{"id":18221,"date":"2025-12-10T17:58:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T16:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/?p=18221"},"modified":"2026-02-26T17:35:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T16:35:11","slug":"nardis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/nardis\/","title":{"rendered":"Nardis (Miles Davis) &#8211; Chord Melody &#038; Jazz Guitar Solo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 160%; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;\">Nardis is a jazz standard written by Miles Davis for Cannonball Adderley&#8217;s album Portrait of Cannonball, which also featured a young Bill Evans. Strangely enough, Miles never recorded it himself, but the song became a signature piece for Bill Evans, who played it regularly with his trio.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-18235\" style=\"margin-top: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/portrait-of-cannonball-f.jpg\" alt=\"Cannonball Adderley - Portrait of Cannonball\" width=\"298\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/portrait-of-cannonball-f.jpg 298w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/portrait-of-cannonball-f-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/portrait-of-cannonball-f-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a bit of controversy about who actually wrote Nardis. The tune is officially credited to Miles Davis, but many musicians believe Bill Evans had a hand in writing it or even wrote the bulk of it himself.<\/p>\n<p>In this lesson, you will learn a chord-melody version of Nardis played over a backing track and a solo over its chord changes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recommended listening:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Julian &#8220;Cannonball&#8221; Adderley Quintet &#8211; <em>Portrait of Cannonball<\/em> (1958)<\/li>\n<li>Bill Evans Trio &#8211; <em>Explorations<\/em> (1961)<\/li>\n<li>Jimmy Raney &amp; Doug Raney &#8211; <em>Nardis<\/em> (1983)<\/li>\n<li>Chet Baker &#8211; <em>Candy<\/em> (1985)<\/li>\n<li>Charlie Haden &#8211; <em>The Private Collection<\/em> (1985)<\/li>\n<li>The Jack Wilkins Trio &#8211; <em>Call Him Reckless<\/em> (1989)<\/li>\n<li>Philip Catherine Trio (with Chet Baker) &#8211; <em>I Remember You<\/em> (1991)<\/li>\n<li>Mike Stern &#8211; <em>Standards (And Other Songs)<\/em> (1992)<\/li>\n<li>Jacky Terrasson &#8211; Smile (2002)<\/li>\n<li>Doug Raney, Dave Stryker, Freddie Bryant &#8211; <em>Jam Sessions Vol. 10<\/em> (2004)<\/li>\n<li>John Abercrombie Quartet &#8211; <em>Up and Coming<\/em> (2017)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/courses\/product\/jgo-download-pass\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=nardis_link_top\"><strong>JGO+<\/strong><\/a> members can download the PDF, Guitar Pro file, audio, and backing track from the download page.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/courses\/product\/jgo-download-pass\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=nardis_top\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19706 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/download-pdf.png\" alt=\"Dowload PDF and backing tracks\" width=\"779\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/download-pdf.png 779w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/download-pdf-300x93.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/download-pdf-768x239.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Nardis -Video<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\">\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-jdncymqndsy\" style=\"max-width:900px;\" class=\"arve\">\n<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n<div style=\"aspect-ratio:500\/281\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.200000%\"><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &apos;none&apos;;autoplay &apos;none&apos;;bluetooth &apos;none&apos;;browsing-topics &apos;none&apos;;camera &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-read &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-write;display-capture &apos;none&apos;;encrypted-media &apos;none&apos;;gamepad &apos;none&apos;;geolocation &apos;none&apos;;gyroscope &apos;none&apos;;hid &apos;none&apos;;identity-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;idle-detection &apos;none&apos;;keyboard-map &apos;none&apos;;local-fonts;magnetometer &apos;none&apos;;microphone &apos;none&apos;;midi &apos;none&apos;;otp-credentials &apos;none&apos;;payment &apos;none&apos;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &apos;none&apos;;publickey-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;screen-wake-lock &apos;none&apos;;serial &apos;none&apos;;summarizer &apos;none&apos;;sync-xhr;usb &apos;none&apos;;web-share;window-management &apos;none&apos;;xr-spatial-tracking &apos;none&apos;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-jdncymqndsy\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/JDNcYmqNDsY?feature=oembed&amp;rel=0&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"505.8\" loading=\"lazy\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/JDNcYmqNDsY?feature=oembed&#038;rel=0&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"900\"><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.jazzguitar.be\\\/blog\\\/nardis\\\/#arve-youtube-jdncymqndsy\",\"@type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/JDNcYmqNDsY?feature=oembed&rel=0&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\"}<\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Nardis &#8211; Melody<\/h2>\n<p>The melody of Nardis draws from the <strong>E double harmonic major scale<\/strong> (measures 2 and 6-8).<\/p>\n<p>This scale is the source of the tune\u2019s &#8220;Middle Eastern&#8221; color: a major scale with a b2 and b6, creating two augmented seconds.<\/p>\n<p>This scale is also known as Gypsy major, Byzantine, Hijaz Kar, and it appears in some Indian ragas (Mayamalavagowla raga, Bhairav raga) as well.