SO WHAT Guitar Lesson - So What Guitar Chords & Bass Line Tutorial

So What Miles Davis Guitar Comping Lesson | Note for note guitar tutorial chords & bass line | + TAB
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So What by Miles Davis is an icon modern jazz standard, that is prominent on every jazz session. In my So What guitar lesson I'll be showing you the famous So What bass line as well as the quartal voicings Miles used in his original composition. They`re actually great guitar chords and part of every modern jazz guitarists repertoire.
So What is a modal tune, that start in D dorian and modulates to Eb dorian in the B section. The famous So What guitar chords are derived from the dorian scale.
Since the So What bass line is a huge part of what makes this song great, I included it in my arrangement. With my guitar tutorial you get the full So What guitar comping explained. In a band setting you can either double the bass line or juast play the So What guitar chords and leave the bass line to the bass player.
I've made the So What guitar tab and the So What bass tabs, which is included as the bass line in the guitar tabs. Standard music notation and guitar tabs are both on the music sheet. The download link is on the top of this description box.
I'm also providing you with the So What backing track, so you can start practicing right away or use it for your next gig.
I hope you like my So What guitar comping lesson and give it a fat thumbs up. Please share the love and the knowledge and subscribe my channel for many more jazz guitar tutorials like this one.
SO WHAT - Guitar Lesson:
00:00 start
00:07 Introduction
00:58 SO WHAT - Performance (Regular Tempo)
01:56 Song Structure
02:14 A SECTION - Explanation
02:17 Guitar Tuning Requirements
02:42 A Section - Breakdown
05:52 A Section - Demonstration (Slow Tempo)
06:23 B SECTION - Explanation
06:26 B Section - Breakdown
07:51 B Section - Demonstration (Slow Tempo)
08:34 SO WHAT - Performance (Slow Tempo)
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00:00 SO WHAT - Lesson Time Stamps 00:07 Introduction 00:58 SO WHAT - Performance (Regular Tempo) 01:56 Song Structure 02:14 A SECTION - Explanation 02:17 Guitar Tuning Requirements 02:42 A Section - Breakdown 05:52 A Section - Demonstration (Slow Tempo) 06:23 B SECTION - Explanation 06:26 B Section - Breakdown 07:51 B Section - Demonstration (Slow Tempo) 08:34 SO WHAT - Performance (Slow Tempo) 09:42 Links To More Lessons and On Line Shop

[@GuitarversumSandraSherman]

Thanks Dave!

[@dat219]

If I could give you 10 thumbs up I would You are one of the finest teachers and probably people. GrrrrReeeetingS from Portland Oregon

[@GuitarversumSandraSherman]

Oh, that's such a sweet compliment. Thank you so much! ❤️ Glad to bring some joy 😊

[@andisgalaxysvieractive]

I love love love that song! Miles is the man and you're the woman!

[@zagortriplex100]

Thanks!

[@jamesmargulis332]

This is one of the simplest, yet greatest songs ever written. Thanks for sharing!

[@GuitarversumSandraSherman]

Absoluely agree. Doesn't have to be complicated. Miles really knew how to create moods from modes. Doesn't take complicated stuff to do that, but heart and soul.

[@SuperlocoGypsy]

Dear Sandra 1000 thanks for this video with excellent explanations, as always .... I hope you are well I see you a little pale but maybe it's just the video. A hug.

[@GuitarversumSandraSherman]

Thanks, my friend. I think I did the color grading a little too bright, but I'm generally a little pale 😊

[@annettesomers7463]

Yeah I'm buzzing around. I'm a faithless hussy watching your videos then buzzing over to Jazz guitar with Andy and Jamie Holroyd and a few others. I like to get different interpretations of tunes in! I'm a busy bee 🐝 haha 😂

[@GuitarversumSandraSherman]

Don't make me jealous 😊

[@Guttersnipe1950]

I love it. Thanks!

[@benhanbury]

Fantastic! I love all these arrangements, thanks so much Sandra

[@GuitarversumSandraSherman]

Thanks, Ben for stopping by. Enjoy the jazz ride!

[@gaynor505]

Sandra..... thanking you for your generosity of spirit through sharing your knowledge and insights..... You're doing so makes the world a better place.

[@GuitarversumSandraSherman]

Oh, that's so kind of you! Glad you enjoy the tutorials. Keep swinging 🎶 🎸

[@drothberg3]

I hadn’t thought to drop the low E string to D. I’d been playing the bass line an octave up. Great idea!

