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Hello Friends,

This week we are starting a new set of lessons the defines jump music by examining I Got Rhythm and the many variations of it's progression and how it became the most important progression along with the Blues for creating simple swinging, Jumping tunes. Many a jump instrumental and vocal jive tune started with this progression. So we'll review some songs and some off shoot progressions of rhythm changes to put the whole jump music genre into focus.

Enjoy!

Duke

 

 

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Loop 0:00 Breakdown of Jump / Rhythm Changes

Loop 14:00 Practice Loop of Rhythm Changes

 

Download the Sheet Music PDF

 

Loop 15:56 Variations

Loop 19:50 Closing Thoughts

 

 

 

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patrick casey
patrick casey Apr 13, 2020

Love this lesson. Especially the discussion of variations based upon styles/relation to melodies.

 

Mark
Mark Apr 07, 2020

Here's an example of Tiny Grimes playing rhythm changes https://youtu.be/u7HX6bFQCvo

 

Duke Robillard
Duke Robillard Apr 06, 2020

Next we are going to learn Knock Me a Kiss, the Louis Jordan, Jimmie Lunceford classic. 

Mark Rhodes
Mark Rhodes Apr 05, 2020

Great topic, Duke! 

Some rhythm tunes I like: Lester Leaps In, Oleo, CottonTail,  Straighten Up And Fly Right, Serpent's Tooth (different bridge but a rhythm tune), Move, Monk's Rhythm-A-Ning, Allen's Alley (aka Wee), and the theme from "The Flintstones" cartoon (usually played in F but it's a fun tune---there's a great video on YouTube of Barney Kessel and Herb Ellis playing it very fast.) 

Duke Robillard
Duke Robillard Apr 06, 2020

Those are all great song Mark! Yes, I quote the Fintstones theme often...

 

charlie
charlie Apr 05, 2020

Great start to a great series! Thanks Duke, this is exactly what I need right now (aside from the great learning I could sit and stare at that beautiful guitar all day!!! ; ) 

Like you say there are a ton of awesome numbers based on these changes - I totally trust your taste! I'd be fascinated to dig deeper into how Charlie Christian, Tiny Grimes and Oscar Moore approached them. Also, any chance you could speak to how you tackle these changes when the key would be better suited to chords rooted off the A rather than E string (e.g. when playing in Eb, or F)?

Stay safe everyone 

Duke Robillard
Duke Robillard Apr 06, 2020

These are good questions and I'll try and address them soon Charlie. Duke

Duke Robillard
Duke Robillard Apr 06, 2020

These are good questions and I'll try and address them soon Charlie. Duke

 
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