Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas Accompaniment

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LESSON SUMMARY
Have you ever wondered how your role as a jazz pianist changes when you are an accompanist versus a soloist? In today’s Quick Tip, you’ll learn a beautiful jazz piano accompaniment for “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” that is well-suited for a soloist on stage or a sing-along by the fireside. You’ll learn:
- Jazzy Chord Extensions
- Chord Alterations
- Rootless Voicings
- Tritone Substitutions
- Upper Structure Triads and more

► Learn to play Christmas songs in jazz style:
https://pianowithjonny.com/courses/hark-the-herald-angels-sing-jazz-ballad-1/

► Passing Chords & Reharmonization:
https://pianowithjonny.com/courses/passing-chords-reharmonization-1/

► Chord Extensions:
https://pianowithjonny.com/courses/piano-chord-extensions/

► Chord Alterations:
https://pianowithjonny.com/courses/piano-chord-alterations/

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:49 Section A demo
01:31 Mm. 1-4
04:51 Mm. 3-4
05:35 Mm. 5-8
08:09 Section A review
11:33 Section B demo
12:01 Mm. 12-15
14:05 Mm. 16-19
16:37 Section A+B review
16:56 2nd ending
17:23 Mm. 20-23
18:49 Mm. 24-26
21:58 Play with backing track
24:13 Conclusion
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Jonny May