How The Pros Think About Chord Progressions (and you probably don't)

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Jens Larsen

Jens Larsen

Күн бұрын

How you think about Chord Progressions will decide whether it is easy to learn or play a jazz solo over a song.
This video breaks down some ways to make that more efficient and make it a lot simpler to remember songs.
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Content:
00:00 Intro
01:08 Learning a Jazz Standard By Heart
01:47 Clean Your Chords!
02:41 A song is a sentence
03:13 The Basic Vocabulary and where to get it
04:49 Hear The Harmony
05:47 Chord Progressions Are All The Same (sometimes)
06:43 The Opposite Methods
08:32 A great place to use this
08:45 How Chord Melody Will Help You Master Important Skills
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@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Which approach do you use the most for understanding chord progressions: Barry Harris or Pat Martino? 😎7 Hard Guitar Skills That Pay Off Forever kzbin.info/www/bejne/ioS7e5htjtB8lc0
@tomcripps7229
@tomcripps7229 Жыл бұрын
My approach is similar to what you describe, chunking out shell voicings and learning the melody by ear and trying to combine them while reducing or expanding the notes on the chord and pretending to be Barney Kessel or something. And remember Joe Pass saying that you need to break anything down to its simplest form to better understand it. Singing the song or humming the melody can help a great deal so you don't get lost in what the arranger wrote which seldom has anything to do with what the guitarist needs.
@davidanthony729
@davidanthony729 Жыл бұрын
Jens, what do you think about Pat Martino's approach to creating families of dominant chords that come from diminished chord parental forms?
@allengoyne
@allengoyne Жыл бұрын
I guess I got a little confused when you said V of V when I seem to see that more as 2 dominant.
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
@@allengoyne 2 dominant is not really a thing,. Usually you notate secondary dominants with a V to describe their function.
@CopiousWax
@CopiousWax Жыл бұрын
Pentatonic box method for life 😂
@gavitorres-olivares
@gavitorres-olivares Жыл бұрын
Jens that minor pentatonic box joke had me on the floor😭😭😭
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Thank you! 😂
@travislee9662
@travislee9662 Жыл бұрын
@@JensLarsen yeah too funny
@megasmosh101
@megasmosh101 Жыл бұрын
I audibly laughed
@giuseppecali2897
@giuseppecali2897 Жыл бұрын
After that I can start my day with a smile
@kylej.d.
@kylej.d. Жыл бұрын
It's so real that I just stared stoicly at the screen thinking. Yes. That is true.
@benspier9955
@benspier9955 Жыл бұрын
I'm so grateful for the generous folks like you who make videos like this.
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful 🙂
@milesyalzin2018
@milesyalzin2018 Жыл бұрын
Man, the editing on this video is just beautiful. And the teaching is golden, what a perfect video
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@igorrodionov25
@igorrodionov25 Жыл бұрын
Jens puts out the best lessons on the net, and the way he plays, is just wonderful, and his guitar tone is so very jazzy. I wish I had a teacher like him when I was young.
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Thank you Igor! Glad you like the videos!
@themariokartlick
@themariokartlick Жыл бұрын
Honestly after years of really struggling to even improvise over basic jazz chords I am finally making progress by doing exactly what you suggest: learn songs and contextualize. One thing I need to do more of is annotating charts when I learn so that I can break them down functionally but this video contains basically everything that a beginner needs to understand how to progress in jazz. Great video as always. Your video quality is becoming more professional by the year! Lighting is great
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙂
@BeccaLozierTrumpet
@BeccaLozierTrumpet Жыл бұрын
I improvise and play music for a living and briefly studied under Barry Harris. You are ENTIRELY CORRECT. He preached finding the applicable V7 chord and working the hell out of it, melodically. He was a brilliant teacher and had a whole group of us working up and down scales and encirclements on command in front of a live audience, in Milwaukee in the 90's. What an experience and you are honoring that here. Well done. AND - this is the key that unlocked improvising for me. larger chunks of tonal choices. then you can begin to bring the inner chords back in and even reharm on the fly. Very fun.
@BeccaLozierTrumpet
@BeccaLozierTrumpet Жыл бұрын
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@keithlye2956
@keithlye2956 Жыл бұрын
Jens, this is one of the best lessons I've seen about 'simplifying' chord progressions for soloing. I find both Barry and Pat's methods a little rigid, but you have given us a very practical way of incorporating them in a sensible way based on the actual song itself, and the melody. Thanks a lot!
