The One Chord Solo: How to Keep it Interesting

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[@andycormier2475]

My BIGGEST takeway from pretty much all of your videos, is that triads have a solid structure (and conveys harmony), as opposed to scales. This was a HUGE revelation for me. Thanks so much!!

[@basscliff55]

Ohhh Mann,, thank you for explaining in everyday language the art of soloing. I'm a Bass player and could use your teachings... thanks again👍🏾

[@JeffSchneiderMusic]

THANKS, CLIFF!

[@vapporiesat3125]

maybe it is because he is so stoned?

[@digsjazzalot]

Jeff knows what he's talking about. He's a real player with a gift for simplifying and communicating key ideas and concepts that will improve your playing.

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I am excitingly overwhelmed, as always, at your excellent instructions and your excitement and sincerity at sharing your knowledge - all of it. You are also worthy of the millions some artists have made. Say, "Yes, I am!"

[@JeffSchneiderMusic]

hahaha, i'll say this: Thank YOU!

[@andycormier2475]

This settles it! From now on I'm learning Jazz from sax players. Great vid - This will come in handy for a jam band gig I've got this weekend!

[@emmanuelchandler7831]

Phenomenally essential!! I have history with the Alto Sax of over 15 years, but I haven't played in almost 10, and there is so much that I've forgotten and so much more that I haven't learn. Though it was a bit confusing, this was pure gold! I've been able to open up in my practicing because of these triad pairs! Thank you, sir!!

[@drsaxum]

I dig it. It is soothing to listen to you talk about things you clearly understand. It is even better when you say it without words. Building tools in your arsenal by attracting your mind through your ear so your mind can in turn train your ear to comprehend the language well enough to have something meaningful to say in any context. Great stuff man!

[@NikList]

awesome, thanks!

[@robertsullen7666]

This makes sense. As a novice you made me realize I've been instinctively doing this with 1-4-5 blues cords at different jam nights. You just boosted my confidence level.

[@chriscookguitar6816]

I loved this video! Im a guitarist just looking for some inspiration for improvisations over 1 chord vamps on my upcoming gig tonight. I appreciate how you didn't waste any time and got right to the point. Nice simple concepts that make sense! Thanks

[@deltasea4710]

Your tone is amazing... really unique, relaxed but confident. Love your videos man.

[@alexfedorov9223]

Thank you so much! After couple of videos from your channel I know about improvisation more than one year of self studying and with a teacher! Great lessons!

[@xMadSkillzx]

Find these lessons really great. I like the level they are pitched at and how you don't linger on the fundamentals for too long. You explain them well enough but then concentrate more on how you apply them. Thank you :)

[@Usefulmusic]

+Hugh Tanner Exemplary, to use a word beloved of academics.

[@JeffSchneiderMusic]

+Hugh Tanner Thanks so much, Hugh. I really appreciate the comment.

[@reekeeibanez8904]

Hi jeff my name is ricky im a alto sax newbie im a filipino i dont have a formal lesson on school i dont read music sheet... Im in mid 40's since i was a kid i always dreaming of becoming a pro sax artist but it didnt happen last 4 months ago i bought a (used)yamaha YAS 23 hoping that i can still pursue my dream... First of all i wanna thank the you tube owner for inventing this site 2nd I really wanna thank a kind hearted person like you for always sharing and teaching your thoughts specialy on alto sax. I have learned so much from you since the beginning until now im always learning... Im not asking anything i just wanna say thank you jeff....

[@geestman9]

You are SUCH a good teacher. Thank you man. Goin to work on this for my dominant 7s.

[@danysuarez4153]

Jeff. I learn so much with your videos. thanks for share your experience and music on the Web! .

[@JeffSchneiderMusic]

Thanks for your comment, Dany. So glad I've been of help.

[@2D2Productions]

Just found your videos. Great stuff! I am new on saxophone but in and out of music my whole life (54 now). I can actually make sense of what you are saying and how you teach. For the first time I am understanding things I thought I would never have any clue about. Thanks for the free download on this one. Looking forward to working on this. I am also working on modes and have seen your vid and purchased your chords sheet.

[@johnnyloungejazz5477]

Amazing teacher and Player.

