Another swinging solo by jazz guitar master joe pass. This followup to joes bestselling solo jazz guitar explores the blues elements of jazz guitar. Major lines example 10 exarnple 11 example 12 c ma j 7 example example 14 example 15 example 16 cmaj7 example 17 example 18. In my ears a perfect blend of down home blues and jazz lines. The complete pacific jazz joe pass quartet sessions is a compilation album by american jazz guitarist joe pass, released on mosaic records in 2001. Back in the 70s i had several of his solo and duet books and enjoyed learning and practicing from them. Jazz bebop blues guitar fundamental changes music book. Jan 17, 2019 the joe pass system of always having a scale and arpeggio under your fingers for every chord shape you use is a great way to learn the fretboard, providing you with soloing material at the same time. Free jazz guitar transcriptions, download pdf and print. Highly recommend if you want to undertake the challenge to learn what joe pass was playing. It has been many years since the first edition of play what you hear originally released in 2000.
Master arpeggio soloing for jazz guitar free download book. In jazz lines joe pass discusses the scales and arpeggios he uses when improvising. Joe pass is in many ways the definition of solid hard bop and a great place to go if you want to learn to play some melodic lines over chord changes. Joe pass tabs, chords, guitar, bass, ukulele chords, power tabs and guitar pro tabs including joy spring, pasta blues, autumn leaves, django, blue moon. Joe pass jazz guitar licks jazz guitar online free jazz. Jazz legend joe pass is a pioneer of this style, and for decades guitarists have analyzed and passed around many of his arrangements, songs, and ideas. Please subscribe to my youtube channel and feel free to connect with me via instagram. Take the a train guitar tab by joe pass with free online tab player.
Get the authentic sound of bebop jazz guitar without having to learn lots of scales or modes. The 16th and 32nd note flourishes are all there, now there is the problem of playing them. He started off playing for tv orchestras and as a sideman for the likes of sinatra or sarah vaughan, then in the seventies collaborated with guitarist herb ellis and. On the jazz guitar site you will have access to transcribed licks. How to comp walking bass guitar lines like joe pass jamie. Special features include a tuning segment, joes guitar, a bonus lesson in soloing with chord shapes, a transcription for blues intro, and printable pdf. Transcriber, professional guitar player and music teacher. A typical joe pass bassline and rhythm are used to create interest the line uses chromatic notes to connect the chord youre on, to the next chord in the progression in a typical joe pass fashion.
Authentic guitar tab virtuoso series online pdf free. Study how joe builds his classic chord sound on the guitar. Jazz lines features the respected guitarist showcasing his improvisational skills in such a way that the viewer can imitate his unique style, and then finds their own voice on the instrument. One of the greatest solo jazz artists of all time, joe pass also ranks as one of the great guitarists not only for his knowledge of the instrument and technical prowess, but also. Joe pass is undoubtedly one of the greatest jazz guitarists to ever play the instrument. Read joe pass book joe pass virtuoso standards songbook collection.
This means there is movement in both top and bottom parts of the instrument with important chord tones, predominantly 3rds and 7ths, affirming the. I have two older pass books, joe pass chord solos joe pass guitar style and i have joe pass herb ellis duets. Anyway, a great book for learning chord melody playing, in the style of joe pass. Joe discusses the scales and arpeggios he uses when improvising. Apr 30, 2016 joe pass guitar style free pdf download. The long awaited play what you hear volume two is now here. He could play single line solo, chord soloing phrases, perform in a trio, duo or solo setting with the best of them, and always be instantly recognizable by his tone and approach to the melodic and harmonic sides of jazz guitar playing. Joe pass tabs guitar solos, tab books, instruction dvds. Oct 17, 2015 in part 2 of this story i will share with you a summary of joes approach to solo jazz guitar. It includes pieces pass recorded on pacific jazz records in 1963 and 1964. Here, we will provide you with lead sheets, basic chord melodies, chords and single note solos that you can begin applying over some of the most popular standards right away. He could play singleline solo, chord soloing phrases, perform in a trio, duo or solo setting with the best of them, and always be instantly recognizable by his tone and approach to the melodic and harmonic sides of. Barney kessel, charlie byrd and herb ellis 11071982 world of jazz duration. Check out the first page of this great jazz guitar solo for free.
