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a e onteIntroductionUnit Superimpositionf he imT nUZChordsUnit TriadsUnit GuideoneserivationUnit EluesUnit RhythmndBlues/GospelhordalApproachq il 6 Harmonyuilt crossheStringsUnit iimT-V7-17-Vl7ver PedalUnit ModesnGhordseferenceUnit Chordaltudy erivedrom LinearxerciseUnit 0GhoosingStyleUnil 1McGoyynereft-HandUle iano oicingsUnit12 Ghord onessMelodiesUnit 3Gadencepproachhroughpperndower {eighborcUnit 4GontemporaryoicingseferenceUnit15 Major-MinorrerciseUnit 6GhordhangesorStandardsUnit 7Gm7-Smai7(il4)xerciseUnit 80ctavesith hirdsnsideUnit19 G7PedalGhordal eferenceUnit20 AboutheGD
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lntroducft geqmsStfange hatwithurnstrument,n hewortdfpopndock usc0ul0xrstuch hingsa "rhythmguitai' layer.guitaristhoust layshe hordsleadguitai' layer,ne ho nly laysolos,itis, ndlicts.findliis ld'tecausebetieyoumustry oplay LL f he nstrumentsbestou an. bviously,ou'll avetrongndpoints,utdon'tetyour hortcomingsethebest fyou.YouCntldevetopntoa well-romusiciannd uitarist.Sincehe80s,musicducationas dvancedasterhan ne an eeppwith. uringhewhenwasryingo earnow.oplayheguitar,ouhad rivatebaci'rers,few ilotsexchangesf informationith riends,utmainly OUHADYOURARSTiyou couldnlI $ qulqlly,ouwereost. oplay long Ds,o videos,nstructionatooksith asseREAL800K,"nd o ameyebersold'sJAZZAIDS'ervice.Asa eacher've eenmazedt heechnicaldvancesn he nstrument.everashereemanylayersith uchncredibleechnique.ften-timeshat bility as omet heexpencomprehensivenowledgefmusic:armonyndheory.nmyexperience,hat asranslatstudentsllowingheirhordalnowledgeo agar,aiOenind.d, sa eacher.'verieOobin heextremesnd hare y onceptsbouteingbleoputouse ll hepossibilitiesnegoffersormoreompletexpression.Afterhadmovedo New orkCitynJanuaryf1970,beganoslowlyddmoreuitarndmbooksomy ibrary.recallurchasingeveralChordDictionary"ubiications,ome ith smas80,000hords.rememberhinking,HowcoutdhereosiibiyeTHAT anyhordsstudiedheseooksnd ontinuedo earnboutheguitar,realizddhatmost f liesehordfulfillednumbern hebook utprovedo bevirtuallyselesshen akingusic ithmusicians.n his ook,'veriedmybestomakeertainhat verything-presentedhapotentialo beusednavarietyfsettings.woulde he irstoadmithet hai/;not overedsingleosibility,ut,heworkssembledere ill ertainlyervesanexcellentourceowto efernytime. . t.Ina sense,ormybwn qploSch,'veriedo viewhingsna more ianistic anner.he iacanaccompanyheir ight-handineswithheir eft-hand.o, npart,'veworkedtplayi'nguitar ithhiskind fapproachn mind, ut,he ey ifferenceor'mes NEVERiewtie bt-iaspects justa bunchfchords 'he oncepts o ALWAYSearheopnote fany hohavingelodicontent.his.isfcrucialmportance.ourines nd our hordsre feimportnd anunctioneautifullyogethernyour ands.Mymethodorsharinghis onceptsactuallycompleteontradictiono heend esult ehopachieve.y hat mean,treathordss otallyeparateromhe inear ork. t hestart,heare. nlyoinedyharmonicheory.nd, s hework rogresses,he ines nd hordslowlyto unctionogether.s hereremanyxcellentooksnd ideos hichoncentraten h6 inside f he nstrumentndmprovising,havehoseno ocusna chordalpproachhicjoinhoseines.It'smysincereopehat ouwillwork lowlyhroughhismethodromhebuildinglocksomoreophisticatedoncepts.pproachhingsnsmall tudynits ymakingseriesfshortgoalsoryourself somethiry9uCftttaccomplishna reasonablemountf ime. oumfindt difficultoplacespecificime rameor hemasteryf hese oncepts,utpatiencensteadyourseill urelyin utn he nd.All he est,N,kew orkCity,November996
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Slevghandmitshat, henewas eenager,lwas eniblerummerith omusicalrainI had evelopedoveor he uitarnd, henwas 9, witchednstiuments.was etermthatwouldotmakehe memistakeshadmadeithhe rums,no iioieoompoiitlo|tgU.?tUCLA,long ith rivateuitaressonsromRonntnony:nl-970removeooHYork ity.Fromhispointonrvard,omuchfSteve'sareerswelldocumented.n1g74,eperformone-ofhe irstcontemporaryaz guitaruos ithLany oryell. uringhissam'eeriodb@amememberf heBreckerrothersand. isirit recdrdingss-aeadererbtri6albumsor olumbiaecordsiiled:Tightrope"('t927),TheBlue-lrtin;(igzg)andAry{1919)n.e:g,recordings{rtg9 RandyndMictra'etrecter,Davidanborn,on'GiotnicytMainieri,illLee,teve add,nd thers.n19g4,onyMusic/columbiaeleasedcompilationrawnromhesehreepsiiled,TheColtection."ln1980,teveecordedbrilliantolo cousticuitarlbum,Evidence,'wtrichaidributeohearliataz nspirationsndervedoestablishim sone l he reatnterpretersf hemusiTheloniousonk.etween98'l nd 985,eworkednd ecorOeOitn 'is uartet,yenitnwhich..includednthonyackson,anoloadrena,ndSteveordan.ogettirheymadehrrecordings:-Eyewi-tnes"198't),ModernTimes"/"Blades'19s2)ndc& toco' lg$j.srejoinedoe awinul'seatherpdateor t'sone nd