The REAL CHORDS: Nica's Dream

[@kovalainenriku]

Thanks for the occasional video in English! :) A great rundown of a great jazz original! Too often do many amazing countermelodies and harmonic details get overlooked, and there's certainly more than one video's worth of stuff to dive into in this particular tune.

[@cottontail75]

Thank you! This lesson is very much appreciated, very well explained, and easy to follow. I love everything about this explanation and video! Cheers mate!

[@justicemarrz]

You're really helping me learn standards with this content. I started playing jazz back in April and recently I've been asked to have a new tune down every week for the local jam session! This channel has helped me tremendously. Thank you for everything you do.

[@guitareimprovisation]

Thanks a lot @justicemarrz for sharing this ! I'm very happy to have helped you :-)

[@smasheroonie]

excellent lesson its packed with info !!!!!!

[@mer1red]

I don't trust any version of the real book. It's a fake book, meaning rough sketches of the songs. In addition of missing the detail, the changes are "simplified" or altered to make improvisation easier. Even worse: some are notated by beginner students who have no idea about harmony. Ironically, afterwards some attempt an analysis of those songs often formulating the most horrible and far fetched explanations. Many times I went back to the original songbooks of the composers, being surprised by the clarity and logic of what they wrote. The Real book = waste of time and not good for your musical health. You can try transcriptions yourself, eg when the original is not available or because you like an interpretation, but especially live performances are not error proof or sometimes obscure. But transcribing is a good habit, for studying a solo or for lack of anything better.

[@mikegeld1280]

Please dont "hum" along with the tips ,seriously, its cringe af 👎

[@justicemarrz]

I disagree. Humming/singing along is almost second nature after a while. Not cringe.

[@mikegeld1280]

@justicemarrz cringe when trying to give music tips seriously! I stopped the video because of it ,js

[@smasheroonie]

do bots even hear ?

[@mikegeld1280]

@smasheroonie yes we do 🤖

[@kevinkubarych8323]

At least it’s nice to see that people who say “cringe” also play jazz-there is hope for the future! (Listen to Oscar Peterson and tell me his humming is cringe)