Scott Henderson Jazz Theory Summary C maj 7
1) C, F, G major triads (1,4,5) 2) A min pentatonic(up a 6th). D min pentatonic(up a whole step), E min pentatonic( up a 3rd) 3) C lydian. (G major) ( a little outside) 4) G maj 7 arpeggio (Lydian feel) (Here, he shows all possible arpeggios on Cmaj7, and you must find out what it is cause I cant draw it here.) 5) Gbm7b5 arpeggio down, Gmaj7 arpeggio up( go up a 5b, m7b5) 6) D maj 7 arpeggio with c.(major triad of the 2nd) 7) B min pentatonic (down a half step)( #11 feel) (result=a,d,e,b pentatonics) 8) (outside 1)melodic minor down to minor 3rd (which is A melodic minor for C.) 9) go up a major 3rd.(e triad) 10) (outside 2-further out)Major scale up a whole step(d major)(he plays this cool)(like everything else)(i think this is his favourite) 11) Pentatonic of 5b (Gb minor pentatonic for C maj 7) C min 7
1) Maj 7 arpeggio up a minor 3rd.(Eb maj 7 for C) 2) m7b5 arpeggio down a minor 3rd (cool) (a min7b5)(again, you have to find out, i cant draw) 3) 3b,4th,7b triads(Eb,F,Bb) 4) C min pentatonic(his favourite) D min pentatonic(up a whole step), G minor pent.(up a 5th)( he says super usefull) 5) C melodic minor
6) 1 3b 5 7 9 (cm maj7 arpeggio) 7) G maj triad 8) Go up a m3rd and play melodic minor.(eb for C) 9) C diminished whole-half Cmin7b5
1) Locrian (major scale of a half step)(c locrian=Db maj scale) 2) 1 3b 5b 7b arpeggio( min7 b5) 3) melodic minor up a minor 3rd(Eb)(super locrian) 4) E min maj7 (1 3b 5 7natural) 5) Bb triad (down a whole step) 6) Pentatonic up a minor 3rd (ebmin) 7) F minor pentatonic (up a 4th) 8) triads of 5b,5# (cb,c#) Dom 7th unaltered (c9)
1) C mixolydian(F major) 2) up a major 3rd and play m7b5 arpeggio 3) 6th pentatonic (Am) 4) melodic minor up a 5th(G mel.minor) 5) G min maj 9arpeggio 6) m7b5 arpeggio of 5b.(Gbm7b5) 7) 5b, 7b, 9 triads( Gb, Bb, D) Dominant 7th altered(natural13,or 5#,b13)
-----C7 alt(c13b9)
1) Start with a half step dim.(Db diminished) 2) A, B, Eb, Gb triads(for C) 3) Melodic minor down a whole step (Bb mel min) C7 alt(C7#5#9)
1) Melodic minor up a half step( Db melodic minor) 2) Down a whole step m7b5(Bbm7b5 arpeggio) 3) Augmented triads 1,3,5# (C,E,G#) 4) Pentatonics(all pentatonics I said are minor pentatonics)1,3b,4,7b pent.(C,Eb,F,Bb) Two,Five,One patterns
Dm-G7 ------ Cmaj7 pattern 1) for Dm7----play Amin pentatonic(5th) , for G7 .......play Bb min pentatonic(up a minor 3rd) aaaand, for cmaj 7 .........play B min pentatonic 2) (the coolest,thanx scotty)for dm....play e min pentatonic, for g7......play f min pentatonic.........aaand for cmaj7....play e min pentatonic again.
