Take The "A" Train-Solo Jazz Guitar

[shallyshal1]

wow... just pure pleasure.. great technique, but so musical and clear. no wasted or extra notes.. just absolutely loved it.. thanks so much for sharing. you have a great gift

[kavkawasdie]

ohh, oversplendid!!

can u write down the chords please..

[mkehandgrenades]

dude! this is fantastic! Yes definitely the best arrangement on here love the chords you use on how you play. love this song! duke ellington looks hilarious when hes playin it too. Like he just did a bunch of lines of coke and it put him on a wild one.

[Glassandcandy]

This is the only arangment of the duke for guitar that i like. good work

[lgtjpr]

great playing love your style and arrangement  and the voicing is great

[Mr59coconut]

nice....i loved it..

[bluetouch64]

Bello

[FreddPepper]

This is some of the best solo playing I've ever heard, and I've heard a lot. I sincerely hope you get the success you deserve.

[fatjo86]

i'm gonna learn that watching and listening to you, good exercise! thx from France for the arrangement

[EricVera539]

is there any tab?

[SatellitesAndStarsHQ]

Good playing! Great technique and skill. I enjoyed this alot.

[TZMrazvitie]

great

[hooplablahblahblah]

Now I'm generally a blues and metal man, but I took an interested in gypsy jazz recently. Before playing this video I was on a jam track of the same name. I was playing the same lick or similar licks to the one this guy is playing.

My point being: Music is most definatly a universal language. :)

[Hamporkcheese]

tasteful...  very nice

[TheWye]

Dude, you are awesome!

[Wanderer123]

Awesome! I love the way you're changing from chord to single string and vice versa. Great timing! One of my favorite tunes.

[TheMiwer]

Finally. Guitar jazz worth listening to( and stealing from).. Great job Mr. You play nice music.

[WilhelmKojac]

Yeah, that cured my hangover, but I'll forgive you, I can get a new one. Great stuff, I better check your other videos too.

[KahriiSmalley]

Damn that's hot bro :) I love it!! keep it up.. I can't wait to hear your "Round Midnight"

[guitatronik]

You're a master! I just can't imagine, what happens in your head when you're playing. I've bought the book, that you're recommending on your site, but it's not getting me any closer to your virtuosity. ;)

[sseklof]

Though I love the guitar, there are very few players that can hold me spell bound for longer than half a minute - they just get too self-indulgent with too many notes. Not so here - everything enhances the song. Magnificent performance!

[TheBoomhahaha]

wow!! i have to admit, i saw the picture before i clicked it expecting not to like it. but i loved it! nice job

[foathkent]

arangement you can hear it and you cant feel it so feel it man. feel it

[monkeysawu]

holy crap man at one point i almost stopped listening.... i think ur playing put me in a trance... ur playing is awesome

[scabbysouthbag1000]

great arrangment

[AZanshin]

That was very smooth i was just interested in the chords you used within this video

[Rg1527]

Fantastic solo and arrangement, have you any resources i can check out for workin on my jazz soloing?

[risingsun1987]

class

[rockinsurfkid]

noooiiiiiice arrangment dude!

[gamerfuel]

simply beautiful.

[fartgooselimmo]

this video is amazing, you are really talented!! I love the technique, and what a classic!

[ZubataCZ]

I absolutely adore this arrangement, but please, tell me - the lick in the main theme - do you play it with hammer-ons/pull-offs or with finger picking?

Oh, and is there any chance you would do a lesson showing the finger picking technique? I mean when you play non-chord solo, just the fast notes, running over the scales? I simply can't figure out how to play it sounding at least half as good as you. Thanks

[starglasses76]

If it's the lick I'm thinking of, I play it with a slide and 2 pull-offs. I haven't done any videos for a long time, so I probably won't be doing a lesson thing anytime soon.  But thanks for asking!

[jsnody317]

Keep practicing. You'll be a good guitar player someday.

[AZIARGROUS]

Epic.

[thetyleranasaurus]

yes!

