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Re: Beginning Jazz

Author: Chris P
Date: 2008-01-23 20:15

Learn pentatonic scales to start with - a lot of tunes and plenty of solos are made of pentatonic scales.

Eg. C Major pentatonic is C-D-E-G-A-C, and D minor pentatonic is D-F-G-A-C-D (which works well with 12-bar Blues). But these are just two examples - they can be played in any key using the same intervals between notes.

Also try these scales in different patterns going up and down - such as C-G-D-A-E-C and back down, or going up starting on C-D-E-G, D-E-G-A, E-G-A-C, G-A-C-D, etc. and down again.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.

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