I've started off learning the head and chords to Minor Swing cos it's such a great tune and I figure it's a good one to start with having only has 3 chords
Anyway I was just wondering if anyone has any advice on improvising over the changes. So far I've been simply playing arpeggios and connecting them up using the 'guides and gravity' principles as taught by Ted on Jazzmando.com
Letting my ear guide me I've stumbled upon some nice phrases and ideas but I want to go on beyond using ONLY the chord tones. #I did download John Mc Gann's lessons and they are great. I've studied the scales and his solo. However I find that when I think in terms of scales my playing no longer sounds anything like the gypsy style. I figured I should gradully introduce the notes from the scales sugested by John. But I guess my question is which notes are considered the most important? In what order should I incorporate them into my practise? I've tried incorporating the 6th note over the Am and Dm but it never sound right... #
BTW I realise the ultimate aim is to simply play what you hear in your head but I'm not at that stage yet. (I am working on it through Matt Glaser's Ear Training method. It's superb IMO)
Thanks,
Daniel
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