Chords;
- consist of at least 3 notes
- are built on every other letter

CHORD BUILDING BLOCKS

A  C  E
B  D  F
C  E  G
D  F  A
E  G  B
F  A  C
G  B  D

TRIADS (3 note chord -  Root/3rd/5th)

SEVENTH CHORDS (4 note chord -  Root/3rd/5th/7th)


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BLUES SOLOS

Oscar Peterson- C Jam Blues (C Blues) 

Aaron Goldberg- Blues (C Blues)

Tommy Flanagan- Wee Dot (Bb Blues)

Oscar Peterson- Billie's Bounce (F Blues)www.youtube.com/watch?v=4v5hKUZIHp0 

Billie's Bounce- Charlie Parker (F Blues)

Jonathan Wilson- C Jam Blues (C Blues)

Mary Lou Williams- Dueces Wild ( C Blues) Look up REAL recording on streaming (This is MIDI playback)

Mary Lou Williams- C Jam Blues (C Blues) No transcription

Freddie Hubbard- Hub Tones (only Freddie's solo) (Bb Blues but transcription is C for TPT part)

Hub Tones complete w/Herbie Hancock solo

WHAT DO I DO WITH ALL OF THESE SOLOS?

Build your own vocabulary
Find one measure phrases you like
Study how they are built (Chord tones?  Scale tones? Chromatic approach? Blues Scale? Inside/Outside?)
Play them in all keys
Develop your own variations of the patterns
Practice inserting them in your solos
Develop your own personal phrases from what you've learned