原文为泰文，翻译中文时主要参考英文版歌词。

Rap Against Dictatorship – Prathet Ku Mee (My Country Has)，2018
反独裁说唱 – 我的国家有什么

[Intro]

[Verse 1: Lady Thanom]

The country where the panther was slain by rifle
黑豹被步枪击毙的国家
The country that preaches moral but crime rate higher than Eiffel
宣扬道德，犯罪率却高于埃菲尔铁塔的国家
The law can’t fight against Dharma or Bible
法律无法与法则或圣经抗衡的国家
Good people never be saluted as idol
好人从不被尊崇为偶像的国家
The country that judges get houses in national park
法官在国家公园里有房产的国家
The country that its capital’s hearth turned into killing fields
首都的心脏变成了屠杀场的国家
The country that leaders eat taxes like a sweet meal
领导们像享用美餐一样吃掉税收的国家
Which is my country 这就是我的国
Which is my country 这就是我的国

[Verse 2: Gentle Prapas]

The country has no corruption and no checks and balances
没有腐败也没有制衡的国家
The country that a minister’s watches belong to a ghost
部长的手表属于幽灵的国家
The parliament house is soldiers’ play yard
议会大厦是士兵们的游乐场的国家
Charter is written and erased by the army’s boots
宪章被军靴书写又抹去的国家
The country that artists are rebellion
艺术家都是反贼的国家
The country that rebellion obeys the state power
叛乱者服从国家权力的国家
The country that follows leaders like an ant’s nest
像蚁巢一样追随领导者的国家
Which is my country 这就是我的国
Which is my country 这就是我的国

[Verse 3: HomeBoy Scout]

The country that people in suite never do what they say
穿西装的人从不兑现承诺的国家
The poor have to die ’cause they don’t have 30-baht health care
穷人不得不死，因为他们没有 30 铢的医保
So powerful country that eats panther like sashimi
像吃生鱼片一样吃掉黑豹的如此强大的国家
No accountability, no guilt
没有问责，没有愧疚
The country that murder is easy with money
金钱让谋杀变得轻而易举的国家
The law can stretch more than the arms of Luffy
法律延伸得比路飞手臂还要长的国家
Keep saying “Doing good, doing good”
一直说“干的不错，干的不错”
Which is my country 这就是我的国
Which is my country 这就是我的国

[Verse 4: Kitti Lamar Wuttoe]

The country that points a gun at your throat
用枪指着你喉咙的国家
Claims to have freedom but have no right to choose
声称拥有自由却没有选择的权利的国家
You can’t say shit even though it’s full of your mouth
嘴里满是话却无法说出的国家
Whatever you do, the leader will see you
无论做什么都会被老大哥看到的国家
The country that assholes own the sovereignty
由混蛋掌控主权的国家
You must choose to either eat the truth or bullets
你必须选择，要么吃真相，要么吃子弹
Country that big fish eat little by squads of motherfuckers
成群混蛋大鱼吃小鱼的国家
Which is my country 这就是我的国
Which is my country 这就是我的国

[Verse 5: Kra-Ting Clan]

The country that government is untouchable
政府不可触碰的国家
The police use law to threaten people
警察用法律来威胁人民的国家
Though you’re enlightened, you have to pretend to sleep
虽然你已经觉醒，却必须假装睡着的国家
Even you don’t wanna live, they will force you to live
即使你不想活，他们也会强迫你活下去
The country that people read less, especially the leader
人们尤其是领导都不读书的国家
The country that asks you to stay quiet or stay in jail
要求你保持沉默或者进监狱的国家
The country that corruption’s always safe for the rich
腐败对富人来说总是安全的国家
Which is my country 这就是我的国
Which is my country 这就是我的国

[Verse 6: G Saiyud]

The country that politics is split in two sides
政治被分为两派的国家
The country that citizens are divided into two
公民被分成两派的国家
The country that people get killed in both sides
双方都有人被杀的国家
The country that both sides fear the army
双方都害怕军队的国家
Four years already motherfucker, still no election
四年了，混蛋，仍然没有选举的国家
Free country? Fuck it, don’t tell me I can choose
自由的国家？去他妈的，别告诉我我可以选择
Even the PM is still picked by the army
连总理都是由军队挑选的的国家
Which is my country 这就是我的国
Which is my country 这就是我的国

