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| 11 random tones |
| An example from the Interval lesson, one of the SongTrellis music lessons. |
| 12 chromatic pitches above C7Alt |
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| 12 tone ascending |
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| 3-31-01 rhythm |
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| Aeolian |
| One of the church modes. You can play the A Aeolian scale by playing the white keys of the piano from A up to the next A.
An example from the Scale lesson, one of the SongTrellis music lessons. |
| All minor third blues idea |
| A phrase that uses nothing but the minor 3rd interval played up and down repeatedly. Eric Clapton used this on one his songs with Cream. I'm sure Muddie Waters and other blues guys have used this to death. I don't have time to research it this afternoon. If anyone recognizes this, your task is to identify places where this blues cliche has been used on recordings. To be used as an instructional example on Blues, Thunder, and Beauty. |
| Blue Bossa using II7(b5)-V7alt-Imi(MA7) |
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| C 7 example |
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| C 7(b5) example |
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| C dim. example |
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| C dim7 example |
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| C diminished-whole tone scale over C7alt family chords |
| This example demonstrates that the C diminished-whole tone scale sounds acceptable when it played over three altered chord types that sound similar to one another: C7alt, C7(#5) and C7(b5). |
| C example |
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| C Ma6 examples |
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| C Ma7 examples |
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| C melodic minor line over Dmi7(b5)-G7alt-Cmi(MA7) |
This example presents a melody line that uses only the notes of C melodic minor above the chord sequence Dmi7(b5)-G7alt-Cmi(MA7) .
This is usually considered to be an inferior solution for improvising over minor II-V-I progressions. Here's a demonstration of a better approach. |
| C mi example |
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| C mi6 example |
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| C mi7 example |
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| C mi7(b5) example |
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| C triad 1st Inversion |
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| C triad stack |
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| C triad-3 octave spread |
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| C+ example |
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| C7(#5) example |
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| C7(b9) example |
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| C7alt family of chords |
| This example demonstrates the similarity between C7alt, C7(#5) and C7(b5) chords. |
| C7sus example |
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| CMa7(#5) example |
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| Complete P4 7th chord cycle |
| Progression of dominant 7th chords that circles entirely around the cycle of 4ths. |
| Complete P4 cycle |
| Progression of major triads that circles entirely around the cycle of 4ths. |
| Complete P4 mi7(b5) chord cycle |
| Progression of mi7(b5) chords that circles entirely around the cycle of 4ths. |
| Complete P4 minor triad chord cycle |
| Progression of minor triad chords that circles entirely around the cycle of 4ths. |
| Complete P5 major triad chord cycle |
| Progression of major triad chords that circles entirely around the cycle of 5ths. |
| Diminished Whole-Tone |
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| Dmi7-G7 twice |
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| Dorian |
| An example from the Scale lesson, one of the SongTrellis music lessons. |
| F7 example voicings |
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| G7-C7-F7-BbMA7 sequence |
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| G7-G7-C7-C7-F7-BbMA7 twice |
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| G7-G7-C7-C7-F7-BbMA7(8bar) |
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| Gmi7-C7 twice |
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| I-IV-I-V-I |
| Example of a I-IV-I-V-I cadential progression. |
| I-IV-V-I |
| Example of a I-IV-V-I cadential progression. |
| I6-IV7-VII7-III7-VI7-II7-V7-I6 |
| Example of a progression that travels away from I to IV7 and then back to I by following the cycle of 4ths. |
| I6-IVMa7-V7-I6 |
| Example of a I6-IVMa7-V7-I6 cadential progression. |
| II-V-I progression in C minor |
| This example will let you hear the most characteristic II-V-I progression in C minor: Dmi7(b5)-G7alt-Cmi(MA7). |
| Line using best scales for minor II-V-I in C |
This example presents a melody line that uses notes drawn from the best scales (D Locrian(#2), G diminished-whole tone and C melodic minor) that fit the chord sequence Dmi7(b5)-G7alt-Cmi(MA7) .
This example was crafted to answer a question about the harmonies used in Kenny Dorham's Blue Bossa. |
| Locrian |
| An example from the Scale lesson, one of the SongTrellis music lessons. |
| Locrian #2 |
| An example from the Scale lesson, one of the SongTrellis music lessons. |
| Lydian |
| An example from the Scale lesson, one of the SongTrellis music lessons. |
| Lydian augmented |
| An example from the Scale lesson, one of the SongTrellis music lessons. |
| Lydian dominant |
| An example from the Scale lesson, one of the SongTrellis music lessons. |
| m2 intervals ascending chromatically |
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| Major |
| An example from the Scale lesson, one of the SongTrellis music lessons. |
| Major Pentatonic scale |
| An example from the Scale lesson, one of the SongTrellis music lessons. |
| Melodic Minor |
| An example from the Scale lesson, one of the SongTrellis music lessons. |
| Melody on the chords of C Lydian Dominant |
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| Minor Pentatonic scale |
| An example from the Scale lesson, one of the SongTrellis music lessons. |
| Mixoydian |
| An example from the Scale lesson, one of the SongTrellis music lessons. |
| Octave interval example |
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| Phrygian |
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| Play a descending chromatic scale |
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| removes C# and F# |
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| removes E, G, A# and B |
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