When writing “Desafinado”, Jobim and Mendonça decided to write a tune with many of these unusual scale degree choices in the melody.
Minor progressions often contain altered tones which can be used to add interesting colours to your progressions and groves.
In this lesson, we explore rhythms, voicings and comping patterns for common chord progressions in major keys such as the 25, 251, & 1625.
When jamming with other musicians, you will be required to perform different roles from playing solo piano. Most of your time will be spent “comping”.
Mr. PC is a composition by John Coltrane, arguably the greatest jazz saxophone player of all time. We will apply everything from the Minor Blues Course.
In part 2 of this tutorial, we will introduce extended and altered chord voicings to create a richer and more sophisticated accompaniment.
“Summertime” is a favorite song amongst both singers and players. The form is nice and simple, and the lyrics are fantastic… particularly the 2nd verse.
The Christmas Song is also known as ‘Chesnuts Roasting On An Open Fire’ and this sentence is also the first line of the lyrics.
Now that you understand the basic blues form, it’s time to create the more interesting and sophisticated jazz blues progression.
Stella by Starlight is one of the most famous songs in the jazz repertoire and any serious jazz musician will know the chord changes to this important tune.
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