Charlie Parker on Jazz Guitar - Blues For Alice

[chooseyourblues]

Dig your right hand style man. Very cool.

[tatacass1]

Muito bom!!!!!!!

[johnbradleyaustin]

nice licks out front...got stale on the 2nd chorus heading out...but overall, i can hear u put in the time! good shit man

[59jimkay]

I dig it the most!

[Bbm7b5b9]

Art- you bless me man!!!!!! You are a cat, Doing this tune for my Berklee class in a couple of weeks- really inspiring. Also totally dig your Minor Swing video- Keep posting. All the best.

[mancini54]

You should alternate your arpeggios when going down the neck to make your solo sequence less predictable . Nice sound

[trystandamastaa]

Kickass!!!!!

[skate5580]

C'est bien! continues!!

[freemusicclass]

Nice!!!!!!!!!!



[JoelGuitar100]

Excelent!

[Dennemark]

Funny how this came from classical, which came from medieval dancing music, which has come from ancient yet monotonous music that I actually find more soothing than this.

Great playing though, no bullshit.

[pasamelallave]

trascriptions? tabs? guitar pro? my friend :) give us

[grodisbollis4]

Very nice playing indeed!

[fieldfullofthistles]

great way to play with your fingers only. I do this for blues playing and sometimes rock - oh and country too. I dont know why more people dont use their fingers more theres so much control there that you cant get with a pick. Brilliant playing and ace guitar too.

[Modes9]

I really like your sound, your feel, and the cool hat!

[pasamelallave]

please i need a Blues in Bb key,,, help... somehting from parker?

[alienlove1]

@pasamelallave Bloomdido .... a bit fast... but great!

[The125585]

Blus on dohugter !Iloviu!

[JGPorcello]

Smooth. Sweet guitar I might add.

[joebandana]

you play bass too man? got the right hand down from the looks of this! :)

[kering2]

finger my ass please sayang

[kenteles]

@kering2 haha ko tau main camni ke wei susah siak

[FunkMuker]

So are you playing it in the key of A?

[acoustiqueapple]

Amazing phrasing !!

[flotch93]

i am beyond jealous

[MrPasekin]

jazz is king of music

[jeffmonk]

Great job. That must feel good to play that. I am just a beginner.

[thelonious1234]

hey, Paco de Lucia over here. Just kiddin'. You sound really good, and it doesn't sound wimpy either. Fingerstyle can be kinda...edgeless, particularly on bebop heads...you know what I mean. But you have a good blowing sound. Rock on.

God how I love this tune. It's like he's talking to us.

[MrArdelco1970]

her rigth hand maybe is like a bass player, nice improvisation

[MrArdelco1970]

@MrArdelco1970 excuse me, " his"

[redwashre]

Yeah,was going to say the right hand technique looks very much textbook for any classical gutstring technique also.Very cool.Triplets too triplity?llamutha.

[redwashre]

Id wear a freakin cowboy hat if i could play free form fingerstyle jazz like that.Reminds me a lot of someone playing a fretless bass.Great job.Already have the sheet music for blues from Alice but having lot of trouble with it.Keep up the great playing.

[RomanAR87]

GREAT JOB and that hat is not Gay its bluesy 

[Lukasoncapeta]

Niceeeeeee

[gospelkeys07]

Great Job on this tune. you gotta love those bird changes huh?lol Also, anyone feel free to check out my solo piano version of Blues for Alice on my channel, I'm looking for feedback. Please and thanks!:)

[MrAmebas]

very nice!!!

[spike4379]

a Feodora would have done it for me :P

[dawg469]

swingin!

[Juicer15]

ah jancuk

[pask994]

reminds me of good times

[JeddMcHead]

pmitchinson's masculinity is threatened by a hat, lol! Now THAT'S gay! As for the playing -- excellent job! Your hat's fine, your playing's great, keep up the good work.

[papyslapet1]

I do like this "groovy swing...' thanks to you et bravo!

[larry3393]

amazing right hand

[derekpillers2]

Great Fighting! You're An Up & Coming Boxer!

[carlisme]

You're 8th notes are way too triplety, it doesn't swing. play them straighter! otherwise nice job, hard tune. also you should have played the triplets in bar 9 what you did was rank

[binky69]

@carlisme a swing feel is tripleting the 8th notes insteaf of playing them straight

[carlisme]

You're 8th notes are way too triplety, it doesn't swing. play them straighter! otherwise nice job, hard tune

[deejayplox]

I tip my hat to you sir. I had to play this tune with a combo during my senior year of high school and it was painful.

You make the tune really bounce.

[redseabopper]

@VariationsOnSwing

would you say that to a sax player or pianist

het maybe the guy's bald and want to keep a youthful appeal

WHATEVER

it is about the music not FTV dude/dudette

[saron380]

@VariationsOnSwing I like Wearing my T-Pain top hat =(

[gg5167]

Joli !!!