nly ur ri gs6. is wasoiroweoiingnoq .ve,uetecordingith eyboardistobMounseineemmmi-nominatoowasiftLocalColor,'nd aseleasedn1987.ggg awhe dsunectiontEywffressithDave ereplacingteveordanor hePublicAccess"D. incehatime, t6i nalooeowotrabanad'pnecordingshicheaturedon arternd lFoster.LetsCall is'anOHeadwereeleasedn1991nd 992espectively.n1994,teveoundrimsat in rJcompinArthonyacksonndManoloadrena,OOing ennishambersndMicnaetreckecrossings,'whichasedicatedo hememoryihisateather,yricistamnyahn.Recently,teve as ontributedlo$ygla]$ecialproiects.isunique edte,f woGeoHarrisonunesracedikeMainieri'sYC ecords'"Cbmeogefirer:AGuilarriUuteoThBatles."ereewasccompaniedyMarc-ohnson,eterrski'nendlrg tasconcsloi.peOlympics.ndheHolidayleasonroughttweogethergain itr B Bra*erBrothersorbalsil-stylednterprehtionfhis athe/snerueChristmasong,heChrbtnasalE,' hiqppearednBlue ote'sJazto heWorld' D.n1996, tedearnedth Argntint'voGabrielanders,obMounseyndNew ork alsall-Stars:uOenoOrlrp.rlarcOuinoandPapoepin contributeDon'tworry aby''NoTepreocupesNtn=iiotvoutdn,tltBNice,'aributeoBrian ilson.
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nsuperimpositionllhe imTonV7chords
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UnitTwtriads
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tilad upeilmposl$on ]ne 9tlowingriadSuperimposition'haflsan mporhntnej nceornrt6frt ibyou an ontinuallyeferacko t.What've ones'toakesinglessnft, [r rod noses, ndsed.triads_(both.majorndminor)hichscendnromit*ilyd;fl* ,mt.nsproydqwith onglc"pgj{.vamg.n,theecordingtriswoii i desen6ouei.e'-rreryllt't?lchord'functionib heoreticallyorrectaire)andtheffiil;b onemightknowor mprovising.henll ssaid nd one,ou'lictuailyruito n* this nformthe lsventheroots.Let'sook t heintexample:/GanF riad verGbassote).lthoughhis hordansarcralundions,t'susuallyhoughtfasadominantn(gzit)tijei fi0. gerauseitconohird h orBl),tcouldepart.ofhe ominantrminortr6ioamiiiis.F" is he,7o[.tt ygqlypttimposeriadui[ romhe T.degrqeygrbassote,hatriadupptiesh$h,andlthchordoneshichgivessG9(11)i'omg(jil.-i6iih'drg,;ffin rsoe etoas he th ras suspension:gsusrGmgsirs.9jg'l,9fll 9yqllfg likgoadd. ou illhearheseindsf stash"chordsF/G)eteInc0redly'spoly*hords.poly-chordefersoharmonyherewo rmorehordsarechingplayedimultaneously.duwill indhiskind f aniaitiini'ilrrv, rlirt orten,ncenturylasical usic.ucttarmonysextremelyifficultoassociateni,'mooerchorwih,.ards,youanee, ithhe onventionalslish"cnorOirese,nbOrrr,nryal readw eifinr diahniccale/moder amiliarcaletypeithwhibrLo mprouii'e.-truepotywouldot oSnt oasily.
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triadusage
Erample:TrladUsageEbmajTfi'fmm"
EbmaiTm.Ebtnafm,'EbmaiTm'
Bb7(b5,b9)xx xffiFffiot'
Bb9(sus)i+T+ f*-ffi ffiFfH-il l".l'.#ffina mnul 2 l l 2 r c
I'veriedopresentne omprehensivexamplef usthowoumightoaboutsingmalominorriadsn he ontextfa commonhordrogressioni-viz-iiz-V1. et'sxam-inenmightlay, e'llust ssumehathiswouldlendith eyboardsndheest f he nangelfvou aveproblemnderstandinghe heoryehindtiy'veetectedn/ot hesJtriaoifiguret,outgyrselfybuildingpeachhordromhe o6tn hirdsndhlnhbet ach alminorriad.f hatrovesifficultonsultithmusicalriendr oureacher.Theirst hordsnamedtmajTut lyo canee, ll 'vehosenoplaysaG-minorriadGlndQ),he rd, th, ndmal th fEl.Therereimes hennanan1jerouldamehis'cGm/Efecausee/sheantso makeurehatyoulay triad,wit-homexperienceoprobablylust nowodo hat y nstinct.henexthordi Cm7,ere'mustptayingn r,tr(El,G,B ),he3rd, th, nd Tthfc. 0verheFm7,ptaynAt,triad,itndeeasoningethe ame.nbars and 2,he nversionf heAbriademainsut snow layedvergbOnotenakinghe hordBbg(sus).n heast hordf hosears,ou'll oticehatheop omovesor oiceeadingurposes.or reaterarmonicnterestndocreateension,nbar othehird at, played/Bb hichivessBt705,bg)nbar 6,withhe rincipteeinghe abutto dd ariety,playediBbo ealize8b1309)andereusedescendinghromaticoileading.hiswasmoreasilyccomplisheds usedslightlyighernversionltheAbchord.Cm7
I||lXEtltbl3 fr|'ru | ] 2
Bb9(sus)xx xFt-t'#FFFf;Brr,I I L I f II I I T N2 l
Fm7.m."Fm7x x xFNTNF+fmFtm+llfrLLILIft 2 l
Bb9(sus)xx xmtrEFffiotI I t t t I
Cm7ffbH*+a rr|.. 4@ t 3 2
Cm7rs_EImlrnE+]f,
Fn7I X IqFFlFFFTHr,ru
Bb9(sus) Bb7(13,b9)?+frr-' H+'-ffi FFHfiffi'o m7t1 3 2 1 3 2
Inmostases,narrangIif heresone) illnotwriteutwhatouropnotehoulde, o t'sutoyou ndourensefharmonynd oodaste.hemoreou?ealledponodo his,he etyournstinctsillbecomes oustwhats heighthingoplay.fyouwdreo urnhe uggelopnota nto alf-notesrquarter-notesndinghemlouditnutt hythmicalue,heisiouformniql houghimple,.longelody.iveta rylThistyle fguitarccompanimenti usufoundnR&8rhythmnd lues),op,ndarioudormsi dande"music.here'sotmoredoingtwithmprovisedracendogichanoumightmagine.
