Thanks for sharing

[@Ken-os3wg]

So glad I stumbled onto your channel! Keep up the great work 👊👍

[@garywaddell6309]

Hey Jack, love your content. Going through your TrueFire course now, so interesting and I’ve learned so much from you! Thank you!

[@MatthewJBell]

This is great stuff. Super helpful.

[@soditsoditsodit]

Very nice lesson, and beautiful playing. Cheers Jack!

[@randyheston6267]

Always great lessons, Jack. Always a pleasure to listen to as well.

[@shalomshalom735]

I'm so happy I found your channel Jack. Your channel is great. This video is one of the best (if not THE best) "how to write a solo" videos I've seen.

[@jeffreyreid7036]

Great presentation on this important concept easily followed and understood.

[@joem4757]

Great lesson jack well explained and easy to understand 🎸🎸💯

[@frosty4863]

Jack your playing is so smooth and pleasing to the ear. I hope one day I can play like this.

[@thebluesrockers]

This song also sounds a lot like Led Zeppelin, "Baby Come On Home." Great lesson. Thanks a lot for all your time, and effort, teaching these. "Peace.. Joe

[@paulrhodesquinn]

I love your style! You have a really wonderful tone and such a relaxed approach. Every note you play means something. Pure class 🙌

[@giannidato5633]

Always great lessons, Jack. Always a pleasure to listen to as well. Greetings from Germany👍🎸

[@frankanthonypascarella2620]

Hey Jack, Thank you for the great info. You play so tastefully and with amazing dynamics... I could sit and watch you play for hours. God Bless you.

[@davidrowe3966]

No problem. Made me use ears and they worked. Great lesson again !!

[@sandstorm973]

Thank you so much for sharing your talent! You are one of the most tasteful and talented guitar players I’ve seen.

[@mraggrovator]

Great lesson and playing

[@Chimp_No_1]

Just wonderful ! Thank you !

[@JimmyDel]

Brilliant stuff! Getting so much from these and Patreon 🤘

[@kayakkootenaybc]

Your lessons are all solid gold Jack💰💰💰

[@stratocumulusnimbostratus328]

Love everything you give us Jack! ❤. Would love it if you could do a short tutorial on how to hold the pick, and how much the show the string etc etc thanks!!!!

[@ronmercer6362]

Great! You make it easy Jack

[@bareandmare]

Thanks for this, great explanation.

[@alexloda7660]

Jack.. your style reflects your personality..chilled out..would love seeing you front a death metal band

[@georgevance399]

Nice Jack! Hey, KZbin just suggested your channel to me a couple of weeks ago. Definitely happy about that. Being a very calm guy myself I really like your laid back approach. The main thing, of course, is that you are obviously a very knowledgeable and accomplished guitarist, that also has a knack for teaching in a very clear, understandable way. It's really easy to learn from you. Thanks for putting this stuff out there. I'm sure I'll try out your Patreon.

[@charlesenglebert8226]

Thank you so much Jack. Your lesson is gold. You are on my favorite guitars teacher in Konw on youtube with Jens Larsen

[@elipse4594]

That's a beautiful chord progression

[@mkii1964]

Excellent video Jack!

[@karmadave]

Thank you so much Jack. I am definitely going to pull the backing track and solos off your Patreon page 😃

[@TomKaszuba]

Absolutely, positively phenomenal teaching skills and inspirational guitar playing.

[@JackRuch]

Thank you!

[@DimeCrisBag]

Beautiful!

[@gregdionne2137]

Hi Jack I love your calmness. I know this is a common progression. I'm not big on theory what would this be called in #'s. Thank you Jack!

[@jimsalman7257]

It occurred to me that having the ability to use different approaches to improvisation gives you a lot of creative freedom when playing an extended solo. For example, if you have 3 choruses to solo over, you might play all blues phrases on the first one, then play a 50/50 mix of blues licks and chord tones/arpeggios on the 2nd chorus, then play mostly melodic stuff on the 3rd one, but play real bluesy on the final turnaround to tie it all together. Keeps the audience’s attention.

[@tuna22lm]

Wow it didn't matter how you played this, every one of them was absolutely beautiful. I would love to learn how to play this, I will probably have to slow this video right down as far as I can so that hopefully I can see exactly what string and fret that each of your fingers landed on. I sure hope it works. Blues has always been my favorite music to listen to ever since I was young and first heard it played on vinyl record.

[@sadeairbender1129]

Haha I was just listening to Ray Charles yesterday! And now this pops up on my recommendations! Thank you for making this video Jack!

[@danthegeetarman]

Your lessons have been game-changers for me. I’m going through the triads course right now and it’s been taking me to the next level. Thanks for all you do 🙏🙏

[@JackRuch]

Great to hear!!

