Lullaby of the Leaves - Surf Jazz Noir Chord Melody! (Patreon)

Lullaby of the Leaves - Dark n’ Twangy Chord Melody | Cuban Surf Jazz Noir Guitar Lesson!

Access all lesson materials by becoming a Patreon at the link below; https://www.patreon.com/AlexFarranGuitar If Patreon isn’t your bag, you can purchase the materials for this lesson alone, directly at the link below; https://smogfalls.gumroad.com/l/qwfffs Book in for a private Zoom lesson!.. just choose a slot at the link below; https://tidycal.com/alexfarranguitar/guitarlesson Jazz chord melody with a twist. I’ve always thought this standard had a kind of haunted house vibe, so rather than simply presenting it as a conventional jazz arrangement, I thought it’d be fun to inject some darker, grittier character into it for a change! It comes out sounding like some kind of blend of jazz noir, manouche, surf, Cuban and rockabilly… and I dig it, and hope that you will too! We take inspiration from players such as Mickey Baker, George Barnes, Django Reinhardt and Marc Ribot as we explore some beautifully dark chord voicings and melodic devices… whammy bar optional, but it certainly doesn’t hurt 😉 ⏱️TIMESTAMPS⏱️ 00:00 - Performance 02:23 - Mission Brief 03:06 - The Intro 03:30 - Whammy bar technique 04:51 - More minor 6th voicings 06:16 - G7 alt - Johnny Smith style 07:33 - G7(b9b5) - Munisteri style 08:34 - A section 12:40 - Killer Hank Garland G7 alt voicing! 15:39 - Munisteri blues double-stops 16:43 - A2 17:50 - How alternate endings work! 18:31 - Van Eps/Halloweeny 18:52 - B section 21:51 - Dynamics! 22:53 - Variety is the spice of life! 23:12 - Final A section (A3) 23:57 - George Barnes style lick 25:58 - The Ending 26:32 - Massive Django Chord! 27:53 - Practice tips 28:54 - Tone Talk! 31:28 - Thoughts on compression 32:03 - Sign-off -------------------------------------------- 🎥 Reference Videos; 🎥 Triads and three note voicings; https://youtu.be/fvvIc93f-EU?si=X0REa9pcLZ_6oqZC Tritone Substitutions; https://youtu.be/Djm-tN43Q2g?si=oDvA83J6oa0fJjST Turnarounds; https://youtu.be/JJlv1zc3v-o?si=scCIRJ4XTzHG2XdQ Beautiful jazz chords (including the Barry Harris scale); https://youtu.be/e7ojDU1pNSI?si=2glkvrPoBjyT5Pho My Jazz chords survival guide; https://youtu.be/YuGjk8Hqpnw ---------------------------------------- Gear used in this video; Novo Miris J Guitar @novoguita StringJoy "Signatures" 11 gauge strings Dunlop Flow 1mm Plectrum Strymon El Capistan (slapback echo) 1969 Drip-edge Fender Deluxe Reverb amp Shure SM7b (for my voice) Universal Audio Apollo Twin X Logic Pro Universal Audio plugins Sony ZVE-10 camera Neewer Desktop Tripod Final Cut Pro Thanks for watching! Alex Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexfarranguitar/ Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/alexfarran #guitarlesson #chordmelody #jazznoir #rockabilly #vintageguitar #jazzstandard #novoguitars