Thank you for doing these! As a musician getting into jazz, it's so helpful to hear all these stories behind and around the tunes. As a violinist, a lot of things about chords are hard to understand! One thing I don't understand about this tune-the movement in the last phrase (last 8 bars) is written in the real book as F6 | F-6 | Cmaj7 E-7b5/Bb | A7. I understand this (sort of), since the E-7b5/Bb gives that descending motion from C - Bb - A, and takes that Bb from E-7b5. However, in iReal Pro, that phrase is written as Fmaj7 | F-6 (F#dim7) | E-7 (Cmaj7/G) | A7. The (chords in brackets) are written above the primary chords in a smaller font. Could you maybe explain how the movement in the iReal Pro version changes the sound/where it comes from?
I'm glad you're asking this, Barbie, because it's really the first goal in any improvising style of music. How long it takes depends on the individual person, but I've seen most students learn to improvise over simple chord progressions confidently in a few weeks. Then it's just a question of memorizing the chords and melodies to songs and getting comfortable improvising over them.
@@rondrotoskeyboardimprov9453 yes, i'm learning The gentle rain in Cm , such a nice melody. Good practice for your min7b5 chords. There's 4 of them in there
I love your project
Thanks - I'm having a great time!
really enjoyed this...👍
Thanks Michael - I'm enjoying making these videos!
Thank you for doing these! As a musician getting into jazz, it's so helpful to hear all these stories behind and around the tunes.
As a violinist, a lot of things about chords are hard to understand! One thing I don't understand about this tune-the movement in the last phrase (last 8 bars) is written in the real book as F6 | F-6 | Cmaj7 E-7b5/Bb | A7. I understand this (sort of), since the E-7b5/Bb gives that descending motion from C - Bb - A, and takes that Bb from E-7b5.
However, in iReal Pro, that phrase is written as Fmaj7 | F-6 (F#dim7) | E-7 (Cmaj7/G) | A7. The (chords in brackets) are written above the primary chords in a smaller font.
Could you maybe explain how the movement in the iReal Pro version changes the sound/where it comes from?
Good question! The underlying chord progression is the same: F, C, A. Each version just adds a little harmonic icing on the underlying cake.
@@rondrotoskeyboardimprov9453 ahhhh I see! Thank you
@@AFiddlyWobble Have fun playing All of Me!
Very nice! How long does it take to be able to play songs without looking at the sheet music?
I'm glad you're asking this, Barbie, because it's really the first goal in any improvising style of music. How long it takes depends on the individual person, but I've seen most students learn to improvise over simple chord progressions confidently in a few weeks. Then it's just a question of memorizing the chords and melodies to songs and getting comfortable improvising over them.
Where can i get this book?
Hi. it's called The Real Book 6th Edition, and it's published by Hal Leonard. You can find it online at Amazon and other places. Good luck!
You could order it at Halleonard.com
i've learnt it, still hate the song, but yeah, a must know right...
Now you can move onto a tune you enjoy more!
@@rondrotoskeyboardimprov9453 yes, i'm learning The gentle rain in Cm , such a nice melody. Good practice for your min7b5 chords. There's 4 of them in there