Piano Chords For Guitar - Allan Holdsworth and Johnny Smith Style

In this episode of Everything Music we discuss how to use Piano Voicings On Guitar like Johnny Smith and Allan Holdsworth. I also discuss how to use chord substitutions like a piano player would. This is one of my most informative videos I have done. Drop 2 & 3 chords, a Systematic Approach to Practicing voicings, Chord Substitutions for ii7 V7 I maj7 Progressions and much more is covered in this episode.
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[@clivehazell2790]

Beautiful job! Thankyou.

[@Eberponton]

gracias

[@absolving]

Johnny Smith is my favourite

[@nebuladus7850]

Hello🧚🏽‍♀️ remember Bill Conners 🎸🔊🎶 love the guitar✌🏽

[@briandennehy6380]

Rick this is an oldie but would love you to do a deep dive into Johnny Smith. He needs to be recognised more among the greats by the younger generation who's probably never heard of him

[@michaeltaylors2456]

Holdsworth , a great name for a guitarist. I could never decide what was more beautiful and impressive , his chordal work or his hornlike supersonic legato tsunami wave of notes lead work . Thank you for this great lesson.

[@tommikakko6888]

That’s it! That’s why I love Johnny Smith. I am annoyed I did not get it on my own.

[@CarmeloCatania-sy5gn]

You can find the flechter enderson voicings as listed by John mehegan borrowed from Ravel and schriabin It Is Not Easy yo adapt Theme for Guitar

[@BenceDekany93]

Thanks Rick !!! A whole new path to search new soundings !!! Bless !!!

[@pearsonart]

Bill Frisell too.

[@metaphoria3]

20:12 sounds like the light world dungeon theme in a Link to the Past at 0:32

[@JackFeelsNerves]

Poor Layla had to wait for over FIFTEEN minutes for daddy to come and play with her...an eternity when you're that age! :P Great videos Rick, I'm learning a LOT, thank you.

[@АнтонКузнецов-и8ю]

JackFeelsNerves that adults... they're always busy with some strange things )

[@johnhuldt]

This is a great lesson Rick. I've played for about 21 years (professionally for 10) and this is great inspiration for some new sounds. Thank you!

[@surfgod509]

Johnny was also a very modest and kind person! great joke teller 😅

[@metaphoria3]

Wow coming from Wes that HUGE

[@surfgod509]

One thing that Johnny did empathize on was finger placement, not middle of frets... very top end of frets is better... congratulations on your new instrument....

[@peterritchie2990]

Clear, interesting , and complex. Thank you. Loved your little angel's visit.

[@teleplucker6802]

Learning these chord forms is one thing. Fingering them is another. Playing them through up tempo tunes is only for the masters I guess. I can't seem to get my fingers to stretch like that as much as I try and they seem to me to be average size. I have worked through some of the Ted Greene chord stretching exercises and I can manage some but not to use them in a song or chord solo. I'm a big Joe Pass fan and he doesn't seem to use these forms. Pianists sure have it much easier than us guitarists. I heard that Joe once said to Oscar Peterson "try wrapping your hand around the keyboard and see how fast you can play".

[@toddpierce9997]

I hope this comment finds it's way to your attention. I have viewed many of your videos and am in awe at your competence in both the instruments that you are accomplished at and the musical knowledge that you possess as both a musician and an educator. I am now 60 and began playing guitar when I was around 7 yrs old. I taught myself from Mel Bay books and it was the start of my musical journey. Like you have said in your biographical videos, I was unfocused in school until I got into the school band. I began playing trumpet in the 6th grade and, long story short, I advanced to 2nd chair state trumpet player in my senior year. All along though, guitar has been my love. I spent years away from the instrument as life took over. Although I still work, I am trying to find more time to practice. I have watched your videos on practicing tips but would you please tailor one for those of us older guys (gals) who have now found a little more time to devote to practice but don't have the chops of the younger players? I am able to entertain myself with classic rock and country and have what I think is a decent voice. I would like to aspire to doing a solo gig at a small local venue. Can you find the time to address this? Thanks Rick

[@frankybebop2913]

Hey Rick! Did you ever give up for Pasquale Grasso? He really got the piano (Bud Powell) thing on to the guitar...

