Advanced, Minor, Patreon Tier 5, Scales, Standards, Technique, Triads

You Need To Know Brecker’s Triad Magic

Michael Brecker’s solos are packed with detail, color, and brilliance — but underneath it all lies a triadic foundation. This lesson breaks down his logic using triad pairs, bebop twists, and upper structures you can apply to your own lines.

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  • Triad Logic in D Minor – Discover how Brecker uses major triads inside Dm
  • Brecker’s Bebop Hack – Add upper structures and outside motion with G7 tricks
  • Melodic Minor and Tritone Dominant toolsTools – Create lots of tension with these outside sounds

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In this tutorial
00:00 Michael Brecker’s Triad Magic
01:12 Natural Minor Triads
03:04 Play The Dominant!!!
05:23 Major 7th on Minor
07:12 Pentatonic Scales Or Triads
07:52 Db + Eb Triads
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