Jazz Piano College 302 Autumn Leaves advanced improv

The tutorial explains how to solo on Autumn Leaves using the
diminished scale and the altered scale.
scales: goo.gl/ebNjJu
chart: goo.gl/t6R9CT
Jazz Piano 101-199, basic concepts
Jazz Piano 200-299, more advanced concepts
Jazz Piano 300-399, things I barely understand :-)
Links to chord videos:
Major/Minor: • Jazz Piano High School...
7nth chords: • Jazz Piano High School...
Course materials and outline here:
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[@UrantiaRevelationChannel]

For serious jazz learner this is the real lesson

[@MrZedhow]

Brilliant! Your improv soloing over parts this is a masterclass. I love this standard, I know it’s been done to death by the legends of jazz over the years but I never get sick of it. Fantastic lesson.

[@stephencampbell7427]

I am so fortunate to have come across your teaching videos, Thank you for all great information that you give so freely.You have become my sole source for jazz piano.

[@logofwood6461]

Holy, I just found the gem in KZbin. Thank You Tony

[@emmetthouse5600]

as usually mr. T thanx slowly I've been learning jazz watching you and other guys Kent mark masterclass they talk a lot but the guys I mention along with yourself actually breakdown and teaches people thank you or share your gift🎹😁

[@TonyWinston]

haha thanks - i talk a lot too but i edit most of it out.

[@yeahimafreakofnature6804]

Hi Mr. Tony, thanx for all the classes, Im finally improving and understanding the changes and how to apply the modes/scales over the progressions, a big cheers from Brazil!!!!! Add more videos classes,tips and so on!!!

[@TonyWinston]

+Yeahimafreakofnature body and soul thanks freak, Hope to get some new videos up soon

[@Robert-ts2ef]

Your the man Tony. Brilliant improv for which I can only dream of being able to. If at 8 years of age until I was 16 my piano teacher had taught me chords, progressions and improv instead of note reading I would be well rounded by now instead of plodding along trying to learn this stuff. I'm 67 now but I will persevere.

[@xanderlewis]

Never too late! Keep it up.

[@TonyWinston]

I know! Kids have it great these days...

[@ajrienjay]

Tony you are the GOAT

[@evanhunter1389]

Fantastic! Thanks for the lesson :)

[@danielpiano13]

I hope to learn a lot with you. Thanks for sharing.

[@bajtucha]

3:34, "that scale is actually Eb minor melodic ascending", you know Tony, I rather think of it like Db major without root because it fits context better (ii-V-i tritone sub Eb-D-Db). What do you think about such approach?

[@dfaria1000]

Super playing and easy to follow.....thanks.

[@albertolorusso]

Brilliantly made.

[@lakismith999]

Total behoovement! That's so well explained - from the scale to the improv I can see how I can build stuff around those chords now. I'll check out your website and see what else you've got. Thanks!!

[@TonyWinston]

lakismith999 thanks... The website will be quite a let down...

[@PIANOSTYLE100]

Loved the alt d lick.. really like the superimposed notes on the screen.

[@TonyWinston]

PIANOSTYLE100 thanks, that's a good analysis.

[@JudyK1]

Thanks, Tony, for a truly helpful lesson.🙂

[@hany-tawfik]

What a great video!!

[@TonyWinston]

Thank you!!

[@PIANOSTYLE100]

So Tony what I've noticed is when we say whole diminished. we do whole half. That fits a full diminished chord. For instance for the newer learners the dimished scale are c d eb f g b a. ect. Just stacked minor thirds.. This corresponds a c dim chord which is is( c eb gb a).. I've also noticed that the half whole dim.scale is just perfect for c7 # 9s.and alternate dominants. instead of of seeing the flat third as a minor 3rd.. we call it a #9. so c7 b9 is c db or or c # e g bb. . So we are free to solo using the half whole dimished scale. we On your video you alude to the fact that the f half hole and f# hole half. Are the same.. so Tony I kinda have a portion of the head knowledge but I can't apply it yet, getting there.

[@TonyWinston]

OK I agree with most of what you said. However you said flat third could be called a flat9 but in fact it will be a sharp9 on a dominant 7th chord . I will try to clarify in a future video. Any scale can be used with any chord - your ear is the final judge, but in general, for a half diminished chord - c eb gb bb - a Locrian or Locrian #2 fits better. Diminished scales are usable on other chords but are most often used on diminished chords and dominant b9 chords.

[@PIANOSTYLE100]

Tony Winston I'm texting I'll make the changes. Glad you caught that # 9 is correct.

