Jazz Guitar Soloing: A Simple Approach to the ii-V

[@GeorgeHessMusic]

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[@Alfreds.Romero]

THANK you for being honest 🙏 you are GODSEND to me in my journey in something so complex but with you on my side in my life path I will achieve and accomplish.

[@christophevinson]

thanks George , I am back at jazz guitar at 64 ( needless to say I 'm running vs the hourglass ;) your thorough insight is exactly what I need to catch up... have a great day. Chris ( SW France)

[@GeorgeHessMusic]

Welcome back!. The three most important things for us seniors is consistent practice, developing the hand to ear connection and keeping it simple. It doesn’t require hours a day, but every day. Sing everything and don’t get bogged down with theory

[@Jonobueno]

This is great, straight into it. Liked and subbed. Cheers !

[@GeorgeHessMusic]

Thanks so much and welcome

[@djmileski]

Thank u for sharing this great lesson. Very helpful

[@GeorgeHessMusic]

My pleasure. Thanks for watching

[@underground_man]

Amazing lesson, professor. I'll need to watch this video again and check out those other videos as well.

[@GeorgeHessMusic]

I'm glad it helped. Thanks for watching!

[@kotarohasegawajazzguitar712]

Great lesson 👍

[@GeorgeHessMusic]

Thank you Kotaro-san

[@docdoscojazz]

Good lesson. Nice axe!

[@GeorgeHessMusic]

Thanks!

[@iloverumi]

great lines and explaination

[@richprincipe749]

Amazing video! Thanks!

[@GeorgeHessMusic]

Thanks!

[@bobrich1950]

Great approach. Love your tone on this video.

[@GeorgeHessMusic]

Thanks for listening

[@profissaoglobal2]

I love it

[@HVL1977]

Greaaat ! Thank you very much

[@GeorgeHessMusic]

You are welcome!

[@rockychieng88]

Hi Professor, can you do Pat martino Concept?

[@GeorgeHessMusic]

I'm working on some of Pat's concepts now.

[@Billy-ho5ms]

They used to say drinking from a fire hose in the south...so many concepts to understand in this video. We dont need the fifths? Octave displacement? I will save to watch later Professor. Nice playing!

[@GeorgeHessMusic]

Good questions. Octave displacement is jargon for moving a note or notes in line by an octave. In the video, it's a descending scale and the last three note are played an octave higher. As to leaving out the 5ths in chords, check out this video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6LHma2Ymb-kapI

[@asansone57]

excellent lesson, do you have any song recommendations when learning chord Melody? I'm only working on Autumn leaves now and would like more.. Thanks

[@GeorgeHessMusic]

Yes, that will be something I cover a little later as it's more advanced. First steps are to learn the tune inside out.

[@Zura_Lanch]

thank you sir. but I don't know notes. where is fretboard?

[@37BopCity]

Another great video, thanks.

[@GeorgeHessMusic]

Thanks so much.

[@willarddickerson921]

Your guitar has a beautiful tone. I know that part of it is you, but what guitar are you playing. It looks like a D'Angelica?

[@GeorgeHessMusic]

It's a Peerless Gigmaster Jazz, 175 style. I add a little plate reverb to it

[@chrisnedbalek2866]

This is really good & interesting, but i don't know that I'd call it simple.

[@GeorgeHessMusic]

Compared to approaches that require chord scales or arpeggios for each chord, two notes is simpler. It’s not necessarily easy and it’s not what I teach beginner jazz guitarists

[@paulkreeft2091]

I use lixamidian mode for everything 😎

[@GeorgeHessMusic]

Personally, I prefer the demented scale

[@grinpick]

Good stuff. One critical observation: Your voice is a little boomy. My hearing has declined a little, and I don't hear highs as well as I once did. If you were in closer on a good mic the sibilants would make it through to my old ears and your wise words would register better. That aside, your video gets a like from me. Stay after it, man.

[@GeorgeHessMusic]

Getting closer to a cardioid mic would have even more bottom due the proximity effect. I use a de-esser to reduce sibilance, but I’ll look into using a bit of high shelf. I don’t hear much in that range anymore so it’s hard for me to know what effect it has

[@Felipe2023Lopez]

what a hell are you talking about??😂😂

[@quetzel1]

subtitles please !!!!!.

[@ReinholdBinder-d9n]

You call that simple?

[@GeorgeHessMusic]

Do you have a question?

[@thepoetrymarket7785]

Is there anything simpler for people who didn't go to Berkeley?​@@GeorgeHessMusic

[@sega62s]

Not for beginners, 😅

[@GeorgeHessMusic]

This would be in my 3rd level of improv. If you’re just starting out try this video. Forget Chords and Scales: Learn the Real Secrets to Jazz Soloing kzbin.info/www/bejne/eKDbp5Wij6mBf8U

[@ivo4137]

Thank you George! I writing from Colombia and Venezuela.