[Verse 7: Samak Da Kreator]

The country that national budget is unlimited
国家预算无限的国家
The bizarre country with money hidden in bureaucrats’ house
钱藏在官僚的家里的奇怪国家
The country that leader is kinda annoying
领导人很烦的国家
The country that fucks the rule with machine gun
用机枪践踏规则的国家
People live happily but still in the cave
人们快乐地生活，但仍在洞穴中
Four years under the top-boots, nobody works in the house
四年在高筒靴下，家里没有人工作
The tedious country that goes without saying
不言而喻，这是个乏味的国家
Which is my country 这就是我的国
Which is my country 这就是我的国

[Verse 8: Snoop Dusit]

The country that has everything except common sense
除了常识什么都有的国家
Driven by money like a magical spell
被金钱驱动，像魔法咒语一样
Time goes by, it becomes a diamond of evil
时间流逝，它变成了邪恶的钻石
Worshiped by monkeys like a monolith of selfishness
被强烈自我中心的猴子们崇拜
Brainlessly drunk in ignorance that can’t response shits
在无知中愚蠢地醉倒，无法回应任何事情
Ignore justice, let the beasts keep arrogant
无视正义，野兽们继续傲慢着
Rule everything by darkness and fear
用黑暗和恐惧统治一切
Which is my country 这就是我的国
Which is my country 这就是我的国

[Interlude]

[Verse 9: Thanin Scott]

The good and fucking everlasting country
美好而它妈的永恒的国家
The glorious gov abuses people, being hated worldwide
辉煌的政府虐待人民，受到全世界的憎恶
The country is sanctioned, people suffer everywhere
受到制裁，人民到处受苦的国家
The country that evil disguise in coup and people are suppressed
邪恶伪装成政变，人民被压制的国家
That country that fires protesters at night
在夜间向抗议者开火的国家
The lawless country and the fucked up city
无法无天的国家和糟糕的城市
Keep making babies and eating tax
继续生孩子和吃税收的国家
Which is my country 这就是我的国
Which is my country 这就是我的国

[Verse 10: Sa-lang Shady]

The country that can use law as an excuse like a magic
像魔法一样用法律作为借口的国家
People dress hope as shirt and dress poverty as shorts
人们把希望穿成衬衫，把贫穷穿成短裤的国家
The country that close its ear, never hear people in the gap
对缝隙中的人民闭耳不闻的国家
The country that everyone keeps talking and listening
每个人一直在谈论和倾听的国家
People only good at taking exams and just want to be rich
人们擅长考试，只想变得富有的国家
The country that makes fakes promises like loading bullets, create a regime and told use to love it
像装填子弹一样做出虚假承诺，创造政权要我们去热爱它的国家
The country that chair is the answer
主席的位子就是答案的国家
You will see if you’re good at counting dates
你会看到你是否擅长计算日期
Which is my country 这就是我的国
Which is my country 这就是我的国

[Ending Notes]

Polarizing the people is the authoritarian’s ultimate weapon
两极化民众是专制者的终极武器
When this happens, the people’s power will be taken away
当这种情况发生时，人民的权力将被剥夺
In memory of all victims from all state crimes
为了纪念所有国家犯罪的所有受害者

各位新春快乐！

很早就想创建一个音乐分类，不如就在新年伊始开个头，碎碎念几句我是如何喜欢上爵士乐的。

大家可能在咖啡厅、欧美流行音乐中都或多或少听过一点爵士乐，但要说第一次正儿八经接触这种音乐形态，并让我深深爱上它，源自一场在我研究生入学没多久的爵士乐社招新演出。