[@GuitarversumSandraSherman]

Yeah, both is if course possible. There's also a hack with playing the low G on the 3rd Frei of the (standard tubed) E string.

[@margotwhite]

this is great, thank you! one of my all time favourites by miles x

[@GuitarversumSandraSherman]

Glad your dig my rendition 😊❤️

[@wolfgangpeukert8943]

Ein großer Wurf diesen Klassiker auszuwählen. Danke liebe Sandra !

[@GuitarversumSandraSherman]

Schön, dass es dir gefällt, Wolfgang 😊

[@alexanderaltago]

nice! grrrrreatings 😉👍🏻

[@TheColorofLight]

Thank you, Sandra. Love this lesson.

[@GuitarversumSandraSherman]

Glad you dig it. I like making people happy 😊

[@schpotzlzwergl2888]

Excellent tutorial, as always. What a great song!

[@GuitarversumSandraSherman]

Yes, an all time classic.

[@jaimelamusik214]

Thank you for this very useful lesson Sandra. Always a pleasure to follow you ;)

[@GuitarversumSandraSherman]

Thank you! ❤️

[@annettesomers7463]

I love this tune 🎶 great lesson!

[@GuitarversumSandraSherman]

Hey, Annette is back! ❤️

[@gerdvanjuuten1581]

Fantastic, Sandra!

[@GuitarversumSandraSherman]

Thank you,Geerd!

[@tombola4673]

this tune is so cool, and I got it watching for the first time, thanks for this lesson

[@GuitarversumSandraSherman]

Glad you discovered Miles :-)

[@georgesember9069]

Thanks for another delightful post. My favorite version of this tune is by Jeremy Steig and Denny Zeitlin on an album from the 60s titled “Flute Fever”! Jeremy really does a job on his solo!! It was on Columbia!

[@GuitarversumSandraSherman]

You'Re very welcome. I'll have to look that up. Sounds interesting.

[@RobCastro]

Awesome! Been having a hard time trying to figure this out . Now I know that the secret is in the drop D. You make it look so simple. Thanks. Just subscribed.

[@GuitarversumSandraSherman]

Thanks Rob! It can of course also be played an octave higher, without the drop tuning. Or as someone suggested, who watched Larry Carlton play it, you can exchange the first note (the drop D) to an Ab (which is a sub V substitute) and play it an octave higher. But I like the low bass of the Drop tuning 😊

[@rafaelcristobalmartin7594]

Thanks once more fron a bass player (grrr some people still need us) who is starting to play some jazz guitar tunes due to your great lessons. Rafa

[@GuitarversumSandraSherman]

I love the low end 😊

[@victorformosa2825]

Nice and easy rendition of this Iconic song, many thanks Sandra, see you still the thumbs down fan.

[@GuitarversumSandraSherman]

Thanks Victor! ❤️ I don't actually bother about the thumbs down anymore. Waste of energy. I rather focus on the heart warming comments I get, from people like you.

[@victorformosa2825]

@@GuitarversumSandraSherman Exactly, focus on the positive, it's clear to see when I look at the comments of the followers that your doing something right, your channel is the best for Jazz guitar, stay safe ❤️

[@SirAndyDee]

Cool trick with the drop D!

[@GuitarversumSandraSherman]

As Spock would say "It's only logical" :-)

[@alexx0987]

Thank you! People like you make this world better. Especially for person like me that are not capable to do nothing. ☺

[@GuitarversumSandraSherman]

Oh, don't be so hard on yourself! ❤️

[@alexx0987]

@@GuitarversumSandraSherman I will try ;-)

[@clivebroadley873]

Love it,took me 7 minutes at most too nail..also took on your over the rainbow and wonderful world which were more challenging but love to play...love all your lessons

[@GuitarversumSandraSherman]

Thank you! There's so many videos on my channel, you can always up yourself to the next level 😊

[@clivebroadley873]

@@GuitarversumSandraSherman Thank you, jazz chords are very challenging but rewarding when you get sequences right,love the chord melody lessons still working on All of me...

[@daviscoz]

very good!

[@GuitarversumSandraSherman]

Glad you dig it! ❤️ Keep swingin 🎶 🎸

[@barrysebastian9584]

Late night, getting caught up... great modal jam tune! I was listening to Kind of Blue on vinyl just this week. Timeless👍. I like the drop D approach, Sandra... I think you did that on a Herbie tune once too? Hope you’re well!

