Quick Win: How To Play Chord Melody On A Jazz Standard

If you're a guitar or a piano player, one important thing that you'd be able to do is chord melody - playing the chords and the melody of a jazz standard at the same time.

But this presents a particular challenge, especially for jazz guitar players. So what are the basics of chord melody and how do you do it?

In this episode:

1.  Intro
2. Creating chord melody - Polka Dots and Moonbeams
3. The basics of creating chord melody:
4.  How to find the chords under the melody notes -  Section A
5.  How to emphasize the melody notes
6. Try adding some ornaments
7.  How to find the chords under the melody notes - Section B
8.  My own rendition of Polka Dots and Moonbeams

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