Martha Mier's jazz Raggs and Blues book

[johand]

...with just a couple of chords that I would change.
Ragtime Do Si Do Rev - Mier

You made a great chart to practise for me! thanks. it sound so much nicer. If you got the time have a look at my "Just Struttin Along" (see pm), it would be great to show that to my teacher.
PS: I have 2 other songs from that book I want to learn

 

[engelbach]

Thank you, Bob.

 

[engelbach]

You made a great chart to practise for me! thanks. it sound so much nicer. If you got the time have a look at my "Just Struttin Along" (see pm), it would be great to show that to my teacher.
PS: I have 2 other songs from that book I want to learn

joghand,

You're welcome. I get a great deal of enjoyment working out harmonies.

I don't know the melody to Just Struttin' Along, but those changes moving down stepwise the are pretty standard, so they look fine to me.

Cheers,
Jer

 

[johand]

Hello,

My teacher was so enthousiast about my new app, that she was going to buy it as well!
We had a few questions:

1. For Martha mier's Just Struttin Along, there's "Jazz Medium Swing" and the band plays triplets for 2 1/8 notes
https://goo.gl/photos/uGGyniLnW9yJ67M98
2. For Ragtime Do Si Do, the band also plays triplets, but it should play 2 1/8 notes evenly. How do I set this?
https://goo.gl/photos/ppx9btL3br86TH396

I want to buy a book with most tunes that I can find in the 1300 Jazz standards or The Gig Book thread.
The book should be fun for a 2yrs piano student. Which book do I buy? And what are the easiest jazz pieces I should tackle?

 

[pdxdjazz]

iReal pro charts can't easily show pushes, triplets, off-beat accents and syncopations.

Some users try to force the player to play half-beats.
Half-beats
https://forums.irealpro.com/threads/Chord-changes-on-half-beats
https://forums.irealpro.com/threads/How-to-synchopate-chords.5159/

As to references, download the GGB lead-sheets. You will learn to play chords* with your left hand and also become familiar with standards.
Link here:
https://forums.irealpro.com/threads/The-Great-Gig-Book-(Blue-Book)&p=32838.3260/#post-32838.13431/

*remember to check out the piano-chord display function in the iReal pro app!

Easy pieces?
Start with a tune that's already familiar to you. (there are reasons why they are "standards")

Jumping straight into the jazz end of the pool is ambitious.

Look at this playlist too:
https://forums.irealpro.com/threads...ear-Learners-(425-)&p=30215.12189/#post-30215

Nothing new is easy, 'til it is...
)BOB

 

[johand]

iReal pro charts can't easily show pushes, triplets, off-beat accents and syncopations.

So if i play Ragtime Do Si Do with iRealPro, I just have to play it with triplets? To take the easy way?

 

[pdxdjazz]

The iRp accomaniment is just that, accompaniment. The lead instrument still has full expressive freedom.
Read this post again, I've added to it since your post:
https://forums.irealpro.com/threads...aggs-and-Blues-book&p=33982.13824/#post-33982
)BOB

 

[dflat]

1. For Martha mier's Just Struttin Along, there's "Jazz Medium Swing" and the band plays triplets for 2 1/8 notes
https://goo.gl/photos/uGGyniLnW9yJ67M98

This one you can use the Jazz medium swing. It indicates that the 8th notes are played in a swing feel even though they are notated as even 8ths.

2. For Ragtime Do Si Do, the band also plays triplets, but it should play 2 1/8 notes evenly. How do I set this?
https://goo.gl/photos/ppx9btL3br86TH396

This one says 'even 8ths' so it is telling you to play them as they are notated (not as a swing feel.)
So you can choose Jazz Even 8ths or Ballad Even.

Remember you can change the tempo, so making sure you play it correctly (many many times), before you choose a slightly faster tempo.

I hope you and your teacher are having fun with all this.

 

[johand]

Thx Dflat, I will try that out. Did Bob misunderstood/nterpreted my question or am i missing something? "iReal pro charts can't easily show pushes, triplets, off-beat accents and syncopations."

 

[pdxdjazz]

Thx Dflat, I will try that out. Did Bob misunderstood/nterpreted my question or am i missing something? "iReal pro charts can't easily show pushes, triplets, off-beat accents and syncopations."

Yes, I misunderstood that you were inquiring about the rhythmic "feel" of the available styles.
By "How do I set this?" I thought you were asking about altering an existing style.

I think you're off to a great start.
)BOB

 

[johand]

Is this the book I need with the Jazz 1300 tunes i can find here? there are also Bb and Eb version, but i need the C right?
http://www.crescendo-music.com/arti..._the-new-real-book-1-c-and-vocal-version.html

 

[pdxdjazz]

Have you downloaded the Great Gig Book (Blue Book) pdf?
http://www.angelfire.com/fl4/moneychords/ggb1.pdf
The price is right.

You will want the "C" version if you buy books.
There sure are a lot of RealBooks out there...
)BOB

 

[johand]

If someone could shed a light for mistakes. So far i only did the first 3 lines.

Seventh Street Blues - Martha Mier

 

[engelbach]

There's only one page on your link. Second page?

Here's what I have:

Seventh Street Blues Rev - Martha Mier

Your Bb7 chords could just as well be Bb6 chords. Since the composer only has plain vanilla triads, which in themselves are not very bluesy, you're free to make whatever changes you like to make it more soulful.

Cheers,
Jer

 

[johand]

Thx Jer, I added the 2nd page in my previous post.

 

[engelbach]

Thx Jer, I added the 2nd page in my previous post.

johand,

Here's the complete tune.

Seventh Street Blues Rev 2 - Martha Mier

The G7b13 chords could be straight G7 chords. The Eb in the melody is just a blue note that needn't be reflected in the chord.

The G7b13 in bar 11 and the G7#5 at the end of the bridge are the same chord. However, the melody over the G7b13 includes a natural 5 (D), and I don't like to notate chords that contradict what's in the melody. One solution is to show two different chords in bar 11: G7#5 under the Eb note and plain G7 under the D note.

Cheers,
Jer

 

[johand]

Here's the complete tune.

Seventh Street Blues Rev 2 - Martha Mier

Again, many thanks for your help