This tune-based lesson takes a look at the standard Almost Like Being in Love. We’ll explore how secondary dominants, passing diminished chords, and back-cycling can bring more movement, tension, and sophistication to both your comping and soloing. The focus throughout is on hearing these sounds ...

I think you're going to enjoy this lesson very much! What started out as a response to a recent survey turned into a great lesson on rhythm changes. I have included seven transcribed choruses at various tempos and styles. On the earlier choruses I stick to the common chord changes but as the less...

In this lesson I cover the diminished chord and the three main approaches I rely on when playing single-note lines.
The Three Applications:

Using the diminished chord as a dominant sound when ascending by a half step.
Treating the bIIIo7 melodically when descending (my most frequent usage).
Subs...