Let’s be honest – do you really know all of your major triads in all12 keys? Do you know the root position and the first and second inversions in all twelve keys? I mean really know – the kind of know that you don’t have to think about it you know it so well. Can […]
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The blues chord changes appear in more jazz songs than any other harmonic structure. The importance of learning how to play over these changes cannot be over emphasized. I am providing a workout on jazz blues in all 12 keys. Be sure to try Evan Tate’s 250 Jazz Patterns and Steve Neff’s blues lessons over […]
“The Ultimate II-V-I Primer” is another excellent publication from Steve Neff. This book targets the beginning improvisor but the material is beneficial to any aspiring jazz improvisor. The book begins with an introduction and a few test progressions. If you can’t play through all of the test progressions, you need to take time to work […]
Steve Neff is a wonderful sax player and has written a number of eBooks and other instructional material. “Best Minor II-V-I Patterns” consists of 80 Minor II-V-I patterns. Each pattern is four bars and includes the pattern in all 12 keys. The first measure is a ii7b5 chord. The second measure is a V7b9 followed […]
Are you interested in learning how to improve your ability to improvise over static harmony such as grooves or modal songs? If you answered yes, read on. I first learned about neighbor tones from Bert Ligon’s “Jazz Theory Resources Volume One” book. Chapter 4 of this book contans a 6 page section entitled “Neighbor Tones”. […]
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