The head is worth a transcriptions of its own as its done in a chord solo format. Montgomery four on six sheet music for guitar solo pdf. The pdf with examples for this video is available through patreon. Here is a wes montgomery jazz guitar solo transcription with guitar tabs and analysis from the jazz tune full house. If you are looking for a specific solo that you cant find here or in these other sites,please do not ask me if i know where you can find it,because i obviously dont. A7 blues from acoustic blues guitar essentials bookcd. Full house is a song by wes montgomery from the album full house.
Before he moved away from straightahead jazz and starting playing what is now known as smooth jazz, wes montgomery was one of bops finest guitarists. Wes montgomery days of wine and roses guitar tab in f. One of the concepts that you can learn from wes montgomery, beyond his choice of notes, is how he organized his solos. Montgomery four on six sheet music for guitar tablature. Four on six for guitar solo, intermediate guitar sheet music. The incredible jazz guitar of wes montgomery is an album by american jazz guitarist wes montgomery. Wes himself stuck with chords played mainly on adjacent strings and drop 2 chord shapes. Transcriptions of montgomery, metheny and scofield. The jazz style of wes montgomery real easy jazz guitar. Essay by maristella feustle guest post album cover original label wes montgomery the incredible jazz guitar of wes montgomery was the breakthrough recording that brought wes montgomery 19231968 to the attention of a. Wes montgomery while were young transcription youtube. Wes montgomery jazz guitar licks and transcriptions.
Road song tab by wes montgomery wes electric guitar. The chord solos of wes montgomery techniques and concepts. This has been the summer of wes montgomery for me and my guitar style. Wes montgomerys tequila chord solo is perfect for this, because you have to hear the top voice of each chord as melodic, as a part of a greater melody. The incredible jazz guitar of wes montgomery wes montgomery 1960 added to the national registry. The transcription will be available soon on the gr. It inspired me to go order this cd, which id heard on vinyl years ago but never bought before. Joining guitarist wes are tommy flanagan piano, percy heath bass and his brother albert heath drums, one of the smallest groups wes would record with during the course of his. Wes montgomery how to make simple sound amazing jens larsen. When you do that, it is going to give any chord voicing you choose to play, within the context of your own music, more weight, or depth.
Originally released on riverside in 1960, the incredible jazz guitar of wes montgomery was recorded over just two days at the reeves sound studios in new york city. Wes montgomery, jazz guitarist who influenced many. This is a relatively easy song and learning it will give a lot of goodies. Wes montgomery solos well done transcriptions 23 or so. We discuss how his solos always follow the same order of single notes to octaves to chords. Wes montgomery guitar solo transcription with tab full house jazz. My transcription of the guitar solo from the classic 1966 recording. Far wes wes montgomery page 3 of 4 generated using the power tab editor by brad larsen. It is hard enough to play it with a pick but how could wes play this with his thumb what you get.
Wes montgomery guitar solo transcriptions from west coast blues. The incredible jazz guitar of wes montgomery wikipedia. Try to transcribe 5 other licks off the wes montgomery guitar solo and write them down in notation or tab. A chord solo is a harmonized melody line, so you dont only improvise a melody, you also harmonize it by adding chords to it. Wes montgomery jazz guitar solos free download as pdf file. Inspired by this article of dave liebman i decided not only transcribe and learn to play it but to make more detailed analysis. Includes guitar recorded versions with tab for guitar, range. Jazz critic ralph gleason wrote that wes was the best thing that has happened to the guitar since charlie christian. Support me on patreon to access new pdf transcriptions and patron. Take the a train1958 au privave1960 days of wine and roses1963 pdf download. He is widely considered one of the major jazz guitarists, emerging after such seminal figures as django reinhardt and charlie christian and influencing countless others, including george benson, kenny burrell, royce campbell, grant green, jimi hendrix, steve howe, russell malone, pat martino, pat. Full house using dorian mode, minor arpeggios and altered lines.
Impressions wes montgomery solo transcription youtube. How to practice jazz guitar blues wes montgomery guitar. John leslie wes montgomery was from indianapolis, indiana. Includes an high quality pdf file to download instantly.
