Timeline is below printable pdf ebooks for guitarists. Legendary jazz guitarist wes montgomery reunited with the master of the hammond b3, melvin rhyne, and the result was the formidable boss guitar. Actually the entire solo is a great example of wes approach. Wes montgomery style octaves lesson 3831 guitar lessons. Wes montgomery chord solo over a blues in f before playing the entire solo, lets have a look at the chord licks and their concepts. In this tutorial ill be teaching some elements in the style of wes montgomery. Montgomery unit 7 sheet music for guitar tablature pdf. Twisted blues, yesterdays, jingles wes montgomery, do nothin till you hear from me, original blues in g joe pass, medley it might as well be springwhat they used to be, a slow burn, sweet georgia brown herb ellis, basies blues, the shadow of your smile. Jan 04, 2017 in this episode of everything music we explore the chord solos of the great wes montgomery. Wes montgomery best of boss guitar by book sheet music.
Highquality online guitar lessons taught by professional guitar teachers and top recording artists. Wes montgomery twenty spoton transcriptions from this jazz geniuss recordings. Modal harmony, repetition, motive development, rhythmic development and modes are used. Wes was a master of rhythm, sound, technique and overall raised the bar for jazz guitarists worldwide. Unit 7 by wes montgomery guitar tab guitar instructor. Hp kruesi will set all this against a backdrop of backing tracks in swing, latin, and latin pop styles.
In this lesson, we are checking out three guitar licks in the style of the jazz king, wes montgomery. Wes montgomery free video guitar lesson by jeffrey thomas. Free guitar lessons from marcelo berestovoy with tabs and high definition video. I have always enjoyed reading and looking at the transcriptions in downbeat magazine over the years. In the case of montgomery, his is the quintessential bebop flavored jazz guitar player, and in my estimation, the best ever, and thats in some pretty heavy company. Wes montgomery the guitar styles of wes montgomery dvd adrian ingrams detailed examination of wes montgomery s unique style is a tourdeforce in the art of jazz guitar. Wes montgomery is to jazz is what jimi hendrix was to rock and this lesson explains a few key ways that will help you play like wes montgomery. Road song guitar tab by wes montgomery with free online tab player. This is actually two lessons in one, learn the head in a simple single note version then proceed to the octave melody. This is the first of many wes montgomery solos i will be demonstrating. Jazz, blues, pop guitar video lesson by pedja simovic.
Print and download wes montgomery windy guitar tab transcription. A7 blues from acoustic blues guitar essentials bookcd. Montgomery s use of his thumb in place of a pick gave each note a fleshy, full tone that distinguished his sound as a player. Wes montgomery d natural blues guitar tab in d major. Montgomerys bop period ended much too soon, but thankfully, he recorded his share of rewarding bop albums when he was still boporiented and one of them is boss guitar, which orrin keepnews produced in 1963. Wes montgomery windy guitar tab in f major download. Includes guitar tab transcription for guitar in f major. Play guitar like wes montgomery fundamental changes. Wes montgomerys first recordings as a leader for riverside featured the popular organguitardrums lineup, a configuration that he later abandoned for the better part of his stint with the label.
Wes montgomery guitar solo transcriptions from west coast blues. One of the most influential guitarists of the 20th century, montgomery was known for an unusual technique of plucking the strings with the side of his thumb and his extensive use of octaves, which granted him a distinctive sound. Far wes wes montgomery page 2 of 4 generated using the power tab editor by brad larsen. Montgomery s bop period ended much too soon, but thankfully, he recorded his share of rewarding bop albums when he was still boporiented and one of them is boss guitar, which orrin keepnews produced in 1963. Download and print unit 7 sheet music for guitar tablature by wes montgomery. Fly me to the moon montgomery, wes guitar pro tabs. It was reissued by original jazz classics all the tracks are available on the wes montgomery compilation cd the complete riverside recordings.
In this lesson, sheryl takes a look at a technique used by the legendary wes montgomery that connects your minor 7 voicings with passing diminished chords. John leslie wes montgomery march 6, 1923 june 15, 1968 was an american jazz guitarist. The chord you find difficult today, will seem effortless in a month, just keep at it. Even if you are not a jazz player, this technique is useful for expression in soloing. It was reissued by original jazz classics with alternate takes. Airegin guitar tab by wes montgomery with free online tab player. Road song tab by wes montgomery wes electric guitar jazz. In this artist study, youll learn some of the elements in the style of wes montgomery s playing. In this episode of everything music we explore the chord solos of the great wes montgomery. Studies of wes incredible solos, his melodic, rhythmic and harmonic approaches will prove beneficial to any guitarist with interest in jazz.
Wes montgomery recorded boss guitar at age 38, near the end of his acclaimed riverside years and just five years before his death. On the riverside recording boss guitar wes demonstrates why he is still considered as one of the finest artists of the jazz guitar. Wes himself stuck with chords played mainly on adjacent strings and drop 2 chord shapes. Airegin tab by wes montgomery track 1 electric guitar. Wes montgomery style by wolf marshall video core lesson. When it comes to jazz tone, nothing replaces proper technique and quality phrasing. Buy wes montgomerys album titled boss guitar the complete lp to enjoy in your home or car, due to covid19, orders may be delayed. While they arent bad, its the early stuff to go after. Smokin at the half note with the wynton kelly trio. Wes montgomerys solo on billies bounce from fingerpickin wes montgomerys concept of time. This lick is played over a bb7 chord as wes plays it in his west coast blues tune. Official, artistapproved notation the most accurate guitar tab on the web. I have great feedback and plan to keep it that way.
