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Topic: "All The Things You Are" block chord solo |
Mike Neer
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Posted 28 Feb 2011 6:17 pm |
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I've posted the tab/notation and audio to a quick arrangement of one chorus of All The Things You Are (ATTYA). This is one of the most fun tunes to play, as you never will run out of ideas on it. If you've listened to as many versions of it as I have over the years, there is no end to what can be be done with this tune. My arrangement stays pretty straightforward, with just a few substitutions. When I did this arrangement, I was playing it solo, that is why there is a preponderance of bass notes in the voicings. Playing with a rhythm section, I would probably do it a little differently.
Here is the audio (I'm using a Jamey Aebersold track as the rhythm section (minus the piano)): ATTYA
and here is a link to the blog post with the tab/notation:
http://www.mikeneer.com/lapsteelin/2011/02/28/block-chord-solo-all-the-things-you-are/
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Joe Snow
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Argyle,Texas, USA
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Posted 28 Feb 2011 7:43 pm
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| very nice Mike. |
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b0b
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Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Robert Stewart Johnson
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Birmingham/United Kingdom
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Posted 1 Mar 2011 12:13 am
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I am looking forward to playing thru this later! These 'Block' chord arrangements are invaluable, your work Mike, as always, is inspirational! A question that I want to ask is, after working through the chords to 'Aint Misbehavin' and an original composition 'Restless', (for an arrangement for the Toy Heart's forthcoming electric Western Swing set!), what positions would you use for ninth chords in this tuning?
Best wishes Stewart. |
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Mike Neer
From:
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Posted 1 Mar 2011 6:17 am
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Thanks, b0b. Yes, it is quite tricky to play but if it doesn't kill me....
Stewart, I'd have to look at each situation differently--if it was for a melody note with the 9th being on top and the chord itself being a dominant functioning as a II7 or V7, I would most likely play the ii chord a fourth below it, so for C9 I would probably play something like
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..........C9....................C9b5
----------10-----10---------------10
----------10-----10-----14--------10
----------10------------13----------
------------------9-----12--------11
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Can you give me a specific example?
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Lee Gillespie
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Cheyenne, Wy. USA
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Posted 1 Mar 2011 7:58 am All the things you are
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| Thanks Mike. See.. After 65 yesrs of playing steel... a person can still learn something new. Lee |
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Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Posted 1 Mar 2011 8:04 am
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| Great tune; great version. I can hear Tal Farlow & Joe Pass playing in my head playing the solo after your arrangement. I unfortunately can't hear myself doing so. |
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Geoff Cline
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Southwest France
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Posted 1 Mar 2011 8:54 am
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| Dude, your blog and posts are some of the most valuable stuff on the interweb. Thanks for your talent and generous spirit. I'm most grateful!! |
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Robert Stewart Johnson
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Birmingham/United Kingdom
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Posted 1 Mar 2011 3:11 pm
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| Thanks Mike, those first 3 examples I already use, but the C9b5 is 'new'! I can hear how to use that. Thanks once again |
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Ian
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San Francisco, CA
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Posted 1 Mar 2011 5:00 pm
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Mike,
I'm with Geoff on this one. I just love this stuff. Now I gotta get me an 8 string.
Ian |
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L. Bogue Sandberg
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Chassell, Michigan, USA
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Posted 1 Mar 2011 8:24 pm
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Mike,
After dinner, I tuned my McKenna 8 reso from its normal G13 to the Bb version of your modified C6/A7,
D Bb G F D B G Eb
and read through your arrangement. The 8th string was a bit flabby and it would probably take me a couple of months to get the tune smoothed out. But I have to say it was the wildest sound I've ever had come out of my guitar. You do some very cool stuff!
Bogue |
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 2 Mar 2011 6:36 am
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Thanks a lot, guys, I'm glad you enjoyed it.
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 3 Mar 2011 9:33 am
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I just wanted to posted a link or 2 to some versions of All the Things You Are that are my favorites.
Here is one of the most unique reharmonizations of the tune that I've ever heard, played by the great Richie Beirach:
Beirach - All The Things You Are
You can do this stuff with standards, you know! Reharmonize them any way you want.
Here is another version I love, this time by John Scofield: Scofield - All The Things , with killer rhythm section of Anthony Cox and Terri Lyne Carrington.
John reharmonizes the tune slightly in his improvisation.
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Mark Roeder
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 3 Mar 2011 9:54 am
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That is really nice Mike...I have been wanting to do more than one note harmony on my playing lately. What # book is that rythm track from?
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 3 Mar 2011 10:10 am
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Volume 43, Groovin' High. Can't beat the Aebersold Play Along sets for practicing. I just turn off the piano completely (unless I want to get some ideas for comping).
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Bob Stone
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Gainesville, FL, USA
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Posted 4 Mar 2011 6:05 am
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Hi Mike,
Thanks so much for another fine contribution to the Forum.
Wouldn't it be a lot easier to play the G flat note of that C9 flat 5 on the 9th fret, 3rd string, thus avoiding the dreaded reverse slant with two strings fretted with the tip of the bar? Maybe I just need to practice more...
Thanks again,
Bob |
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 4 Mar 2011 7:51 am
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| Bob Stone wrote: |
Wouldn't it be a lot easier to play the G flat note of that C9 flat 5 on the 9th fret, 3rd string, thus avoiding the dreaded reverse slant with two strings fretted with the tip of the bar? |
Maybe, Bob, I just went with my default voicing without giving it much thought. You could do it either way, depends on the context and what came before. I think the string spacing on your particular instrument might make a difference in getting it in tune.
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Bob Stone
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Gainesville, FL, USA
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Posted 4 Mar 2011 10:16 am
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Hi Mike,
I can see that closer string spacing would be an asset for those bar slants that involve using the tip of the bar to stop two strings at the same fret.
With the string spacing on my lap steels--Supro and Ric Bakelite six-strings--I avoid that reverse bar-tip slant at all costs.
Life is full of compromises.
Best,
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 16 Apr 2011 9:28 pm
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It's been a while, but I dug this one out again in the hopes of expanding upon it and it still sounds pretty good to me. Give it a try and see if it floats your boat.
I started working on a book on the process of creating chord melodies, or block chord style for C6. It will definitely delve into harmony quite a bit and I'm eager to get deep into it. I know this one is going to take a while....
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Dan Tyack
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Olympia, WA USA
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Posted 24 Apr 2011 12:27 pm
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Nice!
Did you ever notice that the 80s disco song "I Will Survive" has the same changes. Strange but true. |
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b0b
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Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 24 Apr 2011 6:02 pm
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First, I was afraid; now I'm petrified! 
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James Williamson
From:
California & Hawaii
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Posted 24 Apr 2011 6:50 pm Chord Arrangement
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Really nice work Mike, I'm truly enjoying you examples of chord Arrangements.
Best,
james |
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