Four on six for guitar solo, intermediate guitar sheet music. Choose from wes montgomery sheet music for such popular songs as days of wine and roses, in your own sweet way, and four on six. A fantastic solo by the guitar giant wes montgomery there are a lot of things and style elements that seem to be familiar with an horn player solo. Wes montgomery in your own sweet way guitar tab in bb. West coast blues wes montgomery solo j3nom2exg5ld idocpub. Oct 15, 20 caravan wes montgomery custom guitar transcription transcription of this video. Includes an high quality pdf file to download instantly. Wes montgomery guitar anthology guitar recorded versions paperback february 1, 20. Wes montgomery songs for all instruments and levels.
Of course, when the album first appeared, i was just a student at u. Full house is a song by wes montgomery from the album full house. Round midnight wes montgomery complete transcription. Below youll find a transcription to wes montgomerys great octave solo on s. Wes montgomery jazz guitar transcription by gilles rea youtube. Inspired by this article of dave liebman i decided not only transcribe and learn to play it but to make more detailed analysis. This album, which is essential listening for any jazz guitarist, was recorded live in 1965 with unit 7 wes montgomery. Unit 7 is a great jazz standard composed by bass player sam jones during the time he was working with cannonball adderley. I invite you to download my free ebook, chord melody guitar basics. This indepth bookonline audio pack will guide you through 12 of the bestknown tracks from the legendary wes montgomery. Before playing the entire solo, lets have a look at the chord licks and their concepts.
Montgomery four on six sheet music for guitar tablature pdf. Walker transcription pdf in description youtube mr. This printable pdf ebook available for free download contains 6 easy jazz guitar licks with tabsnotation, youtube video link and analysis about. Feel free to leave a comment below should you find any mistakes. Enjoy an unrivalled sheet music experience for ipadsheet music viewer, score library and music store all in one app. How to practice jazz guitar blues wes montgomery guitar. Caravan wes montgomery custom guitar transcription youtube. The title is an obvious nod to longtime pacific jazz producer, richard bock. With guitar tablature, standard notation, chord names, guitar notation legend, instructional text, performance notes and introductory text. Since this scale contains a major third interval, it is mostly used to outline.
A fantastic solo by the guitar giant wes montgomery there are a lot of things and style elements that. If you want to download a free ebook of 15 ii valt i licks then subscribe to my newsletter. A and certainly did not know much about latin music. Round midnight wes montgomery complete transcription youtube. Most of its tracks exemplify two of montgomerys distinguishing techniques. Dutch site run by maarten and wim with lots of info and transcriptions of pats work. This wes montgomery guitar lesson is breaking down parts of the solo on four on six. How to practice jazz guitar blues wes montgomery guitar blues case study.
I have always enjoyed reading and looking at the transcriptions in downbeat magazine over the years. The incredible jazz guitar of wes montgomery is an album by american jazz guitarist wes montgomery. Wes montgomery tabs, chords, guitar, bass, ukulele chords, power tabs and guitar pro tabs including four on six, days of wine and roses, in your own sweet way, bumpin, far wes. The incredible jazz guitar of wes montgomery wikipedia. Learn how to play wes montgomery songs for acoustic guitar online. Such is the case for wes montgomerys solos over brother buddy montgomerys composition, bock to bock. Play like wes montgomery today jamie holroyd guitar.
The incredible jazz guitar of wes montgomery montgomery wes. Wes montgomery s chord solo on tequila khans korner 1. Transcription by paul burke youtube caravan wes montgomery solo and tutorial how to play duration. Montgomery four on six sheet music for guitar tablature.
Youre going to delve into some classic wes montgomery guitar blues approaches and learn ways to incorporate his lines into your playing. Aug 01, 2014 feel free to drop me a line should you find any mistakes. Ok, i found a pdf with complete typeface solos set to a lead sheet for some of wes s most solos. I hope you will enjoy it and pdf with tabsnotation is ready here for you so no excuses. Caravan wes montgomery custom guitar transcription.
Wes montgomery is to jazz is what jimi hendrix was to rock and this lesson explains a few key ways that will help you play like wes montgomery. John leslie wes montgomery march 6, 1923 june 15, 1968 was an american jazz guitarist. Jazz transcriptions jazz guitar transcriptions, wes. This is a relatively easy song and learning it will give a lot of goodies.
Wes montgomery guitar solo transcription full house. Sep 03, 2017 the boss of all the bosses wes at his best. Caravan wes montgomery custom guitar transcription transcription of this video. In 1999, i was afforded the privilege of being asked for write the liner notes for the 24bit reissue of my great guitar hero, wes montgomery s tequilaverve album, which was originally released in 1966. In 1999, i was afforded the privilege of being asked for write the liner notes for the 24bit reissue of my great guitar hero, wes montgomerys tequilaverve album, which was originally released in 1966.
