Joe passs most popular book is joe pass guitar chords. Walking bass line theory basicspart 1by chris fitzgerald. Oct 17, 2015 in part 2 of this story i will share with you a summary of joes approach to solo jazz guitar. He sits down and he starts playing, phrase by pharse. This ebook is a method available as printable pdf file with audio containing 49 jazz guitar licks transcribed from improvised solos of legendary jazz musicians. If you are really interested in joe passs approach to chords i would suggest giving this book a pass and instead buying his excellent dvd joe pass solo jazz guitar. The playalong cd exemplifies how these relate to a.
To help you get started with this system, here are a few examples of how to learn chords, scales, and arpeggios in one position on the guitar. Ive picked joe pass jazz guitar solo licks for the following chord. Joe pass guitar style which is considered by many musicians to be the. Barney kessel, charlie byrd and herb ellis 11071982 world of jazz duration.
Joe pass was a master of every aspect of jazz guitar playing, including solo guitar, duo guitar with vocals, chord soloing, single line playing, and of course chord melody. Joe pass was an italianamerican jazz guitarist of sicilian descent. If you are new to playing walking bass guitar lines and want to learn an easy method for learning them, i highly recommend checking out this guide that i published. Highly recommend if you want to undertake the challenge to learn what joe pass was playing. Joe pass summertime 1992 solo jazz guitar transcription. The majority of the presentation will focus on walking bass lines in a 44 meter. Joy spring tab by joe pass jazz songsterr tabs with rhythm. Read joe pass book joe pass virtuoso standards songbook collection.
By studying classic joe pass chords and chord phrases, as well as breaking down the concepts behind those lines, you will begin to bring a joe pass vibe to your own jazz harmony. Guitar cosmos joe pass guitar style free pdf download. Learn the harmony in numbers not in chord names you will be able to use them in any key of jazz blues and there is plenty of great harmonic devices like. Joe pass plays but not for me jazz guitar lines of the greats book includes 675 transcribed licks and phrases from five of the greatest jazz guitarists of all time. Click here to download a printable pdf of this lessons notation. Also covers whole tone, blues, altered scales, chord scales and much more. After all, he is the ultimate jazz guitar man who taught larry when he was a teenager. Joe pass tabs, chords, guitar, bass, ukulele chords, power tabs and guitar pro tabs including joy spring, pasta blues, autumn leaves, django, blue moon. Advanced jazz blues harmony explained joe pass blues in. Especially impressive was the way joe could slip in and out of chords, singlelines and basslines in his playing. Do you listen to players such as joe pass, george benson, and barney.
Tal farlow, pat martino, wes montgomery, joe pass, and jimmy raney. When learning how to solo as a jazz guitarist, there are few players that you can study who have more command of the bebop vocabulary than joe pass. Joes complete biography is in his first book, joe pass guitar style which is considered by many musicians to be the most important book to teach improvismg. Subjects include chord construction, embellishment, substitution, connection, resolution and chromatic movement. The genius of joe pass by jim ohlschmidt in 1978 jazz guitarist extraordinaire joe pass told downbeat writer lee underwood that in the future, the idea of solo jazz guitar playing wont be so strange. Joe pass tabs guitar solos, tab books, instruction dvds. Example 1 cmaj7 example 2 example 3 example 4 cmaj7 example 5 h. Use the download button below or simple online reader. The 3 you need to practice and how you apply them to jazz chords duration. The file extension pdf and ranks to the documents category. Early childhood joe pass was born on january th 1929 in new brunswick, new jersey. Dont expect much dialogue from his previous instructionals. Joe pass essential jazz lines book and online audio taught by corey christianson, contains a study of lines used by joe pass, broken down and grouped according to how joe used them harmonically.
He created possibilities for jazz guitar through his style of chordmelody, his knowledge of chord inversions and progressions, and his use of walking basslines and counterpoint during. Guitar a stepbystep breakdown of the styles and techniques of the jazz guitar virtuoso. January, 1929 may 23, 1994 was an american jazz guitarist of sicilian descent. He is considered one of the greatest jazz guitarists of the 20th century. Authentic guitar tab virtuoso series online pdf free. Jazz lines features the respected guitarist showcasing his improvisational skills in such a way that the viewer can imitate his unique style. Example 8 crnaj7 example 9 jazz lines for major chords. The joe pass system of always having a scale and arpeggio under your fingers for every chord shape you use is a great way to learn the fretboard, providing you with soloing material at the same time. Mel bay presents hundreds of improvised melodic lines played by joe pass. First ill introduce the concepts to you, then show you how to play them. Joy spring guitar tab by joe pass with free online tab player. Joe pass ended up having a very high profile career, including longterm collaborations with ella fitzgerald and oscar peterson, as well as being a sideman to louis bellson, frank sinatra, sarah vaughan and others. Joe also demonstrates nonstop improvised lines for. This followup to joes bestselling solo jazz guitar explores the blues elements of jazz guitar.
The title joe pass jazz lines is what it is, jazz lines. The guitarist joe pass is famous for this technique. How to comp walking bass guitar lines like joe pass walking bass guitar is an important comping style for any jazz guitarist to study when learning how to play jazz guitar chords. Only 3 choruses, 12 bars each, stuffed with chords like crazy the big thing here is to.
