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Post by Phil on Sept 24, 2015 3:39:45 GMT -6
I think only one person currently posting on the forum has got to "Makin' Changes" in MBYCU, but I'll throw this question out anyway. Did you play the rhythm exactly as written in the book or did you simplify it in places? I've been going back to the alternate chord progressions in BYCU, and fooling around with other jazzier Blues progressions using substitutions and passing chords and such that I run across on the web. However, the progression for "Makin' Changes" seems overly and unnecessarily complex and frankly doesn't sound that good to me in some places. Now, this could simply be due to my ineptitude, but I'd like to hear another opinion. Maybe John G. did this intentionally to force us out of our comfort zones.  |
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Post by jack1982 on Sept 24, 2015 6:16:07 GMT -6
Hey Phil, I played it exactly as written. I figure the lead parts to the songs are very challenging and John definitely likes to toss in some rhythm parts that take some practice as well. Gotta keep that rhythm playing skill up at the same level as your lead abilities ya know  One part that I think was giving me problems was around bar 5 / 6, there was one chord change that seemed almost impossible to hit, but then I realized that if I fingered that C6 chord from the beginning of bar 6, with some variation on that fingering I could play the last few chords in bar 5 and I was already in position to play the C6 in bar 6. |
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Post by Phil on Sept 24, 2015 10:12:25 GMT -6
Thanks for the reply, Jack. The last beat of bar 8 and and all the jumping around in bar 9 is giving me the biggest problem. I love that "Stormy Monday" walk in bars 7 and 8 from G9 > Am7 > Bm7 > Bbm7, but it seems to fall apart with that change in voicing on the last beat of bar 8 and 1st beat of bar 9. I'll keep at it until I get it. My 1st go at it was terrible and unrecognizable as music, but it's coming along slowly but surely. I just need more patience. But, my patience is wearing thin now that I can see light at the end of the tunnel. |
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Post by Phil on Sept 24, 2015 17:15:30 GMT -6
OK. I just spent 45 minutes really focusing on on this and I think I got it. You are walking into the main chord changes. When I was taking it one measure at a time I couldn't hear how one measure flows into the next. It all makes sense now and flows nicely. Now I just have to smooth it out and get it up to tempo. This is as complex as playing a chord melody. YI had to really pay close attention to the standard notation to figure out this rhythm, because I can't clearly hear the rhythm on the recording. This was a good exercise in learning the rhythm from the notation. Being able to play the rhythm from the sheet music is a very useful skill to develop. I finally figured out that a good way to do this is to mute the strings and just strum the rhythm on the muted strings. I wish I had figured this out 10 lessons ago.  |
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Post by blackcountrymick on Sept 24, 2015 17:26:45 GMT -6
OK. I just spent 45 minutes really focusing on on this and I think I got it. You are walking into the main chord changes. When I was taking it one measure at a time I couldn't hear how one measure flows into the next. It all makes sense now and flows nicely. Now I just have to smooth it out and get it up to tempo. This is as complex as playing a chord melody. YI had to really pay close attention to the standard notation to figure out this rhythm, because I can't clearly hear the rhythm on the recording. This was a good exercise in learning the rhythm from the notation. Being able to play the rhythm from the sheet music is a very useful skill to develop. I finally figured out that a good way to do this is to mute the strings and just strum the rhythm on the muted strings. I wish I had figured this out 10 lessons ago. Good tip Phil. |
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Post by chrisnc on Sept 24, 2015 18:42:28 GMT -6
Phil - I often use that method when trying to figure out strumming patterns for songs, it really helps to zero in on the up/down pattern when you aren't focusing on the fretting hand as well. Once I get the groove figured out, then I focus on the chords.
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Post by Phil on Sept 27, 2015 5:56:37 GMT -6
Phil - I often use that method when trying to figure out strumming patterns for songs, it really helps to zero in on the up/down pattern when you aren't focusing on the fretting hand as well. Once I get the groove figured out, then I focus on the chords. That seems to be the best approach. I only wish I had known in the past how valuable it is. |
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