Jazz Guitar for Beginners: Improvisation in F/Dm with Chord Progressions
This guide for beginner jazz guitarists focuses on improvisation techniques using chords in the key of F and D minor. Explore various chord progressions, including Bb Maj7, Bm7b5, C#7/b9, and Dm7, as well as major and minor arpeggios. Learn the concept of the minor mode, the major diatonic scale, and how to integrate these into your playing. With insights into classic pieces like "One Note Samba," this resource aids in understanding jazz harmony and improvisation, enhancing your musical expression.
Jazz Guitar for Beginners: Improvisation in F/Dm with Chord Progressions
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Jazz Guitar 4 Beginners:Notes on ImprovisationTCC~ GG Preparata
Recap: Fooling around with chords In the tonality of F/Dm Progressions ~ ad libitum • Bb Maj7 (interm./1st fret) – Bm7/ b5- C#7/b9 – Dm7 (interm. 2nd form- see figure) – G7/11 (see figure) – A7/11 – Dm7 • One Note Samba (Jobim): • [A]:Dm7-C#7-C7 sus 4- Bm7b5 (int. 2) – [B]:Fm11 (int.2)- Bb7+5 (or13) –Eb Maj 7-Ab6 • Repat [A] and and end with Bb6 (or 13) Dm Fm 11 Bm7 b5 G7/11 9th fret
The Ubiquity of the Minor Mode Find your degrees • Rule for the Major Diatonic Scale Count: “tone-tone-semitone (3)-tone-tone-tone-semitone (7)” • T-T-St-T-T-T-sT • 1-2-three-4-5-6-seven • Back to our chords: • BbMaj7-Bm7b5-Dm (7)- G9 (high shape): • So you can play minor arpeggios on the fifth of a dominant chord • ALSO: play Gm11 and Cm11: you may play a minor scale/arpeggio of the 5th degree of Cm7: i.e., Gm7 (aside from the root) Arpeggios over MAJOR chords • Rule: 3 minors that preserve the sound of the major chord: • Minor built on the third degree: Cmaj-Em7; play arpeggios: same • Minor bulit on the sixth degree: Cmaj-Am • Minor built on the 7th degree, which yields a C Lydian: Cmaj7-Bm7
The Ubiquity of the Minor Mode In fact, the DMS has 4 minor relative modes: • Dorian (2nd) • Phrygian (3rd) • Aeolian (6th) • Locrian (7th) • E.g., Gmaj7: • G (R) ~ B (3) ~ E(6) ~ F# (7) • Pat Martino on Improvisation & the the Minor Mode at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGb3sexMlCE