Freddie Green Style Guitar Comping

Freddie Green Style Guitar Comping. This video does not represent Green's mature style. These are three-note "shell" chords played to a blues progression. The tune is "Blusin' Out" by Kent Murdick. Kent Murdick, from Mobile, Alabama, is the guitarist. To hear Kent Murdick play solo guitar, go to http://members.aol.com/lutemann/NO.mp3 (more)

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[kvnlmn]

i wish i could play like this :(

[Lutemann]

You can.

[StopTheMoti0n]

HELP! hey, i play guitar in my high school's jazz band and everyone's been telling me to chunk like Freddie Green! i've done my research and learned about the 3 or 4 note voicings (also the controversial 1 note chord). i've experimented with omitting notes and made some 7th chord shapes with roots on the 5th and 6th strings. but i hit a rock... what about 9th, 11th and 13th?? 9th isn't as bad, but what notes should you omit? its hard to have a FG voice with so many notes! plz help!

[ryanstewartguitar]

chunking is all about the thirds and the sevenths, the meat of the chord. just make sure the volume is down, and the tone is up, to make the guitar a more rhythmic instrument than a melodic one. other notes can be added if you'd like, just be careful and always use your ear; make sure you never clash with any other instrument. but having a melody in your top note can never hurt. :)

[Lutemann]

Good advice. I think where a lot of jazzers get it wrong is when they include notes that are too high. IMO, you can't use chords that include th first string in big band comping.

[Lutemann]

@StopTheMoti0n You don't need to play extended chords unless you absolutely want to. if you wanted to play a E7b5b9 you would play just a few of the extended notes, but make sure these extended notes create a consonant chord. In this instance you could play a Bb7.

[pro12222222]

The most important notes are 3rd and 7th. Usually those extended notes are played by brass section and the root is played by bass player ;>

[diz52nd]

As a picture is worth a thousand words, this clip speaks volumes.

[StopTheMoti0n]

thanks, it does help lol, sept the jazz concert it a few days away so ill work on that in the spring

[Spimp4]

@StopTheMoti0n it's probly too late by now, but 5 and 1 are the notes u should omit, if it says play a 13 or an 11 get those notes AS WELL AS the 3rd and the 7th, as long as the bass is doing his job to get 1 and 5, 5 isn't a really widely used interval in jazz. so concentrate on the 3 and 7 and any extensions u can nab with your fingers

[misfitsboy123]

When it's a 9th, 11th, or 13th, etc, I usually just play the 3rd and 7th tri-tone, but sometimes that sounds off, so I play a major or minor 7th instead of a regular 7th, and it usually sounds a little better.

[guitarslim56]

Don't worry about those extra notes. Obviously, if you're playing a one-note chord, you're going to be leaving one notes out. Here's an important tip: Don't play roots!