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Instructional Material For Chord Melody

Awilloughby30096 All Messages By This Member #130729 Anyone know a good book for chord shapes and inversions for chord melody? Thanks Andy
Bob Afifi #130730 Hi Andy, Randy Vincent has two books that focus on chords - On Sunday, December 3, 2017, 9:24:30 AM PST, Awilloughby30096 awilloughby30096@... [jazz_guitar] wrote: ? Anyone know a good book for chord shapes and inversions for chord melody? Thanks Andy
jvegatrio All Messages By This Member #130731 Andy, Instead of a book, I suggest you find a teacher in your area and take a lesson (or two, or three) to learn about creating chords, voice leading, and how to get started with chord melodies. Although I haven't followed that kind of thing for years, I'd be surprised if anybody had the chutzpah to write a book like the one you're asking about. Chord melody is supposed to be personal, and not a "cookie cutter" thing; two good enough jazz guitarists are liable to harmonize and melodize the same song very differently. As a jazz guitarist you shouldn't want to be "locked in" to somebody else's "grips"... If you're just looking for "examples", then check out Howard Morgen's and Robert Yellin's books. The former's material is pretty challenging and the latter's stuff can get "dense", but they should give you some ideas. I still think you should take some lessons, though. Good luck! Cheers, JV Juan Vega In a message dated 12/3/2017 9:24:27 AM Pacific Standard Time, jazz_guitar@... writes: toggle quoted message Show quoted text ? Anyone know a good book for chord shapes and inversions for chord melody? Thanks Andy
john dean All Messages By This Member #130732 I second both of these he Randy Vincent books . They are excellent and the don't lock you in to any rigid technique. They are simply logical and clearly illustrated for the intermediate level player.?
Awilloughby30096 All Messages By This Member #130733 开云体育 Juan I’m looking for a teacher in Atlanta, and glad to take suggestions. ?I understand the principles - just looking to spice up the chords, without shifting positions more than two frets to get to whatever chord.? Really looking for a reference. ?A book may be much - maybe a big chart of shapes (here’s six minor6 chords, without having to build them, note-by-note). ? Andy toggle quoted message Show quoted text On Dec 3, 2017, at 1:08 PM, 'J. Vega' JVegaTrio@... [jazz_guitar] <jazz_guitar@...> wrote: ? Andy, Instead of a book, I suggest you find a teacher in your area and take a lesson (or two, or three) to learn about creating chords, voice leading, and how to get started with chord melodies. Although I haven't followed that kind of thing for years, I'd be surprised if anybody had the chutzpah to write a book like the one you're asking about. Chord melody is supposed to be personal, and not a "cookie cutter" thing; two good enough jazz guitarists are liable to harmonize and melodize the same song very differently. As a jazz guitarist you shouldn't want to be "locked in" to somebody else's "grips"... If you're just looking for "examples", then check out Howard Morgen's and Robert Yellin's books. The former's material is pretty challenging and the latter's stuff can get "dense", but they should give you some ideas. I still think you should take some lessons, though. Good luck! Cheers, JV Juan Vega In a message dated 12/3/2017 9:24:27 AM Pacific Standard Time, jazz_guitar@... writes: ? Anyone know a good book for chord shapes and inversions for chord melody? Thanks Andy
jvegatrio All Messages By This Member #130734 Hi Andy, I have some material that should be able to help you; send me an email jvegatrio@... Warren Nunes' "chord bible" is a good reference; I haven't opened mine in years but you might like it. It's a good addition to any jazz guitarist's library. (Nunes was an amazing guitarist who sadly took his life when he found out he had cancer): What you say below is what I was trying to say: once you know a few basic concepts it's not like pulling teeth to build chords "note by note"; it becomes an "organic" process that flows from your knowledge of the fretboard, harmony, and some other stuff. And don't forget, chord melody is "personal"; you don't just want to put a bunch of grips together that have the melody line on top, it's much more than that. If you message me I'll send you a chord melody for "The Party's Over" that I put together a while back so you can see/hear what I mean. If the melody leaps more than two frets, well... :) Cheers, JV Juan Vega In a message dated 12/4/2017 6:41:39 PM Pacific Standard Time, jazz_guitar@... writes: toggle quoted message Show quoted text ? Juan I’m looking for a teacher in Atlanta, and glad to take suggestions. ?I understand the principles - just looking to spice up the chords, without shifting positions more than two frets to get to whatever chord. Really looking for a reference. ?A book may be much - maybe a big chart of shapes (here’s six minor6 chords, without having to build them, note-by-note). Andy

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