Nathan East & Paul Gilbert: "One Chord Challenge" at ArtistWorks
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Nathan East and Paul Gilbert show the world what you can do with just one chord! They've been sentenced to play entirely in the key of A and prove that there's actually a whole lot that you can do with just one chord in a jam.
This is just a small part of a series of videos they recorded together for their online music courses.
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We had so much FUN!! Strictly off the cuff... : )
Fun listening to it as well, heh. So easy for the young people hooked on metal riffs, but this, THIS is music... even restricted to A it a great example of how its done! love it,
I came here for Paul Gilbert but you totally blew me away, amazing stuff sir.
It showed. One of my favorite vids. I watch it ever time I stumble upon it.
That was brilliant...and a reminder of just what a guitar hack I am. I'd blame it on the strokes I had that made playing impossible for years, but I wasn't this good before them...still...the strokes...ha ha ha..
Very nice!
10/10 would go to a 90 minute show with these guys playing in A and walk away happy.
+Alf Torp what a happy ending they'll do :D
Hell yeah haha
Limitation produces inspiration. Incredible dynamics and listening to each other. I have never seen a more beautiful soloing of two ppl. The drummer matches perfectly - he is a true musician. I am incredibly impressed and satisfied and thankful for this experience!
They would walk away happy too
I guess you could say they would definitely bring their A-game...
Drummer is like a mum letting her kids have fun but keeping them in line too :)
Well said
3:46 Love how the drummer picked up on Nathan playing chords with that fill
Realy!
Most certainly not rehearsed 😂😂😂 moron
There's great musicianship here. The drumming is PERFECT.
3:19 he did that too
The drummer did his job so perfectly
had this same thought at the end of the video... "oh shit, there was a drummer matching them the whole time!"
Yes, he plays so nice in the pocket. :) Great comment
And what's most important, NO CHOPS
well, he is not Lars Ulrich so....
Seno 251 kinda sounds like him actually.
The people who say Paul Gilbert is a mindless shredder who only plays patterns need to watch this video.
Also, I don't know why, but Nathan East's playing puts a smile on my face.
The drummer is brilliant he glues the two sounds together so well you don't even realise he joined in
That's what the best drummers do. Excellent point.
Sooo good
Or the other way around I noticed immediately when he came in but it’s because that’s when their noodling started sounding like a song
the drummer ability is so fantastic because hes humble hahahahaha he do his job and not over playing.
Yup especially at 03:47
Drummer did so much more than you’d think if you weren’t paying attention to it! This trio is actually *really* special
ayyy nice pfp. u still play destiny??
He changed right along with them. It's not just the rhythm you play as a drummer but making sure you don't shut off other rhythms so the guitarist and drummer can funk around!
@@razelighter2010 ha! Yeah I just played Trials just now 😆 always love randomly running into Destiny players, cheers man!
@@dannyrivers3922 yeah good call, he was locked right in with the both of them!
One thing that really stood out to me about this jam was how perfectly the drummer played. Excellent transitions, precise rhythm, tied really well together with Paul's and Nathan's playing, zero mistakes.
I agree
yes
underrated drummer... no one's talking about him..
+Saksham Arya It's only because he's nothing special
+Huggy Willy its not about being special....it needs certain skill to pull of the impromptu beats
+Saksham Arya he's literally just playing the same basic 4/4 beat for the whole video.
yeah but not in this case hahaha
Ay! Not very impromptu at all really..
When I die this is where I want to go. To the never ending jam in the sky. Preferably in A
I used to say that.. now I like G7. :)
Mumen Rider, Bicyclist for Justice well we haven’t learned the g7 yet sooooo
@@zgjfinance2796 If you know A, you know them all. :)
In Gsus ;)
@@agustinares930 literally not a key. but ok.
I absolutely love watching Nathan East play bass. He's so no frills, humble and tremendously talented. A true Gentleman of a musician
Agreeee
Just spent seven minutes smiling.
mano a mano Same here.
mano a mano ditto
+mano a mano That's exactly what I did!
4:00 Crossroads bass riff.
Word.
This was a sick jam to have playing in the background, I could listen to music like this all day.
It's awesome, it isn't the classic jam with notes at 210 bpm, it's a jam with a lot of groove, very nice
The perfect example of how universal music is. Not a word spoken but they were able to communicate with each other and be completely in sync.
The chemistry between these 3 is musical perfection.
I could listen to that all day long!
I Imagine This Would Be My Elevator Music On My Ride To Heaven.
This bass player is top notch in harmonic choice, subtelty, legato and cool vibe.
Steve Morse really....are you the one.
You're right Steve he a mean as bass player
Sake Hump nathan east plays for a lot of people.. (stevie wonder, earth wind and fire, celine dion, etc.) he’s also on fourplay..
Sure, this bass player doesnt make million for nothing
@@johanneshutapea8081
Wow oh ~ really ?
Paul’s guitar is the most perfect “signature” guitar ever made. It fits him like no other. I think it even looks like him.
Nathan East is an absolute killer. On top of all this he sings like a dove and delivers outstanding harmonies when called upon.
When I was a snot nosed kid about 7 years ago, I was helping an older director friend of mine shoot a music video for Mr Big called "this time around". I mostly set up lighting and did playback, I met Paul and there and he was a really awesome guy, very professional and courteous. Then I forgot about him and after stumbling through youtube at 1 in the morning he's here and he looked familiar and then i realized how i recognized him. 1. this is awesome. 2. nostalgia 3. i'm sure no one cares. 4. goodbye
All three of them are such amazing musicians!
You look like the bassist from the band avatar
"Dad, why is my sister named Rose?"
"Because your mother loves roses," says his father.
"Thanks, dad."
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I LOVE these LOL
Lol
HAHA
😂😂😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Any musicians watching this who have jammed with other musicians can likely relate to that lovely, delicious feeling when you and another musician(s) engage in communication that has nothing to do with words and yet can cause both of you to suddenly smile. That's the joy of music, I think.
The drummer just perfectly play his rhythm!
absolutely perfect dynamic
well done!!!
I love how Paul Gilbert has continued growing as a musician over the years - okay, he might have become known for his 80s and 90s high octane shred, but he's clearly got some real love of the blues with his uncle and recently been trying to grow his vocabulary, it's great to see. You never stop learning.
With his uncle?
@@LostSpringBand Jimi Kidd is Paul's uncle, you can look for Raw Blues Power
@@GabrieleBoscaratto DONE! Many thanks!
He really is a treasure to the guitar playing community - and I say that as a humble observer
I had the same thought.
The part that starts at 4:30 til 4:38 is absolute perfect symmetry..I listened to that one part at least 70 times last night...bout to hear it again when I'm done typing.
I love that "Drop the mic harmonic" at 5:28
paul gilbert's grin, the sheer joy of making groovy music, makes this whole thing so much better! two great players, one great chord
The algorithm did us right again
This comment deserves more likes and replies👌
Uncle al is my favorite uncle- he knows me the best
Interesting how Nathan immediately spoke about dynamics before even talking about which notes he would use. Proper musician!
Jesus their musical chemistry is strong here. I sincerely hope this wasn't the only time these guys jammed together
i would happily replace every video on the internet with this
Every time I watch this I end up sittin' here just smiling.
There dynamics especially the drummer is unbelievable. It’s like a pre recorded sound. Damn masterpiece ❤️🇵🇭🙌🏻. Much love from Philippines
Everyone's talking about the drummer but is anyone else astonished at how well the Paul's crunch tone and Nathan's bass mix? Their tones complete each other!
Lol it sounds like the guitar is asking the bass questions.
"Do dodo doo doodo dood odo DOoOOOoO?"
"Yup. Do do dodo dodood diddly doo doo."
Duncan Lmfaoo! That is hilarious. Funny thing is thats actually a technique that's taught to make smooth transitions. You want one lick to be like its asking a question and the next one to.be the answer.
It's called "call and response".
Yeah this was a stunning "Call and Response" lesson right here.
This video is priceless as a teaching tool man! Awesome
Definitely made my day xD hahaha
Dcn
I am from kerala india. In carnatic music there is a musical session called "jugalbandi". This questioning is between instruments. Have you people listen to that?
I had a smile on my face the whole time watching this!
Me too!
Jason Mears same
o my golly, me too
Ahahah me too!
"Showbiz Kids" by Steely Dan. D minor the whole time, instruments leaping around and improvving off one another, individual dissonances making it sound briefly like the chord is going to change, but it never has to and never does. Great song.
