Smooth Blues, my take and backing track - for the jazzy fusioneer inside you

[CarlosEduardo]

Smooth Blues is a sort of swing/shuffle fusion with a blues bridge at eight last bars. I initially recorded it as a backing track idea for Add-a-track in Whole Note and encouraged by my friend Jim Heidinger (L5player) then I end playing some theme like lines that I hold becoming in a song finally. After composing I produced it in my home studio room by choosing the "easy way".. I did transcribe chords progression to Band in a Box basic tracks and exported to a midi file in Cubase where finally drums, bass and keyboards were edited/add some piano spices and assigned to quality sampled instruments in order to bring "life" to Band in a Box raw midi tracks.

Instrument/gear info: Epiphone Joe Pass Emperor archtop w/gibson 63 replacement pickup,for recording I like to blend digital amp modeling or Line 6 POD with external amp/microphone recording, I use PreSonus Blue Tube preamp direct to PC/digital modeling and Scarbee Vintage Keyboard FX blended with my external amp Yamaha t100c sound miked with a shure sm87.

Smooth Blues, my take (http://www.carloseduardoarellano.net/music/01.SONGS/00-smoothbluesCarlosSolo.mp3)

Smooth Blues backing track (http://www.carlosarellano.com/add-a-track)

chord scheme guide (http://www.carlosarellano.com/add-a-track/smoothblues_chords.jpg)


I hope this bring fun to you all .. smooth times!


Carlos Eduardo Arellano
http://www.carlosarellano.com/music

[scottl]

Amazing playing my friend! I always LOVE your stuff. I wish I could do that lyrical feel and phrasing you have!

Here is my take from several months ago.....

http://www.scottlernermusic.com/mayclips/CarlosWizard.MP3

Scott

[CarlosEduardo]

Originally posted by scottl
Amazing playing my friend! I always LOVE your stuff. I wish I could do that lyrical feel and phrasing you have!

Here is my take from several months ago.....

http://www.scottlernermusic.com/mayclips/CarlosWizard.MP3

Scott


Thank you Scott, meaningful words coming from you mi appreciate amigo ....btw, you are getting me nut last days with your evolutionary playing ...incredible lines and outside stuff that sound elegantly inside! a very hard to get ability.

Carlos

[journo]

Hi Carlos,

Thanks both for the excellent and emotional take as well as for the backing track. This is the kind of thing I've been looking for as an inspiration.

Cheers,

Mats N

[L5player]

Hey Carlos,

Here's my less than Bensonish take over this backing! You and Scott tore it up so I thought I'd put up something to contrast all that great playing, my so so take! LOL

Jim's attempt (http://www.jimheidinger.com/music/solos/SmoothJim.mp3)

:)

Jim

[CarlosEduardo]

Originally posted by L5player
Hey Carlos,

Here's my less than Bensonish take over this backing! You and Scott tore it up so I thought I'd put up something to contrast all that great playing, my so so take! LOL

Jim's attempt (http://www.jimheidinger.com/music/solos/SmoothJim.mp3)

:)

Jim

what are you talking about Jim hehe? this sound great, I can feel as you are increasing your soloing skills each day..are you playing live now more than before? sometimes it can be a great motivation ... very good Jim

Carlos

My web site and music (http://www.carlosarellano.com/music)

[rwe333]

Man - that backing's just WAY too happy! ;)

Carlos, checked your clip above and some of your website - your clean toned work is just lovely. Kudos.

I'll admit to my bias of preferring jazz-related music w/ band interplay instead of backing tracks. So, any live clips, bro? Did I miss 'em?

Nice to see you here. Every success.

[L5player]

Originally posted by CarlosEduardo
what are you talking about Jim hehe? this sound great, I can feel as you are increasing your soloing skills each day..are you playing live now more than before? sometimes it can be a great motivation ... very good Jim

Carlos

My web site and music (http://www.carlosarellano.com/music)

Playing live is helping a lot! I'm just playing a lot more than I used to that is for sure. I still need to come up with some practice routines to get my skills moving in the right direction. I got Jacks Book which is great but I need to spend time with it!

