The RIGHT Way to Improvise with CHORD TONES for Better Solos

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The RIGHT Way to Improvise with CHORD TONES for Better Solos

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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.jeffschneid...
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@JohnHorneGuitar 3 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

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

@musamor75 3 жыл бұрын

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

@bencmcintoshjr8480 3 жыл бұрын

Eb Chart for Tenderly

@norakat 6 ай бұрын

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

@CaptainSunFlare 3 жыл бұрын

The editing is a solid A+

@miker7808 3 жыл бұрын

I think A# would be more appropriate. lol

@arcioko2142 3 жыл бұрын

@@miker7808 A## its better

@b3llydrum 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah it's

@RussianSpy4632 2 жыл бұрын

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

@FacePomagranate 3 жыл бұрын

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

@andrewgtr24 3 жыл бұрын

It’s hip as heck

@tsg_frank5829 3 жыл бұрын

Now you're thinking in Jazz™

@anuvette 3 жыл бұрын

@joseloo4343 3 жыл бұрын

@@anuvette )

@ethanpaulsoncomposer7252 3 жыл бұрын

Yea I actually really liked it

@Alekseyyyyyy 3 жыл бұрын

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

@fran6b 3 жыл бұрын

I mean, to call ourselves a self-taught in these days, one mustn't watch to much of KZfaq, cause if so, you better say you are formed at the KZfaq 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 3 жыл бұрын

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

@machinate 3 жыл бұрын

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

@BillyMac812 3 жыл бұрын

@@machinate I will check him out, Thanks!

@macdoug1234 3 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

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

@HerroVincey 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@Jamsville 3 жыл бұрын

Welcome back! Btw this editing is insane!

@rodrigogomes2064 3 жыл бұрын

Ye can see how insane it is in his eyes

@vinimedina91 3 жыл бұрын

As a guitar player, I generally prefer the melodic choices sax/trompets player do when improvising. I think it has to do with the way you guys are taught to think the sound before playing, instead of following a finger pattern (which is what we do when begin to play the guitar and struggle to overcome later on).

@NeilKohlen 2 жыл бұрын

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!

@jackgriffith9229 2 жыл бұрын

Jeff, Have you tried formula improvisation! Take 1357 and think of them as target notes. Now choose any note and a half step below a whole step above then play the target note. Sometimes this formula actually works!!😳🎸🥁🎹☠️😎

@gdn9272 3 жыл бұрын

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

@orlandomcallister 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@valeriekuhn3746 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@alcofribasnasier5089 3 жыл бұрын

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

@griffinwojtowicz6961 3 жыл бұрын

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

@cannolivibraphone 3 жыл бұрын

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

@sourceofpain 3 жыл бұрын

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!

@jaykay1053 3 жыл бұрын

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

@jazzed2b 3 жыл бұрын

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

@Vintagestep 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@jeffreydelisle7337 3 жыл бұрын

Jazz is oxygen. Don’t break for too long

@andreaiudica98 3 жыл бұрын

I often like to think of any non chordal tones as possible extensions or colors of the chord I’m improvising on, thus extending this idea of “chord tone improvisation”. That way, you can actually delineate all your melodic choices as harmonic choices, without having to think in terms of scales (which I find too intricate and mnemonic). It also makes the solo AND the harmony way more “horizontal”, meaning the melodic lines flow together with the harmonic movements and viceversa, which is pretty cool

@CharlesMottLMSW 3 жыл бұрын

There are any number of self taught guys whose playing primarily around chord tones as opposed to scales. Wes Montgomery. . Larry Carlton says that is his approach also. The you learn to add other extensions and alterations to make things even.more interesting when your ears are ready for it. Bebop had some resl interesting ways of approaching chord tones and is a good study especially to finding real interesting ways to approach them. And make them not sound like you are simply playing arpeggioa.

