This volume examines an improvised solo over the chord progression for satin doll. The ellingtonstrayhorn tune satin doll is a standard that you need to have in your. Beginning jazz ensembles will sound great with this. Satin doll is one of the first 2 songs i picked to really try to learn.
Fingerstyle jazz guitar with martin taylor the guitar. Students in the finger style guitar course have unlimited access to valuable video lessons including guitar fingerpicking lessons and guitar tabs. Each arrangement is a selfcontained teaching unit with exercises for melody, rhythm and improvisation includes opt. Theres all kinds of great jazz licks in this one i could write a 10 page essay on everything that i like about this solo but ill just mention 4 things here. Learn an easy satin doll chord melody arrangement for guitar. In the recording it is even played on a twangy telecaster. With many famous recordings, including one by wes montgomery that is a musthear, satin doll has become a crowd favorite at jam sessions and gigs. Although its often played for swing dancing, satin doll was actually composed by duke ellington and billy strayhorn a few years after the swing era. Do nothin till you hear from me dont get around much anymore in a sentimental mood it dont mean a thing if it aint got that swing mood indigo satin doll sophisticated lady.
Its db, but its still d, and an abm appears in front of it, but its still d the ii in this kind of ii v is really not much more than ornamentation for the v. Use the play along midi files to practice both comping and solos. Take the a train, satin doll, lush life, things aint what they used to be, perdido. Mar 24, 2017 ive been reading a book about freddie green written by his son, alfred. Same line, but pitched against the different chord, it has a different effect. It is a succession of chords whose roots descend in fifths from the second degree to the fifth degree, and finally to the tonic. Practice improvising over the jazz standard satin doll this is a loop of the real book lead sheet chords. Heres a pdf so you all can see the scales, it came from one of warrens books. Hal leonard jazz guitar method by jeff schroedl featuring indepth lessons and 40 great jazz classics, the hal leonard jazz guitar method is your complete guide to learning jazz guitar. Satin doll backing track jazz bpm backing track center.
Official, artistapproved notationthe most accurate guitar tab on the web. Jamey aebersold jazz does not accept liability for incorrect spelling, printing errors including prices, incorrect manufacturers specifications, or grammatical inaccuracies in any product included in the jamey aebersold jazz catalog or website. Satin doll was the first jazz standard i tried to learn, the first one i ever. Its harmony offers countless opportunities for improvisation on the cadence iiv and iivi, this will spark the students creativity. Feb, 2014 this is the 100% correct guitar arrangement of satin doll by duke ellington. Select the version of the book suitable for your instrument below before you can order it. Also, satin doll is arranged as a twangy texas two step. Satin doll is a very typical aaba standard with what is. Official, artistapproved notation the most accurate guitar tab on the web. Many jazz musicians played satin doll so many times on. Download and print satin doll guitar chords and the chord changes.
How to play satin doll with spread voicings a couple weeks back we learned about a very famous style of jazz chords called spread voicings. Satin doll easy jazz chords and a little beyond youtube. Satin doll is a jazz standard written by duke ellington and billy strayhorn with lyrics by johnny mercer. Satin doll from the jazz pianists ultimate guide to the real book. The scales alone is a better way to learn improvisation and guitar in general imho. The premier site for the history and analysis of the standards jazz musicians play the most. Baby shall we go out shippin, careful amigo, youre flippin, speaks latin, that satin doll. Here s a wes montgomery solo i transcribed about a year ago on the jazz standard satin doll. The worldwide leader in jazz improvisation educational materials for over 50 years. This printable ebook method in pdf format provides 49 jazz solo transcriptions of the greatest jazz musicians of all times with tabs, standard. The iivi progression twofiveone progression occasionally referred to as iivi turnaround, and iivi is a common cadential chord progression used in a wide variety of music genres, including jazz harmony. We have essentially sequences of iiv chords throughout the piece.
