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blended... i knew it! sounds pretty good.
Originally Posted by djg
The Charlie Christian energy is strong in this tune. The 'hits' by the other guitarist (1:27 to 2:25) is almost the same rhythm as the hits in Charlie Christian's Flying Home (towards the end)!
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05-28-2026 03:52 AM
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Nice one, Holger! I just came home from playing a lunchtime city restaurant gig and Ian Date is covering the evening slot. Originally Posted by djg
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small world. i ran into him in the early 2000s again. here is the whole playlist. Originally Posted by PMB
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My new entry!
The majority of the sounds here are created with Freddie Green inspired voicings.
0:00 Intro (simple movement), 0:25 Head
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to Logic Pro (using native EQ)Last edited by brent.h; 05-28-2026 at 11:40 AM.
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Fun stuff. Not sure what period this is but I sometimes think that the old stuff is way more enjoyable to listen to than later forms. Originally Posted by brent.h
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I got this book a while ago for a rhythm section I work with:
https://www.shermusic.com/9780991077335.php
I've always kind of wanted to go through it with guitar, so maybe I'll do that.
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Ja-da Originally Posted by brent.h
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I'm not quite sure what this is all about. I think the idea is to produce comping with some movement in it, at least according to Jeff's first post.
Well, this has lots of bass line movement and probably some middle as well. I've arranged the chords to provide an ongoing bass line using mostly shells but fuller chords where more harmony is required.
It's Georgia, obviously, and it's the same video twice, one with the comping only and then with the tune on top just to test it works! I think it probably does.
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I tried just the sample on Chapter 2. Ha, it felt so alien just playing it. Couldn't quite understand the fingering logic, fretting-hand-movement logic, and the music. Was like a totally foreign language. (Plus those open strings really threw me off!) Originally Posted by pamosmusic
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I think I'll do one more of these. I don't know what's happened to Mr. B, he seems to have disappeared. Consequently, it seems, no one's very interested in it, perhaps because he's somewhat of a catalyst in these things.
Anyway, this is Rhythm Changes. Same format, comping + tune on top. Sorry, lousy quality.
I'm doing it twice because comping means accompaniment, it's not a solo. So presumably that means it's got to work with the notes on top from a soloist. Seems to me there's not much point if it doesn't do the job even if it's only the melody, which is not to denigrate peoples' efforts.
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Nice, Rag.
As for me, I'm still here, its just not officially summer for me yet! Been busy with (school) year end stuff, including this guy's graduation!
But I will definitely be adding more to this thread.
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Ya seems like a good idea. Perhaps I will do something similar. Originally Posted by ragman1
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Rhythm guitar isn't the same thing as comping. For rhythm guitar you assume there is a piano comping, a bass playing the root, and 8-12 horns playing chord tones. Originally Posted by ragman1
Now that I've got the pedantry out of my system. I liked what you played.
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Well, the comp is short for accompany. But are you saying what I was doing there was only rhythm guitar? I mean it's solo, in the sense I'm alone, and it has a bass line and chord sounds. Originally Posted by AllanAllen
I know with a rhythm section what the guitar does. He plays occasional chord sounds, preferably tunefully !) and it generally has some movement and can be quite complex.
But I'm not with a band here and I have to create my own rhythm, bass line and chords. I can't imagine a rhythm and just play vague chord sounds now and then. It goes a little way beyond mere rhythm guitar, doesn't it?
If I was just strumming then I'd agree with you. Apart from chord melody I'm not sure what else I can do.
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The definition was beaten to death in the 2024 Rhythm Guitar thread. I'm not doing this again. I'm tired of living in an Abbott and Costello routine.
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2024? I think you're in a bad mood :-)
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It's okay, I just needed an excuse to hog the place :-) Originally Posted by mr. beaumont
So that happy young man was one of yours, I take it. And - I have to ask this - how tall is he?
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I don't feel like I'm grumpy, but I could be. Here's the context for 2024. Same thread, different summer. Originally Posted by ragman1
The Summer of Rhythm Guitar 2024
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Indeed he is. About 5' 10", but already in a 13 shoe so I don't think he's done... Originally Posted by ragman1
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I've had a look. 16 pages... It seems you were all doing Freddie Green style thump, thump with 3 or 2 note shells and, at the end, only 1 note. Originally Posted by AllanAllen
Anyway, it was always called rhythm guitar on that thread. Maybe I should just do thumping and save some energy :-)
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Not all rhythm guitar is rhythm guitar
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Ah so, grasshopper.
What's a good tune to thump on?
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Hmmm, I'm looking for an excuse to play my Eastman AR610 some more. This (sort of) challenge may be just the thing for it! Originally Posted by AllanAllen
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You wanted it, you got it. This was pretty instant, getting it on the damn channel wasn't
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Definitely get in on it. Its such a ridiculously fun way to play. Originally Posted by EllenGtrGrl
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