{"id":10290,"date":"2019-01-17T13:22:38","date_gmt":"2019-01-17T12:22:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/?p=10290"},"modified":"2024-11-26T15:45:06","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T14:45:06","slug":"all-blues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/all-blues\/","title":{"rendered":"All Blues &#8211; Melody, Chords, and Improvisation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"line-height: 160%; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;\">Kind of Blue, Miles Davis&#8217; best-selling album, was released in 1959. The entire album was composed as a series of modal sketches, in which each performer was given a set of modes that defined the parameters of their improvisation. While So What is the most famous tune of the album, All Blues is definitely a runner-up in terms of popularity, and a good addition to your standard repertoire.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10546 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/miles-davis-all-blues.jpg\" alt=\"Miles Davis - All Blues\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/miles-davis-all-blues.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/miles-davis-all-blues-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/miles-davis-all-blues-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/miles-davis-all-blues-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/miles-davis-all-blues-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/miles-davis-for-guitar\/#sowhat\">So What<\/a> is built around the Dorian mode, All Blues is built around the Mixolydian mode. If these scales are new to you, check out our lesson on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/guitar-modes\/\">guitar modes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>All Blues is a 12-bar blues in 6\/8, but not a blues in the strict sense of the word. The tune has a lot of bluesy aspects, but it doesn&#8217;t have the usual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/jazz-blues-chord-progressions\/\">blues chord progression<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In this lesson, you will learn to play the melody of All Blues, the chords, and how to improvise over its form.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<span style=\"--tl-form-height-m:555.828px;--tl-form-height-t:361.672px;--tl-form-height-d:361.672px;\" class=\"tl-placeholder-f-type-shortcode_10980 tl-preload-form\"><span><\/span><\/span>\n<h2>All Blues &#8211; The Melody<\/h2>\n<p>Here is how I usually play All Blues&#8217; theme.<\/p>\n<p>I play most of the melody with single notes, except for a few passages where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/17-essential-jazz-guitar-chords-beginners\/\">chords<\/a> are added.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Backing Track<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"waveplayer-container\"><div id=\"waveplayer-b95d3127c0542be5fc87a0c63e146e90-6a500d33e6730\" class=\"waveplayer loading wvpl-skin-w2-evolution wvpl-palette-800e3a14c86733ad9ccc96fd80850d88 wvpl-style-light wvpl-size-xs wvpl-shape-rounded \" data-limit=\"0\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-config_id=\"b95d3127c0542be5fc87a0c63e146e90\" data-instance_id=\"b95d3127c0542be5fc87a0c63e146e90-6a4e661cafb13\">\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-left-box\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/audiobg.png)\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-interface\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-volume-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-info\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-prev wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-play\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-next wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-volume wvpl-volume_up\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-poster\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-right-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-overlay\">\n\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#waveform-animation\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"percentage\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading-progress\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"message\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-position\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-duration\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-waveform\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-infobar\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playing-info\"><div class=\"wvpl-infoblock\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><i>Listen &amp; Play Along<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"waveplayer-container\"><div id=\"waveplayer-75a855056bb0966c031d85a6d8e3f4c8-6a500d33e7706\" class=\"waveplayer loading wvpl-skin-w2-evolution wvpl-palette-800e3a14c86733ad9ccc96fd80850d88 wvpl-style-light wvpl-size-xs wvpl-shape-rounded \" data-limit=\"0\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-config_id=\"75a855056bb0966c031d85a6d8e3f4c8\" data-instance_id=\"75a855056bb0966c031d85a6d8e3f4c8-6a4e661cb19ee\">\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-left-box\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/audiobg.png)\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-interface\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-volume-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-info\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-prev wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-play\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-next wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-volume wvpl-volume_up\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-poster\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-right-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-overlay\">\n\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#waveform-animation\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"percentage\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading-progress\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"message\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-position\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-duration\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-waveform\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-infobar\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playing-info\"><div class=\"wvpl-infoblock\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10312 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/all-blues-theme-1.gif\" alt=\"All Blues melody\" width=\"720\" height=\"1079\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/all-blues-theme-2.gif\" alt=\"All Blues melody page 2\" width=\"720\" height=\"506\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10711\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>All Blues &#8211; Intro &amp; Chord Vamp<\/h2>\n<p>Here&#8217;s how you can play the basic accompaniment that&#8217;s played by the piano on Miles Davis&#8217; recording of All Blues.<\/p>\n<p>The first 4 measures also work as an intro.