Chords: Early Beginnings I

Chords: Early Beginnings I

• Freddie Green (1911 - 1987)
  • Count Basie’s Guitarist
  • A Chord was played on each beat - “playing four-to-the-bar”
  • Full Block Chords
• Audio: Front Burner
  • From: The Basie Big Band - Count Basie Pablo PACD-2310-756-2

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Early Jazz period ( 1920 - 1940 ) main function of the guitar was to provide accompaniment. Extension of the tradition established by the banjo players of the Dixieland period.

Played on an Acoustic Guitar ( non amplified ).

Freddie Green was the king of this. It is often said that Freddie’s sound is “more felt than heard”.

• Generally Three note chords
• Accent on 2 and 4
• Notice lots of bass Notes

Took lessons from Allan Reuss