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One thing that can be very frustrating about learning jazz

and playing jazz is that a lot of times jazz musicians will play a song just slightly differently.

Maybe it's the way that they phrase the melody. Maybe it's the way they play the chord changes,

adding chord changes, subtracting chord changes, playing an entirely

different key. It can get very confusing and you wish you just knew what the exact original

changes that everybody's playing at the jam sessions is so that you're not confused by all the

options out there. Well, in today's episode, we're going to be talking about that specifically.

How do you know what changes you should be using and learning when you're learning a new

jazz standard? It's going to be a good episode, and I'm looking forward to helping you and guiding

you along through this process. Let's do this thing. Welcome to the LJS podcast, where you get weekly jazz tips, interviews, stories, and advice

for becoming a better jazz musician. And now your host. He's a jazz musician, author, and

entrepreneur, Brent Bartstra. All right, what's up, everybody? Brent here fromedcastStandards.com, which is a blog, podcast, videos, and a membership,

all geared towards helping you become a better jazz musician.

We are going to be asking the age-old question.

How do you know what the changes are for a jazz standard? I mean, it seems that you may look at some

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