Ted Greene Baroque Improv Part 1

http://willkriski.com Will Kriski

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Moderate
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DDD 4 Q : 4
c

BBBBBBB L
let ring & * ' ( * ' (

starts at 0:32 play A and C# with index finger!

h = 80

B BBB
& * ( *

B B FB B FB
) ' & * '

let ring

let ring (

B B B B B F B B DB F B B FB DB
Ted stops let ring ' ( ' * ( ' ' ) * ( '

0:44 - one finger bar!

0:58 F#m
3 1- - - 11

G#dim
3 1 - - 341

1- - 23-

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k BBB ABBB B B DB QL
5

ABBB P B F B Q L P
* ' ( ' * )

3 4 Q

let ring

A
#

B
#

H B F B DB
# ' #

let ring

B B B B FB B B B B B B B B A A
let ring ' let ring ' & % % ( ' % ( & & Ted is talking while playing too! ( * & *

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'

&

&

Ted stops Bm
10 1 - - - 1-

@1:11 bass line focus

D7

D7b9 (Ebdim)
10 2 - - - 1-

k B B DB F B DB B
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let ring

A
( (

B DB F A B F B B B B F B BBBBBB BBBBBQ A B B B B D D B BB B Q F B DB B B Q L A DA
L
"! "# "! "$ "! "" "$ "! "" "" "$ "! "" "# "$ "% "% "" "# "% "" """$ "& "% "& "% "# "% "' "& "$ "" "# "%

) "!

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slight pause in timing

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H k Q B F B DB B B A P
16

B B DA B BB B F B B DB B A Q L
"$ "% "' "& "$ "% "% "' "' "% "%

let ring "%

B B F B DB B B B F B DB B B B B B A A FA Q
F#m C#7

let ring "' "$

let ring "( "%

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"#

"" "! "" "$ "%

"% "$ "% "#

"%

"% "$ "%

"'

"%

"'

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B F B DB B A Q B BB B B B B BB B B k P F B F D B DB B B A B B A Q
@1:28

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"% "$ "% "' "'

2 4

BBBB BB B A B BB
let ring let ring let ring "& "% "# "& "% "' "% "' "% "' C "%

cycle!

"% "# "%

"" "$ "&

""

"& "% "#

"% "$

"% "' "$ "% "' "& "$ "'

"%

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H B k Q BBB
let ring

Q F BH Q BHF B B F A Q H A BB BBB B B B B F A B B DB A F B B B B A B B B Q Q B Q B L L L
key change Em A7 D G let ring "' "' "( "' "% "' "$ "% "% "' "% "" "# "" "# "# slow down in timing "% "# "" "# "" "! "# * "! ( * ) * "! "" *

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"'

"% "' "(

"%

F#dim

B DB B B B Q
L
* ) * (

FB

B B B B B
) * * (

DB

P B
(

B
*

F B DB

B B DB B
( ( '

A B B DB L
( ' (

B B FB B A DA
( ' ( ) (

B DB B B A
let ring ( ( % ! %

slight misplay

DB B
$

B DB B B
% % # &

"!

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Ted tunes E string

@2:00

k B DB B B
44

T ra ck 1

A
# #

BB B B A
! & ! ! !

3 4

BBB B
let ring ! ! ! !

DF F 2 Q 4

BBB B BBQB BBB B DB B B DB B B B A A B B

$ !

H \ ZZ
\ ZZ
#
,$-

&

$ % !

# !

&

$ #

&

# % #

&

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k3 B B B B 4 B B
51

let ring

A
& $

Q H B B F B DB B

A
&

B BBBB AB
let ring let ring & & & ) ( % *

B AB BBBB
( * "! * ( "! (

BBB B B B B A Q
L
* "! "! "! ( * "!

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&

&

&

&

&

'

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k BB BBB BB DA l
62

B B B BBB B
"& "# "% "! "# "%

Q H

Q H BBB ABB

H B BB B B BBB A AB
D slight pause "! * "! "# "! ) ( ) * "! )

C - diff. fretting from Ted

BBBBBB A
( & ( ( ) ( &

"# "# "% ""

""

"&

"#

"#

"! "#

"" "# "!

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k B B B B B B
C

A
$ $

B DB B B B B A
# # % % # % %

P B DB B B

A
!

