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March 22nd, 2007
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Kirk's Bossa Nova improv
Here's a few passes through the Bossa Nova backing track I uploaded. As always, I'm not thinking anything but chords ... no scales, no modes, just comfortably following the changes à la PlaneTalk. As you can hopefully see, I'm not confined to one area of the neck, each chord is one big long 'super-chord'. Seeing all the chord tones is the easy bit, getting the fingers around is the trickier part.
I had the mic running a little hot, didn't notice til I'd finished recording. It clips a bit here and there. Next time I'll get it right, I just know it!
The backing track is here, and the lesson for the chords and picking style is here.
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March 22nd, 2007
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Nice work Kirk. I really like the changes and how you really stuck with the chord tones. I know that's what you usually do, but it really seemed to shine in this take.
Steve Cass
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Becoming a great guitarist has less to do with fancy moves than it does becoming a master of the basics and learning musicianship.
It's not what you can't do. It's how you play what you already know.
Lessons for the Beginner and Beyond"Rhythm guitar is a trip that alot of people miss" -- Tom Petty
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March 22nd, 2007
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Super lesson as always.
Nothin sweeter than the sound of music comin out of a 6 string box - EZ me Music / ASCAP
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March 22nd, 2007
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Nice!
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March 22nd, 2007
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Once again Kirk, thanks for sharing your great playing with everyone here. 
I miss the comfort in being sad
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March 22nd, 2007
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You make it look so easy kirk, awesome job as usual.
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March 24th, 2007
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Nice Kirk,
now...what I love about guitar is the different string tones. If as you say it is one BIG chord, then the beauty, for me, is in the different voicings and the tone of the different strings that arise out of those voicings. And the video shows that well. That is beautiful Guitar work.
It's funny how certain string tones work well in some parts of a song but may not sound as good in other voicings.. again the Art of music.
Thanks, great job
Jim 
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March 25th, 2007
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Thanks, everyone. Yes, Jim ... I love to explore those different chord voicings and stringing them together. There's nothing quite like it. I know; I've been sitting here for five minutes trying to think of some analogy for it, but I can't! Music is its own self-contained Universe. 
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March 25th, 2007
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Originally Posted by Kirk Lorange
Thanks, everyone. Yes, Jim ... I love to explore those different chord voicings and stringing them together. There's nothing quite like it. I know; I've been sitting here for five minutes trying to think of some analogy for it, but I can't! Music is its own self-contained Universe. |
Well said. 
I miss the comfort in being sad
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The GfB&B Guitar Slide Rule
Download the PDF of the 'Guitar Chord Slide Rule', print it out, fold it together and you'll have at your disposal a very neat tool that will not only show you all the positions for the main flavors of chords, but will also teach you a very important lesson about how the guitar works... It consists of a folded sleeve and six double sided inserts, instructions for cutting it out and folding it together are included with the PDF ... it's very simple to do, and if you botch it, you can simply print it out again!
Buy it now for only $10 |
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