[@Giselle1544]

Just stumbled upon your Channel and subscribed after viewing a few of your vids. Not everyone can effectively teach on such a platform as this but you definitely have a gift for teaching.

[@strobart]

I play guitar. I listened to your videos to get some new ideas outside of the usual guitar 'box'. I liked them so much I just bought a yamaha yts475 :D Thanks for inspiring! Wish me luck..... (this one in particular is genius- so simple and effective: I learned more in a week of listening to your ideas than in the last 6 months of listening to guitarists)

[@JeffSchneiderMusic]

+str0nach Nice! Let me know how it goes. Congrats on the new sax!

[@brucegoode1263]

You are a great teacher. Thank you for sharing these improve gems. Best wishes

[@alward5678]

Jeff, Great lesson again. I am an aspiring Jazz guitarist, and your lessons are the Best for what I'm trying to accomplish. Thanks man, amd have a great day.

[@jugubitrus7295]

I love the way you breakdown.

[@seattlevkk]

I'm a guitarist and love your videos. Great ideas in a short time that I can work.

[@videoflic]

Terrific teaching for every classical wind player

[@patam-patam]

Hi jeff, i just discover your videos this morning and it's very good cause you answer questions i asked to myself quite often like these one (one chord solo). Thank you very much for your clear explanations even for french people who knows a little english like me. Knnow, i've got to work HARD !

[@JeffSchneiderMusic]

+Patrick Constant Thanks so much for the comment, Patrick. Glad the tips are helping!

[@patam-patam]

+Jeff Schneider Have you got some good advice about How to play quick attaks? Staccato? Please.

[@JeffSchneiderMusic]

+Patrick Constant It's very important to make sure you're air stream is fast and free enough to support multiple attacks in quick succession. Besides that, it's best to switch on the metronome, tongue 16th notes at a manageable tempo, and increase the tempo gradually to improve tongue speed. Good luck!

[@bluekingdom6301]

Hi man i bought an alto feb 2018 and your vids have been a great tool for me thanks a million

[@s.a.80]

Nice one Jeff very helpful pls will need more of these triads

[@SpyneMetal]

Cool video! Looking forward to trying this.

[@alanroche5235]

Excellent use of triads. I must give this a go.

[@bobbywjamc]

Cool approach, my mind is blown! Going to try this tomorrow

[@andrewm6226]

Fantastic work, Jeff! You're a great teacher.

[@JeffSchneiderMusic]

+Andrew Mathew Thank you, Andrew!

[@alandenicola8061]

great lessons.

[@chrismcnally3807]

Keep the videos coming! You're a hero!

[@alwayzblues]

Thank you!

[@scottgordon5388]

Fantastic video. Very useful for me, because I just play all my solos using the blues/pentatonic scale of the key/1 chord. I have plenty of work to do! thanks!

[@JeffSchneiderMusic]

Thanks, Scott! Glad this is useful.

[@originalmusicworks]

Very very cool!

[@daleaustin2978]

Great lesson man! Perfect pace. Solid explanations. Keep it up!

[@claragary]

Nice tone!!!

[@HyaenaHierarchy]

Great stuff! Currently wading through all your stuff. I'm psyched I found your channel.

[@JeffSchneiderMusic]

+Michael Bauer Thanks! Glad you found me, too!

[@bettyennin6335]

Great job!

[@supersalsa9491]

duuuude. legit stuff right here.

[@JeffSchneiderMusic]

+supersalsa Thank you thank you thank you!

[@StefanoDeSanctisMusic]

Jeff, your channel is amazing... thank you from the bottom of my heart :) greetings from Italy

[@ornettebreaker]

Wow thanks Jeff really helpful lesson. I'm actually playing a funk tune and I always run out of ideas before the chord changes (I have about 30 bars before) Pick Up The Pieces/ Sax A Go Go - Candy Dulfer and it features me but I if I cant play it well enough we can't play live and I can't play it like her. Thanks

[@JeffSchneiderMusic]

+Luis Ruelas Glad this lesson was helpful, Luis. Thanks for watching, and best of luck on your solo!

[@davidosbiston9699]

You can always change the rythmn of the notes you do choose a la Wayne Krantz. Depends what you main thing is. melody, harmony ,rythmn ,spacial sound?

