Blues

You should be able to do this. If you can't then just practice it! Don't worry about why.

Here is a "Blues Super Pack". A whole bunch of stuff on the blues. There are two videos, one is embedded here and talks briefly about what this is. The second is attached and looks at the two etudes also attached here. 

Dampening and Pedaling Friedman Etude #5: https://youtu.be/tnIN1oyfdAU

So what - head, improv, comping: https://youtu.be/9jLtYycwDm8

Gb, Bb, Eb, & F minor open-closed voicings: https://youtu.be/-a6A7F679eI

Bb blues improv: https://youtu.be/nvHan2zgulk

Hey everyone,

I think this is pretty cool. "Pitch bending" is something I've been messing around with on the vibes, especially in a blues context, but also in ballads and really any setting you want. Let me know what you think!

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Here's the third and final part of my series on comping over a medium swing F blues, and how to give it that rhythmic drive a full rhythm section has. This is an interesting lesson, because I, myself, am still figuring it out! We're talking about sliding -- like a glissando, and how to use it the way guitarists and pianists do.

Let me know if you guys have thoughts on this! I obviously don't think it's applicable in all situations, but I think it certainly has some use in swing and rhythm music.

I think this is a great way to learn. You transcribe it and study it. Any questions you ask!

I think it's better than someone simply telling you what to do. What do you think?

plenty to do here.

• Put the chords in Ireal
• Transcribe my solo
• Make sure you can play and comp rootless voicings through out this for 4 choruses.
• Play my solo
• put my solo into Bb
• play my solo followed by your solo. Try and make it similer in nature
• do it in Bb and other keys.

If you click right below here on Bags Groove it should ask you to open up Ireal pro and should import this.

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This is a project I've been working on for a long time. I'm offering it up as new practice material while isolated due to Coronavirus Lockdown. It's about 1/3 complete but it's a LOT of practice work.

I came up with the idea about 35 years ago, then put it out in a very rough form with intentions of someday making it more user friendly. In the past few years, I add to it it when I feel like messing with it. It's great practice material and is very challenging. I thought I'd add it to the mix here at VW for folks looking for something different to work on while held up at home.