This is such a beautiful tune. I go through it with you from top to bottom and discuss every decision made to create the arrangement. I offer alternative ways of playing several of the sections and give many examples. I also talk through how many of these harmonics decisions have helped my comping enormously. Several different harmonization methods are explained in detail. Enjoy and thanks!
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