This is an older discussion about the Simple Blues article.
Thanks very much.
They were just "thrown in". As I've mentioned elsewhere, I like "accurately" notated chord symbols, but these above versions are for th...
They're labeled 7ths but they contain a sixth and ninth. Is there an explanation?...
Hi, thankyou, i love jazz but i got stuck at a certain stage of my music, i hated not being able to play, i was bored of hearing the same stuff, when i did...
Percy, you wrote this: >> Hi, I'm Chilean and am lerning to play piano by myself... my question is why on seccion " the basics" the C7...
Do you mean country-western? An EASY way to remember how to build the common blues scale is it's 2 minor third & a whole step units joined by a hal...
i am into studying the blues scale and i dont quite get it yet because may be im too used to western music...
Outstanding, hope you have a lot of fun working out these blues thigns. Let us know if you have any questions!...
Hey all you who are just starting out on piano, I recommend to find yourselves a piano teacher to get you started with the basics of piano playing, books a...
Hi PRS This is because in jazz we tend to add some "extentions" to make a chord have more "color". Sometimes the fifth of chords ...
Hi, I'm Chilean and am lerning to play piano by myself... my question is why on seccion " the basics" the C7 is ( e - g- Bb - d ) and th...
i need a help to improve my improvisation skills to be very fast.
Can someone explain how jazz is taught by a teacher? My teacher cannot teach me jazz and i cant find any teacher that teaches jazz or blues.
The best way to get information is to ask specific questions. What tunes are you working on these days?...
my mail address is mjerrybrooks@yahoo.com. I must admit that you guys (scot'n crew) are great. all these for free!!! Thumbs up Mr. Scot.
Yeah, exactly. If you learn by ear, then you have to listen to the kind of music you want to learn, and listen to it all the time. Get some Oscar Peterson...
I guess you should ask yourself; "how did I learn to play like Elton John, The Beetles and Billy Joel?" I'm guessing the same technique would...
I play by ear only and want to learn to play more a blues, jazz flavor or style.... I currently play more like elton john, beatles, billy joel style....Is ...
Shame on me !!!! should have gone to basics first! tnx for this site Eric...
That's because in jazz a 7th chord is just a roadmap for harmony. So sometimes we play a 13th, almost always a 9th. Take a look at the "basic" s...
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