Strings Attached Podcast #1 JIM CLARK
Meet Jim Clark, not only a good friend of mine, but a fabulous rock player, great educator and now a coach for young working guitarists. He recently brought out a short eBook detailing some really interesting concepts about how to visualise the fretboard and give you the tools to play over literally anything. Here we dig into his background in teaching/playing and how this has fed into his interesting concepts about the fretboard 'conveyor belt' and much more.
Jim's offering a great discount on his eBook Mastering Guitar Navigation for Confident Stage Performance:
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(I'm not affiliated in any way, nor receiving any commission from Jim's book or coaching business)
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Initially this was just a quick zoom chat, but I thought I might turn it into a podcast, so forgive the slightly scuzzy video and quiet guitar in places. This was a long and interesting chat without any set questions, but here's a basic breakdown of some of the topics. Enjoy!
0:00 Intro & Jim's teaching/playing background
5:40 Mindset and Systems
13:30 1 Lick 50 Ways vs 50 Licks with zero flexibility
19:50 Jim's Coaching
30:40 It's All Pentatonic Sh*t!
37:50 Jim's eBook
38:32 Using CAGED
42:30 Playing from the Root
49:20 The Fretboard 'Conveyor Belt'
52:00 Playing through the Changes
57:30 More complicated changes (e.g. Spain)
1:03:20 Hearing the Harmony
1:10:50 Practice
1:14:00 Thinking like a Musician
1:18:49 Transcribing & Bookending Licks
1:27:30 Outro & Thanks