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table class=\"tableizer-table\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"tableizer-firstrow\">\n<th style=\"border-top: 0; width: 250px; text-align: center; color: red;\">E Double Harmonic Major Scale<\/th>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">E<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">F<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">G#<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">A<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">B<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">C<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">D#<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tableizer-firstrow\">\n<th style=\"border-bottom: 0; width: 150px; text-align: left;\"><\/th>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>b2<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>b6<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18236\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/E-double-harmonic-minor.png\" alt=\"E double harmonic minor scale diagram\" width=\"1106\" height=\"286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/E-double-harmonic-minor.png 1106w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/E-double-harmonic-minor-300x78.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/E-double-harmonic-minor-1024x265.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/E-double-harmonic-minor-768x199.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1106px) 100vw, 1106px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Backing Track<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"waveplayer-container\"><div id=\"waveplayer-adf369fbd8c209ac5770f817d393e9de-6a579db628ece\" class=\"waveplayer loading wvpl-skin-w2-evolution wvpl-palette-800e3a14c86733ad9ccc96fd80850d88 wvpl-style-light wvpl-size-xs wvpl-shape-rounded \" data-limit=\"0\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-config_id=\"adf369fbd8c209ac5770f817d393e9de\" data-instance_id=\"adf369fbd8c209ac5770f817d393e9de-6a579db628ece\">\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-left-box\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/audiobg.png)\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-interface\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-volume-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-info\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-prev wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-play\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-next wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-volume wvpl-volume_up\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-poster\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-right-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-overlay\">\n\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#waveform-animation\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"percentage\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading-progress\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"message\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-position\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-duration\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-waveform\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-infobar\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playing-info\"><div class=\"wvpl-infoblock\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Listen &amp; Play-Along<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"waveplayer-container\"><div id=\"waveplayer-91497095dccd2fa9af5314bb3acd2778-6a579db62b163\" class=\"waveplayer loading wvpl-skin-w2-evolution wvpl-palette-800e3a14c86733ad9ccc96fd80850d88 wvpl-style-light wvpl-size-xs wvpl-shape-rounded \" data-limit=\"0\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-config_id=\"91497095dccd2fa9af5314bb3acd2778\" data-instance_id=\"91497095dccd2fa9af5314bb3acd2778-6a579db62b163\">\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-left-box\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/audiobg.png)\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-interface\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-volume-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-info\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-prev wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-play\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-next wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-volume wvpl-volume_up\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-poster\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-right-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-overlay\">\n\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#waveform-animation\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"percentage\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading-progress\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"message\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-position\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-duration\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-waveform\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-infobar\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playing-info\"><div class=\"wvpl-infoblock\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18223 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/nardis-jazz-guitar-1.png\" alt=\"Nardis - melody for guitar page 1\" width=\"1180\" height=\"1144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/nardis-jazz-guitar-1.png 1180w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/nardis-jazz-guitar-1-300x291.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/nardis-jazz-guitar-1-1024x993.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/nardis-jazz-guitar-1-768x745.png 768w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/nardis-jazz-guitar-1-48x48.png 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18224 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/nardis-jazz-guitar-2.png\" alt=\"Nardis - melody for guitar page 2\" width=\"1180\" height=\"1090\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/nardis-jazz-guitar-2.png 1180w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/nardis-jazz-guitar-2-300x277.