Thank you for the acknowledgment Mikko! Barry's method is so beautiful. It really works on guitar. Very pretty examples brother.
@Mikkokosmos4 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I love your channel and I have learned a lot from it. Keep up the good work /Mikko
@sat12414 жыл бұрын
@@Mikkokosmos Nice lesson. What's the modern chord voicing at 19:31 and why does it sound modern ? Also if a be bop scale has that 8th note added. What if you use one of the major modes of harmonic minor or melodic minor and add an extra note and then build the harmony? Also even the different be bop scales like bebop major or be bop dorian it would have another result.
@Mikkokosmos4 жыл бұрын
@@sat1241 adding a #5 or b6 to major chord is pretty modern. Makes me think of players like Herbie Hancock. I don't understand the other question could you simplify the question? If you want to check out all the possible bop scsles I recommend Jerry Betgonzi's book Jazz Line it covers pretty much everything on the topic. Again, Harris don't think if them as bop scales but as Major 6 diminished, Minor 6 dim, and two dominant/dim-scales
@sat12414 жыл бұрын
@@Mikkokosmos Does Harris ever use the regular half whole diminished scale? I think this confused people when the scale he is using is in fact just a major scale with an added b6 or #5 (be bop scale) - and you pointed this out but I'm not sure if Harris likes the word be bop. He also has a related scale obtained by flattening the third of the scale, which could be thought of as a melodic minor with an added #5 or b6, or as a harmonic minor with an added natural 6. C D Eb F G G# A B. I forget if you covered this. I like the stacked 5ths chords you did, Kenny Barron Voicings
@Mikkokosmos4 жыл бұрын
@@sat1241 yes Harris talks about the half whole scale but that's outside the scope of this lesson. I think I mention several times in the video that Harris does not call them bebop scales. I do cover the melodic minor with the added b6. What I call melodic minor bop and Harris call it minor 6 diminished. It right there after I play Mack the Knife. I'm not sure what your question is?
@grantgre Жыл бұрын
We're discussing bebop jazz from Barry Harris. His workshop was intense, like a marathon. I can't recall the exact day of the week, but he had a structured schedule. I believe the instrumental section came first, followed by the singers, and finally the piano. Each segment lasted about an hour. In the instrumental section, Barry would introduce a new bebop tune. I'm not certain if he did this every time, as I only attended one workshop, but he would play short segments on the piano and ask everyone to repeat them. Gradually, he would build up the entire tune through repetition. It was evident that he was teaching us how to learn. The next part focused on the singers. Barry would select obscure, vintage songs and have each singer perform them individually. Lastly, there was the piano section. As a guitar player, I didn't actively participate in this part, but I've seen others greatly influenced by Barry's teaching method, and they have become excellent players. Even though he has passed away, I believe his legacy continues to inspire others.
@waterknot13 жыл бұрын
Nicely done! From what I have gathered, the difference between the Bebop scale and Barry's Diminished 6 scale is that the bebop scale is often used in passing, whereas he treats it as integral to the Major scale. I wish I had discovered Barry Harris when I was much younger. I think I would be much farther along with my understanding of substitutions and how diminished chords work.
@deanmason15644 жыл бұрын
OK so it should be obvious to all who understand intermediate/advanced theory that we are talking about a scale of TWO chords. Look carefully at the chord chart from 5:05 - 5:13 . Since BH adds the flatted 5th to the scale (a nine tone scale) there are five C6 chords (the normal inversions of those), and four Dim7 chords ( D dim 7, F dim 7, Ab dim 7, & B dim 7) which are in fact the same chord! The dim7 chord is built on a root, flat 3rd, flat 5th, and double flat 7... so the D dim 7 = D F Ab B (a stack of minor 3rds) notice that the 4 diminished chords in the scale are all inversions of the same 7th/leading tone chord (an ALT 5 chord.. that is a 5 chord (dom 7) with a flat 9 in the root, we have a chordal scale built with only 2 chords, the 1 and the 7 (or the 1 and alt 5) chords. That is to say.. the vocal TI-DO.. (as in DO a deer, a female deer, RAY a drop of golden sun.. etc) TI-DO (a 7-1) or alt SO-DO (a 5-1) change. [leading tone to tonic / Alt dom 7 to tonic]. THUS.. If you learn the inversions of the C6 chord up the neck, and interpose a leading tone dim7 in between each, you have the Barry Harris chordal scale. ONLY 2 CHORDS!! 7-1 or Alt 5-1 is the same. IT'S EASIER THAN YOU THINK! Pick a key, like C. Practice the C6 inversions up the neck. Then do the dim7 chords from the 7th B to D to F to Ab
@ianclarke36274 жыл бұрын
D angelico looks gorgeous
@winstonsmith7652 Жыл бұрын
I’m late to the party but I’m glad I turned up. My mind is blown too, Mikko. I need to go and lie down. Thanks.
