Bebop is ultimately all about being able to play any chromatic tone on any chord. Obviously, if we just play chromatically with free abandon, the harmony goes out the window. Theory dictates that we place strong tones on strong beats…
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Bebop Part II – All the Exercises You Can Eat
Tagged with: arpeggios, bebop, chromatic passing tone, exercises, jazz, scales
Posted in a) Soloing Scales & Modes
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Bebop Part I – Perpetual Motion Exercises
Bebop is much more than just one particular style, it is pretty much the “grammar” of modern jazz, and bebop “licks” are not so much cliches as essential elements of speech within the jazz language. Here are some bebop exercises…
Tagged with: bebop, Charlie Parker, Chord progression, exercises, jazz, theory, turnarounds
Posted in a) Soloing Scales & Modes
Posted in a) Soloing Scales & Modes
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