Scofield's Outside SECRETS

[@johnhill9280]

Steve, you deserve a bunch more subscribers and likes. The clarity of your instructions is unsurpassed. This is exactly what I need to get my outside playing on track, as is your Robben Ford video. I will be sending links to all of my guitar buddies. Please keep up the great work!!!

[@SteveAllsworth]

That's super awesome John - thanks very much! I feel like I'm only just starting out on my KZbin journey, so it's lovely getting humbling messages like this 😊🎸

[@_____8106]

@@SteveAllsworthI'm a new subscriber just found out your channel this week while i was surfing youtube for some new guitar lessons i wanna include some of that jazzy licks and more spicy chord ideas in my improvisation you have so much knowledge about the fretboard sir thank you so much for your free lessons😊im from China and im 14 years old thank you for helping me sir i will tell my class friends to subscribe to your channel...can you do a future lesson about how Marty Freidman writes is solos the theory behind his sound he is my favorite player please do a lesson on that sir 😊sorry my English is little weak 😊

[@feedbackbro]

This is superb top quality instruction and demonstration. Well done sir and I’m definitely looking forward to more of your content! It’s great to hear these in the context of bossa nova style and helps explain why I’m so attracted to the bossa nova harmony. Very cool.

[@SteveAllsworth]

That's awesome! Thanks for the kind words - yeah, the Bossa isn't very Scofield, but it definitely helps to hear it in a different context (and I also love it) 🙌🏼

[@judwatkins9478]

It's going to take me a long time to learn the harmonies and licks you've presented here. But it is a great challenge, a worthy challenge. I gotta go practice now! .

[@SteveAllsworth]

I feel very humbled that I've inspired people like you to go practice - love it!! 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

[@blastsucarta1068]

Advanced harmonic concepts has been the pinnacle of JS sound forever

[@SteveAllsworth]

I honestly feel like I could do 20 videos on Scofield and I still wouldn't be able to cover everything! The man is the GOAT 🐐

[@piracycan]

Instant subscription.. I think this is where my playing is at. Playing the same thing over and over. Thanks for not getting too deep into jazz. The b9 and diminished and harmonic minor is a slow step forward for me.

[@SteveAllsworth]

Nice one Ernie! It makes me very happy reading comments like this 😁

[@simon0770]

Absolutely superb teaching! I keep coming back to this video, it's a wealth of knowledge. Thanks, Steve!

[@SteveAllsworth]

Awesome, thank you Simon! 🙏🏼

[@LoudmanSpeaks]

Gotta love what he’s doing with the Allmans & the Dead heads…I remember seeing Scofield a bunch of times back in the late 80’s early 90’s doing that progressive jazz thing…he was always chewing gum.

[@SteveAllsworth]

Scofield looked like he'd been in the Allman brothers band for years - yeah I thought that was great!

[@LoudmanSpeaks]

@@SteveAllsworthI’ll give you a sub for that observation my friend.

[@LydianLunch]

You put so much work into these lessons. Thank you. I really hope your channel is a huge success.

[@SteveAllsworth]

I hope so too! Really appreciate the comment 🙏🏼

[@robertkingi5087]

Brilliant lesson, inspired by aone of the masters of playing "OUTSIDE" Mr Schofield. More more more outside playing lessons please Steve.

[@SteveAllsworth]

Thanks for the lovely feedback Robert! I hope to do more of this type of thing in the future 💪🏻

[@robertkingi5087]

@@SteveAllsworth your lesson lead me to check out this video (kzbin.info/www/bejne/hWSqZpZjnM2iadk) and in particular I really liked Larry Goldings outside playing. If you apply your expert ear to his playing this may generate potential content for your chanel. If you get a chance check it out. Thanks again.

[@SteveAllsworth]

Ah man that's a killer lineup! Such an ocean of great ideas 🙌🏼 Thanks for the link

[@piktormusic2538]

Steve, though I am already familiar with the information that you are sharing, I want to tell you that you do a great job of explaining and applying this information. If I could have watched this video 46 years ago, it would have accelerated my grasp of how we apply diminished chord/scale over dominant chords by a few years.

