I Fall in Love Too Easily
(by Jule Styne)

I fall in love too easily chord melody guitar

I Fall in Love Too Easily (Chord Melody, Lead Sheet and CHORD sheet)

One "more or less obscure" ballad of the jazz repertoire; it got revived by famous renditions of great jazz artists since the 1960's. Composed by Jule Styne in 1944 for the movie Anchors Aweigh. Lyrics by Sammy Cahn. That movie won the Oscar for Best Music and Scoring!

This tune is inspiring to improvise on and reaches most listeners. The slow tempo and "dark" mood of the piece create a perfect vehicule for blowing "ala soulful ballad".

I Fall in Love too Easily is played mostly as ballad but I've heard it played as double-time straight eight feel around here.

Video Demonstration

I Fall in Love too Easily jazz guitar chord melody demonstrated, with some improvisation.

See the pdf (with TABS) for the complete arrangement.
The chord melody PDF contains :

-the leadsheet (chord symbols + melody),
-the chord melody arrangement (played in the video here)
-a basic chord chart (basic guitar shapes for you to use.)

Suggested listening :

Chet Baker !!! It's my favorite version of this tune. I think he's the perfect singer/player for that kind of piece and mood.

Miles Davis on Seven Steps to Heaven. The heart-melting trumpet of one of the most influential player/trailblazer/bandleader/composer of all times. Even if you don't like Miles, you'll like this track...

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