The accompanying pieces in Part Three of the book are a great starting point, though I believe that creating your own arrangements can help internalize the knowledge in the book even more.
You need to pick songs to learn & apply these voicings too. Pros: Well organized book that does what it sets out to, lots of bonus video content for study as well!Ĭons: This is not a course, so some assembly required. This is a book that is worth getting for your library and even one to keep on your music stand for daily study. I for one look forward to studying the videos closely to get even more nuggets of wisdom from Tim. This is immensely useful as part of making the voicings sound good is hearing how Tim actually uses dynamics and variations in the right hand texture to create the three dimensional effect needed for great solo guitar playing.Īll in all, this book is a valuable addition to the jazz guitar world especially for any aspiring (or even experienced) solo guitarist. You get videos of all these five pieces and even video breakdowns for Lover Man & Darn That Dream. Alternatively, studying sections of the solo guitar arrangements that Tim includes is a great way to see how these voicings are actually applied. The videos alone are more than four hours long which to be honest brings this book into course level content (if you choose to really study everything in depth!)įor me, I feel that treating the book like a dictionary, going in getting a few voicings at a time & then using them in arrangements, etudes and studies is a useful way to use it. In addition to all the excellent material in the book, you also get bonus files and supporting videos that help you understand the material even better. The Melodic Chord Dictionary part is very practical as Tim organizes the voicing by top note and by six chord types: Part Two – The Systematic Chord Dictionary.Part One – The Melodic Chord Dictionary.After studying it for awhile now, I can safely say this is the chord dictionary that I which I had when I was starting out! When I heard of this book, I was very intrigued by the premise and was excited by it. If you’re a fan of jazz, solo jazz guitar or Telecaster jazz guitar playing, you probably already know about Tim & his excellent videos on his YouTube channel or perhaps have studied his one of his courses on Truefire.įor me, I first discovered Tim’s work via the many jazz guitar groups on Facebook. This of course makes perfect sense as Tim studied with Ted directly. In the tradition of guitar great, Ted Greene, this book uses chord diagrams like what Ted Greene used as well as an explanation of the The V System (originally called the Voicing Group System) that was created by Ted Greene. This book by Tim Lerch is the first book release from GuitarVivo.
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