D minor Jazz. 2 2
Left Hand Stride. 3 3
Another way to play your D minor jazz chord, your D to E and 4 4
G minor 7 to A minor 7, use the stride variations so you start with a D. 5 5
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The G is G minor 7, A minor 7. 7 7
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So try the progression on the next page, 12 bars. 9 9
And notice on the sheet music that even though E minor 7 looks like it's played 10 10
twice, just before the end of the bar and held down throughout the next bar.. 11 11
So that's what the little curved lines mean. 12 12
They are called ties. 13 13
Try the progression. 14 14
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And so on. 16 16
Now you could play around with D Minor 7 scale. 17 17
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Or you could play the D blues scale. 19 19
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But the problem with that is your mind will be focused on the left 21 21
hand because stride isn't easy to begin with. 22 22
So you'll be watching this. 23 23
From the G. 24 24
So you don't want to have too much to do in the right hand. 25 25
What we can do is, we'll pick two simple patterns that'll stay under your fingers 26 26
in the right hand from the D blues scale. 27 27
So for D I'm gonna play. 28 28
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And that's all. Now the thing is to play it with 30 30
confidence, as if you're deliberately, you want to play this stuff. 31 31
You choose to play this. 32 32
It's not because you're avoiding anything else and because it's too difficult. 33 33
You want to play this. 34 34
Play it with confidence. 35 35
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Okay, and the G, it's going to be a similar pattern starting on the G. 37 37
So the first one starts the D,easy to remember. 38 38
Second one starts on the G, easy to remember. 39 39
Similar pattern, just different notes. 40 40
Back to it. 41 41
So give it a try. 42 42
Just take it nice and slow. 43 43
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Then to get to the D you could go through passing notes up to the G. 45 45
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