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Whatup HFC. Ken asked me to come up w/ some lesson concepts.

Here’s an easy and cool jazzy move using a 6/9 grip similar to the one used in Miles Davis’ “So What”.

although not the same voicing as the record,

i like this 6/9 quartal voicing for the "so what" 2 chord answer to the signature bass lick,

(on the record it sounds like "bu-dum da-dum da-dum de-dum, so what" ).

but, i use a grip on the top 4 strings;

low to high E A D G (2nd & 3rd fet), then

D G C F (open & 1st fret).

goofy computer neck diagram;

------3-

------3-

---2----

---2----

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now take that grip and starting on the 10th fret spell the dorian mode

up and down the neck with the high E string (10th fret high E is D;

move this grip up and down w/ the high E string landing on

D, E, F , G , A, B, C.

this concept of moving a set group of intervals is called "planing" (sounds like "plain-ing").

it sounds cool and is so easy, plus it adds some non mode tones.

Here’s a similar wes montgomery move that uses the same concept of planing, but w/ a diminished chord;

take a 1 finger bar on the top 4 strings 10th fret;

this is a simple Dmin7. on the 5th fret its Amin7.

so you got one & five chords in D dorian.

starting on one of these 2 simple bar grips,

move up and down the neck using a fully diminished chord

on every single fret EXCEPT the 10th and 5th.

(fully diminished chord grip i'm talking about here is

top 4 strings, 2nd & 3rd frets, low to high is

E, Bb, Db, G = Edim).

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---2---

-----3-

---2---

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you can hear wes doing this on his version of john coltranes "impressions",

and a buncha other tunes (sometimes he uses it in mixolydian tunes,

just use a simple D7 grip on the tenth fret by adding a F# on the G string).

----10---

----10---

------11-

----10---

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i get tons of milage out of stuff like this because its easy

and symetrical (moving the same shape around).

Have fun!

-Brooks

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thanx.

playing thru these just now, i wanted to mention a few cool ways to appraoch these;

1) quick staccatto chord stabs, just like wes; mix up the rhythms and practice moving these shapes around w/ quick stabs, very jazzy.

2) use a symetrical sweep picking style (this doesn't necessarily mean super fast yngwie speed, it can sound great w/ a slow triplet feel). use a downstroke on strings 4 thru 1 followed by moving the shape then doing an upstroke on strings 1 thru 4, move and repeat;

----------10-12------------------13-15--------

-------10-------12------------13-------15-----

-----9-------------11-------12------------14--

---9 -----------------11-12------------------14 etc...

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try it w/ all notes ringing into each other, then try it palm muted staccatto.

this picking patern also works GREAT on the fully diminished shape i mentioned earlier. this shape is symetrical, so the 4 notes (E,G,Bb,Db)

"roll over" every 3 frets (its the same notes just a new voicing).

w/ a little practice this is easy to do fast; i used this in my 2nd solo on "grooving" from my band generic hustle's cd

(which is still available! i got boxes of 'em laying around, ha).

-----------3--6--------------9--12---------------

--------2-------5----------8-------11------------

-----3------------6------9------------12---------

---2----------------5--8-----------------11---etc

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edited- don't know my downstrokes from up, doh!

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Okay. I've got that down but I don't know what I'm playing. Can you give me a chord progression to work on that I can play these examples over? .. or do I have the wrong idea about this lesson?

(I'm sure Brooks is slapping his forehead right now. Damn, self taught players! lol)

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Okay. I've got that down but I don't know what I'm playing. Can you give me a chord progression to work on that I can play these examples over? ..

so you got one & five chords in D dorian.

or, any Dmin jam.

the Edim thing works lotsa places. but i'm drunk at the beach so thats something i'll do next time.

horns up for HFC

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so you got one & five chords in D dorian.

or, any Dmin jam.

D dorian - one and five chords ... Dm and G ?

I think I'm starting to get it.

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so you got one & five chords in D dorian.

or, any Dmin jam.

D dorian - one and five chords ... Dm and G ?

I think I'm starting to get it.

D dorian is d e f g a b c d ;

one chord is Dm7 (d f a c)

& five chord is Am7 (a c e g)

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