Using This Scale Instantly Turns You Into a Jazz Fusion God

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Using This Scale Instantly Turns You Into a Jazz Fusion God

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In today's video, we are going to take all those theory concepts we have been learning over the years and throw them away.
We will be using an E Dorian backing track for this class.
Our subject for this lesson is dissonance, a topic that does not need much explanation. Dissonance is using notes that are not part of the key, this is what is known as playing outside. You can't use it all the time, but if you inject those dissonances every once in a while, they can sound really cool.
The first core element to play with dissonance is having good rhythmic phrasing. With a good rhythmic foundation, everything you play is going to sound good. I personally like to use sixteen note subdivisions to create rhythmic phrases. Rhythm can make those bad sounds sound good.
I discovered the scale that we are going to use in this lesson by accident while preparing another lesson. It starts with an E minor blues scale between frets twelve and fifteen, played on the first three strings. The idea is to use the same fingering pattern in all three strings. This gives us the third, the fourth, the diminished fifth, the fifth, the major sixth, the seventh, the root, the ninth and the third. The only note that is kind of dissonant is the flat five, but because it is the "blue note" our ears are used to it.
Next, I took that shape and moved it a fret higher. This gives us a lot more dissonant notes. However, as they are equally mixed with good notes the result is easily accepted by the ear.
When it gets really fun is when we take that formula and mapped it out across the fretboard. We start seeing some familiar patterns that are easy to play, some chromaticisms and much more.
Blend this shape with the minor pentatonic and blues scale for a perfect blend of in and out fusion playing.
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@bdeprima 2 жыл бұрын

OMG he really Is the Bob Ross of guitar instruction.

@Wallimann 2 жыл бұрын

Haha!

@RC32Smiths01 4 жыл бұрын

Fusion Jazz is something I will always admire and aspire to play in! Awesome and helpful lesson indeed! Cheers!

@CMM5300 Жыл бұрын

Lydian #2 #6 Hungarian minor mode 6 (dbl harm min) Or double harmonic major mode 2 however you want to look at it. That scale works over almost every chord. It works very nicely with both major and minor. This is a very easy approach to using Lydian #2 #6

@mysticmoose 4 ай бұрын

No! Dude. The notes - you can’t really explain them.

@amercieca 4 жыл бұрын

Another good lesson. Key here is the rhythm (IMHO). If one is 'in the rhythm' one can almost play anything and it will sound good. I.e. if you play outside notes with purpose, with the rhythm and then resolve the the good notes on the right beats, it will all work. Thanks David for leading to this; most helpful - as always!

@jfo3000 4 жыл бұрын

Yes. Playing in-time; with the rhythm, is the key to sounding like you're playing with conviction. This took me years to figure out on my own. And, playing with conviction allows you to play any dissonant note in passing and sound "good".

@ErixSamson 4 жыл бұрын

reminds me a victor Wooten vid where he makes all 12 notes sounding right on any chord changes

@ElementoShaman 4 жыл бұрын

Thats a great one!

@starchild692 4 жыл бұрын

Can you share the link please?

@vitorgarcia8022 3 жыл бұрын

Link????

@ianleonard3264 2 жыл бұрын

I believe it is a music is win video in which he is interviewed

@ianleonard3264 2 жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hq6UopSivLS7eWg.html

@SomeDumUsrName 3 жыл бұрын

You don't have to be "outside" to have dissonance. That's NOT what "dissonance" means. Yes, "outside" is definitely "dissonant" but "dissonance" does not mean being "outside." You can have dissonance and be in key.

@LilOlFunnyBoy 2 жыл бұрын

Very true. And it's the reason inexperienced players think that learning scales and following the 'right' notes is all you need to do to sound tasty.

@ThePilk160 Жыл бұрын

I mean there are tritones within the major scale

@SomeDumUsrName Жыл бұрын

@@ThePilk160 There is only one: the interval of the 4th and 7th degree which so happens is also the 7th and 3rd of the only dominant7 chord in the key.....the 5 chord. It wants to tug back to the one. That relationship (which exists nowhere else in the key) is what "functional harmony" is based on. As opposed to "modal harmony." Or even "diminished harmony."

@ThePilk160 Жыл бұрын

@@SomeDumUsrName that’s actually explained really well, thanks man

@Willjrockstar Жыл бұрын

"dissonance" is a term that refers to being in full spandex, hair perfect, eye liner just starting to run and ready to take the stage and rock. At that point youve become dissident... duh.

@NeuroplasticityReprogram 3 жыл бұрын

This was great. Exactly the encouragement I needed to bump myswlf up to the next level. Thank you for taking the time David.