[@Nikoo033]

Very useful Jack. I am already increasingly going for 3rds as a natural way to “sing” on the guitar. But I don’t think I have tried on a progression like this (with the dim chord), so it’s going to be useful to practice over. Thanks. 👍🏻🥰

[@juanvalera7272]

Hello sir just found and subscribe to your channel,im playing for 3 years now amd im 51.really dont know how to get good in playing guitar and really dont know where to start.This video of yours im sure will help me a lot.Thank you so much.Sometimes i feel like im stuck🙈🙈

[@tableken9143]

Super on a lot of things melodies technical........ Etc good job dude ,,👏

[@GregFerraraMusic]

Love it!

[@Earl00001]

Great lesson Jack!!

[@JackRuch]

Thanks!

[@slicksalmon6948]

Gold.

[@activese]

Hopefully some day, I can play something so tasteful, like you do and maybe understand some theory, made my night. Thank you very much indeed, take care.

[@schecke8445]

Hi Jack! In bar 6 you play an G7 Chord.But in the Video stand an E7! But i love this tutorial! Thanks a lot!

[@eyank57]

Jack Ruch 👈👉 is the best ' Blues 👈 👉 Jack 👍👍👍

[@shawn_edwin]

Great video! You've inspired me to learn song. No more noodling around! I'd like to build a set list for future gigs. If you don't mind me asking, what does your song set repertoire look like on a night that you and a band preform? How did you build it to get where you're currently at? Maybe some of your viewers would be interested in hearing your take on these questions. I'd love to hear your take!

[@JiMMY-my1ds]

Love this sounds so much!! Organ blues style? Is this a genre of music?? Thanks again Jack.

[@jacquesguillo1518]

merci infiniment

[@autokrohne]

First progression here sounds like Georgia On My Mind to me. A sweet progression to play with. As always, what you play is so tasty.

[@JackRuch]

Many thanks!!

[@Tang.Nguyen_Music]

So so beautiful ❤.

[@SyrusEtube]

I haven’t decided on a nickname for Jack yet. I torn between “Soft Hand” and “Butter Fingers” either way he’s silky smooth with killer vibrato to boot.

[@asansone57]

very nice.. I just signed up with Patreon, and couldn't find the correct tabs for your lesson. You displayed C, E F F# etc. thanks

[@talisman964]

Any idea when you're adding this to your Patreon page Jack? Can't see it at the moment... Great lesson !

[@jeffcookdotau]

The chord on screen at 1:57 is E7 but the chord under your fingers is G7.

[@JackRuch]

My mistake

[@jeffcookdotau]

@@JackRuch That's your story, but I know that you throw in things like that to see who's paying attention.

[@Wilyam-07]

❤❤❤

[@andreaverlato1430]

Ciao Jack volevo farti i complimenti per la tua capacita' di emozionare le persone ....veramente fantastico .....pero' sare interessato al corso Shades of blues ma non so se ci sono le traduzioni in italiano ....ciao grazie e complimenti ancora

[@HarryBarry97]

Hello Jack! just become a patreon but couldnt find the tabs for this one? great playing as usual!

[@JackRuch]

They will be up soon 👍

[@HealthyExec]

Hi Jack. Thanks for this and all your videos. Really helpful. I’m looking for a head / amp rig for my own home studio use. What do you use? Is that it? I see in the background? Thanks

[@steveandsheilalauder8261]

Great subject. Now, Shades of blue vs triads?

[@davestone7371]

❤❤❤❤

[@bring5]

There's a level few guitarists can reach where there ceases to be a person with an instrument, and instead becomes a singular beautiful entity of pure musicianship. Jack Ruch has exceeded it.

[@loumat62]

Nice sound as usual😊 what is this 335 model? A vintage Gibson? Thanks

[@loumat62]

Hey Jack, I saw that you liked my comment, but you didnt’t reply 😅😅

[@josephjoshua2300]

What is the name of the song by Ray Charles

[@jtd3421]

Jack, what Ray Charles song is closest to this chord progression?

[@MarTin-bk7yt]

The name of the previous video was not good enough i guess and you didn't put the chord names on the screen...is this song like Georgia on my mind?

[@georgevillanueva6926]

The only person that I can hear without seeing who it is ..simply by his playing is his identification

[@ClinToneCust23]

My issue.. finding the 3rds quickly.. and all over the neck for each chord quickly. What’s the hack that allows me to do that?

[@jackmadmax5484]

Yes, a common issue that I also struggled with until I realized that you must take the time to memorize/practice the location of the third for all chord shapes. The same is true of the root and fifth. Writing these down on diagram is very helpful. You can invent exercises where you play the 3rd of a chord shape and then call it out. Eventually you can name the notes but it isn’t necessary at first. You should do the same for triads all over the neck once you have mastered the chord shapes.

[@ClinToneCust23]

@@jackmadmax5484 not really a hack.. I guess there’s no way around hard work .. 😂 I practice triads shapes just not great at remembering the numbers..

