Always and Forever, written by Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays, is a beautiful jazz ballad known for its lush harmony and flowing melodic lines. At Fretprints, we explore this tune across lessons covering harmony, improvisation, comping, and more.
Harmonic Analysis
Explore the chord changes, form, and harmonic structure of this tune.
- Always and Forever Etude Analysis – January 29 2026
- Always and Forever Etude Analysis
- Podcast – Always and Forever Changes
Comping and Voicings
Learn chord voicings, voice leading, and comping approaches for this standard.
- Voicings and Improvisation on Always and Forever Continued – January 20 2026
- Voicings and Improvisation on Always and Forever – January 17 2026
- Always and Forever Voicing Shapes for Comping
- Drop 2 & Drop 3 Voicings, Always and Forever – January 7, 2026
Melody and Etudes
Study the melody, transcriptions, and written-out etudes.
Play-Along
Practice with backing tracks and play-along exercises.
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