Hi, Carol, Im new here, this is my first post and its a question. I was watching an interview you did on YouTube, this one: youtube/watch?v=s9idtdWAAEA I got confused at about the 2 minute mark where you play a line, move it three frets and then again three frets, and you say that its the same chord. My poor old brain cant seem to compute this. Can you please help me understand what youre saying? The only three-fret movement I know of that brings you to the same chord is for diminished chords, which you mention also, but here you seem to be saying its a major chord. Help! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ My reply: Were not building ship with every piece having to fit perfectly here in Jazz Improv, nothing like that. Everyone is constantly moving around within certain limitations of the chord and even moving the chords around i.e. the ii and V7 chords can be combined for either the ii or the V7 and even substitute (altered original chords) can be used, as theyre either the same notes or similar in sounds....like I repeat, nothing is perfect at all, its constantly loving in real Jazz Improv, read on: >>>>>>>>Were talking about soloing here. Jazz musicians have long known about the easy way of milking a lick, (repeating it, either through the chords, or by substitutes - repeating some licks up or down 3 frets - which is three 1/2-tones diminished-style, but NO, are not diminished at all).....you can do this also by the tighter augmented chords too (repeated every 4 frets, but with passing tones, every 2 frets.....i.e. only 2 of them on your board). You need steps of instruction on how to do this, hence, theyre in both my Pros Jazz Phrases bk & CD tutors as well as the more elaborate Jazz Improv for Bass book and CD, and Jazz Improv Soloing DVD Course (DVD Course good for bass and guitar and all other instruments, in both the bass and treble clef for music lines). Duke Ellington, other early composer-arrangers understood this theory in the 1930s - you go by SOUNDS, for D7 you play a multitude of differen chords, back-cycle chords, b5 chords, even the ii that goes to D7 etc....youre always *moving within chordal structures according to what is going on around you and for your own soloing ideas....and he even wrote tunes around those kinds of phrases. In short, you can take some minor licks like the m9ths descending line, and repeat it either going up or down 3 frets, its then the ii-V7 resolving to the I chord (you always pair the ii and the V7 chord - similar-sounding chords and in function are V7) so yes, its the V7, a major chord..... This is very common, something youll be able to hear on the recommended Jazz CDs to listen to. But you wont know it from listening to it, until you *practice it* so you ears will be able to ID it, and no you wont hear it on the fast phrases Jazz musicians play so dont even try with Birds records...hes too fast for your ears right now. Go with the suggested list of CDs I have to listen to for your continued education and practice. On the pure major chords, if you take the turn-around, I vi ii V7 .....notice that the vi to the ii to the V7 resolving to the I chord is pure Cyclic. You can *always* use the b5 in passing to those chords.....the I bIII to the bVI to the bII chord (moving every 3 frets) to resolve to the I chord, is merely the b5 versions of the original I VI (or vi) to II (or vi) to V7 chord resolving to the I chord. You dont have to wait for turn-around to use this. A few beats on the I chord, yes you can do this if the sounds are calling for it as an idea. Confused? Study out of your tutors WITHOUT ANALYZING.....NOT one fine Jazz Musician ever analyzed in the 1950s, never talked music at all - so no, youll never learn by analyzing at all.....they got the necessary chordal studies in 1940s and 50s and HEARD the music. Music is music, not words ....so stop analyzing and youll learn, otherwise, talking is NOT playing at all....do it the 1950s ways: learn music by practicing the music steps, thats an entirely different part of the brain than computer uses, and writing of words. Like Joe Pass said, when asked by some school music students with what are you thinking about when youre playing your solos?.....his reply: Im thinking that I have to stop at the store and get a quart of milk on the way home. enuff said. But....remember, chordal movements (progressions) can be moved around in soloing easily....but you need to know the steps, its not 10 easy lessons, and 1-2 books no....but doesnt take years like schools will try to tell you...weeks, months maybe a year or 2 at most if youre serious.but you must have the right chordal teachings.....there are 3 chord categories for soloing in Jazz: major, minor and 7th (or 9th, or 11th, or 13th).
Posted on: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 20:11:04 +0000
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