The Only Thing You Need To Play Fusion

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In today's video, I'm going to help you get into the style of jazz-rock-fusion.
You don't need to learn new scales to get into this music, the ones you already know are fine. The thing that is going to give sense to your fusion improvisations is rhythm.
In this case, we are going to use a Dorian backing track. Just use the minor pentatonic and add the major second and the major sixth.
Don't play all the time, take pauses so you can recharge your brain. Use subdivisions (in this style sixteenth notes work great) and create rhythmic phrases as the base for your soloing.
Then, introduce some outside playing. One trick is to fill your pentatonics with chromatic notes. Another approach is what I call diagonal shapes, patterns of notes that you can move around the fretboard wherever you want.
Finally, when you hit a rut, slow things down.
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[@ckthelegsweeps7679]

Dude Ive been playing for 25 years and the concept off fusion has stumped me. By the end of this lesson I was playing my 1st fusion licks. Cheers.

[@ezumach]

Right? Crystal clear and most will be up and running immediately

[@yoavhanuka2772]

Same here!! Just a great lesson thank you David!!!

[@back2backband1]

agreed

[@luvisacigarette8]

@2:17 --- "It's better to play the wrong notes with a good rhythm sense...rather than good notes with poor rhythm phrasing." ^^^^^ This right here is some much needed advice for most players (myself included). Thanks for the great lesson!

[@TheToneWork]

My jazz professor used to always say a good note is only a half a step away. So many times that saved my freakouts.

[@mattslavik8159]

This fellow is a very, very good teacher!

[@user-qo8hc8sg7w]

Worth to subscribe right

[@jonasdnkjr5774]

Yeah i agree, thank you David, one thing though, one of my fav players is tom quayle, but the man who started it all back in 1969 was Allan Holdsworth, who is an absolute genius even today after his very sad passing omg ;(

[@TheFullbend]

Your teaching skills are so amazing! Really manages to reach everyone! You are one of da best David!

[@Hiro.the.God.]

You were the first video I ran across when I typed what is fusion music. I'm so glad you came up first. This is exactly the type of music i want to play.

[@stelliumeleven2889]

woah the idea of shapes is so simple, yet so sonically satisfying. It sounds like its both out and in at the same time. Very easy to implement , but sounds very complex. mind blown.

[@sarosekc5843]

Great source for those who really want to dig into fusion..love from Nepal 🇳🇵

[@user-ec6ix9ck2k]

This lesson is GOLD - not only for guitar-players!

[@sapaajabolehhh]

If only I had found your channel earlier. Been looking for youtube guitar teacher that teaches the very basic knowledge of playing guitar, namely getting along with the rhythms. So many "teachers" teach how to use scale the right way, but never seen one that teaches the way you can use every scale you know. Thank you so much. Greetings from new subscriber ;)

[@GuitarCoachLuisPeco]

AMAZING! THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

[@NicksWhipShop]

Been watching your videos from the very beginning, brother. Always love your great teaching and outstanding phrasing skills.

[@yongcipres]

This guy always amaze me. Such a good teacher. Thanks David!

[@kiview42]

This was awesome and fun and helped incredibly, thanks!

[@tjesson92]

The 'freak out' is the perfect name to what happens! Excellent lesson man, thanks

[@petewelsh9978]

Subscribed in a heartbeat! Beautifully clear lesson thank you

[@wendellpeters5083]

Thank you David..im getting it slowly😍

[@1macirone]

Great video, thank you!

[@samviscomi14]

Such a great lesson. Thanks man!

[@PhilOFF]

Thank you David, it is far the best video i have seen on the subject. I work on fusion phrasing for years and for the first time i have a perfect explanation of what to do. Flow, chromatisms and shapes. You are great David.

[@realpool]

Agreed! I started messing around with these concepts and holy crap, it sounds like fusion!

[@rata1983]

Absolutely agree!!!!! I’ve been trying and researching and this video alone changed my perspective!! And I’m no beginner, I went to college for music and I guess I was trying to over complicate it and figure out what scales they play! This is awesome!..

[@DavidPintoKent]

Hello 👋🏼! Please check my channel kzbin.info/www/bejne/mGGti2Bshqt2arc Help a musician 🙏🏼

[@lexusmaxus]

superb opening flowing melody line

[@timchurchill6975]

Absolutely brilliant thanks.

[@legalalien9738]

I've played guitar for 12 years now. Never really figured out fusion playing. Until now, great video

[@rayhairston7582]

Thank you! The diagonal shapes is a neat little trick to add

[@ezumach]

Yeah that was immediately added to my toolbox.

