The RIGHT Way to Improvise with CHORD TONES for Better Solos

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  • čas přidán 22. 11. 2020
  • Chord tones will take your improvised solos to the next level. Just make sure you're using them the right way so you don't sound like a newb! Download the free etude analysis, plus sheet music (transposed for all instruments) and backing tracks here: go.jeffschneidermusic.com/i-f...
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  • @JohnHorneGuitar
    @JohnHorneGuitar Před 3 lety +137

    Just purchased. I love this approach and is in fact how I finally started to teach myself to make the changes after years of people telling me to play scales. Obviously, I love more advanced concepts too but as you point out if you can't make clear musical statements with the chord tones, none of the rest adds much to the music. Looking forward to working through the etudes!

    • @markgriskey
      @markgriskey Před 3 lety +4

      "There will never be another Ewe" the sheep herder's lament ... pun courtesy of Ladd McIntosh

    • @musamor75
      @musamor75 Před 3 lety +1

      @@markgriskey That's a beauty! Well done old chap.

    • @bencmcintoshjr8480
      @bencmcintoshjr8480 Před 2 lety

      Eb Chart for Tenderly

    • @norakat
      @norakat Před 3 měsíci

      For major diatonic chords - every note of the scale is actually a chord tone.

  • @CaptainSunFlare
    @CaptainSunFlare Před 3 lety +279

    The editing is a solid A+

    • @miker7808
      @miker7808 Před 3 lety +18

      I think A# would be more appropriate. lol

    • @arcioko2142
      @arcioko2142 Před 3 lety +2

      @@miker7808 A## its better

    • @b3llydrum
      @b3llydrum Před 2 lety

      Yeah it's

    • @RussianSpy4632
      @RussianSpy4632 Před 2 lety +1

      My parents say it's average, I'm not asian or racist but I feel like it ;(

  • @FacePomagranate
    @FacePomagranate Před 3 lety +376

    That "cringe" note at the start was pretty awesome, not going to lie.

  • @Jamsville
    @Jamsville Před 3 lety +115

    Welcome back! Btw this editing is insane!

  • @Alekseyyyyyy
    @Alekseyyyyyy Před 3 lety +59

    As a non-jazz intermediate guitar player I am finding these lessons extremely useful. Thank you!

  • @HerroVincey
    @HerroVincey Před 3 lety +23

    This is knowledge EVERY musician needs to learn. Solid lesson Jeff, 15 minutes has provided foundation for a VAST amount of material to study and work on.

  • @fran6b
    @fran6b Před 3 lety +95

    I mean, to call ourselves a self-taught in these days, one mustn't watch to much of CZcams, cause if so, you better say you are formed at the CZcams Academy. Learning from people like Rick Beato, Nahre Sol, David Bruce, and our great Jeff Schneider, just to name a very few, is on another level in terms of free, available and valuable education. It's in a stellar another level, imo.

    • @BillyMac812
      @BillyMac812 Před 3 lety +4

      Those are my teachers - also; Scott Devine, Eric Haugen (very melodic guitarist), Brett Papa, Adam Neely, Tim Pearce, and Paul Davids...

    • @machinate
      @machinate Před 3 lety +3

      @@BillyMac812 Tack Brian Krock onto that list, especially if you're on a jazz/modern classical vibe.

    • @BillyMac812
      @BillyMac812 Před 3 lety

      @@machinate I will check him out, Thanks!

    • @macdoug1234
      @macdoug1234 Před 3 lety +3

      Agreed. I used to have to try and learn from slowing down my KISS records back in the day. Now you can just type the song into youtube and someone will teach how to play it for free. Kids today don’t know how good they got it

    • @ernst-filipmichel9744
      @ernst-filipmichel9744 Před 3 lety +1

      They are only teachers if you really are a student tho ..

  • @sourceofpain
    @sourceofpain Před 3 lety +6

    Oh dear... The content AND the delivery of the content, from your voice prosody, transitions, annotations and EDITING are simply top notch. Keep up the awesome work!

