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Major 7th #5 Superimposition on Autumn Leaves

This is an improv concept that will be featured in Volume Two of The Complete Guide To Improvisation which will be coming out soon. I was working on this concept with a private guitar student this week at Berklee. Here is the concept applied over Autumn leaves. The concept involves superimposing a Maj 7th #5 structure over any chord and outlining the Maj 7 #5 chord in the improv. We can also use the related Symmetrical Augmented scale as well as use passing and approach notes to notes in the Maj 7 #5 structure.

Working on Voicings

Chinese Translation for Chinese Students

這個影片是講進階版的open closed voicing.
再已經很熟悉練習過後基本的open closed voicing後,簡單可以找到drop 2(把和弦第二個音移到最上面)
就可以來練練看這個進階版的voicing 練習。
例如C,G,D,E Tony把左右手voicing交換。變成D,E,C,G, Tony稱這個為Mike Maineiri 的voicing.

再例如Cminor7: D,E,G,Bb. 右手的兩個音互換,變成D,E,Bb,G。

*找一些你喜歡的Voicing, 然後換來換去,看你會不會發現新東西。
*找到一些小的音程的voicing(小二度minor2 之類的), 把它們放到低音處(左手)。
*小提醒:盡量避免Minor9的聲響。