@georgerodrigues4638 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for finally cracking the elusive 'outside' code for me after all these years. Used to wonder how all those seventies fusion/prog guys did it , now I know 😉👍

@marshallderriek1858 Жыл бұрын

I started off like most learning the boxes .. it gave me a foundation to build off .. I know what key I'm in and use the extra notes from experience to build from there too many young people get scaled to death and are not using their ears to make music ..just their fingers

@aptelbruno8316 4 жыл бұрын

C'est l'aventure ! I love your off-scale trip ! Thank you David.

@Wallimann 4 жыл бұрын

Merci!!

@CMM5300 Жыл бұрын

1 #2 3 #4 5 #6 7 Lydian #2 #6 He said r min3rd b5 5 min7 maj7 ( 1 b3 b5 5 b7 7) but he forgot the major 3rd which is on the high e string. It all reformulates to 1 #2 3 #4 5 #6 7 7 notes not 6 Lydian #6 #2 Your welcome everybody

@mikeviall811 13 күн бұрын

Thank you, exactly what I was looking for!

@markconrad1894 4 жыл бұрын

Loved it! I like fusion too. As always, FANTASTIC tone!

@MattMendians 4 жыл бұрын

I love that guitar! My acoustic is like that color. Of course I can’t play scales but can say great job Dave on the video production, and lessons!

@clarencebeaks1315 4 жыл бұрын

Matt Mendians what do you mean you can’t play scales? Learn the pentatonic scale to start and once you have that, move on to major or blues, then move on to the modes and you’ll be shredding in no time

@sebastionhawk5565 4 жыл бұрын

puts much into perspective when attempting to play outside the theory box; thanks! ...now i can maybe add some eloquent dissonance...

@SomeDumUsrName 3 жыл бұрын

Inside or "outside," it's ALL theory. Theory is not a box and thinking that way holds many people back. Theory is simply attempted explanation of what's going on in things that we think SOUND good. Theory is OPTIONS that can be explained and taught. It's NOT a set of RULES.

@sebastionhawk5565 3 жыл бұрын

@@SomeDumUsrName actually, theory IS a set of rules, as in rules when it comes to creating and naming chords...just like nomenclature in chemistry...but, I get your intended point, which is that one does not have to stick to the rules in a complete fashion. Theory never held me back, but, it gave me a solid foundation.It is I who holds me back when I forget tha I can step outside of those set RULES...

@SomeDumUsrName 3 жыл бұрын

@@sebastionhawk5565 That's with regard to the nomenclature. I'm not talkin' about the nomenclature and neither were you in your original comment. We are talking about the music itself and, once again, the theory - and nomenclature for that matter - is explanation and nothing more. Something that gives a means of communicating what is going on. Just like the explanation of whatever it is you do when you "step outside the box": The explanation of what that is and how it works is more "theory." It's ALL theory and there is NO BOX. There are rules present in only one place: Your ears.

@winstonsmith8240 2 жыл бұрын

Joe Pass used to say as long as you have the minor 3rd it's minor. Use your ears for the rest.

@anguscameron3958 4 жыл бұрын

G'Day , Have watched your channel for years and just wanted to say Thank You so much . Cheers

@arlleyg3 4 жыл бұрын

The best of the best music instructor on KZfaq. Plus... awesome guitar sound, always!! What do you use for the drives?

@jackzango427 4 жыл бұрын

Sweet Keisel!!! 👍😎🍺

@einsoflight18 4 жыл бұрын

BS"D You never cease to amaze and inspire! Thank you so much! 🙏

@bradduran7751 3 жыл бұрын

DUDE!!! This was an amazing vid, why did I never think of this?! Thanks dude!!

@CMM5300 Жыл бұрын

Lydian #6 #2

@willschut4917 Жыл бұрын

Great lesson but if I could give you one word of advice, for these kind of video's always use a guitar with fretmarkers. Makes what you are explaining so much more easy to visualise for your viewers. Just a thought...

@musicalgear1024 Жыл бұрын

Much easier and more understandable way to explain what you were shooting for imho.

@roballen49 11 ай бұрын

Love your phrasing!! Helpful lesson. Thanks

@blastsucarta1068 Жыл бұрын

I like that guitar and your red guitar with the backwards head stock

@gummybearsonstrike147 4 жыл бұрын

Nice touch of sass in your intro David! Thank you for all of your musical tips tricks and lessons!

