Category Archives: Chords

Alterations, Beginner, Chords, Diatonic approach, II-V-I, Intermediate, Technique, Tier 5, Timing

Save Your Jazz Solo With These Hacks

19 June, 2022 Søren Ballegaard

Playing inspired solos is the true art of jazz.
There are a few simple hacks that make your solos more attractive.
Getting into your phrasing, rhythm, choice of notes and how you place the notes in your solo.
Don’t play boring solos.

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LESSON TRANSCRIPTION CONTENT:
50+ pages full exercises and licks
-Chord and scale exercises for training rhythmic endings, articulation and rhythmic changing jazz lines
-II-V-I lines using rhythmic placement, clearly marked articulation and rhythmic speed ups
-all exercises and licks are transposed to all 12 keys
+ all lesson examples are transposed to the Tenor, Alto and Concert keys.

In this tutorial
00:00 THIS MADE MY SOLOS BORING
00:19 Do Not Play The 1
01:46 More Rhythm Play Fewer Notes
02:00 Play With Great Articulation
02:46 Train Your Articulation
03:22 Change The Rhythm
04:03 Speed Up
07:45 Do you like my videos – support me on Patreon
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Practice Arpeggios Like Chris Potter and Sound Amazing https://youtu.be/pMp5iJMlKT4
https://www.patreon.com/posts/64249214
https://sorenballegaard.dk/product/practice-arpeggios-like-chris-potter-and-sound-amazing/

6 Double Time Licks to Expand Your Jazz Playing https://youtu.be/ncVXxo8erw4
https://www.patreon.com/posts/62376848
https://sorenballegaard.dk/product/6-double-time-licks-to-expand-your-jazz-playing/

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My setup:
Tenor saxophone: Selmer MKVI 82xxx
mouthpiece is an old Otto Link Babbit – refaced from opening 6 to opening 8/8,5
Alto – The Martin Alto
Soprano – Yanagisawa Elimona

Beginner, Chord note solos, Chords, Diatonic approach, Intermediate, Scales, Standards, Technique, Tier 5, Timing

Three Best Jazz Exercises For Learning Improvisation

3 June, 2022 Søren Ballegaard

These three exercises will teach you the basics of playing jazz lines
Explaining simple chords and arpeggios, forward motion and guide tone lines. Adding scales and you have a great mix for playing great jazz solos.

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LESSON TRANSCRIPTION CONTENT:
50+ pages of enclosure exercises and licks
-Minor chords, minor and melodic minor scale exercises
-Coltranes licks and Coltrane inspired licks
Transcribed to all 12 keys.
+ all lesson examples transposed to alto and concert key

In this tutorial
00:00 Three Best Jazz Exercises For Learning Improvisation
00:26 The Most Important Jazz Tools
00:53 Learn The Chord Notes
01:44 Forward Motion And Guide Tone Lines
03:08 Rhythm Is Most Important
03:43 Add Scales Between The Chord Notes
05:24 Scales and Guide Tone Lines Come Together
06:09 Do you like my videos – support me on Patreon
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8 chord patterns – you need to know these
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https://www.patreon.com/posts/41196433
https://sorenballegaard.dk/product/8-chord-patterns-you-need-to-know-these/

Chord note solos – strong melodies with awesome rhythm
https://youtu.be/kDRytP4m7jY
https://www.patreon.com/posts/41967448
https://sorenballegaard.dk/product/chord-note-solos-strong-jazz-lines-with-awesome-rhythm/

Blues For Alice Backing Track
https://youtu.be/YQ7bChfbDbA

It Could Happen To You Backing Track
https://youtu.be/tyGoZKNm8TY

Oleo/Rhythm changes Backing track
https://youtu.be/DsW51thvyWU

Blue Bossa backing track
https://youtu.be/6TvD3snfSig

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My setup:
Tenor saxophone: Selmer MKVI 82xxx
mouthpiece is an old Otto Link Babbit – refaced from opening 6 to opening 8/8,5
Alto – The Martin Alto
Soprano – Yanagisawa Elimona

Advanced, Alterations, Chords, II-V-I, Intermediate, Music theory, Scales, Technique, Tier 5

Cmaj7 Sounds Amazing Over These Chords

29 April, 2022 Søren Ballegaard

How a simple Cmaj7 chord is linked to so many more functions than being a tonic function.
Learn to use your known standard major7 licks in new ways.
Apply the licks on new functions, use a maj7 chord as an upper structure, a superimposed tritone dominant and see new context.

