Chord of the Week 06
The following chord is the not so beautiful (but beautiful) voicing for a C Maj 7 or A-7. In the case of C major, it is not always easy to […]
Chord of the Week 05
Here’s a major chord with a modern sound, courtesy of the whole step in the middle of the voicing. You could also use it for G- (the relative minor). Further […]
Chord of the Week 04
This week’s chord was not aired on CBS during the Super Bowl, but instead can be aired by you any time you want. It is shown here as a Bb7 […]
Chord of the Week 03
Since last week’s chord was extra crunchy, I’ll follow it with a very pretty voicing (at least I think so) for a Major 7. Notice that it doesn’t have the […]
Chord of the Week 02
This voicing is the only known cure for [insert name of condition here]. Play it over A7, Gb7 and Eb7 as well as C7.
Chord of the Week—Only More Often
This week’s chord voicing is eminently (I get paid by the syllable) usable as a CMaj7 or A-7 (9). It could also be played over a D root to get […]
Soloing II
Soloing • Construction and Theory Part II When you are improvising on a set of chord changes, you are in effect telling the listener one of two things: what is the same about two adjacent chords or what is different about them. Notes that are the same from chord to chord are called common tones: […]
Soloing
Soloing • Construction and Theory The purpose of taking a solo should be that of playing any music: communication. To paraphrase Keith Jarrett, it is the process of taking the idea in your mind and putting it in someone else’s mind by the mechanism of playing a note. Listeners don’t care what you play, they […]
BIO
Andrew Green is a guitarist, author, and arranger residing in New York City. A professional musician since the age of 15, he has played with Donald Byrd, Billy Hart, Joanne Brackeen, Marion Cowings, Mat Maneri, John McNeil, Winard Harper, Chip Jackson, Matt Wilson, Danny Mixon, Ralph LaLama, and Sound Assembly among others. He is the […]
Sound Assembly
Buy it on Amazon Available on itunes Sound Assembly – Edge of the Mind This is the debut CD of Sound Assembly co-lead by two great composers/arrangers, JC Sanford and David Schumacher. I am but one of many extremely talented musicians on this cutting edge large ensemble record. Produced by John McNeil. Sound Assembly – […]