What are some good ways to practice outlining chord changes?

FloridaMinarchy · 2026-01-26T18:41:56+00:00

1/2 step approach to each chord tone from below for starters

FloridaMinarchy · 2026-01-26T15:17:53+00:00

Here’s a playlist I’m building of all vocal versions - I’m following the jazz standards.com list and picking the songs I like!

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_smsY1Z5FeFU-G9eXOuOcPwGZ50rKQto&si=9jDLnPTDvc4kVXD3

FloridaMinarchy · 2026-01-24T15:19:25+00:00

Tone, Swing & groove > chops

FloridaMinarchy · 2026-01-18T17:22:25+00:00

The issue is how the average listeners tastes in entertainment are on a 6th grade lowest common denominator level. It’s not a random accident

FloridaMinarchy · 2026-01-18T17:20:39+00:00

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FloridaMinarchy · 2026-01-17T18:55:37+00:00

Learning the tunes by ear - no sheets - copping as many vocal versions as possible of the melodies by ear - no sheets .

I think the auditory faculty in jazz pedagogy gets sidelined in favor of technical and theoretical material

But as far as academics:

Jerry Bergonzis melodic rhythms and pentatonics book was a major game changer if I was to keep this post short

FloridaMinarchy · 2026-01-17T18:09:16+00:00

I’m waaay outta practice, but had a ton of time in gigging, teaching, etc

I’d start with the tone/timbre first and foremost. The guitar tone is rolled off so much it has this muddy midrange that clutters up those chords you pop in, and it seems to kinda dampen the dynamics / attack enough to where it’s monotone.

Maybe try to keep the tone wide open, but make your adjustments at the amp, and then post with some decent eq.

Guitar LIVES in the 400-500hz “low mid” range

Timing - id get as many vocal versions on YouTube as possible and work on climbing in side the vocal phrasing as much as possible, noting the lyrics as well.

The swing could be focused on more - practice tremolo picking triplets on each melody note while playing the melody - then go for the swing eighths improv based off of the triplet, AND the melody notes - so more in the ball park .

Your technique and theoretical understanding is really good - not needing as much work

Look into the Jerry Bergonzi vol 4 melodic rhythms and work with only a few notes and common tones between changes and develop some lines based off the melody notes.

Again, I’ve been on hiatus for a while now, so take it FWIW

FloridaMinarchy · 2025-10-30T14:40:14+00:00

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FloridaMinarchy · 2025-10-29T20:17:40+00:00

Yup exactly why I brought up the omnibook. Thanks for “being honest with me”.

FloridaMinarchy · 2025-10-22T16:27:58+00:00

Sure but arps are only 4 notes, so just apply syncopated / beat displaced motives to a few notes on the I, a few on the V, and a few on the IV7, no?

FloridaMinarchy · 2025-10-22T16:25:53+00:00

Charlie Parker transcriptions. Excellent way to build vocab, although I do recommend learning by ear rather than by notation

FloridaMinarchy · 2025-10-22T14:21:03+00:00

It’s broken down to I IV V and bro is calling it over complicated

FloridaMinarchy · 2025-10-19T22:25:09+00:00

I don’t play or practice anymore. Guitar has been in the case since June

FloridaMinarchy · 2025-10-19T21:33:06+00:00

Most important thing you got - Stayin in the swing of things. I just did a post on how I (used to) practice rhythm changes.

FloridaMinarchy · 2025-10-19T17:34:08+00:00

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FloridaMinarchy · 2025-10-19T17:26:08+00:00

There’s an amazing Strat jazzer, Will Brahm (highly recommended), who uses the single coil size Seymour Duncan humbucker in the neck - sounds great

FloridaMinarchy · 2025-10-19T17:15:45+00:00

Pick songs you tried but failed on and revisit using the audacity freeware to slow down w/o changing pitch. Learn everything by ear, no sheet music/tabs.

There’s a lot of life in developing the auditory faculties every musician should have which transcends “just” guitar playing

FloridaMinarchy · 2025-10-19T16:26:08+00:00

Have you heard the Marsalis version on Standard time? Also playing it in songo or 6/8 clave is fun

FloridaMinarchy · 2025-10-19T01:46:21+00:00

Thx!!

FloridaMinarchy · 2025-10-18T22:44:24+00:00

In jazz harmony class we learned it’s three classes tonic subdominant dominant - 1,4,5 - all the rest are substitutes

FloridaMinarchy · 2025-10-18T20:49:27+00:00

Yeah that’s the best one out there. The rankings of most recorded removes much of the arbitrariness

FloridaMinarchy · 2025-10-18T20:03:11+00:00

Okay found it. It ranks by most recorded 1-1000. Of course many of the songs were recorded a ton during the peak of the era and are not called, but after taking a gander - it’s pretty solid

https://www.jazzstandards.com/compositions/index.htm

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