Accompaniment (Comping) on the PSG C6th

Sez Adamson · Post by **Sez Adamson** » 15 May 2016 6:37 am

Hi Folks,
Health warning: If you are a dedicated E9th player, this may not be for you.

I have been working on some Comping exercises for quite a while now.
These exercises are from the Barry Galbraith Comping book (published by Jamey Aebersold). The book comes with a CD with the guitar (Barry Galbraith) on one side of the stereo, and the bass (Milt Hinton), on the other.

I replaced the Guitar track with Pedal Steel Guitar.

It's very much a technical exercise, and perhaps not as listenable to as an arrangement of a nice tune. But I want to improve my comping knowledge and skills in case I ever get to play this kind of music with anybody. It's been quite an experience for me to be on the same CD with Milt Hinton, who was one of the giant bass players of the Jazz era 50's to 80's or thereabouts. Check him and Barry out on Google.

If there's nothing in this for you, I totally understand. This is not generally the kind of music one associates with the Pedal Steel Guitar, so you won't hurt my feelings.
Thanks, Sez.

https://soundcloud.com/sez-adamson/blues-in-twelve-keys

https://soundcloud.com/sez-adamson/rhythm-1

https://soundcloud.com/sez-adamson/blues-in-f-psg

Tom Lulias · Post by **Tom Lulias** » 15 May 2016 7:17 am

Great job as always.

Jim Park · Post by **Jim Park** » 15 May 2016 8:50 am

EXCELLENT ...........if an E9 guy doesnt like this........ Well...... they can go play Way to Survive all they want.......

Billy Easton · Post by **Billy Easton** » 15 May 2016 9:21 am

Love it, Sez!! Great...

Billy Easton

Luke Sullivan · Post by **Luke Sullivan** » 15 May 2016 9:53 am

My ears like this stuff. Those chords would be quite impressive if written in algebraic; or blended as colors. Your skill shows that much is possible. Thanks for sharing.

Jim Hussey · Post by **Jim Hussey** » 15 May 2016 1:18 pm

Definite thumbs up! Well done.

Chris Allen · Post by **Chris Allen** » 15 May 2016 3:51 pm

Love it. Great inspiration. Thanks.

Neil McCollum · Post by **Neil McCollum** » 16 May 2016 3:26 am

Fantastic, Sez!!!

Charlie McDonald · Post by **Charlie McDonald** » 16 May 2016 4:02 am

So smooth, Sez.

Rick Schmidt · Post by **Rick Schmidt** » 17 May 2016 10:13 pm

Yes, what you do is really important to the Steel Guitar Sez! thanks

Sez Adamson · Post by **Sez Adamson** » 18 May 2016 1:55 am

Thanks everybody for your kind words. Now it's back to working on arrangements for a while. Sez.

pdl20 · Post by **pdl20** » 18 May 2016 11:26 am

Great job. this will keep be busy for awhile.

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