As a new jazz explorer, these vids are super helpful. Learning jazz is like learning a new language, where a student benefits from both immersion and grammar lessons. You provide both here. I can hear it, I can play it, I can feel it and bit by bit I understand more about the grammar: chord structure and relationships, leading tones, why certain transitions work and more. Thank you!
Thank you Andy. I believe I can learn a number of things about Jazz from you. I like slower Jazz too. Your chord tones are beautiful, and showing the notes really, really helps. Peace
Informative. I have played this two different ways, both different to the ones you describe. I shall play with some of your ideas and come up with a couple more.
Love that tele, I have a bit of a soft spot for tele's I find there bare bone structure very appealing somehow, I don't know why I ended up with one sort of accidently and over time fell in love with there versatility.
Andy, thanks for this three ways tot play, How to play with Barry Harris chords; in the scale of Am6 diminished scale? and also with the pentatatonic scale?
Don't forget to grab the PDF/ Chart from my website: www.jazzguitarwithandy.com/standards Please note there's an error on the Am/C when I run through the chords on the chord chart. I accidentally wrote it a fret too high. It's correct on the download link -Andy
Really nice lesson, Andy. Learnt a lot. I found the chord shapes in the 2nd version more difficult than the rest. But version 3 has a lot More jazz going on for sure. Thanks!
Thanks for watching. I find it fascinating how these old songs can be played in so many ways! Maybe move the harder shapes to somewhere more comfortable on the neck?
Hey Andy. That was a cool way to demonstrate for students how chord progressions can start simple, then be developed, and still stay (mostly) in the key. You taught me a few little details of this common tune I never considered before. I have two thoughts to share. The 1-5 vamp can also be seen as a minor chord just moving up and down a whole step. You can think of it that way on the 4 chord too. It’s a common way to simplify. Joe Pass will just move the exact same minor 6 chord voicing up and down two frets while he comps on summertime! Good to know it’s actually an inversion of the V but I find thinking of it as iI-7 gives me a little more juice, especially when I start play lines on it. Also, watch out with your comping feel on version 3. The faux bossa thing makes it sound dangerously close to Black Orpheus, which uses the exact same first 2 bars of harmony, not to mention all those same chords you borrowed for the major 1 6 2 5 reharm. Your channel is popping. Keep up the good work!
Thanks for sharing James. Yes, I see what you mean about moving up the minor 6 up and down a tone. Nice way to think about it. I agree about how something sounding close to another tune can be dangerous. It can be so easy to loose yourself and slip into the other tune when soloing. Thanks re the channel, it’s slowly growing and I’m getting clearer about how I want to do things.
Hi, great lesson thanks. Just one thing, on your pdf charts you are showing the Am/C on the 8th rather than the 7th fret. The Root A is on the 7th , C bass 8th.
I only learned version 2, because it seems the hardest, and if I learn all three it'll confuse the shit out of me unless I spend a good amount of time on it. Sick fingerings. So smoky.
THIS is how an instructional video should be. Thank you for the amazing video.
Thanks for the comment! I’m glad you liked the lesson 🙏
As a new jazz explorer, these vids are super helpful. Learning jazz is like learning a new language, where a student benefits from both immersion and grammar lessons. You provide both here. I can hear it, I can play it, I can feel it and bit by bit I understand more about the grammar: chord structure and relationships, leading tones, why certain transitions work and more. Thank you!
Glad you like the approach. Thank you for watching and commenting. 🎸
Thank you Andy. I believe I can learn a number of things about Jazz from you. I like slower
Jazz too. Your chord tones are beautiful, and showing the notes really, really helps. Peace
You're very welcome William.
Favorite is version three. Thank you tons!
You're very welcome 🎸
great lesson probably one of the most useful summertimes on the net
Thanks Stu
really enjoyed the explanation as much as the sound of three interpretations. Really helpful pointing out non-essential or substitutions...
Thanks - it can be hard to know what the basics of song are sometimes.
Love the choices another bit of learning I think so good cheers
Thank you! Cheers!
Informative. I have played this two different ways, both different to the ones you describe. I shall play with some of your ideas and come up with a couple more.
Cheers Jerry
Beautiful, thank you.
You're welcome
Best insight into jazz I’ve seen thanks so much! For me at the moment 1. Maybe my jazz ear is just at the beginning..
Thanks for the comment, good luck on the journey!
Muchisimas gracias por facilitarme estas variaciones, buen trabajo!
