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@amziadi
8 ай бұрын
How this man is not way more famous on KZitem is beyond me. Absolutely masterful command of lead jazz guitar.
@guitarlots
8 ай бұрын
I know right
@rillloudmother
8 ай бұрын
He is well known in the real world as a jazz musician. The interweb is the lie.
@amziadi
8 ай бұрын
I’m glad that’s the case! To be clear I meant my comment with utmost respect. Ben deserves all the recognition. He’s one of the best jazz guitarists in the scene today for sure.
@guitarlots
8 ай бұрын
Ben should have at least a couple hundred thousand subs, something is off, he shreds better than most
@joseph2707
8 ай бұрын
I was thinking the exact same thing!
@DrKennyWang
7 ай бұрын
Love your chill, no pressure instruction.
@beneunson
7 ай бұрын
So glad you enjoyed it! 😀
@david-fletcher
8 ай бұрын
The main thing I take from this is how all the greats thought, wrote and played, which is to say; all truly great music is chordal. A great solo comes afterwards…..weaving it’s way through, connecting and outlining each chord.
@LydianLunch
8 ай бұрын
Great overview! I found Pat Metheny’s versions of Giant Steps very inspirational. I’m sure you’ve heard them. Most interesting I thought was how he sometimes plays the changes but then also finds more modal ways to float over the changes, while using chromatic phrasing and side slipping. Plus he had the courage to slow it way down and put it over a bossa groove. And this was before anyone else had released a version, I think. Very brave. Thanks Ben.
@beneunson
8 ай бұрын
I love Pat's version, it has long been a huge inspiration 😀
@lumpyleg1
8 ай бұрын
In the second half I like to play all the chords as rising min7 shapes by a tone, i.e over the Fm7-Bb7 Play Fm7 then over the Ebmaj7 play Gm7 then over Amin7 D7 play Amin7 and then over the Gmaj7 play Bm7 etc etc has a great sequential and rising feel to it
@beneunson
8 ай бұрын
Great approach! 😀
@cameronpfiffner3415
8 ай бұрын
Ben, this is so much fun. You’re so gentle and unassuming, sort of like a Mr. Rogers of jazz guitar. Perhaps you could wear a comfy sweater when you do your videos. Thanks for the instruction.
@beneunson
8 ай бұрын
Haha thank you so much, I really appreciate it! I might just get a comfy sweater for my next video 😀
@LM43243
8 ай бұрын
Incredible playing, I really mean it, but I don't understand how people enjoy listening to jazz and crazy chromatic solo's, never got it. To me it just sounds like random notes, but maybe it gets more interesting if you understand the musicality behind the notes. Jazz listeners out here, what do you think? Really want to like it but I find myself next'ing jazz tunes as soon as the solo's go wild.
@jameserenberger3425
5 ай бұрын
I would recommend starting with stuff from the Swing era of jazz before moving to bebop or post-bop stuff. Try Django Reinhardt's "Minor Swing", and Charlie Christian on "Swing to Bop". Those are two of my favorites. If you like those, I recommend listening to anything by those guys, and try Wes Montgomery's version of "Round Midnight". I hope that helps!
@Crussman499
8 ай бұрын
Amazing as usual. I'd love to see a collaboration between you and Matteo Mancuso.
@beneunson
8 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching! I would love that!
@AlexFCarl
8 ай бұрын
Dude, you always have the best shirts.
@beneunson
8 ай бұрын
Haha thanks for watching!
@PaulOrtiz
6 ай бұрын
Do you have a full length version of the slower version? Absolutely loved that.
@beneunson
6 ай бұрын
I don't, but I might record one. Thanks for listening!
@GistOfItMedia
8 ай бұрын
I turned 30 as a guitarist and all the sudden I'm getting jazz improv recommendations from youtube. The algorithm has us all figured out and in this case I'm okay with it
@beneunson
7 ай бұрын
Happy Birthday! And thanks for watching! 😀
@midi1529
8 ай бұрын
Ben all very helpful ideas... Sir
@beneunson
7 ай бұрын
So glad you liked it!
