Today, we're talking about the classic minor jazz standard, "Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise". We'll take a look at the chords to figure out the most efficient way to learn it as well as some harmonic secrets within the tune that will help us improvise over it.in this episode:1. Short demo2. The best way to learn the melody3. Identifying the key - The first A section4. Things you can do with a minor ii-V-I progression5. A tritone substitution6. Chord substitution options7. Associating the melody of the song with the chords8. The second A section9. The relative major key10. Diminished substitution11. Passing diminished chord12. The best way to improvise on a dim7 chords13. The bridgeImportant Links:Free Guide to learning standards by ear: Learn Jazz Standards the Smart WayLJS Inner Circle MembershipListen to the Learn Jazz Standards PodcastGet our Amazon Best Selling book50% off Offer