I loved the drummer's performance as well as the improvisation in general, but what I've grown to love is the section beginning at 5:56, specially with the chorus added to the guitar. Man, that sounds lovely.
I was paralyzed 7 minutes watching the awesomeness.
This two guys jamming for 8 minutes in just one chord is better than 90% of the music in the last 10 years.
you said it man!!
so true!
wtf xDD
nobody fucks with the jesus.. or gilbert and east.
golden words!
This jam made me smile! This is what a true jam session should be about! Two or more musicians sharing ideas and having the time of their lives!
Not just sharing ideas, but having a conversation with no words needed.
its been years since i saw this. watching this till this day because when i watch this, man i get lost.. all my problem goes away when i see them both. and damn that drummer can play! nice chops!!
I'm glad I clicked this video
me too.
Me too as well haha
I clicked by accident, and I'm glad I went with it
Me too. It is so relaxing and satisfying.
One of the most not-boring things ive seen in a while.
Μι του!
I've never in my life seen a wonderful combination of two idiots like this.. You guys are the best
Managed to do all the licks while using my air guitar, even the drum beats!
Nathan, you' re the Master!!! I've seen you on October 5th, 1990, whith Clapton, in Buenos Aires, Argentina... You've blown my head away!!!
This is heaven on CZcams.
Its like they're having a conversation but with notes instead of words
It's called "call and response" for that reason 😉
watch crossroads lol
that's almost what it is. The art of improvisation basically requires that you become so knowledgeable and fluent with music theory and with your instrument that you can formulate licks and phrasing as spontaneously as you would formulate sentences in your spoken language.
So poetic..
@@donniebrook9900 ф
Nathan East: "F**kin' A" hehe
What a great moment, I love the way all of them blend in together. I am a bass head and got impressed of what you can do with your bass 🎸
3:59 , Crossroads riff...brilliant
Gotta give some love to that drummer, he held it steady while still adding some flavor.
I think Nathan knew that too hence the high 5 at the end. Yes top drummer
And he was barefoot!
Bass player plays so slick, it's ridiculous. Love it!
Every time when I watch this, I smile on my face without exception. that much brilliant.
Very nice stuff. Didn't know Paul Gilbert could get that funky. Beautiful playing by everyone.
is there anything PG cant do?
*****
It's not about not being ABLE to do it. It is about choosing NOT to do it right there. Just laying back and following the groove, and not try to steal the show. I think that is very humbling, for a player of Paul Gilbert's caliber.
Edouard Gahini i don't know him personally, but every time, every video where i saw him he seemed like a super nice and fun guy, so it isn't really surprising =)
Marcus Vinicius Years ago, I used to borrow a guitar-playing colleague's magazine where he had a regular column (can't remember which), but despite not being a player, I just loved his sense of humour.
People who've only heard a little Gilbert think of him as a mindless shredder...nothing could be further from the truth. He's one of the best players in the world and videos like this show why. The best musicians have tons of ability - tools - and the sense to know when to use what tool. Gilbert has a full toolset and is expert about knowing when to use them. Ditto for East. Great video, thanks to all for the lesson.
Could listen to A all day! Props to Drummer sitin in the pocket.
+Sim o Great comment, fully agreed :)!
+Sim o spot on the percussion is flawless and right on point!
Paul Gilbert-Nathan East: BOTH you guys are AWESOME!! I had fun just watching it! And kudos to the drummer as well. Now that's what I call a JAM!! 👍🎼🥁🎸👍
I love Nathan East's bass playing! So great. And I also like the drummer and the guitarist. I will take this idea and have an evening with our drummer and guitarist - just to jam around. Normally we're just rehearsing songs for the band - but I can remember decades ago, where I just "played for fun." And this reminds me to just do this again. Thanks to all guys involved in this video, great job!
One of my favorite parts of the video is where Nathan goes "and then of course we would trade off.." and Paul is like "say no more!" immediately starts throwing out a lick
i LOVE that "dear prudence" nod towards the end of this. that chord progression is so haunting.
I can listen to Nathan play all the time. Love his tone, dynamics, and creativity. He's one of the musicians I follow because I know I won't be disappointed by whatever track he is playing on, no matter the artist.
