Wes Montgomery Style Block Chord Soloing-With Only 3 Chords

Note: I misspoke in this video when I said “this lick doesn’t have many major 7th chords in it.” Clearly, it does. What I meant was the chord progression (ii V iii VI ii V I) does not have many major 7th chords.
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Happy Practicing!

[@joaquinreyes911]

This is awesome. A “complex” topic simplified for anyone.

[@davidmiller4078]

Fascinating stuff very stimulating cheers

[@SkwisgaarScampini]

One of the best lessons I’ve seen…beautifully stated, not TOO much unneeded info, easy to understand, GREAT soloing concept…5 stars

[@billywebb4325]

Great lesson! It sounds much more complicated than it really is!

[@jayrocknurse5386]

Very cool and easy to understand. Thanks

[@rogerball6265]

Very interesting ways of alternating the minor and major chords '

[@lrlawyer]

Just saw this and learned more than any Wes material I’ve seen before.

[@joopvanderlaan6094]

Great lesson and thank you for it!

[@stuntdouble777]

Thank you this was great.Would love to see more examples like this.

[@point2822]

WES MONTGOMERY HE did not invent it musicians do it all the time inadvertently but HE did make it his signature style because he got to record for so many amazing sessions that HE took his goodness to signature style AMERICAN MUSICAL ROYALTY SIR WES MONTGOMERY YOU INFLUENCED MANY WHAT A GIFT /peace .28 nyc

[@mattlandonmusic]

Of course he didn’t invent it… although, in terms of application to the guitar in the “bebop line block chord solo” style, he was the first to do it, which is kinda like inventing it. Regardless, it was his signature style of block chord soloing, like you said, no matter who “invented” it. He did it best!

[@jerrymunoz7121]

Love your video and best teaching Ive enjoyed, great job!

[@jorgeleyton1474]

Great stuff and very practical.. thanks for sharing....

[@richardbusson5903]

You are a great teacher!

[@rickhandel336]

Brilliant! I have been working on chord soloing for a few years and have been using the drop 2 voicings a lot (the inversions). Wow - using the alternating major and minor chords in root position is such a simple way to think about it. Brilliant lesson.

[@teriakamoto]

Now that’s music

[@l.m.372]

fascinating concept! thanks for sharing!

[@chriscoghill6386]

What a wonderful needle in the haystack, I just wish I could find more of these. you da man my friend.

[@KCOOKSMUSIC]

Dude! I’ve been looking for this for years. Thank you.

[@simonfletcherjazztrio]

So excited to watch this.

[@arsgraff]

Nice lesson, thank you! It helped me to get this stuff straight in my head. So you just got a new subscriber. I'm watching you! 😊

[@rinathama]

It's sooo simple. I wouldn't have even tried to learn something like this.

[@ekintaivaskanava7419]

Great lesson! 🙂🙏

[@clifflisette]

Cool stuff!

[@CharlesK441]

Very well explained 👏🏾 and understood 👏🏾 Golden 😊

[@iainmarc7942]

Great video, thanks for giving an insight into block soloing. Wes was a true chord solo master and continues to inspire guitar players across the world

[@אליצרויה-ט2פ]

Hi Matt it’s beautiful with a lot of inspiration thank you very much it’s open the mind to many different things thank you

[@bobryan8793]

That's friggin cool...appreciate you sir

[@JazzStrat781]

Excellent video and content 🎸👍 best to you man

[@Samuelee97]

Incredibleee

[@andersbirddogjonasson3088]

Real Good

[@johanoijen1934]

Excellent!!

[@j.r.goldman3279]

I like your stuff always good.,

[@trevortimoko7512]

Awesome very helpful thanks definitely subscribed

[@robgreene1776]

Too cool, Thank you. Subscribed !

[@simontinguely862]

This is a mad trick

[@guitarandknivesetc4219]

Beautiful!

[@barrycoulter6951]

Nice… so a dom chords 3rd, 5th and 7th can all be dim? And maj 7th chords 3rd, 5ths, and 7th will alternate between maj -minor..?… minor 7ths alternate between minor -maj… cool stuff thx!

[@holasanja6618]

Great stuff man! What is the technique you used at the end of that lick? Harmonic tapping wtf 🤯

[@guitariste47]

Suscribed!!!!

[@mannoplanet]

cool

[@geckobaldy]

Great vid. I love the sound of the Hofner. Which model and year please? I guess you're playing it unplugged. Cheers

[@mattlandonmusic]

Thanks! It’s a Hofner Jazzica. I think it’s a 2005, but I’m not sure about that. I sold it a while back. It sounded great unplugged! I just didn’t like the sound it got with an amp.

[@geckobaldy]

@@mattlandonmusic Thanks. I've been watching a Rich Severson vid. He makes it sound pretty nice plugged in. Cheers

[@rafaelgarda9846]

Thank you bro great video, what chords would you use in the minor mode? Half diminished for the II and diminished for the V? Greetings

[@iloverumi]

niiice

[@memetherapy]

haha that last harmonic and your reaction

[@memetherapy]

great lesson. subbed

[@davidanthony729]

HOF content 👍🏼

[@delicrux]

Nice do you have any videos on django?

[@pistoFF]

how do you do the little harmonics stuff at the end ? :) thx

[@WildBillandFriends]

Thanks for all your hard work on this. Could you please share the cord you play at the end of the intro (at the 20 second mark) Thanks

[@mattlandonmusic]

It’s a Cmaj7(#9#11)

[@seanschweska856]

Lessons ? Rate

[@25756881]

Looks great, but it's too fast and it lacks more visual for a nonnative speaker like me.

[@joyfullmusicexploring-thom5093]

cool ! il study this asap and ask maybe .... although it seen quite long ways to me. probably there are ways to bring it closer together

[@mattlandonmusic]

Not without explaining what’s happening. I’ve never been a fan of lessons that tell you “what” and “how” but leave out the “why”

[@AssTroll]

This shit don't even sound good. I'm a huge jazz fanatic but this just sounds unsettling throughout, nothing harmonious just dissonance the whole way through. A touch is tasteful but I just don't jive with it but to each their own I guess.

[@mattlandonmusic]

Why bother commenting at all?

[@SkwisgaarScampini]

Dissonant? Not sure you understand what dissonant even means if you think regular ass 7th chords are “dissonant” lmfao

[@ThinkGarza]

I wonder if listening to it out of context (i.e. no backing) is giving you some trouble. As a musician, I can clearly hear that this lesson vibes with Wes' style (and others).

[@jerichothedrifter60]

This approach is in probably 70% of Wes's songs, though, along with his parallel octave runs and single note runs.