[Dr9000]

Smooth - 5 stars

[vascoatrechid]

Bossa Nova Chords :D

[schultzy06]

@tangomaniaco

I think this is a very good solo arrangement, with guitar parts that segway through representations of key components of a big band, such as the horn punches, piano-esque comping, slippery but solid bass, and some great call and response. Not it's not classically astounding, but Segovia, as much as i love his playing, has yet to blow my lid off with an Ellington tune. This guy is representing an entire big band with his guitar. Try listening bigger.

[starglasses76]

I accidentally removed tangomaniaco's post. I didn't mean to and I can't seem to get it back. I enjoy all types of criticism, so keep the good and bad coming :-) Thanks!

[greg1912]

delicious tone.

[nolamusiclessons]

Sounds great! Billy Strayhorn sure could write music.

[Joe2758]

hey man, you have really thin fingers like me. can you play chords that require you to push down two low notes with one finger? like a c-7 on 6th, 4th, 5th, and 5th frets (from first string up) i wish i could play that with 3 fingers instead of four, but i think my fingers are too skinny. do you have a problem with these kinds of fingerings?

[Kedcooks]

Yea daddy-o!!! I can dig it!!! U inspired me to do a cover. I'm mos def gon check out ur website. Thanks.

[1960jack]

I envy anybody who can play guitar like this! NICE work man!

[TravuhsWree]

Great playing, thanks for the link to all of those Jazz transcriptions dude.

[lydian7999]

Damn man, fantastic, I mean really good shit!!!!!!!!!!!

[jerryhayes07]

Amazing..What gear are you using?

[starglasses76]

The guitar is a Samick Artist Series Edition and the amp is a Mesa Boogie Subway Rocket. I don't think they make either of them anymore. Probably for good reason :-)

[lovosazul]

'Wow', that's awesome! How good does it sound on the guitar mate. Far-out that was really good!=D

[LovejarMusic]

You are a fantastic guitarist.

[amusiathread]

Love your interpretations. Very listenable, nice energy, well played.

[unfortunatedonkey]

Great playing man, give me 20 years of practise and I might get somewhere near your level. Superb

[lettucetomatoebacon]

This is just a layman's perspective, but that is very pretty music.

[JoelSwiss92]

If I wanted to do background chords for the song would: C7, D7b5, D-7, G7, C maj 7 work?

[starglasses76]

Those will work. I am usually thinking Cmaj7 for the first chord, but C7 would be fine. You could also play a C6/add 9 type chord there, too.

[1110131]

try just using triads but substite a 6th on the c chord. and a dm9 triad for the dminor. there is also a part where it goes to f and i like to walk up to an inverted f from the f bar chord(thats the only chord i dont play as a triad) idk just suggestions.

[cyntreuse]

Exellent, trop trop fort!!!!!!

[BurntToast1o1]

wow your great

[Thurston450]

Absolutely amazing

[theesinger]

excellent

[mmontesbr]

Great!

[chaoticrusade]

I'm learning this at the moment. It is quite hard lol.. good job!

[bertrand1234]

bravo!

excellent chord voicing ..!

[walterockmx]

I love your Playing !

Nice Chord Melody

[jonathanlivingston]

OMG you're great!

[Santysuperguitar]

Good job man!! I love this tune. What guitarrists are your favourites?

[starglasses76]

Joe Pass and George Benson are my favorites. Next up would be Wes Montgomery, Pat Metheny, Tuck Andress, and Martin Taylor.

[Measuremax]

Not Ed Bickert?

[starglasses76]

I know the name, but I don't know his music. I'll check him out.

[Woooder]

Chech Stochelo Rosenberg as well.. I like your playing. Keep it up!!

[b0nez946]

Realy amazing, great job!

[captaindasya]

DANGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!­

[kdkmo]

Very cool. A nice spirited rendition with shades of Wes Montgomery octaves. Very jazzy. I enjoyed this and have favorited it.

[b1llybrown]

your great! really, you got great time! dont stop, keep on learnin always! have a great christmas and or thanksgivin! :]

[knadsady]

so clean and precise

great job

[meandillar]

hi that was mean!

[boshboyeric]

wow that was amazing ur well gd keep it up man

nice one

[MckayTebbs]

You are amazing!