Not just an exceptional instrumentalist, but an exceptional musician has the ability to harness another player's ideas to create their own. Incorporating motifs in rhythm, tonality, dynamics, style, from the people you're playing with. To me, that's the measure of an extraordinary musician. Knowing when to give and when to take, when to complement and to contrast. It's an enormous set of variables transformed into one coherent mind shared by the players.
Those first few phrases by Gilbert at 2:11 ...... Mind Blowing
really?
it's pretty standard blues progression
What makes it... is that he makes it sound mind blowing
Not that much man :\ Pretty standard
you guys are missing the point... they simple major and minor phrases (not progression as Agent put it) put together in a way that fit perfectly. I hope you go back to the basics of pollutens :/ might need a reality check
Max Malmgren I was refering to the phrasing at 2:11, its pretty standard major/minor mixing, achievable after 2 years of guitar playing maybe? Mind blowing phrases as meant above by you require much more that just mixing 2 scales. They need something special, which im sorry these licks and phrasing that are here lack. But anyway im just discussing music not being an idiot :D
Hey ArtistWorks, I don't know if you're reading this but I once had uploaded your videos on my channel when I was like 12, and I stopped using that channel. I didn't know anything about all this and was really into editing videos and made unnecessary edits, uploading any good video I could find to get views. I never got to apologize, so I'm deeply sorry, and thank you for providing such amazing content.
Why isn't something like this practiced when taking music lessons? Imagine how inspiring that would be to then learn the difficult stuff.
There's a lot that you need to learn to be able to do this! Scales are essential
ABSOLUTELY AWESOME... WHO WOULD OF THOUGHT THE GROOVE AND FEEL COULD BE SO GOOD LIMITED TO JUST ONE KEY .... THANKS GUYS FOR THE INSPIRATION ....
Great attitudes, great spirit, great musicianship, great listening.
I could listen to this for hours. The pocket drumming is perfect. Both Paul and Nathan took it easy for parts and then made it nice and spicy for others. Excellent.
That was a beautiful jam. I love the direction it took. And... a live drummer!
Nathan is brilliant....keeping up with Paul and teaching him a few inspiring licks along the way....the drummer is the canvas and knows exactly what to do....MVP
this guy just make me wanna get into bass playing :)
Go for it! 👌🤙
It's beautiful when two genuine musicians are just having fun
My heart melted with the sweetness of this jam
My first Jazz concert was Rit 1 at The Golden Bear in 80 and Nate was playing bass. One cool dude! So very cool to see him jamming with Gilbert!
Mr. East is pretty damn good. To improvise like that and hit all the right notes at the same time take some talent!
Holy cow...did anyone even notice how good the drummer is? a lot of time it's atually the drummer leading the jam.. did anyone notice that the way the drummer plays his fill sounds like he knew what the bassist is gonna play...
Patrick Mao sign of an excellent drummer, knowing how to compliment the other musicians rather than just beat the crap out of the drum kit and add drum fills every 5 seconds (cough cough Lars Ulrich)
Well they were all filling in the most obvious place in 4/4 time signature and 4 bar patterns so it's not that hard :D I mean he totally did well but I wouldn't call it magic though.
Keep coming back to this jam. Love it, thanks.
Still one of my favourite youtube videos ever. A goldmine of licks, interplay and inspiration
That drummer is amazing!
This is improv at its best, the call and response lol it literally feels like a conversation! PG one of the best ever and Nate East a great bass player in his own right. What a pleasure :)
the drummer be like "fuck shooes who needs that"
6:20 to 6:34 spontaneous magic!!! They notice it and look at each other ! Inspiring music ❤
Just great to see 3 artists having fun. Oh joy!
This is actually amazing.
It's because these two are amazing musicians.
LukeInside three
Brickgraims
Well, I don't know that drummer. He seems ok but is he as good as Paul and Nathan? Send me a link would you?
That lone harmonic cracked me up so bad, was all ready for some random staccato groove or something but nope too chill for that haha
Gotta say some people new to this idea might think it's a bit silly/lame/limiting etc, but, as demonstrated here, staying on the one chord leaves the key relatively vague so it allows you to explore a lot of areas you may not get to by staying in a traditional key structure.
