3 Ways to MASTER Rhythm Changes! | Simplify, Expand, and Superimpose!

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This week we are going to be looking at 3 different ways to master rhythm changes! We'll cover how to simplify, expand, and superimpose the changes to this great chord progression! I'm also happy to have fellow guitarist and educator @Jamie Holroyd Guitar join me in this video!
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@idontwanttousemynameyoutub7538 Жыл бұрын

You absolutely can play all of those substitutions and more without altering the accompaniment. It will sound"out", but that is the point. There is a video of Mike Brecker here playing Oleo in '84 where he does just that, and Scofield playing Steeplechase in 2012 where he does something similar. Also check out Brecker playing Metheny's tune "What do you want" live with Metheny and you'll hear everything you could ever dream of in Rhythm Changes.

@macklOrange 2 ай бұрын

Great video guys! Thank you!

@grobertabidbol4005 3 ай бұрын

Great !

@nicholaschavarria4261 4 ай бұрын

Wow! Nice! Illuminating ☀️!

@stevekai6550 2 жыл бұрын

Really amazing stuff! Well laid out and understandable. I am really digging´ your videos! Thank you so much!

@NathanBortonMusic 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

@acwatercolors 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent again. And also : thanks for the tab 👏👏👏👍👍👍👍

@jamieholroydguitar 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks again Nathan! This was a blast.

@robertsexton8434 3 жыл бұрын

Love this! I'm always working on rhythm changes and looking for new approaches. Thank you guys!

@NathanBortonMusic 3 жыл бұрын

Same! Rhythm changes is always something I need more work on! Glad the video helped!

@vincentchen5341 2 жыл бұрын

I love that you explain the concepts so clear and with phrasing.

@NathanBortonMusic 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@rowrare 3 жыл бұрын

Nathan amigo esto es increíble! Gracias 😁

@NathanBortonMusic 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rowrare!!

@geniodiez7432 3 жыл бұрын

Wow !

@NathanBortonMusic 3 жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoyed it Genio!

@Hi-xs7wm 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Nathan !

@NathanBortonMusic 3 жыл бұрын

Thank YOU for watching!

@3r1cratpool22 2 жыл бұрын

Super good! Thank you. I realy like your playing in the end. Real good jazz guitar.

@NathanBortonMusic 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!

@luizcadu Жыл бұрын

Great content! I think sometimes jazz educators have a tendency of "hiding" the fact that they are simplifying cyclic harmonies at fast tempo in their solos. But when you stop to analyze, yes, the greats do that all the time! That is, sometimes you'll get a better phrasing in your improvisation if you stick to one center instead of trying to chase every secondary dominant that fly by at an insanely high speed. Underlining every aspect of the harmony can also be interesting depending on your intention, it just doesn't have to be a rule.

@NathanBortonMusic Жыл бұрын

Yes! Sometimes simple is a good choice

@taylorfusion 9 ай бұрын

Great point luizcadu

@steveprager7862 11 ай бұрын

Thanks! Love your channel

@NathanBortonMusic 11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Steve!!! Always appreciate your support

@Oscaraha 3 жыл бұрын

I prefer practicing the actual chords because its such an important learning tool for learning other standards. I also like a combinations of things when im performing it live, such as focusing on the parallell triads of Bb and Cm over the first four bars.

@NathanBortonMusic 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Oscaraha. Thats a great tool with the triad pairs! You could also try using traids out of the Bbdiminished scale!

@jackiekerouac2090 3 жыл бұрын

Cool! Thanks for sharing. Quick suggestion: You can get rid of the "elevator" music behind your explanations. It distracts the attention from the "meat" of the talk!

@NathanBortonMusic 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Jackie, Thanks for your comment and appreciate your feedback! I like having some sort of music in the background, but I probably just had it too loud in this one. I’ll make sure to back it off for future videos! Have a great day!

@stayda0232 3 жыл бұрын

Wow. Today I thought I could practice some rhythm changes and just 6 days ago this video was uploaded 😂 thanks for the video, it really helps my improvisation over the changes

@NathanBortonMusic 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped you!!!

@jcmun Жыл бұрын

Did someone pointed that UMMG is from Billy Strayhorn not Benny Golson???? I loved the “turning it all into Bb Dominant Diminished”! Gary Thomas does this as well… brilliant!!!

@finbarlyons4042 3 жыл бұрын

you're really amazing man!! i was just wondering if you could do a video about using complex jazz voicing in other genres such as pop and rock? you may have done this type of video before but i always get stumped with it.

@NathanBortonMusic 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Finbar! Thats a great question! I would check out David Binney or Adam Rogers for that kind of stuff! I'll give you a couple links: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eLRmebJetN6rk2g.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iNuglJRkx8y7lI0.html

@NathanBortonMusic 2 жыл бұрын

from the time stamp 6:44 and onward it should be notated as "Bb dim" NOT "B dim." Sorry about this mistake!

@taylorfusion 9 ай бұрын

Thanks, noticed also that that first B-flat dim example alternates once between the dominant diminished (not just exclusively, B-flat diminished scale).

@MrFractalito1 3 жыл бұрын

great video ¡¡¡¡ very cool ,,,,,,

@NathanBortonMusic 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mr.Fractalito! Glad you enjoyed it!

@kennytseguitar8574 3 жыл бұрын

Im the 200th liker,nice to meet you,good job!

@NathanBortonMusic 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing! Thank you Kenny! Nice to meet you too :)

@kennytseguitar8574 3 жыл бұрын

@@NathanBortonMusic Only the 17th bar I don't understand why we can use Gmaj7/Hexatonic stuff...The chords substitute is very helpful,Thank you for you good Vid!!

