25 Easy Ii

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Prepared to improve your jazz improvisation abilities for the piano? Extra just, if you're playing a song that's in swing time, then you're currently playing to a triplet feeling (you're envisioning that each beat is split right into three 8th note triplets - and every off-beat you play is delayed and played on the third triplet note (so you're not even playing two equally spaced eighth notes to begin with).

So instead of playing two 8 notes in a row, which would certainly last one quarter note ('one' - 'and'), you can split that quarter note right into 3 '8th note triplet' notes - where each note of the triplet is the same length. The first improvisation technique is 'chord tone soloing', which indicates to compose tunes utilizing the 4 chord tones of the chord (1 3 5 7).

I generally play natural 9ths over a lot of chords - consisting of all 3 chords of the major ii-V-I. This 'chordal structure' appears ideal if you play your right-hand man loudly, and left hand (chord) a little bit quieter - so that the listener hears the melody note ahead.

Simply precede any type of chord tone by playing the note a half-step listed below. To do this, stroll up in half-steps (through the whole chromatic range), and make note of all the notes that aren't in your present range. Cm7 enunciation (7 9 3 5) with solitary tune note (C) played to intriguing rhythm.

Currently you could play this 5 note scale (the incorrect notes) over the very same C minor 7 chord in your left hand. With this strategy you just play the same notes that you're already playing in the chord. Chord range over - half-step below - target note (e.g. E - C# - D).

Most jazz piano solos include an area where the tune quits, and the pianist plays a series of chord enunciations, to an interesting rhythm. These consist of chord tone soloing, method patterns, triplet rhythms, 'chordal appearances', 'playing out' and Bookmarks more.