The Gb7 chord I play at the very end is a tritone substitution. Since my goal is to play an F7 chord in bar 5 I just played a chord a half step higher.The tritone substitution is a cool jazz harmony technique. But, the way I was able to make it truly sparkle in this example ...
V7b9 Chord Substitution Bluegrass – Section Jazz Lessons Lesson Lists By Style Chromatic exercises and lines My Path Suggested Learning Studies Improv Any Style – Using 3 Unique Approaches! (overview) Rhythm Changes – the standard of Jazz Fake Books – what are they? Second Octave Intervals –...
Notice how the root moves to the top to give us a first inversion maj7 chord. Then, the third, on the bottom in the first inversion, moves to the top to give us a second inversion maj7 chord. This puts the fifth on the bottom, which moves to the top to give us a third inversio...
wheresubstitutingadominantchordatri-toneawaywillcreateaverycolorful relationshipbetweenchordandmelody.Again,carefulreviewofthemelody/chord relationshipmayruleouttheuseofthissubstitution. EXAMPLE5 KrisBerg-5- TEXASBANDMASTERSASSOCIATION•CONVENTION/CLINIC2010 •SecondaryDominants Aconceptoftenusedinbigbandwritingisth...
Here are thechords for the chart: To begin with, we will take the first chord for the basicIonian/Majorsound. Here we have achord/triad of G Major over thebass note Cas asubstitutionfor Cmaj7: Next, we have aC Doriantonality. For this I am employing a7sus4chord with a triad ofBb ...
I had the chord changes and that was about it. They were so busy phrasing or coming in when they wanted to come in. That forced you get into their heads and made you listen to what they were doing. The first thing you learn playing as an accompanist is how to listen. When you do...