@SoothingJazz88 13 күн бұрын

Love the video.. and thanks for the in depth explanations. Been steering away from rhythm changes for years and have finally decided to tackle it head on!!..One constructive critique, I find the background music you're using while talking very distracting and contradictory to the rhythm changes at hand.. i keep thinking I have another window open by mistake. :).. nevertheless, well done and thank you

@NathanBortonMusic 13 күн бұрын

Thanks for your comment! Appreciate your kind words and I hope this video helps you! I would encourage you to check out my video on Louis Smith's concepts as many of them are over rhythm changes! As for background music, yes... looking back it was not good to have. In my new videos the production has greatly increased and their is a focus on the material rather than vibe. Thanks! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/maqZqKiYzbWVZmg.html

@aeter00 3 жыл бұрын

First of all Thanx for sharing your knowledge. I am new to your channel and I have to congratulate you on the quality of the material you share. I guess the background music is to make the atmosphere easier and more pleasant; however (also for me) since the channel deals with music and how to play it on/with guitar, I feel the music in background as a sort of "interference". However it is a minor detail and I want to thank you again for your dedication. Cheers from Italy

@NathanBortonMusic 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Aeter! Thanks so much for your comment and feedback! Yes looks like I got some people saying the same things about the background music. Is it the style of the music or volume? I wasn’t in my studio when mixing this so I think I mixed it to loud :/ I will try and mix it down in future videos or cancel it out if I get more comments about it. Thanks!

@curransguitar 3 жыл бұрын

At first I liked the original changes. But upon listening again I liked the F#7 instead of the Bb for the 1 chord then cycling dom 4ths

@NathanBortonMusic 3 жыл бұрын

I love the cycling Dom lines! Tricky to solo over though but really adds some interest to a solo!

@andrewk666 3 жыл бұрын

Question- not sure if I know what you mean when you say Bbdim chord flows back into the BbMaj chord nicely, is it just cause the Db & E in the dim chord have nice voice-leading back to the D & F of the BbMaj chord? I would expect Adim to make more sense in flowing back into the BbMaj chord because it acts like the dominant of Bb, do you think that chord detracts from the original Bb tonality more than the Bbdim chord would?

@NathanBortonMusic 3 жыл бұрын

Great question! So A dim would also be great, but when you play off that it kind of implies V-I since A diminished is a sub for f7b9. Bbdim is a way to get outside the sound of Bbmajor for a quick second. When used right is sounds great! Check out Louis Smiths solo on Bakin for more examples!

@gnulen Жыл бұрын

When you change the chords, we cant hear how the idea would work with the original progression

@NathanBortonMusic Жыл бұрын

good point

@raefblack7906 Жыл бұрын

Secret?

@NathanBortonMusic Жыл бұрын

Secret sauce?

@luigibosco1526 2 жыл бұрын

You say “Bb diminished”, yet notate “B” diminished, above the G7 at the 2nd measure? The Notes on staff of that measure do Notate & spell out a Root-less Bb dim., but You notate B diminished above??

@NathanBortonMusic 2 жыл бұрын

Yep, looks like this is a mistake on my part. It should say "Bb" instead on "B." Sometimes things slip through, thanks for catching that.

@luigibosco1526 2 жыл бұрын

No worries, just for novices might confuse. I just figured it a typo, since You did notate the Bb Diminished on the staff ;) Ha, I replied in the wrong place above🥴

@luigibosco1526 2 жыл бұрын

... oh, but figured out how to delete it. I don’t comment on KZfaq often, lol.

@lawrenceoscar2171 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic 😍💋 💝💖♥️❤️

@NathanBortonMusic 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Lawrence!

@stangetz534 2 жыл бұрын

2:45 Barry Harris points out not to do this, fyi.

@NathanBortonMusic 2 жыл бұрын

Treat the A section like a blues? Wes and grant do that all the time... I don’t think that doing that would be wrong? Can you post a link to where Barry said that so I can see his reasoning?

@stangetz534 2 жыл бұрын

@@NathanBortonMusic I'll look for it. He said one of his teachers told him that he was treading Rhythm Changes like a Blues with a bridge and that that was wrong. It's in one of his many videos online. If I find it, I'll let you know, but I don't believe he gives much of an explanation. BTW I have been using your advice on the diminished scale/chords on the A section and it sound pretty good to me so far. Hadn't thought about that.

@idontwanttousemynameyoutub7538 Жыл бұрын

@@stangetz534 I have transcribed dozens of Rhythm Change solos from Charlie Parker, Stan Getz, Don Byas, Mike Brecker, Pat Metheny, John Scofield, Coltrane, Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins - I could go on - and It is very common to play a chorus of blues phrases to mix things up. I would say essential. The cult of Barry Harris has always puzzled me, and I would ignore that advice.

@bernhardtmitdt2586 2 жыл бұрын

why do you need background music while explaining? I say it's a no go in a music tutorial.

@NathanBortonMusic 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Bernhardt. I appreciate your feedback. This was one of my older videos and the problem has since been addressed in my newer videos. Thanks for your support!

@bernhardtmitdt2586 2 жыл бұрын

@@NathanBortonMusic thank you for your answer, that calms me down 😉

@gavilletc1 Жыл бұрын

Why thoses background music when you explain??? Other keys, other changes... Ridiculous

@NathanBortonMusic Жыл бұрын

Hi Christian. If you look at other comments you’d see that this “issue” has been addressed in future videos. It’s actually really common to have background music in videos, however this was an early video and it doesn’t fit the genre (and it’s to loud).

@gavilletc1 Жыл бұрын

@@NathanBortonMusic Thank you. In fact, it's very important to developp inside ear : to look a chord and have a idea how that chord sound. It's impossible to developp that if an another chord or music sound with.