Now volume two is here with new ideas and concepts, complete with audio, video, traditional notation and tab throughout. He created possibilities for jazz guitar through his style of chordmelody, his knowledge of chord inversions and progressions, and his use of walking basslines and counterpoint during. Jan 30, 2019 joe pass was a master of every aspect of jazz guitar playing, including solo guitar, duo guitar with vocals, chord soloing, singleline playing, and of course chord melody. He sits down and he starts playing, phrase by pharse. Wes montgomerys solo on the way you look tonight pdf. After all, he is the ultimate jazz guitar man who taught larry when he was a teenager. So far, we had mostly saxophone solos apart from one chick corea piano solo but this time we feature a beautiful jazz solo guitar performance by joe pass on the jazz standard summertime. Ive been repeatedly asked for copies of my transcriptions, so i decided to bring up this website where you can download all the transcriptions for the fair price of 1. Also covers whole tone, blues, altered scales, chord scales and much more. Guitar joe pass jazz lines reh video booklet free download as pdf file. To help you get started with this system, here are a few examples of how to learn chords, scales, and arpeggios in one position on the guitar.
Joe also demonstrates nonstop improvised lines for. Guitar cosmos joe pass guitar style free pdf download. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. Book id of joe pass guitar styles books is yyptess6eeec, book which was written byjoe pass,bill thrasherhave etag vt6llcsk3fm. Joe pass was a master of chord melodies, walking bass lines, and melodic counterpoint. The title joe pass jazz lines is what it is, jazz lines. Licks in the style of joe pass, wes montgomery, jim hall and pat martino. Joe pass jazz guitar licks free jazz guitar lessons for. Essential jazz lines in the style of joe pass guitar. Jan 20, 2016 ever since starting to play jazz guitar about 40 years ago, ive been a fan of joe pass, particularly his solo playing. Joe pass was a master of every aspect of jazz guitar playing, including solo guitar, duo guitar with vocals, chord soloing, singleline playing, and of course chord melody. The guitarist joe pass is famous for this technique.
In jazz lines, joe pass discusses the scales and arpeggios he uses when improvis. Subjects include chord construction, embellishment, substitution, connection, resolution and chromatic movement. Joe pass summertime 1992 solo jazz guitar transcription. As notated in the accompanying booklet, joe also demonstrates nonstop improvised lines for major 7th, minor 7th, and static and altered dominant 7th chord types, plus theres a special section on turnarounds.
Especially impressive was the way joe could slip in and out of chords, singlelines and basslines in his playing. In this lesson, you will learn 6 typical joe pass licks over ii v is. High resolution pdf available for printing the entire program. If you are new to playing walking bass guitar lines and want to learn an easy method for learning them, i highly recommend checking out this guide that i published. Joe passs most popular book is joe pass guitar chords. In this joe pass lesson i am going to break down 4 lines from his solo on there is no greater love off the joy spring album. Example 8 crnaj7 example 9 jazz lines for major chords. Special features include a tuning segment, joe s guitar, a bonus. Joe pass ended up having a very high profile career, including longterm collaborations with ella fitzgerald and oscar peterson, as well as being a sideman to louis bellson, frank sinatra, sarah vaughan and others. Take the a train tab by joe pass joe pass electric. Joe pass was a master of every aspect of jazz guitar playing, including solo guitar, duo guitar with vocals, chord soloing, single line playing, and of course chord melody.
The playalong cd exemplifies how these relate to a harmonic background. Guitar joe pass jazz lines reh video booklet computer. Other guitar greats, such as tuck andress, leo kottke, and charlie hunter, have continued to explore and develop this compelling technique, which is particularly potent in the context of solo. Free online jazz guitar lessons for beginners, intermediates and advanced. This means there is movement in both top and bottom parts of the instrument with important chord tones, predominantly 3rds and 7ths, affirming the harmonic progressions in the midregister of the instrument.
