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After learning the guitar and basic jazz concepts, (I think) I am ready to build a jazz song repertoire. Do you have any nice songs to learn? Wag muna instrumentals, or songs that originated as instrumentals (eg. take five, hehe ) - mahirap kapag isang guitara ka lang, mauubos oras ko sa pagaaral.What I want is to build my repertoire (para makapag-gig naman). These are the songs I know (but ALWAYS subject to improvement ):Someone to WatchFly me to the MoonNearness of YouBlue MoonThe Way You Look TonightThe Look of LoveTime after time (not the Cyndi Lauper version)Let's fall in loveMoon riverCurrently Learning:They can't take that away from meWhat I wish to learn:Cheek to CheekThat's AllSummertimeAutumn LeavesCry me a RiverI also know these more modern songs:Moody's moodThis MasqueradeLet's stay togetherAnything you (Jazz players) think I should add (the more likely to be requested in a Jazz set)? Or to jazz up more modern songs (na bagay naman ha - or pwede rin some Incognito songs - I'm learning rin Still a Friend of Mine)? Thanks in advance!
play 'i'll remember april' in all keys, you'll cover almost all the most used standard changes. madali pa, siguradong gagana ang ears mo, much better than playing difficult tunes for 10 years and still can't play it right hehehee
I'll Remember April in C:Cmaj7 - 4 barsCm7 - 4 bars/Dm7 / G7 / Cmaj7 / C7b9 // Fm7 / Bb7 / Ebmaj7 / Ebmaj7 // Dm7 / Dm7 / G7 / G7 //// Cmaj7 - 4 bars // Cm7 - 4 bars // Dm7 / G7 / Em7 / A7 // Dm7 / G7 / Cma7 / Cmaj7 //
Must Know Standards:Autumn Leaves, As Time Goes By, All The Things You Are, Jazz Blues, Minor Blues, Rhythm Changes, All of Me, Misty, My Romance, Night & Day, Girl With Emphysema (Ipanema), Blue Moon, Take The A Train, Stella By Starlight...at marami pang iba. Nitatamad lang ako mag-type.
add mo mga to sir rj:tea for twostella for starlightdays of wine and rosesall of memy kind of towngeorgia on my minda foggy dayunforgettableyou make me feel so youngthe very thought of youmistyhoneysuckle rosethe lady is a tramp
tunes in a major and minor blues progression and tunes having rhythm changes progression are REALLY important! you gotta have the blues man! wala yata akong nakitang charlie parker tunes sa repertoire mo man? maybe start with billie's bounce (jazz blues prog) and moose the moosche (CP's drug dealer ,rhythm changes prog)sa minor blues maybe start with coltranes tunes, mr. pc, equinox etc.
the blues progression, from the basic 3 chord form to the more complicated chordal substitutions... a LOT of jazz tunes and standards are based on this progression...
Actually I'm building more on those standard songs - with words (or at least originally with words.) Next time na yung mga jazz songs from Parker, or Coltrane, buo muna ako ng jazz rep with a vocalist... , I know quite a number of progressions narin - usually nga they are all the same - so I'm not sure what you're talking about, or if I already know them...
hi rj, dont know if you already know this, but ill just expound further. what i meant was by using the basic 3 chord blues form, you can twist it enough to produce more "jazzier" changes....from the top of my head, say in a typical Bb Blues, 1-4-5Bb7/Bb7/Bb7/Bb7Eb7/Eb7/Bb7/Bb7F7/Eb7/Bb7/Bb7you can add the minor 2nd forming a ii-vBb7/Bb7/Bb7/Fm7-Bb7/Eb7/Eb7/Bb7/Bb7/Cm7/F7/Bb7/Bb7there are other chordal subs pero i wont elaborate na baka maging booking masyado... like adding1-6-2-5'sdiminished chordstritonesas mentioned by william, a lot of coltrane, parker, as well as joe henderson, and wayne shorter and even modern wild east coast tunes are based on the blues...hope this helps,
i suggest download ng mga realbooks using bit torrent, doon completo ang mga mainstream jazz at standards fakesheets.
madami naman dyan willing, it's a matter of finding someone na pareho kayo ng level of commitment, hehehehe
