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Triad Pairs for Jazz Improvisation

The document provides instruction on practicing triad pairs through examples of chord progressions using the chords Cm and Dm. It includes a base chord progression in tab format and recommends practicing over a drone chord of Cm7. It then provides additional examples of triad pair exercises and approaches to the Em triad using single notes and two notes.

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Triad Pairs for Jazz Improvisation

The document provides instruction on practicing triad pairs through examples of chord progressions using the chords Cm and Dm. It includes a base chord progression in tab format and recommends practicing over a drone chord of Cm7. It then provides additional examples of triad pair exercises and approaches to the Em triad using single notes and two notes.

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Triad Pairs

Major, minor, diminished, augmented and suspended.

Intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CKZtOhsJUs
How to Practice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3Fu_Mx5vjQ

Base Chord Italics are the degree of the Base chord scale
|-Cm7-|-6-b7----8-1--||-------------|--5-6--6-b7--|-------------|--3-5---1-4--|--3---1-4--|--3---4-b6--|--3--5-6--|
|-8---|-8-5----10-6--||--3-9---1-1--|--6-4--8-5---|--1-1---3-9--|--4-b3--3-9--|--4---2-b9-|--4---6-4---|--4--7-#4-|
|-8---|-8-b3---10-4--||--4-7---2-6--|--7-9--8-b3--|--1-b6--4-7--|--5-1---3-b7-|--5---3-b7-|--5---6-b9--|--5--7-9--|
|-8---|--------------||--5-5---3-4--|-------------|--3-4---5-5--|-------------|-----------|------------|----------|
|-----|--------------||-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|------------|----------|
|-8---|-Eb-----F-----||--G-----F----|--Dm---Eb----|--Fm----G----|--Cm----Bb---|--Cm--Bbm--|--Cm---Db---|-Cm--D----|
Dorian sound Melodic sound Cm Dorian C Harm. Minor Natural Minor Phrygian Phrygian

Practice over drone chord Cm7: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bxGtzYJjk4

How to Practice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3Fu_Mx5vjQ

|-Cm------Dm------Cm------Dm----1-------3-------5-------8-|-8-------5-------3-------1-------------------------------|
|---------------3-------4-----3-------4-------6-------8---|---8-------6-------4-------3-----4-------3---------------|
|-------5-----2-------5-----2-------5-------7-------8-----|-----8-------7-------5-------2-----5-------2-----5-------|
|-----5-----3-------5-----3-------5-------7-------5-------|-------5-------7-------5-------3-----5-------3-----5-----|
|-3-6-----5-------6---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------6-------5-----6-3-|
|---------------------------------Cm------Dm------Cm------|---------Dm------Cm------Dm------Cm------Dm------Cm------|

|-------------------------1---------------5-------------8-|-------5-3-------------1-------------------------|
|---------3-------------4---3---------4-3---6---------8---|-----6-----4---------3---4-------------3---------|
|-------5---2---------5-------2-----5---------7-----8-----|---7---------5-----2-------5---------2---5-------|
|-----5-------3-----5-----------3-5-------------7-5-------|-7-------------5-3-----------5-----3-------5-----|
|-3-6-----------5-6---------------------------------------|-------------------------------6-5-----------6-3-|
|---------------------------------------------------------|-Dm----------------------------------------------|

|-5-----5-3-----3-1-----1---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|---6-------4-------3-----4-----4-3-----3-----------------------|-----------------------------3-------4-------------|
|-----7-------5-------2-----5-------2-----5-----5-2-----2-------|-------------2-------5-----2-------5-----------------|
|-----------------------------5-------3-----5-------3-----5-----|-----5-----3-------5-----3-----3-5-----5--------|
|---------------------------------------------6-------5-----6-3-|-3-6---3-5-----5-6-----6------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------1----------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------3-----4---3--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-----------2-----5---2-----5---2------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-----5---3-----5---3-----5------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-3-6---5-----6-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-5---3-----------------------------------|------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|---6---4---6-3-4-----3-------------------|----------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|---------5-------5-----2-5-----2---------|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------5-------5-----3-5-----|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------6-------6-3-|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-Dm--Cm----Dm--Cm----Dm--Cm----Dm--Cm----|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

|-8-----------5-----------3--------------------------|
|---8-------8---6-------5---4-------4---------------------|
|-----8-5-8-------7---7-------5---5----------------------|
|-------------------7-----------5-------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-Cm----------Dm----------Cm----------------------------|

