The CHARLIE CHRISTIAN Guitar Style// Honeysuckle Rose(with transcription)

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[@dadadrew]

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[@37BopCity]

Excellent video. I'm a huge Charlie Christian fan and his playing never ceases to amaze me. This is one of the best analyses of his playing I've ever seen and you have really taught me a lot. Thanks!

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[@TheGlass50]

Thank you so much for educating us about Charlie Christian. Your playing is amazing. Charlie Christian died over 80 years ago at the age of 25 but he’s still relevant today.

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[@apoculamus]

This is so fascinatingly instructive. Of all the bebop guitarists who are the "children of Charlie Christian" my personal favorite is Tal Farlow, who, I sometimes think, plays notes that aren't even on the guitar! This video explains techniques I believe I hear in Farlow's explosive solos.

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[@paulgibby6932]

20:00 that bit about the descending lines and the landing on off notes is gold. To me that is where most of the magic is -- sounds so funky and cool as transitions. The rest of CC's playing is much more mundane, playing on chord shapes. But those descending things are neat. Thanks for your excellent vid!

[@greggfineguitar]

I agree. That's one of the most interesting aspects of his playing. Thanks for watching!

[@nanciannecianci1784]

Nice approach to detail and very well explained. Excellent work!

[@greggfineguitar]

Thank you kindly!

[@joepalooka2145]

Great video! I'm a huge Charlie Christian fan. He was a true guitar genius on the same level as Django Reinhardt. Every great jazz guitarist since Charlie and Django has learned their chops either directly or indirectly, from their playing. What's even more amazing about Charlie is his tragically short career. He made all those fantastic recordings in the short space of about 5 years, and then was gone at the young age of 25.

[@greggfineguitar]

Yes, to accomplish so much by 25 years old is amazing. Thanks for watching and for the comment Joe!

[@davidwalker5054]

if your a really good guitarist you could learn all the notes Charlie or Django are playing in a solo but you will never be able to capture their magic. The smooth seemingly effortless flow that comes from within them and can,t be learned

[@HughJengine]

Wonderful lesson. So well explained. The way you break it all down over how Charlie is thinking over each chord is so so helpful to me. Thank you so much for taking time to do/explain this. Guy.

[@greggfineguitar]

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[@wcbibb]

It is very useful how you relate lines to chords in this lesson. Thanks!

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[@muratarkan8183]

Very Precise, detailed and good description. Thank You.

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Hi Murat, great, thanks for watching!

[@littledimon9557]

Great lesson Gregg, we learn a lot from these videos. I would greatly appreciate if you could play the chords as well in the style they would have been played because they sound so great. anyway thanks again for the lesson.

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Hi Siyamcela, thanks for the comment and thanks for watching!

[@FranciscoA.22033]

Hey man! Like this... I'm seeing you here in Brazil

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[@timwatson493]

Great lesson - so great to have someone explaining concepts rather than just showing licks. thanks!

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Glad to hear Tim, thanks for the comment!

[@nicolosmoffitt]

You got this down. Phrasing is amazing ! Perfect! Way better than wolfs version 😬

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Cool, thanks Nicolos!

[@bozakarlin9034]

Great video ,thanks.

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[@RiccardoChiarionMusic]

Great lesson Gregg, so intersting ideas in his solos!

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Great lesson, thank you!

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Great presentation.

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[@LearningGuitarKorea2]

you're really good teacher and player!!!

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Thank you for this excellent lesson

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Thank you - that is an excellent tutorial!

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Very nice infor………will study……☮️🎶🔛🌎

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This was an exemplary lesson

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[@takeawaybenji]

This definitely reminds me of ragtime and of early rock and roll.

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True!

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Just what I was thinking before I scrolled down to the comments.You can see/hear the roots of Rockabilly.

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Just found this. awesome!!

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[@grahamriach3297]

Great lesson, and a very healthy looking Cheeseplant in the background!

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Thanks Graham! I never knew that was called a Cheese Plant but now I do 👍🏻

[@grahamriach3297]

@@greggfineguitar The proper name is even better - Monstera Deliciosa. Could have been a Charlie Christian track.

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@@grahamriach3297 Wow, not sure which name I like better...

[@frankvaleron]

Very helpful thanks

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[@Malcolm.Y]

Thanks for bringing back memories. What you say about the b3 and the 6 reminds me of the head of Seven Come Eleven. Any film of Charlie? All I have ever seen is those same few photos. Always wondered about his right hand technique. This is a pre-Christian guitar solo with Goodman big band 1937 at 8:55. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hauxhalrrphnmZo Christian era photos with other guitarists in big band kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZTSoYRuisdrg7s The Goodman-Christian collaborations all seem to be in the small bands: Sextet, Qutintet. No film.

