An essential Jazz improvisation skill is to analyze, hear, seem and play the Seventh Chords built upon the tones in the Major Scale in all keys…
Diatonic Seventh Chords in the key of C Major…
Homework
Using your knowledge of the major scales and chord structure (and your ears of course), play this pattern in all keys around the cycle of dominants: C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, B, E, A, D, G…
Diatonic Seventh Chords in the key of C MajorDiatonic Seventh Chords in the key of F MajorDiatonic Seventh Chords in the key of Bb MajorDiatonic Seventh Chords in the key of Eb MajorDiatonic Seventh Chords in the key of Ab MajorDiatonic Seventh Chords in the key of Db MajorDiatonic Seventh Chords in the key of Gb MajorDiatonic Seventh Chords in the key of B MajorDiatonic Seventh Chords in the key of E MajorDiatonic Seventh Chords in the key of A MajorDiatonic Seventh Chords in the key of D MajorDiatonic Seventh Chords in the key of G Major
Learning by doing in this manner will build an enormous scale and chord vocabulary that integrates theory, visio-spatial keyboard awareness, ear training, technique, and rhythm… and lays a solid foundation for fluent improvisation.
