Hi I've got a nice lick here from the end of the intro on Tchavolo's version of minor swing from (I think) the Memories of Django album where everyone else drops out and he snaps out this.
Starts on the 2nd beat of the 7th bar (E7) the second time he plays the intro before launching into the first chorus. Would anyone who knows a bit more than me about theory please be able to comment on what's going on here in terms of intervals etc? Thanks, Gray
(Tr )(T ) (T ) (T )
-6-7-6-------------;------------12--10---------
--------9-6---------;--------------------
------------7--------;-----------------
--------------9-6----;-------------------
------------------8---;-7-8-7---------------
----------------------;--------0--------
Comments
D=Dowstrokes, U=Upstrokes, H=hammer on, P=pull off, Harm =harmonic
-D-H-U-D-U-D-D-U-D-U-H-P-D-D
-6-7-6-----------------------------12 (Harm)--
----------9-6------------------------------------
----------------7---------------------------------
-------------------[b]8[/b]-6--------------------
------------------------8-7-8-7------------------
-----------------------------------0---------------
He's playing with this Bb7 shape:
-6-------------------------------
-----9-6-------------------------
-----------7---------------------
--------------8-6----------------
--------------------8------------
---------------------------------
Theory:
Bb is the b5 of E: tritone substitute. Bb7=Bb D F Ab(G#) in relation to E thats b5, b7, b9, 3.
So that's why it works, it produces an E7 b5 b9.
That b5 is sometimes called an augmented (or raised) 11th.
The b9 is very often resolved down a half step into the root of the V chord (or the 5 of the I chord).
Aside from that arpeggio shape, in this lick Angelo uses the b9 of Bb (B note) for color in the beginning and leads back into E on the last notes (trill) adding that killer open low E with the high E harmonic.
Remember that you can always play off the b5 of a dominant chord to create an outside sound, works great if you mix it or resolve it to the original 7th chord as on this lick.
Great lick! Thanks!
Are you sure that isn't Angelo??
...before I only looked for that lick but I just took a listen to the whole solo and I'm thinking that's Angelo and not Tchavolo... hmmm
p.s. it is also covered on Dennis Changs DVD#2.
Now I guess we need to edit this whole thread...
here's a picture of me and him... on the right is tchavolo hassan who's the rhythm player in that cd... and seems to be angelo's steady rhythm guitarist now
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