Noted Tin Pan Alley songsmith Walter Donaldson penned “My Blue Heaven” with lyricist George A. Whiting, and it’s been a jazz, swing, and pop favorite since 1927, when Gene Austin topped the charts with a recording that featured piano, cello, and whistling. Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli recorded a considerably more swinging version during their Rome sessions of 1949. Aaron teaches the AABA-format tune in the key of Eb, which shouldn’t dissuade anyone from tackling this classic. According to Aaron, all of the fingering will be familiar from pieces you’ve already learned in this course. In this video, Aaron walks you through the chord progression.
