Quick Win: How To Play Chord Melody On A Jazz Standard
Episode description
If you're a guitar or a piano player, one important thing that you'd be able to do is chord melody - playing the chords and the melody of a jazz standard at the same time.
But this presents a particular challenge, especially for jazz guitar players. So what are the basics of chord melody and how do you do it?
In this episode:
1. Intro
2. Creating chord melody - Polka Dots and Moonbeams
3. The basics of creating chord melody:
4. How to find the chords under the melody notes - Section A
5. How to emphasize the melody notes
6. Try adding some ornaments
7. How to find the chords under the melody notes - Section B
8. My own rendition of Polka Dots and Moonbeams
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