Joe Pass - Minor Blues

Minor Blues choruses from the Joe Pass Guitar Style book (pages 37-38) - better mix than previous version and with chords added.

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[RSRop0]

You played the changes correctly, but this isn't really a great example of anything else. The lack of rhythmic or dynamic variation, angularity, double stops, anything to break the endless stream of consecutive scale notes made this difficult to really get into.

[bleakanddivine]

@RSRop0 It's an excercise, written by Joe Pass. Can you play it?

[bleakanddivine]

Yeah I could, but it wouldn't be the exercise as it was originally written then would it.

[SupairDup]

I love it man, we get caught up so much sometimes in playing things that are "soulful" or other intangibles that we use to abstractly define music and denigrate things that we don't understand or can't play (for example anything dealing with speed) we forget to pay attention to the basics as we attempt to blow by them. Everyone should strive to play that consistently on the beat while still being cognizant of the changing harmony for as long as you have, a great exercise thanks for inspiring

[TravellingMan79]

Hey man,

As a player who plays solely by ear (lacking reading skills), I have found this exercise hugely helpful when improvising. It is in my bookmarks and I regularly listen and play along. So far, I can play along to about the first half. Maybe time to garner some reading skills, but again, very beneficial in its own right. So thanks!!

[4the3dom]

where could i find sheet music for this? Please reply

[stratcatavarious]

Love the axxe and the tone and playing are nice indeed

[maxmoves64]

sweet playing and very smooth over the changes. I`m playing over the Blue bossa at the moment and not so many changes as here so great work:) P.S. I should say i`m `trying` to play over the Bossa:)

[bendugard]

@mathsquadforlife & Guitarist2095

It depends on the progression. You don't necessarily switch keys with every chord. For example in C major, a harmonised scale gives you the chords C, Dmin, Emin, F, G, Amin, Bmin7b5. You can play C major scale (Ionian mode) over all those but you need to pay attention to the chord underneath your playing - try to hit notes in the chord on the beat and use the scale to link them. This is a simplified explanation but might help if you are just starting out.

[ThatAudioChocolate]

@bleakanddivine I got a responce from you. Thanks bro, but i was just makin joke :) . I play music and it is techniqually a contridiction, like an oxy-moron of sorts. But it was only joke, relax. You play smoothly, keep up the persistence.

[bleakanddivine]

@ThatAudioChocolate Why is it a contradiction? Th m(inor) describes the 3rd, the M(ajor) describes the 7th.