25 Easy Ii

When it pertains to coming to be a great jazz improviser, it's all about discovering jazz piano improvisation sheet music language. So unlike the 'half-step below method' (which can be outside the scale), when coming close to from over it appears far better when you keep your notes within the scale that you're in. That's why it's called the 'chord range above' technique - it remains in the scale.

So instead of playing two 8 notes in a row, which would certainly last one quarter note ('one' - 'and'), you can separate that quarter note right into three 'eighth note triplet' notes - where each note of the triplet coincides size. The initial improvisation strategy is 'chord tone soloing', which implies to make up melodies making use of the 4 chord tones of the chord (1 3 5 7).

I typically play all-natural 9ths above a lot of chords - including all 3 chords of the significant ii-V-I. This 'chordal texture' appears finest if you play your right hand loudly, and left hand (chord) a bit quieter - so that the audience hears the melody note on the top.

Merely precede any kind of chord tone by playing the note a half-step below. To do this, walk up in half-steps (with the whole chromatic scale), and make note of all the notes that aren't in your current scale. Cm7 enunciation (7 9 3 5) with single tune note (C) played to intriguing rhythm.

Currently you can play this 5 note scale (the wrong notes) over the very same C small 7 chord in your left hand. With this strategy you simply play the exact same notes that you're currently playing in the chord. Chord scale above - half-step below - target note (e.g. E - C# - D).

NOTE: You additionally obtain a wonderful series of steps to play, from 7 - 1 - 9 - 3 - if you want to play a short range in your solo. Nonetheless, to stop your having fun from appearing predictable (and break out of eighth note pattern), you need to differ the rhythms now and then.