Jazz Standards Masterclass
I've Got You Under My Skin: Solo Fingerstyle Jazz Guitar
About this masterclass
Jake Reichbart teaches his solo fingerstyle jazz guitar arrangement of "I've Got You Under My Skin," the classic standard made famous by Frank Sinatra. Played in the key of E flat, the arrangement is one Jake has performed hundreds of times, and he walks through it phrase by phrase, explaining every voicing, technique, and musical decision along the way.
What's covered
- The complete arrangement, played and then broken down move by move
- Two-beat bass feel with slides into the bass notes for rhythmic drive
- Adding a backbeat — a Tuck Andress-inspired touch you can keep or leave out
- Arpeggiating chord tones within the underlying subdivision to give the groove a lift
- Chord substitutions and voice leading choices, with alternative ways to play each passage
- How influences like Joe Pass and Tuck Andress shape the arranging decisions
Rather than presenting one fixed version, Jake shows the variables behind each choice so you can vary the tune every time you play it and develop your own solo guitar interpretation. The full video runs about 1 hour and 35 minutes.
Lessons in this masterclass
Lessons
- 1I've Got You Under My Skin - Complete Arrangement1h 35m
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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.