Licensed to virtual sheet music by hal leonard publishing company. Ok, i found a pdf with complete typeface solos set to a lead sheet for some of wess most solos. Wes montgomery solo organization one of the concepts that you can learn from wes montgomery, beyond his choice of notes, is how he organized his solos. Though he didnt always use this concept, wes played with the following formula to create engaging and. Jazz guitar standards lessons, sheet music, melodies. Wes montgomerys chord solo on tequila khans korner 1. Besame mucho cariba four on six fried pies ive grown accustomed to her face misty sundown west coast blues yesterdays and more. Wes montgomery solos well done transcriptions 23 or so. Most of its tracks exemplify two of montgomery s distinguishing techniques. Take the a train1958 au privave1960 days of wine and roses1963 pdf download.
Download and print sheet music or learn how to play online. The pdf with examples for this video is available through patreon. I have compiled a collection of 26 solos featuring jazz greats herbie hancock, booker little, max roach, grant green, stan getz, slide hampton, thelonious monk, jackie mclean, cuong vu, clifford brown, roy haynes, woody shaw, sonny rollins, jon. Download and print four on six sheet music for guitar tablature by wes montgomery. The jazz style of wes montgomery wes montgomery was one of the greatest jazz guitarists, one of the most recognizable, and one of the most influential. In 1999, i was afforded the privilege of being asked for write the liner notes for the 24bit reissue of my great guitar hero, wes montgomerys tequilaverve.
The most famous version of unit 7 is on wes montgomerys album smokin at the half note. Wes montgomery tequila chord solo transcription and analysis. Wes montgomery tequila chord solo transcription and. In this sample solo, youll see both short major and minor ii v i licks from the previous examples used to build a chorus over solar.
Wes montgomery d natural blues guitar tab in d major. Aug 17, 2015 if you liked this post you may also be interested in a transcription of wes montgomery unit 7 solo, or a lead sheet to wess tune west coast blues. Montgomery four on six sheet music for guitar solo pdf. Oct 29, 2018 round midnight wes montgomery complete transcription. In this lesson, you will learn how to play four on six, a standard written by wes montgomery.
Well it was a long and crazy semester, but now that my masters degree is coming to and end ive had some time to transcribe again. Hardly an obscure jazz guitarist, along with charlie christian and django wes is one of, or perhaps the greatest influence of jazz guitar. A forewarning some of these ideas may sound abstract and hard to understand in this short report. The first lick uses an a major blues scale to solo over the middle four bars of an a blues. This wes montgomery guitar lesson is breaking down parts of the solo on four. Apr 26, 2011 the wes montgomery guitar folio fourth edition. Wes himself stuck with chords played mainly on adjacent strings and drop 2 chord shapes. A7 blues from acoustic blues guitar essentials bookcd. Jazz guitar standards lessons, sheet music, melodies, chord.
I hope this music helps you on your own musical path. Try to transcribe 5 other licks off the wes montgomery guitar solo and write them down in notation or tab. In this short report, we will take a look at some of the key aspects of his style. Instructional book song excerpts only, softcover and examples cd. Four on six for guitar tablature, intermediate sheet music. Download and print road song sheet music for guitar tab single guitar by wes montgomery from sheet music direct. Print and download wes montgomery d natural blues guitar tab. This time it features more solos by wes montgomery, ballads and mid tempo solos.
Wes montgomery jazz guitar licks jazz guitar online free. Bock to bockbuddy montgomery its truly a special event when we present transcriptions of two different solos over the same tune. Steve khans transcriptions of george benson, wes montgomery etc. Wes montgomery solos well done transcriptions 23 or so in all. Such is the case for wes montgomery s solos over brother buddy montgomery s composition, bock to bock. Wes montgomery caravan virtual guitar transcription by gilles. Feel free to drop me a line should you find any mistakes. There are really some great moments in the course of this solo. This scale is built with the following interval pattern.
I couldnt think of a better guitarist for this article than wes montgomery, one of the greatest jazz guitar masters of all time come on, everyone wants to play jazz guitar like wes. If you are an experienced player, feel free to skim through to find the material that is right for you at this moment in your development. Little black dots, montgomery, smokin at the half note, transcription, unit 7, wes categories. Now that youve learned a few wes montgomery short ii v i licks, you can bring some of them together over a jazz standard. One of the most influential guitarists of the twentieth century, citation needed montgomery was known for an unusual technique of plucking the strings with the side. In this lesson, you will learn wes montgomery inspired chord solo licks that youll apply over a blues in f and over the jazz standard yesterdays. With standard guitar notation, introductory text and performance notes. Explore the music of one of the greatest jazz guitarists of all time. Wes montgomery airegin transcription free pdf youtube. In 1960, wes montgomerys album the incredible jazz guitar was released with on it two of his most famous compositions, west coast blues and four on six. The incredible jazz guitar of wes montgomery 1960 movin along 1960 the incredible jazz guitar of wes montgomery is an album by american jazz guitarist wes montgomery.
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