Fareed Haque
Suite in D major by Benedetto Marcello Adagio Allegro Allegro Vivace These rarely heard suites for harpsichord are beautiful on the guitar. Not too hard, but with a virtuosic flair; Very melodic, sort of Scarlatti meets Vivaldi. More suites to…
This transcription and analysis of Fareed Haque’s solo of Father Dave (Opaque, Bluenote Records) appeared in an issue of Downbeat Magazine.
Title track from the album, for solo guitar.
Since I was a kid, I’ve been listening to Indian and Arabic music, so I’ve developed a few ways to fake these sounds on guitar. Note: this is not a traditional approach – it’s my own take on these cool,…
Sometimes, it’s nice to get a jazzier sound when soloing on rock/pop tunes. Especially now that a lot of hip-hop/dance grooves are so jazz oriented, a simple understanding of jazz is useful. Most of the time, guitarists build rock solos…
Aspiring musicians are always approaching me, saying, “I wish I could play that jazz stuff, but I just don’t get all that jazz theory and all those scales and modes…” That whole thing about jazz being complicated and mysterious and…