Sound fresh and outside over 2-5-1 jazz chords with pentatonic triads


This is an exercise utilizing pentatonic 3rds over a 2-5-1 progression. Not really "outside" but dissonant as we are outline an G7Alt chord with b9#9#4#5 but easily by using a simple Bbm pentatonic!


This exercise uses 3 minor pentatonic scales.
Over the Dm7 - Am pentatonic - gives you Dm11 (no 3rd)
Over the G7 - Bbm pentatonic - gives you G7Alt
Over the CMaj7 - Bm Pentatonic - gives you Cmaj7#11
Using these 3 pentatonic scales over a 2-5-1 is quick and easy way to give your solos some richness.


BUT - WAIT - THERE'S - MORE ------------ I'M ALSO USING PENTATONIC 3RDS!!!


Pentatonic 3rds are built just like diatonic 3rds except that because you're only dealing with a 5 note scale
some of the 3rds end up being 4th intervals. So it's a mix of 4ths and 3rds and the different intervals help
keep it fresh sounding!


AND - THAT'S - NOT - ALL ------------ I'm also playing them in triplets anticipating each bar by a single triplet which gives forward momentum!


This is a really cool rhythmic technique to learn. Playing them on the beat sounds cool too but anticipating
each chord change by an 8th note triplet really pushes things!


| Am pentatonic | Bbm Pentatonic | Bm Pentatonic CMaj9#11





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