Triad pair Jazz Improvisational System- part 3- 'Blue Bossa' application


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBAaJX-9eIA
Cm and Dm Pairs - Triplets - over Bars 1 &2 Cm
|-------------------------|-------1---------3-5-----|-----3-1-----------------|---------------|
|-------------------3-----|-----3---3-----4-----6-3-|---4-----3-------4-3-----|---------------|
|-------2---------5---2---|---5-------2-5-----------|-5---------2---5-----2---|-----5-2-------|
|-----5---3-----5-------3-|-5-----------------------|-------------5---------3-|---5-----3-----|
|-3-6-------5-6-----------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-6---------5-3-|
|-Cm----Dm----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------|

Fm and Gm Trial Pairs - Groups of 4 - over Bars 3 & 4 Fm


|-Fm------Gm------|-----1-----------|-----4---3-6-3---|-----8---3-----3-|-4-----4-3-----3-|-----------------|---|
|-----------------|---1---1-3-------|---6---6-------3-|-6-9---6-----3---|---6---------3---|-6---------------|---|
|-------1-3-------|-1---------3---3-|-5---------------|-----------3-----|-----5-----3-----|---5-------------|---|
|-3---3-----5---5-|-------------5---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----6-3-5-3-----|-3-|
|---3---------5---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------5---|---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------6-|---|

|-Eo7-----Do7--|-----------------------------------------|
|--------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----3--------|------------------------------------|
|-2-5----------|-------------------------------------|
|--------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------|-----------------------------------|
Base Dm7b5
Introductory Triad Pair Chromatic Approach Note exercises - all instruments
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7qZ0tR9TbA

Approaching Em Triad - One note:


|------------------|-------3-------7-|-6-7-----2-3---------------------|---------------------------------7-|
|----------------5-|-----5---4-5-8---|-----8-5-----5---4-5-------------|-------------------------8-----8---|
|-------4------4---|-3-4-------------|---------------4-----4---4-5-----|-----------------9-----9---8/9-----|
|-----5---4-5------|-----------------|-----------------------5-----5-2-|--------9------9---8/9-------------|
|-6-7--------------|-----------------|---------------------------------|-6/7-10---9/10---------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|-8-7-----5-3-----|-2---------------|-----------------|-------3-------7-|
|-----8-------5---|---5-------------|---------------5-|-----5-----5-8---|
|-------9-------4-|-----4---5-4-----|-------4-2---4---|-5-4-----4-------|
|-----------------|-------5-----5-2-|-4-2-5-----5-----|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

|-------------|---------3-|-------3-7-|-6-7-3-----|-2-3-------|-----------|
|---------5---|-------5---|-----5-----|-------5---|-----5-----|-4-5-------|
|-------4-----|-----5-----|-3-4-------|---------4-|-------4---|-----4-----|
|-1-2-5-------|-4-5-------|-----------|-----------|---------5-|-------5-2-|
|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|

|-----------|---------3-|-------3-7---|-6-7-3-----|-2-3-------|-----------|
|---------5-|-------5---|-----5-------|-------5---|-----5-----|-4-5-------|
|-------4---|-----5-----|-3-4---------|---------4-|-------4---|-----4-----|
|-1-2-5-----|-4-5-------|-------------|-----------|---------5-|-------5-2-|
|-----------|-----------|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|-----------|-----------|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|

