Jazz songs

[Tomtom94]

So I'm just exploring the jazz and I'd like to know if someone knows a great webpage with loads of jazz tabs? I'm learning to read notes too so that is all right I guess.

I usually seek webpages such as 911tabs.com or Ultimate-guitar.com but in the jazz genre the tabs are either half or wrong. I'd for example want the tabs for Round midnight by Wes, Satin doll by Barney kessel etc etc


Thankful for any response!

Tomas

[randalljazz]

brucesaunders.com

free solo transcriptions from jazz to pop

Jazz Guitar Solo Transcriptions

Transcription Page

[goshawk]

Another good site: JAZZ TRANSCRIPTIONS

Includes more than guitar, and it looks like the transcriptions are mostly in standard notation, not tab.

[mr. beaumont]

It's not the answer you want, but there's not a lot of jazz tunes "tabbed" out there.

It's really in your best interst to keep learning to read.

There's books that have notation and tab (the "jazz bible" comes to mind, however, with no hint as to the recordings the transcriptions are from it's a frustrating volume for a beginner), but there's few full tabulature transcriptions available for free on websites, and I suggest breaking the crutch as soon as possible. You'll never see tab on a bandstand.

[Tomtom94]

Thanks for the replies, and funny thing, I have actually just purchased the jazz theory book.

And yeah I'm currently learning how to read notation, but there's just so much to learn now in the beginning :P .

[mr. beaumont]

You're on the right track.

The "Jazz Bible" I'm referring to is actually called "The Jazz Guitar Bible." I wanna say it's a Hal Leonard book? It's okay at best...full guitar scripts, with tab, but like I said, no info on where the recording is from, so unless you already have a good music library, you can't really hear how a lot of it really works.

The "jazz bible" as it's advertised, Levine's "Jazz Theory Book" is a great book. It's also modern in focus (lots of talk of scales vs. chord tones and arpeggios) and occasionally a little more "piano centric" than a jazz guitar beginner might like. Keep it and use it, but don't let it be your only guide.

The best thing you could do for yourself now is get your chord building and finding knowledge in top shape, and get a Real Book and really start learning tunes. Songs are where it's at. You'll soon see commonalities, similar movements, stuff that you can take from one song and apply to ten others.

The other thing to do is once you know the tune, listen to as any versions of it as you can find. Steal ideas from a lot of different players, on a lot of diferent instruments. And if you can find one, a teacher is your best bet over any book or website. That's the best advice I can give you.

[gingerjazz]

Great advice from mr B as usual, i agree tab prevents you from developing your ear remember when all the greats leant to play there was no tab just a pair of ears and a load of vinyl(happy days,sigh,come back vinyl all is forgiven.)