What do you think the rules for chords and comping should be? 🙂 Joe Pass was right: Play Simple chords and learn how to use them! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-P-P-gM7VJx4.html
Just listen to Joe Pass accompanying Ella Fitzgerald or Oscar Peterson - he plays the perfect combination of rhythm, chords, flow and never tries to upstage, just supports and lets them shine, not getting in their way.
I played my first jazz jam recently, where I mostly 'comped' for the soloist using these 2 and 3 note 'shell voicing' chords, and it worked out great. I listened carefully to the drums rhythm, and I got smiles from these experienced players. A great video. Thanks, Jens😊 BTW, Ive had some really good guitarists and teachers recommend your videos 😊
Another excellent lesson . When you’re comping in a tune, do you usually keep the same exact groove throughout the entire tune, or can you vary it a bit ,I.e., add an occasional 8th, or rest , or change the syncopation slightly ? Thank you for your time 🙏
It will vary from song to song, but I rarely stick to a groove and mostly just improvise freely. Locking with a specific pattern is more something that will fit some soloists, and I will do that if it feels right to do so.
This is a masterclass in 10 minutes. Thanks for making comping easy. A guitar player could use this approach for the next 10 years and still sound fresh.
Great video Jens! But, as I'm working through it, I think there's a mistake in the tab/notation around 10m25s for the second half of the bar on the Eb7.
Thanks! Is that where I should have put a parenthesis around the last notes in the bar? I think I did see that in the premiere, but not sure if it was there
RANDY JUDAH TORRE 💙 < I liked this one fantastic insight now i have my practice cut out for me at first its a challenge but it gets easier as i practice and go over and over it again and again 😂Thanks Jens. 👍
Man you just opened my eyes,l don't even think l will master this 100 percent but hey l feel lm going far with this in comping!!.Looking forward into putting this into serious practice
Awesome tutorial. I bought one of your books. Question - I have a Ibanez some kind similar to your model. Can you recommend a brand/model humbucker to replace the factory ones ( willing to improve its current jazz output sound ) Thanks
@@JensLarsen if I simply arpeggio these chords from the bass to the soprano voicings what kind of sound will I produce ? I mean the genre,jazz, bebop or etc ? Chords : Fm add(9), Fm6/9, Dbmaj7, F7sus2/D#(without C)
@@brokenheartsradio2568 The notes are not enough to define a genre. That is more about melody, rhythm and phrasing. Take the pentatonic scale: It can sound like Blues, heavy metal, folk music but each of those styles sound different ecen thought they mostly use the same scale.
Shell voicings are the only chord voicings I know because I learned them on bass guitar (and I've only got four strings), so it's nice to see how far you can get from shell voicings alone. Also, it pains me when you throw in those walking bass lines because I'm jealous you're a better jazz bassist on guitar than I am on an actual bass, haha--now if you'll excuse me, I should really go do something about that and practice walking over some chord changes...
Not to start a debate or any such thing It's an incredibly lovely feeling to comp a great soloist, and it is of course equally fun to play the solo. But there's a magic vibe in just listening and keeping the rhythmic flow going. And as a fun side note the soloist usually put in one or two "easter eggs" we all can have a laugh at.
Why do jazz chords sound so smug and self satisfied? I never feel comfortable around any jazz chords because of the soul crumpling unease I feel around them.
What’s the deal with these premiers? You post a video and I try to watch it and I can’t? Do you think I’m going to breathlessly wait around until your video starts and then watch it? Hell no. But I’m going to do is mark you off my list forever so I don’t waste time when you again like I did just now. Good luck making millions on RU-vid. Geez
