Improvisation

How do you understand the 5th and 6th bars of...

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You Only Live Twice - Solo Guitar

Yea... if you haven't been schooled on basic functional harmony as in the direction of Equenda... get it together. It's kind of like one of the standard building block of western music. But that...

Playing the changes vs. playing over the key center

I thought from your first post you were turning on some Count Basie and just winging it, which like Jeff said, would be starting at the end. But it seems like you are aware of the changes as you're...

The Summer of Rhythm Guitar 2024

Probably no harm in putting a cushion beneath the pickguard - I just figure the main objective is to fill the void between the top of the guitar and the inside of the case lid - that's what the two...

L-5 Repair by Mark Campellone

beautiful

Don't Explain - Solo Guitar

Interesting idea about the foam pipe, though I'd still be a little nervous about reaction with nitro - the one time I had bubble wrap imprint a finish was because the guitar got pretty hot, having...

L-5 Repair by Mark Campellone

Yeah if there’s two chords in a bar, I’m not playing two chords in a bar

How do you understand the 5th and 6th bars of rhythm changes?

The method/amount of packing has been discussed extensively on the forum. If you're going to pack the headstock so much that it's completely immobile you better make sure the body is likewise. Some...

L-5 Repair by Mark Campellone

Here's a classic story you might find handy in the future, Mark. There was once a world famous milliner in New York whose hats were worn by wealthy women around the world. An uppity matron from...

How bad is this?

A section of RC? Blues or all I and V. No need to overcomplicate it, it's going by too fast.

How do you understand the 5th and 6th bars of rhythm changes?

What a lovely Tribute. I love the Dragonfly. I have a Japanese katana adorned with the Dragonfly motif. Lots of Japanese symbolism regarding this; one, as I am sure you know, 'A Protector of...

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No need to move on! You're both right, really. Could Freddie improvise these parts? Almost certainly yes. But do they adhere to the chord progression closely, not move around on every beat, and...

The Summer of Rhythm Guitar 2024

You probably haven't made the following mistake, but I have, so I'll just put it out there. When copying down the serial number of a device, I transposed a couple of numbers. Thereafter when I...

Help me date my Peerless Jazz City please

I'm not sure if I'm working with the same changes you are but the piece is primarily centred around one tonal area using secondary dominants to take a sort of "grand tour" of that key. The piece has...

How do you understand the 5th and 6th bars of rhythm changes?

The Barry Harris move is I think the easiest to wrap my head around. Bb7 for one bar and then Eb7 for the next.

How do you understand the 5th and 6th bars of rhythm changes?

Beautiful and thoughtful working of that gem of a tune. You've got a really nice touch on the instrument, a lot more going on with the right hand than most people. I hear a lot of what classical...

Don't Explain - Solo Guitar

Playing the changes vs. playing over the key center

Rosewood vs Maple fretboard head to head - There's a difference

Jazz and Blues Single Note Soloing Recommendations ?

Telecaster - Single Coil or Humbucker?

Do these chords exists? Any different name for them?

Eliminating the Metronome for technical studies?

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

Don Cherry on Lennie Tristano

Are Modern Amps Repairable?

Blues and Jazz-Blues Comping Recommendations ?

JGO Virtual 'Bluez' Jam (Round 3) - Straight No Chaser

Rich Severson’s top 5 guitars

Lets go and compare improvisation to spoken language.