Guide Tones for Jazz Lines, Comping and Chord Melody
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In this 2006 masterclass, watch Sid Jacobs demonstrate the real depth and importance of guide tones for building strong solo guitar arrangements, counterpoint, comping and improvising melodically strong single note melodies. Sid Jacobs shows the connection between Bach and Charlie Parker’s sense of harmony while taking notes from Bill Evans and Lenny Breau. Discover how to use lush voicings and to get beyond using drop-2 or drop-3 voicings. Sid shares his insights after studying and arranging music over many years so that you too can stop thinking like a human capo. You will see how to start combining a musical view of voicings, guitar friendly counterpoint and a melody chord approach that uses guide tones to create beautiful voicings. This masterclass will provide much food for thought as well as plenty of musical examples that you will able to dig into. There’s a wealth of knowledge from Sid Jacobs in the entire session. This masterclass is well suited for intermediate and advanced jazz guitarists who know about guide tones but may have not fully examined the depth of it all. With the newly segmented videos, you’ll be able to locate specific examples easier for repeated study and analysis when needed.
- 13 Pages of PDF materials in standard notation and TAB.
- Notes on Guide Tones for jazz lines, comping and chord melody
- “Waltz For Debbie” – arranged for guitar by Sid Jacobs
- “Very Early” – arranged for guitar by Sid Jacobs
- “My Bells” – arranged for guitar by Sid Jacobs
- “Frankie and Johnny” – arranged for guitar by Sid Jacobs
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1. All The Things You Are - Melody Notes as 3rds
4m 59s2. Blues in Bb and Using the Blues Scale
4m 50s3. Chord Melody - Waltz For Debbie Peformance
2m 46s4. Comping Through a Blues
2m 39s5. Dmin G7 - Something We Learn From Charlie Parker and Bach
4m 5s6. Guide Tones for Jazz Lines, Comping and Chord Melody
1h 18m7. Have You Met Miss Jones - Melody and Guide Tones
2m 36s8. II V I and Using Chromatic Embellishment
1m 20s9. II-V-I Voicings
2m 45s10. Individual Notes of The Chord and The Melody
3m 2s11. Intro - Single Note Improv Solo
4m 31s12. Making Lines Using Guide Tones
1m 31s13. Not Getting Into The Math - Just Using Familiar Shapes
2m 40s14. Not Thinking Of The Scales
3m 20s15. Outro Performance and Closing Words
6m 22s16. Putting The Melody On Top and Voice Leading
4m 7s17. Shell Voicings and Guide Tones - The Essence of the Bebop Lines
4m 25s18. Similarities between Bach and Charlie Parker
2m 28s19. Stop Thinking Like A Human Capo
7m 27s20. The 2 Ways The Guitar Is Like An Orchestra
6m 32s21. Using Line Cliches
2m 2s22. Using Lush Voicings
1m 51s23. When Do Scales Work - Ask Me Now by Thelonious Monk Example
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Shawn Loudermilk
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12/28/2018
"aha moments galore with "
Love Sid's teaching style and his choice of material and effortless mastery , wonderful helpful lesson
John
3/20/2007
I'm giving this a 5 star rating because of the content. Although the sound was a bit off, which was somewhat distracting, the material was outstanding. It as if I was let in on some of the big secrets that are self evident to great jazz guitarists, but are hidden behind clouds for many of us. This is the kind of lesson that will absolutely improve my playing.