@Mikkokosmos Жыл бұрын
@MetaphysicalMusician4 жыл бұрын
Great explanation...Great teaching and playing..thank you
@irishmuso71294 жыл бұрын
Excellent! To think that someone would go to all the trouble of really thinking about the Harris method - which is not simple for guitar - and explain both the basic and advanced concepts so clearly for the benefit of so many. Your insights and instruction into modern sounds is invaluable.
@Mikkokosmos4 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@exapplerrelppaxe79524 жыл бұрын
You learn something new every day. I've never heard of a bob scale.
@alwalw36924 жыл бұрын
its a boP scale, short of "bebop major scale": 1 2 3 4 5 b6 6 7
@exapplerrelppaxe79524 жыл бұрын
@@alwalw3692 Interesting. So in Finland they call it a bob scale instead of a bop scale. I wonder why. Maybe it was Robert Schumann who first used that scale.
@irishdog792 жыл бұрын
Great lesson, sir. LoVE the blue/tortoise shell/gold scheme on that guitar!
@ukulelejazz11054 жыл бұрын
The things I've learned from the "Things I've learned from Barry Harris!" Great job on this video and congrats on 10,000 subscribers! Barry has done so much for music education. I appreciate seeing his concepts through your lens. Also, yeah, Chris' channel - The things I've learned from Barry Harris - is brilliant too!
@Mikkokosmos4 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@CoachZbra4 жыл бұрын
Simply stunning, the best lesson I've seen this year ! Thanks Mikko
@Mikkokosmos4 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@rysriffs Жыл бұрын
Great video! Can’t wait to play around with these ideas
@barrysebastian95844 жыл бұрын
Barry Harris is Indeed a master! Your presentation here is very insightful. I smiled at about 16 mins in, when you talked about raising a note from a 6 and ending up with a 7th... I stumbled onto the reverse of that when I figured out the old M7 can “move” around by dropping a note down (and end up at the 6th - and, way beyond😉). I’ve been exploring modern sounds for years, but as you point out, sometimes (often I find), it’s hard to determine the context! Nice job Mikko!
@Mikkokosmos4 жыл бұрын
Thank you :)
@TypingHazard4 жыл бұрын
Man I love this stuff. Finding TILF Barry Harris has really given me a ton of great things to practice and think about. One of the more modern sounds I've heard that fits right in with what you're talking about is that so-called "magic tetrachord" - the four note cluster a lot of players use. By notes we could say it is D Eb G A - but looking at it under Dr Harris's thinking I believe we'd think of it as a Cmin6 with the D borrowed from the diminshed (replacing the tonic). I think this helps demystify the "magic" of that chord because you might be inclined to think of how that tetrachord is applied in a vacuum as a unique concept - but now knowing it's a minor 6 with a borrowed note, we know now that it basically works anywhere you'd use a minor 6th, including all the various substitutions, that you might already know about minor chords. I personally feel like that kind of knowledge is just invaluable.
@maxfriedman6034 жыл бұрын
If you like that you should try out D, G, A, C#
@TypingHazard4 жыл бұрын
@@maxfriedman603 i like it! I suppose at first blush it fits into the D major 6/diminished scale (G and C# are borrowed, replacing F# and B respectively) but it might feel better as an A dominant/diminished scale, replacing E with D. It is also a very stretchy chord in certain inversions. I like this sound though
@jamesfrance8913 жыл бұрын
Typing Hazard or an F6 with the root and C replaced by the dim notes above?
