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minor 11 chords moving in 5ths

toddc 28 May 2010

I would like to hear some insights into playing over minor 11 chords where the progression moves by a 5th. (Em11 > Bm11 > F#m11 > C#m11 > Abm11 > Ebm11 > Bbm11 > Fm11)

How would or do you get your head around this pattern?

Also your thoughts on voicings for this chord type would be appreciated for comping and soloing. Those changes are from One of the tunes I'm working on: Joe Lockes' Tarzani.

tia
-Todd

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tonymiceli Sat, 05/29/2010 - 03:03

interesting. i did a lesson (somewhere) on a lick that i practice to help me with that progression!

Start from the 7th of each chord and play down.

D B G E | A F# D B | E C# A F# etc.

if it was Emin Amin Dmin it's much easier. but this progression moving in 5ths is different. i just think work out patterns and try to move the progression to the back of your brain. that is so it becomes easier and easier to get around it.

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behng Sat, 05/29/2010 - 12:53

Hey Todd,

Here's a couple of voicings that I think work well for minor 11ths. Let's use Fm as our key; here's the notes from bottom to top:

Ab, Eb, G, Bb

Another one, drop the G down an octave:

G, Ab, Eb, Bb

And for piano, here's a six note voicing that's cool:

F, C, G, Ab, Eb, Bb

Hope that helps!

Behn

toddc Wed, 06/02/2010 - 18:20

How do you physically play the G Ab Eb Bb voicing?
Picture/Video please??????

Those shapes kill me.

They feels awful. Don't know what to do with my elbows.

Todd Canedy
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