Forget Pentatonics!

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Just when you think all the masters are burning through solos with pentatonic scale language Adam makes an argument for the hexatonic scale. This slightly altered scale makes all the difference when trying to emulate the great improvisors of this music.
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[@brian106699]

This stuff is like standing on a glass box looking in. I see it. I hear it. BUT I CAN’T TOUCH IT!! I’m still here though. E’ry day as we say in St. Louis.

[@granddaddy_funk]

I've been trying this stuff for like 2 years now(I'm a classical pianist with like 15 years of experience) . You gotta keep going. I'm only now starting to get a little better at jazz improv.

[@peterkrinke3855]

Lol I like that metaphor

[@dougwintersbks]

EXACTLY. It’s like watching a magician and think “Oh, that’s how he does it.” Cool! But…c’mon. But I’ll keep sheddin’ if y’all will!!!!!!!!

[@geocosmicvalentine]

Just touch the piano, splash around, be a gold fish. Even play it badly on purpose and you’ll be shocked at what it leads to. 🙂👍🏽

[@paulrhodesquinn]

You’ll get there! A little bit every day 😊

[@strat1227]

Love this so much. It's such a great feeling to hear my playing level up in real time after working with one of these videos. Like I just unlocked a new ability and now it comes natural. Thanks a ton

[@hugosesolis5720]

I've spent 163 hours watching open studio's videos about pentatonics, and now you ask me to forget it??! YOU MONSTERS ;-)

[@Zxx459]

Charlie p. Said it" Master it.then forget it" You do the math😊

[@SunnyRawka]

Like classical training!!! 😸

[@arnogoossens9892]

This is top notch music-educational content, guys... It has everything. Clear establishment of concept, clear explanation, very clear examples, virtual piano, scores, examples of further application, everything... It's very accessible stuff.

[@jarediledundee]

Did I just watch the best jazz lesson on the internet? I think it could be!! I too associated THAT sound with the pentatonic scale. I stand corrected though, thanks to this lesson. Off to the practice room I go! Thanks gents, I really appreciate all you do for the fans of this music

[@buttunz]

Peter that shirt fly af.

[@arnogoossens9892]

Haha, went back to the video to check the shirt and now I'm thinking "which one is Peter"? xD They both have cool shirts.

[@SuperMANgino]

The virtual piano makes these episodes so much better to learn from. I hope you all bring it back!!!

[@musiccreation1198]

Holy moly Adam & Peter... phenomenal content...dare I say, best ever?

[@opndmind]

Thank you for wonderful inspiration! I've cancelled the rest of my schedule today to work on this. Pure joy!

[@RyJohnsonMusic]

These etudes are some of Adam’s best pedagogical work! I’m going to be shedding these for weeks :) even Peter seemed really impressed

[@pianopeter]

indeed

[@RyJohnsonMusic]

@@pianopeter maybe a video about how Coltrane uses pentatonics would be a cool follow up- a more unique approach to “taking it out” with pentatonics. There’s a good Ramon Ricker book called “Pentatonics Scales for Jazz Improvisation” that has a chart of superimposing pentatonics and their relative “outness.” Great work as always :)

[@Zxx459]

You are on the wrong path....

[@RyJohnsonMusic]

@@Zxx459 what?

[@jorgeguimaraes8820]

18:00 that chromatic major minor lick is a signature khachaturian move

[@MinhPham-ly7yp]

Hi. Great lesson. Can someone illuminate why McCoy Tyner and others were obsessed with pentatonics in this era? And playing them against quartal harmonies? Thanks.

[@ili626]

Wait a minute.. Some of us are learning pentatonics from your previous lessons. But now you’re telling us to forget all that? You now say it’s all about triad pairs? Well, I’ve decided it’s all about 31-TET ok.. so there

[@zweiwelten3384]

I have always loved this McCoy Tyner sound. And now I thank I have got the hang of how to get there! Thank you so much, Adam, for this lesson!

[@klodinsky3132]

Best series❤

[@amileoj9043]

This is one of those extra special Open Studio episodes that seems to turn a key and unlock a long standing mystery. Agree with others: great pedagogy from Adam and having Peter as our 'student proxy' really helped bring the sesh alive. First rate work guys!