I believe what Harris says about the Maj 6th is it sounds more "solid": the Maj7th resolves to Maj6th. This is also mentioned in George Russel's Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization which Harris mentions off-hand during one of his Maj6th explainations. But the question which Harris also asked was: "Is the Maj6th with a Minor 3rd simply a Diminished 7th with a Natural 5th?" Love this work, will subscribe, thanks so much
@samchoate17194 жыл бұрын
Take a drink every time he says Barry Harris
@romainbertrand2534 жыл бұрын
Hi Mikko ! Your videos are just great ! Thanks for sharing. (from Paris / France)
@guitarmarsupial3 жыл бұрын
Really helpful lesson. I hear a lot of Julian Lage in those dropped voicings.
@earfulaudio51994 жыл бұрын
Such a beautiful Player ... Thank you for posting.
@jorgevidal54533 жыл бұрын
Awesome and beautiful. Thanks so much!
@joseferiksson24884 жыл бұрын
Superbra video! Blir supersugen att testa detta. Jag jobbar också med jazzutbildning men inom kulturskolan i Sundsvall. Detta kanske inte kommer nå alla 9åringarna i våra barnjazzgrupper, men väl några gymnasieelever. Tack för inspirationen!
@Mikkokosmos4 жыл бұрын
Coolt. Vi skulle åkt till gitarrfestivalen i Sundsvall med jobbet men det blev corona-inställt 😷
@joseferiksson4 жыл бұрын
Mikko Hilden men så kul! Hoppas ni kan tänka er att komma nästa år (eller nästa gång om det inte går i år heller!)
@j.staley74253 жыл бұрын
The guitar sounds great along with the info you've shared!
@Mikkokosmos3 жыл бұрын
thanks :)
@davidjordan51754 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much. This is a major part of the Barry Harris conception BUT THERE IS MUCH MORE! Great place to begin. Just scratching the surface as any one who listens to his records knows!!!
@jadeowenhamblyn44054 жыл бұрын
The thing i love about these harmonisations is that the don't sound hip or modern :)
@JohnHorneGuitar4 жыл бұрын
Fantastic demonstration and examples.
@IPLAYPEDALSTEEL4 жыл бұрын
Wow man, finding your channel is such a treat! I absolutely LOVE Barry Harris!
@kwekuhodgson19763 күн бұрын
The importance of knowing the basics really well should be printed on a t-shirt , Mikko 😂!Happy Chrysler & Happy Honda seson😊 🎅🏿🎄🤶
@MattiasBrahammar4 жыл бұрын
Great stuff Mikko! Those Trad-Jazz 6th chords suddenly became very Frisell-ish using the lower strings ("melancholic sounds from the vast decaying landscapes of the US of America" :-D ), and I really liked your simplification excercise with the "broken string". That forces you to think differently, which I think is key to great improvisation!
@mannoplanet3 жыл бұрын
Yes, I was going to say the same thing.... cracking the Frisell code!
@seriousoldman89973 жыл бұрын
The major version I remember by the opening of " Who wants to be a millionaire? " Evocative ofcountry-swing, Ellington and 30s big- bands..
@aeter004 жыл бұрын
Great video Mikko. The B.H. Method is very interesting. 👍🏽 thanx for sharing !
@dkwvt134 жыл бұрын
Great lesson, context and movement are so often overlooked. Very tasty, Thank You! ;-)
@ImTheMousse4 жыл бұрын
maaate this is exactly what i've been looking for! i'm gonna study the crap outta this. thank you
@Mikkokosmos4 жыл бұрын
Nice! See if you can find the book Barry Harris harmonic method fir guitar and you have practice material for a lifetime
@js05504 жыл бұрын
As you ask for information of Barry Harris for guitar apart of the book by Alan Kingstone there is a video class by Ronni Ben Hur in Mike Master Classes site
@Mikkokosmos4 жыл бұрын
Cool. Thsnks!
@matemagyari47173 жыл бұрын
11:52 And since we've no place to go Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow
@jackk93664 жыл бұрын
Fantastic lesson, really digging the sounds I can get!
@jackk93664 жыл бұрын
One of the types of lessons that took me more than 30 minutes to actually get through because I was experimenting with this. Subbed.
