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#1
07-19-2010, 10:58 AM
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 Beginner song for rock band Hello, My friends and I currently play in a rock and roll band. We're all pretty decent (in terms of playing rock), but for fun we'd like to start playing a little jazz. Not at a show or anything, but just fooling around. Could anyone name some beginner tunes? We'd prefer something melodic and easier on the ears than say jazz fusion, but we are open to all suggestions. We basically have a guitarist and bassist, but we'd love to play a horn part or something. - Thanks, Brett.     |
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07-19-2010, 11:02 AM
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07-19-2010, 03:24 PM
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| Just start with the basics... Alone Together Autumn Leaves Blue Bossa Little Sunflower Recorda Me Take the A Trane |
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07-19-2010, 04:01 PM
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| i think it would be so cool for a group just starting out with jazz to try "duke's place." the melody is super easy and the chords are only as difficult as you want to make them. it's so fun to play!  by the way, sometimes the tune is called "c jam blues," and it's written by duke ellington. another superfun tune for jazz beginners is "soul bossa nova," written by quincy jones. (you've probably heard it in the first austin powers movie.) the melody is easy, and you might find that the chords are a wee more sophisticated than what you're used to—but still fun! free lead sheets can be found online (just google 'em). have fun! |
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#6
07-20-2010, 04:45 PM
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| Cantaloupe Island Impressions Little Sunflower Freddie Freeloader Footprints Red Clay The Chicken So What |
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#7
07-20-2010, 05:02 PM
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| Full House (Wes Montgomery studio version - YouTube - Wes Montgomery - Full House) Mean To Me (ala Houston Person YouTube - Houston Person - Mean To Me (1978)) There Will Never Be Another You (ala Chet Baker YouTube - Chet Baker - There Will Never Be Another You) On The Sunny Side Of The Street (YouTube - Gillespie,S.Rollins, S.Stitt:On the Sunny Side of the Street) OGD (aka Road Song) (Wes Montgomery/Jimmy Smith YouTube - Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery - OGD (aka Road Song)) All Blues (or hell, why not just anything off Kind Of Blue) (Miles Davis) - YouTube - Miles Davis - Kind of Blue - 1959 - All Blues) That oughta get you started |
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#8
07-20-2010, 05:06 PM
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| So what and Impressions come to mind. They'll at least force you to play one change! |
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#9
07-21-2010, 12:11 AM
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| How about something easy that everyone knows the melody to, like Don't Get Around Much Anymore. I think it has a a nice blues feel that your rock band will immediately understand! It's a great one to play around with, too, I think - each one of your mates can do a question/response bit. You can play it Swing, or Ballad, or Blues or Bossa etc It's the first chord melody I play for someone who's not au fait with Jazz and wants to hear my Jazz playing Hey, first post! |
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