Hello Folks,
This week we start on a great Duke Ellington classic, "In a Mellowtone." This tune has and A and B section of 16 measures each and is a really fun progression to play on. In The key of Ab it begins with a chord introduction that alternates with bass lines. Then it on the melody it starts on Bb7. It has many dominant 7th chords where you might expect minor 7th chords. It's one of my favorite songs to play and I think you'll have a ball playing it. This week, as always, the first lesson is learning the chord progression.
Enjoy!
Duke
Topics and/or subjects covered in this lesson:
Swing
Print Chords & Tab
Loop 0:00 Run-Through of In A Mellow Tone
Loop 1:22 Breakdown of In A Mellow Tone Chords and Rhythm
Loop 15:30 Practice Loop of Chords and Rhythm
Loop 22:01 How Duke Solos and Closing Thoughts
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Duke,
Love the Jazz/Blues lately. Speaking of Ellington, perhaps sometime in the future you could tackle "Just a Settin' and a Rockin"? I love the solo version Kenny Burrell does-seem like it's right in your wheelhouse.
Slim
I'll get more comfortable with the solo section with more practice.
Nice chords . Thanks Duke .
Hey Duke,
Your Guitar looks super cool!
What model is this?
Normen
Hey Duke! You picked one of my 100 or so favorite Duke Ellington tunes! ;-) That intro is very cool. Looking forward very much to the next lessons. I would love to hear any thoughts you have on this. Take care, Bruce.
Hey Bruce, I must be one of your faves, you started your solo with a quote from the original recording! Good work! Duke
Thanks Duke! Love this - thanks for opening another door for me. Ellington is the heavyweight champ!
PS really cool guitar
Thanks Charlie, Glad you like it. Duke