@davidcapon1343 Жыл бұрын

Best lesson ever! So appreciate your insights and sharings

@pa4tim Жыл бұрын

As a kid I defined Jazz as a group of people that all play the same song but not at the same time, and fusion as a band that all play different songs but at the same time. Nowadays I love fusion. Nice lesson. I play for 40 years for most soloing and do not know theory but I play all over the fretboard. I now try to learn theory to know what to play instead of going autopilot . What I love, playing without thinking while watching a movie or so.

@SachaKornMusic Жыл бұрын

So easy and Sounds brilliant! You habe an awesome time man. And that makes it so cool…

@salsplace 4 жыл бұрын

Would be easier to follow if your guitar had fret markers.

@DoodlesHD719 4 жыл бұрын

If you had a good ear you wouldn't need little dots.

@salsplace 4 жыл бұрын

Jacob Lewis what does having a good ear have to do with what fret and position of the pentatonic he is demonstrating this technique on?

@DoodlesHD719 4 жыл бұрын

@@salsplace If your ear was good then you would hear what fret he's on. Duh.

@vent676 4 жыл бұрын

Sal Don't let the trolls wind you up. Fret markers would help. If Jacob Lewis had good brain he wouldn't need to comment.

@DoodlesHD719 4 жыл бұрын

@@vent676 Y'all are so cute

@katsafone Жыл бұрын

Top stuff David. You've given me something I can learn from

@SayonaraSixString Жыл бұрын

Very cool! Love these improv vocabulary builders!

@lucas.stimes 11 ай бұрын

What a g. No wrong notes. Only I disagree with❤

@blunderless Жыл бұрын

really helps that this is a 10 minute video, you take forever to get to the scale, and that none of your frets are labelled with the traditional dots most guitars use for reference points... on a video where you teach SCALES

@wesleyalan9179 4 жыл бұрын

Man...so cool,great lesson! ✌

@jamesldelkjr5655 8 ай бұрын

Great great lesson!

@ModernGuitar 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, Hexa is 6 ;)

4 жыл бұрын

Your comment now has Hexa likes : ), for now : )

@ModernGuitar 4 жыл бұрын

@ 😁

@RinH2O 4 жыл бұрын

Excellente et instructive vidéo... merci.

@HarlanHarvey76 4 жыл бұрын

Hexatonic David Awesome lesson And you make me play my 92 Carvin Dc135 koa 😁 love that Kiesel

@vent676 4 жыл бұрын

Hepta is seven. Hexa is six.

@HarlanHarvey76 4 жыл бұрын

@@vent676 I actually just came to correct that!! 🤭 I meant hexa but typed hepta...thx!

@CMM5300 Жыл бұрын

Funny thing he mis counted and forgot the major 3rd It's a heptatonic scale Lydian #2 #6

@Alephs11 4 жыл бұрын

You’re just awesome David

@guitarplayer5932 Жыл бұрын

he finally gets to the point around the 4 minute mark

@guilhermebahia8749 Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!

@donharrold1375 4 жыл бұрын

Tried this. All about conviction and rhythm. Found the main issue is I sound good for about 20 seconds and then run out of steam and start either repeating myself or stuff going of the rails .

@carlosmonteiro3425 Жыл бұрын

Aula super fantástica....!!!!

@housseineelhamidi1586 Жыл бұрын

WooW It Was Great Outstanding I love it really I love Jazz Fusion & Jazz Rock great Lesson can you play on this backing track next time this kind of Solo just play on that Dangerous Backing track I want to listen to full song improvisation ..... it’s important to to get more inspiration please play for us ...... (people from Planets Jupiter&Mars) I mean the Guitar players thank you for That Performance Sir ....... ..... ... 💫🎸🔥🎖🔥🎸💫 ......

@andystovermusic9200 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks David!!!🎼

@Mr.Wu. Жыл бұрын

Cool

@simonlinser8286 Жыл бұрын

I always find it funny that when one overlays out notes after having begun by overlaying in notes over the chords, once you switch to out playing and return back to the in notes the in notes always sound so much worse and it takes so much longer to transition back to in key, vs going from in to out usually involves just a second or two of wrong sounding. Like our brains are more willing to accept out notes and then they sound way better but once you've adjusted the regular old notes sound so boring

@borisgrgic842 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you David on your, as always, very helpful lesson ! Can you say something about ear training because I think it is the most important, when someone wont to reach your playing skills ! Cheers !

@pageluvva 4 жыл бұрын

Rhythm is important so you make the bad notes sound good............ Killer line David. That is a true music (and life) lesson right there.

@Wallimann 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Larry!

@carljunelfx7068 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@claudioandresgonzalez1427 4 жыл бұрын

Hola! Saludos desde Chile! Hi! Greetings from Chile!!. The first coment

@rajibborbhuyan7949 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent....

