1. Welcome to the “R”evolution!

2. Improvising on All Modern Band Instruments
BORN TO BE WILD
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3. Locking in the Bass & Kick
STEP ONE: BASS AND DRUMS
Bass player listens for kick drum, sometimes for the cymbal pattern
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4. Improvising on All Modern Band Instruments
Guitar Chords
HARDER
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EASIER

5. Improvising on All Modern Band Instruments
Keyboard Chords
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6. Improvising on All Modern Band Instruments
G Pentatonic
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7. G Pentatonic Extension
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8. Improvising on All Modern Band Instruments
Imagine Lyrics
Imagine there's no Heaven, It's easy if you try
No hell below us, Above us only sky
Imagine there's no countries, It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for, And no religion too
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Waiting in Vain
I don't wanna wait in vain for your love;
I don't wanna wait in vain for your love.
From the very first time I rest my eyes on you girl
My heart says follow t'rough.
But I know, now, that I'm way down on your line,
But the waitin' feel is fine:
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Twist and Shout
Well, shake it up, baby, now (Shake it up, baby)
Twist and shout (Twist and shout)
C'mon c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, baby, now (Come on baby)
Come on and work it on out (Work it on out)
Well, work it on out, honey (Work it on out)
You know you look so good (Look so good)
You know you got me goin', now (Got me goin')
Just like I knew you would (Like I knew you would)
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11. You Don’t Know You’re Beautiful
You're insecure, Don't know what for,
You're turning heads when you walk through the door,
Don't need make-up, To cover up,
Being the way that you are is enough,
Everyone else in the room can see it,
Everyone else but you,
Baby you light up my world like nobody else,
The way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed,
But when you smile at the ground it ain't hard to tell,
You don't know, Oh, oh, You don't know you're beautiful,
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Brown Eyed Girl
Hey, where did we go
Days when the rains came ?
Down in the hollow
Playing a new game,
Laughing and a-running, hey, hey,
Skipping and a-jumping
In the misty morning fog with
Our, our hearts a-thumping,
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13. The Lion Sleeps Tonight
In the jungle, the mighty jungle
The lion sleeps tonight
In the jungle, the quiet jungle
The lion sleeps tonight
Near the village, the peaceful village
The lion sleeps tonight
Near the village, the quiet village
The lion sleeps tonight
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Edge of Glory
There ain't no reason you and me should be alone
Tonight, yeah, baby! (Tonight, yeah, baby!)
And I got a reason that you're who should take me home tonight
I need a man that thinks it's right when it's so wrong
Right on the limits where we know we both belong tonight
I'm on the edge of glory, and I'm hanging on a moment of truth
Out on the edge of glory, and I'm hanging on a moment with you
I'm on the edge, the edge, the edge, the edge, the edge, the edge,
I'm on the edge of glory, and I'm hanging on a moment with you
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With or Without You
See the stone Set in your eyes
See the thorn Twist in your side
I wait for you
Sleight of hand And twist of fate
On a bed of nails She makes me wait
And I wait without you
with or without you with or without you
I can't live with or without you
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16. Improvising on All Modern Band Instruments
Playing in A minor
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17. Improvising on All Modern Band Instruments
Fallin’ by Alicia Keys
(E in bass)
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18. Improvising on All Modern Band Instruments
Writing A Blues
Phrase 1
Phrase 2 (same as 1)
Phrase 3 (contrast)
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19. Locking in the Bass & Kick
Pentatonic Extension
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20. Locking in the Bass & Kick
Pattern Playing
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21. Locking in the Bass & Kick
Blues Scale
Vs.
Pentatonic Scale
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22. The Landscape of Sound Improvising on All Modern Band Instruments
Picture a painting of a house, what’s on the ground? What’s in the middle? What’s in the air? How does that relate to sound?
Bass Solos and other instruments
Drum solos and “time keeping”
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23. Locking in the Bass & Kick
Pentatonic Chord Referencing
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24. Locking in the Bass & Kick
Major Scale Improvisation
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25. Locking in the Bass & Kick
Using Licks
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26. Strum & Comping Patterns
The role of the Keyboard
Keyboard and Guitar together
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27. Jam Sessions that Teach
It’s more than Fun!
Lay the foundation
Three chords can make hundreds of grooves
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28. Switching Instruments
Why is it important
How to simplify
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29. Improvising on All Modern Band Instruments
Bass Solo
Two note chords
Predictable patterns
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30. Questions and Discussion
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With Chuck Speicher