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nguideoneserivation
ErampleA:Am(ii)(key tG)Am7x x
|#F'-tffiffi,oDerivaton
Erample8:D7(W)n7
Erample C:GmajT ndG6 lmaj7 nd 6)
It^Xplqinly understandablehatou ourde aseroskipishnm.0.dgrnarmoniconcepts,uttwillallmakeoreens_e,nd ay realerivioeriofwitharmoreasic usicalormations.'m peakingf2-noteguid'etonei; impten4ths. ths,ndritonesil4thsrfSths)which,henlacedbovitheootcteartybtinfamilynd utlinehe armonynservinghis unctionheylso rovideoiJrc a1.drop ithoutakinghe oloistprisonerf 0URconceptsiThe uideonehartookst hehreeasichordamiliesnd iewshemnhe uitperspectivef he ootlocatedneitherheAor Estringnd oicedunctionallyiomtheeftside,ouee ull4-note.chord,heno height, itfrne ootnd ne theritcThe uideonesemain.henlayedn he ontextta imz-vz-tt iimTpsiz proit'sobviousowmoothlyheseimplearmonicormslownto ne nothei.s1lbthroughhematerialsresentedere,he uideonesill nvariablyervesournuilOAlways,can'tgowronglaceostart,speciallyheneadinghroughuneorhe irs
Am7l.]ffitrftrffi 't 't
m3rd7th
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uox x x xEffi'nffillfFt't-tt 4
GmajTT I
}}{**l rcI I - I IrrrrtI l . r :
GmajT c6 Am7 D7ffi ?#i ?#i f+r:++FEEm Ehtm:fr H1+# ttt-flFffirt ffi ffi'0,,@ Hl+t Fffi ffi,onf 1 4 t o , ,lM7 t6 ii v7
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aTTTft tfr| | I a I Irrrf'F2 t 1 3
GmajTxx xxf-l-l-mffioorrrrn
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maj7th
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ExampleE:Am7(b)(iiu)Am7(b5)rA'7x xffiFmrnlmmm_-l | . . | ) l rJrmmlTmm
ExampleFAm7b5xx xxTNTIEI]]]lFffi:r,
ili l m / b 5
Am7(b5)r A67tum'ou xx xxffi'or'H1#1Fl-t-tfl
Am7b5xx xxT[mffi'onn-ilni im7b5
rom op efl:JohnScofield, illConno's,ohnAbercrombie,ndSteye.tJohn e.cmmbie'slanhattanoft J an ua r th .1 4. hoto: osrrl
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n tFguideone lues illiilisifri,i.,,o ,, i:t 'ill, il,llifilTifll#'jffifli|'bry,fll,fJf3,i,T:,"eminso.urset'eyoouiibisisson nyr immymith,,|'rar,rco,oins,llll f^ijilxifjfrT rioustheckute
ll..tL:f:r]lq-,l-s9rglpte,'velried, plg,gllll rhe asicsnrwo osirionsl0we,iJiiii'il',i;,?ii,lTil,ly,ilil?iJ1}:ilXi,fi;TExample:Lowernversionsstrutt te, i- ]=J
G7Fmm,"rflT1t l
Example:Uppernversionss t r u t t t e , r l = J . h
G7nT.nffinuI-N+H
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Aswemadlormoa mrmicqfiisticdion,i ih olUrephf hl b dt|hnirf.l$Ji',ll'i,l,1y*whenoumproviseih sse vurom, aishoid ll64r lg16Example:Lowernversions
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c7m,oHtlf,t l
D7 Am7/DD7FHS FFMttrH -" tfr--r t l
Dm7/G(G7sus)t#tEE:EEffil 4
Dm7/GtmEEEIHof,u
GmZCH{4fl*
G7m7/G
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Dm7/G
Dm7lG
u /
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Gm7/C 7 G7
st ru tneJJ=Jtm
t l
c7crraTtTtl3ft
l 3
D7 l$t7lD D7t m t mEESEonEIIEEonI-IFFH FI-#iHl l t a
G7t
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Example1:Minor luesGm7
x t r iu-lJJ..l{$ff rr'ffirT.FFFlA'7 D7TT-gF#t l.|-#ffi,u ffi.ni l t l
G7 cmffi"mm7ffi,,,ffi
suspendedoundsG0nlemp0rarybluesomping
AnTlDxxffiff i 'onrffttlI t t 4
Howanwebeg_1no breakwayromraditionalpproacheso blues armony4fre olowingwexamplesreofleredsaconceptualnd tylisticoint f departure.gin.att reexamplepresentedver ne f hemost asic 2-barluesrogressionso allowhemaximummountimeo enioy earingachoicing.oumayun ntomusiciansnd ingerslrowil f ndhiskinofharmonicpproachs ooprettyr oo iazy"for heirmusic.f suchsfrecase hen n hlob, obackosomethingoreasic.lnExample2, 've pplied imT hordDm7)overhe ootG.'(the asrctrordoundsGThiswill nvariablyroducesuspendedind fsoundndmakehenrmonrceerrngery pentimes,ush ndomantic.Example3adds littlemoreepth hile einghythmicallyorecrh?rE rrcusrve.happroachsbasedpon guitarnierpretationt Mc0oy ynetsran$? \s r ti'epreviexamples,llchordoundsre heproductfsuperimposingrml irc.:s rer e root l hdominanthord.
