Chord-Melody

What Do You Consider the Biggest Improvement in...

Targeting thirds in dominant 7ths

My '63 Barney Kessell in a jazz duo context

Harmonics

Transposing woes

A cool thing about jazz is you can be shredding the music in a very relaxed setting. You seemed to be doing that here sir.

My '63 Barney Kessell in a jazz duo context

^ Peter suggested: I'd suggest playing with the tonality and not necessarily only play 7s. Also try to outline different chords sporadically. Peter, I'm happy you started this thread. Rhythm...

Summer of Rhythm … Changes?

The web. The abundance of information and opinions that were once restricted to professionals or slow, haphazard or rigged in coming through print media. Forums like ours. Living in periphery is no...

What Do You Consider the Biggest Improvement in Guitar/Gear in Your Lifetime?

In no particular order: 1. ME series pedalboard. I've used the 50, 70, 80 and 90. I prefer the ME-70. I am dependent on it for my sound. 2. Hand held recorders. My first was an Iriver the size...

What Do You Consider the Biggest Improvement in Guitar/Gear in Your Lifetime?

Sounds great! Bass player is killing it too

My '63 Barney Kessell in a jazz duo context

Ummm - that's not a tricone. This is:

Anything that speaks against stainless steel frets?

I can't claim to have the "right" answer to this, but to me it sounds appropriate. He's getting mainly the 4+, which is more or less in line with the cymbal pattern. At 3:58, where he plays every...

The Summer of Rhythm Guitar 2024

«I guess we can just agree to disagree about the practical implications of this. I think it's all just talk.» @pawlowski6132: to leave plenty of room between the low instruments is a well...

The Summer of Rhythm Guitar 2024

Lightweight, gig capable amps that sound great (Henriksen and Quilter come to mind). These engineering marvels have shown up right on time for my 66 year old body. The cost of these amps is more...

What Do You Consider the Biggest Improvement in Guitar/Gear in Your Lifetime?

Update: my hands are feeling much better lately. Taking imega3 oils, glucosamine and daily stretching is really helping along with situational mindfulness while playing to ensure I do t overdo it.

Skylark

I don’t think jazz is the only genre of music you have to immerse your listening habits in to become a proficient musician. There are others such as blues, surf, and bluegrass. Jazz, like these three...

The Hours of Listening

No direct opinions about guitars, but relevant gear wise I'd say recording equipment, in particular the portable stuff in just about every aspect. When I started to get serious in the early 90s small...

What Do You Consider the Biggest Improvement in Guitar/Gear in Your Lifetime?

Well I suppose Pete and Tony Iommi are big jazz guitar fans… But no I don’t accept that it were nowt but barre chords outside metal. The boundary between rock and metal was always quite porous...

What do you call power chords with chord symbols?

I have an Epiphone Broadway and even though I also have the L5ces, the ES175, and some high-end Japanese copies, I really enjoy playing the Broadway.

More affordable alternatives to the Gibson L-5 and ES-175?

Oh no, you’re right about rumble I definitely hear it now. Fine. Ok Ac/dc … https://youtu.be/Aqw2FZnC38o?si=dXln1wl1NXf_v9DK No C# in the last chord. It’s an overtone of the bass guitar ...

What do you call power chords with chord symbols?

What do you call power chords with chord symbols?

How do you understand the 5th and 6th bars of rhythm changes?

Rob MacKillop not feeling well.

All of Me - A7 on measure #28 (9th?)

Campellone PSA

Can you show me your 1x8" guitar amp?

Is this an overlooked part of Metheny's sound?

Anything that speaks against stainless steel frets?

Florentine vs Venetian: which one is better?

Summer of Rhythm … Changes?

Learning to play with a singer

I don't know how to go about learning jazz anymore

Good guitar tone for electric bossa nova