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Hi, I´m trying to figure out how to comp with walking chords like the video.
Tips and examples anybody please?
thanks a lot! and enjoy
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10-24-2013 11:05 AM
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Jody Fisher has a section on doing stuff kind of like this (although not that harmonically adventurous) in his Complete Jazz Guitar series. I think it might be in book 3 or 4.
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couple of tunes done this way in barry galbraith's comping book.
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This book has a chapter on "Walking" guitar, it seems to me a pretty good introduction to the basic ideas behind walking.
Cheers.
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Learn the different inversions of drop 3 chords (Maj 6, Maj 7, dom., min 7) with diminished chords as passing tones. Knowing the tritone subs helps too. From there, you will expand your chord vocabulary as you go along.
There are some good books out there to help you. A good place to start may be Charlton Johnson's book about four-to-the-bar Freddy Green style rhythm guitar, Randy Vincent's book about Drop 3, Barry Galbraith's book about comping. Matt Warnock has good lessons on his website. Also have a look at Ed Friedland's book to gain some insight about walking basslines from a bassist perspective.
This (the video) is cool stuff to do in a guitar duo, but if you play with a bassist, stick to the shell chords or you'll step on each other's toe and the overall sound may suffer. Of course, all of it will be the bass player's fault, as always.
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Yeah, when I wrote "Randy Vincent's book about Drop 3", I meant this one.
Originally Posted by nhsdpl
This book has a chapter on "Walking" guitar, it seems to me a pretty good introduction to the basic ideas behind walking.
Cheers.
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Thanks a Lot guys! You `re super mega helpfull
I`m currently playing in a guitar duo situation and I dot like my comping.
I´m already learn the inversions but i think I have problems with the bass movements specially at quarter note/ one chord per beat comping, I don`t know where should go
I`ll check those books
sorry for my english
Gracias!
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Now that's what you call a minimal drum set. Cool!
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Pull up YouTube and search for:
Ted Greene-A Session with the Stars
Tim Lerch-Ted Greene's Blue in G, Ted Greene's Blues in Bb, Ted Greene's Walking Bass Jumpback Blues and Ted Greene-Ain't Misbehavin' Lesson
Session with the Stars is a teaching video that TG did in the late 70s-early 80s. He covers walking chords in a couple of sections as well as other important topics.
Tim Lerch, who posts here occasionally, demonstrates four of TG's lessons that can be found at the Ted Greene website.
I hope you find this helpful,
Jerome
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Just about everything you'd want to know will be found among these lessons:
http://www.freddiegreen.org/technique.html
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That's a GREAT book! Originally Posted by randalljazz
Remind me never to let that percussionist sit at my dining room table.
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This is exactly what you need. You need to expand your knowledge in harmony. It's all about how you approach a chord. I have a whole method I'm working on where I'm trying to find at least one way to approach a target chord from all other 11 chromatic scale degrees. Like if I'm trying to approach a G7 chord, I try to find a way to approach from a half step below, a half step above, then a whole step below and a whole step above, and so on. The tritone and diminished approach, which incidentally is the approach from a half step above and a half step below, respectively, gets old and it's been done plenty before. Find new hipper ways to do it. You should check how dominant chords relate to the diminished cycle, and it should give you many ways to approach different chords. Originally Posted by Eddie Lang
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Hi Guys,
here is a new video lesson on the subject of basslines and walking chords.
this is a link for the trailer, there are instructions on the video page to get the entire lesson.
thanks
Tim
www.timlerch.com
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An older book called "Big Axe"...I think Jamie Aeberold has it in his site...by Jake Grassel I think...
I have it buried in my archives (closet) somewhere..I'll have to dig it out and see if I am right...
time on the instrument..
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I have had several skype lessons with Jack and have another one coming up. He is an *amazing* teacher. I still can't believe how much I have learned in just a few lessons. Highly recommended. Originally Posted by pierre richard
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Hi Arnesto
It is a cool video and topic, and pretty good advices , you might also consider trying to copy/transcribe as much as possible to learn exactly what they are doing.
I recently fell over this transcription of Jim Hall playing walking chords over Funny Valentine
Though it is minor , not a jazz blues i think you'll find some interesting basic tricks and turnarounds there too. (If you have some basic reading skills of course, if not i'd concentrate on reproducing secund by secund what's in the video)
http://www.stevekhan.com/funnyvala.htm
Last edited by vhollund; 12-06-2013 at 10:23 PM.
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Old thread, newish video.
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Doesn't look like anyone was interested in my previous post. I guess everyone is sorted in respect of this topic.
Anyway, I personally like these kinds of short, sharp examples which explain an awful lot of the principles rather than instruction books which start with the notes of the scale and then hundreds of chord inversions and shapes in every key before they get to the nitty gritty.
Here's a great transcription of the Pizzarelli's doing the walking chord thing on Do Nothin Till You Here From Me. There is audio on youtube. DoNothingTillYouHereFromMe.pdf
I don't play the part exactly but use the chord names to play what I fancy (and check them against the dots). I like to piece together the logic behind the chord choices.
Maybe someone will chirp in with a comment!
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Something like this?
You can take any grip and walk it up 3 frets. I use this all the time.
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I've watched that video before. That's the simple stuff that they show you. It's like most of these guys don't what to divulge the whole story to us mere mortals. I think the two recent offerings I posted are so much more interesting. Reg on this forum and on his youtube channel does great chord changes but it can be a be quick for the likes of me. Originally Posted by AllanAllen
ps, thanks for your comment.
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The OP might consider learning:
1. Tritones which facilitate a lot of chordal movement
2. Barry Harris' 6th Diminished system which really opens up chordal movement.
3. Barry Harris' chord scales
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Originally Posted by P4guitar
This guy popped up on YouTube and I’ve been enjoying his Barry Harris presentation style.
Gary this has a little walking in it.
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The OP's last post was in 2013! I expect he's now a master of this facet of guitar playing. Originally Posted by P4guitar
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I have been on the walking chord road for sometime now. The first time I was aware of it was on an album with Martin Taylor and Louis Stewart back in the 90s. To me it was magical but I had no idea what they were doing. Originally Posted by AllanAllen
I have been following Mike Hayes for some years and revisit his walking chord videos (of which there are quite a few) often.
I do like to see actual performances that are transposed ie the real world. The Pizzarelli example is great and there is a vid of Herb Ellis doing WCs with Oscar Peterson. I think it's Exactly Like You. I'm not fussy on the chord names that are used in the transcription because it sort of misses the point of what is actually going on harmonically.
There is a lot more to this than G7 - Am7 - Bbdim - G/B!!!
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I have a great live broadcast recording of Martin and Louis which features plenty of walking chord comping: Originally Posted by garybaldy
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