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Colonel and Governor
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The Colonel & The Governor Duets
Technique, Creative Approaches & Repertoire for Fingerstyle Duets
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Tommy Emmanuel
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About this course
Step into the world of duet mastery with the legendary Tommy Emmanuel and Martin Taylor in The Colonel & The Governor Duets. This one-of-a-kind course brings you into their creative process, offering an intimate look at how two guitarists hailed far and wide for their virtuosic fingerstyle craft and perform music together. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned player, this course offers an inspiring and accessible way to elevate your duet playing.
Tommy and Martin will share five of their favorite jazz, blues, and original tunes – Bernie’s Changes, Jersey Changes, B Flat Blues, One Day, and Down at Cocomo’s. They’ll guide you through every element of their duet playing, offering insights into:
“We want to help you understand and enjoy the art of duo performance,” says Martin Taylor. Tommy Emmanuel adds, “And above all, to have fun with your guitar!”
So grab your guitar and get ready to learn, play, and duet with Tommy and Martin. Let’s get started!
Tommy and Martin will share five of their favorite jazz, blues, and original tunes – Bernie’s Changes, Jersey Changes, B Flat Blues, One Day, and Down at Cocomo’s. They’ll guide you through every element of their duet playing, offering insights into:
- Chord structure and bassline movement
- Chordal interplay and accompaniment techniques
- Melodic and rhythmic improvisation
“We want to help you understand and enjoy the art of duo performance,” says Martin Taylor. Tommy Emmanuel adds, “And above all, to have fun with your guitar!”
So grab your guitar and get ready to learn, play, and duet with Tommy and Martin. Let’s get started!
What you'll learn
- Master complex chord voicings including slash chords and extended harmonies
- Create Celtic-style arrangements with sustained overtones
- Understand how to use dissonance tastefully in melodic arrangements
- Understand how to transform basic blues progressions into jazz blues
- Develop sophisticated comping techniques with moving bass lines
Release date: 02/27/2025 • 2h 11m runtime
Sample lessons
Jersey Changes
Overview
Jersey Changes
Performance
Chord Structure
Jersey Changes: Breakdown & Insight
Melodic Improvisation
Jersey Changes: Breakdown & Insight
What's included
36 lessons • 10 charts
The Colonel & The Governor Duets
Hey, it’s Martin Taylor and Tommy Emmanuel—welcome to The Colonel & The Governor Duets!
In this course, we’re excited to take you through five of our favorite tunes to play as a duo. But it’s not just about the performance—we’re breaking each tune down for you, exploring the chord structure, feel, and how we bring it all together.
We’ll take a look at the bass lines, chord movement, and how we accompany each other to support the song.
And to wrap it up, we’ve included a play-along session for each tune, so no matter your skill level, you can jump in and play along with us.
So, are you ready to have some fun? Grab your guitar, and let’s get started!
In this course, we’re excited to take you through five of our favorite tunes to play as a duo. But it’s not just about the performance—we’re breaking each tune down for you, exploring the chord structure, feel, and how we bring it all together.
We’ll take a look at the bass lines, chord movement, and how we accompany each other to support the song.
And to wrap it up, we’ve included a play-along session for each tune, so no matter your skill level, you can jump in and play along with us.
So, are you ready to have some fun? Grab your guitar, and let’s get started!
Bernie's Changes
In this lesson series, we’ll take you through five of our favorite duo tunes, breaking down the chord structure, feel, and interplay between melody and accompaniment. To start, we’ll lead you through a piece loosely based on Bernie’s Tune from The Colonel & The Governor album, built around an E minor to C7 to B progression. Martin will guide you through the melody while Tommy plays the backing part, then we’ll swap so you can hear how it all fits together. This tune, like many jazz standards, features familiar harmonic movements you’ll recognize in countless other songs, making it easier to internalize new material. After the performance, we’ll break down everything—rhythm, chord voicings, and all the little details that bring it to life. We’ll start things off with a performance and then break it all down in detail.