@znmaf
8 ай бұрын
Fantastic lesson !!
@beneunson
8 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!
@fenixfyre
8 ай бұрын
Ben is one of my favorite guitar players
@beneunson
8 ай бұрын
Thank you so much, I really appreciate it!
@rdog421
7 ай бұрын
Excellent analysis and playing! Thank you!
@beneunson
7 ай бұрын
Thanks so much!
@ManfredElsingBielefeld
8 ай бұрын
you´re a beast on jazzguitar!Very talented and very clever,thx for your inspirations!
@beneunson
8 ай бұрын
thanks so much!
@shchshzh
8 ай бұрын
thanks a lot! very clear
@beneunson
7 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@jjguitar3055
8 ай бұрын
Inspiring lesson and awesome playing. Playing over changes in +300 bpm is hard whether it’s Giant steps or a blues. For Giant steps changes I found Jerry Bergonzi’s book Melodic Structures very useful. It sounds to me also like the same way John Coltrane approached soloing on these changes. Practicing this tune has been an ongoing project for the last 20 years or so on and off, back to it again now I guess. Thanks!
@beneunson
8 ай бұрын
Jerry's book is GREAT (all of his books are)!!! 😀
@ignacioito8606
8 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@beneunson
7 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@mariobarrela
8 ай бұрын
I like to do some close voice leading with the triads and one more cromatic note that glues to the next triad, going always up one triad and down in the next triad. With the triad and the chromatic note we have 4 8th notes.
@beneunson
8 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing your insight! 😀
@LoveOneAnotherHeSaid
8 ай бұрын
Young man. On the sax. Go on.
@mathewg1747
8 ай бұрын
You made this so entertaining!
@beneunson
8 ай бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@matthiasscheffler548
8 ай бұрын
Very informative and well explained!
@beneunson
8 ай бұрын
Thanks Matthias! Always appreciate your support
@andreasjonsson5823
8 ай бұрын
Brilliant video, Ben! Amazing approach to Giant Steps, gonna work on my soloing today 😀
@beneunson
8 ай бұрын
Thanks Andreas!
@gitarmats
8 ай бұрын
I remember I had to write and practice a lot of etudes for myself in order to be able to play anything coherent on it in an improv aproaching the higher tempos, but I certainly did not feel free on it. Maybe I should revisit it and see if I can make some more progress.
@beneunson
8 ай бұрын
I created a lot of etudes for these changes as well - I definitely found it to be helpful! 😀
@gitarmats
8 ай бұрын
@@beneunson Yeah, I really like that method too. Especially for stuff that is meant to be played fast.
@newtension
8 ай бұрын
Love your style man of playing, really inspiring!
@beneunson
8 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!
@George-jo7mi
7 ай бұрын
Thanks for shredding some light on triads. I play tenor and want to add this approach to my playing.
@beneunson
7 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for watching! I hope it was useful for you!
@Niilo-e7z
8 ай бұрын
Awesome I'm going to need some more listens very soon..i love your work..❤❤
@beneunson
8 ай бұрын
Glad you liked it! 😀
@alvarocarranzatapia9640
8 ай бұрын
Es uno de los videos más hermosos que he visto en mi vida!!! Thanks Ben! :D
@beneunson
8 ай бұрын
I'm so glad you liked it! Thank you!
@bobjanetmart506
8 ай бұрын
yes!
@bailahie4235
2 ай бұрын
Cool opening.... ! Didn't know that Giant Steps can also sound so good on electric guitar...
@beneunson
2 ай бұрын
So glad you liked it, thank you!
@bailahie4235
2 ай бұрын
@@beneunson I forwarded it even to another professional guitarist I know... He was also impressed by your channel.
