I’ve been using the ideas in Jazz Chords for Baritone Ukulele, to create arrangements of jazz chords on guitar for some of my favorite tunes. The idea is to create a video with my accompaniment, and see if anyone is interested in playing along with it and sending it to me for creation of one of those multi-frame music videos.
Summertime
This is the first cut. It’s Summertime in Gm, because that’s a key Nancy likes to sing in. Here’s the guitar part that she used to sing along with:
Summertime Rhythm Guitar Gm 86
Here’s the duet with Nancy singing and me playing:
Summertime Duo — Guitar and Vocals
And Alex joins us on bassoon!
Summertime Trio — Guitar, Vocals and Bassoon
I can also lay down the guitar part in Am, as it’s all movable chords. If anyone would like to play the solo, or a bass line, or anything along with it, I’ll happily create an Am rhythm guitar line.
If you’re interested in participating, let me know (contact page) and I’ll send you the music and lyrics we’re using in either Gm or Am.
Stars and Stripes
The Shelburne Falls military band did a whole remote band video of Stars and Stripes. Here’s Nancy doing the fun piccolo part with her on flute as well.
Stars and Stripes — Flute and Piccolo
Take Five
Take Five was always one of my favorites.
Take Five — Flute and Guitar
The Girl from Ipanema
Here it is with guitar and bass, vocals and harmonizing flute, including playing the often missing bridge counter melody.
The Girl from Ipanema — Bass, Guitar, Vocals and Flute
