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Chord Melody, Soloing and Comping Guide on Stella by Starlight
Stella by Starlight
Lead Sheet, Chord Melody, Comping, Soloing … and more!
Stella by Starlight is a true classic in the jazz standards repertoire. This video course covers everything you need to get ed or gain a fresh perspective on the tune: the lead sheet with accurate chords, a chord melody, a comping study and a single-note solo.
Chord Melody
Get a complete arrangement for solo guitar for this tune! Every chord melody in our Standards series is written with interesting themes and vocabulary in mind. Learn the arrangement, then arrange your own chord melodies on different tunes using similar techniques!
This chord melody is a fundamentals arrangement of “Stella By Starlight’s” melody and chord progression. It’s no frills – just the essentials!
Comping Study
You’ll also get a comping (short for “accompaniment”) study based off the chord progression for this tune. Each comping study centers around a specific theme, technique, or piece of comping vocabulary. Explore every possibility, and then take them into your own playing on other tunes!
The comping study for “Stella By Starlight” outlines every chord in every bar, giving you myriad options for playing any given moment of the tune.
Single-Note Solo
Want a real example of how to solo on this standard? We have a fully-transcribed single-note solo arrangement for each Standard tune centred on expanding upon a piece of jazz vocabulary or a transcription from a real jazz legend. Play the solo in full, then steal your favourite lines and assimilate them into your own improv vocabulary!
The solo for “Stella By Starlight” is centred around all the things you can do with a single melodic idea – in this case, the motif heard in the first three measures of the melody.
What do I get with this course?
Our Standards courses come jam-packed with material designed to help you learn tunes and their intricacies. All of the above comes with:
- Soundslice integration for every video – this amazing tool allows you to hear the demonstration while reading along with synchronized sheet music…and you control the action! Speed it up, slow it down, or even loop sections of what you’re playing to make it even easier to learn!
- Complete video instructionfor each arrangement, and any relevant backing tracks;
- Fully fleshed-out sheet music with TABs for each arrangement, as well as a simple lead sheet for the song – just melody and chords!
- XML file copies for all sheet music, so that you can plug them directly into Finale or Sibelius and hear what you’re seeing;
- and Backing track MP3 files for relevant arrangements.
And remember: sheet music PDFs, XML files, and backing track audio files are downloadable for you to keep forever.
Whether you’ve been playing on Stella By Starlight for a while and want to kick things into the next gear or if you’re just ing to learn it, this course is the perfect place to practice on this timeless classic.
Course Curriculum
- Video SAMPLES – Stella by Starlight (2:03)
- Introduction: How to Use (4:08)
- Lead Sheet: Introduction (1:18)
- Lead Sheet – Melody + Chords (with backig track) (2:27)
- Chord Melody: Introduction (1:09)
- Chord Melody – With Backing Track
- Chord Melody – With Metronome
- Comping Study: Introduction (1:34)
- Comping Study – With Backing Track
- Comping Study – With Metrononme
- Single-Note Solo: Introduction (1:31)
- Single-Note Solo – With Backing Track
- Advanced Chord Melody: Introduction (1:55)
- Advanced Chord Melody – Rubato
- BONUS: Harmony Primer on Stella by Starlight (6:31)
- Join the Facebook Group!
- Basic Chord Melody – with Backing Track (no Soundslice) (1:03)
- Basic Chord Melody – with Metronome (no Soundslice) (1:15)
- Comping Study – with Backing Track (no Soundslice) (1:04)
- Comping Study – with Metronome (no Soundslice) (1:11)
- Solo – with Backing (no Soundslice) (1:16)
- Advanced Chord Melody – Rubato (no Soundslice) (1:41)
- PDF: Stella by Starlight – Lead Sheet
- PDF: Stella by Starlight – Lead Sheet with TABS
- PDF: Stella by Starlight – Basic Chord Melody
- PDF: Stella by Starlight – Comping Study
- PDF: Stella by Starlight – Single-Note Solo
- PDF: Stella by Starlight – Advanced Chord Melody
- 96 bpm – Backing Track – Stella by Starlight
- 112 bpm – Backing Track – Stella by Starlight
- 132 bpm – Backing Track – Stella by Starlight
- October 2015 – Webinar on “Stella by Starlight”
- Hands-On Lesson #4 – Make Your Jazz Licks Even Hipper: Backdoor Lines for Improv
- 96 bpm – Backing Track No Piano – Stella by Starlight
- 112 bpm – Backing Track No Piano – Stella by Starlight
- 132 bpm – Backing Track No Piano – Stella by Starlight
- Stella by Starlight – Chord Melody
- Stella by Starlight – Comping Study
- Stella by Starlight – Single-Note Study
- Sibellus Files – READ ME FIRST!
- Lead Sheet (.SIB file)
- Lead Sheet with TABS (.SIB file)
- Basic Chord Melody (.SIB file)
- Advanced Chord Melody (.SIB file)
- Comping Study (.SIB file)
- Single-Note Solo (.SIB file)
- Don’t Laugh Too Hard (1:15)
- Submit Feedback here! (0:49)
- PDFs – ZIP File
- Backing Tracks – ZIP File
- Maximize Your Learning: The 5-Minute Tutorial (Using Soundslice) (6:17)
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- What’s Next on Your Journey?
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