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Post by John B on Apr 26, 2024 15:13:33 GMT -5
He has some instructional stuff out. I think I'd probably enjoy learning from him, but I'm afraid I play checkers guitar and he's teaching chess guitar. truefire.com/john-pizzarelli?artist And since I said "chess," here's a picture from Washington Square Park on my last trip to NYC.  |
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Post by howard lee on Apr 26, 2024 15:14:58 GMT -5
He has some instructional stuff out. I think I'd probably enjoy learning from him, but I'm afraid I play checkers guitar and he's teaching chess guitar. truefire.com/john-pizzarelli?artist And since I said "chess," here's a picture from Washington Square Park on my last trip to NYC.
Besides, his guitar has an extry string.
Nice shot of the chess players, a common sight there.
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Post by John B on Apr 26, 2024 15:20:45 GMT -5
Nice shot of the chess players, a common sight there.
Here's Johnny in action. I asked before I took his picture, and he suggested I look him up on YouTube. And a pic of Johnny playing the boyfriend of the first player.  |
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Post by millring on Apr 26, 2024 15:51:31 GMT -5
He has some instructional stuff out. I think I'd probably enjoy learning from him, but I'm afraid I play checkers guitar and he's teaching chess guitar. truefire.com/john-pizzarelli?artist And since I said "chess," here's a picture from Washington Square Park on my last trip to NYC. I saw that. I'll look into it, but I fear (as you do) that it's way over my head. I probably told you about my encounter -- phone conversation -- with Pizzarelli. Back then he sent me a VHS saying that maybe I could follow his fingerings.  I couldn't then and I probably can't now. |
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Post by drlj on Apr 26, 2024 16:59:50 GMT -5
Pizzarelli is an awesome guitarist but, as I have learned, he uses about 9 fingerings for chords most of the time. He told me ,when I asked, to learn the fingerings that go together and that they would work no matter the key. If you watch him play and really watch his hands, you will see he is sliding those forms all over the place and at breakneck speed. He said on a video that Bucky told him to take the chord, slide it up, slide it back, strum it fast, strum it slow, etc. Watch him. It is what he does. He does it smoother and faster than any human should be able, of course.
That’s not all he does, of course, but in songs with standard 2-5-1 progressions, you will see it a lot.
He also uses a lot of Shell Chords—3 note chords. He can certainly play some knuckle busters, but all that fast stuff is mainly shell chords. Shell chords are not hard and each fingering can be used for about 5 different chords, too.
Pizzarelli is amazing. Probably one of the best guitarist out there.
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Post by TKennedy on Apr 26, 2024 22:35:41 GMT -5
He is one jazz guitarist who allows you to take your wife (who hates jazz) to a live show and at the end she’ll want to dump you for him.
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Post by howard lee on Apr 27, 2024 8:58:12 GMT -5
He is one jazz guitarist who allows you to take your wife (who hates jazz) to a live show and at the end she’ll want to dump you for him.
Pizzarelli's wife, Jessica Molaskey, loves jazz and is one fine vocalist.
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Post by drlj on Apr 27, 2024 10:56:32 GMT -5
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Post by Dub on Apr 27, 2024 11:41:32 GMT -5
Excellent. A really nice explanation. I haven’t yet watched the videos that started this thread but I went to TrueFire and did the first couple of lessons. Same information but with tips on technique and you get to watch his hands to see which fingers he’s using and how he approaches the transitions between shapes. That is really the critical information. |
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Post by drlj on Apr 27, 2024 12:42:58 GMT -5
If your are interested, this is the link for Radio Deluxe. It is hosted by John & Jessica and features a wide variety of music. There are always some Jessica vocals and tunes by John with her and many others. It usually provides some interesting music. www.johnpizzarelli.com/radio-deluxe |
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Post by amanajoe on Apr 28, 2024 11:13:43 GMT -5
If your are interested, this is the link for Radio Deluxe. It is hosted by John & Jessica and features a wide variety of music. There are always some Jessica vocals and tunes by John with her and many others. It usually provides some interesting music. www.johnpizzarelli.com/radio-deluxeAnd some great stories about the other musicians they've spent time with, especially Bucky. You can go straight to it here: www.radiodeluxe.com/ |
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