Jazz Piano Improvisation

It's all about finding out jazz piano techniques language when it comes to becoming an excellent jazz improviser. So unlike the 'half-step below method' (which can be outside the scale), when approaching from above it seems much better when you keep your notes within the range that you're in. That's why it's called the 'chord range over' approach - it stays in the range.

So instead of playing two eight notes straight, which would last one quarter note ('one' - 'and'), you can separate that quarter note right into 3 'eighth note triplet' notes - where each note of the triplet is the same size. The initial improvisation strategy is 'chord tone soloing', which implies to make up tunes utilizing the four chord tones of the chord (1 3 5 7).

For this to work, it needs to be the next note up within the range that the songs remains in. This offers you 5 notes to play from over each chord (1 3 5 7 9) - which is plenty. This can be put on any note size (fifty percent note, quarter note, eighth note) - but when soloing, it's normally put on 8th notes.

Simply come before any type of chord tone by playing the note a half-step below. To do this, stroll up in half-steps (via the whole chromatic range), and make note of all the notes that aren't in your existing scale. Cm7 voicing (7 9 3 5) with single tune note (C) played to intriguing rhythm.

Currently you can play this 5 note scale (the incorrect notes) over the exact same C small 7 chord in your left hand. With this strategy you just play the exact same notes that you're already playing in the chord. Chord range over - half-step below - target note (e.g. E - C# - D).

KEEP IN MIND: You additionally get a wonderful series of steps to play, from 7 - 1 - 9 - 3 - if you wish to play a brief scale in your solo. Nevertheless, to quit your having fun from appearing predictable (and burst out of eighth note pattern), you require to differ the rhythms from time to time.