@michaelstevens8
@michaelstevens8 Жыл бұрын
One of the best ways to learn a song is to 1. Sing the Melody. 2. Sing the Root Movement. 3. Simplify most of the Chords into 7th Chords Temporarily. 4. Think of the Chord Progression as a Series of Chord Phrases. 5. Play the Chord Progression in 8th Notes Up and Down from Root to Root, then as you get more Proficient and Comfortable, play it with better Voice Leading and Phrasing from Measure to Measure. Also its important to remember that each Jazz Genre has certain Chord Progression Habits, whether its Dixieland, Swing, Bebop, Cool, Hard Bop, Model, etc. Great Video as Always Jens. Thanks.
@anthonyshoop575
@anthonyshoop575 Жыл бұрын
This is why I leave Jazz guitar to you savant/genius level players. I’m happy with my guitar tabs and piddling around the neck until something sounds neat…and that is where I start a new song.
@longtalljay
@longtalljay Жыл бұрын
can't sing
@michaelstevens8
@michaelstevens8 Жыл бұрын
@@longtalljay That's okay DocStar. If you can't sing then hum the Melody. Even if you get some notes wrong, that's okay because you'll get better at it the more you do it.
@DanielPodlovics
@DanielPodlovics Жыл бұрын
Could you go into more detail about #5? It sounds like it'd be really useful but I can't really tell what I should do to practice those things.
@michaelstevens8
@michaelstevens8 Жыл бұрын
@@DanielPodlovics The Ionian Flat 6 Scale or as it's also called the Harmonic Major Scale, the Scale itself as well as its Modes and Arpeggios can be played over any Major Sharp 5 type of Chord or if you want to imply that sound over a Major Chord. All of the above also applies to the Mixolydian Flat 6 Scale, but in relation to a Dominant 7th or Dominant 7th Sharp 5 Chord. For ways to practice this much more, check out the books The Jazz Musicians Guide To Creative Practice and also The Jazz Hanon. Hope this helps. Thanks.
@jeremyversusjazz
@jeremyversusjazz Жыл бұрын
Ha, i'm literally, right now, deep into robbie barnby's hour long vid on the BH 6th dim concept and i was just thinking about how martino reducing to minor was the opposite of BH reducing to dom7's. Anyhow, i literally slow the whole vid down 75% with my Vidami just so i can follow what Robbie's actually saying because he speaks at a bit of a clip. Then i rewind and spend hours on one set of examples or movements. I will be on this vid for 6 months but i'm determined to be able to see and hear this stuff over tunes so gotta do the work. Meantime, will always be checkin in on my man, Jens! 🙂
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Nice! Good luck with that 🙂 👍 glad you like the videos
@r0bophonic
@r0bophonic Жыл бұрын
Jens, you’re such a gifted teacher. Thank you!
@hannuback
@hannuback Жыл бұрын
I'm a youthworker and I always tell the teenagers I work with to "forget the numbers" if they struggle with chords. It's a band and someone else will play "the numbers" (me, at least). Basic chords will do just fine and often simple is better. It's amazing how much courage this simple trick gives to beginners! :)
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Glad it resonates with you :)
@randyhetlage9202
@randyhetlage9202 Жыл бұрын
Brilliantly said Jens... blessings to you.
@mintonmiller
@mintonmiller Жыл бұрын
Wow, I cannot begin to tell you how helpful this video is. I’m not a jazz player. I mostly do country and gospel. But your comments about the cord extensions and have them not to get hung up on that makes me want to take another look at learning chats. I will never be a lead player but I would love to do card solos. As for learning chords in groups, I have always had to do that by default. I am nearly blind and was born that way, so reading music and playing at the same time is never an option. When I play songs with friends at jam sessions and what not, I am asking them about chord groups or chord phrases. Once I have a group of chords for a particular part of a song in my mind then I can follow along but if they just tell me what kids soon and I’m trying to play it by ear it seldom works out except on three chord country songs. I am looking for ways to modify this for dobro style slide guitar. Ce it is a little more limiting because of playing with a steel bar you cannot formulate many complicated extension cords however by knowing the chord groups you can improvise something pretty close to a combination of a rhythm chords solo with accent notes. Once again thank you so very very very much. This is going to completely change how I look at certain chord changes even playing on dobro.
