D minor Jazz, 2 Handed Comping. 2 2
Comping comes from the word accompanying. 3 3
That can refer to two things. 4 4
One, accompanying yourself, just what you've been doing. 5 5
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Or if you wanted to sing along. 7 7
And number two, accompanying someone else. 8 8
So this is where you lay down a chordal background over which another musician 9 9
plays the melody or the improvisation or somebody is singing. 10 10
This is what you're going to try now. 11 11
You're gonna switch back to playing the four note chords in your right hand, but 12 12
keep them around middle C. 13 13
[SOUND] We've already tried this with A minor caterpillar exercise. 14 14
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Do you remember? 16 16
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So let's try three more comping rhythms. 18 18
First of all, find the chords. 19 19
So you're only going to play the first two chords at the top of the page. 20 20
So [SOUND] the first one is D minor 7, middle, so D minor middle with the 7. 21 21
Next one is everything up one, E minor middle 7. 22 22
Just lock that shape. 23 23
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And the first rhythm you're just going to play a D on the left, and that's all. 25 25
But with both chords. 26 26
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So rhythm one. 28 28
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Rhythm two. 30 30
Notice that the left hand's going from a D. 31 31
[SOUND] Can also go down to the D if you want. 32 32
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So you can imagine somebody playing over the top of that. 34 34
Number three with a Latin swing. 35 35
The left hand's going to give the Latin feel. 36 36
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