7 Intros to Play on Jazz Standards

[@Learnjazzstandards]

Any other intros to suggest? Share them below.

[@danieldelgadillo9642]

0:59

[@ExecutionSommaire]

Play the bridge and last A in rubato, pretending it's an intro but actually you're just trying to remember the chords and melody :D

[@Learnjazzstandards]

Lol!

[@williamschwartzman]

7 ways to end a jazz standard? Also, great video!

[@ekredel]

William Schwartzman +1 on this!

[@Learnjazzstandards]

Hearing you loud and clear!

[@Learnjazzstandards]

Gotcha! Glad you found it helpful.

[@OldBeatleMan]

Good suggestion

[@Learnjazzstandards]

Hey William, we have that video now! kzbin.info/www/bejne/jXeqi6aNZ556d8k&t

[@deldia]

I shout “join in if you know it”

[@Learnjazzstandards]

Haha!

[@chuckrrose]

This SO practical!! Feel like you're taking us "behind the curtain"...

[@Learnjazzstandards]

Happy to help!

[@jakestewartmusic]

I've always dug a short drum solo to kick a tune off

[@HenrikHanssonMusic]

Great video! I'll share this with my students! One more option would be a combination of #1 and #5, for example (in the key of C major): Cmaj7, A7, Dm7, G7 with a G pedal bass throughout.

[@Learnjazzstandards]

Thanks for the addition Henrik!

[@grantgre]

Man that Ibanez sounds great!

[@ChapinJazz]

I like to play the ending chords from Night and Day-start on the tri-tone chord and then descend chromatically to the ii then bII. Many ways to vary the chords in this progression also.

[@patrickgallagher4898]

You could do like you were saying with pedaling the V chord for a while, or, every two measures, hold out the same chord a half step above. You can alternate between the two so that the last V chord lands close to the start of the head, or just a simple ii-V-I 2 bars V, 2 bars V raised a half step, 2 bars V, 2 bars raised a half step, 1 bar V, 1 bar I-IV-ii-V and then head. Thanks for the video!

[@Learnjazzstandards]

Great suggestion Patrick!

[@saucyshreds377]

"Ok guys, it's a Blues riff in B, watch me for the changes, and try to keep up"

[@joesaban5690]

Saucy Shreds your not ready for that. But your kids are going to love it

[@jayseecantrell2251]

Saucy Shreds deep down in Louisiana

[@rrdwiki]

Loved it. Cheers

[@nathanielwilliford2589]

First one immediately reminded me of “feels so good”-chuck mangione😂

[@duckgoduckgo]

the licc

[@Pretzels722]

i like going between I and dim maj 7, or running up Barris 6ths and the I

[@Learnjazzstandards]

Nice!

[@tomrechsteiner4715]

cool video, lots of information

[@ivancastillo1590]

Thanks Master. Very clear.

[@Learnjazzstandards]

Glad to help Ivan!

[@smatlanta1]

I needed this. The suggestion of one for endings is a good one too.

[@Learnjazzstandards]

Glad to help Steve! Thanks for the suggestion

[@katherineryanmusic]

So many things that we may hear, but not everyone can verbalize - great video! :)

[@brianfraneysr.5326]

Many of the standards have intros written into them. These have a different structure from the song itself and many have lyrics Two examples would be Over the Rainbow and I left my heart in San Francisco. In the old days many songs were written like that but today the intros are left out so folks don’t recognize the song right off until you get to the head. It becomes a nice surprise at a show and I love playing these tunes.

[@brandex2011]

I know it's an hackneyed cliché, but I often like to play an improvised rubato version of the bridge. The audience thinks, "I've heard that, but I can't quite place it." Then, when you play the head, they think, "Oh yeah! Of course!"

[@MarkRoman386]

another classic: # V 7 (b5) IV min 7 III min 7 b III dim. II min 7 V7 I V7 I also like hunting down the most interesting harmonic moment (often somewhere in the bridge) and making a two bar loop out of that or even developing it further into my own, original 'composed intro.'

[@anthonyjohn3445]

Excellent

[@jimkangas4176]

The Andalusian cadence works well for a minor key: Imaj7-bVIImaj7-bVImaj7-V7-im. Lots of variations on I-VI-II-V such as iii-bIII7-ii-BII7-I.

[@ccaallipari]

You help me a lot to order my ideas! Thanks for watching.

[@Learnjazzstandards]

Glad you found it helpful!

[@alftupper9359]

Great stuff. Really well explained to starters like me.

[@Learnjazzstandards]

Happy to help Alf!

