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A Blues Substitution Exercise
by Earles L. McCaul
It's been awhile, but I thought you'd like to know that I'm using some of your material in my jazz classes, specifically your Blues Chord Substitutions (see below).
Of particular interest was the ending turnaround in the 4th example down, where the bars 11 [ E7 - C#7 ] and 12 [ F#m7 - B7 ] chords suggest the old standard Deep Purple as done by Nino Tempo & April Stevens.
Bar: |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
E7 | E7 | E7 | E7 | A7 | A7 | E7 | E7 | B7 | A7 | E7 | E7 |
E7 | A7 | E7 | E7 | A7 | A7 | E7 | E7 | B7 | A7 | E7 | B7 |
E7 | A7 | E7 | E7 | A7 | A7 | E7 | C#7 | F#m7 | B7 | E7 | B7 |
E7 | A7 | E7 | Bm7- E7 | A7 | A#o | E7 | C#7 | F#m7 | B7 | E7- C#7 | F#m7- B7 |
E7 | A7 | E7 | Bm7- E7 | A7 | Am7 | G#m7 | C#7 | F#m7 | B7 | E7- C#7 | F#m7- B7 |
E13 | A9 | E7 | E9 | A9 | A#o | E13- D#13 | D13- C#13 | F#m7 | B13 | E13- C#7#9 | F#13- B7#9 |
EM7 | F#m7- Go | G#m7 | Bm7- E7 | A7 | Am7- D9 | G#m7 | Gm7 | F#m7 | B7 | E7- C#7 | F#m7- B7 |
EM7 | D#m7b5- G#7 | C#m7- F#7 | Bm7- E7 | AM7 | Am7- D9 | GM7 | Gm7- C9 | F#m7 | F#m11- F7b5 | E7- C#7#9 | F#m7- B7b9 |
EM7 | D#m7b5- G#7#5 | C#m7- F#13 | Bm7- E13 | A13 | Am7 | G#m7 | Gm7 | F#m7 | B9 | EM7- GM7 | CM7- B7#9 |
Fm7- Bb7 | D#m7- G#7 | C#m7- F#7 | Bm7- E7/A# | A7 | Am7- D9 | GM7 | Gm7-C9 | FM7 | F#m7- B7 | EM7- G13 | F#13- F13 |
I use this turnaround to specifically "illustrate" the jazz addage of "...hold two, move two..." First I have the students first play the standard chords: E7 (fret5), C#7 (fret 2), F#m7 (fret 2) and B7 (nut) to get the feel and sound of the changes. And, then, I show them how to play the same thing at fret 7 with absolute minimal hand / finger movement! And, the only change made is an extension of the C#7 chord to a C#9 chord (see below).
As "homework" I have them practice all 10 examples. As classroom exercise, I have them improvise over the last (10th) example. While certainly more jazz than blues, your 10 examples are nevertheless an excellent "bridge" for learning how to "...play the same thing..." ten different ways.
Earles L. McCaul is a long time Tucson, Arizona guitarist that over the years has contributed other interesting lessons including "A Simple' Short-Cut Method For Creating Jazz Chords" and "An Intervalic Approach to the Harmonized Minor Scales" as well as arrangements of Moonlight In Vermont, One Note Samba
,
and
Girl From Ipanema.
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