Questions tagged [jazz]
An original American music style that originated in the early 20th century by improvisation and syncopation.
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Is it possible to play jazz on a cello?
I'm writing articles for a website about music and musical instruments. Usually, our team writes about topics that have already been conceived. But sometimes we can suggest our own topics as well. I ...
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How to play over add 11, 9 etc chords
How do u approach improvising. Over extended chords like c 11 chords eg. I ask because I struggle soloing over them on jazz tunes
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What tension(s) do we usually use for i (minor of 1st) in a major-scale modern song?
I am a beginner in modern (Jazz?) piano and I am wondering how I should add tension(s) for "i" (minor of 1st) in a major-scale song.
I am aware that, e.g., for I and IV (major of 1st and 4th)...
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Why is a 2-5-1 progression so often associated with jazz?
Why is a 2-5-1 progression so often associated with jazz? Is there something inherent in this progression that makes it sound jazzy? Or rather, is it just that jazz people started to use it, ...
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How to find scales to improvise with for "How Insensitive" by Jobim
I am pretty new to improvisation. So far I have improvised over a 2 5 1 change using the diatonic 7th chords and the underlying scale tones that fit in with that chord. I am playing on a guitar.
As a ...
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What happened to Jazz in 1980?
In this great interview by Rick Beato (around 01:13h) Pat Metheny says that in 1980 something happened - "we all know what it was" - and young musicians suddenly started to play for their ...
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Is the B major chord in the given progression(in key of A major) a secondary dominant?
This is a popular Indian film song composed by Amit Trivedi in key of A major
I was analysing this and need help verifying the same.
In the 8th bar there is B Major chord resolving the C#min7 in ...
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what is the difference between a flat 5 and a sharp 11
I was looking at the chords from Blue in Green and Misterioso and in one there is a B flat major 7 sharp 11 which can be played b flat, D,E,A (those are notes)
And in the other there is a B flat 7 ...
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Is it Bad Technique to Use One Finger for Two Keys in Sequence?
I was curious about how a pro might finger a jazz solo, so I paid someone on Fiver to write out the fingering labels. Not a lot of surprises, but there are few spots where they play two different ...
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F#m7 chord in “Misty” in C major
I'm analyzing the accompaniment for 'Misty' in C major. In measure 16 (“how hopelessly I am lost”) there's an F#m7 chord accompanying the B in the melody. Although F#m7 seems unusual in C major, it ...
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Babylon Sisters intro . Harmony?
in the Babylon sister intro,
What is going on with the F#/E- A7b5-Ebmin7 ? ( my sheet music says Ebmajsus4 )
Just wanted advice on how to label
The chord functions.
I’ve circled the part in blue on ...
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I don't like my voice
I’m a 51 year old pro bass player – I play mainly blues and jazz – well that is where my passion is at.
I got sick and tired of hiring guitar players that can sing and play really well but were ...
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What to do when you get lost in a jazz song?
A problem a lot of beginners in jazz have is that they tend to get lost in the solos (theirs and their bandmates' solos, where they accompany the soloist). Trying to follow the chord progressions with ...
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When to use Blues scales in jazz
I looked it up and found that the key shows you what blues to use during solos. But I find songs with a key of C but using A blues. Does this mean the key doesn't show when to use specific blues ...
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What should I play over this rhythmic slash notation?
(I'll work on getting a better picture)
I'm playing as the pianist for a jazz ensemble and Ive encountered a specified rhythm in slash notation, however there are no specified chords.
This is a ...
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When do you include the bass note of a chord if the bass is the b9?
I'm writing chords for a pop piano part (so definitely want to follow what is more intuitive for pop/jazz players rather than sticking hard to the music theory books). The chord in the right hand is a ...
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How to turn any (pop) song into a jazz song?
Quite often there are pop songs wich get covered in a jazz style. These covers are seen from youtube to tv.
Now I tried doing something like this, with for example Bad Day by Daniel Powter. It's ...
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Strange chord notations in piano sheet: Twisted by Annie Ross
I have to play Twisted with a jazz singer and I came found this lead sheet where the chords are written strangely. Is this the standard notation? Eg., is B'6 = Bbmaj7?
Does anyone know where I can get ...
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What does the phrase “a bar for nothing” mean?
I’ve heard this phrase most commonly used when counting off a song in a jazz context. The MD will say “I’ll give you a bar for nothing” and then count off the song.
What does it mean?
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Ella Fitzgerald's rendition of A Night in Tunisia
I'd like to satisfy this little curiosity I've been entertaining in my brain. I've recently been really into Ella's songs, especially her renditions of classic jazz standards. Her version of A Night ...
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Did anybody try to analyze Strange Meadow Lark by Dave Brubeck by functional analysis?
I was trying to understand the chord progression in Strange Meadow Lark, but it comes to a point where the changes are a little bit blurry of what is going on. Did anybody try to? Maybe we can discuss ...
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How do you explain this Db7 (functional harmony) in "There will never be another you"?
I'm analysing this Jazz Standard. And it's quite straightforward with some major and minor II-V cadences here and there yet there is a chord I don't know how to explain, and it is that Db7 indicated ...
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Are my hands too small for chord embellishments?
I’ve been playing guitar for about a year and I’m learning to play RnB style chord embellishments and right now they seem absolutely impossible. Playing an Emin7 and hammering on the 10th fret seems ...
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How should I start studying jazz standards? [closed]
I am beginning to learn guitar itself.
I can read music sheet, have studied music theory well enough to understand chord progressions.
But I have not played much other than Bach's Bourree and some ...
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Help in Understanding Modes
Just wanted some clarification and guidance in my attempt to understand the use of modes. I am a bass player involved in playing pop, rock, alt and indie genres; I am not a Jazz/Bebop bassist. My ...