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LESSON TRANSCRIPTION CONTENT:
20+ pages of exercises and licks
– upper chord structure scale patterns
– Ii-V-I licks using Major 7 chords as altered dominant
+ all lesson examples transposed to Alto key

In this tutorial
00:00 CMAJ7 LIKE A PRO
00:37 Tenor Madness – motifs
01:59 Cmaj7 as an upper structure
01:17 Fmaj7 on Dm7
02:51 Maj7 chord as Altered dominant
03:30 How to get there – music theory
05:35 Bmaj7 going to Cmaj7
06:09 Do you like my videos – support me on Patreon
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8 chord patterns – you need to know these
https://youtu.be/oWV2LtH7GEw
https://www.patreon.com/posts/41196433
https://sorenballegaard.dk/product/8-chord-patterns-you-need-to-know-these/

Play Outside Using This simple Minor Chord Method https://www.patreon.com/posts/61147968
https://youtu.be/DqXv8vXbK_s
https://sorenballegaard.dk/product/play-outside-using-this-simple-minor-chord-method/

Advanced, Alterations, Bebop, Chords, II-V-I, Intermediate, Learning methods/inspiration, Minor, Music theory, SOUND/INTONATION/EMBOUCHURE/ARTICULATION, Standards, Technique, Tier 5, Timing

The 3 Sonny Rollins solos that will boost your playing

22 April, 2022 Søren Ballegaard

Sonny Rollins is an iconic player and saxophone hero.
We can learn everything about sound, articulation, phrasing, rhythm and amazing jazz lines when listening to Sonny Rollins.
Check these three solos is a must.
Get the lines, find the essential practice material and get the practice going.

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LESSON TRANSCRIPTION CONTENT:
20+ pages of exercises and licks written out in all 12 keys.
– add bigger jumps to your arpeggios
– motif playing – scales and II-V-I lines
– Guide Tone Line, forward motion and target note exercises
– play everything with amazing articulation
+ all lesson examples transposed to Alto key

In this tutorial
00:00 The 3 Sonny Rollins solos that will boost your playing
00:30 Tenor Madness – motifs
01:59 Forward motion and guide tone lines
02:54 St Thomas – Groove and Rhythm
03:53 Master Big Jumps
04:22 Sonny Rollins Details – the Trill
05:08 Airegin – Swing and articulation
05:50 Do you like my videos – support me on Patreon
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Video links:
Chord note solos – strong melodies with awesome rhythm
https://youtu.be/kDRytP4m7jY
https://www.patreon.com/posts/41967448
https://sorenballegaard.dk/product/chord-note-solos-strong-jazz-lines-with-awesome-rhythm/

Amazing Jazz Lines – Play This Scale Exercise https://youtu.be/hEDdDicMhuk
https://www.patreon.com/posts/57154769
https://sorenballegaard.dk/product/amazing-jazz-lines-play-this-scale-exercise/

Jazz articulation – Be flexible – how to practise
https://youtu.be/Styz0fujAjE
https://www.patreon.com/posts/34672896
https://sorenballegaard.dk/product/full-lesson-transcription-articulation-how-to-practise-4-different-articulations/

Tenor Madness solo transcript
https://youtu.be/GOLjEmKlWJw

Coltrane 1960 interview
https://youtu.be/K0sru1t6YpE

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My setup:
saxophone: Selmer MKVI 82xxx
Mouthpiece is an old Otto Link Babbit – refaced from opening 6 to opening 8/8,5
Alto – The Martin Alto
Soprano – Yanagisawa Elimona

16th notes, Advanced, Alterations, Beginner, Chords, II-V-I, Intermediate, Technique, Tier 5

Arpeggios For Jazz Solos – 5 Levels Everyone Should Know

8 April, 2022 Søren Ballegaard

Playing the chords of a tune as arpeggios are one the most used skills when improvising jazz.
You really need to get this into your playing as a second nature.
We are digging into how to practice the basics and the advanced.
And most importantly – how to add to your music.

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LESSON TRANSCRIPTION CONTENT:
Arpeggio licks on a standard chord progressions
Arpeggio licks transformed into to chord and scale exercises
All transposed to all 12 keys
+ all lesson examples transposed to Alto key

In this tutorial
00:00 THE MOST IMPORTANT SKILL
00:39 Begin with the basics
01:10 Remember your technique
01:20 Nothing without Rhythm
02:26 What Goes Up, Must Come Down
02:46 Expand – add the 9th
03:30 Always practice in a musical context
04:16 Upper Structures
05:11 Chromatic approach notes
06:14 The last exercise
06:40 Do you like my videos – support me on Patreon
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8 chord patterns – you need to know these
https://youtu.be/oWV2LtH7GEw
https://www.patreon.com/posts/41196433
https://sorenballegaard.dk/product/8-chord-patterns-you-need-to-know-these/