Satin doll duke ellingtonbilly strayhorn solo guitar. Aug 15, 2016 satin doll dm7 g9 dm7 g9 cigarette holder which wigs me em7 a9 em7 a9 over her shoulder, she digs me. Satin dolly achim kohl jazz guitar improvisation with. It is also a great standard if you want to work on some easy jazz chords and. Satin doll is one of those tunes, like in the mood or take five, that was such a huge hit that its come to represent the world of jazz for many of the listening public. The book consists of written solos based on the chord progressions from impressions, blues in bb, blue bossa, summertime, watermelon man, song for my father, satin doll, maiden voyage, blues in f, cantaloupe island, footprints, doxy and autumn leaves. Mar 26, 2020 satin doll ellingtonstrayhorn dm7 g7 dm7 g7 cigarrette holder, which wigs me, em7 a7 em7 a7 over her shoulder, she digs me, am7 d7 abm7 db7 c7 dm7 em7 a7 out cattin that satin doll. The course format will first present the solo played in its entirety against a backing track. C gm7 c shes nobodys fool, gm c f so im playin it cool as can be. Because of its level of popularity in the jazz world, learning how to play satin doll from a melody and comping standpoint is an essential skill for any. Also, go slow and use a metronome when first practicing this etude in order to ensure your rhythms are accurate and secure. A simple crafted solo to help you develop your own improv ideas. Satin doll easy jazz chords and a little beyond by jens.
Satin doll by duke ellington 18991974 score and parts. Written in 1953, the song has been recorded countless times, by such artists as ella fitzgerald, frank sinatra, 101 strings, terry callier, and nancy wilson. The pentatonic scale is a very big part of the modern jazz sound. Martin taylor shares his expertise in hundreds of fingerstyle guitar lessons including several original tunes. Concise lessons with tangible practice suggestions to help you develop the skills needed for improvisation. Fingerstyle jazz guitar with martin taylor the guitar journal.
Grammy winner lennie niehaus with the great jazz saxphonist and educator greg fishman for a set of exciting jazz solos written for the intermediate alto sax player. Am7 d9 abm7 db9 cmaj7 f9 em7 a7 out cattin that satin doll. I bought a jazz play along book that im using to learn melody, chords, and a lead line, but im struggling with how to improvise over the chords myself. If you missed the lesson and have no idea what spread voicings are make sure you check out the how to play spread voicings lesson. Satin doll chords ver 2 by duke ellington ultimate guitar. Laura misty night and day satin doll summertime when i fall in love and more. Buy jamey aebersold jazz, volume 54 maiden voyage at. The complete ella fitzgerald song books, billy strayhorn, johnny. Satin doll is a classic jazz standard and often one of the first tunes we study as jazz guitarists.
Satin doll duke ellington chord changes jazz guitar improvisation. Satin dolly jazz guitar solo achim kohl klangfarbe noten shop. Novel, yes, but not at all jazz chord melody in the traditional sense. Satin doll ellingtonstrayhorn dm7 g7 dm7 g7 cigarrette holder, which wigs me, em7 a7 em7 a7 over her shoulder, she digs me, am7 d7 abm7 db7 c7 dm7 em7 a7 out cattin that satin doll. Jazz ensemble sheet music book by duke ellington 18991974. The formulas for jazz guitar improvisation teaches triads, arpeggios and everything inbetween. In this lesson i am going to take the progression from satin doll and first show you how to play the chords and then go over how you can use pentatonic scales to improvise over it. Should play on guitarjazz guitar fake book volume 1the blues scales c. This book teams up grammy winner lennie niehaus with the great jazz saxphonist and educator greg fishman for a set of exciting jazz solos written for the intermediate sax player. I will cover the chord voicings for the song using the material that i present in this lesson. Satin doll duke ellington jazz solos jazz improvisation.
Satin doll by joe pass guitar tab guitar instructor. Freddies mainstay road guitar for years had the highest action ever seen on a good guitar used by a professional player. This youtube video lesson provides an arrangement mixing chords and melody of the jazz standard satin doll by duke ellington. Satin doll improvisationmelody practice loop youtube. Em7 a9 em7 a9 careful, amigo, youre flippin, am7 d9 abm7 db9 cmaj7 speaks latin that satin doll. Twelve of the dukes most memorable compositions arranged in standard notation and tablature. Although its often played for swing dancing, satin doll was actually composed by duke ellington.
