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

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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

I have the Leavitt Classical Studies book from back in the 70s when I went to Berklee. There are a number of Kreutzer pieces in there. I still play a few of the Bach arrangements and read through the...

Kreutzer studies for guitar

Watched last nights show from start to end and enjoyed it immensely. There was no piano player, so Mike Stern’s sound really helped fill things out when he was comping. I was looking forward to...

Frank Vignola's Guitar Night, an ongoing concert and livestream series

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Hi folks, I'm working on rhythm changes recently. How do you understand the 5th and 6th bars? Some article says it's a modal interchange and the Bb7 and Ebm7 come from the Bb Mixolydian and Bb...

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

They are sturdy compared to the L-5. I have two (one on borrow). They are comfortable and definitely electric.

2022 Heritage 575 Special Order

Headstock fractures almost always occur by uneven acceleration of the neck and headstock. The headstock pocket allows continued flexion while the top of the neck stops motion by the support under...

L-5 Repair by Mark Campellone

Pawlowski. I’m not shure how improvising could mean not to follow the progressions. I guess my first post left the impression that I have no clue of what I’m doing, The FG style is well...

The Summer of Rhythm Guitar 2024

Great guitar. I have one and love it. A bit heavy and possibly overbuilt. For some reason they seem hard to sell. GLWTS!!!!

2022 Heritage 575 Special Order

Nothing under the fingerrest (brace)? I for one made a foam buffer that slips under and over that brace right up against the fingerrest that I put in place whenever I take my archtop out in its...

L-5 Repair by Mark Campellone

I think that's what you're hearing somehow but that's not what he's doing. He's playing chords and following the progressions. He's not improvising anything.

The Summer of Rhythm Guitar 2024

Before Eddie Lang, the guitar was mostly a parlour instrument, seldom found in jazz bands or dance orchestras. Lang had played banjo, from 1920 with various acts, but took up guitar in 1924 when he...

What did early Jazz guitarists in America play live pre-swing era?

In the U.S.A. pre-swing era gear wise there were of course the big two Martin and Gibson guitars/instruments being used. There were other lesser known instruments being used also. Some popular guitar...

What did early Jazz guitarists in America play live pre-swing era?

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?

Are Modern Amps Repairable?

Blues and Jazz-Blues Comping Recommendations ?

Don Cherry on Lennie Tristano

Rich Severson’s top 5 guitars

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

Lets go and compare improvisation to spoken language.