A Session with the Stars and Reflections of Ted Greene
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In this 1980 video, Ted Greene gives a class to a small group of guitar students. In it he covers subjects such as Jazz Progressions, Chord Substitutions, Harmonic Improvement, Comping, Walking Bass, Piano Voicings, and Adding Color to Chords, etc.
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Ted’s 9-page handout sheets can be found at the TedGreene.com website:
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00:00 Introduction
01:20 Ted gives overview of this class, begins with adding color to chords.
02:43 Chord Substitution theory page. Explains the chord diagrams. Comping. The half-step approach chords, The 5th approach concept. Combining
07:36 Quarter-note triplets over steady bass. Ghost notes for bass notes.
09:46 Line 5, section 3 progression, walking bass with chords.
11:13 Chord quality change. Companion minor 7 & dominant 7 principle. Bass notes on the “and” – “fractured bass.” Concept. Arpeggiating chords.
14:55 The flat-5 substitution principle. When to apply these concepts.
18:20 Bass line progressions. Inversions.
19:50 Break.
19:53 “Reflections of Ted Greene” (part 1) – Ted talks about his early playing and musical influences.
22:14 Class continues: Progression #1 using pick style stumming.
25:00 Explains and demonstrates the last page on Rhythmic notation.
26:28 Continues Progression #1 strumming variations. The “3rd sub. principle.”
27:34 Progression #2 in different 3/4 feels. The George Van Eps 5th Finger principle.
30:34 Progression #3 – comping chords on the higher strings. The double-stop technique for playing chords.
32:38 Progression #4 – For a ballad tempo, backing up a singer with a full sound. Turnarounds in G. He explains the X’s in his chord diagrams. He explains forward-cycling (aka back-cycling) substitutes used to replace a single chord.
36:11 Progression #6 – Walking chords. Ballad time with extra bass notes inserted between chords.
38:10 Progression #7 – Modern pianistic type chord voicings, or “urban” sounds, blues. Fills can be single-notes, octaves, 3rds, etc.
40:10 Progression #8 – Ted plays the progression with some comments.
41:40 “Reflections of Ted Greene” (part 2) – Fender Telecasters.
42:47 Ted thanks the class and signs off with a blues. “Reflections of Ted Greene” (part 3) – Some of Ted’s favorite musicians.
44:59 END.
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A Session with the Stars and Reflections of Ted Greene
TedGreeneArchives
14,925 views
In this 1980 video, Ted Greene gives a class to a small group of guitar students. In it he covers subjects such as Jazz Progressions, Chord Substitutions, Harmonic Improvement, Comping, Walking Bass, Piano Voicings, and Adding Color to Chords, etc.
** Please Support the Official Archive at https://tedgreene.support **
Ted’s 9-page handout sheets can be found at the TedGreene.com website:
https://www.tedgreene.com/images/less...
00:00 Introduction
01:20 Ted gives overview of this class, begins with adding color to chords.
02:43 Chord Substitution theory page. Explains the chord diagrams. Comping. The half-step approach chords, The 5th approach concept. Combining
07:36 Quarter-note triplets over steady bass. Ghost notes for bass notes.
09:46 Line 5, section 3 progression, walking bass with chords.
11:13 Chord quality change. Companion minor 7 & dominant 7 principle. Bass notes on the “and” – “fractured bass.” Concept. Arpeggiating chords.
14:55 The flat-5 substitution principle. When to apply these concepts.
18:20 Bass line progressions. Inversions.
19:50 Break.
19:53 “Reflections of Ted Greene” (part 1) – Ted talks about his early playing and musical influences.
22:14 Class continues: Progression #1 using pick style stumming.
25:00 Explains and demonstrates the last page on Rhythmic notation.
26:28 Continues Progression #1 strumming variations. The “3rd sub. principle.”
27:34 Progression #2 in different 3/4 feels. The George Van Eps 5th Finger principle.
30:34 Progression #3 – comping chords on the higher strings. The double-stop technique for playing chords.
32:38 Progression #4 – For a ballad tempo, backing up a singer with a full sound. Turnarounds in G. He explains the X’s in his chord diagrams. He explains forward-cycling (aka back-cycling) substitutes used to replace a single chord.
36:11 Progression #6 – Walking chords. Ballad time with extra bass notes inserted between chords.
38:10 Progression #7 – Modern pianistic type chord voicings, or “urban” sounds, blues. Fills can be single-notes, octaves, 3rds, etc.
40:10 Progression #8 – Ted plays the progression with some comments.
41:40 “Reflections of Ted Greene” (part 2) – Fender Telecasters.
42:47 Ted thanks the class and signs off with a blues. “Reflections of Ted Greene” (part 3) – Some of Ted’s favorite musicians.
44:59 END.
#TedGreene #SessionWithTheStars #ChordChemistry #GuitarLesson #SoloGuitar #JazzComping #JazzAccompaniment #JazzGuitar #FingerstyleGuitar
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