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Play The Way You Look Tonight as a Beautiful Jazz Ballad

Written By Piano With Jonny on Friday, Feb 11, 2022 | 10:00 AM

 
► Get your FREE Top 5 Piano Tips Guide: https://pianowithjonny.com/top-5-tips/ ► Download this Quick Tip lesson sheet and backing track: https://pianowithjonny.com/piano-lessons/play-the-way-you-look-tonight-on-piano LESSON SUMMARY Timeless is the perfect word to describe Jerome Kern's classic jazz standard, "The Way You Look Tonight." In fact, lyricist Dorothy Fields remarked that the first time she heard Kern play the melody, she began to cry. In today's Quick Tip, you'll play a solo piano arrangement of "The Way You Look Tonight" in the jazz ballad style that is just as captivating. You'll learn: -Melody & Chords -Left Hand Jazz Ballad Techniques -Right Hand Embellishments ► Master 7th Chords: https://pianowithjonny.com/learning-tracks/intermediate-piano-foundations/ Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 00:48 - Step 1: Lead Sheet 02:51 - Repeat A Section 03:31 - B Section 04:57 - Final A Section 05:36 - Step 2: Shell - Guide Tone Left Hand 09:47 - Review Left Hand 10:35 - B Section 12:28 - Final A Section 13:37 - Step 3: Embellish the Right Hand 21:00 - B Section 24:21 - Final A Section 25:03 - Play with backing track 27:43 - Conclusion === ► Get your FREE 14-Day Trial to PWJ here: https://pianowithjonny.com/ ►FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/PianoWithJonny/ ►INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/pianowithjonny ►TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@pianowithjonny ►TWITTER: https://twitter.com/PianoWithJonny Happy practicing! Jonny May