This is definitely one of the strangest tunes Django wrote. I’m told it was the “B-side” of the “Nuage” vinyl record and is supposed to represent the horrors of war as opposed to Nuages cloud-like beauty. My old Gyspy Jazz group “Babik” had both songs arranged for symphony orchestras to
Archive | V7b9 scale
Dominant 7 flat 9 chord’s matching scale
Cool Grapelli ii-V Trick
By fiddlejamman on July 1, 2015 in Artist Level, Blues Scale, By Key, By Knowledge, By Scale, G major, Gypsy Jazz Violin, Jamming 104, Jazz, Lesson List, Master Class, Minor Scale, Mixolydian Mode, Music Mechanics, One-Room-School-House ORSH, V7b9 scale
As a more advanced Master Class Lesson, here’s a cool trick that Stephane Grappelli often did that adds an air of sophistication to any dominant chord. I’ve applied it as an exercise for you, over a Rhythm Changes tune called Stompin’ at Decca by Django Reinhardt & Stephane from 1938.
Circle of Fifths Loop Track
By fiddlejamman on March 4, 2015 in A major, A minor, Ab major, Ab minor, Artist Level, B major, B minor, Bb major, Bb minor, By Ear, By Key, By Knowledge, By Scale, By Sight, C major, C minor, C# major, C# minor, Cb Major, Cb minor, Cornerstone Styles, D major, D minor, Db major, Db minor, Dorian Mode, E major, E minor, Eb major, Eb minor, F major, F minor, F# major, F# minor, G major, G minor, G# major, G# minor, Gb major, Gb minor, Gypsy Jazz Violin, Ionian Mode, jamming 103, Jamming 104, Jazz, Learning Methods, Lesson List, Major Pentatonic Scale, Major Scale, Master Class, MixoBluesian Scale, Mixolydian Mode, Music Mechanics, One-Room-School-House ORSH, Style Studies, V7b9 scale
Here’s a cool loop track that takes you all the way around the Circle of Fifths, each five notes away from the one before. Why is this a useful study? The Five (V) to One (I) cadence, or chord movement as been a dominant motion in music for the
V7b9 Chord Substitution
By fiddlejamman on January 11, 2015 in A major, A minor, Ab major, Ab minor, Artist Level, B major, B minor, Bb major, Bb minor, Bossa Nova, By Key, By Scale, C major, C minor, C# major, C# minor, Cb Major, Cb minor, D major, D minor, Db major, Db minor, E major, E minor, Eb major, Eb minor, F major, F minor, F# major, F# minor, G major, G minor, G# major, G# minor, Gb major, Gb minor, Gypsy Jazz Violin, Jamming 104, Jazz, Lesson List, Music Mechanics, V7b9 scale
The V7b9 (“five-seven-flat-nine” or “dominant-seven-flat-nine” or 1-3-5-b7-b9) chord is not really a full substitution of the whole chord with another, but this time, more simply just an addition to a chord, with the flatted ninth of the chord’s key added to your scale while improvising …whether that note is
Lessons By Scale
By fiddlejamman on September 8, 2014 in Aeolian Mode, Arabic Scale, Blues Scale, By Scale, Diminished Scale, Dorian Mode, Harmonic Minor Scale, Ionian Mode, Lesson List, List, Locrian Mode, Lydian Mode, Major Pentatonic Scale, Major Scale, Minor Pentatonic Scale, Minor Scale, MixoBluesian Scale, Mixolydian Mode, Phrygian Mode, Section/Title Pages, V7b9 scale
Want to work with a particular scale? This is the place! Major, minor, pentatonics, blues scales, modes, etc… This auto generated list will update every time I post a lesson (or update an old one) that uses a specific scale, mode, or mood. This is a new feature
All of Me
By fiddlejamman on April 2, 2013 in “Tater”, Artist Level, Blues, Blues Scale, By Ear, By Key, By Knowledge, By Scale, C major, Cornerstone Styles, Dorian Mode, jamming 103, Jazz, Lesson List, Major Scale, Master Class, Mixolydian Mode, Music Mechanics, One-Room-School-House ORSH, Staff Notation, Style Studies, V7b9 scale
This classic jazz “standard” is a jam session staple… and just happens to be a GREAT study. We’ll go very deep into it in our “Artist” level or “Jamming 103” lessons below. The main reason “All of Me” is such a good study piece is that: 1) you can NOT
LeLuppe Bonzino – Gypsy Tune
By fiddlejamman on March 26, 2013 in Artist Level, Blues Scale, By Ear, By Feeling, By Knowledge, By Sight, D major, Diminished Scale, Gypsy Jazz Violin, Ionian Mode, jamming 103, Jamming 104, Jazz, Lesson List, Major Scale, Master Class, Music Mechanics, One-Room-School-House ORSH, Staff Notation, Style Studies, V7b9 scale
Description: A Geoff Perry original that first appeared on Babik’s “American Gypsy” CD. The melody features tremolo and some 3rd position notes in the bridge. Learning to improvise to this one is more advanced (see below) Jamming: Changing scales with each passing chord is possible but can be a rather