jazz songs for starting with rythmic

jazzswing · #1 05-07-2011, 02:24 PM

can you recommend me some jazz songs to get started in rythmic, i wish they are easy, useful but at the same time nice to play, I speccially like jazz era swing (20's to 40's)
And do you know exercises for develope rythm guitar skills

thanks

jazzswing · #2 05-10-2011, 05:26 AM

any help?

mr. beaumont · #3 05-10-2011, 08:42 AM

Not sure what you mean? Are you talking about a swing, Freddie Green type rhythm playing thing, or just comping in general?

jazzswing · #4 05-10-2011, 11:34 AM

I mean, exercises to develope rhythm guitar skills.
And some jazz easy songs with not many chords, to practice as exercices.

mr. beaumont · #5 05-10-2011, 11:39 AM

Somebody here mentioned the "A" section of the real book. That's not a bad place to start...stuff like "Autumn Leaves," "All of Me," "All the Things you Are" are all great material for starting out.

Oh, and you gotta have a bossa in there too--maybe flip to the B's for "Blue Bossa"--nice and easy.

jazzswing · #6 05-10-2011, 03:04 PM

well I like all of me, is chicago the swing song recorded by django reinhardt , an easy example for beginers?

Btw where can I get the chord positions, casue ion real books i just get the chords map of the song, not anymore.... thanx

and about the technique of how rythm guitar is played, do you know some exercises? I heard about freddy green, any exercises in his style?

amhabz · #7 05-10-2011, 09:25 PM

http://www.jazzguitar.be/forum/compi...fake-book.html

jazzswing · #8 05-11-2011, 08:04 AM

wow ,i never found a django fakebook, that is perfect!

thanx a lot...

Do u recomend me an easy song, from that fakebook?
and by the way , where can i find the chrods finfers positions'?
i cant play without it

but thanx a lot

mr. beaumont · #9 05-11-2011, 08:10 AM

Jazz Guitar Chords | Guitar Chord Charts | Lessons

Sorry, I'm a "teach a man to fish" guy, not a "give a man a fish." There's good info all over this site, and this e-book is pretty good--it'll get you started.

In jazz, there's rarely one "correct" place to play a chord. The sooner you start finding them on your own, the better.

jazzswing · #10 05-11-2011, 08:41 AM

ok, thanx for the link where i can find chords

anyways, any ewasy song as an advice for a beginer?
i know there are nice jazz songs with 4 or 6 chrods... thas better than starting by a 20 chords song

any suggestion

amhabz · #11 05-11-2011, 05:01 PM

You can find chord charts almost anywhere. Try "Chinatown" simple chords. The "-" means minor chord in this notation. Don't let the A-7 throw you, you can just play a A minor chord. Even though written in 4/4 time, Gypsy jazz is actually 2/4 time, Kind of like a real fast polka. The rythm is like "boom-chick" sound. Downbeat the root of the chord ie CM chord would be C then play the rest of the chord as the upbeat sound . As you get better, alternate the boom sound with the 5th of the chord ie C then G then the rest of the chord. Hope this helps you get started.

hadgi · #12 05-11-2011, 07:47 PM

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Even though written in 4/4 time, Gypsy jazz is actually 2/4 time, Kind of like a real fast polka. The rythm is like "boom-chick" sound. Downbeat the root of the chord ie CM chord would be C then play the rest of the chord as the upbeat sound . As you get better, alternate the boom sound with the 5th of the chord ie C then G then the rest of the chord. Hope this helps you get started.

Thanks for the tip..