80's Smooth Jazz Lesson

80's Smooth Jazz

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  • Hi Guys,

    In this lesson I covered the style of the Smooth Jazz giants George Benson & Lee Ritenour
    Enjoy!

    The structure of the Jam track:


    INTRO 0:00-0:12
    | BbMaj7 | DMaj7 | BbMaj7 | Em79 A7#5 | DMaj7 |

    A PART 0:13-0:22
    | DMaj7 | Bm7 | GMaj7 | C79 |


    B PART 0:23-0:32
    | DMaj7 | Bm7 | Em79 | C79 |


    C PART 0:33-0:42
    | FMaj7 | Dm7 | Bm7 E7#9 | Gm7 C7b9 |

    OUTRO 0420-0:56
    | BbMaj7 | DMaj7 | BbMaj7 | Em79 A7#5 DMaj7|

    Have fun! ;-)

    Final words

    I tried to transcribe as close as possible. Specially in the Guitar Pro file you'll find all this little extras!

    Cheers - Guido

    Technical specifications
    Guitar: Music Man Luke II
    Strings: Elixir Optiweb 9-42
    Audio Interface: Focusrite Saffire PRO 24
    Recording SW: Logic Pro X, several plugins


    Kemper Profiling Amp: Vendra Show
    Matrix GT1000FX with ENGL 2x12" V30 (for monitoring)

    The profiles are available for purchase here:
    http://www.guidorist.com/en/product-category/kemper-amp-profiles/


    Standard Tuning E, A, D, G, B, E

    Tempo: 102 BPM













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