@beneunson
2 ай бұрын
So glad to hear you shared it, thanks again!
@bailahie4235
2 ай бұрын
@@beneunson He is the founder of a well-known guitar school in Amsterdam, Wim den Herder, see: kzitem.info/news/bejne/qIp82Gd4r6Gke5w😃 Possibly, they are going to refer your channel as well... !
@xprophet9
8 ай бұрын
Oh my God! Maestro I just saw this at 4:00 AM…sir you are truly spectacular! I am now a new disciple…
@beneunson
7 ай бұрын
I really appreciate it! Thanks for watching!
@WilliamApplegate1959
28 күн бұрын
great
@hotclubsrq
11 күн бұрын
Cool guitar!
@beneunson
5 күн бұрын
Thanks!
@pippolocascio2145
7 ай бұрын
Big Ben
@MichaelGodinho
8 ай бұрын
Awesome playing!! ❤
@beneunson
8 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@Dilla4life
3 ай бұрын
Cool Axe!
@beneunson
3 ай бұрын
Thanks so much!
@randiseriss
3 ай бұрын
Great
@beneunson
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@TM-jo4wz
8 ай бұрын
I read that the reason the piano player was playing sparsely on the original recording was he had never heard it before going into the studio for the recording! How’s that for playing off the cuff first time?
@beneunson
7 ай бұрын
Yes indeed! Pretty crazy, right?
@T1fixFelix
7 ай бұрын
Great video! Got a new sub from me. Just curious, who's drumming on the slower tempo track you played on in the beginning?
@beneunson
7 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for joining me here!
@Zxx459
8 ай бұрын
Slonimsky book is just exercises book breaking down the division of the scale.
@walterhollowayjr.9763
8 ай бұрын
Coltrane studied with Dennis Sandole.There is a recording of Dennis playing a tune that had these changes before John Coltrane made Giant Steps. This was in the 50's. I think he was influenced by Dennis.
@beneunson
8 ай бұрын
Great observation, thanks for watching!
@MrLikeAsatellite
8 ай бұрын
I would recommend to try to play lines that remotely resemble what one would call a melody.
@micoleccionpop8427
4 ай бұрын
very informative video, btw where you get your shirt fom
@beneunson
4 ай бұрын
Thanks so much! Got it from a vintage clothing shop
@CJ-nm8sw
8 ай бұрын
I understand the general theory but I can't wrap my head about anyone playing these changes this easily. I certainly can't.
@beneunson
8 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for watching!
@ShawnMlekush-cv4ll
8 ай бұрын
😮😮😮 Whaaa.....? Incredible!
@beneunson
8 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@jimphilidor9031
8 ай бұрын
That triad exercise sounds like it could work as some pleasant but weird pop song.
@beneunson
8 ай бұрын
Haha I agree!
@mikegeld1280
Ай бұрын
What's a good "hack " for a bassist to keep up on this piece,(I have an idea 🤔),but what's yours?
@beneunson
Ай бұрын
Thanks for watching! I always think it's great to start as slowly as you need to maintain a steady, uninterrupted flow of notes. Then you could gradually increase the speed as you see fit. Hope that helps!
@mikegeld1280
Ай бұрын
@@beneunson that IS great advice and it works,heres another one,"the whole tone chromatic concept,similar to the LCC,same idea,because "Giant Steps" revolves around augmented,that's a good alternative to triads and trying to arpeggiate in real time to keep up,it kinda only works ok for bass,but I dont see why not,🤔
@chavruta2000
8 ай бұрын
what gave me the most trouble was the fact that you never really get a rest and sit on one chord at any time. other songs give you a place to sit for a breather during the form
@derkjanvangennep4830
8 ай бұрын
Great lesson! Personally, I think that the Tad Dameron turnaroud might also have been of influence on the changes in Giant Steps...🤔
@beneunson
8 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for watching! And yes, a great point!
