lo Over All The Things You Are Without Thinking in Scales? Five Chords, Two ShapesHow Do You So
The first five chords of All The Things You Are reduce to two upper-structure shapes: Fm7 becomes A♭maj7, B♭m7 becomes D♭maj7, and E♭7 is just D♭maj7 with one note lowered. Here is the full walkthrough plus the diatonic circle-of-fifths practice sequence.
How Do You Play Chord Melody When the Melody Climbs Too High for Your Chord Shapes?
When a melody note sits too far above your shell voicing, switch to a drop 2 voicing with the melody on top. Using All The Things You Are, here is exactly when to switch, why the guitar melody belongs in the tenor range, and the Joe Pass shape trick.