Rachel's Lesson Notes
4/15/21
THEM THERE EYES
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txeaI21eh_c
thinkingoutsidetheblocks.net/about/
My friend Allie Moss. Check on Facebook too
Since I Fell For You
ORIGINAL- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZCFyGG7gYM
More info https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Since_I_Fell_for_You
Try with LH chords only. No bass. We'll add in fills later.
We worked on bringing the voicings down to middle C so they support the vocal better.
Improvising
All you need is; Eb Blues Scale, Melody variations, Chord Tones
Al Jarreau version
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG7HsM7glxY&list=RDiG7HsM7glxY&index=1
Lee Morgan
https://youtu.be/3qTd-dTKnIg\
Save Your Love For Me
Now you have a good chart towork from.
Challenging melody. It will take a bit to get it set.
ANOTHER BUDDY JOHNSON TUNE
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeHNgG4AFnQ
Your song
Lost.(why they're gone/lost/broken) Lost..... Gone/Done/Synonym......won't you please start to/keep up/learn to fight
Verse 2
Night....... Ground....... Fight........ Found......
(skewing more positive a bit)
Bridge- Your; support, love, you won't leave
Chorus- resolution
BLACK COFFEE - POP QUIZ TODAY
Nice work on the fill lines. If not sure, use chord tones.
at middle OR below C
C7- E Bb D#/Eb 3 b7 #9
Db7-F Cb/B Eb 3 b7 9
F7- Eb A D b7 3 13
WORK ON BLUES SCALE ALONE UNTIL COMFORTABLE WITH LH VOICINGS
C Blues Scale- 1 b3 4 #4 5 b7 1 = C Eb F F# G Bb C
3 note patterns
F Ab Bb
Ab Bb B
Bb B C
B C Eb
C Eb F
4 note patterns
NEW TODAY
3 4 5 4 3
#2 3 5
ONE NOTE EXERCISE
Find a note in a chord (avoid the 4th)
Move up or down, only a whole step or 1/2 step
on each chord. This will lead you to hear new notes
We also found that sometimes one note, like the E on ALL OF ME, works almost all of the way through.
A Train- Ella
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78vRYUMHlJU
It Don't Mean a Thing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ScOUncmWOE
Ipanema
Sing and Play 1 2 3 4 5
but on #11 your 4th is #4
then, play and sing 1 3 5 7
Improv Development
- Play Melody Variations
same notes/different rhythms
same rhythms/SOME notes different
Find chord tones on each chord (3rds, 9ths, 6ths)
Improvise on 2 chord tones (Root/3rds, 3rd/5th, Root/5th etc)
Vocal patterns today 8?13/20
3rd-Root
1 3 5 7
3 5 7 1
3 5 7 9
Half step approach to 3-1 (Cmaj7- D# E C, Gmi7- A Bb G, FMaj7- G# A F)
#2 3 5(Cmaj7- D# E G, D7- F F# A (or A#), Gmi7- A Bb D, FMaj7- G# A C)
First without track to get notes more sure.
If you're not sure about notes on a song;
Arpeggiate each chord; 1 3 5 7 or 3 5 7 9
Play; 1 2 3 4 5 and 3 4 5 6 7 and maybe 5 6 7 8 9 on each chord
A TRain- Betty Roche (THIS would be a fun version to learn)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1_kga22Oz0
EAR TRAINING EXERCISES
https://www.teoria.com/en/exercises/
THEM THERE EYES
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txeaI21eh_c
thinkingoutsidetheblocks.net/about/
My friend Allie Moss. Check on Facebook too
Since I Fell For You
ORIGINAL- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZCFyGG7gYM
More info https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Since_I_Fell_for_You
Try with LH chords only. No bass. We'll add in fills later.
We worked on bringing the voicings down to middle C so they support the vocal better.
Improvising
All you need is; Eb Blues Scale, Melody variations, Chord Tones
Al Jarreau version
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG7HsM7glxY&list=RDiG7HsM7glxY&index=1
Lee Morgan
https://youtu.be/3qTd-dTKnIg\
Save Your Love For Me
Now you have a good chart towork from.
Challenging melody. It will take a bit to get it set.
ANOTHER BUDDY JOHNSON TUNE
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeHNgG4AFnQ
Your song
Lost.(why they're gone/lost/broken) Lost..... Gone/Done/Synonym......won't you please start to/keep up/learn to fight
Verse 2
Night....... Ground....... Fight........ Found......
(skewing more positive a bit)
Bridge- Your; support, love, you won't leave
Chorus- resolution
BLACK COFFEE - POP QUIZ TODAY
Nice work on the fill lines. If not sure, use chord tones.
at middle OR below C
C7- E Bb D#/Eb 3 b7 #9
Db7-F Cb/B Eb 3 b7 9
F7- Eb A D b7 3 13
WORK ON BLUES SCALE ALONE UNTIL COMFORTABLE WITH LH VOICINGS
C Blues Scale- 1 b3 4 #4 5 b7 1 = C Eb F F# G Bb C
3 note patterns
F Ab Bb
Ab Bb B
Bb B C
B C Eb
C Eb F
4 note patterns
NEW TODAY
3 4 5 4 3
#2 3 5
ONE NOTE EXERCISE
Find a note in a chord (avoid the 4th)
Move up or down, only a whole step or 1/2 step
on each chord. This will lead you to hear new notes
We also found that sometimes one note, like the E on ALL OF ME, works almost all of the way through.
A Train- Ella
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78vRYUMHlJU
It Don't Mean a Thing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ScOUncmWOE
Ipanema
Sing and Play 1 2 3 4 5
but on #11 your 4th is #4
then, play and sing 1 3 5 7
Improv Development
- Play Melody Variations
same notes/different rhythms
same rhythms/SOME notes different
Find chord tones on each chord (3rds, 9ths, 6ths)
Improvise on 2 chord tones (Root/3rds, 3rd/5th, Root/5th etc)
Vocal patterns today 8?13/20
3rd-Root
1 3 5 7
3 5 7 1
3 5 7 9
Half step approach to 3-1 (Cmaj7- D# E C, Gmi7- A Bb G, FMaj7- G# A F)
#2 3 5(Cmaj7- D# E G, D7- F F# A (or A#), Gmi7- A Bb D, FMaj7- G# A C)
First without track to get notes more sure.
If you're not sure about notes on a song;
Arpeggiate each chord; 1 3 5 7 or 3 5 7 9
Play; 1 2 3 4 5 and 3 4 5 6 7 and maybe 5 6 7 8 9 on each chord
A TRain- Betty Roche (THIS would be a fun version to learn)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1_kga22Oz0
EAR TRAINING EXERCISES
https://www.teoria.com/en/exercises/
