LearnJazzPiano.com archives: old fashioned voice

d3dy -- 02/07/2005, 07:41:43 -- #11042

hii everyone today i played a song whose prog is CM7-FM7...between the C to F, i played a melody line in octave which are g-g#-a,and i got a very nice old fashioned sound...can anybody explain how is it formed?is it augmented sound?can i got that kind of voice on a minor chord?

marksdg -- 02/07/2005, 08:51:33 -- #11044

I would guess the 'a' is occurring during the Cm7 chord?

Jazz+ -- 02/10/2005, 14:15:00 -- #11125

This sort of progression helps fill ina two bar dead spot C- C-+5 C-6 C-7 (Cry Me A River) Also major: C C+5 C6 C7 Also going downwards: CMaj7 C6 C+5 C5 Melodicly 5 #5 6 is the passing tone in the Bebop Major Scale. Vince Gauraldi used it in his melodies too, it can sound cute. Didn't Alley Cat or Baby Elephant Walk use it melodicly?

Barry -- 02/10/2005, 19:04:09 -- #11136

Example for Jazz+'s 'going down' progression - In The Wee Small Hours of the Morning

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