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  • TheBasic12BarBluesinFHerewecanseetheFbluesinitsmostbasicform.Aswecansee,the12barsareonlymadeupof3differentchords:F7,Bb7andC7–allofwhicharedominantchords.Hereisanumericanalysisofthechords:

    TheJazzBluesFormThinkingofthebluesintermsofblocksof4isaverygoodwaytovisualizetheform.Itbreaksitdowninto3simplesectionsthatyoucaneasilyremember:

    • Learnandmemorisethenumericsequenceoftheprogression.• Learntoplaythewholeformwithlefthandvoicingswithyoureyesclosed!• Onlywhenyoucandothis,youcanthenstarttoexploreimprovisation.

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  • ChordToneSoloingOverTheJazzBluesInFAround85%+ofthenotesbelowareprimarychordtones(1-3-5-7):

    • Trytocreateasolousingjustchordtones.• Nextaddchromaticapproachpatternsandenclosure.• Thenintroducenonchromaticpassingtonesandchromaticism.

    “StraightNoChaser”Chords&Melody“StraightNoChaser”isverycloselyrelatedtothestandardjazzbluesformsoifyouarefamiliarwiththatsetofchordchangesyouwillhavenoproblemslearningtheformandharmonyforthistune:

    • Playtheformof“StraightNoChaser”&takeasolothesecondtimethrough.• UsetheiRealProappasabackingtracktokeepyouintimewiththeband.• Focusondevelopingmusicalmotifsandtellinganarrativeinyoursolo.


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