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Guitar ITempo de Marica
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Guitar II
Tempo de Marcia
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Playing Guitar in Jazz Styleby John Griggs
John Philip Sousa, the world famous bandmaster and composer, had this to say about jazz: Jazz will endure as long
as people hear it through their feet instead of their brains. Or, as Duke Ellington said, It dont mean a thing if it aint
got that swing.
Getting into the feel and swing of jazz playing cna be helped by playing pieces from the Ragtime era like Maple
Leaf Rag by Scott Joplin. See my bookExpanding Technique Through Pieces.
Maple Leaf RagScott Joplin
Arranged by John Griggs
BMI
Copyright 2000 by Mel Bay Publications, Inc., Pacific, MO, 63069. All rights reserved.
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Moderate Blues
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A7
2 5 4 23 4
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33 3 3
E7
Fill-in4 2 0
5 5 3 3 2 2 34 4
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2 4 5 4 24
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E 3 3
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3 3 3 3
Fill-in
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B7
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3B7
Fill-in2
0 022 2 2 0
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After Ragtime, Blues became popular. The elements of Ragtime and Blues combined to form the basis of
all jazz music, even to the present time. A most popular blues, which has become a standard, is St. Louis
Blues by W.C. Handy. See my bookYou Can Teach Yourself Jazz Guitar.
St. Louis BluesW. C. Handy (1914)
Arr. by John Griggs
BMI
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Bright jam tempo 144-160
B D
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B D
6 6 68 8
C B E7
7 6
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F7
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E 7
68 6 6
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B G F7
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B F7
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B D
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5 8 7
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5 7 6
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A more advanced modern concept of 12 bar blues, harmonically and melodically, with an up-tempo swing, is my
tune "Jive Blues."
Jive Bluesby John Griggs
BMI
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Blues feel
ad lib.
E7Intro
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poco rit.
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a tempo
(pick-up notes)
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I would say that all American popular music since the early part of the 20th century has been influenced by rhythmic
and melodic elements from Ragtime and Blues, specifically syncopated notes and blues tones. Jazz itself has picked
up elements and feels from all the musical movements which have been spawned during the century, i.e. Dixieland,
Swing, Be-bop, Rock-n-Roll, Bossa Nova, Country, you name it! As a result, jazz has become popular throughout the
world.
Playing and/or singing in ajazz style is as simple and as complex as playing a tune the way you would if you had
written it. The tune needs to be memorized in the first position and then transposed to the other eleven keys by ear,
still in the first position. The chord progression needs to be memorized and played in all twelve keys by ear. The
rhythm and the form of the piece need to be memorized. With the piece totally memorized, record first the melody,
then the chord progression, and then attempt to play the chords with the melody, and the melody with the chords.
Dont be disappointed if the rhythm is off. Practice this routine until success is achieved. Finally, learn the piece in as
many octaves as possible on the guitar and in as many positions as possible.
Next, create an arrangement in melody chord style with fill-ins. Be on top of everything well enough to play it solo.
All really good playing is solo, even in an ensemble, especially if fronting for the ensemble. I cannot over emphasize
the importance of rhythmic swing, which must come from the performer.
I advocate the following routine for developing your own jazz style: (1) Learn the tune, as written, as I have already
stated; (2) play the tune an octave higher; (3) play the tune in octaves; (4) play the tune melody/chord style with
fill-ins; (5) improvise on the tune using only chord tones; (6) improvise on the tune using chord scales; (7) improvise
on the tune using chord tones, scale tones and the chromatic tones; (8) create an arrangement using some of all the
foregoing suggestions; (9) create a walking bass style accompaniment.
Following is an example of the foregoing using the first eight measures of each chorus in my tune Convince Me.
Convince Meby John Grigg
BM
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A Bm7
1st Chorus
2 2 22 4
3
E7 A
2 44
E7sus4 A
2 2 24 4
Bm7 E7
2 22 4
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2 22 2
F 7 Bm7
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4
E7 F m7
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Bm7 E7
42 4 2
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A Bm72nd Chorus
9 9 109 11
3
E7 Bm7
9 1211
E7sus4 A
10 10 1011 11
Bm7 E7
10 109 11
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AB
A
9 9 14 14
F 7 Bm7
14 9
11
E7 F m7
912
Bm7 E7
12
9 11 9
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A Bm7
9 9
106 6 9 117
7 9
3
E7 Bm7
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126 119
9
E7sus4 A
10 10 1011 117 7 7
9 9
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Bm7 E7
10 109 11
7 77 9
A
9 9 14 14
6 6 11 11
F 7 Bm7
1414
11 1111
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E7 F m7
14 12
11 9
Bm7 E7
129 11 9
97 9 7
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3rd Chorus
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ABm7
9 9 2 510 10 59 9 2
42
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3
9 7 27 37 2
6 4 4 3 27 2
E7sus4 A
5 5 2 53 24 2
22 06
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Bm7 E7
5 7 1076
9 8 77 10
A
9 9 14 1410 10 149 9 14
6F 7
14 911 7 713 9 714 8 7
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E7F m7
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Bm7 E7
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A Bm7
2 2
0 4 0
E7 Bm7
0 0
0 4 0
E7sus4 A
2 1 2
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Bm7 E7
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2 4 44 2 6
2 5
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5 55 7
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F 7 Bm7
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4 03 0 3 0 3 0
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4th Chorus
5th Chorus
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A Bm7
10 9 10 9 10 911 9
E7 Bm7
9 9 911 11 11 9
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E7sus4 A
910
11 9 11 9
Bm7 E7
12 911 9 11 9
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4 6 74 5 7
5 7
F 7 Bm7
4 5 44 5 7
4 6
E7 F m7
9 7 12 10 910
Bm7 E7
911 9 11 9
12 9 12
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3 3
A Bm7
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E7 Bm7
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9 7
E7sus4 A
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7 9
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Bm7 E7
5 7 5 7 9 77 9
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9 0 14 1214 12
14 131412
F 7 Bm7
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11 141114
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E7 F m7
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Bm7 E7
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7th Chorus
6th Chorus
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A Bm78th Chorus
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E7 Bm7
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Bm7 E7
7 87 9 10 7 9 10
7 9 7 97 9 99
A
9 9 14 1210 10 10 14 12
14 13 1114
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F 7 Bm7
12 1012 11 12
12 11 1112 11
E7 F m7
9 7 7 57 57 46 4
Bm7 E7
5 2222 0 12 0 2 42 0 2 4
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Blues feelA Bm7
7 76 77 7
85 6 7
E7 Bm7
7 77 76 7
7 86 7
E7sus4 A
7 77 67 7
76 5 6
Bm7 E7
7 77 77 6
8 77 6
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A G 7 G7
5 4 36 5 44 4 3
5 5 4 3
F 7 Bm7
2 33 22 4
4 3 22 2
E7 F m7
0 21 20 2
40 1 2
Bm7 E7
7 77 77 6
8 77 6
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Convince MeWalking Bass and Comp Background
Finally, do not memorize your arrangement, but rather recreate it each time you play the tune by memorizing the
ways in which you create an arrangement.
Do a lot of listening to jazz instrumenatlists and jazz singers. Avoid copying. Strive to be original.
Have Fun!