@mountainman8775 3 жыл бұрын

According to Ian Ring‘s scale finder, it‘s called Raga Jivantini ianring.com/musictheory/scales/3273

@CMM5300 Жыл бұрын

Lydian #6 #2 Hungarian minor (aka double harmonic minor) mode 6 Or double harmonic major mode 2 I guess it's missing one note. Lydian #6 #2 can be used over almost any chord

@tommagiatzis5862 Жыл бұрын

Septa tonics thanks

@BuckJoFiden 2 жыл бұрын

When I play outside I wear the appropriate hat and footwear

@LemonMeIon 3 жыл бұрын

Time for progressive metal! Opeth 🤘

@isaachimself Жыл бұрын

4:10

@paulterl4563 4 жыл бұрын

Nice! But you said chart of the chord on the screen but .... Thanx Ciao

@proequipments7210 3 жыл бұрын

GREAT LESSON ..WHAT WERE THE CHORDS U PLAYED?

@johnfisher7757 4 жыл бұрын

I mostly play 'outside' notes :(

@zapantalambda Жыл бұрын

Hello David. So this is for a minor chord. Question. How can we do it on a major chord? or what is the major chord version of this?

@ruudjonckman3097 2 жыл бұрын

CAn you furst lurn us how to get that sound wat we al neat for it

@elsenorxhace10anos86 4 жыл бұрын

He invented a scale guys, hexatonic.

@TheBaconWizard 2 жыл бұрын

hexatonic is a TYPE of scale, and there are hundreds of them.

@CMM5300 Жыл бұрын

I believe there's actually 7 notes there and it's Lydian #6 #2 Hungarian minor mode 6 Aka double harmonic minor mode 6 aka double harmonic major mode 2

@spacemonkey986 2 жыл бұрын

Diatonic = 2 Tritonic = 3 Tetratonic = 4 Pentatonic = 5 Hexatonic = 6 Septatonic = 7 Octatonic = 8 Novematonic = 9 Decatonic = 10 Didecatonic = 11 and so on.....

@giannispata931 2 жыл бұрын

Intrigued. Any further explanation?

@CMM5300 Жыл бұрын

12 equals chromatic

@pascalfrigano7449 2 жыл бұрын

Bonjour, très bonne vidéo, Dommage pas en français,

@hman2912 3 жыл бұрын

Sweet looking guitar. The Blues are strong on this guitar... Sorry.

@elsenorxhace10anos86 4 жыл бұрын

It is hexa David, penta is 5

@markslist1542 3 жыл бұрын

Is your tone here coming exclusively through the Ax-Fx?

@Wallimann 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah!

@JB19504 4 жыл бұрын

Hexatonic is 6.

@ScorpWriter 4 жыл бұрын

So Hexa, according to you, means five? What about Penta? Can I ask this? Does PENTA tonic ring a bell? LOL

@pedrotavares8691 3 жыл бұрын

Hexagon...polygon with 6 sides.....hexatonic scale = 6 note scale.

@gflyer45 4 жыл бұрын

I was hoping for sex god, but ok. 😉

@Wallimann 4 жыл бұрын

Does that too if you play your strings right...

@CMM5300 Жыл бұрын

People can't count. There are 7 notes

@billsny9243 Жыл бұрын

Hopefully you realized to always use a guitar with dots lol.

@RocktCityTim 4 жыл бұрын

Subtitle - How David makes wrong notes right! 💣 = 🌈

@thskywkr2147 2 жыл бұрын

Really a error on this is the guitar lesson is the guitar witout point on fretss i can stand nothing

@TheBaconWizard 2 жыл бұрын

@wulfenii64 4 жыл бұрын

Has aspects of the Hungarian minor mode.

@CMM5300 Жыл бұрын

Lydian #2 #6

@kevinwilliams8051 27 күн бұрын

Sorry, but this isn't jazz fusion. However, it might just be confusion.

@cool555breeze 4 жыл бұрын

PLEASE!! Lose the guitar without fret markers....

@danteyoutu 2 жыл бұрын

That sounded kinda awful, even in the context of using chromatic leading notes

@Wallimann 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah man, it’s a bit out there!

@CMM5300 Жыл бұрын

Lydian #6 #2 works over almost any chord Probably sounds best over a dominant 7 chord #2 3 manipulates the 3rd #6 (b7) 7 manipulates the b7 to the leading tone 7 resolving to 1 It has the #4 so it doesn't spoil the resolution the #4 resolves to 4 wich will be 1 when the dominant 7 ( v chord) resolves to the I chord