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July 2020 challenge Response philf67

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  • This topic has 29 replies, 29 voices, and was last updated 4 years, 11 months ago by Neil C.
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    • July 31, 2020 at 11:53 am #184161
      Phil67
      Participant

        Here is it
        A II V I progression in F
        Sometime I pick notes from the melody, sometime not, sometime not again
        At the end, melody seems lost.
        However, this is sweet bye and bye inspired.

        Where does the white go when snow melts?

      • July 31, 2020 at 12:01 pm #184165
        Bruce D
        Participant

          Phil,
          That’s a beautiful take with that sweet sounding Strat and those double stops. Well put together.
          Bruce

          Just focus on the notes you DID get right . . . Frank Vignola

        • July 31, 2020 at 12:19 pm #184172
          Tremelow
          Participant

            Nice one Phil. I like the jazzy vibe.

          • July 31, 2020 at 12:54 pm #184211
            James B
            Participant

              Sweet jazzy tone Phil. You don’t have to follow the melody note for note.

              James

            • July 31, 2020 at 1:29 pm #184226
              Treblemaker
              Participant

                Nice job Phil.

              • July 31, 2020 at 1:31 pm #184228
                Phil B
                Participant

                  Great double stops but I had some difficulty in following the melody. Nice tone on the guitar though.

                • July 31, 2020 at 2:54 pm #184276
                  Dieter
                  Participant

                    Very interesting jazzy version – fine picking.

                    Dieter

                  • July 31, 2020 at 4:06 pm #184327
                    John B
                    Participant

                      Lots of great double stops and some nice bends.

                    • July 31, 2020 at 4:55 pm #184371
                      sunburst
                      Blocked

                        Wonderful version Phil beautiful tone and licks compact 😁

                      • July 31, 2020 at 5:08 pm #184380
                        JoLa
                        Participant

                          Short and sweet with a lovely lick at the end! Well done, Phil 🙂

                          🎸JoLa

                        • July 31, 2020 at 5:54 pm #184402
                          sunjamr
                          Participant

                            Nicely jazzified, Phil. You’re getting those jazz chords well under control.

                            Sunjamr Steve

                          • July 31, 2020 at 5:56 pm #184403
                            AndréM
                            Participant

                              Nice jazzy version

                              AndréM

                              AndréM

                            • July 31, 2020 at 6:16 pm #184420
                              Alan K
                              Participant

                                Very jazzy Phil. Smooth playing.

                              • July 31, 2020 at 8:55 pm #184539
                                Garry
                                Participant

                                  Jazz in the park Phil. Really cool sound you’re getting from your Strat. Well done!

                                • August 1, 2020 at 3:18 am #184655
                                  Gary W
                                  Participant

                                    Great Jazzy sound Phil – I found I could hear the song melody and after all – you dont have to slavishly stick to previous forms – if we did, nothing new would ever happen.

                                    Gary

                                  • August 1, 2020 at 1:01 pm #184996
                                    Bob Utberg
                                    Participant

                                      Hi Phil! Loved it. I want more. Have you heard of Stanley Jordan? Listen to his bass lines. I got to see him play live in Pittsburgh when I was a food runner/coat boy at a jazz club in 1986. Your playing took me back to him because you have amazing touch and jazz sound. Run with it my friend. I enjoy this very much – wanted more!!! Bob

                                      Bob U. (aka Bobby Ut)

                                      • August 1, 2020 at 3:59 pm #185084
                                        Phil67
                                        Participant

                                          Never heard of Stanley
                                          I will check once back home, yet I m on holiday with very little access to wifi/internet.
                                          Thank you

                                          Where does the white go when snow melts?

                                      • August 1, 2020 at 2:49 pm #185060
                                        WBlues
                                        Participant

                                          Nice sound; somehow a jazz influence.

                                          Play guitar just like you live; don't get bogged down in theory, it's just a tool without feeling.

                                          Wilfried

                                        • August 1, 2020 at 4:25 pm #185092
                                          Martin W
                                          Participant

                                            Nice jazzy tones there you don’t always have to stick to the form . Well played

                                            Martin

                                          • August 1, 2020 at 8:50 pm #185163
                                            David H
                                            Participant

                                              Nice jazzy feel, now give me another verse.

                                            • August 2, 2020 at 12:51 am #185199
                                              Andy N
                                              Participant

                                                Wow! that’s a quick turnaround from recent to challenge! Nice work! I really liked the jazz interpretation, I’d have never thought of trying that progression but it worked and you’re hinting at the melody was all it needed for the listener to know the song you were playing. Great job.

                                              • August 2, 2020 at 1:17 am #185207
                                                Lights
                                                Participant

                                                  Nice jazz moods, Phil, very creative approach from you again!
                                                  Lights.

                                                • August 2, 2020 at 6:20 am #185322
                                                  Mike W
                                                  Participant

                                                    Phil,
                                                    I loved the jazzy version – great tone on your guitar. Could have listened to it for a bit longer.

                                                  • August 2, 2020 at 7:41 am #185373
                                                    John H
                                                    Participant

                                                      I enjoyed your jazz-like approach here. Tone was great!

                                                    • August 2, 2020 at 4:43 pm #185588
                                                      Brian
                                                      Keymaster

                                                        Nice job Phil, short and sweet, sometimes that’s the best. Sounded great playing that by yourself.

                                                      • August 3, 2020 at 3:11 pm #185871
                                                        David B
                                                        Participant

                                                          Hi Phil.

                                                          I love Jazz, I wish I was able to do something similar one day.
                                                          The melody is there… no doubht…

                                                          by and by
                                                          David B.

                                                        • August 3, 2020 at 5:45 pm #185895
                                                          Hide (ひで)
                                                          Participant

                                                            Yes, I agree, it’s nice and jazzy, Phil. Sound very sophisticated for sure. Great arrangement.

                                                            Hidetada Shimizu

                                                          • August 3, 2020 at 7:26 pm #185905
                                                            JohnStrat
                                                            Participant

                                                              Well Phil I cant add to what is said above so Well done. JohnStrat

                                                            • August 5, 2020 at 12:59 am #186066
                                                              Pap
                                                              Participant

                                                                Nice job Phil…seems to be effortless for you. Cheers! Pap

                                                              • August 7, 2020 at 6:43 pm #186332
                                                                Neil C
                                                                Participant

                                                                  JAzz is way above my level, and doesn’t have enough melody for me, but well played though. Good stuff Phil!
                                                                  Neil

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