Wes montgomery chord solo transcription of round midnight. Print and download wes montgomery d natural blues guitar tab. Ok, i found a pdf with complete typeface solos set to a lead sheet for some of wess most solos. Montgomerys bop period ended much too soon, but thankfully, he recorded his share of rewarding bop albums when he was still boporiented and one of them is boss guitar, which orrin keepnews produced in 1963. If four on six can be called wes montgomerys most famous selfpenned tune although he wrote a few other great ones west coast blues jumps to mind, then his solo on smokin at the half note is almost certainly his most famous solo on the tune. Wes montgomery tabs, chords, guitar, bass, ukulele chords, power tabs and guitar pro tabs including four on six, days of wine and roses, in your own sweet way, far wes, bumpin. Full house guitar tab by wes montgomery with free online tab player. I have compiled a collection of 26 solos featuring jazz greats herbie hancock, booker little, max roach, grant green, stan getz, slide hampton, thelonious monk, jackie mclean, cuong vu, clifford brown, roy haynes, woody shaw, sonny rollins, jon. Explore the music of one of the greatest jazz guitarists of all time.
Chord solos have been a part of the jazz guitar skill set since the 50s and 60s when players like joe pass and wes montgomery used it in their music. In this episode of everything music we explore the chord solos of the great wes montgomery. He began playing guitar in his late teens and played in the lionel hampton band from 194850 and in indianapolis during the 1950s, most often with his brothers buddy. His guitar solos are gold mines for jazz guitar students, he used a lot arpeggios.
In this lesson, you will learn wes montgomery inspired chord solo licks that youll apply over a blues in f and over the jazz standard yesterdays. John leslie wes montgomery march 6, 1923 june 15, 1968 was an american jazz guitarist. How to play in the style of wes montgomery sample pages this pdf contains sample pages from the ebook how to play in the style of wes montgomery. I hope you will enjoy it and pdf with tabsnotation is ready here for you so no excuses. Besame mucho cariba four on six fried pies ive grown accustomed to her face misty sundown west coast blues yesterdays and more. This indepth bookonline audio pack will guide you through 12 of the bestknown tracks from the legendary wes montgomery. This pdf contains sample pages from the ebook how to play in the style of wes. Wes montgomerys impact on jazz pat metheny heard wes montgomerys playing going beyond jazz. Here is a wes montgomery jazz guitar solo transcription with guitar tabs and. This page lists 476 guitar solo transcriptions that are available somewhere on the internet here you can find more about the best web sites that offer free and paid solo transcriptions. Wes montgomery jazz guitar licks solo transcription with tabs. What makes wes a great improviser and jazz guitarist is not that he played octaves or chord solos. Wes montgomery tastefully combines single lines, octaves, and block chords with incredible phrasing and time feel to create a most compelling style.
Though he didnt always use this concept, wes played with the following formula to create engaging and highly intense solos, often over a. He was an african american jazz guitarist, probably the most influential postwar improviser on his instrument. Print and download wes montgomery days of wine and roses guitar recorded versions with tab. I have always enjoyed reading and looking at the transcriptions in downbeat magazine over the years. In this lesson, you will learn how to play four on six, a standard written by wes montgomery. Below is a transcription with tabs of wes solo on days of wine and roses off of boss guitar. Wes changed up the harmony of the song a bit from what most musicians are used to from the real book.
A forewarning some of these ideas may sound abstract and hard to understand in this short report. In 1960, wes montgomery s album the incredible jazz guitar was released with on it two of his most famous compositions, west coast blues and four on six. Jazz transcriptions jazz guitar transcriptions, wes. Wes montgomery the king of octaves world wide woodshed. Most of its tracks exemplify two of montgomerys distinguishing techniques. In the first 32 bars wes mongomery plays melody lines in octaves. This wes montgomery guitar lesson is breaking down parts of the solo on four on six. Listen to our transcription of wes montgomerys classic gone with the wind and download free sheet music. This wes montgomery guitar lesson discussing some of the simple things.
Wes montgomery d natural blues guitar tab in d major. Jazz guitarist charlie christians influence on wes. The complete riverside recordings 1992 wes montgomery the king of octaves analysis and transcription of road song solo. Wes montgomery unedited by jim ferguson, compiled from his guitar player magazine article august 1993, his jazztimes article the genius of wes montgomery august 1995, and his liner notes from wes montgomery. In this short report, we will take a look at some of the key aspects of his style. Timeline is below printable pdf ebooks for guitarists. Road song guitar tab by wes montgomery with free online tab player. Below are a few licks that are in the style of what is in the wes montgomery guitar blues solo from no blues. Steve khans transcriptions of george benson, wes montgomery etc. Wes montgomery guitar solo transcription full house.