  • @alexandrecolas-jeffery722

    Wow haven't watched your videos in a while and the editing is IMPRESSIVE. You have always given out prime content for free on CZcams, which I deeply admire, and this is a massive upgrade to an already awesome channel. Cheers Jeff!

  • @NickWebbSax
    @NickWebbSax Před 3 lety +13

    Nice one man! Chord tone soloing is so overlooked as a way to internalise changes and make sure your playing is as coherent as possible; it gets rid of so much of the musical BS that we all are guilty of adding when we're just noodling.
    Great vid. Can't wait for the next one.

  • @gdn9272
    @gdn9272 Před 3 lety +8

    Lines that rhyme - awesome concept, thank you!!!

  • @valeriekuhn3746
    @valeriekuhn3746 Před 3 lety +8

    Jeff, I really like and appreciate your writing on the score to explain what is going on and how the chords are working. That is great information to me.

  • @howumighthaveanimatedthat2159

    Welcome back I've been reviewing a lot of your old videos. I find how you teach is better for me. I understand music much better. I still suck at playing but I understand it technically at least. Hopefully we'll see more of you in the future.

  • @MrDavidFitzgerald
    @MrDavidFitzgerald Před 2 lety

    The level of production combined with the clarity and value of these lessons is amazing.

  • @MikeYousman
    @MikeYousman Před 3 lety

    Jeff: this is really great from every perspective: musically, visually, educationally. I am planning to seek out much more of your content!

  • @alcofribasnasier5089
    @alcofribasnasier5089 Před 3 lety +3

    The most useful video you ever can find on the net whatever the instrument or the style you play

  • @erikikuchi3253
    @erikikuchi3253 Před 3 lety

    Great information for people just starting to improvise, and it’s nice that you take a deeper dive into your composition! Thank you!

  • @gabethebabe8187
    @gabethebabe8187 Před 3 lety +4

    We’ve missed you! Thanks a lot man!!

  • @thebass548
    @thebass548 Před 3 lety +4

    Dawg, I needed this video. Thanks for putting it out for free

  • @anderssvensson3894
    @anderssvensson3894 Před 3 lety +2

    Rhythm defines all great musicians !
    Thanks Jeff !

  • @griffinwojtowicz6961
    @griffinwojtowicz6961 Před 3 lety +1

    this is video that approaches this concept weaving though multiple disciplines and connecting the reasons WHY to use chord tones. I love lateral thought patterns. brilliant

  • @BillyMac812
    @BillyMac812 Před 3 lety

    I am glad you released something new! I enjoy your take on music.

  • @Ezekio3160
    @Ezekio3160 Před 3 lety +4

    Finally after a long month!!!!! Thank you for great content!

  • @josemrivera6481
    @josemrivera6481 Před 3 lety

    I must say your explanations make it so much easier to make sense of improvisation.

  • @robertstone1218
    @robertstone1218 Před 3 lety

    This is amazingly helpful, thank you Jeff 🙏🏼
    And great editing

  • @TheChrist117
    @TheChrist117 Před 3 lety

    Excellent Jeff! Glad to see you're doing well. Kind regards, Chris.

  • @thephunk1
    @thephunk1 Před 3 lety

    Excellent lesson, Sir Schneider! Thank you!

  • @orlandomcallister
    @orlandomcallister Před 2 lety +1

    I have played flute for over 35 years and was never taught your approach. It was succinctly delivered, and will definitely help my playing by running patterns of 4ths and 5ths with the chord tones. Thanks once again Jeff.

  • @Lurco8
    @Lurco8 Před 3 lety +7

    Great content, but I'm also blown away by the amount of top quality editing here!

  • @Cvarier-channel
    @Cvarier-channel Před 3 lety +1

    Great content and explanation, Jeff! I've been meaning to practice soloing with chord tones for a while now, but this made the thought a lot more concrete. Definitely going to apply this to a couple standards.