I recently picked up a Weber Mass attenuator to help me saturate the power tubes in my amp without blowing out the windows. This has created a lot of new opportunities for me sound and technique wise. Just scratching the surface but seems like I'm making a lot of progress. Every day I feel like a beginner! There is just so much to tackle. But that is what keeps it exciting. :)

Jim

[rwe333]

Originally posted by L5player
...Every day I feel like a beginner! There is just so much to tackle. But that is what keeps it exciting. :)

...and another inspiring post from Mr. Jim! (dug your clip above too) :)

[Rid]

So nice music...got me all happy:)

[L5player]

Originally posted by rwe333
...and another inspiring post from Mr. Jim! (dug your clip above too) :)

Thanks for the nice comments in both posts. I appreciate being able to participate here and am humbled by all the fabulous talent that is found in this forum. A great source of study and inspiration for me. :)

Jim

[Woodyworld]

Bloody Fantastic !

stunning , wonderful....................... (speachless)

[Woodyworld]

Originally posted by L5player
Hey Carlos,

Here's my less than Bensonish take over this backing! You and Scott tore it up so I thought I'd put up something to contrast all that great playing, my so so take! LOL

Jim's attempt (http://www.jimheidinger.com/music/solos/SmoothJim.mp3)

:)

Jim

I take my hat off to you fella. I'm sitting here trembling at the thought of try to get through this comp. You breezed it !

nice one !

[Tag]

Originally posted by CarlosEduardo
Smooth Blues is a sort of swing/shuffle fusion with a blues bridge at eight last bars. I initially recorded it as a backing track idea for Add-a-track in Whole Note and encouraged by my friend Jim Heidinger (L5player) then I end playing some theme like lines that I hold becoming in a song finally. After composing I produced it in my home studio room by choosing the "easy way".. I did transcribe chords progression to Band in a Box basic tracks and exported to a midi file in Cubase where finally drums, bass and keyboards were edited/add some piano spices and assigned to quality sampled instruments in order to bring "life" to Band in a Box raw midi tracks.

Instrument/gear info: Epiphone Joe Pass Emperor archtop w/gibson 63 replacement pickup,for recording I like to blend digital amp modeling or Line 6 POD with external amp/microphone recording, I use PreSonus Blue Tube preamp direct to PC/digital modeling and Scarbee Vintage Keyboard FX blended with my external amp Yamaha t100c sound miked with a shure sm87.

Smooth Blues, my take (http://www.carloseduardoarellano.net/music/01.SONGS/00-smoothbluesCarlosSolo.mp3)

Smooth Blues backing track (http://www.carlosarellano.com/add-a-track)

chord scheme guide (http://www.carlosarellano.com/add-a-track/smoothblues_chords.jpg)


I hope this bring fun to you all .. smooth times!


Carlos Eduardo Arellano
http://www.carlosarellano.com/music

Just fantastic playing! SO benson influenced, I LOVE it. Scott sent me to your web site a few months ago, and I have been a fan ever since.....

Scott and L5, Ill listen to your takes tomorrow. I cant wait!

[PAF]

my meager run through on a 335
http://home.centurytel.net/stratocaster/sorta%20smooth.mp3

cool track man -)

[Rock Fella]

carlos that was superb. its your never in a hurry phrasing style that i like very much indeed.
jimmy

[CarlosEduardo]

Originally posted by journo
Hi Carlos,

Thanks both for the excellent and emotional take as well as for the backing track. This is the kind of thing I've been looking for as an inspiration.

Cheers,

Mats N


Thank you Journo, part of that is my way of retribution for your high quality and inspirational backing tracks. This track is a bit on the robotic side, because I make it using band in a box for give a body to my initial song idea, of course, I use midi tweaking/edition and good samples for improve it, but generally I use to program or record live (or combination of both) for my music stuff, I play piano, then I use live midi input for instrument parts recording. I am looking for a real bass this days since I play bass enough for record in my own way. Thanks again Journo


Carlos

http://www.carlosarellano.com/music

[CarlosEduardo]

Originally posted by Rock Fella
carlos that was superb. its your never in a hurry phrasing style that i like very much indeed.
jimmy



Thnak you Rock Fella, I use to run inside speed limits on road, I figured out when I exceed it..... I crash :D

Carlos


http://www.carlosarellano.com/music

[CarlosEduardo]

Originally posted by rwe333
Man - that backing's just WAY too happy! ;)

Carlos, checked your clip above and some of your website - your clean toned work is just lovely. Kudos.

I'll admit to my bias of preferring jazz-related music w/ band interplay instead of backing tracks. So, any live clips, bro? Did I miss 'em?