[@SpartanLaserCanon]

I love how you went over 2 5 1 progressions here which are common in jazz.

[@dockaiser]

This is a whole new universe to me ... thnx Rick

[@reecenaidu6020]

Such priceless lessons. After I'm done studying (When I get a job), you've got my donation Sir! I don't know what to call you... Beato? Mr Beato? Prof Beato? Rick? Lessons with so much raw information deserves compensation. Every musician I know shall be directed here. Have a great day, and thank you so much!

[@7deepbreaths.sounds]

Rick, I love the way you taught this lesson...breaking the chords down into triads and top notes.

[@virgult]

The sheer amount of stuff I'm learning thanks to you...

[@epiczeven6378]

These is *SUPER COOL!* thank you Rick!

[@HMEERBEEK]

i discovered Johnny Smith a month ago,records from 1958(easy listenng) thats what i liked about him his piano voicing chords thanx for mentioning ! ... i play guitar and piano

[@Ferroll2]

Very good video. Thanks Rick.

[@Count1o]

only 1:50 min into the video and already some great song ideas really inspiring!!! thank you :)

[@KingTabor]

10:04 - The X Files!

[@andiirejino1210]

great lesson and wonderful studio

[@lasse1106]

You weren't kidding when you said in the description that this is one of your most informative videos!

[@JasonLeonPike]

Great lesson. Thanks for posting.

[@innocentoctave]

This is particularly useful because it gives a practical and musical method for building up to these chords on guitar. So many people say, in effect, "here are the notes", or "here is the formula for constructing these voicings" and leave it at that. Here we have a progressive method that addresses the specific difficulties of big stretches and makes a sensible basis for practice routines.

[@pepnom5032]

thank you very much!! great class!!!

[@rogerwilliams2629]

Wow. That's all I got. Invaluable info, changing how I think. Thanks, Rick.

[@anthonyheden8231]

Rick, you're amazing. Thanx a lot!

[@Pedraforta]

Thank you! Clear and well explained.

[@j6449663]

Once again great work !

[@JamesDaSilvamusic]

Your channel is so great Rick. Thanks for these videos

[@sixstringswl]

love these voicings rick. much more pleasing to my ear than the ordinary

[@DTmaster]

Talking about Allan Holdsworth in past tense is still new to me :(

[@jfo3000]

Jazz Devil I always talk about artists that have passes as if they are still with us, in my mind they still are.

[@DTmaster]

Jim that's great the legacy continues in your mind :)

[@Fake_Jesus]

Cosmically speaking, we are all dead far sooner than later.

[@oneeyedmonster9827]

Acute tendonitis took him away from us far too soon.

[@molochz]

+Mick Mack - Wtf does "Cosmically speaking" mean?

[@olisaush6552]

Great instructional vid! Great sounding Dano btw. Thanks Rick...

[@jhardycarroll]

I played in a big band with a guy who studied with Johnny Smith in Colorado. He was great with chord melody and moving through many inversions. Blew my mind.

[@SamsulBahri-np4ci]

Halow mr Rick Beato, i'm indonesian. How about .... Pat Martino ?

[@elegyrulz]

congrats. amazing video. thanx

[@thesaj1110]

I appreciate you taking the time to do all this for us, God bless you and your family, you are awesome.

[@sergiopipyamodio9767]

Exelente, muy fácil de entender Muchas gracias por compartir .