[@SteveAllsworth]

I wish the internet had been around when I started! Still, maybe that helped my ears... Glad you enjoyed the lesson and found it useful! 🙌🏼🎸

[@robmoss7580]

Keep up the outstanding output. Super clear on advanced harmonic concepts

[@SteveAllsworth]

Cheers Rob! 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@Sammywhat]

Have to thank you for posting the gear used below the video! If there's one thing Uncle Larry taught me, always check the info below the video!! 😄

[@SteveAllsworth]

Haha you're welcome - very wise words! 😜

[@calravens8707]

absolutely brilliant stuff here! I love also your repurposed lick versions. That pause on the first 16th note on some of the licks is so Robben Ford phrasing to me. It also always works great. Thanks for your lessons🙏

[@SteveAllsworth]

Thanks Cal - much appreciated! Yeah, big Robben fan here 🙌🏼

[@renedewael9703]

Thanx ! So clear. And yes, playing with diminished is magical !

[@SteveAllsworth]

Glad you enjoyed it - you're very welcome! 🎸💪🏼

[@matt_george_music]

This song has been on my bucket list to learn since I first heard it. Since then, have gotten much more into Sco and jazz. Spent a good bit of time on this lesson and will be coming back to it until I have it in the vocabulary. Thanks so much! Instant sub

[@SteveAllsworth]

That's awesome - glad you're having fun with it! 🎸

[@tedpowers2045]

I finally started to understand these concepts. Now for the hard part. repeat repeat repeat till it’s ingrained

[@SteveAllsworth]

That's great Ted - it'll come, and before you know it! Cheers 😄

[@jimmyowenmusic]

Another masterclass from Mr Allsworth! Probably one of the best channels out there! Thank you for this Steve 🎉

[@SteveAllsworth]

Cheers J.O. - too kind sir!

[@user-nf8jj7pz6c]

Yes, sir! Clashy is a much a word as this is your channel, sir! Subscribed! Cheers😊

[@SteveAllsworth]

Haha - thanks for the sub! 🙌🏼🎸

[@ggman946]

In addition to the great playing, that guitar sounds glorious!

[@SteveAllsworth]

Thank you!

[@matija42]

Thank You!! Great vocabulary for Dominant situations. Half-Whole Tone scale really sounds like Scofield! Love the symmetrical stuff.. Thanks for sharing

[@SteveAllsworth]

You're most welcome - glad you enjoyed it - 8 note scales are where it's at! 🙌🏼

[@SeanMullen-fy7fi]

Mode 5 of the F harmonic major scale works also on the c7b9 chord but it’s not particularly altered ... no alt 5s ... mode 3 of Ab harmonic major scale also works and is more altered - c db eb e g ab bb ... other choices perhaps other than diminished or harmonic minor Phrygian dominant or melodic minor but I understand ur point that the symmetry of diminished makes it an accessible replicable choice

[@SteveAllsworth]

Cheers Sean - I'd love to do some of that - already worried I'm trying to cram too much in one video! 😂

[@Evyanaf]

That’s a brilliant lesson, thanks! Just pressed the bell button 👍

[@SteveAllsworth]

Awesome, thank you! 🎸

[@robinhealy5906]

amazing lesson. exactly the kind of info i craaveeeeee. thank you so much!!

[@SteveAllsworth]

Awesome! Thanks - more incoming in the next few weeks! 🙌🏼🎸

[@carlosortizgranada9311]

Sir You are A GREAT TEACHER!! THANKS A LOT

[@SteveAllsworth]

You are most welcome!

[@PhilShortGuitarist]

Loving this Steve! Keep it coming!

