Revealing Harmonic Secrets of a Bebop Jazz Standard
About this episode
Welcome to episode 315 where today I walk us through a harmonic analysis of a bebop jazz standard.
Analyzing the function of harmony within jazz standards is a great practice that can help you understand them better. You'll learn some amazing lessons from this jazz standard.
Main Points:
1. Benefits of analyzing jazz standards
2. Analyzing Yardbird Suite
3. Backdoor dominants
4. Secondary dominants
5. Deceptive cadences
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