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The Girl From Ipanema... Is there a more iconic Brazilian/jazz standard?

Jake Reichbart·
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About this masterclass

Jake Reichbart teaches a complete solo guitar arrangement of "The Girl From Ipanema" — a beautiful, sophisticated tune that's also among the most requested on the gig, so you'll want it on your set list. The full performance is shown at the start of this nearly two-hour lesson, then broken down piece by piece.

What's covered

  • A full-sounding chord melody with multiple variations on the melody
  • Countless chord substitutions
  • Bebop improvisation and its lesser-known "sister" — filling, or what Jake calls "micro improvisation"

A dedicated 20-minute introduction covers the right hand and rhythm, demonstrating Jake's three pillars of solo guitar arranging:

  1. The bass-and-melody-only method
  2. Rhythmic chord arpeggiation
  3. The right-hand "backbeat," which you can incorporate or leave out

Because these three pillars apply to all solo guitar arranging, and the lesson includes countless ideas and techniques that apply to all music, you'll come away having learned much more than just one arrangement. Running time: 1 hour 52 minutes. Download included.

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  • 1The Girl From Ipanema... Is there a more iconic Brazilian/jazz standard? | Full Class + Download1h 52m

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Jake Reichbart →
Jake Reichbart won WEMU-FM’s Emily Remler scholarship for best jazz guitarist in 1991. Since then, he has been among the busiest guitarists in the greater Detroit region. As a sideman, he appears on countless recordings and jingles and has performed alongside Motown legends and jazz greats alike, logging over 4,600 live gigs. Reichbart’s passion, though, has always been solo guitar, citing Joe Pass, Tuck Andress and Tommy Emmanuel as his main influences, while creating a unique voice of his own. He can arrange for the guitar nearly any tune imaginable, drawing from any and every musical style. His CDs 16 Songs and Long Ago and Far Away have received nominations for best jazz recording at the Detroit Music Awards and have garnered rave reviews from such prestigious publications as All Music Guide, Just Jazz Guitar, and Cadence, as well as from numerous radio stations across the US and abroad. He has performed for two US presidents, the Michigan Governor's Inaugural Ball three times, and for countless other similar events. His instructional DVDs are distributed by the largest publisher in the world, Hal Leonard Corporation and he was featured on the front cover of the May 2012 issue of Just Jazz Guitar magazine, which included a lengthy interview and a transcription of one of his arrangements. Jake cites his most enjoyable solo work as being the “restaurant guitarist,” creating long-term relationships and enjoying a loyal following. For the past 20 years, he has been performing on Wednesday evenings at Ann Arbor’s most famous restaurant, The Earle.