[@SteveAllsworth]

Cheers Phil - much appreciated! You back in the YT game this year? x

[@PhilShortGuitarist]

@@SteveAllsworth ye I’m gonna try and get back into the swing of it this year! Need to do some thinking and planning about what I want to do

[@SteveAllsworth]

I hear ya - blood sweat and tears in the planning! 💪🏻

[@johndaniel4597]

Thanks Steve. First class playing and teaching

[@SteveAllsworth]

Cheers John - glad you enjoyed it! 🙌🏼

[@johnbuell8035]

Great work, Steve. Nicely played and nicely explained. Hope you build a big channel - you certainly have the quality content to make that happen.

[@SteveAllsworth]

Thanks for the kind words John - I really hope so! 💪🏼

[@timemerson2691]

I’m going to need a couple of coffees to keep up with you. Super instructional video Steve. Thanks

[@SteveAllsworth]

Cheers Tim! How did you get on? 5 strong espressos? ☕🤯

[@timemerson2691]

@@SteveAllsworth I’m realistic about gleaning your years of study and practice in a 20 minute video. Starbucks doesn’t have enough coffee to make that happen but it’s great to learn or steal an idea when I can. Keep em coming Steve. Thanks 🙏

[@SteveAllsworth]

Ha! Little by little I guess! Cheers for the kind comments 🎸

[@raymondkarlsson9794]

Great explanation of an inspiring tune!

[@SteveAllsworth]

Thanks very much Raymond! Yeah it's a great tune!

[@miltonline]

Premium quality tuition thanks!

[@SteveAllsworth]

My pleasure! 🎸

[@declanguckian9111]

Great stuff Steve! Looking forward to this channel

[@SteveAllsworth]

Awesome! Thanks a lot Declan 😃

[@grobertabidbol4005]

Very clear! Well done

[@SteveAllsworth]

Thank you! 🙌🏼

[@mozartsp]

Your channel is great, so glad I found it! Thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge

[@SteveAllsworth]

Hey thanks so much - glad you're enjoying it! 🙏🏼

[@zacharyhadley2156]

I always think of his solo on "Do Like Eddie" from the Hand Jive album as being amazing in terms of outside sounds. The harmonic background is just essentially Bb7 but he superimposes some very interesting and stanky things over it!

[@SteveAllsworth]

That's a great shout! Love that tune - there are some lovely wonky lines in between the blues stuff. I had recorded some 'sidestepping' ideas in this lesson (which he uses a lot in this track) but the video was already too long 🤣 Thanks for watching!

[@zacharyhadley2156]

@@SteveAllsworth Thanks for doing them. I have always liked Sco's approach to things!

[@jakelee7639]

Great lesson and content....you take the time to explain everything slowly which helps so much....big thanks, new subscriber, keep up the good work!

[@SteveAllsworth]

Hey Jake, thanks for taking the time to leave a message - your support is much appreciated! Glad you enjoyed the lesson 🙌🏼

[@hottlucy8437]

Youre a gem brother. Need more stuff!

[@SteveAllsworth]

Cheers! I'm working on it 😅😅😅

[@alaingrenier3232]

Merci beaucoup !! Big thank you!!🎶🎶🎶

[@SteveAllsworth]

Thanks Alain - glad you enjoyed it! 🙌🏼🎸

[@dddavros]

Brilliant. Thank you!

[@SteveAllsworth]

You're welcome David, glad you enjoyed it!

[@jamesweatherly1204]

Great teaching vid. Thanks!

[@SteveAllsworth]

Thanks James - cheers for watching! 🙌🏼

[@ujan9837]

Yeah, no, why is this free? Great stuff man!

[@SteveAllsworth]

My gift to the world! Thanks Ujan 🙌🏼

[@samfrenchguitar]

Awesome, Steve! Thanks for this

[@SteveAllsworth]

Thanks Sam! Recognise any of the licks? I think we did one of them in your lesson a while back! 🎸

[@DanBaune]

Nice one Steve! 🤘🥳🤘

[@SteveAllsworth]

Cheers Dan! Hope you're keeping well man! 🤘🏻

[@medusinator]

Liked, subscribed :) Thank you for your videos!

[@SteveAllsworth]

Thanks for the sub Ivan!

