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Jazz Guitar: Comping by Melody A Study on the Bb Blues JazzGuitarLessons.net Improve Your Jazz Guitar Playing with a REAL Teacher So, what is the blues? Here's the basic chord structure:
B¨7
b &b
E¨7
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B¨7
V V V V
E¨7
V V V V B¨7
b &b V V V V
V V V V
C‹7
F7
b &b V V V V
V V V V
V V V V G7
V V V V B¨7
G7
V V V V C‹7
V V V V
F7
V V V V
Step 1: Build a simply melody line on top strings
B¨7
E¨7
B¨7
w ° bb w &
w w
6 6
6 6
¢⁄ E¨7
w
° bb w & 6
B¨7
G7
w
w
11
3 6
¢⁄ C‹7
F7
w
w
G7 B¨7
C‹7
F7
w
° bb &
∑ 11
8
6
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Step 2: Harmonize with basic (boring) chords
B¨7
° bb w w & bw w w
¢⁄
6 7 6 8 6
E¨7
w bw w w w
B¨7
w bnw w w w
6 8 6 8 6
w w bw w w w
6 7 6 8 6
6 6 7 6 8 6
B¨7
G7
E¨7
w ° bb bw w & w w
¢⁄
6 8 6 8 6
C‹7
w ° bb bw w & w w w
¢⁄
11 8 8 8 10 8
w w bw w w w
w n bw w w w
11 11 12 11 13 11
F7
6 7 6 8 6
w nw w w w w 3 3 4 3 5 3
B¨7
w bw w w w
w w bw w w w
8 10 8 10 8
6 6 7 6 8 6
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Step 3: Harmonize with extended chords
B¨13 B¨9
° bb w w & bw w
¢⁄
6 5 6 5
E¨9
w bw w w
B¨9
w w b nw w
6 6 6 5
° bb bw w & w w 6 6 6 5
6 8 7 6
6 5 6 5
E¨9
B¨9
w bww w
w w b nw w
11 8 10 11
6 5 6 5
¢⁄
w w bw w
G9
nw w nw w 3 2 3 2
B¨13 C‹7
w b w ° bb w & w 11 11 12 10
F13
w bw w w
w w bw w
10 8 8 7
6 8 7 6
¢⁄ Note the the melody has been slightly modified here ...
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4 Step 4: Activate the rhythms with 8th-notes
B¨9
° bb Œ &
Œ
Œ
œ œœ bœœ
œ œ E¨9 ˙™ bœœœ ˙˙˙ ™™™
˙˙ ™™ ˙˙ ™™
8 8
B¨13
° bb ˙˙˙ ™™™ & ˙ ™
6 6 6 5
6 5 6 5
¢⁄
œ œœ E¨9 ˙™ bœœ ˙˙˙ ™™™
œ œ bœœœ
8
13
6 6 6 5
B¨9
˙™ ˙˙˙ ™™™
° bb w & w w w
C‹9 F13
C‹9
˙˙ ˙˙
œœ ™™ œœ ™™
10 8 8 7
10 8 8 8
œ. œœ Œ œ
œ œœœ bœ
8
8
6 5 6 5
E¨9
œ œœ ˙˙ ™™ bœœ ˙˙ ™™
11 8 10 11
8
F9
œ nœœ n œœ
6 5 6 5
4
B¨13
œœ œœ Œ ‰ bœœœœ J J
˙˙ ˙˙
Ó
∑
. 11 8 8 8
8 8 8 7
6 8 7 6
B¨9
¢⁄ G9
œ œœ ˙˙ ™™ bœœ ˙˙ ™™
6 8 7 6
¢⁄ The melody has been modified again, to activate the rhythms. Nevertheless, the top note line is still based loosely on "step one" above ...
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5 Step 5: Activate the harmony with chromatic chords
B13
° bb Œ ‰##œœ & #œœJ
B9
œœ œœ
B¨13
7 6 7 6
#œœœ bnœœœ bœ œ 8 7 7 6
8 7 7 6
E¨9
E¨9
œ #œœ bnœœœ bœ œ
6 5 6 5
B¨9(#5)
° bb ˙˙˙ ™™™ & ˙ ™
B¨9(#5)
˙˙ ™™ ˙˙ ™™
#œœ n nœœ œœ bnœœ
9 6 7 6
¢⁄
B¨9
6 6 6 5
13 13 12 11
F9(#5)
B¨9
#œœœ #œ
˙˙ ™™ ˙˙ ™™
6 6 6 5
nE¨13 œœ œ bœœ œœœ
˙˙ ™™™ ˙˙ ™
˙˙ ™™™ ˙™ ˙
8 6 7 6
E¨9
° bb Œ ‰n#œœœ Ó & œJ
C©‹9 F©9
C‹9
# ˙˙ #˙˙
œœ ™™ œœ ™™
. # œ # œ Œ nnœœ
8 6 7 6
8 6 7 6
A¨9 G9
˙˙ ™™ ˙˙ ™™
œ bœœœ nœœœ nœ
6 5 6 5
4 3 4 3
F9
œœ œœ Ó J
B¨13
œ™ œœ œœ b œ œ b œ œ ‰ n œœ ‰ J b ‰ J
. 3 4 4 3
11 9 9 9
9 9 9 8
10 8 8 8
8 8 8 7
¢⁄ This comping chorus on the Bb blues has been borrowed from the late jazz guitar legend Barry Galbraith.
6 5
6 4
4 6
6 8 7 6
B¨9
#œœœbnœœœ #œ nœ
11 8 10 11
œœ œ #œœ bœœ #œ
6 5 6 5
F9(#5)
˙™ ˙˙˙ ™™™
¢⁄ G7(#5)
œ bnnœœœ
F9(#5)
6
6 8 7 6
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3 2 3 2