This is decent. I only muffed one note badly. I noticed I only used one finger and that is not good. I am enjoying that real book because it is letting me develop a bit of a Jazz repertoire even if I have no where to use at this moment.
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Putting the Real Book to Work
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This is decent. I only muffed one note badly. I noticed I only used one finger and that is not good. I am enjoying that real book because it is letting me develop a bit of a Jazz repertoire even if I have no where to use at this moment.
If you have iPhone or iPad, also check out the iRealPro app. It has all the standards in an easy to use format. It’s a great, portable way to access the tunes.
It is very relaxing I feel so positive doing it. There is nothing like improving at something you love.
It also plays them for you. And you can remove specific instruments, like the bass, if you want to try that part. You can also loop them to practice soloing.
Melody seems off around bar 5, but it gets back on track
Have you sought out a recording with vocals?
It might cement the sound in your head.
Have you sought out a recording with vocals?
It might cement the sound in your head.
The iRealPro app is great. I use it all the time for practising and sometimes use it on gigs. The changes aren’t always spot on, but I guess the same could be said of most Fake/Real books.
One of the great things about the app is that you can make changes to charts (as well as make your own charts from scratch). But yeah, an absolutely fantastic practice tool.
Great app, the iReal Pro!
You also can select just a few bars and play it continuously, to practice just a segment of a tune, or a solo, for instance.
@Dr. Cheese , I will have to disagree on your opinion of using one finger being a bad thing. Not only I think it’s a good thing, but I also think it sounds better. More even.
I have been including this practice in my playing on the electric bass whenever I can, influenced by my DB playing and my DB teacher.
Even more when playing melodies.
You also can select just a few bars and play it continuously, to practice just a segment of a tune, or a solo, for instance.
@Dr. Cheese , I will have to disagree on your opinion of using one finger being a bad thing. Not only I think it’s a good thing, but I also think it sounds better. More even.
I have been including this practice in my playing on the electric bass whenever I can, influenced by my DB playing and my DB teacher.
Even more when playing melodies.
+1 on the iRealApp. I use it nearly everyday, incredible practice tool.
His version is different what is written in my Real Book. He was a great teacher and a very pleasant person.
GAS... I started playing GAS music on an open back tenor banjo at 10, pops also picked up (what turned out to be) a busted up 1935 era Martin "0" style ukulele for $25 at a 2nd hand shop in 1964. He used fix stuff and went at it with hide glue. I learned show tunes on that. I still have it, and it never needed any follow on repair work.
Nice, Doc!
I play for fun as well from the Real Book...and, like you, wish I could find some folks to play it together
It's a 32 bar form AABC and I only hear one A section when I expect 2
Some other problems too. Are you skipping a repeat sign, or few bars somewhere a perhaps?
I'm sorry to pester you , don't mean to be hyper critical.
I've enjoyed seeing your progress videos, and I think its great.
Autumn Leaves was my first Real Book reading / deciphering exercise.
I just pulled out my Hal Leonard Ultimate Fake Book to refresh my grasp of it.
And I discovered how annoyed I am at these condensed songbooks where they
typeset varying numbers of bars to a line. Some lines are 9 bars, some are 7 and so forth.
It makes it very hard to take in at a glance the where AABC sections start and end.
When I started out reading it was a confusing stumbling block.
If I were prepping a standard for a gig, using that book,
I would rewrite it on my own chart in neat 4 or 8 bars to a line
to keep it straight in my brain, and lower the chance of a misstep.
Might be worth grabbing a pencil and clearly marking the end of bars 8, 16, 24 etc.
Some other problems too. Are you skipping a repeat sign, or few bars somewhere a perhaps?
I'm sorry to pester you , don't mean to be hyper critical.
I've enjoyed seeing your progress videos, and I think its great.
Autumn Leaves was my first Real Book reading / deciphering exercise.
I just pulled out my Hal Leonard Ultimate Fake Book to refresh my grasp of it.
And I discovered how annoyed I am at these condensed songbooks where they
typeset varying numbers of bars to a line. Some lines are 9 bars, some are 7 and so forth.
It makes it very hard to take in at a glance the where AABC sections start and end.
When I started out reading it was a confusing stumbling block.
If I were prepping a standard for a gig, using that book,
I would rewrite it on my own chart in neat 4 or 8 bars to a line
to keep it straight in my brain, and lower the chance of a misstep.
Might be worth grabbing a pencil and clearly marking the end of bars 8, 16, 24 etc.
I’m believe I am reading what see. I know for sure I missed a note on the first video. I honestly think that are significant differences between the various transcriptions and I just have to learn different ones and listen to different versions of the song.
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Check these out for starters, all are classic versions:
It's a great one to internalize, lose the charts, and practice in many keys IMO. I love playing it as medium fast tempo funk too, with kind of a Hard Bop feel.
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nice, at Berzerkley that tune is known as Taught 'Em Keys 
