Chords for George Benson plays the blues over rhythm changes

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Ab

F

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George Benson plays the blues over rhythm changes chords
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We're back with George Benson and we're talking about improvisation.
During the break we were talking about your infusion of blues into other styles of playing.
And it's a trademark of yours.
Everybody expects to hear this.
And we were wondering whether this is sort of pre-planned?
You know, four bars of blues, four bars of something else, back to the blues, something else.
Or is this a total improvisational spontaneous situation?
You know, a lot of people ask me that question.
But I'm from another school.
Charlie Christian, being a master swing artist,
he taught us a great lesson.
How to incorporate bluesy licks into his music.
And he did it so wonderfully.
So I kind of copied that pattern.
I paid attention.
And I can best demonstrate it by playing a few bars.
Would you help me with that?
Sure.
One, two, [Bbm] a one, two, three, four.
[Bb]
[Ab] [Gm] [A]
[Fm] [Em] [Ebm] [Bbm] [Gm]
[Eb] [F] [Bb] [Cm]
[Ab] [Eb] [Bbm]
[Bb] [Am] [Dm]
[Gm] [G]
[E] [Ab] [Eb] [E]
[Dm] [G]
[Bb]
[Ebm] [Dm] [A] [Eb]
[Gb] [Bb]
That was a lot of fun.
[Eb] You know, I just saw these patterns as I started playing.
Let me give you a demonstration.
You know, we're playing two fives.
When I [Gm] hit it now.
[Eb]
[Bbm]
Okay.
[Eb] [Dm]
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Bbm]
[Ab] [E] [Bbm]
[Eb] That fits all of [D] those changes.
[G]
[C] [Abm] [Bb]
Let's [Eb]
[Bbm] [E]
[Bbm] [Ab]
[Bb] [Eb]
[C] dissect that just a little [Bb] bit.
Over the first two changes, for instance.
Where would you play your blues?
[Bbm] [Gm]
Okay.
[Am] And over the [Cm] two and the five.
[F]
[Ab] [F]
[Ab] [F] Okay, let's do this a little bit slower, just maybe a couple times around.
Okay.
One, two, [Abm] a one, two, three, four.
[G] [F]
[D] [Eb]
[A] [Bb]
[Bbm] [Eb] [Bb] [Ab]
[Dbm] [Ebm] [F] Okay.
You hear that?
[Ab] Yeah, yeah.
What about the bridge?
The bridge?
[C] Play it.
One, two, three, [Bb] four.
[F] [E] [Gm] [Bm]
[Gm] [Gb] [B] Finish [E]
[Gb] [Cm] [E] [Dm]
[B] it up.
[Bb]
[Gb] [Fm]
[Cm] [Bbm] Yeah, [C]
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [Ab] [Eb]
[A] [Bb]
okay.
Hello, people.
I get it.
Are you out there?
Okay.
Well, once again, we have more than enough practice here.
Thanks, George, for being so upfront with us about what you're doing.
It's a lot of fun, I can tell you that.
Thank you, George.
We'll see you in the next lesson.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ We're back with George Benson and we're talking about improvisation. _
_ During the break we were talking about your infusion of blues into other styles of playing.
And _ it's a trademark of yours.
Everybody expects to hear this.
_ And we were wondering whether this is sort of pre-planned?
You know, four bars of blues, four bars of something else, back to the blues, something else.
Or is this a total _ _ improvisational spontaneous situation?
_ You know, a lot of people ask me that question.
But I'm from another school.
_ Charlie Christian, being a master _ swing artist, _
_ he taught us a great lesson.
How to incorporate _ _ bluesy licks into his music.
And he did it so wonderfully. _
_ _ So I kind of copied that pattern.
I paid attention.
_ _ And I can best demonstrate it by _ _ _ playing a few bars.
Would you help me with that?
Sure. _ _
_ One, two, [Bbm] a one, two, three, four.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [A] _
_ [Fm] _ [Em] _ [Ebm] _ [Bbm] _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[E] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [E] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ [Dm] _ [A] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ That _ _ was a lot of fun.
[Eb] You know, I just saw these patterns as I started playing.
Let me give you a demonstration.
_ You know, we're playing two fives. _ _ _ _ _ _
When I [Gm] hit it now.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Okay.
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
[Eb] _ That fits all of [D] those changes.
_ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ Let's _ [Eb] _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [C] _ dissect that just a little [Bb] bit. _
Over the first two changes, for instance. _ _
_ _ Where would you play your blues? _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
Okay.
[Am] And over the [Cm] two and the five.
[F] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [F] _ _ Okay, let's do this a little bit slower, just maybe a couple times around.
Okay.
_ One, two, [Abm] a one, two, three, four.
_ [G] _ _ [F] _
[D] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Dbm] _ [Ebm] _ [F] Okay.
_ _ You hear that?
[Ab] Yeah, yeah.
What about the bridge?
_ The bridge?
[C] Play it.
One, two, three, [Bb] four. _ _ _
_ [F] _ [E] _ _ [Gm] _ [Bm] _ _ _
[Gm] _ [Gb] _ [B] Finish _ [E] _ _ _
[Gb] _ [Cm] _ _ [E] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [B] _ it up.
[Bb] _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ [Cm] [Bbm] Yeah, _ _ _ _ [C] _
[Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [A] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
okay.
Hello, people.
I get it.
_ Are you out there?
_ Okay.
Well, once again, we have more than enough practice here.
Thanks, George, for being so upfront with us about what you're doing.
It's a lot of fun, I can tell you that.
Thank you, George.
_ _ We'll see you in the next lesson.
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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