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Jacques A Dit - French ballad (guitar/voice)

Dear all,

It seems to me like ages... life has kept me soooo busy, that I couldn't follow up all the great posts, efforts, music pieces, comments, encouragements, actions to promote our dear instrument. It feels no good inside, but "that's life".

This year again I finally could play at "Music Day" June 21st in my father's church, with my guitarist friend Bernard, and for one tune my son Florian joining... but no vibes this year... only my voice was "available" to bring the emotions.

TOTM - Chi Chi - Etude No. 1 "Extracting Parts From The Melody"

In this etude, I have played the melody first. In the next chorus, the etude portion is a series of lines for soloing that I've taken from the melody. Compare the second chorus to the first.

When you learn bebop tunes, try to change around the lines as much as you can to create your own lines. Also, check for spots where you can start a line on a different beat; that really helps to find new rhythmic momentum. Enjoy!