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For questions about how music works, seeking to identify structures and patterns in music. Used to indicate questions about musical concepts and structures, as opposed to techniques and execution.

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What are the rules of borrowing notes from other scales if any?

To understand them all you have to understand Chord Theory since adding in extra notes into your scale will depend on what type of chord is being played whilst improvising. … Simple example to applying chord theory to improvisation, if the chord in which you are improvising over is a minor (has a flattened third) you're not going to add in a natural third to the scale. …
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What is an Italian sixth?

I've done some jazz rehearsals and while other members were discussing chords I overheard them talking about an 'Italian sixth', 'German sixth' and a 'French sixth.' I have no idea what they are refer …
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bV substitution in ii V I

So I have been playing around with the good'ol ii V I standard and I have found, just by playing around, that instead of going to the V, it sounds odd, but you can substitute it for a bV. Key: D No …
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bVI Root Substitution [closed]

It's pretty standard but I don't get the theory of it. I recently saw it being used in the context of a ii - V - I to delay the final resolve of a song. … Specifically the following: || A7#11(13) Amin9 | C/D D7b9 | EbMaj7♯11(13) || I've seen other progressions walk up to resolve as such: ii - V - ♭VI - ♭VII - I What is the theory surrounding a ♭VI substitution …
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