Quick Win: How To Play Chord Melody On A Jazz Standard

If you’re a guitar or a piano player, one important thing that you’d be able to do is chord melody – playing the chords and the melody of a jazz standard at the same time.

But this presents a particular challenge, especially for jazz guitar players. So what are the basics of chord melody and how do you do it?

Listen to episode 355

In this episode:

1. Intro
2. Creating chord melody – Polka Dots and Moonbeams
3. The basics of creating chord melody
4. How to find the chords under the melody notes – Section A
5. How to emphasize the melody notes
6. Try adding some ornaments
7. How to find the chords under the melody notes – Section B
8. My own rendition of Polka Dots and Moonbeams

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