How to Improvise over the Autumn Leaves on Alto Sax

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How to Improvise over the Autumn Leaves on Alto Sax

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Күн бұрын

In this video we take a deep dive into all of the chords for the classic jazz standard “Autumn Leaves”. We look at all of the chords, making sure we understand each one and the relationship they have with each other. Wow, that sounds heavy! But it isn’t, its beautiful and fun and I carefully and clearly explain not only the chords but exactly how I’m making a (hopefully) lovely solo over the entire tune. I’m aiming to explain things in a way that everyone gets so please do let me know what you think.
It would probably help you if you understand major 251’s which you can find here: • Improvising over the 2...
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@kevingibson3714 4 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@lyndenblades 4 ай бұрын

Kevin thank you so much for this, your support has much more impact than you might imagine 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

@ballyola9620 2 ай бұрын

I have watch this video over and tried to get hang of the major and minor 2-5-1 and it really expand my understanding. Now one thing I also get from this according to your explanation is that there are many other concepts that I can use to approach it or use depending on what I have learned to put to use.😊😊 😊

@lyndenblades 2 ай бұрын

That’s awesome and I’m so happy to hear that my video was able to help you and thanks so much for your feedback 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

@denominator208 5 ай бұрын

Thank you yet again for your generosity. From Reykjavík, Iceland.

@lyndenblades 5 ай бұрын

Hi Denominator, thank you and it’s SO cool to think of you watching my videos in Iceland 🇮🇸 just amazing and I’m reaching out from the UK to shake your hand 🤝🤝🤝🤝

@denominator208 5 ай бұрын

@@lyndenblades And I extend my hand through cyberspace, across the N-Atlantic.🤝🤝 Looking forward to more content.

@lyndenblades 5 ай бұрын

@@denominator208 so awesome 🤝🤝🤝

@lyndenblades 5 ай бұрын

@@denominator208 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

@neysax3771 4 ай бұрын

I’m so grateful Lynden. Beyond the saxophone lessons, I really do appreciate your accent..! I’m Neysax from Cameroon..! 😇🙏❤️

@lyndenblades 4 ай бұрын

Wow thank you Neysax, it’s amazing to think that my videos are being watched in Cameroon 🇨🇲 🇬🇧🇨🇲🇬🇧 I reach out my hand to shake yours 🤝🤝🤝🎷🎷🎷😎😎😎

@ceylionlife9162 4 күн бұрын

Yes very good simple explanations and the language using to non natives as well... Gret

@lyndenblades 3 күн бұрын

Thank you so much 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

@reggaebothsidesnow2772 3 күн бұрын

Just played the solo through and it flowed nicely.The great thing was I understood what I was playing and I why .Thanks again Lyndon.phil

@lyndenblades 3 күн бұрын

Glad it helped Phil, thank you 😎😎🤝🤝🎷🎷

@reggaebothsidesnow2772 2 күн бұрын

Am I right in saying that the second idea on the major 2 5 1 is in Dorian mode?

@kevingibson3714 4 ай бұрын

Great stuff, thank you from New Zealand

@lyndenblades 4 ай бұрын

Thank you Kevin, my wife’s a Kiwi 🥝 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

@Traveltravel100 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for your clarity and simple way to approach the improvising. It’s the best I have seen in the KZfaq in this subject. You are a wonderful player and teacher!

@lyndenblades 5 ай бұрын

Hi Travel, thank you so much that’s such an awesome compliment!! I’m so happy that my videos are helping and thanks again 🎷🎷😎😎🤝🤝

@robwarrens5348 5 ай бұрын

I too love the sound of the bluesy harmonic minors. Thanks again

@lyndenblades 5 ай бұрын

Rob, I love that sound too! Thank you for your feedback 🎷🎷🤝🤝😎😎

@mathiasstosch 5 ай бұрын

thank you so much! its really a pleasure to enjoy your Videos!

@lyndenblades 5 ай бұрын

Mathias thank you so much for your feedback and I’m super happy that you like them 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

@csilva1964 13 күн бұрын

Great Job Lynden!! Cheers from Brazil!

@lyndenblades 12 күн бұрын

Hiya, thank you so much and one day I would LOVE to visit Brazil. I have played the tunes of Jobim so many thousands of times and I’d love to see the place that they came from. I love Brazil 🇧🇷 ❤️🇧🇷🤝🎷🎷🎷

@csilva1964 9 күн бұрын

@@lyndenblades thats right, in |Rio there is a pub called "Garota de Ipanema"! With the notes for the song printed in the big wall. Beautiful...!

