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Minor Vamps Pt. 3 by Behn Gillece

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Tune Study - The Jody Grind Pt. 3 by Behn Gillece

Here's another dampening etude. We change keys here, Bb, another very common blues key. Some of these lines actually work great not just as bass lines, but solo lines! You can hear players like Hank Mobley occasionally playing these bass type lines.

Ok, there's a lot here. Check it out. Some choruses are easier than others. So grab what works for you. 

I put in the chords for the first chorus. You do the same for the rest. Here are things you should do. 

In the tracks below are: 

Ok this is super challenging. Here’s what I did. I recorded the vibes first with no click track and then I added bass after. This was HARD.

The lesson is

Beginners

• To memorize the melody
• Record the melody then do something over top of it. Snap your fingers on 2 and 4. If you play drums get brushes and play along, or do what I did and that is to play a bass line.

Advanced

Just talking about the tune and ways to play it. Come up with your version! 

Friedman Etude 25

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Recorded in The USM School of Music