Im not a huge fan of jazz music, but my father is and really enjoys wes montgomery. Drawing on classic blues elements, west coast blues is constructed in a way that is both unique and a joy to listen to. In this lesson, you will learn wes montgomery inspired chord solo licks that youll apply over a blues in f and over the jazz standard yesterdays. This techniques leads us closer to the idea of playing chord solos.
In this lesson well talk about using the thumb to play octaves, singlenote lines, chords, and wes power chords so that you can see, hear and try this technique. Shop and buy wes montgomery guitar anthology sheet music. One technique he was famous for was using his thumb to play single notes, octaves and chords. Airegin come rain or come shine d natural blues days of wine and roses four on six freddie freeloader full house im just a lucky so and so if you could see me now. In his brief career, wes montgomery completely revolutionized jazz guitar. Hardly an obscure jazz guitarist, along with charlie christian and django wes is one of, or perhaps the greatest influence of jazz guitar. Have a look at our guitar song lesson database now, all lessons are high quality video tutorials, shot with 4 cameras and contain onscreen tablature. Although organ jazz was quite a cash cow at the time, montgomery was firmly rooted in bop, more eager to see what he could do with material like. How to lay in the style of es montgomery gibson l4 with a charlie christian bar pickup.
Boss guitar is an album by american jazz guitarist wes montgomery that was released in 1963 by riverside. This is a guest post by jazz guitarist, christopher flynn. Wes montgomery tabs guitar tabs with rhythm songsterr. Wes montgomery style video core lesson by wolf marshall. Perhaps no single guitarists death had more of an impact except for jimi hendrix, who was known to do a little octave picking himself. Wes montgomery guitar tab books, instruction dvds, solos. In this artist study, youll learn some of the elements in the style of wes montgomerys playing. Wes montgomery style jazz lesson 3831 guitar lessons.
Full house is a song by wes montgomery from the album full house. A high energy chord solo from one of wes montgomerys best recordings. Before he moved away from straightahead jazz and starting playing what is now known as smooth jazz, wes montgomery was one of bops finest guitarists. The chord solos of wes montgomery techniques and concepts. Round midnight posted on april 26, 2011 by admin with all the recent talk around here about block chords, i thought today we would go direct to the horses mouth, or should i say the masters guitar. We are going to look at motifs, octaves and chord embellishments in this fantastic jazzblues style.
Gibson es125d strings wes montgomery used heavy gauge flat wound guitar strings to get that fat, characteristic. If your cables are old, have breaks in them, or are just low in quality, get new guitar cables. Play like wes montgomery today jamie holroyd guitar. Print and download wes montgomery d natural blues guitar tab.
Taught by sheryl bailey in creative chords series length. Now marcelo explores some other techniques that made wes montgomerys style so unique, particularly chord solos, chording between phrases, and injecting a latin feel into parts of his arrangements. Jazz tone is as much about the sound of the chords and strumming as it is about having the proper guitar, eq settings, and speaker choice. We discuss how his solos always follow the same order of single notes to octaves to chords. The 1960 nat adderly tune, with wes montgomery playing guitar on the original recording, is a 16 bar jazz head that goes into a 12 bar minor blues progression. Starting with singlenote lines, moving to his trademark octaves, and ending with a chord solo. Wes montgomerys west coast blues for guitar one of wes montgomerys signature tunes, west coast blues, is a captivating take on the blues form. This three part lesson series will take a look at improvising over this. While the records that followed would give him some radio hits and lose him some fans, the 1963 session was a time when he really could make the bold claim of the albums title. Joined by mel ryne on hammond b3 organ, boss guitar has a unique sound, as ryne plays a wonderfully smoky and smooth organ, which compliments wes playing brilliantly. It is my firm belief that anyone who is even remotely interested in playing modern jazz guitar should transcribe wes montgomery. Legends of jazz guitar vol 1 dvd featuring wes montgomery, joe pass, herb ellis, and barney kessel. Play guitar like wes montgomery fundamental changes music. I have compiled a collection of 26 solos featuring jazz greats herbie hancock, booker little, max roach, grant green, stan getz, slide hampton, thelonious monk, jackie mclean, cuong vu, clifford brown, roy haynes, woody shaw, sonny rollins, jon.
It is played in style of wes montgomery using octaves only. The key technique in getting the wes montgomery sound is using the thumb to pick the strings. Besides covering the more famous aspects of montgomery s style, such as thumb and octave techniques, important yet rarely discussed chord substitution devices and single. Wes montgomery tabs, chords, guitar, bass, ukulele chords, power tabs and guitar pro tabs including four on six, days of wine and roses, in your own sweet way, bumpin, far wes.
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