[@elcuartitosessions]

How do you know which type of diminished scale to use over the 5 chord?

[@TonyWinston]

C7 use C Db Eb E etc... Start on the root of the dominant chord ...go half-whole-half-whole and by then you will know which of the 3 diminished scales to use.

[@danielpiano13]

excellent !

[@PIANOSTYLE100]

The altered scale is exactly that they altered about everything there is the scale. In descending order if one flats everything except the tonic they will say the c altered scale c bb ab gb fb eb db c. Or c bb gb fb e eb db c. So it has a root b9 #9 third b5 # 5 b7 .. it has the root third and flat 7..all we need to make dominant chord. .. great video. I'm texting hope I got it all right but spell check sometimes just takes over.

[@OneRequiem123]

This has been helping a great deal!

[@eNnI088]

you are amazing. thanks for the videos

[@PIANOSTYLE100]

Still working on the autumn leaves. When you go from am7 b5 you go to the d7 dominant and decide from mix or diminished scales ; to use the altered d scale.. i understand that you wanted to give a different flavor to this passage, but why the d alt.scale. I notice that the alt d descending scale ( d c bb ab gb (f eb d) has a upper whole tone scale and the notes of the half whole dimiinshed scale at the start. I am finally beginning to see uses for the whole tone and diminished scales over dominates and altered dominant chords. I think others could use this info.

[@TonyWinston]

PIANOSTYLE100 generally, in a minor 2-5-1 the 5 chord is a dominant 7th with altered tensions

[@OneRequiem123]

I cant seem to find the next video??

[@PIANOSTYLE100]

It's extremely important to become comfortable with all keys..it quite a while sometimes. Learning something with one finger and saying it slowly imprints the true scale or chord. This is how a child learns things. As we get older we just start using finger patterns Czeryny , Hanon and whatever our teacher teaches us... By learning the c scale for example we use 123 12345 on an eight note patern.. as the years pass we associate the fifth with the pinky. That's one more thought sequence that the beginner has to deal with..which slows the learning and playing down. But ask the newer learners what the sixth is and there tends to be a quick count up. 123456 .. oh yes in c that's a .. teachers teach what they learn..also part of teaching is the parent and the student wants quick results.. Also we write out the alphabet and it is retained .. I make up charts or get one off the net. Fill in the notes of every scale..I never had one of my teachers do that. If someone is playing in b we have a little problem knowing what is the sixth .. ok if we took the time.. we haven't done it before because we didn't know. we would know it's it's g# ..now with this slow learn method. we know that b scale is b c# d,# e f# g#..oh we just figured it out..we counted to six.its g#.. we should know the degrees of our scales. .not have to count up to it.. . More to follow. .

[@duongduong2414]

I've been looking for the last part of the song. Yet don't know which one it is.

[@VikkiSu]

Hotshot! ❤️

[@kwixotic]

Ted's my jazz teacher and fortunately lives just a couple miles away. You'd easily qualify as one of his successful students.

[@Sam-bp9yt]

Thank you i learn a lot from you and god bless you

[@tomaslobos1326]

hi tony, been learning for the last days from your videos. very well explained and im really getting into jazz piano (and other instruments too) but i can't find the next video of autumm leaves, it would really help me if you told me how to find it or where is it. thanks and keep the good work!

[@TonyWinston]

I made a playlist of all my autumn leaves videos. here's the link kzbin.info/aero/PLIOpTqumB5KyH3tjlAKQwEqZym775HiHt

[@tomaslobos1326]

@@TonyWinston thank you 😊

[@yukiyukihanma]

where is the next video

[@musamor75]

Nice clear explanation of scales (or modes rather). Some very nice melodic ideas. However, a bit strange you using basic root chord positions in the beginning - maybe just for clarity's sake, eh? Oops sorry, I've just noticed that you've done a video on "open chord" positions. Anyway thank Tony for your most informative videos ; I'm enjoying them immensely.

[@yukiyukihanma]

6:30

[@PIANOSTYLE100]

Why did you play a f# dimished over the f. Is it basically because we are thinking of a f7b9 and essential running the half whole scale diminnished scale. Great video.. there is a lot here.

[@SpiroJildeh]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻☺️

[@modyawny8155]

Tony thank u for your clear explain but I can't understand why u used or selected F Pentatonic scale or C melodic minor scale with Am7 b5 hope to explain this part in other videos thank u

[@TonyWinston]

Both scales fit the chord. You can extract the chord from the C Minor melodic ascending scale. The F pentatonic scale is a subset of the C minor melodic ascending scale. More importantly, both scales sound good over the a minor 7 flat 5 chord

[@burainorbi1317]

So good thank you:))!

