Guitar on the go was wes last release on riverside. What makes wes a great improviser and jazz guitarist is not that he played octaves or chord solos. Or are you looking to get the best in quality for hal leonard wes montgomery free sheet music download. Dec 08, 20 if youd like to download the transcription up to the first key change you can click here to download the pdf file.
In this short report, we will take a look at some of the key aspects of his style. Hell discuss how wes superimposed other chords over the rhythm changes to accentuate the upper partials. Listen particularly to the jazz guitar approach which is hard to capture in notation to play the stilted midi version of sunny, hit the play button in the upper lefthand corner above the score. Wes montgomery guitar tab books, instruction dvds, solos. Wes montgomery montgomerys singlenote solos in this tune have all the bebop trademarks. Montgomery full house sheet music real book melody. Certain chords work great as substitutions or passing chords. A7 blues from acoustic blues guitar essentials bookcd. It seems like it was released as an afterthought, after riverside had gone defunct. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. I made 5 guitar lines in different keys in the style of wes montgomery. Twisted blues, yesterdays, jingles wes montgomery, do nothin till you hear from me, original blues in g joe pass, medley it might as well be springwhat they used to be, a slow burn, sweet georgia brown herb ellis, basies blues, the shadow of your smile. Wes montgomery sunny sunny by george pasdirtz im going to skip a bit ahead and layout an octave solo with a reharmonized chord progression for sunny the first song i tried to play on jazz guitarthe background for this lesson is in earlier posts, particularly here. Chords and lead sheets included bass flute, flute, guitar, harp, harpsichord, mandolin, oboe, organ, piano, piccolo, recorder, violin.
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During his octave solos, montgomery sets up a big band riff, using chords for rhythm. Wes montgomery was one of the most legendary players of all time. I choose the studio version with organ trio configuration which is my favorite sound of wes. Sep 03, 2017 i hope you will enjoy it and pdf with tabsnotation is ready here for you so no excuses. Inspired by this article of dave liebman i decided not only transcribe and learn to play it but to make more detailed analysis. He will demonstrate how to play with your thumb like wes did to get that same warm tone. Print and download wes montgomery jingles guitar recorded versions with tab.
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For a guitarist still learning the ropes of chord soloing, trying to play like wes is daunting from the getgo. These are voicings that can be moved melodically to create an ensemble feel, like a big band arranger would arrange a brass section. Jan 24, 2019 if you run up this chordscale, you will quickly hear a sound which harkens the chord solos of wes montgomery. Such is the case for wes montgomery s solos over brother buddy montgomery s composition, bock to bock. How to practice jazz guitar blues wes montgomery guitar. This pdf contains sample pages from the ebook how to play in the style of wes.
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Hal leonard wes montgomery free sheet music download pdf. John leslie wes montgomery march 6, 1923 june 15, 1968 was an american jazz guitarist. Ok, i found a pdf with complete typeface solos set to a lead sheet for some of wes s most solos. First, he started with single lines, then he moved to octaves, finally he moved to chords. Hal leonardwes montgomery free sheet music download pdf. How to play in the style of wes montgomery samples jazz guitar. Recorded on october 5 and 6 in 1959, guitarist montgomery is joined by organist melvin rhyne and drummer paul parker. Block chord soloing is a guitar soloing style that have been popularize by wes montgomery in the late 50s and 60s.
Nov 24, 2019 wes montgomery guitar style explained. One of the most influential guitarists of the twentieth century, montgomery was known for an unusual technique of plucking the strings with the side of his thumb and his extensive use of octaves, which gave him a distinctive sound. Wes montgomery round midnight complete transcription pdf in. Wes montgomery often played m7 chords in the place of dominant 7 chords, or in combination with other dominant 7 chords. Playing a chord solo over a dominant 7 chord doesnt always mean you need to play a dominant 7 chord. This video is an in depth lesson on the wes montgomery jazz guitar method. There is certainly a lot to learn from transcribing either the octave or the chordal version of wes montgomery playing sunny. Wes montgomery jingles guitar tab in e minor download. The title is an obvious nod to longtime pacific jazz producer, richard bock.
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