CHORD MELODY

Hope you had a chance to check out my arrangement of “I’ll Remember April”, exclusively harmonized using the 6th & diminished chord concept associated with Barry Harris. For my 2nd arrangement in this series, I’ve decided to feature a popular standard in ¾ time....

I hope you had a chance to watch my  lesson titled, “Wes and the Barry Harris 6th & Diminished Connection”! Towards the end of it I promised I would be posting some chord melody arrangements featuring the Barry Harris method of harmonizing lines. I am happy to...

Are you familiar with Johnny Mercer? He wrote the lyrics to some of the greatest and most played standards in the history of jazz...Autumn Leaves, Days of Wine and Roses, I’m Old Fashioned and countless more. Recently I fell in love with a lesser known standard...

Finally, a chord melody arrangement of the theme song to one of my favorite sitcoms when I was a kid... "I Love Lucy" written by Eliot Daniel. If you’re familiar with the original, before you check this one out, let me just warn you that I’m not adhering to the "Ricky...

When it comes to Brazilian music, I’m sure you’re already aware that Jobim’s “Girl from Ipanema” easily takes first prize as the most popular bossa-nova worldwide! But how about the most popular samba? Most Brazilians agree it’s Ary Barroso’s “Brazil” known as...

I’ve got More Miles for You! And don’t get me wrong, this isn’t an ad for a new Visa Credit Card (lol). I’m talking about this video! It's my finger-style chord melody rendition of “All Blues” by Miles Davis from his classic recording, “Kind of Blue”…. historically...

This is not meant to be click bait, so my sincere apologies if this title sounds as a cautionary warning! 🙂 It’s simply the title of my solo guitar version of a lovely standard written by Jimmy Van Heusen and Jimmy Burke which has been recorded by countless jazz...

Here's a lesson of a classic Xmas standard arrangement featuring some jazzy chord melody...Frosty, The Snow Man. If you get a head start on it now, you might get it down in time to play for Santa...that is, if you haven't been naughty...ho,ho,ho! 🙂 PDF & AUDIO...

What do Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Norah Jones, James Taylor, Michael Brecker and Pat Metheny have in common? They’re among the dozens who have all recorded Hoagy Carmichael’s beautiful ballad...The Nearness of You. You can listen and learn my chord melody...

If you're like most jazz guitarists, you probably don't  know very many standards in 3/4 time, especially when it comes to ballads. And if there is one I love and recommend you learn...it’s the Thad Jones composition “A Child is Born”. This lesson features an...

This lesson features a popular standard that I’ve received many requests to teach... ”Georgia” by Hoagie Carmichael. You've got two levels to choose from!  A fairly basic version that can be played with a trio or small group, and a solo guitar arrangement with walking...

If you don’t know this standard, it should be next on your list to learn! Take a minute to check out these clever lyrics: “I make a date for golf and you can bet your life it rains I try to give a party and the guy upstairs complains I guess I'll go through life Just...

In this video I share with you my arrangement of “My Foolish Heart” by Victor Young. In the past I would have gone straight for an archtop to play this, but I just love the way this sounds on my Strat….. Check it out and let me know what you think....  PDF & AUDIO...

A few weeks back I posted a lesson in which I demonstrated 4 ways of playing the head to Blue Monk by Thelonius Monk. If you dug it, you’ll love this week’s video. That’s because in it I do the same for another well known jazz blues, this time by the great Duke...