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Question about All of Me / Ella Fitzgerald version

You don't really need to copy that version precisely. If the singer wants to strut her stuff, okay, but all you need to do is move up a half-step and repeat with the ending. No one will know or care,...

Question about All of Me / Ella Fitzgerald version

My point was that diminisheds and dominants aren't the same chords. I'm not saying one can't be subbed for the other if it suits. As a matter of fact, I find dims a bit irritating too. I'm quite...

Embraceable You - second chord in progression

Agreed on Jack's style and 335 tone. I'm subscribed to his Patreon lessons, and he has a pair of Truefire lessons, some of the best teaching I know and yes, what a touch he has with this Gibson....

Like-New Gibson ES-335s

I think you can view diminished chords both ways. They are a very useful way to get lots of dominants in a chord solo (Wes Montgomery used them like that all the time), especially as their...

Embraceable You - second chord in progression

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What are these chords

It seems a decent name to me because it also sort of went out of fashion with the bop era. You often see it subbed for D-7 | Db-7 | C-7 | F7 Sometimes there even change the melody. The Parker...

Embraceable You - second chord in progression

The Necks, from Sydney, New South Wales. https://youtu.be/UMueDWG86JU

Shape of jazz to come/that's here

The Jac, from Wellington, New Zealand. https://youtu.be/IPYD_OjoMzA

Shape of jazz to come/that's here

I’ve had a custom shop ‘58 VOS reissue 335 which I really wanted to love… but couldn’t. It played like a dream, amazing neck and fretwork. It looked like it was new-old-stock, made in ‘58 and then...

Like-New Gibson ES-335s

I have played a number of the current 'figured' models (I am guessing 2022/23?). They didn't feel at all cheap to me. To the contrary, I thought that the QC was a step-change improvement compared to...

Like-New Gibson ES-335s

I agree with your observation : many newer Gibson models felt cheap in my hands and were un-inspiring re the tones I was able to coax out of them. Having been a fan-boy of these ES models ever since...

Like-New Gibson ES-335s

So sorry you experienced such discrimination. Your story sounds crazy to me because of how severe and ridiculous it is. However, I'm discriminated so I know this is the reality for some people. ...

Rediscovering my lost passion for guitar

From the start, the song seems to be ABAC > AB > AB > modulation > AB. Then we’re at two minutes and then it seems to modulate again and I have trouble recognising the pattern.

Question about All of Me / Ella Fitzgerald version

Thanks everyone!

Question about All of Me / Ella Fitzgerald version

You also get the old Bernstein dilemma of how A7 becomes Cm since there's no real theoretical connection! Why do you think Bb - A - C is a better bass line than Bb - Db - C?

Embraceable You - second chord in progression

Analyzing

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Shape of jazz to come/that's here

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