SESSION 8: Rhythm Changes

from: Swing Mandolin: Rhythm and Chord Solos with Aaron Weinstein

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Learn to play swing rhythm mandolin and how to create rhythmic chord solos, using eight classic jazz and swing tunes, with one of the world’s greatest swing mandolinists, Aaron Weinstein.

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In this video, Aaron talks about varying your accompaniment for “Sweet Georgia Brown” by using different voicings and rhythms, and using those ideas to play a rhythmic solo.

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SESSION 8: Rhythm Changes

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SESSION 8: Rhythm Changes

The set of chord changes to the George and Ira Gershwin song “I Got Rhythm” has been used for so many songs and instrumentals that it has its own name in the jazz world: Rhythm Changes. In the eighth session of Swing Mandolin: Rhythm and Chord Solos, Aaron shows you a few different ways to play the ubiquitous chord progression.

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