Meade Lux Lewis' Sixth Chord Riff
A Meade Lux Lewis riff based around a sixth chord is taught by Paddy
What's in the course
24 lessons (2h 1m) · 2 free
01. Introducing Basses & Practice Tips
1:06
02. Building Boogie Basses
Free lesson6:22
03. Developing Basses Further
10:17
04. Minor Basses
3:02
05. Walking Basses
7:05
06. Getting Creative With 8-To-The-Bar Basses
5:33
07. Jimmy Yancey Style Latin Basses
2:07
08. Developing Your Own Basses - Rhythmic Ideas
6:04
09. Developing Your Own Basses - Harmonic Ideas & Suitcase Blues Study
8:08
Lesson transcript
Exploring a New Idea: The Meadlux Lewis Approach
So let's look at another idea. This one, I think Meadlux Lewis uses.
Breakdown of the Concept
It sounds a bit like this, so let's break that down.
- It's kind of based on a C6 chord, so it's got those two chords in harmony.
- This is actually quite similar to that Pete Johnson idea.
Variations in Use
You could use it in different ways:
- You don't necessarily have to repeat it so regularly.
- You could leave more space.
Rhythmic Placement
And obviously, what I'm doing there is starting the phrase at different points in the bar.
- You can have some fun with the rhythmic placement of it.
- I'm adding some extra notes in there as well, but they're all in the same order.
- They're just kind of slightly different rhythms applied.
Conclusion
So, yeah, feel free to play with the rhythms of the actual riff itself.
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