JAZZ SCALES EXPLAINED in 8 MINUTES

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"WHAT'S THE MUSIC IN YOUR INTERLUDES?"
All background / interlude music is taken from my 'Best Chords In The World' ebook / video bundle, which you can listen to and download at:

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LESSON NOTES:
In this lesson I explain how to know which scale to play with any chord type. First make sure your scale contains the chordal tones of the chord (1 3 5 7), and then get creative with the remaining notes (9 11 13). While any type of 9, 11, and 13 will sound consonant, a good rule of thumb is to add a whole-step above the root, 3rd and 5th.

[jazztutorial]

Glad to hear this helped clear the writer's block - the more of these techniques you have in your palette, the less likely you are to hit writer's block.
I'm opening this channel up more to all kinds of music theory - it's all relevant to jazz, jazz is just usually an extension of classical theory. As long as it's interesting, I plan to cover it. I'm just trying to prioritize the most important topics first, definitely want to cover rhythm though soon

[Afiplaysmusic]

This is going to help my voicings quite a bit. Thanks for posting Julian.

[glennbartholomew]

As a self taught jazz musician i have always heard chords on my terms..But some of the traditional scales wasnt doing them justice so i would create my own to justify d sound..In the earlier stages the pedagogy part of me felt i was cheating traditional theory, but as the years went on i realised that the music has to follow the creator and not the creator conform to tradition..Its all spiritual character..This video drove that point home even more..Julien u are doing MUCH NEEDED work..BLESSINGS

[jazztutorial]

I'm glad to hear this Mary - not being able to read music shouldn't stand in anyone's way when learning music, some of the best musicians I know don't read music, and they have great ears. I find playing by ear a more engaging experience than reading from sheet music - it makes you focus on sound and not sight.
Glad the text helps you :)

[rickm]

Not sure you will ever see this but I will give it a try. The explanations that you give for the chord work and harmony with the actual video has helped me so very much. Love your work keep it up.

[jazztutorial]

Hey Zenncatt, great to have you here, really pleased you're enjoying the videos. Those are great suggestions, thanks for mentioning rhythm, that's further confirmation that this would be popular. First I focussed on harmony, recently I've been trying to cover ground with scales, and rhythm will be the next thing.
And I'm just in the process of writing a book on latin jazz technique. I want to see if it is popular. If it is I want to try organizing more of my material neatly into ebooks. Thanks!

[jazztutorial]

Thanks so much James! Really pleased this clarified things. As long as the left hand and right hand agree on the important notes, you're free to be as creative as you like around those.
Thanks for the comment!

[jazztutorial]

You're welcome Derek, as always! Thanks

[jazztutorial]

Glenn! You make an excellent point. The theory follows what sounds good. The theory tries to explain why something sounds good, but it is always less important than the sound itself. Every now and then I am composing, and I find I have a choice of two things - one might sound better, the other might look better as a pattern. When this happens, I always make sure I go with what sounds better, not what's more interesting in terms of theory.
Thanks so much for this lovely comment, I appreciate it!

[jazztutorial]

continued... and I will make some videos on practice techniques, intervals, and rhythm as you mentioned. These are all great topics

[jazztutorial]

Thanks so much Jeremias, it makes me very happy to read this :) Lots more ready to post!

[randyclere]

I have to tell ya, that these video's have really made all the difference in my playing, I have been a self taught bassist for 40 years… I am able to hear and play these scales, but never knew how to speak the language, nor did I understand the the extensions.. Thanks to you, I am making incredible progress! thanks so much. I am applying this to the Chapman Stick, a 12 string tapping instrument.

[jazztutorial]

Hey Ramen - thanks for the support :)

Great question - in real life, people will use both #4 and #11. But here's the way I think of it:
Chords are built in 3rds - they play every other note - C E G B D F A, which is why you get all odd numbers 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 (instead of even numbers 2 4 6 8...). So when talking about chords, use the odd numbers, which convey how chords are built.
When talking about notes in a scale - use 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 - because there's no reason to label them as odd numbers

[christobailar]

What an astonishingly brilliant set of insights, yet so simple. This is truly wonderful.

[putterdog]

Thanks for ALL your lessons... I have just gotten back into Jazz Piano after a few years, and brushing up on just these areas you are so kindly giving!!
Again, Thanks very much and looking forward to staying with you along the way!! Your Lessons help so much!! Be

[xiawu]

Big thanks for you, Julian. Your video helps me solve this confused problem of how to use scale. I am going to try it immediately.

[jazztutorial]

You're welcome Verso! Glad you enjoyed this one

[goldenlamb]

A huge thank you from Montreal, Canada 🇨🇦!

[jazztutorial]

Interesting - there could be a connection. I'm a really REALLY slow reader, and I think this transfers to sight reading also - which I've always been slow at. Even when I practiced it loads, I'd hit this wall where I couldn't do it any faster.
When it comes to the notes, I remember everything visually. I can visualize the keyboard in my head, so anything new I learn, I just visualize it on that keyboard. Glad these videos help! Thanks for the comment :)

[bilobadjinko]

Very clear and nice explaination how to play in and out of jazz chords. Cool !