@KalebPeters99
@KalebPeters99 Жыл бұрын
This was a goldmine, Jens. Thanks for your hard work!
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Glad you like it 🙂
@dagoelius
@dagoelius Жыл бұрын
Excellent wisdom Jens. I remember Martin Taylor once say "Jazz is just the blues with a few more notes."
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Thanks! That is a nice way of putting it 🙂
@krball56
@krball56 Жыл бұрын
Exactly..😀
@michaelkohutek1113
@michaelkohutek1113 Жыл бұрын
"Context is everthing.".......YES! This, my children, is an idea that you should reflect on deeply and integrate into your intellect.... Thank you, Jens, for highlighting this very important nugget of wisdom....
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Thanks Michael!
@That52TeleGuy
@That52TeleGuy Жыл бұрын
So glad I saved this one in my watch later. I love starting with the C major chords and/or scale, pretty much where my first lessons started. So easy to relate to. Also loved the Danish remoteness pun, think Bornholm
@bradsims7089
@bradsims7089 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the context.
@granddaddy_funk
@granddaddy_funk Жыл бұрын
The more jazz videos I watch the more I just want to lean into Barry Harris, but I feel like it's making me want to skip alot of stuff . I'm a pianist so I have to learn shapes for each key and Barry Harris' method really simplified things for me
@thomaswitmer7976
@thomaswitmer7976 Жыл бұрын
Yes man! Those real books helped me understand the idea and familiarize the melodies. Years later and after listening and playing you move way beyond those sheets. Very good video Thank you.
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Glad to hear it 🙂!
@Arthur_My_Dear
@Arthur_My_Dear Жыл бұрын
Jens, your videos are treats, the presentation just gets better and better. So much information made easily digestible with wit - you’re pretty much the only guy on the planet that I could listen to *talk* about jazz for 10 mins and really enjoy it.
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙂
@MAS4JI
@MAS4JI Жыл бұрын
This is such an *important concept* to understand and a *very important lesson* video, among the best I've seen. Thanks!
@citizen303
@citizen303 Жыл бұрын
Brilliant insight. Thank you.
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Glad you like it 🙂
@RC32Smiths01
@RC32Smiths01 Жыл бұрын
Pros are Pros for a reason! Interesting perspectives all around!
@LeviClay
@LeviClay Жыл бұрын
These animations are top tier
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Thank you Levi! We are working hard on them :)
@LeviClay
@LeviClay Жыл бұрын
@@JensLarsen really good work, content is obviously excellent too
@azrael87d
@azrael87d Жыл бұрын
Thank you! This is incredibly helpful!!
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@richjohnson8261
@richjohnson8261 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the great video
@Triumphinchrist1
@Triumphinchrist1 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful playing & love the way you play chords & melody together!
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
@stephencook4577
@stephencook4577 Жыл бұрын
Great lesson Jens. Thank you.
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Glad you like it 🙂
@ericstrauch3215
@ericstrauch3215 Жыл бұрын
Great lesson Jens! Chord Progressions as building blocks to learn a song.....thanks for the clarity.
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Glad it was useful 🙂
@chloesters
@chloesters Жыл бұрын
Thanks Jens, thinking in blocks of chords makes so much sense for remembering and soloing. Really like this vid and your advice.
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙂
@alexhoward1884
@alexhoward1884 Жыл бұрын
This is another very important lesson Jens. Its funny, I practice voice leading arpeggios through a progression to help get the changes in my ear. But when I'm actually playing that all goes out the window and I just try to follow the melody in my head. It seems to work well enough for me. I'm working through the materials of a guitarist named Robert Conti. He also teaches a method of reducing chord progressions but to a series of I's. Some of his phrases are typical bebop ii V I, but many are just longer phrases over the key. He also teaches how to superimpose the same phrases over minor, or to get a Valt sound. At first I didn't like it, I thought it was crude to think only of the tonal center and ignore the changes. But after working with the material for awhile I realized my ear natural gravitates to phrases that fits the changes without consciously doing so. And when I learn his transcribed solos I see he definitely does that as well. You can hear the changes in his solos but he claims he is just thinking of tonal centers. I believe him. Conti is a different cat than you Jens, very "street" in his approach to jazz, and probably not as polished as you are. But I learn a lot from you both :D
@lonimoger9216
@lonimoger9216 Жыл бұрын
What a beautiful and concise explanation of this concept! Thank you.
