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Joe Pass Style - Blues Chord Melody

Mike Edwin
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Joe Pass Style Blues Guitar Joe Pass is arguably one of the most important and historically significant Jazz Guitar players, in line with the likes of Wes Montgomery and the great Charlie Christian. More particularly though, when the discussion is about Chordal solos and bringing Jazz guitar into the Blues realm (or vice versa), Joe Pass is a figure you cannot overlook. But this isn't a history lesson. This lesson we will be looking at a totally chordal based approach to the Blues in the style of Joe Pass. In the video, I am playing a 3 chorus arrangement of a 12 bar blues. The entire transcription is available below. At your leisure join me in the accompanying lessons where I will break this tune up into smaller chunks for you to work on. Enjoy!

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  1. 1 1:24 Lesson · 1m "In the style of" Joe Pass - Chordal Blues Joe Pass Style Blues Guitar Joe Pass is arguably one of the most important and historically significant Jazz Guitar players, in line with the likes of Wes Montgomery and the great Charlie Christian. More... Tab
  2. 2 1:18 Lesson · 1m "In the style of" Joe Pass - Part 1 Hey Guitarist's and Guitarete's. Here are the first 12 bars of our Chordal Blues. Aside from the novelty of having this broken up into manageable sections, I'll be laying out all the chords and substitutions... Tab
  3. 3 1:23 Lesson · 1m "In the style of" Joe Pass - Part 2 Welcome back! Same deal as before. I have slowed down the next 12 bar segment for you and will post the chord changes below. Bar 1- Fm7 > E13 Bar 2- Eb9 > Bbdim Bar 3- Bb7 > F altered Bar 4- Fm9 > Bb7 Bar 5... Tab
  4. 4 1:30 Lesson · 2m "In the style of" Joe Pass - Part 3 Continuing from the last chorus. Bar 1- following through with Bb9 into Fm7 to Bb13 >Bm7 Bar 2- Bm7 > Eb13 > B#9 Bar 3- Bb9 > Fm9 - Bb13 (B13 - Fm9) Bar 4- on beat 3 we have Bb13 > D9 Bar 5- Eb9 ( from here... Tab

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