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Playing a Jazz Tune with Just the Major Scale?

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Sure! Let's take the standard, Joy Spring composed by trumpet legend Clifford Brown. The chords are diatonic which means we can improvise using the Major Scale. Check it out- notice there are long, flowing lines, and other passages that strategically outline all the chords. There are just 2 steps to take before this etude, but it here it is in all it's glory.


Join us tonight for the Bebop Scale Boot Camp 5/16/23 @ 8pm EST. We'll be going over this piece, as well as must-know patterns to play over the most common chord changes.





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Tim Cummiskey
Tim Cummiskey
May 17, 2023

Very cool Ed! Great lesson.

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