Andrew Green Jazz Guitar Technique Pdf
That book is not easy. His left-hand fingering is a challenge, when, for instance there are three notes on adjacent strings on the same fret, e.g. --------- -------7- ----7---- --7------ --------- --------- He fingers the lowest note with the first finger, the middle note with the second, then the highest note again with the first finger. Most of us would use a barre, one finger across the fret. Lots of good things, though, in the book, so don't let the above stop you. His three books are among the best, but they are certainly advanced. Yeah completely ridiculous fingerings like that is why I shelved that book and never looked at it again.
Etext Template In Bi Publisher more. The goal of a fingering system should be to make things not easier and faster to finger, not harder and slower. Just because someone publishes a book, does not make them right. I tried to have an open mind with that book, but the fingerings are so awkward and clumsy, and he offers no explanation as to the benefit of his fingerings.
Anyways, I have no problems figuring out my own fingerings, so the book had little to offer, as the melodic ideas were lacking too. Last edited by jazzadellic; at 04:54 PM. What about using a barre to play the notes? Using a barre (the same finger laid across the fretboard) has two problems associated with it: 1) It can result in inconsistent time when you plant one finger with enough pressure to play two notes cleanly in the middle of an eigth note line. 2) You run the risk of injury (other than barre chords — a different subject). In effect what you are doing is bending your finger the wrong way, then applying pressure.
Repeat a thousand times a day for 20 years and you could develop tendon problems. Since everyone has different physiology, it is not a given that this will happen — the question you have to ask yourself is 'Do I feel lucky?'
Oct 02, 2012 Book discussion/study group: 'Jazz Guitar Technique. Thread: Book discussion/study group: 'Jazz Guitar Technique'. 'Jazz Guitar Technique' by Andrew Green.