The Lost art of Jamming - 5 tips for Guitar players and more!

Is jamming a lost art? Do you have any experiences to share about good jams or bad jams? How to jam with another guitarist or any musician is not as simple as just making it up! Sit back and have a listen to my thoughts on jamming -half the time I am pretty much a professional jammer, so hopefully I can share some value with you! Don't forget to subscribe like and share!
/ adrianwhyte
Chapters:
00:00 Start
00:01 Short Jam
03:02 1. Decide on a structure
05:15 2. Keep it simple
07:25 3. Listen
08:00 4. Don't hog it!
10:35 5. It's ok to suck!
13:45 Some tips for navigating chords
17:00 Some tips for finding the right scale to fit multiple chords
I'm using a Gretsch duo Jet through a Supro 64 and a Strymon timeline.
I am endorsed by Supro, great amps and a cool company!
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[@AdrianWhyte]

Do you have any experiences of jamming that didn’t go well, or any advice? Leave a comment!

[@robmoss7580]

Yep stuck in 12 bar land…

[@AdrianWhyte]

@@robmoss7580 hey rob, have you tried learning some pop song progressions and jamming over those?

[@robmoss7580]

@@AdrianWhyte Thx Adrian. I’ve looked into it a bit Adrian. Looks like there’s quite a bit of info out there, I see the Justin‘s got a webpage on it that’s not too bad. Interested to know what your personal faves were however. I guess it’s handy to go into a jam session with a few different cord progressions up your sleeve. Course I love jamming along to anything that I hear like the rest of us…

[@TheBhannah]

You are an excellent teacher !

[@AdrianWhyte]

Thank you Allen, I really appreciate hearing that :)

[@titi64230]

Excellent video Adrian !

[@5150show]

Good stuff , thanks

[@AdrianWhyte]

Cheers mate!!

[@kerryfromaj9032]

I have been learning guitar for 4 years. We started a band 6 months ago. Jam sessions were fun, learning cheesy crowd pleasing tunes were less fun. I ended up being last man standing. I guy wanting to learn Bass asked me to show him so I started learning Bass with him and really like it. Soon I found knowing some Bass and guitar 🎸 opened up a lot of space in jam sessions. We ended up hanging out with a speed metal player from Seattle so we now had two guitars and a Bass. Having jam sessions really brought together a group of people. We are still looking for a drummer…a 4 on the floor drummer.… Simplicity and space are what I found working best. Metal is fun for that…I’m a better player for Metal so different genres jamming has opened up a lot of doors.

[@AdrianWhyte]

That’s super cool Kerry, I love the eclectic mix of musicians in your band too, must make for some wicked jams! I can see how bass would open doors- I realised today some guided jam videos might work really well by the way - something for the future!

[@knuckle47]

I admire your energy and diversity. The motivation is well directed and I will tell any new subscriber here” you have linked into an educator who will put his finest efforts out and then challenge you to ask for more”. Adrian Whyte is a gift to the guitar player wishing to develop skills in many formats….keep practicing and keep playing

[@AdrianWhyte]

I can’t thank you enough for the kind words Al. It’s so easy to put out content and feel as though it may not be understood or appreciated, or that it is worthy.. but along the way your praises have always been a beacon of encouragement, so thank you once again!

[@knuckle47]

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[@portsideguitar1981]

Feisty Adrian! Great advice here.

[@AdrianWhyte]

Ha yeah I think after editing my last video thoroughly (as always) and having it come out unedited for some reason, I didn’t want to edit this one so it meant no real filtering lol!!

[@robmoss7580]

Good content. Not well covered elsewhere. How’s about Top 5 chord progs. for going into a jam that’s not a 12 bar. Say a Latin, a rock or two a country…?? Worth a thought?

[@AdrianWhyte]

Hi Rob, absolutely food for thought- all ideas are appreciated and it’s great to know what people would like - I might make a second part to this discussing a few common and favourite progressions to jam on, that’s a great idea!!!

[@Paul_Warren_Wolfe]

In addition to the guitarist that keeps playing when they should be trading off, I'd say don't be the player trying to be impressive and/or "better" than whoever you're playing with. It's supposed to be fun, not competition.

[@AdrianWhyte]

Beautifully put Paul!!!!! So true. I like to think of it as continuing the story rather than outdoing!

[@CC-qb9sm]

Great as always. I will be sending you a question via instant message on Patreon tonight or tomorrow. Have a good one Adrian.

[@AdrianWhyte]

By all means! Ask away mate! Look forward to hearing from you!

[@CC-qb9sm]

@@AdrianWhyte - Awesome. Message has been sent.