Wes montgomery caravan virtual guitar transcription by gilles. When you do that, it is going to give any chord voicing you choose to play, within the context of your own music, more weight, or depth. Wes montgomery tequila drums, bass and acoustic guitar. West coast blues was written by the unparalleled genius of jazz guitar, wes montgomery. Wes montgomery jingles guitar tab in e minor download. Its a great primer on his method of harmonizing scales and playing chord melodies. Wes montgomery tabs, chords, guitar, bass, ukulele chords, power tabs and guitar pro tabs including four on six, days of wine and roses, in your own sweet way, bumpin, far wes. The title is an obvious nod to longtime pacific jazz producer, richard bock. This method helps the reader learn the shapes rapidly, while identifying which intervals are used in the chord shape. Airegin come rain or come shine d natural blues days of wine and roses four on six freddie freeloader full house im just a lucky so and so if you could see me now. Hardly an obscure jazz guitarist, along with charlie christian and django wes is one of, or perhaps the greatest influence of jazz guitar. Along with everything else, we have provided an easytoread chord reference sheet to give you some ideas for comping as well as your own solo guitar playing.
Get wes montgomerys octave and chord soloing approach under your fingers. If four on six can be called wes montgomerys most famous selfpenned tune although he wrote a few other great ones west coast blues jumps to mind, then his solo on smokin at the half note is almost certainly his most famous solo on the tune. I also, at some point, purchased the wes montgomery jazz guitar method. Oct 22, 2004 also, i got this instant wes lesson from the original lesson appeared in guitar player magazine and truefire sells the audio version. The book includes a valuable 7page introduction discussing montgomerys style in singlenote lines, octave runs, and chord structures with chord diagrams to help you learn more about the montgomery style. Instructional book song excerpts only, softcover and examples cd. Ideally, those chords with two or three notes in common prove the most practical. Youll find many more wes style jazz heads, instrumentals, octave solos, licks, etc. The exact path i took to learn how to play block chords as wes montgomery did on too late now is a little blurred after over 40 years of studying guitar. The solo changes are different than the changes for the melody, and so thats something to be aware of on this tune. In fact, more than a few big band arrangements of four on six use bits and pieces of his solo in different locations. For a number of months ive been learning the barry harris system for improvising bebop. Wes montgomery four on six sheet music pdf notes, chords. This score was first released on thursday 10th january, 20.
Such is the case for wes montgomery s solos over brother buddy montgomery s composition, bock to bock. Suggested listeningerrol garners the original misty collection. John leslie wes montgomery march 6, 1923 june 15, 1968 was an american jazz guitarist. With guitar tablature, standard notation, chord names, guitar notation legend, instructional text, performance notes and introductory text. Wes montgomery sunny sunny by george pasdirtz im going to skip a bit ahead and layout an octave solo with a reharmonized chord progression for sunny the first song i tried to play on jazz guitarthe background for this lesson is in earlier posts, particularly here. In this guest post, greg orourke from teaches you the essential ingredients you need for a successful jazz guitar practice session, walking you through a wes montgomery guitar blues as an example. Jan 24, 2019 if you run up this chord scale, you will quickly hear a sound which harkens the chord solos of wes montgomery.
Jazz critic ralph gleason wrote that wes was the best thing that has happened to the guitar since charlie christian. In order to download and print our high quality tablatures you need to subscribe to the guitar tab archive. Identification and analysis of wes montgomerys solo phrases used. Wes montgomery tabs, chords, guitar, bass, ukulele chords, power tabs and guitar pro tabs including four on six, days of wine and roses, in your own sweet way, far wes, bumpin. Far wes wes montgomery page 2 of 4 generated using the power tab editor by brad larsen. The pdf with examples for this video is available through patreon. Includes guitar recorded versions with tab for guitar, range. Pdf the joe pass guitar method download full pdf book. Bock to bockbuddy montgomery its truly a special event when we present transcriptions of two different solos over the same tune. Jan 04, 2017 in this episode of everything music we explore the chord solos of the great wes montgomery. Smokin at the half note with the wynton kelly trio.
A high energy chord solo from one of wes montgomerys best recordings. Clear explanation of the method using chord diagrams andchord. These ideas can be studied in sequence or as a single ideapage for study. Of course, when the album first appeared, i was just a student at u. Click return to merchant at the end of the paypal order to receive the files instant download tabs pdf tabs incl. If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. This tune first appeared on wes 1960 album, the incredible jazz guitar of wes montgomery. A forewarning some of these ideas may sound abstract and hard to understand in this short report. What are the best things and most efficient ways to practice in order to become a world class jazz guitar improviser, such as pat metheny, john mclaughlin, larry coryell etc. This score was originally published in the key of a authorscomposers of this song. Download your misty chord melody, solo, and more pdf here. Wes montgomery how to make simple sound amazing jens.
He took the use of octaves and chords voicings to a greater level than any other guitarist. Solving the jazz guitar puzzle will prepare the reader for any future musical work. If you run up this chordscale, you will quickly hear a sound which harkens the chord solos of wes montgomery. How to solo in the style of famous improv artists wes montgomery, grant green, kenny burrell, etc. As always, we have provided with a chord reference sheet containing some more shapes with extensions that you can use while comping over this tune.
