Chord Usage in Jazz

[IamGroot]

http://jazzday.com/media/Dyas-Jazz-Nomenclature-Packet-Complete.pdf

I'll just leave this here and hope it brightens somebody's day.

 

[Malcolm35]

That just about covers it.

 

[IamGroot]

That just about covers it.

Malcom, you have been tireless about trying to educate folks about music theory in a practical way for years.

 

[Malcolm35]

Malcom, you have been tireless about trying to educate folks about music theory in a practical way for years.

Thanks for the kind words.

 

[Wasnex]

http://jazzday.com/media/Dyas-Jazz-Nomenclature-Packet-Complete.pdf

I'll just leave this here and hope it brightens somebody's day.

Nice! IMHO, the perfect link to drop in every thread about learning to play walking bass lines.

 

[Nashrakh]

The only thing I could criticize is the idea of "scale X goes with chord Y" on some of the pages. It's tired and old, and a crutch. However, the construction of chords themselves is useful for learning to decipher the shorthand notation and a nice reference for walking bass.

 

[IamGroot]

The only thing I could criticize is the idea of "scale X goes with chord Y" on some of the pages. It's tired and old, and a crutch. However, the construction of chords themselves is useful for learning to decipher the shorthand notation and a nice reference for walking bass.

Actually I liked the chord scale page

 

[IamGroot]

Bump.

Mr. MOD,

DOES THIS DESERVE A STICKY?

 

[IamGroot]

Fyi, the author is a respected jazz educator and a bassist at the same time.
https://www.jazzinamerica.org/overview/abouttheauthors/1

 

[Whousedtoplay]

the idea of "scale X goes with chord Y"

Some jazz piano players recommend the following principle to find the "scale X to go with the chord Y."

Chord tones + whole-step principle

Cmaj7 - C E G B and that whole-step principle as
C plus a whole-step = D
E plus a whole-step = F#
G plus a whole-step = A

Cmaj7 - C D E F# G A B

 

[Pacman]

Bump.

Mr. MOD,

DOES THIS DESERVE A STICKY?

NO, BUT IT DESERVES TO BE IN THE CORRECT FORUM!

(Turn off your caps lock. Thread moved.)

 

[Spin Doctor]

The only thing I could criticize is the idea of "scale X goes with chord Y" on some of the pages. It's tired and old, and a crutch. However, the construction of chords themselves is useful for learning to decipher the shorthand notation and a nice reference for walking bass.

I agree. The whole chord scale system is the worse thing to happen to jazz since heroin. It's also the main reason people get so hung up on modes and how to use them. It was only invented as a "quick" way to teach people jazz in an educational environment.

 

[IamGroot]

I agree. The whole chord scale system is the worse thing to happen to jazz since heroin. It's also the main reason people get so hung up on modes and how to use them. It was only invented as a "quick" way to teach people jazz in an educational environment.

Spin,

What system do you use to play jazz?

 

[Spin Doctor]

Spin,

What system do you use to play jazz?

Transcribing. Of course you have to do all the basic grunt work of scales arpeggios Pentatonics, etc. But after that you just listen a lot and figure out how the great players used that same stuff. It's all there on record.

 

[Malcolm35]

I,m just now getting serious about playing jazz -- on the keyboard.

So I bought a book of jazz standers. Eighty songs for $20. Yes it is in standard notation, but, if I'm going jazz SN seemed the way to go. Going to take some time, but I have the rest of my life.....

 

[mambo4]

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The whole chord scale system is the worse thing to happen to jazz since heroin

Lol. From what I have read the latter was certainly more common than the former, among the greats.