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Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
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Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
Before you concern yourself with any of the stuff in the video there are a few things you need to to have down.
You can just learn what he played of course, but if you want to understand the ‘why’s and how’s’ you’ll need to get to work.
I actually don't understand a lot of the text on the vid ... motif development was the tipping point that made me request help. There's no rush to get behind the meanings of the words because I'm stuck on your second question ... I'm nowhere near that level of comprehension or fluidity with triads, extensions or inversions.
I'll have a look at his YT channel and see what I can glean ... I just know that my arthritic fretboard fingers are going to hurt and my stretch will be limited but ho hum ... I'll have a go.
Thanks again.
Short Term:
1. Rhythm and feel - Get this right and you’re most of the way there.
2. Using what you already know and applying simple concepts - this style of playing is about movement. If you’re confident with a basic 12 bar blues, simply approaching a given chord a semitone above or below, will help create a sense of movement in your playing. You can create rhythmic ideas by doing so. It’s simple but effective.
1. Triads - getting your triads and their inversions together. So much music can be made with just triads and they don’t require too much in the way of stretching.
Line Cliche - a melodic movement within a chord. A chord is played and we can hear something changing, very common in Latin music.
As mentioned there is a lot to unravel here. Just check out some of his vids. Tim Lerch as well, he’s got a lovely style and approach and is great at explaining this style of playing.
I'm truly grateful ... thank you
fwiw, op had me looking up “what is motif music” and I enjoyed this one: https://hellomusictheory.com/learn/motifs/. It got me thinking about how jazz is difficult to learn — especially if you don’t grow up immersed in it — because it involves more complicated motifs of every kind: melodic, harmonic and rhythmic.
I've never been there before