那是2014年秋，成大爵士乐社在校园社团博览会上的表演。 露天舞台下所有人享受着美妙的音乐和社员分发的小杯鸡尾酒，炎炎夏日感受到无限清凉。 虽然这只是LG G2手持录制的片段，但每次看到这段回忆仍会被深深感动。说起来G2是最早搭载OIS光学防抖的手机，也是当时最窄边框的手机，我从那个时候开始就对手机拍照有较高的要求，淘了这么个韩国水货“洋垃圾”，现在回看当年拍的照片和视频也算能入眼，深感欣慰！

没有任何迟疑，我立即报名参加了爵士乐社，在此期间参加了几次社内的培训活动，了解了爵士乐的一些基本概念，甚至那会就装上了iReal Pro，可惜荒废了这么多年！现在还能回想起，有一次大伙去一个社员家的天台烧烤，酒足饭饱，自然是jam时间，那种氛围真的是超级好。

另一件非常值得分享和回忆的活动，便是在加入爵士乐社后没多久，地处花莲的东华大学音乐学院爵士组举办的第二届爵士研习营。报名费用非常便宜，三天时间人民币800块（新台币4000）包吃住，师资阵容也不错，不得不夸一句台湾的这些活动真的很良心。在收到成大爵士乐社的报名通知并跟研究生导师请好假后，我也毫不犹豫地报了名。不过去了后才知道，几乎没有我这种毫无基础的营员😥，除了少量玩得不错的爱好者外，大多数还是职业乐手和音乐系的学生。

社团成员都是穷书生，大家为了省钱一大早坐六点多的台铁出发前往花莲，抵达花莲站时已经中午十二点多。

一群人抵达东华大学后，立马前往音乐系报道并领取研习营的资料，包含时间表、一些简易的课件等。

当天晚上便开始研习营的课程，每节课后必会有jam，特别的嗨！

东华大学是台湾最美的大学之一，同时是台湾最早开始在音乐系设立爵士主修的学校，其音乐系也是台湾唯一大学部跟硕士班同时有爵士演奏主修的音乐系。

音乐系看起来很朴素，与大自然融为一体。

爵士萨克斯风演奏家张坤德老师上课中，他毕业于伯克利音乐学院。这节课应该是研习营的第一次乐队齐奏课程，当所有声乐一同奏响的那一刻，我感受到了音乐现场的美妙与冲击力，那是在家里听音乐永远都体会不到的乐趣。

那一届爵士研习营请来了美国的爵士电颤琴演奏家Tony Miceli，尽管我当时无法辨别他的技术有多牛，不过仍记得他的演奏音乐性很强，能打动我这么一个小白，简单说就是好听。在他的乐理课程上，他要求我们每个人根据和声弹点东西，轮到我时我说不会，他说不要紧，无论你弹什么，你至少要弹几个音符给我。更囧的是，我当时带的还是一把没拾音器的箱琴，和我的看客身份简直绝配😅。其实我是一个自尊心很强的人，在研习营第一天发现自己与环境格格不入后，就有过想走的念头。已经忘记当时是和哪位老师交流，他劝我先留下来跟着听听再说，真的感谢他的建议，我也做到了！

傍晚黄昏，美到心醉。现在只能惋惜当初只去了两次花莲。

午饭后的jam活动，研习营的一大好处就是为营员创造了大量演出机会，只要想表演就上。说起来虽然东华大学音乐系的爵士组一直没有爵士吉他教师，但研习营还是欢迎吉他手参加，并邀请来了曾给《中国好歌曲》《中国梦之声》、刘若英、蔡健雅、丁当等等节目和歌手巡演做过电吉他手的邱安炜老师，专门给我们上了一节分享课。课上的 Q&A 环节我厚着脸皮问老师，对于我这种零基础的人该怎么学琴，老师非常详细地介绍了他学琴、练琴过程中不断检视自己的几个方面，当下就有不少顿悟。小炜老师当时拿了一把James Tyler的琴，那也是我第一次认识这个品牌。

研习营非常有心，除了演奏家、职业乐手外，还请来了一位业内非常资深的音控师高敏福老师，给大家分享现场演出时的调音知识。

除了常规的教学课程外，爵士研习营的举办人之一、音乐系爵士组的领头人魏广皓教授还与大家探讨了职业发展规划的话题。别说爵士乐这种“没市场的音乐”，就算从事流行大众音乐领域想赚到钱也不容易，未来的路该怎么走值得思考。

