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“Beatrice” is a tune written by the famous jazz musician and composer Sam Rivers who passed away in December of 2011. Sam Rivers was a very prominent and influential jazz artist and will be missed.

 

Many musicians love playing this tune. The melody is lyrical and modern, and the chords are a unique combination of modal harmony and traditional harmony (ii-V-Is). Musicians often call this tune when they want to play something hip. This is definitely a tune you’ll want to have in your repertoire!

Videos to learn the melody/changes

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Brent Vaartstra
Brent Vaartstrahttp://www.brentvaartstra.com
Brent Vaartstra is a professional jazz guitarist and educator living in New York City. He is the head blogger and podcast host for learnjazzstandards.com which he owns and operates. He actively performs around the New York metropolitan area and is the author of the Hal Leonard publication "Visual Improvisation for Jazz Guitar." He's also the host of the music entrepreneurship podcast "Passive Income Musician."

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