Scales
Learn the essential scales that form the foundation of all music, and some colorful scales you can use for soloing.
Scales Content
51 Courses
338 Lessons
102 Smartsheets
C Major 9 Scale, Cluster Positions, Pentatonic Scale
2 Progressions, Major Scale, Principles of Soloing
Learn the essential scales used to improvise over the most common 7th chords found in jazz and popular music. Scales are the musical building blocks used to create interesting solos.
Learn the essential scales used to improvise over the most common 7th chords found in jazz and popular music. Scales are the musical building blocks used to create interesting solos.
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Half Diminished Chords, Diminished Scale, Diminished #7
Dominant 7th Chords, Mixolydian, Bebop, Diminished, & Altered Scales
Minor 7th Chords, Dorian Scale, Bebop 2 Versions
The Lydian, Major bebop, & Pentatonic b3 scales
Major 7th Chords, Principles of Soloing
Get that modern jazz sound in your improvisation using this upper structure run for piano. You can use this triad pair pattern over any dominant 7th chord!
Learn the most important fundamentals for the Key of Eb Major with the scale, diatonic chords, and common chord progressions. Then put it all together with a fun Boogie song.
Transpose Melody & Chords to G
Transpose Melody & Chords to Bb
F Diatonic 7th Chord Reference, Harmonic Analysis
Yan's Hideaway Melody & Chords, F Scale Reference, Melodic Analysis
Learn how to quickly & easily transpose a lead sheet to any key! With the Number Chart method, we analyze a lead sheet, "convert" it to numbers, and apply it to 2 new keys.
F Diatonic 7th Chords, Chords Transposed to F
F Scale Reference, Melody Transposed to F
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