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Glad you like it 🙂
@Gitaristterjestorvig
@Gitaristterjestorvig Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@seattlevegas66
@seattlevegas66 Жыл бұрын
This is one of your best videos. The content is extremely valuable and I need to continually remind myself of paring down almost every tune BEFORE I play the first note!
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much Jeff 🙂
@chusssMusic
@chusssMusic Жыл бұрын
I found myself follow this approach automatically when I occasionally play jazz (not focusing on extensions at first), but it feels good to see it is an advisable approach by a great teacher. Great insightful lesson. Thanks Jens.
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Glad it was useful 🙂
@michaelcurnowsmusic
@michaelcurnowsmusic Жыл бұрын
Super helpful thanks for the insight. 👌
@reh331
@reh331 Жыл бұрын
Love your content, Jens. And the tidbits of humor you throw in I'm a working drummer trying to improve my understanding and find your approach and manner very accessible. Thank you!
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoy the videos! :)
@jhazeyhazey
@jhazeyhazey Жыл бұрын
This is all so helpful and practical. Thank you Jens, you're the master!
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Glad you like it, Justin 🙂
@iamsparkicus
@iamsparkicus Жыл бұрын
Thanks, Jens. Fantastic lesson. I really appreciate all your work. 😃
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Glad you like it 🙂
@paulvillarreal1588
@paulvillarreal1588 Жыл бұрын
I have so much fun listening to and trying to grasp these kinds of discussions…and this was a really good one. Makes me wish I was a jazz player. 😂
@guitarista666
@guitarista666 Жыл бұрын
I've only just dipped my toe into jazz, and I've been totally in the dark as to why a composer chooses the chords he does. Your explanation does make things clearer and more understandable. Thanks.
@lauracrimsonmusic
@lauracrimsonmusic Жыл бұрын
Jans, you're truly phenomenal. You explain things so orderly, smoothly and simply. Thanks so much!
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful 🙂
@DamianErskineBass
@DamianErskineBass Жыл бұрын
This is the best thing I've seen all year. YES.... So beautifully articulated, Jens. Thank you!
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Glad you like it 🙂
@AlDunbar
@AlDunbar Жыл бұрын
Cool how Jens illustrates the confusion of too many complex chords coming at you too fast by replacing the chord symbols with random syllables from the Korean Hangeul alphabet!
@GregoryPearsonMusic
@GregoryPearsonMusic Жыл бұрын
Awesome lesson Jens. You took us past some major barriers here.
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@scopasbrune1009
@scopasbrune1009 Жыл бұрын
one of the best lessons/explanations I've heard - keep it simple first then grow
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@tripencrypt
@tripencrypt Жыл бұрын
My compliments to you Jens and your editor. Nice work, both of you!
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@Darrenowsley
@Darrenowsley Жыл бұрын
You are such a valuable resource even for a Flamenco guitarist! Thank You so much, Jens
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much! Glad you find the videos useful 🙂
@salal_guitar5583
@salal_guitar5583 Жыл бұрын
This was very helpful, thanks! I am definitely going to try the simplified approaches you mention.
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@cecilkeebler4254
@cecilkeebler4254 Жыл бұрын
Great video @Jens Larsen. I like these sort of high level concept videos where you give enough to us to get the general idea and leave the gritty details to us to experiment with and explore. Keep doing what you are doing.
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@grassgeese3916
@grassgeese3916 Жыл бұрын
The editing for this video was so elegant and easy to understand. My brain did not appreciate seeing Korean suddenly but I was back in English soon enough lol The fret/fingers, the zooming on music sheets, the highlighting, so so so so helpful and very smooth!!!!
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙂 Glad you like it!
@michaelfoxbrass
@michaelfoxbrass Жыл бұрын
Outstanding. Pattern recognition by sight and sound, (interpolated), is key. Context and meaning spring from both.
@christerstergaard5521
@christerstergaard5521 Жыл бұрын
Just ordered my first Real Book, to begin dipping into Jazz standards. This video couldn’t be more well timed, thank you 👏🏻
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Go for it 🙂
@markaitkenguitar
@markaitkenguitar Жыл бұрын
Brilliant way this video instruction progresses. I’m not a jazzman, but I remember teaching my students on a philosophical level what I call “two chord theory” which means the one is a chord and all the others are not. In other words, ii and V are basically the same because they are on a journey towards the one. Anyway, stuff like that. This reminded me of that. Great video, thank you!