[@rrdwiki]

V pedal 8 last measures Half step above the first measures

[@imothy]

really love the videos, one thing I wish i could see more of what your hands are doing, i sometimes play guitar and being able to see your left hand as well as what your right hand is doing can be a huge help here!

[@m_music_hongkong]

Great sharing

[@Learnjazzstandards]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@guillermovaldivia1275]

La intro de all the things you are corrida. Un clásico.

[@louisvillechimneyrepair676]

Hi Brent, great site and podcast. I've already learned a ton in the last few days. Keep it up!

[@inspirationalguitar2757]

Man , this is so useful. Thank you !!

[@ClariHero]

Thanks for keeping this super simple.. Helps alot 🔥

[@emmanuelsmith826]

Great work man...

[@Learnjazzstandards]

Thanks Emmanuel!

[@alessandroferrara-chitarra2374]

Very useful lesson! Thanks

[@HandsOnMusicLearning]

Great video! Good tutorial, well produced. I'm just starting my own channel and came across yours. Keep up! just subbed

[@Learnjazzstandards]

Glad you found it helpful!

[@jayseecantrell2251]

Super great info!

[@ekredel]

love this and thaks for sharing! just a note, it would be great if we could see the whole neck of the guitar and you left hand. maybe just zoom out a bit with your camera of place it a bit further away. the way it is placed now it is impossible to see some of the stuff you are showing...

[@Learnjazzstandards]

Gotcha thanks for the feedback Kresimir!

[@ekredel]

Learn Jazz Standards superb channel really. Looking forward to your future videos!

[@LuizRibas1]

Great! Congrats.

[@jjsbluz6081]

Love'n it Thx! Jim Hall, John Pissano use these?! Hall's "The Way You Look Tonight" Montreaux 1976 one of all time favorite lead-ins. Like these techniques when play at dinner club, where you're quietly telling audience to please STFluke up, next set starting!

[@Learnjazzstandards]

Jim Hall- can't beat it

[@dogfacedboy6947]

Quite useful! I taught for a while, but it came clearer that... you need to find things to BE. Cn't teach it, just scratch their itch a bit and let fly. Everyone good taught themselves... either alone (which sounds like it) or jamming, with a partner, HIGHLY recc;d by me. Almost lost me real early though - the plural of "blues" is "blues" not... BLUESES?! I was playing blueses when camping, I saw some deerses....

[@salvadorgarcia8661]

Muy bueno. Muchas gracias.

[@bob00491636352895]

HI also pos, 2b, 3b, 7b, 6b to 5+ or 513

[@duncanwilson2803]

My personal favourite (in C): |F#m7b5 Fm7|Em7 Ebo7|Dm7 Db7|CM7 G7alt| A similar concept can be used as an ending. Got this from Blue Mitchell's ending on It Could Happen to You: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5Wyl5iVl5WNgbc

[@Learnjazzstandards]

That’s great Duncan! That’s also essentially the chord progression from Night and Day

[@OldBeatleMan]

Thank you for this and everything you do.. Great stuff

[@Learnjazzstandards]

Thanks my pleasure!

[@stephen0793]

One method was demonstrated in the music in the background but you didn't mention it: kick off with the bass and drums playing the simple I iv ii V or the roots of the chord progression

[@EllingtonReborn]

every pianist has to know the A train intro!

[@PugnaxSax]

Good stuff! As somebody who practices alone with jam tracks 90% of the time, this aspect of music (intros/outros) gets overlooked.

[@Learnjazzstandards]

Backing tracks can be good tools, but they do have their pit falls!

[@ekekelanapoleon2550]

God loves you!!!!

[@Learnjazzstandards]

Thanks!

[@njuham]

Joe Pass said that intros and outros really tell where one is at ie the level of playing.

[@Learnjazzstandards]

Interesting never heard that quote before, really cool!

[@njuham]

@@Learnjazzstandards There was an instructional video him teaching uploaded on youtube many years ago, in the same video he says "welcome to my guitar clinic...makes me sound like a doctor or something..."

[@lekinguitarrista8445]

@@njuham nice do you have the link for that clininc?

[@udomatthiasdrums5322]

cool stuff!!

[@gerardabitbol5680]

Useful Thank you

[@bluesorgtfo]

You sound great

[@Learnjazzstandards]

Thanks Houssem

[@jarrilaurila]

Aaaannd you got a sub.

[@modularcuriosity]

I bet intro #3, the 2 chord vamp, would work well for Monk's "Well You Needn't" since it also starts with an F7 to F#7.

[@johnf.hebert1409]

What about just improvising whatever you feel in the moment?