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[@greggfineguitar]

Great, thanks!

[@ChrisBellingham]

Very interesting. Thanks. I'm no expert but, @12:42, when you say "...down a whole step and plays a -7b5," do you mean a "minor triad with added sixth?" (see @11:24). Looks like it would be a -7b5 if you went up to the 5th?

[@greggfineguitar]

Hi Chris, a minor7b5 is a minor triad with added sixth just as an inversion.

[@gregmcdonald6177]

Is there any live footage of Charlie playing?

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I'm not sure. I don't think so but I could be wrong!

[@triangel5530]

Great lessons! Unfortunately the transcriptions aren’t accessible with any browser! Please advise, thank you!

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[@Pegasus4213]

Interesting! I love jazz and I always rated what I heard of Charlie Christian, but understanding it is way above me, I wonder what model Ibanez guitar that is? Sounds really nice!

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Thanks! That's an Ibanez Artstar AS200.

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[@juscelinomozart7092]

muito bom!

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Thanks for watching!

[@jamessidney2851]

Why would Christian play the same note on two different strings when he had the same note repeating in his phrase? Just for the subtle difference in timbre? To look flashy? To keep himself entertained? I’ve never heard of this before but I am interested!

[@CAGED1702]

It's called false fingering, or alternate fingering. "The term "false fingering" is used in instruments such as woodwinds, brass, and stringed instruments where different fingerings can produce the same note, but where the timbre or tone quality is distinctly different from each other. For example, on a guitar, the same note played on a wound string will sound significantly different from one played on a solid wire string, so playing the same note on different strings in short succession can accentuate the different tone colors without actually changing the note. When the note is played in such a way as to draw the distinction from the expected tone quality (which will vary depending on the exact musical passage it appears in) it is often called a "false fingering". The technique is common in jazz contexts, especially on wind instruments such as the saxophone. If the tone quality is not distinctly different between the two notes, the term "alternate fingering" is often used instead". It's used more often than not. especially in Jazz, and sometime in Rock too. Hope this helps! 🙂

[@jamessidney2851]

Thanks for the reply. I figured it was a timbre thing. I’m actually a pretty accomplished jazz guitarist (I’ve transcribed a handful of Christian’s solos over the years). But false fingering is something I haven’t come across in my education. It’s definitely a next-level sort of detail to add to one’s playing. Very subtle. I’ll mess around with it myself now and see what happens. Thanks!

[@JohnMarcell]

Its called music

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[@unwrought9757]

Actually it is something that Chuck Berry adopted with great success.

[@sonny533]

Is there a transcription available to download?

[@greggfineguitar]

No downloadable transcription at the moment. Only what's shown in the video. Thanks for watching!

[@sonnystevens-y9b]

Thanks for the reply.

[@MrJohnjellis]

Hmmmm....is there a link so I can print the transcription?

[@greggfineguitar]

Hi John, I don't have a link for the transcription unfortunately. But you can see the full transcription towards the last couple minutes of the video. Thanks for watching!

[@MrJohnjellis]

@@greggfineguitar Hey thanks for letting me know. That was a great lesson. I really enjoyed your playing.

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@@MrJohnjellis Glad to hear!

[@johnbedinghaus2390]

Great stuff. Only issue I have with your lessons is that the full transcription you show while playing the solo in full at the end is at a scale where you cannot make out the numbering. It's mostly a blur. Even if you do a full screen of it, this is the case.

[@greggfineguitar]

Thanks John. Make sure you have the video quality setting at 720 or higher and you should be able to see the chart clearly.

[@dreadskinradio]

fckn good! thx

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[@timothydaniels504]

The tempo and timing in CC’s playing is extremely tricky to learn. It is for me anyway.

[@cfibanez]

Great content. You need to find a way to hide that huge microphone setup in front of your face. You will connect better with your audience. Cheers.

[@greggfineguitar]

Thanks! I appreciate the constructive criticism.

[@tinajackel]

Jim Hall is playing those „ false fingerings“ all the time - I always thought he invented it🤪

[@greggfineguitar]

Oh yeah, good point! Maybe he got it from Charlie, hmm....

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[@markusbuergin6934]

Thanks for the lesson! Very helpful.

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