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Hi, I saw that the Blue Monk melody and solo etude were important to learn. At first I thought the solo etude was the B-flat solo etude but it seems like it’s a solo etude specifically for Blue Monk. I didn’t see a specific GW lesson for this but I did see the private YouTube links. Is anyone able to confirm? Thank you.

Justin

Hey, Justin!

Thanks for checking in. We have a GW lesson on Blue Monk in the Jazz Standards section, focusing on the rhythm. The solo etudes are included in the description, but take a bit of searching, so I've included the links below. Let me know if that's what you're looking for!

Blue Monk (rhythm part): https://tomovhxtv.vhx.tv/videos/js06-blue-monk
This is the description:
Jazz Standards: Blue Monk. Chord Voicings: R 3 7 Chords. Working with lead sheets. Rhythm Changes. Special note regarding time stamps 7:53 and 9:10 of this video: see Guitar Wisdom lessons on (1) Jazz Blues Solo Melodic Phrasing and (2) Bb Blues Soloing. See also: "Three on Six" blues etude in Tomo's Solo Guitar Etudes book.

These are the videos you are likely looking for:
(1) Jazz Blues Soloing with Simple Phrasing: https://tomovhxtv.vhx.tv/videos/fb-bb-jazz-blues-soloing-with-simple-phrasing
(2) Bb Blues Soloing: https://tomovhxtv.vhx.tv/videos/fb-bb-blues-soloing-etude

Good stuff from Sammi!
Justin - there is also a thread dedicated to the Blue Monk melody and etude:
https://tomovhxtv.vhx.tv/forums/general/74623-js06-blue-monk#post-440639

Thank you Clay! You know GW so well!

Tomo