How to Play Ballads (Misty) - Topic Driven
Topic Driven Lessons • 37m
In this lesson I discuss how to conceptualize ballads, and how to avoid the major pitfalls that frequently occur when playing at very slow tempos. I discuss the rhythmic components as well negotiating such a "large" quarter note. This lessons includes many examples in both notation and tab and features cool reharms to help spice up the tune Misty.
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