by Richie Zellon | Bossa Nova, Chord Melody
Desafinado If you like bossa nova, here’s my chord melody arrangement of the AC. Jobim classic… “Desafinado”. This one is full of gorgeous harmony and several interesting key modulations here! It is also said that he was partly inspired by the 2 initial...
by Richie Zellon | Chord Melody
Killer Joe For this lesson, I have prepared a solo chord melody arrangement of saxophonist Benny Golson’s “Killer Joe”. And I’m dedicating it to the memory of my 3 favorite Jazz Joe’s: Joe Henderson, Joe Diorio and Joe Pass! In case you’re not familiar with this...
by Richie Zellon | Chord Melody, Comping
Lego Chord Melody-Melodic Minor So you’re probably wondering, what on earth is Lego Chord Melody? Simply put, it’s one of those seldom taught guitar concepts that don’t appear to have an official name. I usually prefer to describe it using the terms, “interlocking” or...
by Richie Zellon | Chord Melody, Kenny Burrell
“Smile” – Chord Melody & Kenny Burrell Solo Kenny Burrell meets Charlie Chaplin? Not exactly… Nonetheless, he recorded an incredible rendition of “Smile”, Chaplin’s beautiful composition for his 1938 film, “Modern Times”. And in this week’s...
by Richie Zellon | Chord Melody
In A Mellow Tone For this week’s video I’m happy to share with you a standard I had fun arranging during my summer hiatus. And it’s a swinging Duke Ellington favorite… “In a Mellow Tone”. This chord melody arrangement for fingerstyle solo guitar is also a...
by Richie Zellon | Chord Melody
Secret Love Did you know that some of the greatest jazz standards are originally classic movie themes? To name just a few… “The Way You Look Tonight” (Swing Time / 1936), “Someday My Prince Will Come” (Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs /1937), “As Time Goes By” (...
