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YES !! great stuff I've just discovered your channel as an electric bass player. I could not find an efficient way to only play the chord changes through an entire tune. I tried to manage with the whole arpeggio upon every bar but I was quickly overwhelmed. Now with that method, this is much more easier. RHYTHM IS KEY. By the way: you also explain these stuff very simply. LOVE IT. BIGUP FROM PARIS (France).

Extraordinary, Dave! I like your honesty and simple approach. Thank you.

Nice video, I've learned this method with Eric Marienthal, We did it with "All the things you are" cause it plays almost "all" kind of chords, so is a good option too

I dont play sax but anyway this is sooo beautiful!!!! Thank you so much Dave!!!

Thanks- nice to hear this tune analyzed- here is an idea for some alternate improv- on bar 7, use an F7- we all know that the A natural goes well over C minor- the G flat note also is very acceptable in C minor- playing this F7 at this point will lead you well into the key of B flat minor. The E flat minor chord does not need the third, or G flat. Instead, as a soloist, go right into the chord B flat minor, over an E flat pedal- a nice voicing of the E flat minor could be a B flat minor chord, over E flat- thus, this chord has no third. So the soloist is going right into the new tonic- in contrast to the E flat minor, the given chord.

Yo Dave, if you could put together a PDF breaking down all of the different types of chords, that would be the ultimate reference sheet. Looking forward to that one. Thanks, you're great!

Thank you very much. Great method!!!

I wish I had something like this when I was in college. Very helpful, thanks for the time and effort you put to make these videos!

So glad I found this channel to help me learn improv. I'm a high school student so its nice to find this pretty early.

Great lesson, Dave. Thanks for sharing.👊🏾👊🏾

Thanks for this lesson. Essential fundamentals. Invaluable to the beginning improviser and great refresher for more advanced players. Very nice playing too 👍🏼🙂

Great approach Dave, as a classical player this tune fits well for this training. I love the way you start from scatch because so many do not do this and then get frustrated when they get lost. Like building a house, your foundation is spot on. I hear what you do different but thats from my classical training but its all relative. Thanks for the post.

Beautiful Sir!! I don’t why I hesitated to watch this … how foolish of me😂😂. Thank you so so much !!!

You’re a legend bro! Awesome lesson as always! Would love to know what bossa tunes you think are the best to get feel for the genre.😃

Really nice Vídeo Again!! Dave. Thanks ..greetings from Seville (Spain)

That's a great video, Dave...thanks for putting it up.

Very helpful, informative, and useful. Thank you for sharing, Dave.

Such a good process to learn to play over a set of changes!

Excellent. I am right at this point in my online class, so this is very helpful indeed!

Very helpful and efficient. Thanks Dave

Good video. Will be interesting to watch about playing 2th voice to any song.

Another great lesson, thanks Dave.

Awesome lesson!!

Que aula, obrigado por passar pouco do seu conhecimento.

What a great skill and tone. Probably one of the best lessons I’ve seen. I’m particularly interested in the outside chords you played around 18:33 what chords change did you substitute , and can that same substitution work with and Chords? Your Solo was so very melodic and colorful it was so pleasing to listen to. To Me Scott Hamilton cleverly weaving through changes with grace is the guy to listen too. Playing along with him is relatable yes Very Skilled but playing for the average Saxophonist. I follow your teaching . You a great teacher . Thanks

Great Solo Dave!

Brilliant, thank you 🎶🎷🎶

Beautiful bro!

I got the PDF Thanks!!

So helpful!

Very helpful. Thanks.

Thank you very much ❤

I've learnt more in your one short lesson than I have with all the lessons I've had. Thank you😂

Great approach Dave ,although i did not get the PDF?

What an amazing lesson, this will really help me out. Very insightful and simply laid out. BTW, is there any way to get hold of the backing track?

Always great to watch your videos and Very Happy and a Blessed New Year to you and your family.. just one thing , why not flat 7 on minor 7 chords and only traid instead ?

Thank you for the video Dave.... it has been very helpful. I was trying out the technique today and it definitely feels like a great way to learn the chord tones and changes. Could you please recommend some classic Bossa Nova recordings?

Dave On the B diminished Triad--Page 2-- should it be the notes B D and F natural if not please explain? This will save a lot of time and really appreciate u doing this!! Thanks Again Wayne Pharo

Kerenn❤

Question at the point I’ve covered roots, thirds 7bths/ 9ths, I like your method of coming back to just one chord tone and adding in some non- note treatments. Then mixing in other chord notes. Another method veers off at this point with complete scales, guide tones, scale/chord combos. I get overwhelmed at this point and don’t play much that’s coherent. It seems more wise or within my ability at this point to just hang onto the thread of what’s starting to sound like a solo, and just know those other vocabularies are out there if needed. Rather than having to memorize the whole dictionary to find the words to say what I want to say over a short stretch, it seems better to stick with smaller building blocks, at least for now. I’m grateful that your channel is giving practical advice and not music school compressive advice. Any more perspective on this would be welcomed.😅

I think the repetition part is so important; though was expecting there to be a moment where the pdf gets put away and the roots, thirds, fifths and so on done from memory before graduating to the more musical stuff.

Dave great video, I am a beginner so i apologise for maybe a silly question, you said add none note musical elements to the solo do you mean add none chord tone notes of the scale, or solo just on the chord tones landing on the 3rd or fifth or whatever sorry to sound so useless but i am a slow learner.. Peter

You should add bass clef to the pdf

Shouldn't the 5th of Cm in bar 7 of the "One note per chord - 5th" be G? I'm playing the Eb and it doesn't sound right. I'm just learning to read so I apologize for the dumb question.

You had to go on until you went into your wild, avant-garde guard noodling, bebop style.

iven better then charli parker.....

Maravilloso!

Thank you so much for sharing this, Dave! Super useful. I may not understand the exercise correctly but I believe there is a tiny typo on line 53 Cm of the C instruments pdf. Much gratitude for all the awesome knowledge you share.