|-----------3-|-----------7-|----------7-12-|-8-7----------|-5-3---------|-2-----------|
|---------5---|-------5-8---|--------8------|-----8--------|-----5-------|---5---------|
|-------4-----|-----4-------|------9--------|-------9------|-------4-----|-----4-------|
|-4-2-5-------|-7-5---------|-10-9----------|---------9----|---------5-2-|-------5-2---|
|-------------|-------------|---------------|-----------10-|-------------|-----------2-|
|-------------|-------------|---------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|

|-Em-Lick---------2-|-2h3p2-----------||-------------------------------------|
|---------------5---|-------5-4-5-----||----------------------------|
|-------4-----4-----|-------------4---||--------------------------|
|-----5---4h5-------|-----------------||----------------------------|
|-6/7---------------|-----------------||---------------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------||------------------------|
Approaching Em Triad - Two note:

|-----|-----------|-----------|-----3-2---|-----7-||-----|-----------|-----------|-----3-----|-----7-|
|-----|-----------|-----5-----|---5-----4-|-5-8---||-----|-----------|-----5-----|---5---7-6-|-5-8---|
|-----|-----4-2---|---4---5-3-|-4---------|-------||-----|-----4-2-1-|---4---6-5-|-4---------|-------|
|-4-1-|-2-5-----4-|-5---------|-----------|-------||-4-3-|-2-5-------|-5---------|-----------|-------|
|-----|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------||-----|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------|
|-----|-Em--------|-----------|-----------|-------||-----|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------|

|-8-6-|-7-----5-2-|-3-----2---|-----------|-------|
|-----|---8-5-----|---5-----4-|-5---------|-------|
|-----|-----------|-----4-----|---4---5-3-|-4-----|
|-----|-----------|-----------|-----5-----|---5-2-|
|-----|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------|
|-----|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------|

|-----|-----------------|-------3---------|-------7---------|-----7-12-|
|-----|-------5---------|-----5---5-------|---5-8---8-5-7-4-|-5-8------|
|-----|-----4---4---2---|---4-------4-5-3-|-4---------------|----------|
|-4-1-|-2-5-------5---4-|-5---------------|-----------------|----------|
|-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------|
|-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------|

|-8-6-|-7-------7---5---|-3-------3-2-----|---------------|-------|
|-----|---8-5-8---8---7-|---5---5-----4-5-|-------5-------|-------|
|-----|-----------------|-----4-----------|-4---4---4-5-3-|-4-----|
|-----|-----------------|-----------------|---5-----------|---5-2-|
|-----|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-------|
|-----|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-------|

Approaching Em Triad - Three note:

|-------|-------------|-------------|-----3-------|-----7-||-------|-------------|-------------|-----3-2-1---|-----7-|
|-------|-------------|-----5-------|---5---7-6-4-|-5-8---||-------|-------------|-----5-------|---5-------4-|-5-8---|
|-------|-----4-2-----|---4---6-5-3-|-4-----------|-------||-------|-----4-2-1---|---4---5-3-2-|-4-----------|-------|
|-4-3-1-|-2-5-----6-4-|-5-----------|-------------|-------||-4-3-1-|-2-5-------4-|-5-----------|-------------|-------|
|-------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------||-------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------|
|-------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------||-------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------|

|-8-5-6-|-7-----5-4-2-|-3-----3-2---|-3-----------|-------------|-------|
|-------|---8-5-------|---5-------4-|---5---5-6-4-|-5-----------|-------|
|-------|-------------|-----4-------|-----4-------|---4---5-2-3-|-4-----|
|-------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----5-------|---5-2-|
|-------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------|
|-------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------|
Approaching Em Triad - Four note:
|---------|---------------|---------------|-----3---------|-----7-|
|---------|---------------|-----5---------|---5---7-5-6-4-|-5-8---|
|---------|-----4-2-------|---4---6-4-5-3-|-4-------------|-------|
|-4-2-3-1-|-2-5-----5-6-4-|-5-------------|---------------|-------|
|---------|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------|
|---------|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------|

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