SCALES & CHORDS
No site on jazz improvisation would be complete without an area on scales and chords. These are the building blocks of music. Here you will find a multitude of lessons on every scale and chord. It's not enough to just know these, you must have them mastered.
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| 12 Great A7 Dominant Blues Licks (Audio & PDF) | 048 | $10.00 |  |
The dominant chord is one of the most important and frequently encountered chords in all styles of music. From Jazz to Rock, from Funk to Pop, learning to play over the Dominant 7 chord is an essential requirement for any player. In this lesson I show you | |
| 12 Great D Minor Blues Scale Licks (Audio & PDF) | 010 | $10.00 |  |
Learn the language of The Blues and get those fingers moving! In this lesson, I demonstrate using the Blues Scale to create great licks you can use in your own playing. From slow Blues, to fast Funk, to Rock n' Roll. I show you how to go about getting y | |
| 24 Short Blues Licks (Video, Audio & PDF) | 107 | $10.00 |  |
In this lesson I take you through 24 short blues licks on alto sax. These are for the G blues scale on alto sax. I've also included a copy for the C blues scale if you want to play them on tenor sax also. I wrote these licks years ago for my students t | |
| 3625 Lesson 1 | 414 | $10.00 | |
In this video lesson, I teach you about the 3625 progression. The 3625 progression is very common in jazz music. I talk about the importance it has in jazz music and why you should learn this progression in every key. I demonstrate the progression o | |
| 4 Note Groupings Lesson 2 | 280 | $10.00 | |
Most jazz improvisation teachers will teach on 4 note groupings at one point or another. I had a few teachers as I was growing up that taught me this way. I remember studying out of "Patterns for Jazz" when I was a kid and working on 4 note groupings in | |
| Altered Dominant Bebop Scale Lesson 2 | 423 | $10.00 | |
This is another lesson on the Altered Dominant Bebop scale. I made lesson one quite awhile ago with the intention of really mastering this new scale that I had stumbled upon. Unfortunately, I got distracted and caught up with life as so often happens, a | |
| Altered Dominant Bebop Scale-Lesson 1 | 245 | $10.00 | |
This is a lesson on an exciting new concept that I have recently discovered. In this lesson I introduce you to what I call the Altered Dominant Bebop Scale. I have taken the Altered scale and turned it into a altered bebop scale. It is similar to the be | |
| Cool Piano Voicings Lesson 2 | 385 | $10.00 | |
If you are a saxophone player or play another solo instrument it is of prime importance that you learn piano or another chordal instrument. The best thing you can do for yourself is to learn some voicing on piano and start playing some chord progress | |
| Diatonic 7th Chords (Audio) | 044 | $10.00 |  |
Major Scales and their Diatonic 7th Chords form the backbone, the essential structure, of most of the music we want to play. In this lesson I discuss and demonstrate Diatonic 7th Chords. I talk about what they are and just how important it is to the impro | |
| Diatonic Fifth Patterns (Video, Audio & PDF) | 202 | $10.00 | |
Diatonic patterns are a must for any serious student of jazz. They are valuable because they give you tons of melodic material you can use, they equip you with a thorough knowledge of the major scale and by working on them you improve your technique. In t | |
| Diatonic Fourth Patterns (Video, Audio & PDF) | 203 | $10.00 | |
Diatonic patterns are a must for any serious student of jazz. They are valuable because they give you tons of melodic material you can use, they equip you with a thorough knowledge of the major scale and by working on them you improve your technique. In t | |
| Diatonic Patterns Lesson 3-Chromatic Approaches | 364 | $10.00 | |
In this lesson I introduce you to 8 diatonic patterns that all improvisers should know. These are patterns that all use a half step chromatic approach before each diatonic triad. I have included a few commons and 4 that are not so common that sound great! | |
| Diatonic Patterns-Lesson 1 (Video,Audio & PDF)) | 148 | $10.00 | |
In this lesson I introduce you to five common diatonic patterns that all improvisers should know. These are 4 note patterns that continue throughout a major scale. I show you how to practice these and then use them in your improvisation. Having a solid f | |
| Diatonic Patterns-Lesson 2 (Video,Audio & PDF)) | 149 | $10.00 | |
In this lesson I introduce you to common diatonic triad patterns that all improvisers should know. These are triads that are built off of every step of the major scale. I show you how to practice these and then use them in your improvisation. Having a so | |
| Diatonic Third Patterns (Video, Audio & PDF) | 204 | $10.00 | |
Diatonic patterns are a must for any serious student of jazz. They are valuable because they give you tons of melodic material you can use, they equip you with a thorough knowledge of the major scale and by working on them you improve your technique. In t | |
| Diminished Scale 7th Chords (Video & Audio) | 122 | $10.00 | |
In this lesson I take you on another approach to the diminished scale. In this lesson I talk about how to improvise using 2 diminished 7th chords on each diminished scale. Approaching the scale from this angle can really open up the possibilities for you. | |
| Dominant 7th Chords (Video & Audio) | 132 | $10.00 | |
In this lesson I introduce you to the dominant 7th chord. If you have worked on your major scales, triads and minor triads then this is a great next lesson for you. I talk about what the dominant 7th chord is, how to create it and what it sounds like. I | |
| Dominant Alteration Scale Choices (Video,Audio & PDF) | 208 | $10.00 | |
Do you ever wonder what to play on those dominant chords with the b9 13 or #9 b13 or b9 b13. It can be mind boggling. In this lesson I talk about the 11 most common dominant alterations and what scales sound best on them. I have included a PDF with the 1 | |
| Dominant Double Blues Scale Mastery (Video,Audio & PDF) | 185 | $10.00 | |
This is a pretty cool solo on how to use what I call the double blues scales over a dominant tonality. I go into detail on how use two blues scale over a dominant chord. For example, if you are playing over A7, I show you how to use the F# blues scale g | |
| From Scales to Improv (Audio) | 065 | $10.00 |  |
“I’ve learned my scales…Now what do I do with them???” If this sounds like you, you’re not alone. This is a question I hear from many of my own students. They’ve been practicing their scales and arpeggios but can’t seem to make the transition to soloing |