Chords for Learn this Wes Montgomery Lick
Tempo:
94.35 bpm
Chords used:
C
Gm
Bb
G
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
This riff I'm about to show you is a great way to really get the feel for jazz guitar.
And what better way to do that than to emulate one of the greatest jazz guitar players of all time, Wes Montgomery.
This is a tune called Four on Six, and I'm just gonna play what's called the head.
It's the main melody of the song.
Like I said, this is an excellent exercise in establishing the feel of jazz in your guitar playing.
When I say feel, I mean the really cool vibe that you get from this style of music
where it's just an underlying amount of attitude that can only be conveyed by great guitar players like Wes Montgomery.
[Gb] But you and I will try and copy it [N] and try and integrate some of these stylings into our own playing.
So I'm going to show you the song fast first, [Abm] up to speed,
and then I'm going to break it down at half [D] speed with a metronome.
[G]
[Fm] [Ebm] [D] [Eb]
[Fm] [G]
[Bb] [B] [Dm] [C] [Gm]
[Cm] [Gm] [Gm] [C] [G]
[Eb] [Db] [Eb] [G] [F] [Bbm] [Gm]
[Dm]
[G] [C] [G]
[C] [Gm] [C] [Gm]
[C] [Gm] [C] [G] [Am] [A]
[C] [Gm] [F] [Db]
[Fm] [Eb] [Em] [D] [F]
[Bbm] [Ebm] [Gm] [C] [Gm]
[Cm] [Gm] [C] [G] [C]
[Dm] [Bb] [Ab] [C] [Dm]
So as you can hear, there's a lot of feel going on.
And what I mean by feel are these little articulations.
So just the beginning of the phrase, [D] that [N] little kind [Bb] of ghosty, [C] it's [Eb] very delicate but very [Bb] precise.
[C] [Bb]
[C] So that is kind of the nature of this entire melody, that first intro [Bb] phrase.
[D] [C] [Bb]
[C] [Bb] [C] [Bb]
[C] I would just [Ab] practice that.
If this is something that's new for you, and then move on, take it in little [Gm] increments.
[C] [A]
[Bb] [C] [Bb]
[C] [Gm] [C] [Am] [N]
So like I mentioned, practice this slowly in little bits and pieces.
If this is something that's new for you, it's not going to be up to speed right away.
But I promise, these jazz stylings, especially the greatest players,
the reason they were able to play so fast and fluidly on these clean tones,
no distortion to hide behind, was because they were playing melodies and lines
that were very ergonomically friendly, I think.
Once you get this type of melodic playing down, especially this particular West Montgomery tune,
I think you'll start to understand the kind of motions that your hands have to do
in order to achieve this style, but also how relatively easy,
and I say relatively easy, it is to get it a little quicker up to speed.
So good luck guys, I hope you enjoyed this, and I will see you in [Gm] the next lesson.
[Cm] [Gm] [C] [Am] [G] [Eb] [Db]
[Eb] [Em] [Bbm] [Gb] [Gm]
[Cm] [Am] [Bb] [B] [Dm]
And what better way to do that than to emulate one of the greatest jazz guitar players of all time, Wes Montgomery.
This is a tune called Four on Six, and I'm just gonna play what's called the head.
It's the main melody of the song.
Like I said, this is an excellent exercise in establishing the feel of jazz in your guitar playing.
When I say feel, I mean the really cool vibe that you get from this style of music
where it's just an underlying amount of attitude that can only be conveyed by great guitar players like Wes Montgomery.
[Gb] But you and I will try and copy it [N] and try and integrate some of these stylings into our own playing.
So I'm going to show you the song fast first, [Abm] up to speed,
and then I'm going to break it down at half [D] speed with a metronome.
[G]
[Fm] [Ebm] [D] [Eb]
[Fm] [G]
[Bb] [B] [Dm] [C] [Gm]
[Cm] [Gm] [Gm] [C] [G]
[Eb] [Db] [Eb] [G] [F] [Bbm] [Gm]
[Dm]
[G] [C] [G]
[C] [Gm] [C] [Gm]
[C] [Gm] [C] [G] [Am] [A]
[C] [Gm] [F] [Db]
[Fm] [Eb] [Em] [D] [F]
[Bbm] [Ebm] [Gm] [C] [Gm]
[Cm] [Gm] [C] [G] [C]
[Dm] [Bb] [Ab] [C] [Dm]
So as you can hear, there's a lot of feel going on.
And what I mean by feel are these little articulations.
So just the beginning of the phrase, [D] that [N] little kind [Bb] of ghosty, [C] it's [Eb] very delicate but very [Bb] precise.
[C] [Bb]
[C] So that is kind of the nature of this entire melody, that first intro [Bb] phrase.
[D] [C] [Bb]
[C] [Bb] [C] [Bb]
[C] I would just [Ab] practice that.
If this is something that's new for you, and then move on, take it in little [Gm] increments.
[C] [A]
[Bb] [C] [Bb]
[C] [Gm] [C] [Am] [N]
So like I mentioned, practice this slowly in little bits and pieces.
If this is something that's new for you, it's not going to be up to speed right away.
But I promise, these jazz stylings, especially the greatest players,
the reason they were able to play so fast and fluidly on these clean tones,
no distortion to hide behind, was because they were playing melodies and lines
that were very ergonomically friendly, I think.
Once you get this type of melodic playing down, especially this particular West Montgomery tune,
I think you'll start to understand the kind of motions that your hands have to do
in order to achieve this style, but also how relatively easy,
and I say relatively easy, it is to get it a little quicker up to speed.
So good luck guys, I hope you enjoyed this, and I will see you in [Gm] the next lesson.
