 |
|
| JAZZ GUITAR TECHNIQUE — Grabbing Chords |
|
|
Being able to grab chord voicings easily is vital for comping behind melodies and solos, and for filling out your own solos if you are the only chord instrument present. Grabbing voicings presents a challenge for your left hand because you often have to change the position of all four fingers simultaneously. The following exercises should be practiced with specific rhythms and with a metronome. Even if you don't play one of the voicings cleanly, keep going; don't lose the time no matter what. If you allow yourself extra time to grab a voicing, you won't get the benefit of the practice. A further challenge regarding chord grabbing is playing the voicings with no space in between. In addition to producing a very distinctive effect, it provides great left hand practice. The first exercises uses voicings in fourths over different chord qualities. The voicings can be played on either the middle four strings or the top four. |
||
 |
||
| Next: Etude | ||
| INTRODUCTION 6 How to Use This Book 7 Suggestions for Practice 8 A Quick Discussion of Fingering 9 BASICS 10 I • Learning the Neck 10 II • Picking 12 CROSS-STRING STUDIES 14 Two-String Exercises 15 Three-String Exercises 21 Two and Three Bar Phrases 27 Three and Four-String Arpeggios 32 Phrases and Patterns Across Three and Four Strings 36 TRIADS 48 Major Triads Across Six Strings 50 Minor Triads Across Six Strings 52 COMPLEX RHYTHMS 54 ADVANCED STUDIES 62 PHRASING 74 Accenting Exercises 76 Phrasing Exercises 79 GRABBING CHORDS 82 LINES AND CHORDS 92 ETUDES 96 APPENDIX (90 Reasons Why You Need Good Technique) 108 CHECK IT OUT (A Selective Discography) 110 |
||
