Originally Posted by DrDan
….Opps.... I see now you are a guitarist (me too). If you are a bit of a newbee, you will be initially relegated to comping so you need to learn the chordal arrangement flat out! No misses with the changes. When you got that under your fingers, you will have a chance to take the melody (head). Only after that will you be able to solo. So don't worry about that for awhile. Your time will come and when it does, that solo will be yours and not a transcription of the masters. Just my experience.

Thanks so much for chiming in! I wouldn’t say I’m a complete newbie but I definitely don’t have a methodology for learning tunes. To both yours and DrDan’s point I would like to possibly experiment with some chord melody during the head. I’ll probably end up spending more time than I should getting this under my belt but I’m hopeful I’ll learn a thing or two during the process. I really value hearing from you guys as guitar players! Any advice on a chart to use as a supplemental aid?

Jazz hands!