[@andrewwoodgate3143]

Hi Clinton, Learn the Dominant Seventh Arpeggios (Root, 3rd, 5th, b7th). Start with one octave from each shape and learn the slide in's from minor 3rd to major 3rd, and also to slide from one fret below the other notes (Root, 5th & b7th). Try starting in A on the 5th fret position. Then learn the arpeggio shape for D starting on the 5th fret of the A string. Set up a loop of two bars of A and two bars of D to play along to.Then you can hear the relationship between the arpeggio notes and the chords. (versus imagining hearing it) Start slow and use the arpeggio to link/connect/lead to the chord changes. It will sound great! Then you can alternate between blues licks and arpeggios until it becomes natural for you to do this. Be patient and you will be get it. Then learn the 5 CAGED shapes as root, 3rd & fifth. Add the b7th which is easy. Then you can use the same parts of the arpeggio shapes & licks up and down the lick. Next play in different keys This is how I learnt chord tone soloing.

[@ifensler]

Aside from the b string, the major 3rd is always up a string and down a fret, and the minor is up a string and down 2 frets from the root. When you get to b string just add up a fret to it. Or it’s 3 and 4 frets up from the root. Kinda sounds complicated but it’s really not when you get it down.

[@ClinToneCust23]

@@andrewwoodgate3143 thanks brother!! I’ll start today and see if I can progress further and concrete it in this tiny brain.. 😂

[@tsvend9725]

Hey Jack Great lesson!! As always!! Is it a e7 og g7 at 1:57? Cheers😊

[@JackRuch]

G7. It's a typo on the screen

[@tsvend9725]

@@JackRuchthanks, and sorry for my spelling, my Danish autocorrect is playing tricks on me😊

[@frankmamone6297]

I fail to see how the FMaj7 is fingered : FACE? Also, the CM7 looks like a C...no big deal...but..

[@notecrackervideos]

Hi Jack Ruch. I signed on to your patreon site two days ago because I wanted to play to this newest lesson, but the backing track from this video is not available there. That track and this video was why I signed up for patreon content. I have sent you 3 messages on your patreon site in the last days, but have not gotten any response on this. Signing on seemed like a good idea since I really love your playing/videos. The money has already been drawn fom my bank account, but as the promised content was not there, I’ll just unsubscribe the patreon again and consider the money lost. (wasn’t that much money anyway, so I’ll live with it). All the best from Denmark. Peace man. ✌🏽

[@amynicholson5805]

I signed up too, for the same reason. Gonna give Jack the benefit of the doubt - he got an amazing gig, or perhaps has a problem ...

[@notecrackervideos]

Sure, I can dig that and has postponed unsubscribing for that same reason. Will give it some time. But nice to know that i’m not alone in wondering what’s up. Hope all is good. ✌🏽

[@notecrackervideos]

The backing track is up on the patreon site now. 🌻

[@BuckJoFiden]

What a cool lesson Jack. I was pondering my future on the instrument , and this old progression knocked me back into line. Would’ve been good to have this knowledge when I was a young guy, but hey it’s never too late to sound like you know what you’re doin right ? Cheers 🍻

[@TheElcoco123]

Jack, I sent you $ Via Palpal, as a thank you for the Lessons, the name was James Who received it, I Want to make sure I sent it to the right guy. Please reply ASAP, I don’t want to cancel payment.

[@JackRuch]

Yes that’s me. James is my real name. Thank you for your support!

[@TheElcoco123]

@@JackRuch you’re welcome Jack, I found your video, right after I asked myself, “how are you going to move forward?” You answered me. Thanks again Jack!

[@L5man]

Jack, I’m taking lessons with someone now but I have saved several of your videos to study to learn how to think with arpeggios in the caged system. Don’t take this as a negative, but in this video’s examples where you play notes, I do not know what notes you’re playing. You’re trying to teach something about thirds but I don’t know when you are playing thirds and when you’re playing something else. So I am not learning what it is you want me to learn. For me, it’s impossible to see what it is you’re trying to show because I don’t know what note you are playing at any given point in the video example. You are ignoring very powerful tools that would solve this problem. And for me it would make your videos so much more powerful and effective. Simply write what note is being played for every single note in white text in the corner or somewhere. For example [3rd of IV] [7th of I] [3rd of III] is one possible way to designate which note of which chord each note in your example is. Each time you play one note, what note it is appears in the corner while that note is being played. When you play another note replace it with the name of the new note or the designation for what the new note is. I personally would really love it if you would go back and do that on all of your videos. Because I have the same problem with most of your videos dealing with arpeggios or soloing. You play examples, and before the example you discuss what notes you will be including in the example, but that is no help to me. I need to know every single time you play any note what note you’re playing. Then I could get it. An alternative to showing what note is played then replacing that with which note is played next, would be to have the designation for the first note you play appear along the bottom and stay there for the whole example. For the second note in the example the designation for the second note would appear next to it, so that if your example has say 10 notes, you will have 10 designations along the bottom of the screen. This might work better if you’re playing Notes quickly, so it gives enough time to read each designation. Thanks for your fantastic work and melodic genius. I think this would make your lessons much more clear and effective and would get more subscribers and views.

[@holysmoke8439]

I was away from my phone when your solo changed key into a trashy rap song in a Verizon commercial....then a car commercial...then I forgot what u were playing