Head, Solo & Changes to Wes Montgomery’s jazz blues masterpiece! Detailed breakdown on his approach!
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A cool and classic jazz/blues from Wes Montgomery.. we learn the head, and the first solo (chords and lead for both parts!)
Learn to put some swagger in your swinging 3/4 blues with this one.. oh and a bonus “ladybird turnaround“ thrown in for good measure as well as some very powerful concepts and topics covered in depth!
As always, stick around til the end for gear talk and recommended listening 👌🏻
⏱️TIMESTAMPS;⏱️
00:00 - Performance
01:30 - Introduction
02:07 - Chords (Head)
04:05 - Chords (solo sections)
06:43 - Tritone subbing a ii-V
???? - Lead (the head)
10:37 - Wes’s M.O (upper extensions on a minor chord)
11:20 - Minor thinking over the IV chord
14:59 - Practice tips (metronome!)
16:25 - The Solo!
18:04 - Do I REALLY have to play the changes?!
22:30 - My favourite lick in this solo!
23:01 - Classic Wes minor 9 line
23:32 - Easy altered dominant idea!.. Expanded into ii-V-I
23:34 - Navigating the “Ladybird Turnaround”.. thinking ii over the V
26:48 - My non-negotiables; high standards & accountability
27:16 - Recommended listening!
28:37 - Patreon shoutout!
Gear used in this video;
Gibson es335 63’ reissue
1958 Gibson es175
Lazy J20 amp
Bluechip Pick (jazz 3 style)
D’addario NYXL 10-46 (on the es335)
D’addario EPN21 strings (on the es175)
Universal Audio OX - amp top box
Universal Audio Apollo Twin X
Logic Pro
Universal Audio plugins
Sony ZVE-10 camera
Neewer Desktop Tripod
Final Cut Pro
Thanks for watching!
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