A
&

&

&

Q B B B B B
L
$ # $ & #

B B DB DB B B A
& # % # % #

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H Q DB B A A B B B D B B B DB B DB B B
& % # % ' % & % ' ( % % '

DB
% &

B DB B BDB B B B DB B B B B B QL
@2:38 let ring & & ( ( $ & ' ( ) % ' ( )

Q BH
&

A DB 2 4 P
( )

flub

B DB
* '

B B B
P
) "!

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k A B B
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A B DB
) )

B AB BB
) ( ) "!

B A DB B
"# "# * *

B
"#

F B DB

let ring

B DB B
Q L
"# * "!

Q H
"!

A B DB B
* * "!

3 4 DA

B B BB B
* "# * "#

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"$

"# ""

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k B C BBB A l
87

B B B B B B B B B A B B FB B B B FB B B B DB B B B B BB B A B A BBA A A QDB
inner line starting on G string "&

"$ "#

"$

Q BH
"#

""

"%

"& "$ "#

"$ "# "#

"&

"#

"# "$

"%

"&

"# "$ "%

"&

"% "#

"#

"& "%

"# "#

"&

"$ "" "#

"!

"$

"!

"# "!

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Q k ABBBBB

Ted hits E/G string with one finger!

A
*

DB B

Q BBBBB

B B B B
"#

Q B

Ted talks, timing not steady over this section

B B

A B DB
P
"%

A B
"# ""

FA
"!

BBB B BBB B BA
"$ "# "! "# * "$ "# "! "#

"#

"!

) "$ "#

"#

"#

"$ "#

"$ "#

"#

"# "#

"$

"&

"$

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k 4 DB 4 B
94

Q BH B
"# "#

B B F A Q DB
"! * "#

3 4

P AB BB B BDB F B B B B A Q L
"! "! * "# * "! "# "" "! *

P B B B DB A
"! "# * "# ""

let ring ( *

B ABBBBB
( * "! ( *

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"$ "#

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k A Q FB B B B B
L
)

Q BH B B B B

Ted stops

A
(

A DA
* '

A B B
let ring * "# "!

i minor

P B BB DA
V7 let ring "! * "" "#

DB A

I7

B B B B B DB A B B
* "# "" * ( * ( "!

IV

"!

) "! )

* "!

"!

"" "# "!

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k Q HB B B A B B B
106

iv minor

V of V (II)

V7

Ted stops

B A B B B B B
let ring & ( & ( * ( *

let ring

let ring

B B B B DB B DA
( ' ( % ( ' %

DB A
' &

B B B P DB
% ( % %

Q BH DB B B B A
diatonic bass line Am G F "# * "" * "! "#

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"!

"! )

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k B B B B DB B

"$ "!

"# "! *

"!

"# )

BBA A
"!

Ted explains bass movement, diatonic vs chromatic

B B B
"# "! )

B DB F B
"# "" "!

DB F B
* )

B
(

DB
'

P P

Q BH B B B B

w/ one finger!

"#

"!

"# "!

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k B B B BB B
118

1 finger!

DA

Q BH B B B B

rubato, 1 finger bar

"# ""

"#

"!

A
"!

"#

"#

"!

B DB B B B B Q BH B B B B B B B B B B A A A DA DA
F#o Am to E7 (i V7) 1 finger! "# "! * * "! "# "$ * "# * "$ "# "$ "! "# "" * "! * ) "# *

Ted stops

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H k Q BBBBB A
124

@4:17

"#

"# "!

B B B B B B B B B B DB B P B B DA A DA
"# "" * "! ) "# * "! * "! "# * "! * "! "!

H Q BBBB BB

A
)

"!

) *

BBBBBB A
( ( "! * "! ( )

"!

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H Q B B k A DB B B B DA B A A
Ted stops
130

Q BH B

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( ( (

"!

A
(

B BB B B DB ABB BB
( * ( "! "! * "" "# "! * "#

BBBBB A DB B B B DQ A Q B
L
* "! "# "! "# * "" "! * "# "! *

"!

"!

* "!

B B B BDBDB B A A A L
( ( * "! * "" * & & & ( ( &

Q H A A

Ted stops

rubato

4 4

let ring * !

B BBB A =
) ( )

I IV V free time

Q B

A
!

HB
)

BB B B B
( "! ( !

pause

BB B B P =
let ring "! "! ( ) ( !