How to practice jazz guitar blues wes montgomery guitar. With sheet music for sunny from patti music in madison, wi and some instructional books, i somehow figure out how to play enough chords to get about 34 of the way through sunny. Wes montgomery jazz guitar method lee garson, charles stewart, wes montgomery on. Ive done a few videos so people can check it out if they are interested. The thesis investigates wes montgomerys improvisational style, with the aim. John leslie wes montgomery is the most influential bebop guitarist of past and present times. Heres a few specific techniques that wes used for substitution. Taught by marcelo berestovoy in in the style of wes montgomery series length. The complete chord melody method by bill hart, then you have come on to the correct website. Starting with singlenote lines, moving to his trademark octaves, and ending with a chord solo. How to play in the style of wes montgomery samples jazz guitar. Download your blue in green chord melody, solo, and more pdf here. Also, i got this instant wes lesson from the original lesson appeared in guitar player magazine and truefire sells the audio version. Basically, hes the one that changed both the mentality of players that followed and the way the instrument is played.
The monthly subscription enables printing and downloading of limitless tablatures and can be canceled anytime before the next renewal date. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. Wes montgomery s tequila chord solo is perfect for this, because you have to hear the top voice of each chord as melodic, as a part of a greater melody. Wes montgomery wes tune sheet music pdf notes, chords. Substitue the minor chord a 5 th above or 4 below the give dom7 chord gmi7 over c7 2. Wes montgomery s octave solos are perhaps the most distinctive part of his sound, but nearly all of his solos were like a three act play. Such is the case for wes montgomerys solos over brother buddy montgomerys composition, bock to bock. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. Wes montgomery jazz guitar licks and transcriptions.
Now marcelo explores some other techniques that made wes montgomerys style so unique, particularly chord solos, chording between phrases, and injecting a latin feel into parts of his arrangements. Wes montgomerys impact on jazz pat metheny heard wes montgomerys playing going beyond jazz. I have compiled a collection of 26 solos featuring jazz greats herbie hancock, booker little, max roach, grant green, stan getz, slide hampton, thelonious monk, jackie mclean, cuong vu, clifford brown, roy haynes, woody shaw, sonny rollins, jon. With sheet music for sunny from patti music in madison, wi and some instructional books, i somehow figure out how to play enough chords to get about 34 of the way through sunny, but then got stuck or at least realized that i needed help. Wes montgomery twenty spoton transcriptions from this jazz geniuss recordings.
One of the most influential guitarists of the twentieth century, montgomery was known for an unusual technique of plucking the strings with the side of his thumb and his extensive use of octaves, which gave him a distinctive sound. Apr 26, 2011 the wes montgomery guitar folio fourth edition. Barry harris method for learning bebop mandolin cafe forum. This pdf contains sample pages from the ebook how to play in the style of wes. Wes montgomery is to jazz is what jimi hendrix was to rock and this lesson explains a few key ways that will help you play like wes montgomery. Instead of just playing the notes of c7 over c7 chords, wes montgomery would often play the notes of gm7 over c7. Its hard to hear anything jazz guitar and not associate with a hint of wes montgomery behind it. Play like wes montgomery today jamie holroyd guitar. The complete chord melody method epub, doc, txt, djvu, pdf forms. Transpose printable folk composition or download, save as pdf. In this guest post, greg orourke from teaches you the essential ingredients you need for a successful jazz guitar practice session, walking you through a wes montgomery guitar blues as. A detailed tabmusic instructional booklet is included as a pdf file on the dvd.
Jazz guitarist charlie christians influence on wes. Wes montgomery tequila chord solo transcription and. A7 blues from acoustic blues guitar essentials bookcd. A and certainly did not know much about latin music. This score was originally published in the key of c. First, he started with single lines, then he moved to octaves, finally he moved to chords.
The octave technique lessons were designed to cut years off the time needed. If you have an extensive wes montgomery cd collection, one can easily construct a cd in the order of the transcriptions. What unique characteristics in wes montgomerys approach to dominant harmony. Learn how to play wes montgomery songs for drums, bass and acoustic guitar online. We discuss how his solos always follow the same order of single. This scale is built with the following interval pattern. I have always enjoyed reading and looking at the transcriptions in downbeat magazine over the years. In this short report, we will take a look at some of the key aspects of his style. We discuss how his solos always follow the same order of single notes to octaves to chords. Transpose printable jazz composition or download, save as pdf.
Wes montgomery no blues transcription the lesson loft. One of the most influential guitarists of the twentieth century, montgomery was known for an unusual technique of plucking the strings with the side of his thumb and. The chord solos of wes montgomery techniques and concepts. Print and download wes montgomery jingles guitar recorded versions with tab. It left a sonic residue that has pervaded all of music, not just jazz. Wes montgomery full house sheet music notes, chords. Many guitarists aspire to learn jazz guitar blues, but get frustrated with their lack of progress. This wes montgomery guitar lesson is breaking down parts of the solo on. In this episode of everything music we explore the chord solos of the great wes montgomery. What makes wes a great improviser and jazz guitarist is not that he played octaves or chord solos. To help you take the licks on this page further in your practicing and performance ideas, here are a few exercises that.
His guitar solos are gold mines for jazz guitar students, he used a lot. Montgomery employed block chords as the final technique in his threetier approach to. Full house is a song by wes montgomery from the album full house. We discuss how he develops his phase structure, motifs and. Actually the entire solo is a great example of wes approach. Wes montgomerys octave solos are perhaps the most distinctive part of his sound, but nearly all of his solos were like a three act play.
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