How to tackle the complicated looking chords on this Duke Ellington classic, choosing simple or more advanced voicings

A great song to learn to accompany on – D major is the most violin friendly key and the ballad tempo is perfect.

As a follow-up the “Accompanying Minor Swing” video, here are some cool voicings using passing chords. For 2 and 3 string patterns.

The first in a new series of accompaniment videos … simple voicings on 2 and 3 strings explained on the chords of Minor Swing