Joe Pass Fingerstyle Arpeggios

[@paulsimmons5726]

I saw Joe Pass in guitar shop years ago as he was presenting a seminar. Joe wasn’t playing guitar, he made great arrangements of jazz standards while everyone present tried to comprehend! Such a giant, but so low key. While he played with some incredible players over the decades, his Virtuoso LP was, to my ear, the jazz guitarist album of all time!

[@RichieZellon]

Absolutely! I got to hang out with him once. He was such a funny guy.. so down to earth...but a giant nonetheless!

[@gregbrown391]

Many years ago I worked through some Joe Pass video tutorials (Solo Jazz Guitar & The Blue Side of Jazz) but nowhere were these rubato fingerstyle concepts and applications explained as eloquently. Well done Richie and thanks for sharing! And the tone of your guitar is so much better!!!

[@RichieZellon]

Thanks Greg, glad you enjoyed it!

[@marcruel1398]

Thank you Richie! Your lessons are always a pleasure to watch and to think on. Thank you for all your beautiful sounds. I am also a maniac Joe Pass fan.

[@RichieZellon]

Thanks Marc, glad to be of help!

[@rifosi]

Loved this lesson. Thank you very much!

[@RichieZellon]

You're very welcome!

[@surfgod509]

Wide range of abilities and great ears!

[@electorize]

This lesson is gold!

[@RichieZellon]

Thanks!

[@antoniotorregrosa7630]

Thanks for these beautiful bits of tasteful music!

[@gregbrown391]

Fantastic lesson Richie. Yes, and now it has also taken me a half a century to discover these rubato nuances and concepts, THANKS TO YOU!

[@RichieZellon]

Thanks Greg!

[@hectorrascon2671]

Thank you Mr Richie awesome lesson,I always enjoy your musical lesson thanks for sharing

[@RichieZellon]

Thanks Hector!

[@sebastianfischer498]

Hi, I learned much from this video. Actually I am just a flute player getting my feet wet in jazz, and I love Joe Pass. Thank you.

[@RichieZellon]

You're welcome, glad it was helpful!

[@Djangoat68]

Very interesting - thanks!

[@jazzey69]

Richie thank you for this lesson...Beautiful guitar and tone you have..:-) be well always..🙂

[@RichieZellon]

Thanks Steve, much appreciated!

[@chrissember6965]

Can you tell us about the guitar you're playing? Beautiful tone!

[@RichieZellon]

Thanks Chris! That's a custom made Phoenix archtop by Luthier George Leach.

[@michaeljerrytoussaint]

Hello Sir 😊your lessons are indeed great..thks a lot for that 😊 i have a little question..are videos available on your website?

[@RichieZellon]

Yes!

[@gpjazzguitar2024]

Clear and insightful lesson, thanks Richie. JP’s Virtuoso is one of my favorite albums. The odd thing about it, is that it sounds totally acoustic. It appears he used Gibson ES-175 on the first Virtuoso album, but whether an amp was miked or not eludes me.

[@RichieZellon]

Thanks! It sounds like some of the tracks were just acoustically miked while others use an amp.

[@guitariste47]

beautifull

[@lookforbriansjazz7832]

Great lesson and axe, Richie! Slightly related question: do you happen to have round wound strings here? Your tone is beautiful and I wondered if you have a preference. Thanks!

[@RichieZellon]

Thanks! The strings are actually flatwounds. My preference depends on the guitar. For example, I like round wounds better on my Sadowski Jim Hall.

[@nickfanzo]

Joe said he didn’t play arpeggios

[@RichieZellon]

Lol...where did you hear that??? Can you please show us? If you know what an arpeggio is you sure wouldn't believe that. If you analyze any transcription of his...its arpeggio heaven! Did you ever watch any of his videos...(especially playing solo)? He even would play and speak of the importance of arpeggios when he would teach.

[@nickfanzo]

@@RichieZellon there’s a lesson here where he says this and explains within the first half hour. Search it up. He discusses chord notes over using scales and arpeggios as he sees them. I literally saw the video right before yours

[@RichieZellon]

There are hundreds of Joe Pass videos. Why not post the link if you just watched it. I'm sure you either misunderstood what he said or took it out of context. I met Joe and got to hang out with him in the 70s and sat and watched him play...and it was full of arpeggios. So you're saying the transcriptions in this lesson aren't arpeggio based???