bluesharper
208 posts
Apr 13, 2011
10:26 AM
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Hey guys, It's been a really long time since I've posted here :O
Recently I haven't been happy with my solo on my rendition on Watermelon Man any tips for me?
Thanks,
Hopefully I'll get more in touch with the forum again! :D
Micheal
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ReedSqueal
125 posts
Apr 13, 2011
3:01 PM
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More wood shedding?
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Go ahead and play the blues if it'll make you happy.
-Dan Castellaneta
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boris_plotnikov
509 posts
Apr 13, 2011
7:58 PM
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Use your regular blues scale, but don't get lost with chord progression. It's 16 bar blues it have extra 4 bars for V | IV | V | IV |
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Bart Leczycki
25 posts
Apr 13, 2011
10:59 PM
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Hi,
I play this tune for many years with my jazz projects or on jam sessions. My suggestions for you:
1. the break on the end is very tasty - play some interesting lick or pattern on this.
2. you could build solo like crime story :o) You could start from one detail (one or two notes) and later develop this to more complicated melody, build dramaturgy of your solo. Go to culmination and don't forget about tasty break :o) If you "tell who was a murderer" on the start, I mean if you play too much on first chorus, your solo could be boring for listeners.
3. the rhythm is one of most interesting music element, try to find new funky "riffs" by rhythm.
4. put some pieces of main melody (thema) in your improvisation. Keep the rhythm of thema, but change a intervals.
5. Don't play everything what you know/can play, but make your solo interesting for you and listeners also!
It's only a few ideas, I hope it will help you...
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Last Edited by on Apr 13, 2011 11:01 PM
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Diggsblues
746 posts
Apr 14, 2011
10:02 AM
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Without hearing what you do I'm not sure what to
tell you. I usually like to play this on Chromatic.
options: Chord tones, different Mixolydian scales on dominant chords, Blues scale. There is more but
I think this should help.
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Emile "Diggs" D'Amico a Legend In His Own Mind
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Greg Heumann
1103 posts
Apr 14, 2011
10:25 AM
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Great suggestions from Bart - one of the best harp players on the planet IMO.
For those not quite so familiar with this tune - it is a classic and often played at jams and you should become familiar with it. It has the unique quality, unlike regular I-IV-V blues, of going through the "IV-V" section 3 times (back to back) in each verse. Since you only get to practice the V chord every one bar out of twelve in traditional blues, this song is a really good tune to practice to - as it gives you the opportunity to try stuff over that IV/V progression and if you screw it up, try again immediately.
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/Greg
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