[hmmsmellslikefish]

sup kool kats...always wanted to say that! nice playing, working to get good at blues/jazz. thanks Art Feile.

[TheReighnart]

Looked like some killer classical technique right there.

[Konginess]

Love that hat, love that tune, and for sure love that sound man!!!

[larry3393]

dig the hat.... what amp u using bro?

[PTNMusic]

hey really nice playing, original too, like a bass. @gumbooze yh hes right thats the main stuff, but you can really have some fun with tunes like this when you get going, like learning the modes and substituting d dorian instead of the minor 7 chords, have fun!

[roge69charger]

Great Playing, Just want to ask you a question: Is that a ES175 You're playing on?

What make and model?

Thank you,

Keep up the Great Work!

[jamboliboli]

What a lot of players do not even address and I feel it's important, is the fact that this song in particular, but this music generally, moves in 4ths, or moves in semitones. If you look at this piece, after bar 1 (F major I play it), the music moves in a series of 4ths until the progression moves in descending chromatic 2/5s until you hit the 2/5/1 and the 3/6/2/5 in F, to bring us home again.

[mifsuddd]

nice work man, just make sure you dont rush, you rushed a little at times. what a great tune. its a tough one

[312chicagoadam]

My head is spinning! FANTASTIC!

[nikki6morales]

you got some mean chops brother!

I give you some major props.

[girottox]

man i just love the 16 first seconds, what chords did you use? nice playing

[supermanche]

thats soouunds great broo!!!!!!

[loclannogrady]

Defining factor in blues is IV7 in bar 4

[YusefGuitarum]

@loclannogrady Pretty sure you mean bar 5.

[loclannogrady]

@YusefGuitarum Doh ... Yes I do ...

[loclannogrady]

Nice!

[Kortatu123]

Nice Hat

[bentpcat]

great job!!!!!!! I love it and ive been showing all my students! All the best to you

[squizzy104]

I like a your playing!! but dont like the hat!! are you bald?

[musiccalgary]

Nice playing.

[micdroe]

J'ai beaucoup aimé. Je place dans mes favoris.

Thanks a lot and see you later.

Mich

[mindisaction]

Don't worry man!. Maybe you are not Pat Martino, but you play quite clear and well. I wish i played like you...

[babinm]

Hey pyyanaguy how do you define blues? 1 chord 4 chord 5 chord? 16 bar song form 32 bar song form. I think blues as an art form has evolved from the cotton fields and Robert Johnson through the Cities and infused by Jazz players, folk, rock etc. The chords and phrases have been around before American slavery.

[pyannaguy]

I played piano full-time for 40 years, behind some sophisticated jazz singers and I'm familiar with big expanded changes, etc. I'm not an old-time, primitive Blues purist. It just strikes me that you start to stretch things so far and then they become something else - I mean, if you're going to use labels at all.

But, fair enough, as some other hip people here have pointed out - it's a Blues by definition.

Just for curiosity, though (not argument): How do you define Blues?

[bootryfly]

listen to the bass and harmonic movement while he's soloing. It should be pretty hard to confuse this with anything but blues. Its also a bebop tune so stylistically is supposed to sound a bit contorted (although this particular cover could pass for a straight blues).

[YusefGuitarum]

@pyannaguy

It's standard 12 bar blues, just a few substitutions thrown in.

Essentially F F F F Bb Bb F F Gm C7 F F

ii V or iii iv ii V leads into most of the changes

[jamboliboli]

@YusefGuitarum

No that's wrong. The tonic takes a drop, then everything moves in 4ths and semitones:

/F---/ Emin7-A7/ Dmin7-G7/ Cmin7-F7/ Bflat7---/ Bflatmin7-Eflat7/ Amin7-D7/ Aflatmin7-Eflat7 /Gmin7---/ C7---/ Amin7-D7-/ Gmin7-C7-/

[YusefGuitarum]

@jamboliboli You are correct, those are the chords. However it might be worth taking another look at what I wrote. You seem to have missed the point that it's essentially the same as what you've written. I guess it's a sort of reverse engineering approach.

[jamboliboli]

@YusefGuitarum Yeah dude sorry, it's a basic twelve bar essentially as you say. I mustn't have picked up on what you said. Up to the B FLAT 7, it's the same as Confirmation as well. The same drop, then cycle through to the 4th of the key just at a higher tempo.

