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This is a song I’ve heard Joe Pass and Martin Taylor do before. My arrangement is a simplified version. Please check out the PDF and Powertab page. I think it’s a cool melody. Hope everyone is having a good summer!

There’s a guy on YouTube who has recorded a bunch of examples from a Joe Pass book. The selections include soloing over “rhythm changes”, as well as various blues progressions. I found the book and tabbed out one of the examples…please check the Licks/Phrases/Chords link.
By the way, I saw Return to Forever and it was awesome!

I’ve been a SLACKER lately…I got a request for the song Witchcraft, so here it is(check the tabs pages). The person also made me aware of Tony Pulizzi’s YouTube videos.
I might be doing a little recording soon. Nothing major….just getting a few tunes up with some improv.

I stumbled across this guy on YouTube recently. His name is Jake Reichbart and he is based out of Michigan. He’s got a bunch of fingerstyle videos that are reminiscent of Tuck Andress. He’s got very good rhythm and technique, as well as great arrangements. Plus, he’s playing a lot of 70’s material. Check it out!

This is a plug for Tom Lippincott’s site and its articles. The essay entitled “The Big Three Progressions” is very interesting. I read it a few times before it started making sense, though. He also has a breakdown of the Coltrane Matrix under “Giant Steps”, which is very helpful. Also, listen to Tom’s playing on Green Dolphin Street in the demos section. AMAZING fingerstyle chops! Check it out!

This is basically an overview of John Stowell’s book: Jazz Guitar Mastery. I don’t own this yet, but I’m thinking of checking it out. I like how the melodic minor subs are arranged by varying tensions. This (paraphrased)sentence really stood out to me: “The altered scale is ubiquitous in modern jazz and has perhaps achieved over-use as a ‘go-to’ scale for altered chords.” I think this is interesting because it took me a long time to get use to way the altered scale sounded. But now that I use it and hear it all the time with other players, it doesn’t sound as “out” as it once did. I also think some of those other choices could really highlight a particular interval that you were targeting.

If you haven’t heard, they are reuniting for a tour this summer. I’ve got tickets for the Portland show in June. It should be amazing. I’ve seen Chick Corea, Al DiMeola and Stanley Clarke by themselves and all of the shows were great. I think Lenny White is horribly underrated and look forward to seeing him, also. Here’s their new official website.

Hey! Sorry I haven’t updated any songs lately. I’ve been working on my chops, which has forced me away from the computer. I want to get another YouTube video up, so I’ve been working on my arrangement of Tune Up by Miles Davis. The problem is I want to improv over the changes for a couple of choruses and have it not suck!
I’ve been working out of Scott Henderson’s Jazz Guitar Chord System book and Jerry Bergonzi’s Melodic Structures book. I also stumbled upon Jack Zucker’s Dodecaphonics, which has got me thinking pretty hard about harmony.
Please check out the guest transcriptions page. Daniel Montplaisir has kindly added his take on Monk’s ‘Round Midnight. Also, check out Licks/Phrases/Chords. I’ve got some ideas for that and have been updating it the last few weeks.
By the way, check out this video by Mike Oria. This is what made me hit the woodshed a little harder recently.

Hello and welcome to the website. I have some chord melody arrangements that I would like to share with you. These were made using the free Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen, which you can download here.  I also have these available in PDF format.  All of the arrangements were done from lead sheets or memory. Some of these songs I’ve never actually heard before(ha ha), like Three Flowers. Hopefully, they reflect the artist’s vision. Please check back, because I’ll be adding more tabs soon. Thanks! Send me an email if you want to make a suggestion or request. I also give guitar lessons in the Portland, Oregon area. Drop me a line if you’re interested.

I’ve also got a collection of original tunes on the User Compositon Archive. This is a Power Tab community where people submit original music to be rated by other members. There’s also some fun composition contests. Most of my stuff on there is more pop than jazz, although there is some fusiony stuff. Here’s my profile on that site. Some of the compositions are collaborations, so you’ll have to read the notes. Thanks!