  • @jussijusajunttila7824
    @jussijusajunttila7824 Před 3 lety +1

    Thanks, man! I was listening to this while driving, really makes me wanna go home and practice!💪😀😀👍

  • @crashkahuna
    @crashkahuna Před 3 lety +1

    This is just the kind of thing I'm practicing now after years of scales approach. Fun going back to basics. Good presentation here.

  • @babawawayoyo
    @babawawayoyo Před 3 lety

    This video is one of the best I’ve ever seen. Thank you! You’re a genius!

  • @stiffiron
    @stiffiron Před 3 lety +1

    Super helpful! Lophiile suggested your channel on a video he did for Native Instruments, and this is the first vid I saw. Very, very helpful!

  • @dougshankle7946
    @dougshankle7946 Před 3 lety +2

    This was incredibly helpful. I need to watch this a few times.

  • @0e0
    @0e0 Před 3 lety

    the production of your videos have become phenomenal over the years

  • @robstevens9590
    @robstevens9590 Před 3 lety +6

    Thanks for this lesson. The tips of making ("simple") chord tone solos not sound drab are invaluable.

  • @ramseyvoicestudio
    @ramseyvoicestudio Před 3 lety

    What an amazing video! So helpful, thanks Jeff!

  • @LanceWillMakeIt
    @LanceWillMakeIt Před 3 lety

    this is so well made! I appreciate this

  • @NeilKohlen
    @NeilKohlen Před 2 lety +5

    I am a guitarist and since guitarist are somehow cursed with playing 3-note per strings scale and pentatonic, I have to admit that this is by far the best lesson on how to improvise. The rhythms arent too crazy in the given example and everything is very understable! Thanks Jeff!

  • @ChrisTurnerDublin
    @ChrisTurnerDublin Před rokem

    Great advice. Thanks Jeff!

  • @2002jorgeparr
    @2002jorgeparr Před 3 lety

    great stuf Jeff! THANK YOU SO MUCH!! KEEP ON TRUCKING!!!!

  • @mksounds6326
    @mksounds6326 Před 3 lety +1

    I found you tonight quite by accident and I'm glad I did. Thank you for a very interesting lesson. Always good to get a new angle after playing for so many years.
    All the best from the Bay Area.
    MK

  • @jjiacobucci
    @jjiacobucci Před 3 lety

    Awesome ! Loved the analysis. Beautiful explanation ! Now subbed ! Thank you !

  • @hecateswolf6007
    @hecateswolf6007 Před 9 měsíci

    This is excellent thanks very much really helpful

  • @akashboinpally4389
    @akashboinpally4389 Před 7 měsíci

    Thanks for the video Jeff, very insightful content

  • @joshuamaddox4105
    @joshuamaddox4105 Před rokem

    Dude I have been playing classical piano since I was 4 years and played well into my high school years but when I went to college, I wanted to switch it up and learn jazz. Scales were already a part of my repertoire, and even after applying complex scales like the lydian dominant, half-whole and super locrian scales, I never knew how to use them comfortably. Thank you so much for breaking it down and teaching the simplistic way to learn it. From here I can now build a foundation for which to apply my knowledge and create better solos. Thanks man! Keep it up! Liked and subscribed!

  • @TerraPiattaNatale
    @TerraPiattaNatale Před rokem

    Dude this is perfect, thank you!

  • @jaykay1053
    @jaykay1053 Před 3 lety +1

    The coherence of this chord-tone improvisation reflects beautifully the coherence of your instruction, here.

  • @Sami-hh8yh
    @Sami-hh8yh Před 3 lety

    Hey man! Just saw one of your videos from five years ago and this one. Just wanted to say you’ve improved a lot! Hope you’re having a merry Christmas.

  • @zimberlin9978
    @zimberlin9978 Před 3 lety +1

    This is awesome. Speaking some very clear language here! You're a great teacher

  • @pogchamp7983
    @pogchamp7983 Před 3 lety

    Yay you're back really high effort video dude nice job!

