As well as the patterns on these pages, you can also find many more on the saxophone pages, including plenty of iim7v7is, diminished and whole tone patterns and licks. Improv improvisation is the art of composing music on the spot. Eb saxophone blues scales sheet music for alto saxophone. You should hear them, feel them, know them, eat them and whatever comes next with them. All the scales for the tenor sax sax on the web forum. Although it can be very useful to know the some of the scales which fit a certain type of chord, you should always bear in mind that scales are there to help you create melodic lines, not just to be the lines.
The blues scale for tenor saxophone and bb instruments by andrew d. Book includes transposed parts for all instruments. Scales are the building blocks you need to build up your melodic and harmonic vocabulary. Download free accompaniment and score here alto and tenor sax. Western music, especially jazz and pop, uses major, dominant 7th, dorian minor and blues scales and chords more than any other. Just because you practice scales, chords, patterns, and exercises doesnt mean you will sound stiff and mechanical, or that you will become a jazz great. So concert bb is c on tenor sax, concert f is g on tenor sax, etc. The blues scale and minor pentatonic scale are similar. Tenor saxophone warmups and exercises music is by far the most wonderful method we have to remind us each day of the power of personal accomplishment. All the rhythm section parts are fully notated and include chord symbols.
Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. All the scales for the tenor sax originally posted by chunsoo all of the above scales in 15 keys 7 sharp keys, 7 flat keys and the key of c on a sheet music for the tenor sax. Many tenor playtrs like db concert, eb on tenor, because it gives them a idl,ung. Students will strengthen and learn to do this in the various styles of jazz and contemporary music. Dexter gordon, tenor sax mitt jackson, vibes wynton kelly, piano horace silver, piano art blakey, drums jimmy raney, guitar wes montgomery, guitar charles mcpherson, alto sax james moody, tenoralto sax phil woods, alto sax cannonball adderley, alto sax miles davis, trumpet lee konitz, alto sax gerry mulligan, bari sax ray brown, bass. I dont see how thinking about major and minor blues scales adds any extra information. Andrea cappellari anthology saxophone pitch shifted for tenor 1 mp3, pdf143mb andrea cappellari anthology. Since the instrument we have chosen is a learned device. That sound, the blues scale, has seeped into every style of jazz including free form.
Scales for b tenor saxophone created by ken dahlin moving through the circle of fifths by adding sharps. When i teach my students to use the blues scale i teach them to try to move off the 4. Scales tenor saxophone moving through the circle of fifths by adding flats. I am offering a free pdf of all major and minor blues scales, written out in all keys. Play the blues scale on the root or 6th of the blues you are in. The teachers guidescore is designed for the person with little or no jazz or improvisation skills and includes extensive rehearsal suggestions and ideas for improv for each piece.
Cd includes blues in bb and f, four dorian minor tracks, fourmeasure cadences, cycle of dominants, 24measure song, iiv7 in all keys. Jazz chord studies major triads pdf tims low register sax workout. Download and buy printable sheet music online at jw pepper. Experiment with your scales over a play along cdthe most popular of these is the jamey aebersold series. A minor blues scale is the tried and true scale that you find in aebersold books like maiden voyage. The minor pentatonic has more of a bluesy feel and is actually the same as the blues scale minus one note. Start studying tenor saxophone scales major and minor. They are improv, technique, ear training and history.
When first learning to improvise, most musicians begin with learning both the major and minor pentatonic scales. I always hesitate before recommending the study of scales for improvising jazz. The blues scale for alto saxophone and eb instruments by andrew d. Jason davis music lesson overview a standard lesson will last 30 minutes and will consist of 4 basic areas. The blues scale for tenor sax and bb instruments digital. Print and download in pdf or midi blues scales alto saxophone. Easy to understand and inspiring for all musicians wishing to explore the secrets of jazz improv. I like to identify blues scales in two forms, a major blues scale and the more traditional minor blues scale. The blues scale for tenor sax and bb instruments pdf file. Aebersold for everyone tenor sax jazz band, tenor sax.
There is a blues scale on the 6th blues scale is a mode of the pentatonic plus an extra note of each pentatonic, just add b3 of the pentatonic scale b5 of the blues scale. Beginners and more average players may have flashes of real invention, but usually need to fall back on use of scales and patterns just to give the brain a rest. The pentatonic scales are heard in music around the world. These are essential to any jazz musician looking for a job. Sax tenor george adams, eric alexander, gene ammons, bob berg, jerry. Gordon is an exhaustive guide to introduce beginner students to the various phrases or riffs that make up blues sax playing, both from a rhythmic and soloing standpoint. Free pdf of all major and minor blues scales sax on the. Saxophoneimprovisation, pentatonic and blues scales. Antosha haimovich chromatic scale for the jazz saxophone pdf59kb. Tons of runs for the contemporary pianist by laverne. This video and description contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links and then buy something, i. Tenor saxophone scales major and minor flashcards quizlet.
This is a beginner improviser series for tenor sax. Print and download in pdf or midi saxophone blues scales. Minors are written out in both major and minor keys. In this series of lessons i will take you from the very beginning and teach you how to improvise. C melodic minor, c harmonic minor, e b major bebop. Saxophone minor pentatonic scale key of g, full range. After getting comfortable with the blues, start learning jazz standards. Chromatic 3 333 3 3 3 33 3 33 33 33 3 3 3 33 concert c dorian concert c lydian concert c mixolydian jazz tenor sax 3. Gordon is he feels, one of his most important books because of the nature of the blues scale and how it is used to improvise in many styles of contemporary music. There is no better way to discover how your favorite players achieve certain musical effects that fascinate you than by studying writtenout versions of their solos, either by transcribing them. The c major pentatonic scale, for example, is obtained from playing specific notes from the c major diatonic scale.
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