Ted Greene Baroque Improv Part 1

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Ted Greene provides a guitar lesson on Baroque improvisation techniques, demonstrating fingerstyle patterns and bass lines.

Ted Greene discusses diatonic and chromatic bass movement, the use of raised 6ths and 7ths, and cycling through different keys.

Ted demonstrates a one finger bar technique.

Ted Greene Baroque Improv Part 1

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Track 1

Moderate
1

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-

Tra ck 1

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
10

Track 1

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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"#

"" "! "" "$ "%

"% "$ "% "#

"%

"% "$ "%

"'

"%

"'

Trac k 1

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!

"% "# "%

"" "$ "&

""

"& "% "#

"% "$

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

"%

Track 1

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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36

"'

"% "' "(

"%

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
#
,$-

&

$ % !

# !

&

$ #

&

# % #

&

T ra ck 1

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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k
Track 1

67

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
Trac k 1

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
"#

""

"%

"& "$ "#

"$ "# "#

"&

"#

"# "$

"%

"&

"# "$ "%

"&

"% "#

"#

"& "%

"# "#

"&

"$ "" "#

"!

"$

"!

"# "!

"!

Tra ck 1

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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Tra ck 1

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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"$ "#

Track 1

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

"!

) "! )

* "!

"!

"" "# "!

T ra ck 1

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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"!

"! )

Track 1

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

Trac k 1

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
( ( "! * "! ( )

"!

Track 1

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

Q BH B

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136

( ( (

"!

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

Trac k 1

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
Track 1

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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"!

Trac k 1

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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Track 1

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

Track 1

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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Dm
173

"# "%

Trac k 1

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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'

"! )

' (

"%

"#

"& "#

"$

""

"!

Track 1

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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Track 1

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
Track 1

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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