@SouvikRoyChowdhury
8 ай бұрын
hey Ben you're great.... i wanted to know how do you get your tone...??/ what amp and pedals do you use??
@beneunson
8 ай бұрын
Thanks so much! I discuss it a bit here: kzitem.info/news/bejne/p32b3IxjeqyJhKQ ... but I might make an updated version soon!
@SaschaOnBass
7 ай бұрын
Man!!! Wooooo!
@beneunson
7 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@richieoftampa994
5 ай бұрын
Interesting double cut.
@beneunson
5 ай бұрын
It's a great guitar, thanks for watching!
@orson7572
8 ай бұрын
Was not aware of Harold Shapero, very interesting
@beneunson
8 ай бұрын
Fascinating right!?
@BenLubin
8 ай бұрын
Shout out to dude’s shirt
@beneunson
7 ай бұрын
😂😂😂
@bakters
8 ай бұрын
You are actually better than Mike Stern, whom I remember hearing for the first time almost three decades ago. Okay, I'm not ready to say "better" yet, after refreshing my memory. Surely faster, surely superior on many levels, but let me absorb it a bit more. But damn, you are *good* , like really good! Edit: I wrote too soon. You are better. No questions.
@beneunson
7 ай бұрын
I really appreciate it! I played before Mike many times for a few years at The 55 Bar in NYC, it was a wonderful experience. Thanks again for watching 😀
@mauti8550
8 ай бұрын
Cool shirt,Ben.
@beneunson
8 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching! 😀
@JerryDipstick
8 ай бұрын
I like your shirt
@beneunson
7 ай бұрын
Glad you liked it! Thanks
@csharp57
8 ай бұрын
If there were two annoying songs I would delete from the universe, it would be Giant Steps and Freebird 😂
@paulsimon6544
8 ай бұрын
Kick ass!
@beneunson
8 ай бұрын
thanks!
@paulsimon6544
8 ай бұрын
@@beneunsonI love playing the tune. Even though it only has three chord centers, it is not an easy composition to create phrases that flow through the changes smoothly. Man 340 bpm is insane and very few could even play the slightest thing that makes sense anywhere near that tempo. Wow
@marinooliveira4204
4 ай бұрын
Yo ben cool video but i don't you're just playing triads in your solos Can you go deeper on how you're developing your linear vocabulary in these changes?
@beneunson
4 ай бұрын
Going to make a follow-up video soon! Thanks for watching!
@Romphilon
8 ай бұрын
Thanks a lot, Ben! I played "Giant steps" about ten years ago in Academy and did record after exam. I practiced in slow tempo in bossa style, it was more comfortable. I used three scales and then try to build some sequences by gluing short {3-4 notes) phrases. Also I added tetrahords, pentatonic and hexatonic. Anyway it took a lot of time and patience but it was really interesting job! Bravo for great performance and lesson!
@beneunson
8 ай бұрын
I love Giant Steps as a bossa - that's a great approach you took! Thanks for watching 😀
@ignacioito8606
8 ай бұрын
I used to practice on intervals over G.S. like: 3>5>2...3>5>2 (for each chord or tone) or two different intervals combinations: 3>5>2...5>2>3 etc but it's a total mental masturbation lol
@gregoryvazquez4625
8 ай бұрын
Tommy Flanagan was given the music to Giant Steps the day and time of recording whereas Coltrane practiced his ass off to make sure no one outshined him on the album according to musicians close to them at the time.
@beneunson
8 ай бұрын
Interesting! Thanks for sharing
@CommenterFromJupiter
8 ай бұрын
Maurice Ravel has a composition called "Ondine" which also has a section nearly identical to Giant Steps. Do you ever practice improvising on the keyboard behind you? It'd be fun to hear you play! edit: originally put wrong composition name
@seanbeadles7421
8 ай бұрын
Which section lmao
@pangeaproxima3681
8 ай бұрын
_Maurice Ravel has a composition called "Bolero"...,_ everybody knows that.
