Jazz Practice Exercises

[nimbleswitch]

Again, for beginning to intermediate bassists.

Again, probably of interest only to beginning to intermediate bass players: Audio supplement to Robert Rawlins' book "How to Play from a Real Book," Chapter 5, pp. 58-66, including an application of his recommended 1-2-3-5, 8-7-6-5 bass lines to 13 jazz chords.

[REVISED: 2014-12-7]

Robert Rawlins (21)

 

[Marcusman23]

Marcus McMillan Chord Vamps (28)

Individual songs:
Major Triad Chord Vamp - Marcus McMillan
Minor Triad Chord Vamp - Marcus McMillan
Sus Triad Chord Vamp - Marcus McMillan
Dim Triad Chord Vamp - Marcus McMillan
Aug Triad Chord Vamp - Marcus McMillan
Major 6 Chord Vamp - Marcus McMillan
Major 69 Chord Vamp - Marcus McMillan
Major add9 Chord Vamp - Marcus McMillan
Major 7 Chord Vamp - Marcus McMillan
Major 7#11 Chord Vamp - Marcus McMillan
Major 9 Chord Vamp - Marcus McMillan
Minor 7 Chord Vamp - Marcus McMillan
Minor 11 Chord Vamp - Marcus McMillan
Minor 9 Chord Vamp - Marcus McMillan
Minor 6 Chord Vamp - Marcus McMillan
Min Maj 7 Chord Vamp - Marcus McMillan
Minor 7b5 Chord Vamp - Marcus McMillan
Dom 7th Chord Vamp - Marcus McMillan
Dom 9 Chord Vamp - Marcus McMillan
Dom 13 Chord Vamp - Marcus McMillan
Dom 7th Sus Chord Vamp - Marcus McMillan
Dom 7b9 Chord Vamp - Marcus McMillan
Dom 7#9 Chord Vamp - Marcus McMillan
Dom 7#11 Chord Vamp - Marcus McMillan
Dom 7b13 Chord Vamp - Marcus McMillan
Dom 7#9#5 Chord Vamp - Marcus McMillan
Dom 7b9b13 Chord Vamp - Marcus McMillan
Diminished 7 Chord Vamp - Marcus McMillan

 

[Marcusman23]

Marcus McMillan Chord Progression Vamps (35)

Individual songs:
I-ii-iii-IV - Marcus McMillan
I7-ii7-iii7-IV7 - Marcus McMillan
I-iii-IV-V - Marcus McMillan
I7-iii7-IV7-V7 - Marcus McMillan
I7-iii7-IV7-V7alt - Marcus McMillan
I-vi-ii-V - Marcus McMillan
I7-vi7-ii7-V7 - Marcus McMillan
I7-VI7-ii7-V7 - Marcus McMillan
I7-VI7-II7-V7 - Marcus McMillan
Ii7-V7 - Marcus McMillan
Ii7-V7alt - Marcus McMillan
Ii-V-I - Marcus McMillan
Ii7-V7-I7 - Marcus McMillan
Ii7-bII7-I7 - Marcus McMillan
Iim7b5-V7 - Marcus McMillan
Iim7b5-V7alt - Marcus McMillan
Ii7-V7alt-I7 - Marcus McMillan
Ii7b5-V7-i7 - Marcus McMillan
Ii7b5-V7alt-i7 - Marcus McMillan
Iii-vi-ii-V - Marcus McMillan
Iii7-vi7-ii7-V7 - Marcus McMillan
Iii7-VI7-ii7-V7 - Marcus McMillan
III7-VI7-II7-V7 - Marcus McMillan
IV-I - Marcus McMillan
IV-iv-I - Marcus McMillan
IV7-#IVdim7 - Marcus McMillan
V-I - Marcus McMillan
V7-I7 - Marcus McMillan
V7alt-I7 - Marcus McMillan
V-i - Marcus McMillan
V7-i7 - Marcus McMillan
V7alt-i7 - Marcus McMillan
FlatVII-IV-I - Marcus McMillan
IV7-I7 - Marcus McMillan
V7-I - Marcus McMillan

 

[wbgorex]

Just noticed your "graduation" post BOB. Right after I got Pro, I didn't realize I had accidentally turned on the tempo accel, but just to one click faster every chorus of a "Stormy Monday" blues that I thought was set permanently at 40 bpm. After something like 20 beer-fueled choruses I started wondering if I was way more drunk than I thought (or was having a stroke or something).

 

[YannayPick]

Here are II V I Practice chart, but little more complicated than the simple II V I (The progression of II V I...)
I hope it will be useful for you!

The-II-V7-I Progression (6)

Individual songs:
Random II V7 Progressions - Unknown Composer
V7#9 I (All Keys) - Unknown Composer
Half Dim-v7#9-I (All Minor Keys) - Unknown Composer
G Minor Blues - Unknown Composer
II-V7-I Three Keys - Unknown Composer
F Blues With An 8 Measure Bridge - Unknown Composer

 

[Kalokagathon]

Here are II V I Practice chart, but little more complicated than the simple II V I (The progression of II V I...)
I hope it will be useful for you!

Happy to see the Aebersold backgrounds inserted into iReal - at least they can be speeded up, and musically changed.
Thanks!

 

[YannayPick]

And I forgot to write in info that the composer is Jamey Aebersold...