[@johnpublic976]

Why do some people, like myself, do not understand, like, or appreciate Jazz or this type of music? It makes no sense to me. Jazzy music could be just on a much higher level, invisible to me, that my brain cannot understand. I love rock and classical, but jazz, to me, is like scratching chalk on a chalkboard. Glad there are Musical styles and modalities for everyone. It's just not for me,,, I think Mariachi is also Wierd!

[@fractal618]

You guys have something for everyone. As a guitar player I gain a lot of insight how keyboardists think. The hexaphonic patterns are a revelation! Thanks.

[@AngelOtero-mn1th]

Hey Guys, Really enjoy the piano playing 👍 Both of you are exceptionally accomplished 👍 I have noticed a few things that reminded me of Alex Bugnon. Would you guys do a breakdown of his style and approach ❓

[@Gnurklesquimp2]

Triads are awesome. Something fun to try is pair 2 triads that dont fit in one of the modes together and reflect the pairing in the voicing and/or the way the chord is broken up. Like a particular bit of modal interchange? Well, what if they were both derived from the same scale after all? Major 1 + minor 4 is a classic example that works well. Lets say you do some classic interchange stuff with that, then BAM, the combined scale.

[@noelbrown6058]

Thanks! Great stuff! BTW…where can I get a “LAPTOP Prop” like those?

[@alejandro913ify]

I myself play guitar and this was immensely helpful for my playing! Thank you so much. This amazing. And the piano on the screen is a must have😮

[@taliassa383]

Wow, fantastic lesson. Transcriptions only for members ?

[@randyhetlage9202]

thanks, I was needing this.❤

[@GizzyDillespee]

Whoa: "peace... and piano", and a change-up on the outro! All I got's the Reface (i.e. minikeys) here, so I'm not practicing any muscle memory anything today. But that 2nd etude sounds like something I'd want to play anyway, etude or not.

[@richardc1129]

so a mixture of mixolydian and pentatonic? there's that flat 7th.

[@borriskarlov8140]

WTAF did I just hear!

[@poonnawat9178]

Is there a similar thing for dominant minor chords?

[@medislam6961]

What happened to the other channel

[@pianopeter]

stay tuned...

[@lrsmth06]

Also make sure your piano "stays tuned"

[@medislam6961]

@@lrsmth06 midi keyboard gang here

[@LostSoulAscension]

I freakin love you guys man. ❤ So fun to watch and listen to the Jazz between y'all.

[@jacklynam5653]

Return of the good thumbnails!

[@KMGWorryFree]

Fantastic information being shared here! I am a guitar player and absolutely love superimposing pentatonics in my solos. Combining these triad pairs is a total ear opener! Great stuff guys! We love this channel

[@turtlespiritflutes7570]

The Wonton Scale

[@markbra]

Gen x, good lord 😥

[@Zxx459]

Guys dont be fool by these GUYS ...FOLLOW YOU OWN PATH.

[@kzeich]

Yes. It's easy to lose your identity as a musician

[@francoissalace5907]

merci!

[@gabrielbotsford791]

A lot of crazy things happen when you remove the Major 6th from your target/sound/approach/what have you.... Great content as always gents!!!!

[@DouglasMades-ck8yi]

A short string, for me, can be musical, but a sustained long solo of non singable strings of notes just doesn’t do it for me. Ear of the beholder.

[@tomsiegel9759]

Same

[@zekielrodriguez5229]

Fair. But just remember to stay inspired and working at it, and I also think it’s a good idea to learn new things and challenge yourself for its own sake. I don’t necessarily think the best version of you as a musician is the one that prioritizes trends and doing the most impressive and esoteric thing, but the one that is inspired and works at their own vision.

[@MrFedemoral]

Adam!, is this transcription available somewhere in OS through soundslice ?

[@kwgm8578]

Sorry guys, but I can't read that -- the transcription is way too small. But I hear the chord shifts and understand what he's doing. This is quartal.

[@georgehiggins1320]

Nobody talks about this enough. There's so much instruction on the internet for bebop language (which I LOVE btw). But pentatonic language to me seems like it's always been associated with an air of ineffable mystery. Thank you all for talking about it and breaking it down!

[@alangonzalez4552]

You're great, guys! Thanks so much for every video

[@machinate]

I do algorithmic music (computer generated stuff), and moving from pentatonics to hexaphonics has really lifted my recen work! Still working on "taking it out" without sounding like "PROGRAM ERROR", heh.