@Mikkokosmos4 жыл бұрын
Glad you like it 😎👍
@miochemannetje78012 жыл бұрын
Really inspirational stuff. Thank you & keep up the good work!
@idontwanttousemynameyoutub75384 жыл бұрын
Also Wes did use these exact chords (amongst many other formations) - really it is a harmonization of the scale using I and V chords where the diminished chord is a I substitute.
@cerealkiller11394 жыл бұрын
wow. im blown away! thanks mikko!
@marcusrogers4854 жыл бұрын
excellent! this is certainly going to keep me busy for bit. thank you!
@tonyedwards40673 жыл бұрын
it really does explain something! thanks a million man.
@hanzabass4 жыл бұрын
Half an hour well spent. Great lesson!
@marceli1554 жыл бұрын
excellent Mikko! I love it !
@OlivvYeah4 жыл бұрын
Nice indeed! I definitely need to check the modernisation 'hack' out. Thank you for your insights on this topic.
@8859094314274 жыл бұрын
Just what ive been looking for! Thanks so much!
@capitannemo624 жыл бұрын
Hi Mikko: there is a book called "The Barry Harris Method for Guitar" by Alan Kingstone
@shitmandood4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I downloaded it off the Internet. Pretty sweet!
@SharadShakya4 жыл бұрын
Very useful lesson. Thank you very much Mikko. Regards from Finland.
@Mikkokosmos4 жыл бұрын
Kitos
@SharadShakya4 жыл бұрын
@@Mikkokosmos Ole hyvä !!
@lucasbretels4 жыл бұрын
Great lesson! Thanks.
@stratoleft3 жыл бұрын
And also Mikko I was talking about haphazard getting my spacing right, and the Song to John tune is yet another excellent example. Just starting at the C maj. and nothing else. Again refer to Journey to Love record. On the B string alone, starting at 12th fret. 12_ 8-10_12_8-10_12. Notice how the 12 (B) is just slightly held longer more than the 8-10, but so little you don't really notice, but it's still there.. Yet it's important to have that kind of spacing or feel, if you know what I mean. Otherwise the notes will just run together.
@malachia85904 жыл бұрын
big fan of "things i ve learned from Barry Harris",,big fan of Barry Harris ofcourse,,his method helped me alot as I was frustrated from my static view of harmony I was like envious of piano players,,Barry teachs that everything in music is movent, so he shows how to create movements between chords,,he says that musicians from the past knew this sort of thing,,,check out (in case you don't already know him) Pasquale Grasso! he is an amazing guitar player, he studied with Barry, a great exemple of his method applied to guitar.
@Mikkokosmos4 жыл бұрын
I know of him but I didn't know he studied with Harris. Interesting.
@tyronethornton73224 жыл бұрын
Purchased the Pasquale Grasso materials and it's well worth it!
@stumpshot704 жыл бұрын
Gets really interesting really quick the more you are expanding this concept....thanks for the great vid!
@Mikkokosmos4 жыл бұрын
Glad you like it /Mikko
@federicomanganaro69044 жыл бұрын
Chordability DVD by Roni Ben Hur is an excellent resource and the Alan Kingstone book too
@chrisjuergensen4 жыл бұрын
Great video and very easy to understand. I have a few lessons on my channel about this too but mostly about using it as improv ideas. I see your MI diploma back there. I taught there for many years.
@Mikkokosmos4 жыл бұрын
Cool. I went there ages ago around 1990.
@chrisjuergensen4 жыл бұрын
@@Mikkokosmos I was teaching there that year. I left for Tokyo in 91
@Mikkokosmos4 жыл бұрын
@@chrisjuergensen I don't think I was in any of your classes? I think I remember all my instructors. Dan Gilbert was my favourite .
@chrisjuergensen4 жыл бұрын
@@Mikkokosmos Yes, Dan was there. We are still friends. I did open counseling in the room between Scott Henderson and Allan Hinds. I think one of your classmates was Eduardo Ponti
@tradingwithwill72143 жыл бұрын
Great lesson, the end tunes were great.
@SIVA66194 жыл бұрын
For guitarist : you see this a lot in Randy Vincent Drop2 book, which is a guitar version of Mark Levine's drop2 book
@kentaro1094 жыл бұрын
This takes a long time to practice for me to use smoothly but it really helps! Thank you!