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How does 6/8 meter in jazz compare to eight-note swing in duple meter?
The usual example of eighth-note swing in jazz...
...skipping rhythm in 6/8...
...is there any difference in how these are executed rhythmically?
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Can saxophones be in orchestras, not just like the symphonic jazz orchestras/big band?
I'm arranging a game piece from Minecraft called "Alpha" (aka end credits theme).
I thought the idea of merging school band and orchestra would be a cool idea, but I don't know if writing ...
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What is this musical symbol?
First I thought it was a weird flat sign, but when I played the score it sounded odd. It looks a bit like a natural sign.
Here's the whole measure:
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Help me to understand more interesting improv techniques [duplicate]
Question for all, doesn't have to be specific to jazz.
I love to improvise, and I'm definitely not new to it. This is something that I have been doing for many years.
I'm in a bit of a rut at the ...
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Adequate chord progression for an intimate "bolero"-"jazz" song?
I am trying to compose an intimate song to be played by an acoustic guitar (and a piano at most) related to the genre of "bolero" or "jazz", perhaps with traces of "fado"....
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How do I memorize the jazz music as just a listener?
I want to get into jazz but I have a small (?) problem: most of the jazz music sounds same to me. How do I learn to distinguish different songs? With salsa it was easier as songs had some lyrics there....
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How to interpret this awkward runs and base chord? La La Land Mia & Sebastian's Theme runs
In the last section of Mia and Sebastian's Theme from La La Land, there were a lot of quick runs. Upon transcription I found the relationship of the scale and the base chord is rather unusual.
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Invert open voice chords
when playing open voiced chords, do I still want to invert them so they fit each other? Or isn't open voiced chords as common to invert?
And when I play chords with my right hand, and bass note with ...
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Bass line and chord mismatch - Afternoon in Paris
In Lewis and Sacha Distel version of Afternoon in Paris, Distel only played section A and repeat when his solo ends at 4:41, then was the break. After the break, Lewis picked up the rest of the ...
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Chord change timing in lead sheet with two chords in a bar
Sorry if this has been asked before, but I couldn't find it all. In this example, and in general I wonder. Im not sure I can upload photo of the example due to copyright.
But in this bar there's an A ...
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Count on beat 2 and 4
Why do jazz and funk musicians count on 2 and 4 beats on a 4/4 beat?
I've noticed that most musicians of other styles count on 1 and 3 or 1,2,3,4.
Is there any advantage in counting on 2 and 4?
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Why do some of the chord choices in measures 18 through 20 of "Study #1 William Leavitt - Melodic Rhythms For Guitar" sound... "wrong"?
prior research: I was given this link by my guitar teacher. When I first raised the issue that this sounded funny I was told it was fine, and "there's no 'wrong' in music." But this still ...
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How to get fluent at comping voicings in real time?
I would like to know if there is a reasonable and useful practise strategy to learn how to accompany on the piano with just lead sheets with chord symbols?
The ability to comp chords "live" along ...
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What other scales can be played over ii chord in ii-V-I besides Dorian?
Soloing over ii-V-I is usually associated with modes. Dorian-Myxolydian-Ionian. I'm trying to expand my soloing by playing "outside", so I wanted to find out what other scales can be played over ...
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How to use diminished scale over I IV V changes in blues
I want to spice up my solos over a Blues progression. I already can play a variety of scales but the Diminished scale is something I would like to add because of the particular sounds it creates. In ...
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Has anyone attempted to study the history and evolution of specific jazz "licks"?
Has anyone attempted to study the history and evolution of specific jazz "licks" ? For example, Louis Armstrong played this phrase or snippet or riff. Here is how it evolved...here is how ...
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String/Strap attached to Christian McBride's bass?
I've seen some images/videos where his bass has a black string wrapped around it and was curious if anyone knows what its purpose is:
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How to get that off-kilter feeling from sungazer?
Sungazers music has this beautiful off-kilter feeling to it and I hope to replicate it in my own music. How is this achieved?
examples:
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How to get better at jazz quickly? [closed]
I play the piano and guitar and I'm learning to read sheet music. All I can do to make my playing sound more jazz is occasionally add flat and sharp notes that are outside the major/minor scale, play ...
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1 b3 4 Triad in A Love Supreme?
In the Acknowledgement of A Love Supreme, this motif seems to be two stacked 1 b3 4 triads—what would you call them? Super-diminished?? Or is there a better way to understand this motif chordally than ...
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What is rude jazz?
In a lecture supporting his new book Stomp and Shout, Northwest rock historian Peter Blecha mentioned a genre from the 1940s or 50s called rude jazz. I have never heard of this before, and it might be ...
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What's the difference in sound between the shell voicing of a minor 7th chord vs a half diminished 7th chord?
I am learning about shell voicings for 7th chords. I understand that you you remove the 5th because it makes no difference in the quality of the chord.
That leaves me with
Cmin7 being C Eb Bb
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How should I notate this chord?
This small dilemma I'm having right now is dealing with a problem many jazz musicians face: chord notation. The notes in the chord (in ascending order) are as follows:
C Eb(D#) F Ab(G#) Bb
Would I ...
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The ambiguity of certain chord qualities in Roman numeral Analysis
Roman numeral analysis uses capitalization to disambiguate Major from minor, so the paradigm is not entirely based on inference. There seems to be a double standard as to what is explicit and what isn'...
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What is this descending riff of notes referred to as?
In this battle song from Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Future Redeemed, between 1:09 and 1:13, there's a jazzy piano riff of notes that steadily descend. Something about it really sticks out to me, and ...
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