The lessons are taught by london jazz educator, shan verma for all instruments. That is how the chords are played during the melody andor when the tempo is quite slow. For this lesson ive prepared not onebut actually two chord melody arrangements of duke ellingtons satin doll i believe that this is one of those tunes that every jazz guitarist should have in hisher repertoire, as it is the perfect vehicle to practice and explore new iiv vocabulary. Satin doll chord melody jazz guitar lessons richie zellon. Satin doll guitar lesson chords and scales jazz guitar licks. The progression was chosen for its learning value of line application over a subject chord progression. The solo is then broken down into bitesize chunks of measures where robert steps you through the fingerings theory. This was a very popular ellington band tune and inspired many other jazz artist to record and perform it such as ella fitzgerald, nancy wilson and frank sinatra. These 14 jazz solos were written to be played with jameys popular volume 54, maiden voyage playalong and, since they are by lennie, you know they swing and are. Study group satin doll robert contis ticket to improv. Satin doll has been played by great instrumentalists like wes montgomery, barney kessel, joe pass, jimmy bruno, thelonious monk, sonny stitt, michel petrucciani, count basie, oscar peterson and many others.
One of the most common jazz standard forms is aaba where the form is 32 bars, and has two components an a and a b. Designed for the individual or group, each of the three volumes of this playalong cd contains eight classic jazz tunes. Satin doll chord melody arrangement for jazz guitar. Jazz guitar lessons store take your learning further. Jazz guitar lessons store take your learning further jazz. This book serves better as a reference book, or for people who can already play guitar very well to pick up jazz style. Standard with pentatonics satin doll all guitarists learn the pentatonic scale, and it is a more versatile tool than most realise. Satin doll jazz guitar chord melody harmonization youtube. Satin doll is a jazz standard written by duke ellington and billy strayhorn with.
Guitar lessons on 12 standards book 1 bill applegate guitarist. This is a basic level tutorial on how i constructed a solo using triads, arpeggios, chromatic fills, and sequences. I started to get into jazz after playing rock for 20 years. It is also a great standard if you want to work on some easy. Satin doll from the jazz pianists ultimate guide to the. This tune is most commonly played in the key of c major.
Because of its level of popularity in the jazz world, learning how to play satin doll from a melody and comping standpoint is an essential skill for any developing jazz guitarist. Song satin doll choral and vocal sheet music arrangements. Here you will find rons bass lines to many of the most well known standards ever written, including satin doll, take the a train, and others. For the fearful to the fearless, approaching the standards is an innovative, userfriendly approach to jazz improvisation. Download and listen top robben ford jazz chords songs, new mp3 robben ford jazz chords download free and new album of robben ford jazz chords. Satin doll sheet music duke ellington real book melody. This is take 1 of 4, satin doll is a jazz standard written by duke ellington and billy strayhorn written in 1953. Piano songbooks and sheet music guitar, bass and folk instruments educational piano vocal choral and classroom church music band, jazz and orchestra solo instrumental drums and percussion classical trade and reference books software and music technology instruments and accessories featured series playalong series. Satin doll substitution question jazz guitar online. The novello voices series features fabulous satb arrangements of popular modern songs from west end shows and the worlds of jazz and pop. Also techniques from book like sequences, and root oriented. Finally, if you are looking for traditional style chord melody jazz arrangements in the vein of the old masters of archtop guitar, this is not at all your book. This book uses real jazz songs to teach you the basics of accompanying and improvising jazz guitar in the style of wes montgomery, joe pass, tal farlow, charlie christian, jim hall and many others.
These 14 jazz solos were written to be played with jameys popular volume 54, maiden voyage playalong and, since they are by lennie, you know they swing and are fun to play. Dm7 g7 em7 a7 duke ellington out skippin the basic solo changes let. Members of the conti study group working on the ticket to improv solos. Satin doll is a tune written by duke ellington and billy strayhorn in 1953 with lyrics by johnny mercer. But its a wonderful tune and fun to improvise on, so if you enjoy it, i hope youll. Here are a few things to know when we play satin doll by duke ellington. For my entire life as a jazz guy, on satin doll, ive consciously or not, shifted my lines up a whole step with the shift in the changes up to em7a7. Jody fisher has you compose solos in his book beginning jazz guitar, and. Satin doll chord melody tutorial for solo jazz guitar.
Duke ellington satin doll sheet music pdf notes, chords jazz. Satin doll jazz guitar chord study since satin doll is 32 bars long, feel free to break up your practice sessions into 8bar phrases, which you can then bring together and create the study as a whole from there. These videos show satin doll, comping accompany over the changes and single line solos. To get used to improvising with this material it can be a good idea t.
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