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Inspiration - take a listen to this examples of Jazz in a modern context.
Inspiration - take a listen to this examples of Jazz in a modern context.
Some modern uses of Jazz harmony in this awesome tune!
Jazz Project Enrichment has covered Snarky Puppy before1
Dirty Loops use lots of Jazz Harmony and Melody ideas!
Dirty Loops bored and jamming in lockdown!
Trombone Shorty is great fun, combining Jazz and modern music.
Unbelievable Jazz / Rock fusion album!
Tal Wilkenfeld on bass is phenomenal!
Jazz Tunes to Learn
Jazz Tunes to Learn
Instrumentalists - learn to play not just the chords, but also the melodies!
Instrumentalists - learn to play not just the chords, but also the melodies!
Vocalists - learn the melodies with lyrics, but also the melodies with no lyrics to improvise with!
Vocalists - learn the melodies with lyrics, but also the melodies with no lyrics to improvise with!
All - learn the scales associated with each piece!
All - learn the scales associated with each piece!
Watermelon Man
Watermelon Man
Jazz is heavily based on the blues. This piece demonstrates that brilliantly.
Jazz is heavily based on the blues. This piece demonstrates that brilliantly.
Learn this piece as a great starting point and make sure you learn to play the melody too!
You can improvise over this whole piece with the F Blues Scale - F, Ab, Bb, B, C, Eb.
However, start taking your improvisation further! Use dominant arpeggios for each of the other chord root notes. E.g. play C, E, G, Bb on the C7 chords.
Little Sunflower
Little Sunflower
Original - Tune in at 0.30
Listen to what you can do with it.
Great 1st Jazz tune, simple chords that don't change fast, simple melody, but you need to change scales to improvise over it and count the bars so you know when the chord changes happen! Practice changing scale over the chord changes and anticipating them coming!
Great 1st Jazz tune, simple chords that don't change fast, simple melody, but you need to change scales to improvise over it and count the bars so you know when the chord changes happen! Practice changing scale over the chord changes and anticipating them coming!
Dm7 sections use the D Dorian Mode (D, E, F, G, A, B, C)
Ebmaj7 section use Eb Lydian (Eb, F, G, A, Bb, C, D) - Eb Major scale will work too.
Dmaj7 section use D major scale.
Chameleon - Herbie Hancock
Chameleon - Herbie Hancock
Awesome tune, very well known and a lot of funky fun!
Awesome tune, very well known and a lot of funky fun!
Use Bb Dorian mode over this one - Bb, C, Db, Eb, F, G, Ab.
All of Me - Trickier, but take it slow.
All of Me - Trickier, but take it slow.
Great melody and use of Secondary Dominant chords. Notice the use of arpeggios for melodic phrases.
Great melody and use of Secondary Dominant chords. Notice the use of arpeggios for melodic phrases.
This tune is much easier to improvise over if you stop thinking about scales and use arpeggios of the chords!
Cmaj7 = C, E, G, B. E7 = E, G#, B, D A7 = A, C#, E, G Dm7 = D, F, A, C Am = A, C, E
D7 = D, F#, A, C. F = F, A, C. Fm = F, Ab, C. Em, E, G, B. G7 = G, B, D, F.
Mercy Mercy Mercy
Mercy Mercy Mercy
Very fun and can be funked up if done faster!
Very fun and can be funked up if done faster!
Mostly use Bb major scale = Bb, C, D, Eb, F, G, A.
However where you see Bb7/D you can use Bb mixolydian = Bb, C, D, Eb, F, G, Ab
Fly me to the moon
Fly me to the moon
Classic Jazz tune. Mainly travels around the cycle of 5ths in a few keys. Lots of different scale options but try:
Classic Jazz tune. Mainly travels around the cycle of 5ths in a few keys. Lots of different scale options but try:
Em7, Am7, D7 to Gmaj7 = Gmajor scale.
G7 to Cmaj7 = Cmajor scale
E7 to Am = Aminor (harmonic on the E7)
F#m7(b5), B7 to Em - Eminor (harmonic)
St Thomas
St Thomas
Fun easy tune in C major, however, notice how the chords go outside of the C major key a little, there is also a cool techniques called tri-tone substitution going on here too!
Fun easy tune in C major, however, notice how the chords go outside of the C major key a little, there is also a cool techniques called tri-tone substitution going on here too!
Again where chords go outside of the key try using arpeggios on them - F7 A7, Em7(b5), Bb7#11, A7#9, Ab7#11, C7, F#dim7.
Take Five - More Challenging
Take Five - More Challenging
Notice how this is in 5 time with a subdivision of 3 and 2.
All the things you are - more challenging
All the things you are - more challenging
Designer Stubble - Challenging - But Fun!
Designer Stubble - Challenging - But Fun!
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