Rhythm changes - Lame question :)

[gbf]

Could somebody please explain to me what are Rhythm changes? I've read about it everywhere but got no explanation of it.

Thank's in advance.

Gabriel

 

[brianrost]

"Rhythm changes" refers to the changes of the George Gershwin tune "I Got Rhythm". It's been used in about a zillion tunes played by jazz musicians.

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[gbf]

thanks for answering fast guys... i'll take a look at the changes.
thanks again for both of you.

 

[Slot]

That link provides a good insight.

But just remember that that the vast majority of time someone mentions rhythm changes, they're usually just simply referring to a I,VI(7),II,V progression

 

[Lovebown]

That link provides a good insight.

But just remember that that the vast majority of time someone mentions rhythm changes, they're usually just simply referring to a I,VI(7),II,V progression

No. When someone refers to rhythm changes, they refer to a tune built upon the "I got rhythm" changes, with possible alterations made to the chords and maybe a diffrent head.

What you're talking about is more like a "turnaround".

/lovebown

 

[Slot]

agreed. but 1625 is the crust of rhythm changes, and that turn around is often signal'd as rhythm changes

X: what turn around do you want?

Y: rhythm changes...

X: ok



X: what do you want to vamp on in the coda?

Y: just vamp on rhythm changes

X: ok

slang

 

[Lovebown]

Sorry don't agree with you there... Rhythm Changes is Rhythm Changes and a turnaround is a turnaround


/lovebown

 

[Phil Smith]

That link provides a good insight.

But just remember that that the vast majority of time someone mentions rhythm changes, they're usually just simply referring to a I,VI(7),II,V progression

Nah, not really. At the very least you're looking at:

| I VI | ii V | iii VI | ii V |

 

[brianrost]

Slot,

If you talk to JAZZ players when they say R.C. they mean the whole 32 bars AABA form, that includes the III7/VI7/II7/V7 bridge section.

If you talk to players outside of jazz, they sometimes will call any I/VI/ii/V progression "rhythm changes". I jammed with some blues guys last week who did this; it drove me nuts because they never went to the bridge. All tension, no release