Shine, Part 1: Chord Progression

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Learn to play swing and jazz mandolin from scratch, with a step-by-step method for learning swing chord voicings, as well as simple, swingin’, melody-based solos for some of the most popular songs in the jazz and swing repertoire. Designed for newcomers to playing jazz and swing.

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Shine

Shine, Part 1: Chord Progression

Shine, Part 2: Solo

Shine, Part 3: Rhythm Play-Along Track

Shine, Part 4: Solo Play-Along Track

Shine, Part 1: Chord Progression

This jazz and swing standard from 1910 has been recorded by Louis Armstrong, Django Reinhardt with Stéphane Grappelli and the Quintette du Hot Club de France, and hundreds of others, including Ry Cooder, who did an interesting setting on his Jazz album. Horn players often favor playing it in the key of Eb, but Aaron teaches it in the string-friendly key of C. In this video, you’ll learn the basic chord progression.

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