by Richie Zellon | Chord Melody, John Coltrane
Countdown Chord Melody Transcribed from video: I recently posted a chord melody arrangement and harmonic analysis of “Tune Up” by Miles Davis. Well, it so happens that John Coltrane was the saxophonist on the recording of that tune. About a decade later he...
by Richie Zellon | Jazz Improvisation, John Coltrane
So you’re probably wondering…what on earth is this “ghosting” technique John Coltrane used and why would I as a guitarist want to learn it? Simply because by emulating it on guitar it’s bound to add a whole new dimension to your phrasing!...
by Richie Zellon | Chord Melody, John Coltrane
Do you ever get bored of playing the same turnarounds over every standard? Well if so, I want to teach you some cool alternatives in this lesson…and even if you’re content to play your true and tried turnarounds, I think you’ll still find this info...
by Richie Zellon | 4 bar II-7-V7-Imaj7 phrases, John Coltrane
This is the first in a series of lessons featuring transcriptions of phrases by John Coltrane adapted for guitar. This video demonstrates a 16th note based II-V-I phrase extracted from his solo on “I Love You”, off the album “Lush Life”....
