Soul Jazz Guitar is a collection of Randy Johnston's tunes and solos specifically designed for the intermediate student. Rather than merely transcribing solos from his CDs, he plays material at a reasonable tempo specifically with the student in mind. There are tunes ("Downtime," "The Philadelphians," and "Tolling at the Summit") that appear on his commercial CDs, but included here are versions that are new and totally unique to this project. There are also some improvisations on some familiar "standard" progressions to help the student deal with these changes when he or she encounters them at jam sessions etc. Randy has tried to present his take on the Jazz language as clearly and faithfully as possible to make the solos easy to learn. He hopes that this will lead the student not just to imitation but also to develop his or her own approach to these progressions just as he developed his own approach from listening to the playing of his role models over the years.
Are you ready to master the Soul rhythm guitar skills that defined three generations? Discover where Gospel meets R&B Soul is one of the most important skills any guitarist can master. It's an essential genre that combines the best elements of Gospel, R&B and Jazz into the dance music that fuelled Motown, Atlantic and Stax records. In fact, Soul is still one of the most influential styles inspiring today's cutting-edge guitarists like Mark Lettieri and Cory Wong. The pioneers of Soul guitar carved out a unique style that combined well-crafted guitar parts with immense rhythm and groove. Learning these Soul guitar parts will not only make you an excellent rhythm player, it'll show you how the guitar should function in any tight band. The Soul Rhythm Guitar Book Playing like an authentic Soul guitarist means reaching for new voicings and learning how to sit perfectly in your band. Fortunately, Soul guitar maestro Stuart Ryan is here to show you how. Soul Guitar Skills You'll Master - Effective three-note chord shapes that will cut through a band mix - Essential "Drop 2" chords up and down the neck - The essential chord progressions of Soul, Pop, Funk and Motown - How to use richer 9th, 11th and 13 chords appropriately The Art of Soul Guitar Groove No guitarist gets hired just for their chord knowledge - you've got develop great feel and groove too. The Soul Rhythm Guitar Book teaches you the art of great chord phrasing and how to lock-in seamlessly with the band... In fact, you'll become the complete in the pocket guitarist player using space and syncopation to build the groove. Hooks and Fills Session guitar pro Stuart Ryan also gives you a wealth of chord embellishment tricks and techniques to spice up your rhythm parts. You'll master the iconic techniques of Soul guitar pioneers such as Steve Cropper, Cornell Dupree, Wah Wah Watson and Jimmy Nolan (James Brown) who have played on thousands of hits and billions of streams. Bring it on Home Along with over 120 musical examples, all your new skills are brought together in four original Soul tracks you can learn, along with complete backing tracks. In these pages you'll discover everything you need to become the complete Soul musician - from the essential chord voicings and groove of Soul, the 3rds and 6ths melodies of Steve Cropper, right through to the Funking rhythmic stylings of Jimmy Nolan. It's time to Get Ready, Move on Up, and become the ultimate Soul Man (or Woman!) with The Soul Rhythm Guitar Book. Buy It Now
Have you ever wondered how guitarists like Joe Pass, Jim Hall and Wes Montgomery find such full, luscious voicings for their chord melody playing? Well, much of that sound is based on the "Drop 2" principle of chord voicings. In this book, veteran guitarist Randy Vincent explains exactly how you can get that same sound too. Endorsed by Julian Lage, John Stowell, Larry Koonse, etc.
Over 500 illustrated chords are covered for Rock, Blues, Soul, Country, Jazz and Classical music. This compact dictionary is designed to fit in your bag and is completed with fingering diagrams for each chord and photographs showing how each one is played. Over 360,000 copies sold worldwide. This compact dictionary of over 500 popular chords in their most common voicings feature clare photographs and easy-to-follow diagrams and instructions. The spiral binding allows you to lay the book flat for easy reference while playing. Fingering diagrams for each chord are clearly indicated on a fretboard, and tips on technique are given together with relevant chord sequences. Whether your musical style favors rock, pop, blues, soul, jazz, funk, counry, or classical, this handy take-anywhere volume puts the techniques for making great guitar music at your fingertips, and sets you on the road to becoming a true chordmaster.
The Jazz Guitar Chord Bible Complete solves one of the greatest problems in jazz...the knowledge and use of chords. It is a complete guide to three- and four-string guitar chords. Every application is covered including passing chords and altered chords, but only the most logical, practical and applicable chord voicings are presented.
Expand the boundaries of your knowledge and improvisation skills with this exciting book, which picks up where the improv lessons in Intermediate Jazz Guitar leave off. Topics include improvising over altered dominant chords, the diminished scale, the whole-tone scale, targeting the altered chords, revamping licks, modes of the minor scales and more! Loaded with easy-to-read scale diagrams and example phrases, this book is packed with essential information for the improvising jazz guitarist. All music is shown in standard notation and TAB.
(Guitar Collection). If you're new to jazz guitar, you are probably eager to learn some songs. This book provides chord-melody style arrangements in standard notation and tab for the most popular songs jazz guitarists like to play. This accessible collection of must-know jazz hits include: All the Things You Are * Body and Soul * Don't Get Around Much Anymore * Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words) * The Girl from Ipanema (Garota De Ipanema) * I Got Rhythm * Laura * Misty * Night and Day * Satin Doll * Summertime * When I Fall in Love * and more.
The art of improvising chord-style solos is an important part of any musician's resources. This book has been written to improve that art for guitar, vibes and all keyboard instruments. A careful study of these solos will give you a thorough understanding of chordal playing and substitutions. It is great for voicing as well as improvisation.
Soul Jazz is a history of jazz and its reception in the black community in the period from the end of World War II until the end of the Vietnam War. Previous histories reflect the perspective of an integrated America, yet the United States was a segregated country in 1945. The black audience had a very different take on the music and that is the perception explored in Soul Jazz.