[@manuva3]

GOLD

[@knotes297]

Can u do Em?

[@TonyWinston]

kNotes yes. That's the key in my realbook and a good key for study. Sometime in December.

[@knotes297]

@@TonyWinston Thanks, I currently have a feature on AL in Em. Currently basing the scales off yours and moving it to fit Em

[@PIANOSTYLE100]

I had made several mistakes..I think all is corrected. .. I'll double check.. if you see any thing wrong.. please correct. .

[@tigercorp1669]

I dont get it

[@PIANOSTYLE100]

Johnson Lie Maybe I can be of some assistance.. I am not expert but I may be able to help

[@dunmill9632]

Let me ask you something. What scales can I use on each chords? For minor7, dominant7, and major7, what scales can be used respectively?

[@TonyWinston]

Dun Mill you can use any scale on any chord. Generally you want the scale to include chord tones and some tensions that are permitted in the chord. If it sounds good, it is good. Hope that helps Look up ' scale syllabus '

[@dunmill9632]

Tony Winston I was taught to use Major scale,Major pentatonic, and Lydian mode on Major code, and Myxolydian mode, major pentatonic, and Lydiyan domimant on Dominant chord, and Dorian mode, Minor pentatonics, and minor blues on Minor chord. Is there no acceptable scale on specific chord? I’m quite confused now

[@robertgloverjr]

Dun Mill on 7th chord you can play half step/whole step diminished scale BUT that scale has a major 13 in it. By instead playing altered scale (I.e. start a half step up and play ascending melodic minor scale) you get a flat 13 in the scale which sounds better when you flat the 13 in your dominant chord. Tony also suggests lydian dominant scale and blues scale for a 7th chord. For minor7 flat 5 chord Tony suggests ascending melodic minor scale starting on the chord's relative major. (ex:. For Am7b5 chord play "C" ascending melodicinor scale. Those are the ones I remember. Like yourself would like to have a complete list in one chart.

[@zhongrenli2541]

Boss

[@markbra]

Sounds good because you go from F penta to Fmin penta !

[@TheMrlovegoodtimes]

plz can you do more of riffs. a specyelly dominant types. you have the niceast voice!

[@eternalrainbow-cj3iu]

There are actually also the 3 equivalents of the descending half half hole: the 4 thirds stay the same but the Non-tones differ, 4o f them change... I like Cm7b5 (The riff adapted to those two..)Dm7b5 over D7, or even F#m7b5 the Riff from Art Thatum what Tony was teaching some other time...ambiguity of dominants!!! Delicious!

[@PIANOSTYLE100]

A continuation of my last comment. For the new. Easiest way to quickly say the sixth.. is to learn that the flat seven is always one whole step below the root . With just a little practice.. the flat seven is quickly said or played...in c it's bb .. in g it's f. In eb it's db in b it's a .. in f it's eb .. this is doable in just minutes.. your hardest key doesn't matter.. go to piano go down a step with locked fingers.. Now I said the the sixth is very easy. One 1/2 tone below flat 7 is the sixth. Steps are c bb a. It's that fast...now you know the sixth.. just a whole step down from the sixth is the fifth .. whole step down from the fifth is the fourth. Ok if you read my last comment.. I approach things as a child would.. so let's go the keys and play the first 6 notes of db. That is db eb f (gb ab..bb.). Noticed the one in parenthesis that's the 4 5 6.. that's the three black keys in the scale of db.. put your 2 3 4 fingers .. on 456 notes . Now use finger three and say ab 5 ... now gb with finger two.. Say gb 4 now with finger four on the sixth.. say six and bb. Look how it relates to the flat seven.. it's important to eventually learn all your scales.. this is a beginners help.. but may help those that have played for years. .

[@eternalrainbow-cj3iu]

Tony my condolences for Autumn Leaves my computer is broke and I dont are able to do my bank stuff on this phone i dont jave pass word os later soon I will pay ypur as as a petreo ciuld ypu pleasenon autumn leaves do tutorial tributed to chick Croea to play Ab B triads in 1st inversion over a ii m7b5 and ma dominant j penatonic and the rje cjromatic way je used it or the diminshed scale like ways...Chocl Corea be Blessed in thw after Lige We Love You

[@TonyWinston]

No worries man

[@rostislavmikeska1163]

Why are you blurry? We have ears. Image editing is useless.

[@TonyWinston]

What a great video!