Nice to see you here. Every success.


thank you rwe, yes, I have live material ...just I need to transfer it from the original medias , I think post it asap..

Carlos

http://www.carlosarellano.com/music

[CarlosEduardo]

Originally posted by Tag
Just fantastic playing! SO benson influenced, I LOVE it. Scott sent me to your web site a few months ago, and I have been a fan ever since.....

Scott and L5, Ill listen to your takes tomorrow. I cant wait!

Thank you Tag! let me tell you I have followed your comments and opinions in some threads here.. wise and positive ones!, I know you are Benson fan too, GB was one of my former influences, even today I use to sight around looking for some "not so pop" release from him..I think GB is a natural player in a dimension beyond of all.

Carlos

http://www.carlosarellano.com/music

[PAF]

Nice playing Carlos & Scott & Jim! Very fluid & perfect for the track all 3 of you.

[CarlosEduardo]

Hi everyone.....I did a new mix of Smooth Blues, I try a bit more of presence on guitar since the original mix I post my archtop JoePass Emperor was in the muddy side compared with the brigthness of the backing track.

Please let me know your thoughts about it. Thank you to all for the nice comments have sent ! amigos!

Carlos

Smooth Blues new mix with more guitar presence.mp3 (http://www.carloseduardoarellano.net/music/01.SONGS/00-smoothbluesCarlosSolo.mp3)

Smooth Blues old mix.mp3 (http://www.carloseduardoarellano.net/add-a-track/oldmix/smoothblues_oldmix.mp3)


My Web site (http://www.carlosarellano.com/music)

[Woodyworld]

Originally posted by CarlosEduardo
Hi everyone.....I did a new mix of Smooth Blues, I try a bit more of presence on guitar since the original mix I post my archtop JoePass Emperor was in the muddy side compared with the brigthness of the backing track.

Please let me know your thoughts about it. Thank you to all for the nice comments have sent ! amigos!

Carlos

Smooth Blues new mix with more guitar presence.mp3 (http://www.carloseduardoarellano.net/music/01.SONGS/00-smoothbluesCarlosSolo.mp3)

Smooth Blues old mix.mp3 (http://www.carloseduardoarellano.net/add-a-track/oldmix/smoothblues_oldmix.mp3)


My Web site (http://www.carlosarellano.com/music)

Carlos - what can I say, simply breathtaking playing............

What a player, so fluid!

the new mix sounds spot on. the tone is wonderfully crisp.:dude

[CarlosEduardo]

Originally posted by Woodyworld
Carlos - what can I say, simply breathtaking playing............

What a player, so fluid!

the new mix sounds spot on. the tone is wonderfully crisp.:dude


Thank you Woody! I appreciate your words here and in your pm reply. Let me say aside your post/clips here in TGP I was in your page..btw a great site, you are high class guitar player man! your rhythmical spot is plenty of life and inventiveness, and the guitar tone fantastic, you own a enviable balance beetwen blues, jazz and rock.

Carlos

http://www.jazzppick.net/music

[scottl]

I really liked the brighter mix. It had a more obvious solid body vibe, but I like that. Fantastic Carlos. We need to collab again.

Scott

[Woodyworld]

Originally posted by CarlosEduardo
Thank you Woody! I appreciate your words here and in your pm reply. Let me say aside your post/clips here in TGP I was in your page..btw a great site, you are high class guitar player man! your rhythmical spot is plenty of life and inventiveness, and the guitar tone fantastic, you own a enviable balance beetwen blues, jazz and rock.

Carlos

http://www.jazzppick.net/music

Thankyou for taking the time to view the site and for such great feedback, made my day.

I'm eagerly Looking forward to hearing your next installment.....

[PacoCasanovas]

Carlos, this was superb.....i salute you!!!:dude :dude :dude (triple-wow-avard)

smooth and classy!!! ....your backing track and your take is very inspiring for me....it will take a while until i'm ready to "hear" the melodic-structure and able to play my take! I'm not very familiar with the F7#5-mood yet....i have to practicing....but thats what i need, i need a inspiration to move on, learn something new and listen (cause i'm learning by ear only)

i guess i have to buy this "band-in-a-box software", looks like a very cool thing to generate some quick-backings (i worked with Emagic Logic 6.3.1 and the NI Kontakt virtual sampler, with tons of cool drum-sounds, basses and piano's/rhodes/wurli sounds, but i'm not a gifted keyboarder and somehow i need to focus on the guitar first, not on the backing.....guess this is the thing i need!)

you're an amazing player!!! Thanks for sharing this!

all the best & greeetz

Paco

[Fuchsaudio]

Your a truly tasty player ! Really enjoyed it.