@csilva1964 9 күн бұрын

Located at Rua. Vinícius de Moraes, 49 - Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro!! Thats really cool!!

@csilva1964 9 күн бұрын

Brazil is a great place for good musicians. You should plan a tour to Brazil. Like: Rio, Sao Paulo.., Bahia (a must for musicians_)!

@lyndenblades 8 күн бұрын

It would be my life’s dream to do that 🎷🎷🇧🇷🎷🇧🇷🎷❤️🇧🇷❤️

@user-dx5hp4bc4w 4 ай бұрын

❤ such a happy your lessons very useful to us 😊

@lyndenblades 4 ай бұрын

Thank you 🎷🎷😎😎🤝🤝

@avon57 5 ай бұрын

Hello from Australia. You're a good communicator, Lynden, and your enthusiasm comes across in your video presentations. I'm in that grey area of improvisation, where I just embellish the melody, hitting the odd key note. My chord analysis is fairly weak, but it's coming along. I enjoy your stuff. Cheers, Chris

@lyndenblades 5 ай бұрын

Hey Chris and hello from the Uk 🤝🤝🤝 thank you for reaching out and thank you for your feedback 🤩🤩🎷🎷. Well there’s nothing wrong with embellishing the melody at all and my aim is to help you strengthen your ability to understand chords. I think if your major scales are strong then that will help a lot, and if you train yourself to recognise major 251’s easily then that’s very useful. Just keep at it and it will come 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

@irax22 5 ай бұрын

Thanks from italy😊

@lyndenblades 5 ай бұрын

Wow, so cool to know you’re watching my video in beautiful Italy. Thanks from the UK 🤝🤝🎷🎷🇬🇧🤝

@briansuttle4023 4 ай бұрын

Wonderful, I've recently purchased a TravelSax2 and can't wait to get stuck in to your method, have taken your advice and purchased the Studio Band stuff and IReal pro. Going to have hours of fun. Also got an Alto and Tenor but the TravelSax I means I can stick my earphones in and not annoy my wife or our neighbours lol. Thanks again for your wonderful videos

@lyndenblades 4 ай бұрын

Brian, thank you so much for your feedback and your encouraging support. I’m delighted that my videos are helping you 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

@nicolaycunha 4 ай бұрын

Cheers from Brazil Lynden! Really love your channel! It is helping me a lot...

@lyndenblades 4 ай бұрын

Wow thank you Nicolay, it’s so cool to think you are watching my videos in Brazil. I’ve always wanted to go there and see Rio because I fell in love with the tunes Corcovado, Wave and the Girl from Ipanema and I’d love to see the place that those tunes came from. I reach out my hand to shake yours. Really happy that my video is helping you, thank you 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

@nicolaycunha 4 ай бұрын

@@lyndenblades Amazing Lynden, please come to Brazil whenever you have a chance! The country has lots to offer regarding culture and nature. I will keep marathoning your videos and trying to improve my sax game.

@lyndenblades 4 ай бұрын

@@nicolaycunha I’d love to come one day, thank you 🤩🤩😎😎🤝🤝🎷🎷 🇧🇷 🇬🇧

@kooky74 5 ай бұрын

Hello Lyden. All is well known since long time, but I love to watch your videos because your method of teaching help me with my son 😂. And 1 thing really really true: you can spend a life on working on improvong chord tones interpretation. Thx

@lyndenblades 5 ай бұрын

Hi Kooky, that’s so cool that these are helping you with your son, I’m so happy to know this. Thank you 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

@wilsoncadet6651 5 ай бұрын

Good morning Lynden, I can’t believe it. You got right on another song that I really love. I Thank you again.

@lyndenblades 5 ай бұрын

Hi Wilson, that’s great news and thank you for letting me know, you’re so welcome. I absolutely love this tune too! 🎷🎷🤝🤝😎😎

@eagleone7553 2 ай бұрын

You are doing a great job , steve from NZ

@lyndenblades 2 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

@vetter847 5 ай бұрын

Regularly watching from the great state of Wisconsin, USA.

@lyndenblades 5 ай бұрын

So amazing to know that you’re watching my videos made in the UK in Wisconsin! I reach out my hand to shake yours my friend 🤝🤝🎷🎷🤝🤝

@jillytiffen6305 5 ай бұрын

Think I need to check your 251 video out Lynden! But LOVE Autumn Leaves! 👌👏👏So will definitely look at this in more depth! Thank you..

@lyndenblades 5 ай бұрын

Jilly thank you very much, I’m so happy that this is useful for you and thanks for your feedback 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

@garydutton9098 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Lynden excellent lesson...

