by Richie Zellon | Chord Melody, Jazz Standards
Blue In Green Chord Melody Have you ever wished you could play on guitar some of those rich, colorful chord voicings, that you often hear in the music of jazz pianists like Bill Evans? I know I did for the longest time, however when I examined some piano...
by Richie Zellon | Chord Melody, Jazz Standards
Beautiful Love Chord Melody In this video I teach you 2 chord melody versions of “Beautiful Love”! The first one is a finger style arrangement that you can play solo. If you’ve watched some of my previous chord melody lessons on “Wave” or...
by Richie Zellon | Chord Melody, Jazz Standards
Satin Doll Chord Melody For this lesson I’ve prepared not one…but actually two chord melody arrangements of Duke Ellington’s “Satin Doll”. I believe that this is one of those tunes that every jazz guitarist should have in his/her...
by Richie Zellon | Bossa Nova, Chord Melody
WAVE: Chord Melody Lesson In my previous lesson I analyzed AC. Jobim’s ,”Wave” and demonstrated how it is actually a 12 bar blues with an added bridge featuring the same changes as “Tune Up” by Miles Davis and the bridge to...
by Richie Zellon | Chord Melody, Jazz Standards
If you viewed “A Guide To Lead Sheet Chords When Comping”, you’ll recall my remark about keyboard players being the “Kings of the Jazz Jungle”. I also mentioned the unwritten rule for guitarists when comping in an ensemble with a...
by Richie Zellon | Chord Melody, John Coltrane
Do you ever get bored of playing the same turnarounds over every standard? Well if so, I want to teach you some cool alternatives in this lesson…and even if you’re content to play your true and tried turnarounds, I think you’ll still find this info...
