D minor Jazz. The Right Hand Groove Part 1. 2 2
Jazz melodic langs or improvisations have a distinctive 3 3
rhythmic swing. 4 4
Think of a scale. 5 5
Let's use the scale of D minor 7, 6 6
which will sound great with your D minor jazz chords. 7 7
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Okay, that's the way we're used to hearing a scale in classical clockwork rhythm. 9 9
But in jazz, however, the scale will be played with a kind of shuffle rhythm. 10 10
It doesn't feel like it's quite on the beat, but it always is. 11 11
It's driving you along. 12 12
It's still in time, but there's something just slightly off a bit. 13 13
It's shuffling along. 14 14
It's driving you forward. 15 15
One of the best ways I've heard the rhythm described to make 16 16
it easier to think about at least, 17 17
if you say the works ten to ten to ten to ten to ten to ten to ten to ten to ten. 18 18
So you can imagine you can hear that rhythm. 19 19
Ten to ten to ten to ten to ten to ten to ten to ten to ten. 20 20
So if you start with two, as well instead of ten. 21 21
To ten to ten to ten to ten ten. 22 22
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It's very hard. 24 24
It's hard to describe and you really just have to keep playing, keep practicing, 25 25
keep listening to jazz. 26 26
And eventually you'll just feel the rhythm and you'll get it. 27 27
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So it's different than 29 29
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There's an attack in different places. 31 31
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So just keep practicing the scale over and over and over, up and down the scale. 33 33
Don't worry about making rifts or patterns or anything else. 34 34
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You can hear that I'm not using the exact same timing in each scale, 36 36
but it's still got that same shuffle offbeat feel to it. 37 37
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Just keep practicing that one. 39 39
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