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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