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- 14/12/2024We know the Leading Note Lick in Major, and in Minor. Here is a cool version if you want to…
- 07/12/2024We often hear embellishments played by the greats; mostly, they are triplets. Here is how to add these in your…
- 23/11/2024Taking Toots Thielemans' special chorus on the George Shearing version of The Man I Love (look it up!), I made…
- 16/11/2024Taken from harmonica giant Jean "Toots" Thielemans, a contemporary of Stéphane Grappelli, this lick has it all: chromatics, enclosures and…
- 09/11/2024Right from the start, how do you actually transcribe a solo? For all of us!
- 18/10/2024For all players, here are some simple chord voicings on All The Things You Are - with sheet music.
- 11/10/2024For Advanced players, here is a more challenging chord accompaniment with smooth voicings: more "walking" around with the left hand.…
- 27/09/2024To get to know this difficult piece better, play 'bass note' type quarter notes (crotchets) on the arpeggios, giving you…