1 1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:01,651 Melodic patterns, number one. 2 2 00:00:01,651 --> 00:00:06,830 12 three-note patterns. 3 3 00:00:06,830 --> 00:00:11,300 Melody is often defined as an organized and logical succession of three or 4 4 00:00:11,300 --> 00:00:12,070 more tones. 5 5 00:00:13,470 --> 00:00:18,379 It's very important to practice various combinations of three-note 6 6 00:00:18,379 --> 00:00:23,379 patterns that are derived from either scales or the basic triad chords. 7 7 00:00:23,379 --> 00:00:28,628 There's actually only six ways to arrange the order of any three notes. 8 8 00:00:28,628 --> 00:00:33,003 Let's look at that with chordal patterns first. 9 9 00:00:33,003 --> 00:00:36,253 So there's straight up. 10 10 00:00:36,253 --> 00:00:39,129 Number two, straight down. 11 11 00:00:39,129 --> 00:00:41,670 Number three, middle, top, bottom. 12 12 00:00:41,670 --> 00:00:44,379 Number four, middle, bottom, top. 13 13 00:00:44,379 --> 00:00:47,378 Number five, bottom, top, middle. 14 14 00:00:47,378 --> 00:00:50,961 Number six, top, bottom, middle. 15 15 00:00:50,961 --> 00:00:55,570 So you want to practice these patterns up through the family chords, 16 16 00:00:55,570 --> 00:00:57,878 one octave up and back down again. 17 17 00:00:57,878 --> 00:00:59,129 So number one 18 18 00:00:59,129 --> 00:01:06,086 [MUSIC]. 19 19 00:01:06,086 --> 00:01:06,753 And back down 20 20 00:01:06,753 --> 00:01:13,961 [MUSIC]. 21 21 00:01:13,961 --> 00:01:18,003 You're doing the second pattern, which is the top note of the chord to the bottom 22 22 00:01:18,003 --> 00:01:19,753 [MUSIC]. 23 23 00:01:19,753 --> 00:01:22,128 And throughout the octave, it would sound like 24 24 00:01:22,128 --> 00:01:27,670 [MUSIC]. 25 25 00:01:27,670 --> 00:01:29,211 And back down again 26 26 00:01:29,211 --> 00:01:36,378 [MUSIC]. 27 27 00:01:36,378 --> 00:01:40,378 Okay, so the third one, from the middle, top, bottom 28 28 00:01:40,378 --> 00:01:45,920 [MUSIC]. 29 29 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:46,420 Okay, and so on. 30 30 00:01:47,930 --> 00:01:49,960 So you just keep going through the six variations. 31 31 00:01:49,960 --> 00:01:53,880 Now these patterns will be invaluable when you learn to improvise. 32 32 00:01:53,880 --> 00:01:56,160 If you can't play these basic patterns, 33 33 00:01:56,160 --> 00:01:58,990 you'll never be able to play the more complex jazz patterns. 34 34 00:01:58,990 --> 00:01:59,860 So learn these well. 35 35 00:02:01,030 --> 00:02:03,275 Now let's look at the six patterns scale-wise. 36 36 00:02:04,510 --> 00:02:07,586 So using the three scale notes [NOISE] C, D and 37 37 00:02:07,586 --> 00:02:10,670 A there, we can go through six variations. 38 38 00:02:10,670 --> 00:02:12,295 So there's straight up. 39 39 00:02:12,295 --> 00:02:14,503 Number two, back down again. 40 40 00:02:14,503 --> 00:02:17,336 Number three, bottom, top, middle. 41 41 00:02:17,336 --> 00:02:19,712 Number four, top, bottom, middle. 42 42 00:02:19,712 --> 00:02:21,795 Number five, middle, top, bottom. 43 43 00:02:21,795 --> 00:02:24,754 Number six, middle, bottom, top. 44 44 00:02:24,754 --> 00:02:29,071 Here again, you're going to practice each of these patterns up through one note of 45 45 00:02:29,071 --> 00:02:30,128 the scale at a time. 46 46 00:02:30,128 --> 00:02:31,795 So starting on a new note of the scale. 47 47 00:02:31,795 --> 00:02:38,045 So [MUSIC]. 48 48 00:02:38,045 --> 00:02:38,836 Back down 49 49 00:02:38,836 --> 00:02:44,170 [MUSIC]. 50 50 00:02:44,170 --> 00:02:45,420 Second one would be 51 51 00:02:45,420 --> 00:02:50,586 [MUSIC]. 52 52 00:02:50,586 --> 00:02:51,420 And back down 53 53 00:02:51,420 --> 00:02:57,711 [MUSIC]. 54 54 00:02:57,711 --> 00:03:02,545 So then you can introduce these patterns over your four-note jazz chords. 55 55 00:03:02,545 --> 00:03:03,961 So if you did the caterpillar 56 56 00:03:03,961 --> 00:03:10,211 [MUSIC]. 57 57 00:03:10,211 --> 00:03:12,795 So just experiment 58 58 00:03:12,795 --> 00:03:22,795 [MUSIC]. 59 59 00:03:25,045 --> 00:03:25,628 And so on. 60 60 00:03:25,628 --> 00:03:30,836 You just keep experimenting with all the different ways the patterns go. 61 61 00:03:30,836 --> 00:03:35,240 And make sure you tick the box whenever you've finished each individual key.