Discover the pivot, one of bebop’s most powerful patterns. From Honeysuckle Rose to Parker, Rollins, and Brecker, learn how this idea creates endless melodic options. Explore basic and upper-structure pivots, chromatic twists, and ways to transform it into your own voice.
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The Pivot Pattern – Discover the classic bebop pivot from Fats Waller to Barry Harris.
Upper Structures & Chromatics – Expand pivots with advanced structures and approaches.
Make It Yours – Mix pivots into your own lines for authentic bebop phrasing.
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00:00 The Bebop Trick They All Used
02:32 Add The Basics To Your Phrases
03:32 Develop New Lines – Add 1 Note
03:48 Upper Structure Pivots
06:14 Add Chromatics
06:58 Tritone Dominant Pivots
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