|
I find that with standards, I have to listen to a good vocal arrangement of the tune first. When I know the lyrics & vocal melody, it's a lot easier for me to comprehend playing guitar over the changes. I listen to the local NPR jazz radio station and get a pretty good selection of all the common standards so I'm familiar with them. I like stuff like Fly Me To The Moon, Days of Wine & Roses, things like that. Another thing is I have my parent's huge record collection, and it's got all these Tony Bennett & Frank Sinatra records that have a lot of classic standards. But in the end, nothing beats playing your own stuff over those progressions.
|