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[jokron]

I focus pretty much att soloing now, but I also want to improve my sikill on comping.

Are ther any books on this matter that you can recommend?

/Jan Olof
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[alfonso]

jokron,
All the books I've looked at concerning comping have really fell short but I'm sure I haven't looked at all of them. Here's a site that you can check out and he does have a couple of comping lesson ideas, I comp very little and what I have learned I learned out of an old Herb Ellis book that's been out of print for years. later

http://www.frogstoryrecords.com/

[jokron]

[Yagyu]

check Steve Khan - "Contemporary Chord Khanceptsk"
and Scott Henderson - "Jazz Guitar Chord System"

[alfonso]

jokron,
Hey I don't know if your familiar with Freddie Green but that is the format I closely follow when playing rhythm, here's his site, also there is a video that Herb Ellis did and here's the link to the video, I don't have it so maybe you can find out on this forum if someone does. If Herbs video doesn't come up just type in comping in the search option on guitaraxis website. later

http://www.freddiegreen.org/technique/mp_downbeatFeb04.html

http://www.guitaraxis.com/SearchResults.asp

[jokron]

[Viper]

Comping, chord feeding, with the rhythm section taking care of business there is no need for the piano and or guitar to play a steady beat and as I am sure you know not many do (unless it is a stylised thing like imitating a swing style).

So here's a hint to get you going on what can seem almost arrhythmic playing. Think of the basic Charleston beat (yes the the 1920's dance). Remember the Charleston is in 2 and you are probably playing in 4 and feed your chords based on this. Don' t actually play it but think it and very soon you can forget it and you will find you have acquired a modern chord feeding style. At least it seemed to work for me, although I suppose that's for others to judge.