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In chord melody arrangements, how do you do guitar fills?

May 27, 2015 by azsamadlessons Leave a Comment

This is a video response to a question that Richard Leong asked me after the recent Tosin Abasi clinic in Kuala Lumpur.

Do you have a question about guitar playing? Please leave a comment below & I might cover it in a future post. =)

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[NOTES]

8 Tips for playing fills in between chords in a chord melody arrangement

Tip #1: Learn the arpeggio
Tip #2: Play these really fast and clean
Tip #3: Transcribe Joe Pass lines
Tip #4: Transcribe Charlie Parker lines
Tip #5: Resolve the line into the bass note of the next chord
Tip #6: Combine arpeggio and scales. Then, end on a note in the next chord.
Tip #7: Play the fill softer than the melody.
Tip #8: Practice in a rubato setting.

Filed Under: Chord Melody, Licks, Video Lessons Tagged With: arpeggios, arranging, bebop, berklee, chord melody, guitar lessons, guitar scales, guitar voicings, improvisation, jazz guitar, jazz guitar techniques, jazz licks, jazz lines, lick, licks, melodies, practice, sequences, soloing, vocabulary

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