See if you can grasp this. It's a simple way to work on progressions.
Check out the attached PDF!
Check out the attached PDF!
Check out the attached PDF!
Me talking about this tune and how I study it and play it!
BTW - I lost 1,000 dollars. This is no Tune of the month for this tune!
Real simple, play this etude. Make it sound good. Look at the music, I put in some of the changes. you should be able to figure out the rest.
After you figure out the cords, look at each bar and add all the upper partial so you know it's being played. A lot of these voice things are rootless voicings.
I didn't use a bass track because I want you guys to hear the harmony work all on its own without a bass so you can see that these are rootless and that they work even if you're playing only Vibes or maybe Vibes and singer or Vibes in sax any of those combinations.
We had a great workshop week this year! In the workshop, we spent a lot of time talking about ii-V's in minor and the various structures. This etude covers a few important positions for the half diminished chord; one where the root is in the bottom and the other where b5 is in the bottom. Also, it goes through some important closed and open positions.
🚨 Tune Deep Dive: “Wave” – Pt. 8: Putting It All Together 🚨
In our final lesson, we bring everything from the series together into a full chorus etude over Wave. This written solo combines guide tones, arpeggios, scale fragments, motifs, and tension–resolution lines to show how each concept can flow seamlessly in a musical context.
I love the tune Recado Bossa Nova. My fav part is the Eb to A. What a cool sound.
I wrote a very detailed (for me) etude with sticking. So you can really see how I think of things. I try to take a very minimalist approach to the vibes (most of the time).
Notice how the harmony works and there is not a lot of chords. I think this works as a solo piece which means you don't need a lot of notes and chords for a solo piece.