Category Archives: Coltrane

Blues, Chord note solos, Chords, Coltrane, Intermediate, Music theory, Standards, Tier 5

What Coltrane Can Teach You About The Blues

4 February, 2022 Søren Ballegaard

Coltrane and the blues is an amazing cocktail.
I analyze and explain how Coltrane plays such clear and beautiful lines when playing the blues.
We dig into different embellishments on Coltrane blues lines and in the lesson transcription I elaborate by adding 10 extra Coltrane inspired blues licks.

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10 Amazing Blues Chord Note Patterns on the last page of the lesson transcription on Patreon written out in the blues solo form

+ All Examples transposed to the Alto Key

In this tutorial
00:00 Coltrane is an Amazing teacher
00:52 Coltrane chord note blues pattern
02:05 Chromatic embellishments
03:05 Transposing blues patterns
04:06 Evolving blues patterns
05:54 Coltrane Blues pattern #2
06:53 Evolving Coltrane Blues Pattern #2
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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/

The Best Thing About The Blues Scale And How To Use It https://youtu.be/EwyfRuIWgAg
https://www.patreon.com/posts/55083218
https://sorenballegaard.dk/product/the-best-thing-about-the-blues-scale-and-how-to-use-it/

Blues Backing track
https://youtu.be/-ae_tBkCqeQ

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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, Chords, Coltrane, Coltrane Changes, II-V-I, Learning methods/inspiration, Scales, Standards, Technique, Tier 5

Learn And Play Giant Steps In 5 Easy Steps

21 January, 2022 Søren Ballegaard

Some say that Giant Steps is the most difficult tune in the world.
It is not – it is just unfamiliar!
Let’s get cracking at the Giant Steps changes and decipher them.
Play a solo on this amazing tune by following these easy steps.

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In this tutorial
00:00 Learn And Play Giant Steps In 5 Easy Steps
00:20 Giant Steps Truth
00:39 Step one – learn the solo
01:21 Get the chords right
03:03 The Best Start – how to practice Giant Steps
06:28 Giant Steps SCALES
07:48 Getting it together
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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 Changes – The most important Coltrane Structures https://youtu.be/MAb6hiWQ2qo
https://www.patreon.com/posts/42240009
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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, Coltrane, II-V-I, Intermediate, Music theory, Scales, Tier 5

Play Outside Using This simple Minor Chord Method

14 January, 2022 Søren Ballegaard

Why playing outside is not complicated.
Boiling the idea of playing outside down to adding one minor chord.
And why Coltrane, Brecker and Potter sound amazing when they play outside.
They do it the simple way.

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EXTRA: 10 altered licks added in the lesson transcription

In this tutorial
00:00 COLTRANE, BRECKER AND POTTER ALL DO IT
01:09 The simple minor chord
01:51 First alteration – backdoor dominant
03:42 Second alteration – tritone substituted dominant
05:27 Do you like my videos – support me on Patreon
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Tritone substitutions – Use this method and get the sound
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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, Technique, Tier 5

Coltrane Parker Must Have Bebop Licks – Basic Jazz Vocabulary

3 December, 2021 Søren Ballegaard

COLTRANE + PARKER – BEBOP LICKS YOU NEED TO KNOW

Learning by copying your heroes is so important.
John Coltrane and Charlie Parker are two of my great heroes.
One of Coltrane’s heroes was Charlie Parker.
I take two super bebop licks, pull them apart and explains how practice , add to your technical training and use directly in your music

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In this tutorial
00:00 Coltrane Parker Must Have Bebop Licks
00:08 ALL THE BEBOP YOU NEED!
00:36 Charlie Parker Lick
02:38 Use it in your own music
03:10 Chromatic approach note technical exercise
04:05 John Coltrane bebop lick
05:51 Practice the bebop dominant scale
06:41 Super Major7 chord exercise
07:30 Do you like my videos – support me on Patreon
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3 Great Bebop Licks and How to apply
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https://www.patreon.com/posts/44107392
https://sorenballegaard.dk/product/3-of-the-greatest-bebop-licks-apply-to-gain-great-flexibility/

8 Chord Patterns You Need To Know
https://youtu.be/oWV2LtH7GEw
https://www.patreon.com/posts/41196433
https://sorenballegaard.dk/product/8-chord-patterns-you-need-to-know-these/

Practice Manual 3 of the greatest bebop licks 100 ways to use
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Alto – The Martin Alto
Soprano – Yanagisawa Elimona

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

3 Coltrane Bebop Licks Explained

1 October, 2021 Søren Ballegaard

COLTRANE THE BEST BEBOP
3 Coltrane Bebop Licks Explained
John Coltrane was a young musician caught in the magic of Bebop as played by Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie in the late 40s.

Coltrane came from a crazy jazz environment where jazz was
invented.
He was literally living jazz and inventing jazz in his time.

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In this tutorial
00:00 COLTRANE – THE BEST BEBOP
02:18 First bebop lick
06:11 bebop lick turned around
08:29 Sørens Jazz Rule
07:42 2nd bebop lick
10:32 Bebop in three keys
10:51 Third bebop lick
13:19 8 bars of Coltrane Rhythm Changes analysed
16:37 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/

The most important melodic Coltrane structures – explained and how to use
https://youtu.be/MAb6hiWQ2qo
https://www.patreon.com/posts/42240009
https://sorenballegaard.dk/product/the-most-important-melodic-coltrane-structures-explained-and-how-to-use/

Coltrane basic patterns practice module
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Advanced, Coltrane, Coltrane Changes, Technique, Tier 5

The most important melodic Coltrane structures – explained and how to use

20 August, 2021 Søren Ballegaard

The most important melodic Coltrane structures – explained and how to use
John Coltrane is one of the most amazing saxophone players in history.
If you sound half as good as Coltrane you still sound amazing.
Coltranes ease of playing is still amazing to us.
I see Coltrane’s playing as inspiration for other musicians to learn and play with great flexibility, sound and passion.

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In this tutorial
Why are Coltrane patterns so great, flexible, good sounding?
What are Coltrane patterns?
Which Coltrane patterns do we have?
Where to use – major 9 chord
Minor 9 chord
Dominant chords
How to practise basic Coltrane patterns
The Coltrane patterns practise module
Show, play and analyse a short solo on “Lazy Bird” – using Coltrane patterns
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3 scale patterns you must know
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Advanced, Chords, Coltrane, Coltrane Changes, Technique, Tier 5

Add Coltranes amazing melodic four note patterns to your playing

13 August, 2021 Søren Ballegaard

I think a lot of you will agree with me that listening to Coltrane is amazing. We probably all have one or more periods of time in Coltrane’s playing where we think he sounds amazing.
I really like most of his playing and that is also why I want to share my experiences with you on this.

In this video I look at the amazing 4 note patterns of John Coltrane and give you an easy “how to” add these to your playing.

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In this tutorial
What are Coltrane patterns?
3-5-2-1 pattern on major 7 chords
3-5-2-1 pattern on minor7 chords
3-5-2-1 pattern on dominant7 chords
3-5-2-1 pattern – how to practice technically
6-5-3-2 pattern – the most flexible pattern
Technical practice of the 6-5-3-2 pattern
More Coltrane patterns – the practice manual
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The most important melodic Coltrane structures – explained and how to use
https://youtu.be/MAb6hiWQ2qo

3 scale patterns you must know
https://youtu.be/9pbr2VEo_0E

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