One of Duke Ellington's most popular songs and one of the most recorded jazz standards ever. If you don't know it, you should! It's fun to improvise over the changes because of the reoccurring ll V7 chords.
Includes the following three lessons to help you master this Great American Standard.
*3* SATIN DOLL SIMPLE SOLO (Demo)
Simple crafted solo that will help you develop your own improv ideas. The solo focuses on the upper partials and altered tones of the chord changes. The progression is unique in that the chords of the first two bars are echoed a whole step higher in bars 3 & 4, enabling you to transpose the jazz line played in bars 1 & 2 to bars 3 & 4. Similar situations happen throughout the song making itl a great format for improv study. 24 minute video with PDF and Mp3 track. http://www.99centguitarlessons.com/jazzsolos/SATINDOLLSOLO1.html