25 Easy Ii

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When it comes to ending up being a fantastic jazz piano improvisation exercises improviser, it's everything about discovering jazz language. So unlike the 'half-step below technique' (which can be outside the scale), when approaching from over it seems far better when you keep your notes within the scale that you remain in. That's why it's called the 'chord range above' approach - it stays in the scale.

So instead of playing two 8 notes straight, which would last one quarter note ('one' - 'and'), you can divide that quarter note into 3 '8th note triplet' notes - where each note of the triplet coincides length. The initial improvisation method is 'chord tone soloing', which suggests to compose melodies making use of the 4 chord tones of the chord (1 3 5 7).

I generally play all-natural 9ths over a lot of chords - including all 3 chords of the major ii-V-I. This 'chordal appearance' sounds ideal if you play your right-hand man loudly, and left hand (chord) a bit more quiet - to make sure that the listener hears the melody note on top.

It's great for these units ahead out of scale, as long as they wind up dealing with to the 'target note' - which will usually be among the chord tones. The 'chord scale above' strategy - come before any type of chord tone (1 3 5 7) with the note over. In music, a 'triplet' is when you play 3 uniformly spaced notes in the space of two.

Now you can play this 5 note range (the wrong notes) over the same C small 7 chord in your left hand. With this technique you just play the very same notes that you're already playing in the chord. Chord scale over - half-step listed below - target note (e.g. E - C# - D).

The majority of jazz piano solos include a section where the tune stops, and the pianist plays a series of chord enunciations, to an intriguing rhythm. These include chord tone soloing, approach patterns, triplet rhythms, 'chordal structures', 'playing out' and much more.