Sean McGowan, Part 2: Sean Teaches Jazz-Blues Comping

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In this lesson, Ed Gerhard teaches his popular fingerstyle arrangement of the traditional tune “The Water is Wide.” Gerhard used dropped-D tuning and a capo at the third fret. Because he tunes his guitar down a half-step from standard pitch, this results in his performance sounding in the key of E. If you prefer, you can leave your guitar in standard dropped-D tuning and place the capo at the second fret instead. Gerhard stresses the importance of supporting the tune’s melody and gives pointers for effectively building an arrangement in a dynamic fashion. virtuerecords.com

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SEAN McGOWAN

Sean McGowan, Part 1: Sean Plays “On the Street Where You Live”

Sean McGowan, Part 2: Sean Teaches Jazz-Blues Comping

Sean McGowan, Part 3: Sean Teaches Jazz-Blues Bass Lines

Sean McGowan, Part 4: Sean’s Brad Nickerson Guitar and Henriksen Amp

Sean McGowan, Part 5: Sean Plays “Get Me to the Church on Time”

Sean McGowan, Part 2: Sean Teaches Jazz-Blues Comping

Guitarists with a basic understanding of fingerstyle technique are well equipped to play solo jazz guitar from a technical perspective, but understanding the chord progressions and chord types used in typical jazz standards often takes a bit of study for players who come from other styles. In this lesson, Sean breaks down a jazz-blues progression in the key of C and offers ideas and suggestions for chords, transitions, and rhythmic approaches for effective comping (playing backup). seanmcgowanguitar.com

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