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Improvising on “Things Ain’t What They Used To Be”
We illustrate playing and improvising on "Things Ain't What They Used To Be" using the American blues scale and predominantly jazz quavers.
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OK, so your exercise is to do exactly the same thing– that is, playing four to the bar in the left hand with sevenths in the root position, and the right hand playing the tune, first improvising using the American blues scale and predominantly jazz quavers, and then playing the tune again. Good luck.
I illustrate playing and improvising on “Things Ain’t What They Used To Be” using the American blues scale and predominantly jazz quavers.
This will also be your first playing task in the course. Move on to the next step to see the exercises.
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