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Barre Chords go Jazz with legendary MONK! (lesson + tracks)
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Even though I'm not really a jazz musician, I do constantly "steal" those cool jazzy chords and drop them in my melodies, they just sound so good! This time I'm going to show you how a simple finger movement makes all the difference in getting that tune. As far as my choice of song - not only I watched the whole show a while back, but Monk has this catchy melody that makes my head bop every time I hear it (and I bopped when this new Monk movie came out last year, love it). I did my best to explain how the song progresses and I broke it down into plain elements, so you can join me if you decide to grab your guitar and start playing along. One thing I can assure you - if you just listen to it you won't regret it, as for some reason this song by Jeff Beal has the power to put the day in the right direction, just something right about it, check for yourself. So I suggest, grab a cup your favorite drink and click play (the theme starts on the 35th second if you just want to skip the talk). WATCH: MONK Theme + How to Make Barre Chords Sound Jazzy I dropped a backing track and the full guitar track on the site, so you can even download it to your phone, check it here: I've also got some cool news - I've set up my own first online store! I uploaded a few posters and preparing some new ones and other stuff to post, just wanted to share that with you, here's the link if you want to check it out: https://www.whatthechord.com/posters Thanks for reading my friend, have a good one, and talk soon! Vedran Click here to play it on Youtube -> MONK Theme + Jazzy Barre Chords |
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