Sweet Georgia Brown, Part 1: Chords and Rhythm

from: Gypsy Jazz Mandolin Essentials with Aaron Weinstein

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Learn to play swing and jazz mandolin from scratch, with a step-by-step method for learning swing chord voicings, as well as simple, swingin’, melody-based solos for some of the most popular songs in the jazz and swing repertoire. Designed for newcomers to playing jazz and swing.

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Sweet Georgia Brown

Sweet Georgia Brown, Part 1: Chords and Rhythm

Sweet Georgia Brown, Part 2: Solo

Sweet Georgia Brown, Part 3: Rhythm Play Along Track

Sweet Georgia Brown, Part 4: Solo Play Along Track

Sweet Georgia Brown, Part 1: Chords and Rhythm

“Sweet Georgia Brown” was written in 1925 and went on to become one of the most popular of all jazz standards, played by musicians in nearly all styles of jazz. “Sweet Georgia Brown” is commonly played in the keys of F or G. You’ll learn it in the key of F, but all the voicings are closed, so if you find yourself in a jam where they’re playing it in G, you can simply move everything up two frets to play in G.

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