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Thank you for your kind words. You are spot on about having a classical influence as classical guitar is my background :)
3rds, 7ths, 6ths, those are the most important. Roots and 5ths less so, as the bass is likely taking care of those. Occasional chromatic passing, but not TOO much. 4 of the same per bar or two...
One could certainly improvise by ear without knowing what the chord progressions are. Do you know what they are, have you referenced charts of the tunes you are vamping on? If so, perhaps you could...
Electric guitar players have been in love with textures for as long as I've been listening--certainly one of the appeals of "Rumble" was Link Wray's sound as well as the ferocious simplicity of the...
The only criteria is swing style rhythm guitar. No rules, no songlist, no assignments, just play, or play and talk about discoveries, transcribe, post lead sheets, talk voicings, picking hand stuff,...
Cool, I'll have to take that lick and use it in Girl From Ipanema
I wrap the cut ends of the foam “noodles” with blue painters’ tape..
Well if you’re playing Donna Lee and Scrapple at the same tempo, whatever that tempo may be, then those two measures are probably the hardest of the bunch
I'm definitely treating is as a rhythm guitar free for all.
Who said anything about 200bpm. Don't think so highly of me.
I'll let Mr. Beaumont answer but, I'm planning to post a new song today or tomorrow; In a Mellow Mood. I think it's fun to see others' approach to the same song.
Significantly m5-7 of the B section, at 200bpm, will eat you alive
How does this thread work? Is there a specific tune being worked on for developing rhythm parts? Or is it just a more free-wheeling discussion? I have a 1955 acoustic L50 that i might bust out and...
RC is I vi ii V, there ain't no modes here. That's making it too hard. Major 7 if you want a swing sound, Dom 7 if you want it more modern, better yet to use both and your ear to see what fits...
How do you understand the 5th and 6th bars of...
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