My One and Only Love Tutorial
My One & Only Love is a jazz ballad written by Guy Wood. The tune follows a 32 measure AABA form and is usually played in the key of C major. The A section is very busy melodically with lots going on and very few sustained notes or rests.
The slash chords in the A section look quite intimidating but in fact they are quite straight forward once you understand what is being implied. Slash chords are used to imply that a specific bass note must be played.
Moving onto the B section, the tune is a lot calmer with much more space which offers a nice contrast to the melodically busy A section.
Lesson Downloads
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My One & Only Love Transcription File Type: pdf
Practice Tips
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The descending bass line movement in the A section makes this a great tune to practice slash notation.
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Remember that the bass note can either be played at the bottom of your left hand voicing, or way down in the lower registers of the piano.
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If you play the bass note in the lower registers, you can move your left havd up an octave and play a rootless voicing.
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This is a nice way to achieve a basic stride style and maintain the implied bass note movement on the lead sheet.
Matt says
How would this arrangement compare to what you might play during a show? I understand you might improvise after playing the head, but would you play the head in a much more sophisticated way?
Hayden says
Hey Matt, it depends on the setting… if I’m playing solo piano it would be very similar to the arrangement in this lesson but as you pointed out, also with an improvised section. However, if I was playing in a band with a bass player I would be playing a much simpler arrangement using mostly left hand voicings. Hope this helps, Hayden
Matt says
Great. Good to know.
Adam Powell says
Will you be breaking down those lovely runs your threw in at the beginning of the lesson?
Hayden says
Hey Adam! Yes sure thing we actually look at that long line over the the minor 251 in this lesson: https://www.pianogroove.com/jazz-piano-lessons/half-whole-diminished-scale/ – it’s a half whole diminished scale line… the HW Dim is a great scale to choose over altered voicings and in particular over minor 251s. We will be exploring more diminished scales patterns and diminished harmony tricks in upcoming lessons. Cheers, Hayden
Adam Powell says
As usual, a step ahead of the game. Thanks for all you do. Cheers
Adam Powell says
I wanted to know if you could have a listen to George Cables version of this song on his My Muse album. At the end (6:25) of the song he does a little breakdown. Could you possibly make it digestible? It sounds fantastic and pretty simple but I haven’t been able to figure it out.
Hayden says
Hey Adam,
Yes sure I can help out with this.
I’ll send you an email shortly 🙂
Cheers, Hayden
Jason Mac says
Do these lessons come with a pdf of the sheet music?
Hayden says
Hi Jason, yes that right, most lessons come with a full transcription, chord changes, and midi file.
When you are logged in as a student, you will see this additional “Lesson Downloads” section on each lesson page:
Then simply click the download button for instant download.
If I can be of further assistance let me know 🙂
Best,
Hayden
glenn1 says
Absolutely beautiful song Hayden. Great job!
Cheers, Glenn
glenn1 says
Hi Hayden,
Please take a look at it.
Thank you, Glenn
Hayden says
Hi Glenn,
I have just updated the download on this page. Apologies for the delay here!
Cheers, Hayden
gregg218 says
Hi Is there a way to keep the 10 seconds forward and back locked on the screen at the bottom?
Thanks
Hayden says
Hi Greg,
Yes if you are using a device with a keyboard such as a laptop, you can press the left and right arrows to skip back and forwards by 10 seconds.
If you are using a touch screen device such as an iPad or cell phone, you can double tap on the left or right side of the screen and it will automatically skip back or forward 10 seconds. This is the same behaviour as YouTube.
Please let me know if I can help further and enjoy the lessons.
Cheers,
Hayden
TJE says
Hi Hayden, I can’t get this lesson to load at all. Sometimes there is a lag before a lesson loads on my iPad but this is different. I’ve been waiting and waiting to no avail. Could your lesson file be corrupted? – Tom
Hayden says
Hi Tom,
Thanks for letting me know. It’s unusual as the video played fine for me on my iPad.
I have just added a different video source, so please try refreshing the page a few times and then try to play the video again.
Please let me know that it’s working for you.
Talk soon, Hayden