[@simonfivez2947]

great video!! Thanks a lot

[@SteveAllsworth]

Welcome - glad you enjoyed it!

[@thefungai1]

Excellent Lesson!

[@SteveAllsworth]

Thanks Nick! 😃

[@CrazyYeehah]

This is a very useful and well made tutorial, and thanks for that. However, there is absolutely nothing in those lines that would be typical of John Scofield's vocabulary, let alone any of his "secrets" revealed.

[@SteveAllsworth]

Hey thanks for the feedback. I was trying to show how to repurpose 3 of Sco's licks/concepts to make them your own - I'm glad you got something from it anyway. Thanks for watching!

[@tubenmarkus]

awesome lesson..thank you

[@SteveAllsworth]

You are very welcome! 🙏🏼

[@onejohnnymartin]

Steve, your videos are awesome!

[@SteveAllsworth]

Thanks so much Johnny! 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@ejoaquinjr]

Awesome video learned a lot

[@SteveAllsworth]

Glad to hear it! 💪🏼🎸

[@afmartins666]

Funny how all slowed down excerpts sound reggae-y! Great lesson.

[@SteveAllsworth]

Haha - thanks - you should hear my voiceover slowed down! 😂

[@timemerson2691]

Thanks!

[@SteveAllsworth]

My inaugural superthanks! Cheers Tim 🙌🏼

[@bertparrant1818]

gr8 lesson on sco thanks

[@SteveAllsworth]

My pleasure - glad you enjoyed it! 🙌🏼

[@brianj4090]

Great lesson, so for the dim lick the last time you slide up to the A and the second time you slide up to the E, any general rules about that? Moving the diminished lick around changing the resolutions to the F (the I chord)

[@SteveAllsworth]

Thanks Brian! Are you referring to the inversions Dim lick? Generally you want to try and resolve to the closest chord tone of the I chord - typical resolutions would be b9 (of V7b9) down semitone to 5th of I, b7 down semitone to 3rd of I, 3rd up semitone to root of I, 5th could go to 3rd or root of I etc. Hope that makes sense! Cheers

[@michael.lentsman]

Cool! Thanks.

[@SteveAllsworth]

Cheers Michael! 🎸

[@0xkudz4i]

holy cow. so good, I am subscribed now

[@SteveAllsworth]

That's awesome! Very happy to have you on board 💪🏻😎

[@claudecarrier2842]

Merci!

[@SteveAllsworth]

Thanks Claude! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@orangecoolius]

Love this thanks

[@SteveAllsworth]

Cheers Kameron - glad you enjoyed it!

[@BelfastBoxingNBlues]

His horn-like effects deserve an investigation

[@SteveAllsworth]

Too right!

[@Eduaro2U]

Thanks

[@SteveAllsworth]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🎸

[@peterdinardo3268]

Tanx!

[@SteveAllsworth]

Pleasure!

[@user-ov5nd1fb7s]

Aren't enclosures based on the diminished scale, in general?

[@SteveAllsworth]

No, it just means to 'enclose' a target note from both above and below - can be any scale 💪🏻

[@user-ov5nd1fb7s]

@@SteveAllsworth the notes most people are using for enclosures, in practice, fall into the diminished scale. This is what i meant.

[@tinajackel]

@@user-ov5nd1fb7sno not true- the notes of an enclosure don’t need to stem from any scale- maybe think about those notes as sort of a „decoration“ of the note they are enclosing

[@jezzaboogie]

How about Phrygian b4 mode on the VI chord? My mind would go there for stability on the Dmin, plus it will resolve chromatically to the Gmin. Thoughts?

[@SteveAllsworth]

Yeah it's got that diminished vibe and works nicely on dominant chords, so could imply a D7alt to Gm - same issue with the major 3rd (b4) potentially clashing against the b3 in Dm7, so a D7 or D7alt would arguably sound stronger (as with my Bossa example) Nice! 👍🏻

[@jezzaboogie]

@@SteveAllsworth yep, nice. Thanks for a great video too btw! 😊

[@bluevd12]

melodic minor concept 1/2 step above c11 chord to f maj7

[@SteveAllsworth]

Absolutely!

