SOLO LESSON.
The use of approach notes and chromaticism is an important element of playing that we find in various styles of jazz, jazz fusion, etc. It is a great technique to add color, feel and some tension to your playing. Tags :
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Hi GMC!
The use of approach notes and chromaticism is an important element of playing that we find in various styles of jazz, jazz fusion, etc. It's a great technique to add color, fell and some tension to your playing.
You can approach every note of a scale or an arpeggio by applying a few simple rules. Consider for example the fifth of the Gm7 chord which is D.
We can approach this note from :
- a half step below / above - a half step below and above (or above and below) - two half steps below / above - two half steps below and a half step above - two half steps above and a half step below etc...
Rhythm placement is very important because we play notes outside the scale and it can bring more or less tension in your playing.
The backing is a Gm7 vamp, 90bpm and I used a mix of G dorian mode, G minor blues scale with approach notes and chromaticism. Some phrases are sometimes a bit long, so take time to assimilate and analyze how the notes are articulated.
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