短暂而美好的爵士研习营结束后，我便回归课业将重心放在学业和项目，一晃就是五年。

感谢这段难得的经历，让我与爵士结缘。我会一直记得这些日子。

在网易云音乐和QQ音乐会员里。

某天路上听腻了各种平台推荐，就冒出听听凤凰传奇的念头，可Apple Music里只有几首Live版翻来覆去地循环，还都是在各种音乐节目中的翻唱或者合唱曲目。路途遥远，时间还久，又去网易和QQ两个音乐平台去搜，结果无一例外都是会员专享，而我只有冲动付费的Apple Music包年订阅，此刻格外怀念买一盘磁带就可以一直听的年代。

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Note of preparatory courses of Cai Jian (蔡剑) jazz guitar lessons by Qihao Chen (陈启豪).

Course 1

Four stages of practice:

1. Learn the thing from unknown to known
2. Get familiar with it on the instrument
3. Apply it to your playing like melodic sequence
4. Internalization

The first step of learning jazz guitar

Know every note of strings and frets on the standard tuning guitar.

• CAGED system
  • Think about the positions on fretboard corresponding to the note invervals
  • Playing a scale can reflect the sequence of intervals
• 3NPS (3 Notes Per String)

Chord

Two important factors:

• Root note
• Type of chord

Think of the C major chord by harmonizing C note in C major scale, so the other notes in the scale with third intervals are E and G. Same thing to the other notes or scales, we have these common chords:

• Triads: major (1, 3, 5), minor (1, b3, 5), augmented (1, 3, #5), diminished (1, b3, b5)
• 7th chords: major (1, 3, 5, 7), dominant (1, 3, 5, b7), minor (1, b3, 5, b7), half diminished (1, b3, b5, b7), diminished (1, b3, b5, bb7), minor major (1, b3, 5, 7), augmented major (1, 3, #5, 7)

Figure out the root position of chords

1. Know the members of chord due to its type
2. Find the root notes on 4th to 6th strings
3. Find the position of other notes due to the intervals

In this way we can infer 5 common patterns (R, 5, 7, 3 and R, 7, 3, 5) by CAGED system of each type of chords.

Chord-scale system

The chord is equal to the scale and vice versa. Think that a heptatonic scale (like diatonic scale) is consist of 4 notes of the 7th chord which the root note is harmonized with other 3 extensions. In the other hand, 4 notes determine the type of chord, and 3 extensions determine the type of scale. Like playing a maj7 could be Ionion or Lydian mode scales, plus a #4 extension makes it a Lydian.

Rhythm

• Beat: the unit of time for music, BPM (Beats Per Minute)
• Metre: the regularly recurring patterns and accents such as bars and beats
• Rhythm: the combination of beat and metre over time

Homeworks

1. C major scale on CAGED system:
   • Cover all notes of 5 positions
   • Start and end from other notes instead of the root note
   • Various scale patterns
2. Find the note position due to interval
   • Imagine you have two pairs of cards, one pair are ascending and descending order cards, another one are interval cards like minor 2nd, major 2nd, minor 3rd, …, etc
   • Pick the root note and each one card from two pairs like F on 6th string, ascending and perfect 5th
   • Find the the ascending perfect 5th note of F on 6th string

Tips

• Try to think faster before playing.
• Inversion of interval of two notes, 9 = perfect 4th and perfect 5th = major 3rd and minor 6th
• Maybe you can try this mini app Fingerboard mate

Course 2

Modes

Older than natural major/minor scales.

C major scale we practiced before has same notes to the D dorian, E phrygian, F lydian, G mixolydian, A aeolian and B locrian.