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"waveplayer-container\"><div id=\"waveplayer-e31c44a35021f882a4f45bfd17725baf-6a500d33e8349\" class=\"waveplayer loading wvpl-skin-w2-evolution wvpl-palette-800e3a14c86733ad9ccc96fd80850d88 wvpl-style-light wvpl-size-xs wvpl-shape-rounded \" data-limit=\"0\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-config_id=\"e31c44a35021f882a4f45bfd17725baf\" data-instance_id=\"e31c44a35021f882a4f45bfd17725baf-6a4e661cb283c\">\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-left-box\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/audiobg.png)\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-interface\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-volume-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-info\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-prev wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-play\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-next wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-volume wvpl-volume_up\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-poster\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-right-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-overlay\">\n\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#waveform-animation\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"percentage\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading-progress\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"message\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-position\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-duration\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-waveform\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-infobar\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playing-info\"><div class=\"wvpl-infoblock\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10293 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/all-blues-intro.gif\" alt=\"All Blues Intro\" width=\"720\" height=\"756\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>All Blues &#8211; Harmonic Analysis &amp; Improvisation<\/h2>\n<p>The basic guitar mode you can use to improvise over All Blues is\u00a0G Mixolydian.<\/p>\n<p>Many people play a C7 in the 5th and 6th measure. This is not entirely correct because the bass keeps playing a G, while the piano player plays variations of C7.<\/p>\n<p>The mode to use on that part of All Blues is G Dorian.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10520\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/all-blues-chords.png\" alt=\"All Blues chords\" width=\"779\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/all-blues-chords.png 779w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/all-blues-chords-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/all-blues-chords-768x478.png 768w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/all-blues-chords-585x364.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"grey\">What Can You Play On The G7?<\/h3>\n<p><strong>G Mixolydian<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As mentioned above, the first mode of choice over the G7 chord is the G Mixolydian mode:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/G-mixolydian.png\" alt=\"G Mixolydian mode\" width=\"779\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/G-mixolydian.png 779w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/G-mixolydian-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/G-mixolydian-768x260.png 768w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/G-mixolydian-585x198.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t limit yourself to this position though, learn to play this scale over the entire neck:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10539\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/G-mixolydian-scale.png\" alt=\"G Mixolydian scale\" width=\"779\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/G-mixolydian-scale.png 779w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/G-mixolydian-scale-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/G-mixolydian-scale-768x260.png 768w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/G-mixolydian-scale-585x198.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>G Major Blues Scale<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Another option to play over the G7 is the G major pentatonic scale or the G major <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/blues-scales\/\">blues scale<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the root position of the G major blues scale (again, don&#8217;t limit yourself to this position, use the entire neck). The b<span class=\"style9\">lue notes<\/span>\u00a0are shown in <span style=\"color: blue; font-weight: bold;\">blue<\/span>. Use them to slide, hammer or pull into the 9 or 3.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/G-major-blues-scale.png\" alt=\"G major blues scale\" width=\"779\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/G-major-blues-scale.png 779w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/G-major-blues-scale-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/G-major-blues-scale-768x260.png 768w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/G-major-blues-scale-585x198.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>G Minor Blues Scale<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Another option to play over G7 is the G <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/minor-pentatonic-scale\/\">minor pentatonic scale<\/a> or the G minor blues scale.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10537\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/G-minor-blues-scale.png\" alt=\"G minor blues scale\" width=\"779\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/G-minor-blues-scale.png 779w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/G-minor-blues-scale-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/G-minor-blues-scale-768x260.png 768w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/G-minor-blues-scale-585x198.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;\">Example 1 &#8211; G7<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This first example uses the G Mixolydian scale in 2 positions combined with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/chromaticism-how-to-add-chromatic-notes\/\">chromatic notes<\/a> and a Dsus4 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/guitar-arpeggios\/\">arpeggio<\/a> in the second bar.<\/p>\n<p>Because of the bluesy nature of the song, double stops and such also work well (last bar).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"waveplayer-container\"><div id=\"waveplayer-dd7d19f2cb8bdf53eb521e7c3fea0f62-6a500d33e8f14\" class=\"waveplayer loading wvpl-skin-w2-evolution wvpl-palette-800e3a14c86733ad9ccc96fd80850d88 wvpl-style-light wvpl-size-xs wvpl-shape-rounded \" data-limit=\"0\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-config_id=\"dd7d19f2cb8bdf53eb521e7c3fea0f62\" data-instance_id=\"dd7d19f2cb8bdf53eb521e7c3fea0f62-6a4e661cb3683\">\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-left-box\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/audiobg.png)\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-interface\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-volume-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-info\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-prev wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-play\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-next wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-volume wvpl-volume_up\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-poster\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-right-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-overlay\">\n\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#waveform-animation\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"percentage\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading-progress\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"message\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-position\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-duration\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-waveform\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-infobar\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playing-info\"><div class=\"wvpl-infoblock\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/all-blues-lick-1.gif\" alt=\"All Blues lick 1\" width=\"720\" height=\"205\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;\">Example 2 &#8211; G7<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In modal songs, you&#8217;ve got to find ways to make your solos interesting because the harmony doesn&#8217;t help you much. One of the things you can do is put some large intervals in your soloing lines.