The best of joe pass the pacific jazz years this has healthy dose of joe playing in a variety of settingsand i dont think there is a single solo chord melody tune on it. Learn how to play joe pass songs for acoustic guitar online. Joe pass joe pass on guitar joes blues free download as pdf file. Jan 20, 2016 ever since starting to play jazz guitar about 40 years ago, ive been a fan of joe pass, particularly his solo playing. Barney kessel, cannonball adderley, charlie christian, emily remler, george benson, grant green, herb ellis, charlie parker, jim hall, jimmy raney, joe pass, john scofield, kenny burrell, mike stern, sonny rollins, wes montgomery. Anyway, a great book for learning chord melody playing, in the style of joe pass. Joe covers bebop blues, new chord substitutions, pedal tones, jazzblues improvisationand much more. In this next chord phrase, youll see diatonic chords used for each change in the progression. Joes career took some interesting twists and turns along the way.
That dvd presents joes approach to chordal playing in his own words and much much better than this underwhelming, thin book from. Joe discusses the scales and arpeggios he uses when improvising. So far, we had mostly saxophone solos apart from one chick corea piano solo but this time we feature a beautiful jazz solo guitar performance by joe pass on the jazz standard summertime. Take the a train tab by joe pass joe pass electric. In jazz lines, joe pass discusses the scales and arpeggios he uses when improvis. The complete pacific jazz joe pass quartet sessions is a compilation album by american jazz guitarist joe pass, released on mosaic records in 2001. It includes pieces pass recorded on pacific jazz records in 1963 and 1964. To glean more ideas on how to combine singlenote lines and static chords. As notated in the accompanying booklet, joe also demonstrates nonstop improvised lines for major 7th, minor 7th, and static and altered dominant 7th chord types, plus theres a special section on turnarounds. Special features include a tuning segment, joe s guitar, a bonus. Sheet music for play with fire with bass and acoustic guitar. This means there is movement in both top and bottom parts of the instrument with important chord tones, predominantly 3rds and 7ths, affirming the harmonic progressions in the midregister of the instrument. This means there is movement in both top and bottom parts of the instrument with important chord tones, predominantly 3rds and 7ths, affirming the. Joe pass has 28 books on goodreads with 390 ratings.
Special features include a tuning segment, joes guitar, a bonus lesson in soloing with chord shapes, a transcription for blues intro, and printable pdf. The 16th and 32nd note flourishes are all there, now there is the problem of playing them. Now customize the name of a clipboard to store your clips. In this lesson, youll break down 5 classic joe pass chord licks, analyze the concepts behind those licks, and learn how you can take these lines and concepts into. Clipping is a handy way to collect important slides you want to go back to later. Back in the 70s i had several of his solo and duet books and enjoyed learning and practicing from them. In this series of lessons were going to take a some of the elements of the style from the great joe pass, jazz guitar giant. He created possibilities for jazz guitar through his style of chordmelody, his knowledge of chord inversions and progressions, and his. I highly recommend joe pass guitar chords to every guitarist because. Joe pass jazz lines by joe pass, 9780757919329, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
Joe pass was one of the most important guitarists of the 20th century. The pdf with examples for this video is available through patreon. Joe pass single note line recordings jazz guitar online. Hi guys, this week i have some mind blowing harmony game for you based on a great joe pass blues in bb. The complete pacific jazz joe pass quartet sessions. Pdf joe pass jazz lines reh video booklet david pino. Joe pass jazz lines by joe pass, 9780757919329, available at book. Especially impressive was the way joe could slip in and out of chords, single lines and bass lines in his playing. While some knowledge of music theory is necessary, excellent bass lines can be. Essential jazz lines in the style of joe pass guitar. Special features include a tuning segment, joes guitar, a bonus.
Apr 30, 2016 joe pass guitar style free pdf download. Download and print sheet music or learn how to play online. Joe pass guitar lesson blues for basie using caged positions for solo jazz guitar duration. Joe pass jazz lines there is document joe pass jazz lines available here for reading and downloading. How to comp walking bass guitar lines like joe pass jamie. Ever since starting to play jazz guitar about 40 years ago, ive been a fan of joe pass, particularly his solo playing. I have two older pass books, joe pass chord solos joe pass guitar style and i have joe pass herb ellis duets. Then ill show you how to use voice leading with these concepts, and finish off by putting. Here is a few you may like to check out the best of joe pass pacific jazz the complete pacific joe pass quartet sessions mosaicsimplicitysign of the times euphoriaone for my baby pablo joe pass in hamburg joe pass mysong.
Each of the melodic lines are grouped in the harmonic situation in which they were originally played i. Jan 17, 2019 the joe pass system of always having a scale and arpeggio under your fingers for every chord shape you use is a great way to learn the fretboard, providing you with soloing material at the same time. Major lines example 10 exarnple 11 example 12 c ma j 7 example example 14 example 15 example 16 cmaj7 example 17 example 18. His sense of improvisation, his knowledge of chord inversions. In part 2 of this story i will share with you a summary of joes approach to solo jazz guitar.
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