After You’ve Gone, Part 1: Melody

from: Swing and Jazz Mandolin with Joe K. Walsh

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Learn to play swing and jazz melodies and classic solos from jazz legends like Lester Young, Miles Davis, and Django Reinhardt, as well as swing mandolinists like Tiny Moore and Jethro Burns. For each song, you’ll learn the melody and a solo, along with tips on technique, phrasing, and improvisation.

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Django’s solo on the original 1937 recording of “Minor Swing” is spectacular. You’ll learn the first 32 bars of the solo (two choruses). Joe walks you through the first chorus in this video.

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After You’ve Gone

After You’ve Gone, Part 1: Melody

After You’ve Gone, Part 2: Melody Play-Along Track

After You’ve Gone, Part 3: Lester Young Solo, First Half

After You’ve Gone, Part 4: Lester Young Solo, Second Half

After You’ve Gone, Part 5: Solo Play-Along Track

After You’ve Gone, Part 6: Rhythm Play-Along Track

After You’ve Gone, Part 1: Melody

“After You’ve Gone” was written in 1918 and quickly became popular with singers and jazz musicians. There have been more than 700 recordings of it, and there are many ways to play it. Joe particularly likes the Benny Goodman version of the melody, and that’s what you’ll learn here.

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