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Neat little thing to practice over the ii-V-I or any other progression


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Let's do this with a ii-V-I in C as the example, then you can figure out the rest yourselves. It's not theoretically difficult, but it will give you some pain in the brain as you try to play it the first time, it's a very different way of thinking if you're used to think it patterns and boxes.

 

Play the first three notes in every scale that belongs to each of the chords in the progression. So, over Dm7 you'll play D E and F. Make up a simple rhtyhm. Over G7 you'll play G A and B, and over Cmaj7 you'll play C D and E. So, you're going from the root to the 3rd over each chord.

 

Now, go from the 3rd to the 5th over each chord. Over Dm7 that's F G and A, over G7 that's B C and D and over Cmaj7 that's E F and G. Now, go from the 5th to the 7th over each chord. Over Dm7 that will be A B and C, over G7 it'll be D E and F and over Cmaj7 that'll be G A and B.

 

Next step is to mix all of these up. Making little melodies with these short scale phrases. What's the trick though? Cause so far it's all real easy. Well, you've gotta be able to do it in all akeys, or through a complete jazz standard.

 

And all on one string :eek:

 

Then it actually becomes difficult unless you've spent some serious time making your theoretical knowledge a practical skill. I got this exercise from a teacher several years ago. I still can't do it well.

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Here's the notation to show what I'm talking about. The rhythms are kept extremely simple for clairity.

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