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Jazz Standard Learning System: On Green Dolphin Street

10-Step Learning System for Jazz Standards on Guitar

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Jazz Standard Learning System: On Green Dolphin Street
Frank Vignola

Frank Vignola

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jazz

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About this course

In this edition of Frank Vignola’s 10-Step Learning System, you’ll learn how to play all of the parts for the popular jazz standard, On Green Dolphin Street.

”The best way to learn how to play jazz guitar is learning how to play jazz standards. The more you expand your repertoire, the more your knowledge, and technique will advance. Over the years, I’ve developed a 10-Step approach that not only works very effectively for my students — I use it myself every time I learn a new song!

We’ll break the song down into individual parts, which you’ll learn and practice with me. Over the 10 Steps, you’ll learn the chord progressions, the melody, comping approaches, melodic embellishments, discover scale connections in the changes, develop soloing strategies, and even build a chord melody arrangement for the song.”

10-STEP LEARNING SYSTEM

Step 1: Learn the Basic Chords to the Song
Step 2: Learn the Melody to the Song
Step 3: Comping Approach for the Song 1
Step 4: Comping Approach for the Song 2
Step 5: Embellishing the Melody for the Song 1
Step 6: Embellishing the Melody for the Song 2
Step 7: Finding Scale Connections
Step 8: Soloing Approaches for the Song 1
Step 9: Soloing Approaches for the Song 2
Step 10: Chord Melody Arrangement for the Song

Once you’ve worked through all of the parts, you’ll jam with Frank trading choruses just like you would on the bandstand.

You’ll get standard notation and tabs for all of the performance studies. Plus, you’ll be able to use TrueFire’s learning tools to sync the tab and notation to the video lesson. You can also loop or slow down the videos so that you can work with the lessons at your own pace.

Grab your guitar and let’s dive deep into another classic jazz standard with Frank Vignola!

What you'll learn

  • Play essential jazz chord voicings in all 12 keys using movable forms
  • Play the complete melody of On Green Dolphin Street
  • Arrange and perform a chord melody version
  • Develop comping approaches for the tune
  • Build soloing strategies for improvisation
Release date: 09/06/2022 • 1h 38m runtime
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Sample lessons
Step 1: Learn the Chords to the Song
Step 1: Learn the Chords to the Song
Play Along Practice Session
Step 2: Learn the Melody to the Song
Step 2: Learn the Melody to the Song
Play Along Practice Session
Jam: Trading with Another Player
Jam: Trading with Another Player
Let's Trade Choruses!

What's included

14 lessons • 12 charts • 4 Jam Tracks

Jazz Standard Learning System: On Green Dolphin Street
Hi! I’m Frank Vignola and in this edition of my 10 step Jazz standard learning system you're going to learn how to play all of the parts for the popular Jazz standard, On Green Dolphin Street. We'll play through a series of practice sessions to learn the chord progressions, the melody, comping approaches and melodic embellishments as well as discovering scale connections, developing soloing strategies, and even build a chord melody arrangement for the song.

You’ll practice all of the parts in an interactive jam session where we'll trade choruses just like on the bandstand! Everything is tabbed and synced to the video and you'll be able to slow down or speed up any lesson to learn at your own pace.

Ready to learn On Green Dolphin Street? Well grab your guitar and let's go!
The Chord Guide & Explanation
In this lesson I will explain how the guide works and how to use and what do when you see an unrecognized chord on a lead sheet
Step 1: Learn the Chords to the Song
We start by learning the chords to the song.
Step 2: Learn the Melody to the Song
Next, we learn and analyze the melody.
Step 3: Comping Approach One
Here is an approach you can use to spice up your comping.
Step 4: Comping Approach Two
Here is another approach you can use to spice up your comping.
Step 5: Embellished Melody One
When we play a melody as a jazz artist, we embellish the written melody by using different techniques to alter the rhythm and phrasing. This is approach 1 for embellishing a melody.

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Reviews

6 results

Pascal61

Verified buyer

11/19/25

Excellent lesson in 10 steps from Frank Vignola

Fabulous course from Frank Vignola ! This guy is not only a great guitarist but a fabulous teacher. I would have rated with a 6th star if I could !! On the site Truefire, it would be great if the backing track could be slowered at 90 or 80% as it is the case with the solos played by Frank.

TimGilbreth

Verified buyer

09/05/25

On Green Dolphin Street

I'm just getting started with this course but it looks great. A systematic approach to learning a song that makes perfect sense!

pderosier

Verified buyer

07/25/25

A wonderfully structured system for learning jazz improvisation.

What I like about Frank’s approach to teaching lessons is his use of differential instruction as we educators call it. He lays out different strategies to approach songs based on the level of proficiency that you’re at. His improvisational approaches are so melodical. There is something for everyone to take from this masters approach to teaching. Frank is not only a jazz guitarists “guitarist” but a master teacher as well. Whatever level you’re at in your guitar playing you can take away a mountain of information from Frank Vignola’s learning system.

jocelyneharvey

Verified buyer

06/23/23

Fram

Love the app and the course is very well done!

rodmusic

Verified buyer

11/27/22

Comprehensive

Fantastic course. This course helps me advance my improvisation and teaches me how to approach, fully, learning a song.

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