Solo Jazz Guitar Masterclass
The Shadow of Your Smile: Solo Guitar Arranging Master Class
“Jake Thx so much for this detailed description of how you go about playing tunes solo. This in conjunction with your 2 hr arranging course pretty much gives one all the tools neede…”
About this masterclass
Jake Reichbart teaches his solo fingerstyle jazz guitar arrangement of the classic standard The Shadow of Your Smile, walking through it note by note. Along the way he shares the techniques and arranging choices behind it, so the lesson serves any arrangement you might do on your own — not just this one tune.
What's covered
- Three rhythmic techniques that keep a solo guitar arrangement grooving and moving forward
- Playing melody and bass as independent parts, each with its own rhythm — and getting free of preconceived chord shapes
- Practical ways to fill the spaces between melody phrases
- Using open strings to maximize your arrangement
- Reharmonizations that add tasty harmonic flavor
- Logical fingering choices that let everything flow
- Varying the melody so you never play it exactly the same way twice
Recommended for guitarists who want fuller solo arrangements — if you've been stuck with disconnected chord-melody playing, this class will give you ideas to get out of the rut. The full class is 1 hour and 41 minutes.
Lessons in this masterclass
Lessons
- 1Full Class + Download1h 41m
Reviews & Ratings
"Excellent arranging class"
Jake Thx so much for this detailed description of how you go about playing tunes solo. This in conjunction with your 2 hr arranging course pretty much gives one all the tools needed to start playing solo guitar. I know it will take time to put in place all of the different techniques but at least I know where I am going in this style. Again thx (no PDF needed) because it is so well laid out :)
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