[Cm] [Gm] [C] [Am] [G] [Eb] [Db]
[Eb] [Em] [Bbm] [Gb] [Gm]
[Cm] [Am] [Bb] [B] [Dm]
Key:
C
Gm
Bb
G
Eb
C
Gm
Bb
This riff I'm about to show you is a great way to really get the feel for jazz guitar.
And what better way to do that than to emulate one of the greatest jazz guitar players of all time, Wes Montgomery.
This is a tune called Four on Six, and I'm just gonna play what's called the head.
It's the main melody of the song.
Like I said, this is an excellent exercise in establishing the feel of jazz in your guitar playing.
When I say feel, I mean the really cool vibe that you get from this style of music
where it's just an underlying amount of attitude that can only be conveyed by great guitar players like Wes Montgomery.
[Gb] But you and I will try and copy it [N] and try and integrate some of these stylings into our own playing.
So I'm going to show you the song fast first, [Abm] up to speed,
and then I'm going to break it down at half [D] speed with a metronome.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ [Ebm] _ [D] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Fm] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ [B] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ [Gm] _ _
_ [Cm] _ [Gm] _ [Gm] _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
[Eb] _ [Db] _ _ [Eb] _ [G] _ [F] _ [Bbm] _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ [Gm] _ _ _ [C] _ [Gm] _
_ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ [C] _ [G] _ [Am] _ [A] _
_ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Db] _
[Fm] _ [Eb] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [F] _
[Bbm] _ [Ebm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ [Gm] _ _
_ [Cm] _ [Gm] _ [C] _ [G] _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ [C] _ [Dm] _
_ _ So as you can hear, there's a lot of feel going on.
And what I mean by feel are these little articulations.
So just the beginning of the phrase, [D] _ _ _ that [N] little kind [Bb] of ghosty, _ _ _ _ [C] _ it's [Eb] very delicate but very [Bb] precise.
_ [C] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [C] _ So that is kind of the nature of this entire melody, that first intro [Bb] phrase.
[D] _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _
[C] _ I would just [Ab] practice that.
If this is something that's new for you, and then move on, take it in little [Gm] increments.
_ [C] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _
[C] _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ [Am] _ _ _ [N]
So like I mentioned, practice this slowly in little bits and pieces.
If this is something that's new for you, it's not going to be up to speed right away.
But I promise, these jazz stylings, especially the greatest players,
the reason they were able to play so fast and fluidly on these clean tones,
no distortion to hide behind, was because they were playing melodies and lines
that were very ergonomically friendly, I think.
Once you get this type of melodic playing down, especially this particular West Montgomery tune,
I think you'll start to understand the kind of motions that your hands have to do
in order to achieve this style, but also how relatively easy,
and I say relatively easy, it is to get it a little quicker up to speed.
So good luck guys, I hope you enjoyed this, and I will see you in [Gm] the next lesson.
_ [Cm] _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ [Eb] _ [Db] _
_ [Eb] _ [Em] _ [Bbm] _ [Gb] _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ [Am] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [B] _ [Dm] _
And what better way to do that than to emulate one of the greatest jazz guitar players of all time, Wes Montgomery.
This is a tune called Four on Six, and I'm just gonna play what's called the head.
It's the main melody of the song.
Like I said, this is an excellent exercise in establishing the feel of jazz in your guitar playing.
When I say feel, I mean the really cool vibe that you get from this style of music
where it's just an underlying amount of attitude that can only be conveyed by great guitar players like Wes Montgomery.
[Gb] But you and I will try and copy it [N] and try and integrate some of these stylings into our own playing.
So I'm going to show you the song fast first, [Abm] up to speed,
and then I'm going to break it down at half [D] speed with a metronome.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ [Ebm] _ [D] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Fm] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ [B] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ [Gm] _ _
_ [Cm] _ [Gm] _ [Gm] _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
[Eb] _ [Db] _ _ [Eb] _ [G] _ [F] _ [Bbm] _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ [Gm] _ _ _ [C] _ [Gm] _
_ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ [C] _ [G] _ [Am] _ [A] _
_ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Db] _
[Fm] _ [Eb] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [F] _
[Bbm] _ [Ebm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ [Gm] _ _
_ [Cm] _ [Gm] _ [C] _ [G] _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ [C] _ [Dm] _
_ _ So as you can hear, there's a lot of feel going on.
And what I mean by feel are these little articulations.
So just the beginning of the phrase, [D] _ _ _ that [N] little kind [Bb] of ghosty, _ _ _ _ [C] _ it's [Eb] very delicate but very [Bb] precise.
_ [C] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [C] _ So that is kind of the nature of this entire melody, that first intro [Bb] phrase.
[D] _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _
[C] _ I would just [Ab] practice that.
If this is something that's new for you, and then move on, take it in little [Gm] increments.
_ [C] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _
[C] _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ [Am] _ _ _ [N]
So like I mentioned, practice this slowly in little bits and pieces.
If this is something that's new for you, it's not going to be up to speed right away.
But I promise, these jazz stylings, especially the greatest players,
the reason they were able to play so fast and fluidly on these clean tones,
no distortion to hide behind, was because they were playing melodies and lines
that were very ergonomically friendly, I think.
Once you get this type of melodic playing down, especially this particular West Montgomery tune,
I think you'll start to understand the kind of motions that your hands have to do
in order to achieve this style, but also how relatively easy,
and I say relatively easy, it is to get it a little quicker up to speed.
So good luck guys, I hope you enjoyed this, and I will see you in [Gm] the next lesson.
_ [Cm] _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ [Eb] _ [Db] _
_ [Eb] _ [Em] _ [Bbm] _ [Gb] _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ [Am] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [B] _ [Dm] _