Take five, Dave Brubeck on C6. Anyone tried it? I need a little help.
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Take five, Dave Brubeck on C6
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Re: Take five, Dave Brubeck on C6
My son learned the tune on piano at age 9. It was mostly a rhythmical challenge.
The tune gets "long very much" because just like So What or Killer Joe, it's basically a one-chord improvisation (some will call it modal). Luckily, like Killer Joe, it has an interesting and "lofty"/"satisfying" bridge and Paul Desmond really "laid it down" great. Keep in mind that the Brubeck original really thrives (makes time) with the loooooong drummer solo.
I always urge my son to keep it short, and we have been working on some "re-harm" to lift the tune out of it's "loooong modal sound". Improvising in an interesting fashion in that style over such a static sound is NOT easy! And you really want to make the most out of the bridge!
There are plenty of instrumentalists which solo and teach soloing on that tune. Some are great others become annoying very quickly.
I am not one who listens much to steel players anymore for learning a non-steel related tune because there a few REAL Jazz examples and I am not after sounding like BE anymore (don't get me wrong, I WISHED I could, but I CAN't but I found out I can play like "JD Sauser") and thus study more solos by guitar, sax, flute and even organ and vibraphone players) and make my own "crap" out of that... just like BE did when he studied (just his wasn't "crap", Ha!).
Nevertheless, here is what I remember seeing on YouTUBE Mainly by John Heinrich on C6th:
https://youtu.be/6J6IhM349IE
https://youtu.be/At_2XsgRTAg
E9th:
https://youtu.be/3RGgw3xcmI8
LapSteel:
https://youtu.be/4COoNYXVQXY
https://youtu.be/gR00DBXg3bE
https://youtu.be/ZfbCJudHmIE
There will be more to be found.
Like with So What, as the "theme" is, unlike a tune like Donna Lee, nothing to "call home about", just playing the theme will not cut it, unless one plays in a band with other instrumentalists who can solo well.
There are some really good rhythm tracks available on YouTUBE for free. Many tutorials. It may be a good one to practice soloing on as, besides the bridge, one doesn't have to make it thru a myriad of chord changes. Nevertheless, as I said above, easy is not always easy to sound interesting.
... J-D.
The tune gets "long very much" because just like So What or Killer Joe, it's basically a one-chord improvisation (some will call it modal). Luckily, like Killer Joe, it has an interesting and "lofty"/"satisfying" bridge and Paul Desmond really "laid it down" great. Keep in mind that the Brubeck original really thrives (makes time) with the loooooong drummer solo.
I always urge my son to keep it short, and we have been working on some "re-harm" to lift the tune out of it's "loooong modal sound". Improvising in an interesting fashion in that style over such a static sound is NOT easy! And you really want to make the most out of the bridge!
There are plenty of instrumentalists which solo and teach soloing on that tune. Some are great others become annoying very quickly.
I am not one who listens much to steel players anymore for learning a non-steel related tune because there a few REAL Jazz examples and I am not after sounding like BE anymore (don't get me wrong, I WISHED I could, but I CAN't but I found out I can play like "JD Sauser") and thus study more solos by guitar, sax, flute and even organ and vibraphone players) and make my own "crap" out of that... just like BE did when he studied (just his wasn't "crap", Ha!).
Nevertheless, here is what I remember seeing on YouTUBE Mainly by John Heinrich on C6th:
https://youtu.be/6J6IhM349IE
https://youtu.be/At_2XsgRTAg
E9th:
https://youtu.be/3RGgw3xcmI8
LapSteel:
https://youtu.be/4COoNYXVQXY
https://youtu.be/gR00DBXg3bE
https://youtu.be/ZfbCJudHmIE
There will be more to be found.
Like with So What, as the "theme" is, unlike a tune like Donna Lee, nothing to "call home about", just playing the theme will not cut it, unless one plays in a band with other instrumentalists who can solo well.
There are some really good rhythm tracks available on YouTUBE for free. Many tutorials. It may be a good one to practice soloing on as, besides the bridge, one doesn't have to make it thru a myriad of chord changes. Nevertheless, as I said above, easy is not always easy to sound interesting.
... J-D.
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A Little Mental Health Warning:
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The uses of Tablature is addictive and has been linked to reduced musical fertility.
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Re: Take five, Dave Brubeck on C6
Whoa!!!!! So cool! Thank you so much! Man that sounds!
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Re: Take five, Dave Brubeck on C6
I have always played "Take 5" on the E9 neck, wouldn't know where to begin on C6.