  • @MrPianomonster
    @MrPianomonster Před 3 lety +1

    Sir, you're a genius! This is an extremely simple and easiest way to make a solo sound good. Thanks )

  • @guitarnation7420
    @guitarnation7420 Před 3 lety

    Outstanding approach! Great job. Peace.

  • @piktormusic2538
    @piktormusic2538 Před 3 lety

    Helpful concept and explanation. Thanks Jeff.

  • @glissandostride
    @glissandostride Před 3 lety

    GREAT content/video/production. You came up in my suggested feed and I'm glad you did. Subscribed!

  • @twinturbohenry
    @twinturbohenry Před 3 lety

    Great video! Totally helpful and excellent production. And you look smokin cool too!

  • @joddiebaylas9541
    @joddiebaylas9541 Před 3 lety

    So talented! More covers please!!!

  • @davelester1985
    @davelester1985 Před 7 měsíci

    good explanation, and really good use of motives to show people how to be creative. good video

  • @cat-pirate4394
    @cat-pirate4394 Před 3 lety

    Thank you, great video, very articulate and inspiring.

  • @jfgaert
    @jfgaert Před 3 lety

    You are such a good teacher!

  • @johanneskuschel
    @johanneskuschel Před 3 lety

    Such a great video! I learned a lot! Please do more of those analyzing videos :))

  • @bassplayer9432
    @bassplayer9432 Před 2 lety

    That's top-notch tuition right there - thanks for this!

  • @DavidDelarre
    @DavidDelarre Před 3 lety

    Great stuff Jeff! Brilliant video.

  • @cannolivibraphone
    @cannolivibraphone Před 3 lety +3

    So my main instrument is vibraphone, and I learned to improvise through the simple phrase "just play drums on the chord tones." This video put it in some ways that I hadn't really thought about before. I love chord and scalar based improv methods. Great video

  • @guymustsingpatreon
    @guymustsingpatreon Před rokem

    Thank you Jeff!!!!

  • @zingardoh1
    @zingardoh1 Před 3 lety

    You are a good teacher. Stay safe.

  • @RobbieSko
    @RobbieSko Před 3 lety

    Awesome analysis! And great editing 👍

  • @johnr.803
    @johnr.803 Před 3 lety

    Great job! These concepts took me 40 years to discover because no one laid it out this clearly. I spent a career in television and live performance with top stars and had to figure this out searching for answers. My breakthrough came with Sam Most's book. I actually did a gig with Sam in1980. I found his book in 2018. YOU are the best online!

  • @LennyPrice
    @LennyPrice Před rokem

    Excellent content, Jeff! Love the way you combine music theory, analysis, and a practical etude to make the concepts clear! 🎷 #ForwardMotion

  • @SRHMusic012
    @SRHMusic012 Před 3 lety

    Jeff - This is excellent. I could have used this about twenty years ago(!). Thanks!

  • @Handle2point0
    @Handle2point0 Před 10 měsíci

    You’re a great teacher man!

  • @kevinhornbuckle
    @kevinhornbuckle Před rokem

    This is my first video of your to have watched. Very interesting. Good concepts and well presented.

  • @chriscopeman8820
    @chriscopeman8820 Před 3 lety +1

    This is brilliant! I really wasn't going to buy any more practice material. I already have way more than I need but I now have to hit the buy button on Chord Tone Magic.

  • @fritzr5819
    @fritzr5819 Před 3 lety

    Thank you Jeff for this interesting tutorial and the free link.

  • @purnimasdutta
    @purnimasdutta Před 3 lety +1

    Wonderful music lessons. Now it will be easy to practice on the guitar for me.

  • @markedwards5454
    @markedwards5454 Před 3 lety

    Great video lesson, very instructive. Thanks. Now I have to try it on my guitar.😊

  • @yusufylmaz6417
    @yusufylmaz6417 Před 3 lety +1

    Great teaching and great editing!

