Improvise Colorful Solos Over Standards with Only the Pentatonic Scale

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Jeremy Siskind

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@richardsprince6980 6 ай бұрын

"That's where we live, baby!"...😂🤣🤣

@alexanthony62 8 ай бұрын

I’m a bassist.. and I’m loving these lessons! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge!

@JeremySiskind 8 ай бұрын

Awesome - thanks fro watching, Alex!

@riffraftmusic8669 14 күн бұрын

Thanks, Jeremy! These are great, and I love how you point out the interdependence of the chords--just how closely they're related. This isn't just flattery--between you, Mark Levine, Barry Harris, and just a few others, what I've learned keeps me from floundering farther away from cohesive music. It gives structure to my playing, theoretical understanding, AND big band arranging!

@francescomanfredi 8 ай бұрын

Best lesson on the subject ❤

@JeremySiskind 8 ай бұрын

That's very kind, Francesco! Thank you! I hope you're well!

@jsw0278 8 ай бұрын

This is fantastic. Another idea I saw somewhere for playing far out with pentatonics is to use a note from the “correct” pentatonic scale you are playing as a pivot note to switch to a pentatonic scale which shares that note in common. Anyway another fantastic video as always. I’ll have to get the third fundamentals book.

@alphaomega6062 4 ай бұрын

Wow! this is revelatory to me and kinda like a declaration of independence!

@-overdooo- 8 ай бұрын

Blowing my mind with every video! Thanks Jeremy

@JeremySiskind 8 ай бұрын

That's so nice - thanks, overdo. Don't "overdo" it. 😉

@jonasaras 8 ай бұрын

The single scale pentatonic solution for ii-V-Is offered by Mark Levine is to play the major pentatonic of the V chord over the entire progression. The “problem” with that is that it renders the ii and I chords with “color” and the V chord as bland. Your suggestion of using the pentatonic of the I chord over the progression renders the “color” on ii and V and the I sounds resolved. It’s a small shift of thinking, but it makes a significant difference. Obviously, there’s room for both approaches

@dangfd551 8 ай бұрын

Very cool Jeremy! All of these pentatonics are also great for harmonizing with 6th diminished!

@paulelliott7946 8 ай бұрын

Why not Herbie? Thanks for another thought- and music-provoking video.

@dave-on-keys 8 ай бұрын

great reminder for me to dig into book #3! And yes. my copy does have your John Hancock

@EjLapore 8 ай бұрын

Thanks Jeremy

@micahslobcrud5958 8 ай бұрын

"Every note was germane." (said by a jazz prof at Rutgers about 40 years ago).....but it applies here!

@robertomui333 8 ай бұрын

This is so helpful ! Thx alot ! 😏👍

@jaredTech 8 ай бұрын

this guys channel deserves to grow massively, Jeremy you are so helpful

@JeremySiskind 8 ай бұрын

That's super nice, Jared. Frankly, I'm amazed that anyone at all wants to hear about the nerdy things I'm talking about...

@rickrocketts183 8 ай бұрын

Great concepts!

@jeremybarnett3791 8 ай бұрын

Amazing resource, thanks!

@sheilamacdougal4874 8 ай бұрын

May I ask a question? What is your view about chromatic or semi-chromatic enclosures when playing an otherwise pentatonic solo? Would you throw some in, or does that ruin the pentatonic effect?

@trombonemunroe 3 ай бұрын

I'd throw them in, especially the ones that are diatonic from above and chromatic from below. (You could enclose from the top down, or from the bottom up; either works. I tend to do top down and pepper occasionally with the bottom up.)

@sheilamacdougal4874 3 ай бұрын

@@trombonemunroe Thanks. I guess I do the same. I had forgotten about that question.

@ef10s 8 ай бұрын

Fascinating Jeremy. Loved this one. Gave me excellent insight and a new perspective I had not thought about before . John Hancock.

@Shurikpiramidos 8 ай бұрын

Thank you 😅

@geoffep8784 6 ай бұрын

Thanks Jeremy. Superb video as usual. Mark Levine recommends using the pentatonic based on the V to play over a II ,V, I. eg G pentatonic played over Dm, G7, CM. Your thoughts?