Jazz Guitar Lesson: 1-6-2-5 Comping Style

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also for anyone who watching this , if you play over the 1 6 2 5 . You can play those lead scales over a 1 4 5 , with a 16 2 5 tuirn around. Lots of times I am just playing diffrent turn arounds over 1 4 5 as well as the turn around. It all fits well and pulls you a bit out of following each chord.

Very good, thank you for posting ... Don ...

This progression is SO common and sweet. Thanks a lot for posting.

this is so awesome. I can't wait til I understand what he's talking about.

grate. kC and the sunshein band use thes chord lix a lot to play together the beaver plastidium. HeeYYY!!

Thanks. split screen is good idea.

cool. What exactly is comping?

Jazz is too simple.

When a guitar of piano player plays just a rhythm background for a soloist to play over. You don't want guitar runs or finger picking to compete with the solo. I suspect the word comes from complementing

lol

syncopated mean "counter point", and reggae is all about syncopated rythims

sincopado es poner una nota debil entre 2 notas fuertes ( contrapunto), este puede ser melodico o ritmico, la gracia, es que esta nota debil cobra predominancia entre las notas fuertes

It is short for accompanying

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Can you figure out the contextual appropriateness of sarcasm?

Nice Guitar lesson.. Thanks : )

like if 1-6-2-5 and 1 is F, why it so? and whats make others different number? scale? sorry.. such a basic question.. but I really want to know, thanks

1 is F because the guitarist chose it to be. Like he says, it's a tune in the key of F. That's what gives that tone the number 1. The other numbers are other degrees of that scale. e.g., The second degree of that scale is G, a whole step away from the root. When musicians speak of numbers, they usually speak of scales.

i see.. i get what you saying about 1 = F . interesting. thanks

The numbers represent the degrees of a scale. If the notes are F G A Bb C D E then the numerical description of the scale would be F=1 G=2 A=3 Bb=4 C=5 D=6 E=7 Making 1-6-2-5 = F- D- G- C (Compare above) Construct Diatonic Chords from this pattern and you get F ,Gm, Am, Bb, C, Dm, Emb5. Is this what you meant?

yes, this is a perfect answer, thanks!

your welcome ;)

Very cool progression. Thanks!

ummm that Emb5 is just a Edim

then I would have to explain what Diminished is. I think the point was still disseminated correctly.

@highintel well, honestly, if people were to land on a pagelike this, they should be prepared for chords like that. this is jazz after all

Awesome!!!

Yes unfortunately it doesn't have tons of embellishments and chord sub harmonies but you have to crawl before you can walk, good lesson this sort of progression makes a great blues turnaround as well

@BlisherMG yes those are just alterations on the dominant chord

@IKNOWTHETUNE Haha agreed. I know all about how chords are structured but I dunno what the fuck comping and voicing is.

Thanks Guy, You make what is quite a complex subject user friendly. I like the use of off beat on beat, nice stuff.

Hi man, great lesson. Bit confused why ya can use the C7b9. If that's on the 5th then it's in line with the mixolydian scale, which has a b7 hence the dominant chords lol but how come the 7b9 worked when the 5th interval doesn't have a b9??? Please help!

@unklemozart try leaving everything fairly even on the amp and just rolling the tone knob off on your guitar a bit

Great explanations. Really enjoy your videos.

It's actually an abbreviation for "accompanying." It's usually the chord progression or rhythm that's played alongside whomever is improvising. In a sense you are correct, though. By playing certain chord tones or extensions in the progression, (eg: 7ths, 13ths, etc) it can complement the improvisor who is playing some of the same notes in their solo. It's usually pretty communicative.

Its where you take syncopated stabs at chords rather than playing them straight.

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hey thanks man one of the better vids on YT keep it coming guy

but that penultimate chord can be voiced as a barre chord on the 2nd so much easier!

It's short for "accompanying." It's basically just a way of playing chords so someone else can solo over them.

FABULOUS!!!! LOVE IT!!! Cool,nice stuff!!!!!!

Thank´s a lot

thnaks for lesson!