Example2:GBlues@DmTsus/Gxtrrfmffi,"
GmTsus/CxxT[mFfft-tlH#f;lfor'l t : l
Dm/GffiffiEE1ID -.| | | r . r o rt l a l r t
2 l r
Dm7(9)/Gx x xffi,lFFftH3frH+#t 3 4
Dm7(9 ,11)
Gm7(9)/Cx x tH1#Hr'l#H#tfrtrt4 t lDm7(9,11)/GH'.-ffi,offi
T_-i-rGhGr--t=
l-**i
xxffi,nffil-|-rfnt l t 4Gm7/Cx x xSffHrr'ffiffirfiJff14 l
Dm7(9,11 GT+-ffi,"r+HD?:GI--r5E'"--
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;, u rex x x x x tffi Hl*lF|t||trrr FftfHffi rffi FSI*lst'
AbmT(sus)/G
Gm7(sus)/Ci furr . fuiHl+fl H#Ffdr'ffi |#Fffi-H t-l-fft-t2 l l . t i l r
Dm7(sus)/GftmLl.l4til - ^L l x I a ) l fUIlTI I I l T
Dm7(sus)/Gi+ffi' iH*2 t i l 2 1Db/G Dm7/GG7(13)i# i+i+ f+rar+ffiu,,m'-m'l r i l l t 2 4
m. m
Am7(9,sus)/Dl x x x rEEEtr n-rrnffi 'Hffirr,t-ftFH H{t+{{ t l l i l l
c7(13)x x l x x ll...g gffi,,, Hffirr'l-Ft?&t F+it+ll t . r I I r
Gm7/Cx x xrn-mffiFFFIHi'i l 3
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iaz-Upelues The armonicreatmentfa'12-barluesyapz orientedhyer illusuallyifferromheormwe'veeensingorabasiclues,n hat e'veeen akingse fonlyhe 7,V7, nd 7 hordYou illsee nd earifferencesn he pproachobars ,4,6,8,and -12. f specialnteresome re arsand . nbar ,aswe'velreadyeenlayingver17or he revioushreearthisswhereuronic ecomeshe ominantthM)to tB ]V hord.nhe ey four xampleisgoingoresolveoBb7.heuzplayerakesdvan@fhismomentyaddingimTCmin ront f heF7 oaddmoreolor, otion,ndemionowardshe ventualesolution.amilsubstitution/alterationn his rocess,enerallysociatedi[tJohn oltraneoulde ousehb5 ubstituteorF7,which ould e87,andnsedingimTFrn7),hus reatingditferapproacho inalesolution.na sense,ou'repproachingesolutionrom nehalttepbovJust nalternatehought,hatfyouwereoapproacheolutionromnefull tep elo#?aveyouverdonehetwhileleyinghords?ounow,lidir|00lotn r7rom7?hatlyowereo ryand lipa iimT hordn ront f t?0r, useSEt nodalityo approachesolutionityorrrinesThinkingbouthingsike his,prioro actuallylay'ng:rrr cangryeiseo musiccreations,orn f hought,hich ightctuallyoundreatoyot.ba anynrm n ryingDependingponhe olor f he hord sedn bar , hatwillgoa mgE s towardseterminhow oumightreat ar .Whateversagreedpon,ar can aVl7 0n dord esolvinoeitherl7 G7)r imTGm7).heseameindslharmonicriruplsr abobe ppliedo h3-chordind fbluese'veeentilizing.ewere,fyou'llecall,srp aGblts. sobar wasD7 V7)n hat rogression.o,t's ossiblehat e oulda,eeebd 8asa Ai (V7 fV7bulwe ould venry oemploynE7Vl7). ere, owever,'rcrsrrga bl d u, imaginatioE7saV7ofAm7which ehave een uperimposingverheD7 o drt fE Ermony o ilhcouldn'thisworkoo?n ranscribingolos ymanyast asters.'rt seenar hm implyhichangevenhenhe assnd eyboardsereot. gain,iveta ry d sre l fBppens.
