PUBLISHED: May 19, 2014
DESCRIPTION:
🎼 TABS, SCALE MAPS + LESSONS 👉 http://www.patreon.com/QuistJam Head boppin' medium swing jazz blues play-along in Eb for ya'll :)
From the album 'Into Jazz Blues' http://bit.ly/2BG0zHk I know the key of Eb isn't easy for guitar players, but it's a really common key in jazz as it's perfect for instruments like the alto & tenor saxophone... so let's gooooo!!!!
Bb Jazz Blues jam track https://goo.gl/vgzAFa
Tempo = 100BPM
Chord Progression:
II: Eb7 I Ab7 I Eb7 I Fm7 Eb7 I
I Ab7 I Adim7 I Eb7 I C7alt I
I Fm7 I Bb7 I Eb7 C7alt I Fm7 Bb7 :II
On the track, you will hear extentions and alterations of the basic chords - as is common in jazz.... :)
Scale suggestions:
Eb minor pentatonic scale: Eb Gb Ab Bb Db
Eb minor blues scale: Eb Gb Ab A Bb Db
Eb major pentatonic scale: Eb F G Bb C
Then....
Eb Mixolydian Mode: Eb F G Ab Bb C Db - Eb7 chords
Eb Dorian Mode: Eb F Gb Ab Bb C Db - Ab7 chords
F Harmonic Minor Scale: F G Ab Bb C Db E - C7 Chords
F Dorian Mode: F G Ab Bb C D Eb - Fm7 chords
Bb Mixolydian Mode: Bb C D Eb F G Ab - Bb7 chords
F Dorian and Bb Mixolydian contain the same notes as the Eb Major Scale!
Eb Major Scale: Eb F G Ab Bb C D
You can also treat the C7 as a C7alt chord and use the C Altered Scale...
C Altered Scale: C Db Eb E Gb Ab Bb
C Altered Scale is also known as C Super Locrian - and it's the 7th mode of the Db Melodic Minor Scale.
Arpeggios:
Eb7 - Eb G Bb Db
Ab7 - Ab C Eb Gb
Bbm7 - Bb Db F Ab
Adim7 - A C Eb Gb
C7 - C E G Bb
Fm7 - F Ab C Eb
Bb7 - Bb D F Ab
Here's a faster jazz blues backing track - in G - you might enjoy as well: http://goo.gl/hNuSzo
And more Jazz Blues jam tracks here:
http://www.quistorama.com/jazzblues
Aaaand a Youtube playlist for Jazz Blues Jam Tracks:
http://goo.gl/pcw3B6
Happy jamming :)
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