In this video, you’ll learn a very cool jazz guitar soloing approach that Jonathan Kreisberg plays over his version of Out Of Nowhere – The Lateral Melody Trick!
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Greg O’Rourke
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It looks like you are basically using the same sequence of notes on different areas of the fretboard so it’s an easy way to riff on the melody. Thanks for the tip.
Thanks for your comment Richard and for checking out the video :)
I might have called this parallel instead of lateral, but it’s a definite thing. Another one that works really well is those first three notes of Misty. It’s 5-3-7 on the first bar, but it easily works as b3-R-5 on minor sevenths, etc.
Yes you have a point James :) Agreed that it’s a trick that can work with many motifs and ideas. It’s more an exploratory thing where you can try playing the shape of a phrase in different places of the fretboard to see what effects you can get.
Fabulous Greg! Always great to hear from you. Enjoy how you pick up on those interesting modes/motifs etc. Thanks for sharing your insight!
It’s a pleasure Dan – I appreciate you!
cool and smooth like a good beer.
not sure where to play that idea, how to start it..
So after stating the first phrase, where do you repeat it and does it fit the chords?
great mini lesson.