[@donmilland7606]

At 27:00, Rick is clearly utilizing what's now being referred to as the Barry Harris 6th Diminished method in moving from Ami to D7 to G maj. Barry didnt think in terms of II-V-I. He thought in terms of voicing the related major scale with its related diminished chord inserted in between. As a result you have movement that can go up and down the scale. (Barry was fond of saying, dont play the 5th, play the 6th.). This method isnt new really. Johnny Smith was the early exponent of this method. So was Wes Montgomery. Of course George Benson as he was heavily influenced by both. Interestingly, Rick did a video on 6th diminished and suggested it was old time harmony/gypsy jazz. But its SOOO much more than that.

[@donmilland7606]

Drop 2 and 3 chords are rudimentary to the Barry Harris 6th Diminished Chord Movement System.

[@finworrall9142]

This is amazing, thank you.

[@Gusrikh1]

Very insightful.

[@javiercabrera3517]

This is awesome Rick. Thanks so much !!

[@sleepyfinger]

Thanks for your effort and time, this is awesome (to a jazz drongo like myself...)

[@l.c.9277]

Rick thank you so much for every video! It's helping me a lot with composing and getting new and fresh ideas. I'm considering to buy your book in a distant future!

[@federicopenserini1028]

love all the vids you post, great playing and introspection on all the styles and musicians you tackle.thanks Rick.

[@maxulyses]

I've tried to do this on my own several times, so this is very very helpfull. Thank you so much!

[@dariusscheider311]

What a great tutorial video Rick! Excellent.

[@DaveZula]

So much to practice here. Thanks, Rick!

[@trumjohannsmancave]

This is some deep sh*t💪😊👍🎶

[@hevertonrocha7707]

Fantastic video Rick, your channel is really awesome. Thanks for this amazing class!!

[@howtoplayguitar4385]

Great lesson as always Rick. Many thanks

[@orlandoclemente2030]

Awesome lesson.

[@gustomizuka4266]

Incredible, Rick. Thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge so generously.

[@vmat1000]

What a great lesson. Wish i would have known of this months ago. Might have inspired me.

[@arcadiadzl]

great video, thank you !

[@GuiltyKing]

genius work

[@inkydire]

Wow. Thank you so much for posting this video. I am a guitarist obsessed with Piano voicings, but I didn't realize many of these can be played on guitar. This video is awesome.

[@AdamLevyGuitarTips]

Nice one, Rick.

[@alexandresantos3389]

Simplesmente maravilhoso esses acordes pianisticos

[@jeshely]

You make all that info so digestible! 🍻

[@SUPERSCUMDK]

Just bought your book! I absolutely love your channel!

[@GlennMichaelThompson]

It's a blast revisiting these kind of 4 note chords again.... it's been awhile. Lot's of great ideas can come from working w/ these. I'm about your age...and remember working on harmonizing the different scales in the beginning of the Mahavishnu Orchestra book as recommended by John McLaughlin. Some of these stretches are a little less accessible now than they were back in the '80's! :-) Thanks for. so many. great lessons. The Beato Book is the best investment I've made lately. I'm recommending it to all my friends & students. Thanks again. Best regards from Montreal.

[@pdkett1]

As usual. Great post Rick. Seen the Holdsworth vid and have his books, but you make the concept so assessable with your vid (much easier to understand).

[@jfo3000]

Thanks again Rick, another great video, great teaching.

[@otizcar9313]

Rick. Thank you . I been playing Jazz for about 12 years now and i always have an ear for expanding my chord fills, thanks for mentioning Jimmy Smith...just as important as phil Upchurch was for George Benson...this reminds ne of Ted Greene book " chord chemustry" but your presentation makes it much easier ...Thanks again

[@iamiwasthenaiiamnow6846]

Ted Green's Book on Modern Chord Progressions was the best I ever bought. I fought through every progression in that book for 3 months till I could play through that whole book in 30 minutes. Zero tinnitus. I can also learned to fret 2 strings with my pinky .

[@andrewbevan4662]

Now add 6th string 7th fret with your thumb over the top

[@samalbert6828]

A lot of ted Greene vibes here!

