Introductions, Part 1: “Deed I Do”

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Learn how to combine chords and melody to play jazz standards in the style pioneered by jazz mandolinist Jethro Burns and guitarists like Joe Pass and Bucky Pizzarelli.

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Chord Melody Basics, Part 2: Picking-Hand Technique

Your fretting hand determines the notes you’re playing but your picking hand determines how those notes (and chords) are articulated. Aaron shows you how to create different sounds with the two progressions you learned in Part 1 by separating the chord and melody notes in different rhythmic ways, for example, playing the melody note before the full chord, or the bass note before the full chord. He also demonstrates how you can combine these approaches to give your chord melody performance some rhythmic variety.

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INTRODUCTIONS

Introductions, Part 1: “Deed I Do”

Introductions, Part 2: “Fine and Dandy”

Introductions, Part 3: “I Got Rhythm”

Introductions, Part 1: “Deed I Do”

In this lesson, Aaron talks about creating introductions for songs, and shows you how to play intros to three of the songs you’ve learned. He begins by talking about his general philosophy of intros: that they should get everyone in the mood to play the song you’re about to play. There are many ways to do this, from establishing the basic tempo and feel to referencing the melody of the song. Aaron starts with “Deed I Do,” which is in the key of C, showing you a basic intro (and some variations) that will work for “Deed I Do” and many songs in the key of C. He also shows you how to create an intro with a bit of the melody of “Deed I Do.”

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