Chord Melody Masterclass
"It Could Happen to You" Masterclass
“Randy's method to go over a jazz standard is with out a doubt the best that is available anywhere on the Internet! Another plus is the way that He explains these songs .......…”
About this masterclass
Randy Johnston breaks down "It Could Happen to You", the Jimmy Van Heusen and Johnny Burke standard, with a full chord melody arrangement plus reharmonization and single-note soloing ideas. After an opening performance, Randy works through the tune bar by bar, showing both the standard changes and his substitutions so you can navigate the song confidently.
What's covered
- A complete chord melody / chord solo, taught in sections (bars 1-4, 5-8, 9-16, 17-32) with demos
- Back cycles and front cycles — connecting the I chord to the ii chord with bass motion in fourths and half steps
- Reharmonized changes for more movement and color, including a Jimmy Raney substitution and an all-purpose intro/ending
- Harmonic minor vs. diminished sounds over the changes, with Randy's own diminished scale fingering
- Voice-led lines, sequences, and blues sounds for single-note soloing
- A pedal point intro for setting up the tempo with a rhythm section
- A bluesy double-stop organ-trio lick in the style of George Benson and Pat Martino
With multiple demos and plenty of Randy's lyrical, flowing lines, you'll come away ready to play this song at your next gig, jam session, or recording. Running time: 57 minutes. Includes a 4-page PDF with the reharmonized changes, chord diagrams for the chord melody version, and 2 notated single-note lines.
Lessons in this masterclass
Lessons
- 1It Could Happen to You - Full Course + Download57m 20s
- 2Addendum - Bluesy Doublestop Organ Trio Idea3m 16s
- 3Blues Sounds1m 37s
- 4Chord Melody Bars 1 to 44m 44s
- 5Chord Melody Bars 17 to 325m 41s
- 6Chord Melody Bars 17 to 32 Demo1m 33s
- 7Chord Melody Bars 5 to 85m 1s
- 8Chord Melody Bars 9 to 164m 13s
- 9Chord Melody Entire Form Demo53s
- 10Front Cycle1m 47s
- 11Harmonic Minor43s
- 12Harmonic Minor vs Diminshed1m 3s
- 13Intro37s
- 14Jimmy Raney All Purpose Ending or Intro2m 3s
- 15Opening Performance4m 42s
- 16Outro Performance4m 54s
- 17Pedal Point Intro2m 4s
- 18Randy Johnston Diminished Scale Fingerings2m 30s
- 19Single Note Improvisation Demo and Harmonic Minor5m 4s
- 20Using a Sequence2m 38s
- 21Voice Leading Lines2m 19s
Reviews & Ratings
"It Could Happen To You Song Study"
Randy's method to go over a jazz standard is with out a doubt the best that is available anywhere on the Internet! Another plus is the way that He explains these songs .......... It Allows you to use the material over any song! This lesson, like all his lessons includes a chord melody with possible variations, the melody by itself, several examples of single-line soloing, just the right amount of Theory with discussion like what scales he uses and where....... Randy does multiple examples of each category......... Again, I have never seen anything as good as his lessons are here anywhere on the Internet!
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