[CarlosEduardo]

Originally posted by PacoCasanovas
Carlos, this was superb.....i salute you!!!:dude :dude :dude (triple-wow-avard)

smooth and classy!!! ....your backing track and your take is very inspiring for me....it will take a while until i'm ready to "hear" the melodic-structure and able to play my take! I'm not very familiar with the F7#5-mood yet....i have to practicing....but thats what i need, i need a inspiration to move on, learn something new and listen (cause i'm learning by ear only)

i guess i have to buy this "band-in-a-box software", looks like a very cool thing to generate some quick-backings (i worked with Emagic Logic 6.3.1 and the NI Kontakt virtual sampler, with tons of cool drum-sounds, basses and piano's/rhodes/wurli sounds, but i'm not a gifted keyboarder and somehow i need to focus on the guitar first, not on the backing.....guess this is the thing i need!)

you're an amazing player!!! Thanks for sharing this!

all the best & greeetz

Paco

Thank you Paco, kind words I appreciate lot. I think you already are on the right way of inspiration and talent from I heard of you here in your posts.. excelent! :dude
Maybe Db Lydian can be fine over Fm7#5, or Gb lydian (with the maj7 that is F root note)...I confess myself also a bit lost at begin on that despite be the composer, since I wrote my stuff in both piano and guitar then I have to "translate" things between LOL.

. About BT and record stuff I have been musical productor and recordist from my early start, because that audio recording is a married item with my music career, I can see you are in the Mac side with the superb Emagic Logic, I quit from Mac some years ago by budget reasons and mainly because I become a tight Gigastudio (not mac version) user, I use Pro24 and Cubase from Atari days (1986) when also I have Creator (old ancient Logic). Kontakt with its libraries is a excelent software too. In the sampling side I mainly use Scarbee libraries for who I wrote demos, http://www.scarbee.com/news/2003.php I use for rhodes/wurli/clavinet (Scarbee Keyboard Vintage Collection ( Halion) bass (Scarbee Slap´n Fingered) and drum (SID Scarbee Imperial Drums) instruments altough I don´t discard the use of other great products out there like the impressive Spectrasonics Stylus RMX and some others VSTi (Steinberg virtual instruments) . ABout Band in a Box I use it from many years ago too, it always work as a excelent backing support for improvisation an instrument/musical practicing since here (or anywhere) get a live band for just practicing is not a easy task, but also I use the useful Jamey Aebersold play-a-along and others minus one series.
You don´t need to be a accomplished piano player fo making cool tracks in BBox since it just ask for text chord input from your QWERTY keyboard..for me BBox is a impressive learning help mainly in our formation stage..and always!.

Regards amigo

Carlos


http:www.carlosarellano.com/music

[CarlosEduardo]

Originally posted by Fuchsaudio
Your a truly tasty player ! Really enjoyed it.

Thank you Andy, greatly apreciatte your feedback, aside your impressive endorser list on Fuchs amps you was introduced to me by your NJ neighbor and our friend Scott Lerner, who beside be a friend had been too a inspiring and supporter brother for me. Andy, Let me to say you that at my 47´s y/o envy is for me a very far way sin ..but man! I could kill (errr...with a Nintendo gun ) for heard my Telecaster (or whatever I play!) on some of your amps, maybe someday I will be able to get one here in Venezuela.

Honoured with your words Andy, thank you

Carlos Eduardo Arellano
Jazz guitar from Venezuela

http://www.carlosarellano.com/music

[duffyguitarman]

Just terrific playing all the way around, truely enjoyed listening.


Peace,
Duffy

[CarlosEduardo]

Originally posted by duffyguitarman
Just terrific playing all the way around, truely enjoyed listening.


Peace,
Duffy

Thank you Duffy, glad you like it. thank you mate again for the positive feedback. I hope to post some new asap

Carlos


http://www.carlosarellano.com/music

[Tag]

Originally posted by CarlosEduardo
Hi everyone.....I did a new mix of Smooth Blues, I try a bit more of presence on guitar since the original mix I post my archtop JoePass Emperor was in the muddy side compared with the brigthness of the backing track.

