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Lesson of the Day: Jamming With Herb Ellis

 

07.11.2008

 

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Alright, you've had an entire week's worth of lessons to get ready for today's special offering—the opportunity to jam along with the King of Swing, Herb Ellis.

 

Today's lesson features Ellis and his super smooth swing style jamming on a 2-5-1 chord progression. He invites you to take the lead on alternating measures while he keeps the rhythm going, soloing himself on the other measures. In essence, you'll soon be trading licks with one of the best jazz players in the world!

 

The lesson actually features two different chord progressions, with accompanying explanations from Ellis on all the scales used in both. This is an excellent exercise, especially if you're looking to expand your skills "outside the box" of your current playing style.

 

And if you liked the last couple of lessons, you love Ellis' offering from Alfred Publishing, titled Swing Jazz Soloing and Comping, a fantastic one-hour DVD with Ellis using a 12-bar blues progression as a basis for the discussion and demonstration of some of his most famous guitar lines.

 

Click here for today jam sesson with Herb Ellis >>

 

And please don't forget to check back Monday for another great lesson from Gibson Lifestyle!

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