Recorda Me (Recordame) in D

Recorda Me (Recordame) in D

Joe Henderson (Blue Note, 1963) construyó este clásico del jazz latino sobre tres centros de tonalidad menor: Am → Cm → Eb mayor → Am. El vamp de la sección A (Am7 × 4 → Cm7 × 4) es hipnótico; el puente B encadena dos ii-V-Is en Eb y La. Perfecto para practicar el modo Dórico en tres tonalidades consecutivas.

Recorda Me (Recordame) in D

D major is one of guitar's most resonant keys. The open D string acts as a droning root, and the open A string provides the fifth. This gives D-based strumming a wide, ringing quality that flatpicks and fingerpicks love. D is a beginner-level key on guitar because the open D and A strings provide a powerful bass foundation, and the open high E is the 2nd scale degree adding brightness. Beginners will find this key approachable since most chords use open voicings with minimal stretching.

Voice Leading

The bass line moves through D to F (ascending minor third), F to A# (ascending perfect fourth), A# to D# (ascending perfect fourth), D# to G# (ascending perfect fourth), G# to E (descending major third), E to A (ascending perfect fourth). The root motion by larger intervals (fourths and fifths) gives each chord change a strong, decisive character. When the progression loops, the bass returns from A to D by perfect fourth.

Scales for Improvisation

D major pentatonic works because every note is either a chord tone or a safe passing tone — there are no avoid notes. For soloing, this means you can play freely without clashing. Over dominant seventh chords, D Mixolydian adds the flat seventh for an authentic blues-rock edge.