1rst line : major G pentatonic : -2 -3″ -3 -4 +5 +6, 2nd line : second path, maj C : +4 -4 +5 +6 +6°, 3rd line : I play the major F pentatonic : -2″ -2 -3″ +4 -4 -5, minor G pentatonic till the end of the tune : -2 -3′ +4 -4 -5’ +6. Swing players can now practice their improvisation skills on ten hot tunes as Mike plays back-up on his powerful rhythm guitar. All of the books are compatible, with only minimal changes in the "variation" section to accommodate the ranges and unique characteristics of the instruments. One can easily hear the laid back and lazy sound to the melody as it trots over the chords.
This collection of comping/voicings to famous standard chord changes is the perfect companion to the Volume 1 and Volume 54 piano transcription books. There are various approaches to improvising on the chord progression. arranged for the instrumentalist wanting to play in a jazz style - without the need to learn to improvise. My first advice : go slowly, work one option at a time, play around, try to mentally integrate it before moving forward. And no doubt you’ll feel on top of the world if, from time to time, you can play -3 on the first chord, +5 on the second, or -6 on the third ! Of course, you can mix every most of the options above (for instance, play the tune in Gm, except the third line of the 4th option, nice way to get used to this change before playing the fourth option as a whole). The end of the tune looks like a chord progression in G minor.