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Topic: Standard guitar arrangement: Wonderful World |
Jim Cohen
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Philadelphia, PA
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Posted 6 Jan 2013 10:03 pm |
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Here is my jazz-guitar, chord melody arrangement of What a Wonderful World: http://youtu.be/vPmp9LASr7M
I welcome your constructive criticism as this is my first serious attempt at a chord-melody on guitar. I know I need to come up with different ways to play the same passage each time it arrives, rather than repeating myself. Also, I'd like some suggestions for what else I could play on the Bb7 instead of holding it unchanged for so many (4) beats. In my mind, I hear perhaps 4 chords changing there (one per beat), while hanging on to the high D note throughout, but I don't know how to source those chords. Will appreciate any advice on that or any other aspect of the arrangement.
Many thanks in advance,
Jimbeaux
p.s. Yeah, yeah, I know I need to clean up the mess in my study... 
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Jeff Garden
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Center Sandwich, New Hampshire, USA
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Posted 7 Jan 2013 4:22 am
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Beautiful version of a beautiful tune, Jimbeaux...nice background for my Monday morning coffee. What model guitar is that?? Sounds perfect for chord melody work.
I see you've had to switch to 6 string until the study gets cleaned up and there's room again to set up your steel  |
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Jim Cohen
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Philadelphia, PA
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Rick Barnhart
From:
Arizona, USA
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Posted 7 Jan 2013 5:31 am
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Excellent, Jim. That's one of my favorite melodies.
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Earnest Bovine
From:
Los Angeles CA USA
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Posted 7 Jan 2013 8:09 am Re: Standard guitar arrangement: Wonderful World
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Very nice, Jim.
| Jim Cohen wrote: |
| what else I could play on the Bb7 instead of holding it unchanged for so many (4) beats. In my mind, I hear perhaps 4 chords changing there (one per beat), while hanging on to the high D note throughout, |
Staying on the B flat for 4 beats is OK; that chord is a nice distinctive thing about this tune. The A flat note probably doesn't have to be there every time; that chord isn't usually a 7th in most arrangements. Here are a couple of alternatives:
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Earnest Bovine
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Los Angeles CA USA
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Sam Conomo
From:
Queensland, Australia
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Posted 7 Jan 2013 3:02 pm oh yer
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loved it jim,a lot of work as usual.
good onya.
sam. |
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Joe Casey
From:
Weeki Wachee .Springs FL (population.9)
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Posted 8 Jan 2013 7:06 am
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| Jim just a thought,for your next Cd, you should play,Guitar and Steel and Bass with a Drum machine.Or add a Drummer..Call it "Me ,Myself and I..Add your son on any reed inst of his choice I think it would be a great project for you.. |
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David Coplin
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Eugene, Oregon, USA
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Posted 8 Jan 2013 8:45 pm
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Great tune and nicely done Jim, I agree with Earnest,
there is nothing wrong with sitting on the B flat for 4 beats . Keep em coming !
David |
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Jim Palenscar
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Oceanside, Calif, USA
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Posted 8 Jan 2013 9:51 pm
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| Great job- never 'spected the Night Life tag at the end~)) |
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Jim Cohen
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Philadelphia, PA
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Posted 8 Jan 2013 9:55 pm
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| Jim Palenscar wrote: |
| Great job- never 'spected the Night Life tag at the end~)) |
What else would you expect from a C6 steeler, Jim?  Somehow all this stuff gets integrated into the same computer in my head... lol.
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Jim Palenscar
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Oceanside, Calif, USA
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Posted 8 Jan 2013 10:08 pm
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| loved it~~) |
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Peter Freiberger
From:
California, USA
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Posted 9 Jan 2013 6:26 am
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| Just beautiful, Jim! |
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Bo Borland
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South Jersey -
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Posted 12 Jan 2013 9:59 am
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| nioe Jim |
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Sam Conomo
From:
Queensland, Australia
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Posted 12 Jan 2013 7:26 pm hey jim
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i find i have to play chord melodies first on the guitar then put them on the steel,i seem to memorize em faster.And have a better core understanding of the harmony.
then it only takes two months to learn and not two years ha ha.
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 12 Jan 2013 7:50 pm
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JIm, if you'd like to spice up that bar of Bb, here's a suggestion or 2:
/BbMaj7 - Bm7 E7 /Em7 - A7b9 etc.
BbM7.. 6 x 7 7 x x
Bm7... 7 x 7 7 x x
E7..... 7 x 6 7 x x
Em7... 7 x 5 7 x x
A7b9.. 6 x 5 6 x x
This one is kind of different but sounds good:
/C9 - B7#9 F13 /E7 - A7b9 etc.
C9..... x 3 2 3 3 x
B7#9.. x 2 1 2 3 x
F13.... 1 x 1 2 3 x
E7...... 0 x 0 1 3 x
A7b9... 5 x 5 3 2 x
A11.....5 x 5 4 3 x
C#dim...x 4 5 3 5 x
D6......x 5 4 4 3 x
Anyway, I hope you don't mind these little suggestions. The beautiful thing about playing chord melody is that you can play any chords you want, even if it is a completely unrelated chord. The bottom line is how it sounds. If you ever get a chance, listen to Richie Beirach's reharm of ATTYA.
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Anne Marie O Keeffe
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Co.Waterford,Ireland.
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Posted 13 Jan 2013 5:03 am
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| That's just beautiful Jim. I so love that song. |
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Paul Graupp
From:
Macon Ga USA
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Posted 13 Jan 2013 7:44 am
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| AMOK...I see you !! Good music can always be found around good folks and JC is surely one of those !! |
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