Solo Jazz Guitar Masterclass
Waters of March: Solo Guitar Lesson
About this masterclass
Jake Reichbart teaches a solo guitar arrangement of Waters of March, one of the most beautiful — and most misunderstood — Bossa Nova standards. A follow-up to his "The Girl From Ipanema" lesson, this near 90-minute class tackles a tune that rarely shows up on casual gigs because its form has eluded so many players.
What's covered
- Breaking the tune down into logical 4-measure units to build a playable "head"
- Using those same units to create chord substitutions and improvisation
- A dedicated 20-minute introduction on the right hand and rhythm
- Jake's 3 main pillars of solo guitar arranging: the bass-and-melody-only method, rhythmic chord arpeggiation, and the optional right-hand "backbeat"
Because the three pillars apply to all solo guitar arranging, you'll come away with much more than a single arrangement — these ideas and techniques carry over to everything you play.
Running time: 90 minutes
Lessons in this masterclass
Lessons
- 1Waters of March: Solo Guitar Lesson | Full Class + Download1h 27m
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Jake Reichbart won WEMU-FM’s Emily Remler scholarship for best jazz guitarist in 1991. Since then, he has been among the busiest guitarists in the greater Detroit region. As a sideman, he appears on countless recordings and jingles and has performed alongside Motown legends and jazz greats alike, logging over 4,600 live gigs. Reichbart’s passion, though, has always been solo guitar, citing Joe Pass, Tuck Andress and Tommy Emmanuel as his main influences, while creating a unique voice of his own. He can arrange for the guitar nearly any tune imaginable, drawing from any and every musical style. His CDs 16 Songs and Long Ago and Far Away have received nominations for best jazz recording at the Detroit Music Awards and have garnered rave reviews from such prestigious publications as All Music Guide, Just Jazz Guitar, and Cadence, as well as from numerous radio stations across the US and abroad. He has performed for two US presidents, the Michigan Governor's Inaugural Ball three times, and for countless other similar events. His instructional DVDs are distributed by the largest publisher in the world, Hal Leonard Corporation and he was featured on the front cover of the May 2012 issue of Just Jazz Guitar magazine, which included a lengthy interview and a transcription of one of his arrangements. Jake cites his most enjoyable solo work as being the “restaurant guitarist,” creating long-term relationships and enjoying a loyal following. For the past 20 years, he has been performing on Wednesday evenings at Ann Arbor’s most famous restaurant, The Earle.