[Porksoda10189]

Where did you find this backing track? I need one for this tune to make a college jazz guitar audition cd.. I downloaded an aebersold one that is way too slow, but I definately need one like this. If there is any way you could email me this track it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you

[pyannaguy]

Nice playing, but that's a Blues? I 'm not a label Nazi, &

I respect the complexity and skill, but isn't there a point beyond which 99 out of a hundred people who consider themselves Blues fans would say something like: "So there's a Blues hiding in that whirlwind of chord changes and sophistication?"

I hope this doesn't bring a flurry of insults or worse. I dig Jazzy Blues and Bluesy jazz, but you can only embellish an omelet so much before it's quiche or something. Anybody agree?

[shapedy]

@pyannaguy Tell that to Bird... I know what you mean, but If it gets to the four chord in bar 5 and has some sort of turn around staring in bar 9, most consider it a blues.

[jonoforbes]

yeah this definately is a blues. what parker did though was substitute the standard blues changes for more complicated modal structures. but the head of this song can be played over a standard 12 bar blues and also the changes can be used to solo over any 12 bar blues backing.

[miltopoyyuri]

jejeje if you dont know his a great bebop player and those chords are not the ones that charlie uses to play cause in the omnibook are just simple arrangments for people to play i realize that in the barcelona taller de musicos for one of the teachers

[b4nt2k]

whatever melody you're using over the E-7b5 and the A7 sounds awful compared the original

[Jamesns35]

Dont go criticizing him when you probably could not do better (or even close). Hes very good and i think it sounds great!

[Pepperlaid]

Impressive . You just proved there's at least a minority of musicians who really knows what music sounds like :)

[jaapznl]

Bit too fast,but awesome!

[22side]

wow. great...i'm learning this song just now.

[737flyhigh]

Excellent Thanks

[MultiBEATA]

very good nice

[grayconv]

Those are some great bebop lines man, good job. i like seeing the finger technique too.

[djangoramsey]

cool

[astaire2012]

awesome

[Cainer666]

well done! that's some right hand technique you've got there.

[victor038]

tablaturas

[liveandletdiedude]

Great man You really like Jazz and I can see it.

[Joulboy]

can anyone tell me what the chords are in this song?

[mrkrauley]

It's just a blues progression with a lot of substitutions.

[erasedcitizen77]

just a blues progression?

the first 3 bars are in different keys....

[mrkrauley]

Yes, with a lot of substitutions... read.

[TheMotherCK]

Fmaj7 / Em7b5 A7b9 / Dm7 G7 / Cm7 F7 / Bb7 / Bbm7 Eb7 / Am7 D7 / Abm7 Db7 / Gm7 / C7 / Fmaj7 D7 / Gm7 C7 / Fmaj7

hf

dunno if its the right key btw...

[thel0ne0ne]

F/Em7b5 A7/ Dmi7 G7/ Cmi7 F7/ Bb7/ Bbmi7 Eb7/ Ami7/Abmi7 Db7/ Gmi7/C7/F7/Gmi7C7

[MrGuhuhu]

Almost, The original is:

Fmaj7/Em7b5 A7b7/Dm7 G7/ Cm7 F7/ Bb7/BBm7 Eb7/Am7 D7/Abm7 Db7/ Gm7/ C7/ F/ Dm7/Gm7 C7/

[thel0ne0ne]

i copied it right from the omnibook.

[b4nt2k]

listen to the original head, charlie's band goes back to Fmaj7 on the 7th bar, not that iii/VI sub. and the Fmaj7 on the 11th bar is subbed for A-7...

[G7flat5]

One should be able to play however they choose. Who's to say what regimine an artist should follow?

[HenrySpock]

Screw the comments, keep playing. You're awesome.

[krismerius]

you got swing!!!! 5 starS!!!!!

[Tototwice]

?????????????

[handdancin]

Your good enough to get the head right, so do it! A couple notes in there are suspect. Your perky playing is fun!

[skizzofreud]

great job man, you re really good,

HendrixcommaMartin sucks

[yuehchopin]

du bist gut

[HendrixcommaMartin]

I can't be sure (people do get away playing badass with some crazy technique) but I would bet that your bass-style fingering is hindering your playing.

[Tototwice]

Why do u say that...bass players have been doin it for ever. I think he is really a very good player........

[HendrixcommaMartin]

Yah but bass players have been doing it on bass, which is designed for that kind of technique. Guitar isn't.

[feelee15]

classical guitar style*

[ilovechugs]

the hat is badass, how can you like jazz and not fedoras.

[headbanger623]

I love your unique style. Don't ever stop playing!

[pmitchinson]

the hat's a bit gay, but great work!

[BeatBay]

@pmitchinson damn, not gay, he is a hippster!

[MAnuciao79]

@pmitchinson pff nice work. AND nice hat

[chumlymau]

@pmitchinson didn't realize hats could be homosexual...hatosexual? Gay, straight, or bi, the playing is superb! inspiring Thanks for posting this vid, and thanks for the comment pmitchinson (seriously).

