jazz guitar Dafydd Saer

A solo played over a Howard Roberts lesson from his 'Super Chops' jazz instruction method. I am not a natural jazzer. Before studying 'Super Chops' for six months, I had a working knowledge of scales and arpeggios from classical studies and a degree from the Guitar Institute, but I didn't really have much of a clue before working with the Howard Roberts book. To a non-jazzer, it probably sounds pretty good (perhaps I'm being immodest; it may sound like a pile of shite) - to an experienced jazzer, it will probably sound pedestrian and predictable! I recorded the backing track with ProTools LE.

Note. February 2009. This sounds pretty pedestrian to me now, a year later....

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[SIRONEDRAGON]

You did GREAT job !! I did that book and course at GIT many years ago.. Wished I still had the book : )))

[dafsaer]

@SIRONEDRAGON

Thank you! Did Howard Roberts teach you?

[guitarsvolta]

your tone is sick man! And your swingin it nice

[dafsaer]

@guitarsvolta Sick? Does that mean good or bad?

[Jotys]

good but like to see straight eight notes , no slide no pul off like the book say

[dafsaer]

@Jotys Hey, do you know the book? That's two of us in the world! This is a secret.

[SIRONEDRAGON]

@dafsaer HR taught me some great things about life and the guitar.

[ErikaSle]

@dafsaer If you mean Howard Roberts Jazz Guitar Technique 20 Weeks, than yes I know that book I have it in PDF format. I think it's great lesson. I just finish first lesson (just nonstop straight 8 notes) but I am gona start over again after vacation.

[guitarsvolta]

Its slang for really good! Do you have a compressor on? Don't let these "cats get you down! It's hard to make a track sound fresh but you kicked ass. Al Di Meola is pretty mechanical himself. Your sound was similar to that of sax, legato. I just got that book today and did my first lesson an hour ago. It took me two hours because of the chords and I learned the solos he puts in there for fun. Also got the GIT books from a student who attended in 1986. It a lot of material with no guide. Im lost!