{"id":4931,"date":"2026-01-21T19:02:37","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T18:02:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/?p=4226"},"modified":"2026-06-04T13:06:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T11:06:02","slug":"four-on-six-wes-montgomery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/four-on-six-wes-montgomery\/","title":{"rendered":"Four on Six (Wes Montgomery) – Intro & Melody"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to play Four on Six<\/em>, a jazz standard written by Wes Montgomery. The tune was first recorded in 1960 on Wes\u2019s album The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery<\/em>, which also introduced another classic Wes composition, West Coast Blues<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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In this lesson, I\u2019ll walk you through the iconic intro and theme, followed by a harmonic analysis.<\/p>\n

In the JGO+ bonus content<\/a>, you\u2019ll study transcribed material from Wes Montgomery\u2019s solos, breaking down the arpeggio choices and soloing concepts he uses to improvise over the tune, followed by four chord studies that explore the harmony further and provide practical comping ideas.<\/p>\n

The origin of the title “Four on Six<\/em>” is unclear. Wes never explained it, and no documented source confirms a definitive meaning. A few theories circulate, but none are particularly convincing.<\/p>\n