The hard truth about learning to improvise (Bebop Scale Level 2)
Feb 20, 2024
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In this video I show you exercises to help you master improvising with the bebop scale.
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🎸 FREE PDF: Download the most important scale diagrams for guitar
🕛 Video Content Outline
0:00 - About this video
1:25 - The problem to solve
2:44 - Bb7 chord tones
3:26 - Bb mixolydian scale
5:06 - Bb bebop scale
6:11 - "Treading water"
8:07 - Two notes: step #1
11:44 - Two notes: step #2
13:50 - Two notes: step #3
16:13 - Two notes: step #4
17:20 - Three notes: step #1
21:08 - Three notes: step #2
22:20 - Three notes: step #3
23:41 - Three notes: step #4
25:18 - Four notes: step #1
27:33 - Four notes: step #2
28:11 - Four notes: step #3
29:07 - Four notes: step #4
30:11 - Five notes: step #1
31:28 - Five notes: step #2
31:58 - Five notes: step #3
31:22 - Five notes: step #4
33:26 - Recap
34:20 - Free learning resources!
🔗 Links & Lessons Mentioned
🎸 Bebop scale series
🎸 Level 1 video in this series
🎸 Lessons on just playing chord tones
🎸 FREE Arpeggio Shapes Pack for targeting chord tones when soloing
🎸 FREE PDF: Download the most important scale diagrams for guitar
💬 Lesson Description
This is the second lesson in my bebop scale series.
The bebop scale is about targeting chord tones on strong beats, which is a game-changing practice, whether we're interested in jazz or not.
In this video, I show you a series of drills to help you master improvising with the bebop scale.
By practicing these drills, we can break through a common challenge, which is sounding like a scale when we improvise.
We may know the “right notes” to play when improvising, but we wonder why doesn't it sound musical yet.
Step-by-step exercises like the ones in this video can help solve this problem.
I hope you enjoy the lesson!
Let me know what you think in the comments.
Thanks! :)
- Jared
🎸 FREE Arpeggio Shapes Pack for targeting chord tones when soloing
🎸 FREE PDF: Download the most important scale diagrams for guitar
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