Take The 'A' Train - Jazz Guitar Lesson

Take the "A" Train is a classic swing-era jazz standard written by Billy Strayhorn and is the signature song of the Duke Ellington Orchestra.

In this lesson, you will learn a chord melody version of Take the "A" Train.

[sunjamrblues]

I saw your web page on jazz chord progressions, which was the easiest and simplest way of explaining them I have found so far. And that led me here. I think I'll just learn this bit by bit and see how long it takes me to play it up to Thanks, dude!

[dingoswamphead]

That's amazingly generous thanks.

[Okokokiokokoki]

awesome. Thank you for the backing track

[johnwilson]

So you hybrid pick most of this? Do you use your pinky on the four note chords?

[jpm]

Cool, thank you for that.I need a solo please....

[randomraf]

Hey dude. I love the sound of the arrangement. But I gotta ask (keep in mind that I'm just starting in Jazz) : In my real book the ending of section A goes like 1. C6 | Dm7 G7 and 2. C6| Gm7 C7. Why did you go for 1. Eb7#9 D7#9 Db6/9 and 2. C C9sus4 C7b9. And why does that work? Mind helping a fella out with some theory lmao.

[warrenbyrom]

sloppy production: tabs don't match what he's playing. first two chords are c6 (10, 12, 10, 12) and d9#11 (4, 5, 5, 4)