Jazz Comping Rhythms - You Can Make Your Own!

Jens Larsen
www.jenslarsen.nl
Standard tuning
 = 100
Example 1 - Blues in F with 2 note chords

F7 B7 F7 F7
  1 2

 
3
  4
 
 
s.guit.

 8
7
7
6
8
7
8
7

B7 Bdim F7 D7
5 6 7
  8   
    

 7
6
7
6
8
7
11
10
11
10

Gm7 C7 F7 D7 Gm7 C7
 9  10
  11
    12  
 

 10
8
10
8
9
8
9
8
8
7
11
10
10
8
9
8

Example 2 - Rhythm 1: On the beat

F7
 13 14
  
 

 8
7
8
7
8
7

Example 3 -Rhythm 2: Two 8th notes

F7
15 16
     
     

 7
8
7
8
7
8
7
8
7
8
7
8

17 18
 


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 Example 4 - Blues in F Working with Rhythm 2

F7 B7 F7 F7
 
19 20 21
 22
     
                

 8
7
8
7
7
6
7
6
7
6
7
6
8
7
8
7
8
7
8
7
8
7

B7 Bdim F7 D7
23
    24 25
   26    
           

 7
6
7
6
7
6
7
6
7
6
7
6
8
7
8
7
11
10
11
10
11
10

Gm7 C7 F7 D7 Gm7 C7

   
27    28
    29
      30    


 10
8
10
8
10
8
10
8
9
8
9
8
9
8
8
7
11
10
11
10
10
8
10
8
9
8

Example 5 -Rhythm 3: 2&

F7
31 32 33
     
       
  
 7
8
7
8
7
8
7
8
7
8
7
8

34



35



36



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 Example 6 - Blues in F - Mixing All Three Rhythms

F7 B7 F7 F7

37
  
38 39
    40
   
           
  
 8
7
8
7
7
6
7
6
7
6
8
7
8
7
8
7
8
7
8
7

B7 Bdim F7 D7
41
   42 43
    44   
                
 
 7
6
7
6
7
6
7
6
7
6
7
6
8
7
8
7
8
7
11
10
11
10

Gm7 C7 F7 D7 Gm7 C7

     
45 46
    47
      48     

 
 10
8
10
8
10
8
9
8
9
8
9
8
8
7
11
10
11
10
10
8
10
8
9
8

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