playing guitar in jazz band..

captainp4 · Unread post by **captainp4** » Sat Sep 25, 2004 3:47 pm

so yea.. i'm playing guitar in my school's jazz band this year and i the teacher handed out the sheet music and got a blank stare from me..

i know how to count, i know basic theory .. i played trumpet for 5 years so i know how to read music and such..

but i don't know the names of all the chords on the guitar.. i was wondering if there is a program that i could type the chords into and get a tab version of the sheet music that i have..

i know, i'll never learn this way, but i need to be able to play while i'm there and i want to learn the right way eventually, but i just don't have the time right now, so ... any help would be appreciated.

thanks,
paul

Beauford33 · Unread post by **Beauford33** » Sat Sep 25, 2004 3:59 pm

how did you make the jazz band if you cant read?

captainp4 · Unread post by **captainp4** » Sat Sep 25, 2004 4:05 pm

its more of a fun type thing..after school and all.. the teacher is cool about it. I just don't want to type out the tab for all this sheet music.

lovemonkeymc · Unread post by **lovemonkeymc** » Sat Sep 25, 2004 7:01 pm

chordfind.com i hope this is what you meant!

captainp4 · Unread post by **captainp4** » Sat Sep 25, 2004 7:10 pm

that should help some .. thanks.
but what i'm really looking for is a program where i can type Cm7 Bb6 AbMAJ7 and have it write up a tab for me.

-paul

Macht · Unread post by **Macht** » Sat Sep 25, 2004 7:10 pm

i play bass and guitar in jazz bamd, we are handed out chord charts (obivously the music for bass). But yeah, you can get one of those posters with a lot of chords (most of them that you use in jazz band0 and put it up on the wall in the room.

im actually surprised that they didn't give out chord charts

captainp4 · Unread post by **captainp4** » Sat Sep 25, 2004 7:15 pm

actually.. we have a big poster and he gave me a whole book that has every chord you could think of. i just don't think i can memorize all the chords i need to know .. i guess i'll just have to type up the tabs myself

-paul

Macht · Unread post by **Macht** » Sat Sep 25, 2004 7:17 pm

put the chords you need right next to the piece your doing

btw what peices are you guys working on?

captainp4 · Unread post by **captainp4** » Sat Sep 25, 2004 7:20 pm

well, last thursday was our first practice
and everyone else was playing stuff while i was standing there paging thru the book trying to findt he chords to play.. lol. but right we have these:

Baja Breeze
Down N' Dirty
Oodles of Blues
'Round Midnight
She's Gone Away
Fly me to the Moon

kcw · Unread post by **kcw** » Sat Sep 25, 2004 8:02 pm

None of the players in my schools jazz band know how to read at all!

I'll be the only one.

Macht · Unread post by **Macht** » Sat Sep 25, 2004 8:05 pm

kcw wrote:None of the players in my schools jazz band know how to read at all!

I'll be the only one.

Rhythm section in a band tend to be best in my experience

jazzgtr729 · Unread post by **jazzgtr729** » Sat Sep 25, 2004 11:43 pm

rhythm in jazz is awesome..i didnt know a thing when i first started but once you learn the basic chord structures you'll be fine..if you're serious about it get a mel bay book-if im remember that right-and remember jazz is a whole different field. avoid barre chords. its pretty easy, just build up the chord-root, third, seventh (no fifths) will get you through big band. and get a 'real book' for building up experience.

fatjack · Unread post by **fatjack** » Sun Sep 26, 2004 2:16 pm

or you could ACTUALLY learn how to construct these chords so you won't have to memorize a bunch of common voicings that EVERYONE uses

Pickles · Unread post by **Pickles** » Sun Sep 26, 2004 2:17 pm

fatjack wrote:or you could ACTUALLY learn how to construct these chords so you won't have to memorize a bunch of common voicings that EVERYONE uses

Kukini · Unread post by **Kukini** » Sun Sep 26, 2004 2:22 pm

http://www.chordbook.com/cb100/vguitar/ ... chords.htm

Have fun.

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