Play these scales over Rhythm Changes
Published about 2 months ago • 2 min read
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Reader,
Rhythm Changes season is upon us. At our kickoff last week, we learned the chord progression from I Got Rhythm and previewed the 4 tunes we'll learn this season that use these changes.
But before we can play tunes, we need to learn what scales to play throughout...
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Missed the kickoff?
No problem, watch the replay here.
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Scales over Rhythm Changes
When I was in college, I got the chance to attend a few Barry Harris workshops in NYC. During those sessions, Barry would call out scale outlines and movements over various progressions and tunes.
They flew by at 100mph, and as a young music student, I was behind the minute I walked in the door. But, I was engulfed by the culture and excitement.
So, I get excited when I'm able to share some of the things that eventually clicked for me, and one of those is these scales over Rhythm Changes.
Download: Rhythm Changes - Scale Outline.pdf
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The A section is 4 scales:
- Bb major scale
- F dominant scale
- Bb dominant scale
- Eb dominant scale
Take a look at the scale sheet above, and see if you can identify each one in the chart and label them.
(those dominant scales are just a major scale, but with a flat-7)
The B section is all dominants
The 4 dominant chords in the B section all have corresponding dominant scales that match with them.
eg. D7 = D dominant scale, G7 = G dominant scale...
At our workshop this Friday, we'll be working through these over the changes and building fluency.
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