Fifth in a series of lessons that will progressively develop your Jazz Blues comping chops…
Study-Practice Notes
Pattern Recognition: (1) Left Hand: Chord roots played in steady quarter notes, (2) Right Hand: An inversion of the right hand from Pattern #4, (3) Definitive tones (3,b7) of each chord connected by voice leading, (4) 2-bar syncopated rhythm, (5) Don’t forget to swing the eighth notes!
Interpretation: (1) Be sensitive to the 3-phrase form, (2) Be aware of the underlying 4 beat pulse in each bar.
Technique: (1) Adjust the shape of your right hand to naturally fit the shape of each chord, (2) No flams between your left and right hand, (3) Feel and keep time with your arms, not your fingers, (4) Have some momentum going into each note and chord.
learn more… Major 12-Bar Jazz Blues: Comping Pattern #6
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