<\/p>\n<p>This example uses major and minor sixths in the G Mixolydian scale.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/mixolydian-in-6th-intervals.png\" alt=\"G Mixolydian scale in 6th intervals\" width=\"779\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/mixolydian-in-6th-intervals.png 779w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/mixolydian-in-6th-intervals-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/mixolydian-in-6th-intervals-768x260.png 768w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/mixolydian-in-6th-intervals-585x198.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"waveplayer-container\"><div id=\"waveplayer-ef5c80cc287b8fa77493e5333a44ac7b-6a500d33e9adc\" class=\"waveplayer loading wvpl-skin-w2-evolution wvpl-palette-800e3a14c86733ad9ccc96fd80850d88 wvpl-style-light wvpl-size-xs wvpl-shape-rounded \" data-limit=\"0\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-config_id=\"ef5c80cc287b8fa77493e5333a44ac7b\" data-instance_id=\"ef5c80cc287b8fa77493e5333a44ac7b-6a4e661cb449e\">\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-left-box\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/audiobg.png)\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-interface\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-volume-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-info\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-prev wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-play\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-next wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-volume wvpl-volume_up\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-poster\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-right-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-overlay\">\n\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#waveform-animation\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"percentage\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading-progress\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"message\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-position\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-duration\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-waveform\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-infobar\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playing-info\"><div class=\"wvpl-infoblock\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10297\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/all-blues-lick-2.gif\" alt=\"All Blues lick 2\" width=\"720\" height=\"206\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;\">Example 3 &#8211; G7<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Using arpeggios with a lot of tensions can also help to open the sound in modal tunes.<\/p>\n<p>In the first bar of this example, I play an Fmaj7 arpeggio over G7.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table class=\"tableizer-table\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"tableizer-firstrow\">\n<th style=\"border-top: 0; text-align: center; color: red; width: 40%;\">Fmaj7 Arpeggio<\/th>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">F<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">A<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">C<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">E<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tableizer-firstrow\">\n<th style=\"border-bottom: 0; text-align: center;\">Played over G7<\/th>\n<td>b7<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In bar 2, I play a Bm7b5 arpeggio over G7, which produces a 9 sound.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table class=\"tableizer-table\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"tableizer-firstrow\">\n<th style=\"border-top: 0; text-align: center; color: red; width: 40%;\">Bm7b5 Arpeggio<\/th>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">B<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">D<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">F<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tableizer-firstrow\">\n<th style=\"border-bottom: 0; text-align: center;\">Played over G7<\/th>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>b7<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"waveplayer-container\"><div id=\"waveplayer-6745927cc86738535257837f824cbd7a-6a500d33ea6b3\" class=\"waveplayer loading wvpl-skin-w2-evolution wvpl-palette-800e3a14c86733ad9ccc96fd80850d88 wvpl-style-light wvpl-size-xs wvpl-shape-rounded \" data-limit=\"0\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-config_id=\"6745927cc86738535257837f824cbd7a\" data-instance_id=\"6745927cc86738535257837f824cbd7a-6a4e661cb52d6\">\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-left-box\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/audiobg.png)\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-interface\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-volume-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-info\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-prev wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-play\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-next wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-volume wvpl-volume_up\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-poster\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-right-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-overlay\">\n\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#waveform-animation\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"percentage\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading-progress\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"message\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-position\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-duration\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-waveform\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-infobar\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playing-info\"><div class=\"wvpl-infoblock\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10299\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/all-blues-lick-3.gif\" alt=\"All Blues lick 3\" width=\"720\" height=\"203\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"grey\">What can you play on the Gm6 (C7) in bars 5 and 6?<\/h3>\n<p><strong>G Dorian Mode<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The most obvious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/easy-jazz-guitar-scales\/\">scale<\/a> choice to play over the Gm6 (or C9, depending on how you look at it), is the G Dorian mode (=C Mixolydian mode).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/G-dorian-mode.png\" alt=\"G Dorian mode\" width=\"779\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/G-dorian-mode.png 779w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/G-dorian-mode-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/G-dorian-mode-768x260.png 768w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/G-dorian-mode-585x198.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>G Minor Blues Scale<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An option that works well is to play G Mixolydian on the G7 of bars 1-4 and play the G minor blues scale on C7 in bars 5-6.