How to play chords and chord licks in the style of freddie green, joe pass, lenny breau and ed bickert. The integral transcription from the joe pass album blues for fred. Ever since starting to play jazz guitar about 40 years ago, ive been a fan of joe pass, particularly his solo playing. They are also a good way to get a fuller sound of the guitar almost sounding like a complete horn section in a big band, which it also will often resemble because of the melodies and voiceleading it contains.
Its definitely a one tracker but a damn nice one track. Also covers whole tone, blues, altered scales, chord scales and much more. Joe pass tabs guitar solos, tab books, instruction dvds. Joe pass the blue side of jazz free guitar tab by jeffrey. Only 3 choruses, 12 bars each, stuffed with chords like crazy the big thing here is to. Joe pass plays blues for basie joe pass essential jazz lines book and online audio taught by corey christianson, contains a study of lines used by joe pass, broken down and grouped according to how joe used them harmonically. In an interview, he says he always uses the same kind of pick, broken in two. Blues in bb guitar tab by joe pass with free online tab player.
The og used to go for way cheaper because peeps thought the black cover was og. Joe pass the blue side of jazz guitar tab by jeffrey thomas. The joe pass system of always having a scale and arpeggio under your fingers for every chord shape you use is a great way to learn the fretboard, providing you with soloing material at the same time. This is a note for note tablature of this version of the song. Blues for fred they all laughed by joe pass pandora. Blues in bb tab by joe pass joe pass electric guitar. Joe pass used daquisto flatwound strings with a 0 to 056 gauge.
Back in the 70s i had several of his solo and duet books and enjoyed learning and practicing from them. The guitarist joe pass is famous for this technique. This followup to joes bestselling solo jazz guitar explores the blues elements of jazz guitar. He emerged in 1962 with a record cut at synanon, made a bit of a stir with his for django set. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. He played in a few swing bands including tony pastors before graduating from high school, and was with charlie barnet for a time in 1947. I purchased this specifically for the song cheek to cheek from the blues for fred cd. Pass melded the harmonic virtuosity of art tatum to a rock n roll. Joe pass blues for fred 1988 feel the blues with all that jazz.
To help you get started with this system, here are a few examples of how to learn chords, scales, and arpeggios in one position on the guitar. Blues for fred is an album by jazz guitarist joe pass that was released in 1988. Blues for fred 1988 track 3 one of many records featuring joe pass performing solo. He created possibilities for jazz guitar through his style of chordmelody, his knowledge of chord inversions and progressions, and his use of walking basslines and counterpoint during.
With the jazz blues guitar volume 1 and 2 ebooks, you get everything you need to take you from day 1 of your jazz blues study all the way to an advanced level of performance. Guitar solo notes and tabs world free sheet music pdf. This fairly late effort finds pass paying tribute to the magic of fred astaire on his blues for fred which is played in a medley with they all. Joe covers bebop blues, new chord substitutions, pedal tones, jazzblues improvisation, and much more. By david rickert november 12, 2004 sign in to view read count. This playlist highlights joes trademark solo guitar work starting with the virtuoso series, which made him a household name in the mid70s. Blues in g by joe pass tabs, download and listen on. Check out my charlie parker transcriptions collection.
Joe pass blues for basie complete transcription solo jazz. Subjects include chord construction, embellishment, substitution, connection, resolution and chromatic movement. He is considered one of the greatest jazz guitarists of the 20th century. If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of. It was recorded as a tribute to singer and dancer fred astaire, who died the. If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of cookies on this website.
One of the greatest solo jazz artists of all time, joe pass also ranks as one of the great guitarists not only for his knowledge of the instrument and technical prowess, but also. Joe pass used a mediumthin gauge pick, not soft, but firm. The playalong cd exemplifies how these relate to a harmonic background. Blues in g guitar tab by joe pass with free online tab player. As usual, joes instruction is full of wit and style. Title slide of joe pass plays the blues slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising.
Joe pass the blue side of jazz 1991 forgotten guitar. This means there is movement in both top and bottom parts of the instrument with important chord tones, predominantly 3rds and 7ths, affirming the. The blue side of jazz is the followup to joe passs bestselling solo jazz guitar instructional video and explores the blues elements of jazz guitar. It was recorded as a tribute to singer and dancer fred astaire, who died the previous year after many albums produced by norman granz who sold pablo to fantasy records in 1987, this is. Joe pass blues by jazz guitar online free listening on. Joe pass guitar lesson blues for basie using caged positions for solo jazz guitar duration. Blues in g tab by joe pass songsterr tabs with rhythm. Stream joe pass blues by jazz guitar online from desktop or your mobile device.
Bb jazz blues chord solo chord solos are a great way to have some other material to use in solos to vary the sound of the single note lines. Blues from joe pass chord solos warmoth jazzcaster. Joe pass blues for basie complete transcription solo. Guitar cosmos joe pass guitar style free pdf download.
Learn the harmony in numbers not in chord names you. Blues for fred 1988 guitar joe pass illustration al hirschfeld. Accurate joe pass guitar, bass, drum, piano, guitar pro and power tabs at 911tabs. Close now that you have this pdf score, members artist are waiting for a feedback from you in exchange of this free access. But after serving in the military, pass became a drug addict, serving time in prison and essentially wasting a decade.
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