"West Coast Blues" [Guitar Masterclass]
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In this master class, discover how Randy Johnston takes this Wes Montgomery classic and puts his own twist on it. You will learn not only learn the chord changes but also Randy's own personal strategies for soloing on it. Navigate through this tune with more confidence at your next gig or jam session. Randy will show you: • Ideas for simplifying II-V single note lines • Minor Vs. Dominant Vs. Blues Ideas • Visualisation techniques for playing Wes style octave solos • Wes Block Chord Style Soloing Basics • Which Chord Fingerings Work Better (and Why) • Two Arrangers' Techniques to Imitate The Big Band Sound If you finally want to master this tune, this masterclass will give you actionable ideas you can use immediately. As with all of Randy's classes, there is no filler material! This is the stuff he uses when he plays and these ideas sound good!
- 3 Pages of PDF materials in standard notation.
- Full video is 1 hour.
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1h2. 2nd Performance
3m 29s3. About The Song & Wes Montgomery
6m 37s4. Conclusion and Outro Solo
2m 4s5. Diminished Chords
2m 55s6. Dominant Ideas and Using The Solo Changes
3m 6s7. Intro Performance
2m 19s8. Minor Whole Tone Ideas and Block Chord Solo Example
2m 9s9. Octave Solo Examples
2m 11s10. Replacement with Upper Partials
3m 52s11. Single Note Lines Strategies
4m 25s12. The Benefits of Certain String Sets
1m 22s13. The Melody Chord Changes and The Solo Chord Changes
7m 56s14. The Riff Up An Octave
1m 26s15. Two Arrangers' Techniques
2m 26s16. Using Dorian and Tetrachord Ideas
1m 20s17. Using Slides
34s18. Wes Block Chord Style Soloing
6m 16s19. Wes Montgomery Octave Solo Tips
6m 3sReviews & Ratings
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Michael Bryant
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1/22/2023
"Great course"
Just what I needed as I'm playing this with my band. Many thanks for your insights Randy!
John Duncan
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6/24/2019
"Excellent course"
Thanks Randy for your valuable insights on this difficult jazz blues waltz from the master Wes Montgomery! I learned some new approaches and found the material instructive.
Dave Silhanek
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12/1/2018
"An inspiring goldmine ! Thank you, Randy"
This gets it steaming all together: inversions, diminished, voiceleading .. Great Jazz!