CEB Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 Don"t know if this will be of any interest. I was captivated by it probably mostly because I tortured myself as a teen by studying Ted Greene"s book Chord Chemistry. It was must study material but it was a titanic feat trying to organize that much knowledge in a book. [video:youtube] Quote "It doesn't have to be difficult to be cool" - Mitch Towne "A great musician can bring tears to your eyes!!! So can a auto Mechanic." - Stokes Hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winston Psmith Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 I still have that book on my shelf, and refer to it when I'm stumped by some oddball Chord Inversion. Thanks for sharing this! Quote "Monsters are real, and Ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win." Stephen King http://www.novparolo.com https://thewinstonpsmithproject.bandcamp.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Fraser Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 That book is the bible of jazz guitar theory. He was a very interesting cat. My girlfriend's first husband studied with him, a client of mine had a vocal/guitar duet with him, but mostly he very rarely played out. I have a video of him playing at a wedding, sitting alone in a corner, being ignored by everybody, & playing the most amazing & complex stuff imaginable. It's great to see there's an instructional video with him. I'll have to get out my copy of 'Chord Chemistry' & see if I can follow along & keep up for more than a half page. Quote Scott Fraser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KuruPrionz Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 Ted Greene is a staggering talent. I had a record of his, don't remember the title. It was beautiful music. Quote It took a chunk of my life to get here and I am still not sure where "here" is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picker Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 I couldn't make head or tail out of Chord Chemistry. But, it has been a while since tried. Maybe I should get another copy... Quote Always remember that you are unique. Just like everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Fraser Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 I couldn't make head or tail out of Chord Chemistry. But, it has been a while since tried. Maybe I should get another copy... Well, it's VERY deep, so don't beat yourself up for feeling lost in that book. I didn't get very far at all in it. Quote Scott Fraser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KuruPrionz Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Me either, not far at all in fact. Memorizing all of those variations so you can play without thinking (the only way I enjoy playing) is an enormous task. I've always absorbed guitar learning in terms of patterns, which is a real time saver. One pattern can be used in 12 different locations, the pattern does not have to change, like it does for keyboards. Patterns are "scale/chordal forms" in my guitar-brain world but I've never excluded any notes that lay outside those patterns. My knowledge of chords is pretty basic but I often play chords that are not basic. It is a matter of recognizing that melody can flow through a variety of harmonic potentials and that "wrong" notes can often be exactly the perfect thing to create tension or make the lines flow as the underlying patterns shift. Yes, that makes no sense. I could never have written a book like Ted's, it is a remarkable accomplishment. If I had tackled it when I was in my teens and my tiny brain was not full yet, I may very well have gotten somewhere. As it stands now, I have the entire neck as a playground and can play as "normal" as needed or toss my own freaky-deaky touches in when inspiration hits. So I am happy. Quote It took a chunk of my life to get here and I am still not sure where "here" is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryz Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 This may be of interest as an intro to Ted's chord chemistry book: Quote Take care, Larryz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LX88 Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 I don't really get anything out of this There are many demonstrators out there...very few teachers I would have to slow this way down to figure out what he is doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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