Key
G major
Blues scale
G Bb C# D F G
How many bars does a blues sequence last?
12
Normal blues sequence
G G G G (I) C C (IV) G G (I) D (V) C (IV) G G (I)
All Blues sequence
G G G G Gm Gm G G D Eb/D F/G F/G
Substitution chord
An extra or different from normal pattern chord
[Example: Gm used as chord IV instead of C]
Appoggiatura chords/ chromatic chords
Examples:
Eb/D used as chord IV instead of C
F/G used as chord I instead of G
What kind of improvisations are used in relation to tonality?
Modal improvisations over fairly static chords
Extended chords
7th, 9th augmented
Added 6th
Blues Note
A ‘bent’ note between the minor and major third