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PATTERNS FOR JAZZ hg This text is lovingly dedicated to Jimmy Casale. His death, shortly before publica- tion, is a loss made obvious by the excel- lence of his contribution to these studies. We are fortunate to have a portion of his talent and dedication captured here in per- manent form. Copyright © 1970 by Studio P/R, Inc. 224 S. Lebanon St., Lebanon, Indiana 46052 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form, other means, withour permission in writing from the publishers, Third Edition Printed in the United Sates of America. by mimeograph or any TABLE OF CONTENTS Pattern Number Description 1. 12 Major Triads - 13- 17 Major Sixth Chords ....... 18- 27 Major Seventh and Ninth Chords ... a 28. 43 Major Scales ...... sevnnsnnerl 44- 59 Digital Pacerns in Major - 1 60- 67 Major Scale Intervals ...... 68- 78 Patterns with Embellishing (non-harmonic) tones... 79. 86 Diatonic Chords - 87- 98 Dominant Seventh and Ninth Chords....... 99-100 Mixolydian Mode (Dominant Scale 101-102 Minor Triads 1 103-104 Minor Sixth Chords ........ I = 105-113 Minor Seventh and Ninth Chords... 114-116 Dorian Mode (Minor Seventh Scale)... 117-122 Digital Patterns on Minor Seventh Chords 123-134 Patterns for the IIm7—V7 Progression. 85- 90 135-148 Patterns for the Hm7—V7—I Progression foe 91-100 149-152 Augmented Triads | - ese 104105 153-157 Whole-tone Scale i 106-108 158-161 Diminished Triads { — oN LL-T12 162-168 Diminished Scale - cnnnnnnnenneeASLLS 169-173 Parallel Progressions 116-118 174-177 Turnarounds (Turnbacks) - - svennnentnnrnneneneeneel LBLLD 178-179 Altered Ninth Chords ot - 120 180-200 Polychords 1 122-126 201-208 Polychords for Diminished Seale... soenne 128-130 209-224 More on the Diminished Scale 7 a von 31-134 225-233 Augmented Scale ...... svnneinnmenneel 352138 | 234-242 Major Scale in Fourths. ‘ : sod 39-LAL ! ~ 243 Digital Pattern on Major Scale......njo-n 142 244-246 Harmonic Minor Scale - vere 243 247-250 More on the Whole-tone Scale... eo 143-144 251-277 Lydian Augmented Scale 4 - oe 146-154 278-308 Incerval Studies - - - - noe 536165, 309-326 Chromatic Scale . : on 1656172

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