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TAB: “Jingle Bell Rock”
This holiday hit from 1957 features one of the great studio guitar players, Hank Garland. On the original recording, he's the one playing the intro as well as the rock/rockabilly fills throughout. Please see the video here on my channel where I walk you through the vocal melody, chords, guitar intro and some of Hank's fills.
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Learn “Jingle Bell Rock” (Hank Garland w. Bobby Helms) [TAB below]
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Here's a TAB for the vocal melody, chords, Hank's intro and a few of his fills: ua-cam.com/video/On7tQIZydpg/v-deo.html
Learn Sonny Rollins’ Lines Over Rhythm Changes
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Here's a recording and transcription of Sonny's entire solo (at age 19!): ua-cam.com/video/3dJhRSIZ6T8/v-deo.html Here's the TAB for Sonny's solo portion: ua-cam.com/users/shortsMKq0Mfm4xqc
“Lady Be Good” with Ernie Pugliese
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“Lady Be Good” with Ernie Pugliese
Learn More Sonny Rollins 2-5-1s !
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A brief video showing my TAB for Sonny's 2-5-1 phrases: ua-cam.com/users/shortsnWsrqip-RgI
Last Half: Sonny Rollins’ Solo
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Last Half: Sonny Rollins’ Solo
Garland’s 2-5-1 Phrase: You’d Be So Nice
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Garland’s 2-5-1 Phrase: You’d Be So Nice
“You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To”: Walking Bass & Martino-esque Phrase
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The arrangement uses some walking bass lines, often making use of the left-hand thumb. If you're not able to grab the bass note with your thumb, simplify be leaving out some of the bass notes. Thanks for watching! Here's the TAB: ua-cam.com/users/shortsOup2wxFKlnw And here's the Red Garland 2-5-1 phrase: ua-cam.com/video/fMUl9WSktZ8/v-deo.html
3 Kickin’ 2-5-1 Phrases by Bud Powell & Red Garland
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3 Kickin’ 2-5-1 Phrases by Bud Powell & Red Garland
Learn “Confirmation”: chords, 2-5-1’s by Bird & Kenny Barron
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This quintessential bebop tune was published in 1946. Written by Charlie Parker. Correction: the Charlie Parker 2-5-1 is in D flat Major, not D Major. Here's the backing track I used: (you can slow it down to 50% or 75%, or custom-set it. I think I set it for 60% reduction in speed. Still stumbled on the head!) ua-cam.com/video/WR8PL1jcnQk/v-deo.html
3 Very Cool Sonny Rollins 2-5-1 Phrases
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Sonny's solo begins 50 seconds in. It's great, but check out how he plays the melody! He's swinging from the get go, and doesn't stop. Great stuff. ua-cam.com/video/l0I3F0vx76U/v-deo.html I said “F”; I meant “A flat.”
Wes Montgomery’s “West Coast Blues”
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Wes Montgomery’s “West Coast Blues”
“Afro Blue”
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“Afro Blue”
Playing Around with Arpeggios
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Playing Around with Arpeggios
Learn “Without a Song”: Head, Chords, Chord-Melody
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Learn “Without a Song”: Head, Chords, Chord-Melody
“Without a Song” with Ernie Pugliese
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“Without a Song” with Ernie Pugliese
Free Lesson: “Miles Ahead” for Solo Guitar
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Free Lesson: “Miles Ahead” for Solo Guitar
“What’ll I Do?”
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“What’ll I Do?”
Duke Ellington’s “I’m Beginning to See the Light”
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Duke Ellington’s “I’m Beginning to See the Light”
“I’m Beginning to See the Light”
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“I’m Beginning to See the Light”
Hinting at the 5 while soloing over the 1 chord
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Hinting at the 5 while soloing over the 1 chord
Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?
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Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?
Melodic & Harmonic Analysis with Historical Background: “Georgia on My Mind”
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Melodic & Harmonic Analysis with Historical Background: “Georgia on My Mind”
Our 400th Video! “Georgia on My Mind”
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Our 400th Video! “Georgia on My Mind”
TAB for “Georgia” Solo Guitar Arrangement
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TAB for “Georgia” Solo Guitar Arrangement
“Georgia on My Mind”
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“Georgia on My Mind”
“Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?” By De Lange & Alter
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“Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?” By De Lange & Alter
Free Solo Guitar Lesson: “The Warmth of the Sun”
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Free Solo Guitar Lesson: “The Warmth of the Sun”
A Look at Brian Wilson’s Unique Approach to Chords: “Warmth of the Sun”
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A Look at Brian Wilson’s Unique Approach to Chords: “Warmth of the Sun”
Let’s Learn Jobim’s “Once I Loved” (changes, head, chord-melody)
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Let’s Learn Jobim’s “Once I Loved” (changes, head, chord-melody)