@CommenterFromJupiter
8 ай бұрын
@@seanbeadles7421 My mistake. Ondine by Ravel
@beneunson
8 ай бұрын
Great observation! I might play some keyboard/piano one day soon!
@CommenterFromJupiter
8 ай бұрын
@@beneunson Awesome you're the best man! Love ya!
@CBGypsy03
7 ай бұрын
Frank brothers guitar ??
@beneunson
7 ай бұрын
It is!
@CBGypsy03
7 ай бұрын
@beneunson Sure is pretty :). Very nice playing man.
@robinr.2233
8 ай бұрын
Those intervals are not at all comfortable (as is the minor pentatonic scale) on guitar. Ben Eunson is obviously a master of these finger positions. As Ted Greene said, “It’s only difficult until you learn it”. But, learning those fingerings are far more daunting than what most jazz players have under their fingers. Just watching Eunson play makes my hand hurt.
@guitarlots
8 ай бұрын
Muscle memory from years of practice. A serious effort made and tons of wood shedding to become an inspiration to everyone. The man is very gifted and remarkable to watch
@robinr.2233
8 ай бұрын
@@guitarlots - indeed. Plus being about to reach 5 frets at a time is a blessing.
@smb_plush
8 ай бұрын
I wonder if Eric Johnson got some of his phrasing tendencies from this piece of music.
@beneunson
7 ай бұрын
That's definitely possible!
@honey10music
8 ай бұрын
Great lesson as usual. what gear are you using? it sounds amazing.thank you
@beneunson
8 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! The sounds here are coming from my Frank Brothers Guitar 😀
@manwithapan9481
8 ай бұрын
I dunno it gets to a point where it's just noise 🤷🤷
@simongordonx
7 ай бұрын
Dont believe him He's an alien from a parallel universe.🖖
@beneunson
7 ай бұрын
🤣
@MrJazzharmonie1
8 ай бұрын
I love your shirt Where did you buy it ? otherwise it's great what you're doing...you're playing too slowly but it's okay...
@beneunson
8 ай бұрын
Got it at a local store, thanks so much! 😀
@kvnboudreaux
8 ай бұрын
Just play any note one of them will land
@beneunson
7 ай бұрын
Haha you might be right! 😂
@TotalMeltdown2
8 ай бұрын
Complex? Yes. Pleasing to the ears? No. This song could easily be used as a torture device by the military. Don't get me wrong. I think dissonance can be great when used effectively in music but this is just obnoxious and unpleasant
@jazzman1954
8 ай бұрын
Giant steps should never have been recorded and released. It’s an exercise for improvising musicians. It’s about as interesting as watching athletes do press ups or actors do voice exercises. Unfortunately generations of young wannabe jazzers have now inflicted audiences with attempts to prove their status by performing this ugly exercise in public. I fully appreciate this teachers skills but ask yourself that awkward question; who’s actually going to want to listen to that solo never mind pay to listen to that solo? Ever wondered why jazz went from being Pop music (Louis Armstrong) to the esoteric backwater of unemployed academics (half of the jazz tutor videos on KZitem)?
@j.s.m.5351
8 ай бұрын
AI has gone too far!
@beneunson
8 ай бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@rpalmese
8 ай бұрын
Great player. However, he must stop looking at himself trying to decide which is the best side of his face, left or right? Left or right? Funny and distracting. Great player, though…
@terr4c0
Ай бұрын
Keep crying
@leeDs718
8 ай бұрын
the best approach for me, is to not approach this piece at all
@beneunson
7 ай бұрын
Fair enough!
@matthollingshead6860
7 ай бұрын
i love how fast you solo over.these changes and how calmly and deliberately you explain in simple terms how to get the just of soloing over these chords. After many several.years and a couple of decades trying to crack this nut..it feels like its starting to click. Again, your buddha-like demeanor makes it easier to digest!?❤ Thanks!
