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Feel Like Makin Love

September 3, 2025 by Jim Ellis Leave a Comment

♩ Feel Like Makin’ LoveMelodyR&B · Jazz-Pop🎶 MelodySlice

Learn the melody to Roberta Flack’s timeless classic Feel Like Makin’ Love. This beautifully crafted song features a warm, soulful melody over lush harmonic movement—a wonderful tune for developing your ability to play melodically with feeling and expression on the guitar.

🎧 What You’ll Learn

  • The complete melody with its smooth, vocal-like phrasing
  • How the melody navigates through sophisticated chord changes
  • Techniques for playing a song melody expressively on guitar
  • The song’s form and harmonic structure as a foundation for arrangement

💡 Practice Tips

  • Focus on making the melody sing—use dynamics, vibrato, and smooth legato phrasing
  • Listen to the original recording to capture the emotional quality of the melody
  • Practice connecting phrases smoothly, as if you were singing each line
  • Try different positions on the neck to find the most vocal-sounding register

🔗 Related Materials

♩Makin Love – EtudeEtude🔴Arranging Feel Like Makin Love – July 26 2025Livestream🔴Feel Like Makin Love Improvisation – August 2 2025Livestream📄Feel Like Makin LoveResource

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