Download and print road song sheet music for guitar tab single guitar by wes montgomery from sheet music direct. Instructional book song excerpts only, softcover and examples cd. A foggy day bireli lagrene written by george and ira gershwin. A popular technique that wes used to harmonize his scales in chords was combining drop 2 chords and dominant 7b9 chords.
A forewarning some of these ideas may sound abstract and hard to understand in this short report. Road song guitar tab by wes montgomery with free online tab player. This tune first appeared on wes 1960 album, the incredible jazz guitar of wes montgomery. Wes montgomery d natural blues guitar tab in d major.
Chords in fourths quartal harmony guitar lesson harmony. This page lists 476 guitar solo transcriptions that are available somewhere on the internet. In this artist study, youll learn some of the elements in the style of wes montgomerys playing. Instead of just playing the notes of c7 over c7 chords, wes montgomery would often play the notes of gm7 over c7. With tab, notation, audio and text for easy studying. Sheet music for west coast blues with drums, bass and acoustic guitar. Wes montgomery sheet music to download top quality pdfs. Mel bay wes montgomery took jazz guitar to a new level when he came to the publics attention in the late 1950s. Wes montgomery montgomery s singlenote solos in this tune have all the bebop trademarks. Jazz standards for jazz guitar pdf sheet music, tabs, chords and soloing with audio examples welcome to our archive of some of the most popular jazz standards for jazz guitar. Have a blasting peformance with the beautiful work by lesley gore for voice, piano or guitar which includes music by wes montgomery. Here you can find more about the best web sites that offer free and paid solo transcriptions. Certain key signatures, techniques and chord inversions work. Print and download wes montgomery d natural blues guitar tab.
A good nights sleep is essential for keeping our minds and bodies strong. Apr 26, 2011 the wes montgomery guitar folio fourth edition. Wes was a master at using chord solos in his improvisations and a chordal technique that he is often associated with is block chords which are four note chords on the top four strings. Wes montgomery songs for all instruments and levels. We discuss how his solos always follow the same order of single notes to octaves to chords. The solo changes are different than the changes for the melody, and so thats something to be aware of on this tune. The monthly subscription enables printing and downloading of limitless tablatures and can be canceled anytime before the next renewal date. I made some changes, added the rhythm notation, and created the powertab. Wes montgomery guitar folio pdf download wes montgomery uploaded by. Jan 04, 2017 in this episode of everything music we explore the chord solos of the great wes montgomery. To learn reading the chords of a guitar, one must have the basic. This is a relatively easy song and learning it will give a lot of goodies.
How to practice jazz guitar blues wes montgomery guitar. Full house is a song by wes montgomery from the album full house. Sep 03, 2017 the boss of all the bosses wes at his best. Choose from wes montgomery sheet music for such popular songs as days of wine and roses, in your own sweet way, and four on six. D natural blues by wes montgomery digital sheet music for. This page lists 476 guitar solo transcriptions that are available somewhere on the internet here you can find more about the best web sites that offer free and paid solo transcriptions. Hp kruesi will set all this against a backdrop of backing tracks in swing, latin, and latin pop styles. Ok, i found a pdf with complete typeface solos set to a lead sheet for some of wes s most solos. With guitar tablature, standard notation, chord names, guitar notation legend, instructional text, performance notes and introductory text. Here, we will provide you with lead sheets, basic chord melodies, chords and single note solos that you can begin applying over some of the most popular standards right away. Youre going to delve into some classic wes montgomery guitar blues approaches and learn ways to incorporate his lines into your playing.
Learn how to play wes montgomery songs for acoustic guitar online. Wes montgomery four on six live transcription youtube. A7 blues from acoustic blues guitar essentials bookcd. Wes montgomery solos well done transcriptions 23 or so. In order to download and print our high quality tablatures you need to subscribe to the guitar tab archive. I hope you will enjoy it and pdf with tabsnotation is ready here for you so no excuses. Learn 3 classic wes montgomery chord licks in the style of the late, great jazz guitarist. Wes montgomery montgomerys singlenote solos in this tune have all the bebop trademarks. The title is an obvious nod to longtime pacific jazz producer, richard bock. In measures 15 and 16, however, the chords are ebm7 and ab7, neither of which is one of the 7 chords we learned in the key of c. Inspired by this article of dave liebman i decided not only transcribe and learn to play it but to make more detailed analysis. The jazz guitar gazette premium 1 this first issue of the jgg premium edition is free, but the following issues are not. Another classic sound is just to change all the iis to vs and vice versa.
