improvisation?

gibson_thunder · Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2003 7:52 pm Post subject:

how old are you?
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Shockland · Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2003 7:54 pm Post subject:

I'm 16
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BassMan02 · Tiger Joined: 15 May 2003 Posts: 848

Well, all I can guess is that they aren't good enough players or they don't practice enough. When improviseing you need to know your instrament.
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Rufio · Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2003 6:23 pm Post subject:

I need to some 12 bar jazz improv for my jazz band... this will be exciting! Razz

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Ninestring · Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 9:54 pm Post subject:

i think of improv as fun........ it should be easy fun stuff.
Since most music we all like to play is based on scales/chords/progressions /songs- we have to keep all the elements in mind.

if you take the I-IV_V progression ,like blues. first you need to know the Blues scale. You've heard it countless time.

start on any note play it. now count up 4 frets and play the note ( a minor 3rd from the first note).

here's the pattern"
String: 2nd fret 4th fret
G---------|-----------|-----------|--------------

D-------X-- |-----------|------X--|-------

A------X---|-------X--|--------X-- |--------

E------X---|-----------|------------ | X-------|
1st finger 2nd finger 3rd finger 4th finger

play these note any way you want.Have fun!-you'll find you'll discover all kinds of things you already know

when you are ready ,move the pattern up and start on the A string ,and for the V chord ,slide to the right two frets and play the same pattern. Just play around. You'll come up with some very cool thing you'll want to do again,

Every chord comes from one of the 9 chord families,and each chord has a corresponding scale that make everything sound good.
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