Solo Jazz Guitar - Darn The Dream

solo jazz guitar performance of "Darn That Dream". The guitar is tuned down a maj3rd.

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• guitar
• jazz
• solo
• music

[larry3393]

is this prearranged or all improvised? amazing btw

[eclypso]

thanks. It's improvised. I find just playing tunes much more fun than learning and playing arrangements.

[androidguitar]

@eclypso You're absolutely right there. But you've played it many times before, right? If our answer is no, i think i'll just jump out the window. And i'm on a 7th floor right now.

[eclypso]

@androidguitar, sure I've played the tune Darn That Dream tons of times. But as for the arrangement, especially when I'm playing solo guitar, it will be different every time. If you really know a tune well it's fun and easy to use the tools you have to improvise an arrangement. This particular take was no doubt inspired by the deep tuning of the guitar.

[SamiKun]

Very nice! what gauge are the strings?

[eclypso]

the late great guitarist Kenny Poole came up with this combination of tuning and string gauges, here's what he used:

6: 068

5: 052

4: 042

3: 030

2: 020

1: 016

My bass strings are just a little heavier than that though.

[gabri3l367]

Complimenti , si vede che ti piace il grande Tal Farlow , Kenny Poole , ect...Bravo !!!!!!!

[swingmanu]

@androidguitar if you like the style, you can learn things one after the other, understand the key they're played in... once you know how they work, you can forget all you've learnt and it'll come back when you need it, with a few notes added to follow your mood.

[capiscone]

yes...your playing has a nice flow....and tuning is fun and has produced very pleasent sound..

[guitarcory1]

Great interpretation and playing. Thanks for the video!

[will1988a]

Beatiful playing!

[dexfx69]

neato sound timbre, great playing!

[MrJammification]

@Shyuum That is basically the whole point, they also tend to wear down slightly slower from experience, and they are good training for hard bends. I tend to use 10's for jazz because my hollow bodied guitar provides great tone as it is.

[Shyuum]

What's the point of having very thick string gauges? I know you get a nice fatter and rounded sound, but other than that? Thanks

[MARIOJAZZ100]

Great sound ........

[William102582]

@eclypso You should've had some chord vocabulary and licks, nothing really just comes out of the air from nowhere;-) I'm not a jazz purist but I think that's some great playing.