[iyanou]

thanks for that lesson in take the "a" Billy

[campocat]

Sweet!

[liveandletdiedude]

allright mann , I really like this song and specially your solo ,you have a really cool jazz\blues sound anyway I liked it

[v2vroth]

Great chops brutha!

[BlackZ123]

awesome tone!

[soopadoopaman]

Very well done. I like how u can add those really quick runs, but it doesnt sound to complicated and u keep the structure of the song.

[Chordwayze]

Whazzat! Very nice indeed. I'm gonna chop my axe to pieces...

regards

John

[stewartcolbert]

I did a version of this on piano, but you're fucking beast dude.

[PhilipPoland1987]

Awesome!!

[palpasto]

spettacolare

[GabrielNader]

good!!!i'm trying to learn that now!!

great job man!!

[Tamborr]

Excellent!

(Listen to Bob Wills & the Texas Playboys' Western Swing version of the "A Train", which sometimes sounds a little like yours).

[blahman178]

sweet.

[izzarum]

GRANDISSIMO.

[Jazzguts]

Great arrangement,great tight and melodic playing,thank you,greets vic.

[ArkRed1]

Fine guitar arrangement. I'll steal that one. Thanks.

Arkansas Red

Ozarks

[ddanze]

Looks like lotsa fun to play that one!

[stanwiljacobs]

exellent smooth ton of chord variations

[TClark62]

Awesome! 5 stars! Thanks for the video and the transcriptions. :)

[Ikemmy]

GREAT! The way you play it make look so easy to play. Pfff I've got to study hard on this one.

[mikeberk810]

great stuff man.

great groove and feel,

michael berk

[mario404]

very good groove!!!

[guitargirl395]

nice sound, Im playing this song for a competition in april...SO NERVOUS..

[seboze]

good ,nice sound ,nice nice playe!!!

[jimmyjubejube]

love ite man

[JLAudio7]

Cool!!! *fav'd*

[carbiduis]

great tone, great playing, where/how learn to play this? did you teach yourself?

[polytechnicfan]

this was one of those songs that I never really thought was real, its breathtaking watching somebody play it that well

[ivpk17]

hey that was brilliant! i'm trying to pick up jazz guitar and i was wondering if you had the tabs, at least for the main melody line?

[happymasksalesman]

jazz is like the opposite of tabs. Jazz needs theory and a decent fakebook :]

[RoboShrek]

Inspired - browsed a lot of these (average ) but this dude swings & flows. He really feels it - if he ain't out gigging then he should be.

[nickrubberneck]

Really tasty arrangement, great playing too.

Is that a samick?!! i've got the same guitar! - never seen another one

[MEDNUB]

i play a simplified version, but i love the hard attack on your notes.

[DrEThEAkA]

daaaaamn!!! thats verry awsome:O i will that wanna lear it so fast playing guitar:D verry good man. 5ratings for you

[VengefulTikiGod]

Groovy as hell!

[Pickinbuddy]

SUPER!

[cha5]

Very smooth and pure, I love it.

[augfive]

very nice!!

[xsirtalkalotx]

i was searching for a big band version of take the A train but i couldnt find any ones i liked, then i came upon this and now ive watched it 3 times! very good im a sax player but i started playing guitar 2 years ago too

[jenny6664]

This is a favorite of mine, and I like what you do with it, Star. I still want an album. . . jenny6664

[jenny6664]

Hey, Star, great song and well done. One of my all-time favorites, and I liked what you did with it. I could listen to you play all day . . . jenny6664

[abd28]

I don't know the piece and it's not at all my favorite style of music...but it looks hard as shit and I respect your ability to play it. Nice work man...

[bukena]

Very very cool Star... keep it up bro!

[cbmuzik]

that was excellent!  great job.

[Wujajuzek]

Andy....

how long did it take you?

[TheBlackwaterDemon]

Slick, man - sounds fantastic! That was some very smooth playing - great job.

[pickersparadise]

that was great. well done!

[chrisluyk]

Heh...hard to find where you messed up, but I don't know this song. I wish I could play stuff like this.