[@27shogun58]

Favourite 2 chord vamp for intros/outros is Imaj7, and then that whole chord but down one tone, with whatever other extensions you want. Can be rubato or on tempo it's always fun to move between the two chromatically.

[@gordo7537]

Hi Brent, Love the sound of your guitar. Ibanez, but what model and approximate cost ? also what amp. are you using?

[@robertomunozfrancisco3293]

Atum leaves intro Hi im from México i can understend a few, great video, thaks!

[@Learnjazzstandards]

Glad to have you here Roberto!

[@neilwoo5143]

Intro #5 looks like Rhythm Changes is that right?

[@meldabulut4380]

How do we choose the 2 chords for vamp intro?

[@soraiasilveira8788]

I subscribed how do I get it in tab thanks

[@Learnjazzstandards]

Thanks for subscribing Soraia! I don't do tabs for my content, especially since my stuff is for all instruments and not just guitar.

[@JOEDIM2011]

Hi, Do you have something also to end a Jazz Standards?

[@jeffreywerner5733]

just end cold on the tonic where is the print copy of the blog?

[@paulprice6330]

Barney Kessel

[@renanbenitz]

Intro of só what, acknowledgment, blue bossa...

[@horstlippitsch]

Awesome sound! Which kind of guitar do you use?

[@rudyvasquez9343]

Hey man, do you not sure if you have this yet or not. But do you mind sharing your story about how you started? And what are some good resources you recommend?

[@Learnjazzstandards]

Hey Rudy, thanks for the suggestion! Will consider doing a video like that in the future.

[@rudyvasquez9343]

@@Learnjazzstandards awesome!

[@vincelong9141]

First time I ever saw All The Things.....in Bb. 'Specially in a RealBook

[@c7567]

Vince Long different keys for different instruments; C (guitar), Bb (trumpets), Eb (sax), etc.

[@jayfoster]

Blueses :p

[@JimmyMac717]

Could you provide tabs for these? I can only see the top of your left hand. Thanks!

[@dkwvt13]

Great ideas here, very helpful. Your chord melody end on the first ATTYA was sweet, I'm stealing it... 😎. Off subject slightly, I can't quite make out what the guitar is and are you playing slightly amped or just straight into the mic? It's a really nice round sound with just the right amount of growl. I like it, Thank You...!

[@Learnjazzstandards]

Hey Donald, steal away! Its an Ibanez Artcore. I have it plugged directly into my audio interface with just a bit of reverb added in post-production, and likely a little bit of acoustic getting picked up from my mic.

[@dkwvt13]

Learn Jazz Standards thank you, it sounds great...!

[@ioodyssey3740]

mor fatter strings!!!! are those from piano?

[@FlyingV344]

is that pick black or brown with a red point?

[@somekindofdude1130]

Vsus4 - II- V- I Some times it works very well but it’s not always applicable. Thanks for the vid i subbed

[@dannyroberts8259]

What’s the name of the first intro music to videos?

[@scottt9382]

Ibanez Artcore?

[@Learnjazzstandards]

Yes indeed!

[@carpegiane1504]

Bossa Nova

[@edijsostapko2969]

hey, what amp are you useing ?

[@Learnjazzstandards]

No amp for my videos, I just plug directly into my audio interface and add a bit of reverb in ProTools

[@jackbard2623]

jazz is hard

[@Timrobrus]

Great video but the plural of blues is not ‘blueses’ (bit like saying sausageses), and there is no such verb as ‘introducts’

[@maggle1891]

Thank u captain obvious ;) (no offense)

[@Learnjazzstandards]

Perhaps obvious to you, but not so obvious to everybody ;)

[@edmundovargas3798]

Very very bad video, the guitar fretboard can’t hardly be seen. Not everyone reads music.

[@shamonoise]

what instrument?

[@Gabrielm624]

Or you could write your own unique intro!

[@Learnjazzstandards]

Love it Gabriel!

[@jerrodshack7610]

There are only so many things you can do, chances are most things you could come up with would involve the techniques in this video to some degree

[@Gabrielm624]

Jerrod Shack that is true

[@nateperez478]

Sevren different ways

[@voltaire3001]

👍👍

[@rauze4393]

Really nice !!!

[@andreramos415]

Passa a harmonia da música, lats face the music and dance.. by Diana Krall?

[@larrysixstring6790]

Well done.

[@Learnjazzstandards]

Thanks!

[@DaddySantaClaus]

use the v chord loool

[@christophervaca7116]

If I need an intro I play the bridge.

[@Learnjazzstandards]

That could be an option!