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Always be on the lookout for an L7. Sometimes they show up with significant play wear at reduced price in need of some TLC, but can be diamonds in the rough! I did.
Well I do remember folky songs infiltrating church, boy were they bad. They wanted to "get with it" hehe. And it hasn't stopped (pop schlock in church that is). I can only speak for myself...
My dissatisfaction with today's music: in jazz guitar- new players are too polite and clean and display no connection with rocknroll or blues, unlike the generation of players like Sco. in...
50+ years ago everyone grew up going to church on Sundays hearing common practice 4-part counterpoint hymns. Then as they became older, aspired to signal their sophistication and class status by...
Yup. Maybe it actually does come from him thinking about GMM over C7. It does sound that way to me. John
OK, limiting the discussion to C7 chords in a C blues: yes, you can certainly play the chord tones of a Gmin6 or Gmin7 chord over C7 (they're he same notes as C9 and C11, respectively, minus the C)....
Very cool and reflects a lot of work and talent. And not to take anything away... But I am reminded that the complete jazz guitarist is required to know a boat load of songs, read charts, play a...
Week 19. Day 4. Blues for Alice in G. This was one of the best nights I've had in awhile. Socraticaster's post motivated me to push myself a bit more. Thank you! Of course these changes are more...
Week 19 Wednesday In my search for interesting lines that can be tactile-y organized, today I started a way of creating lines based on strict Hammer-Ons and Pull-Offs. Starting on any note (today I...
Well, it’s not a Tele, I t’s definitely its own beast. It seems neat, but it’s not for me. As much as I like a lightweight guitar, I don’t think I could like a headless instrument. But that neck...
Week 19 Day 4 Thursday Suggested project 5-B Blues for Alice in G Diatonic and dominant study Speed at the edge of your comfort zone Eighths and triplets using right and left hand articulations
And whatever vexes the listener dictates the questions that follow.
The term "non functional" is a huge garbage bin of concepts that ostensibly defy traditional western analysis. It can be Debussey-esque, driven by an ever changing shifting textural shift, or it can...
Does anyone know the depth of the Joe Pass...
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