@tobiashofer66384 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for this video!
@soundslikeben4 жыл бұрын
I subscribed as soon as you said I need to figure it out myself. Thanks for not spoonfeeding the info.
@Mikkokosmos4 жыл бұрын
I like that word. That should be the new name of my channel: no spoon-feeding! 😎
@davidirelan35163 жыл бұрын
Awesome video! These voicings with your tone are very reminiscent of Frisell.
@3r1cratpool222 жыл бұрын
What a nice guitar
@JulianWegner4 жыл бұрын
Great ideas! I was lookinig for exactly these two solutions :P
@alessandroberetta1194 жыл бұрын
you're the best, both. thank you
@idontwanttousemynameyoutub75384 жыл бұрын
This information was all included in the Levine Jazz Piano Book or Theory Book, including some ways to make more modern or dissonant sounding chords.
@davidmmcg4 жыл бұрын
Brilliant. Sweet plagal cadence at the end of twinkle twinkle. Thank you for sharing your insight.
@rdpatterson26824 жыл бұрын
Great info and lesson. Thank you!
@anitadavideduo3 жыл бұрын
Cool examples! I like Cmaj7 as a C6 with an estension... There are so many point of view!
@neilhodgson32044 жыл бұрын
These sounds remind me very much of Jakob Bro! Nice lesson, thanks
@thomasdartsch72233 жыл бұрын
I felt exactly the same way :-)
@guitarplayer86274 жыл бұрын
I Love Your Video Very Much Thanks
@Erkki_Mela3 жыл бұрын
Just discovered this universe of musical information! 😍
@stumpshot704 жыл бұрын
Wes uses this concept a lot in his chord solos...mostly in drop 2 form in the upper 4 strings.
@pierrejonker49674 жыл бұрын
And parallel.
@sergiilomako61314 жыл бұрын
I think the whole idea behind this is that you can play diminished 7 arrpegio over any dominant, sub-dominant or tonic chord to connect it to the next one cuz diminished can go everywhere you will lead it
@willychi93154 жыл бұрын
Great stuff miko! Just what i needed, i knew the system but couldent get a difrent sound with it.i m verte very thankful for this
@pillmuncher674 жыл бұрын
Fun Fact: The m6 chord is the first inversion of the m7b5 chord. So, in the minor version of this system you kinda alternate between half diminished and diminished chords.
@Mikkokosmos4 жыл бұрын
That's true 😎
@surprisedmike4 жыл бұрын
Alan Kingstone has a great book on this system hat used to be for sale on Amazon, The Barry Harris Harmonic Method for Guitar.
@surprisedmike4 жыл бұрын
Just realized that you can get it from Howard Rees at jazzworkshops.com/
@grewalparminder20034 жыл бұрын
Beautiful intro
@belectronix4 жыл бұрын
Cool video, thanks!
@alexd.alessandro54194 жыл бұрын
Many thanks, could you please explain the 4th's Wes Montgomery style idea you mentioned? Great video! Thanks
@Mikkokosmos4 жыл бұрын
A lot of guitarists replace some of the Maj6 chords for fourth voicings because they are easier to grab. Like the first inversion, just change the E to a D. I don't know for sure if Wes did this but it sounds like Wes when you do it 🙂👍
@mangolassi_.4 жыл бұрын
Excellent, very interesting!
@jansen_music4 жыл бұрын
That sounds fresh. similar to what Berklee calls "melodization" of triads.
@fabriziocolonna734 жыл бұрын
There is this very well made book
@iloverumi4 жыл бұрын
amazing info. thanks so much.
@JuanG.AcostaHABITACIONSONORA4 жыл бұрын
Great lesson!.👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 Thank you so much!
@JonFrumTheFirst3 жыл бұрын
In dance band arranging, it was standard to harmonize major chord tones with the major sixth, and diatonic non-chord tones with a diminished chord. Think Glen Miller. It came out of pre-jazz dance bands - the 'sweet' sound. I assume the diminished chords came from piano.
