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This is an excellent exercise to help musicians develop bass lines for piano. It uses the Cycle of Fourths with comping and soloing. It’s not easy, but try it out!
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After you have mastered the Swing Groove Cycle of Fourths Bass Lines, start learning the Swing Groove Bass Lines and Melody.[/features_box_yellow]
Developing Melody over Bass Lines:
[membership_download_item_pdf link=”http://jsfp.s3.amazonaws.com/CycleMel2a.pdf” + target=”_self”]Cycle of Fourths Bass Lines with Melody[/membership_download_item_pdf]
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Practice on melodic rhythmic lick at a time. Clap out one rhythm. Play from chord to chord (over and over). Ask yourself: “How many ways can I play melodic notes over this rhythmic lick”?
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Now, after studying the full II V I begin the difficult study of all of the alterations. Study the II V I alterations diligently around the Cycle of Fourths and Fifths and up and down chromatically. This is definitely a long-term study.[/features_box_yellow]
This is where the II V I Progression study gets a lot more complicated. We can alter the II chord, V chord and I chord. Most of the alterations take place in the V chord. So start your study there. Play all of the alterations until you know each completely. Use the II V I Progression as a vehicle for learning the alterations. Of course, play the alterations in ALL inversions. Play around the Cycle of Fourths, Cycle of Fifths and up and down Chromatically. This is definitely a long-term exercise. Keep at it!
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[membership_download_item_pdf link=”http://jsfp.s3.amazonaws.com/251ProgAlts251.pdf” + target=”_self”]II V I Progressions with Alterations Page 2[/membership_download_item_pdf]
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Before practicing playing the seventh chords around the cycle . . . make sure that you have thoroughly mastered the Cycle of Keys Exercise.[/features_box_yellow]
Play each seventh chord around the Cycle of Keys, both in fourths and fifths directions. Also, play the sevenths up and down chromatically. Do this also in each inversion of the sevenths.
[membership_download_item_pdf link=”http://jsfp.s3.amazonaws.com/Sevenths-cycle.pdf” + target=”_self”]Seventh Chords Around Flat Cycle of Keys[/membership_download_item_pdf]
[membership_download_item_pdf link=”http://jsfp.s3.amazonaws.com/CycleChartCnt.pdf” + target=”_self”]Cycle of Keys[/membership_download_item_pdf]
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This is one of the first exercises which utilizes the Cycle. Play all the triads (and in inversions) around the Cycle. Do this – until you can play quickly and automatically. (Don’t forget to learn each inversion around the Cycle.) Practice “Think before moving” to learn this. [/features_box_yellow]
Once you have mastered playing “up four/down five” and “up five/down four” . . . then play this using major, minor, augmented and diminished triads in all inversions.
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