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Learn Jazz Standards Podcast

Quick Win: How to Learn Jazz Melodies by Ear

19 min • 23 september 2022

So, what's the best way to learn and memorize the melodies to jazz standards?

Well, today, I'm gonna just walk you through me learning the melody to a jazz standard that I actually don't know and show you my exact process.

In this episode:
1.
What I prepare ahead of time
2. This is how I start
3. Why my guitar and the recording are not on the same pitch
4. The pick-up to the next section
5. How chord charts become helpful
6. The pick-up to the 2nd A section
7. The second ending
8. The final result - playing along with the recording

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