Bessie's Blues by John Coltrane - Guitar Lessonby Jazz Standards
Genre:jazz
Level:beginner
Instrument:acoustic guitar
Release Date:Mar 6, 2019
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If you're a blues player who's looking to dip your toe into the ocean of jazz, then this is the lesson for you. This John Coltrane song is a blues tune, with a standard blues progression but utilizes some very jazzy phrasing and melodies.
In this lesson we break down the melody and show you how it corresponds to the chords beneath it and why these specific note choices give you that "jazz sound".
In this lesson we break down the melody and show you how it corresponds to the chords beneath it and why these specific note choices give you that "jazz sound".