@beneunson
7 ай бұрын
I really appreciate it! Thank you so much 😀
@Holden_Stuff
6 ай бұрын
Ben, I love ya!
@beneunson
4 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for watching!
@ivonsmith4255
8 ай бұрын
Stunning work as always Ben! But also love your clarity of plying AND explaining!! Great stuff. You’re a legend.
@beneunson
8 ай бұрын
I really appreciate it, thank you so much!
@Kriegter
2 ай бұрын
I thought the chord changes were arpeggios at first
@Zxx459
8 ай бұрын
Quincy JONES WEAK ARGUMENT.ABOUT COLTRANE EVERYTHING EVER PLAYED was from the book " IS ABSURD!! The division of the scale..Quincy JONES ALSO USED IT..EVERYONE USED IT N STILL WE USED IT .
@Ben180173
8 ай бұрын
What a great lesson! Instant follow and can you please tell me what guitar that is? It's a beaut!
@beneunson
8 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for watching! It's a Frank Brothers: www.frankbrothersguitars.com/
@Gaiaslover
2 ай бұрын
I have been soloing over this tune for many years and it is a daily habit of mine. I can improvise quite freely with the original song but this 340 bpm is very exciting! Anyone knows where I could find such a rapid backing track?
@chavruta2000
8 ай бұрын
maybe there is hope for us mortal guitar players!
@picksalot1
8 ай бұрын
Beautifully explained and demonstrated. Subscribed 👍
@beneunson
8 ай бұрын
Thanks for joining me!
@the-LeoKnightus
8 ай бұрын
As a jazz ley man and a country guitar picker, I appreciate you breaking down the structure of the theme and motif of what's happening in these 2 pieces.
@beneunson
8 ай бұрын
So glad you liked it! Thanks! 😀
@lukewilliamsactual3691
8 ай бұрын
It is relatively easy to play over it horizontally rather than vertically. As pointed out, the key centers form an Eb augmented triad. Just using major scales, spell the Eb augmented triad backward (B,G,Eb) for the first section and forward (Eb,G,B) for the second section. The second section is straight forward II V I progressions. The tricky part is the harmonic rhythm of the first section where key centers change in the middle of the measure.
@sixmillionaccountssilenced6721
8 ай бұрын
How is it moving in major 3rds if it's B - G? Shouldn't it be in minor 6ths? I mean the direction does matter. Major third would be the opposite G - B.
@beneunson
8 ай бұрын
Great observation, thanks for sharing!
@reverb508
8 ай бұрын
Thanks alot. My face is stuck in a permanent stank face after listening to that solo.
@beneunson
7 ай бұрын
So glad you liked it!
@RichardDAUDE
8 ай бұрын
That Quincy Jones quote had such a "Da Vinci Code" vibe 😱
@akunsosmed6264
8 ай бұрын
Omg...Beauty Prashing 😊
@beneunson
8 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for listening!
@jaredwilliams1031
8 ай бұрын
Couldn't you just take the Eb minor pentatonic, the B minor pentatonic, and the G minor pentatonic scales, and throw those over the ii-v's in the key centers down a major third from each?
@beneunson
7 ай бұрын
You could do that! It works!
@ozzie-sk9dh
8 ай бұрын
Great shirt bro'
@beneunson
8 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@Niilo-e7z
8 ай бұрын
Thanks
@beneunson
8 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for your support!
@bailahie4235
8 күн бұрын
The 220 bpm version is also wonderful. You're a truly gifted guitarist... ;-) Do you also have the 220 bpm version as a separate video?
@beneunson
5 күн бұрын
Thank you so much for checking it out! The 220 bpm is only part of this video. Thanks again!
@bailahie4235
5 күн бұрын
@@beneunson A pity, I'd love to hear a separate 220 bpm version. Request submitted ... ;-)
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