Erample4:Bluesn Fnri xxffil#ffiFF;EF:fIH-rtfi' :
Bb7 F7xx xxffiH*tHrr.Gb 7rx xx|-{''{#HFl***l
r I . r I r i l rLLLT-IJt l
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Bb7 D7TF#Hf l t l t . lriFFN, i
c7tt t{rt+I]-l.t.,-g-I+tlH++flD7xx xxlTrrFlHltfiar.n l a t ll r r r r lt 3
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xx txffi'oFfFt-tl
(Eb7)xx xlffiffi,ot l
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iazblues ith ommontone hordalunctuations One f themost owerfulessons'veaken way-iromtlmyWesMontgomeryisteningndtranscribingas isorchestralbigbandike) onceptionf heguitar.Whetherewas oloingrcompingehind elRhynend immy mith,t seemeds houghishigh3-noteoicingseractingikeatrumpetection.ismid-register-,3-, and4-notehords ereikehesaxophosection,ndwhen e'diflwith ctavesehindhe oloist,t soundedikerombones,hus ivingheguitaremarkablecopend olor, erhapsewould othave erbalizedhisconceptn hesammanner,ut findhis obeaneffectiveay fexpressinghatheardnd tillhearn hisplayingOnemethodorgettinggripon hisconcepts opunctuateour uideones ith hord oicingutilizing opnote nyour ighE"string.t'sgreatoryour evelopingarso ryandmaintainc6mmononenyourop oicesoftens spossible.talso elpsohearow eautifharmonyoves,nd ow fficientarmonicotionn he uitaran eAnadditional,nd aluable,racticeoolwould e o use kind foctaveisplacementnyouropvoice.or xample,na"G"blues,layvoicingithD"as ourop oten he 8"string heanswerhat ithD"as heop ote fa chordn he ighE"string.s he hordrogresmoveslongry oget D"on opoleachhordfyou an. nce ougethehang f t,youwillbeableocompith big andoncept,ith ll hreeectionsnderourngers
Exampteu@ F7(e)
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turnaroun s
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Am7x x xITTTT1(lFtl+l srlfEfE2 5 5
Eb7x x xgFmffil4*l-{ e .
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Cm7x x xEtrt{+++{|'.l..l..l+tlhftHrr'I l l
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I | . r t - .un[Fverhythmndblues/gospelhordalpproach
Example7:DerivationfGospel/ hythmBlueshordalstyleG7Chord caleGtirotydian):
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i[m," DnVGT55- xrrffi,u m'nLTEIN H-FFHffiz 5 2 l I=^
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Perhapshemost ften-usedadencenGospelusics |naoo fi 'ArnCadencetappearnavarietyf orms,ncluding:v-|, v7-1,v7-17,v-t ft .,'- rte *ould e sanalternativeomoreasic -lcadence.n he ey fG, tcarro@ srrfy as toGore919p 9 when layingver btuesrperhaps,eneraror rdc rrru; ao peoi ltfindhat back-and{orthotionetweenimpleriadslil st- r'lr,-1abrcest'veatmenlionedo GandC/Go G,anotherariationf tnt *wu I s E tr.rc andbacko G.couldiewheAmasa functionf C6/G,o, t toogerreraestftr^ .retrngthesenmomentaryesotutionouldtso ecreatedithhisnrrrn Gb S, I I G nenbackoBandinallyestingnG.Remember,ustet he assc rs ct FrrE - uassotesndconcentraten hecolorsreatedy he riads.et fEng s.re* Foughhis redominantth rientedeeling,t's-veryommonosbrr r rt safi J lnG-movingoEandheneturningo est nDm/G.hopehat fnrirp sl tr csrtcs ,n heefrwityour.ownnalysisfExamples18-19
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Examplet @
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c G 7x x x x x xH+fH Ff#hHrnl-l&*l ra l'**!FHFffT'fl - " rfl-Fl-l1 3 3 t 2 l
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UnitSharmonyuiltacrosshe lrings we will nowbuifdGfiords,,rne.rr.*^s *,,u esuideonessoint' ou'verreadveoun,bysingouiD;ano6 .r'ng rusnprdeonernesexa3,26and29).exivoriwil;dd;;di;;0,ouiie:sr,ipim,nd;"rf2'i"it ano30sunderstood,ou i,iladdoiCein oinc,i,r""'g,inor"sr.sim;p wbt 2s.28nBasicoiceeadingrincipless ou ddoicescr'ssrE trings:1. ry o eepcommononenyourop oiceshe hordshift2.Tryomoveheop oicehromaticailypordowns Ouhearhenrmonyhifting.while ttending'c'L'A.,.feltwasso arbehindy.classmatesirat soughtxtraeplf 9,piaTarmonyndheoryessonsror rrrisicirinsrnrcroisil'r;#;,yhardohnderslandhe onceotf theilillof heone."i rreime,rrioionrG ii p*r.,rp,becrientationasocommunicateo c i, iiiiriirji'ia,monic angr.ngend orwith poprJaz ocaburaryhich ightaveounonetteiionnectionithme.lfyou bservehemovemenlf h-euideonesshe 7resolveso heonic,hentervrdand7,withinhedominantd noro,eemiirrougnheyMUSTesorve.he rdresotveo heoot f heonic,ndhez mus;;reiorve.to-theiror iminoisrd.nrr,wiwo oices,he armonvscrearryefineonJ noseo,cesow oseem0have"wiil,,own. layhe exlxambte.istenoinowieiiO ].lif'rnnf he 7 hordpul"rowardshndrd l he b hord.
