what are some easy jazz standards to get started on?

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im trying to get my jazz guitar up there. i can play almost every genre except jazz and metal ( never really took an interest in metal ). i have a real book for my sax but i want to learn jazz guitar now. whats a good standard with simple chords to learn how to solo over. i was thinking of doing autumn leaves and working my way up to night in tunisia by the end of the summer.

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Autumn Leaves, My Funny Valentine, All of Me, Blue Trane, Freddie Freeloader, Afro Blue, My Favorite Things, All of You, Black Coffee, Blue Bossa, Blue in Green, Blue Monk, Impressions, It Dont Mean A Thing, Lullaby of Birdland, Mr PC, Namia, and Satin Doll. All the Things You Are follows a simple ii-V-I (2-5-1) progression but it modulates.



Here's a link for the C Real Book 6th Edition pdf:

http://www.4shared.com/document/FeKmAuCg/The_Real_Book_6th_Ed_.htm



and this site has some standards in C



http://jazzyourass.com/



Btw ima guitarist who started with metal and rock, and it helped a lot. Ive only been playing for 2 yrs and Ive already got down a sweep, and my fingers under me in a very short time. Metal helps with alot of different techniques (most of which are learned accidentally when ur a tryin to match the sounds). But yez, jazz is one of the hardest styles of music to play. You need to have your theory down so much you wont even hafta think about what notes and scales are usable on a Gb7#11 chord (which is what im doing now).



If you want harder songs heres a few Ive learn(ing) on sax (my 1st instrument) already: Anthropology, Oleo, Afternoon in Paris, Dizzy Atmosphere, Scrapple From the Apple, Take Five, Groovin High, Ornithology, Take the "A" Train, and When Sunny Gets Blue. For a challenge, Im doing Donna Lee for an audition and Giant Steps is a mothabitch to solo over. Any Bop/Bebop song gonna be a fun, and is often intermediate to advanced in difficulty

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what are some easy jazz standards to get started on?

im trying to get my jazz guitar up there. i can play almost every genre except jazz and metal ( never really took an interest in metal ). i have a real book for my sax but i want to learn jazz guitar now. whats a good standard with simple chords to learn how to solo over. i was thinking of doing...

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Misty

The Nearness of You

A Nightingale Sang In Berkley Square

Stardust

I've Got A Crush On You

Here's That Rainy Day

All Of Me

How High The Moon

All The Things You Are

I Love You For Sentimental Reasons

Someone To Watch Over Me

All The Way

You Took Advantage Of Me

Almost Like Being In Love

The Autumn Leaves

I'm Getting Sentimental Over You

The Very Thought Of You

Night And day

Day In, Day Out

You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To

Fly Me To The Moon

Moonlight Serenade

My Funny Valentine

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There is a great DVD out there that shows jazz guitarists 5 great jazz standards. You don't have to have a fake book although it would be cool if you did however, the tunes are:

Take the A" Train

All The Things You Are

Autumn Leaves

Satin Doll

Stella By Starlight



this DVD shows you haow to play the melody and chords to all these tunes way cool! Click on the Link below

Answer 7

Autumn Leaves is a good one to start out on. Some other good ones for beginners would be:



- standards in 12-bar blues form, such as St. Louis Blues, C-Jam Blues, and Blue Monk.



- modal standards or ones with very few chords such as All Blues, Watermelon Man, and So What?



- misc: Caravan and Green Dolphin Street



I hope this helps!

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Try out the Jamie Aebersold CD/books, where you can learn and also play along to backing tracks. The only real way of learning is by actually playing, so once you've jammed with the CDs, look into forming a band with others who are at a similar level. Have fun :-)

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What the previous person said, plus "rhythm changes" songs like I Got Rhythm, Oleo, Anthropology, etc.

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Marco, your question has SO MANY ANSWERS that it is difficult to know where to begin. That may be why you have no answers after so long. To give you the answer you are seeking, I would have to know what you mean by "easy"! Do you mean easy such as in the key of "C"? Do you mean easy to improvise with? Easy song form? Do you mean easy such as no key changes, no difficult harmonic structure (few chord changes), no syncopation? Do you see what I am getting at? Many standards are "easy" and that is one reason they have become "standard". "Blue Moon" is one of the first standards I learned and it is easy in that it is based upon the "easy" I-VI-II-V chord structure. I learned it in the original key of Eb, but you could play it in "C". However, the bridge of the song goes through some key changes (as do many standards) and that could make the key of "C" a bad choice at the beginning. The chords in the bridge stand out from the key so much that it is "easier" to learn (memorize) the bridge. About a million or so songs, especially from the 1950's, are based on this I-VI-II-V chord structure so you had better learn this. (An aside: You don't have to worry about this right now, but to be a jazz player, you have to master ALL 12 keys! It took me years to realize this, but it has made me a better player not to mention a better reader! I now find it enjoyable to improvise in Db and Gb and E-natural and B-natural-- it gives me a fresh prospective on songs I have played for years.) Some songs are so "easy" harmonically that I don't like to play them, but audiences seem to love them. For Instance "Lara's Theme" from Dr. Zhivago is based on just two chords with just a few additional "standard" changes for the bridge. "Alley Cat" and "Music Box Dancer" are other two-chord wonders with few changes for the bridge. These songs are difficult to improvise upon, but better, experienced players can do it. "Mack the Knife" (Theme from the Three Penny Opera) is another very simple one but most jazz artists add some substitute chords to the basic structure to make it more interesting when playing and improvising. The famous pianist/composer Bob James sat in with my group one night on a dance gig and the audience (which included his parents) insisted he play "Mack the Knife"! I was embarrassed by the request, but he played a marvelous, creative version and everyone (including the band) loved it! In the hands of a master... "Moonlight in Vermont" and "Like Young" start out fairly simply but are fun to play. The bridges go wild, but both songs use the same chord structure for the bridge. That's two more standards for you in the key of Eb. Anyway,here is a list a few of my "easier" favorites when I was starting out years ago: Misty Darktown Strutters' Ball Take the A Train Way Down Yonder in New Orleans Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans That Old Devil Moon Someone to Watch Over Me Sophisticated Lady Take Five My Favorite Things These Foolish Things (another one based on the I-VI-II-V structure) There are so many, it is hard to stop listing songs! Some of these may not be so easy, but they are great songs and when you love the song (and the sound) you will not mind working on them. For instance, the first song I picked out completely by ear is Jobim's "Girl From Ipanema"! It is definitely not "easy", but I loved it and didn't mind listening to it over and over (including my playing) to learn it. I definitely think Jobim is the best composer of the last century but most of his works are not "easy"! Even such jazz greats as Stan Getz and Bub Shanks, etc. found Jobim's syncopation challenging. Good luck and happy playing!

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satin doll

mack the knife

blue moon