This chart is ideal for this level with only three chords a repetitive groove and catchy melody. Download and print cantaloupe island sheet music for piano solo by herbie hancock. Cantaloupe island is a jazz standard composed by herbie hancock and recorded for his 1964 album empyrean isles during his early years as one of the members of miles davis 1960s quintet. The longawaited memoir by one of the most influential and beloved musicians of our time in herbie hancock the legendary jazz musician and composer reflects on a thriving career that has spanned seven decades. But in cantaloupe islands melody, there are only five notes. Beginners will find tunes containing only 3 or 4 chords at relax. My guitar teachers awesome guide to jazz improvisation. How to play cantaloupe island by herbie hancock yt118.
Guitar improvisation techniques is designed to help guitarists who may have learned the technical aspects of playing, but lack the theoretical application of the musical elements that make up a strong solo that moves the listener. If you get asked to perform cantaloupe island theres also a good chance. The book is built up around different jazz standards, all with easy chord progressions. Young jazz collection for jazz ensemble ebook written by staff, alfred publishing. Print and download cantaloupe island sheet music composed by herbie hancock arranged for bass clef instrument or trombone or double bass or cello or bassoon or baritone horn. This makes the book suitable for both beginners and more advanced jazz improvisers. Jazz improvisation 1 handbook table of contents 1 how to practice jazz. Product information cantaloupe island by herbie hancock. Mar 20, 2015 complete guitar improvisation book bredice, vincent on. About cantaloupe island digital sheet music for voice, piano or guitar note. Cantaloupe island sheet music for voice, piano or guitar. This video is an example of how you can approach a song that has a few key changes without moving around too much on the fretboard.
Jw pepper is your sheet music store for band, orchestra and choral music, piano sheet music, worship songs, songbooks and more. The musicians for the original 1964 recording were. We present a comprehensive method to help guitar players expand their vocabulary of scales, arpeggios and techniques for soloing and improvisation. Cantaloupe island jazz sheet music, books and methods. So, cantaloupe island is only three chords, f d and db7. Mel bay this is an incredibly comprehensive book dealing with every harmonic and technical aspect of guitar improvising. It uses 3 different chords that repeat every sixteen bars 4 bars in fm7, 4 bars in db7, 4 bars in dm going back to fm7 for the last four bars.
The contemporary guide to improvisation cd included. Covered in this series are perception of arpeggios, target notes, motifs, phrases, scales, improvisation and soloing. How to play cantaloupe island by herbie hancock yt118 bass. In this bass guitar lesson im going to show you how to play cantaloupe island by herbie hancock. Complete guitar improvisation book book mel bay publications, inc. Learn to play the rhythm part for cantaloupe island by herbie hancock this tune can be found in the following books. Herbie hancock cantaloupe island trumpet transcription.
Learn to play cantaloupe island by herbie hancock this tune can be found in the following books. Arranger mike kamuf scored this hip, funky latinrock tune for yo. Jazz guitar scales are essential when learning how to play jazz guitar. In cantaloupe island by herbie hancock, the first measure is said to be fm7. If youre familiar with the blues scale, the minor pentatonic scale has five of the seven notes that are in a blues scale.
F7 is dorian ab7db is dorian up a minor third from tonic d7 is dorian down a minor third from tonic f7 is dorian tonic the d7 is problematic because technically the melody clashes with the chord, some folks will play a d7alt instead to compensate for it, but i actually like the dissonance and play dm7 dorian instead. Guitar improvisation techniques online course berklee online. Ultimate guitar pro is a premium guitar tab service, available on pc, mac, ios and android. Here are the instructions to enable javascript in your web browser. Cantaloupe island is a song by herbie hancock that doesnt follow the jazz blues chord progression. Click the button to download cantaloupe island guitar pro tab download guitar pro tab. We also share information on the use of our site with our social media partners, advertising and analytics, which can combine them with other information you have provided to them or collected in your use of their services. Cantaloupe island herbie hancock guitar lesson youtube. Instrumental solo, and transcribed solo in c major.
Lyrics to cantaloupe island by jamey aebersold playalong. Cantaloupe island by herbie hancock and work song by nat adderley. Pattern study for cantaloupe island by herbie hancock this tune can be found in the following books. Hancock cantaloupe island sheet music for piano solo pdf. Jan 01, 2014 before reading this i had very little prior knowledge about herbie hancock or even jazz for that matter. Learning saxophone improvisation, simply saxstation. Cantaloupe island by herbie hancock herbie hancock. Choose and determine which version of cantaloupe island chords and tabs by herbie hancock you can play.
Cantaloupe island herbie hancock jazz improvisation. The worldwide leader in jazz improvisation educational materials for over 50 years. Herbie hancock cantaloupe island tab ultimateguitar. Purchase this individual lesson as a download and get the same content as what members see. For f and d, we can use the minor pentatonics or the dorian scales for each chord. Id like to learn a bunch of jazz songs, but there are so many of them in the fake books, and im not really sure where to start id like to learn the most popular ones that jazz musicians like to play first. Included are analyses of scales, arpeggios, picking technique, chord progressions, cadences and modulations. Cantaloupe island tab by herbie hancock rythm guitar. Covered in this series are perception of arpeggios, target notes, motifs, phrases, scales, improvisation and.
Cantaloupe island is your jazzy destination from anywhere. Want to know what notes to play over chord changes. Bass lines 10 blues scales 11 modes of the major scale 12 modes of the melodic minor scale herbie hancock cantaloupe island 14 cantaloupe island piano and bass 15 tools for improvisation 16 pentatonic scales. Cookies allow us to personalize content and ads, to provide social mediarelated features and analyze our traffic.