Wes montgomery was one of the most legendary players of all time. Wes montgomery guitar anthology guitar recorded versions 97814768752. During his octave solos, montgomery sets up a big band riff, using chords for rhythm chops and soloing with octaves between the chord chops. If you are looking for a specific solo that you cant find here or in these other sites,please do not ask me if i know where you can find it,because i obviously dont. During his octave solos, montgomery sets up a big band riff, using chords for rhythm. In this artist study, youll learn some of the elements in the style of wes montgomery s playing. In this episode of everything music we explore the chord solos of the great wes montgomery.
D natural blues by wes montgomery digital sheet music. Ok, i found a pdf with complete typeface solos set to a lead sheet for some of wess most solos. Music notes for leadsheet melodychords only sheet music by wes montgomery. Play like wes montgomery today jamie holroyd guitar. The 3rd of c7 e is substituted by the 4th f, which results in a sus sound. Hal leonard digital sheet music at sheet music plus. If you are looking for a specific solo that you cant find here or in these other sites,please do not ask me if i know where you can find it,because i. Wes montgomery tequila chord solo transcription and. I have always enjoyed reading and looking at the transcriptions in downbeat magazine over the years. One of the most influential guitarists of the 20th century, montgomery was known for an unusual technique of plucking the strings with the side of his thumb and his extensive use of octaves, which granted him a distinctive sound. In this short report, we will take a look at some of the key aspects of his style. This scale is built with the following interval pattern. Music notes for leadsheet melody chords only sheet music by wes montgomery.
It includes pdf sheet music files as well as interactive sheet music for realtime transposition. Then he sets up a repeti tious pattern with an odd slidingoctave phrase. The jazz style of wes montgomery wes montgomery was one of the greatest jazz guitarists, one of the most recognizable, and one of the most influential. John leslie wes montgomery march 6, 1923 june 15, 1968 was an american jazz guitarist. Road song tab by wes montgomery songsterr tabs with rhythm. Far wes wes montgomery written by wes montgomery i got this transcription from, posted by unkown. Of course, when the album first appeared, i was just a student at u. Montgomerys blockchord solo is a capsulized, but equally potent, version of his longer excursions of the riverside years. Bock to bockbuddy montgomery its truly a special event when we present transcriptions of two different solos over the same tune. Since this scale contains a major third interval, it is mostly used to outline. West coast blues was written by the unparalleled genius of jazz guitar, wes montgomery. I am privately hosting the torrent which is about 70 megs. Windy goin out of my head wind song winds of barcelona willow weep for me goin on to.
Youre going to delve into some classic wes montgomery guitar blues approaches and learn ways to. There will be about 4 issues each month, so thats 12 jazz guitar lessons for the price of a cd and a half. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. For example, playing g7 over dmi7 or dmi7 arpeggio over g7. Such is the case for wes montgomery s solos over brother buddy montgomery s composition, bock to bock. I couldnt think of a better guitarist for this article than wes montgomery, one of the greatest jazz guitar masters of all time come on, everyone wants to play jazz guitar like wes. Wes montgomerys chord solo on tequila khans korner 1. I have compiled a collection of 26 solos featuring jazz greats herbie hancock, booker little, max roach, grant green, stan getz, slide hampton, thelonious monk, jackie mclean, cuong vu, clifford brown, roy haynes, woody shaw, sonny rollins, jon.
Start reading wes montgomery guitar anthology on your kindle in under a minute. Explore audibles collection of free sleep and relaxation audio experiences. In 1999, i was afforded the privilege of being asked for write the liner notes for the 24bit reissue of my great guitar hero, wes montgomerys tequilaverve album, which was originally released in 1966. When you do that, it is going to give any chord voicing you choose to play, within the context of your own music, more weight, or depth. Download and print sheet music or learn how to play online. To get a characteristic wes soloing sound, you can use the major scale and the major 7 th arpeggio a tone below the dominant 7 and minor 7 chords. The chord solos of wes montgomery techniques and concepts. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Wes montgomery s tequila chord solo is perfect for this, because you have to hear the top voice of each chord as melodic, as a part of a greater melody. Wes montgomery solos well done transcriptions 23 or so in all.
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