Learn to improvise. 2005-2006. Lesson 13: improvise with 8 chords on 32 bars.

The first 8 bars have these chords:
C C7 Ddim Ddim C D7 G7 G7aug
Listen to this chord.
The following 24 bars may have the chords that you prefer furthermore.

But with every 32 bars you have to use the same chord scheme during 8 bars.

In lesson 06 2005 we have paid attention to the following chords:
C = g c e
C7 = g b-flat c e
F = a c f
Fm = g# c f
D7 = a c d f#
G7 = g b d f
Am = a c e
Dm = a d f
A7 = a c# e g
E7 = e g# b d

Now we play the following chords as well:
Ddim = f as d
G7aug = g b d# f

In the example above you can play Ddim instead of Fm
In the example above you can play G7aug instead of G7

A dim chord consists of 2 minor thirds. So Ddim has the tones d f as. I give the order f as d.
(The name dim comes from diminished and points out a tone that is decreased)
A dim is sometimes indicated with o, for example Do.

(A dim7 chord has 3 minor thirds.)

An aug chord consists of 3 major thirds. So G7aug has the tones g b d# f.
(The name aug comes from augment and points out a tone that is raised)
An aug sometimes is indicated with + or +5 or #5, for example G7+ or G7+5 or G7#5.

The first 4 bars C C7 Ddim Ddim can give the atmosphere of minor-major (mol-dur), because the Ddim-chord lets out, just like the Fm-chord, the tone a. Compare a minor-major key with a major and a minor key:
A major key consists of the chords C G F and you use the tones c d e f g a b
A minor key consists of the chords C Gm Fm and you use the tones c d es f g as b
Minor-major consists of the chords C G Fm and you use the tones c d e f g as b


HOMEWORK: Play several times an improvisation of 32 bars, in which the first 8 bars are limited every time to the following chords:

C C7 Ddim Ddim C D7 G7 G7aug
2e line free
3e line free
4e line free back to the first line with the given chords and repeat.

Listen to an example.

Listen to another example.


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