<\/p>\n<p>If you start with the G blues on the G7 you get bored of the sound sooner and the effect is more dramatic if you introduce the G blues scale on the C7.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;\">Example 4 &#8211; G7, the\u00a0transition to C7, and C7<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In this example I want to show you 3 things:<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0\u00a0In the first 3 bars, I use a phrase that is transposed. Motivic melodies like this work well on modal tunes and grab the listener&#8217;s attention.<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0Although there is no real modulation to C7 in the 5th bar because the bass stays G, it sounds like it is going to C7 because the harmony changes to G minor. Because of this, you can use what you usually play on a blues.<\/p>\n<p>In the 4th bar,\u00a0for example, I use the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/altered-scale-for-guitar\/\">G altered scale<\/a>, as I would normally do to go to C7.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7398\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/altered-scale-1.png\" alt=\"Altered scale fingering 1\" width=\"779\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/altered-scale-1.png 779w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/altered-scale-1-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/altered-scale-1-768x255.png 768w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/altered-scale-1-585x194.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0In the 2 last bars, I use a\u00a0G Dorian scale.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"waveplayer-container\"><div id=\"waveplayer-07c03e48a00f696e8d7140cca2727168-6a500d33eb25e\" class=\"waveplayer loading wvpl-skin-w2-evolution wvpl-palette-800e3a14c86733ad9ccc96fd80850d88 wvpl-style-light wvpl-size-xs wvpl-shape-rounded \" data-limit=\"0\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-config_id=\"07c03e48a00f696e8d7140cca2727168\" data-instance_id=\"07c03e48a00f696e8d7140cca2727168-6a4e661cb6107\">\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-left-box\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/audiobg.png)\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-interface\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-volume-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-info\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-prev wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-play\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-next wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-volume wvpl-volume_up\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-poster\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-right-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-overlay\">\n\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#waveform-animation\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"percentage\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading-progress\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"message\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-position\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-duration\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-waveform\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-infobar\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playing-info\"><div class=\"wvpl-infoblock\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10301\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/all-blues-lick-4.gif\" alt=\"All Blues lick 4\" width=\"720\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"grey\">What can you play on the D7#9 and Eb7#9?<\/h3>\n<p>The D7#9 and Eb7#9 in bars 9 and 10 are the\u00a0hardest part\u00a0of All Blues&#8217; chord changes.<\/p>\n<p>These chords are normally used on a minor blues, but here they are used in the context of a major blues.<\/p>\n<p>The tensions used by Miles Davis make it hard to tell which scale he was thinking of. This is purely a theoretical thing and doesn&#8217;t matter so much, but it makes it interesting none the less.<\/p>\n<p>Miles Davis uses a\u00a0#9\u00a0and a\u00a0natural 5th\u00a0on both chords in his solos. Usually, an altered scale is used on a #9 scale, but an altered scale has a b5 and a #5, but no natural 5.<\/p>\n<p>Theoretically, I can think of 2 scales where this could come from:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Half-Whole Diminished Scale<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Use the D\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/dominant-diminished-scale\/\">half-whole diminished scale<\/a> (aka dominant diminished scale) on D7#9 and the Eb half-whole diminished scale on Eb7#9.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10532\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/D-diminished-scale.png\" alt=\"D diminished scale\" width=\"779\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/D-diminished-scale.png 779w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/D-diminished-scale-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/D-diminished-scale-768x260.png 768w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/D-diminished-scale-585x198.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>The G Harmonic Minor Scale<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On D7, use the G <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/harmonic-minor-scale-jazz\/\">harmonic minor scale<\/a> with an added b7 (the #9 of D7).<\/p>\n<p>You can also alter the chords completely and play the\u00a0D altered scale\u00a0on D7#9 and\u00a0Eb altered scale\u00a0on Eb7#9.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;\">Example 5 &#8211; D7#9 Eb7#9<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In this example, I play the\u00a0G harmonic minor scale with added b7\u00a0(the second note).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"waveplayer-container\"><div id=\"waveplayer-18b631559656d887e7f1db107fdc554c-6a500d33ebdfe\" class=\"waveplayer loading wvpl-skin-w2-evolution wvpl-palette-800e3a14c86733ad9ccc96fd80850d88 wvpl-style-light wvpl-size-xs wvpl-shape-rounded \" data-limit=\"0\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-config_id=\"18b631559656d887e7f1db107fdc554c\" data-instance_id=\"18b631559656d887e7f1db107fdc554c-6a4e661cb6f19\">\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-left-box\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/audiobg.png)\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-interface\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-volume-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-info\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-prev wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-play\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-next wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-volume wvpl-volume_up\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-poster\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-right-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-overlay\">\n\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#waveform-animation\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"percentage\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading-progress\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"message\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-position\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-duration\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-waveform\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-infobar\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playing-info\"><div class=\"wvpl-infoblock\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10310\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/all-blues-lick-d4.gif\" alt=\"All