Soloing Masterclass

Major Linear Concepts

Jay Umble·
4.8 (5 reviews)
·BEGINNER·1 lesson·1h 18m of video

About this masterclass

Jay Umble shares his approach to soloing over major chords, working from the chord form itself rather than running scales. Using G major 7 as the home base, he maps the chord across five positions of the neck (3rd, 5th, 7th, 10th, and 12th frets) and shows how small "micro" ideas in each position connect into a "macro" picture for whole-neck soloing.

What's covered

  • Viewing major 7 chords as interconnected positions rather than isolated shapes
  • Subsystems for line-building: fourth intervals, minor 7th intervals, fifths, and compound tenths
  • Translating each idea through all five neck positions so it works everywhere
  • When to use the natural 4 versus the sharp 4 over a major 7 chord
  • A Jaco-inspired bass line concept adapted to guitar
  • Chromatic tension and release — moving outside the key center and resolving

If your major-chord soloing feels boxed into one scale shape, this class offers a chord-form visualization method for a more open, spacious, modern sound across the whole fretboard.

Lessons in this masterclass

Lessons

  • 1Major Linear Concepts1h 18m

Reviews & Ratings

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Fulvio Garrione
Verified Purchase
4/6/2017

I would like to tell you about the lessons that I bought from Jay Mikes masterclasses<br /> Traduzione<br /> The first has been .. Major Linear how to play with class and taste of an agreement apparently static and Jay expertly crosses the Ionic with the Lydian mode with a refined timing.<br /> refined. The second Dominant Linear, even here on the timing of the sentences is the master and it starts to go out for the territories.<br /> The third dominant altered. Here. Experts in the field is to decrease tensions and stairs. These three classes in addition to succulent licks, Jay a lesson in how to connect the sentences on the handle.<br /> Traduzione<br /> The last Giant Steps, Jay is correctly emphasized for most of the video on the harmonica, because if you store the symmetries nn nn can be free to improvise with skill.<br /> Waiting for the second part I would like to publicly thank Jay for what he taught me.<br /> Fulvio

Paul Goodnough
12/24/2015

A very revealing approach to creating lines all over the fretboard. Playing inside and outside and freeing oneself from the theory of why something works and just making it sound good by resolving, is very liberating. I also think using a chord as an underlying basis for finding your way around seems to bring a more intuitive approach to finding and creating ideas. Thank you Jay.

Erik Schlosser
2/2/2011

Jay has some great ideas about creating modern lines over major chords. These concepts sound very modern and fresh, yet they are so connected to the physical layout of the guitar, you wonder how you could have ever missed them. <br /> <br /> Great materials and clear presentation! Thanks!

Pat Lajoie
1/14/2011

This video is filled with modern improvisational concepts applied to the major chords. It's then up to the advancing student to start applying these concepts to Melodic/Harmonic minor. <br /> <br /> Jay has the ability to demonstrate these concepts fluently.

Milton
Verified Purchase
7/6/2014

Content first rate.<br /> Jay has a good way of communicating the concepts<br /> ....and many of them sound great and fresh to me.<br /> Only reason for 4 stars [vs 5] is that the<br /> video quality is not what we've become accustomed to<br /> with other content providers....notably MMMC....and the lack of built in slow down facility.<br /> Considering the pricing of your [excellent] content<br /> it would be good if the videos could be played on<br /> other formats with slow down feature built in.<br /> VLC works well....for instance.<br /> So....what about considering the cost of the videos?<br /> Love Jay's stuff and would get all of his offering....but....a $ is a $ ...I'm sure you'd get more business to more than make up the difference...&amp;/or<br /> offer a limited time stream for cheaper....What do you think?<br /> The buzz would be greater through the likes of the Jazz Guitar Forum for instance where I rarely if ever see<br /> Mike's Masterclasses discussed.

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About the instructor

Jay Umble
Jay Umble has studied with world-renowned guitarists Pat Martino and Joe Diorio and has released two recordings which incorporate straight ahead and modern jazz styles. He is currently finishing a recording project with international percussionist, Jamey Haddad from the Paul Simon Group. Jay is on the faculty of Bucknell University and Susquehanna University where he teaches guitar mechanics, harmony, theory and fretboard integration in addition to general guitar playing. He has several instructional books published through Mel Bay Publications with endorsements from such jazz greats as Steve Kahn, Pat Martino, Paul Bollenback, Joe Diorio, Barry Greene, Sid Jacobs and Rene Stefano. Jay's latest book, "Payin' Your Dues With The Blues", is due out in the Fall of 2007. He serves as a jazz guitar clinician for the Central Pennsylvania Friends of Jazz organization and also writes a monthly guitar column for their newsletter. Jay performs throughout Central Pennsylvania with his Jazz Standards Trio, Duo and his modern trio, STRING THEORY. Latest Class Psychology, Philosophy & Methodology for the Jazz Guitarist - I