The playalong cd exemplifies how these relate to a. Download joe pass guitar style pdf november 08, 2018 music joe pass guitar style true by. The complete pacific jazz joe pass quartet sessions. He created possibilities for jazz guitar through his style of chordmelody, his knowledge of chord inversions and progressions, and his. Joe pass,bill thrasher published on 20050503 by alfred music an important volume on both the harmonic and m. In part 2 of this story i will share with you a summary of joes approach to solo jazz guitar. Jazz standards for jazz guitar pdf sheet music, tabs, chords and soloing with audio examples welcome to our archive of some of the most popular jazz standards for jazz guitar. Jan 12, 2017 so far, we had mostly saxophone solos apart from one chick corea piano solo but this time we feature a beautiful jazz solo guitar performance by joe pass on the jazz standard summertime.
Ever since starting to play jazz guitar about 40 years ago, ive been a fan of joe pass, particularly his solo playing. Early childhood joe pass was born on january th 1929 in new brunswick, new jersey. How to comp walking bass guitar lines like joe pass. Learn how to play jazz guitar with free guitar licks and guitar lessons. Learn to play joe pass chords with these essential lines and concepts. In this next chord phrase, youll see diatonic chords used for each change in the progression. Speak low barney kessel written by kurt weill and ogden nash this is from a hal leonard book called jazz guitar favorites by jack grassel, one of 3 books in the series. Greetings, fellow jazz guitar enthusiast, thanks for purchasing the real easy jazz guitar course. By studying classic joe pass chords and chord phrases, as well as breaking down the concepts behind those lines, you will begin to bring a joe pass vibe to your own jazz harmony. Special features include a tuning segment, joes guitar, a bonus.
Apply these simple substitution ideas to repurpose what you already know and create beautiful melodic jazz lines. How to comp walking bass guitar lines like joe pass walking bass guitar is an important comping style for any jazz guitarist to study when learning how to play jazz guitar chords. Especially impressive was the way joe could slip in and out of chords, single lines and bass lines in his playing. Joe covers bebop blues, new chord substitutions, pedal tones, jazzblues improvisationand much more.
His sense of improvisation, his knowledge of chord inversions. Joe pass jazz lines by joe pass, 9780757919329, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. When learning how to solo as a jazz guitarist, there are few players that you can study who have more command of the bebop vocabulary than joe pass. Mel bay presents hundreds of improvised melodic lines played by joe pass. January, 1929 may 23, 1994 was an american jazz guitarist of sicilian descent. He is considered one of the greatest jazz guitarists of the 20th century.
Joes career took some interesting twists and turns along the way. He is know equally for his incredible singleline improvising as well as brilliant chordal playing. The joe pass system of always having a scale and arpeggio under your fingers for every chord shape you use is a great way to learn the fretboard, providing you with soloing material at the same time. Joe pass chords essential lines and concepts jazz guitar online. Example 1 cmaj7 example 2 example 3 example 4 cmaj7 example 5 h. He could play singleline solo, chord soloing phrases, perform in a trio, duo or solo setting with the best of them, and always be instantly recognizable by his tone and approach to the melodic and harmonic sides of jazz guitar playing. When claude johnson first contacted me about this project i was very excited, because i had already been thinking about a course like this for some time, based on simple, easytoplay versions of the standards that working jazz musicians play. Joe pass solo jazz guitar part 1 video dailymotion. In this lesson, youll break down 5 classic joe pass chord licks, analyze the concepts behind those licks, and learn how you can take these lines and concepts into. Each of the melodic lines are grouped in the harmonic situation in which they were originally played i. Joe pass is one of the most influential and respected jazz guitarists in the world. Joe pass essential jazz lines book and online audio taught by corey christianson, contains a study of lines used by joe pass, broken down and grouped according to how joe used them harmonically.