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#1
04-25-2010, 08:17 PM
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 Learning and creating Martin Taylor style chord melodies Hey, How do you guys approach this? Do you prefer all fingers or pick IMA? Would you work out a bass line and then try to play it and the melody simultaneously while playing chord hits? Thanks! Chris     |
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04-25-2010, 10:37 PM
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| You can check out his style in one of the sample videos of his new academy (esp. where the camera is above him): Martin Taylor Guitar Academy | |
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04-26-2010, 01:10 AM
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| Looks good. Any reviews?
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04-26-2010, 03:42 AM
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| Actually, I've just signed up, so might give my own review later. £40 for three months seems an unbelievable bargain...
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04-26-2010, 08:29 AM
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| Me too! Needless to say, that Martin Taylor/Tuck Andress approach is mind boggling, even with a classical background. A quick technique question; do you guys think that resting the pinky like Martin, or having a freely floating hand like Tuck is better for jazz solo playing? I've played classical for about 5 years so I'm used to a free hand and wrist that are attached to the guitar via the sides, but I'm wondering if the principles of that technique should cross over or not. Thanks! Chris |
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04-26-2010, 01:53 PM
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| that really is a personal thing it depends on how comfortable you are hendrix used his teeth |
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04-26-2010, 02:36 PM
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| Lute players used the resting pinkie for a few hundred years, as did some 19th-century guitarists including Sor (occasionally) and Regondi. So there is nothing wrong with the technique, although the distance between the string and the soundboard or in the case of archtop guitars the pick gaurd, is crucial. The shorter the distance, the better. Playing without resting the pinkie is not a problem, as classical guitarists have been doing it for years. The choice is yours...
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#9
04-29-2010, 07:20 PM
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| I think Martin uses a bar for everything and uses his fingers of the left hand to play the other stuff. |
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06-07-2010, 10:31 AM
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06-08-2010, 03:02 PM
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06-16-2010, 10:01 AM
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| MT's approach is a little different to a lot of chord melody players, and he describes it a bit in his Mel Bay method book. Rather than taking the chord of the moment and splitting it into a bass line, rhythm part and melody, in a sort of vertical way, as most of us players learn how to do it, he thinks of several moving lines played at the same time, in a more horizontal concept. So a key to copping his style is not to think in terms of chaining together your favourite chordal 'licks', but to try and develop independent thinking and execution of a number of moving lines across the tune's harmony. I think. It seems to me a very useful and organic approach, but more difficult to master than the standard approach by a good distance. Jonathan |
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