The melody has five notes and there are three different chords. Tranposable music notes for piano solo sheet music by herbie hancock herbie hancock. Go slow with each phrase, learning the fm7 riff, then the db7 riff, then the dm7 chord before fitting it all together. One of the first modal jazz pieces on a funky beat. Herbie hancock has had some amazing experiences and he shares a lot of wisdom that he has acquired throughout his life. Cantaloupe island is an album by french violinist jeanluc ponty that was recorded in 1969 and released in 1976 by blue note. Heres the first position for the piano riff on guitar to learn and play over the backing track.
Id like to share with you my cover of cantaloupe island by herbie hancock, ive done also my first decent improvisation in f. Guitar pattern playalong cantaloupe island herbie hancock. This herbie hancock riff is essential learning for anyone exploring jazz guitar. Learning jazz guitar and improvisation isnt always easy, but that doesnt mean the learning process has to be complicated. Cantaloupe island guitar tab by herbie hancock with free online tab player. If youre just starting out playing jazz or want to go and play at a jazz jam session theres a good chance you may see this tune.
My guitar teachers awesome guide to jazz improvisation self. Our improv insights section can help you play some great melodic solos. Cantaloupe island by jamey aebersold playalong on amazon. Find cantaloupe island, growing bands, jazz ensemble big band and more at marina music to use this site, you must first enable javascript. Cantaloupe island part 1 saxophone improvisation class. Cantaloupe island, the herbie hancock composition from his 1964 album empyrean isles has a great chord progression for modal improvisation.
I dont exactly know what it was that compelled me to get this book, but im glad that i did. Learn to play the classic piano riff from cantaloupe island on guitar. Cantaloupe island has a simple melody and chord changes. This chart is ideal for this level with only three chords, a repetitive groove and catchy melody. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read first year charts collection for jazz ensemble. Cantaloupe island jamey aebersold playalong shazam. Im here to help you with your jazz guitar playing, so if you have any questions, contact me. After using royal roost as the first song to improvise, we moved to something slightly different. Check out cantaloupe island by donald byrd on amazon music. Now, we have a lot of notes that is not a part of the chord nonchordal tones. The contemporary guide to improvisation cd included daniel gilbert, beth marlis on. The concept is called guitar unboxed as the primary goal is to help you break out of the patterns guitarists get boxed into when soloing. Learn to play cantaloupe island herbie hancock on guitar.
Sep 08, 2015 hi johnny, i couldnt help but think how great of a saxophone cover the famous song by herbie hancock cantaloupe island would be on the saxophonethrow in some of our own improvisation and we have a great song that we could truely call our own in this video of this gentleman as he starts improvising with some guys on guitar and he can obviously play the saxophone, but his. Is this the way some people write chords in this genre. Jeanluc ponty plays the music of frank zappa and jeanluc ponty experience with the george duke trio, both recorded in 1969 for the world pacific label. Fm7 fm7 d 7 dm7 intro tema 1 cantaloupe island herbie hancock. Knowing the melody is fundamental to knowing how to solo over a song. Herbie hancock cantaloupe island sheet music in f minor. Difficulty level isnt really a consideration for me, only really popularity. Cantaloup island herbie hancock tablature tab guitar. Scales for improvisation improvisation ideas pt 1 improvisation ideas pt 2 improvisation ideas pt 3 groove upgrade your membership and get full access to all lessons.
Feb 04, 2016 learn to play the rhythm part for cantaloupe island by herbie hancock this tune can be found in the following books. First year charts collection for jazz ensemble by alfred. Arranger mike kamuf scores this hip, funky herbie hancock tune for the young player. First year charts collection for jazz ensemble ebook written by alfred music. Each chart is written by experienced educational jazz arrangers and composers in a variety of styles and tempos. For db7, we can use db mixolydian, or ab minor pentatonic or ab dorian. Im dirk laukens, jazz guitar player, teacher, and webmaster of this jazz guitar website that started in 2003. Hal leonard digital sheet music at sheet music plus. Watch the video for cantaloupe island from herbie hancocks the egg for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar. And even more than that, those five notes are the five notes of a minor pentatonic scale.
Hancock piano, freddie hubbard, ron carter and tony williams drums. Young jazz collection includes twelve outstanding jazz arrangements for the young ensemble. Cantaloupe island herbie hancock arpeggios jazz improvisation. Print and download cantaloupe island sheet music by herbie hancock in f minor transposable. Cantaloupe island jazz sheet music, books and methods for. Check out cantaloupe island by jamey aebersold playalong on amazon music.
Watch the video for cantaloupe island from herbie hancocks the egg for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Musical material for improvisation practice cantaloupe. More herbie hancock comments 0 report not working video. Arranger mike kamuf scores this hip funky herbie hancock tune for the young player. You can always riff off of the melody or even play it directly. Our lessons cover all scales you need to know to get you started improvising over jazz standards, such as the major scale, the pentatonic and blues scales, the seven guitar modes, chord scales, the diminished scale, the altered scale, and many more. Study improv techniques and ideas in actual tunes to understand jazz concepts that can be carried over to other songs. Jazz guitar online free jazz guitar lessons for all levels. This chart includes written solos for tenor sax and. Download and print cantaloupe island sheet music for alto sax solo by herbie hancock in the range of c. Cantaloupe island sheet music herbie hancock alto sax solo. There are only 3 chords, each one lasting for 4 measures, giving us enough time to explore each one of the modes implied.
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