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Summary: Learn how bass lines and melody work together in the jazz guitar in this free educational video clip.
Jim Dufresne taught 20 years in Community College and currently teaches at S.W. Academy and gives private lessons. He performs at the Maybery Ranch western show and has a band " Cazz...read more
"On behalf of Expert Village, my name is Jim Dufresne, and I'm here to tell you about jazz guitar. Another example of a song with bass line that works very well is this one...(plays)... That's a fun one to do. (plays) As you can see, you just start on C and just go on down diatonically...C-B-A-G-F-E-D-C-B-A, it's fun. So then you've got the melody on top (plays). That's a good stretch right there. If you can do that stretch, then you're doing just fine."
eHow Article: Learn Bass & Melody for the Jazz Guitar
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