Hi Kakesa! Yes my most recent videos have concert pitch versions and I will be going back to the these older versions and adding in a concert pitch version over the summer.
In your Chord chart you list a G7 as your 1. The Bb isn’t a note from G7. Wouldn’t the B be natural? Seems this is a Gmin?? Isn’t the Blues Scale actually a minor scale with the addition of a flattened 5th? G7 seems a bit misleading…or at least confusing. G7 would have the major third and the minor seventh. Your Bb is consistent throughout and so I’m trying to figure out when it’s ok to break the rules of the chord chart?
Hi Kris, this is where its all about context. You're correct that a G7 chord has a B natural as its 3rd. However, the blues has it's 'rules' of harmony. When we are playing a blues, in this case in G, you can use either the major or the minor blues scales on the home chord. The G major blues scale will give a lighter brighter sound, the G minor blues scale will give a darker more bluesy sound.
@@OnlineSaxAcademy Thank you for your response. I grew up playing the sheet music in more of a classical setting. This makes it hard for me to not be a literalist. How does one know when they can "bend" the rules? What if the rest of the band is following the chord structure tightly? Is it still OK to pop that minor 3rd in there? It seems like the overall concept is "if it sounds good, do it"
Basically, the style and context will dictate, the more experience you have with these things the easier it gets, basically if the tune sounds ‘bluesy’ then you’ll probably find these more bluesy tensions will work well. The module on the learn to improvise course that I’m starting to put out this week will help as we’ll be looking at example solos on n different styles and explaining what’s going on.
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Love your videos but I'm not a saxophonist. Ever consider offering your presentations with a concert key option?
Hi Kakesa! Yes my most recent videos have concert pitch versions and I will be going back to the these older versions and adding in a concert pitch version over the summer.
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In your Chord chart you list a G7 as your 1. The Bb isn’t a note from G7. Wouldn’t the B be natural? Seems this is a Gmin??
Isn’t the Blues Scale actually a minor scale with the addition of a flattened 5th?
G7 seems a bit misleading…or at least confusing. G7 would have the major third and the minor seventh. Your Bb is consistent throughout and so I’m trying to figure out when it’s ok to break the rules of the chord chart?
Hi Kris, this is where its all about context. You're correct that a G7 chord has a B natural as its 3rd. However, the blues has it's 'rules' of harmony. When we are playing a blues, in this case in G, you can use either the major or the minor blues scales on the home chord. The G major blues scale will give a lighter brighter sound, the G minor blues scale will give a darker more bluesy sound.
@@OnlineSaxAcademy Thank you for your response. I grew up playing the sheet music in more of a classical setting. This makes it hard for me to not be a literalist.
How does one know when they can "bend" the rules? What if the rest of the band is following the chord structure tightly? Is it still OK to pop that minor 3rd in there?
It seems like the overall concept is "if it sounds good, do it"
Basically, the style and context will dictate, the more experience you have with these things the easier it gets, basically if the tune sounds ‘bluesy’ then you’ll probably find these more bluesy tensions will work well. The module on the learn to improvise course that I’m starting to put out this week will help as we’ll be looking at example solos on n different styles and explaining what’s going on.
Got the pdf, cannot locate backing tracks?
Hi Robert, these are now in the premium library.
@@OnlineSaxAcademy Thank you for your prompt reply.
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Your tutorials are excellent , some of the best I have found so far , explanations are clear and straight to the point, thank you.
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