[@frankybebop2913]

Great editing! haha

[@SteveAllsworth]

Thanks! 😁

[@JazzDuets]

really cool video!

[@SteveAllsworth]

@JazzDuets - Thanks - love your channel! 🙏🏼

[@JazzDuets]

@@SteveAllsworth Thanks very much!!!

[@falschnehmung]

... wooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwww ! Much appreciated !

[@SteveAllsworth]

You're very welcome! 🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@chrisclermont456]

You make me feel like dancin'!! 😅

[@SteveAllsworth]

Awesome! 🕺🏻🕺🏻🕺🏻

[@BassGuyNL]

I think he’s referring to the tune of that title by Leo Sayer. Probably one of the most well known 1-6-2-5 tunes in pop music. Although he may actually feel like dancing…🤔😂

[@SteveAllsworth]

@@BassGuyNL haha I didn't catch that 😂😂

[@BassGuyNL]

Since we’re all guitarists here: Lee Ritenour recorded a nice cover version of this song, a bit funkier than the original, on his Feel the night album from the 70s. Patti Austin on lead vocal. Now go dancin’!

[@williamhogancamp7716]

John? What about Matt Schofield?

[@SteveAllsworth]

Haha - well I absolutely love Matt's playing too - maybe an idea for a future video 🤔

[@harrisonbergeron9119]

"Repurposing" a Sco lic - resolving unresolved resolutions!

[@SteveAllsworth]

Ha! Something like that! 🙌🏼

[@siryoga3377]

❤

[@SteveAllsworth]

🙌🏼🙏🏼

[@MrRioso-ry1hb]

Well done lesson, but this is not scos secret, it is just a standard way to play over 2 5 1, any jazzplayer since Charlie Parker (he used this scales too !) knows this and plays like this. Sco is doing much more real outside stuff with outside pentatonics and superimposition.

[@SteveAllsworth]

It was more the ideas he used in this particular track - and yes they are pretty standard if you've used them before! Cheers for tuning in

[@carterpaul2688]

Scofield is basically playing bebop here

[@SteveAllsworth]

👍🏻 Cheers for watching

[@davidbaise5137]

They’d be secrets if he never played them for the public.

[@SteveAllsworth]

Ha!

[@gregormarini]

Thanx for the effort, but that has nothing to do with playing “Outside”.

[@SteveAllsworth]

I beg to differ - playing the H/W diminished over a functioning V chord is outside 101!

[@davidbaise5137]

Ain’t a secret if he plays it and you hear it.

[@SteveAllsworth]

It certainly is to some folk! 👍🏻

[@jonasaras]

Playing an altered V7 chord isn’t a “secret”. LOL.

[@SteveAllsworth]

Not really the point of the video 😅

[@SteveAllsworth]

Cheers Johnny!

[@jonasaras]

@@SteveAllsworth YOUR video description says, “In this lesson I'II break down some of his trade secrets including how to use the awesome half whole diminished and Phrygian Dominant scales to play over functioning V chords”. So how have I mischarterized your video? It’s about playing altered V7 chords.

[@SteveAllsworth]

@jonasaras Exactly, it's about playing altered and PD scales over functioning V chords, not about playing altered V chords

[@jonasaras]

@@SteveAllsworth But that is altering the V chord!!??!!

[@cooofffeee]

Is it me, or is this too much after thought to be useful to innovate? Maybe just play out and time getting in and out with your ears?

[@SteveAllsworth]

Yeah that method can absolutely work, but I think at some point there has to be some knowledge of the scale/theory to see WHY it works - although that can come later of course! I see a lot of guitarists struggle to play 'out' because there's no foundational knowledge and playing loads of out notes can sound really random and very hit and miss as a result.

[@Idgolfguy]

Thanks

[@SteveAllsworth]

Cheers Victor! 🎸