This tune first appeared on wes 1960 album, the incredible jazz guitar of wes montgomery. We discuss how he develops his phase structure, motifs and. With sheet music for sunny from patti music in madison, wi and some instructional books, i somehow figure out how to play enough chords to get about 34 of the way through sunny, but then got stuck or at least realized that i needed help. Learn how to play wes montgomery songs for drums, bass and acoustic guitar online. First, he started with single lines, then he moved to octaves, finally he moved to chords. Wes montgomery twenty spoton transcriptions from this jazz geniuss recordings. Wes montgomery full house sheet music notes, chords. Along with everything else, we have provided an easytoread chord reference sheet to give you some ideas for comping as well as your own solo guitar playing. Its hard to hear anything jazz guitar and not associate with a hint of wes montgomery behind it. Download your blue in green chord melody, solo, and more pdf here. The thesis investigates wes montgomerys improvisational style, with the aim.
Wes montgomery s tequila chord solo is perfect for this, because you have to hear the top voice of each chord as melodic, as a part of a greater melody. Jazz critic ralph gleason wrote that wes was the best thing that has happened to the guitar since charlie christian. The 3rd of c7 e is substituted by the 4th f, which results in a sus sound. Suggested listeningmiles davis kind of blue album released in 1959. Ive done a few videos so people can check it out if they are interested. Solving the jazz guitar puzzle will prepare the reader for any future musical work.
This score was originally published in the key of c. A high energy chord solo from one of wes montgomerys best recordings. This method helps the reader learn the shapes rapidly, while identifying which intervals are used in the chord shape. Wes montgomerys chord solo on tequila khans korner 1. Instead of just playing the notes of c7 over c7 chords, wes montgomery would often play the notes of gm7 over c7. Jan 24, 2019 if you run up this chord scale, you will quickly hear a sound which harkens the chord solos of wes montgomery. If four on six can be called wes montgomerys most famous selfpenned tune although he wrote a few other great ones west coast blues jumps to mind, then his solo on smokin at the half note is almost certainly his most famous solo on the tune. This wes montgomery guitar lesson is breaking down parts of the solo on. Wes montgomery wes tune sheet music pdf notes, chords. Heres a few specific techniques that wes used for substitution. The solo changes are different than the changes for the melody, and so thats something to be aware of on this tune.
I have compiled a collection of 26 solos featuring jazz greats herbie hancock, booker little, max roach, grant green, stan getz, slide hampton, thelonious monk, jackie mclean, cuong vu, clifford brown, roy haynes, woody shaw, sonny rollins, jon. I have always enjoyed reading and looking at the transcriptions in downbeat magazine over the years. Bock to bockbuddy montgomery its truly a special event when we present transcriptions of two different solos over the same tune. What are the best things and most efficient ways to practice in order to become a world class jazz guitar improviser, such as pat metheny, john mclaughlin, larry coryell etc. John leslie wes montgomery is the most influential bebop guitarist of past and present times. Substitue the minor chord a 5 th above or 4 below the give dom7 chord gmi7 over c7 2. When you do that, it is going to give any chord voicing you choose to play, within the context of your own music, more weight, or depth. Suggested listeningerrol garners the original misty collection. This pdf contains sample pages from the ebook how to play in the style of wes.
A7 blues from acoustic blues guitar essentials bookcd. He took the use of octaves and chords voicings to a greater level than any other guitarist. The complete chord melody method by bill hart, then you have come on to the correct website. In this episode of everything music we explore the chord solos of the great wes montgomery. In this short report, we will take a look at some of the key aspects of his style. With sheet music for sunny from patti music in madison, wi and some instructional books, i somehow figure out how to play enough chords to get about 34 of the way through sunny. How to solo in the style of famous improv artists wes montgomery, grant green, kenny burrell, etc. This scale is built with the following interval pattern. The exact path i took to learn how to play block chords as wes montgomery did on too late now is a little blurred after over 40 years of studying guitar. We discuss how his solos always follow the same order of single. Airegin come rain or come shine d natural blues days of wine and roses four on six freddie freeloader full house im just a lucky so and so if you could see me now. Wes montgomery tequila chord solo transcription and. His guitar solos are gold mines for jazz guitar students, he used a lot.
Barry harris method for learning bebop mandolin cafe forum. Such is the case for wes montgomerys solos over brother buddy montgomerys composition, bock to bock. In 1999, i was afforded the privilege of being asked for write the liner notes for the 24bit reissue of my great guitar hero, wes montgomerys tequilaverve album, which was originally released in 1966. The complete chord melody method epub, doc, txt, djvu, pdf forms. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. Wes montgomery is to jazz is what jimi hendrix was to rock and this lesson explains a few key ways that will help you play like wes montgomery. Of course, when the album first appeared, i was just a student at u. Wes montgomery s octave solos are perhaps the most distinctive part of his sound, but nearly all of his solos were like a three act play. We discuss how his solos always follow the same order of single notes to octaves to chords.
Also, i got this instant wes lesson from the original lesson appeared in guitar player magazine and truefire sells the audio version. How to practice jazz guitar blues wes montgomery guitar. A detailed tabmusic instructional booklet is included as a pdf file on the dvd. Wes montgomery no blues transcription the lesson loft. The pdf with examples for this video is available through patreon. Wes montgomery four on six sheet music pdf notes, chords. If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above.