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  • @John_Showdown
    @John_Showdown 5 днів тому

    nice video keep it up!🙂

  • @kotarohasegawajazzguitar712
    @kotarohasegawajazzguitar712 5 днів тому

    Great work!

  • @lainecolley1414
    @lainecolley1414 11 днів тому

    🎃 and his vocals were so strong while the guitar was being mutated into hair metal.

  • @pompei.musicteacher
    @pompei.musicteacher 12 днів тому

    Wow! Really liked it!! Perfect tone and playing 😍😍🔥🔥

  • @localpm
    @localpm 13 днів тому

    Great and lovely tone as well.👌

  • @anitanuthergun
    @anitanuthergun 15 днів тому

    Excellent 🎉

  • @sharonpaulsen5884
    @sharonpaulsen5884 16 днів тому

    Nice playing you two! 👏👏👏👏👏

  • @dm100x
    @dm100x 18 днів тому

    sounds great!

  • @bigredracingteam9642
    @bigredracingteam9642 24 дні тому

    I certainly like it!

  • @tomculhane6648
    @tomculhane6648 26 днів тому

    I said “F”; I meant “A flat.”

  • @miguelangelcuellartunon4743
    @miguelangelcuellartunon4743 Місяць тому

    A M A Z I N G !

  • @sharonpaulsen5884
    @sharonpaulsen5884 Місяць тому

    I’m not familiar with this version, but I liked it! ❤

    • @tomculhane6648
      @tomculhane6648 Місяць тому

      Thank you, Sharon. I heard the Coltrane version, of course. And years ago, at an Allman Bros. show, their encore was this tune (they were big Coltrane fans). Tune was written by Mongo Santamaria.

    • @sharonpaulsen5884
      @sharonpaulsen5884 Місяць тому

      Cool info Tom!

    • @sharonpaulsen5884
      @sharonpaulsen5884 Місяць тому

      I’m digging deep here, but there is a “Renaissance” vibe going on here with both your strings. Maybe because I just watched a period piece movie (Elizabeth, Cate Blanchet), that I heard a tonal and rhythmic similarity.

  • @anitanuthergun
    @anitanuthergun Місяць тому

    fire

  • @bonacera3
    @bonacera3 Місяць тому

    Do you think arpeggios are better than modes for improvisation? Btw thank you for the video :)

    • @tomculhane6648
      @tomculhane6648 Місяць тому

      In my humble opinion, I never found modes as useful to me, personally, as arpeggios. Again, just to my own taste, playing chord tones produces a more musical sound than when I try to play modes. Of course, it's very helpful to know the underlying scales so that you can "connect" the chord tones. Many will differ with that opinion. How about you?

    • @bonacera3
      @bonacera3 Місяць тому

      @@tomculhane6648 I think the same, I was just curious because I was taking a Berklee free improvisation course and they were teaching just modes and altered scales.

