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Chet Baker – I Can't Get Started: Solo Transcription with Recording

A transcription of Chet Baker's ballad solo on "I Can't Get Started" by Vernon Duke and Ira Gershwin.

Jazz Transcription • Jazz

I Can't Get StartedChet Baker

Transcribed soloJazz

Chet BakerPortrait: Wikimedia Commons

Solo with transcription
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Ballads show the heart of Chet Baker's style: an intimate sound, simple but deeply expressive melodies and a perfect sense of time and space.

Practising ballad solos develops your tone, control and musical storytelling. Play along with the recording and try to match his sound and phrasing as closely as possible.

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Study tips

  • Use a soft, warm sound and minimal vibrato.
  • Leave space between phrases as Chet does.
  • Learn the lyrics – they help you phrase the melody.
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