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 in context and learning practical ways to use them in your playing immediately.
Included with the lesson are 17 pages of written examples and exercises plus a backing track designed to help you internalize the material in a musical, hands-on way. There’s a lot of ground covered here, with concepts that can open up new harmonic possibilities across countless standards.
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