[@RocktCityTim]

Love the Flipside Music T!

[@luukwoudstra8903]

Very helpful as always, thanks!

[@DasBergsteiger]

David Wallimann - the best, most insightful instructor on youtube, no doubt, bar none!

[@lpacheco690]

Thanks your Demonstrations were great, thanks keep them comming.

[@purplecowgamer]

Great video, it really helped me with my ability to improvise. It feels like I've been enlightened

[@roballen49]

Good stuff! Thanks... refreshing new ideas!

[@stevieboi61]

thankyou! 👌

[@dominiquemiletti6685]

Freak out , that’s the idea! Thks.

[@yowitriviani4467]

Finally the tutorial i was looking for!!!! Thanks you man you are the best!

[@donovanhaas7315]

you, sir, are a wicked awesome teacher.

[@raktim369]

What a teacher you are man!! Thank you!!

[@emanuelaguirre2743]

That's what I call give a hand. Thouse Master tips really blew my mind, and Im not talking about freaking out, ok just a little. Thanks SOO much, the trick is in the simplicity of how you explain the things. Nice channel, I'm subscribing for more stuff.

[@craiglacour8887]

This has answered a lot of my questions.👍🏽👍🏿👍

[@tonyflorez703]

Amazing Thanx david, good stuff man!

[@CristianCordeiro]

Really cool video man, thank you!

[@norwaysept2830]

So fab ... merci!

[@StringBanger]

David this was amazing and really drives the concept home. Thank you for the video!

[@IceBondMusic]

Cool track and improvsation! Love it!

[@josedavidlagos]

Thanks man, Amazing lesson!

[@jeffunderwood6235]

Man this is badass brother!!

[@zackmjalya5179]

Nice & good ideas.. l love it.. you are the best..

[@franksteyn]

Great stuff David..!!

[@MultiLakica]

Great lesson David..Thanks a lot for teacning

[@Hue_Nery]

Great lesson. I guess I was applying some of this all along but didn't realize it.

[@stevetaylor6488]

Thanks again David - even your 'freakouts' sound bang on point ;)

[@ezumach]

David, thanks for this. A very succinct and clear explanation on how to approach fusion improvisation. You clearly have a strong foundation in this. Please make some more videos on fusion and improvisation. KZbin is very light on these guitar subjects. For other KZbinrs looking for good videos on improv and phrasing check out Barney Kessels series which is floating around.

[@liyabph9055]

Thank you! This is what I've been looking or days now. I just subscribed to the channel.

[@kaimore9085]

Wow....so good...seems so simply

[@wtaksum]

Very useful information that I need right now!

[@user-yj5fe4fw8p]

Cool lesson

[@davidcapon1343]

Ah man! You’re the boss. Best best fusion lesson ! So grateful

[@TheAsk3r]

Tone is really good ! I just sub and sign in , get the backing ( pretty good by the way ) , blown away by the contents on the website , thank U so much

[@rata1983]

I’ve been trying and researching this subject for years and this video alone changed my perspective!! And I’m no beginner, I went to college for music (classical ) and I guess I was trying to over complicate it and figure out what scales they play! This is awesome!..

[@Wallimann]

Thank you so much!!

[@luispintofraga]

@@Wallimann So well explained it almost feels like cheating!! lol

[@ginosguitar6659]

Just found your channel and I'n really digging it! Thanks for the great videos.

[@Wallimann]

Thank you!!

[@topisantakivi1512]

This was my first visit and I'm glad I stopped by

[@ericpalkovich]

I couldn't hit subscribe fast enough. Excellent video, thank you so much!

[@ericp7211]

Wow... you just got it all, thanks a lot for sharing that, you rule, dude...

[@mybiggrin]

Got yourself a subscriber for this one. Thank you.

[@ilyasrayan4791]

In addition to guitar skills, your teaching skills and methodology are amazing. I know my modes I know scales I know chords, I even know melodic minor I know that you can play super locrian on V degree and so on and so on, but never figured out how to sound fusion. Thanks to your video (still not. Fully comfortable as I would like, but it's the whole point of guitarist to be never satisfied 😂) I was able to do my first real fusion improvisation!! You were simply one of my firsts fusion unlocker 🔓! Thanks a lot 🎸 🔥

[@Wallimann]

Thank you so much man, you made my day!

