MEMORIZE
DRReF-SLR'D'-F
ReRDTo-LSF Re- Fe'F'Re'R'
MFDe MR- MFS-LFRDT LSFM
S"DMFMRe-MSTTo-MFLSe-MFMRe-DSe
LDFL-FeDRe-FeF
MRDeRMToLSFReR
ToLSFRe- LSFReR-SFReRD-DReSFe
DMSFeF; LSMFFe
DMSR'LS OR DMSR' L'S'
G Pentatonic over C maj
TLSMR....SMRDT ....MRDTSL. .....MLR'T
5 CHORD SHOULD START FROM To eg. ToLSFMR-DMSR'LS
TRIPLETS
SD'RMFSM-MFSToLSFMDMR
SR'MFSL-DMRDTLS
MFMDeMDeR-LSF-TLSMF
DIMINISHED SCALE
D'TLS, FeMReDe-D....
D'ToDLS, FeMFeReDe-D.....
D'ToLS- LSFeM- FeMReDe- ReDeDToL- SFe
DRMSL - SLDRM
TDRST' - MFLD'M'
2= RDTDRM
5= SFMFSL
1= DTLTDR - RDTD
DRRe-RRe 4X DT LSe
MF FeF 4X ReR
FS-SeS 4X FM
SL-ToL 4X SFe
ToT- DT4X LSe
ENCLOSURES
DDeR - RDeD
RReM - MReR
MFFe - FeFM
FFeS - SFeF
SSeL - LSeS
LToT - TToL
TD'De - DeDT
DDeR - RDeD
DDeR- FM
RReM- SF
MFFe - LS
FFeS - TS
SSeL - D'T
LToT - RD
TD'De - MR
DDeR - FM
MIX
DDeR- FMFM/MFMF - DDeR - LTLT/ TLTL -
RReM- SFSF/FSFS - RReM - TDTD/DTDT
MFFe - LSLS/SLSL - MFFe - DRDR/RDRD
FFeS - TSTS/STST - FFeS - RMRM/MRMR
SSeL - D'TDT/TDTD - SSeL - MFMF/FMFM
LToT - RDRD/DRDR - LToT - SFSF/FSFS
TD'De - MRMR/RMRM - TD'De - LSLS/SLSL
DDeR - FMFM/MFMF - DDeR - LTLT/TLTL
SCALE
DR-LToT. DR-FMRe
RM-TDDe. RM-SFeF
MF-DDeR. MF-LSeS
FS-RReM. FS-TToL
SL-MFFe. SL-DTTo
LT-FFeS. LT-RDeD
TD-SSeL. TD-MReR
DR-LToT. DR-FMRe
PATTERNS
e.g.
FS-TToL-DRDR. = RD-LToT
FS-TToL- RD-LToT
2-5-1
2= RM-SFeF. TL- FFeS
5= SL-DTTo. MR-TDDe
1= DR-FMRe. LS-MFFe
ROOT MOTIONS
DRMS IN ALL KEYS
ENCLOSURES
RTD, FRM, LFeS, RTD, LFeS, FRM, RTD
DRTD, FMRM, LSFeS, RDTD, LSFeS, FMRM, RDTD
WEBSITE LINKS
1. WILLIE THOMAS
https://www.jazzeveryone.com/beginners-corner/lesson-1/ear-training/
2. QUAMON FOWLER
http://www.texas10ermusicacademy.com/orders/choose_subscription
http://jazztrumpetlicks.com/2009/05/a-diminished-lick-with-some-rhythm/#respond
JEFF LEWIS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ib9Wsgw6-rQ
JEFF SCHNEIDER
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=jeff+schneider+saxophone
JEFF ANTHONIUK-EDUCATOR
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC3oUqWa3fuURU3WbOWY3UA
https://tamingthesaxophone.com/jazz-scales
BEBOP 251
2= DRReF-; MFLD'M'; MFDe MR; MFLSe; RMFS; ReRDTo; FSSe SSe 4X RReM MFFe
5= RMFS; MSTTo; MFSLS-R'D'-F; SF; SFeF; SFR'D'-F; LSFM; LSDRM; LFRDT; LSe-FeS; SLTo- LTo 5X FeF ReR
1= DRMSL; DMFMRe; R'D'-F; R'D'Fe-F; MFMRe-DSe; Fe'F'Re'R';
SF-DRM; SFeFReM; SFeFRReM;
LSFM; LDFL-FeDRe-FeF;
TDRD; TDRT; TDMST'; TDRST';
DRRe-RRe 4X DT LSe
LSe 4X MFFe FSSe SeLTo ToTD DRRe -RRe 4X DT LSe
FILL-INS
RD-FSL; MR-SLT; SF-DRM.....
