I love this tune. I used to accompany a friend on clarinet on it before he passed away. The Duke Robillard version that the OP links to is really nice.
Here’s my attempt on solo guitar. I’ve been doing a lot more gardening than practicing lately, so it’s rough. I’ll try to work on finger mechanics and clean it up.
It's been awhile since i last logged in here, but there's a strange synchronicity in that i was just playing
'If I Had You' a couple of days ago, and here it is as this month's standard...
and so, off to the shed i will head, since there are still a few days left in the month!!!
In any case, here's a quick 'baseline' recording, playing the melody and changes from memory, and
without the benefit of my 2nd cup of am coffee:
Hopefully it will get a little better...
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To crossover threads a bit, as part of my summer of rhythm guitar I've decided to bash out some Freddie Green chords for Donna Lee for anyone to use as a backing (if they choose, no obligation) Swing...
It might not be mathematically a lot, but I definitely feel the difference between the two scale lengths moving between the L5ces and the ES175, or from my Hagstrom I (24.75) and Telecaster (25.5). I...
I mean it's all about what you like but I used to like 25.5 scale also. "Because it's easier to fit my fingers up high" was also my excuse. But 3/4" over the course of 21 or 22 frets means how much...
I play a 24.75" scale archtop as my main "jazz guitar," but there is absolutely something special about a 17" body and a long scale.
Should also mention that on my frame my 575 looks like a Les...
I’ve never seen any significantly measurable dimensional differences in any GJS, and that spans 1960s-1980s examples.
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Bought it on Amazon (Kindle version) yesterday, but havent had the time to look much into it yet. Looks promising, but I couldnt find any information about this book or Wolf Marshall on this forum,...
It's my belief that every song has a key and a tempo that is correct for a given song. Obviously there is leeway for a vocalist via transposition when necessary but I still think certain keys are...
Recently i watched a clip of John McLaughlin playing his Johnny Smith. I’m aware that in his hands the guitar may look small as he probably is tall guy. However it made me curious of actual...
Wolf Marshall's Jazz Guitar Course
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