Jazz Bass Master Class - Music for All

Session III -Jazz is for all of us! pg 2Hearing the ii V7 I progression with melodies! Resolving tones:CÑ& b bw˙ ˙?b b w& bb9CÑ10F7w˙w˙11BbJ7 6 4 3 7 6 7 6can you identify the other chord tones in the previous 4 bars?Resolving tones in eight notes:7 6 4 3 7 6 7 6œ œ œ œœ ŒF7œ œ œ œœ Œw˙wBbJ˙œ œ œ œ œ Œ12˙ww˙œ œ œ œ œ ŒTake the A Train, and common tone relationships:CJ& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ˙Œ ‰ JœDôœ# œ œ œ œ œ aœœ˙Óshoo be do ba .... be do bah.... do... be do be ... do be dah...Some tips:It is important to keep the "sound" in the music!Remember that dominant chords are major chords with a "flatted" seventh scale degree.Look for the common tones from chords, i.e. the ii V7 I progression, the blues, and tunes like"Take the A Train".Resolving tones are notes that help convey the sound of one chord to the next.How is the jazz solfege?© 2007 RUPE MUSIC PUBLISHING CO.