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Tritone Subs & Lydian Dominant! Jazz guitar

Posted on November 7, 2014 by PaulRichards

Hi folks, well it’s time for getting into Tritone substitutions and a bit of lydian dominant! It sounds horrendous I know, but we’ll look at how to make it REALLY simple so you can use these in both your chordal … Continue reading →

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Harmonised major scale, Jazz guitar

Posted on November 7, 2014 by PaulRichards

Here is the scale of C major in 7th chords.  Remember the order and chord Quality (maj7, min7, dom7, m7b5) of each one! I    Cmaj7 II   Dmin7 III   Emin7 IV    Fmaj7 V     G7 (dominant 7) … Continue reading →

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Zee Gachette, Fever @ Brunswick Jazz Jam

Posted on October 24, 2014 by PaulRichards

Just found some footage of an impromtu performance at my night the Brunswick Jazz Jam by the one n only Zee Gachette!  It’s Fever with Terry Pack on bass n Loz Thomas on drums…. We get so many musicians down … Continue reading →

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Transcribing Jazz Solos

Posted on October 22, 2014 by PaulRichards

I’ve been playing guitar from an early age (but with many years spent without playing or practising at all).  Many, many years ago when I was around 9 or 10 years old, when I wanted to learn how to play … Continue reading →

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Chord Melody Guitar, bossa nova, East & West Sussex

Posted on October 14, 2014 by PaulRichards

I love South American guitar music especially Brazilian guitar.  Having heroes such as Baden Powell, Luiz Bonfa to more modern guitarists such as Yamandu Costa.  I enjoying playing the classical guitar but adding in improvisation like the Brazilian maestros do! … Continue reading →

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