In this video I am going to show you how you can take any chord and easily make a completely new scale for it that you can use when you improvise. With some really cool (but also a bit strange) sounds.
The method will work for any chord and I will also discuss some of the ways that you can use Synthetic Jazz Scales to improvise including a few outside jazz licks using the scale.
Content:
0:00 Intro Solo with a Synthetic 8-note Scale
0:15 Construct a scale for any chord
0:43 The Scale construction principle – From analyzing C major
1:26 A basic construction for a Cmaj7 chord
1:43 Go for Out There or Re-make the major scale?
2:03 First example of an 8 note scale for Cmaj7
2:32 The Scale and some thoughts on diatonic harmony
2:46 Improvise with this scale – Approach no 1
3:03 Some Diatonic harmony: triads
3:39 This is like Barry Harris 6th diminished scales!
3:52 Why this is not ideal for Cmaj7
4:30 Improvise with this scale – Approach no 2
4:45 Shifting between the colors
4:58 Synthetic Lick No 1
5:46 Synthetic Lick No 2 – Opening up and mixing the chords
6:18 How to develop the 2nd approach and how it works better for the chord.
6:48 Digging into find more structures in the scale
7:24 A 7 note example from music I have played
7:51 A new perspective on Double Harmonic Major
8:26 Where I learned about this: John Ruocco
8:56 When to use this scales and why.
9:28 Do you work with creating your own scales? Are you a mad music scientist? (Am I?)
10:25 Like the lesson? Check out my Patreon Page!