Take The A-Train Backing Track by Jens Larsen
https://youtu.be/sf5s2fI_khw

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My setup:
saxophone: Selmer MKVI 82xxx
Mouthpiece is an old Otto Link Babbit – refaced from opening 6 to opening 8/8,5
Alto – The Martin Alto
Soprano – Yanagisawa Elimona

Advanced, Bebop, Chords, Coltrane, II-V-I, Intermediate, Scales, Technique, Tier 5

3 Licks That Will Teach You The Coltrane Sound

1 April, 2022 Søren Ballegaard

The information found in John Coltrane’s playing can keep you busy for ages. I have taken out a few of my favorite Non Bebop Coltrane licks and dug out the essence of these.
Presenting you how to play the licks, why you should play this and how you can practice this and get this into your playing.

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LESSON TRANSCRIPTION CONTENT:
Lot’s of Coltrane Inspired licks
The essence of the licks made into scale and/or chord exercises
All transposed to all 12 keys
+ all lesson examples transposed to Alto key

In this tutorial
00:00 COLTRANE SHORT ONE BAR II-V-I LICKS
00:25 An Amazing Lick
01:12 Forward Motion – Avoid Chromatics
01:52 Practice all Parts of the Lick
02:25 Hit The Target Note
03:25 A Very Nice John Coltrane Line
04:18 Double Repeated Notes Coltrane is Not bebop
04:54 Do you like my videos – support me on Patreon
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COLTRANE PATTERNS – AMAZING, FLEXIBLE AND MELODIC FOUR NOTE SHAPES
https://youtu.be/DI0j5GI7kn4
https://www.patreon.com/posts/48366313
https://sorenballegaard.dk/product/add-coltranes-amazing-melodic-four-note-patterns-to-your-playing/

Coltrane Bebop
3 Coltrane Bebop Licks Explained
https://youtu.be/c8TmL_AO1Jw
https://www.patreon.com/posts/56850554
https://sorenballegaard.dk/product/3-coltrane-bebop-licks-explained/

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Play Outside Using This simple Minor Chord Method https://www.patreon.com/posts/61147968
https://youtu.be/DqXv8vXbK_s
https://sorenballegaard.dk/product/play-outside-using-this-simple-minor-chord-method/

Triads – A Massive Boost To Your Solos
https://youtu.be/94yeMwGrU3g
https://www.patreon.com/posts/56268516
https://sorenballegaard.dk/product/triads-a-massive-boost-to-your-solos/

tritone substitutions – Use this method and get the sound
https://youtu.be/PHkae8CZxM4
https://www.patreon.com/posts/39140131
https://sorenballegaard.dk/product/tritone-substitution-this-is-how-you-do-it/

Jens Larsen backing track Take The A-train
https://youtu.be/sf5s2fI_khw

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My setup:
saxophone: Selmer MKVI 82xxx
Mouthpiece is an old Otto Link Babbit – refaced from opening 6 to opening 8/8,5
Alto – The Martin Alto
Soprano – Yanagisawa Elimona

Advanced, Alterations, Chords, II-V-I, Intermediate, Music theory, Scales, Technique, Tier 5

Practice Arpeggios Like Chris Potter and Sound Amazing

25 March, 2022 Søren Ballegaard

The rhythmic concept in how Chris Potter plays arpeggios is really worth checking out.
How the rhythm of the arpeggios adds so much value to the lines Chris Potter plays.
Realizing that jazz improvisation is much more than a bunch of eight notes and using Chris Potter’s lines and practice methods in your development will add so much to your playing.

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LESSON TRANSCRIPTION CONTENT:
Rhythmic Scale Arpeggio Practice Variations
II-V-I Licks Using Rhythmic Arpeggio Variations
In all 12 Keys
+ Full Lesson Transcription Examples in Alto Key

In this tutorial
00:00 CHRIS POTTERS PLAYING KEEPS AMAZING ME
00:35 #1 arpeggio II-V-I lick
02:19 #2 arpeggio II-V-I lick
03:37 KEEP IT INTERESTING – CHANGE THE PACE
05:01 PRACTICE THE TECHNIQUE – APPLY TO SCALES
06:19 YOU MUST ADD MUSICAL CONTEXT
07:34 Do you like my videos – support me on Patreon
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Triads – A Massive Boost To Your Solos
https://youtu.be/94yeMwGrU3g
https://www.patreon.com/posts/56268516
https://sorenballegaard.dk/product/triads-a-massive-boost-to-your-solos/

Jens Larsen backing track Take The A-train
https://youtu.be/sf5s2fI_khw

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My setup:
saxophone: Selmer MKVI 82xxx
Mouthpiece is an old Otto Link Babbit – refaced from opening 6 to opening 8/8,5
Alto – The Martin Alto
Soprano – Yanagisawa Elimona

Advanced, Alterations, Chords, II-V-I, Intermediate, Minor, Music theory, Scales, Technique, Tier 5, Triads

Using Triads Can Change Your Playing

11 March, 2022 Søren Ballegaard

The use of triads is an amazing way to access both inside and outside playing.
The easy shape of the triad, with only three notes, is a super great way to ease in on getting altered sounds into your playing.
I demonstrate how you can add simple triad ideas to different chord functions and get a clear less to more altered sound.

