Here's the first run he shows (with a bass string variation) on C6th (ECAGEC):
It becomes really interesting when you try to apply that idiomatic pianistic phrasing - something I find very hard to do. There are a lot of great ideas to be found "stealing" from other instruments. If nothing else, it's a peak behind the curtain to understand one aspect of Tatum's magical playing that influenced so many people.
Last edited by Andy Volk on 21 Feb 2014 8:38 am, edited 1 time in total.
Andy, thanks for sharing this in the time honored tradition to steal licks from other instruments or styles. I had our bluegrass band howling a while back when I told them our lead-in run for "In Heaven There is No Beer" was a dominant 7th bebop scale. Who'd a thunk?
Cool riff. A nice C7 ending. Below is another way to play it. Same thing according to your tablature, Andy. BTW, the notes in your example don't match the tab (for C6 tuning). It looks like your notation program was set to some other tuning... possibly G6?
C6 Tuning
Last edited by Doug Beaumier on 21 Feb 2014 11:31 am, edited 1 time in total.
I probably forgot to change it from standard guitar. Entering scientific notation for notes taxes my math-challenged brain. In any case, there are some cool ideas to "nic" in that video.