[zinnington]

Hey man I'm diggin it? Great playing. I dig the finger style. Great sound too.

[Gangsterjens]

Hes playing with the rigt hand just like you play bass, nice!

[MattHeister]

great approach, nice sound too! take a listen to my There Will Never be Another You when you get a chance, and give me some tips!

[boneyroney]

Hey Man..Great Job...Love the fingerstyle arrangements..

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[cheezlespaul]

wow all i can say is wow great job using rest strokes

[samoanthunder08]

Great job, a little sloppy in some parts, but nice overall!

[editsafemode]

Sweet man. Real smooth. So calm and cool.

[Jlestido]

Man, you rock...well jazz actually...

[smartgerman123]

pretty good

[giuliomedici]

good solo

[uniblob]

I love your playing....I hate your hat. I guess that's a ying-yang sort of thing.

[RussMaGuss]

he plays guitar like i play bass almost. weird!

[GLeone221]

you have a strange picking technique

[Simto]

Different strokes for different folks =)

[mihirmaiden18]

well done. i just started playing this song and "au privave" today.

[guitarcolossus]

What problem are you having with the modes? Maybe I can help.

[funkyfoolfromVanNuys]

that was smooth man, the bird would be pleased. keep it cool!

[walterockmx]

I Love Your Playing!!!

Very beutiful Sound and soling

I listen to you and I remember Django Reinhart

[gumbooze]

can i ask somethin?..is ther any safe

''jazz scale'' out ther...

[gabriel2099]

the melodic minor scale, the lydian dominant (lydian with a b7), lydian augmented (lydian with a #5) and the altered scale (locrian with a b4) are all examples of "jazz scales".

those are some of the modes of the melodic minor scale, they are used in jazz.

[Koreanflow]

Although he asked for something safe, and most likely in a language he can understand - The Major scale is an excellent place to play in for jazz when you add in an appropriate amount of slides and chromaticism (basically going from a note that's not on the major scale into a note on the major scale). Take this particular song, you can play in the Key of F major - Throw in some chromatic notes and hurray, you've got yourself a safe "jazz scale"

[ArtFeile]

Hi, there is no special jazz scale. The main sclale is F major with some chromatics notes like said Koreandflow, and chords arpegios. You can also play the relative minor scale : D minor Harmonic, but the most important is to listen to the chords background and try to find the good note in the scale that will give a nice color.

[tomeflipstaythecrown]

all of them. in every position.

[thejazzman8]

Dominant sevens are the trickiest because you can use alot of substitutions other than mixolydian, especially if your trying to sound bluesy, but know your major scale and arpeggios in all positions, then learn relative mode theory (EbMaj7=Cm7), at that point your mind will internalize the fingerboard much more effectively

[schwenman]

great playing

[Prikoliz]

love that. after watching it, i'm learning it. however, its still fast for me ;)

[krismerius]

beautiful!! jazz!!!!! 0.o

[tdawg0993]

what kind of scales are you using here?

[guitarttimman]

that's great man. I don't know how you do that without a pick! 5 stars

[Desert00Storm]

awesome music

[leyva905]

check tha verion of JOse Pepe Vera of this son and leave some comments

[JazzySaxE]

nice sound buddy

[fakesoundsjazz1983]

nice lines but it sounds as if you've been playing along with band in a box to much. try and sort out your feel and you'll sound great

[jsymons1985]

Here Here

[GaBoCapoeira]

buena improvisacion !!

[donsrleone]

great! very good sound too :)

[Boingusboingus]

One of the nicest jazz hats I have seen.

[okcorrigan]

nice [= lol

[calitot]

Very Nice and original playing. congrats.

Ricardo Tamez

[konnyblom]

Should learn the head prop. solo OK but a bit sloppy

[overandout58]

looks like an ES175, but headstock diff color

[harerigel]

pizzicato,pizzicato que bien,personalmente me gusta tocar así...

[shezri]

you are the proof that jazz can be beautiful

[dantheguitarman88]

nice hat..., and even better playing.

[lukeev]

Really nice playing my friend.

[LUCfromargentina]

Hey! fantastic!

[c330user]

Nice playing. I thought I am the only person who plays

classical technique on a jazz guitar (I don't play jazz nearly

as good as you, though). I am actually fast with my fingers

than with a pick, but that is probably just me.

Fingerstyle gives a lot of freedom for polyphonic stuff

(chords plus walking bass etc.).

Unplugged the pick often sounds nicer on steel strings, though, especially using a heavy pick with one of the blunt "tips".

[loadedlar]

awesome!!! and you look the bizniz too with that hat on! haha!

nice job man

[piawpiaw21]

nice

[overandout58]

unusual finger style = works though !