Practice

Spirit Fingers setlist: everything you need to learn the music

Hit play on any song. A player docks at the bottom of the screen and stays with you as you scroll: scrub, change speed (0.25–2×, pitch preserved), rewind 10s, set an A–B loop to drill a tricky passage, and jump between songs. It remembers your spot, so you can close the tab and pick up exactly where you left off.

Each song also has sheet music, reference videos, Spotify, and Dropbox folders. The main thing to learn is the audio of each song. The charts sometimes use different forms than the recordings, so use the sheet music for the intricate lines; we follow the form and structure of the audio. Press? for keyboard shortcuts. Bookmark this page: gregspero.com/practice.

Questions? Call or text Greg any time: 847‑917‑9590.

Setlists
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4/4 feel with 5 sixteenth notes per quarter note

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Bass starts with an improvisation, leads into the ostinato that Piano joins. The video is most accurate to how we'll play this tune. The essentials are the ostinato, the form, and the chord changes.

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All unison lines played by full ensemble precisely. Feel should be reminiscent of the reference video, with the tabla sort of swing. Vocals should be sung by a lead and at least one backup. From the Jazz Cafe gig: the ending hemiola section should be more of a drum solo than a beat — this is the big climax of the song (think the ending of You). Guitar: tighten the melodies up a bit. During the breaks between lines at the beginning and end, keep the beat subtle — maybe just kick drum — and save the full beat for when the melodic rhythms are happening.

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New tune (Tune 65). Two practice demos: use the slow version to learn the lines, the at-tempo version for the feel and form.

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Extras & Covers
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Spain
Giant Steps
Armondo's Rhumba