[@ilyasrayan4791]

@@Wallimann you're welcome! Keep sharing those content 😊 🎸 🔥

[@joefuller9160]

Awsome stuff man

[@michaeldean9338]

Dude, this was great video! I'm a Fusion FREAK!, '(70- '86) Play the reeds, but really enjoyed the lesson. You're a good teacher. Plan on watching your other videos this weekend. Thanks and Cheers

[@DivanProdOfficial]

Wonderful! I always imagine those fusion sounding notes are complicated modes and scales that you play over even more complicated harmonies. Now I know they're just chromatic gimmicks..now I know..

[@Benji_bananas]

you have fantastic phrasing thats all i wanted to say

[@Wallimann]

Thank you!!

[@justrockbabykiss7400]

Thanks man.....love your every course....!!!!!☺☺😀😁😁😊 Love ftom nepal

[@fullcircle2340]

Amazing 👏👏

[@mountainman8775]

That was an insanely good tutorial.

[@hnsb8]

wow. thanks man. 🤘

[@renatonunez-melgarp2066]

great video

[@manwithapan9481]

Nice one, getting the kettle on ;)

[@miguelrodriguezsoto4725]

Thanks!

[@ppaayyaamm2]

Best Guitar teacher in the WORLD ! // +100

[@jessestaton2298]

Super

[@swayamtailor]

Loved this. it almost feels like you're an older version of me, by the things you said in your channel's trailer. Subscribed! If you ever do a full blown deep dive into fusion guitar course, I'd love to purchase it. just a thought for the future. Have a great day, and thank you for the great content!

[@arniewhite2205]

practice, practice, o...did i mention practice? i love this guy...thanks for the inspiration !!

[@theoduch5051]

This guy's so good he can loose his pick and find it right away (doesn't even struggle picking it up)

[@guitarpoetone1]

What kind of pickups our best for fusion rock great stuff love it

[@JulianDaniels]

Shit! This is definitely one of the best lessons I’ve ever seen. Wish you could analyse the chord structure of my current composition cause I feel I’m changing my style right now, but I don’t know where to go.

[@tobiaswolf6630]

I am new to fusion guitar and your videos are very helpful. Serious question: when do you sound BAD at playing fusion guitar, of in other words: what should one avoid? Playing with bad timing, playing passing notes slowly, landing on passing notes...?

[@dawnboulay465]

Thank you... You opened A FEW doors for me!

[@protoolsfanatic7276]

When someone asked me a while ago "why don't you like jazz fusion"? I said because it sounds like they are hitting all the wrong noted while being in time and it makes my head and lips move oddly.

[@vannthemannjohnson]

You are a great musician and a great teacher. Thank you for your generosity.

[@lpacheco690]

I purchased one of your instruction videos around 15 years ago. I'm sure that have gotton better .sent a link on this topic,

[@jeffunderwood6235]

I signed up but cant find this lesson on your page. Awsome brother

[@harleymendez3968]

Can you do a video on achieving the tone please? I've always wanted to see a video on how to get that 90's Shawn Lane, Greg Howe tone.

[@ancientsouloutdoors4088]

You're an excellent guitar player brother! I just subbed. Also, what kind of guitar is that, I really like that with the PAF style humbuckers.

[@raktim369]

I wish I could learn from you in person

[@jcserrano1663]

Hello David, you are so Amazing, can you share that fractal preset

[@quasipseudo1]

Where are you getting your tones? They’re always spot-on... great vid, BTW.

[@Rafaelguitarplayer]

Axe FX.

[@bareldvandervlis9744]

Takka tak takketakke takkete

[@user-qo8hc8sg7w]

Fusion using a lot of chromatic notes right?. Some of the notes sounds individually off but the whole things combined sounds so harmony

[@Fitzliputzli23]

What's wrong with those freakout-moments? They sound great to my ears! Nothing wrong with staying in off-scale-land a little longer.

[@ezumach]

I was thinking the same thing. But I think he's referring to uncontrolled freak outs, not necessarily sounding like you're freaking out but actually in total control.

[@vincentbelair6407]

Great video , realy enjoyable and useful ! Peux tu me dire le tone presets que tu utilise s'il-te-plais ? J'aime le son...Je percois reverb, delay et un peu de crunch ?

[@stanls265]

One more HUGE thing about "GOOD" Jazz Fusion in compositional skills/song writing.

[@user-qo8hc8sg7w]

"It's better to play the wrong note with good rythm rather good note with poor rythm. Thank you. I'll remember that

[@jazzguitarneophyte-christo7988]

Hi David! I am a huge Steely Dan fan and obviously you know where I am going twith this; this is ecxactly what I have been looking for. Do you offer 1on1 lessons for fussion or even a course? I am a member of your Guitar Playback.