You're very welcome :)
This is excellent! Thanks for sharing and thanks for making it so clear to follow!
No problem Cam. Glad you enjoyed it 👍
Wonderful Great options to choose from on a standard.
Thanks Jimmy!
just finished Version1 -- really good! thanks!
You're welcome!
Fantastic tutorial for a timeless classic, my good man. Cheers from the former colonies. (Wonderful Telecaster; wow!)
Glad you enjoyed it Tim!
Great lesson, thanks. I like the 6 chords in the first two versions reminds me of the strings on the Ella Fitzgerald version
That was very much the inspiration :)
Very nice lesson, Andy! Please make more videos! :D
Thanks Richardo. Don't worry, 2 videos coming every week :)
Love the third version 👍
Thanks Steve 🙏
Thank You for the pdf and this nice lesson! I will start with the version 1 but I will also explore the version 3 later on.
Yes, good to get the first one down first and then in the end you can mix and match if you like.
Love that tele, I have a bit of a soft spot for tele's I find there bare bone structure very appealing somehow, I don't know why I ended up with one sort of accidently and over time fell in love with there versatility.
Andy, thanks for this three ways tot play, How to play with Barry Harris chords; in the scale of Am6 diminished scale? and also with the pentatatonic scale?
You're welcome. What's your questions about the Am6 scale?
Me gusta la 3a versión.Thanks.
Great. I just have to figure out how to fit in to the melody. Humming it would be very helpful.
That sounds like a good plan
Thanks for explaining this so well.
You're welcome Joe.
Don't forget to grab the PDF/ Chart from my website: www.jazzguitarwithandy.com/standards
Please note there's an error on the Am/C when I run through the chords on the chord chart. I accidentally wrote it a fret too high. It's correct on the download link -Andy
Really nice lesson, Andy. Learnt a lot. I found the chord shapes in the 2nd version more difficult than the rest. But version 3 has a lot
More jazz going on for sure. Thanks!
Thanks for watching. I find it fascinating how these old songs can be played in so many ways! Maybe move the harder shapes to somewhere more comfortable on the neck?
Jazz guitar with Andy yup that’s what I’m figuring out right now 🙏
Hey Andy. That was a cool way to demonstrate for students how chord progressions can start simple, then be developed, and still stay (mostly) in the key. You taught me a few little details of this common tune I never considered before. I have two thoughts to share. The 1-5 vamp can also be seen as a minor chord just moving up and down a whole step. You can think of it that way on the 4 chord too. It’s a common way to simplify. Joe Pass will just move the exact same minor 6 chord voicing up and down two frets while he comps on summertime! Good to know it’s actually an inversion of the V but I find thinking of it as iI-7 gives me a little more juice, especially when I start play lines on it. Also, watch out with your comping feel on version 3. The faux bossa thing makes it sound dangerously close to Black Orpheus, which uses the exact same first 2 bars of harmony, not to mention all those same chords you borrowed for the major 1 6 2 5 reharm. Your channel is popping. Keep up the good work!
Thanks for sharing James. Yes, I see what you mean about moving up the minor 6 up and down a tone. Nice way to think about it.
I agree about how something sounding close to another tune can be dangerous. It can be so easy to loose yourself and slip into the other tune when soloing.
Thanks re the channel, it’s slowly growing and I’m getting clearer about how I want to do things.
Very nice that you get the minor 6s ,this is very often played,and taught wrong.
I like it with the minor 6. I think it can be done with plain minor or minor 7, but it is a departure from the feeling of the original.
Number two, for me.
Hi, great lesson thanks. Just one thing, on your pdf charts you are showing the Am/C on the 8th rather than the 7th fret. The Root A is on the 7th , C bass 8th.
Thanks for spotting that! I've just corrected it on the chart for the download.
I must be learning..I played that sharp chord fifty times, and was sure it was wrong!@@dfasht1304
Hi Andy the link to the chords posted above did nor work :( Thanks though again for sharing!
Hey, thanks for bringing this to my attention! Does this work for you: www.jazzguitarwithandy.com/blog/summertime-lesson-resources?rq=summertime
@@jazzguitarwithandy Worked like a charm! Thanks Andy! :)
I only learned version 2, because it seems the hardest, and if I learn all three it'll confuse the shit out of me unless I spend a good amount of time on it. Sick fingerings. So smoky.
Sounds sensible James. I like the 2nd way the best too.