Please let me know your thoughts about it. Thank you to all for the nice comments have sent ! amigos!

Carlos

Smooth Blues new mix with more guitar presence.mp3 (http://www.carloseduardoarellano.net/music/01.SONGS/00-smoothbluesCarlosSolo.mp3)

Smooth Blues old mix.mp3 (http://www.carloseduardoarellano.net/add-a-track/oldmix/smoothblues_oldmix.mp3)


My Web site (http://www.carlosarellano.com/music)

Carlos,
I like the way the guitar stands out a bit more in the second mix, but like Scott said, it sounds more electric. I like the fatter hollowbody sound in the first clip more myself.

[Myron Stratis]

Originally posted by CarlosEduardo
Smooth Blues is a sort of swing/shuffle fusion with a blues bridge at eight last bars. I initially recorded it as a backing track idea for Add-a-track in Whole Note and encouraged by my friend Jim Heidinger (L5player) then I end playing some theme like lines that I hold becoming in a song finally. After composing I produced it in my home studio room by choosing the "easy way".. I did transcribe chords progression to Band in a Box basic tracks and exported to a midi file in Cubase where finally drums, bass and keyboards were edited/add some piano spices and assigned to quality sampled instruments in order to bring "life" to Band in a Box raw midi tracks.

Instrument/gear info: Epiphone Joe Pass Emperor archtop w/gibson 63 replacement pickup,for recording I like to blend digital amp modeling or Line 6 POD with external amp/microphone recording, I use PreSonus Blue Tube preamp direct to PC/digital modeling and Scarbee Vintage Keyboard FX blended with my external amp Yamaha t100c sound miked with a shure sm87.

Smooth Blues, my take (http://www.carloseduardoarellano.net/music/01.SONGS/00-smoothbluesCarlosSolo.mp3)

Smooth Blues backing track (http://www.carlosarellano.com/add-a-track)

chord scheme guide (http://www.carlosarellano.com/add-a-track/smoothblues_chords.jpg)


I hope this bring fun to you all .. smooth times!


Carlos Eduardo Arellano
http://www.carlosarellano.com/music

You are an amazing musician my friend! Super tasty playing, sweeeeeet tone, absolutely loved it!!!!:)

[glynn]

Originally posted by Myron Stratis
You are an amazing musician my friend! Super tasty playing, sweeeeeet tone, absolutely loved it!!!!:)

Indeed! Really tasty stuff! Scott also did a rippin version.

My not so rippin version (http://www.glynnpelton.com/mp3/glynn-smoothblues.mp3)

[Tomo]

Wonderful playing! I wanted to listen more.

Especially you make great tone. Your fingers and touch!

Thank you for sharing.

Tomo

[CarlosEduardo]

Originally posted by Tomo
Wonderful playing! I wanted to listen more.

Especially you make great tone. Your fingers and touch!

Thank you for sharing.

Tomo

wow...thank you Tomo, coming from you are specially welcome words since I am a fan of your incredible musicality and guitar wisely...


Carlos

my music and web site (http://www.carlosarellano.com/music)

[CarlosEduardo]

Thank you to all by cool feedback and great support, Scott and Tag are right about there is more acoustical content in first take of SmoothBlues, I agree definitely, because that I did a third mix trying a more balanced content between electrical and the "wood taste" bundled in each archtop core. Mine is a budget Epiphone Joe Pass that own a distinctive electric vibe blended to archtop sound, fortunatelly a is a very well constructed guitar because is a prototype made in USA, barely one month after I bought it I did replace the original Epi fretboard mic with a Gibson 1963 pickup I got from a seriously damaged 335. Also, I think I did a mistake in the previous mix, I use the amazing plugin named Scarbee VKFX with its amp module active which is intended for bring a guitar amp vibe, now in this new mix I did bypass the module and leave just the preamp of plugin and add more from the external mic channel..and voila .. natural harmonics back to home ! ah also I did also add some strings in backing track at intro and some solo sections.

the new mix (I hope the last from this song :) is here:

http://www.carloseduardoarellano.net/music/01.SONGS/00-smoothbluesCarlosSolo.mp3

Thank you


Carlos

[John Bell]

WOW!! You have new fan. Beautiful guitar playing.A must listen for all.

[scottl]

Originally posted by John Bell
WOW!! You have new fan. Beautiful guitar playing.A must listen for all.