Blues lick 5\" width=\"720\" height=\"202\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;\">Example 6 &#8211; D7#9 Eb7#9<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This example uses simple\u00a0dominant 7 arpeggios\u00a0mixed with chromatic notes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"waveplayer-container\"><div id=\"waveplayer-497db07528e19c90cbf7f5e7e197e93a-6a500d33ec9a0\" class=\"waveplayer loading wvpl-skin-w2-evolution wvpl-palette-800e3a14c86733ad9ccc96fd80850d88 wvpl-style-light wvpl-size-xs wvpl-shape-rounded \" data-limit=\"0\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-config_id=\"497db07528e19c90cbf7f5e7e197e93a\" data-instance_id=\"497db07528e19c90cbf7f5e7e197e93a-6a4e661cb7d30\">\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-left-box\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/audiobg.png)\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-interface\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-volume-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-info\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-prev wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-play\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-next wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-volume wvpl-volume_up\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-poster\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-right-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-overlay\">\n\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#waveform-animation\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"percentage\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading-progress\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"message\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-position\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-duration\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-waveform\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-infobar\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playing-info\"><div class=\"wvpl-infoblock\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10307\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/all-blues-lick-d1.gif\" alt=\"All Blues lick 6\" width=\"720\" height=\"202\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;\">Example 7 &#8211; D7#9 Eb7#9<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In the next example, I emphasize the\u00a0#9\u00a0(f) and finish with a simple chromatic idea in the last measure.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"waveplayer-container\"><div id=\"waveplayer-86fd85b0d98264e9dbf451aa075a5c71-6a500d33ed557\" class=\"waveplayer loading wvpl-skin-w2-evolution wvpl-palette-800e3a14c86733ad9ccc96fd80850d88 wvpl-style-light wvpl-size-xs wvpl-shape-rounded \" data-limit=\"0\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-config_id=\"86fd85b0d98264e9dbf451aa075a5c71\" data-instance_id=\"86fd85b0d98264e9dbf451aa075a5c71-6a4e661cb8b2f\">\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-left-box\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/audiobg.png)\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-interface\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-volume-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-info\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-prev wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-play\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-next wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-volume wvpl-volume_up\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-poster\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-right-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-overlay\">\n\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#waveform-animation\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"percentage\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading-progress\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"message\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-position\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-duration\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-waveform\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-infobar\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playing-info\"><div class=\"wvpl-infoblock\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10308\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/all-blues-lick-d2.gif\" alt=\"All Blues lick d2\" width=\"720\" height=\"202\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;\">Example 8 &#8211; D7#9 Eb7#9<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In this last example, I use 2 minor pentatonic scales.<\/p>\n<p>D minor pentatonic over D7#9:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table class=\"tableizer-table\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"tableizer-firstrow\">\n<th style=\"border-top: 0; width: 40%; text-align: center; color: red;\">D Minor Pentatonic Scale<\/th>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">D<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">F<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">G<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">A<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tableizer-firstrow\">\n<th style=\"border-bottom: 0; width: 40%; text-align: center;\">Played over D7#9<\/th>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>#9<\/td>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>b7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And Eb minor pentatonic over Eb7#9.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"waveplayer-container\"><div id=\"waveplayer-12c590f328a1a4911615f693c417a9da-6a500d33ee0f0\" class=\"waveplayer loading wvpl-skin-w2-evolution wvpl-palette-800e3a14c86733ad9ccc96fd80850d88 wvpl-style-light wvpl-size-xs wvpl-shape-rounded \" data-limit=\"0\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-config_id=\"12c590f328a1a4911615f693c417a9da\" data-instance_id=\"12c590f328a1a4911615f693c417a9da-6a4e661cb994f\">\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-left-box\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/audiobg.png)\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-interface\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-volume-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-info\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-prev wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-play\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-next wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-volume wvpl-volume_up\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-poster\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-right-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-overlay\">\n\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#waveform-animation\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"percentage\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading-progress\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"message\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-position\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-duration\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-waveform\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-infobar\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playing-info\"><div class=\"wvpl-infoblock\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10309\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/all-blues-lick-d3.gif\" alt=\"All Blues lick d3\" width=\"720\" height=\"202\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kind of Blue, Miles Davis&#8217; 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