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But you remember (as this is about jazz blues) that we did All Blues some time back. I admit to delving into theory knowledge over the D7 and Eb7#9, often played as 7#9b13.
In the end I came up with a few cool sounds for it, like the F and Gb major triads. Probably couldn't have done that without insider information
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01-04-2022 03:19 PM
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Originally Posted by alltunes
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Originally Posted by Neer
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Originally Posted by ragman1
While with Bebop, it is more like going on a ride. And the biggest thing is the way playing chord tones on strong beats just lights up my brain, especially when those extensions are thrown in. Its kind of exciting to finally be able to identify these attributes of a solo.
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Originally Posted by ragman1
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Sco playing blues (his solo starts at about 2:15).
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Originally Posted by jameslovestal
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Originally Posted by rpjazzguitar
So, I conclude that like you said, even over a basic F7, one can play lines that include upper extensions and altered tones, and it can sound great when done correctly. So I no longer worry as much about the harmony.
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I have also come across some nice substitutions that really got my attention. Playing a Dmi7 arpeggio over the F7 in and F Blues for example. Also, the Natural D Minor Scale shares a lot of the same notes as the F7 chord, so if you have a nice D Minor line, it might sound good over the F7.
I think this is kind of what I used to hear Pat Martino did in his earlier years, "Minor Conversion" I think it was called, or something like that. I have got to say that I am now a believer in the sounds it can give.
Back to the woodshed....
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One of the cool things about the blues is, that you can learn the majority of what you need to know to become a fantastic musician just by learning to play superb blues. If you really analyze the blues forms thoroughly enough and apply the concepts, you'll see that it's essentially all there. IMO that's a really cool thing about the blues
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This site has so much on it. I found an old thread that tackles the subject of Jazz Blues Improvisation. There is some good stuff in there but they seem to run off the poor young man who started the thread, lol.
Improvising over a Jazz Blues
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