
OK and I have to point out that in the corresponding video lesson Mimi is playing full chords but the .PDF file has partial chords.
Also the .PDF doesn't tell you the chord names. That's good in a way because it forces you to learn the triad shapes which is an education unto its self.
Still it starts to evoke a piece meal, screen cluttered feeling. So once again this is intermediate. Bb7, Ebm7, Bb, Fm, Bb, Eb, Edim, Bb, G7th (the vi chord), Cm (the ii chord), F (the V7 chord) with a I vi ii V turn around. Then she talks chord substitutions. Mimi talks about using her thumb for that warm rich jazzy sound. This is Jazz Blues. Then the Charleston Rhythm for the 2 chorus accents beats one and the end of beat two. Mix it up with 4 to the bar then add "anticipation"! She says we are to refer to the chart. Chart what chart? There is nothing labeled chart in the learning tools.
Mimi tells us that if we learn these two common jazz guitar comping (accompaniment) techniques - four to the bar and Charleston - we will go a long way towards learning to pay jazz blues rhythm. Charleston, S.C. is a nice town too!
We move on to variations comping a 12 bar. She explains the concepts of "delay" and "anticipation" and shows us examples such as sliding into the chord from a half step away and playing on the up stroke. Then she talks about extensions to the chords we have used so far and some new ones. Nuance and feeling come after you gain competence. She talks about guitar context as to when you would spice up your playing as opposed to quietly laying down rhythm for a horn player or a singer. Mimi also says the guitarist should be aware of the soloists melody notes so as to plan the chord voicings harmoniously. Safety voicings where you cant go wrong are three note ones 1-3-5. She then shows us how Freddie Greene really would have played and that's with a different chord voicing on every beat.
So this Jazz Anatomy guitar course is a good bet for someone already into jazz and looking to learn more. Me I am a blues rock player but I have been studying jazz to further my basic understanding of the fret board. I recommend a really good beginning Jazz Guitar book for that. I recommend this too for a serious jazz guitar student. Someone ready to delve deeper with their jazz guitar study! Mimi is a very accomplished guitar player and pretty famous too.
The 1st Jazz Anatomy menu looks like this
The 2nd of Jazz Anatomy
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