whenou dd rterationsIs,b5,fg,rg)ashromaticassingones,oumightwanromakhathemovementf he itches.s ettdcteolnow'y-outrooieo tp6ll"the'Choro.yhismsinghapso ndicalescendingotilailii;['foroesiendingfi;#;nr ;nchoosinhe ther,oumiohtendicating-tha,esorrreiominantill esolvepo he rd f heuthe'13might-resolveowndthe lnoriheonir. rrsystemfmusicotationsnothahentcomeso heabeling.ofhords,utoilneiaie titearcorrun]"iil, t ssomet[i 3oqut..nneril, oury1gqlecei;riic pr;yrds ou eartas oonspossibrendommunicationn our ritingpeedspnatr6criss
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ErampfeeGtn7I X I
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Example6BbmajTxxo xrffirfl1-nffin-ffr1
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Exampte@Cm7(9)x x xffiHlH#Ffi-t-Ht 3 4
maj9(add6)iFffiiffiBb
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F7(9,13)xxrT.TT'1H-.1.|5.,-FFI-I-HI 3 4 4
F7(b3)x x xffir]ffi
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UnitSeveiimT-V7-l-V7 verapedal -lp ltlinqs a greatmusic lessoncanomerommostnexpectedourtne arryearsf mycareer,accompaniedanypopm-usicingers.ttenrn-suchsettingbasichythmectionsaugmentedya ull ichesiras rumpdts,lromnones,5reedslstrings)or hordalnstrume.nts..espdciallyhe uitar'can e grertrrirrgexperiencobforcedosee nd earhat LAylNGLESSan eSRytrueVOnftJ ' -- 'Inany lvenerformance,here.wouldlmostlwaysea momenthenhe ingerouldelstory ver L0NGamp,ometimeshisvamp as ver peoatointlonetaticpitchromhbassist)s wouldrt mongsttherchestrandisten,could earhe hordsovingvthoug,h.the,bassas nly layingsingleote.he edalwasnvariablyhe oot f he Z hoand ll he armoniesoundedeautifulverhis ne ote.rulyhis ir'rgiratirranger'sevrl.nhis eriesfexamples've resentedverythingn he ey fCmajor;therefore,ewill seG pedalnderhe ntirerogression.e egin'withxaniptez,tl[;ing jrrthe uideonwhichupplyhebasicarmonicovementn lieprogression.nExampte5, *L uoo hrrd oi9l llt 8.string,ttemptingomaintaincommon-ioneop oicesaneir-trarningiscipAdding ourthoicen he E .stringinExamples4,he ommonone riniipren heop oiremains.henhissnot ossible,heop oicehouldovena mannerirtutroywhereearseemo eads.
Examples5and 6extend.theoncepty ntroducingscendingnd escendrnghrommovementn heop-voice.sa discipline,'ve ttemptedomakehis oice overhalf-swnene.verossible.lwayseepnmindhat 'veustchoser NEption.ouhavemanynotcand fter ime ourwn tylefharmonyill ictate0URchoices.Whenoueelhat ou re omfortableithhesexercrsesverhe G pedal,ry o ransposehrdeas0work verhe C pedalrovidedn he ecordingincehe 'CpeOits heoot tdomrn^ant_chordou ' l l e . inhe ey f F, andhemovementoulbake ou hrouGm7-C/-Fmaj7-D7(alt .).henou'reract icing,ehearsing,r ammingit tr oassistndrummer,ry his onceptasn xtendedntroductronoastaidard,'orerhipsne fyour woriginalunes.Most f heexercisesn hisbook re resentedn he orm fwholeotes.feelhat t's mportt0grow ccustomedo hebeautyf ongoness heharmonylowlymoveshroughhehordLongotesn he uitaran, t imes,-beust seffectivei ttre rrortercuisivetrokesitwhiche uitaristsremostssociated.
fyewi|nessn1989. lockwiseromowefefl:Anlhonyackson,anoloadrena,leve,ndDave eckloriginal ed hawencilketchor ,pUBLlGACCESS',D ove
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gu e nesIExample2:Key f GwithG(UasaPedalLoruernvercionsDm7/Gxx xxITITNbH++lrrlfm
CmajT/Gffi* Cm4(add)/t0xx xrEnt12frFtFrlt lG7Fl*++l3rrIJJJJ-Jl 3UppernverslonsDm7/G
xx xrffiHqtf,ffiFf;ffi ronCmajT/Gm,- Cmaj(add)/Gffi'-G7TX IIFfll'flcr|..l.rul l
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CmajT/Gm,,' Cmaj(add/Gm'"ATtGu x xFtl+ti r frHl+flt 3G7x x srt-ft19ft|..rut 33-noteoicingsith ommononesExampleil:Keyof CwithGM asaPedalDm7/G
x x rH* Hrr.H]#G7x x t
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CmajT(9)/Gm''' A7(bsycm..a lDm7(9yGffi" G7(13)m,"24 CmajT/Gm'- A7(b9Im'"2 1Dm7(sus/Gffi," G7ffirfl1ifi 8ftl+t*+.{2 1 1 Cmaj9(add/Gm'"t 3 AlbslGm."Dm7/Gr x xITITNftt5 rofr
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4-noteoicingsithcommononesExample4:Key fCwithG(V) sapedalDm7(9,11/G G7(b9,13)m,"oDm7(sus)/G
ftEt t t r l lF?5fr
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Example6:KeyotGwithGM asapedalVorffir,
lffl.ml]ml::]Ttm|mml.m-m
G7(b9,13)funtr,r-ffrtlFIIIHI3 .1b*
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Platingorpass-the-hatl heFocus illory ottHouse[st afler nivingn {ew orkciry,1920.Trio atesererith Johnmillerbass), ni David riedminyibes).
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UnitEighnchords In assembling ysludiesor presentation,yoats hatousomedaynioyheume mproviutionalluency ith hordssyounow owith ourmproviselines.'ve hosenopass longhemannernwhich approachedolvinghisproblemormysell.Havingfferedhismethod any, anyimesoprivatetudents,ndnclinics nd eminars,haveseent work,nd'm urehat ou'll eetsparticularind f ogic ndollowhrough ithhework.