    • @bonacera3
      @bonacera3 Місяць тому

      @@tomculhane6648 I tried to use modes and it always sounds weird haha

    • @tomculhane6648
      @tomculhane6648 Місяць тому

      @@bonacera3 Even when trying to solo over a "modal" tune like "So What" or "Impressions," I tend to arpeggiate the chords in that particular key. Example: "So What": over the D minor, I'll play arpeggios for C Maj, Dm, Em, F Maj, G7, Am, etc. Thanks for watching and commenting, my friend!

  • @CarlosJones1
    @CarlosJones1 Місяць тому

    Oh cool! Here it is - Thanks!

    • @tomculhane6648
      @tomculhane6648 Місяць тому

      Thanks, Carlos. Glad you found it and hope it helps!

  • @rathanobley8753
    @rathanobley8753 Місяць тому

    Thanks dude !

  • @bonacera3
    @bonacera3 Місяць тому

    Beautiful playing!

  • @yago8672
    @yago8672 Місяць тому

    Very cool!

  • @CarlosJones1
    @CarlosJones1 Місяць тому

    I came to UA-cam to try and find a simple quiet acoustic version of this song and found you here with this excellent breakdown of what makes the tune so magical, so thank you! Do you know of any solo acoustic guitar versions I could listen to? I've been fascinated by the melody ever since I heard it as kid from a music box my mom had.

    • @tomculhane6648
      @tomculhane6648 Місяць тому

      Thanks so much, Carlos! No, I'm not really aware of any acoustic guitar versions. But, of course, it's good to check out versions by people like Nat King Cole and Mel Torme. To me, the lyrics give me a better sense of the song --- even when we play it and don't sing it. :) Thanks for watching and for commenting, and good luck to you.

    • @CarlosJones1
      @CarlosJones1 Місяць тому

      @@tomculhane6648 Thanks Tom, yes I have heard those great singers and many more do it - all wonderful renditions. One of the first versions I ever heard was by The Romantic Strings. My mom used to play that record, and even as a kid, hearing it wafting through the house on a summer day was just the best feeling ever. I guess maybe that's why I'm partial to the instrumental versions and sometimes walk around humming it all day. I went looking for the last part of your lesson, hoping I'd hear you play it all the way through, but didn't find it. Not long after viewing your video I found this guy - I think he does a pretty decent job. ua-cam.com/video/ecug1Xidnbs/v-deo.html

  • @santiagosilva4514
    @santiagosilva4514 Місяць тому

    Nice!

  • @sharonpaulsen5884
    @sharonpaulsen5884 Місяць тому

    Soooo pretty! ❤

  • @JFridGuitare
    @JFridGuitare Місяць тому

    Très joli jeu ! Grand bravo 👍

    • @tomculhane6648
      @tomculhane6648 Місяць тому

      Merci beau coup! Appreciate you watching.

  • @sharonpaulsen5884
    @sharonpaulsen5884 Місяць тому

    Love hearing the playing! Just wanna hear ya play an entire song without the lessons, LOL! (Since I don’t play guitar). I’m a clarinet player!

  • @anitanuthergun
    @anitanuthergun Місяць тому

    Oh that pianoooooo🎉n the back sweet

  • @desoxido
    @desoxido Місяць тому

    You didn’t even played the full intro. The riff continues when the rock and roll chords start and the band joins.

  • @sharonpaulsen5884
    @sharonpaulsen5884 Місяць тому

    Lovely as always you two! 🎵❤️🎶❤️🎵

  • @whatsupblood3013
    @whatsupblood3013 2 місяці тому

    Damn good

  • @SuperExadidas
    @SuperExadidas 2 місяці тому

    Nice..thank you for sharing this video.

  • @matthollingshead6860
    @matthollingshead6860 2 місяці тому

    I worked out pretty much this exact arrangement from a real book about 30 years ago. Great minds think alike!?

    • @tomculhane6648
      @tomculhane6648 2 місяці тому

      I'll go along with that, Matt! ha-ha Yeah, gorgeous tune. Have you heard the Santana/McLaughlin version?