Bernie's Changes
In this lesson series, we’ll take you through five of our favorite duo tunes, breaking down the chord structure, feel, and interplay between melody and accompaniment. To start, we’ll lead you through a piece loosely based on Bernie’s Tune from The Colonel & The Governor album, built around an E minor to C7 to B progression. Martin will guide you through the melody while Tommy plays the backing part, then we’ll swap so you can hear how it all fits together. This tune, like many jazz standards, features familiar harmonic movements you’ll recognize in countless other songs, making it easier to internalize new material. After the performance, we’ll break down everything—rhythm, chord voicings, and all the little details that bring it to life. We’ll start things off with a performance and then break it all down in detail.
Chord Structure
In this lesson series, we’ll take you through five of our favorite duo tunes, breaking down the chord structure, feel, and interplay between melody and accompaniment. To start, we’ll lead you through a piece loosely based on Bernie’s Tune from The Colonel & The Governor album, built around an E minor to C7 to B progression. Martin will guide you through the melody while Tommy plays the backing part, then we’ll swap so you can hear how it all fits together. This tune, like many jazz standards, features familiar harmonic movements you’ll recognize in countless other songs, making it easier to internalize new material. After the performance, we’ll break down everything—rhythm, chord voicings, and all the little details that bring it to life. We’ll start things off with a performance and then break it all down in detail.
Feel & Tone
In this lesson series, we’ll take you through five of our favorite duo tunes, breaking down the chord structure, feel, and interplay between melody and accompaniment. To start, we’ll lead you through a piece loosely based on Bernie’s Tune from The Colonel & The Governor album, built around an E minor to C7 to B progression. Martin will guide you through the melody while Tommy plays the backing part, then we’ll swap so you can hear how it all fits together. This tune, like many jazz standards, features familiar harmonic movements you’ll recognize in countless other songs, making it easier to internalize new material. After the performance, we’ll break down everything—rhythm, chord voicings, and all the little details that bring it to life. We’ll start things off with a performance and then break it all down in detail.
Bassline Movement
In this lesson series, we’ll take you through five of our favorite duo tunes, breaking down the chord structure, feel, and interplay between melody and accompaniment. To start, we’ll lead you through a piece loosely based on Bernie’s Tune from The Colonel & The Governor album, built around an E minor to C7 to B progression. Martin will guide you through the melody while Tommy plays the backing part, then we’ll swap so you can hear how it all fits together. This tune, like many jazz standards, features familiar harmonic movements you’ll recognize in countless other songs, making it easier to internalize new material. After the performance, we’ll break down everything—rhythm, chord voicings, and all the little details that bring it to life. We’ll start things off with a performance and then break it all down in detail.
Chordal Movement
In this lesson series, we’ll take you through five of our favorite duo tunes, breaking down the chord structure, feel, and interplay between melody and accompaniment. To start, we’ll lead you through a piece loosely based on Bernie’s Tune from The Colonel & The Governor album, built around an E minor to C7 to B progression. Martin will guide you through the melody while Tommy plays the backing part, then we’ll swap so you can hear how it all fits together. This tune, like many jazz standards, features familiar harmonic movements you’ll recognize in countless other songs, making it easier to internalize new material. After the performance, we’ll break down everything—rhythm, chord voicings, and all the little details that bring it to life. We’ll start things off with a performance and then break it all down in detail.
+ 29 more lessons
Reviews
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cdarabos
Verified buyer
04/09/25
The Colonel & The Gavernar
Tommy Emmanuel, what else can you say? Great course, everything well explained, everything comprehensible, great.
mstrawdog
Verified buyer
03/14/25
If you like swing jazz, don't miss this!
So nice to see and hear two world class experts having so much fun playing such happy beautiful music. Some of the best swing playing and comping examples to learn from that I've seen. Some really tasty licks to cop throughout. Years worth of cool stuff to learn from and emulate! Wonderful stuff, thanks Truefire.
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