by Richie Zellon | Chord Melody, Jazz Theory
Peter Bernstein’s Chord Melody Snippets If you’re a jazz guitarist or aspiring to be one in this day and age, you’ve most likely heard of Peter Bernstein. If not, it’s time you check him out as he is one of the finest and most influential players of the day! If...
by Richie Zellon | Chord Melody, Jazz Standards
“Tenderly” – Chord Melody If you enjoy jazz ballads, here is my chord melody arrangement of a classic…”Tenderly” written by Walter Gross and Jack Lawrence in 1946. If you’re not familiar with it, be sure to check out the...
by Richie Zellon | Chord Melody
La Vie En Rose- Chord Melody I’m sure many of you guitarists have heard this tune countless of times even though you’ve probably never actually played it…and I’m referring to “La Vie en Rose” written by french vocalist Edith Piaf back in 1945 right as World War...
by Richie Zellon | Chord Melody, Holiday Season
Sleigh Ride Here are two jazzy arrangements of a holiday favorite: “Sleigh Ride”! I like to think of this tune as “Santa’s Rhythm Changes” because it features a fast recurring “I-VI-II-V” progression over the A and C...
by Richie Zellon | Chord Melody
White Christmas It’s that magic time of the year again, and I just posted a new jazzy chord melody arrangement of a holiday favorite! I’m referring to Irving Berlin’s classic “White Christmas”. It’s a solo guitar piece with lots of nice chord voicings. If you start...
by Richie Zellon | Bossa Nova, Chord Melody
God Only Knows Brian Wilson may not be a jazz musician, but among the great compositions he wrote during his career with the Beach Boys, there is one that is as harmonically sophisticated as any of the standards included in the Great American Songbook! And I’m...