[@GuitarversumSandraSherman]

Oh yes, Miles' bucket mute on vynil is the best! Yes, I don't shy away from tuning the E string down occasionally.

[@alecbnibourk1701]

Hi Sandra, i'm one of your french afficionado. Congrats on your teaching skills. Do you think you could break down Mile's choruses and make a video on them ? Many thanks.

[@GuitarversumSandraSherman]

Bonjour, Alex! They demonetized this video, so no, I won't make another video on Miles original music.

[@alecbnibourk1701]

OK. No probs. This encourages me to do it by myself. It will take longer but be more beneficial. Thanks anyway.

[@mfowler314]

I just learned this a couple weeks ago... but not with the cool drop D trick, which I really like! Since then I've been trying to work on soloing on this so a follow-up video on that would be MUCH appreciated!

[@GuitarversumSandraSherman]

You can basically use all the licks from my dorian lessons, bc it's all dorian. Check out my dorian playlist. 🎶🎸

[@mfowler314]

@@GuitarversumSandraSherman OK.... Will Do! Thanks!

[@miladataschi4616]

Thanx for sharing this classic one. The definition of modal is definitley so what. Great job Sandra, once again. Can I ask you for a favour? One of my big wishe is to play giant steps in a good voicing on the guitar. I mean I can play the chords how it‘s written in the realbook but I miss the right voicing some how. Is there chance to get that?🙈🌹

[@GuitarversumSandraSherman]

Hm, haven't thought about giant steps yet, but why not 🙂

[@TMoneyC]

Wow I was literally listening to miles Davis blue album all week and thinking to myself that I will figure out so what by ear

[@GuitarversumSandraSherman]

It's actually a great song for a first transcription.

[@slickrockcreek1]

Thank you for this fantastic material about possibly the most iconic song in jazz, or at least one of a few. But I could definitely pay attention better if you weren't playing such an insanely beautiful guitar! WOW!! (Are those flat wound strings?)

[@GuitarversumSandraSherman]

Thanks so much 😊❤️. I play Thomastik Bebop 12 strings exclusively. They're round wound.

[@dggurung1443]

Wow .. you look slimmer, YOUNGER and fitter, every time you upload new content 💯👍👍🙌🙏

[@GuitarversumSandraSherman]

Thank you! ❤️

[@salvadorgarcia8661]

Another of my favourite themes. Along with the minor pentatonic and the Dorian mode, what other scales would you advise me to use for the solos in this song? Thank you very much Sandra

[@GuitarversumSandraSherman]

The melodic Minor is great for this. D melodic minor is basically like dorian, but with a major 7th. Use it more for ascending runs, while using the dorian scale for descending phrases.

[@salvadorgarcia8661]

@@GuitarversumSandraSherman Thanks Sandra !!

[@johnsweeting7437]

Hi Sandra, Request for "Here’s That Rainy Day" when you get a chance. Thanks. :)

[@GuitarversumSandraSherman]

Great suggestion! Love that tune. ❤️👍

[@pepinobern9878]

Can you more gypsy jazz example djangology or bossa Dorado ♥️

[@GuitarversumSandraSherman]

I'll try to.

[@paulrodger8692]

It's possible to play the bass line head with normal tuning in D dorian by a trick I saw Larry Carlton do. You just sub the first note (D) for Ab as a grace note into A; perfectly ok as it starts on an off beat....the jazz police won't arrest you.

[@GuitarversumSandraSherman]

Hey, that's cool, thanks!

[@chavi1964]

Puedo ver algo en el dedo anular de tu mano derecha. Espero que no altere tu técnica! Felicitaciones!!!!

[@GuitarversumSandraSherman]

Jeje. Gracias, pero tengo ese anillo desde hace 22 años. No siempre lo uso cuando toco la guitarra.

[@chavi1964]

@@GuitarversumSandraSherman j ja ja.

[@christopherjimenez5521]

What does A1 and A2 mean in jazz guitar?

[@GuitarversumSandraSherman]

That's sections, like Verse and Chorus in pop music.

[@davidlangton4588]

How do you comp over this tune.

[@GuitarversumSandraSherman]

Over a soloist? Use different Dm group chords and create rhythmic clusters, like in a Big Band.

[@davidlangton4588]

@@GuitarversumSandraSherman are group chords chprds from the scale.

[@davidlangton4588]

From the cmajor scale.

[@davidlangton4588]

I don t know about the drop d is that really necessary. No

[@davidlangton4588]

thats great but what about the rest of the tune. i m sure there would be people that would like to see you comp over it.