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Mixing up Improvisational Techniques and Concepts on "All Of Me"

Hi Folks,
Here is an idea that I've been working on- some groupings of notes in the Melodic minor mode and ways of making melodies with them.
-Tyler

Day 5 is similar to Day 4 with open position chords. Take notice of the final chord in this lesson. It's a Cm6 chord with the 11th in the top. This is a great voicing for minor chords. Be sure to memorize this one and put it through some different keys.

1:21 I say top 2 voices, I mean top three

2: 15 I say Bbmaj 9. I mean Bb-9(man 7)

I say confirmation. I mean Blues for Alice.

I say Ab-7 where I mean Bb-7

Song for My Father is a Great tune to study mainly because it has a couple dom 9 chords. Not altered, not diminished, just a 9 chords. We can get rid of the root and the fifth and add the 9th and the 13th. I do this in this etude.

Most of this tune can and should be played with rootless voicings ESPECIALLY with a bass player. Here I add the root but it's never with the chord. This is to make sure you can hear the voicings in context.

We have to be careful with rootless voicings. They can sometimes sounds like a different chord then they are supposed to be.

He said play an Ab dominant bebop scale over a Cmin7b5. It's interesting because a C-7b5 looks like a rootless Ab9 chord.

So I thought I'd pass it along here. I'm sure he has covered it in lessons, but I thought I would mention it.

Chinese Translation is for Chinese students
當網站上出現這種資源時，就是最好自己學習的時候，看你可以從這短短的幾小節，學到什麼東西。
PDF中任何一個和聲配置（Voicing）你都可以轉到不同的12個調中。
比如說第一個和弦，是Gminor6的開離和弦配置，你把它依照循環四度，轉到12個調裏，分別是G→C→F→Bb→Eb→Ab→Db→Gb→B→E→A→D→G
看你能不能打出每一個調minor6和弦，和聲配置就是這樣練。
然後節拍器開著，看能不能不掉拍子跟著速度演奏。
你可以得到學到很多很多開離和聲配置。

光是這樣這個PDF中就有學不完練不完的東西，加油：）