Hi I am a saxophonist/pianist, and im trying to learn to improvise better because ive just been using my ear and i make it sound hesitant and i get some funky sounds (not the genre). Does anyone know what scales to play over all the different chords (major,minor,dominant etc.) or know a resource that lists the different scales to play over them?
ex: Cdominant:blues scale,___ etc.
Or if im going at it wrong plz give me info plz :)
2007-03-10 15:08:22 · 4 answers · asked by someone2knoe 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
Ok, In Jazz there are several different scales. They are actually called Modes, but Scales will do as a name. Each scale has its root note for Example:
Ionian - Natural Key: C
Dorian - Natural Key: D
Phrygian - Natural Key: E.....etc etc.
When playing Jazz it is best to follow the chord symbols that have been given. The only way to know these chords are to practice them and experiment using different scales over different chords.
If you saw a Minor Seventh chord, like Cm7 then a blues scale would do very nicely.
If you saw a Majoy Seventh chord like, Fmaj7 then an F Lydian or Minor Aeolian scale would do just fine.
I hope this helps.
Ben
2007-03-10 23:58:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
While Carl maybe correct in theory, the reality is that you'll be able to use chords more in the beginning. Scales are used to build leads off of, you won't be playing lead right away. Chords will allow you to start playing some songs to get you motivated about learning and hopefully stick with it. If you just started learning scales and all the theory involved to correlate those scales to chords like Carl mentioned, chances are very good that you would just get bored and quit before you learned your first song. Pick put 3 or 4 basic open chords and start practicing moving between them. It is good to practice at least one scale position along with the chords to build dexterity in your fingers and to build right hand muscle memory needed to find the proper string without looking at your picking hand.
2016-03-28 23:45:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check out Jamey Abersold Jazz instruction materials and also website A Passion For Jazz.
2007-03-10 15:41:53 · answer #3 · answered by pianorotic 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
minor
2007-03-10 15:11:53 · answer #4 · answered by AshBash 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