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Do you play the alternating bassline on a bossa...

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Let's face it, the only real Bossa sound is on nylon strings. However, many pro players play bossa on their jazz guitars, usually archtops. It's probably more a question of what not to do - i.e....

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So then, if I double the tonic note (or 5th), you folks will consider these harmonic delinquents to be legal and allow them into the chord club? As in: C-G-C or C-G-G (or inversion: G-C-G)

What do you call power chords with chord symbols?

Let the bass play the bass. Covering all the parts just because you can is what piano players do.

Do you play the alternating bassline on a bossa with bass player?

I think it sounds quite nice. Quite honestly, if you're an amateur and you stay away from jazz nazis, you could probably do all right with your style. One thing I think you will find is if you...

Not really sounding very 'jazzy'. Is it in the playing technique?

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That’s cool, thanks. I like the arrangement transitioning sax and flute solos on Tele Funky the second track was better.

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Solo - Not so much these days. Just a subtle accent on 3. Bass on 6th string, so some chords inverted. But as long as the bassline is strong… Gilberto didn’t do it, so I don’t. In a band I...

Do you play the alternating bassline on a bossa with bass player?

Nonsense. There is a clear and obvious solution. T H U N D E R D O M E Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

What do you call power chords with chord symbols?

I would not alternate, though in the interest of keeping the lowest note on the sixth string, my chords my have a fifth on the bottom.

Do you play the alternating bassline on a bossa with bass player?

For Barry Harris btw a chord was four notes. Three notes was a triad. An arpeggio otoh was specifically a broken triad doubled at the octave. So yer all wrong haha ;-) Sent from my...

What do you call power chords with chord symbols?

Pretty simple question, so I expect a pretty simple answer. :smile-new: I don't have a teacher at the moment. Do you play the alternating part of the bossa on the 1 and 3 on say (any Jobim...

Do you play the alternating bassline on a bossa with bass player?

Oh I just read your post more clearly. If you already have too much bass then maybe the celestion gold and the Jupiter m10c will be too much also. The m10c has a lot more sparkle than the 10lc. ...

10 inch suggestion - clear and sparkly.

What are your augmented grips? 643 string set grips. What notes do you grab? I’ve been playing 137 shells when they come up on a big band chart. I agree it’s part of the sound, and I like it, but...

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What do you call power chords with chord symbols?

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Is this an overlooked part of Metheny's sound?

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