[@rosaliedeneubourg3225]

Hexatonic Is like mixolydian without the 6. Nice❤

[@xXAjaxXx]

What do you mean by "pentatonics"? I don't recall ever hearing that word before....

[@chrisholland6080]

Even though I'm greatly reducing the Information Treadmill, I've been over to the piano to run through these. They lay real nice, very applicable to my solo and trio work. Thanks, gentlemen!

[@genghismccann7659]

Is there an equivalent for the minor pentatonic? fm and eb?

[@gillan5]

Allman Brothers used it.

[@turing999]

This is an absolutely brilliant way to do a deep dive into solos. Love the dialogue. This will deepen the experience when listening next time.

[@MaxGaming65]

You should do a video on the genius of petrucciani, i feel like he’s not talked about enough and he’s amazing!

[@nilkilnilkil]

Great lesson! I love that kind of piano playing, like McCoy tyner and chick Corea, as you demonstrated, yippee !!!

[@JP-hb4mv]

could not get a better format than this, great work

[@demsi2004]

Please, could you analyze left hand of Wynton Kelly in the future?

[@lukeserrano62]

Superb lesson; many thanks.

[@paulosinetti]

Muito bom professor! Feedback: o som do piano ficou muito melhor aqui na transmissão (parece um timbre diferente com um leve 👏👏

[@Milkyfish7]

Love listening to you guys talk and play! Many thanks ❤

[@deandredavenportspeaks6611]

I love these guys

[@dskinner6263]

Great upload. Thanks 👍

[@alchemysticgoldmind4164]

I am guitarist and I look at and steal from you guys regularly .This Hextonic thing made me go down the rabbit hole...Whew..man all I can say is thank you...cause it changed my way of playing. This is one of the secret sauces.Benson and Satriani use this you can here it in their playing..Playing Pentatonic +the 7 and dumping the four..makes lines come alive.. melodic..Thanks guys

[@clayousmore2543]

I am here to do the same thing bruh😂😂

[@Threlgar]

Sorry to be A Grump:: I clicked the ling for the pdf but it never has arrived, even thru multiple requests!! But this vid kicks butt to explain cCoy's sound!!!

[@OpenStudioJazz]

Please email [e-mail] and we'll get you setup!

[@raphaelbetemps7106]

I practiced jazz 30 years ago and stoped playing for many reasons. I havent the skills and the ear to understand everything but you approch opened up a way to grab a new sound and getting out of my pentatonics beguiner habits. Thanks a lot for sharing this knowledge (Raphael guitar player from france)

[@cavabertcavabert6147]

Le bonjour de Marseille. Bonne écoute.

[@tradingwithwill7214]

This is great thanks

[@davidlewis6762]

Wow, love that shirt Peter - can you drop a link to where we can find it??

[@pianopeter]

Father's Day gift from my fam - they have way better taste than me

[@millerboymusic5954]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@dagadbm]

i wonder if you could explain this with the diminished family of barry harris.

[@dagadbm]

yes you can. So F7 originates from C dim7. You know what else originates from C diminished 7? Eb major 6 and F6 (notice the E for the hexascale). man you can apply barry harris to EVERYTHING. this is INCREDIBLE.

[@GizzyDillespee]

Triad pairs but major-major instead of major-diminished, is all I got so far... but now McCoy is playing so much more, too😂

[@GizzyDillespee]

Now that I'm close to the end... this hexatonic scale sounds more like lydian dominant than diminished 6th, to me. But it's more natural for me to think about it as triad pairs, just as they framed it, really.

[@GizzyDillespee]

I mean, it's kinda the major pentatonic scale with the lydian note added. Many ways around it, I guess. Paraphrasing Adam, it's all the chromatic scale, and we're highlighting different flavors within it, with each phrase.

[@MinhPham-ly7yp]

@@dagadbmI get C dim = F7 and F6. But don’t you need C# dim to get Eb6?

[@skyhr]

I want to see you guys get drunk and have an improv 1 hour jazz session Make it happen!!! :))

[@GizzyDillespee]

That's only for the Open Studio Pro Premium Subgum Deluxe "You Buy, We Fly" sessions

[@GizzyDillespee]

In case anyone takes my intention wrongly... I was implying that it would be way too entertaining for us to deserve that as a free video🤣

[@pianoman_JP]

Great stuff guys, thanks & GALA!!