Session 14 is the second of three lessons at level 5 from our Blitzing Your Fingerstyle guitar series.
This session is all about mastering melody. We’ll be using the Carlos Jobim piece WAVE which is regarded as one the most recognised and loved Bossa nova melodies around.
Nothing beats playing a stunning but fun melody over the top of a band, duo accompanist or backing track. But to play it well you need to have a good control of your picking techniques, dynamics and fretting hand vibrato. We will utilise both apoyando which stands for rest stroke and tirando which stand for free stroke techniques.
The melody we will be learning is one of the most recognised and loved from the Bossa nova and jazz communities, WAVE by Antonia Carlos Jobim. We’ll be providing you with a bespoke backing track so you’ll be able to play along properly once you’ve mastered the melody. I’ve added a cool extra solo section in the middle which will walk you through.
The great news is that the main melody is not overly complicated and is really made up of only 3 parts
Here is a video from of few years ago of me playing the arrangement we will learn
Session 13 – will we show you how to master the perfect arpeggiating picking hand technique. By the end of the session you will of learned the Gounod/Bach AVE MARIA. For more information click this link.
Session 14 – See above
Session 15 – will show you how to maximise drop D tuning, taking three well known songs as examples. For more information click this link.
If you would like to learn a Dire Straits song that will use similar chords and techniques then check out our SULTANS OF SWING course.
The level is ideal for players who want to:
As a guide you should be familiar with:
Things you won’t need to know (but you should definitely not ignore them):
By default, you’ll start every session with complete anonymity i.e. with your mic muted and your camera switched off. You have total control of these at your end.
You can ask questions at any time:
It’s all very friendly and there isn’t such a thing as a daft question – they usually lead to deep, interesting streams of very relevant stuff!
If you want to come along but can’t make the sessions just book in and you’ll receive the full materials and lesson video.
BUT this shouldn’t put you off booking in as you’ll receive the full materials including the video of the complete live session.
Start slowly – if you decide to book just one Level but then become interested in other Levels or even the Complete Series, just buy them on the website.