Baby I’m a Fool is a song by Melody Gardot, released in 2009 on her second album My One and Only Thrill. In this mini-lesson, we look at the chord progression played by Melody. The chords (except one), rhythm, and tempo are relatively easy, so this one is suitable for beginners. The song is in […]
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In this mini lesson, you’ll learn the intro to Moon and Sand as played by Kenny Burrell on his 1980 album Moon and Sand. Moon and Sand is a jazz standard composed by Alec Wilder in 1941 and first performed by Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra. Kenny Burrell’s opening uses some nice chord voicings,
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In this mini lesson, you’ll see an example of chord voicings for the A-section of a rhythm changes in Bb. I combine drop-3 and rootless chords to create clear, practical voicings that work well for comping, chord solos, and expanding your jazz guitar vocabulary. The diminished chord voicing in measure 1 and 2 often raises
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