How to Play Chord Melody On a Jazz Standard

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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?

🕒CHAPTERS🕒

00:00 Intro
00:29 Creating chord melody - Polka Dots and Moonbeams
00:42 The basics of creating chord melody
01:14 How to find the chords under the melody notes of Section A
01:49 How to emphasize the melody notes
05:56 Try adding some ornaments
08:03 How to find the chords under the melody notes of Section B
10:48 My own rendition of Polka Dots and Moonbeams

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