@lyndenblades 5 ай бұрын

Gary thank you and it’s a pleasure 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

@brigitte546 5 ай бұрын

Hello from Frankfurt Germany. Thank you for your tips 🎶🎷🎶

@lyndenblades 5 ай бұрын

Hi Brigitte and hello from Bedford Uk! So nice to say hi and delighted that my tips are useful 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

@trefordavies3670 5 ай бұрын

Fantastic ! Thank you again for another brilliant video . The way you explain everything is so refreshing and easy to understand . Think you have monopolised being ‘real’ ….

@lyndenblades 5 ай бұрын

Trefor thank you sir, I’m very grateful for your feedback 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

@johnrolling5031 5 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@lyndenblades 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much John, I really appreciate your support 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

@raseshgandhi6702 3 ай бұрын

Beautiful information

@lyndenblades 3 ай бұрын

So nice of you 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

@paulmenon 5 ай бұрын

Super session Lynden!

@lyndenblades 5 ай бұрын

Thank you Paul 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

@noel6171 5 ай бұрын

It was beautiful!

@lyndenblades 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Noel 🎷🎷🤝🤝😎😎

@eflat3666 5 ай бұрын

Bravissimo Maestro ❤

@lyndenblades 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

@nobodyofconsequence9930 5 ай бұрын

Love your teaching and playing. Very Desmondesque. Your use of the KISS principle ( Keep It Simple Stupid ) shows how beautiful melodies can be created without going to extreme measures. BTW, are you using reverb or just delay ? Looking forward learning more from you.

@lyndenblades 5 ай бұрын

Wow thank you so much, that’s such a nice compliment thank you. I love Desmond’s sound ❤️🎷❤️ And completely agree, keep it simple is great, be awesome at the basics and you can’t really go too far wrong. I just changed my mixer as the old one died (it was really old) and I’m using a little reverb. Thank you so much for your comments and feedback and I hope my tutorials are helpful to you 🤝🤝🎷😎😎

@peterankin985 5 ай бұрын

Great vid again lynden, can we use the pentatonic on these scales or is it a none starter? Pete,,,spain

@lyndenblades 5 ай бұрын

Hi Peter! Thanks for the feedback and I bet Spain is gorgeous, wish I was there! You could play an A minor blues scale or minor pentatonic over the entire chord chart and it mostly fits everywhere. Understanding the chords offers more growth but the blues scale does sound nice too 🇬🇧🤝🎷🎷😎😎

@peterankin985 5 ай бұрын

Yes it is sunny 25 degrees and rising,,How do people find your buy me a coffee page i have tried before without success...

@lyndenblades 5 ай бұрын

@@peterankin985 thank you, should be here: www.buymeacoffee.com/lyndenblades or here paypal.me/saxlessonsonline?country.x=GB&locale.x=en_GB

@easyejohnson9199 2 ай бұрын

Honest for sax people. How do you transpose sax to guitar? I do it by ear. But the notes don’t match on paper

@lyndenblades 2 ай бұрын

Altos are in Eb and tenors in Bb

@anthonyeaton4591 5 ай бұрын

Thank you. I love your approach. Do you have a full course anywhere?

@lyndenblades 5 ай бұрын

Hi Anthony and thank you so much for your comment and your feedback. I’m currently working toward building a website that will offer courses to people and in all honesty on top of a full time job teaching privately and running a KZfaq channel I’m struggling to make enough time to do it. Having said that I have made a start and your input is very important to me, what would you think would be the most useful and effective things that I could offer on a full course? I have lots of ideas but I’d love to hear what you think 🤝🤝🎷🎷👍👍😎😎

@anthonyeaton4591 5 ай бұрын

I think what stood out to me about you is your overall attitude towards the subject. You seem to really love it and enjoy doing it and I think that comes out in your playing. Too many of us are not having fun and enjoying life and just the ability to hear and play music. I am a sax player as well. I struggled for years with the chord charts. When I took piano, it changed everything. I could then understand how these tunes are put together. So I think that should definately be in there somewhere. I was wondering how you got into teaching...would like to set people on the right path way so they can be life long music lovers. Thanks again!

@lyndenblades 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Anthony. I got into teaching, one day I was busking outside a supermarket and a lady came up to me and insisted that I give her son a sax lesson. I’d never taught before so I said no, but she was so insistent that I gave it a go and discovered that I enjoyed it and was able to explain things quite well and it grew from there 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷 I do love playing the sax and sharing my knowledge. Music can be very dry and intimidating so I enjoy trying to share what I know in a way that anyone can relate to. Thank you for your support and feedback 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