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Today's Track: Walk Between the Raindrops (Wed, 28 Jun 2017)
Listen to Walk Between the Raindrops (04:17) By Artist/Band Mark Winkler From the Album The Company I Keep (Cafe Pacific Records) More Downloads
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How to Memorize Even the Most Difficult Tunes Right Now
Some tunes seem to make absolutely no sense, like the chords changes are some random crazy collection of complex sounds… But with a little know-how, using the same tactics we showed you in our recent lesson on learning tunes quickly, even the most difficult tunes can be deciphered in just a few minutes. Today’s lesson comes from a recent question we received from a reader: ”I enjoyed your latest post and would like to start memorizing standards this way. However, lots of standards don’t seem to fit this method…or rather I can’t see how to fit them. Case in point, the tune ‘Infant Eyes’. Could you show how to apply the method to a ‘non-standard’ song? That’s a great question, and if you haven’t read our recent post on how to learn the chord changes of a tune in less than 5 minutes, make sure to check that out before diving into this lesson. Once you have a firm grasp on the method we use there, you’re ready to apply the concepts to something a little trickier…something like Wayne Shorter’s beautiful composition Infant Eyes. These chords make no sense… When you first look at the changes to this tune, the common reaction is, “What the ^%$# is going on?!?!?!” This is a complicated tune in the sense that at first glance, there are few typical progressions like ii Vs or other common chunks of chords that we are familiar with. In fact, even the key center of … Read More Read related articles How to Learn a Tune’s Chord Changes in 5 Minutes or Less Building Your Repertoire Part II: 10 Key Tunes Thoughts On Learning Tunes Dealing With Non-standard Progressions Curing Chord Confusion Syndrome
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