Practice hints with fifth circle

• Start from dorian and mixolydian modes which are ofren used for minor and dominant chords
• Change root note and practice with corresponding interval sequence on C major scale on CAGED system
• Modulation: play each key along with fifth circle on one position area of CAGED system
• Write down the notes of major scale, modes name and corresponding tonic chords to help remembering
• Play tonic chord before and after scale/mode
• Practice root position for one kind of chords along with fifth circle on one position area of CAGED system, like play major chords in 12 keys on C position then go to other positions, then change to minor chords, dominant chords…

Subdivision

Dividing the beat into smaller units. Swing 8th are perfoming by one 1/3 triplets and another 2/3 triplets, counting triplets beats in mind.

Comping

Providing background like chords, timing, etc to make improvised solo or meldoy lines a complete work. It also has lots of possibilities as same as solo to create or renew the song. Recommend the guitarist Freddie Green to know more.

Homeworks

1. Know well about the name and interval sequence of 7 modes
   • Random root note with random mode to practice
   • Play swing 8th
2. Proficient in playing major II-V-I chords in each key
   • Random root note
   • Play swing 4th (mute the third beat in triplets)

Course 3

Minor II-V-I

In the natural minor scale (1, 2, b3, 4, 5, b6, b7), the tension can’t be resolved due to both V and I are minor chords. Thus leverage the harmonic minor scale (1, 2, b3, 4, 5, b6, 7) to make V to be dominant chord, but also keep the II and I chords in natural minor scale to construct the minor II-V-I.

Comparing to the V in major scale (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, b7), the V in harmonic minor scale (1, b2, 3, 4, 5, b6, 7) has b9 and b13 notes which is called altered. Typically, a dominant seventh chord is considered altered if either or both the 5th or 9th are chromatically raised or lowered (#9 or b9 and #11 or b13).

In result, the minor II-V-I is m7b5-dom7alt-min7. You can also change the I to minMaj7 if you prefer harmonic minor scale.

Phrygian dominant mode

There are also 7 modes based on harmonic minor scale, the most common one is the 5th mode phrygian dominant. When you see a G13 chord, it must comes from a major scale. And when you see a dom7b9, you can infer that it comes from the V in minor scale, then you can play phrygian dominant.

Moreover, the basic patterns to play minor II-V-I are locrian for minor II, phrygian dominant for minor V and aeolian or dorian for minor I.

Avoid note

Avoid note will change the functionality of chords.

• For major and dominant chords, the avoid note is 4th diatonic scale step (11), the available extensions are 9, #11, 13.
• For minors chords, the avoid note is 6th scale step (13), the available extensions are 9, 11. There is an exception, it can work if the minor chord acts as dominant function. For instance, replace V dominant by IV minor and the progression turns to be IV major, IV minor and I major, sounds great.

Avoid notes for modes of the C major scale:

Steps to learn a standard

1. Listen multiple versions of the song with lead sheet, figure out the form of the song.
2. Practice the melody and chords of the song.
3. Practice scales and arpeggios through the chords.
4. Improvisation. This a really comprehensive topic, try to find the 3rd notes of every chords at first.

Homeworks

1. Harmonic minor scales on CAGED system with 5th dominant 7th chord, for example A harmonic minor scale with E7 on 5 positions.
2. II-V-I progression of relative keys. For C major and A minor keys, the progression is Dm7-G7-C-Bm7b5-E7Alt-Am7. Try chord progression in other keys as well as arpeggios.

Course 4

Melodic minor scale

• The ascending melodic minor scale, aka jazz minor scale: 1, 2, ♭3, 4, 5, 6, 7
• The descending melodic minor scale: 1, 2, ♭3, 4, 5, ♭6, ♭7

Modes of the ascending melodic minor scale:

Tritone substitution

If two chords share the same 3rd and 7th notes, they will have similar sound thus can replace each other. For example, we can play IIm7-bII7-I△7 instead of IIm7-V7-I△7 to make bassline changing smoothly.

Lydian dominant is the most important mode of melodic scale, the only difference with mixolydian mode is #4 note. One common scenario to apply this mode is with tritone substitution, an approach to help finding the positions on fretboard quickly. If you want to play the V dominant altered scale on V7 chord, it’s exactly the bII lydian dominant scale on bII7.

Homework

Melodic minor scales on CAGED system with related tonic chords.

References

• Mode
• Avoid note
• Jazz scale