[@MrMoonCraft]

@@davidosbiston9699 Can't forget dynamics

[@theq937]

Bro, I'm nowhere near good enough to understand your videos...yet! I will return when my ninjutsu is stronger.

[@pagesummer7628]

The Q wanna come back yet?

[@BookooZenny]

@@pagesummer7628 That was my first thought when I saw this comment XD

[@MT-ip9rs]

He realised jazz is much more complicated then he thought

[@pucebracelet2214]

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Are you ready to rise back young padawan

[@eltacrash]

Nice ideas for one chord! Thanks!

[@luelrey2255]

I need to listen more, I'm a slow learner, but I am able to understand. This is helpful. Thank you!

[@samramphal1706]

Thanks for the new idea! Much appreciated.

[@Freesoul84]

Amazing lesson. I’m a guitarist but this lesson is very useful. Cheers from India.

[@jugumeet5512]

I Love your videos. bless you.

[@ggauche3465]

Thanks for another great video Jeff. I am gradually catching up!

[@JeffSchneiderMusic]

Thanks, as always, for watching, Graeme! Glad to hear you're catching up!

[@andrewwright6893]

Brilliant video lesson. Made it look easy. It's remembering them quickly enough ha. Cheers

[@alanroche5235]

Gave this a go Jeff - this is cool. Cheers and thanks

[@mindciller]

Works great as a chart when you just write f,g,a,b,c,d notes down on the five lines. Start somewhere like c and draw a line below it then you can see jumps down to f. Hope that makes sense

[@frankjiang3809]

Love the passion bro haha I feel you when you were imparting some clutch knowledge to the camera and need to ensure properly delivery of the essence of the message - “does it make sense?!” 😂

[@facutorres8698]

I think that you explained really well, thanks very much from Argentina

[@JeffSchneiderMusic]

Glad to hear it! Thanks for watching, Facu!

[@brianthesax27]

Sir Jeff I learned a lot from you..thanks from Philippines

[@Rotosabian]

Great video!

[@JeffSchneiderMusic]

+Gustav Dalemo Thank you, Gustav!

[@gagisha74]

Very nice channel and very useful info. I'm a bass player but can easily relate.

[@linkcell]

"The-Bee-Gees..." xD love it

[@justinus]

awesome lesson. This works for other instruments as well!

[@JeffSchneiderMusic]

+Justinus Andjarwirawan Hi Justinus, it sure does!

[@niyineyo]

Hello Jeff, Nice video and very informative. If I may ask, what type of mouthpiece & ligature are those ? Niyi Neyo

[@brendanmurphy7562]

This guy is the business.

[@infamousrebel3540]

Thank you jeff! I was thinking of ways to keep my solo interesting on this song called blues in hoss flat. Really helped!!!

[@Leifer-2]

Love this

[@JeffSchneiderMusic]

+shysaxguy thanks!

[@acentoenlaene348]

Thanks Jeff, really helpful, you're a cool teacher.

[@JeffSchneiderMusic]

+Acento enlaene Thanks so much. I really appreciate it!

[@liviosolinas4064]

Very well, tnx from Italy

[@singmysong4444]

Would be fun to see you take some famous solos and break them down... you're very good and concise with the explanations... It might add some terrific "real world" material to your series. Coltrane, Getz... Parker... take 4 to 8 bars and explain what just happened in their solos... and how to do it. Thanks, again Jeff. Nice work. Joe

[@JeffSchneiderMusic]

+Joseph Miller Was just thinking about this the other day. Definitely going to give it a shot.

[@singmysong4444]

I look forward to seeing what you do with it. Those kinds of solo's which turn out to be signature solo's often happen in a blinding blur of creativity and talent... it is a fantastic way to learn the instrument to take solo's and break them down thereby opening the hood and seeing what makes that baby run so magnificently. By listening and learning in this way you also continue to learn the basics almost intuitively or by accident but you are driven by the power of a killer solo. I studied King Curtis and Jr. Walker and Maceo from James Browns Band... just this way. Look forward to seeing and hearing what you do.... Nice tone ...by the way. Joe

[@tonnym]

Great material man!! Very pedagogical....

[@eswinchester]

Seriously mind blowing bro!! Thank you

[@JeffSchneiderMusic]

Thank YOU!