What unique characteristics in wes montgomerys approach to dominant harmony. A and certainly did not know much about latin music. Transpose printable jazz composition or download, save as pdf. The octave technique lessons were designed to cut years off the time needed. In this guest post, greg orourke from teaches you the essential ingredients you need for a successful jazz guitar practice session, walking you through a wes montgomery guitar blues as an example. Includes guitar recorded versions with tab for guitar, range. Wes montgomery tabs, chords, guitar, bass, ukulele chords, power tabs and guitar pro tabs including four on six, days of wine and roses, in your own sweet way, far wes, bumpin.
The chord solos of wes montgomery techniques and concepts. Print and download wes montgomery jingles guitar recorded versions with tab. Basically, hes the one that changed both the mentality of players that followed and the way the instrument is played. One of the most influential guitarists of the twentieth century, montgomery was known for an unusual technique of plucking the strings with the side of his thumb and his extensive use of octaves, which gave him a distinctive sound. Wes montgomery jazz guitar method lee garson, charles stewart, wes montgomery on. Ideally, those chords with two or three notes in common prove the most practical. With guitar tablature, standard notation, chord names, guitar notation legend, instructional text, performance notes and introductory text.
Actually the entire solo is a great example of wes approach. Wes montgomery jazz guitar licks and transcriptions. The monthly subscription enables printing and downloading of limitless tablatures and can be canceled anytime before the next renewal date. This score was first released on thursday 10th january, 20. West coast blues was written by the unparalleled genius of jazz guitar, wes montgomery. Wes montgomery how to make simple sound amazing jens. Oct 22, 2004 also, i got this instant wes lesson from the original lesson appeared in guitar player magazine and truefire sells the audio version. Wes montgomerys octave solos are perhaps the most distinctive part of his sound, but nearly all of his solos were like a three act play. Transpose printable folk composition or download, save as pdf.
Full house is a song by wes montgomery from the album full house. To help you take the licks on this page further in your practicing and performance ideas, here are a few exercises that. What makes wes a great improviser and jazz guitarist is not that he played octaves or chord solos. If you have an extensive wes montgomery cd collection, one can easily construct a cd in the order of the transcriptions. Its a great primer on his method of harmonizing scales and playing chord melodies. Clear explanation of the method using chord diagrams andchord. Instructional book song excerpts only, softcover and examples cd. In order to download and print our high quality tablatures you need to subscribe to the guitar tab archive. Jazz guitarist charlie christians influence on wes. Get wes montgomerys octave and chord soloing approach under your fingers. Wes montgomery jingles guitar tab in e minor download. Far wes wes montgomery page 2 of 4 generated using the power tab editor by brad larsen.
Wes montgomery caravan virtual guitar transcription by gilles. Admits that he did not know the chords from seeing their names on paper. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. Wes montgomerys impact on jazz pat metheny heard wes montgomerys playing going beyond jazz. Play like wes montgomery today jamie holroyd guitar. Since this scale contains a major third interval, it is mostly used to outline. These ideas can be studied in sequence or as a single ideapage for study. If you run up this chordscale, you will quickly hear a sound which harkens the chord solos of wes montgomery. Apr 26, 2011 the wes montgomery guitar folio fourth edition. The jazz style of wes montgomery wes montgomery was one of the greatest jazz guitarists, one of the most recognizable, and one of the most influential. A forewarning some of these ideas may sound abstract and hard to understand in this short report. Wes montgomery sunny sunny by george pasdirtz im going to skip a bit ahead and layout an octave solo with a reharmonized chord progression for sunny the first song i tried to play on jazz guitarthe background for this lesson is in earlier posts, particularly here.
It left a sonic residue that has pervaded all of music, not just jazz. In this guest post, greg orourke from teaches you the essential ingredients you need for a successful jazz guitar practice session, walking you through a wes montgomery guitar blues as. One of the most influential guitarists of the twentieth century, montgomery was known for an unusual technique of plucking the strings with the side of his thumb and. Starting with singlenote lines, moving to his trademark octaves, and ending with a chord solo. I also, at some point, purchased the wes montgomery jazz guitar method. For a number of months ive been learning the barry harris system for improvising bebop. John leslie wes montgomery march 6, 1923 june 15, 1968 was an american jazz guitarist. Identification and analysis of wes montgomerys solo phrases used. This score was originally published in the key of a authorscomposers of this song. Such is the case for wes montgomery s solos over brother buddy montgomery s composition, bock to bock. Pdf the joe pass guitar method download full pdf book. The book includes a valuable 7page introduction discussing montgomerys style in singlenote lines, octave runs, and chord structures with chord diagrams to help you learn more about the montgomery style.
The majority of his harmonic embellishment consists of arpeggios that reach into upper extensions of the underlying chord, generally accessed as triadic arpeggios built from the 3rd, 5th or 7th of the chord beneath. Now marcelo explores some other techniques that made wes montgomerys style so unique, particularly chord solos, chording between phrases, and injecting a latin feel into parts of his arrangements. Jan 04, 2017 in this episode of everything music we explore the chord solos of the great wes montgomery. Montgomery employed block chords as the final technique in his threetier approach to. Download your misty chord melody, solo, and more pdf here. Wes montgomery tabs, chords, guitar, bass, ukulele chords, power tabs and guitar pro tabs including four on six, days of wine and roses, in your own sweet way, bumpin, far wes. Wes montgomery tequila drums, bass and acoustic guitar. How to play in the style of wes montgomery samples jazz guitar. Click return to merchant at the end of the paypal order to receive the files instant download tabs pdf tabs incl. Wes remains relatively inside throughout this solothat is to say, he avoids chromatic alterations of the changes at nearly every turn. The title is an obvious nod to longtime pacific jazz producer, richard bock. Taught by marcelo berestovoy in in the style of wes montgomery series length.