@nicholassutton96354 жыл бұрын
Great video, thank you! I am a huge fan of Chris's remarkable "Things I've leaned from Barry Harris" channel. This method now has me feeling like I'm beginning to understand functional harmony for the first time having been playing for years and years, slowly getting better but always having remained confused by it in the past. Perhaps you have adressed it elswhere but Barry Harris, as I learnt via Chris, has an alternative concept to the 'bebop scale', which opens up more options for introducing passing chromaticisms. He talks about these rules in many episodes but addresses Barry Harris's view on the 'bebop scale' directly on episode 54. Would be really interested to know what you think! Thanks again.
@kentaro1094 жыл бұрын
Great and Thank you!
@jazzpianousa4 жыл бұрын
Mikko, you may want to review the chords from Barry's original workshop. It is a CMaj7 then dm7b5 then E quartal (rootless C 6/9) then fdimMaj7 (rootless G13b9) etc. up the scale. Barry corrects rhe students for not moving from note to note correctly. These chords should sound dissonant as you go up the scale but after repeated drill you become accustomed to the sound. It's one way to approach jazz harmony systematically, but it doesn't always explain differences in approach to harmony which other musicians use as they play by ear. Best example of a non-studied musician who doesn't read music nor approach harmony from a book or system but from hearing sound: Monty Alexander.
@Mikkokosmos4 жыл бұрын
Isn't that exactly what I'm playing?
@aleksik40284 жыл бұрын
For some reason many different Barry Harris teachings in my youtube suggestions =)
@Mikkokosmos4 жыл бұрын
Check out the ones with him in person. Very interesting.
@TheRickJF4 жыл бұрын
Holy sh!t this is amazing! the most beautiful twinkle twinkle I've ever heard.
@jeremieboyer-guay37974 жыл бұрын
Très belle leçon, merci !
@adriennelee15204 жыл бұрын
Nice lesson. So, how do you like that guitar? I'm thinking of getting this model.. I already have the ex ss and the ext 1.. both are great. but was looking at this deluxe as well.. thanks
@Mikkokosmos4 жыл бұрын
I'm loving it. It's my favorite guitar at the moment. Sounds great and is easier to play than an archtop.
@adriennelee15204 жыл бұрын
@@Mikkokosmos Thank you so much for such a quick response..
@thomasneily82674 жыл бұрын
Thanks rick beato showed me the positions
@anitadavideduo3 жыл бұрын
And Twinkle Twinkle is a perfect tune! I use it als oa lot to explain many things also in fingerstyle :-)
@76Soco4 жыл бұрын
Nice lesson Mikko!
@Mikkokosmos4 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much
@peterobertson79394 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mikko this really helps me understand how to get a modern sound. There is a book on this: “The Barry Harris Harmonic Method for Guitar” by Alan Kingstone.
@Mikkokosmos4 жыл бұрын
Thank you I have to check that out.
@vecernicek24 жыл бұрын
Barry Harris magic! This was bound to happen. Cool axe, btw, goes well with your shirt.
@Mikkokosmos4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I always buy guitars to match my clothes 😎
@vecernicek24 жыл бұрын
@@Mikkokosmos Any sunburst t-shirts?
@grantgre Жыл бұрын
Barry Harris as workshops we're kind of difficult for me because I didn't have all the skills and all that stuff and Harris the theoretical stuff USA he would grunt or something you know. Yeah Barry Harris was like an enigma wrapped up in a Russian doll. I know he did a lot of important work but it is really difficult to access and even though the work book that I think he had a video I got that back in the day that was very sparse, not the best learning situation but I'm glad people have gotten a lot out of it is teaching and I'm going to learn it as well.
@jimkangas41764 жыл бұрын
One book is "The Barry Harris Harmonic Method for Guitar" by Alan Kingstone (2006 Jazzworkshop Productions, www.jazzworkshops.com). It's a pretty good job and very faithful to Barry Harris. Kudos on this - it's really eye-opening. Several mentors have encouraged me to find new voicings by moving individual voices within a known voicing, but doing it with a bop scale gives it yet another perspective (sounds a bit Frisell-ish to me). Thanks.
@Mikkokosmos4 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Yes somebody mentioned that book. I'll se if I can find it.
@HGQjazz4 жыл бұрын
I think of it as alternating voicings for C6 and G7b9.
@stackofiasco55914 жыл бұрын
I also. Pretty sure that's the idea. Filling time and adding tension for interest.