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Aug 5, 2022 16 min

Quick Win: How to Learn Misty (Jazz Tutorial)

from Learn Jazz Standards Podcast Hosted by Brent Vaartstra: Jazz Musician, Author, and Entrepreneur

Today, we're talking about the classic ballad, "Misty" by Errol Garner. We'll take a look at the chords so we can figure out how to most efficiently learn it and find out what harmonic secrets we can discover in the process. In this episode: 1. Intro 2. Misty - short demo 3. The best way to learn the melody 4. Identifying the key 5. Relating key centers 6. Relating the melody to the chord changes 7. Identifying backdoor dominants 8. Identifying secondary dominants 9. Understanding the form 10. Learning the B section 11. The hardest part to memorize in Misty 12. The last part of the A section Important Links: Free Guide to learning standards by ear: Learn Jazz Standards the Smart Way LJS Inner Circle Membership Listen to the Learn Jazz Standards Podcast Get our Amazon Best Selling book See you in the next video! Learn Jazz Standards Inner Circle: Get 50% off your first month!

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Today, we're talking about the classic ballad, "Misty" by Errol Garner. We'll take a look at the chords so we can figure out how to most efficiently learn it and find out what harmonic secrets we can discover in the process. In this episode: 1. Intro 2. Misty - short demo 3. The best way to learn the melody 4. Identifying the key 5. Relating key centers 6. Relating the melody to the chord changes 7. Identifying backdoor dominants 8. Identifying secondary dominants 9. Understanding the form ...

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