Tuck your shirt
Into your pants
It's time for David's
Friday dance
That early evening
Ritual
Newsletter readers
Know so well
You dig the one
I'm referencing–
I am about
to loudly sing
The merits of
A topic I
Hold near and dear
And this is why:
You've got your chords
The
comping kind
They're lovely and
I like them fine
You've got your scales
For solos and
Most single-note
Shenanigans
Now one could fairly
Call those two
The yin and yang
Of what we do
But what if there's
A third approach?
A place where single
Notes encroach
Upon the turf
Of all things chordal
And in turn, chords
Find a
portal
Into someplace
Sleek and smart
Where licks no longer
Stand apart
From voicings, but
Are now supported
By all manner
Of assorted
13ths, 9ths and
7ths, too
And altered sounds,
If that's for you
I speak, of course
Of what I see
As our own style's
Chord melody
Approach – not what
The jazzers play
No
meditative
Standards – hey,
I'm all for that
In principle
But just the twelve
Bar blues is full
Of places where
Your chords and licks
Can do all kinds
Of little tricks
To merge and mingle
Meet and part
And I have done
My best to chart
As many of them
As I can, and
So provide you
With a plan
For building your
Own
repertoire
Of chord-based licks
For the guitar
If you still are
Unsure about
Just what we'll cover
Do check out
My last three Youtube
Videos
You'll find them if
You click and go
To visit the
same URL
Where I have gone
Ahead and spelled
Out everything
You need to know
So when you're ready,
Click below:
Chord Melody Blues Workshop Registration
More soon,
David