Chord Voicings Masterclass
Comping with Artificial Harmonic Voicings
“Great class, well presented, very complete. This class takes the use of harmonics out of the "novelty" or embellishment sphere and makes it something useful for any and every measu…”
About this masterclass
Brazilian guitarist Genil Castro demonstrates comping with artificial harmonics in this half-hour class — the third lesson in his harp-harmonics series — using Miles Davis' composition Blue in Green as the vehicle. Genil describes the technique as diving into "the electric lap piano realm" of pianistic voicings.
What's covered
- Playing artificial harmonics with the index finger and thumb, and mixing them with natural notes
- Sending the lowest notes of a chord up an octave to create voicings (inversions) that would otherwise be impossible on guitar
- Splitting five- and six-note voicings into groups of three for a Fender Rhodes-type sound
- Working through the changes of Blue in Green chord by chord, with chord-melody comping examples
- Why the middle four strings often give the most comfortable timbre for these voicings
- Chord plurality: how one melodic minor voicing can serve multiple functions (Gm6, C7/9, A7 altered, and more)
"Expanding the harmonic possibilities of the guitar through the use of artificial harmonics."
Genil's influences range from classical composers such as Chopin, Scriabin, and Tchaikovsky to jazz guitarists like Lenny Breau, Jim Hall, and Joe Diorio. An intelligent introduction to expanding your chord vocabulary and note choices through harmonics. A download is included with the full class.
Lessons in this masterclass
Lessons
- 1Blue in Green with Genil Castro Full Class + Download31m 8s
Reviews & Ratings
"comping with harmonics"
Great class, well presented, very complete. This class takes the use of harmonics out of the "novelty" or embellishment sphere and makes it something useful for any and every measure of your playing.
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