Flatpicking/Fingerpicking/Jazz Songs

M35power · #1 05-01-2003, 05:58 AM

I need some new inspiration in my guitar playing. Recently I have started to learn new playign styles such as fingerpicking and some Jazz tunes. Could anyone suggest any good fingerpicking, beginner flatpicking songs, and some Jazz tunes I could try out?

BTW..check out Acoustic Alchemy if anyone is looking for some new age jazz to play.

Thanks

Taylor Poor · #2 05-02-2003, 09:21 AM

For simple jazz melodies, try to look for A-Train. Not many chords and its a standard. All the Things You Are is a very common song too, but uses a few more chords.

min7b5 · #3 05-03-2003, 08:39 AM

Some good easy standards: Satin Doll, Tune Up, Summertime, Take The A Train, All Of Me, On Green Dolphin Street, Night And Day... Here’s a nifty place to get the charts: http://guitar-primer.com/Charts/index2.html

Livingston · #4 05-03-2003, 08:49 AM

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Originally posted by min7b5
Some good easy standards: Satin Doll, Tune Up, Summertime, Take The A Train, All Of Me, On Green Dolphin Street, Night And Day... Here’s a nifty place to get the charts: http://guitar-primer.com/Charts/index2.html

Wow, great link. Thanks for posting it.

M35power · #5 05-05-2003, 09:20 AM

Does anyone have a good source to find chords? Great link for the Jazz songs.

RickC · #6 05-05-2003, 09:28 AM

http://www.chordfind.com/

Taylor Poor · #7 05-09-2003, 01:35 PM

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http://guitar-primer.com/Charts/index2.html

Looking at those charts brings back some memories. Playing the chords with the melody on top was very very difficult for me. Pulled out much hair in those days.

waterdogmtb · #8 05-09-2003, 09:42 PM

M35power:
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BTW..check out Acoustic Alchemy if anyone is looking for some new age jazz to play.
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I got the Acoustic Alchemy Songbook awhile ago @ their last concert in Denver.

I've worked on "Catalina Kiss", "Mr. Chow", "Same Road, Same Reason"(played a "version" of it @ a work function with another guitarist & violin player, it was interesting).

Still want to work on "Chance Meeting"

Also started on "Playing for Time".

Looking forward to the new CD due out this summer.

Michael