How to extend duration of chord melody arrangements?

[BickertRules]

There’s some good ideas here. Over 6 minutes and the song doesn’t even have a bridge!

[steve burchfield]

If I am doing a long solo gig I bring my trusty Berklee Pickstyle for Classical Book. It has many pieces by J.S. Bach and others. Also duets. Including some classical music adds variety. Maybe a Chet Atkins style tune also helps break the monotony of just one type of style. Most of my paid solo work in recent years has been retirement centers. I bring a boom box with Bennie Goodman with Charlie Christian and Billy Holliday and other styles popular with my audience. I find about fifty-fifty solo and with boom box works for me. Older people like music that was popular when they were young and happy. My rate is normally 125$ for about an hour of entertainment. This year covid has kept me home. When I lived in Kansas City I found out that the man who wrote and recorded Classical Gas was also playing retirement centers. Its fun to make people happy and get well paid for it!!!

[dot75]

There’s some good ideas here. Over 6 minutes and the song doesn’t even have a bridge!

I saw JP play Summertime live several times - he always ended it with a smile & a comment along the lines of

'I've got a lot of versions of that tune' - back to back Flamenco & 'pinky rock' made it into one version I heard...

[alltunes]

Bruce did a good masterclass lesson, well worth purchasing (I got it):

Bruce Forman - Solo Jazz Guitar Lesson - My Music Masterclass

Thanks for the recommendation. I just purchased this and am enjoying the fact that it is more of a discussion where Bruce basically gives you the fishing pole and line and it's up to you to catch fish. It is not a "course" so to speak with detailed curriculum TAB and examples.

[grahambop]

Yes it’s basically a lot of great ideas and approaches for you to take away and work on.