Lesson 6 - Linking with rhythm changes

Step 1 - linking with basic changes

[A]
for the 2nd 4 bars play the changes simply - repeat notes etc
? bb ° ™™c B¨
¢ V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V

B¨7/D 1.
F‹7 B¨7 E¨‹7 A¨7 D‹7
? bb
/D E¨Œ„Š7 Eº D‹7/F G7 C‹7 F7 ™™ ü
B¨7 †
F‹7/A¨ /A¨ E¨Œ„Š7/G A¨7/G¨

2. C‹7 F7
? bb F7 B¨ to bridge
D‹7 G7 C‹7 F7

Step 2 - simplifying the 2nd 4 bars of the a sections

practice looping this with the whole A section until it sounds good
1.
B¨7/D
F‹7 B¨7 E¨‹7 A¨7 B¨/D
? bb
/D E¨Œ„Š7 Eº B¨/F V V V V V V V ™™ ü
B¨7 †
F‹7/A¨ /A¨ E¨Œ„Š7/G A¨7/G¨

2.
B¨/D nice movement to the D7
? bb
B¨/F V V V V V V V to bridge
sometimes a B¨ here to show the form
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Step 3 - simplification of all 2nd 4 bars of the a sections

practice looping this until it sounds good

F‹7 E¨Œ„Š7
? bb ° ™™ ™™ ü
¢ B¨ E¨‹7 B¨ V V V V V V V †

2.
nice movement to the D7
? bb B¨
V V V V V V V to bridge
sometimes a B¨ here to show the form

Step 4 - loop the whole A section with the simplified changes

[A]
? bb ° ™™
¢ B¨ V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V

E¨Œ„Š7 1.
F‹7
? bb
B¨ E¨‹7 B¨ V V V V V V V ™™ ü
†

2.
nice movement to a D !!
? bb B¨
V V V V V V V ™™ ü to bridge
†
B¨
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Step 5 - switch up thinking with chord changes and key centers

on whole form

[A] example 1 practise on whole form

? bb ° ™™
¢ B¨ V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V

B¨7/D
F‹7 B¨7 E¨‹7 A¨7
? bb B¨ V
B¨7 /D E¨Œ„Š7 Eº V V V V V V
F‹7/A¨ /A¨ E¨Œ„Š7/G A¨7/G¨

[A] 2nd A
G‹7 C7 C©º D‹7 G‹7 C7 B7
? bb
B¨ G7 C‹7 F7 B¨ G7 C‹7 F7
( B¨/D B¨/F ) Bº

F‹7 E¨Œ„Š7 nice movement to a D

? bb B¨ V
B¨ E¨‹7 V V V V V V
sometimes a B¨ here to show the form

[B]
? bb D7 G7 F7 ‘
‘ ‘ C7 ‘

[A]
? bb
B¨ V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V

? bb
V V V V E¨‹7 B¨ V V V V V V V ™™ ü
†
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example 2
[A] G‹7 C7 C©º
? bb ° ™™ B¨ V
¢ B¨ G7 C‹7 F7 V V V V V V
Bº
( B¨/D B¨/F )

D‹7
? bb
V V V V E¨‹7 D‹7/F G7 C‹7 F7

[A] 2nd A
? bb B¨
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V

? bb B¨
F‹7 E¨Œ„Š7 F7

[B]
? bb F7 ‘
D7 ‘ G7 ‘ C7 ‘

[A]
? bb B¨
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V

B¨7/D
F‹7 B¨7 E¨‹7 A¨7
? bb
/D E¨Œ„Š7 B¨ V V V V V V V ™™ ü
B¨7 Eº †
F‹7/A¨ /A¨ E¨Œ„Š7/G A¨7/G¨