This is an OUTSTANDING lesson!!! I've been playing for 45 years, teaching for almost as long and your patent demeanor made this totally understandable!!!!
I agree with Jens, these are some great lines. What I really like is how you make use of jumps (non consecutive chord tones) over the iim7, V7, and Imaj7. Also, the use of color tones (the 6th, and 9th for the iim7 and the 6, 9, and #11 over the tonic). The combination of these three components really make the lines so good! Perhaps you could make a video that explains how you make use of jumps and how you employ the color tones?
What helps me with this is knowing where all the notes naturally voice lead into the next chord. That way I can try to create new lines when soloing that make some kind of sense.
The sound of altered, is so recognizable and straight that you can use it over any b7 chord, no matter if it is major minor or whatever... Is one of the best tricks for begginers in jazz in my opinion
Tremendously useful video, and also the way I like them: succinct and packed with everything from harmonic analysis to application suggestions to practicing advice; we can always replay according to need. I rarely subscribe after one video but did here.
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Excellent video Nick thank you very much. I think just major scales every time , for example to play E dorian i think D major . Same is for altered scale even its not diatonic scale. For Galt I think f# major scale except the tonic. I play G instead F# , rest of them is F# major scale.
Really enjoyed listening to this video. I now see alt chords different. It seem that the melody has a tremendous influence on the chords used. I will be studying this in various songs..
This is just taking the diatonic triads/chords for the alt scale in the same way that you would for a major scale. However, as another poster noted, seeing those triads really helps in resolving to the tonic. Nice lines.
Yes. And you can also look at approach notes and passing tones to hide the formulaic sound of straight arpeggios. Oh and the reason the E7+5 doesn’t sound great is because it has the root and the 5th of the tonic (resolution), so there’s very little suspension.
Hey Dawson! I definitely do study kicks every day. I find that thinking this way, with structures, is much more useful to me when I'm soloing. You should do what works best for you though!
Calling it a tritone sub works 👍 Thinking about it or calling it altered is just another way of organizing it in your brain and gives a specific set of pitches to work with if you are into that kind of thing. I say think about it however it's easiest to get the sound you want out the end of your instrument
This is an OUTSTANDING lesson!!! I've been playing for 45 years, teaching for almost as long and your patent demeanor made this totally understandable!!!!
Wow, thanks John!! This means a lot coming from you! 🎷
Thank you very much Nick Mainella!
Great lines Nick! :)
Thanks, Jens! This means a lot coming from you!!🎸
I agree with Jens, these are some great lines. What I really like is how you make use of jumps (non consecutive chord tones) over the iim7, V7, and Imaj7. Also, the use of color tones (the 6th, and 9th for the iim7 and the 6, 9, and #11 over the tonic). The combination of these three components really make the lines so good! Perhaps you could make a video that explains how you make use of jumps and how you employ the color tones?
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What helps me with this is knowing where all the notes naturally voice lead into the next chord. That way I can try to create new lines when soloing that make some kind of sense.
Dude, you’re an awesome teacher. Thank you!
I appreciate that!
im a guitarist and this helped me a lot! thanks for this!
Great lesson Nick!👍
Wow this is simply amazing. Incredible way to wrap your head around the altered scale
This is a great basis for studying jazz
Just getting into introducing some dissonance, with this scale and the HW diminished, so this is gold. Thank you.
The sound of altered, is so recognizable and straight that you can use it over any b7 chord, no matter if it is major minor or whatever...
Is one of the best tricks for begginers in jazz in my opinion
Great information and well explained! This is the stuff that learners yearn for. Great job Nick!
Excellent explanation , breakdown and practicable advice - many thanks !
Tremendously useful video, and also the way I like them: succinct and packed with everything from harmonic analysis to application suggestions to practicing advice; we can always replay according to need. I rarely subscribe after one video but did here.
Glad you enjoyed it! 😁
Thanks for this great lesson! your teaching is wonderful!
Thank you! 😃
Nice one man. Love how you deconstructed these concepts
Glad you liked it!
That's a great lesson Nick. Thank you.
Excelente vídeo, muchas gracias 🙏 saludos de Chile 🇨🇱
What great ideas. I’m definitely going to work on this, probably starting with the min 7 b5 first.
That's a very good explanation and I will have a good plan to use it. Thank you very much.
Thanks , it's an eye opener. Much appreciated...
These lessons are great ❤❤
Many thanks. A lot of home work ahead...
I love this!
This is a really fantastic treatment of Alt chords.
Very intelligent approach well explained. Thanks a lot
Most welcome!
great explanation!
Great! Thanks Nick!!
Dude, I saw your michael brecker video and I can't tell you how glad I was when I found out you are still uploading content (since the brecker video is a year old now). I just subscribed and wanted to thank you for the videos!
good information for piano
Glad you think so!
Enjoy your videos, useful content thank you.
Glad you like them!
Great content!
Excellent video Nick thank you very much. I think just major scales every time , for example to play E dorian i think D major . Same is for altered scale even its not diatonic scale.
For Galt I think f# major scale except the tonic. I play G instead F# , rest of them is F# major scale.
Good ,have you got the bass part?
Thanks!
Great !
I like to think of it as a half diminished scale for the first 3 notes and then a whole tone scale the rest of the way
Really enjoyed listening to this video. I now see alt chords different. It seem that the melody
has a tremendous influence on the chords used. I will be studying this in various songs..
Glad you enjoyed it!
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great lines brother... is the notation in Bb concert?
Thanks Simon. Yes, everything in Bb!
This is just taking the diatonic triads/chords for the alt scale in the same way that you would for a major scale. However, as another poster noted, seeing those triads really helps in resolving to the tonic. Nice lines.
Yes. And you can also look at approach notes and passing tones to hide the formulaic sound of straight arpeggios. Oh and the reason the E7+5 doesn’t sound great is because it has the root and the 5th of the tonic (resolution), so there’s very little suspension.
can we use enclosure on the triad? thanks.
How do you decide on the best triads/chords from the alt scale? Is there a principle?
Excellent! How do I get pdf of the tri-notes scales and 251 licks, please?
Hey David! I haven't put it out in a PDF yet. I'll let you know when I get that figured out!
Cool !
I am a pianist but your video was great for me
Isnt there an Eb maj triad within the Bmaj7#5 chord? Could be another way to think about it?
This is awesome. I’m curious tho... why not steal “licks” from the greats that use these theories?
Hey Dawson! I definitely do study kicks every day. I find that thinking this way, with structures, is much more useful to me when I'm soloing. You should do what works best for you though!
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Why doesn’t anyone just call this a tritone sub? It’s a tritone sub with the #11
Calling it a tritone sub works 👍 Thinking about it or calling it altered is just another way of organizing it in your brain and gives a specific set of pitches to work with if you are into that kind of thing. I say think about it however it's easiest to get the sound you want out the end of your instrument
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