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All the Things You Are – Jazz Guitar Etude 1
An etude in a quasi-baroque fashion for All the Things You Are. It is in standard notation and tab.
Fingering has been omitted, so that you may find what works best for you. The tab contains a possible way to play, and, indeed, is the way I constructed it.
If you read standard notation, you may experiment with other fingerings.
Thank you, and enjoy.
Image of page one below. Full 3 page Etude is PDF. Click here or image.
Soloing With Chords D C G
Click Image below to open pdf of Voicings for Soloing with D C G in a new tab.
Wayfaring Stranger – Tony Rice Solos – Standard and TAB
The great Tony Rice recorded this solo a couple of times. They are just short 8 bar solos, but they are both perfect in my opinion. Wayfaring Stranger is a beautiful tune, recorded many, many great ways by tons of people. I’ve always loved this tune. Seems to be the source for many other songs. Learn the song, too. It is good for you.
The first solo is found on the Emmylou Harris album, Roses in the Snow, from 1980. The whole album is ridiculous, you need to check it. You can here this version here.
The second solo is from one of my favorite albums, Cold on the Shoulder, by Tony Rice, released in 1983. Buy it. Buy them both. You can hear the track here.
As usual, the fingerings are mine, and may be great, or you may have a better idea, or just what works for you. Listen to recordings, learn solos, play along. Get it up to tempo and enjoy. Click on image for pdf.
And without further ado…
Solo 2
Seven Come Eleven – Charlie Christian Guitar Solo and Head – Standard Notation and TAB
Here is where so much jazz guitar comes from. We (jazz guitarists and the whole universe) are seriously indebted to Charlie Christian. Really study this one, notice how it sits on chords shapes. Memorize and play along, it’s zippy! Written in Standard Notation and TAB. Of course, other fingerings are possible, and depending upon how you play advised. Try them out. (Advantage: Note readers.;p)
Some fingerings might have other options. I’ve also included Benny Goodman’s great lead line for the bridge during the head, you want this, trust me. Also, I’ve included the background riff, played by piano and bass at the beginning of the song. (note: Pianist plays wrong note the first time through, but no other time during the piece. So, the end of the figure is Ab.)
You should already own this track, if you don’t, go get it. Buy it, don’t steal it, c’mon, man.
You can also listen on the youtube.
Click on the image to open and download the .pdf file.
and, as always, without further ado….
Roly Poly Transcription – Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys – Intro and Guitar Solo -Standard Notation and Tab
This is the intro, for two guitars and solo for Roly Poly, by Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys. Recorded in 1946. The solo, is played by Jimmy Wyble, I believe. Maybe Cameron Hill. Not sure on that though, because I’ve heard a lot of different stories about it. If I’m wrong, please let me know. Definitely.
I’ve included the super cool intro for Gtr 1 and Gtr 2, followed by the main guitar solo, chords written above. There are a lot of different possibilites with fingerings, so here is just one that I came up with. I play it a few different ways, and I may post different fingerings.
You can hear the track over on youtube.
Click on image to get pdf of intro/solo.
and with no futher ado….
Minor Swing Transcription – Django Reinhardt Solo – Quintet of the Hot Club of France (1937)
Can’t think of a better way to get this site started than with one of my favorite musicians, Django Reinhardt. I feel like this is one of the most perfect solos ever recorded and really enjoyed learning and transcribing. There are limitations to the software I’m using (Musescore 2.0 Beta), but all-in-all it’s a pretty accurate transcription. But, of course, I’d appreciate your feedback, anything that can be improved, things I missed, or typos. Thanks and enjoy the transcription. Make sure to play along with the recording, this is the first version from 1937.
You can download the .pdf here, or by clicking the image below. Have fun!
This transcription is both in Standard Noation and Tablature, or TAB.
Tune Your Guitar
I don’t have my own tuner setup yet. I guess I will soon, but in the meantime, you can tune up from these pages.
Seventh String Tuner (just the site name, you don’t need seven strings)
A very easy tuner at Guitar for Beginners.
You should also buy the Transcribe program from Seventh String. It’s awesome, and cheap.