Q. I want to learn Jazz! Or even some Blues!
A. here are the titles of jazz books that I currently have:
The Harmony Of Bill Evans (Piano Score)
The Giant Steps Studies
Sonho (Samba) - Big Band Score
Salsa - Afro Cuban Montunos For Guitar
Oscar Peterson Jazz Exercises (Piano Music Score)
Les Wise Bebop Bible
Kind Of Blue Transcriptions
Jazz Riffs for Piano
Complete Book of Harmony
Coltrane Patterns
bossa nova guitar
Bill Evans Fake Book
Bill Evans - Signature Licks
85 - [Tunes You Though You Knew (Reharmonized Standards)
The New Real Book Vols 1-3
all are in pdf format. if you want you could pick from the list and i'll email them to you.
here also are some transcriptions that are in jpg format
Body & Soul - Hank Mobley
Tenor Conclave - Hank Mobley
Very Early - Bill Evans
St. Thomas - Sonny Rollins
Two T's solo - Michael Brecker
Learning Piano Chords?
Q. Where do I begin? Majors? Is there a good free site which has pictures included?
Would it be good to learn scales before chords? Or after?
Thanks in advance
A. I was taught to play piano classically and I'd say if you want to be able to sightread and play classical pieces of music then there's no substitute for learning the scales. It was boring as anything but it'll stand you in good stead when playing piano generally because you'll already know the key signatures/fingering.
However, I know some other types of piano-playing particularly jazz and blues (and to some extent I guess rock) are built more around chords. This method is also supposed to be a fast-track method to learning to play? So if you're wanting to learn more for fun - to play around with songs or maybe write your own then maybe you don't need to know the more "correct" fingerings.
There's plenty of websites out there doing this kind of stuff but be warned a lot of them are trying to sell you something.
I've just had a quick look and I think this is my favourite because it shows you all the variations and how they should sound: http://www.8notes.com/piano_chord_chart/
If you prefer videos this is kind of basic but shows you exactly what you're doing and what fingering etc.
http://www.expertvillage.com/video-series/464_basic-piano-lessons-chords.htm
I think the normal order would be to learn them in the order of fewest sharps and flats so starting with C, G, D, A and F majors and A and D minors. (look at the ABRSM syllabus for the order they teach the scales: http://www.abrsm.org/resources/pianoComplete0608.pdf)
I think if it was me I'd learn both at the same time, so start with a basic scale like C major, and then learn the C major chord at the same time - maybe playing around with some of the variations a bit too.
I'm sure some other people will disagree though and if you're already familiar with music theory or play another instrument pretty well you can probably skip the scales. Or if you're not too serious about piano and doing it just for fun by all means learn the chords.
What scales do I use to improvise off of jazz chords (piano)?
Q. I'm playing with a big band on the piano. I have chord voicings in the left hand where I leave out the root of the chord for the bass player. In the right hand I want to improvise a solo but it sounds bad playing off of a B-flat major/minor scale for example when the chord is Bb7 #9. I need to know what notes to play and what notes to avoid. Is there a scale that I can play for these complex chords?
The song I'm playing is Filthy McNasty (jazz). feel free to youtube it.
A. Howard,
Usually we don't just take one chord and and try to find what to play over it, That's the problem a lot of people have when approaching jazz have. Music is always in motion. Usually in jazz there are a group of chords that go together and imply a key center. I looked up this song in my fake book and it stays on the Bb7 for quite a few bars. So I would start with the notes of the chord.
Bb7#9 = Bb D F Ab Cb. The #9 and b9 usually sound good together in a line so you can add the C#
You can play either the 4 (11) or make it a #11. So you could play an E or an Eb. I would try the E.You can add the G because it is the 6 or 13th. I might use the Gb, this is a b6. It is often used and ill give you a #5 sound.
The avoid notes are A because that would be a major 7th. It will clash. And avoid the C because it is the 9th and you have the #9.
As far as these avoid notes go, you can use then in a line as a passing note. Just make sure you don't land or rest on them.
So the notes I would use are Bb-Cb-C#-D-E-F-G-Ab or Bb-Cb-C#-D-F-Gb-Ab
I usually play the 9ths above the 3rd.
Good luck, I hope this helps
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