@infinite-guitar
@infinite-guitar Жыл бұрын
Fantastic lesson as always Jens. I'm still learning to read the "words" and hear the "sentences" but am sure that will come with focused practice. A couple of things that always cracks me up is when youtube guitar gurus say that playing Pentatonic position 1 at the 5th fret is "THE" Am pentatonic scale, as if that's the only place to play it 🙄 and those annoying ads that say "you don't need to know scales or complicated theory" to play great solos. That's okay if you want to keep your playing at "grade school" levels but I believe in "going to college" so to speak. When I first started teaching I had a guy come up to me and say "I finished school already, I don't need to learn anything else" 🤣🤣🤣
@Angela-jy8um
@Angela-jy8um Жыл бұрын
This is really good. Thanks!
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Glad you like it 🙂
@davidfleuchaus
@davidfleuchaus Жыл бұрын
Excellent insights.
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@asherperkinsmusic2767
@asherperkinsmusic2767 Жыл бұрын
This was excellent! Thanks for your thoughts!
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@marshalmcdonald7476
@marshalmcdonald7476 Жыл бұрын
Smart, interesting and useful advice. Nice Jens. Thanks.
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@mauriciomadrigal3389
@mauriciomadrigal3389 Жыл бұрын
Great video and awesome editing as well!!! Thank you very much!
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Much appreciated!
@DWScores
@DWScores Жыл бұрын
Proably one of you best videos. Great work asl always thanks!
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙂
@vitaliistep
@vitaliistep 11 ай бұрын
Amazing video, thank you.
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen 11 ай бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@maaattjones4398
@maaattjones4398 Жыл бұрын
Man. That was a lesson. Thank you, i truly apprecciate it
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Glad it was useful 🙂
@angrybuzzy
@angrybuzzy Жыл бұрын
This is great advice, Jens. Also, your video editing and humor are excellent and very entertaining!
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@Dang...
@Dang... Жыл бұрын
Thank you Jens. Excellent work as always. This lesson will help a lot of people. Your videos are a true gift to the world. I am so fortunate that my first teacher Ethan Fein taught me these concepts when I began taking lessons.
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much Dan 🙂
@di36ol9on3
@di36ol9on3 Жыл бұрын
This was really helpful thank u 😌✌️
@QWeirdness
@QWeirdness Жыл бұрын
Nicely done, Jens. It reminds me of a post-jam discussion I had with trumpeter Palle Mikkelborg many years ago. However, the most influential encounter I ever had on this was even earlier when I was taking improvisation lessons with Pat Metheny. My first lesson, Pat had me improvise on something and immediately realized I was b.s.-ing my way through. I was waiting to hear the harmony and playing blues licks in that key. He plopped All The Things You Are in front of me which I proceeded to butcher. After that I was only allowed to play root, 3, 5, and 7 on any change - no passing tones or tensions. This was a slightly different (but compatible) concept to the chord groups you're talking about which, in turn, connect well to the Berklee idea of chord-scales. However, what playing only 1,3,5,7 taught me was to really hear the changes with their common and passing tones. I still do it on any new tune and recommend it.
@martinv.8750
@martinv.8750 Жыл бұрын
Fantastic lesson
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Glad you like it 🙂
@awol2602
@awol2602 Жыл бұрын
Brilliant Jens
@jamistardust5181
@jamistardust5181 Жыл бұрын
I took lessons from a Jazz guitarist. It was 1985. This is great for those interested, I've been using this technique since then. I even use in composing my own songs.
@Henry_Crun
@Henry_Crun Жыл бұрын
A great video. Lovely explanation! Thank you.
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Thank you, Henry 🙂
@MartinHaumann1
@MartinHaumann1 Жыл бұрын
Jens du er en legende. Tak for denne lektion!
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Dejligt at det var noget du kunne bruge 🙂
@wilfriedmarkenstein
@wilfriedmarkenstein Жыл бұрын
AGAIN A AWESONME EXPLANATION AND USEFULL STRATEGY TO COPE WITH HARMONY, THANK YOU SO MUCH JENS !!!!
