Western swing chords pdf

Western swing chords pdf

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Click here to download a printable PDF of this lesson's notation This is Rhythm Month at MWR and this week we're featuring how to play in the Western Swing Style! Understand how to work intervallic double-stops into your licks. Well look at imitating the cool Kentucky Waltz on Guitar Western Swing Chords Advanced Lesson. Western Swing Chords. Lesson Overview: Add jazz phrasing to your country solos. Title: Western Swing Chord Chart Author: Ryan Kimm Created Date Western swing developed quickly in the s and ’40s from a number of influences: Western life and cowboy culture, various and diverse forms of blues and gospel music, This breakdown pre-dates Western Swing, but listen to how he took the tune, added steel guitar and drums, and voila: it fit right into the Western Swing set list Well go from one chord in four beats to chords with inner voicings and bass melodies using chromaticism inversions and chord substitutes. C7/C#dimG#dim GAm Till. Learn common majorvoicings. This lesson comes with overminutes of video, PDF tabs, and one audio backing track!Become a This example is based on the progression to Home In San Antone, a classic western swing song. Develop a solo over the changes to a Western swing standard. It is in the style of Eldon Shamblin, one of Joey McKenzie’s major influences. In Licks, transcriptions and lessons tagged as Western swing, with sheet music and tabs Western Swing Turnarounds in G: These Licks work over the basic chord progression: G E7 Am7 D7 G Some ouside notes are alterations or substitutions (written in Western Swing, on the other hand, usually substitutes sixth chords for majors, ninth and sometimes thirteenth chords for dominant sevenths, minor seventh for minors, etc This site has been designed to provide tabs for steel guitar players looking for an easy way to play the melodies of Old Time Bluegrass, Country & Western, Gospel, Hawaiian, and Bars 3–5 and 7–9 illustrate a cool concept—how to slowly get from the I chord to the V in different ways in a Western swing setting In this feature, I’ll give you an overview of the development of Western swing through the lens of its guitarists, all of which I’ve gleaned through extensive record collecting and listening, as well as first-hand encounters with musicians like Eldon Shamblin—and of course through playing the music myself for the last two ades Classic Western-swing rhythm guitar blends a good moving bass line with colorful chord voicings. In this style, the bass line is in constant motion as the chord inversions keep shifting From the Texas dance halls of the s, the home of the legendary Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys, to the modern-day swing of the Hot Club of Cowtown, Western swing has remained a gem of country music This example is based on the progression to Home In San Antone, a classic western swing song. Beginners’ Tip Practice lightly bouncing the fingers of the fretting hand, playing the chords in the examples to achieve a short, tight, staccato effect Learn some common Western swing progressions and turnarounds to help you dive into this sub-genre of country and jazz. Use chord inversions to create movement Chops: Intermediate. It is in the style of Eldon Shamblin, one of Joey McKenzie’s major influences. Understand how to use passing chords to make progression more interesting. Theory: Intermediate. You can download the chord sheet by becoming a member at This breakdown pre-dates Western Swing, but listen to how he took the tune, added steel guitar and drums, and voila: it fit right into the Western Swing set list Click here to download a printable PDF of this lesson's notation.