@NickWebbSax 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@etiennechagnon 3 жыл бұрын

"I found someone else" 😂 Important lesson man! I study jazz at the university of Montreal with the famous jazz bassist Alain Caron and he told us that each time he has to learn a new song, he comes back to this. He says Mike Stern do the same. In fact, we had a full semester course just on the way he builds up his impro on new songs from playing with chord tones only to a few bebop scales. I have part II of the course to my agenda next year! Have a good one my friend 🤘🏻

@alexambroise111 3 жыл бұрын

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

@robstevens9590 3 жыл бұрын

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

@anderssvensson3894 3 жыл бұрын

Rhythm defines all great musicians ! Thanks Jeff !

@MrDavidFitzgerald 2 жыл бұрын

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

@howumighthaveanimatedthat2159 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@alancosens 3 жыл бұрын

This concept should be the first lesson on the topic of improvisation. I spent years trying to improvise using scales/modes and for whatever reason it just took a while for it to dawn on me that the 1, 3 and 7 are what creates the movement from one chord to another. He's right. Most teachers start out teaching you scales. Maybe that is beneficial for classical training. I don't know. But for improvisation, you'd be way better off learning all the chord tones first.

@thebass548 3 жыл бұрын

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

@dixonhill4925 3 жыл бұрын

this is for me the only "true" method (in terms of solid start). i play jazz since 15 years, learned all the scales and all the modes and the licks but wasnt able to play a tune. why? because chord tones is the fundament of modern western impro. your book about this is my next buy. thank you very much!

@thomasgangsta 28 күн бұрын

This an absolutely fantastic demonstration, very good man!

@luizcadu 3 жыл бұрын

Learning scales is like a painter learning the kind of paint he has available, the colors in his palette, the kinds of brush, etc. It is fundamental, but it tells nothing about how to use them. "How" is learnt through the study of phrasing, motifs, development, target notes, etc. and of course, listening and learning from the masters. Great video, and I had a good laugh with "I Found Someone Else"! ;)

@curiouscurious6558 Жыл бұрын

great points. One of the factors that so many teacher don't stress is that landing on a chord tone on the beats. if we play a non scale tone on a beat, be aware and control.

@hearpalhere 3 жыл бұрын

That Hemingway story is crazy! I hadn't heard that one before.

@josemrivera6481 3 жыл бұрын

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

@Ezekio3160 3 жыл бұрын

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

@stiffiron 3 жыл бұрын

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!

@gabethebabe8187 3 жыл бұрын

We’ve missed you! Thanks a lot man!!

@Mynelka 5 ай бұрын

All of those guys ignore 1 thing that they can`t understand ... it`s true, authentic, God given talent and inspiration ... you must have it to get it ... if you don`t just consider other hobbies

@AbelJames 3 жыл бұрын

dig the animation, welcome back Jeff!

@JeffSchneiderMusic 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Abel!

@crashkahuna 3 жыл бұрын

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

@jackgriffith9229 2 жыл бұрын

Jeff, Thank You for this post as I happen to be very skilled and talented at finding the worst possible sounding note and then playing that note multiple times During a solo but only if there are 60 people at the bar listening carefully and then saying that they could probably play solo at least as crappy sounding as mine !! To top it off I have a Jazz gig in Manhattan coming up and let’s hope that chord tones help me !! Tuesday April 19th 730 3rd Ave 22nd floor Rooftop terrace 12noon to 3pm. Jazz standards I’ll try not to butcher the tunes to badly!!

@johnr.803 3 жыл бұрын

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!

@DlmlZ 3 жыл бұрын

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. ;)

@Lurco8 3 жыл бұрын

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

@mksounds6326 3 жыл бұрын

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

@mad_j1749 Жыл бұрын

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!

@zimberlin9978 3 жыл бұрын

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

@purnimasdutta 3 жыл бұрын

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

@Eri.kikuchi 3 жыл бұрын

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

@leo-hg2fq 4 ай бұрын

Production quality is insane. What a contrast to the og video with the sax.

@filliiiii7 3 ай бұрын

You are musician?

