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Jan’s Song – Jam Track

16 July 2011

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A while ago someone left a message on one of my pages… “… Recently I came up with a progression for a solo that I thought would not only make the song more interesting but also would force me out of “autopilot”. Well it did well on that last part – I just don’t seem be able [...]

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John Coltrane – “Naima” Jamtrack

6 March 2011

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John Coltrane composed the Ballard Naima in 1959.  The first recording appeared on the album Giant Steps. It’s a beautiful piece, played over a rich, complex set of chords. Its something that I’ve been meaning to have a go at for a long time. Lets get to the main harmonies. || Bbm7  | Ebm7     | [...]

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Jamming over the Rhythm Changes

4 January 2011

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The song “I’ve Got Rhythm” by George and Ira Gershwin has become the foundation of many classic Jazz standards, so I felt I had to put a backing track of it on here. This is a pretty basic version, in Bb. The changes are as follows. ||Bb |Cm7 F7 |Bb [...]

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Fast Shuffle Jam

3 January 2011

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Dust your guitar off and get your fingers warmed up, because this is a fast one! Harmonically, this is a 12 bar in C Minor. Writing the chords out we have… ||Cm | | | |  |Ebm | | [...]

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“Minor Changes” Jam Track

2 January 2011

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“Minor Changes” is a rather beautiful backing track, that will take you and your guitar on a journey through all 12 minor keys. Let’s start by writing out the chords. ||Am7 |Em7b5 A7Alt |Dm7 |Am7b5 D7Alt | |Gm7 |Dm7b5 G7Alt [...]

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