[@XasNitram]

very wellexplaind intresting basic structures ......thanx

[@louisthompson1020]

Thanks for helping this amateur trumpet player out Jeff!

[@JeffSchneiderMusic]

Happy to help! Thanks, Louis.

[@Usefulmusic]

JS knows his jazz. Use the same principle but on this chord G7flat5 (G7#11, if you prefer to call it that) play triads on G and A.

[@kristofferhjelmaassivertse4736]

Useful Music snatched G7flat5 and G7#11 two different chords? i mean don't you include the 9 in G7#11 otherwise it would be G7add#11? also of course octave differences? correct me if I'm wrong just wanted to check

[@grahamlyons8522]

Razor, I certainly do include the 9th in G7#11. The 9th is note A which, of course, is the root of the A triad, And the A triad is one of the triads I am recommending to use. So you are right!

[@d.c.503]

Really love your work! One little bugger: if you stayed in concert terms, or at least mentioned whether you are or are not in concert, it'd help me more. I play in bands that do not use charts, so I always think in concert terms: for me, this lesson is in Bb and Ab. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge!

[@Steeve108]

Hey Jeff !! another great lesson ...among the best on Utbe :)

[@fortunatocosta1]

you are GREAT! NUMBER ONE. really. thank you

[@JeffSchneiderMusic]

Thanks so much :)

[@tonybowers6913]

Awesome! thank you......

[@relaxingchannel3928]

wooow that pattern !

[@ananasbrass]

Thank you!!! You're a great teacher!!! I like your videos, it's more easy than my teachers explain to me)))))

[@rilpe3622]

Thank you very much!

[@JeffSchneiderMusic]

Thank you!

[@prcty]

Great!

[@liseernie]

thank you thank you thank you!!!

[@rivieone]

Great, thank you!

[@JeffSchneiderMusic]

+rivieone Thank you! Glad you liked.

[@Hipox13]

Thank you, Jeff! Your videos are great even for proffesionals :) just, people, be careful, the tones Jeff's naming are for his saxophone, not the same for C instruments!

[@jamesjaques3112]

genius. as always. are there triad pairs work over minor 7 and major 7 chords? (saw your excellent vid on half-diminished). i asked the internet but it was all way too technical...

[@JeffSchneiderMusic]

Hi James! Yes, there are triad pairs for every chord. I will develop some content that covers this topic. Stay tuned!

[@richardwright9698]

excellent triad pair lick

[@JeffSchneiderMusic]

Thanks, Richard!

[@benjaminmarquez1211]

jeff muchas grasias por tu alluda

[@toby1kenobe]

Great stuff, I'd like to hear examples over a chord tho, especially when the lessons are on harmony, everything else is awesome!!

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Great channel man ! I will be visting often :)

[@JeffSchneiderMusic]

+Doğukan Sezgin Thanks for watching! Glad you like to the videos.

[@gman2point0]

dude I don't know how I got here, but this is fantastic! many thanks sir :D

[@SamChaneyProductions]

I was just thinking about this! I was playing All Blues but found it difficult to keep my lines interesting after learning more difficult tunes.

[@sultown4343]

Your saxophone is beautiful!

[@lukelmillerjnr4298]

I like this.. got me acting like I'm watching Dora!

[@JeffSchneiderMusic]

+Lukel Miller thanks, Lukel!

[@michaeldanny8393]

freakin awesome lesson

[@JeffSchneiderMusic]

+Michael Danny Thanks, Michael!

[@momorashman9861]

Hi Jeff, does this same apply to minor chord vamp? for instance, Gm7 vamp - I would be playing around with Gm triad and F triad. is tht right?

[@dominicgervasio2548]

Great video. I give woodwind lessons and I'm going to make all my HS Jazz kids watch this.

[@JeffSchneiderMusic]

Thanks Dominic!

[@pimeye]

Brilliant! Even a drummer could understand this.

[@lake_is_bored3537]

Hey I have a back and forth jazz solo and i play tenor and it’s in an A blues scale with chord changes over Emi 7 and C7 any tips (its improv)

[@Assisax]

Please will you can post your videos with subtitles to Portuguese or Spanish?

[@nilotpoldas4370]

thanks..this became very useful to me :)