Practical Jazz Theory Black Sample

Practical Jazz Theory for Improvisation Chords and scales

Craig Fraedrich

Practical Jazz Theory for Improvisation

Contents Foundations

Introduction To Chords Chords

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Major Key Chord Function

Chord Extensions and Alterations

Minor Scales and Minor Key Chord Function

Other Important Chords and Scales

Introduction to Substitute and Secondary Harmony

Chromatic and Combined Scales

Reference Appendices

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Foundations

 Example 1–1

 Example 1–2

 Example 1–3

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 Example 1–6

 Example 1–7 

 Example 1–8

 Example 1–9

 Example 1–10

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 Exercise 1–11

 Exercise 1–12

 Exercise 1–13 Chord Chart 

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 Exercise 2–4

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 Exercise 2–6

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 Exercise 3–3

 Exercise 3–4

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 Exercise 3–6

 Exercise 3–7 

Introduction To Chords

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 Exercise 4–6

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 Exercise 7–2

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 Exercise 7–4

 Exercise 7–5

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 Exercise 8–2

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 Exercise 8–4

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Major Key Chord Function

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 Example 12–4

 Example 12–5

 Example 12–6

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 Exercise 17–12

 Exercise 17–13

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 Exercise 17–15

 Exercise 17–16

 Exercise 17–17 

18  Example 18–1 Traditional Melodic Minor

 Ascending Melodic Minor Minor (Jazz Version) Version)

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