@chriscopeman8820 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@0e0 3 жыл бұрын

the production of your videos have become phenomenal over the years

@kevinhornbuckle Жыл бұрын

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

@MrPianomonster 3 жыл бұрын

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

@enzopoggi2037 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Jeff. It´s very useful for piano player "more or less" like me. Warm regards

@26Kingrich 3 жыл бұрын

Welcome back and think you.

@TheChrist117 3 жыл бұрын

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

@zingardoh1 3 жыл бұрын

You are a good teacher. Stay safe.

@davidj6008 Ай бұрын

Good info, my dude Very, very useful for any level Thank you

@wonder6789 2 жыл бұрын

Love your retro graphics.

@charlieruisseau2476 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, looks great! I'll have a look to your methods, I love the simplicity of it and the way you explain things. 25 years of guitar, still absolutely unable to play an improv (other than randomly glueing random links I learnt along the way and noodling like an italian mama...)

@pickinstone 3 жыл бұрын

I am tempted to make a video looping what Jeff said from 2:48 to 3:10 over and over and over! Maybe one day, the internet will listen ;)

@jussijusajunttila7824 3 жыл бұрын

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

@Malchior_Rises 3 жыл бұрын

I agree its more about easily improvising well and then putting your flavor into it after so LESS MISTAKES MORE CORRECT MUSCLE MEMORY.

@aemk6129 3 жыл бұрын

Subscribed. Informative and simply put... thanks.

@hecateswolf6007 Жыл бұрын

This is excellent thanks very much really helpful

@guymustsingpatreon Жыл бұрын

Thank you Jeff!!!!

@CJonathan013 3 жыл бұрын

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

@tony3313 2 жыл бұрын

Great Tips and analysis. Thanks. I "Liked" and subscribed.

@Cvarier-channel 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@2002jorgeparr 3 жыл бұрын

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

@ramseyvoicestudio 3 жыл бұрын

What an amazing video! So helpful, thanks Jeff!

@MikeYousman 3 жыл бұрын

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

@musamor75 3 жыл бұрын

A very interesting approach- just coming back to basics, or essentials. A healthy approach. Actually, the visual effect this gives would be like considering chords tones as capitals, and scale tones as small letters. It is obvious, however, that BOTH are needed to make coherent sentences. Thanks for sharing.

@dougshankle7946 3 жыл бұрын

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

@BillyMac812 3 жыл бұрын

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

@robertgreen3702 Жыл бұрын

Excellent teaching, Jeff.👍👍

@nikigba 5 ай бұрын

Your videos are actually so goood

@meerajthakur9439 2 жыл бұрын

Really really cool lesson. Thanks

@jeffreydelisle7337 3 жыл бұрын

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

@joddiebaylas9541 3 жыл бұрын

So talented! More covers please!!!

@jimtessin4130 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent!!!!!

@thephunk1 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent lesson, Sir Schneider! Thank you!

@bassplayer9432 2 жыл бұрын

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

@MrLouloulepoux 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing! Always felt like I couldn’t grasp what makes a good solo compared to a spaghetti one, this is helping so much! Cheers man

@zecalimazeca 3 жыл бұрын

WHAT A GREAT TEACHER. HUGS AND TKS FROM BRAZIL.

@piktormusic2538 3 жыл бұрын

Helpful concept and explanation. Thanks Jeff.

@NigelCasey 3 жыл бұрын

I got mine yesterday, it’s super! If you play sax and want to improve buy it. Thanks Jeff

@babawawayoyo 3 жыл бұрын

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

@soyfelipedonoso 3 жыл бұрын

You're such a great teacher, Jeff!! Got every idea even though english isn't my first language PS: The edition is brutal!!!

@yusufylmaz6417 3 жыл бұрын

Great teaching and great editing!

@bbob288 3 жыл бұрын

Chord tones. Great advice for newbies. In fact, my jazz teacher told me to learn chord tones and arpeggios and any one can pretty much blag jazz! That's if you know chord extensions. So basically, learn all the chords you can 👍 It's the foundation.

@yaroslavtarnavskiy7721 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jeff. This is very useful video-lesson. Specially about sense of music, idea that solo brings. Do you have some more video about this topic?