From the recording Into The Blues, Vol. 6
Slow Jazz Blues backing track in C!
Watch on youtube - with intro solo improvisation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHYbc2k1UUI
INTRO SOLO TAB → https://bit.ly/3afuAla
Tempo = 57 BPM
Key = C Major
Chord progression:
II: C7 I F7 I C7 I Gm7 C7 I
I F7 I F7 I C7 I A7 I
I Dm7 I G7 I C7 A7 I Dm7 G7 :II
Arpeggios:
C7 - C E G Bb
F7 - F A C Eb
Gm7 - G Bb D F
A7 - A C# E G
Dm7 - D F A C
G7 - G B D F
Scale suggestions for improvisation:
C minor pentatonic scale - C Eb F G Bb
C minor blues scale - C Eb F F# G Bb
C major pentatonic scale: C D E G A
Then....
C Mixolydian Mode: C D E F G A Bb - C7 chords
C Dorian Mode: C D Eb F G A Bb - F7 chords
D Harmonic Minor Scale: D E F G A Bb C# - A7 Chords
D Dorian Mode: D E F G A B C - Dm7 chords
G Mixolydian Mode: G A B C D E F - G7 chords
D Dorian and G Mixolydian contain the same notes as C Major Scale!
C Major Scale: C D E F G A B
You can also treat the A7 as an A7alt chord and use the A7 Altered Scale...
A7 Altered Scale: A Bb C C# Eb F G
A Altered Scale is also known as A Super Locrian - and it's the 7th mode of the Bb Melodic Minor Scale.
You can also get a little more advanced on the dominant chord (G7) and use
G Dominant Diminished - G Ab Bb B C# D E F
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