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I think Jazz piano is a lot harder than Jazz guitar, because once you have a "lick" you can simply transpose, so in effect you can learn this stuff more or less without having the musical theory. I do classical guitar, but I learnt blues more or less by playing around, and then with Jazz admittedly I did a few exercises but eventually got a hang of the feeling, adapt the blues patterns to be jazz patterns, a got the hang of the Jazz 12 bar chord progression, and then away you go. Have no idea about chromatic progressions but throw in a heap of cool dischordant notes in my Jazz licks.
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Originally posted by DS23 View Posthmmm. i'm with frank zappa on this. learn the seven chords and then shut up and play yer guitar!
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Originally posted by NotAllThere View PostHe can play jazz - he just despises it. ( Probably 'cos his grandad is a jazz musician... )
I beg to differ - as it happens I can play the classics which I happen to like - Debussy , Bach Rachmaninov etc all based on my Knowledege of Jazz - they are different mediums of musical expression - but both require a knowledge of musical theory which is consistent in both cases.
Believe it or not - you have to be able to play all piano scales and chromatics to be a reasonable jazz Pianist - its not all flash improvisation you know.
And - it dont mean a thing if it aint got swing.Last edited by AlfredJPruffock; 17 July 2009, 07:04.
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He can play jazz - he just despises it. ( Probably 'cos his grandad is a jazz musician... )
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Originally posted by Churchill View Post...If you're really crap just turn up the volume and no-one will ever know...
Originally posted by AlfredJPruffock View Post...I play jazz piano too so I know all about musical theory ...
At least, that's what my son told me to say... (he's a pretty good classical pianist).
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Having played the guitar for some 30 years now I say you are off to a bad start - its much better to learn the guitar on an acoustic rather than an electric.
Your fingertips will hurt - the key to really enjoying the guitar is that remember your strumming technique is extremely important - most folks get caught up in trying to remember the chord shape of say Eflat mior seven - and neglect the strumming.
That approach means you will end up paicking in it after nine months.
in fact you only need to know a handful of chrods to really get rocking - I play jazz piano too so I know all about musical theory - but for the guitar - trust me you only need to know a few major chrods and their relative minors - and youre away.
Pick up my Guitar
And Play
Just like Yesterday
And I Get on my knees and pray ...Last edited by AlfredJPruffock; 16 July 2009, 08:18.
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when you get to a reasonable standard you can learn songs free from youtube
just type the <song name> followed by 'lesson'
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Things turn out better by accident sometimes.
But you can't organize accidents.
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Originally posted by threaded View PostI'd suggest you get yourself along to a teacher to show you the basics.
I bought a guitar and Frederick Noad's Solo Guitar Playing Book 1, twelve months later I did my first gig and never looked back.
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Originally posted by Churchill View Post
Earplugs - Shirley
There is a house in New Orleans...
Ah well, he stopped complaining when my guitar playing bought him a new car.
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