TIM LERCH Video Masterclass

We set sail for classy harmonic territory with Tim Lerch, whose solo performance features a glorious clean tone courtesy of his 1951 Gibson ES-350, fitting perfectly with Jason Sidwell’s pop-jazz groover, Soul And Roll. Jon Bishop is your guide.

- Jon Bishop

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Will improve your… 

Knowledge of chord scales

Jazz & blues phrasing

General jazz style articulation

Those who know their YouTube and Truefire online courses will no doubt have discovered the musical delights of Tim Lerch. From the Pacific Northwest of America,Tim is a fine jazz and blues guitarist and his website is packed with materials to help you improve your guitar skills. For this issue’s bespoke performance, Tim has taken a jazz style approach using his 1951 Gibson ES 350, whose neck pickup provides a classic tone reminiscent of players like Charlie Christian, Wes Montgomery and Joe Pass. The chords and groove used in Jason’s piece Soul And Roll give it a Steely Dan vibe with a hint of classic Quincy Jones R&B. As Tim explains, the track has no explicit ‘home base’ key - E Major is the most ‘home’ even though it doesn’t occur a lot. But there’s plenty of chord movement so we have used an ‘open’ key signature so you can clearly see the note choices.