Let your ears tell you what is happening. Train them to give you information.
I always make a stand along version of tunes I'm learning. How can I play them simply and what would I do to play them like that.
Here is what I decided to call a tool box.
There is a solo, a chord study and a bass line for you to use as accompaniment.
Work hard on this there is a lot here!
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Ok, maybe not EVERY tune. But a lot of them!
I've been a little AFK for the past few weeks since I'm in the middle of moving and have been busy, but I thought I'd share a little project of mine that is nearing (ever so slowly) completion, which may be helpful to others as well!
There are 4 files here.
This section deals with the first part of Caravan.
C7 for 6 bars then Fmin
But I broke this into small chunks to work on the basics of the A sections.
We talk about using the Alt scale on a 7th chord to get to the minor. You can also use what's called a Spanish Phrygian
Sometimes on the A section people play C7b9 to Dbmaj9 for the 6 bars and then resolve to Fmin
Me and drummer that will never miss a beat. Things to do with this drummer.
[ESP] Yo y un baterista que nunca se va del pulso. Cosas para hacer con este baterista.
Write in the chords and extensions for the pdf.
Learn them, play them closed and open them.
Play my solo, your solo comp the chords.
Learn one of the songs on this Sonny Rollins video.
As you see he doesn't have a chord player in the band. So you just got the job.
1. comp for his solo and the bass solo.
2. He takes long ass solos, so solo over top of him for a bit and then switch to accompanying him on his solo.
Make sure you have decent sound so that this is fun!
If you learned all the tunes, you could see what it's like playing a whole concert!
