Jazz Improvisation 2 Approaches

by Richard Martinez
(Nutley, NJ)

Hello Marc, First I would like to thank you for the newsletters, I was learning Jazz Guitar from a good teacher, but got laid off and can no longer afford the lessons...

My questing is : in the D-7 I saw no flat 3, and in the G7 no flat 7. Can they in fact be played natural when improvising?

I am new to jazz guitar, and would to try improvise with the two songs I learned.

Richard Martinez
----
Answer :

Hello Richard,

Well yes for a Minor7th chord the 3 and the 7 are flat. And for a Dominant7th (plain 7th) only the 7 is flat.

Sometimes, when explaining theory, I will just use numbers without the b and # because I take for granted that we all know which chord type we are discussing.

Sorry for the confusion!
(-:

Marc-A

Click here to post comments.

Join in and write your own page! It's easy to do. How?
Simply click here to return to Your Questions on How to Play Jazz Guitar.

+1 JazzGuitarLessons.net

Page

Site

Follow @JGLessonsNet

Subscribe To This Site

The author is often available for LIVE chat (home page, right sidebar). Questions and comments welcomed. See if I'm online, we may strike a nice conversation! M-A