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I still would as long as tempo allowed. What I'm starting to work on is varying finger pressure so that, say in a 5x45xx D7, the 4th string note sounds clearly while the 6th and 3rd are fretted,...
Well, listening to the greats from this era, there's a lot of roots on the first beat, with yes, occasional deviations. The danger in stepping on a bass player's toes exists a lot more with...
My goal for solo chord melody pieces is to eventually make them into polished recordings. When I think I can play it “perfectly” then I start recording. Sometimes there are systematic errors that...
Why can't you just grab the full D7??? Also, learning intervals is KEY!! If you do, you'll "see" that relative to the D on the 5th string, the xx45xx is the 3rd and dom7.
Thanks for your PM about buying this, PDeville. Unfortunately, we have a communications problem. When I try to respond to your PM, I get this alert: "PDeville has chosen not to receive private...
I like the sound, didn't even know what kind of speaker I have. It has a second extension speaker out and I have a 12" Quilter cabinet if I want to get really loud. My understanding is it adds...
Mick-7 I have to agree with Lawson. This is a Study Group for Jeff's arrangements of which you have not played one as written. I'm sure that everyone that played TAT practised the tag chords...
So true everything you said about gear and can be applied to other aspects of life as well.
When will "Jazz Music : The up-to-date Gospel Truth according to Ragman" finally be published?
Interesting. (I meant pure/plain gut of course, and based on looks alone. The 2 lower strings could be wound gut...)
Ask Charles McPherson about how Barry Harris always stressed the importance of having a brilliant general education.
He says to treat the A section like 1-4-1-5. Can anyone tell me what measures he is treating as which?
Debussy it? Steal that classical lick!
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