AVOID This Common Jazz Standard Improv Mistake (spoiler, it's the lydian mode)
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- Опубліковано 20 кві 2023
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In this tutorial, we dive into the world of improvisation, and I share with you how to avoid a common jazz standard improv mistake. Chord symbols can be super confusing and do not always mean exactly what you would think. When you start analyzing how the chords are working together, figuring out the puzzle becomes a whole lot easier. So let's take a look at a few specific examples and talk about how/when to use the lydian mode over a major 7th chord.
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Superb lesson. I’m a member of Scott’s Sax school,and it is great ! Highly recommend it.
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Great lesson! Scott, you make everything clear and easy to understand 🎉
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great and very clear explanation, thank you
Great explanation, Scott! Thanks for posting this!🎷
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This is awesome ….. as clear as water
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Super helpful!!
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Wonderfully clear explanation! I have never heard anyone explain it this way. Thank you, Scott! BTW: What neck strap are you using in this video? Looks comfortable. I am having back issues when I play tenor sax. Tried the Balaam but it is very uncomfortable for me.
Very clear and concise explanation - thank you so much! Question: is there any systematic way in which transition chords lead to the next tonal centre?
Thanks Barbara! There are some common chord movements, but not really a systematic way to figure out when the transition chord is coming and where it's going. For example, another very common one is after a 2-5-1 the 1becomes the 2. So in the key of C:
Dmin7 / G7 / Cmaj7 / Cmin7 / F7 /Bbmaj7
But a transition chord can pop up anywhere and lead you to any new tonal center depending on the song.
Hi Scott, pls make a video about overtones. I am struggling with the same
Hi Aaliyah! Here is a video I did a few years ago on overtones, hopefully this will get you headed in the right direction 😁👍🎷 ua-cam.com/video/sbP1H7b-oxE/v-deo.html
Chord progressions are never random and always operate in the context of some sort of tonal area--even post bop harmony like Wayne Shorter and John Coltrane. The key (all pun intended) is in the name--progression means movement--movement through a key--tension and release. I love to hear master musicians echoing that truth. Even Giant Steps is in a key (B major--for concert key, at least). If you train your ears to hear in a key, contextual to a key center, then you HEAR how the roman numeral analysis SOUNDS--a worthy endeavor.
Charlie Banacos was the master of contextual ear training. You learn to hear the tune, you learn to sing the tune (sing the melody, play the root movement--on piano, if you may--then play the melody and sing the bass movement), then you start to really KNOW the tune. Sing some thirds of the harmony as well--and you've internalized the tune. Bass players, guitar players, and horn players gave me that same advice. Hell of a workout and so worth it!
Yeah, that is a great way to approach learning tunes!
It's a good explanation but I just wish that he would have played the examples to make it clear so that it could be heard along with the explanation.
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Glad you enjoyed the tutorial 😀
Why think about modes if it's all about FMaj scale?
When you're using modes how do you decide when to use chord tones and whether or not to use them on the up or down beat?
Chord tones are the important notes in the scale so you can use them anywhere there’s no formula of playing them on specific beats. However the more you bring out your chord tones, the more locked into the changes your solo will sound.
What about playing a pentatonic?
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Scott you never explain how you know that the Fmaj is #1 cord There are sharps or flats???? Help
The melody is the 3rd of the chords, so F major is the key.
The melody starts off in F major, and the progression starts off with the 6-2-5-1. When you start to analyze chords, you'll be able to pick out tonal centers very quickly. A really big clue is the maj7 chord, generally that is going to be your 1 in a major song.
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