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Jazz Guitar Improv 101 Marc-Andr Seguin

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Lesson 3: Chord-scales
Chord-scales for the "I" chordstart on your 2nd nger
C7 C7 C7

&

Imaj7 Imaj7 Imaj7

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

Chord-scales for the "ii" chordstart on your 4th nger

D7 D7 D7

&

iim7 iim7 iim7

10 12 13
2 4 5 9 10 12
2 3 5 7 9 10 12
5
10
7 8 10

Chord-scales for the "V" chordstart on your 2nd nger

G7 G7 G7

&


V7 V7 V7

5 6
4 5 7 9 10
2 3 5 7 9 10 12
3 5
2 3 5 10 12

Optional ngerings for V chord-scalestart on your 4th nger

G7 G7

&
V7 V7

3 5 6
2 4 5 7 9 10
5 7 9 10
10

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Lesson 5: Improv on Dm7 and Fm7

Trading 4's
D7 F7
b b b
& b b

2 4 5 4 2 5 7 8 7 5

2 3 5 5 3 2 5 6 8 8 6 5
5 5 8 8

Lesson 6: Improv on ii-V-I in C

Trading 4's
D7 G7 C7

& n n

iim7 V7 Imaj7

2 4 5 2 4 2

2 3 5 2 3 2 3 5 5 3 2
5
3 5
2 3 5 3 5 5 3

Lesson 7: Improv on ii-V-I in Eb...with a twist! (Backdoor ii V to Cmaj)

Trading 4's
F7 B7 C7
b
& b b b n n
b b n
iim7 V7 Imaj7...sort of.
(of Eb)

5 7 8

5 6 8 5 6 7 9 7
8
6 8
5 6 8
8 10
7 8 10 10 8 7
10 8
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Lesson 8: Long improvisation over dierent ii chords
D7

&

7 9 10 9 7
10 7 8 10 10 8 7
10

G7
b
& b

7 9 10 9 7
7 8 10 10 8 7
10 10

A7
#
&

9 11 12 11 9

9 10 12 12 10 9
12 12

Lesson 9: Extra progressions to practice your chord-scales

ii-V-I-VI in C:
D7 G7 C7 A7

&
#
#
iim7 V7 Imaj7 VI7

2 4 5 2 4

2 3 5 2 3 2 3 5 2 4 5
5
3 5
2 3 5 3 5
5
2 4 5

ii-V-I-VI in F:
G7 C7 F7 D7


& b
b b # n

iim7 V7 Imaj7 VI7

2 3 5
3 5 6
2 3 2 3 5
3 5
2 4 5

5 2 3 5 3 5 2 4 5
3 5 5
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"Long" ii-V-I-VI in Bb:

C7 F7 B7 G7
b n
& b b b
b n
b
iim7 V7 Imaj7 VI7
5 7 8 7 9 10

5 7 8 5 7 8 5 7 7 9 10
8
5 6 8 8
6 8
5 6 8 10

"Short" ii-V-I-VI in Bb:

(warm-up scales abbreviated to V chord and I chord, ending on an "important" note of VI7 chord)
C7 F7 B7 G7
b
b b n
&
iim7 V7 Imaj7 VI7
5 7 8
6 10 8
10 8 7

5 7 8 10 9
8
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"So What" progression:

D7

& n w

w

7 9 10 9 7 7 9 10 9 7
10 7 8 10 10 8 7
10 10
7 8 10 10 8 7
10

& w

w

7 9 10 9 7 7 9 10 9 7
10
7 8 10 10 8 7
10 10
7 8 10 10 8 7
10

E7

& b b b b b b b b bw b b b b b b b b
bw

8 10 11 10 8 8 10 11 10 8
11
8 9 11 11 9 8
11 11
8 9 11 11 9 8
11

D7

& n w
w

7 9 10 9 7 7 9 10 9 7
10
7 8 10 10 8 7
10 10
7 8 10 10 8 7
10
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"Tune Up" progression:

E7 A7 D7

& # # # # # #

#

4 6 7 4 6 4
4 5 7 4 5 4 5 7 7 5 4
7
5 7
4 5 7 5 7 7 5

D7 G7 C7

& n

2 4 5 2 4 2
2 3 5 2 3 2 3 5 5 3 2
5
3 5
2 3 5 3 5 5 3

C7 F7 B7 G7
b n
& b b b
b b
b

5 7 8 7 9 10
5 7 8 5 7 8 5 7 7 8 10
8
5 6 8 8
6 8
5 6 8 10

1.
E7 F7 B7 A7
b b n #
& # n # n #
n b b n

7 8 7 8 10
8 10
6 7 9
7 8
9 11 12 7 8 10 8 10 7 9
12
9 10 12 8 10

2.
E7 A7 D7

& # # # #
# #
#

4 6 7 4 6 4
4 5 7 4 5 4 5 7 7 5 4
7
5 7
4 5 7 5 7 7 5
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Note: For Lessons 13-15, ALL of the notes listed can be played as part of the chord-scale.
I've simply outlined the notes that correspond to the way we have been warming up with
chord-scales so far: playing from scale degree 1 up to 7 and then back down.
Also note that these three chord-scales (D dorian, G mixo, C major) all share the same notes,
because they're all part of the same key. These exercises are written for the B string, but
familiarize yourself with these chord-scales on all 6 strings!

