Jazz guitarist Matt Warnock’s blog has been really cooking lately. He’s been adding new lessons almost daily. Inspired by his recent post “Jim Hall Diminished Voicings” I sent the following lick to Matt:
I picked this up years ago from my teacher Tony Janflone, and Matt shared the concept on his blog today. Read the entire lesson here: Jim Hall Inspired Altered Dominant Chord Scale
This video demonstrates how I teach my students to master all 12 keys within any five-fret span on the guitar neck. Sheet music (including tablature) is available for download right here.
A while back I posted a solo guitar arrangement of Happy Birthday.
I’ve since received a few requests for an easier accompaniment part suitable for basic strumming so here’s the version I teach my beginning/intermediate students. It’s in D major, uses only first-position chords, features a basic bass/chord strumming pattern, and best of all – it sounds really good! The optional introduction simply places the final few bars of the melody atop the chords and will help you set up the tempo and key for the big sing-along. Please leave a comment below if you enjoy the arrangement.
Happy Birthday Accompaniment for Guitar PDF
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