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In this Take the “A” Train guitar lesson, you’ll learn the chords, melody, and scales needed to improvise over this classic jazz standard. Tab and sheet music provided.

🎸 FREE PDF: Download the most important scale diagrams for guitar

🔗 Links & Lessons Mentioned

• Full playlist of this series
• Supplementary Lessons for Playing Jazz Standards
• Listening Playlist for This Series on YouTube
• Listening Playlist for This Series on Spotify
• How to get a better jazz feel
• Bebop scale video
• Learn more about my course Jazz Comping Mastery
• 23 scales you can play over dominant 7th chords
• Altered scales explained
• Learn more about my course Nail the Changes here
• FREE PDF: Download the most important scale diagrams for guitar

💬 Lesson Description

This is video #7 in my series on the top 25 jazz standards for guitar players.

This week's lesson is on Take the “A” Train.

Here’s what we cover:

• Why Take the “A” Train is worth studying
• Melody (with notation and tab)
• Take the “A” Train guitar chords
• A comping tip
• Scales to improvise over Take the “A” Train
• A tip to help you internalize jazz standards
• Take the “A” Train guitar listening recommendation

If you want to confidently play over Take the “A” Train and develop a comprehensive understanding of the tune, then this video is for you.

I hope you enjoy the lesson and find it helpful.

Let me know what you think in the comments.

Thanks! :)

~ Jared

🎸 FREE PDF: Download the most important scale diagrams for guitar

"Take the 'A' Train" Guitar Tab (and notation)

"Take the 'A' Train" Guitar Chords - Common

"Take the 'A' Train" Guitar Chords - Easy

Complete Scales for Soloing Over "Take the 'A' Train"

Simplified Scales for Soloing Over "Take the 'A' Train"

"Take the 'A' Train" Guitar Scale Diagrams