Lesson 13: D dorian on a single string

Half-Step Half-Step
Half-Step
D7

&
D dorian

0 1 3 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 17 18

Lesson 14: G mixolydian on a single string

Half-Step
Half-Step
Half-Step
G7


&
G mixolydian

0 1 3 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 17 18

Lesson 15: C major on a single string

Half-Step
Half-Step
Half-Step
C7


&
C major

0 1 3 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 17 18

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Lesson 17: Chord tones on Autumn Leaves: play the 3rd of each chord!

C7 F7 B7 E7 A7(b5) D7(b9) G7

& bw w w w w #w bw

7 5 4
6 5 3 1

C7 F7 B7 E7 A7(b5) D7(b9) G7
bw w w
& w w #w bw

8 7 5 3
7 5 4

A7(b5) D7(b9) G7 G7 C7 F7 B7 E7
w w
& w #w bw nw bw w

8
3 4 7
4 7
3 6

A7(b5) D7(b9) G7 C7 F7 B7 E7 A7(b5) D7(b9) G7 G7

w #w #
& b b w bw nw

11 9 7 5

10 8 6 5 4 8 9

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Lesson 18: Chord tone on Autumn Leaves: play the 3rd, but use the 7th of the previous chord to get to it!

C7 F7 B7 E7 A7(b5) D7(b9) G7

& b b b #
bw

8 7 7 5 5 4
6 6 5 5 3 3 1

C7 F7 B7 E7 A7(b5) D7(b9) G7
b b b bw
& #

8 8 7 7 5 5 3
8 7 7 5 5 4

A7(b5) D7(b9) G7 G7 C7 F7 B7 E7
b
bw n b
& # b

10 8
5 3 4 8 7 7
5 4 8 7
3 8 6

A7(b5) D7(b9) G7 C7 F7 B7 E7 A7(b5) D7(b9) G7 G7

#
b n b b b b bw n
& #

8
11 5
6
9 8 7 7 5 5

10 8 8 6 6 5 5 4 8 9
8
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Lesson 19: A composed solo on Autumn Leaves, with an emphasis
on the 7th of one chord resolving to the 3rd of the next chord

C7 F7 B7 E7
j b b j b
& b J
J

5 7
5 8 7 5 8
6 8 6 5 8

A7(b5) D7(b9) G7
b j
j b n j b
& J #
b

5 5 3 2 3 5 7
8 7 5 4 4 5 7 3 3 5
5
3 6
3 5

C7 F7 B7 E7
b b b b b
& J J

6 5 5 5 5
6 8 6 8 6 6 8 8 8 6
8 8 7 8 8 8 7

A7(b5) b D7(b9) G7
# b bw j
&

8 6 5
8 7 8 7 4 3 4 3
5 5 3
5

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A7(b5) D7(b9)
G7 G7
b # b n b
& b J J
J

5 6 6 7 8 10 7
7 8 8 8 9 8
5 7 8 10
7 8

C7 F7 B7 E7
b b b 3
& b bn b j b
b
3
8
8 10 8 7
10 10 8 7 8 10 7
8 10 8 6 5 6 7 8 5 6
6
3 5 6

A7(b5) D7(b9) G7 C7 F7 B7
bj # #j b n b b b b
&

3 6 5 3 4 3
2 3 5 5 3 3 5 5 3
3 4 4 5 6 6
6

E7 A7(b5) D7(b9) G7
7
& b b # w 4
b

3 7
3 5 3 2 3 2
5 3 5 5 4 4 4
5 6 5
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Lesson 20: Chord tones

A dorian scale A7
7 1 13
&4 # 4

4

1 2 b3 4 5 6 b7

A9 A11 A13
A dorian scale (2 octaves)
13 # 3 #
4
4
&4 # 4

1 2 b3 4 5 6 b7 8 9 b10 11 12 13
(1) (2) (b3) (4) (5) (6)
 Lesson 21: Arpeggios on "All The Things You Are" 13
Lesson 22: Improv trading with Marc-Andr

F7 B7 E7 A7 D7 D7(b5) G7 C7
4 b b b
& 4 nb b b
b b b n b



b b b
All in Ab major ii-V-I in C
7
4 5 8 6 5 5 4 5
5 8
4 6 6 5 8 5 3 6 3 6 3 2 5
8
6 9
8 6
4
3 6 4 5
3
2 5 3

C7 F7 B7 E7 A7 A7(b5) D7 G7 E7
b b b n b #
b
& b b b b b
b # #
ii-V-I in G V of Am7 -->
All in Eb major