B BBA =
"! ! ( "! (

"!

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B k Q DB B B B
142

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B
)

B B B B B
& & & ( ( &

B B B B B
& & & ( ( &

DB
( ( ( &

B B B B B
( ( ( &

DB
* * * (

B B BB B
* * * (

B B B
,*,*,*,(-

B B B B B
& & & ( ( &

A A A A A
& & & ( (

let ring ) * !

B BBB A =
( )

I IV I V @5:45 free time

B B BBB B
* "! ( ) "! (

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* "!

"#

k Q B BBA
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I use open string

=
!

B B B B B B DB B B B B A Q B A
L
( * ( ( "! ) ( "! "# "! ( "! *

let ring

BBBBBBBB B B B B B B B = B
& & ( ) ' & & ) ' & ' & ) ' & &

free time, discussed mel. minor

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"!

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B B k B B DB B B B B
we hear F b6 as root

B B B
' & $ & V ) & & & ) ' & &

B B B B DB DB B B B B B A
discuss flat/raised 6th, freely ) & & & ( * & ( ) ( ( &

3 4

B B B DB DB B B B DB DB B B A A
) & ( & * ( & ( ( & * ( & (

B B DB DB B
( & * (

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k B A B DB DB B B

A
( ( (

&

&

A A
& !

B A B DB B B B A
V using b9 (b6 of Am) ( ( ( & * ' & (

A A
& !

B B DB DB B B
Ted repeats ( & * ( & (

B B DB B B B
( & * ' & (

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avoiding straight scale

Ted pauses to explain

@7:07

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A B B DB B B B k B B B B DB B B DB B B B B A B A A
163

4 4

A BBB BBBBB
"$ "% "# "% "& "$ "& "# "# "$

IV V i start with key of C

B B A
"% "# "$

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&

&

'

&

&

'

&

&

"

"

) & & ( &

Q L

BBBBBB
"& "# "# "$

BBB B B B B B PB L
cycle of 6ths (keys) "# "% "$ "# "& "$ "# "$ "#

Q BH B B B A B DB DB
key of Am "" "! * "# "! ) "!

B
*

Q E BH B B B F A B B
key of F ( ' & ) ' & '

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173

"# "%

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H Q B k B DB B B BA

BBB BBA B B
Ted repeats/explains

Q L
"$

QL
"!

BDBDB A BB A BBB A A A
let ring * "# ) "! ) "! ) "! * ) "! * ""

tunes

plays Am

key of F

EB

QL

B BB
( *

B B B FB B B B
) "! "! ) "!

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'

"! )

' (

"%

"#

"& "#

"$

""

"!

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k Q BH DB B B B B B B B B l
* ( "" ) ( "! * "! ( )

key of Dm

EB B B B B E E B B B B B B B B B B B BB B EB EB B B B B DF B A B B P B DB B L
key of Bb flat finger key of Gm Cm? (skipped Eb) let ring let ring let ring let ring let ring "# "# "% "% "& "& "$ "# let ring let ring "& "% "# "' "& ) "! ) "# "! "# "$ "! "# "% "& "% "! "! "# "# "# "# "#

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k B B B B B B BBB B
182

key of G

B DB A
" # ! " ! # $

BBBB B B B B QL B B B
key of C " # % " $ ! $ ! # !

B B B B B B A B BB B B BBB B A AA
let ring ! ! $ ! $ ! ! $ ! # $ # ! # $ ! ! $ #

freely

@9:12

let ring ! # ! !

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Q B BB BB B B B BB B A A
let ring ! # $ ! $ # # ! " " % # !

Ted repeats last phrase

Q H B B B B B B DB DB B F B B B
let ring # $ $ " ! " # # let ring ! " # %

B B DB B B P P P
pause ! # ! # "

\ ZZZ \ ZZZ
,#-

P B BB B P Q B DB DB
L
# % & # % '

Ted stops

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k B
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raised 6th, 7th, root

let ring

=
& &

BDB DB
# % '

A
(

DB DB
% '

A
(

B A B A D B DB
$ % & ' & (

B A B B A D B DB
$ & % & & ' & & (

D7 Eaug Am (IV V+ i) repeats

B B BB B B B B D= D B DB = L L
& $ & % & & & ' ( % & & %

fades out

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