BASIC JAZZ. THE CIRCLE OF 5THS

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Everyone teaches the cycle of 5ths. But no one, in my experience, has taught the implications. For example, C is the 5th up from F. There is only one note different in the scale. Bb becomes B. And that is true of all the modes in both of those scales. (You can use B in the F major scale because that is the Lydian major note). So if you see a change of this kind don't worry too much about the change note although for musicality purposes the chord tones are different.

But if you go up or down a minor third then the game changes a lot. Go up to Eb from C and you have 3 notes different. Go down a minor third to A and you have 4 notes different. That's a tricky change - one to worry about.

For example, if you want to practise playing "outside" the key it is no good moving just  from C to F. Better to try A. (Or the tritone substitute Gb. Yeah right.)





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