Jazz Blues

Exercise
Words & Music by John Scofield

h = 120 d
H H H H H
Charleston rhythm

: 44 DBB BB B Q BB B Q BB
Bb7 Eb7 Bb7 Eb7

Q DBB Q BB DB DB DBB Q BB
DB B DB B
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DB B DB B DB B
c ( ( ' ' ( ( ( ( ' '
' ' & & ' ' ' ' & &
' ' ' '
' ' ' ' ' '

H H H H H
B Q BB B Q BB DBB
B Q BB B Q BB
Bb7 F7 Eb7 Bb7

DBB Q BB DB DB DBB Q BB DB
DB B DB B
6

DB B DB B L DB B
' ' ( ( ( ( ) ) ' ' ( (
& & ' ' ' ' ( ( & & ' '
' ' ) ) ' '
' ' ' ' ' '

DBB Q BB B Q BB DBB Q BB B Q BB B Q BB DBB Q BB

Tritones only ( no roots)

B B DB DB DB
F7 Bb7 Eb7 Bb7 Eb7
12

L L L L L L
) ) ( ( ' ' ( ( ( ( ' '
( ( ' ' & & ' ' ' ' & &
) )

DBB Q BB B Q BB
DB
B Q BB
DB
DBB Q BB DBB Q BB B Q BB
DB
Bb7 F7 Eb7 Bb7
18

L L L L L L
' ' ( ( ( ( ) ) ' ' ( (
& & ' ' ' ' ( ( & & ' '

DBB Q BB BB Q BB DBBB Q BBB

BB Q BB BB Q BB DBBB Q BBB
With upper extensions

DB B DB B DB B
F7 Bb13 Eb9 Bb13 Eb9
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L L L L L L
) ) ' ' ) ) ) ) ' '
) ) ( ( ' ' ( ( ( ( ' '
( ( ' ' & & ' ' ' ' & &

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 DBBB Q BBB
BB Q BB BB Q BB DBB Q BB DBBB Q BBB
BB Q BB
DB B DB B DB B
Bb13 F7 Eb9 Bb13
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L L L L L L
' ' ) ) ) ) ' ' ' ' ) )
' ' ( ( ( ( ) ) ' ' ( (
& & ' ' ' ' ( ( & & ' '

DDBB Q BBB BB Q BB BB Q BB BB Q BB
DBBB Q BBB DBDBB Q BBB
Adding chord substitution & ii-V's

B DB B DB B DB B
F7#9 Bb13 Eb9 Bb13 Eb7
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L L L L L L
* * ) ) ' ' ) ) ) ) % %
) ) ( ( ' ' ( ( ( ( ' '
( ( ' ' & & ' ' ' ' & &

H H
III-VI-ii-V next three bars

DBB Q BB B QDBDB BDBB Q F BB DB BDBB BB

Q B B QB
Edim7 Bb7 Eb7 D7 G7 Cm7 F7 Bb7 G7

DB FB
Q
DB B DB B
42

L L L L
& & ' % $ $ " " " " $ $
' ' ( ' & % $ $ # # " %
& & ' & % $ " " " " $ $

H BB Q BB BB Q BB BB Q BB
Adding chord substitution & chromatics

DBB Q FB DBBB Q BBB DBDBB Q BBB

C7 F7 Bb13 Eb9 Bb13 Eb7

DB DB B DB B DB B
48

L L L L L
" " ) ) ' ' ) ) ) ) % %
$ # ( ( ' ' ( ( ( ( ' '
# " ' ' & & ' ' ' ' & &

H H
DBB Q BB B Q DB BDDBB Q FF BB DDBB
BDBB Q BB
Edim7 Bb9 A7 Ab7 G7 C7#9 F7 Bb7 G7

DB FB
Q B B QB
B DB DB B
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L L L L
& & ' & % $ % " " " $ $
' ' ( ' & % $ $ # # " %
& & ' & % $ # " " " $ $

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 H BB Q DB B P BB Q DB B P DBB
Continuous voice leading

DBB Q FB DBBB Q BB BB P Q DF BB BB P
C7 F7 Bb13 Bb7+5 Eb9 Edim7 Bb7 F7 Fm9 Bb7+5

DB DB BB DB BB DB
60

L L L L
" " ) ( ' & ) ' ) (
$ # ( ( ' ' ( ) ) (
# " ' ' & & ' ( ' '

DBBB Q DBB BB P DBBB Q BB BB P B Q DBB BB P

DB FB B
BB Q DB B P
BDDBB Q F BB BB P
DB FB B
Eb9 Bb7 Eb9 Edim Bb7 Eb9 D7#9 G7+5 Cm7 G7
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L L L L L
' ' ' & ' ' ' % % $
' ( ' ' ( ' & % $ %
& ' & & ' & % $ & $

H H H
And so on.

DB Q DF B B P DBDF BB DBB B P DDB F B B P DBBB

Cm7 F7+5 Bb7/6#9F7+5 C7b9 F7+5 Bb9

Q
DB BB B B DB B
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" # # # # # "
$ # " # $ # "
" " & " # " !

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