Playing Over Changes Made Easy!

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[DanielJenkins]

One of the best teachers on YouTube I’ve ever seen. No joke. You are helping me just by watching these. Tomorrow I’m starting practice and I’ve got 7 weeks to become a much better guitarist before I go back to playing 7 nights a week on the ships again. Amazing man. Really amazing. Thank you!

[peterbartreiner]

These lessons are gold. Your advice about being intentional about the chord tones that are targeted is so powerful, although it takes time work out exactly what they might be and concatenation to land there in the heat of an improvisation. But as with getting anywhere, the solution is practice, practice, practice. Thanks for your always useful advice.

[Nozmo_King_NJ]

You break things down in such an easy and understandable way, much appreciated.

[JohnGriffith-ww]

Jack
Good Morning and thank you for this music lesson as I am already sounding a bit less crummy and feeling sort of good about it! 😎🎸

[Thelavendel]

totally agree with the comments. Best guitar teacher on YouTube!

[davidswanepoel]

Your lessons are classy and tasteful . Love it . Thanks Jack .

[aminahmed]

What a fantastic video have a wonderful day Jack also happy Easter ❤❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊😊

[tomanderson]

I really great little lesson, 🎉 Jack, thanks!

[mykneeshurt]

I love red SG's. Also, great video.

[innerstream]

Thank you! I appreciate how clear you make this and how you break it down so we can understand! 🙏😊🎸

[StevieWonder]

Love this! So simple! Thank you for sharing this!

[boyimbornal]

You've done it again jack!! Another light bulb moment from you!! Thank you!! 🙏🙏

[coastercook]

Thanks, Jack. For simplicity on this exercise, would you say to land on the corresponding third on the fourth beat of each measure?

[ChristopherOrth]

Direct and useful! Awesome advice, thanks

[neilgitman]

Really enjoy your lessons Jack. If you haven't already done this perhaps a lesson on the transition chord on bar 8 of a blues would be cool, what melodies/scales etc. For a blues guy it involves the b9 of the root chord which is cool and out of the blues scale idiom. This important chord seems neglected to me. Thanks Jack and keep up the great

[greenygg]

I'm always looking the root notes over the changes to try and find a triad shape or something lick/pattern wise i can remember. Aiming for 3rds is making my brain hurt. Will try it though, Jacks advice is inspiring

[PorterFamilyYTYoutTubePremium]

What up Jack! Love ur channel man! Referred from Palmisano guitar gate. Starting my guitar journey in 2020 and loving every minute… well not every min… lol😊. But most. Wondering how u feel about this take: I see many many channels expressing what is difficult are hard for folks to play melodically or more musical, but when I hear that I’m not sure what to compare it too, since everyone teaching seems to express same concerns. Do u have any examples of good players (able to play without buzzing or some of those other rookie things) but that show someone not yet using the techniques and moves that make them melodically or musical player. Probably could have worded that different but thanks sir.. keep it up… love all ur diminished lines!!

[slicksalmon]

Why don’t we just be honest and admit that playing over changes is not easy. Arpeggios take a ton of practice. Hooking them together takes even more.

[BobbyCulpepper.srvfender]

My problem isnt so much coming up with something to play as it as knowing what im playing over, and i cant find any help or suggests for that, i guess it comes naturally to everyone else

[Nikoo]

Easy: when I feel I am messing things up, I just “leave space” 😂 (stop playing).