Dave Brubeck / Paul Desmond - Take Five Guitar Lesson Part 1 of 2 video free download

Oggy Bleacher

Pretty good, sir. I end up conducting myself in 5/4 by doing one measure of 3/4 followed by one measure of 2/4. The phrase is written in 5 quarter notes (or 10 8th notes) but I feel I can argue there's a mixed meter feel to the melody.That maj7 grip 2X332X with the root on the 6th string is critical for all jazz guitar.I guess for a solo guitar arrangement it's cool to have the bass note but with a bass guitar in the group an alternative Fmi7 is XX3544. That also lets one play XX3334 for the Bb7 chord. But you lose the bass note. I don't want it to go unstated that the voicings you use are the only options but they are the ones most players will either know or should immediately learn.It's actually possible to play the whole rhythm part at the 6th fret barely moving your handplay the Cbmaj7 at the 7th fret 7X887X.Abmi XX6877,Bbmi7 XX6666,Ebmi7 X6867X.Abmi XX6877Db7 XX6667Fmi7 XX6868.Bb7 XX6766.totally different voicings. arguably no harder to play. but without the bass notes it loses something as a solo guitar vamp. dig it.

James Wellington

Real Jazz players go fingers type all the way for chordal stuff!

John Miller

What's with the rhythm? You're going into 6/4 time in the second part...

Dan6399

Very nice, thank you so much. I have been struggling with this for years.You made it very easy to understand.

Ray Adkins

please take the time to tune with your audience before the lesson begins

Christophe Davenne

Thanks for that lesson, I jumped into jazz guitar with it (after 15 years of rock) !

john kerns

thanks for posting this! cheers. but, uh… the b section is all in ⅝. doesn't change to 6/8. 

KenjyChan

Please, add the next part of video in description, thanks from Russia!

Johndrakenosix

Yep, all better. Thanks

Johndrakenosix

Fit as a fiddle

Lesson Met

~~~R.I.P. Dave Brubeck, your songs will always be remembered for years to come.~~~

LOUIE SALINAS

hope your feelin better Tom, lol

gitarrkurser.net

cheers man I've been wanting to get the chords for this sng explanied for so long=). I hope you have been free from disease since the pneumonia=)

guyglowmore1

thanks for simplifying this. other sources are way too fast or advanced while this is pretty easy to grok. like your style. now, what's the next step in taking the solo to another level? don't answer that it's absurd and complicated involving sophisticated jazz scrumpings and mysterious passing chords and triple stops with emanuelistic runs that seem to make no sence till they come home and you go "AHHHHH"

taildragger53

Great explanation. Done with sincerity. I remember George Benson's unbelievable version on "'Bad Benson"'(1971)

Jody1985beta

I learnt this one from you Tom, great. Really hard though, your chord changing is exceptional

Johndrakenosix

Thanks for catching that, Mike! You are, of course, 100% correct. I have a good excuse; I was getting sick when I made that video and it turned out to be pneumonia. So maybe I was delirious.

SIXSTRING63

Hey Tom ,nice lesson. Just one thing, the exp. of the F#Major7 as a FMajor with the bass E string note slid up to F# to make the F#M7. Actually it is like playing a Bbminor with the F# note in the bass and the A string muted to make that F#M7 shape. Just wanted to point that out in case someone does not catch it. Mike

zolar55

thankyou...you are a fine teacher...I always thought this one would be too hard for me....I think I can do it.....can you teach us how to play the Charlie Brown song?Vince Guaraldi....much thanx...

Billyray

I'm a Classic Rocker & Who can't Appreciate This. Thank's for Sharing a Great Song & Great Lesson. ♫