RReM- SFeR -MFFe -LSeM --MFFe -TToFe -FeSeL -LSeMT
LSe 4X MFFe FSSe SeLTo ToTD DRRe -RRe 4X DT LSe
LINKS TO LEARN BEBOP
Your best approach to learning bebop is learning bebop heads. Charlie Parker was the king of bebop. Learn some of his bebop tunes to get started.
My three favorites are (in order of easiest to hardest):
Scrapple From The Apple
Moose The Mooche
Donna Lee
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjch864tN7VAhVHBcAKHRv2CzcQtwIIMjAB&url=https:%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D02apSoxB7B4&usg=AFQjCNGGa32BXU_agjsroTQcYiZGp_CyFw
Practice bebop scales. All examples in C for ease.
Cmaj7 C D E F G G# A B C
C7 C D E F G A Bb B C
Cm7 C D Eb E F G A Bb C
Practice these up and down in all keys through the range of your horn.
Also practice arpeggios through all chord types in all keys up and down the range of your horn.
Transcribe solos, write them down, and analyze what is being used and where. Bebop was heavily based on playing chord changes, and they spent a lot of time playing the standard Broadway show tunes and reharmonizing them.
Learn the heads (melodies) to tunes by Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Tadd Dameron, and other famous composers/players of that period. A tune like Donna Lee, a new melody on the changes to Back Home in Indiana, is like a crash course in bebop language. Again, analyze what is being played and where.
I find emulating 2nd generation beboppers makes it easier to learn vocabulary. I find that Fats Navarro, Kenny Dorham & Blue Mitchell are easier to cop from than Dizzy. Sonny Stitt, Lou Donaldson, Dexter Gordon & Wardell Gray are easier to learn vocabulary from than Bird.
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No worries, everyone starts from somewhere! A common extension to the V7 chord is a b9 (G-B-D-F-Ab in C) which creates a Bdim7 chord over a G bass. You'll hear a lot of lines outlining this harmony over a V-I progression. Playing something like B-D-F-Ab-G-F-D-D#-E over a G7b9-Cmaj chord outlines this idea. Try to play this (write it out if you have to) in all 12 keys! Once you get this sound in your ear, you'll be surprised how often you hear it!
SONG LINES
5 note chord in 12 keys
7-1-3-5-7'
TDMST' OR TDRST'
MFLD'M' OR MFSD'M'
TRIAD PAIRS = INVERSIONS
1-3-5 = 3-5-1 = 5-1-3
e.g. pair key C and B
DMS-MSD'-SDM
VERY IMPORTANT:
S"DMFMRe-MSTTo-MFLSe-MFMRe-DSe
NOTE= Re+To+Se+Re+Se
Dmaj pentatonic to Bmin pentatonic
drmsl to lsdrm
drmsl to tDemFeSe M
1
DRRe-RRe 4X DT LSe
RRe-MRe 4X DeD
ReM-FM 4X RDe
2
MF FeF 4X ReR
FFe- SFe 4X MRe
FS-SeS 4X FM
3
SL-ToL 4X SFe
SSe-LSe 4X FeF
LTo-TTo 4X SeS
4
ToT- DT4X LSe
TD- DeD 4X ToL
DDe- RDe 4X TTo