Here we are building around an A major, this might think you are to play around A major, well let's stick with that for a little bit. If you are playing around on notes outside of the A triad you are giving the implication of different chords, which in turn can completely alter the vibe. If you are playing an F# above the root you are implying an Amaj6 sound, if you keep it constant enough, you could imply a sus4, a major7, whatever vibe you want to express. Any diatonic notes will sound perfectly fine used correctly, that's a given, this also applies to natural harmonics, tapped and variants of artificial harmonics.
Since our chord is a strict A chord(for the most part), we aren't told what other notes are in that scales. The A major(Ionian) scale is A B C# D E F# G#, but all the rules we are being told are A C# E, these same notes occur in other natural scales named Lydian, and Mixolydian. Both of these are only a single note different from the normal major scale so even to the untrained ear it's a very small stray from the key, and still completely true to the tonal center. Because we have few rules we can venture even further through the musical spectrum, this is done simply by raising and lowering, sometimes even completely omitting, other notes in the scale. Try flattening the B and you will see what I mean.
Techniques can be used to change how each note is being sounded too. Taps/hammers, slides, harmonics, vibrato, dive bombs etc. Effects units add even more variety to the notes, somewhat explored by PG here, phaser, flanger, wah, octave, distortion etc can all be used to make it sound different, and at varying degrees, and even at the same time. Then if you really want to get crazy you can play more than one note at once. A strum, double stop, or a note being held whilst fiddling with another, will all sound completely different both naturally, and with use of effects. Hell you could just switch pick ups and get a whole new beast.
Sorry I had to keep it short but I hope the point gets across well enough, and I recommend not only that teachers use this(as I do), but students of all levels try this out and see what you get out of it, whether it be testing your chops, playing with modes, whatever. And now remember that there are dozens more chords out there, genres, time signatures, accents etc to explore still.
This is timeless. Come back in 20 years and the river is still gently flowing 🙂
Living legends... They made it look so easy. Fact is... it’s not easy at all. Nathan East always smile when he’s playing, he’s the maestro.
The chemistry is amazing in this session. Such awesome talent.
This was SO amazing! It's apparent that you understand your instruments as you can have a "conversation" back and forth with them and find the same flow.
I really miss that kind of jam with my friends..
Thanks for the upload though, I loved this!
I haven't seen such beautifully crafted improv in a very long time...
About 3 minutes in is amazing- both are feeling it and totally locked in 🤘🏻 Super rad, love watching Paul play bc he always has a great time
now that's called jammin'!!
This is an awesome video regarding phrasing, and just playing music in general
I ve been smiling for the entire video - Nice to see them having fun, and awesome to listen
This was awesome ! I absolutely loved the conversation between the bass and guitar
Love the that Gilbert CAN play unbelievably fast but chooses not to
+Jamie Bullock well Pauls musical personality changed a lot in the past years..from a monster shredder to a soulfull and very versatile player..he spends way more time playin smooth within the songs nowadays.
+Slears I love that. Watching people evolve like this. To see the shredding elements that Paul carries over into his new soulful style. To see the blues elements that John Mayer carried over into his new folky style songs, et cetera. So interesting!
+Slears Thats explainable. He had his fair share of crazy shredding back in the days and he's getting into new things.
For this demo video, yes, but o/wise in his regular vein, no.
that restraint is what makes a great guitarist in my opinion. all that shredding shows is that you spent 1000s of hours practicing. it shows nothing of your musicality or natural talent. melody and emotional IQ are really what separate the best from the rest.
The guitar had good points, but I guess I agree more to what the bass was saying... 🤔
haha
XD
Paul Gilbert is a great tech at playing fast scales... But when playing slower and bluesy... Sounds like a stiff little kid without feel...
@@mikealbert1146 I think paul gilbert is an accomplished musician...
Didn't you see the smile on BOTH of thier faces?
Did you really ear a "stiff kid without feel" somewhere in this video??
come on man, try to birthen up or something ahah this is music and sharing
@@mikealbert1146 I disagree completely. He's totally in the pocket. I heard one place where it was slightly forced, but he's way more than just holding his own. But then again, he called the tune.
Year after year this video keeps popping and it is always as good as the first time!
First time watching, but couldn't stop smiling throughout... there's something organic about this that resonates with my being