Lesson 2 – Chord Sequence 1 – Part 1 – (Eb Instruments)

General Information

Studying this lesson will improve:

 

Your ability to play with a swing feel

Your knowledge of pentatonic scales and chords

Your knowledge of 7 and 8 note scales

Your listening skills

Your reading skills

 

Chord Sequence


 

 


 

First, follow the attachment link.

 


Let us look at the first chord – Emin7b5

 

You will notice that there is an ‘extra’ note in this chord voicing – the 11th (or the 4th step of the scale).

This is so that we can ‘relate’ the chord to one of our 4 types of pentatonic (5 note) scales.

 

Info


 

The pentatonic we are using here is a G major pentatonic, with the 3rd flattened.

G A Bb D E

Respelt as:

E G A Bb D

 


 


 
 

Now the second chord – A7b13b9

 

Info


 

The pentatonic we are using here is a Bb major pentatonic, with the 3rd flattened.

Bb C Db F G

Respelt as:

Bb A# C# F G

 


 


 
 

…And the 3rd chord – D-

 

Info


 

The pentatonic we are using here is a Bb major pentatonic, the relative major.

F G A C D

We could also use the C or G Pentatonics.

What voicings would they produce?

 


 


 

Improvise on bars 1 – 4, using all of the chord voicings (pentatonic scales) above.

 


Questions