  • @jeffreydelisle7337
    @jeffreydelisle7337 Před 3 lety

    Excellent explicating, I thank you. I will be back for more.

  • @daltonfreire6328
    @daltonfreire6328 Před 3 lety

    Very nice, Jeff! It's great for my students, and for me as well.

  • @Vintagestep
    @Vintagestep Před 3 lety +13

    Awesomely explained. I was trying to do all of that well aware of the key aspects you just explained. Right now I'm taking a little break from jazz, but I think what I was missing was trying to compose solos, which is often seen as the opposite of improvising but I think is a nice way to work on phrasing, the broad look of the solo so it just doesn't look like a bunch of licks... And don't forget to transcribe guys. I don't write my transcriptions down right away, I prefer to learn the solos by memory for a while, play them regularly, enjoy them, and maybe later on writing them down, analyze them and try to incorporate the lines on other songs.
    But well it's easier said than done, hope you all can keep on with your goals as I'm trying with mine.

  • @joshid07
    @joshid07 Před 3 lety

    Amazing video, really adding value 🙌🏼

  • @robertgreen3702
    @robertgreen3702 Před rokem

    Excellent teaching, Jeff.👍👍

  • @jazzed2b
    @jazzed2b Před 3 lety +3

    You have summed up my 20 years of music study in 15 min. Wish I saw this 20 years ago! Maybe this is a secret that allows teachers to charge students jazz improv lessons for 19 years

  • @zecalimazeca
    @zecalimazeca Před 3 lety

    WHAT A GREAT TEACHER. HUGS AND TKS FROM BRAZIL.

  • @CJonathan013
    @CJonathan013 Před 3 lety

    Your way of wording things & breaking it down makes it all easier to understand. Looking forward to the rhyming melodies video!

  • @teamyordle23
    @teamyordle23 Před 3 lety

    Nice video! it really helped me reinforce my understanding of melody in general, and it's relationship with harmony.

  • @threee1298
    @threee1298 Před 3 lety

    Such a clean video, brilliant

  • @geoffstockton
    @geoffstockton Před 3 lety

    Beautiful video! Definitely worth the wait.

  • @wadejohnson4512
    @wadejohnson4512 Před 3 lety

    Thank you so much for this video . It was a great lesson for me .

  • @just.do.something
    @just.do.something Před 3 lety

    Jeff, killin' the motion graphics!!!

  • @wrtwatch8576
    @wrtwatch8576 Před 3 lety

    Love your construct, approach!

  • @lorenzosyquia4769
    @lorenzosyquia4769 Před 3 lety

    This video is FRICKING AWESOME. and I'm not even done watching! GOOD JOB

  • @JohnWilson-ru7xd
    @JohnWilson-ru7xd Před 3 lety

    Excellent breakdown of concepts

  • @hecateswolf6007
    @hecateswolf6007 Před 3 lety

    Excellent upload thank you.

  • @tomkirvin4571
    @tomkirvin4571 Před 3 lety

    Great lesson, presented clearly! Thanks.

  • @DlmlZ
    @DlmlZ Před 3 lety +2

    Excellent job Jeff! This is exactly what I am teaching my students! If you want to do music, then your improvised solo should also be part of the song and not just high speed scale running. Best examples for your approach are the sessions of Miles Davis! Once students learned the "CHORD TONES" methode the chromatic approach to each of the "CHORD TONES" is another interesting spice to your playing! Thanks for sharing! It made my day confirming that my teaching can't be that wrong. ;)

  • @anthonysilva5312
    @anthonysilva5312 Před 3 lety

    Lit AF. Your content is stellar

  • @sheltondany8209
    @sheltondany8209 Před 3 lety

    wow, you really recording your screen and keyboard while playing and sketching, no wonder feels we analizing it togeather, for free content, this is taking it to the limit, invaluable

  • @nikigba
    @nikigba Před 2 měsíci

    Your videos are actually so goood