Charlie Christian and Lester Young, “Paging the Devil,” Carnegie Hall, 1939

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Study classic swing solos from Charlie Christian, Louis Armstrong, Django Reinhardt, and Lester Young, and learn key guitar techniques that will help you create a voice of your own.

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SESSION 6: George Barnes, “I Can’t Give You Anything But Love,” and ii–V licks.

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SESSION 4: Charlie Christian and Lester Young, “Paging the Devil,” Carnegie Hall, 1939

Charlie Christian and Lester Young, “Paging the Devil,” Carnegie Hall, 1939

Session 4 Q&A

Charlie Christian and Lester Young, “Paging the Devil,” Carnegie Hall, 1939

Session Four is all about the blues, specifically Charlie Christian’s and Lester Young’s performance of “Paging the Devil” with the Kansas City Six, recorded live at Carnegie Hall on December 24, 1939. Matt walks you through Charlie’s and Lester’s solos and, among other things, talks about how Charlie and Lester used diminished and augmented chord tones. He also gives you some diatonic arpeggio exercises to work on.

“Paging the Devil” Lester Young Notation/Tab (Available to subscribers)

“Paging the Devil” Charlie Christian Notation/Tab (Available to subscribers)

Diatonic Arpeggios Notation/Tab (Available to subscribers)