 

[Bobsax]

You all probably have this one already.
I just got a real good workout setting it to repeat 12 times and transpose up a half-step every chorus.
the drums give a nice little break between modulations
-Chameleon - Herbie Hancock

 

[Kalokagathon]

Hello Shaun.
I'm posting a corrected version of the Har-mode2 chart you posted in a playlist time ago - the chords were custom-made, and the player would not play them. Xm7b9 could be done as X7/Y (Gm7b9 = Bb7/G). I don't like it much either, but it plays...
Cheers.
Dorian b2 (Mm2) - Exercise

 

[YannayPick]

The-II-V7-I Progression (7)

Individual songs:
Random II V7 Progressions - Jamey Aebersold
V7#9 I (All Keys) - Jamey Aebersold
Half Dim-v7#9-I (All Minor Keys) - Jamey Aebersold
G Minor Blues - Jamey Aebersold
II-V7-I Three Keys - Jamey Aebersold
Bebop Tune - Jamey Aebersold
F Blues With An 8 Measure Bridge - Jamey Aebersold

 

[ChicoTrpt84]

ii-V-I (1 chord per bar)

ii-V-I (1 Chord Per Bar) - Carlos Ortiz IV

 

[Marcusman23]

Marcus McMillan Chord Progression Vamps (39)

Individual songs:
I-ii-iii-IV - Marcus McMillan
I7-ii7-iii7-IV7 - Marcus McMillan
I-iii-IV-V - Marcus McMillan
I7-iii7-IV7-V7 - Marcus McMillan
I7-iii7-IV7-V7alt - Marcus McMillan
I-vi-ii-V - Marcus McMillan
I7-vi7-ii7-V7 - Marcus McMillan
I7-VI7-ii7-V7 1 - Marcus McMillan
Idom7-VI7-ii7-V7 - Marcus McMillan
I7-VI7-II7-V7 1 - Marcus McMillan
Idom7-VI7-II7-V7 - Marcus McMillan
Ii7-V7 - Marcus McMillan
Ii7-V7alt - Marcus McMillan
Ii-V-I - Marcus McMillan
Ii7-V7-I7 - Marcus McMillan
Ii7-bII7-I7 - Marcus McMillan
Iim7b5-V7 - Marcus McMillan
Iim7b5-V7alt - Marcus McMillan
Ii7-V7alt-I7 - Marcus McMillan
Ii7b5-V7-i7 - Marcus McMillan
Ii7b5-V7alt-i7 - Marcus McMillan
Iii-vi-ii-V - Marcus McMillan
Iii7-vi7-ii7-V7 - Marcus McMillan
Iii7-VI7-ii7-V7 - Marcus McMillan
III7-VI7-II7-V7 - Marcus McMillan
IV-I - Marcus McMillan
IV-iv-I - Marcus McMillan
IV7-#IVdim7 - Marcus McMillan
V-I - Marcus McMillan
V7-I7 - Marcus McMillan
V7alt-I7 - Marcus McMillan
V-i - Marcus McMillan
V7-i7 - Marcus McMillan
V7alt-i7 - Marcus McMillan
FlatVII-IV-I - Marcus McMillan
IV7-I7 - Marcus McMillan
V7-I - Marcus McMillan
Minor Chord Triad Exercise - Marcus McMillan
Major Chord Triad Exercise - Marcus McMillan

 

[Kalokagathon]

Hi Marcus.
I already have all of these tonal vamps, but I was intrigued and unsure, in some instances, of the chord types, since you don't differentiate dom7 (7) from major 7 (which could be written ^7 , even M7, without going to the trouble of pasting ∆).
I understand the minor part (lower-case letter), but I would recommend - for *public* clarity (you can do on your machine as you think best) - to use more conventional signage.

Ex: IM7-VI7-ii7-V7 will be correctly interpreted, with no doubt, as (example) C∆-A7-Dm7-G7

Whereas I7-VI7-ii7-V7 gives me no clue as to whether the first degree is regular chord type or "dominantized", and same goes for VI, at that point...
However strange, I could legitimately think C∆-A∆-Dm7-G7...

Just suggesting, in order to have consistent forum submissions and song sharing.
Cheers.

 

[mccian]

Chords in 12 keys:

Chords in 12 Keys (10)

1. Chords in 12 Keys - Aug 7 (7#5) - Exercise
2. Chords in 12 Keys - Dom 7 - Exercise
3. Chords in 12 Keys - Full Dim (Dim 7) - Exercise
4. Chords in 12 Keys - Half Dim (-7b5) - Exercise
5. Chords in 12 Keys - Maj 7 - Exercise
6. Chords in 12 Keys - Min 6 - Exercise
7. Chords in 12 Keys - Min 7 - Exercise
8. Chords in 12 Keys - Maj 6 - Exercise
9. Chords in 12 Keys - Sus 7 - Exercise
10. Chords in 12 Keys - Maj ii-V-I - Exercise

 

[mccian]

Chords in 12 Keys (11)

1. Chords in 12 Keys - Aug 7 (7#5) - Exercise
2. Chords in 12 Keys - Dom 7 - Exercise
3. Chords in 12 Keys - Full Dim (Dim 7) - Exercise
4. Chords in 12 Keys - Half Dim (-7b5) - Exercise
5. Chords in 12 Keys - Maj 7 - Exercise
6. Chords in 12 Keys - Min 6 - Exercise
7. Chords in 12 Keys - Min 7 - Exercise
8. Chords in 12 Keys - Maj 6 - Exercise
9. Chords in 12 Keys - Sus 7 - Exercise
10. Chords in 12 Keys - Maj ii-V-I - Exercise
11. Chords in 12 Keys - Circle Progression - Exercise

 

[delacius]

here is one chord changes that I've been practicing

Random Particularities by Damjan Krajacic

 

[DaveRobinson]

5/8 time signature.

Jazzercise-58 - Practice Charts

 

[Comfree]

Exercise ii-7 V7

Exercise ii-7 V7 - comfree

 

[Comfree]

Exercise ii-7 V7

Exercise ii-7 V7 - comfree

 

[Comfree]

Exercise ii-7 V7 in whole steps

Exercise ii-7 V7 in whole steps - comfree