This Is Ruining Your Jazz Solo

Jens Larsen
Example 1 - Predictable melodies
Dm7 G7 Cmaj7

10 8 12 10
9 12 10 9 7 10 10 9 7 9 12 12 10 9
10 12 10 9 10
12

Example 1.5 - Chromatic Joke

Dm7 G7 Cmaj7

10 9 12 10
6 9 7 10 11 12 10 8 9 12
9 12 10 8 9
11 14 13 11 12

Example 2 - Predictable WIth Chromaticism

Dm7 G7 Cmaj7

10
10 12
9 10 12 11 10 8 9 12
10 12 11 10 8 9 12
8 12

Example 3
Dm7 G7 Cmaj7

8 9 9 8
10 9 9 10 10 10 8 9 (9)
11 12 12
12

Dm triad
Dm

10
10
10
12

Example 4
Dm

9 12 10
9 12 10
9 9 12 10
11 12

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 Example 5
Dm

9 9
11 12 11 12

Example 6
Dm7

13 10
10
12

Example 7
Dm7

13 10
10 9
11 12

Example 8
Dm7

13 10
10 9
11 12

G7(  9)
Example 9
Dm7 Cmaj7

13 10 9 8 12 (12)
10 9 12 9 10 10 9 7 9 12
11 12 10 8 9 12 9 10
10

Example 10
Dm7 G7alt Cmaj7
P

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

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 Example 11
Dm7

10 10
10 12
12

G7(  9)
Example 12
Dm7 Cmaj7

10 10 9 9
10 12 9 10 12 10 10 12 (12)
12 12

Example 13
Dm7

10 9
12
12

G7(  9)
Example 14
Dm7 Cmaj7

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

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