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Glad it was useful! :)
@TheColdHarshTruth
@TheColdHarshTruth 7 ай бұрын
I’m absolutely addicted to this channel! It’s like being back at music school! I’ve lost a lot of my theory, I want to get it back! And I want to take guitar and jazz more seriously! I would love to take private lessons with Jens!
@kylebatter1816
@kylebatter1816 Жыл бұрын
Another amazing video. Thanks so much!
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Glad you like it 🙂
@MrLiqid
@MrLiqid Жыл бұрын
that was great ! more of this please :) keep up the good work
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙂
@Coloradocrane123
@Coloradocrane123 Жыл бұрын
Well done sir!!
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Glad you like it!
@gotthard_stuhm
@gotthard_stuhm Жыл бұрын
Reduction of complexity is the real way to understand the universe and here demonstrated at it's best! Mange tak, Jens! :)
@DavidRamos-nz4bh
@DavidRamos-nz4bh Жыл бұрын
Again, great advice. I recognized the font of the Ted Green dominant licks. I always have those books handy, the dominant chords always present a challenge. Thanks!
@JPMGuitarPicker
@JPMGuitarPicker Жыл бұрын
I always love your videos Jens but this one is really spectacular!
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Thank you, James 🙂
@StevenRosenberg
@StevenRosenberg Жыл бұрын
This is a great lesson. There is so much here. Thank you!
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Thank you, Steven 🙂
@amusicment4829
@amusicment4829 Жыл бұрын
Great video - so helpful, thank you!
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
You're so welcome!
@Clown321321
@Clown321321 Жыл бұрын
Very enjoyabe and informative Jens, thanks! Had my breakfast to this.
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it and hope breakfast was nice too!
@MiguelBaptista1981
@MiguelBaptista1981 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video. It's also very useful in any other styles of music.
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Glad you like it, Miguel 🙂
@yusefandersen
@yusefandersen Жыл бұрын
Ahhhh-maaa-zingzingzing! Thank yeeew😊🏁
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Glad it was useful! :)
@RahSH1
@RahSH1 Жыл бұрын
You’re videos are so invaluable
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙂
@brianhadley527
@brianhadley527 Жыл бұрын
Really great explanation with supporting examples. Comes from a man who has spent a lot of timing thinking about what he is doing. Nice.
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@dalewier9735
@dalewier9735 Жыл бұрын
Thank you Jens, very useful and helpful. I have never heard this before Blessings to you
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful 🙂
@BeadsByAria
@BeadsByAria Жыл бұрын
There is the opportunity for a book here that to the best of my no one has yet put together. However Jens you verge on it here. What we need is a book that is broken down into sections on the various functional harmonic movements that you touched on here and then gives multiple examples of them as they occur in different standards. This would be an extremely useful addition to the jazz education literature!
@tw-holderlin1477
@tw-holderlin1477 Жыл бұрын
That Black Book référence was awesome
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙂
@nickmartorano6766
@nickmartorano6766 Жыл бұрын
Fantastic lesson, as always :)
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Thank you Nick 🙂
@rami-atassi
@rami-atassi Жыл бұрын
This video is really, really good! It gives you what you need to simplify and navigate jazz harmony. Personally I find it very hard to flow if I'm thinking about chord extensions. However I can follow the "spine" of the changes and hear functional harmony by using my ear. Then I'm not thinking so much, doing more hearing instead, and able to make music more freely.
@OnlineSaxAcademy
@OnlineSaxAcademy Жыл бұрын
Great work Jens!
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙂 Glad you like it! Keep up the good work
@HaveYouSceneMattie1
@HaveYouSceneMattie1 Жыл бұрын
Fantastic video, ive recently been thinking about different ways to approach standards and how to apply what ive been learning in regards to music (note) theory. This video really helped direct some recent ideas ive had about this subject. Thanks so much!
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Glad it was useful 🙂
@aingerut
@aingerut Жыл бұрын
Great content and superb video edition!
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙂
@michaelanthony9068
@michaelanthony9068 Жыл бұрын
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU !!!!
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Glad you like it 🙂
@germansalvatierra9579
@germansalvatierra9579 Жыл бұрын
Great Jens always learn and refreshing data! Agreed completely with you😀😀
@JensLarsen
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@codyzsherman
@codyzsherman Жыл бұрын
Great video 👍
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