Ronny Jordan - The Antidote

After Hours (Ronny Jordan)

In this lesson, you’ll learn to play the melody of After Hours by Ronny Jordan, from his 1992 debut album The Antidote. This tune became one of his signature pieces and is an excellent starting point for guitarists who want to explore jazz phrasing and timing. Ronny Jordan’s approach to melody, which you can also hear

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Matador (Grant Green)

Matador (Grant Green)

Matador is the title track of a legendary session Grant Green recorded in 1964, though it wasn’t released until 1979 on the Japanese Blue Note label. It’s one of those albums that flew under the radar for a long time but holds some of Green’s strongest playing. The lineup on the record is great as

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Midnight Blue (Kenny Burrell)

Midnight Blue (Kenny Burrell)

Kenny Burrell’s Midnight Blue is one of the most iconic soul-jazz guitar standards ever recorded. Released in 1963 on Blue Note Records, it’s the title track of Burrell’s album Midnight Blue, with Stanley Turrentine on tenor saxophone, Major Holley on bass, Billy Gene English on drums, and Ray Barretto on congas. If you’re into smooth

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Smile (Charlie Chaplin)

Smile (Charlie Chaplin)

Charlie Chaplin wrote “Smile” for the 1936 film Modern Times, with David Raksin contributing to the orchestration. The song has a beautiful and bittersweet melody that lends itself perfectly to solo guitar. In this lesson, you will learn an easy-to-play chord melody arrangement of the tune. Chaplin, best known as a filmmaker and actor, was

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Alone Together for jazz guitar

Alone Together

Alone Together is one of the great minor-key jazz standards, written by Arthur Schwartz in 1932 for the Broadway show Flying Colors. Over the years, it has become a favorite for jazz musicians, with notable recordings by Miles Davis, Chet Baker, Jim Hall, and Pat Martino. The song was first recorded in 1932 by Leo

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Duke Ellington & John Coltrane - In a Sentimental Mood

In a Sentimental Mood

Duke Ellington wrote and recorded In a Sentimental Mood in 1935. Over the years, it has become one of the most recorded jazz ballads and a favorite among musicians for its rich harmony, lyrical melody, and flexible phrasing. In this lesson, you will learn to play the melody of In a Sentimental Mood and a

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