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(More customer reviews)This is one of the few books I could get back in the mid 60's to help me understand what was going on in jazz chords.Mickey Baker teaches in this book rather like I was taught 50 years ago - look at these sets of chords, see how they sound better than a straight set of majors and minors, practice them like this exercise.And so on until you get better.Interestingly, Mickey talks about how much practice you should do - 2 hours a day and each lesson will take you about a week, he says - so there's a years work at 2 hours a day according to Mickey.But by that time you should be able to comp really well and solo over any jazz tune.(Well as well as you can get in one year anyway!)This is a very practical book and one that any player having got the basics down should be able to start.Some of the chords are difficult to finger - but who says playing is easy anyway?You'll find nothing here you can't use and an approach which is very much like all good player use - no unuseable chords or fingerings, no harmony or techique just for the sake of it.All good practical playing tools.
This book is pretty much the same as the blue version, which is revised and updated in it's layout.And there's a second book that's yellow and orange cover to follow this black and yellow book one (I know cause I've got them all).
By the way - being from the 50's these books don't have TAB.But as all the chords are charted and most of the music is written in simple keys like C D G F Bb, you should be OK.At this level of playing you should be able to do this sort of basic reading.
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A method in how to play jazz and hot guitar.
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