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LESSON TRANSCRIPT CONTENT:
Open sound Triad Inversion exercises
Chromatic approach notes to trias exercises
12 II-V-I and minor chord licks
All in all 12 keys
+ Full Lesson Transcription Examples in Alto Key

In this tutorial
00:00 Using Triads Can Change Your Playing
00:19 Triads ala Michael Brecker
02:18 Triads Chromatic Approach
03:36 Chris Potter Chromatic Triads
04:32 Brecker and Potter mixed triad licks
06:21 Do you like my videos – support me on Patreon
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Triads – A Massive Boost To Your Solos
https://youtu.be/94yeMwGrU3g
https://www.patreon.com/posts/56268516
https://sorenballegaard.dk/product/triads-a-massive-boost-to-your-solos/

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My setup:
saxophone: Selmer MKVI 82xxx
Mouthpiece is an old Otto Link Babbit – refaced from opening 6 to opening 8/8,5
Alto – The Martin Alto
Soprano – Yanagisawa Elimona

Advanced, Alterations, Bebop, Beginner, Chord note solos, Chords, II-V-I, Intermediate, Scales, Tier 5

Turn These 3 levels of II-V-I Licks Into Solos

4 March, 2022 Søren Ballegaard

II-V-I licks are one of the most common progressions in jazz music.
We need to be able to understand and get around in this progression.
I play and explain three levels of II-V-I licks from beginner to intermediate and let you know how you can add this to your music.

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THREE LICKS IN 12 KEYS + THREE LICKS ADDED TO ALL II-V-I’s IN AUTUMN LEAVES, TAKE THE A-TRAIN AND BLUE BOSSA
+ Full Lesson Transcription Examples in Alto Key

In this tutorial
00:00 THREE LEVELS OF II-V-I LICKS
00:13 level 1 Simple II-V-I
02:05 Add to Autumn Leaves
04:09 level 2 Intermediate II-V-I
05:36 Add to Take The A-Train
07:19 level 3 Advanced II-V-I
08:33 Add to Blue Bossa
09:56 Do you like my videos – support me on Patreon
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Video links:
You need to know these 10 tunes first when learning jazz https://youtu.be/vLB6RFtqh_U
https://www.patreon.com/posts/44334490
https://sorenballegaard.dk/product/you-need-to-know-these-10-tunes-first-when-learning-jazz/

Jens Larsen Jazz Guitar
Autumn Leaves backing track
https://youtu.be/cFbABleXatg

Jens Larsen Jazz Guitar
Take The A-Train backing track
https://youtu.be/sf5s2fI_khw

Blue Bossa Backing Track
https://youtu.be/ikLTmLGrkl4

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5 Important 4-note Jazz Licks That Will Change Your Playing

25 February, 2022 Søren Ballegaard

4 note jazz licks are probably one of the most important tools for your jazz solos.
The 4-note jazz licks fit perfectly into the most common 4/4 bar.
In this video I explain 5 four note licks and make these usable in multiple situations.
Greats like John Coltrane made full concepts of playing shapes like this.

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10 LICKS USING 4 NOTE PATTERNS – IN THE 7 MOST COMMON KEYS
+ All Lesson Examples Transposed To The Alto Key

In this tutorial
00:00 The importance of 4 note jazz licks
00:55 Dm9 with a chromatic touch
02:12 G7 altered lick
02:47 Abm triad on G7
03:43 Use Bb7 as altered sound
05:00 Cmaj7 and Giant Steps
05:53 G7 = Db7???
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Triads – A Massive Boost To Your Solos
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COLTRANE PATTERNS – AMAZING, FLEXIBLE AND MELODIC FOUR NOTE SHAPES
https://youtu.be/DI0j5GI7kn4
https://www.patreon.com/posts/48366313
https://sorenballegaard.dk/product/add-coltranes-amazing-melodic-four-note-patterns-to-your-playing/

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My setup:
saxophone: Selmer MKVI 82xxx
Mouthpiece is an old Otto Link Babbit – refaced from opening 6 to opening 8/8,5
Alto – The Martin Alto
Soprano – Yanagisawa Elimona

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