Solar – Chord Melody

by | Chord Melody, Miles Davis

This is the first in a series of lessons I’ve entitled “Standards for Jazz Guitar”. In them I first teach you the main single line melody to a chosen standard, followed by a detailed harmonic analysis. After this I demonstrate how I go about and harmonize each note, concluding with a chord melody arrangement you can play! And in case you’re wondering, unlike my fingerstyle chord melody lessons for solo guitar, these are much simpler and can be used in a combo setting.

If you’ve ever wanted to understand how jazz harmony works , as well as what scales to employ in order to improvise over your favorite standards, there is a lot you can learn here.

For our first episode I have chosen a 12 measure standard. I am referring to “Solar” by Miles Davis. And believe me when I say there is a lot to learn within this short tune!

 

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Suggested:

“Autumn Leaves” Miles Davis Solo

“My Funny Valentine” Fingerstyle Chord Melody

6 Comments

  1. Robert Gannon
    Robert Gannon on March 28, 2020 at 9:19 pm

    Great tune, great lesson. We’re interested! Continue please.

  2. Pete David
    Pete David on March 18, 2020 at 6:27 pm

    Can’t Get my purchased solar package

  3. Douglas Bence
    Douglas Bence on March 18, 2020 at 3:31 pm

    An excellent lesson. While the chord melody is not difficult to play, it throws up a mass of material that brilliantly explains what you intuitively already know. Well worth continuing on a regular basis.

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