Short Chordal Etude - "Games with James" - Voice-Leading and Harmonic Vocabulary Etude over the Chord Changes of "James" by Pat Metheny

Short Chordal Etude - "Games with James" - Voice-Leading and Harmonic Vocabulary Etude over the Chord Changes of "James" by Pat Metheny

In this Short Chordal Etude I demonstrate one of my favorite ways to build and develop a harmonic workout over the form of a standard tune. It consists of trying to find different ways in which you can voice-lead the entire harmonic progression of the selected piece, with different chord density levels and executed in different physical positions of the instrument. This way of practicing harmony proves to be one of the best methods for finding new voicings and chord inversions on our instrument as each different stage (and position/density level) will require an unique set of chordal textures for the optimal and most beautiful flow between each harmony.

Here I present to you my harmonic take over the simple yet absolutely beautiful chordal landscape of Pat Metheny's iconic tune - "James."

Materials Included:

Short Chordal Etude - "Games with James" (PDF file - TAB and Standard Notation).

"HD Video" of the Etude.

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