  • @PIEKART2001
    @PIEKART2001 2 місяці тому

    Please just simplify how the hinting at 5 works, leading tones, the intervals. Teach how to fish. The charts i cannot see. You have good voice and could be great but interval explaining with the chords and why.

    • @tomculhane6648
      @tomculhane6648 2 місяці тому

      F7 is the 5 chord of B flat. The notes in F7 are f, a, c, e flat. So the "hinting" could consist of playing two or three or four of those F7 chord tones, and then return to playing the chord tones of the B flat chord (B flat Maj 7 = b flat, d, f, a; B flat 7 = b flat, d, f, a flat). If you're not familiar with what notes are in a certain chord, there are many videos online explaining how you can learn and memorize this information. Good luck and thanks for commenting!

    • @tomculhane6648
      @tomculhane6648 Місяць тому

      Another way of looking at it: If you were to play a B flat Major 7 arpeggio (the notes are B flat, D, F and A), and you were to occasionally play C and E flat, those last two notes would be hinting at the 5 chord, F7. The C and the E flat are the 5 and flat 7, respectively, of the F7 chord. You could also realize that the C and E flat are the 9 and 11 of the B flat Major chord.

  • @richardfrankel3489
    @richardfrankel3489 2 місяці тому

    Thank you for your generosity in sharing your knowledge with others !

    • @tomculhane6648
      @tomculhane6648 2 місяці тому

      You're welcome! Thanks for watching and commenting.

  • @sharonpaulsen5884
    @sharonpaulsen5884 2 місяці тому

    Lovely playing you two! ❤

  • @miketurner2793
    @miketurner2793 2 місяці тому

    Awesome...Still beautiful and meaning in 2024👏😊

    • @tomculhane6648
      @tomculhane6648 2 місяці тому

      Many thanks, Mike! Yes, a gorgeous one for sure.

  • @antonparas4782
    @antonparas4782 2 місяці тому

    lovely playing, both of you! I hope to have this kind of relationship with my own pals someday, too! thanks for keeping the art alive - i think you start soloing around 1:20? it gets more expressive (love the legato & bebopish phrasing that starts [idk if it's bebopish, just sounds it to me]). it's a great contrast to the earlier part, where I think you're playing the melody straight. I'd need to check the realbook to verify, i don't know this tune('s melody) by heart (yet :) )

    • @tomculhane6648
      @tomculhane6648 2 місяці тому

      Thanks, Anton! We appreciate you watching and commenting.

  • @IIcultivatorII
    @IIcultivatorII 2 місяці тому

    It’s nice to have a buddy to jam with

    • @tomculhane6648
      @tomculhane6648 2 місяці тому

      Yes! You are so right. Thanks for watching and commenting.

  • @britoroque
    @britoroque 2 місяці тому

    É incrível como os americanos simplesmente não conseguem tocar nossa batida. Mas, tudo bem, ficamos felizes em saber que vocês gostam dela.

    • @tomculhane6648
      @tomculhane6648 2 місяці тому

      We do! Consider making a video of your own, and help us out. (I'm serious.) Years ago, I had a Romanian teacher who was trying to convey the pure bossa beat to me. Mustn't have stuck! Appreciate you watching.

    • @britoroque
      @britoroque 2 місяці тому

      I don't play. But I will try to get someone to do this video.

  • @tomculhane6648
    @tomculhane6648 2 місяці тому

    Lots of fun. We did a few standards, and later wound up playing Dylan and Buddy Holly songs with the Hilltop Dogs. A fun jam session.

  • @sharonpaulsen5884
    @sharonpaulsen5884 2 місяці тому

    Tom, the open mic was off my radar, so I’m glad you mentioned it! Hope to be there to watch you guys!

  • @sharonpaulsen5884
    @sharonpaulsen5884 2 місяці тому

    You’re a talented player Tom! Smart music theory too!

