Rafael Trujillo
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HOW to get into Jazz - Repertoire
🕑 Added 2023-12-16 23:09:58 +0000 UTCHey guys,
I'd like to share my approach to playing jazz music, regardless of your current skill level or previous musical background, but especially for people like me, playing metal too.
First of all, I want to share my repertoire, a list of jazz standards I've used for learning and consistent practice. Whether you're just starting to delve into jazz or are a seasoned player, these standards are great for working on your improvisation, songwriting or fretboard visualisation skills.
The sheets are attached to this post but you can easily find all of them by searching for the PDFs online too.
How to get started:
1. Begin by listening to the original recording, then explore different versions on Spotify or YouTube.
2. Analyze the chords.
3. Analyze the melody/theme.
4. Learn the chords and explore various voicings.
5. Practice playing the melody with the chords together; Joe Pass is a big inspiration for these kind of chord melodies. But if you look for more inspiration you will find plenty of other versions on YouTube by searching for them.
6. Start improvising over the chord changes, taking it step by step. This phase typically takes the most time and effort. But I will cover that in future posts.
If you have questions about it, let me know in the comments!
Comments
Thomas Helwig
Thank you so much for sharing! Killer! Now I will only need more time to practice :) and analyze...
Guy Rozanes
The chords are written on the sheets so learning by myself will greatly improve me. The hard part is the placement to make it comfortable. Also, I'm using https://www.scales-chords.com/chordid.php for verification.
Rafael Trujillo
For example: Autumn Leaves, Blue Bossa, Take the A Train, So what, All of me, Straight no chaser. These are easier because of their harmonical structure. I can go through some of the chord progressions if that helps you.
Guy Rozanes
Can you name the easier songs?
Rafael Trujillo
Yeah these are great. Some are easier, some harder. But it’s a good overview
Guy Rozanes
Perfect!!! Searched a lot jazz songs to begin with
