Marius “Butch” Nordal probably needs no introduction from me, but if you haven’t heard of him I strongly advise you to check him out. He’s got a lot of stuff on YouTube – his nom de toob is radiokid2, but…
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Tagged with: altered chords, jazz, Louie Louie, Marius Nordal, melodic minor, piano, upper structures
Posted in a) Soloing Scales & Modes, i) Reviews
Posted in a) Soloing Scales & Modes, i) Reviews
Four-Note Scales from Melodic Minor
Well, can we call a four-note scale a scale at all? Possibly not, particularly the ones we’ll be looking at, since the even spread of four notes is more reminiscent of an arpeggio than a scale. But conceptualising them as scales can be…
Tagged with: Herbie Hancock, jazz, melodic minor, practice, solo
Posted in a) Soloing Scales & Modes, b) Harmony & Comping
Posted in a) Soloing Scales & Modes, b) Harmony & Comping
Using Upper Structures in Solos
The key to using “upper structures” is to observe that simple major and minor triads exist in the upper reaches of altered dominant chords. These structures are often used by pianists and guitarists in chord voicings, but they are also…
Tagged with: altered dominant, harmony, jazz, melodic minor, theory, upper structures
Posted in a) Soloing Scales & Modes, b) Harmony & Comping
Posted in a) Soloing Scales & Modes, b) Harmony & Comping
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