Hello Folks,
This week we are starting on a new tune: Jimmy Smith's TNT. I have my own are arrangement of it and I will teach it to you. It's a very fun, slow to medium blues swing. I really love the head and its fun to play. This lesson involves learning the head in Bb. Have fun learning it.
Enjoy!
Duke
Topics and/or subjects covered in this lesson:
jazzy blues
Print Chords & Tab
Loop 0:00 Run-Through of TNT Head
Loop 1:05 Breakdown of TNT Head
Loop 11:24 Slow Practice Loop of TNT Head
Loop 12:50 Closing Thoughts
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Duke
Nice to have you back. Looking forward to this.
Recorded at 100 bps thru my 5F1 (Champ) kit, tho it would be nice to have a touch of reverb.
Cheers
Steve
Pretty playing, Steve, as usual.
Thanks Bruce,
Looking forward to the next lesson.
Hey Duke! Thanks for the new lesson and the great tune! Last night my wife said, "That song you were working on -- did Billy Taylor do that?" and I said I didn't know, that I though it was a JImmy Smith tune. But we looked it up on her Billy Tayor album and there it was, a piano version of TNT. Billy's version is very cool too.
I think this one is really helping me to get a better understanding of keeping the groove between the beats, and most definitely it is a lot of fun to play! Would love to hear what you think about this effort of mine.
Thanks, Duke!
PS, here's Billy Taylor's very cool piano version.
Hey Bruce. Nice.
The throw on your couch is messing with my mind.
Cheers
Steve
Hey Steve, thanks a lot! Yeah, that throw is kind of psychedelic. My grandmother made it about 50 years ago, but I'm pretty sure she wasn't on anything except high blood pressure meds. ;-) Take care, Bruce
You are welcome everyone, glad you like it. My arrangement makes it very "guitar friendly" .
Love Jimmy Smith...
Awesome!! Thanks Duke
Big Jimmy Smith here. Glad you picked this tune, Duke.
Nice !!!!!! Great tune .Thanks so much Duke !!