We egin yseparatinghe hree hordamilies:orianminor), ixolydiandominant),ndydian(malor).hendid hisormyself,twasmyhopehatf I couldmprovisepon ne solatefamily,nd earmelodiesith hords,wouldeableo do he ame henaced ithharmonynmotionerhapsavingessimeoobserveachassinghord.Theollowingxamplesrepresentedo hat he irst ow ontainsommonoicings;syou candownhepageheoptionsecomeoreophisticated.achxamplespresentedn"G"(Gdorian,GmixolydianndG ydian).heopvoice feach hordson he E"string, itheach ote l hemodeeing armonizeditha modalhord oicing. enerallypeaking,he irst wo ows fferchordorms hichuitaristsre xpectedo know. eneathertainitches,wooptionsan eseenag eingtandard.I wanto ake momentnd iscusshemajorhordamily ndwhyheydianmode illbe hescalefchoicehroughouthis ext.fwe ontinue,orpurposesfdiscussion,o useG"asourroot,henou houldnowhathe G'ionian odes he G"majorcaleG, ,B,C,D,E,Fil),The otesn heG"lydian odeG,A,B,Cl,D,E,Fl) differ nlyn hathe4thdegreef he caleisCt nsteadfC.So,why hoosene verheother?t'spurelychoice fsound yconventionFor hemost art,his hoicesuallyppearsn azand op-standardong ontexts.nmostock,country,nd olkstyleshe 4thof hemajor cale/ionianodes most ppropriate.henou'replaying,ourhoicehoulde asedpon hatou ears oundingestor hemusicAsyougrowmoreamiliar'rthhebasics,llyouwouldaveo do,whenuttingny f hereferencehartsouse,s,looktraightownhepage,ollowhe olumnsonnectinghe oicingswitha commonop-notend our onic ptions ould eginogrow.What hould ventuallydevelops hatheseoicingsecomeamiliarsoundshapes"ndNOTust omehordsouknow. ouwillend pHEARINGow ouuseheseoundhapesnd,nbeing bleo hearhat,you'llind ourreedom.Whenlayingnpop,ock, rR&B ontexts,speciallyherevocalists involved,here illbetimes henoumust armonizehemelodyotewhichs sung.f thenotes none f hesehreechordamilies,ouhave nat-handeferenceor indinghesound hape hichmight it theharmonictyle lyour roup.ln an nstrumentaletting,oumaywanto addharmonyoa specificotenthemelodyl anoriginalune r a standard.hesehree hordamily hartshould rovideouwithmost f hebasicoicingsndhose hichffer oreolorones.The tandardracticeethodo employeres o chooseny ne l he hordamiliesorwork taparticularitting ndwhile layinglong ith heumpleG"pedal,oupand ownhemodenchords,layinghemn ongoneswholeotest east)ntil hey eemo alleasily nderourfingers.vital econdaryspectoyour racticeegimenould e o sing long ith heopvoiceofeach hord o hattsmelodicspecteginso beapart f heway ouHEARhe oicing.hen,likewith our ingle-noteines,ou'll e hatmuchloseroplayinghatouhear ndhat's hereyou antobe.
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Example7:Basic oicingsGDorlan)
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VoicingsithmoreColor ones:x xffii'tffiFt-Hrtattl. { l t i
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8:Basic oicingsGlirolydian)HEft#fiilrr't r l T lrrrrnt 2 t lRootR) m'" m,,"Iffit?t?-2 l a6rh
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Example9:Basic oicingsGLydian)m*a 3 2 lmai fl i m, [fffi,'' t1z2 2 ] ] . t4, Root(R) 2nd ++--EIIIIltlfrI l | i l3 t 2 l2th
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9A:linor7Chordf f i t u iF m f f iHl+f, Hl+fl3 4 l I I(4th) (srh)
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-noteoicingsf Ydian)9C:laior7ChodFamilyFMaior )
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UnitNichordaltudYeilvedlroma inear rercise While
deVelOping praCtiCeegimellwhichccelerateourOefiueVoriiiinOnatheariighatou racticeillinableouoeventuallylay hatoWnifieirningo eelreewitn ndrOs,ou an lwaysountn.takinghe.simplepiliiirJiOrii(i''gntrom our arliestiale nd. odalork)nd pplyt athalf-spbpeak,ithheop-voice'ovingnchordssheine ould.Use xample0asan llustration.xample0 s asequentialinenF maiorGdorCi'i*fyJiin ri moOesn hatamilyithhe xactameotes)hichoespa3rd ndjtrp,i1fiigrO,lc. hismetodys h6narmonizedithhe ifferentoicingsnExampffii#'-Gt peOatnheecordingnd layachhordlowly.t.caneallyelp.ifou iniltr;rt toudevenfyou on'taiegoodoice,his ill ay ff ownheoad).
Example1usesasichapesndExample2.addshordsithmoreolorones.t'setna11b,jf,r neimeoOonesameor(withhe emainingwobasichordamilies:mlydian)anddominantth Gmixolydian).Examples3and 4arentendedoruse verheCpedals l we.weremprovisiiiririr-oCoomlnantthulmp.rrre 've resentedow ncehedominantth fee;rounO;-nirEenestaUtisneO,nesuperlmpositionf imTGm7)hords,erveso opesounO.xamOfe3usesasichordormsnd xample4bringsn he olorones
Erample1:Chordalxercisesingequence@tuffi'"b';'
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e)Use verGPedal r CPedal|\ 7f tg, rFHHHllfl2 l l 4
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Exampte*@Use verGPedalrCPedalc7(9)xxffiH11+
Gm7(sus)x x 'ffi|ffiFffi*lsnl l 3 lbo
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Publicityh0t0akentDavid an'studionManhattan,a. 993-19g8.
