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Intermediate Jazz - Putting it together
Wolfram:
Okay, so you got the basics down, now what? Here we try to learn how to apply it all in a faster paced, more practical way. If you know how to read music and understand your basic chord theory you can pretty much hang here. If you are struggling a bit, do sweat it, take a look at Jazz 101 and see if you can fill in the holes with something there and then hurry on back here so we can get you jamming. ;D
diverse379:
--- Quote from: Wolfram on June 26, 2008, 02:28:08 PM ---Okay, so you got the basics down, now what? Here we try to learn how to apply it all in a faster paced, more practical way. If you know how to read music and understand your basic chord theory you can pretty much hang here. If you are struggling a bit, do sweat it, take a look at Jazz 101 and see if you can fill in the holes with something there and then hurry on back here so we can get you jamming. ;D
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after you post your A/B voicings I would like to chime in with some left hand clusters and other combinations that can be used in conjunction with these voicings
I will wait my turn
Wolfram:
The first lesson we will look at here is based off of the II - V7 - I chord progression. This is an extremely popular progression in jazz and modern music that uses the AABA form. There are simple ways of thinking about setting yourself up for a basic comping pattern for these sort of tunes. We can place these patterns into A patterns and B patterns
In the "A" Pattern, your inital left hand voicing will start on the third. (You use this pattern for chords between C and F)
In the "B" Pattern, your initial left hand voicing will start on the seventh. (You use this pattern for chords between F# and B)
examples:
A Pattern: In C: II-9 = b3, 5, b7, 9 D(-9) F, A, C, E remember that the bass is playing the D (pedal)
V13 = b7, 9, 3, 13 G13 F, A, B, E G is played by bass or by pedal
I 6/9 = 3, 5, 6, 9 C 6/9 E, G, A, D C is played by bass or by pedal
B Pattern: In Ab: II-9 = b3, 5, b7, 9 Ab(-9) Gb, Bb, Cb, Eb remember that the bass is playing the Ab (pedal)
V13 = b7, 9, 3, 13 Db F, Bb, Cb, Eb Db is played by bass or by pedal
I 6/9 = 3, 5, 6, 9 Gb 6/9 Eb, Ab, Bb, Db Gb is played by bass or by pedal
Here is a worksheet for you to practice these patterns with. You will have to fill them in first :)... Let me know how things go!!!
WQLF
musallio:
Wow!!!!
Finally things will be easier for me..
I thought I was just going to take a decade to learn all these jazz voicings, but this is really going to make this a fun & quick road for me to travel..
I have just written out the chords for exercises 54 & 55..Now I just have to practice them as regularly as possible.
So what's lesson #2 sir? :) 8)
musallio:
Those 2 exercises are going to do me wonders, thanks Wolfram 8)
The "correct" (or rather intended) voicing did take some brains to figure since the numbered voicings in the B Patterns were not in the "right"order.
I was going to post the other number system I use (which bases all the 3 voicings for the 2-5-1 on the key that 1 is playing in), but for the sake of not confusing people, I shall not.
However, I am posting the method I used to construct the particular voicings I'll start off with:
IE,
Formulae to apply to to A Pattern keys [C to F]
-From II to the V, you move the 3rd note from Left down by a HS [-H].
-From V to the I, move the lowest note down by a HS & the other 3 notes down by WSs each [-H,-W,-W,-W].
eg, in key of EM:
II9 F#(-9) A,C#,E,G#
V13 B13 A,C#,D# [-H] ,G#
I6/9 E6/9 G# [-H] ,B,C#,F# [-W,-W,-W for other 3 notes]
Formulae to apply to to B Pattern keys [Gb/F# to Cb/B]
-From II to the V, you move the lowest note down by a HS [-H].
-From V to the I, move the lowest 2 notes down by WSs each & the 3rd from left note down by a HS & the note on top down by a WS [-W,-W,-H,-W].
eg, in key of BbM
II9 C(-9) Bb,D,Eb,G
V13 F13 A [-H],D,Eb,G
I6/9 Bb6/9 G [-W],C,D,F [-W,-H,-W for other 3 notes]
I hope this allows someone to have a systemmatic approach to viewing this.
I would also love to see which methods others used to identify the patterns.
Thanks.
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