6 9 8 8 7
5 8 7 7 5 8 5 8 5 4 7 4 7
5 8 6 8 5 8 6 7 4 7 5 6
8
6 8 6 5 7

A7 D7 G7 F7(b5) B7 E7 C7(#5)
n # #
& # # # # # #
#

V of Fm -->
ii-V-I in G ii-V-I in E
2 5
5 8 3 5 4 7 4 8 11
5 5 4 2 5 4 4 9
7 4 7 4 5 4 6 10
5
3
2 5 7

F7 b B7 E7 b b A7 b D7 b D7b b b
b b b
& b b b b b

All in Ab major
8 11 6 9 7 7
9 9 8 8 6 9 9
10 10 8 5 8 6 6 9
8 11 6

C7 b B7 B7 E7 A7 G7(b5) C7
n b b b
& n b b b b b b b n b bbbb
b b
ii-V to Fm at the top
ii-V-I in Ab
6 4 4
8 6 6 6 5
5 8 4 7 3 6 3 6 6 5
5 5 5 8 8 5
6
4
3 6
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F7 B7 E7 A7
bb b
& b j

8
5 8 5 6 6 6 8 5 5 8 8 8
6 6 5 5 8 5
8 6

D7 D7(b5) G7 C7
bb b nn n 3
b
& b J n J bb

8 6
3
6 9 9 8 6 3 8 6
6 4 4
5 3 2 5 5

C7 F7
bb B7
E7

& b J J

6
8 9 9 9 6 9 8 8
8 5 10 8 7 7 5
10 8

A7 A7(b5) D7 G7 E7
bb #
& b # #
b 3
J

3
8 7
5 8 8 5 5 4 7 7 4
6 5 5 4 7 6
6
5 8
6 5 7
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A7 D7 G7 #
# n

## #
& J
5 8 7 3 2 2 3 5 7 10
5 8 7 3 3
5 5 7 5 4 4
7

F7(b5) B7 E7 C7(#5)
#### n
n
nb n bbbb
& J J

8 7
10 7 10 7 10 7 9 8
9 9 8 8 9 8 9
10 9 6 10 8

F7 B7 E7 A7
w
bb b J n b
& b J J

8 9 9 6 8 6 5 4
9 9 8 8
10 8 5

D7 D7 C7
B7
b n n
bb b J b J
& b J n b

4 7 7 4 4 8 11 6 7 7
6 6 5 5 9 9 6
6 5 6 6 7 7 6

B7 E7 A7 G7(b5) C7
bb b 3
& b J nnnn

3
8
6 8 6
8 5 5
6 4
6 8
6 6 4
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Lesson 25: Bb BluesBb MINOR pentatonic (with added blue note)...A.K.A. the "Minor Blues Scale"

b b n b b
& b b b
b b b n #4/b5
#4/b5
#4/b5 #4/b5
1 b3 4 5 b7 5 4 b3 1 1 b3 4 5 b7 5 4 b3 1

6 9 6
6 8 9 9 8 6
6 8 8
6 9
6 7 8 8 7 6
9 6

**Improvise several choruses over this form using what you learned in Lesson 25, 26, and 28**

For Lesson 25, play minor pentatonic through the whole thing.
For Lesson 28, trade 12 bars with Marc, then 4 bars, then 2 bars...

B7
For Lesson 26, play major pentatonic here...
& V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V

E7 B7 G7
...then switch to minor pentatonic here!
& V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V

C7 F7 B7 G7 C7 F7

& V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V

Lesson 26: Bb BluesBb MAJOR pentatonic (with added blue note)...A.K.A. the "Major Blues Scale"

# n
& # n b n # bb
b #
1 2 #2 3 5 6 5 3 #2 2 1 1 2 #2 3 5 6 5 3 #2 2 1

3
3 6 6 3
3 5 6 6 5 3
3 5 3
6
3 4 5 5 4 3
6
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C7 F7 B7 E7 A7(b5) D7(b9) G7
bb
& #
w

7 5
8 7 5
5
8 7 5 8 7 5 4

6 8 6 5 8 6 5
8
6 5 3
6

C7 F7 B7 E7 A7(b5) D7(b9) G7
bb
& # w

8 6 6
8 7 5
8 7
8 7 5
8 7 5
8 7 5
8 7 5 4
8 7 5
8

A7(b5) D7(b9) G7 G7 C7 B7 E7 F7
bb

& # w n b b

8 6 5
8 6 8 6
8 7 5 3 4 7 5 8 7 8 7
8 7 5 4 6 5 8 7
8
8 6

A7(b5) D7(b9) G7 C7 F7 B7 E7 A7(b5) D7(b9) G7 G7

bb # n n b
& b # w nw

6 5
8 7 6 5 6
5 8 7 5 8 7 8 7 5 5 3 4
8 8 6 6 5 5 4