The “Piano Secret” Wes Montgomery Used to Master the Fretboard
Wes Montgomery wasn't the only one who saw the fretboard diagonally — Django Reinhardt did too. The Django Line is the second diagonal structure that unlocks the whole neck. This video is part of the series: "VoiceLid Jazz Guitar: The Diagonal Harmony Series 🔶 Wes to Django" ▶ Start from the first video in this playlist: • VoiceLid Jazz Guitar: The Diagonal Harmony... Previous episode: • Stop Playing in "Boxes": The Wes & Django ... Next episode: • How Wes Montgomery Plays ii–V 🔶 The Hidden... 🎸 What if Wes Montgomery’s “Wes Line” wasn’t the beginning — but the continuation of another legend’s idea? In this lesson, Junewon Choi (VoiceLid Jazz Guitar) uncovers *Wes Montgomery’s second secret: The Django Line* — a diagonal logic that began with Django Reinhardt’s two-finger technique and evolved into Wes’s melodic phrasing. You’ll learn: • How Django’s limited technique led to limitless harmonic invention • How Wes built his diagonal “Wes Line” on Django’s foundation • The A-form / B-form shapes both players used across the fretboard • Why this diagonal harmony connects guitarists and pianists alike • How this logic became the root of the *Functional Diagonal Approach* --- #JazzGuitar #WesMontgomery #DjangoReinhardt #VoiceLeading #FunctionalDiagonalApproach -- 🕒 *Chapters* 00:00 Intro — What is the Django Line? 01:15 Django’s Two-Finger Fretboard Logic 03:10 A-Form and B-Form: The Two Diagonal Shapes 05:25 Wes Montgomery’s Connection to Django’s Movement 08:40 Applying the Django Line on ii-V-I Progressions 11:20 Voice-Leading Across the Neck (Diagonal Motion) 13:45 How Pianists Like Bill Evans Used the Same Structure 16:00 Practical Routine: Turning Harmony into Melody 18:30 Recap & Next Episode Preview -- 🎶 Lesson Highlights: – C minor 7 → F7 → B♭ minor 7 → E♭7 (2-5 chains on “Four on Six”) – E♭ Maj7 Drop 2 to Shell Voicing linkage – Understanding A-form / B-form on the fretboard --- 🎬 *Next in the Diagonal Harmony Series:* 👉 [The Other Side of the Wes Line: How Wes Montgomery Completed Diagonal Logic • How Wes Montgomery Plays ii–V 🔶 The Hidden... ] 🔁 Watch the full playlist: [VoiceLid Jazz Guitar: The Diagonal Harmony Series 🔶 Wes to Django • VoiceLid Jazz Guitar: The Diagonal Harmony... ] 📚 Download free PDF exercises and 2-hour course access here: https://voicelidjazzguitar.com/buildi... ---
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