Instructor
Jonny May
Workshop
Intermediate
00:56:08

Learn stride with the classic tune, “After You’ve Gone.” Building from the lead sheet, you’ll discover the essential techniques to play like Fats Waller and James P Johnson.

Course Objectives
  • Learn the melody and chords
  • Create a stride left hand pattern
  • Master 3 right hand embellishments
  • Learn to solo with 1 scale
Learning Focus
  • Improvisation
  • Lead Sheets
  • Songs

Course Lessons

1
After You’ve Gone 1 – Lesson 1
15:19

Lead sheet melody, left hand chords

3
After You’ve Gone 1 – Lesson 3
08:59

Right hand stride stylization, guide tones, chord tones, 6ths

4
After You’ve Gone 1 – Lesson 4
05:47

Putting the hands together

5
After You’ve Gone 1 – Lesson 5
07:21

Improvisation, C Pentatonic Scale

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