[@SoundAuthor]

Great video! Those 4-fret shapes do become a lot easier over time. I first started tinkering with these exotic chord shapes that Tommy Emmanuel uses, and a few impossible stretches that Andy Summers likes. If you can wrap your fingers around some of those, four frets are no biggie.

[@arpeggiomeister]

Very cool. I have never approached it in an organized manner like this. I look for weird voicings around one chord but it is always an isolated thing where I am searching for something that I am hearing in my head.

[@adeep_jain]

Rick, this is a really cool lesson!! You’re a really good teacher!! Bravo!! 🍻🍻🍻 Thank you so much!!

[@sblack48]

Owwwwwwwww. Sounds cool though.

[@danmelita2694]

Beautiful sounds Rick ! Love learning new voicings, just what i needed :)

[@tangobayus]

Consider tuning the whole thing in major thirds.

[@silviomp]

tangobayus hahaha not a bad idea

[@AndreaMercurioMusic]

I have tried that, doesn't seem to have a good resonance on the instrument.

[@tangobayus]

I've tried all 4ths, which makes the guitar symmetrical both across and up and down the fretboard. Currently having fun with open D tuning.

[@silviomp]

kim young I found everything so easy. No fight to play those chords.

[@bazdesh]

@tangobayus - P4 is great for leads/solos, but for those non-regular-guitar-sounding-"closed" chords M3 is much more convenient...

[@Fractal_blip]

dude good stuff thanks for posting

[@oldnumber7tv]

I love this rick and its' incredibly interesting as are all of your videos. This particular video has taught me that I don't need to know piano chords on guitar :)

[@sylwestersosniak220]

super , dziekuje!!!

[@PabloAlejandroMusic]

those chord shapes makes my hand work!

[@DomMinasi]

excellent

[@DAMIANOMERCURI]

What a beautiful daughtjer you'v got! God bless you!

[@fifthape2119]

This is the coolest! I'm getting more and more into Allan Holdsworth. Especially his melodic "heads" and his comping like you are showing in this vid. No cowboy chords for me -- only the magic chords that make the ears wake up and say, "Wow, what is that!?" Thanks for showing me how to do magic tricks!

[@jorgepereira-yq8ef]

Man I've been watching your videos for a few months and I have the need to thank you for the great material you teach and put out there...most stuff on internet is pretty basic and not that well delivered...well: that definitely doesn't apply to you. Great stuff..wish I could help your cause somehow ! Best of luck !

[@RickBeato]

Thanks Jorge! You can always donate to my channel on my website or by my book if you want to contribute to the cause.

[@elvinjohn7]

Haven't finished watching this yet (I plan to) but just wanted to thank you a ton for breaking this down!!!

[@АнтонКузнецов-и8ю]

as an ex-pianist that was the chords I first tried when switched to guitar )) Some of them really helps to develop fingers stretch

[@samuelaguilar9668]

a good lesson.

[@capeheartriz]

Rick makes great videos....I wish he would include a PDF with his mini lessons.....would be nice to put that on the music stand work on some of this over time..................

[@RickBeato]

+capeheartriz They are on my website.

[@capeheartriz]

ok..thanks...Rick....I'll check that out....

[@PastPerspectives3]

@@capeheartriz …………

[@Herbert1062]

I Love This! I'm seriously learning good stuff ... Thanks Rick :thumps up:

[@kokeskokeskokes]

Ugh. I can do 35 pullups on a frozen over shiny steel bar, but some of these voicings would kill my fingers in no time. My guitar has 13 mm gap strings to frets, she sounds awesome and tortured me like crazy when I bought her 25 years ago.

[@Indianajokes]

TY Master!!

[@TakisMasterKey]

Excellent lesson Rick! Hope you went and played with your beautiful daughter afterwards :)

[@RickBeato]

Of course! She loves to crash my videos :)

[@ScrapwoodCity]

Really interesting. I loved those 2 5 ones from outer space!