Learn Jazz Standards Podcast Quick Win: How to Learn Jazz Melodies by Ear
So, what's the best way to learn and memorize the melodies to jazz standards?
Well, today, I'm gonna just walk you through me learning the melody to a jazz standard that I actually don't know and show you my exact process.
In this episode:
1. What I prepare ahead of time
2. This is how I start
3. Why my guitar and the recording are not on the same pitch
4. The pick-up to the next section
5. How chord charts become helpful
6. The pick-up to the 2nd A section
7. The second ending
8. The final result - playing along with the recording
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