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Joe Pass is well known for his up-tempo versions of bop tunes such as "Cherokee" and "How High the Moon" unaccompanied on the guitar. Unlike Stanley Jordan, Joe Pass used conventional (but superb) technique, and his Virtuoso series on Pablo still sounds remarkable decades later. Joe Pass got a rough start in his early career. He played in a few swing bands (including Tony Pastor's) before he graduated from high school, in 1947. But after serving in the military, Pass became a drug addict, serving time in prison and wasting a decade of his carreer. He emerged in 1962 with a record cut at Synanon, made a bit of a stir with his For Django set, and recorded several other albums for Pacific Jazz and World Pacific, and also performed with Gerald Wilson, Les McCann, George Shearing, and Benny Goodman (1973). Joe then maintained a low profile in Los Angeles until he was then signed by Norman Granz to his Pablo label. 1973's Virtuoso made him a star and he recorded for Pablo, unaccompanied, with small groups, on duo albums with Ella Fitzgerald, and with such masters as Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Oscar Peterson, Milt Jackson, and Dizzy Gillespie. This lesson is focused on the Joe Pass Jazz Guitar Style from a beginning level to help those interested in Jazz guitar, obtain a basic understanding of beginner level jazz guitar, "Joe Pass Style". One of Joes most recognized traights to his playing style, was his ability to play "chord patterns" and "voicings" as part of his guitar solo technique, as well as his well recognized "melodies" that relied on everything from the diatonic minor scale (natural or pure), to his use of diminshed scales and runs.

Jazz Guitar Chord Exercise C7 play 4x F7 play 4x C7 play 8x e :---0--------------------------------0------------| B :---1--------------6-----------------1------------| G :---3--------------8-----------------3------------| D :---2--------------7-----------------2------------| A :-3-3-----------8--8--------------3--3------------| E :-------------------------------------------------| F7 play 8x C7 play 4x A7 play 4x e :--------------------0----------------------------| B :----6---------------1--------------10------------| G :----8---------------3--------------12------------| D :----7---------------2--------------11------------| A :-8--8------------3--3----------12--12------------| E :-------------------------------------------------| Dm7 play 4x G7 play 4x C7 play 2x e :---5-------------------------------0-------------| B :---6--------------8----------------1-------------| G :---5--------------10---------------3-------------| D :---7--------------9----------------2-------------| A :-5-5--------------10-------------3-3-------------| E :-------------------------------------------------| A7 play 2x Dm7 play 2x G7 play 2x e :----------------5--------------------------------| B :----10----------6-----------------8--------------| G :----12----------5-----------------10-------------| D :----11----------7-----------------9--------------| A :-12-12--------5-5--------------10-10-------------| E :-------------------------------------------------| Examples Of Meoldy Lines C diminsihed e :-8-----------------------------------------------| B :---10-----10-------------------------------------| G :-------11----11-8-11-8----8----------------------| D :-----------------------10----10-7-10-7-----------| A :---------------------------------------9---------| E :-------------------------------------------------| e :-------------------------------------------------| B :-------------------10----------------------------| G :--------------8-11-------------------------------| D :-------7--10-------------------------------------| A :---6-9-------------------------------------------| E :-8-----------------------------------------------| A minor e :-17--15-13-15--13-12------12---------------------| B :----------------------15-----13-15-13-12---------| G :-------------------------------------------------| D :-------------------------------------------------| A :-------------------------------------------------| E :-------------------------------------------------| e :--------------------------------------13-12------| B :-------------------------------12--13------------| G :-14-12------------------12--14-------------------| D :-------15-14---12-14-15--------------------------| A :-------------------------------------------------| E :-------------------------------------------------|
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