    • @tomculhane6648
      @tomculhane6648 2 місяці тому

      Thank you, Sharon! I really appreciate your comments. See you tomorrow at the open mic/jam session? Hope so!

  • @sharonpaulsen5884
    @sharonpaulsen5884 2 місяці тому

    Yay, you two are back at it! Nice playing guys! ❤

  • @antonparas4782
    @antonparas4782 2 місяці тому

    just started watching the video. i already respect how much effort you put onto the whiteboard. this is a great lesson for me, thanks! -the history is also interesting, thanks for discussing it - i also LOVE the usage of solfege! I had some choir training & was taught some sight singing. to this day, i still find it useful to use "do re mi" for scale degrees, vs numbers which i usually reserve for chord tones (e.g. Dm7 in C would have chord tones R b3 5 b7, but the solfege/scale degrees are Re Fa La Do). I find this separation very useful, kind of like how roman numerals are reserved to represent chords on scale degrees (e.g. I, ii, ii, IV vs 1 2 3 4). using only arabic numerals becomes confusing when it's used for scale degrees, chord tones, chords based on scale degrees, etc.

    • @tomculhane6648
      @tomculhane6648 2 місяці тому

      Thanks, Anton! Yeah, I got a kick out of hearing Hoagy sing his tune 94 years back. And yes, I can see how solfege could be so helpful. I've been toying with snippets of popular melodies and their corresponding solfege syllables. Maybe by the time I'm 90, I'll actually be able to sight-sing! I appreciate you watching and commenting!

  • @glenpeter-xz1gv
    @glenpeter-xz1gv 2 місяці тому

    cut my teeth on this song, played it a 100 different ways, great tune to improvise with now and I have a few more ideas , thank you sir

    • @tomculhane6648
      @tomculhane6648 2 місяці тому

      Thanks! Coming soon: melodic & harmonic analysis…& soloing ideas. For this same tune.

  • @anitanuthergun
    @anitanuthergun 2 місяці тому

    I do i do i do love that gal...

  • @glenpeter-xz1gv
    @glenpeter-xz1gv 2 місяці тому

    the late Bruce Clarke said to me once , why should a select few have all the fun, I always come away with something watching you two fellas, a big thank you

    • @tomculhane6648
      @tomculhane6648 2 місяці тому

      Hey, thanks so much! So glad you enjoy the videos. We have a ball making them, that's for sure.

  • @Mr512austintexas
    @Mr512austintexas 2 місяці тому

    What a great lesson. And I really like your tab at 4:09! Thank you so much!

    • @tomculhane6648
      @tomculhane6648 2 місяці тому

      Thanks! Just recently learned how to make PDFs so they should be coming soon. Appreciate you watching and commenting.

  • @ZephMendonca
    @ZephMendonca 2 місяці тому

    This is genuinely so beautiful, always loved the original but there is something so special about this. Thanks for blessing my ears, Tom.

    • @tomculhane6648
      @tomculhane6648 2 місяці тому

      Thank you very much for your kind comment! I appreciate you watching and commenting.

  • @Nevon1nOnly
    @Nevon1nOnly 2 місяці тому

    Good stuff! Keep up the great work and i hope youre doing well 😊

  • @paultiffany7629
    @paultiffany7629 2 місяці тому

    outstanding! you deserve a 1930s gibson electric. d'angelico, or stromberg.

    • @tomculhane6648
      @tomculhane6648 2 місяці тому

      Thank you, @paultiffany7629! Shall I send you my mailing address and color preferences? Ha-ha. Appreciate you watching and commenting, my friend!

  • @MK_Ultra.
    @MK_Ultra. 2 місяці тому

    I would love to see a chord/ melody vid for I Wish You Love. It's one of my favourite tunes, and I am struggling to play it. Great lesson!

  • @MK_Ultra.
    @MK_Ultra. 3 місяці тому

    Amazing video man, thank you!