{"id":14004,"date":"2020-04-09T18:33:50","date_gmt":"2020-04-09T16:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/?p=14004"},"modified":"2026-02-15T21:58:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T20:58:03","slug":"dont-get-around-much-anymore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/dont-get-around-much-anymore\/","title":{"rendered":"Don’t Get Around Much Anymore"},"content":{"rendered":"

Don’t Get Around Much Anymore is a classic swing standard written by Duke Ellington. He first recorded it with his orchestra in 1940 under the title Never No Lament. The tune became popular in 1943, with hit versions by both Duke Ellington<\/strong> and The Ink Spots<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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In this jazz guitar lesson, you will learn a chord melody version of Don’t Get Around Much Anymore<\/em>. I harmonized the melody using sixths<\/a>, drop 2<\/a>, and drop 3 chords<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The song uses a call-and-response technique between sections of the big band, similar to Stompin’ at the Savoy<\/a>, an earlier swing-era jazz standard. The sixths in my arrangement play the role of the call, and the chord hits that follow act as the response.<\/p>\n

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The chord progression<\/a> follows a 32-bar AABA form.<\/p>\n