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/nardis-jazz-guitar-2-1024x946.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/nardis-jazz-guitar-2-768x709.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18225 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/nardis-jazz-guitar-3.png\" alt=\"Nardis - melody for guitar page 3\" width=\"1180\" height=\"988\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/nardis-jazz-guitar-3.png 1180w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/nardis-jazz-guitar-3-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/nardis-jazz-guitar-3-1024x857.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/nardis-jazz-guitar-3-768x643.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18226 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/nardis-jazz-guitar-4.png\" alt=\"Nardis - melody for guitar page 4\" width=\"1180\" height=\"978\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/nardis-jazz-guitar-4.png 1180w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/nardis-jazz-guitar-4-300x249.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/nardis-jazz-guitar-4-1024x849.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/nardis-jazz-guitar-4-768x637.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18227 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/nardis-jazz-guitar-5.png\" alt=\"Nardis - melody for guitar page 5\" width=\"1180\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/nardis-jazz-guitar-5.png 1180w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/nardis-jazz-guitar-5-300x143.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/nardis-jazz-guitar-5-1024x488.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/nardis-jazz-guitar-5-768x366.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Nardis &#8211; Guitar Solo<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Form:<\/strong> AABA (32 bars)<br \/>\n<strong>Key:<\/strong> E minor<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s an ongoing debate about whether Nardis should be considered a modal tune. It was written during Miles Davis&#8217;s modal period, the same era that produced Milestones and Kind of Blue.<\/p>\n<p>The A-sections center around E minor, with a short modulation to E major in bar 8 of the form.<\/p>\n<p>The B-section moves to C major,\u00a0 using more traditional harmonic movement before returning to the modal E minor sound.<\/p>\n<p>I open the solo with the well-known jazz pattern often referred to as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/the-lick\/\">The Lick<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For most of the solo, I use the <strong>E <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/minor-pentatonic-scale\/\">minor pentatonic<\/a><\/strong> and <strong>E <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/blues-scales\/\">minor blues scale<\/a><\/strong>, combined with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/guitar-arpeggios\/\">arpeggios<\/a> to outline the chord tones where the harmony shifts.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Listen &amp; Play-Along<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"waveplayer-container\"><div id=\"waveplayer-f58f928ec65ffc2b7ee65f988a7e72aa-6a579db62bf3f\" class=\"waveplayer loading wvpl-skin-w2-evolution wvpl-palette-800e3a14c86733ad9ccc96fd80850d88 wvpl-style-light wvpl-size-xs wvpl-shape-rounded \" data-limit=\"0\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-config_id=\"f58f928ec65ffc2b7ee65f988a7e72aa\" data-instance_id=\"f58f928ec65ffc2b7ee65f988a7e72aa-6a579db62bf3f\">\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-left-box\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/audiobg.png)\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-interface\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-volume-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-info\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-prev wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-play\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-next wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-volume wvpl-volume_up\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-poster\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-right-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-overlay\">\n\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#waveform-animation\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"percentage\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading-progress\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"message\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-position\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-duration\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-waveform\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-infobar\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playing-info\"><div class=\"wvpl-infoblock\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18228 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/nardis-solo-1.png\" alt=\"Nardis guitar solo page 1\" width=\"1180\" height=\"1044\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/nardis-solo-1.png 1180w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/nardis-solo-1-300x265.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/nardis-solo-1-1024x906.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/nardis-solo-1-768x679.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18229 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/nardis-solo-2.png\" alt=\"Nardis guitar solo page 2\" width=\"1180\" height=\"1356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/nardis-solo-2.png 1180w, 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Guitar<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nardis is a jazz standard written by Miles Davis for Cannonball Adderley&#8217;s album Portrait of Cannonball, which also featured a young Bill Evans. 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