John,

Check out Carlos's page! He has a bunch of killer tunes!!!

Scott

[L5player]

Originally posted by CarlosEduardo
Thank you to all by cool feedback and great support, Scott and Tag are right about there is more acoustical content in first take of SmoothBlues, I agree definitely, because that I did a third mix trying a more balanced content between electrical and the "wood taste" bundled in each archtop core. Mine is a budget Epiphone Joe Pass that own a distinctive electric vibe blended to archtop sound, fortunatelly a is a very well constructed guitar because is a prototype made in USA, barely one month after I bought it I did replace the original Epi fretboard mic with a Gibson 1963 pickup I got from a seriously damaged 335. Also, I think I did a mistake in the previous mix, I use a plugin named Scarbee VKFX with its amp module active which is intended for bring a guitar amp vibe, now in this new mix I did bypass it and add more from the external mic channel..and voila .. natural harmonics back to home ! ah also I did also add some strings in backing track at intro and some solo sections.

the new mix (I hope the last from this song :) is here:

http://www.carloseduardoarellano.net/music/01.SONGS/00-smoothbluesCarlosSolo.mp3

Thank you


Carlos

Great tone on this clip Carlos! :) That pickup must really make a difference. Did you do any other modifications to the guitar electronics? Did you use the internal method of repairs? hehe

That is a sweet sounding guitar!

Jim

[mexicaster]

WOOOOOOOOOOOW!!! fantastic playing Carlos...where are you from ?? Venezuela I think, yo soy latino tambien mi hermano y te felicito ...eres increible, I will check your other post threads asap , I am absolutly amazed, this perfromance bring George Benson and Wes M. images to my mind but with a definitive personal touch. All takes from players here are good, this page seem a guitar paradise place...

mexicaster

[russ6100]

Cool backing and great playing Carlos!!

Here's my stab at it - a little late.....

http://www.russletson.com/sounds/smoothblooz_mix.mp3

Russ
http://www.russletson.com

[Berlin Chris]

Ok guys, please educate me...

What do you play over these 24 bars? I don´t get it.....especially bars 5 to 12 are giving me headache. I can´t get it to sound right...

bar
1 - 4 gm7 - G minor
5 - 8 fm7#5 - WTF? Eb mel minor? I don´t hear it...
9 -12 F7sus - G minor (F mixo) seems to work..
13,14 Ab7(b5) - Eb mel minor
15,16 D7#9 - D altered/ Ebmel minor
17,18 C7 - transition to F Blues
19,20 Bb7 - F blues
21 F7 - F blues
22 Bb7 - F blues
23,24 F7 - F blues

deaf in Berlin
Christof

[russ6100]

Chris,

LOL! You're not deaf!

I think I approached the tune much as you would, except that while my awareness of scales is there while playing, I try not to think "scalarly".

For the sus chords, I just treat as a dominant. In this tune, since the comping was pretty pronounced, and there were a few altered chords to address later on, I stayed pretty much inside for these.

For the Fm7#5 - FWIW, I couldn't really hear the need to address that sound from the backing either - what seemed to work for me was playing pentatonic ideas over the Gm7 that comes before, then trying to sort of continue that idea over the Fm7#5 using C minor pentatonic, which allowed me to continue the idea while nailing the #5.

Playing Melodic Minor over altered chords either a 1/2 step up or a 5th away has never worked as well for me as just fooling around with clusters of notes that contain the altered tensions, but always from a "root-up" perspective.

from the C7 on, yes, I'm feeling it like coming down from the V7 of a blues.

Rambling and cryptic enough for ya? :)

Russ
http://www.russletson.com

[garyh]

I'm a newbie here; just joined. Very impressed with the musicianship. Great to see some very different takes on a great backing track. I thought I would give it a try myself just for fun. It came out very fusiony (Is that a word?) following those chords. Anyway, if you'd like to give a listen it's at www.putfile.com/garyhartlin (http://www.putfile.com/garyhartlin) . I played a PRS into a bad monkey into my Dr. Z Maz Jr.

Thanks. Hope it's OK.

[Berlin Chris]

Hey russ6100,

Thanks for your help. I am getting there, but very slowly. I´d love to get some decent lines and melodies together over these chords.

And thanks to Carlos for bringing this song up. Very challenging changes for me, which is a good thing.

@garyh: I can´t get your audio file to work. I *do* like your black orpheus version though. Nice tone....