Chords for George Benson Phrase #1 | Jazz Guitar Lesson
Tempo:
116.7 bpm
Chords used:
G
Ab
E
Bb
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bb]
[Db] [C]
[Ab] [Bb]
Hi, [E] this is Richie Zell and [D] welcoming you to a new series of phrases by guitarist George [G] Benson.
And the name George Benson really needs no introduction as it is a household name among
jazz guitarists in this [N] day and age.
I had the good fortune of meeting George Benson in the early 70s when I was just starting
to study guitar.
I remember approaching him during a break at a very small club in San Francisco called
the Keystone Corner.
He was taking a break.
This was before Benson made it really big with his album Breezing.
And I remember he used to tour [G] the country in an old beaten up Cadillac.
[N] Anyways, I had the opportunity to sit down and talk [Gm] with George at the [G] time and one of
the questions I posed was, [G] how do I study improvisation?
In other words, I said, I'm just starting out and [Gb] I don't know where to start.
And I'll never forget his words.
He said, [Eb]
take chords, all [A] the chord families [Bb] and break them down into arpeggios.
[Eb] Today we are going to begin a set [Ab] of phrases [B] off of [Am] a very well known [Ab] standard, Stella by Starlight.
And this is off of one of my favorite albums by George, Tenderly, and features the great
pianist McCoy Tyner, best known for his work with John Coltrane.
[C] One, two, one, two, [Am] three, four.
[E]
[B] [E] And it can also be fingered this way.
One, two, one, two, [F] three, four.
[G] [F] [G] [C]
[G] [Ab] And here it goes real slow.
One, two, three, four.
[D] [Bbm] [Abm] [Eb] [A]
[B] [G] [E]
[Db] [C]
[Ab] [Bb]
Hi, [E] this is Richie Zell and [D] welcoming you to a new series of phrases by guitarist George [G] Benson.
And the name George Benson really needs no introduction as it is a household name among
jazz guitarists in this [N] day and age.
I had the good fortune of meeting George Benson in the early 70s when I was just starting
to study guitar.
I remember approaching him during a break at a very small club in San Francisco called
the Keystone Corner.
He was taking a break.
This was before Benson made it really big with his album Breezing.
And I remember he used to tour [G] the country in an old beaten up Cadillac.
[N] Anyways, I had the opportunity to sit down and talk [Gm] with George at the [G] time and one of
the questions I posed was, [G] how do I study improvisation?
In other words, I said, I'm just starting out and [Gb] I don't know where to start.
And I'll never forget his words.
He said, [Eb]
take chords, all [A] the chord families [Bb] and break them down into arpeggios.
[Eb] Today we are going to begin a set [Ab] of phrases [B] off of [Am] a very well known [Ab] standard, Stella by Starlight.
And this is off of one of my favorite albums by George, Tenderly, and features the great
pianist McCoy Tyner, best known for his work with John Coltrane.
[C] One, two, one, two, [Am] three, four.
[E]
[B] [E] And it can also be fingered this way.
One, two, one, two, [F] three, four.
[G] [F] [G] [C]
[G] [Ab] And here it goes real slow.
One, two, three, four.
[D] [Bbm] [Abm] [Eb] [A]
[B] [G] [E]
Key:
G
Ab
E
Bb
C
G
Ab
E
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ Hi, [E] this is Richie Zell and [D] welcoming you to a new series of phrases by guitarist George [G] Benson.
And the name George Benson really needs no introduction as it is a household name among
jazz guitarists in this [N] day and age.
I had the good fortune of meeting George Benson in the early 70s when I was just starting
to study guitar. _
I remember approaching him during a break at a very small club in San Francisco called
the Keystone Corner. _
He was taking a break.
This was before Benson made it really big with his album Breezing.
And I remember he used to tour [G] the country in an old beaten up Cadillac.
_ _ _ [N] Anyways, I _ had the _ opportunity to sit down and talk [Gm] with George at the [G] time and one of
the questions I posed _ was, _ _ [G] how do I study improvisation?
In other words, I said, I'm just starting out and [Gb] I don't know where to start. _
And I'll never forget his words.
He said, _ [Eb] _
take chords, _ all [A] the chord families [Bb] and break them down into arpeggios. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ Today we are going to begin a set [Ab] of phrases [B] _ off of [Am] a very well known [Ab] standard, _ Stella by Starlight.
And this is off of one of my favorite albums by George, _ Tenderly, and features the great
pianist McCoy Tyner, best known for his work with John Coltrane.
_ [C] One, two, one, two, [Am] three, four.
_ _ _ [E] _
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ And it can also be fingered this way.
One, two, one, two, [F] three, four.
[G] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ [Ab] And here it goes real slow. _
_ _ One, two, three, four.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ Hi, [E] this is Richie Zell and [D] welcoming you to a new series of phrases by guitarist George [G] Benson.
And the name George Benson really needs no introduction as it is a household name among
jazz guitarists in this [N] day and age.
I had the good fortune of meeting George Benson in the early 70s when I was just starting
to study guitar. _
I remember approaching him during a break at a very small club in San Francisco called
the Keystone Corner. _
He was taking a break.
This was before Benson made it really big with his album Breezing.
And I remember he used to tour [G] the country in an old beaten up Cadillac.
_ _ _ [N] Anyways, I _ had the _ opportunity to sit down and talk [Gm] with George at the [G] time and one of
the questions I posed _ was, _ _ [G] how do I study improvisation?
In other words, I said, I'm just starting out and [Gb] I don't know where to start. _
And I'll never forget his words.
He said, _ [Eb] _
take chords, _ all [A] the chord families [Bb] and break them down into arpeggios. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ Today we are going to begin a set [Ab] of phrases [B] _ off of [Am] a very well known [Ab] standard, _ Stella by Starlight.
And this is off of one of my favorite albums by George, _ Tenderly, and features the great
pianist McCoy Tyner, best known for his work with John Coltrane.
_ [C] One, two, one, two, [Am] three, four.
_ _ _ [E] _
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ And it can also be fingered this way.
One, two, one, two, [F] three, four.
[G] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ [Ab] And here it goes real slow. _
_ _ One, two, three, four.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _