How to play chord movements on Smile. Barry Harris style

Learn how to apply Barry Harris’ chord movements on the classic tune “Smile“ in this in-depth jazz piano lesson. I’ll show you step-by-step how to build movement scales based on the Barry Harris Major 6th diminished scales and apply them to the tune. Whether you’re an intermediate player exploring movement possibilities or advanced and looking for new ideas, this video will give you tools to make your playing smile. 0:00 - Intro 0:42 - Learning Skills vs Arrangements 1:52 - Movement Scale Choices 3:40 - Applying Cmaj6dim 5:43 - “The Smile Move“ 7:24 - Using Gmaj6 8:51 - Borrowed Diminished Notes 10:53 - Focusing on Dmin7 11:42 - Moving A7 14:31 - Fmin6dim Info 16:09 - Outro 👉*Jazz skills membership & a full free lesson* My site for members with hundreds of categorized tutorials, webinars, learning tools and individual support. Suitable for all ://
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