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UnitTenstyle ThOUgh it'S my feeling that nivingtyour wn tyte innotbeat he xctusionfany lyourptions,akingdeeptylisticommitmentosometyle illbe mportant.
Soas.foodor hought,'ve resentedhreexamplessed ithhe ominantth hordamily.s imegoesy, oumight antoweighour ptionsithinhemajorndminorhordamiliesswell.BassVamp
This xamplefferscommonnd impleuitarpproachhichsessentiallyootedn heinherentluesualityf henstrument:Example5:Simple uitar tyb@ffi" ifffii'.I+ffii'.3 2 3 r 2
Here eextendheharmoryicerritoryith mall lustersclosedoicedhords)n he tyle fpianist,illEvans.hergrbhosehomightindhis pproachorblues-basedateriali "toopretty.'istennd ee hatouhinkErample6:BillEvans tyleClosedoicing)@
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Thisxamples n he tyle fMcCoyyne/seft-handoncept.heseypesf ingeringsre alle"o-penvoicings."nasense,his tylehouldpen-uphe armoniceeling,ut,findhat xamp46 an ccomplishhis swell. hereillbehosehoindhe ynerpproachobe ooFarEastsoundingueoall he thsn he hords.gain,istennd ecideor ourself.Atanytagefyourevelopment,ouwillnot e bleo otallyscapeournfluences.houldoubeuckynougho ruly evelopour wnoicend tyle,believet willbeaccomplishedheyou?eotryingo.hardoconsciouslyreakreelyournfluences.t'smy eeling,nd speciawhereourarmoniconceptsconcerned,hat tsomeoint,oumust akecommitmento h-eshapesfyourinesndhe hordalnd armonicenseou earlong ithhoseines.hiss rueevenf,asguitarists,e on'tccompanyurselvesna rio ettingsapianistoes ithheireft-hand.ts mportantelorelayingo emindourselfhat,THIStSTHE AYPLAY,NDHISSTHEWAYHEARAKINGUSIC "heirstpersonou aveoconvincef hissyourself,nceyou'veonehat,onvincingour eersndistenersngeneralon'te uchditficultask.
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UnitEleMc0oyynereft-hands$lepianooicings W.hgnt was rying oarriveat anapproachrnrmonnendedp inding y reahstnspirationromhe eyboard.did pend otof ime tchordalonceplsfmanyf he uita/sreat asterseforeovingway.nmakinghsimplyhosehe tyleowhichfelthemostmotionallyonnected.itnoutdoubwasMc0oyyne/s.speciallyis onsistentlyenteredeft-handpproach.swe'ver'90s,there'sardlya-kgybo_ardmproviserho asn'teenouchednsome ay yplaying.long ithMcCoyyner,hendividualityf Herbieancock,hick orea,6and eithanettas lsoouchedhis ork.
In ryingopasalong y pproachn hemostirect anner,havesolatedhehreefamilies:ajor, inor,nd ominant.or ou,nyour ractice,he dea ouldefluencyypracticinglayingver ne hordamilyorextendederiodsf ime.ndoinwoulde evelopingourwn ensefhearingheseleft-hand"voicingsovingnamemotionalay.Whatmakeshiskindofpracticepproacheadilysablesthacontemporaryazartl ockettings,ou'reskedo mprovise/solo/jamver ne hominorrdominant).hetherrnot t'sa initeengthlike bars r16bars)oromtotally pen nded,xtendedmprovisingracticever pedal illhaveouotallyrtheseituations.Thoughountlessours erepentisteningoMc0oy'sork ith ohnColtranquartet,isownecordingsorM0,Vlmpulse,lue ote,ndMilestone,nd isworksoncountlesslue otelassics,'veoundhatheeft-handspectfhis tyleemaiand lassic.I'veriedo ayoutwhatemightikelylayusingG"asa onal enter)henondominant,-major,rminorhordounds.he nly on-Mc0oyontributionomesrolqCllckCorea,speciallyismid-sixtiesorksasidemannnumerousatin-ja(Cal jaderndHerbie ann).nminorhords,nadditiono he oicingsn4ths, hthis ey)simpbBlriad verhe G"bassspellingut simplem7hord),utwhintohemix ithtiemorepenoicings,taddsomethingonderful.Tryo rememberhat n hepiano,heeft-handsusuallyotplayedooarabovemiddleC.'0nguitar,'veoundhat ou'll chieveconsistentone ykeepinghvoicingslayedcrossheD-G-B trings.o, ependingponhe oot,our hoicyou'lllaynd hereou'lllaytbecomebvious.
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Unit welvchordonessmelodies
Example1A:Gminor
Example18
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n emaior/minorxercise This s oneof mYperconalavoilte xercisesd iketoronenanelongatedtudyorni. ets nalyzehisepeatedour-barattems f lnere horoblemeneidedos6tue.ndoinghsworkory0u, s might ot formysell,ts hoiou'llbe bleoapplvhis amehoughtndnalyticalrocesshenou avepr0blemieriestctrorcsiiitrinsong.heurposes oaxpeditehe rocesslHEARINGHROCHANGESs arlys ossible.
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UNITabouthecd Plobably he most dilliCultaspect0f hisndeavor,ndorhateachingrgiving clinic0 a argeroup,s 0 makeheworknspiringnd ducationaowhohavehe arthest0g0without oundingikeyouare alking own0 themore dplayers.t'sanextremelyine ine 0walk nd oubtlessly,omewherel0ngheway, 0meslighted.amnow opinghatormost fyou'vewalkedhatine ine nanacceptablean
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