How to improvise over Summertime on Tenor sax

In this video we take a look at how to use one simple idea to improvise over the whole chord structure for the classic jazz tune Summertime. I show you work out the notes for a blues scale in any key and how to use the blues scale to create superb licks and phrases over this tune. I give you 6 complete phrases to work on and play them over the backing track so you can see exactly what I'm doing. Theres a worksheet at the end of the video that you can screenshot and download.
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[@rolandritter3614]

Danke!

[@lyndenblades]

Roland thank you so much 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@rolandritter3614]

I would feel guilty always benefiting from your valuable hints without being accountable a bit from my side as well. Thank you dear Lynden!

[@lyndenblades]

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[@saasaa7207]

Absolutely gold lesson.

[@lyndenblades]

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[@andyhuckleberrywilliamsoni3873]

Useful lesson as always. Grazie 😀

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you so much Andy 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@azi42]

loved it! solid and smooth with a night club jazz feel.

[@lyndenblades]

Thanks very much, I’m really happy that you liked it 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

[@user-fu7mc9uq5h]

Dear lynden thank you so much for this great class and ideas! Will be a pleasure to buy you coffee!

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you so much Shmulik, it’s really kind of you and very much appreciated 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@petersmith228]

Another brilliant video lesson, easy to grasp and play along with you as well! Thanks again Lyndon you are a gentleman. Keep them coming, one of the best, nicest and straight to the point way to help with playing the sax.

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you Peter that’s very kind of you to say 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎😎

[@MrMeasurement]

Thank you for mentioning Thailand. Been looking forward to learning this particular lesson. ❤

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you, you’re so welcome 🇹🇭🇬🇧🇹🇭🇬🇧

[@raymondconway2030]

Hi Lyndon Enjoy your videos Ray

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[@Emmasonsax]

THANKS U PAPA

[@lyndenblades]

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[@kooky74]

Just to say "hello" and to promote over youtube 😂. Video as good as the previous one. I'm between with my C melodies. So I HAVE to watch both ❤. Thx for your work

[@lyndenblades]

Kooky you’re most welcome 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@craig9140]

Nice Blues scale improvising!

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you Craig 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

[@artmayer6117]

Thanks again Lynden. I love the blues scales but didn't know how they were constructed. Will try out some of your licks later today. Your enthusiasm makes your videos a pleasure to watch.

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you so much Art and please let me know how you got on with those licks 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@artmayer6117]

@@lyndenblades Will do, Lynden. It's Art, not Andy.

[@lyndenblades]

So sorry Art, I’ve corrected that 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷 my fingers don’t always type what my brain is saying….

[@claudyalie3519]

Wonderful lesson , Lynden . I will buy ten coffees for that lesson 😅

[@lyndenblades]

Oh wow, that’s incredibly kind of you 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

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Thank you 👍🙏

[@lyndenblades]

You’re so welcome and thank you 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@cmdorneles]

Obrigado pela lição Lynden!

[@lyndenblades]

You’re so welcome and thank you 🎷🎷😎😎🤝🤝

[@andrewmillar595]

Thanks Lynden, Love the Summertime ideas I'm going to use them with a piece of Summertime you gave me when I was coming over to you hopefully I can make it work.cheers 😊 I'll send you a Coffee.

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you Andrew 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@Stevecollinsclear]

'kin GOLD ❤

[@lyndenblades]

@@Stevecollinsclear thank you Steve 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

[@jean-pierreattorre1567]

Thank you for your nice sharing of music.and your beautiful and understanding presentation. Now I would appreciate having your rhythmic lead sheet of these licks which would be very useful. Now I don't know if your stuck with cop-write. Thank you again Canada, Montreal

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you Jean-Pierre and thanks also for the suggestion, I will think about that 🎷🎷🤝🤝😎😎🇨🇦🇬🇧🇨🇦🇬🇧

[@fnjlong]

Hi Lynden, thank you so much for your videos, they are always very clear and concise. I just wanted to comment on this one. My comment is very much a reflection of the level of my knowledge and experience, which I don't consider to be very advanced. I am at a stage where I am still getting the Major scales under my fingers. I tried your method to get to the Blues scale in a couple of keys, and I admit I wasn't writing it on paper, but attempting to do it in my head. My first struggle was working out the note to start the major scale on for the needed Blues scale (one whole tone lower), after that making myself familiar with that major scale. Next problem, shifting the starting point of the scale to the 2nd note (dorian mode), not too hard, but then making that my reference to create chord tones. I found it much easier to start with the major scale of the desired blues scale, pick out 1 b3 4 5 b7 for the minor pentatonic and add b5 for the blues scale. I sometimes think of the blues scale as 1 b3 b5 b7, with the 4 and the 5. Thanks again for the great tutorials, I love them. Frank (from Australia)

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you so much for this Frank 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@Grafusion]

Hi, Lynden! Thanks so much! How to improvise over "Take The "A" Train, please. Sorry my English)

[@lyndenblades]

Great suggestion! Thank you 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@yvonnerideaux1463]

Hi Lynden, I have been looking for this exact phrasing for Summertime! Also, I sent you an email inquiring about lessons.

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you Yvonne I’ll look out for your email 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@lyndenblades]

Yvonne I didn’t see your email, can you send it to [e-mail] please? 🤝🤝

[@Stefsax]

What concert pitch key would the backing track have to be in,?

[@lyndenblades]

A minor 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@MrMeasurement]

My interest issue of improvising is how to create melody up instantaneously from the string of musical notes we have. I have tried to write down the notes and play with those notes, but it did not sound nice at all. So how to create melody, please 🙏

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you so much, that’s a great suggestion 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@sloperdad4835]

Teach a man to fish and he'll waste the whole weekend.

[@lyndenblades]

😂😂🎷🎷😎😎🤝🤝