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Post by esistgut on Jun 13, 2021 4:21:08 GMT -6
Hello everyone,
I started the lessons on the book and I'm liking it so far. I'm currently at lessons 4 bit I took a sneak peek on the following lessons and I can't help noticing the rhythm part for the accompaniments is almost always the same.
That seems a little bit boring. Am I missing something?
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Post by jack1982 on Jun 13, 2021 6:10:53 GMT -6
He adds in more chord substitutions as the book progresses. I think he adds one new concept per chapter to give a person ample time to digest the information before adding another and another and another. It gets plenty complex once you get farther into it  |
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Post by Phil on Jun 13, 2021 17:18:50 GMT -6
Welcome to the forum, Esistgut. 1st of all we need to get our terms straight so we are all talking about the same thing. When you say "rhythm" are you referring to the chords themselves (harmony) or the actual rhythm (the beats on which the chords are played)? You have to understand that a Jazz Blues chord progression still follows the structure of a typical I IV V Blues progression. The only difference is that some additional chords are thrown into to a Jazz Blues which makes the harmony a little more complex and interesting. If you're talking about the actual rhythm, then yes, most of the studies just have a straight forward 4 to the bar rhythm. He doesn't get into many different rhythm structures in this book. He's more focused on the basic harmony and the Jazz Blues lines. However, I think around lesson 9 he introduces the "Charleston Rhythm" which is a syncopated rhythm widely used in Jazz. I don't want to toot my own horn but you might want to check out a blog post series I have on Jazz Blues progressions. Maybe that will help. thestrugglinguitarist.com/jazz-up-blues-progression/ |
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Post by esistgut on Jun 13, 2021 18:53:12 GMT -6
I was talking about the actual rhythm.
I'll check your blog, thank you.
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