Swingin' the Blues Chords and Rhythm covers the basic rhythm form for jazzy blues / swing guitar using Duke's song Swingin' with Lucy may as the example. Duke then iterates on this form adding more interesting and melodic guitar chords with each example resulting in a great swinging jazzy blues guitar groove at the end. The lesson has a total of 5 practice example iterations. It's the perfect first swing guitar lesson.
Swing
Duke Robillard
jazzy blues
Swing Guitar
Print Chords & Tab
Loop 2:30 Practice 1 and Practice 2 Examples
Loop 4:00 Breakdown of Basic Rhythm
Loop 9:23 Practice 3 - Major 6th Chord on the I
Loop 9:56 Variations
Loop 10:57 Right Hand Technique
Loop 13:00 Practice 4 - Playing Up The Neck
Loop 13:36 Turnarounds
Loop 16:37 Practice 5
Loop 17:45 Bass Jam Track for Practice 5
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Ok, I will hire you for my company Christmas party!
R Amster MD
Ramster, I hoope to play California this year but no specific gigs yet. Duke
Duke: Touring California soon?
Thanks Tom, and best of luck with the lessons. Duke
I'm working with this. I just want to get all of those Duke Robillard's chords under my fingers. This is the way to do it...! Thanx...! Duke...!
So much fun! I loved it!
Long time player
Thank you Doug, I am happy you are enjoying it! Duke
Hi Jamie, As far as progressions there are thousands depending on the writer. It's a fact that many progressions are just slight variations of others and some have very different unique variations. So without actually learning many song progressions I can't really explain it better. It's kind of like putting the cart before the horse. That being said, i suggest starting with blues tunes then add in some that have 8 bar sections with bridges with like "In the Dark" which is one of my lessons. Then try learning one of the swing lessons like "Lester Leaps in" which is based on "I Got Rhythm". Those are good places to start and also swing blues tunes which I also have several lessons of. As for 6 and 9ths, they are the notes added to a major triad that make them that specfic chord. Like in G the root is G the next note the 3rd is B and the 5 is D. That make a G chord. If you add in an E it becomes a sixth chord because the E is the 6th of the G chord. I you really want to understand this I suggest maybe getting a book on basic music therory and study it as you are working on my lessons. You don't need to know a lot about theory but a basic knowledge will speed up your learning. Duke
Thanks a bunch for a great explanation however I am still a little unclear.. What I don't understand is how you can have a 9th when it ends at eight (the upper tonic). Is it the tonic of the next octave? Also I understand how there is many variations on different progressions but in blues there is a "barebones" 8 bar, 12 bar ect. and then varitions that are written based on the "barebones"... like this lesson a 32 bar with a quick 4 the "barebones" is the 32 bar then the variation is the quick 4 amongst others like III-VI-II-V's and II-V's. Are the "barebones" the same in jazz and blues (8 bar, 16 bar, 12 bar and 24 bar) or are others jazz?
Hi David, I have to admit I'm not a "scale" player kind of guy. That being said, I am basically playing over the major scale interspersed with the minor pentatonic blues scale. I like to use a lot of 6ths and 9ths in my solos and also flat both the 6 and 9 to use as passing tones to the 4 chord. On the 2/5 change I usually play off of the 2 minor seventh to the 5 change in a simple 3 fret box pattern. At least that is a good place to start. Thanks, Duke
Thanks Duke, that was really helpful!
Hi, Duke
How would you combine the major scale and the blues scale? Also what are 9ths and 6ths? I know about scale degrees but how can you have a 9? What I would do to combine the blues and the major scale (just my guess based on no knowledge) would be this:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------3----6----
-----------------------------------------------------------------3----6---------------
----------------------------------------------2----3----5--6------------------------
------------------------------2----3----5--------------------------------------------
----------------3---4---5-------------------------------------------------------------
---3-----6---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Also, I was just wondering what the progressions there are in jazz, are they the same as blues? I know some blues progressions such as 8 bar, 12 bar, 16 bar and 24 bar. Now I know 32 bar as well. Can you tell me what jazz progressions there are?
Thanks,
J
Hi Duke,
What scale would you use to solo over the progression? By the way I love these lessons!
Thanks
video does not play right i hae win 8.1 i7 12 ram .
Thanks you Scott, I appreciate the compliment
Fabulous! Duke at his best; playin and teachin. So many colorful variations and it teaches you underneath the chords how to play lead as well if you pay attention!
I can not get the video and tab to show on the screen, seems to be the same far all the swing lessons. Is there a problem?
Hi John --- all of the Swing lessons use Flash --- so they will not work on an iPad / iPhone in case that's the issue. If not, can you please let me know what type of computer and browser you are using via the Contact Us page and I will work with you to solve it. Thanks.
Can't measure the value in this . Thanks Duke.
Hey Tom, Not that many at one time, LOL! Duke
How many guitars do you own...?!
Thank you Shawn, Glad it's working for you. Duke
Great lesson, thankyou for this tid bit! "The 3 and 4 note chords are best in this context leaving plenty of room for the bass"
Really helped me with movement on the neck.
Looking forward to that gospel chord you mentioned in a future lesson.
Hi Duke, How would a begginer start with your lessons? which would be the starting point?